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Receipts and Payments 31.03.2025.xls
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Assan Shaukat
[COMPANY NAME]
## **The Raise Up Foundation Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts**
For the period: 01st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 Registered charity number 1188653 (England and Wales)
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
|**Reference and Administrative Details**||
|---|---|
|**Registered charity name:**|The Raise UpFounda�on|
|**Charity registra�on number:**|1188653|
|**Principal address:**|Raise Up Community Centre, All Saints Close, Luton,
Bedfordshire,LU3 1FA|
|**Website:**|www.raiseupluton.co.uk|
## **Structure, Governance & Management**
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Trustees (as of 31 March 2025) Mrs Rehana Faisal, Mr Saif Ali, Miss Hadiqa Asif, Mr
Amaan Baig, Mr Sarmad Sajid Khan, Mr Shazam
Mahmood, Mr Aamir Malik.
Structure: Charitable Incorporated Organisa�on (CIO)
Governing document: Cons�tu�on
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Trustee appointments are made by the existing board, which selects individuals who can contribute appropriate expertise, insight, and experience. Once appointed, every trustee is expected to familiarise themselves with the organisation’s full set of policies, ensuring they are aware of all legal duties, regulatory requirements, and recommended standards of practice.
## **Objectives and Activities**
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Charitable objects To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 living in
Luton by providing advice and assistance and organising
programmes of physical, educa�onal and other ac�vi�es as a means
of:
(a) advancing in life and helping young people develop skills,
capaci�es and capabili�es enabling them to par�cipate in society as
independent, mature and responsible individuals;
(b) advancing educa�on;
(c) relieving unemployment;
(d) providing recrea�onal and leisure-�me ac�vi�es in the interests
of social welfare to improve quality of life for those experiencing
disadvantage.
What we do Educa�on & training
Advice, advocacy and guidance
Posi�ve ac�vi�es for development
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Targeted interven�ons for young people needing addi�onal support
All activities are designed to advance education, relieve hardship, improve wellbeing and empower young people to participate positively in society. Services are free or heavily subsidised to ensure accessibility. Trustees confirm they have complied with the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and Performance (2024–2025)**
## **Weekly Youth Club – A Safe, Enriching Environment for Young People**
The charity delivered twice-weekly evening youth sessions, providing a consistent, safe and structured space where young people could enjoy positive recreation, learn new skills, and build meaningful relationships.
Key features included:
- Hot, nutritious meals at every session
- Games, physical activity and creative workshops
- Mentoring from trained youth workers and positive peer role models
- Informal learning on communication, teamwork and conflict resolution
Given the socio-economic context of many of the families we serve, the meal provision became an essential support. Parents repeatedly expressed how much this eased household pressures, especially during the cost-of-living crisis.
Young people reported:
- Feeling safer and more confident
- Improved emotional wellbeing
- Better peer relationships
- Reduced isolation
- Increased motivation in school
## **Holiday Clubs – Fun, Structure and Skill-Building During School Breaks**
During school holidays the charity ran multiple structured programmes during the school holiday periods, combining fun activities with educational enrichment. These included:
- Team-building exercises
- Sports and physical activity
- Creative arts
- Communication and presentation skills
- Leadership tasks
- Problem-solving challenges
## **School Enrichment Programme – Preventing Exclusion & Supporting Behavioural Needs**
In partnership with a local secondary school, Raise Up supported young people with persistent behavioural difficulties, additional needs, or those at risk of exclusion.
The programme provided:
- A nurturing, calming environment
- Access to specialist mental health workers
- Mentoring from positive male role models
- Reflective and developmental sessions
- Fun, therapeutic activities that reduce stress and improve emotional regulation
## **“Safe Space” Community Responses to Local Tensions**
Following serious community incidents, including incidents to serious youth violence, Raise Up facilitated safe spaces for:
- Young people to discuss their fears and questions
- Parents to access reassurance and advice
- Organisations to come together to address misinformation
These sessions reduced anxiety, promoted community cohesion, and helped young people regain a sense of safety and belonging.
