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2024-08-31-accounts

Annual Report

for the Year Ending 31 August 2024

Contents Page
Reference & Administrative Information 1
Report of the Trustees
Background 2
Objectives & Public Benefit 2
Vision 2
Strategy 3
Achievements & Performance 4
Impact Summary 5
Financial Review 16
Structure, Government & Management 18
Independent Examiner’s Report 19
Statements
Statement of Financial Activities 20
Balance Sheet 21
Notes to the Finanvial Statements 22
Declarations 30

Reference & Administrative Information

Charity Registration Number

Date of Registration

Start of Financial Year

End of Financial Year

Trustees who served during the year

Registered Address

Governing Document

Bankers

Independent Examiner

1185452

23/09/2019

01/09/2023

31/08/2024

Jennifer Whitehill (appointed 10/02/2020) Zoe Wallis (appointed 17/07/2019) Cheryl Hawkins (appointed 17/07/2019)

70 Yoxall Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3RP

Charitable Incorporated Organisation ‘Foundation Model’

Natwest, 12 Broad Street, Hereford, HP4 9AH

Ian English

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Background

SHINE YOUTH was founded after the youth charity the founder was working for announced at the end of June 2019 that it was going to close. The founder was the Director of the Pastoral Mentoring work and was asked by all of the schools where the mentoring services were being delivered to continue that service delivery. The schools said there was no other provision able to meet the needs of their vulnerable students in the same timely and effective way. When the other staff and existing volunteers committed to continue the work, the founder setup SHINE YOUTH immediately so that young people had no break in the support they were receiving. SHINE YOUTH was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) by the Charity Commission on 23 September 2019.

Objectives

The purpose of the Charity as set out in its Governing Document is to promote and protect the positive mental health and emotional wellbeing of young people aged 11-18 years who are experiencing mental health and emotional difficulties related to experiences of grief and loss; low mood, low self-esteem; anger; stress and anxiety; childhood trauma; domestic violence and selfharm.

The Charity does this through providing:

In so doing, the Charity’s work supports young people to build their resilience and fulfil their potential to flourish in their relationships, education, community and future work and family life.

Public Benefit

The Trustees have regard to the guidance from the Charity Commission on reporting on Public Benefit and are committed to ensuring the Charity delivers public benefit as it fulfills its objectives. The Charity offers its activities to all people of any faith or none and does so in accordance with Christian principles and unconditional positive regard, respect and empathy.

Vision

SHINE YOUTH is passionately committed to ensuring that Young People:

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are not left waiting without support;

SHINE YOUTH envisions a landscape where all 11 -18 year olds are able to easily access the Right Support for their need, at the Right Time, in the Right Way.

Strategy

Recognising the scale of the mental health crisis amongst those aged 11 – 18 years, our approach seeks to deliver innovative, responsive and integrated provision. This provision is graduated and targeted to deliver prevention, early intervention, and more specialist support in settings which young people find comfortable and easily accessible.

It requires us to go DEEP & WIDE to provide 3 skilled, evidence-based programmes alongside Training and Youth Voice groups to have a robust positive impact on improving the mental and emotional wellbeing of this age group in Solihull: 1:1 Mentoring & Counselling, Wellbeing Groups and Youth Wellbeing Cafes (Relational Activity Spaces with wellbeing themes, workshops and activities).

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All built on the foundation of our commitment to keeping young people at the centre of all we do by providing the Right Support, at the Right Time, in the Right Way & by convening and facilitating:

Wellbeing Groups which deliver psychoeducation and self-help tools and also utilise peer support to build greater resilience.

Youth Wellbeing Cafes (Relational Activity

Youth Voice groups where young people who have received the support of our programmes can be engaged to HIGHLIGHT, INFORM and SHAPE the work that we deliver and the mental health services on offer to them.

