Trustees Annual Report 2024 - 2025
selbycoderdojo.org.uk
This annual report covers the period 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, our second year operation. This report is written following the guidance from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and in line with Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (the FRSSE)
1. Objectives & Activities
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a. The purposes (and activities) of Selby CoderDojo, as laid out in our constitution are:
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i. The objects of the CIO are to advance in life and help children and young people aged 7-17 through:
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ii. Providing a volunteer led coding club that provides informal opportunities for engagement and interest in exploring coding, digital making and Stem topics and projects designed to improve their conditions of life;
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iii. Providing opportunities to develop key skills in communication, collaboration and problem solving to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.’
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b. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The trustees consider that Selby CoderDojo meets the public benefit criteria of the advancement of education.
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2. Achievements and Performance
a. Things that are new!
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i. We have encouraged young people to take part in global activities and events. We had 2 teams enter Coolest Projects, and 2 teams entered Astro Pi, getting their python code run on the International Space Station!
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ii. We’ve worked hard in the last year to build good links with local schools in the area, to help signpost young people to us, but also provide advice and guidance on digital making activities they can run at school, including setting up Coding Clubs in school time.
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iii. We’ve worked harder to build local connections. We’ve been supported by Up For Yorkshire and we’ve attended some of their community connector events to talk about the Dojo. We’ve explored joining North Yorkshire Youth, and engaged with the Two Ridings Foundation.
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iv. One of our biggest challenges and achievements was being registered as a FEAST holiday activity provider. FEAST is a scheme to support young people on benefits related free school meals and healthy activities through the school holidays. Delivery of our first FEAST session took place in the next reporting year, and we’ll have more information to share then!
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v. Through the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we’ve been lucky to secure a donation of laptops and micro:bit devices. These will replace or supplement our existing hardware, and will allow us to provide a laptop to any young person who needs one at our sessions, rather than being limited to 12 spaces like we currently are.
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vi. We have been successful in securing more external funding, covering our most essential costs to February 2027, and allowing us to invest in some hardware and physical computing resources early in the next financial year when the funding is received.
b. Things that have and will continue:
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i. We have run another 12 of our core monthly sessions over the last year. At each session we create a space for up to 48 children and parents, which means we create nearly 600 opportunities for people to learn to code and be creative with digital technology each year!
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ii. Young people at the Dojo have developed their coding, and interpersonal skills. We’ve helped young people develop their knowledge and problem solving, and we’ve helped some make the difficult step from ‘block based’ to a typed programming language.
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iii. We’ve seen young people work hard and come up with innovative solutions to produce games, animations, and physical computing projects.
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iv. Our activities cover a number of technologies including Scratch, Micro:Bit / Make Code, Python & Raspberry Pi Pico and web development. We’ve been keen to push young people towards physical computing as these activities tend to be more engaging.
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v. Lots of young people come to the Dojo having already learned Scratch or other programming at school or home. At the Dojo we’ve created a space for them to further develop their knowledge.
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vi. Many young people come to the Dojo having never coded before and not knowing what to expect, but leave having gained new skills and experiences which they build on at home or in future Dojo sessions.
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vii. Feedback from young people, parents and their guardians is consistently positive, and people are appreciative of the efforts of our team and the activities we run.
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viii. We have a team of 9 amazing volunteers and trustees who provide invaluable support to the operation of the Dojo, and we couldn’t function without them!
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3. Financial Review
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a. Selby CoderDojo has committed to the CoderDojo Foundations principle of never charging for activities, to ensure that cost is not a barrier to anyone taking part.
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b. Therefore, grants and external funding are the primary way we provide Dojo activities.
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c. Funding in this period was sourced from:
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i. A grant from the Williams Family Fund, via Two Ridings Foundation. We have secured £3840 from the Williams Family Fund which covers our essential core costs through to February 2027 This funding will also allow us to buy some robotics kits, adding a new theme to our activities. The grant also allows us to improve our marketing, and some ‘back office’ administration.
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ii. A grant from Riccall Resilience Group. We have received a generous grant of £300 from the Riccall Resilience Group to support us with marketing our FEAST school holiday activities. This will drive activity in the next reporting period.
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iii. A grant from the Heart of Yorkshire Fund, via Two Ridings Foundation. We have secured £2239 from the Heart of Yorkshire Fund. This money will be paid at the start of the next reporting period, and covers costs related to non-funded places in the FEAST programme, some offline activities and Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop and camera kits.
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d. Spending in this period was as expected and inline with previous and new grant agreements. We’ve invested heavily in our hardware including upgrading donated laptops, and invested further in our core administration. We’ve invested in new educational resources like books and non-digital resources, and invested in more marketing for our core and FEAST activities.
