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2024-03-31-annual-report

Pago 2 YOUTH WORK ALLIANCE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Thc dir¢clor5 prcsenl their repori and rhe audit￿ finantl#l staiemenls of th¢ tharily for Ihc ycar cr￿ 3111 March 2024. The trusteeA have adoptrd ihe p¥ovisions of ihc 8(aleTrnenl of Reconunended Praclice (SORP) "Accounlin8 al￿ Reportin8 by Chariliu" IFRS 102) in preparin8 the ar￿￿81 report and flnanolal staiements of the ¢haTity. Tr fIn&￿id1 $18tanenis have been prepved in acC￿aln¢¢ wilh the accounting PC¥lici¢s set oul in nolej lo th¢ fjnaftcial stst¢¥n¢nls, applicable accounting 8tandard4 Atcouniit)g and Reporting by Charities: Stalemenl of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities pY¢parin8 th¢ir a¢count$ in aecordancc with the Financial Reporting Standard applicRble in th¢ UK and Republi¢ of Lreland i$3u¢d in October 2019, the Financial Reporting St4ndard applicabl¢ in th¢ Unit¢d Kingdom and RepubEic of Ireland (FRS 102), the charity's 8ov¢rnin8 document. the Charities Act (Northem Irel￿d) 2008, chari11￿ Act (Northern Ife1gnd) 2013, the ChRTities (Accoun(s Rqyorts) Re8ulaiions (Northern Trcland) 2015, Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Atcepted Pft¢lic¢. Th¢y hay¢ also had T¢8¥d for any other Infonllali¢Jn r¢quir•d by the charli￿S 8ov¢rnin¥ do¢um¢n(. TRUSTEKS OFTHE cl￿R[T¥ The dire¢iors of the charitable company arc its Inthcj for the purpoxs of ¢harity law. The IiYm3 "dircctorf, and "trustee" ar¢ used interchangeably IhTQU8hout Ihe financlal statrnts. The trt￿le who have during the year w¢r¢ 8$ fotlow$: Samuel M¢Cready John M¢Laughlin St¢phen Mallet Mark Robtr(5 MoBdalene Row&n Monica Mcchan Chaitperson Treasur (appolnled 301h Oclob¢r 2023) PUBI.IC BENEFIT STATEMENT Thc Board of Youlh Work Alliance Lld confirni thai they have had due regard for lh¢ 8uidanc¢ Produc￿ on public b¢nefJt by the Chariiy ComJni8sion for Northern Ir¢l8nd, and ar¢ pl¢0$￿ lo report ihat durin8 th¢ year lh¢ ¢hAritable company has ¢onliftued to provid¢ publi¢ b¢n¢fits Ihrough the progL7nJn￿ and servl¢es we vtT¢r. In particular, Ihe dir¢ctors consider how planned activilies will contribute to the aims and objectiv¢s they have set out. PiJBLIC BENEFITS, oKIE￿[VEs AND ACTIVITIES Yi)uth Work Alliance is a m¥mb¥rship imjdy providins rcpr¢sent8tion and advo¢•¢y* C<J)rdination and communicalicffi and dire￿ support to ils membeys. Our key purpoK ii: Promolin8, developing ind supporting voluntary youth work provid￿5 in Northern Ireland for ihe benefil of children and In particular, to improve the efficiency and effecliveness or voluntary youth work pllyvider5. ihrough ihe provision of trainin& infornmlion, 8uidanc¢ and represerttatio

