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Coi)Ipany r¢gi8lrdlioJi nuihb¢r: SC431246 Cllrtriry registraiioii nuiiiber: SC035939 Escape Youth Services {A conipany limited by guarant¢¢) Annuhl Report aiid Financial Stateii)ents for tlie Year Ended 31 October 2025

Escape Youth Sei'vices Contents Reference aiid Adiijinislrative Details Trustees, Report 2to13 Iiidependent EX￿nInet'S Reporr 14 Siatenient of Finaiicial Activities 15 Balance Sheet 16 Notes lo the FiJiaiici*LI St&lcinents 17to26

Eseape Youth Services Reference aiid Administrative Details Ti'usteÈ5 R J Jolics T Gibsoii VRae C Rai)iage A Hill J Priiigl¢ L Raiiiag¢ S Snoivdoii Seci'etai'y Cliarltv Registi'atlon N￿Mber. SC035939 Coinpan}' Re%lsti'atioii Nunibei. SC431246 Country of Incorporgllon Scotland Regl%tered Offite Hawi¢k Yoiith Centre Hav¢lock Sircet Haivick Scoiland TD9 7BB Independent Examiner Daiiid Caiiipbell J)eans Accoiintants & B1￿InesS Advisors 27 Nortli Bridge Sireet Haiviek TD9 9BD Page I

Escape Youtli Services Trustees, Repoyt Tlie tnisiees, wlio &re directors for tlie piirposes of coii)pany laiv, presciil the aniiual report together with Ilie finan¢i21 statel￿ents of ihe cliciritable conipaiiy for Ilie year ended 31 October 2025. Objecllves And s¢tii,Itle$ Objecls uiid aiills Es'cApe Yoiiili SeThrices exists to iinprove the ivellbeints. coiifidet]c¢ and life chances of cliildren and yoiiijg pcoplc across T¢viot aiid Liddesdale tlirough tlie provision of Iiigh-quality, iii¢liisive youtli work. Tl)¢ cliarity delivcrs J combination of iiniv¢r8al and larg¢led s¢rvi¢es d¢sigiicd lo siipport ¢n)olionul iv¢llbeins, tediice social isolation, develop life ski118 aiid create opportiinities for personal groivtli. Aclivitics iiiclEidc comniiinity-ba5ed yoiitli work. one-to-one support, holiday prograinmes, school-based youili ivork, volunteerliig aiid Iradeiship opportuiiities, pl)ySjCHI actiiwity projects and coi)Iinuiiity evejits. Prograii)ri)es al'e devclopcd li) consuliatioti ivitli youiE8 people ai)d delivered iii parkn)ersliip ivith scliools, statutory agencies and coniniunity organisalioiis tLI ensurc ilJ¢y r¢inai responsive to local need. Objeclives, sli'alegles fjiid ficKlviile Tlie Tnistees are c01￿11)11ted to providii)g accessible early ijilerventioii and preveiitioii services, recogiJisit)g that posilive relaÈioiiships, safe spaces and tiinely siipport can iiiiprove outcoi)ies for young people before di￿l¢u]IleS b¢coiii¢ inore significant. Alongsid¢ uiiiv¢r$21 provision tliat is opal lo all, addiiioiial iargeled supporr is PToipided for childrei) and youiig peopl¢ c¥pcri¢nciiig disadvaiitag¢, poiicrly, social isolaiioii, poor Iii¢iilal w¢llb¢in&F or other baTTiers to participaliun. Tliroughout thc ycar, tlic TnISt¢￿ Inoniloi'ed tlJ¢ ¢liai'ity's perforiiian¢e lo ¢iisur¢ that ils Activities conliniied io advai?ce its cliaritable pui'poses and deliver public bcn¢fit. Tl)c followiiig r¢poi'l outlin¢s Lli¢ priiicipal a¢livilies iLnderl<tkeii during t1￿ year al￿ the iiiipact they liave liad on tlie children, yoiing people aiid coniniui)iti¢s tlic ¢liarily ¢xÉsts to serve. Use of Ipoliiiileeis We are grat¢fiil to all oiir volunteers who assist iti d¢liY¢ring our s¢rvic¢s. Page 2

Escape Youtli Sei'viees Trustees, Repoi't Aehieyements and pcrfoi'n)once Durit)g Ilic y¢ar elided 31 oc￿ber 2025, EscapB YoiiÉh S¢rvic¢s conliiiued to deliver a broad prograinjiic of ilniversAI aijd target¢d youth ivork across Tcviot and Liddesdale, supyoKtsn8 children and yoiiiig peoplc to iinprove their Ivcllbciiig, dcvclop confid¢iic¢ alld r¢sili¢nc4 build p05iliv¢ relationsliip5 ahd acce5S OPPOftuiiities for person21 growtli. Tlie deniand for yoiitli ivork r¢JiiaiiJcd ljiglj Ilirouglioiit ilJ¢ year as niaiiy young people and fHwnilies continued to experience tlie effects of financial Iiardsliip, poor Iiiental ivellbcing, social isolation r¢diiccd opportunities. Ag31nSt this backdrop. Escape iiiaiii18iiied a consisl¢nt and r¢spoiisivc scrvicc, providillg safe, inclusive spRees where young people felt ivelcoii)ed, ITaliied and siipported. Alon¥sidc delivei'ing establislied youth ivork provision. tlie cliarily conliiiued to strctigtlicii taTgctcd support for tkose facing addslÉoiial bari'iers. exprtnded opportt)iiilies for voluiiteering and leadersliip. increased partnership ivoi.kiiig willi seliools eoiiiEnuiiity organisations. and secured significant ii)Iresliiient lo iiiiprove ils fa¢ilitie5 for future g¢iicTa¢ioiis. The Trugtces rejnaiii cninn)illcd to ¢115UTiiig Ilthl Ili¢ ¢liaTity'S aetivilies coiilit)iie Èo deliver nieaningful PLiblic b¢n¢fit by respoiidiiig lo ideiilified local need, i'einoving bari'i¢iB to PaTti¢ipatioii Atjd providiiig Iiigh-qliality yOLltlI work tliat eiiAbles yoiing people to Iracli their full potential. Reaeli aiid EnEageinei)t Escape Youtji Services coiiliiitied to experience strong levels of engagei)ient a¢105s all aEeAS of service delivery thTouglJoiit tlie year, deiiionstrlliiiig Ilie ongoing deii)and for accessible, coi)iii)iinity-based youili woi'k. Diiriiig th¢ r¢porling period, the chaTily delivered 623 yoiiili ivork opporttiiiilies, iesultiiig in 8,218 attendan¢¢s by 460 ￿d￿￿rid11a} youtig people acr05$ its universal provisioii, targeted support projects, lioliday activities and progranimes. Tlie cliarity rei)iaiiJs ¢oi)lliiitlcd to ensvriiig Ats se￿ICe5 ale aeeessiblc to Il)ose wlio ivoiild benefit Inost. During tli¢ y¢ar, 147 youi)g people acccssiiig Escap¢'s s¢rvices lived withiii coniiiiiinitics raiiked aiiioiigst ihe 200/D Illost deprived arcas in Scotlaiid, refleclii)g tlic orgaiiisatioji's continiied focvs on reducing inequalities Riid siipporling young peopl¢ experiencii)g disadvaii(age. Parlicipalion ieniaitied tstrung throiigliout tl)¢ year, Ivitli I￿a2)Y yoiing people engaging regularly in activities tl)at provide ¢On5isleucy. Iriisled rtlHlionships aiid oppotftiiiilies for perso1￿[ d¢v¢lopineiit. Diiiiiig ihc filial six iiioiillis of the reporting peiiod= 60 ncw young p¢opl¢ r¢gislered ivitli tlie service. 144 young p¢oplc JIt¢l)d￿ drop-in sessions on (hree or iknore occasiojis during thc fit)al tlircc iiiontlis. 93 young people atleE)ded iiv¢lv¢ or InoT¢ s¢ssions over the fijhal six Ixoiiil)s. Tliese ligul'es denioiistrate not 01)ly the coiitiiiucd d¢niat]d fgr Escape's services but also the ability of Ili¢ orgaiiisalio to build stisrained relalioiisliips iviili young people ovcr liiiic. Il¢gular parti¢ipatiot] alloivs staff to providc coiisist¢nt siipporl, identify emerging iieeds at ai) early stage aiid cr¢at¢ progr¢ssion opporttiiiities throligh voliinieering, lead¢rship nd iargeled inrerveniions ivhere appropriate. Alongside Services delivered froii) the Inain yoiiih centTe in Haivfck, tlic clijrity ¢oiitiiiiied to expand its coiiiiJ)Iiiiity-based offer tlii'ouglj BuTiifooi Comniiitiity Hub, Dei)Iiolm village. scliool-bascd yoiitli work, oiie-to-oiie support atld oiitr¢ach activities, eiiabliiig illore yoiii)g people to aceess support in enviroiiiiients that bcsl in¢¢1 Ilieir individual needs. Page 3