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Achievements & Performance

This year SHINE YOUTH has supported 231 young people aged 11-18 years through the delivery of:

231 Beneficiaries

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Referral Characteristics

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Female Male
77% 23%
Bereavement Low Self-Esteem
42% 46%
Anxiety Low Mood
46% 58%
Self-harm Suicidal Thoughts
23% 12%
SEND Were also referred to CAMHS
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Our Impact in 2023-2024

young people benefitted from SHINE YOUTH support 231

young people were supported through 96 8 Wellbeing Group Courses (6-7 sessions)

10.2 point reduction in distress (average)

young people were equipped 72 through 6 workshops

young people attended the weekly Youth Wellbeing Cafe

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young people were supported through 12 - 24 sessions of 26 Pastoral Mentoring

86% meaningful improvement in wellbeing (average)

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young people participated in the Youth Voice Project and surveyed 300 of their peers

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1:1 Mentoring & Counselling -

26 young people / 400 hours of support

SHINE YOUTH delivered 400 sessions / hours of 1:1 support to 26 young people this year. Some of the many positive comments that young people gave in their feedback at the end of their mentoring or counselling support included:

I put it into practise the things to do to have a good sleep routine and I’m able to sleep in one long block now (instead of falling asleep after school for 3 hours and then being awake until 2am). Things have been much better.

The day I feel most positive about going to school, and when I do go, is on Friday - after we’ve talked about it at the Wellbeing Café on Thursday.

We were also delighted that in their feedback at the conclusion of each student’s mentoring episode, teachers’ reported that:

of the teenagers who had received Shine Youth’s 1:1 support were exhibiting: improved understanding of their feelings; improvement in managing their emotions; increased confidence; and increased resilience.

Will (not his real name) was referred for SHINE YOUTH Pastoral Mentoring to help him understand and express his emotions and manage them better, particularly anger. His dad and his teachers described him as lacking empathy towards others and this was thought to be connected to the neglect he had experienced as a younger child, for which he had not received support. His dad reported that Will said he doesn’t know how he is feeling and would not talk about the past.

The YP Core assessment completed in the first session recorded a ‘severe’ clinical level of emotional distress (at 27/40). It highlighted difficulties with sleep and that he had been engaging in self-harm and was often thinking about doing this. The mentoring sessions therefore explored:

  1. Will’s angry feelings, which he said he kept “bottled up;”

  2. The ways he self-harms;

  3. The triggers at those specific times;

  4. The thoughts he holds;

  5. His emotions following from those thoughts,;

  6. Physical symptoms experienced from the self-harm; and

  7. Safe strategies as alternatives to self-harm.

After 18 sessions, Will’s final YP-Core measure of emotional distress was 12 (mild) and his sleep had also improved. Will said he felt more confident and more ready to talk to express his concerns or grievances.

Outcomes:

'The ‘Young Persons Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (YP-CORE)' is used to measure the effectiveness of the Charity’s 1:1 provision. It is a robust measure of psychological distress in young people aged 11-18 years old with inbuilt measures of ‘reliable’ and ‘clinical’ change.

This quantitative outcome measures demonstrated that our work achieved an average decrease of 10.10 points in the emotional distress of all the young people we worked with in the 2023-24 academic year. This equates to a significant ‘reliable change’ reduction young people’s distress reducing from the ‘Severe’ range to the ‘Moderate’ range, or from the ‘Moderate-to-Severe’ range to the ‘Mild’ range.

Wellbeing Groups & Workshops - 168 young people

The Charity’s Wellbeing Lead, Youth Worker and some volunteers have delivered 3 different group courses and 6 Workshops to a total of 168 young people which were very well received by the students who participated, the staff who watched some sessions and the parents/carers who reported the positive changes they had observed in the young people:

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The BREATHE course teaches young people to understand and recognise the science, symptoms and triggers of anxiety; and to use breathing techniques, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and a range of self-care strategies.

The CREATED course builds young people's self-esteem by identifying signature strengths; managing comparison and self-criticism; using positive self-talk and exploring self-worth, belonging, relationships, purpose, meaning and self-care. It incorporates Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Positive Psychology and a strengths-focused resilience framework

The UPBEAT healthy male wellbeing course uses music, video and creative group activities to help boys aged 11 - 14 years develop a healthier approach to their emotional wellbeing. It explores stereotypes of male expression and body image; different emotions; negative thinking styles; friendships; resilience and a selfcare toolkit.

