## **North Avenue Youth Centre** Reg Charity No.1125028 Reg Charity No.1197085 ## **Trustees Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022** **Address:** North Avenue, Chelmsford CM1 2AL **Trustees:** Rev Kenneth Thom (Chair)* to 22 June 2022 Trevor Andrews // Peter Bardwell (Chair from September 2022) // Janet Cassels (Secretary) Graham Handscomb // from 24 September 2022 Gabrielle Horton to 22 June 2022 Jane Humphreys (Treasurer)* // Jung Youn (also known as Maria) Lee* to 22 June 2022 Rebecca Mabey Martin Solder # Yvonne Spence Moira O’Sullivan to 22 June 2022 * Appointed by the United Reformed Church for charity 1125028 // Nominated by the United Reformed Church for charity 1197085 # Appointed by Essex Youth Trust for both charities Other trustees are elected/re-elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM); those co-opted between AGMs stand for election at the next AGM **Custodian Trustees:** The United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust are the custodian trustees of the premises **Bankers:** Cooperative Bank Plc Miller Street Manchester M60 0AL ## **Independent Examiner:** Roger Louth FCCA **Governing document:** Constitution agreed 07.09.2000 for 1125028 Constitution agreed 07.07.2021 for 1197085 ## **Change in charity structure** At the 2021 Annual General Meeting a new constitution was agreed for North Avenue Youth Centre as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. This charity was recognised by the Charity Commission and registered on 13 December 2021 with number 1197085. At the Annual General Meeting held on 22 June 2022 it was resolved by the trustees and members of North Avenue Youth Centre Registered Charity Number 1125028 that all activities of the charity since 1 January 2022 be deemed to have been undertaken by North Avenue Youth Centre Registered Charity Number 1197085. The trustees of charity number 1125028 are not absolved from responsibilities for that charity. ## **Objectives and activities** The aims and objectives of the North Avenue Youth Centre (NAYC) remain unchanged by the move from an unincorporated charity to a charitable incorporated organisation. They are to help boys and girls (age 8-25) through their leisure time activities so to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as members of society, and that their conditions of life may be improved. In order to achieve this, a full-time Centre Manager, part-time youth workers, a combined administrator and fundraiser have been appointed. The grants awarded to NAYC allow it to run a varied programme of out-ofschool activities for young people from the local area, which is one of great social deprivation. NAYC has the use of purpose-built facilities which include a sports hall and an outside all-weather play space. In their role of guiding and monitoring the planning and delivery of these activities, the NAYC Trustees (known as the Management Committee) have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. ## **Achievements and performance** Since January 2022 the Centre has been fully open for business. The detached work in the community has been run with limited delivery due to staffing issues. However a new senior worker has been appointed and is working hard to get to know the young people and the different areas covered. The young people met on these detached visits said that they felt they were viewed negatively due to the behaviour of some. After some discussions, it was decided that they should create a large work of wall art. This was carried out over an extended period and is bright, colourful with many positive comments painted on it. NAYC won a community award from Morrisons – the ”Moments of Hope Award”- recognising outstanding contributions to the community. Despite numbers being limited due to staffing, 97 young people attended summer events. These included a five day residence in Wales with EBGC, a day out to Adventure Island, and a junior Sports Day and sleepover led and managed by the young leaders. Also held were a baking and craft session with products being sold afterwards to raise funds for a GoKarting session, rock climbing, and Seniors BBQ and sleepover. Following receipt of funding, NAYC has started to deliver a programme of offsite week-end trips every other Saturday for six months. Just before Christmas, the young people and their families were able to attend the Winter Family Day, funded by Active Essex. This had some very positive feed back from parents and young people. The Club runs sessions for Juniors (age 8 to end of Year 6) Seniors (Year7 to age 15) and Olders (age 15 to 18) and some 18+. At all of these sessions as well as physical activities and crafts, young people are encouraged to discuss items such as fairness, power, conflict and resolution, communication and compromise. The Youth Centre