Escape Youth Servlees Ti'ustees, Report Our Youth W(Trrk Progratnm¢ Universal youth work rel￿ainS at th¢ licarl of E￿ape Yoiith S¢rviccs, providing safe, Ivclcoiiiiiig Cnvironinents wli¢Te young p¢opl¢ Can socialise, dev¢lop ncw skills, iinprove their ivellbeing and build tnist¢d r¢latlODship5 with skilled youtli work¢rs aiid tlicir PCCTS. ThTouglJout the year Lli¢ chaTjty dcliver¢d four w¢ekly drop-iii sessions froill its Hawick youth c¢iitr¢ base, Iveekly cominunity scssEoiis at Biiriifoot Coi)iiiiiinity Hiib and Dei)Iioliii Village Hall. a iveekly cookii)g group, lunclitimc yoiith work iyiiliin Haivick Higli Scl)ool and a wide ronge of additional activities througlioul the year. A¢ross all drop-iii provision. 423 young people engaged in sessions delivered til Hawick. Burnf￿1t and Denliolin. deilioi￿tratlI1g the coiitiniied iiiiportaiice of accessible yoiiih ivork withiii local col1￿111n&t1e5. Sessions were planned in response to rlie iiileresls and ideas of yoiiiig people &nd provided a varied progiai)In)e of inforii)al leariiing, reereaiioiial activilies and opporliiiiilies for perso1￿7 dcvelopjnenl. Aclivities lI￿Oug1101it the year ineluded cookiiig aiid bakiijg, sports aiid pliysieal activity, arts and crafls, datjcc, karaoke, sign laiiguage. ciilttire iveeks exploring diffciriit coviilri¢s and cuEsines, issue-bosed discussions, wellbeing activit￿¢5, 5¢asonal ¢el¢bratioiis and Coniinunity projccts. Yoiing people ivere eiicoiiTaged to take iiicreasing ownership of activities, Sielpii)g to plan progranJJnes, lefjd gaincs and share tlieir kjioivledge aiid skills ivitli others. Tliis approach siipyorts tlie deiTelopi)ieiit of confidence, convmuiiicatioii, teainivork aiid leadersliip wliile en￿lrIng sessions ren￿111 geiiiiiiiely youili-led. Tlie iveekly coL¥kit]g prograJ3U)l¢ coJitiiiii¢s to be a part*ciil¥r strcngili of tTri¢ orgaiiisalion. Alongside developing practical life skills, tlic sessioiis ciicoiirage leaii)Ivork, ilidepeiideiiee, Iiealtliy catti18 and coiifideJJc¢. During tlie year, several lon&Jer-teritt tneiiibers iiicreasiiigly took responsibility for planningv recipcs, deiiionslratiiig cookntig tr¢liniques and siipportlTlbT iiewer purtiLipanls. rrquiTinU only miniimzl stdtr Hssibl#iiLe. Staff observed sigiiificaiit groivtli 511 coiifideiiL¢, resilience and leadersliip amongst parlicipaiits, Iviih youiig people iakijig geiiiiijie pridc in sliariiis tlicir ski115 Wlth oilieis. Tl)¢ ivid¢r progi'aiiMD¢ also ¢on(inii¢d to pronM)l¢ l¢arning tknroll￿ ¢njoyable ￿ld c￿gaSijI8 experiences. Culture weeks cncouiagcd yoiiiig p¢opl¢ lo ¢xplor¢ diff¢r¢nt ¢ouiilri¢s ihroiigli food, qvizz¢s alld di5¢115sioiis, while activilies linked to Burtis Ntglit, Cliiiiese Neiy Year at)d otlicr ¢ol¢bratiotis proniolcd aivai'¢n¢ss of diff¢r¢￿t Iradtlioiis and cultlires. Issu¢-bascd scssions focusing Ot) lopi¢s such os eniolional iv¢llbciiig, Iicalihy relalionships and illanaging 51re5S provided opwrttinities for infor1￿al Icari)iiig wsthiii trusted pcer ¢nvironni¢nts. Tlirougliout tlie year, Escape coiitiiiued to prioritise yoiitli partieipalion in tlie plaiining and delivery ofactivitÉes. Young people regularly coiilribuled ideas for fiiture progranllnes, trips and eqiiipineiit. lielped establish groiip agreei)ieiits aiid took an aeiive rolc iii sliapiiig (he service tliey receive. Tliis approacli noi only ensiires activities reniaiii relevant aiid eii8aging but also lielps youiig people develop confidence in expressiiig tlieir views and ii)fluencing decisi011s tliat affccl theiii. Tlic iini)act of sustaiiicd parlicipatioii continucs to be evÈdcEit Iljrouglj iiidividual progrcsg. SIAff observed yoiing people bccoi)iiiig niorc Cotrifidciit in so¢ial.8itiwtioi)s, dcvclopii)g strongci. fTicndsliips, incicasiiig thcir izid¢p¢iid¢ii¢¢ iaking on iiew respotisibilitics iviilitrj) sessions. One pftrent con)ii)eiiied..'Can't believe X is kneading douglil For tliis yoiing person, iiiitiJlly fouiid handling ingredieiits parli￿}Iar]Y elialleiigiiig. regiilar Pl¢ rlicipatioii in Ilie cookiiig group hirys resulted in significant growtli in coiifideiice Attd willingness to ty iieiv expeiieiices. Stlc ff halpe obsenTed tlieill progressiiig froiii reliicthiice to fully pai'licipatillg in practical cooking aclivilies, denioaistrÈliiig the Vali￿ of patieiil, relatioii-sliip-bcised yoiiili ivork over tiine. Siiiiilarly, two young p¢ople reflected during B session tliat, prior to joiiiiiig Escape's cooking groiip, Iliey rarely lielped pr¢yar¢ in¢als at lioin¢, As tlicir coi)fideiiee aiid skills liavc developed, both noiv regularly eontribute to faiiiily Cooking, deinoDStratlDg liow iiiforii)al youili iyork cali positivcly iiiflu¢ll¢¢ cveryday li(e beyotth the yoiiili groiip setliiiE. Escape's uiiivcrsal yoiith wol'k coJitlllUe5 to proTr'id¢ far tnor¢ tliaii recrcatioiial oppo￿tnItICs. ThrO￿gI1 eoiisistent relaliojisliips, positive role tiiodels aiid a wel¢oti)ing cnvirojiinent, yoiing pcople are SiiPPOTted lo develop coiifidence. resilieiice aiid practical skills wliile feeliiig contieclcd to tlicir peers, coii)Jiiiinity and triist¢d adults. I'lie5¢ relationsliips ofteii provide tlie founda¢ioi) for progressioii iiito voluii¢eering, Icic dersliip opportunities aiid, IvlJ¢rc r¢qiiiTed, Jnoi-e latgeted support seNices. Page 4

Escape Youth Sei'vices Trustees, Report Holiday Prog¥an)Jnes Scliool lioliday periods can preseiil pariieiilai. clialleilges for many young people and fainilies, incliidinE iiicreased social isolarion, i'educed access ￿ stniewred activitie5 aiid additional fJRaiicial pressyrcs. Escape colltinued to piioiilise OppOr￿nItieS for youiw people to reiiiain active, connected ajid support¢d tliroiiglioiit tlie holidays, altliough filndiiig coi)straints coiiliniied to iinpaot the level of provision that could b¢ d¢liv¢rcd. Du¥ing the February scliool break, the cl)arity secllred funditig to provid¢ tlir¢c fully fiind¢d activity days involving yoiitig people froiii Hawick, Biiriifooi aJ?d Den]iolin. A total of 131 yoiiiig peopl¢ parlicippLtcd. generating 167 ttendances ÉLcross tlie progiainjne. Acliipilies included vigils to Laser Quest, Niiija Warrior nd Fiision Tr1( iiipoline Park, Iviil) Iraiisport, iiicals ajid refTcsliiiiciits provided free of cliargt. Bringitig togctli¢r yoiing people froin differei)I conimuaiilieg aiid age groiips ¢ncour2ged neiv frieiidships &tid li¢lp¢d strci)gtlicJi rclalionships across the ivider service. Feedback froii) pareiits denwiistiated tlie ivider valiie of these OpportU￿￿tLes. Many highli￿t¢d that ihE progtai]kne ejiablcd tlieir cliildyen lo experience activities tlial woiild otherwis¢ hav¢ b¢¢n finan¢ially out of r¢a¢h, wliile providing safG, cnjoyablc cxpcrieiiccs duriiig ihe scliool holidays. Parciits ¢onii*eiJted.. "Ainazing trips, faiita5tic orgaiiisation aiid grcat alinospli¢r¢." 'Absolul¢ly lovc tlicsc Iioliday prograii)Ines. CoEildii't livc ivithoiit theni during the holidays. 'It was brilliant to kiioiv iiiy ¢liild coiild still liavc fiin tlirougli the liolidays wliile l ivas ivorkiiig. Several parciits also noted the positive iinpact of briiiging togeiher young¢r and old¢r ni¢iiib¢¥s, with one coirnttenling tliat ilie prOgran￿lle provAded valiiable opporttinities for yoviig¢r p2rtl¢iP2EllS to build fri¢iidsliips ahead of li￿VIThg iiito senior sessioiis. Uiiforttiiialely. due co the loss of dedi¢Aled holiday fvlldiTig, th¢ ¢harity iwds unabl¢ to proiiid¢ additio￿#7 da)rtini¢ aetiiiities diiiiAg tli¢ Easter liolidays. M21EilainiJ)g ¢xisting ivcckly yoiitli ivork sessions reinained tlie priority iv11￿1¢ stsff ¢onliiiu¢d to s¢¢k oll¢rnaiiv¢ fiiiiding opptsrttlnities. Tlies¢ ¢fforis w¢r¢ successful, ¢n8bliiig Es¢ap¢ to dcliver g four-week Suminer PiOgTa￿lle duriihg the scliool liolidays. ACTOSS I I sessions, 118 youi)g people paTticiphted, geiieratiThg 355 attendances throiigl) a irtsried progran)n)e of educational, recrealioiiftl and oiitdoor experiences. Activities iiieliided tl day Irip lo Blackpool, Foxlake oiiidoor actilTlties, bowling, Eyemoiiih Beacli, golf, clikllenge ae1ivilies, inflatable sessions and comfftunity-b85ed 5POrt5. All activities ivere delivered eiihei free of cliarge or ttt lieavily subsidised rates, ensiiiiiig tI￿L financial ciyeuinslaiices did iiot prevent participatioft. Luiieli, refreslii)ients aiid transpoiÉ were provided tliroiiglJoLIt tlie progiaiiime, lielping reduce additioiial pressures on faIn￿lIeS during the Iioliday period. Page 5

Escape Youlli Services Trustees, Repoi't The programinie concluded witli Escape's aiinu81 Faniily Fut) Day, briiigiiig tog¢lhcr nicii)bers, f&inilics aiid tlie wider comi)iuiiity to celebrate anotlier suce¢ssful sumin¢r of yoiitli ivork. Parent f¢edback icflected tli¢ Si￿1]fICatI¢¢ of tlic prograiiiiiie.. "The progrdmijie ivas beyond Iny expcctations. X had tlic bc5t t11￿C on Ihc trips and niade licr siiiE)Jncr incniorable." "It's sucli a grcat prograiw)i¢ lor tli¢ kids. It saves us i)wney becaiTrse if ive took Ilien) outsclves we'd 311 liavc to pay." Tlicse opporluiitties cojilinue to provide n)￿h Inore tlian enjoyable da).5 OILt. Tliey reduce Social 1501alion, eiicoiiragc pliysical activity, dcvclop coiifiden¢e and resilience, strengilieii friendsliip5 and enstire yoiiiig people treiiiaiii coiijiccted Ivitli twsled yoiiili ivorkers Iliroiighout periods wlien inany otlier 5￿PpOI-I services aTe Linavailable. Steppillg Slolles athd Targetcd Siipporl E5cap¢'s Stcppiiig Stollcs project cot)tiiiii¢d to providc ￿rSOnaliSed one-to-oiic siipport for yoiit)g peopl¢ r¢qiiiTing addiliollal h¢lp to ov¢woin¢ barri¢r$ aff¢clitig Ih¢ir w¢llb¢in& educalioii oi. social iiiclusioi). Tliroughoiit 11)e year. 18 yoiing people receiired iiidividiial SLipport tliroiigli 269 one-to-oiie sessi011s, providing relationsliip.based youtli Ivork iailored to each yoiing person's circiiingtances. aspirations aiid ideiilified iieeds. Deiuattd for £lie service coiiiiiiiied to iiicrease ihrouglioiit ilie year, I'eflectiiig bor]i tlie groiving complexity of need experienced by local young people And tlie confidence Iliai scliools And partiier agencies place iii the qLiality of support provided. A significant dcv¢lopnKiit duTiiig t]i¢ y¢ar was Ili¢ appoiiitt)?¢nt of a new St¢ppiiig Ston¢s Work¢r. Folloivlng coinprclicnsive inductioii pcriod, stroiig rclationsliips were qLiickly established ivitli scl)0016, social work, p2sloitl staff ild Ivider partners, stiengihening referral p6iliivays aiid ¢nabliiig earlier inlerv¢iition for yoiing peopl¢ r¢qiiiring support. Regular attendamce witliin Haivick Higli Scliool, participAtion it) Community Action Groiip Ineetings 01)d clo con￿lI￿111tal1oI7 iviili paniier ageiieies hAve enabled suppori to be betier coordiiialed, ensuring yoiing people receive tiii)ely, rtpproprihie inieiveiilioiis based oil a sliared llnderstaiidiiig of tlicir eircuiiislaiiees. Tlic projeet l'eached full capacity diiriRg tlie year, den)onslraliiig boili its etTectiveiiess lli)d tlie coi)tiniied iieed foi. taigeted youtli ivork witliin tlie local Colminllnily. Pag¢ 6