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The Warwickshire Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) clinical measure was used to monitor the impact of all the courses. This questionnaire generates a score with higher scores signifying higher levels of mental wellbeing. If a participant’s score increases by +3 or more WEMWBS points from the beginning to the end of the course, their mental wellbeing has “meaningfully improved” over the duration of the course.

The Outcomes for the cohorts who completed the Wellbeing Groups this year were:

BREATHE: +5 with some students finishing with a score of +13 higher than when they began.

CREATED: +7 with some students finishing with scores of +16 and +17 higher than when they began.

UPBEAT: +7.9 higher with some students finishing with scores of +18 and +19 higher than when they began.

The young people’s Feedback quotes conveyed their positive experience of the courses and the benefit they experienced:

For BREATHE:

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Youth Wellbeing Cafe - 25 young people

National surveys and the feedback from our work with young people report a prevalent sense of isolation and a lack of meeting and activity spaces for 11 – 18-year-olds, which are both detrimental to mental health and emotional well-being. Many of the young people who receive our Pastoral Mentoring or group work in schools report that they don’t participate in activities outside of school and state that they wish the support they have received from SHINE YOUTH could continue. Moreover, the request from the young people surveyed in the Charity’s Youth Voice project was to be able to access mental health and wellbeing support in environments that feel “familiar” and “comfortable” to them (rather than unknown and clinical) and for this advice and activities to be “a part of youth clubs.” Additionally, the number of young people who are absent from school has stayed high since the Covid-19 pandemic, and we wish to have a welcoming place to support these young people, mitigate social isolation and assist their re-engagement with Education.

In response to this and as a part of our strategy to offer the Right Support, in the Right Place at the Right Time, in December 2023 we launched a Youth Wellbeing Café after school to provide:

Since its launch, 13 – 25 young people aged 11 – 17 years have been attending the weekly session to engage in creative activities and games that facilitate relationship-building and support their mental and emotional resilience. Therapeutic Arts sessions have been delivered by Arts Therapies UK (registered charity 1051578) and Solihull Active ran a cycling session that was very popular. SHINE YOUTH has run Wellbeing Workshops linked to the NHS 5 Ways to Wellbeing based on the key themes of Connect, Create, Move, Give and Pause. We have also delivered our BREATHE and CREATED Wellbeing Group courses at the Cafe, which some regular attendees choose to participate in and other young people booked in to attend.

5 of those attending are neurodivergent (are on the Autistic Spectrum, ASD, or have AttentionDeficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder, ADHD) and don’t find peer relationships easy. Others have been experiencing loneliness due to high anxiety or not attending school.

We have seen the relationships between, and the confidence of, the young people attending grow over the 8 months of attending. Several parents have told us that the Wellbeing Café is the only activity their child has engaged in outside of school and that they love coming. Children’s Services and school staff have referred young people to the Wellbeing Cafe and we have been asked by these professionals in the north of the Solihull borough to open another Wellbeing Café in that area. We plan to do this when we have sufficient funding and staff to do so.

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“The stress of exams can get to me, but the cafe always gives me a moment to breathe as a safe space away from it all”

“My favourite activity has been learning new skills (Darts, Juggling, Magic tricks). It was something new and it was fun to try and persist with something hard.”

“I enjoy coming to the Cafe and look forward to it a lot, the people there are very helpful and supportive with my worries and struggles.”

“I found the Glimmers workshop helpful for improving my well-being, it made me start writing down the stuff that made my day and sharing it with others”

“Every Thursday I look forward to coming to youth club. It makes me feel happy and confident within myself and I love learning new things.”

“I am excited to interact with people for the first time and I am ok talking to them about my mental and physical wellbeing.”

“I enjoy coming here because it is something I look forward to each week. It’s very chill. I can connect with friends and new people.”

Youth Voice Groups - 12 young people

The Charity’s Wellbeing Lead and Schools & Community Youth Worker also ran a Youth Voice project in a north and a south Solihull secondary school with groups of students who had received SHINE YOUTH Pastoral Mentoring or attended a Wellbeing Group course (have lived experience of mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties).

