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2024-04-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 May 2023 Period start date To 30 April 2024 Period end date

Charity name: Springboard Youth Academy CIO

Charity registration number: 1191062

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The objects of the organisation are to act as
a resource for young people who are
migrants, refugees or asylum seekers up to
the age of 21 living in London and the
surrounding areas by providing advice and
assistance and organising programmes of
physical, educational and other activities as
a means of:
(a) advancing in life and helping
young people by developing their
skills, capacities and capabilities to
enable them to participate in society
as independent, mature and
responsible individuals;
(b) advancing education;
(c) providing recreational and leisure
time activities in the interest of social
welfare, designed to improve their
conditions of life.
Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an
application of the property of the CIO for the
purposes which are not charitable in
accordance with [section 7 of the Charities
and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005]
and [section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern
Ireland) 2008]
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		 Our Saturday, half-term, and summer
supplementary programmes offer an
innovative space for newly arrived
teenagers, where they can make friends and
settle into British life. Young people learn life
skills that set them up for independent living,
practise English through a bespoke creative
and participatory ESOL programme, and
also have academic, wellbeing and 1:1
support worked into their timetable.
Saturday programme
Springboard’s Saturday supplementary
programme is grounded in participatory
English learning, exploring culture, science
and the world around us through creative
workshops, fitness and trips.This programme
has a strong focus on English reading and
writing, with a bespoke curriculum that the
group moves through in four-week arcs.
Young people receive a tailored workbook
that covers each theme which they work
through with the group and can take home
with them at the end of the programme.This
programme is an opportunity to build on the
great times we have on our holiday
programmes, with the added benefit of being
able to offer longer-term support to the
young people we work with.
Half-term programmes
Our half-term programme series takes place
every half-term and focuses on life skills and
creative expression through interactive
skill-building sessions encouraging oral
English skills and speaking practice.Each
half term is dedicated to a different skills
theme: in October we explore independent
living skills (eg. healthy eating, sexual health
literacy, self-advocacy); in February we focus
on strategies for language learning and
education pathways; and in May we explore
our values and personal resilience.
Summer programme
Our signature summer programme includes
four action-packed weeks of creative
activities, sports and trips.This programme
has an ESOL foundation with a focus on
speaking, reading and performance skills,
explored through a different creative theme
each week, i.e. poetry, crafts and visual art,
theatre, etc.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The trustees are aware of this guidance and
it forms part of our trustee induction process.

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SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A

Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 Volunteer Placement Students
Our on-site volunteer placement students
assist Facilitators by supporting young
throughout our programmes, enthusiastically
getting involved in activities and providing
general encouragement and language
support in smaller groups. Some also assist
with collecting data from young people and
the team to help us measure our impact.
Peer Leaders
Peer Leaders are Springboard Graduates
and other young adults with forced migration
backgrounds who train with us in youth work
and facilitation, curriculum design and
research and evaluation skills, all while
supporting the young people on our
programmes. When they finish training, they
formally join the organisation as paid staff or
trustees.
Other N/A

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
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 During our fourth financial year as a CIO, we
delivered our programmes during term-time
Saturdays, half-terms and summer. During
this period, we supported 131 newly arrived
young people through their first days of
being in the UK, to enrolling in college and
building their lives independently. We saw
young people on our programmes improve
their oral and written English skills, build
confidence, expand their social networks and
acquire new life skills. Referees commented
on significant improvements in English,
confidence, life skills and wellbeing. Our
team also provided basic casework and
signposting for young people where needed.
Expanded into delivering ESOL sessions for
partner organisations in the voluntary sector.

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Para 1.41

Achievements against
objectives set		 This financial year was the third year of our
three-year vision, which included developing
a peer leadership programme, securing core
funding to increase financial sustainability,
increasing the number of staff and trustees
with lived experience of forced migration to
50%, expanding our presence by opening
another hub, producing our own sellable
education resource and sharing best practice
with other organisations. During the ‘23-’24
FY, we managed to make significant
progress across most areas, including:
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Another two of our graduates
became Peer Leaders this year. One
of these Peer Leaders transitioned
into a paid Learning Support
Assistant role with the team after
three months of shadowing and
additional training. We had a total of
four former Peer Leaders on staff as
Learning and Support Assistants this
year, accounting for half of the
delivery team.
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Fully securing all funding needed for
the following FY.
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We Crowdfunded for, and piloted, a
second campus in South London and
delivered two half term programmes
in parallel for the first time.
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At the end of 2023, our Saturday
curriculum and workbooks were
featured alongside a number of
inspiring initiatives from across the
globe in a learning project
highlighting inclusive and sustainable
promising practices in refugee
education.
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We collaborated with the School of
African and Oriental Studies (SOAS)
on the ‘migration and marginalisation’
strand of their Festival of Social
Science, consulting on how to make
the festival more participatory and
accessible and delivering four
creative ESOL workshops to students
from across London.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 During the reporting period, we applied for
six grants and were awarded three of them.
We also raised £3,600 in unrestricted funds
through our 2023 holiday fundraiser. This
enabled us to pilot a new campus in South
London for our February Half-term
Programme, running simultaneously in two
locations for the first time. As a result of
successful fundraising efforts, we were able
to increase wages in line with inflation and
offer clinical supervision to our team for the
first time.
N/A
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
N/A
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 Springboard has been successful in securing
grants to sustain facilitator costs, operational
costs and ongoing curriculum development.
It has been more challenging to secure
funding for the Director’s salary, so this is a
high priority for the upcoming year. There
may also be some new costs for venue hire.
Opportunities for in-kind partnerships have
become more limited, so it’s likely
Springboard will need to start factoring
venue costs into its annual financial
forecasting.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 We aim to always maintain reserves for 3-6
months’ winding down costs. Our current
reserves come from our annual holiday
fundraisers and other one-off donations from
supporters. They are used to cover core
costs that aren’t covered by project funding.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £29,229. More than half of the reserves
showing in our accounts at year end were
previously committed and spent in the first
two quarters of the following financial period.
This results from our programmes running
on a school year calendar, while our financial
year runs May-April.
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22
N/A
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 We have no current concerns and have
begun securing longer-term overhead funds
to meet our running costs.

