2023-12-31-accounts

North Avenue Youth Centre NAYC Reg Charity No.1125028 Reg Charity No.1197085 Trustees Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 Address: North Avenue, Chelmsford CMI 2AL Trustees: Trevor Andrews // Peter Bardwell (Chair from September 2022) // Janet Cassels (Secretary) Graham Handscomb // from 24 September 2022 Jane Humphreys {Treasurer)* // Rebecca Mabey Martin Solder# Yvonne Spence Appointed by the United Reformed Church for charlty 1125028 // Nominated by the United Reformed Church for charlty 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 stsnd for elettion at the next AGM Custodian Trustees: The United Refonned Church (Eastern Province) Trust are the custodian trustees of the premises Bankers: Cooperative Bank PIC Miller Street Manchester M60 OAL Independent Examiner: Roger Louth FCCA Governing document: Constitution agreed 07.07.2021 for 1197085 Change In charity Structure The charity 1125028 was removed from the register of charities in December 2023

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 splrltual capacities that they may grow to full maturlty as individuals and as members of society, and that their conditions of life may be improved. In order to achieve this, a full-tlme 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-of- school 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 monltoring the plannlng and delivery of these activltles, the NAYC Trustees (known as the Management Committee) have regard to the Charlty Commission's guidance on public benefit. Achievements and performance This year has seen NAYC continue its valuable work with the young people of the area. This is carrfed out In several different ways. The detached sessions run twice a week In the neighbourhood. It Is felt that consistent long tenn involvement with young people has increased its successes. New young people become regulars and engage much more quickly. Staff are seelng much more success in intercepting what could be considered harmful associatlons. Sessions continue to run with good numbers. Seniors {Yr7-15) remain the largest group. Their sesslons focus on sports, managing conflirt, setting boundaries, teamwork and the very successful Frlday evening cooking sessions. Juniors sessions (8-end of Yr6) can be quite challenging with some disruptive behaviour. This has been tackled by offerlng sessions with strong play work using imaginative and free play as well as more structured teamwork. It is felt this is beginning to have a positive effect. Monday Olders sessions have increased in numbers. It remains a quieter session when the bullying projett is being worked on. It is positive to see this group sitting round the table offering each other a space to be heard. Parental surveys show that parents trust and appreciate the work done by team at NAYC.

In the summer a variety of activities (funded by Active Essex Foundation and Essex Local Council Associations) took place. These included splash park visit, 5 day residential visit to Wales pottery painting go karting, camp out at Skreens Park. The first Halloween event was held. 2 parties were run. One for Juniors and famllies and a later one for Seniors. Across the evening 94 people attended and good reports were received. The young people and families enjoyed another Christmas family day. This is funded by Active Essex. This outing includes attending a panto in Southend, a visit to a Christmas market, a buffet and some party games. NAYC also took part in several EBGC activities including a residential weekend in Wales There Is a planned project with Hylands School for young people who are struggling with school attendance. The aim is to provide activities to support these children with the objective of those children retuming to full time education in school At the end of 2023 staffing is at the highest level yet achieved. It conslsts of a full time Centre manager and a part time senior detached worker,3 youth support workers and fund-raiser office admlnlstrator. We also highly value the 3 community volunteers and 3 young leaders. Thls hlgh level means that NAYC can be open for more activities and support both in the centre and detached. It is expected that 2 new people will be appointed to deliver the Hylands project Since September 2023 trustees have holding about the proposed transfer of ownership of premises to The River Church. This church is one of the site users Trustees are working on ensuring this transfer goes ahead to the benefit of all making sure that all aspects of NAYC are able to continue to carry out their valuable work. Dtscussions continue. Flnanclal Revlew NAYC continues to rely primarily on grant fiJnding to operate. In 2023 we were again grateful to Essex Youth Trust for funding of £16,000 towards our core costs. We secured an additional £69.091 in grants, a significant increase on 2022. Our thanks go to Essex Community Foundation (specifically the Roger and Jean Heath Charitable Fund, the Alastair and Patricia Stewart Charitable Fund, the Bartella Charitable Fund, the FW Charitable Fund, and the Margaretting Fund), Essex County Council, Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services, Essex Boys and Girls Clubs, Active Essex, the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner, the Essex Association, the People's Postcode Lottery Trust, and DHL. Our members generated over £4000 from artivities. Total unrestricted income for the year at £89,647