## **Warm Space / Co-Working & Study Space – Reducing Isolation and Supporting Education**
Throughout the year, Raise Up Foundation operated a Warm Space and Co-Working/Study Space, open to young people and local families needing:
- A safe, heated environment during the cost-of-living crisis
- A quiet study area with reliable Wi-Fi
- A supportive atmosphere for homework, revision and coursework
- Space to work on laptops or access resources they may not have at home
- Light refreshments and informal guidance from staff and volunteers
This initiative proved invaluable for:
- Young people preparing for exams
- Students with crowded or unsuitable home environments
- Those without stable internet access
- Young adults needing a calm, structured place to focus
Many young people reported that having a warm, quiet, supervised environment helped improve their academic confidence, productivity and emotional wellbeing.
The Warm Space also became a hub for community connection, reducing isolation by providing an open and friendly environment.
## **Community Iftar Café – Dignified Support for Families**
A culturally sensitive offer for the local community, our _“pay what you can”_ Iftar Café ran throughout Ramadan, providing:
- Warm, welcoming meals
- A non-stigmatising way for families to access support
- Volunteers opportunities for young people
- A gateway into other support services and local charities
## **Chat4Change – Youth Voice, Debate and Social Responsibility**
Chat4Change empowers young people to explore issues affecting them locally and globally – from inequality to global conflicts - to nurture informed, articulate and socially responsible young citizens.
Participants developed:
- Critical thinking
- Public speaking
- Debate etiquette
- Leadership
- Advocacy skills
## **Expert Workshops – Education, Digital Safety & Future Pathways**
The charity delivered a wide range of expert-led workshops and information, advice and guidance session, including:
- Health & wellbeing
- Study skills and exam success
- Safe and responsible use of social media
- Personal statement writing
- Apprenticeship and UCAS application support
- Navigating university life / gap years
- Results day emotional support
These sessions gave young people practical tools for academic and personal success. Many participants credited the workshops with reducing exam stress and improving the quality of their post-16/18 applications.
## **Volunteering & Social Action – Nurturing Civic Responsibility**
We supported young people to give back through meaningful volunteering opportunities with:
- Luton Foodbank (supermarket food drives)
- Inspire FM (Big Iftar)
- ABCD in Luton (community clean-ups)
Through social action, young people gained:
- Pride in giving back
- Experience of responsibility and teamwork
- A sense of ownership over their community
## **Islamophobia Conference – Youth-Led Advocacy & Education**
Young people designed and led an Islamophobia conference addressing discrimination, identity, mental health, and community cohesion. The event fostered dialogue between youth, educators, scholars, charities and civic leaders.
It demonstrated the charity’s commitment to equipping young people to challenge injustice confidently and constructively.
## **Ansar Ventures – Flagship Leadership, Mental Health & Civic Engagement Programme**
Ansar Ventures supported 12 young men aged 14–24 across a year-long, high-intensity programme involving:
|| Weekly leadership coaching
CEO masterclasses
Workplace visits
Public speaking| Social ac�on projects
Mental health educa�on
Mentoring
A residen�al cultural trip|
|---|---|---|
Highlights included:
|**Tackling drug misuse**|Youth-led research with Public Health
Social media campaign reaching over 10,000 views
500+ survey responses
Luton’s frst youth-led conference on drug misuse|
|---|---|
|**Mental health leadership**|Level 2 Mental Health First Aid training
Podcast series totaling 15,000+ listens
Talks delivered in schools and community events|
|**Green space & community**
**wellbeing**|Designed and built a Foodbank allotment
Consulted 200+ residents
Contributed to Luton Council planning discussions|
|**Work experience & cultural**
**development**|Investments, property, opera�ons and philanthropy
placements
Visit to Google HQ
Cultural/historical learningtripto Bosnia|
## **Measured outcomes**
- 100% increased confidence
- 95% improved communication
- 92% increased ability to engage with authority
- 90% increased sense of belonging
Ansar Ventures continues to be one of the most impactful youth leadership pathways in Luton.