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 The majority of our funds come from grants
from trusts and foundations. We also run an
annual holiday fundraiser to generate
additional unrestricted funds to support
additional overhead costs not covered by our
grant funding. Our trading income is in line
with our charitable objectives and comes
from local authority enrolment fees that
support the running of our summer
programmes, as well as providing English
language sessions on behalf of other
voluntary sector organisations.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 N/A
Grants from trusts and foundations have
brought some financial security, but some of
A description of the principal Para 1.46 Springboard’s multi-year grants will end next
risks facing the charity FY. Springboard aims to bring longer-term
stability through applying for more multi-year
grants and diversifying funding streams.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 CIO Foundation Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 CIO

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 Appointment of charity trustees
(1) Apart from the first charity trustees,
every trustee must be appointed by a
resolution passed at a properly convened
meeting of the charity trustees.
(2) Charity trustees serving as Chair,
Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary shall
be appointed for terms of two (2) years
respectively and may in that continuing
capacity stand for office as a charity
trustee for a maximum of three (3)
consecutive terms. All other charity
trustees shall be appointed for terms of
one (1) year and may stand for office as
a charity trustee for a maximum of three
(3) consecutive terms.
(3) In selecting individuals for appointment
as charity trustees, the charity trustees must
have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administrationofthe CIO.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:		 Additional information (optional)
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
Para 1.51
Induction
All new trustees are provided with:
(a) a copy of the constitution and any
amendments made to it; and
(b) a copy of the CIO’s latest
Trustees’ Annual Report and
statement of accounts.
Training
Trustees undertake governance and
safeguarding training at the start of their role.
In addition, specific training courses are
provided according to trustees’ individual
areas of focus, such as in charity finance or
impact measurement.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider		 Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure is
illustrated below.

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network with which the
charity works
N/A
Relationship with any related Para 1.51
parties
N/A
Other
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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Springboard Youth Academy CIO
Other name the charity uses N/A

Registered charity number		 1191062
Charity’s principal address Suite 3, Wenzel House
Olds Approach, Tolpits Lane
Watford
WD18 9AB

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EmilyHuballah Chair
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Aiswarya Kishor Co-Vice Chair August 2020 - August
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Merel Eusman Treasurer February2023 - Present
Elaha Walizadeh Secretary August 2022 - Present
Keisha Simms July2022 - Present
Tania Khojasteh August 2020 - Present
Daniella
Airapetjana		 August 2020 - Present

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Dates acted if not for whole year

Trustee name

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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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Emily Huballah Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 28/02/2025

Springboard Youth Academy CIO Springboard Youth Academy CIO Charity No
(if any)		 1191062
Annual accounts for the period CC16a
Period start date 01/05/2023
To		 Period end
date		 30/04/2024

Section A Statement of financial activities

Recommended categories by activity A1 Receipts Donations Grants Charitable activities

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Sub total ( Gross Income for AR)
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Restricted
Unrestricted income Endowment Prior year
funds funds funds Total funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
3,689 - 3,689 8,403
14,700 86,283 - 100,983 70,943
8,571 - 8,571 7,280
26,960 86,283 - 113,243 86,626

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Sub total Total receipts

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26,960 86,283 - 113,243 86,626

A3 Payments

Materials Staff Costs Professional Fee Printing & Postage Insurance IT Consumables and Telephone Travel & Subsistence Membership fee Admin cost Advertising cost Sundry cost

Sub total 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

1,700 1,700 1,842
24,515 37,079 61,594 50,006
2,400 1,536 3,936 3,336
910 910 511
545 545 182
215 215 149
6,518 6,518 4,429
500 500 200
58 58 350
175 36 211
606 606
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28,606 48,186 - 76,792 61,005
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28,606 48,186 - 76,792 61,005
- 1,646
 38,097 - 36,451 25,621
30,875 7,431 - 38,306 12,685
29,229 45,528 - 74,757 38,306

Section B Balance sheet

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B1 Cash funds
Other trading activies
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Current Account
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and payments account(s))
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Date of
approval
28/02/2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages
Responsibilities and
basis of report		 Springboard Youth Academy CIO Springboard Youth Academy CIO Springboard Youth Academy CIO
30/04/2024 Charity no
(if any)		 1191062
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30 /04 /2024.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation 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 all 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 in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 24/02/2025 Signed: Name: S Ahmed Relevant professional ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Suite F3 Wenzel House, Olds Approach, Tolpits Lane Watford WD18 9AB

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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