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e. At the end of this period the charity is in a very healthy financial position. External funding is secured to February 2027, a second grant agreement in place, and a further grant application to submit. We also have unrestricted funds in place if required, which would sustain us through to at least March 2028.
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4. Structure, Governance and Management
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a. Selby CoderDojo’s governing document is a constitution which is available on our website
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b. Selby CoderDojo is a Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation
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c. Selby CoderDojo is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales with charity number 1206930
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d. Trustees:
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i. Selby CoderDojo has a minimum of 3 unrelated trustees.
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ii. There is no requirement for the trustees to be re-selected each year.
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iii. New trustees will be recruited as existing trustees indicate they wish to step down.
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iv. Additional trustees may be recruited at any point as needed to advance the work of the charity.
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v. When new trustees are recruited, guidance on good governance published by the Charity Commission, and an induction into the background and operation of Selby CoderDojo will be provided.
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e. Selby CoderDojo & Code Club
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i. Selby CoderDojo is a legally separate, independent charity.
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ii. Selby CoderDojo is part of the Code Club community of non-formal coding clubs.
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iii. Code Club is part of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
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iv. We make use of resources, activities and challenges from Code Club & the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
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5. Reference and Administrative details
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a. Charity name: Selby CoderDojo
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b. Charity number: 1206930
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c. Charities principle address: C/O Garden Cottage, York Road, Cliffe, Selby, YO8 6NU
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d. Charities website: www.selbycoderdojo.org.uk
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e. Charities email address: info@selbycoderdojo.org.uk
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f. Charity Trustees:
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i. John McAtominey (Dojo Champion & Chair of Trustees)
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ii. Geoff Kirk
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iii. Thomas Lund
6. Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
John McAtominey
Chair of Trustees
26th May 2025
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Selby CoderDojo
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Selby CoderDojo for the year ended 31[st] March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect 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 followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: Geoff Stockill BFP FCA
Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (7810465)
Address: The OId Toll House, Hill Top, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5JQ
Date: 26[th] May 2025
| Selby CoderDojo | Selby CoderDojo | Selby CoderDojo | Selby CoderDojo | Selby CoderDojo | No 1206930 | No 1206930 | No 1206930 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
01/04/2024 | To | 31/03/2025 | ||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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Donation - Bobear Ltd |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 250.00 | ||||
| Grant - Northern Rail | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1000.00 | ||||
| Grant - NYCC LocalityFund | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1300.00 | ||||
| Grant - Riccall Resilience Group | 0.00 | 300.00 | 0.00 | 300.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Grant - Williams FamilyFund | 0.00 | 3840.00 | 0.00 | 3840.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 0.00 | 4140.00 | 0.00 | 4140.00 | 2550.00 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales | |||||||||
| Loan(Received)- S&J McAtominey | 450.97 | ||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Sub total | 0.00 | 450.97 | |||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 3000.97 | |||||||||
Administration |
0.34 | 282.74 | 0.00 | 283.08 | 434.81 | ||||
| Consumables | 0.00 | 86.27 | 0.00 | 86.27 | 11.91 | ||||
| Educational | 2.00 | 257.50 | 0.00 | 259.50 | 0.00 | ||||
| Hardware | 0.00 | 642.30 | 0.00 | 642.30 | 614.53 | ||||
| Marketing | 22.97 | 363.61 | 0.00 | 386.58 | 84.64 | ||||
| Safety | 12.00 | 48.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 | 165.66 | ||||
| Software | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Sub total | 37.31 | 1680.42 | 0.00 | 1717.73 | 1311.55 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investmentpurchases | |||||||||
| Repayment of loan(23-24)- S&J McAtominey | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 0.00 | |||||||||
| Sub total | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 1311.55 | |||||||||
| -37.31 | 1689.42 | ||||||||
| 170.39 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 250.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| 383.08 | 1689.42 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
14/07/2025
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Loan frm J & S McAtominey Signature Details Micro:bit classroom pack Current accout balance Details Total cash funds Details Details Details Laptop Computers Physical Computing Hardware |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 383.08 3654.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 383.08 3654.75 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) 377.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Print Name John McAtominey Geoff Kirk |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| 500.00 | ||||
| 200.00 | ||||
| 500.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| 0.00 | ||||
| When due (optional) |
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| No fixed date | ||||
| Date of approval | ||||
| John McAtominey | 26/05/2025 | |||
| Geoff Kirk | 14/07/2025 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
14/07/2025
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