## **Plans for the Coming Year**
Looking ahead, the Raise Up Foundation intends to respond directly to the emerging needs and feedback of the young people and families we serve.
## **Key priorities for 2025–2026**
**1. Developing targeted** Young people have expressed a strong **employability and careers** desire for more support around their **programmes** future pathways. In response, we will be developing programmes that offer:
We recognise that high-quality careers support can transform long-term Tailored employability skills outcomes for young people. Our goal is CV and job-applica�on support to build structured, year-round support Networking, rela�onship building that improves confidence, supports and presenta�onGreater contact aspira�ons and opens meaningful with employers (from a range of career pathways. sectors) in the town and beyond Expand access to workplace visits and shadowing opportuni�es Strengthen links to appren�ceships, internships and early career opportuni�es
**2. Strengthening partnerships** We aim to deepen our engagement with **with schools** local schools by:
Our school partnerships are essen�al in ensuring that vulnerable children Greater engagement with receive early, preventa�ve interven�on. schools om shaping our support programmes
Expanding behavioural, wellbeing and mentoring interven�ons
Providing professional development for school staff on youth voice, inclusion and coproduc�on
**3. Developing stronger** To support the above aims, we will: **rela�onships with local businesses and organisa�ons** Build a network of employer partners invested in youth
These rela�onships will open up real, development tangible opportuni�es for young people Co-design opportuni�es with — par�cularly those with limited access industry professionals to professional networks. Encourage corporate volunteering and mentoring
Facilitate real-world project briefs so young people can solve “live” workplace challenges
|| Increase social ac�on and
volunteering opportuni�es in
partnership with local employers|
|---|---|
|**4. Grow ‘youth voice’ work**
Feedback from the_chat4change_
sessions made it clear that young
people want greater opportuni�es to
develop their voice, explaining that this
support helps them navigate the world
more confdently and efec�vely.|We intend to introduce programmes
which broaden youth leadership,
debate, and civic engagement. These
ini�a�ves will equip young people with
the skills, knowledge and confdence to
express their views, advocate for their
needs, and take an ac�ve role in shaping
their communi�es.|
|**5. Scaling the Ansar Ventures**
**model**|We hope to ofer more places and
expand into new cohorts, ensuring more
young people can beneft from the same
transforma�ve leadership development.|
|**6. Building sustainability for core**
**services**|This includes:
Securing mul�-year funding for
youth work
Increasing volunteer capacity
Strengthening opera�onal
infrastructure
Greater collabora�on with other
local organisa�ons and support
services
Maintaining provision of warm
spaces and studysupport|
## **Financial Review**
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Income
Unrestricted: £46,574
Restricted £34,834
TOTAL INCOME £81,408
Expenditure:
Unrestricted £56,814
Restricted £4,859
TOTAL EXPENDITURE £61,673
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The charity remained financially stable, supported by grants, individual donors, community fundraising and in-kind contributions.
## **Reserves Policy**
Reserves at year end:
£83,725
An amount of reserves are kept in order to safeguard the charity from unexpected financial implications, including to:
- Ensure any urgent unexpected expenses can be met
- Prevent the interruption of existing operations due to a delay in receiving expected funds
- Ensure the charity can meet essential ongoing administrative costs for a period of 6 months if no other funding is received
- Facilitate options for urgent projects in response to beneficiary needs and circumstances
Our current reserves limit is £X. This means any amount of unrestricted funds (ie. funds that are not designated to projects or other existing costs) up to and including £X may be reserved by the charity, for the reasons set out above.
