**POWER UP** Colemeadow Road North Moons Moat Redditch Worcestershire. B98 9PB ## **Trustees Annual Report. April 2024** Charity Name: POWER UP Mentor Foundation Registered Office: 5 Colemeadow Road, Redditch, Worcestershire; B98 9PB Charity Registration Number: 1200077 ## **1.0 Objectives & Activities** The Power Up Mentor Foundation is dedicated to providing invaluable mentorship to young individuals aged 12 to 18 years. Our core initiative revolves around providing professional and qualified mentors with ILM status from the business and commerce community. These mentors offer guidance, support, and expertise to students in various schools and colleges aiming to nurture their skills and realise their potential. The scheme has and will remain completely mentee centric for the local communities, which is a core value of the trustees, its behaviours and activities. This shall be achieved by offering one-to-one mentoring sessions within the recognised protocols of safeguarding, wellbeing and DBS procedures. The ClO shall operate in England and Wales. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the ClO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. ## **2.0 Achievements & Performance** The interactions between our mentors and mentees have resulted in incredibly positive outcomes. Through our programs, students have experienced increased confidence, better academic performance, and a clearer understanding of their career paths. Many have also developed essential life skills that will benefit them beyond their academic years. Since our inception, we've experienced substantial growth. Initially starting with three mentors and six students in a single school, we're proud that we've expanded to over 85 mentors across 13 schools. This growth has allowed us to facilitate over 650 interactions between mentors and pupils, fostering a positive environment for personal and academic development. Funds were secured through various streams during the period. The initial funds were made by the North Worcestershire Economic and Development Group and the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership in recognition of the activities in the county with the schools and colleges, as a major part of the Gatsby Regulations and part of the skills and employment strategy in the county. Applications were made with various funding streams to help initiate the growth plan but as yet has not been realised. Company and individual donations were made and will be a major part of the expansion plans to remain self-sufficient, self-funding rather than rely on charity streams for funds and encourage local business to improve the employer engagements programmes and remain mentee and community centric and at the same time realise the value of helping the younger generation. The trustees realise that the success of the CIO and achieving its objectives will be to behave and conduct itself as a business. Whilst it is a not for profit organisation, the trustees and its partners conduct itself accordingly. Spending and costs are under control and tight budget processes and procedures are in place. There is a full business flow and activity process that is in line with ISO procedures and will be audited each year to ensure a continuous Improvement philosophy is maintained as we expand and grow it is viewed to be critical. During the period the trustees launched a website and engaged with social media platforms in an attempt to promote the activity, successes and help to entice new mentors and companies. A video was also made involving testimonials from some mentees, which was very well received. All this activity has proved to be very successful and is opening positive discussions with more mentors from all types of organisations and equally important, more companies. Equally several schools, colleges and other youth community organisations have made contact to deploy the scheme. Our training partner provides a qualified mentor plan which is fully endorsed by the ILM (Institute of Leadership & Management) which is a unique provision comparing it to other schemes in UK. This will provide an official management certificate for the mentors and it is also available for the mentees to obtain such a qualification, which is also recognised by the ILM. The costs of all the training are paid for by the Power Up Foundation. There is now a need for a part time administration role to help with the growth activities, namely processing the DBS status for mentors, arranging the training, allocation of mentors to youth organisations, management of the website and social media and general upkeep of the trading, this is the main reason for the additional funds being required. ## **2.1 The Future Plans** The scheme has proved to be a great success and it is fully understood by the trustees that there is a need to expand based