YoITrH WORK ALLIANCE LTD COMPANY LIMrreD BY GUARAKfEE REPORT OF THE MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS {¢onthu•¢ YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Pagg 3 PUBLIC BENEFITS, OBJEcfivES AND AcfiviTIES vish)￿ Ml55ion and VAIu¢i The Bo8rd has agreeAI the followin8 Vision, Mission And Valu¢8: We envtsion an inclusive communlty where all ehildrcn and yo1￿8 people are safe, valued and achieve their fvll polcnli81. W¢ support our mcmbers lo d¢liver quality youlh Work to children and young people by providing traimng. inforniation, guidance and r¢pr￿nIal￿on. PAsslo EmpAtby AdV0￿¢Y Comaboyition EMblemeDt - ￿ thilthen and young people achi¢vin8 iheir full polenlial. ror thc ch4ll¢nges facin£ ehildren. youn8 p￿p1¢, youih workers ind voluote¢r¥. wlth llnd lor mem￿1 or8uni881ions. within ih¢ broadw youth work sector and rd8t¢d and relevant Slakeholdets. of member org•nisalions to effectively serve children and youn8 people. Our plan for 2023-24 was undeTpinTrcd by a Ih4Xry ofchange, 8truclured around: What does Youih Work Alliance m¢mbershlp wanl from us41 NEED How will il do thi8? ACTIVJTJES Whal difference will this mak¢? IMPACT In d¢velopin8 Ihe plkn, Ihe Board of DirgGlors yve careful ¢onsid¢rnlion to th¢ Charily Commission for Northern Ireland'$ Slthllory 8uidonce on public benefit 10 ensure thai aClivilie8 would help lo ¥chieve Youth WoTk Alliin¢e'5 purposes and provSde 2 beneflt to the bttsellciaries. BeDefici4rie Youth Work Allian￿ (YWA) is a men*ership body, ¢81ablish¢d to d¢livcT 1ThfTaStn￿1UrC supporl lo local youth work providers acro89 Northem trelattd. Qur k¢y beneficiaries are our member organisalions, compris1#8 voluniary management commilt¢e8, rn9nh8er4 $iaff 2nd volunt¢ets and the childM and yolln8 p¢opl¢ Ih¢y s¢rYc. Therc h£s been no identifiable harm lo any per50n tIwou8h our xtivities and any privale benefit gain&1 (for example Ihrough Irensfctrablc skills development) is in¢idental and Kce$$ory lo th¢ achievement of Youih Work Alliance's putpo¥c¥. ACIIIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Youth Work Alli&n¢¢ ¢xisls to s¢rv¢ its mEmbcr8. 11 is now $ev¢n y¢aTs in ¢xislence. and we Continue to strivp to provide the best servir¢ lo Ihose n￿Mber% This last year has been anoiherchallen8ing o wilh fijnding for front lin¢ dtllvery continuing lo be Ihc signifi¢ant issue thal has seen your reprt%enl8ti￿ body engagE actively with Educalion Authority. Department of Educaiion, ond polilic&l pr¢s¢nlalives to irnPTCSS W)on them Ihe importance of protecting our precious resources. April 2023 Mark￿ lh¢ $1ort of 3ignifi¢ant ¢XChang￿ and mGdings bdweaTr those bodies and u8 around FutyJin8 aftd polA¢y for Dur scryi¢¢, It has been a slow and arduous PToce55 bul there att some siw that our

