## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 April 2025 31 March 2026 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1199273 The Drop In, Portland N/A **Charity's principal address** Portland Community Venue 3 Yards Close Portland **Postcode DT5 1JN** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |2
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Nabeel Alhassan|Trustee
Chair|Appointed Trustee 9 May
2024 Appointed Chair
Resigned 29 Sept 2026|| ||Helen Collins|Trustee - Chair|Appointed Trustee
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10 November 2025|| ||Carol Callis|Treasurer||| ||Nicola Davidson|Board Member
Trustee|Resigned 1 April 2026|| ||Sue Cocking|Board member
Trustee||| ||Lynne Mason|Trustee|Appointed 24 October
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Resigned 5 June 2026|| ||Robert Hughes|Trustee|Appointed 12 Jan 2026|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Registered as such by the Charity Commission How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Trustee Board Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** The Drop In is a member of Dorset Youth You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the** March **2012** **TAR** 2 The Drop In is an independent Youth Service on the Island of Portland, providing support for those aged 8 - 21 years (age 25 for Special Educational Needs & Disabilities). The Drop In provides a safe and inclusive environment to: ## **charity set out in its governing document** - Support young people to build self-confidence and compassionate relationships with peers. - Advance life skills, capacities and capabilities so they can participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals. - Advance education and relieve unemployment - Provide recreational activity in the interest of social welfare for those who have need according to their youth, disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances All activities are for young people in need of specific support – at the end of the year The Drop In had a register of 461 young people with 324 actively engaging young people. The activities provided are a means of interaction and always with a focus on mental health, life skills and advancing improved life outcomes. The Drop In is in not a just a youth club; we are a whole youth service supporting the whole needs of young people alongside our sessions which provide recreational activities. ## Sessions are as follows: - Aged 8-11 years (Tuesdays) – youth worker led activities, games, music and specific projects - Aged 11-14 years (Tuesdays) – games, Zen Den, therapeutic activities and 1-2-1 support - 14-18 years (Wednesdays) – peer to peer engagement and 1-2-1 support, c-card, external agency support services **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** - 14+ All Stars – A group to support Neurodiverse young people - 14+ years (Thursdays) – talking therapy, targeted outreach plus closed sessions on demand according to need - Detached outreach around the Island as needed and with the Atlantic Academy secondary school as a walk about service. Additional projects are delivered where specific funding is provided. These have included: - Project Push Up – for young men at risk of county-lines exploitation - Young Leader Programme – for older young people to gain training and employment in youth work - Dorset Music Hub Programme – to engage in music participation - CV workshop project to help school age finishers with job applications and references - Multiple art projects with local providers in conjunction with B-Side - Rory Pilgram – Film project Pink & Green  Tiny Art Gallery  Pilot CHAMS  STARS support in sessions  Pilot GP Services in sessions  Freshers Week at Coastland College  Life Beats Residential  Friendly Food Club collaboration  Dorset Stake Holders – Guest Speakers March **2012** **TAR** 3 ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** The Drop In does not make onward grants You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** The service secured an additional premises to operate from, which **achievements of the charity** provides for better access to young people living on the top of Portland. **during the year** The premises is leased to the service at no cost by a local business. This has enabled strong charitable links with several connected organisations which have in turn made charitable donations of funding and in-kind contributions. The address for this venue is: The Drop In#2, Longstone Close, Southwell, Portland, DT5 2EU. The Drop In service has grown from providing a few sessions a week to now offering 6 youth sessions on 3 evenings per week and offering day time support appointments for young people. We are proudly now a Network Family Hub for Dorset Council from our Longstone Close Centre – The Drop In#2 We also host a variety of pilot collaborations with STARS Dorset, GP’s, Sexual Health Dorset and CAMHS. March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Section E Financial review** Have secured funding for to September 2028, reserves will be retained and are **Brief statement of the** added to when possible, **charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include Most of the income needed by The Drop In is sought from grants from additional information, where trusts, foundations and designated community funding rounds from the relevant about: local authority. - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; March **2012** **TAR** 5 - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Carol Ann Callis **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc) Date** 1 July 2026 March **2012** **TAR** 6 The Drop In accounts as at 31° March 2026 Balan￿ b/f (31° Marth 2025) Income Dorset Council Irestrictedl Lottery Awards for All Irestricted) Groundworksl Tesco- cooking for all} Amateurs Trust Postcode Lottery Pink & Green Film Project Coop Fundraising {restricted SALT donation (restricted Court Leet l All Stars- sensory area TD1#21 Portland Youth Council - venue hire (restricted) Bauer Media Group (restricted - Wellness Wall) Weymouth College- cake sale Misc Interest tal Incom enditure Salaries £96,771.36 HMRC £16,298.81 Pension £3,924.29 Salary Provision- Franklin & Co £420.00 Rent to Portland Town Council Healthy snacks Equipment TD1#2 IT, & Mobile Phone Miscellaneous Insurance Events £108.767.55 £9,600.00 £55,863.50 £1,000.00 £30,000.00 £40,000.00 £4,000.00 £505.00 £500.00 £iooo.00 £710.00 £1,250.CKJ £470.05 £288.69 £697.68 45 Total £116,994.46 £5,425.70 £2327.32 £3300.09 £3957.75 £2850.38 £771.79 £1318.97 £244.03 itu 13 £145,864.23 25 26 £8.673.74 k 31 March 2026 £117.461,98 UNRESTRICTED RESERVES £30,241.50 I have examined the accounts & can verify that the above statement is a true record of the income and expenditure of the Drop In. Portland, for the period endin8 31 March 2026 Incom 2025 includln serves J.McPhea CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinevs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustses THE DROP IN OD accounts for the year ended 31 MARCH 2026 Charity no (if any Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Twst") for the year ended .31 March 2026 As the charity's trustees, you a￿ responsible for the preparation of the arxounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). Responsibilltles and basls of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys account8 carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Ad. Independent I have ￿MPleted my examination. l confirm that no material matters have examiner's statsment com8 to my attention in connedion with the examinakn.on which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records We￿ not kept in accordan¢8 with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 1rue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no con￿M$ and have come across no other matters in Connection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Dats: Jt>)G Name: John cPheat Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (rf any): Address: 10 Park Road Portland Dorset DT5 2AD IER Oct 2018