
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  1[st] May 2023                   Period start date   To   30[th] April 2024 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Raising Youth CIO** 

## **Charity registration number: 1196201** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|1. To act as a resource for children and<br>young people up to the age of 25<br>diagnosed with Special<br>Educational Needs (SEN) or Mental Health<br>(MH) Difficulties living in South<br>East England by providing<br>advice and assistance and organising<br>programmes of physical,<br>educational and other activities as a<br>means of:<br>a. advancing in life and helping young<br>people by developing their skills,<br>capacities and<br>capabilities to enable them to participate in<br>society as independent, mature<br>and responsible<br>individuals;<br>b. advancing education;<br>c. relieving unemployment;<br>d. providing recreational and leisure time<br>activity in the interests of social<br>welfare for people living in the area of benefit<br>who have need by reason of<br>their youth, age, infirmity or disability,<br>poverty or social and economic<br>circumstances with a view to improving the<br>conditions of life of such<br>persons.<br>2. To enhance the development and<br>education of children under statutory<br>school age by<br>encouraging parents to understand and<br>provide for the needs of their<br>children through free stay and<br>play groups and practical support and advice|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The charity’s Information, Advice and<br>Guidance Service has supported<br>families using an Early Intervention<br>approach to help teach resilience and<br>overcome emerging challenges they are|





|identified in the accounts.||facing. Frontline Practitioners<br>work with families implementing evidence-<br>based interventions. Through<br>this service the charity has supported 2<br>families during this period.<br>The charity has continued to deliver free<br>CPR Courses to the community.<br>The charity successfully delivered activities<br>as part of the Holiday Activities and Food<br>Programme.|
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|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard for the<br>commission’s guidance on the public benefit<br>in execution of their duties in this period.|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The charity assessed itself against the<br>Charity Excellence Framework<br>and chieved it’s kitemark. The trustees are<br>using the information from the<br>assessment to further improve how the<br>charity operates.<br>The charity maintained the Bronze Award as<br>part of the Kent and Medway Healthy<br>Workplaces Programme and progressed<br>towards the silver award.<br>The charity achieve Disability Confident<br>Leader Status.|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The charity remains in a stable financial<br>position at the end of the reporting period.<br>Total income for the year was £12,829,<br>derived primarily from local government<br>contracts, while total expenditure was<br>£7,597, reflecting our commitment to<br>supporting the community.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Raising Youth CIO does not have a policy on<br>reserves.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Not Applicable|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|No funds are materially in deficit|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|None|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Association|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by Board of Trustees|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Raising Youth CIO|
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|Other name the charity uses|Raising Youth|
|Registered charity number|1196201|
|Charity’s principal address|Raising Youth<br>St Nicholas Church<br>Rochester<br>Kent<br>ME2 4TR|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Callum Fred Alan<br>Thomas|Charity Secretary|||
||Margaret Akiode|Treasurer|||
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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**<br>**Full name(s**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|**)**<br>**)**Callum Fred Alan Thomas<br> <br> <br>Charity Secretary<br>04/03/2025||
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||**Raising Youth CIO**<br>**Charity Name**|**Raising Youth CIO**<br>**Charity Name**|**Raising Youth CIO**<br>**Charity Name**|**1196201**<br>**No (if any)**|**1196201**<br>**No (if any)**|**1196201**<br>**No (if any)**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|**1st May 2023**<br>Period start date|**To**||**30th April 2024**<br>Period end date|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**169**<br>**500**<br>**10,160**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,829**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,829**<br>**4,017**<br>**300**<br>**176**<br>**35**<br>**881**<br>**189**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **5,597**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**5,597**<br>**5,231**<br>**-**<br>**915**<br>**6,146**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**2,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**169**<br>**2,500**<br>**10,160**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,829**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,829**<br>**4,017**<br>**300**<br>**176**<br>**35**<br>**2,881**<br>**-**<br>**189**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**7,597**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**7,597**<br> <br>**5,231**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Fees for Charitable Services|**169**||||||**-**|
|Donations,legacies andgrants|**500**||||||**-**|
|Charitable Activities|**10,160**||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**10,829**||||||**-**|
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|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**||||||||
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|Wages / salaries and national insurance|**4,017**||||||**-**|
|Rent/Hire of Rooms|**300**||||||**-**|
|Insurance|**176**||||||**-**|
|Governance Costs|**35**||||||**-**|
|Costs of charitable activities|**881**||||||**-**|
|Bank interest and charges|||||||**-**|
|Website Costs|**189**||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**5,597**||||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||||||||
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|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||
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||**5,231**|**-**|**-**||<br>**5,231**||**-**|
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||**915**|**-**|**-**||**915**||**-**|
||**6,146**|**-**|**-**||**6,146**||**-**|



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>Bank Account<br>Cash<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**6,126**<br>**-**<br>**20**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**6,146**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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