Trustees’ Annual Report for 2022-2023
From: 1/4/22 To: 31/3/23
Charity name: NORTH TYNE YOUTH
Charity registration number: 1189025
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The charitable objective of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation as set out in the Constitution is: To advance in life and help young people through: ●the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life; ●the provision of support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
●Running weekly youth clubs for: juniors (8-11 year olds) and seniors (12-16 year olds) in Otterburn; juniors (8-10 year olds) and inters (11- 13 year olds) in Bellingham; and 8-13 year olds in Humshaugh. ●Running a fortnightly drop-in session for 14-18 year olds in Bellingham. ●Running lunchtime clubs for pupils at Bellingham Middle School (Thursdays) and Haydon Bridge High School (Tuesdays). ●Supporting a fortnightly youth club in Kirkwhelpington for 8-16 year olds. ● Organising additional activities, trips and residentials for young people. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance |
Para 1.18 | The trustees are aware of and have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. |
issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
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| Policy on grant-making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Policy on social investment including programme- related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Approx. 28 volunteers contributed to the work of NTY during the year. This included support for regular youth club sessions, help on additional trips and residentials, and advice and involvement in leading and managing the charity. |
| Other - contribution made by local partners |
Approx. 31 local agencies worked in partnership with NTY to support the delivery to young people. This included voluntary groups, regional charities and trusts, and local businesses. |
Achievements and Performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | ● NTY reached approx. 281 young people during the year, including 98 8-11 year olds and 183 12-16 year olds, 148 girls, 130 boys and 48 young people with additional needs. ● The young people came from a large rural catchment (approx. 1032 sq km) of mostly small settlements (18 villages and 21 farms), reflecting NTY’s priority of targeting young people who are rurally isolated. ● To achieve this, NTY delivered approx. 303 hours through 230 weekly sessions and 16 additional trips and residentials. |
● Activities were held on-site (in 5 local centres) and off-site, both locally and regionally. These included arts and crafts, drama and dance, physical activities, environmental activities, heritage activities, outdoor and adventurous activities and leadership development. ● The benefits to young people included personal development (e.g. confidence and resilience), social development (e.g. friendship and belonging), health and wellbeing (physical and mental/emotional), learning and life skills that support their education and employability, and citizenship and sense of contributing to their community.
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | NTY objectives for the year were to secure its ongoing centre-based provision and to begin to expand to new centres in line with its five-year strategic vision. To secure the achievements listed in the previous section, NTY: ● appointed 3 Sessional Youth Support Workers ● adapted session age-groups to accommodate increasing numbers of young people safely ● prioritised term-time provision to reflect the wishes and needs of young people ● initiated a new club in Humshaugh, in partnership with Humshaugh Parish Council. |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | NTY did not have a specific fundraising target, other than to secure funds for the above staffing, but exceeded expectations by raising approx. £78,716 from grants and legacies. This enabled us to increase our staff cover for regular sessions (allowing us to increase numbers of young people and manage those larger numbers safely) and plan for the recruitment of another professional youth worker. It also enabled us to secure administrative support for a few hours per week to ensure youth work staff can focus on provision for the young people. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
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| Other | We invested £25,000 reserves in a one-year, fixed- rate savings account to ensure security and to earn a small amount of interest. |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | During the financial period (using rounded figures from our annual return): ● Income - £81,765 ● Expenditure - £59,005 ● Surplus - £22,760 Of this, approx. 67% of our expenditure was spent on staffing costs and approx. 25% on direct delivery/activity costs, showing that almost all of our income directly impacts on the young people with whom we work. In terms of financial security and trying to ensure sustainability of our services, our cash balance at the end of the period is £77,479 (of which, £25,000 is held in reserves). This will help us to plan for at least a year’s delivery of services, appoint another professional youth worker and offer some staff security, alongside ongoing fundraising. This will enable us to expand our services to more young people whilst helping to ‘future-proof’ NTY against staff changes. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | ● NTY aims to retain sufficient financial reserves to protect against failure to meet fundraising targets, unforeseen costs and general business risk. ● The medium-term aim is to hold sufficient unrestricted financial reserves to meet 6 months’ running costs. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £25,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
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| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 |