The purpose was to engage and amplify their voices to Highlight, Inform and Shape the mental health services on offer to them. They created a survey for their schools’ pupil populations to find out their ideas about the mental health and wellbeing provision they would like to be able to access; analysed its feedback; shared and sought feedback on the findings from key people in the Council and local NHS services; and presented the project and its feedback to their school Senior Leadership Teams.

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The project also connected to the Birmingham & Solihull NHS Children & Young People’s Mental Health Transformation Programme and the students attended one of the Ideas Forums in this programme where they communicated their views and ideas to a group of practitioners and decision-makers. The students were then invited to continue to participate in the programme and be part of shaping the new mental health provision to be rolled out across the borough of Solihull in 2025 to ensure that young people’s voices are heard.

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Representing the Voluntary, Community, Faith & Social Enterprise sector & Contributing to the development of local statutory services

The Charity’s CEO has continued to represent the VCFSE sector on the Mental Health Provider Panel within the Mental Health Provider Collaborative of the Integrated Care System (new NHS structure). This role enable SHINE YOUTH to contribute to the development of better mental health and emotional wellbeing provision for children and young people in Solihull and Birmingham.

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Financial Review

SHINE YOUTH completed its 2023-24 financial year on 31st August 2024 with a total income for the year of £81,199 and total expenditure of £74,055. This was a surplus of income over expenditure of £7,144.

The Charity ended the year with funds of £26,385: £11,536 of unrestricted money and £14,849 of restricted funds. It also had £2,995 of committed income from a signed SLA for 2024-25 to be paid by 30/09/24.

The trustees would like to express their thanks to the following who gave grants to fund the Charity’s work this year: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, The Heart of England Community Foundation, The Trusted Executive Charitable Trust, The National Lottery and The Cooperative Bank.

They would also like to express their huge appreciation to Philips Church Dorridge, Solihull Christian Fellowship, Shirley Baptist Church, Dorridge Methodist Church, Knowle Parish Church and Birmingham Vineyard Church for their donations to the Charity’s work this year, as well as The Café at Bentley Heath and all of the regular and one-off donors who have invested in the SHINE YOUTH’s mission financially this year. We absolutely couldn’t do it without you!

Income

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Charitable Activities Church & Business Donations
22% 25%
Church & Business Donations
Trusts & Grants
Miscellaneous
3%
Individual Donors
Individual Donors
6%
Miscellaneous
Charitable Activities
Trusts & Grants
44%
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Expenditure

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Fundraising
4%
Volunteer Costs Operational Activities
2% 7%
Rent & Utilities
4%
Staff Costs
Rent & Utilities
Volunteer Costs
Operational Activities
Fundraising
Staff Costs
83%
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Reserves Policy

The Trustees have set a Reserves Policy to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to 3 months of fixed overheads (£16,410). At 31/08/24 the unrestricted funds were £11,536, which is equivalent to 2 months of Reserves Funds. However, £3,354 of the 3 months Reserves figure is the Wellbeing Lead salary and this is funded by the £14,849 of the restricted funds held. The Trustees consider that this level provides sufficient funds to allow time for responses to applications for grants to be received and to ensure that support and governance costs are covered. Importantly, 3 months of Reserve funds also provides for the service delivery to be concluded over a timescale which constitutes therapeutic rather than abrupt endings of the direct work with young people.

Assessment of Principal Risks and Mitigating Factors

The Trustees continuously manage the risk environment using a risk register which assesses risks in accordance with the size, potential impact and likelihood of occurrence. This scoring methodology is used to identify key risks which are then actively managed by the Charity at both executive and Trustee level. The major risks managed include young people’s safeguarding; levels of grant and fundraising income; risk of key employee loss; service delivery demand and response/ waiting times; and cash flow management. The Trustees are satisfied that all material risks have been clearly highlighted and are appropriately managed.

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Going Concern

Having reviewed the level of available funds alongside the projected cash-flow, the Trustees have confidence that the Charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the future. As a result, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Structure, Governance & Management

The organisation is led by the Board of Trustees which oversees and monitors the work of SHINE YOUTH and makes decisions on overarching issues such as vision, strategy and both the agreement and monitoring of the budget and risk register. The Board of Trustees met 7 times during this year.

