THE MAYFLY PROJECT UK ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 2023
Charity Commission Number: 1195296
Contents
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| The Mayfy Project UK Legal and AdministraQve InformaQon | 3 |
| Trustees report for the year ending March 2023 | 4 |
| Statement of receipts & payments for the year ending March 2023 | 6 |
| Statement of Assets and LiabiliQes for the year ending March 2023 | 7 |
| Notes on the Accounts for the year ending March 2023 | 8 |
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The Mayfly Project UK Legal and Administra;ve Informa;on
Charity name: The Mayfly Project UK
Other name the charity may use: The Mayfly Project United Kingdom Charity number: 1195296 Start of Financial Year: 1[st] April 2022 End of Financial Year: 31[st] March 2023 Trustees at 31st March 2022: Susan Skrupa Susan Haug Jess Westbrook Kaitlin Barnhart
Governing Instrument: ConsQtuQon adopted 7[th] July 2021
Objects: The object of the CIO, for the public benefit, is to advance in life, relieve the needs of and help children and young people in care; in parQcular by the provision of mentoring and educaQon through an outdoor programme of acQviQes including fly fishing, and by providing other support which is calculated to further the object as the trustees decide from Qme to Qme.
Corresponding Address:
Primary Bankers:
15 Belgrade House Belgrade Road London England N16 8DQ Lloyds Bank Business Banking London EC2V 7HN
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Trustees report for the year ending March 2023
Objec;ves and ac;vi;es:
The mission of The Mayfly Project UK is to connect, protect and empower children and young people in care through the sport of fly fishing. Using trained volunteer mentors (all enhanced DBS cerQfied), we providing opportuniQes for children in care to have fun, build self-esteem, learn new skills and develop a meaningful connecQon with the natural world.
Through our project based programme and structured curriculum, we teach fly fishing, conservaQon, character building and provide opportuniQes for the children and young people in care to experience the outdoors with a safe mentor. Our mentors understand that they can’t change what children in care have been through, but they can offer an opportunity for them to escape from the pressures of the care system, find solace in nature and develop skills and a love for fly fishing. For some, this can be live changing.
Our aim is to harness the healing power of nature and educaQon in fly fishing to improve the lives of children and young people in care.
Achievements:
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Following the success of our first season, we conQnued a campaign to raise awareness of The Mayfly Project UK with both the fly fishing and children's social care communiQes.
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We introduce our organisaQon to the wider angling community to gain volunteers, mentors, supporters, donors and partners. We conQnued to gain supporters through use of social media and tradiQonal press and media coverage.
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We organised and planned for our second project season (May-July 2023) with 1no. proposed project of 5 sessions at Reading (Theale).
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We registered 4 new mentors for a total of 26 volunteer mentors, held 2 mentor training session, delivered 5 1:1 mentoring sessions with 12 volunteer mentors and delivered 2 conservaQon sessions.
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We conQnued to develop our network and work with local councils, social services, case workers, schools and fostering families to idenQfy 8 young people in care for enrolment in our Reading (Theale) project.
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We conQnued our relaQonship with three significant fishing and industry sponsors who pledged in-kind support with access to venues and supply of fly fishing equipment.
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We became an approved partner for the Get Fishing for Wellbeing programme - a social proscribing project sponsored by the Angling Trust that recognises the beneficial aspects of angling to boost mental health and wellbeing. The Angling Trust is a not for profit organisaQon that is recognised by the Government as the NaQonal Governing Body for angling in England and Wales, which lends further credibility to our mission and helps with parQcipaQon development. The programme is supported by NHS Health Services Professionals and Social Prescribing Link Workers.
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We launched two fundraising events and established a PayPal Giving Fund account to enable us to receive donaQons from private supporters.
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We akended and hosted a stand at the BriQsh Fly Fair InternaQonal (BFFI) to raise awareness and build support of our mission. We benefiked from cash donaQons generated by various raffles.
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We engaged regularly with our team of volunteer mentors, providing knowledge and skills training sessions over Zoom calls and in-person meet ups.
Plans for future periods:
Our main focus in the year ahead is to successfully launch our projects and connect with more kids. We will build on our foundaQons to raise further awareness of our mission, grow our network and gather support organically. We will acQvely fundraising to support the naQonal development of The Mayfly Project UK so that we can support more children in care in 2023. We plan to recruit two trustees to further enhance our team; a treasurer and an individual experienced with the children's social services / fostering sector.