Eseape Youtli Servtces Trusteesl Report Tli¢ iillpact of this SUPPOTI is best denionstyated throllgli individual outconies. Onc yoiing pcrson l)ad been oul of edLication for over a year prior to referr21 and experieiiced significant kiixÉ¢ty ivliicli preveiited tlieiTI froni leaving liome indepeiidenily. Workii)g alotigside the yoiiIig person, tl)eir foinily, Social work¢r aiid school, the Stepping Stones Work¢r focused initially on biiilding trLlSt, confidence And p&rlicipation wilhin Ilie COE])niunity. Over several ii)oiitl)s lh¢ youiig pcrson gradually iticr¢2s¢d tlieir collfidence tlirougli regiilar nieetings, vi8ils to local cafés and opportunities Éo develop iDd¢pcnd¢n¢c ivitlis11 fatiiiliar ¢nvIrot￿lcI]ts. As cottfideiice greiv, tliey eiiroll¢d al school and begL)ii attei)diiig oil a part-tiiiie basis ra¢li¢r tlwti pursuiig hoine education, Bs118d origiilally been planncd. The youiig person's parenl reftected: "T112t)k yoii so, so n)LiclI. You really Iiave iiiade sucli a diffcrejicc to XXXX'S life." Tliis exaii]ple illiistrak$ tl VAlu¢ ol patieAt, relationsliip-based youtli work iii supportiiig yolliig people to achieve oulcoii)es that initially app¢Jr¢d beyond Il)¢ir reach. The project also coiitiniKd to supporl yoiiiig p¢ople eXPeTieiiciTI8 Social i501atiott, poor ctiwtional ivellbeing, faiiiily diffieulties and reduced engage1￿c]It ivitli cducalioii. Tiiroiigl) coiisislent siipport, yoiiiig pcopl¢ d￿Cloped greater confideiice, resiliellce, self-esteem ai)d Iiiotivalion wliil¢ slr¢tigLlieiiin8 lii)k5 with edLi¢alioii aiid ividcr Col￿nUnity sctvices. 16+ Tiansitioii Support Tliis )reaT also Inarked tlie iiilrodiiction of a dedicated SUPPOTt scrvicc for young people aged 16 to 21, re¢ogiiisii)g tlie increasing cliallenges n)aiiy face as iliey traiisition into aduliliood. Tlic I￿1V s¢rvi¢¢ coiiipleineiits the Stcpping Stones projeet by supporti1￿ older young pcoplc as Ihcy ￿￿ve towards eii)ployincnt, furtlier education, trainiiig, voluiileeriiig and iThdependeiit living. Alongside establisliing r¢f¢rral patliways aiid dcvelopit)g ouleome n)onitoring throiigli tli¢ Lanipligli( database, tlie projE¢t has already beBiiii supportii)g youjig people to acliieiie pi'aeiieal oiitcoiiies tliat increase iiidepcndenc¢ aiid futuie opport[￿l¢l¢s. Suppori has included assistaiice witli seciiriiig accoiNMdalion, a¢¢es$ing finatt¢ial support for drlviiig lessons, applyit)g foj. cinployiiienl ahd volunteering opportuilities, i)iain¢aining college attciidkll￿ and developiiig confidence Ilirougl regiilar on¢-to-on¢ Ll)¢ntoiiiig. One yoiing per5011 siipporl¢d by tlic project progresscd froin feeling iiiicertaiil aboiit tlieir fiitur¢ lo iiidepeiidently applying for eiiiployjiient, voluiit¢¢riiig opporhlnities aiid additioiial support services after oiily a small nuiiiber of Ineelings. Staff obsetved a significant iiicrease iii confid¢ticc, Inolivation and optiinisii), del￿On51rat1ng ihe value of providing consi$t¢nt suppori during what can ofteii be a cl)alleiiging period of tiansitioii. The introductioii of tliis S¢Tvice strengihens Escape's progyession patliway, ejisuiiiig young people can contiiiue accessing appropi'iat¢ siipport beyond Iradilioiial youili work ag¢ rai)ges al￿ ieduciiig Ilie risk of wilneroble young adiilts di5eng8giiig froni ¢dii¢aiioii. ei)Iployineiit or wider siipporl iicttvorks. Physical Activity Project Proiiioliiig positive pliysical and iiicntol w¢llbeffing ¢oiitiiJued lo be an iii)port311t 35PC¢t of Escape's work tI￿oI1g1)DIlt the Fundiiig secured for tlie Pliysical Acliirity Pi'oj¢¢t ¢nAbled Ihe cliarity to deliver a divcrs¢ pro8ra%nille of accessible actiirities dcsigiied lo in)prove healtli, ¢oaifidciic¢ Artd social connection ivliilc rciiiovitig fiiiatJcial barriers 10 paTticipalion. Diiiing Ilie flinded period, 154 iiidividual yoiiilg people parlicipated ill aclkvitie5, 8eneratiiig 719 atlcndat￿tS across bask¢tball, d211ce, yoga arld a range of additional 5PLlI'tiJig aiid outdoor opporttinities. All a¢livities were delivered free of cliarge, eiisuring every yowig pcrson could participllte regardless of faii)ily incoille or pr¢vioiis expeJ'ien¢e. Page 7

Escape Youtli Services Trustees, Report Th¢ project eiicour8ged niany participants to try actÉvities for th¢ first lime. increasing confidence while lielpiiig young pcoplc develop liealtl)ier lifesryles attd SlTonger fr￿C]Idships. Yoiiiig people collsistently i'eported iinprovenjents iii confid¢Dce and ivellbeiiig. Ivith one patticipant co]nmeiitiiig-. '[ loved tlie danciiig. I didn'i tliiiik l ¢oiild do it, but J did. Anotlier desctibed lh¢ basketball s¢8sions Siinply as.. 'Basketball club was unreal. PArenis aiid parlii¢F orgaiiisations also higlilighted the valize of providiiig acc¢ssibl¢ local oppor(uiiilÉ¢s for young people wlio inay iiol oihcrivise eiigage iii organised sport. Th¢ proj¢ct deinon8tTated that liigli-qiiality pliysieal activity provi5iOtI cai) bc successfully delivered ivitliin local ¢onui)unities, ieducii)g bRrriei3 created by transpoit aiid ¢ost wl)ilc conttibutiiig posilively to pliysical bealtli. emotional Ivellbeing and coiiununity pride. Pag¢ 8

Escape Youtli Sei'vices Trustees, Report Invcstiiig in Oiir Futiire Oiie of the iiiosl significaiit organisalional aChiev¢n￿￿t$ diiring tli¢ year was seciiring n)ajoi' capstal iitveslmeiit to ID)prove Escape's youth facilities. Folloiving success￿1 applicatioiis to the Scottish Bordcrs Couticil Youtli Facilities Fund and Place Ba5¢d Investnieiit Fund, tlic cliarity secured Imore tliaii £5 73,000 to redevclop it5 pi'¢Jiiise8 and ii)Iprove occessibility, suslaiiiabilily and 111¢ ovcrall cxpericnce for yoiii)g people. Extensive consiiltation took pltL¢¢ willi youllg people, staff aiid Trustccs throiigiiollt tjic pl£¢iining process to cnsui'e the proposed ii))provenieNts refl¢¢t¢d Ihc n¢ed& aiid aspii'Atioi)s of tliose wljo us¢ tlie building. Tlie rcdevelopn)ent will includ¢ iinprov¢n)ents lo the internal layoiit, upgradcd kitclien aiid toilet facilities, ijnproved aceessibility, eAI?anced security and ¢n¢rgy effjeieney nieasures, togeilier ivitli the creation of a covered outdoor leariiing spaee, OLitdooi' kitchei), cycle storage, additional sealing and iwioved latids¢aping. Tli¢s¢ d¢v¢lopinenls represent a significaiit investinent in tli¢ fiilur¢ sustaiiiability of Ilie organisation and ivill enable Escap¢ to provide 8n even i)M)re iiiclusive, welcoiiiiiig aiul fl¢xible environiiiciit for youiig people for illEhny years to con)¢. Aloiigside physical improveinents to tl)e biiildiiig, tlie charity lias coiilinii¢d to iiivest iii ils or8ai)isatioi￿I infrastrllcttire. embedding tlie Laiiiplight oiilcojnes database to streng¥lien inoiiitoring, ¢iialiiatioii and iinpact i)ieasiir¢tiieJ)t. Tljis will ftii'ilier eiiliance ilie cliarity's ability to evidence outconies, inforni service d¢V¢lopin¢￿t and deinonslratc tlie difference Inade Ilirougli its work. Voluni¢¢riiig. Leadersliip aiid Youth Voic Providing opporliiniiie5 for young peopl¢ to cot)tribute positsvely to their conllnunity r¢nial￿5 a core parl of Escape Youtli Scrvi¢¢s' approacli. Tlirouglioiit thc year, young people coiitiiiued to develop Icad¢iship skills, increase tlieir confid¢ii¢¢ atid ii)ake valuable toiitribiilions t1￿01igIi voluiiteeriNg, fiiiidraising aiid pai1icipalion in decision-1￿akIIIg. Duriilg the i'¢poi'lin8 peiiod, young peoplc ¢oJitribiiled S42 hours of voliiiiteering. siipportiiig fiiiidraisiiig eveilts, Com)￿U￿11Y acliviti¢s ajid the deliTrrery of yoiiili work sessioijs ivliilsl progressiiig toivards Saltir¢ Awards, Sevefal young people are iyorkiiig toii'oi'd5 200 hours of voluiilc¢ritig. VoluNteers iindei'rook a ivide varicty of roles ii)cludii)g weleoniing visitors, seThpiiig r¢fr¢sliIiients, managiiig stalls, $iipporliiig actÈvjlÉes, selling lip events and aSSLStit)g youiiger niciiibers. These opportwiities ¢nabl¢d youiig people to develop practical skills, gaill experience and inci'ease coiifideiice in taking 011 rcsponsibi15ty. Tlie Youiig LeadeiBhip l-ea1￿ continiicd to play an iimportaiit role witliin the oi'gai)isatioi). helping to sliapc activities, SUPPOTt ￿ndrRiSJng events and r¢pi'¢scnt the views of their peers. Mcinbers participa￿d in tlie nalional

