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. unstrICted 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 Charit*s 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 eXaMinatn, 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 beIve 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 reqU1MentS
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 eXaMinatn to whh 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