Progeny Teen Support Company limited by guarantee Trustees, Annual Report Year endgd 31 March 2024 The trustees present their report and the unaudited financtal statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statements of Recommended Practice {SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities. (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity. Objectives and actlvities Progeny Teen Support exists to benefit young people in Northern Ireland who are impacted by anxietyldepressionlother mental health difficulties because of trauma or other adverse life events. We have two Initiatives - Progeny Connect-Ed and Progeny Counselling and Mentoring. Progeny Connect-Ed is our post primary leaming centre for young people who have been impacted by school anxiely and are now de-registered from mainstream school. Our aim is three-fold: 1. To provide academic and life skills tuition. The benefits are increased knowledge and qualifications allowing them to progress to further education lemployment. (Advancement of education.) During the reporting period we were able to facilitate GCSE tuition in Maths, English, Business and RE. We also provided tuilion to help our young people obtain 4 other GCSE equivalents OCN Information Technology Applications Personal Development and Employability Skills (The Princes Trust) and OCN Vocational Skills. Young people can attend up to 4 days per week. 2. To provide support and a safe community for these young people by providing opportunities for connectionlfriendship with others. (Relief of those in need). Often our young people have become socially isolated after withdrawing from school. The benefits are reduced social isolation, improved mental and emotional well-being, increased self-esteem. and improved relationships with family. Some ofour young people who left lastyear come in forourweekly wellbeing sessions as this is an opportunity to maintain the friendships that were built over the past year. 3. To provide emotional support for the parents of these young people as they navigate the challenges caused by difficult school experiences. Progeny Counselllng and Mentorlng exists to provide information, support, professional counselling, and therapeutic interventions for young people affected by anxietyldepressionlimpaired mental health as a result of traum8 or other adverse life event. Here the focus is on recovery from traumatic exPerien￿s, delivered by BACP approved counsellors as well as, where appropriate. provision of a dedicated mentor who walks with a young person as they explore together what it means to have a strong sense of Value, Identity and Purpose. The benefits are improved mental and emotional wellbeing, reduction in self-harmlsuicide ideation and increase in self*steem and improved relationships in the INes of these young people. (Advancement of health or saving of lives). In reporting year 2023124. V￿ have continued to focus on 'slowly but surely, establishing both elements of this service with a primary emphasis on establishing the counselling service whilst growing the mentoring teamlservice. Achievements and performance In all activities undertaken throughout the year the trustees have given careful consideration to the CCNI'S guidance on public benefit to ensure that the activities have helped to achieve the charity's purposes and provide benefit to the beneficiaries. Progony Connoct-Ed During the reporting period April 2023-March 2024 we supported 16 young people in Connect-Ed. Two of these young people returned to mainstream education after a short time with us. The others either completed or are in the process of completing our 2-3-year program. Progeny Teen Support Company limited by guarant80 Trustees, Annual Report Year ended 31 March 2024 In April 2023 we became a delivery partner for the Princes Trust Achieve Programme, and we started delivering this pmgram in September 2023. Our Building the Community Pharmacy Partnership (BCPP) Program continued bebNeen April and June 2023 (having started in September 2022). This program aims to build partnership between the community and the pharmacy with the aim of reducing health inequalities. By educating our young people in matters of health (including mental health) we hope to empower them to take control of their own health. Be￿een April - June 2023 sessions were delivered by a pharmacist on The Nervous System, Looking after your 8rain and Healthy Habits. We had Love For Life, and The Big House come in also to deliver sessions on Healthy Relationships and Finding Balance in Life. In June 2023 we held a 'form81' for our young people in Connect-Ed. They had a great evening of singing, dancing and food! GCSE'S took place in MaylJune 2023 and four of our young people graduated from us with between 5-7 GCSES and equivalents at the end of this academic year. All moved into further educationltraining or employment. In September 2023 we started our 3rd (academic) year. We recruited an RE tutor and ICT tutor and started delivering GCSE RE and OCN in Information Technology Applications (ICT) These were two new qualifications to us. (ICT was previously delivered by a partner organisation.) Being able to deliver our own qualifications rather than relying on a partner organisation gives us more control over what is being delivered and means we a￿ better able to tailor it to suit the needs of our young people. We stsrted doing 5 minute devotionals in the morning with our young people at the start of the day - One Simple Truth - an anchor for our young people in these confusing times. Wellbeing sessions continued once a week throughout the year with a variety of different activitles - baklng, PE, crafts, team games, Youth Alpha and a visit from a Hospice Nurse to talk about grief. From September 2023 our young people took part in Young Enterprise Nl program to start their own business. They came up with "Brilliant Bundles" gift boxes for girls and boys- which they sold at the Young Enterprise Big Market in St. Georges Market in December. Great skills were learned and developed throughout this project! Our Christmas trlp was to the Jungle at Magherafelt Whe￿ the young people took part in team building activities. Parent Interviews were held in February 2024 to feedback on progress and help with preparation for upcoming GCSES. Progeny Counselllng and Mentorlng Progeny Counselling and Mentoring has continued to extend its reach as a new volunteer mentor has joined the team. We now have seven mentors and continue to have one professional counsellor volunteering with Progeny. Over 20 young people have been supported this year either through mentoring. Counselling or both, and we have delivered over 80 session5 of one-to￿ne support. Our volunteer counsellor continues to offer both talk therapy and more comprehensive trauma therapy to those young people with deeper wounds. Progeny Teen Support Company limited by guarantee Trustees, Annual Report Year ended 31 March 2024 Informal evaluations are used during the mentoringlcounselling relationships to determine effectiveness of the interventions. Mitigatlon of harm Professional assessments are conducted before each young person commences therapy, and where appropriate, a young person is signposted to their GP if deemed necessary. There is a focus on providing a safe therapeutic space and clinical supervision is undertaken by the COLJnsellor on a regular basis to ensure risk is mana9ed. Private benefit Any private benefit obtained by lutorslothers who receive payment for their setvices is incidental to the public benefit. Professional tuition is necessary for achieving the charity's purpose and for those professionals who receive income this is much lower than could be obtained working in other setlings. Our counsellor is currently providing professional counselling as a volunteer. Flnaneial ravièw The financial results are set out on pages 10 to 15. of the accounts. The charity's main source of income is through donations and grants. Total income for 2024 was £30.837 (2023 - £31.511) and expenditure totalled £31,785 (2023- £23,523). Structure, governance, and management Progeny is 8 company limited by guarantee govemed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. It is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. During the year, the charity was managed by a number of trustees with various abilities. We hold 34 meetings per year. We operate with a Secretary and Treasurer. The role of Chair is currently vacant. Trustees, responsibilities statement The Trustees who are directors for the purpose of company faw are responsible for preparing the trustees, report. The directors are satisfied that the company rs entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtaiii an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. Progeny Teen Support Company limited by guarantee Trustees, Annual Report Year ended 31 March 2024 Small company provisions The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. This report was approved by the Board on 19 December 2024 and signed on behalf of the Board by.. LOL Karen Wilton Trustee