liivestlnyoiitliwork eanipaign. l)elping to proillote the value of youtli work and its positive in)paet on young pcople's

livcs. Young people also took part in yout]￿orderS, UiiÉt¢d Nations Convet)tion oi) the Riglits of 11)¢ aiild (UNCRC) celcbratioji i)I'oject, conlTibuiing to aciiipilies t1￿1 pron)ot¢d owarcness of childreii's riglits al￿ ¢ii¢ouraged ineAningful yoiiili p3rlicii)atioii ivithin thcir coini)iunilies. Fiiadraising conliiiiied to Provide Yaluable opporttinilies for yoiiiig pcoplc to develop organisntional, coiiiinuiJi¢&lion and lramivork skills wliile conlril)uting dÈi'¢¢tly to ihe susl&inabilÉty of th¢ cliarity. hleii)bers supporte<l ¢off¢e ll)ornings, coimiiuiiily i)iarkets, Tunes by rh¢ T¢vioi. the Faiiiily Fun Day, Clwistn)as eveiils and a raiigc of locHI ndraisiiig activities tliroiiEI)oiit the year. Escapc r¢inaiiis coniinitted 10 ensuriiig tliot youiig p¢opl¢ littve genuine opportLllljtI¢5 to iiifluertee the orgai)isation. Consuliatioii coiitinues to itlfoiin progra1￿￿¢ planiiing, a¢tivity ehoices And fiItUTe dcvclopiiieiits, with youiig peopl¢ regularly sl)aring id¢as, evalualil)E projects and coiitribiiliiig to d¢eisions &ffecling tlie servic¢. This cotiliiiiicd emphasis oil youili participation helps en$ur¢ that Escape remaitis r¢sponsive to local need ivhilsl enabling yoiiiig pcopl¢ to develop eoiifidence in expiessiiig ili¢ir vi¢ivs and conlribuling positively to their con)miinity. PaTlii¢rships and Youtli Work in Scliools Pag¢ 9

Escape Youth Sei'vices Trusteest Report Parli)ersliip workiiig reniains fu1]dan￿ntaI lo thc su¢c¢ssfvl delivery of Escape's serviccs enables ihe charity to provide coordiiiated, rcsponssv¢ siipporl for youiig p¢opl¢ a¢TOSS Teviot and Liddcsdalc. Thiring tlie year, Escape eoiitiiiued to iyork closely ivitli Haivick Higli Scliool, local priii)aiy schools. Scollisli Bordcrs Council, Yolitl￿0rders. Borde13 Coinjnunity Aclioii, NHS Bordeis, Hawick Dcv¢lopin¢nt TKust, Hawick Toivn T¢aiii atid a widc ratwe of StA￿lOry aiid voluntary sector parti)ers. Tliese partti¢rsliips sli'cngilien refeiTal pathivays, iiiiprovc iiifornialion sligtring wliere appropriate and eijable young peopl¢ to acccss addstioiial SiiPPOTt quickly and effcctivcly. Tlic cliarity maiiitaiiied its aniiual prOgrA1￿ille of P¥iii)ary 7 tTansi¢ioii sesslOIIS, Vj5tting scliools across tlie Teviot aiid Lidd¢%dalc cliiskr. incliidinE reiieived engageineiit ivitb Neivcastleloii Priii)ary School. These ses5ioiis providc praciical ii)fornialion, reassurance aiid opporttiiiities for yoiing people to build coiifidcncc alicad of th¢ir transitioii iiito secondaiy educalioJL wliilst introducing tliein to Escape's wider yoiiili ivork proiiision. Escape also contiiiued to deliver iveekly lunchtiine youtli ivork sc5SlOiiS W&tliill Hawick Higli Scliool, providing an cce8sible aiid infoi'mal opporliit)ity for youiig people to seek advice, devclop posltiv¢ r¢lalion5hips ivitli yoiiili workers iid access support before coneerns escalate iiilo ii)ore significant issiies. Staff niaiiilaiiied regular atreiidance at Coii)Jiiiinity Actioii Groiip Ineethjigs, Probleii) Solviiig Parlnersliip meetings, Cliisler nieelings aiid otliu Iniilti-agency foriiins ilii'oiigliout tlie year. Thcqe partncrsliÈps suppori early inlewention, coordinated pltuiniiig and iii)proved oiitcoiiies for young people experieii¢ing additional challeiigcs. Tlie cliarity also eoiitiniied to ivork collaboratively ivitli lo¢al org211isations lo deliver aclivitics aiid eY¢iits tlial eiiliance oppottunilie5 for yoiiiig people ivhilst avoiding dEiplication of s¢rvi¢¢s and iiiakiiig IKst use of avoilabl¢ con)munity r¢soiiircs. ConiJ)iunity Ev¢iits aiid FILndraisin Conij)iu￿ity ¢ngageJneIit coiitinue5 to play an iii)portant role ip botli ili¢ sustaiiiability of ihe cliartty aiid tlie developiiietjt of yoiing people. Tliroughoiit Ilie yeAr, Escape organised amd siipport¢d A ivide range of con)tiiiinity events, provtding opporttiAitl¢5 for yoiing peoplc to voliiiiieer, develop practical skills aiid sti'¢ngihen conntctiotis with the widei. coi)Mi)Iinity. Tlie aimual Fatnily Full Day oiice again broiiglit logetl)er young pcopl¢, fiinilies and local resideiits to eelebrale tl)e ivork of tlie oiganisatioj) wliilst iaisiiig valiiable uiyestricted iiicoine. Youiig p¢ople played an Aclive role in plai￿1ng and delivcring tli¢ cveiit, deinon5trating rcspoiisibility, teal￿w01'k aiid Icadcrship IliEoii¥houl Ilic dhy. Escapc #Iso ¢oiiiiiiued its suceessfiil parlncrsliip witli Tiin¢s by tlie Teviot, with youiig people siipporting tli¢ d¢liY¢iy of the event tliroiig]i A vari¢ty of volunieer roles. Tlieif profcssio[￿[ls￿ aiid coJn]ttitiMent were ividely r¢cognised at provided valuablo ex￿l'l¢￿¢¢ in ¢vellt manageineiit. ciistoii)er s¢rvi¢c atid teamwork. The cliarity's Hut r¢niain¢d a pgpular fealure of tlie Cojniiioti RÈding celebTatioiis, weleoining iiivited guests atjd providiiig 1111 OPPOTtuiisty for yowig p¢ople to celebiale ali ili)por￿lit parl of Haivick's lieritage. Tlie project reflects Escape's coiiimitment to helping yout)g pcople develop PTide in tlicir local coniiiiiiiiity wl)il8t iilainttlilllllg links ivitli local traditions. Dui'ing tlie sun￿1)er, eleven young people alt¢iid¢d YoiLthBealz Festival Dunifries. providiiig n￿nY with their first experience of allending a major iniisic fcslival. The visjl eTrcoura8ed iiidependciJc¢, strengthened frieiidsliips and enabled youiig people 10 experieiwe opportuiiiti¢s b¢yond ih¢ir local area. Additional fiindraisi138 activities tllroiighoiit die year incliidcd coff¢¢ i)iorniiigs, coinniwiity Inxrkets, sca%oiial cirejits, raffles, spoJisor¢d activtties aiid ciaft sialls, all supported by youiig people, voliinlee15, staff aiid Tnistccs. Tlies¢ activilies tiot ojily £¢Jicrat¢d v2lllable unreslrieied iiicoiiie biit also slrengtheiied coiiiti)unity Telationships and iiicreased awareiicss of Escape's ivork aoross tlie local ftrea. Celebraiing Sii¢¢ess Tlie achieveinent5 of young p¢opl¢ ¢oJitiJiued to bc reeognised botli ivithin Escape ai)d acros5 tlie wider conlniunity Ihroiighout Ilie year. Several iiien)ber& received iiivards tliroiigli Haivick High Scliool's aiinual CelebratÈoii of Success event, recogjiisiiig Ih¢ir coiitribution lo the scliool coiiii)iiEtiity, dctei'miiialioii 211d perstsiial developiDent. Oi)¢ youtig persoti received tlie 8¢1100l's Award for DeteT]ninalioii, rcco8lllStl18 tlic rcmarkable i)rogress t]iey Iiave n)ade over a Iiiiinbcr of years tlirougli regiilar participalioii iii Escape's cooking progra121n)e. Tlje aivard a¢knowledged not only tlie practical skill$ they have developed but £21s0 tli¢ significant giowili iii coiifideiice, resilience aiid indci)ciid¢iJ¢e obseryed by botli scliool staff aiid youtl) )Yorkers. PAge 10

