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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Youth Link Networks **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1185081 **Charity's principal address** Flat 5 82 Parchmore Road Croydon **Postcode** CR7 8LW
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**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
- How the charity is constituted
Constitution
CIO
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed By Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
**The relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects with long-term sustainable methodology. To act as a resource for young people by providing advice, assisting and organising programmes of education and other activities as a means of:**
- _a) Developing their skills, capacities and capabilities;_
- _b) Advancing education;_
- _c) Relieving unemployment’._
## Pretty Box Apprenticeship programme
This financial year saw a continuation of the Pretty Box Programme bringing it to the first year of completion in July 2023.
## For context,
13 NEET (not in education employment of training) girls were inducted on an apprenticeship in July of the previous financial year to teach them sewing skill. They were provided with an introductory awareness of sustainable fashion and business education which would help them to develop knowledge and confidence to create their own businesses utilising the skills attained on the course.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
The apprenticeship course was designed to operate in 6-month implementation periods. December 2022 saw the first 6 girls’ completion in Cohort 1 and July 2023 a further 7 completed in Cohort 2. Initially we had inducted 6 girls onto cohort 2 but was able to make a slight monthly budget increase and to provide some financial balancing to include an anxiously awaiting 7[th] girl onto the course.
At the end of the course, the girls were awarded with a business starter package containing a sewing machine, fabrics, tools and oils to get them encouraged and started on an exciting business venture to build sustainable futures and create economic growth. We have the Kwanda Community to thank for this (https://kwanda.co/) as they played an instrumental part on the contribution of the girls’ development post project completion by financing the packages for all girls. Open Mic Night 1
YLN in partnership with Prince of Peckham (utlising their venue) gathered young people from London to initiate an evening of the arts through music, spoken word and poetry. The event took place on November 12 2023 and was the foundation to cultivate space for Youth Link Networks in London. Open Mic Night 2 A second event was arranged due to the success of the first event and positive relationship with the partnership at Prince of Peckham.
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Networking with the British Council Week commencing March 12 2024, 3 members of our team in Uganda attended Creative Economy week in Kampala where the British Council hosted a full week of events around Arts and Culture. This was a great networking opportunity for the team to connect with people working within the sector and delivering on creating innovations that support the UNs work to mitigate climate change through repurposing materials and using creativity to challenge ideas and press for consumer and spectator contributions towards a lower Co2 environment. The team also benefitted with the extended invitation being available for two of our Pretty Box apprentice alumnmis who attended a sustainable fashion show and was inspired by the exposure of fashion designers making garments from local materials which mitigates carbon footprint in sourcing.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and erformance p
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
## **Pretty Box Apprenticeship Programme**
7 girls successfully completed the **Pretty Box Apprenticeship programme** within this financial year which makes a grand total of 13 girls successfully completed the Pretty Box Apprentice programme within the last two financial years.
All were given a tools gift box with equipment as a gift as an injection and encouragement to utilize the skill in private and think about economic generation and how this could support their futures with more stability.
## **Open Mic Night 1**
The evening was a successful with a total of 71 attendees including performers and a total ticket sales of
£775 on ticket sales and £215 on raffle tickets when combined totaling £990.
## **Open Mic Night 2**
This event took place on 4 Feb 2024 with a total of 40 attendees. The number was lower than the first event due to team capacity being very low throughout marketing and promotion of the event. We made a total income of £312.88 from this event and were unable to do a raffle so this was not included.
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## **Section E Financial review**
The £500 reserve fee remains unchanged.
## **Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include This was a very challenging financial year for the charity as we saw a additional information, where strong start in the Pretty Skills Apprenticeship from July 2022. Although relevant about: the project completed successfully, it was a struggle to fundraise the • the charity’s principal remaining project amount and as a result, since completion in July 2023, sources of funds (including our project has seized operation due to lack of funds. any fundraising);
- how expenditure has The charity heavily relies on donations from the general public to achieve its goals and has struggled with monthly donations and general
- supported the key objectives fundraising due to team capacity also being low and unable to maintain a
- of the charity; consist online presence, but we hope for things to improve in the new
- • investment policy and financial year. objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
**Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Naomi Grossett **Full name(s)** Karla Simpson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee Acting Chair of Trustees **etc) Date** 10 June 2024
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Annual Narrative Report 5 Annual Narrative Report 5.pdf db9b6b00fe611aa3140996bd543afb440b4083c8 MM / DD / YYYY Signed
|**06 / 10 / 2024**|Sent for signature to karla Simpson|
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|18:05:44 UTC|(karlasimpson@live.co.uk) and Naomi Grossett|
||(grossettn@gmail.com) from youthlinknetworks@gmail.com|
||IP: 162.125.63.57|
|**06 / 10 / 2024**|Viewed by karla Simpson (karlasimpson@live.co.uk)|
|18:09:53 UTC|IP: 80.44.53.113|
|**06 / 10 / 2024**|Signed by karla Simpson (karlasimpson@live.co.uk)|
|18:10:16 UTC|IP: 80.44.53.113|
|**06 / 11 / 2024**|Viewed by Naomi Grossett (grossettn@gmail.com)|
|16:50:19 UTC|IP: 84.68.130.17|
|**06 / 28 / 2024**|Signed by Naomi Grossett (grossettn@gmail.com)|
|15:45:09 UTC|IP: 84.68.130.17|
|**06 / 28 / 2024**|The document has been completed.|
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**Charity Name No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 30.03.2023 29.03.2024 **To from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**3,139**
**1,315**
**339**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,793**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,793**
**3,014**
**10**
**41**
**247**
**53**
**1,250**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,615**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,615**
**178**
**-**
**-**
**178**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,346**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,346**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,346**
**1,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,000**
**346**
**-**
**-**
**346**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**3,139**
**1,315**
**339**
**1,346**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,139**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,139**
**4,014**
**10**
**41**
**247**
**53**
**1,250**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,615**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,615**
**524**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**3,139**
**1,315**
**339**
**1,346**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,139**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,139**
**4,014**
**10**
**41**
**247**
**53**
**1,250**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,615**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,615**
**524**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
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|Montlyand 1-off donations|**3,139**|||||**-**|
|JustGivingfundraisers|**1,315**|||||**-**|
|Amazon Smile|**339**|||||**-**|
|Corporate donations||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**4,793**|||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|PrettyBox Project outgoings|**3,014**|||||**-**|
|Donorbox|**10**|||||**-**|
|Fundraisingmaterials|**41**|||||**-**|
|Marketing&promotion|**247**|||||**-**|
|Postbox renewal in Uganda|**53**|||||**-**|
|Admin and office fees|**1,250**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**4,615**|||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
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||**178**|**346**|**-**|**524**||**-**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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**Details**
**Details**
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**to nearest £**
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**346**
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|18:08:45 UTC|(karlasimpson@live.co.uk) and Naomi Grossett|
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||IP: 162.125.31.202|
|**06 / 10 / 2024**|Viewed by karla Simpson (karlasimpson@live.co.uk)|
|18:10:30 UTC|IP: 80.44.53.113|
|**06 / 10 / 2024**|Signed by karla Simpson (karlasimpson@live.co.uk)|
|18:11:16 UTC|IP: 80.44.53.113|
|**06 / 11 / 2024**|Viewed by Naomi Grossett (grossettn@gmail.com)|
|16:49:07 UTC|IP: 84.68.130.17|
|**06 / 11 / 2024**|Signed by Naomi Grossett (grossettn@gmail.com)|
|16:50:06 UTC|IP: 84.68.130.17|
|**06 / 11 / 2024**|The document has been completed.|
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