Manager also reports the increase in young people with mental health and safeguarding issues. She works with the relevant organisations for these issues. The Friday senior session now focuses on planning, preparing and clearing away a simple meal – important life skills in a community where it is often a struggle to provide a nutritious hot meal. YCM feels that they are beginning to relate these discussions to other areas of their day-today life. A new initiative was launched by one of the volunteers in August. A weekly coffee afternoon is held to provide time for parents and carers to meet, and to share experiences with staff. This group also organised a bingo evening which raised nearly £300. At the end of 2022 there was a fulltime Centre Manager, one part time senior lead worker, two youth support workers and three volunteers. There is also an Administrator and Fund Raiser working 20 hours per week. It is hoped to employ another senior worker and a youth support worker in the near future. ## **Financial Review** NAYC continues to rely primarily on grant funding to operate. In 2022 we were again grateful to Essex Youth Trust for funding of £16,000 towards our core costs. We secured an additional £37,521 in grants. Our thanks go to Essex Community Foundation, Chelmsford City Council, Essex County Council, Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services, and Essex Boys and Girls Clubs/ Active Essex. We also received a number of donations including from Chelmsford Round Table, and European Metal Recovery. Total unrestricted income for the year at £59,033 was £7646 less than in 2021. Unrestricted expenditure of £68,487 was £14,425 more than in 2021. Restricted funds: Spending of £251 in respect of specific young people concluded the funding received in 2018 and 2019. We were pleased once again that our young people were able to enjoy awards from the Jack Petchey Foundation with two awards spent and a third award planned to be used in early 2023. This was the first year since 2019 when NAYC was able to run a wide range of activities which is reflected in the expenditure. However, the change of personnel in the fundraising position limited our ability to seek funds at the same time as running activities. As a result, overall expenditure in 2022 of £69,254 was £9,620 more than total income. The total assets of the charity therefore fell to £57,723. We were required to open a new bank account with the Co-operative Bank for the new registered charity. We closed the interest-bearing account in February with the intention of opening a new one attracting a better rate which would link with the new current account. However the protracted process of opening the new account, and the repeated need to change account signatories, delayed the process of opening a new interest-bearing account beyond the year end. All assets of the old charity have been transferred to the new charity. The reserves policy of NAYC is to hold sufficient cash to cover six to nine months’ expenditure. At the end of 2022, unrestricted cash held totalled £54,282, equivalent to around 6 months’ planned expenditure of £102,832 for 2023. ## **Looking forward** Our primary aim is to maintain at least three sessions at the centre each week during school terms, plus detached sessions. We will also plan specific activities to take place in school holidays, and still hope to implement the online platform. It is hoped to be able to offer: - Daytime provision for young people not in school full time - Taking part in the 5:50:5 Challenge run by EBGC for those aged 16+ - Mental health sessions. The Trustees consider that NAYC remains a going concern and applications for grant funding based on current and planned activities will continue to allow NAYC to carry out its valuable work. ## **Declaration** This report and the accounts were approved by the Trustees at their meeting on 14th April 2023 Signed: Position: Chair ## **NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE** Charity Number 1197085 ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022** |Note
**1**
**INCOME FROM:**
Donations,grants and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investments
4
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
5
Charitable activities
6,7
**_Net movement in funds_**
**Transfer of funds from charity number 1125028**
**_Total funds carried forward_**
**_Total_**
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2022**
**Total**
**2021**
**Former**
**charity**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
56104
0
600
56704
0
67946
2924
0
0
2924
0
1727
5
0
0
5
0
6| |---|---| ||59033
0
600
59633
0
69679| ||3383
0
0
3383
0
2837
65104
0
767
65871
0
54950| ||68487
0
767
69254
0
57786| ||| ||-9453
0
-167
-9620
0
11893| ||0
0
0
0| ||-9453
0
-167
-9620
0
11893| ||65073
310
1961
67343
0
55450| ||55619
310