## **Declarations**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee’s report above on 26/01/2026. Signed on behalf of the trustees:
**Rehana Faisal** (Chair of Trustees)
||**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
01/04/2024
**To**
31/03/2025
**118653**
**The Raise Up Foundation**|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
01/04/2024
**To**
31/03/2025
**118653**
**The Raise Up Foundation**|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
01/04/2024
**To**
31/03/2025
**118653**
**The Raise Up Foundation**|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
01/04/2024
**To**
31/03/2025
**118653**
**The Raise Up Foundation**|**Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period**
**from**
01/04/2024
**To**
31/03/2025
**118653**
**The Raise Up Foundation**|**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Receipts and payments accounts**|||||
|||**For the period**
**from**|01/04/2024|**To**|31/03/2025||
||||||||
||**Section AReceipts and payments**||||||
||**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**|**4,859**
**34,834**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**34,834**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**34,834**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,264**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**235**
**360**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,859**
**29,975**
**-**
**16**
**29,990**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**-**
**-**
**Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||Donations|**46,574**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**46,574**|||**81,408**||
||||||**-**||
||||||**-**||
||||||**-**||
||||||**-**||
||||||**-**||
||||||**-**||
||||||**-**||
||**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_||||**81,408**||
||||||||
||**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|**-**
**-**
**-**|||||
||||||**-**||
||||||**-**||
||**_Sub total_**||||**-**||
||**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|**46,574**|||||
||||||**81,408**||
||||||||
||IT COSTS|**248**
**7,222**
**16,952**
**3,573**
**3,150**
**1,844**
**9,685**
**70**
**201**
**-**
**400**
**12,849**
**621**
**-**
**56,814**|||**248**||
||CASUAL WAGES||||**11,486**||
||WAGES - PAYROLLED||||**16,952**||
||UTILITIES||||**4,194**||
||HMRC - PAYE||||**3,150**||
||CLEANING||||**1,844**||
||EVENT COSTS||||**9,685**||
||DONATIONS||||**70**||
||STATIONERY||||**436**||
||TRAINING||||**360**||
||LEGAL & COMPLIANCE||||**400**||
||RENT||||**12,849**||
||INSURANCE||||**-**||
||||||**-**||
||**_Sub total_**||||**61,673**||
||||||||
||**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**-**
**-**
**-**|||||
||||||**-**||
||||||**-**||
||**_Sub total_**||||**-**||
||**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**56,814**|||||
||||||**61,673**||
||||||||
|||**-**
**10,240**|||**19,735**||
|||**-**|||**-**||
|||**63,974**|||**63,990**||
|||**53,735**|||**83,725**||
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Details**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**B1 Cash funds**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**Details**
**to nearest £**
Balance at Bank
**53,735**
**-**
**-**
**53,735**
OK
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Details**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**B1 Cash funds**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**Details**
**to nearest £**
Balance at Bank
**53,735**
**-**
**-**
**53,735**
OK
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Details**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**B1 Cash funds**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**Details**
**to nearest £**
Balance at Bank
**53,735**
**-**
**-**
**53,735**
OK
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Details**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Balance at Bank|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|||**53,735**
**-**
**-**|**29990**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
|||**53,735**|**29,990**||
|||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
OK
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|Agreement Error||
||||**Restricted**
**funds**||
||**Details**|**to nearest £**
**-**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
|||**-**|||
|||**-**|||
|||**-**|||
|||**-**|||
|||**-**|||
|**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**Details**
**Details**|**Details**
**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**
**(optional)**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
||||||**Cost (optional)**||
||||||**-**
**-**
**-**||
||||||||
||||||||
||||||**-**|**-**|
||||||**-**|**-**|
||||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
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## **B5 Liabilities**
|**Details**|**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**When due**
**(optional)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
|Signature|Print Name
Mrs Rehana Faisal|Date of
approval|
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||Mrs Rehana Faisal||
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** The Raise Up Foundation **On accounts for the year** 31/03/2025 **ended Set out on pages**
**Charity no** 1188653 **(if any)** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/03/2025**
**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 Act 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 carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
_**Independent**_ I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have _**examiner's statement**_ come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) 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
I have no concerns 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:** 23/01/2026 **Name:** Assan Shaukat **Relevant professional** ACCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 220 Runley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1UB
Section B Disclosure
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Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of** N/A **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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