The post of CEO is also a Trustee in order to provide the Charity with a direct, effective and efficient link between its governance and operational functions. The CEO’s equal responsibility and decision-making power at the highest level of the running of the charity provides direct accountability, strengthens governance and guards against the potential for disconnect between the Charity’s management team and the Board.

The day-to-day running of SHINE YOUTH is delegated to the CEO. Members of the Board supervise the CEO and the CEO provides supervision to the rest of the staff and volunteer team.

Recruitment, Appointment, Induction and Training of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees ensures that it takes into account potential contributions to the skills mix and the balance of the Board as a whole when making new appointments. Trustees are recruited by word of mouth and by direct approach to people who possess relevant skills and support the values of the Charity.

New Trustees are provided with a Trustee Handbook and inducted to the Charity and the context within which it operates. This includes:

As part of an ongoing recognition of the need to maintain quality standards throughout the Charity there is a commitment to source and recommend training for the Trustees to develop their understanding and abilities as Trustees. All Trustees complete Safeguarding training.

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Shine Youth On accounts for the year ended 311812024 Charity no lif any) 1185452 Set out on pages 19-31 I report to the trustees on my examinats'on of the accounts of the above ¢hanty {Ihe T￿￿￿} for ￿ year ended 31108r2024. Responsibilities and basls of report As the chathls trustees, you are responsible for the preparats'on of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the A￿). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Th"rections given by Chanty Commission under sect￿￿ 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have oxaminer's ststement come to my attention in Connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. th8 accounting records were not kept in accordanc£ knith s8Ctlon 130 of the Chanties Art, or the accounts did not accord with the acwunting records. or the accounts dK* not comply wrth the applicable wuirements concerning the fomi and Content of accounts set out in the Charrties (Accourrts armj Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf vrew whith is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and havè ccffie across no other matters in connection wrth the examination to which atterrtion should be drawn in this report in or to enable a proper understanding of the a¢wunts to be reached. Signed: Dats: 2110612025 Name: lan English Relevant profossional qualification(sl or body (if any): Retired Finan￿ Manager Address: 38 Sambourn Close Solihull, B912SA IER Oct 2018

**Shine Youth ** **Shine Youth ** **Shine Youth ** Charity No 1185452
Annual accounts for the period
Period start date 01/09/202
3		 to Period end date 31/08/202
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Section A Statement of financial activities Section A Statement of financial activities Section A Statement of financial activities Section A Statement of financial activities Section A Statement of financial activities
Recommended categories by activity
Incoming resources (Note 3)
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Separate material item of income
Other
Total
Resources expended (Note 6)
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Separate material item of expense
Other
Total
Net income/(expenditure) before
investment gains/(losses)
Net gains/(losses) on investments
Net income/(expenditure)
Extraordinary items
Transfers between funds
Other recognised gains/(losses):
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed
assets for the charity’s own use
Other gains/(losses)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Total funds
Prior year
(13 mths)
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F04
F05
29,773 31,070 60,843 73,290
17,966 -
17,966		 10,760
2,389 - 2,389 359
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50,129 31,070 81,199 84,409
720 -
720
484
48,903 24,433 73,335
79,843
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49,623 24,433 74,055 80,327
506 6,637 7,144 4,082
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506 6,637 7,144 4,082
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506 6,637 7,144 4,082
6,871 8,212 15,082 11,001
7,377 14,849 22,226 15,082

Section B Balance sheet

Fixed assets
Intangible assets
Tangible assets
Heritage assets
Investments
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Stocks
Debtors (Note 9)
Investments
Cash at bank and in hand (Note 11)
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year (Note 10)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after one
year (Note 20)
Provisions for liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities
Funds of the Charity
Restricted income funds (Note 12)
Unrestricted funds
Total funds		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Total this
year
Total last
year
(13 mths)
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F04
F05		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Total this
year
Total last
year
(13 mths)
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F04
F05		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Total this
year
Total last
year
(13 mths)
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F04
F05		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Total this
year
Total last
year
(13 mths)
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F04
F05
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-
-
-
- - - -
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-
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-
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-
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455 -
455		 803
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11,452 14,849 26,391 24,091
11,997 14,849 26,846 24,894
4,620 - 4,620 9,812
7,377 14,849 22,226 15,082
7,377 14,849 22,226 15,082
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-
-
-
- - - -
7,377 14,849 22,226 15,082
- 14,849 14,849 6,989
7,377 - 7,377 8,094
7,377 14,849 22,226 15,082