Escape Youth Seyvlces Trustees, Report Escap¢'s Youiig Leadership Team was also shortlist¢d as fjnalists in tl?¢ R¢cognition Hawick Aivards wiiliin tlie Under 25 Acliiever ¢￿7¢¢gOry. Tliis rccognitioii r¢flc¢ts th¢ t¢ani's continii¢d coiniiiitin¢nt lo voliinteeriiig, Icadership and i)wkitig a pos11ivc contrjbiitio￿ lo tli¢ local coiwiiunity. Tlie org£2nisatioii ils¢lf was rccognised as Iiiibier-iip in Ilie YoiitliBorders LEAD Aivards H¢ritsg¢ Preservatioii ¢al¢gory for its ivork throiigli Ilie Miiii Hut project diirlng Coniinon Riding cclcbratiotis 3Jid ongoitig ¢ultiiral activtties. Tliis award r¢cognis¢d tlie positive role young people liave played in c¢lebraliiig local li¢ritag¢ ivliilst d¢v¢lopiJig coiifid¢nc¢, t¢ai?Iwork ai)d caniniiinity involveiilent. Tliese achieveiiieiits deiiionstratc tlie positiv¢ oulcoJ)ies iliat caii b¢ acliievcd ivlien yoiii2g people aTe proibided witli eoiisistent siipporL ineaningfiil oppoiluThilies al￿ encourageiiient to realise tlieir poteiitial. Oui. Injpacl The iillpact of Escape Youtli Services extends beyond alleiidance figures or Ilic iiiiiiibcr of activitics delivered. Tliroiigh triisl¢d r¢lati011s1)iys, early inlervEiilion and coiisisteiit SLtpport, tlie cliarity cotitiiiues lo i)iak¢ a positFv¢ difference to tlie liv¢s of ¢hildr¢n, yoiing people aiid iheir faniilses. Feedback received tiiroLighoul tlie year dciiionslratcs tlie value tliat youiig pcopl¢ pl&¢¢ liaviiig so]n¢wI￿r¢ tb¢y f¢¢1 saf¢, w¢lcoine and accepled. One youi)g persoii Tetiimit)g to Lscapc after a period aiyay coiiuncJit¢d.. "I've liad un AMAIING niglil. I didn't r¢alÉs¢ lioiy nw¢li I'd niissed it." Parei)tS COlJ51slently liigliliglited tlie qualitsi of support provided by slafyaiid Ili¢ posiliv¢ inipact the organisation has on tlieir ehildreii. CoiThiieiits reeeived iiicluded.. 'No iiknprovci)ieiit iieeded. Tlie yoiitli ivorkers go above and beyond." "Keep up the good work Ihank yoii for looking after oiir kids." Tljrouglioiil our services, exaillples 112ve deiiionslraled hoiv young people have developed coThfidcncc at]d s¢lf-worih thj'oiigli eJigagcniE2It, reniriicd to edueAiton ft>lloiviiig perEods of disengllgemeiit, secured employiiient and iToliintc¢ring opporttii)itics, incrcascd i)liy.sical activity, built new friciidsliips progressed illlo lemdership roles. While each yoiing pcrsoii's joiirney is different, t￿￿ead¢d tI￿oUg1) our ivork is providiiig ¢0115iSt¢Jit, irns*d r¢latioiisliips ivitl)in safe aiid incliisiiie enviro1￿lent$ enabling yoiing people to build resili¢iJ¢¢, ov¢r¢oJn¢ ¢liall¢nges And achieve positive oulcoiiies Ihat extend well beyoiid tlieir tinie at Esc&pe. Our Tean) The Triistees recogiiise that tlie cliarity's acliieven)eiits are only possible becaiise of tlie coininilin¢i)t, pmf¢s$ionalis] atid d¢dication of ils staff, voliinteer5 aiid Board of Directors. Tluoughoiit the year, the orgaiii5ation coiilinucd io invest tlie developinent of ils ivorkforcc illro￿gI1 a Col￿pre￿Ie118ive progrdli)Jne of tr8iiiing 3nd profcssioDal d¢v¢lopillenl. Staff Completed trailiing iii aieas iiicliiding Cliild Protection, Traiiiiia-lnformed Practice, Food Hygiene, S¢xiial H¢aliii Aivar¢Jicss, Jiiaii&g¢ni¢nt developEneJit and Ready for Yoiith Work, eiikiiring tliat services continEie to reftect currcnt legislation, good pra¢tic¢ and Ili¢ changing nttds of young people. Alongside itiveslii)etit iii staff devclopiiictit, tlic cliarity coEJtiniEd to sliellgtlien its systems and oi'gtti)isalional capacity thTOLig]i in)proved use of Il)e Lampliglit oulcon)¢s databa5¢ and ongoii)g i'eview of policies, procediires ai)d qiiality assuraiice processes. Tlie cliarity also contini￿d to contribute to tlie widcr yoiith ivork sector. During Ilie year, the Service ManAger delivered a presei)ialiun ai a UK Youili r¢sidet)tial eveiit. sliaring le8rning aiid good practice oji supportiN% tlie Ineiital Iiealtli ai)d w¢llb¢ing of yoiing p¢opl¢ tn rnial Co1)￿)Unities. Th¢ Triist¢¢s ¢xt¢i)d tli¢ir sincere Iliat&s to all staff, voliiiiteers and Boi¢ rd iiicii)b¢rs for tli¢ir contiJiu¢d coiiu)iibl)eiil, profe5sionalisi11 aiid passion ihroug]ioiil Ilie year. Their collective efforts ellsu￿ tliat Escap¢ r¢inains a trusted and valued organisation iviihiji tli¢ coiiiiiiuiii11¢s It s¢rv¢s. FlnaiiciAI reyleiv A SLirpliis of £34,771 was retained diiriiig Ihe y¢ar. Of Iliis siirplii8 £28,361 rclatcd to restTlCted fuiids 2nd £6,410 to uiiirstricted fund5. A5 noted iii tlie report, tlie Iriislees ivill bc looking at opti01i4 to gencr&tc uiircstTjCted iiieoiiie to ¢115ur¢ Ili¢ r¢s¢rves ar¢ n)aiiithined. Pdlicjp oil resei'ves At the end of Ilie year tliere was £16,255 in uiiresiricted i'eserves, and £104,707 iii rc8(ri¢l¢d r¢s¢rY¢s. Th¢ Board r¢cogiitscs tlie iiecd to eontiiiue to raise furtlicr u1￿c$1r1c1ed fiiiids to eiiable a reserve w)licy of 3 iMont115 op¢ralin8 costs. Fuiirls iii defi¢il No fiiiids ar¢ iii d¢fi¢il. Pag¢ll

EscApe Youlh Services Trustees, Repoi't Priiicipiilfiiiidiiig soui'ces Escope Youtli Services ¢oi)titJu¢8 to i'¢ly on a diverse raiige of grant fwiding, cliaritable tnists, ¢orporate supptsrlcrs. Collliniinity fiindraising aiid individual donations lo suslaiii and d¢iTclop its services. Diirii)g Ilie yeai., Ili¢ charsty r¢¢¢ived grant ￿ndIng froiii Tlic National Lottery Col))1￿1111£tY Fund (Comniunsty Fiind and Aivards for All), BBC Cliildrcii iii N¢¢d, FouTrdatioii Scotland {Ess¢iitia Fiindl, Scoiiisli Borders Louncil, UK Youtl) (Tliriving Mii)ds}, Hawick Coiminon Good Fiind, Langliope Rig CoJ)uiiiiiiity Fund, GoFibre, Seottisli cli11drc￿'s Lollery Trust, Clirisiina Mary Heiidrie Trust, Tlic Roberlsoii TrLiSt, People's Posl¢odc T￿St, BordeTS Coinniuiiily Act%on, The Maple Trust, Dr Guilirie Associatioii, Moirisoiis Foiindalion, The Hedlcy Foundatioii. Muirliall Eiicrgy, Asda FoiiEidation, Anton Jurgeiis Charitable Trust Jnd th¢ N¢ighboiirly Coll￿7)[}1￿11Y Fiijid. The cliarity also bei)efited froni the geiierosity of IOCELI or8anisations, bLisiii¢sses and co21)Jxunity groups, iiicliidllig Twiics by tlie Teviot, Hawick Paiitoniiine Group, Cav¢TS a￿d Ksrkpalrick CIIiiTclI, Haivick Mastsnie Lodge. Haivick Rotary Cliib, Jolinstoiis of Elsiii, (lie Hizzy Ruii, logcllici. with doiEalion5 froiii JcJn Biiice, NisiL Local custoi)iers throiigli iil-slorc collectioh tii)s, aiid Inany otliei. ii)dividual siipporl¢rs. Additioiial li￿0]￿¢ was geiieraied tl)roiig]i coinjiiunity fundraising Cveiits, Easyfuiidraising, roffles, spot)sorship of ille]nbeis' ￿ndraising activsties, Craft and i)iarkel stalls, and tlie charity's all￿17a1 Family hin Day. These ¢oi)i¥ibiitions. togetlier iv5tli Ilie oiigoitig cotnjnitllieiit of our mel￿berS. fainilies, voliiiitc¢rs and staff, Continiie to play ali iniportant role sn ¢iiabling Escapc Yoiitli S¢rviccs to provide Iiigh-qiiality youth ivork opporttinities across Teviot and Lidd¢sdale. TITr¢ Tnist¢es extend iheir siticcre t1￿1)k5 to 811 fiind¢rs, donors. volunteers, support¢rs and eoi)In)unity partners ivliose conlÉnu¢d g¢iierosity and co1￿1]11t1}ic1it iiihke tlie charitys Kvork possible. Jiiveslilieiilpolicy aiiil objeellves Under th¢ McniorandiiiL aiid Articles of Associatioii, th¢ ¢liarity l)a5 Ilie poiver to invest in any ivay the directors wisli. Monies not ItllEiiediately required can be invest¢d in siich ini'estmenls or se¢uriti¢s or properly as MAY be tl)oiiglil f51. Pl4n5 foi. future i)ei'lods Alilis andkeji objeelivesforfii¢iirÉpgiiods Clialleiiges and Lookiiig Aliead Tlie cliaiity COI)iiniies to operate ivithin an increasihgly cliallenging fitignctal environniellt. Coinp¢lilion for grant fuiidijig remaxrts sigiiifieanr. Ivhile rising op¢rating eosls and increasiiig deinand for s¢rvÉ¢¢s plaee ongoiiig prcssiire o r¢sourees. Despit¢ these cliallenges, Escape lias co￿tinued to denionstrale resilience, adapting services wlicre iiec¢ssary, streiigtliciiing parlneisliips aiid seciiring neiv ijiv¢stsn¢nt to support both service delivciy aAd ￿lUre organisational developjnent. Looki¢)g ali¢ad, tlie TTUSt¢¢s will continiie to priorÈtise'. securing siistainablc ftinding to ii)ait)tain and develop services. progres5jllE tlie redcv¢lopJnciit of tlie youlh centre tI￿Oug1) tlic siic¢cssfiil delivery of the capital iii)prov¢ii)ent project., • 5treiigtheiiin8 tsrgcted siipiioi't foy youiig peopl¢ expei'ienciDg disadvajilage OT addilioiial barriers- coNtiniiiiig to d¢velop staff, voliinteers Jiid Trusle¢s (Iirough tiaiiiitig at]d prof¢ssion21 developinent,. furilier ¢inb¢dding tlie Lg1)Ipliglit oiitcoines thiabJ$¢ to stteiigilien Inoiiitoring, ¢valiialioii ai)d evidence of iinpact- and • ensiiring tliat youiig people reniaiil at tlie ¢¢ntr¢ of s¢tvice plat￿li)g, deliv¢ry and decisioii-iiiakiiig. The Tnislc¢5 rcinain confident tliat, through Il)e coiitiiiu¢d ¢oiMiiilinenl of slaff. volunteers, parlners, ￿nderS aiid ih¢ local coi)11)iiiiiity, Escape Yoiith Sernpices is Trvell plac¢d tg biiild 01) tlie aclkievcni¢nts of the past year and contiJiu¢ delivering liigli-quality yoiitll work tliat iniproves outcoiii¢s for cliildTet) atid young people across Teyiot and Liddesdale. Goliig coiicei'ii Tli¢ Trustees co1￿lder Iliat Ili¢ ¢liaTity is a going coi)cerii. Page 12