Palle 4 YOUTH WORK ALLIANCE LTD COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARAMfEE RepoRT OF THE MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS (¢onJm YEAR ENDED 31 PAARCH 2024 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFOILVIANCE (for￿* paiient and pcrsislenl approach bten Raining gome knclion and wc look forward to impaclin8 positively on Youth Work policy atd funding in ￿min8 yur. Our ¢onla¢t with mernbeT5 conilnues lo provide us with th¢ mosl rewards. The 'Trainin8 the TTrin¢r4 ror Str¢n8ih Based Youih Work. has been well received and en888emenl with part timc untts and volunteers been most rewardin8 for our slaff. Our tbampionin8 of eomr)Wi PUr￿se contin￿d lo break nGw ground and a pr¢8¢nlalion lo Gov¢nrnl ￿P Boord was very weil received and we look forward lo ¢mb¢ddin2 this work in poliy and in pta¢liee in the ¢omSng year. April 2023 Men ihe rollout of the Common Purpose Pro8rnmme in partnership wiih BBC Children in Need and Queens University Belfast. 36 young people ¢ompleied a Level 4 qualificalion with Queens Univergiiy in Peer Research and Violence Prevention. ITrVA dcY¢lopul and wovid¢d lrnining 10 36 young l￿d¢r3 in L¢adcr8hip & Communication. Safeguarding Pro8ramme Plannin& Fa¢iliialion and Evaluali¢)n, June 2023 Youth Work Allian¢¢ ct)mTlle￿¢d ihe Ir4inin8 for part tiIne staff #nd volunteers. I I sessiotts were delivered 10 66 part tirne slaff and 49 Yolunl¢¢rs a¢ross lh¢ I l ¢ouftcil are4 105 ¢ornpleting OCN Level 2 in Youth Work Pr￿lIce ond 10 ¢omplelin8 OCN Lcvel 3 in Youih Work Pracli¢¢. June 2023 Youlh Woik Allianv develop the Global Edu¢alion Framework and ajniculum for Youth Work. We were tagked with developin8 two Global Edueiiion pro8r8mm&s - one each for 9-13 year olds and I￿18 year olds. wc successfvlly worked wÉth 6 youth PTovider5, delbvered 8 devdoprncntal pro8ranw wilh 97 young peopl S¢plerNber we held a of m¢mbers engagements and Ihc nccd arose to dcvclop a communications strategy that provided direct occess 10 supp¢)rt ID geographical arcas. As a resuli we were d¢lighied EO resiructure and appointed 4 field offi¢eTS Ben Ewafi (North West), Barry Mcoinley (Ceniral Hub), Colm Fannln8 (Wesl and South B¢lfasl), Mcmullan (North and Easi Belfgst). January 2024 saw tile publicalion of a compr¢hensiv¢ ¢valualion by Queens Univ¢rsi¢y B¢lfasl atMI • ¢onf¢r¢nc¢ held in Dcrry on 20ih Jan￿ry 2024 in whith over 60 people ollcndcd to celebrnt¢ ils suc¢¢sses a¢ putting th¢ voice of ¢hildren and p¢oplc al the c¢nlre of violenee preveNion. February 2024 saw the official laurth of the Take 5 in Youth Work, resouree al an event held in Belfas¢ City Hall allended ty L￿1 Mayor of Belfasl, Kyan Murphy, Nl Mrnt31 Health Champion, Professor Siobhan Owelll. A raD8¢ of youth provid¢ts from acrw the city joined Ihr cvenl lo learn about this n¢w and innovativ¢ r¢8our¢¢ pack and thc plans for Ihe forthcoming rollout of trainin8 to complement thi$. The tram and I hav¢ been advo¢aling and makng rq)resentslion on the real PDleniial threat of th¢ curreni fjjnding model. wilh dM)se of influence in Dq>artmelli of Education. EA. local couneillors, MLAS, MPS and officials fTonJ aGtOSS 8ov¢rnm¢lll.