purely on the number of people and organisations that wish to get involved. At the moment it is mainly within the county of Worcestershire but is expected that with the in next twelve months this will change both with different geographical locations but also outside schools and colleges, community hubs and youth clubs. The trustees therefore realise more efforts are to be deployed in raising funds to ensure the growth is achieved and standards remain high and in accordance with the objectives, desires and aspirations of the board. Whilst it is known that there have been positive outcomes, more measurable KPI’s and testimonials will be produced as actual performance data that can be qualified. This will be a major activity during the next trading period and it is believed will help raise awareness and indeed donations and involvement from various types of organisations throughout the UK. In the future short term, efforts will be made to secure funding through various schemes, such as lottery, UK prosperity etc in order to secure the foundations in the organisation to expand. It is the intention however that private sector donations will be a major source of funding given the potential positive impact on companies, their involvement with the communities and the development of a potential new workforce. ## **3.0 Finances** Please see Appendix A. ## **4.0 Structure, Governance and Management** There are six trustees from all kinds of backgrounds and experiences. It is chaired by the founder Simon Hyde; Vice Chair is Darren Houlcroft and Treasurer Julie Dyer. Formal letters of appointments were made as part of the protocol. In addition to the formal structure, Mr Rob Milford our training provider is retained as a key strategic partner and has signed a deed to reflect this. Andrew Bradley of Bradley Haynes is retained as the Foundations legal advisors and ensures together with the trustees that all Charity Commission governance is followed and adhered to. Mr Richard Horton, Chartered Accountant, is appointed as independent examiner on a voluntary basis in accordance with the Charity Commission. The management of the foundation however is general down the board of trustees. Monthly meetings are held and action and minutes produced to ensure the overall foundations objectives and targets are met and exceeded. There is significant emphasis on the safeguarding and wellbeing of the mentee at all levels of the process. Initially the interview process is deployed to help ‘screen’ the mentors for their suitability and to ensure that mentors focus on the scheme being mentee centric. Once the interview process is complete the trustees organise the deployment of DBS (enhanced) certificate for the mentor. Full training is then provided, at the full cost of the charity which after 10 sessions will allow the ILM certification to be awarded. During the mentoring sessions, signposts can be made for safeguarding which will be drawn to the attention of the school or college. It is also recognised that if the relationship is not positive or constructive then there is an exit process in place to protect all parties. ## **5.0 Names of Charity Trustees** |Simon Gretton Hyde|Chair| |---|---| |Mark Anthony Ridings|| |Juliette Angela Dyer|Treasurer| |Louise Laxton|| |Darren Joseph Houlcroft|Vice Chair| |Katrina Diane Kerr|| ## **6.0 Funds held as Custodian trustees on behalf of others** There are no funds held at current on behalf of others. ## **6.1 Additional Information** Mr Robert Milford of Milford Research Limited is a key partner, providing all the mentor training under the supervision of the ILM (Institute of Leadership & Management). ## **7.0 Declarations** All declarations have been made as part of the original submission of application to the charity commission. S.G.Hyde Founder, Trustee & Ambassador )WER , Mentor Foundation C.l.O. Appendix A |wJ CHARITY COMMISSION FOR E14GLAND AND WALE5 PoW*￿p Il*ntc¢FLwJno*n I2￿77 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthtr ppfvjd IOIDm22 31Th￿23 Section A Receipts and payments Ufirestri2ted nd5 Restricted lund5 Endowrnent fund5 Totsi funds Last Al R*¢e FaWZD¥W 2# 29) 17.1 wyc*siewirecounry couwi Y1￿Ce￿￿45￿11PcoU Cr•Jr￿1 ARI .507 597 A2 Asset and iry4estsDert 5ale5, tab￿}. sub toiol 35.507 34507 AryPa enls k cn¥p6 law ZCp¥W cn cn Ch ow?¥xtf¥ a BL*Kwcentre •,J2• 324 Sub toia )0¢ A4A$5et aTrd irweslmert Stsb toittl Toi•lpaymwtrts 20.39t N•tolroceiptsJlpaymwtsJ t5.203 1520 A6 Cash knd5 la51ytat tThJ Cash fuTh15 this Y￿r wjd 15JWJ 1*>)3 )WER , Mentor Foundation C.l.O. Section B Statement of a￿ts and liabilttiès at the end of the period Unrestri¢led fvn*Js Re5tricied EnO)¥mwrt fvods Bl C88h 153•J Tot81 c&sh funds 11203 ID n•vHt£ . z£zz Dèt311s co•tILwkn*) cMr[*)tW4**lOP￿u B4 Assets re￿ined lor the charity's own use Yth•n thJ•1OPll￿I BS Liabilitie8 ZofJw.f>JtsknJry I￿￿1( PVklF SVdbyor*￿￿rt$trU5￿&%¢ S4na P￿l Nan ||**PowerUp Mentor Foundation**
**Charity Name**|**PowerUp Mentor Foundation**
**Charity Name**|**PowerUp Mentor Foundation**
**Charity Name**|**1200077**
**No (if any)**|**1200077**
**No (if any)**|**1200077**
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**from**|16/08/2022