1794
57723
0
67343| ## **NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE** ## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022** |**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022**|| |---|---| |Note
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
8
**_Total fixed assets_**
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
9
Cash at bank and in hand
10
**_Total current assets_**
**Liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
11
**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**
**_Total assets less current liabilities_**
**Funds of the Charity**
12
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
**_Total funds_**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2022 Total 2021**
**Former**
**charity**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
490
0
0
490
0
315| ||490
0
0
490
0
315| ||1069
0
0
1069
0
8703
54282
310
2094
56686
0
58542| ||55352
310
2094
57755
0
67245| ||223
0
300
523
0
216| ||55129
310
1794
57232
0
67029| ||| ||55619
310
1794
57722
0
67344| ||1794
1794
0
1961
55619
310
55929
0
65382| ||55619
310
1794
57723
0
67343| APPROVED by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by Pete Bardwell Chairman ## **NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE** ## **Notes to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2022** ## 1a. **FORMATION OF CHARITY** North Avenue Youth Centre was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registration number 1197085 on 13 December 2021. At the AGM held on 22 June 2022 it was resolved by the trustees and members of North Avenue Youth Centre Registered Charity Number 1125028 that all activities of the charity since 1 January 2022 be deemed to have been undertaken by North Avenue Youth Centre Registered Charity Number 1197085 ## **1b. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of accounting** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP2015 - FRS 102) issued by the Charity Commission, and the Charities Act 2011. The accruals basis of accounting has been adopted, and the principal accounting policies set out below are applied consistently. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. ## **Income** Income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity becomes entitled to the resources; it is more likely than not that the trusteees will receive the resources; and the monetary value can be established with sufficient reliability Grants are recognised when the general recognition criteria are met, and any applicable performance conditions are met Grant money unspent at the end of the period is considered to be a liability if repayment is probable. The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report ## **Expenditure and liabilities** Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred and include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. ## **Tangible fixed assets** The premises used by NAYC are owned by the United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust with whom NAYC has an agreement for use of the premises until 2046 in the first instance. Tangible assets with a purchase value over £100, other than those purchased wholly by a specific grant, are depreciated over a period of 5 or more years. ## **NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE** **Notes to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2022** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted
Unrestricted designated Restricted
general funds funds income funds Total 2022 Total 2021
£
2: Donations, grants and legacies:
Donations and gifts 2,583 - - 2583 29
Grants 53,521 600 54121 62440
Government grants for Covid-19 0 5477
Total 56,104 - 600 56,704 67,946
3: Charitable activities:
entrance money 1,425 - - 1425 492
YC activity receipts 1,409 - - 1409 621
Payments for services 90 90 615
Total 2,924 - - 2834 1727
4: Income from investments:
Interest income 5 - - 5 6
Total 5 - - 5 6
Unrestricted
Unrestricted designated Restricted
general funds funds income funds Total 2022 Total 2021
5: Expenditure on raising funds: £
Incurred seeking grants 3,383 - - 3,383 2,837
Total 3,383 - - 3,383 2,837
6: Expenditure on charitable activities
Staff costs:
Salaries 44,698 - 44,698 35,571
Training 240 240 15
Travel etc expenses 31 31 10
Recruitment - - 200
Youth Centre activities 9,301 - 767 10,068 7,549
Building costs:
Rent 12 12 12
Charity administration:
Insurance 876 876 838
Communications 709 709 839
Subscriptions - - -
Payroll services 245 245 601
Sundry costs 567 567 1,052
Support costs:
Independent examiner's fee - - -
Contribution to North Avenue Christian Centre
8,250 8,250 8,000
Depreciation 175 175 263
Total 65,104 - 767 65,871 54,950
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## **7: Staff and Trustee Costs** |Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs
Total staff costs|47367
2883 fully reimbursed by NI allowance
693
50943| |---|---| No employees had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 NAYC has arranged with the NEST pension scheme for eligible employees to be enrolled The charity trustees were neither paid nor received any other benefits from employment with NAYC in the year neither were they reimbursed expenses during the year No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity The trustees are the key management personnel of the charity The average monthly head count was 4 employees ## **8: Tangible assets** |Equipment since 2017,value at 1 January 2022
Additions
Depreciation allowed in year
Carried forward 31 December 2022
**9: Analysis of debtors**|315
350
-175
490
**Unrestricted**
**general funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**| |---|---| Grant payments due Interest due **----- Start of picture text -----**
2022 2021
£ £
0 8000
0 1
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Refunds due 340
Insurance in advance 730
1,070 0 0
10: Cash at bank and in hand
Unrestricted
Unrestricted designated Restricted
general funds funds income funds
COIF deposit account
Co-operative Bank current account 54211 310 2094
Floats 71
54,282 310 2,094
11: Analysis of Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Unrestricted
Unrestricted designated Restricted
general funds funds income funds
Pay costs for December 223
Recruitment checks
Repayment of grant 300
Total 223 - 300
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340 44
730 657
Total 1,070 8,703
2022 2021
£ £
36727
56615 21,710
71 105
Total 56,686 58,542
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2022 2021
£ £
223 136
80
300
523 216
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## **12: Funds and grants** The Jack Petchey Foundation makes grants and awards that are Restricted in terms of their use and time availability In 2018 the ECF Chrysalis Fund awarded £900 to enable a young person to have specialist training In 2019 further funding was granted by the Chrysalis Fund and the Essex and Southend Sports Charitable Fund In 2019 Chelmsford City Council made a grant of £18250 for a community defibrillator, improved lighting and equipment. In 2020 Essex County Council topped up the defibrillator grant to cover a shortfall in installation costs In 2021 Active Essex through EBGC awarded £2500 for use with families to cope after the winter of Covid-19 Movement on Restricted grants during the year: |Balance b/fwd 1 January 2022
Receipts
Expenditure
Balance c/fwd 31 December 2022|**Jack Petchey**
**ECF Chrysalis**
**Defibrillator**
**Winter Covid**
250
251
348
1112
600
0
0
-516
-251
0
334
0
348
1112| |---|---| Funding from other bodies which is not for core running costs is Designated for specific purposes. These are currently the purchase of equipment. Movements on Designated Funds: |Balance b/fwd 1 January 2022
Receipts
Expenditure
Balance c/fwd 31 December 2022|**Equipment**
310
0
0
310| |---|---| **----- Start of picture text -----**
2022 2021
£ £
1,961 2685
600 3000
- 767 -3724
Total 1,794 1,961
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2022 2021
£ £
310 310
- 0
- 0
Total 310 310
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinetrs ￿port on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report North Avenue Y(th Catre On accounts for the year 31* Decemtsr 2022 Charlty no Ilf any) 1197085 Sfyt out on pagos I rewrt to the trustees on my exan1nat1(￿ of the accounts of the above chwity (Ihe Trusf) for the yew 31sr December 2022. Responslblllllas and ba818 of Mport AS ￿ char￿1$ trustees, you responsble for the preparatK)n of the accounts in ￿¢￿￿nCe wilh the reqimrements of the Chariti88 Act 2011 1lh8 I rewt in resFecl of my examination of the Trusf6 accounts carrS8d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act ar￿ in carying out my examination. I have f01km￿ all the appI¥￿tA8 DreclKTh given by the Charty Commission under se(aion 145(5Xb) of the ACL Independent I have comWed my examinali(m. I confimi that no material matters hav oxamlnerfs ststem•nt come to my attentK)n in connection *ryth the examnation (other Ihan that dtsckxed below ') gives me cause to beti8ve that in, any matertal the aGcountNig record8 ￿tre n¢X kept in accord￿ wlth section 130 of the Charthes Act., or the accounts did not compty with the app[￿ble requirements I￿ncernIng the fomi and (x)ntent of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts Rew*ts> Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the ￿unts give a arKI fail view which is not a matter COns￿er8d as part of an Inde￿KIent examInat￿n. with the examinatM)n to vthich attent￿n should be drawn in this report in Slgn•d." 2* May 2023 Roger Louth Relevant profemlonal qualificatlon($) Of body (If any): Address: 18 St Vincents Ro&J. Chelmsford, CM2 9PS