Escape Youth Seivices Trustees, Report Styucturey goyei'nonee And nianagement Nuli4re olgovefflniiig doeiithenl Tli¢ ￿inpai1y, wliich is a recogiissed cliarity in scotla1￿, As a cliaritable conjpa￿Y l%iiiitcd by guarantee and was set lip by a Mcinorandiini of Associalioii 01128 Aiigiist 2012. RecYi4iliiieiitund uppoliitiiienl ofiiuslees All of tlie oigat)isaiions triistees are appointed oi. reappointed by the Ineiiibcrs at the annual general meeliiig, wliicli is Iicld in F¢bli￿ry eacli year. Jiidiiclioii aiid li'iiiiiffiig oflru51ees Nciv directors undergo an indiiclioTh process wliich briefs tlieii) on tlieir obligation$ iiiid¢r legislation, tli¢ deeisioii n)akiJig i)rnc£sses, tlie business plan and ihc rec¢iit financial perforinaiice. OJglliii.salioiiiilslriiclure Tlie Conipany ljas a BoaTd of Directors ivho nieet Ixonthly and are responsible for Ilic slrategic direclioii and policy of the cliarity. At pr¢s¢til Ilie con)n)ittee lias scv¢n inen)bers froni A variety of backgrounds relevai)t to tl)e ivork of Ili¢ cliariry. A scliei)i¢ of d¢le8RIioii IS Lll place aiid day to day responsibility for tlie provision of th¢ facilities rest ivitli tli¢ ii)anager. The inanag¢r is r¢sponsible for etisiiriTh8 tljat t]ie cliarity delivers Ilie facilitl¢S 5y¢cifsed aiid t114t key perfori))anee iiidicatoi's are Jtict, togetlier willi respoiisibility for tlje operational maiiagen)enl of Ihc facilities. Rel8tlonslhiiis witli I'elftttd pai'lles ScDttl$h BoY(lers Councll Scottish Borders Council Service Level Agreeiii¢ut (tluougli co1￿111L1￿ity Learniiig aiid D¢velopnienl) lias now ended. Fln8nc181111stYuments Objeclives uiirfpolieies Tli¢ cliarity5 IILlivities expose it to a tjiimber of finaneial risks iiicliidiiig ¢r¢dÉt risk, casli floiv risk and liquidiry risk. Tl)e iise of fIna￿CIal deiivalives is gov¢ri)ed by tlie cliarity's policies approv¢d by the board of Iriistces, Ivliieli provide vritl¢iJ pi'iiiciples on Il)e use of fitiaii¢ial derivatives lo maiiage iliese risks. Thr cliarity does noi iise derivjtive fill8llc&al instruiiieiils for speculative piirposes. Funds held as custodlaii tl'mstee on behAlf of otliei's No fuiids Are lield on belialf of otli¢r organi5atioiis. Ci'edltor payinÈnt poll¢y It is policy to settle ￿nVolteS ivitliin nor11￿1 ¢r¢d%t ternis. Siiiall eonipanles provls1017 5taleih¢nt This report lias b¢¢n prepared iii Accordance ivitl) Ilic special provisions ielatiiig to ihe sin211 ¢oinpai)ies regiinc iEnder tIIE Coimpatiics Act 2006. Tlie atinual r¢port ivas approved by Ilie In￿1¢¢8 of tlie charity 01) 7 July 2026 &iid sigiied oil its behalf by.. T Gibsoii Tnistee Page 13

Escape Youtli Services liidependent Examfinei 8 Report to the trustees of Escape Youth ServÉces (Ithe Company,) I report IO tlie cliarity Enistees on Iny exaniinatioii of tlie accoiints of die Coinpany for tlie year ¢nd¢d 31 Octob¢r 2025. Respoi?slbllltles and ba51s of report As tlie charity's truitees of rlie Con)p&ny (and also its director5 for tli¢ ptlFVOSes of con)pany laiv) )'oii ar¢ respoiisible for ihe preparatioii of Ilie accounts til accordaiice witli tlic ¥equireineiits of tlie Charities aiid Ti'ust¢¢ Investi)ieiJt {Scotland) Act 2005 ('Ilie 2005 Act.), the Charities Accounts (Scoilaiidl Regulftiions 2006 {as aiii¢iided) aiid Uic Con)pai)ics Act 2006 {'111¢ 2006 Aet'}- Yoii are satisfied Ilial tlic accounts of tlie Coii)pany are not reqiiir¢d by Lharity or coinpany law to be aiidited aiid hav¢ Cliosen instead lo liavc an iiidcpcnd¢nt ¢xaniiiialioii. Haviiig satisfied n)yself tliat tlie o¢coiiniS of tli¢ Company are not reqiiired to b¢ aiidited uiider Part 16 of th¢ 2006 Act aiid are eligible for iiidependei)l exo1i1itialion, I r¢porl in respect ofjiiy cxaiiiiiiaiion of yoiir el)arity's accoiirits ￿$ caTried out iiiider seclioii 44 (1) { cl of tlie 2005 A¢1. In ¢arrying out Jny cxaiiiiiialioii I have folloived the requir¢n￿lIt5 of RegL]latioii I l of Ihe Charities Accouiits {S¢otlaAdl R¢gulalions 2006 las atii¢iJd¢d). In(lei)endent eYAiiilner's statement Siiice Ilic Coihpaily 15 required by coi)Ipaiiy law to prepare ils accoiiiits on an acetuals basis and is T¢gi$t¢red as cliarity in Scotland yoiir exan)iner Inust b¢ a nKinber of a body Itsted in Rcgiilatioii I1(2) of the ChAritics Accoiiiits (Scolland) ReDilalions 2006 (as aii)eiided}. l cali ¢onfiini that I aEli qualified to iindertake tlie exainiiiAtion becaus¢ l ani a iegisteTed Ixeiiiber of ICAS, Ivhicli is on¢ of th¢ listed b(wJies. I havc completed t)iy exainiiialion. I coiifirm tl)at no ]natters have coiiie to Jiiy attention iii coiinecEion witli ihc cxaiiiiiiation givizig me cause to believe.. ccounting r¢¢ords were not kept as rcquir¢d 17y section 386 of tlie 2006 Act and R¢giilation 4 of Ilic 2006 A¢coun¢s Regu12tioii' tsr 2. th¢ accoiints do Iiol Accord ivitli those iecoids aijd coinply ivitli t1￿ accoiintiiig r¢quireinents o(Regiilatioii 8 of lh¢ Cliaritics Accounts (Scotlaiid) Regiilatioi)s 200C)', or 3. the accouthts do tiot coltiply willi IlJe accoiinliiig reqiiii'einents of section 396 of IIFe 2006 Act otlier thali any r¢qii]reni￿)t ihat Ilie aceoiiiits giv¢ R 'true and fair vieiv ivliich is not a Inattcr coiisidered as pait of an independ¢AI ¢xaii)iiiaLioll- or 4. the accout)Is Iiave not been pr￿ared iii ac¢ordaiice iviili tlie nieiliods and prin¢iples of the Siateiiicnt of Recoiiiitteiided Practice for accoEintitig aiid reporliÉ)g by cliarities [applicable to Cliarities prepariiig tSicir accouiits in accoTdan¢¢ ivitb the Financial Reporliiig staI￿ald applicable ii) Ilie UK and Republi¢ of IrelAnd IFRS 102)]. I have no coneenis aiid Iiave collie across iio olh¢r nialteis in connection witli tlie exainiiiatiott to which atteiition shoiild b¢ drawn in tliis report in order to enabl¢ a prop¢r iiiiderstanding of Il)¢ 3¢counts to be reaelied. Daiwid Can)pb¢ll D¢ivid CaDipbcll Deans Accouiitaiits & Busiiicss Adviso ICAS 27 Nortli Bi'idge Street Hawick TD9 9BD Pftge 14

Escape Youtli Sei'viees Statement ol Finaiielal Actlvltfies for the Year Ended 31 Oetobei. 2025 (Including Income and Expeiiditure Aecollnt aiid Statement of Tolal Recognised Gaiiis and Losses) Unresti'lcted funds Restrlcted funds Total 2025 Note Iiieoiiie aiid En(loiYinettts fi'olli: Donatioi)s and l¢gi¢i¢s Other Iradii)g acliviti¢s 11,791 24,041 206,409 12,050 218,2(Kl 36,091 Total incoi) 35,832 218,459 254,291 K%pen(Iltui'e om: CliariL2hlc activities (29.422 (190,098 {219,520 Total expendittire 29,422 (190,098 219,520) Nel incoiiie TrJiisf¢rs IKtw¢eii fund5 6,410 (796 28,361 796 34.771 Net i)iovenieJit fihnds 5,614 29,157 34,771 Recoiiciliation of fuiids Total fill￿S brought fonvard 10,641 75,550 86,191 Total fill￿$ carried fonvard 13 16,255 Unresli'icted funds 104,707 Resti'lcte fuiids 120,962 Total 2024 Note Jnconie aiid ndoiviments fi'om: D0112Eions legacies OiEL¢r trading activities 45.670 41,432 153,397 199,067 41,432 Total incoine 87,102 153,397 240,499 E&penditurt oil,. Cliaritttble acttvities 92,031 (123.413 215,444) Total ¢xpendittire 92,031 {123,413) (215.444 Net (expeiidiiiire)lincoille (4,9291 29,984 25,055 Net I￿0Ve1)it11t in ￿t]d$ (4,9291 29,984 25,055 Reeoiiclliatlom of funils Total fiinds brouglit forlvard 15,570 45,566 61,136 Total funds ¢2rri¢d fonvard 13 10.641 75,550 86,191 All of the cliarily's aciivities derive froii) contilluiiig operalions durii)g tlie abov¢ tivo periods. TlJ¢ fvnds breftkdoivn for 2024 is slioiw in liote 13. Tlie iiotes on pages 17 to 26 forin ali integral parl of tliese fii)ancial statements. Page 15

Escape Youth Sei'viees (Registratlon number: SC431246) Balance Sheet as at 31 October 2025 2025 2024 Note Current assets Cash at bank and in liaiid 121,670 86,479 Ci'editoi'$: Aniouiits falllng duo ivlthlii oiie yeRr 12 (708 288) Net 9ssets 120,962 86,191 Fun(Is of tlie cliai'lty: Restrlcted INcoiMe funds Resiricted thiids 13 104,707 75,550 Uiii'esti-icted incoiiie fun(Is Uiirestricted fiinds 16.255 10,641 Total funds 13 120,962 For t]ic fjnaiicial ycar eliding 31 October 2025 th¢ cliiiTity was entitled to cx¢iiiptioii from audi( linder sectioii 477 of tlie Coiiipanses Act 2006 relaliiig to sn)all conipanies. Trustees responsibiliii¢s'. Tlic iii¢inbeKs have not ieqiiired the coii)pany to obtain an aiidit of ils accovnts for tlie year in qiieslion in accordance willi section 476., and Tl)¢ dii'¢¢loi's acknowledge slieir rcspot]sibilities for coinplyiiw ivitli tlie rcquireinents of the Act witli r¢8pe¢t to occounlit)g rcords aiid ilie prcparatioii of accoiinlg. Tliese fiiiaiiciil slateillenls liave been pr¢pared in accordaiice ivitli tlie special provisions relating to conipanies si)bje¢t to tIIc 51i1all coihpani¢s iegiine ivitliiii Part 15 of the Conipaii%es Aet 2006. Tlie financial slateiiiei)ts on pag¢s 15 10 26 ivere approved by tlic twstces, al￿ aiitliorised for issue oti 7 Jvly 2026 aiid sigii¢d on tlieir belial(by'. T CJibson Triisl¢¢ Tlie notes on pages 17 to 26 forin &Ln integral pari of tliese fiiiaii¢Èal statements. PAge 16