Our programme is needed now more than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastaQng impact on children and young people in care. With many already suffering the effects of trauma, many more have become further isolated during the pandemic which has impacted their mental health and wellbeing. Fly fishing is the ideal tool for supporQng this populaQon because it is currently prescribed by medical professionals (including the NHS) as a tool to help manage PTSD, anxiety, depression and trauma-related disorders. Children that parQcipate in our mentoring sessions experience the calming effects of Qme spent near water, improved self-esteem from fly fishing success and learning new skills, and they find so much joy when they finally trick a fish with a fly they’ve Qed themselves.
Trustees Responsibili;es
The ChariQes Act 2011 requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
Select suitable accounQng policies and apply them consistently Make judgments and esQmates that are reasonable and prudent
Prepare financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the trust will conQnue in existence.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounQng records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any Qme the financial posiQon of the trust. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevenQon and detecQon of fraud and other irregulariQes.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees:
Date: 6[th] January, 2025
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Statement of receipts & payments for the year ending March 2023
| Notes | Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2022/2023, £ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts: | ||||
| Voluntary Receipts | 2a | 2054 | 0 | 2054 |
| Fundraising | 2b | 1366 | 0 | 1366 |
| Investment Income | 2c | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GioAid | 2d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Receipts | 2e | 1000 | 0 | 1000 |
| Total Receipts | 4420 | 0 | 4420 | |
| Payments: | ||||
| Costs of charitable acQviQes | 3a | 579 | 0 | 579 |
| Fundraising costs | 3b | 591 | 0 | 591 |
| Governance Costs | 3c | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Payments | 1170 | 0 | 1170 | |
| Net incoming/outgoing resources |
3250 | 0 | 3250 | |
| Balance Brought Forward | 3250 | 0 | 3250 | |
| Balances Carried forward | 3250 | 0 | 3250 |
The notes on pages 8 to 9 form part of these accounts.
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Statement of Assets and Liabili;es for the year ending March 2023
Assets as of 31[st] March 2023:
| Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2022/2023, £ |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Funds: | |||
| Bank Account | 3250 | 0 | 3250 |
| Accounts receivable | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 3250 | 0 | 3250 |
LiabiliQes as of 31[st] March 2023:
| Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2022/2023, £ |
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|---|---|---|---|
| LiabiliQes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trustee responsibili;es in rela;on to financial statements
Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which comply with the regulaQons set out in the ChariQes Act 2011. The Trustees have elected to take advantage of the provisions that apply to small chariQes and have prepared a Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and LiabiliQes which are set out on pages 6 to 7.
Approved by the Trustees on the 6[th] January, 2025
Signed on their behalf by Trustee: Susan Skrupa
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Notes on the Accounts for the year ending March 2023
1. Basis of AccounQng
The accounts have been prepared under the "Receipts and Payments" basis as prescribed by the Charity Commissioners, and they meet the appropriate legal requirements.
2. Receipts
| Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2022/2023, £ |
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| a) Voluntary receipts | |||
| Event donaQons | 903 | 0 | 906 |
| PayPal donaQons | 655 | 0 | 655 |
| Other donaQons | 496 | 0 | 496 |
| Total voluntary Receipts | 2054 | 0 | 2054 |
| b) Fundraising events | |||
| Giving Tuesday Event - |
1366 | 0 | 1366 |
| Total Fundraising receipts | 1366 | 0 | 1366 |
| c) Investment Income | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Investment income | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| d) GiYaid | |||
| General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Gioaid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| e) Other receipts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other receipts - Angling Trust Award |
1000 | 0 | 1000 |
| Total Other receipts | 1000 | 0 | 1000 |
| Total | 4420 | 0 | 4420 |
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Notes to the accounts (con;nued) for the Year ending March 2023
3. Payments
| Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2022/2023, £ |
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| a) Cost of charitable ac;vi;es |
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| Project expenses - mentoring supplies + prinQng |
69 | 0 | 69 |
| Project expenses - mentor reimbursable transport/ sustenance |
197 | 0 | 197 |
| OperaQons / IT / Website / Domains / HosQng |
250 | 0 | 250 |
| Postage / Shipping | 63 | 0 | 63 |
| Total charitable costs | 579 | 0 | 579 |
| b) Fundraising costs | |||
| MarkeQng / PromoQon / Events |
582 | 0 | 582 |
| 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total Fundraising costs | 591 | 0 | 591 |
| c) Governance costs |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total governance costs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1170 | 0 | 1170 |
4. Restricted Funds
The Mayfly Project UK has no Restricted funds in this Financial Year.
5. Payments to Trustees
No payments were made to trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No other material transacQon took place between the organisaQon and a trustee or any person connected with them.
The charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or 'aims' that are for the public benefit. Details of how the charity has achieved this are provided in the Trustees report. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what acQviQes the charity should undertake.
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