Pag¢ e YOUTH WORK ALLIANCE LTD COMPANY UMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THÉ hlEMBERS AND DIRECTORS tsondou¢é) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW Reiervts poll¢y All restri￿ed in¢om¢ 18 expended deiailed in funder conlracts and oiher Ancom¢ Ix uiuestricted if not stated in contract ¢¢nditiorffj. All incomc will bc exp&bled in line wilh policy and procedures. Resetrves The reslricled fuiids a5 3131 March 2024 are £10,255 {2023 - £59,565) and unrcslricled fvnd5 are £76,791 {2023 - £Nil). The dir¢ctors are saii5fLed that the level of r¢s¢rvcs is sU￿)CIent lo coniinlle Ihe a¢tivlil¢8 of lh¢ charily, STRucrU￿ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEIYT Governing do¢umellt Youth Work Alliance Ltd is a clJArilable company lijnlted by guarantee and do¢8 have a share ¢apilal, It was inworated on 26 J8nuary 2017. The charity wos esiablishoj undcr a MemorAnthim of As¥￿1•110n which ¢siabli8h¢d the objKls and pow¢r8 of Iht ¢haril&ble ¢ornpany and ts governed und¢r ils ArtidK of A58ooialion. The Ilabllily of ¢aGh m¢mbeT 1$ Ilmited to an amount ￿1 ¢x¢eolin8 £1. Recrultmtllt? •ppolntmeNt, indu¢tloD aod lY•llllo As SLI oui in the Aniclcs of Assoclalion, the number of dire¢ioTS is not legs than 4 and nol more Ih l O. The direclors are elecled by Youih Work AlliarKe's membership. The directors have the power io co￿p1 rnembcrs lo fill spe¢iali5t Toles. dirrftors so appointed shall hold offi¢¢ only until the next annudl 8¢n¢ral meeting and Shall then b¢ ¢li8iblo for T¢-appointmenl. Th¢ d?Tttlor8 of the ￿MpanY are also ¢h8rity lrnslees for the pufj)thges of eharily law and unde¥ Youlh Work Allianc¢'s Articles aTe known as membets of thr knrd of Directors. Ai each annual g¢n¢ro1 meetin8 one•ihird (or number nearest ¢0 on¢4hird) of the members of Ihc Board of Dirrclors mu let1￿ from 0￿1¢¢, bul may b¢ eligible fcK rc-clcclion. All Youih Work Alliance rnembers are circulat¢d with invilalions io nominAl¢ direclcrt wior 10 (he AGM advlsing ihem of the retirlng dir¢¢tors and requesting Tr)mlna¢ton$ for the AGM. There is llo oihrf ￿lSOn or body of petson5 p￿1¢¢￿ by th¢ Youth Work Alli4n¢¢ Articles of Association to appoinl one QFmorR¢W In￿lee8-.- Appropri41e Irainits8 and induction 1$ 8V8itAble to all di￿10￿. OY8athAti(tyDal ￿rUtI￿re atsd related parrfes Youth Work Alliance's Board of Dire￿orS 1$ responsible for poLiGy, slrale8y. fmance and org4ni$ational i53ue5, meets 4pproximaly 6-8 lim¢s ycar.

P•g8 7 YourH WORK ALLIANCE LTD COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARAKfEE REPORT OF THE MEMBERS AND DRECTORS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 STRUCTU￿ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Rl$k JDaW2ement The membeis dirfftor5 haye assessed th¢ major risks 1¢ whieh the charity is expo8ed, in pBrtieul#r those r¢lated lo Ihe owalions and of the charity and are sati¥fi¢d that systems arc in place lo mittgil¢ Any cxposurc 10 major risks. Where appropriate, 8yStem$ or pr￿d￿￿5 havc be￿ ¢stablished to mitigate thc risks the chariiy faG¢s. Inlcrnal control risks are rninimiscd by the implemeniaiion of procedures for aulknrisatioo of 011 tr4tisaclion8 and projects. Proetdurts ￿e in plRce lo ensure compliance with healih and Éaf¢iy OF staff, voluffleer4 ¢lienls and visilors lo the premi8es. Thes¢ pYocedurc5 are puiodicojly reviewed •1 least annually 10 ensLf¢ thal they ¢Dnilnue lo meet Ihe needs of th¢ ¢harity. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS It is th¢ inlenlion of Youth Work Allian¢¢ to 8uslain its eore fijnding allocailong and seek lo increase funding lo ensure that Youih Work Allian¢¢ ¢an provide the swices ond provision ih#l enh#noes our bility lo effectivcly support Ihe neeoq of our m¢mb¢K8, Ysjuth Work Alli&ncc will continue lo work with fundcr5 ￿ch as Edu¢alion Authorily - Yowh S¢rvir¢. Big t￿llery, and childr￿ in Need cn8urc w¢ can dclivcr on Ihe above for mAnbers. STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS? RESPONSIBILrriE5 Thc trusl¢¢g (WI￿ are also th¢ directors of YO￿th Work Alliance Ltd for the PUTPOSIS of comphny llw) are responsible for preparing the Directorn. R¢port and the finan¢ial *olem¢nls in g¢oordoncc wilh 8ppli¢abl¢ law 8T￿ Uniicd Kingdom Attounlin8 Standards (Vniled Kingdom G¢nerally Acreplcd A¢¢ourtiln8 Practi￿). Company law requlres ihe direc￿TI 10 ptepare financial st&iements for c8ch fina￿59] year whlch glve true and fair view ofthe state of atTairs of tke ¢￿rilable wmpany and of the incoming resoiirccs And application of r&%ouKes. iftcluding th¢ income and eApendilurA of chariiablc ¢ompaTry for Ihal period. In prepriftg Ihes¢ fjmancial slalemcnls, the directorn aye requirrd to: select 8uithble accoun¢(n8 polici¢s and then apply them consislenlly: obycTv¢ Ihc mrlhod¥ and principles in the Clwiiies SORP 2019 (FRS 102); make jud8ements and amniing ¢stimat¢s Ihai are reasonable 8ftd pNdent; 5tal¢ whdher applicable UK A￿o￿nI]n8 Stsndar(b have been followe41, Subje￿ (O Atsy matrri81 depaTtur¢$ di￿10Sed and explain¢d in th¢ financial ¥lalem￿rtS. and prepare ¢h¢ financial statemcnts on Ilie 8oin8 concem bksis UDI¢sg il is inapptYJpri8le io presume that th¢ chaTitable ¢ompany will ￿n(InU¢ in QP¢Tatio

Page 8 YOUTH WORK ALLIANCE LTD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT Ckff THE MEMBERS AND DIRECTQRS (eoRth YEAR eNDED 31 NIARCH 2024 STATEMENT OF DIIiECTORS' RESPOKSJBILMES (e•wrfaué41 The dire¢iors brc rwli )le for keepin8 adquat¢ aeeountiti8 r¢eord5 that disclose with FeaBonabl¢ accuracy at limc the fu￿￿¢1￿1 posilion of the clwilablc ￿MpanY and enabl¢ them to ensure ihai the fthanclal statements comply wilh ihe Companies Act 2006. chariti￿ Act INortlMn Ireland) 2008 and Charitles A¢t (North¢rn ITeland) 2013 4nd The Charili¢s (knounl8 and Rcport8) Regulatio INorth¥m Irelartd) 2015. They or¢ also r¢8pJnsibl¢ for s4f¢guardin8 the asset$ of Ihe charit4ble C4)mpany and hence for iaking r¢asonable 8l¢ps for Ih¢ prevention and deieciion of fraud and dher Irre8ularliies. Small eoMpAlllÈs' exethplloD This T¢POrt Prepared in accordance wilh lh¢ $pe¢ial provlslons r¢l&tin8 10 smajl companles within Part IS of th• Companl¢g 2006, Dlsclogyr* of lllforDMiloD tD Audttws So far ag each of (he direetor8 In office 01 the dat¢ of approval of iEwe finwKial Stsiem¢N$ k aware". there is no r¢lev&nt audit information of which the chaTilabl¢ Company's auditots ar¢ unawAr4 Ihey havt lak¢n all Ihe sleps Ihat Ihey oughi 10 have iaken as diTectors In order to make themselv aw8re of any relevant audit infotmalion aTxi lo establish IhBI thc chAril8bl¢ company's audilor% are aw4rc of that infornaiion. INDEPENDENT AUDITOR GM¢G B¢lf4s1 h•w indTeated Iheir willinsne4s lo r¢fflain in otTi¢r and a re801thion for iheirre•el4xtion will b¢ propo¥¢d al Ihr forthcomin8 Annual General Meetin R¢glsierd Office: 204 Y.eafAir Pèrk L¢gfair Wellbein8 Village I￿nd0￿de r48 8JS Signed by of the boa John McLaughiitt Dir¢clor Approv¢d by ihe dirKtorson .....