Escape Youth Seyvlces Notes to the Flnanclal Stateinents for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 I Chai'lty statu5 The charity is liinit¢d by 8ithrantee, incorpo¥atrd iii Scotland, and coiisequeiitly docs iiot have share capital. Ek¢h of tlle truste¢s is liabl¢ to contribiitc ali ati)oiitit tiot ¢xceediJig £1 towards Ilie assets of tlie charity iii tlie eveiht of liquidation. Tlic addres$ of ils registered office is= Haivick Yoiiili Ccnti'¢ Hav¢lock Siicct Haivick ScotlRiid TD9 7BB These ftiiaiicial statemeiits ivere aiithorised for iSSLiC by lh¢ t￿sleeS 011 7 July 2026. 2 A¢countlMg pDiieies Sunimayy of slgiiificAnt xccoumtlng pollcles and key accounting esllmates Tlie priijcipal accoEllltiiig policies applied iii Ili¢ prepaTalion of th¢q¢ fiJia2icial slateitteiirs are set oiit bcloiv. Tliese policics IiaiTC bcen eonsistenily appLied to all th¢ y¢ars pi¢seiited, iiftless otli¢rivise staled. St&leinent of conipllmnce Tli¢ finaticial slateinents likve beeii piepaied in aceoi'dancc ivitli A¢counliRg and Rcporting by CharÈties'. Statciii¢iit of Recoinin¢ndcd Practice applicabl¢ to cliaTlties prepai'ing Ilieir accouiils accordaiicc ivitli tlie Fin211cial Reporting Stsi)dard applicable Ilie UK and Republic of Irelaiid (FRS 102) (cffcctiv¢ l Jaiiuary 20151- Icliariti¢s SORP (FRS 102)), Ili¢ Financial Reportiiig Stai)dard applicable ill t7￿ UK and R¢piiblÉ¢ of Ireland {FRS 102) and tlie Companics Act 2006. Bssis of prepAI'Atlon Ese&pe Yoiitli Services Ine¢ts tlie definilioii of a public hetiefil eiitity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities arc i11stially reco8Trised ai Iiistorical cost or transactioii valuc iiiil¢ss athciTrvise stated iii Ilie relevatit accounting policy notes. The accoiints are presenteil ill Sterlillg (£) and are roulldcd to Ihe iiearest £1. Golng coticerii Tlie tnistee5 coiisider tliat tliere Jre iio t)iai¢rifil iincerlaiiitics abolit the eliarit￿S ability to contitJu¢ as a gotng concern nor aiiy sigiiificaiit areas of iiiicertaiiity tl)at aff¢ct the carryiiig vali1¢ of assets lield by tlie cliarity. Exelliptlon froiii preparliig A casli flow statement Tlie cliarity opted lo carly adopt Bulleiin I publislied 011 2 Febrnary 2016 atid Iiave tlierefore i)ot incliided a cash flow stAlement in thesc fii)an¢ial staleiheiiis. Iiiconie and endom'inents All incom¢ is reeognised oiice tlic cliarity lias eiititlemeiil to tlic iii¢oni¢, it is probable tlittt the incoille ivill be receiv¢d Hiid the aiiioiitht of tlie intoine receivable can be 11)easured reliably. Doiiftlioiis tiiitl le%oeies Doncrytions are iecogjiised wlieii the charity has been notificd kn writiiig of botli tlie amoulll aiid settl¢inent date. In the evenl tl)at a do11￿(lon is siibject lo cojiditions Iliat require a lev¢1 of p¢i.fori)iaiice by Ili¢ eliarity b¢for¢ tlie Cliarity Is eiitiiled ro ih¢ fiinds, the incoiiie is deferi'cd aiid iiot recogjiised iintil ¢itlier those coiidilions fiilly niet. or il)¢ fiilfiliiient of Iliosc condili0115 is Ivliolly ivitljiii (li¢ ¢onirol of tlie cliarity aiid it is Ptobable tliat these coi)dilions will be fiilfilled in th¢ rcporting petiod. Gvallts receivabl¢ Gratils arc recoyjiised wlien Ilie cliarity h&s an entitleiiieiil lo tli¢ fiinds and aiiy eondiiions linked to the grA21ls have beeti tiKI. Wh¢re perfoiii)llnee coiiditioiis ore allaclied to tlie gyaiit and arc yet tts be In¢1, tlie iiicon)e is recogiiised as a liability atid Tncliided on Ilie balance sheel as d¢feTred incoiiie io b¢ rclcoscd.

Escape Youth Sei'vices Notes to tlie Fiiiajieial Stateinents for the Yeai. Ended 31 October 2025 Iiive51nieiit lileo￿e Iiivestnient iiicoll￿ Is r¢cognised 011 a receivable basis. Exi)enditure All expenditiire is recogijised oiice tliere is a legal or coiistiuctivc obliglltion lo Ilial exp¢t)dittire, li is probablc s¢tllei)ieiit Is required atjd tlic aniount can be Ineamired reliably. All costs are allucated to tli¢ applicable expetidilur¢ heading tliai aggregate SiE]iiliryr Costs to tliat categoiy. Where costs caniiot be directly attributcd to particular lieadiiigs they Iiave b¢¢ii allocated 011 a basis consistent with tlie iise of resoiirces, Ivith witral staff Costs allo¢ated oi) Ilie basis of linie spent, aiid d¢preeia(ion ¢I￿rge$ allocatcd oti Ilie poriioii of tlie asset's us¢. ot1￿￿ 511pport costs arc allocated based on the SPTead of 8t8ff costs. Clinrilrtble ftclivilies CliaTitsblc cxp¢ndilure coimprises iliose cosls in¢iirr¢d by the charity iii Ilic d¢livery of its activities and s¢rvices for its beneficiaries. It incliides both costs tlIAt cali be ollocated direeily to ￿1ClI activitlU 211d those Costs of ali iiidir¢¢l nature iieeessary to &iipporl tli¢t]i. Sui)poYt ¢o$ts Siipport costs include ceiilral fiiiictions aiid liavc beeii hllocaled to 2¢tivity cosl categorics on a basis eonsisteiit ivitli the use of resoiirees, for exaii)pl¢, allocating property costs by floor ar¢&s, or per capila, staff costs by Ilie till￿ spent aiid otI￿r costs bsj tlieir lisage. Goyei'iiance costs Tliese iiicliide the costs atlribiitable to ilie charity's compliaiice ivith conststiilioiial and statutory requireinents, incliidinE aiidit, strategic maiiag¢tsni alld triistees niectit)g8 ajid reiiiibursed expense5. Ta¥ailoii Tlic charity is considered to pass tli¢ t¢sis set out iii Paragraph I Scliedlile 6 of tlie Financ¢ Act 2010 atsd tli¢r¢fore it Inects tlJ¢ definitioii of a c17aritable coiiipatiy foT UK corporation lax puiposes. Aecordingly, th¢ chllrily is polcntially exei)Jpl frojii taxation iii respect of iDcoiiK tsi capithl gai11s received wiiliin categories covered by Chapt¢r 3 Part I l of ie Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of Ilie Taxalioii of Chil rgeable Galns Act 1992, to tlic ¢xlei)t tliat sucli incoi)ie or gaiiis arc applied excliisively to charitabl¢ PiiTposes. Casli aiid £as11 eqvivalents Casli aiml casli eqiiiiialcnts cojnprise casli OTh halld and call d¢posits, aiid otlier sliort-terill Iiig]ily liqiiid invcstnicnts that I'e I'¢2dily eonverlible io a knoivn aiiiollnt of easli aiid are subjcct to an insigi)ifieaJit risk of cli&nge iii value. Trade ci'edltoi's Trade creditors are obligÉLtions lo pay for goods oi. services tliat liave be¢n acquired in tIK ordinary couis¢ of business fioim siippliei's. Accouiils payable are classificd as curret)t IiAbilities if tl)e cliarity do¢s not Iiave an iincojidil￿o1lal riglit. at ilie end of tlie reportitig period. to defer s¢ttlenieiit of tlie creditor for at l¢ast hyelve Imoiitlis after tlie T¢portii)g date. If tliere is an uiicoi)dilioiJal right lo defer s¢ttlejiie￿t for al least ttvelye nioiiths after tlie reportiiig dat¢, Iliey are preseiid as llon.current liabilili¢s. Trade creditors are i'ecogiiised initaally at Ilie Iraiisaction price aiid siibsequeiiily Ineasurcd at anioTiised cost using tl ¢ff¢ctive iiitercst Iiietliod. Fuiid structure Unr¢strict¢d iiiconie fuiids are general futids Iliat ILTe available for use at lh¢ tNstees discrelioii iii fiirtjieraiice of tl objcclivcs of tlie cliarity. Restriclcd income filnds are I1￿Se donated for us¢ in a parltCLilar ar¢a or for specific purposes, ilic us¢ of wliicli is reslrhcted to that area or purpose. Pag¢ 18

Escape Youtli Sei'vices Notes to the Financial Statemeiits foi. the Yeay Ended 31 October 202S Penslons and otlier post retli'enieiit obllgaflons Tli¢ cl￿rIty operates a dcfined coiJtributÈo21 peiisioft selienie ivliieli is a peiisioii plaii uiider Tr4thicli fixed coiili'ibiitioiis are paid into a p¢iision fiiiid and Ili¢ cliarity lias no leghl or eonsiniciive obligatioii to pay fiaTtlier contribiitions cv¢Ji if tlie fuijd docs llot hold 5ufficiciit assets to pay all Cl￿p10Ye¢S Ilie benefits relaliiig to ¢Jnployee Service iii Ilie ciirr¢tJt and prior periods. Contributions to d¢fiii¢d conlribiition plans re recognised ii? tli¢ Slat¢iii¢nt of Fll)ancial Acliviti¢s when they are due. If conlribution Pay￿￿1]1S exeeed ihe coiitribiition due for s¢nii¢e, th¢ ¢xe¢ss is recognised as a pi'epayttient. Fiiiancial insti-unieiits ClrtS5ificfilio Finaiicial InSt￿mell￿ are classified and a¢¢tsunt¢d for, accordiiig lo thc siibstaiice of tlie contrfte￿al arrang¢nienL as rii)anciJl asscts, fli￿lIcIal liabilities oi. eqiiity i11slTllnl¢nts. An equity ihslruiiient is aiiy colltracl Il)At evidences a r¢sidual hnt¢rcst iii tlie Bssels of the coiiipany after d¢du¢ting all of it'5 liabilities. Recogiiilioii lliifl iiiefisiireiiieiil w11c￿ sljarcs are igsued, any component tljat ¢r¢at¢s, a financiAI liability of tlie coii)pany is presented as a liability iii Il)c b21at)c¢ slicet. Tlie correspondii)g dividends reli?ling to tIK liability coi)Iponent Dre charg¢d ¥LS An illtei'esl cxpctises iii Ilic profit and loss aecoiinl. I￿1V￿liAlle1i1 At the end of eacli r¢porlii)g period fiiiaiicial iiistrum¢nts JMea8iired at fail. value are as5¢s5¢d for objective evidence of impairiiiei)t. The illip&irnient loss is recogiiiscd izi tlie profit 2nd loss account. 3 liiconie fi'oni donAtlons And legftcles Unre5trieted fuiids eiemei'ol Resti'leled fun(Is Total 2025 Doiiations and legacies. Dojiations fron) iiidividuals Graiits, including capilul grants. Grants 11,791 11,791 206,409 206,409 206,409 11,791 218,200 Uni'esti'Ècted funds Gener&1 Resti'lcted fuiids Total 2024 Donaiions and legacies. Domatlolls from Individi￿lS Grants, iiicllldiiig eapithl wnts: Gratits 7,712 7,712 37,958 153,397 153,397 191.355 45,670 199,067 Pag¢ 19

