2024-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 April 2023 31 August 2024 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1189911

Positive Social

Charity's principal address 6 Home Farm Close

Ockbrook Derby Postcode DE72 3SQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	KerrySaxby	Chair
	Mark Saxby
	SallyGoodman		Resigned 1 Aug2024
	GeoffreyPeel
	Andrew Townsend		27 June 2023 onwards
	Katherine Coggan		21 June 2024 onwards

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by resolution at meeting of trustees Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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 advancement of the protection of the public, in particular but not exclusively children and young people, by the provision of talks, workshops, training and by such other means as the trustees shall think fit on the positive and safe use of social media designed to protect them from harm arising from its incorrect or unsafe use, and from contact with unsuitable material on the Internet or similar media.

The trustees follow the guidance of the Charity Commission to ensure the activities of Positive Social are for the public benefit. The charity works with schools and other groups to teach young people to use social media positively and constructively and to avoid the negatives, such as bullying, addiction, self-worth issues and hindering, future career prospects. Young people gain an understanding of how social media can provide opportunities for the future and promote community cohesion. Social media is an inescapable part of young people’s lives and of the world that surrounds them. When used in the right way, it can have a positive impact on the young people, if not it can have a very negative impact and can lead to addiction, relationship issues, self-worth issues and self-harm. Positive Social also delivers sessions for teachers, leaders, parents and carers, equipping them with the knowledge they need to support young people in their social media use and through any issues that may arise.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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 performance Positive Social saw a significant increase in demand for its sessions Summary of the main during the year, particularly since the start of the 2023-24 academic year. achievements of the charity during the year During the 2023-24 academic year, 131 sessions were delivered to children – 42 in primary schools, 87 in secondary schools, 1 in a special school and 1 in a youth group. One primary school also had parent and teacher sessions, and two online parent sessions took place. All of the young people’s sessions resulted in commitments to change their behaviour on social media, such as checking privacy settings, leaving social networks that didn’t make them feel good when using them or spending less time on phones. The parents’ and teachers’ sessions equipped attendees to support young people and to make decisions around their children’s social media and smartphone use. We began to reach schools outside of the East Midlands, in areas including the West Midlands, London, Kent and Lancashire. This was done by training deliverers in different locations and partnering with other organisations already working in schools. We were also delighted to see an increase in income which significantly increased our capacity to deliver free sessions to children in school years 7 and 8. This income came through corporate sponsorship and fundraising, as well as donations from individuals and companies, payment for sessions in primary schools and two small grants.

Section E Financial review

N/A Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

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• investment policy and 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.

Kerry Saxby Trustee 25 June 2025

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	Positive Social	Positive Social	Positive Social	1189911	1189911	1189911	CC16a
	For the period from	1 April 2023	To	31 August 2024
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 2,008 2,186 660 1,501 2,304 300 800 9,759 0 9,759 4,478 784 1,233 6,495 - - 0 6,495 3,265 - 2,100 5,365	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0	Endowment funds to the nearest £ 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 - - 0		Total funds to the nearest £ 2,008 2,186 660 1,501 2,304 300 800 9,759 - - 0 9,759 4,478 784 1,233 6,495 - - 0 6,495 3,265		Last year to the nearest £
Session Delivery	2,008						1,200
Individual Donations	2,186						-
Corporate Session Sponsorship	660						-
Corporate Donations	1,501						-
Corporate Fundraising	2,304						-
Grants - General	300
Grants - Specific Sessions	800						-
Sub total(Gross income for AR)	9,759						1,200
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
Sub total	0						0
Total receipts A3 Payments
							1,200
Delivery costs (free Year 7 & 8 sessions)	4,478						-
Deliverycosts(other sessions)	784						-
Admin &general expenses	1,233						-
Sub total	6,495						0
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-
	-
Sub total	0						0
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
							0
	3,265	0	0		3,265		1,200
	-	-	-		-		-
	2,100	-	-		2,100		-
	5,365	0	0		5,365		1,200

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period	the end of the period	the end of the period	the end of the period
Categories B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities Signed on behalf of the trustees B1 Cash funds B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Details		Unrestricted funds to nearest £		Restricted funds to nearest £		Endowment funds to nearest £
			5,365		-		-
			-		-		-
	Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) None Details Signature None Details Details None Details None		5,365		0		0
							OK
							Endowment funds to nearest £
							-
							Current value (optional)
							-
							Current value (optional)
							-
							When due (optional)
	Signature		Print Name				Date of approval
			Kerry Saxby				19/11/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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