was £30,614 more than in 2022. un￿strICted expenditure of £91,425 was £22,938 more than in 2022. Restrirted funds: We were pleased once again that our young people were able to enjoy awards from the lack Petchey Foundation with three awards spent. £324 was used to keep the community defibrillator operational. Overall expenditure in 2023 of £92,683 was £2,136 more than total income. The total assets of the charity therefore fell to £55,587. The reserves policy of NAYC is to hold sufficient cash to cover six to nine months, expenditu￿. At the end of 2023, unrestricted cash held totalled £53,582, equivalent to around five months, planned expenditu￿ of £129,362 (including the Hylands School project agreed in January 2024) for 2024. Looking forward NAYC aim to continue to hold the current level of sessions and to increase the variety of activities taking place during holidays all of which are intended to provide a safe space and opportunity for young people to gather away from the risks and challenges of local gangs Following signature in January 2024 of the agreement with Hylands School, carry out and assess the initial 6 week session of Hylands project which It is hoped will encourage and enable reluctant pupils back into full school Ilfe. Develop further trainlng and development for staff. Declaratlon This report and the accounts were approved by the Trustees at their meeting on 18th April 2024 Signed: Position: AJ.WL .

NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE

Charity Number 1197085

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

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 Total funds brought forward 1 January 2023 Total funds carried forward 31 December 2023 Total Total Net income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds	Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds Total 2023 Total 2022 £ £ £ £	Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds Total 2023 Total 2022 £ £ £ £	Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds Total 2023 Total 2022 £ £ £ £	Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds Total 2023 Total 2022 £ £ £ £	Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds Total 2023 Total 2022 £ £ £ £
	75310	0	11200	86510	56704
	4036	0	0	4036	2924
	0	0	0	0	5
	79347	0	11200	90547	59633
	6404	0	0	6404	3383
	84801	220	1258	86279	65871
	91205	220	1258	92683	69254
	-11858	-220	9942	-2136	-9621
	10300		-10300	0	0
	-1558	-220	-358	-2136	-9621
	55619	310	1794	57723	67343
	54060	90	1436	55586	57723

NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
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 2023 Total 2022 £ £
	315	0	0	315	490
	315	0	0	315	490
	783	0	0	783	1069
	53582	90	1436	55108	56686
	54365	90	1436	55891	57755
	620	0	0	620	523
	53745	90	1436	55271	57232
	54060	90	1436	55586	57722
			1436	1436	1794
	54060	90		54150	55929
	54060	90	1436	55586	57723

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 2023

1a. FORMATION OF CHARITY

North Avenue Youth Centre was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registration number 1197085 on 13 December 2021.

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 2016 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 2023

2 3 4 5 6		Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds	Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds	Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds	Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds	Total 2023 Total 2022 £ 519 2583 85991 54121 86,510 56,704 1859 1425 2178 1409 0 90 4036 2924 0 5 0 5 Total 2023 Total 2022 £ 6,404 3,383 6,404 3,383 53,877 44,698 215 240 40 31 - - 20,007 10,068 12 12 964 876 1,131 709 - - 314 245 545 567 - - 9,000 8,250 175 175 86,279 65,871	Total 2023 Total 2022 £ 519 2583 85991 54121 86,510 56,704 1859 1425 2178 1409 0 90 4036 2924 0 5 0 5 Total 2023 Total 2022 £ 6,404 3,383 6,404 3,383 53,877 44,698 215 240 40 31 - - 20,007 10,068 12 12 964 876 1,131 709 - - 314 245 545 567 - - 9,000 8,250 175 175 86,279 65,871
	Donations, grants and legacies:
	Donations and gifts	519	-	-		519	2583
	Grants	74,791		11,200		85991	54121
	Total Charitable activities:	75,310	-	11,200		86,510	56,704
	entrancemoney	1,859	-	-		1859	1425
	YC activityreceipts	2,178	-	-		2178	1409
	Paymentsforservices					0	90
	Total Income from investments:	4,036	-	-		4036	2924
	Interest income		-	-		0	5
	Total Expenditure on raising funds:	-	-	-		0	5
		Unrestricted general funds Unrestricted designated funds Restricted income funds				Total 2023 Total 2022 £
	Incurred seeking grants	6,404	-	-		6,404	3,383
	Total Expenditure on charitable activities	6,404	-	-		6,404	3,383
	Staff costs:
	Salaries	53,877		-		53,877	44,698
	Training	215				215	240
	Traveletc expenses	40				40	31
	Recruitment	-				-	-
	Youth Centre activities	18,529	220	1,258		20,007	10,068
	Building costs:
	Rent	12				12	12
	Charity administration:
	Insurance	964				964	876
	Communications	1,131				1,131	709
	Subscriptions	-				-	-
	Payrollservices	314				314	245
	Sundry costs	545				545	567
	Support costs:
	Independentexaminer'sfee	-				-	-
	Contribution toNorth Avenue ChristianCentre	9,000				9,000	8,250
	Depreciation	175				175	175
	Total	84,801	220	1,258		86,279	65,871