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Name Signature Date of approval
Zoe Wallis 12/10/2024
Jennifer Whitehill 12/10/2024

Note 1 Basis of preparation

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

1.2 Going Concern

Having reviewed the level of funds available, together with the future projected cashflows, the trustees have reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Note 2 Accounting Policies

The following accounting policies have been applied by the Charity:

2.1 Income

Recognition of Income These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
●the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
●it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources;
● the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Offsetting There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses,
unless required orpermitted bythe FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the general
income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised
to the extent that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as
entitlement to the grant only occurs when the performance related
conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP).
Legacies Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when
there has been grant of probate, the executors have established that there
are sufficient assets in the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy
are either within the control of the charityor have been met.
Governmentgrants The charityhas not receivedgovernmentgrants in the reporting period
Tax reclaims on
donations and gifts		 Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration
from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered
to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same
fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have
specified otherwise.
Contractual income and
performance related
grants		 This is only included in the SOFA once the charity has provided the related
goods or services or met the performance related conditions.
Donated goods Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as income from
donations when receivable.
Donated services and
facilities		 Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the
value of the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured
reliably.
Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised
as income with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the
appropriate headingin the SOFA.
Support costs The charityhas incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is
described in the trustees’annual report.
Income from interest,
royalties and dividends		 This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount
receivable can be measured reliably.

2.2 Expenditure and Liabilities

Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or
constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the
amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Governance and
support costs		 Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other
support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability
of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost
categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating
property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and
other costs bytheir usage.
Redundancy cost The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
Deferred income No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
Creditors The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any
trade discounts
Provisions for liabilities A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then
subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle
the obligation at the reportingdate
Basic financial
instruments		 The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per
paragraph 10.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs
11.17 to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.

2.3 Assets

Tangible fixed assets
for use by charity		 Expenditure on acquisitions of fixed assets over £1000 are capitalised at cost.
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Fixed assets are
depreciated at rates appropriate to their useful academic life. There are
currently no fixed assets.
Debtors Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial
recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount
advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other
consideration expected to be received.

Note 3 Analysis of Income

Donations
and
legacies:
Charitable
activities:
Other
trading
activities:
Total Income		 Analysis Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total
funds
Prior
year
(13 mths)
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total
funds
Prior
year
(13 mths)
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total
funds
Prior
year
(13 mths)
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total
funds
Prior
year
(13 mths)
£
£
£
£
Grants 5,000 31,070 36,070 50,812
Church Supporters 17,786 -
17,786		 7,900
Individual Supporters 4,039 -
4,039		 7,967
Gift Aid on Individual Supporters 804 -
804		 1,677
Business Supporters 2,145 -
2,145		 4,550
School Supporters - -
-		 348
Miscellaneous - -
-		 37
Total 29,773 31,070 60,843 73,290
Service Level Agreements 15,785 - 15,785 10,760
Panel Member payments 2,000 - 2,000 -
Youth Café Contributions 181 - 181 -
Total 17,966 -
17,966		 10,760
Fundraising Events 2,389 - 2,389 359
Total 2,389 -
2,389		 359

50,129 31,070 81,199 84,409

All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for:

£12,812 Wesleyan Foundation Grant
£5,000 Solihull Wellbeing Grant

Note 4 Analysis of Expenditure

Analysis
Expenditure on raising funds:		 This year
Last year (13 months)
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
£
£
£
£
£
£		 This year
Last year (13 months)
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
£
£
£
£
£
£		 This year
Last year (13 months)
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
£
£
£
£
£
£		 This year
Last year (13 months)
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
£
£
£
£
£
£		 This year
Last year (13 months)
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
£
£
£
£
£
£		 This year
Last year (13 months)
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
Unrestricte
d funds
Restricted
income funds
Total
funds
£
£
£
£
£
£
Incurred seekingdonations -
-
-
-
-
-
Incurred seekinglegacies -
-
-
-
-
-
Incurred seeking grants -
-
-
-
-
-
Stagingfundraisingevents 720 -
720		 69 -
69
Advertising, marketing, direct
mail andpublicity		 - -
-		 180 -
180
Allocated support costs
(see Note 5)
Staffing 2,068 -
2,068		 728 -
728
Website -
-
-
Publicity -
-
-
-
-
-
Office Utilities -
-
-
-
-
-
Computer Equipment -
-
-
-
-
-
Computer Software &
Licences		 -
-
-
-
-
-
Stationery, Printing &
Postage		 -
-
-
-
-
-
Accounts Preparation -
-
-
-
-
-
Total expenditure on raising
funds		 2,788 -
2,788
977		 -
977
Expenditure on charitable activities: Expenditure on charitable activities: Expenditure on charitable activities: Expenditure on charitable activities: Expenditure on charitable activities: Expenditure on charitable activities: Expenditure on charitable activities:
Staff & Volunteer training &
Development		 1,439 1,439 1,021 169 1,190
Resources 1,157 2,291 3,488 145 1,447
1,592
Subscriptions 65 -
65		 55 -
55
Insurance 413 -
413		 440 -
440
Allocated support costs
(seeNote 5)
Staffing 40,362 20,912 61,274 51,073 12,189 63,262
Website 103 -
103		 235 -
235
Publicity -
-
-
-
-
-
Office Rent and Utilities 1,825 1,230 3,055 8,846 -
8,846
Computer Equipment - -
-
157		 500 657
Computer Software &
Licences		 302 -
302		 795 -
795
Other Equipment 100 -
100		 86 -
86
Stationery, Printing &
Postage		 970 -
970		 344 -
344
Accounts Preparation 100 -
100		 100 -
100
Consultancy - -
-		 1,750 -
1,750
Total expenditure on
charitable activities		 46,835 24,433 71,267 65,046 14,304 79,350
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
49,623 24,433 74,055 66,023 14,304 80,327

Note 5 Support Costs

This year


Support cost		 Raising
funds £		 Charitabl
e
Activities		 Grand total
£		 Basis of allocation
Salaries & Pension 2,068 61,273 63,342 estimation of hours byrole
Website -
103		 103 100% Charitable activities
Publicity -
-
-
Office Rent & Utilities -
3,055		 3,055 100% Charitable activities
Computer Equipment -
-		 - 100% Charitable activities
Computer Software & Licences -
238		 238 100% Charitable activities
Other equipment -
100		 100 100% Charitable activities
Stationery,Printing& Postage -
970		 970 byfunction of each item
Miscellaneous expenses -
64		 64 byfunction of each item
Accounts Preparation -
100		 100 100% Charitable activities
Consultancy -
-		 - 100% Charitable activities
Total 2,068 65,903 67,971

Last year (13 months)

Last year (13 months)
Support cost Raising
funds £		 Charitabl
e
Activities		 Grand total
£		 Basis of allocation
Salaries & Pension 728 63,262 63,990 estimation of hours byrole
Website -
235		 235 100% Charitable activities
Publicity -
-
-
Office Rent & Utilities -
8,846		 8,846 100% Charitable activities
Computer Equipment -
657		 657 100% Charitable activities
Computer Software & Licences -
795		 795 100% Charitable activities
Other equipment -
86		 86 100% Charitable activities
Stationery,Printing& Postage -
116		 116 byfunction of each item
Miscellaneous expenses -
53		 53 byfunction of each item
Accounts Preparation -
100		 100 100% Charitable activities
Consultancy -
1,750		 1,750 100% Charitable activities
Total 728 75,899 76,627

The apportionment of salaries is an estimation based on hours/time spent. The estimation techniques used to calculate the apportionment of other costs is the percentage of function performed by that expense for each category.

Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure

Fees for the examination of the accounts

Independent examiner’s fees
Assurance services other than audit or independent examination
Tax advisory fees		 This year
£		 Last year
£
100 100
-
-
-
-

Note 7 Paid employees

7.1 Staff Costs

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs (defined contribution scheme)
Other employee benefits
Total staff costs		 This year
£		 Last year
(13 mths)
61,744 62,291
-
-
1,597 1,698
-
-
63,341 63,989
**This year ** **Last year **
Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity
whose contracts are with and arepaid bya relatedparty		 0 0

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000.

