THE MAYFLY PROJECT UK ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 2025
Charity Commission Number: 1195296
Contents
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| The Mayfy Project UK Legal and AdministraPve InformaPon | 3 |
| Trustees report for the year ending March 2025 | 4 |
| Statement of receipts & payments for the year ending March 2025 | 6 |
| Statement of Assets and LiabiliPes for the year ending March 2025 | 7 |
| Notes on the Accounts for the year ending March 2025 | 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 2024 End of Financial Year: 31[st] March 2025 Trustees at 31st March 2025: Susan Skrupa Jess Westbrook Kaitlin Barnhart Governing Instrument: ConsPtuPon 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 parPcular by the provision of mentoring and educaPon through an outdoor programme of acPviPes including fly fishing, and by providing other support which is calculated to further the object as the trustees decide from Pme to Pme.
Corresponding Address: Meadow View High Street Stoney Middleton Hope Valley S32 4TL Primary Bankers: Lloyds Bank Business Banking London EC2V 7HN
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Trustees report for the year ending March 2025
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 cerPfied), we providing opportuniPes for children in care to have fun, build self-esteem, learn new skills and develop a meaningful connecPon with the natural world.
Through our project based programme and structured curriculum, we teach fly fishing, conservaPon, character building and provide opportuniPes 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 educaPon in fly fishing to improve the lives of children and young people in care.
Achievements:
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In our fourth season, we conPnued a campaign to raise awareness of The Mayfly Project UK with both the fly fishing and children's social care communiPes.
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We maintained our new website to further our mission, reach and naPonal development.
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We introduce our organisaPon to the wider angling community to gain volunteers, mentors, supporters, donors and partners. We conPnued to gain supporters through use of social media and tradiPonal press and media coverage.
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We organised and successfully delivered our fourth Reading Project by supporPng and training 2no. volunteers to serve in new roles as Co-Lead Mentors.
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With our volunteer mentors, we held 1no mentor training session, delivered 5no 1:1 mentoring sessions and delivered 1no conservaPon sessions - for a total of 77no project parPcipants over 6no ouPngs.
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We conPnued to develop our network and work with local councils, social services, case workers, schools and fostering families to idenPfy young people in care for enrolment in our Reading (Theale) project.
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We conPnued our relaPonship 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 conPnue to be 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 organisaPon that is recognised by the Government as the NaPonal Governing Body for angling in England and Wales, which lends further credibility to our mission and helps with parPcipaPon development. The programme is supported by NHS Health Services Professionals and Social Prescribing Link Workers.
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To supplement our project manual and training sessions, we engaged in sector relevant professional training for our volunteer Lead Mentors to boost their confidence and skills.
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Plans for future periods:
Our primary focus in the year ahead is to maintain consistent delivery of our 2026 Reading Project, ensuring that the quality and integrity of the programme remain central as we conPnue to support young people in care. Alongside this, we will take a measured and reflecPve approach to the future shape of the organisaPon, with a focus on sustainability, resilience, and alignment with our mission. Any development will be carefully paced and informed by organisaPonal capacity and available resources.
The coming year will be an important period of review as we assess our organisaPonal structure and establish a clear, long-term approach that supports stability and resilience. To inform this process, we intend to seek addiPonal skills and perspecPves through targeted volunteer roles, where appropriate, to help guide future decision-making and ensure effecPve governance.
Our programme remains as relevant and necessary as ever. While the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have eased, its long-term effects conPnue to be felt by children and young people in care across the UK. Many conPnue to experience heightened anxiety, disrupted relaPonships, and challenges to their mental health and wellbeing, compounded by sustained pressures on educaPon, health, and care services. These challenges are further intensified by the current economic climate, which has placed addiPonal strain on families, local authoriPes, and support services, and has disproporPonately affected vulnerable young people.
At the same Pme, the organisaPon is operaPng within a challenging funding environment. Rising costs and increased compePPon for limited charitable funding mean that securing sustainable income remains an ongoing consideraPon. In response, the Trustees remain focused on careful stewardship of resources and maintaining a delivery model that is proporPonate, effecPve, and resilient. Fly fishing conPnues to offer a uniquely effecPve and low-cost means of support. Naturebased acPviPes, including fly fishing, are increasingly recognised and recommended by medical and wellbeing professionals, including within the NHS, as beneficial in managing anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma-related condiPons.