7 Staff and Trustee Costs

Salaries and wages 59222 Social security costs 3907 fully reimbursed by NI allowance Pension costs 1058 Total staff costs 64187

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

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Equipment since 2017,value at 1 January 2023 490
Additions 0
Depreciation allowed in year -175
Carried forward 31 December 2023 315
9 Analysis of debtors
Unrestricted
Unrestricted designated Restricted
general funds funds income funds
Refunds due
Insurance in advance 784
784 0 0
10 Cash at bank and in hand
Unrestricted
Unrestricted designated Restricted
general funds funds income funds
Co-operative Bank current account 53510 90 1436
Floats 72
53,582 90 1,436
11 Analysis of Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Unrestricted
Unrestricted designated Restricted
general funds funds income funds
Pay costs for December 234
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Total	2023 £	2022 £
	0	340
	784	730
	784	1,070
	2023 £	2022 £
	55036	56,615
	72	71
Total	55,108	56,686
	2023 £	2022 £
	234	223

Payment for Christmas outing Repayment of grant

386 Total 620 - -

386
-	300
620	523

12 Funds and grants

The Jack Petchey Foundation makes grants and awards that are Restricted in terms of their use and time availability 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 In 2023 a restricted income grant of £10,300 was received from Essex Community Foundation, for core costs

Movement on Restricted funds during the year:

Movement on Restricted funds during the year:	Movement on Restricted funds during the year:
Jack Petchey Defibrillator Winter Covid Balance b/fwd 1 January 2023 334 348 1112 Receipts 900 0 Expenditure -934 -324 Balance c/fwd 31 December 2023 300 0 24 1112 Total 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: Equipment Balance b/fwd 1 January 2023 310 Receipts 0 Expenditure -220 Balance c/fwd 31 December 2023 90 Total		2023 £	2022 £
		1,794	1961
		900	600
		- 1,258	-767
		1,436	1,794
		2023 £	2022 £
Balance b/fwd 1 January 2023 Receipts Expenditure Balance c/fwd 31 December 2023	Equipment 310 0 -220
		310	310
		-	0
		- 220	0
	90	90 310

Funding from other bodies which is not for core running the purchase of equipment. Movements on Designated Funds:	costs is Designated for specific pu
	Equipment
Balance b/fwd 1 January 2023	310
Receipts	0
Expenditure	-220
Balance c/fwd 31 December 2023	90

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the truste Ntyth Avenue Youth Centre On accounts for the year endod 31" December 2023 Charity no lif any) 1197085 Set out on pages 5 pages I report to the trustees on my examinalK)n of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31sr Decemtsr 2023. Responsibilities and basi8 of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsib￿ for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charits Act 2011 Ilhe Acl.) I report in respect of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carried out under seclKJn 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my eXaMinat￿n, I have followed all the applicable Oirectw)ns given by the Charlty Commission under section 14515Xb} of the Act. I have completed my examinatK>n. I confimi that no material matters have Independent examinevs corne to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me statement ause lo beI￿ve that in. any material respecl: the accounting records ￿re not kept in accordartt with section 130 of the Charilies Act,. or the accounts dKI not a¢￿T￿ with the ￿ntinG records,. or the accounts did not compty with the applbcable reqU1￿MentS conceming the form and content of ac£ounts set out in the Chavities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fai¢ vivw which is not a matter consmjered as part of an independent ekn•ninalion. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connectron with the eXaMinat￿n to wh￿h attention shouhJ be drawn in this report in order to enabk a Fwjer understanding of the accounts to be re&hed. 81gned: 13° April 2024 Nam•: Roger Louth Relevant professional qualificalionls) or body (rf any): Felkyw of the Assc¢1￿ of Chartergj Certifiéd Accountants {retired) Address: 18 Sl Wincents Road. Chelmsf(x(I, CM2 9PS