NTY’s principal source of funding is from grant- making trusts and organisations. In 2022/23 it also raised a small amount (approx. £2,943) from young people’s subs and sales of hoodies. Subs and activity costs are deliberately set low (or are waived) to ensure no young person is excluded from NTY provision. |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | NTY’s principal risk would be failing to secure sufficient funding to employ a youth worker to manage and run delivery to the young people. Trustees monitor this carefully and adapt staffing to suit. |
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Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution (last amended 5/2/2020) |
| How is the charity constituted? |
Para 1.25 | North Tyne Youth is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees. |
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| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | ● Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. ● In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | The Board of Trustees manages NTY at a strategic level, with individual trustees taking responsibility for specific areas such as finance, safeguarding, HR and health and safety. The Youth Development Worker manages NTY at an operational level, with support from trustees and local/regional youth work networks. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | NTY works in partnership with a number of local organisations and, for its centre-based work, specifically works in partnership with RTC Sports (Otterburn), Reed Hall Committee (Bellingham), Humshaugh Parish Council, Bellingham Middle School, Haydon Bridge High School and Kirkwhelpington Youth Group. |
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Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | North Tyne Youth |
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| Registered charity number | 1189025 |
| Charity’s principal address | RTC Sports Centre, Otterburn, Northumberland, NE19 1HE |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Sam Kellie | ||||
| Lesley Bates | Treasurer | |||
| Carol Hawman | Chair | |||
| Kevin Price | ||||
| Cliff Lamb | ||||
| Kelly Hollings | From May 2022 | |||
| Lauren Bowden | From Sept 2022 | |||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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| Full name(s) | Carol Hawman | |
| Position | Chair | |
| Date | 30th May 2023 |
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| Receipts and payments accounts | CC16a | ||||||||||||||
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1/4/2022 | To | 31-Mar-23 | ||||||||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||||||
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| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||||||
| Grants and donations | - | 11,925- | - | 66,791- | - | -- | - | 78,716- | - | 44,210- | |||||
| Contributions from | |||||||||||||||
| parents/guardians/subscriptions/sales of | - | 2,943- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,943- | - | 3,306- | |||||
| hoodies etc | |||||||||||||||
| Charged for activities | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 300- | |||||
| Receipts from RTC (previous body) | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,883- | |||||
| Petty cash introduced | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 102- | |||||
| Interest | - | 106- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 106- | - | -- | |||||
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| - | 14,974- | - | 66,791- | - | -- | - | 81,765- | - | 50,801- | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
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| Grants and donations | - | 11,925- | - | 66,791- | - | -- | - | 78,716- | - | 44,210- | ||||||||||
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| parents/guardians/subscriptions/sales of | - | 2,943- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,943- | - | 3,306- | ||||||||||
| hoodies etc | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charged for activities | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 300- | ||||||||||
| Receipts from RTC (previous body) | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 2,883- | ||||||||||
| Petty cash introduced | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 102- | ||||||||||
| Interest | - | 106- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 106- | - | -- | ||||||||||
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| - | 14,974- | - | 66,791- | - | -- | - | 81,765- | - | 50,801- | |||||||||||
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| **Total receipts ** | - | 14,974- | - | 66,791- | - | -- | - | 81,765- | - | 50,801- | ||||||||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rent | - | 375- | - | 1,274- | - | -- | - | 1,649- | - | 2,075- | ||||||||||
| Wages | - | 21,119- | - | 16,527- | - | -- | - | 37,646- | - | 30,499- | ||||||||||
| Other direct costs | - | 8,895- | - | 10,815- | - | -- | - | 19,710- | - | 12,870- | ||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | 30,389- | - | 28,616- | - | -- | - | 59,005- | - | 45,444- | ||||||||||
| A4 Asset and investment | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 3,506- | ||||||||||
| **Total payments ** | - | 30,389- | - | 28,616- | - | -- | - | 59,005- | - | 48,950- | ||||||||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | - | 15,415- | - | 38,175- | - | -- | - | 22,760- | - | 1,851- | ||||||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | 1,669- | - | 1,669- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | - | 51,014- | - | 3,705- | - | -- | - | 54,719- | - | 52,869- | ||||||||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | - | 33,930- | - | 43,549- | - | -- | - | 77,479- | - | 54,720- | ||||||||||
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| B1 | Cash funds | - | 33,930- | - | 43,549- | - | -- | ||||
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| B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
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