This year
£		 Last year
£
Total amount paid to key management personnel for their services to
the charity.		 27,466 27,532

7.2 Average head count in the year

The parts of the charity in
which the employees work		 This year Last year
Fundraising -
-
Charitable Activities 2 2
Governance -
-
Other -
-
Total
2		 2

This is formatted to whole numbers. Total staff is FTE 2.01, last year was FTE 1.99.

Note 8 Defined contribution pension scheme

Amount of contributions recognised in the SOFA as an expense This year Last year
(13 mths)
£ £
1,597 1,698

The liability and expense of defined contribution pension scheme are allocated between activities using the same rationale as apportioning staff time between activities. They are allocated between restricted and unrestricted funds according to the individual staff role.

Note 9 Debtors and Prepayments

Analysis of debtors

Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
Total		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- -
455 803
- -

455		 803

Note 10 Creditors and accruals

Analysis of creditors

Accruals for grants payable
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
Payments received on account for contracts or
performance-related grants
Accruals and deferred income
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Total		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due
after more than oneyear		 Amounts falling due
after more than oneyear
This year
£		 Last year
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,330 8,325
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
646 775
-
-
644 712
-
-

4,620		 9,812
-
-

Note 11 Cash in bank and at hand

Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date)
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and on hand
Other
Total		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- -
- -
26,391 15,082
- -

26,391		 15,082

Note 12 Charity Funds

12.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

Fund name Type Purpose and Restrictions
Wesleyan Foundation Grant Restricted For Wellbeing Groups including Wellbeing Lead salary
and materials
SMBC Fairer Futures Grant Restricted For staff time and room hire for Youth Wellbeing Hub
National Lottery Grant Restricted For office rent and Wellbeing Lead salary
Co-op Community Dividend
Fund		 Restricted For resources for Youth Wellbeing Hub
Fund name Fund
balances
brought
forward
£		 Income
£		 Expenditur
e
£		 Transfers
£		 Gains
and
losses
£		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
Wesleyan
Foundation Grant		 8,212 - 8,212 -
-
-
SMBC Fairer
Futures Grant		 -
10,000
- 10,000		 -
-
-
National Lottery
Grant		 -
19,770		 - 4,921 -
-
14,849
Co-op
Community
Dividend Fund		 -
1,300
- 1,300		 -
-
-
Total Funds 8,212 31,070 - 24,433 -
-
14,849

12.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period

Fund name Fund balances
brought
forward
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 Gains
and
losses
£		 Fund balances
carried
forward
£
Wesleyan
Foundation Grant		 - 12,812
- 4,600		 -
-
8,212
Training and
Development
Manager		 4,204 -
- 4,204		 -
-
-
Solihull Wellbeing
Grant		 - 5,000
- 5,000		 -
-
-
IT Fund 500 -
- 500		 -
-
-
Total Funds 4,704 17,812
- 14,304		 - - 8,212

Note 13 Transactions with trustees and related parties

13.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

This year:

This year:

Name of
trustee		 Legal
authority		 Amounts paid or benefit value
Remuneration Pension
contribution		 Redundancy Other TOTAL
£ £ £ £ £
Cheryl
Hawkins		 Governing
Document		 27,466 820 -
-
28,286

Cheryl Hawkins received remuneration from employment with the Charity.

Last year:

Name of
trustee		 Legal
authority		 Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value
Remuneration Pension
contribution		 Redundancy Other TOTAL
£ £ £ £ £
Cheryl
Hawkins		 Governing
Document		 27,533 888 -
-
28,421

Cheryl Hawkins received remuneration from employment with the Charity.

13.2 Trustee expenses

No trustee expenses have been incurred.

13.3 Transactions with related parties

No transactions with related parties have occurred.

Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Annual Report for 2023-2024 above. Signed on behalf of the Charity’s trustees:

Name Jennifer Whitehill Zoe Wallis Cheryl Hawkins
Position Chairperson Treasurer Trustee & CEO
Signature
Date 19/11/2024 19/11/2024 19/11/2024