Through our mentoring sessions, parPcipants benefit from the calming influence of Pme spent near water, increased confidence through learning new skills, and a strong sense of achievement on the riverbank. The joy and pride young people feel when catching a fish on a fly they have Ped themselves reinforces self-belief, resilience, and a posiPve connecPon to the world around them. In this context, the Trustees believe that maintaining consistent delivery and safeguarding the organisaPon’s capacity to operate effecPvely represents a responsible and impacjul use of limited resources.
Trustees Responsibili;es
The ChariPes Act 2011 requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounPng policies and apply them consistently
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Make judgments and esPmates that are reasonable and prudent
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Prepare financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the trust will conPnue in existence.
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The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounPng records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any Pme the financial posiPon of the trust. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevenPon and detecPon of fraud and other irregulariPes.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Date: 29th January, 2026
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Statement of receipts & payments for the year ending March 2025
| Notes | Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2024/2025, £ |
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| Receipts: | ||||
| Voluntary Receipts | 2a | 573 | 0 | 573 |
| Fundraising | 2b | 500 | 0 | 500 |
| Investment Income | 2c | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilaid | 2d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Receipts | 2e | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Receipts | 1073 | 0 | 1073 | |
| Payments: | ||||
| Costs of charitable acPviPes | 3a | 2165 | 0 | 2165 |
| Fundraising costs | 3b | 302 | 0 | 302 |
| Governance Costs | 3c | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Payments | 2467 | 0 | 2467 | |
| Net incoming/outgoing resources |
(1394) | 0 | (1394) | |
| Balance Brought Forward | 9758 | 0 | 9758 | |
| Balances Carried forward | 8364 | 0 | 8364 |
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 2025
Assets as of 31[st] March 2025:
| Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2024/2025, £ |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Funds: | |||
| Bank Account | 8364 | 0 | 8364 |
| Accounts receivable | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 8364 | 0 | 8364 |
LiabiliPes as of 31[st] March 2025:
| Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2024/2025, £ |
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|---|---|---|---|
| LiabiliPes | 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 regulaPons set out in the ChariPes Act 2011. The Trustees have elected to take advantage of the provisions that apply to small chariPes and have prepared a Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and LiabiliPes which are set out on pages 6 to 7.
Approved by the Trustees on the 29th January, 2026
Signed on their behalf by Trustee. Susan Skrupa
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Notes on the Accounts for the year ending March 2025
1. Basis of AccounPng
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
| 2. Receipts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2024/2025, £ |
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| a) Voluntary receipts | |||
| Private donaPons | 156 | 0 | 156 |
| PayPal / Facebook / Amazon Smile donaPons |
350 | 0 | 350 |
| Other donaPons - The Mayfy Pub Chosen Charity |
67 | 0 | 67 |
| Total voluntary Receipts | 573 | 0 | 573 |
| b) Fundraising events | |||
| Events | 500 | 0 | 500 |
| Total Fundraising receipts | 500 | 0 | 500 |
| c) Investment Income | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Investment income | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| d) Gi\aid | |||
| General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Gilaid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| e) Other receipts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other receipts | o | 0 | 0 |
| Total Other receipts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1073 | 0 | 1073 |
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Notes to the accounts (con;nued) for the Year ending March 2025
3. Payments
| 3. Payments | |||
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| Unrestricted funds, £ |
Restricted funds, £ |
Total 2024/2025, £ |
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| a) Cost of charitable ac;vi;es |
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| Project expenses - supplies + prinPng |
760 | 0 | 760 |
| Project expenses - mentor reimbursable transport/ sustenance |
766 | 0 | 766 |
| Project expenses - mentor training courses |
63 | 0 | 63 |
| OperaPons / Website / Domains / HosPng / Insurance |
572 | 0 | 572 |
| Postage / Shipping | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total charitable costs | 2165 | 0 | 2165 |
| b) Fundraising costs | |||
| MarkePng / PromoPon / Events |
302 | 0 | 302 |
| Total Fundraising costs | 302 | 0 | 302 |
| c) Governance costs |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total governance costs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2467 | 0 | 2467 |
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 transacPon took place between the organisaPon 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 acPviPes the charity should undertake.
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