FUTUREHOPE HERTFORD AND WARE
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1[ST] JANUARY TO 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1186296
OFFICE ADDRESS: PIONEER HALL, 11 WARE ROAD, HERTFORD, S13 7DZ
Trustees
David Abbott
Mathew Barber
Andrea Barker
Ian Tyler
Organisational Structure
The charity has four Trustees, three paid employees (a full-time Youth Development Worker, part-time Youth Work Coordinator and a part-time Project Manager) as well as around 15 unpaid volunteers.
Objectives and Activities
The charitable object of FUTUREhope Hertford and Ware is ‘to provide an effective and accessible mentoring and support service in Hertford and Ware to young people between the ages of 11 and 18 inclusive, in order to reduce anti-social behaviour, social exclusion and criminal offending; to advance their education and development and enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals.’
The main activities of the charity are based in the towns of Hertford and Ware through the following programmes:
One-to-one Mentoring: meeting local young people for an hour a week, every week, for a year, to offer support, advice and someone to listen.
A minibus that acts as a mobile youth centre, which goes out into the community to locations where young people are, as well as providing a presence at local events and galas.
Schools Work: running educational sessions and/or group work sessions within the school setting.
An after school Drop In youth club/cafe at our building, where young people can hang out with friends, play games, get refreshments and chat to our team of volunteers.
Achievements and Performance
2023 was a period of transition, with the new Youth Development Worker and Project Manager settling into their roles and developing the strategy and outreach for the charity.
The day-to-day work of FUTUREhope continued to progress well. Our one to one mentoring is thriving, with more referrals coming to us all the time – from schools, the local authority or self-referrals where the young person or a parent has heard of the service. We currently have 15 young people on our books, and a short waiting list.
Our mobile youth centre minibus continues to go out on Friday nights, giving young people from the towns a safe, warm place where they can get hot chocolate, play games or find someone to chat to about how their week has been.
In 2023 we ran a very successful Drug & Alcohol Education course in a local school as part of the PSHE curriculum and we are expanding this material with a new presentation about Vaping.
Furthermore, in September, we launched our new venture, a Drop In Café / Youth Club which has established itself as a great venue for young people to come after school. It runs every Wednesday from 3.30-5.30pm and attracts between 20 and 30 young people each week, with different activities including board games, table tennis, pool and a chill-out zone. They can also get complimentary drinks and snacks and engage with our team of amazing volunteers. We have had very good feedback from young people and parents in relation to this new initiative.
In June, we had a useful Team Away-day to consider the values, vision and objectives of the charity in response to, and in anticipation of, the needs of the young people from our community.
We have recently appointed a new Trustee and a new Treasurer and the upkeep of our building/hall was an ongoing process throughout this year.
Financial Review
The income and expenditure was as planned for this year. The charity continues to cover all costs for its work, with the figure for Receipts higher than that for Payments and with an increased total for grants compared to previous years. We have been able to maintain a reserve of around £15k for contingencies. The main revenue of income continues to be from local people and local churches and the charity continues to be grateful for their support in its work.
We are also active in trying to secure local and national grants to fund our outreach work, the upkeep of the building and other running costs.
Date: 12/04/2024
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Imm Jan 1st 2023 Dec 31st 2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted funds Restrict•d funds Endowment funds Totsl funds Last year to th• toth• nMr••tt Al Re¢¢lpts Balarco broughtfr RguL9T donors Churches One-u(f Granls Scho6 11,048 22MOO 5,102 2.439 21.77F 2.574 7,J10 1,570 6,988 17,04B 12.400 6.102 439 21.n6 2,674 7,310 1,57 6,881 1&197 23,084 6,770 15.447 2248 Users Othèr and Gift Ald Sub total(Gmss income for AR) 11206 17.206 .718 A2 AsB•t and Inve8tm•nt #alos. (Bee tabiel. Sub total 87,205 87.20S 69,716 A3Pa m8nts 40,037 40,037 1,606 290 1,G83 16,204 PtsnBion 1,230 274 290 ExpanEeylresOurt•tsl&lAff tr8¥el nurnne4 4J7 Internevmobile Stol¢nery Equipment 628 262 1,491 2,743 1,891 2.480 1,74ts 70,709 528 262 1,491 $59 1.367 1.308 7•7 Vehld DrOn Goré Othoi Sub tots 1.740 YO,709 52,66 A4 A88Otand Invo&tmont ur¢ha88s,1588 table) Sub total 70,71J9 Totalpayments Ngt ofr8eelptsl(payments) A5 Transfers between fund8 A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls yearend 16,496 16,496 17,049 0910112024
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Futurehope Hertford and Ware On accounts for the year ended December 31, 2023 Charity no lif any) 1186296 Set out on pages I report lo Ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b} of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no malerial matters have come to my attention (ot1-dis8lo5e&beL0w") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect". accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no COnrnS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: z4 202 Name: Relevant professional qualification{s) or body lif anyl- Address.. }2 ?