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**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**10**
**1,000**
**2,400**
**250**
**1,000**
**17,848**
**2,500**
**9,999**
**500**
**35,507**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**35,507**
**5**
**1,610**
**50**
**5**
**300**
**9,999**
**5**
**5**
**3,990**
**5**
**5**
**4,320**
**5**
**20,304**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**20,304**
**15,203**
**-**
**-**
**15,203**|**Restricted**
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**-**|**Endowment**
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**10**
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**2,400**
**250**
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**17,848**
**2,500**
**9,999**
**500**
**35,507**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**35,507**
**5**
**1,610**
**50**
**5**
**300**
**9,999**
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**5**
**3,990**
**5**
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**4,320**
**5**
**20,304**
**-**
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**20,304**
**15,203**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |J Dyer|**10**||||||**-**| |Faun Zoeller|**1,000**||||||**-**| |Faun Zoeller|**2,400**||||||**-**| |J Dyer|**250**||||||**-**| |Lasercomb Dies|**1,000**||||||**-**| |Wire Forest District Council|**17,848**||||||**-**| |Worcestershire CountyCouncil|**2,500**||||||**-**| |Worcestershire CountyCouncil|**9,999**||||||**-**| |James Attrell|**500**||||||**-**| |_AR)_|**35,507**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| |Bank Charges|**5**||||||**-**| |Milford Research|**1,610**||||||**-**| |FundraisingRegulator|**50**||||||**-**| |Bank Charges|**5**||||||**-**| |Stephen Alexander|**300**||||||**-**| |Faun Zoeller|**9,999**||||||**-**| |Bank Charges|**5**||||||**-**| |Bank Charges|**5**||||||**-**| |Milford Research|**3,990**||||||**-**| |Bank Charges|**5**||||||**-**| |Bank Charges|**5**||||||**-**| |Deer Park Hall & Business Centre|**4,320**||||||**-**| |Bank Charges|**5**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**20,304**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| ||**15,203**|**-**|**-**||**15,203**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**15,203**|**-**|**-**||**15,203**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 25/06/2024 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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behalf of all the trustees
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**charity’s own use**
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Faun Zoeller - Outstanding Invoices
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PUMF
**10,461**
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**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value (optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value (optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due (optional)**| ||||**31 December 2023**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 25/06/2024 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of POWER UP Mentor Foundation On accounts for the year ended 3110812023 Charity no lrfany) 1200077 Set out on pages Appendix A I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe TTUSt°) for the year ended 3110812023. Responsibilities and As the chanty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the wuirements of the Charittes Act 2011 ftrE Acn. I reFKJrt in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have foll0v￿d the applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission under seclion 145(5)(b) of the ACL I have completed my examinab'on. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection Y￿th the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Art or the accourlis do rN)t accord ￿th the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no conizms and have come a(TOSS no ott)er matte[5 in connection with the examinaLTon to vhich attention should be drawn in o-l der to eyi able a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Date: Signed- 2410612024 Name: Richard Horton Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if anyl: Chartered Accountant Member of ICAS (rhe Instttute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) Address: 53 Meadowcroft Hagley Dyg OLJ Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independerrt examination of charity accounts" directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.