Escape Youth Seivices Notes to tlie Fiiianeial StateineDts for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 4 Intome fi'om) cliarltable sctlvitles Restrlcte funds Total 2025 Tot81 2024 Cliildr¢i) In N¢¢d Scollish Bordcrs Council Borders Coli￿111n1ty Action Tl)¢ Maple Trust SBC CLLD 15,000 40,091 9,926 10.000 20,349 15.000 40,091 9,926 10,O¢M) 20,349 15,000 40,646 SBC Servicc L¢v¢l Agreenient H2wick Conimon Good Fund Tlie MorJ'i$ons Foiindation Giitliric's Association Foundalion Scotland Youth Bordeis Neiglibourly Coijiiiiinity Fiind Aivards For All Young Scot Peoples Postcod¢ TI￿St UK Yoiitl) Fuiid Go Fi)Iiher Fiind Langhope Rig Coniniiiiiity hind Scotttsh Cliildrens Lottery TRist Solltliern Uplands P&rtnei'511ip Ariiold Clark Conlliiiinity Fund Hedley Fouiidatioii Tlie Robettsoii TI￿st Asda Foiiiidatio CM Hei)drie Foundatioji H¢nry Siniili Fund Biirnftsot Con)IMiinity Fiitures Anton Jiii'g¢ns Naliothal Lottery Con)niunity Fiind 7,000 9,000 3,000 7,910 1,500 12.890 3,000 7,910 1.500 12,890 2,890 4,939 500 730 19,999 730 19,999 3,700 15.975 42,500 3,000 2,901 5.000 995 1,000 1,000 15,000 400 15,000 1,000 7,500 2,620 8,354 6,000 24,540 15,0(10 1,000 7,500 2,620 8,354 6,000 24,540 19,909 206,409 206,409 191,355 Page 20

Escape Youtli Seivices Notes to the Financlal Statenieiits for tlie Year Ended 31 October 2025 5 1ncoIne fi￿￿) othei. IrA(ling Rctivities Uni'estrieted Restricted funds TotAI 2025 Geneiyl Trading iii¢oI￿e. Salcs of goods aftd serviees Local fundraising aiid slr¢et ¢ollcction ii)coine M¢iiibersliip 511bscriptions Property i'ellt81 in¢oni¢ 5,141 6.012 5,168 7,720 5.141 17,046 6,184 7,720 11,034 1,016 24,041 12,050 36,091 Uni'esti'icted fuiids Geiiei'al TotAI 2024 Trading inconic- Sales of goods aiid 5ervic¢s Local fuiidiai5iiig attd s¢recl collectioll incoine M¢n)bership subscriptions Property reiital in¢om¢ 6.129 19,675 6,140 9,488 41,432 6,129 19,675 6,140 9,488 41,432 6 Exptndltml'e oil clh&i'ltable activitles Unresli'icted funds General Resti'ieted funds Totil 2025 Note Fiilulratsi￿g Staff costs Allocated support costs Goverjianee costs 14,995 0,913 3.094 420 14,995 160.448 43,657 420 149,535 40,563 29,422 190,098 219,520 Uili'estrlcted funds General Re5t¥l¢ted Tot21 2024 Note rundraisiiig Staff costs Allocated support costs GoY¢rRance costs 8.421 49,381 33,796 433 8,421 151,339 55.251 433 101,958 21,455 92,031 123,413 215,444 Page21

Escape Youth Services Notes to tlie Financial Stateinents for the Year Ended 31 Octobei. 2025 Actlvltv uiTrdei'taken dlreetly 2025 Fundraising ¢081$ Purchases 9,216 5,779 9,216 5,779 14.995 Aetlvltv undertal(en dii'eetly 14,995 2024 FuNdraisiNg costs Pur¢l3as¢s 3,648 4,773 8,421 3,648 4,773 8,421 In addition to the expcnditure analysed above, there are also goverR]anc¢ costs of £420 {2024 - £433} wliich relate directly to charitable activiiies. See note 7 for fiii'tli¢r d¢tails. Page 22

Escape Youth Sei'vices Notes to tlie FlnAiiclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 Octobei. 2025 7 AnAIvsi5 of govei'JiAnce SUPPDrt eosts Governance £0515 Uiire5(i'ieted fuiids GenerAI TotAI 2025 Total 2024 Independent exa1￿iDer fees Exaiiiiiiation of tlie finaiicial stat￿llen￿ 420 420 433 420 420 433 8 Staff costs Tlie aggiegale payroll costs ivere as follows.. 2025 2024 Staff Costs dui'ing the vear were: Wages and salaries Social securiry costs Pensioii costs Otlier staff costs 152,173 4,159 2,665 1,451 141,969 5,648 2,705 1,017 160,448 151,339 Tl)¢ n)outhly Average nuinber of persoiis (incliiding senior nianagenient I lead¢r51iip teain) employed by tlie charity during Ihe y¢8r expressed as full liiiic eqiiivaleiils ivas as follows: 2025 No 2024 No Adniinislratioii and siipporl 13 12 13 12 4 (2024- 9) of t1￿ 2bove eii)ployees paTli¢ipat¢d in the Defiiied Contribiitioii Peiisioii S¢h¢illes. Conlributions to tli¢ en)p14)yee peiision scheines for tlic y¢ar iotalled £2.665 {2024- £2,705). No ¢t))ployee received eiiio1iiii￿Uls of n)ore tjiaii £60,000 duriiig Ilie year. 9 Indepeiident exai)Iliier's reniuiiei'Atio 2025 2024 Exainination of tlle finaiicial slateincnls 420 433 Page 23

Escape Youth Servlces Notes to tlie Financial Statements for tlie Year Ended 31 October 2025 IU Taxatlon Tlie ¢liarity is a registered cliarity hiid is Ilier¢for¢ exeii)pl froiii taxalion. I I Cash and casli equiiT%leMts 202S 2024 Cagl) at bank 121,670 86,479 12 Credltors: aDJouiils fAllliig (lue M,Ilhlii oiTre yeRI' 2025 2024 Trnd¢ cr¢ditors Accruals 420 288 288 708 288 13 Fuii(Is Balxntt at I Noyembey 2024 Balancc at 31 Octobei- 2025 Ineoming resolli'ces Resources expeiide(I Ti'ansfei's Unre5trActed fuiids Geiiei'ul Ge]￿ra1 10,641 10,641 35,832 {29.422} 29,422 (796) 7961 56,255 35,832 16,255 Restrl£te(I fund Childi'en Ji? Need CYPLG CMH Denlioli Foiindalion Seotland Burnfoot Coiwi)unily Hiib Borders CoiDniunity Fuiid SBC Maple Trngl Aivards For All SBC- NFS YoEiilI FAC Fiiiid Natioiial Lottery Coi)In)uThity Flind UK Yoiitli Triiiid Oo Fiirtlier Fund Childreiis Lottery Peoples Post¢ode Trnst The Robertsoii Trust ¢iieral 2.287 3,201 15,000 20,903 7,500 1,016 12,890 8,354 9,926 22,610 10,000 19,999 4,967 11,960 24,540 114,551) {22,503) (5.6251 (4,3371 (4,5211 (7,3(k2} (1.654} (22,610) (5,891} {3,693) (4.967) {3,896) (19,439) (23,(1851 (500) (2,9171 18,031) (15.000} {19,576 2.736 (1,601) 1,875 1,389 11,018 1,052 8,272 4,710 2,649 4.109 16,306 8,064 21,435 15,670 23,085 500 2,917 8.031 12,500 664 15,0(N) 33,794 12,500 15,951 1,733 TotAI re5ti'ietod fun(Is 75,550 218,459 (190,098) 796 104,707 Total funds 86,191 254,291 219,520) 120,962 Page 24

Escape Youtli Seyviees Notes to the Financial Statenients for the Year Ended 31 Octobei. 2025 Balanc¢ at I Nfjvembei- 2023 liieoiniiig Ye50uI'ees Re$our£es expended Balance at 31 Oetober 21124 unl'esti'￿et¢d fuiids Geiierlll Gcncral 15,570 87,102 192,0311 10,641 Resti'lcted Chtldreii In Need CYPLG 15,000 19,204 7,919 2,890 7.00 (12,713) 117,6031 (3.209) (2,890) (9,489) {5,832) (9361 (2,2851 (2,500) (19,014) (31,915) 12,500) {2,083) 17,944) 2,500) 2,287 3.201 4,710 2,649 1,600 D¢nlioliii Fouttdation Scotland SBC Aivards For All Yout]i Scotland GatJnocl)y Trust Yoiitli FAC Fuiid Naliojial Lott¢ry Coniinuiiily Futjd UK Yoiitli Futhd Go Fiiirfier Fund Childrens Lottery Peoples Poslcodc Tiiist Tlie Robertsoii TNsi 2.649 2,489 5,832 936 2,285 2,500 14,775 12,500 19,909 42,500 3,000 5,000 15,975 15,000 15,670 23,085 500 2,917 8.031 12,500 Total re5tYlcled fuiids 45,566 153,397 {123,413) 75,550 Total funds 61,136 240,499 215,444 86.191 Tl)¢ specific p￿rposeS for ivlisclj tlje fiJnd5 ar¢ to be applied are as folloivs.. Resti'i¢l¢d futtds r¢present VArious grants provided to assist the ttllmiii£ of tlie ¢I￿rItY. Eacli providci has Its OIVD coiiditioiis attaclied lo the grants aiid Ilie providus are sli01￿ sepaixtely for this reason. Balaiiccs Oti tbeSE fujids repTeseiil unsp¢i)t gTAtII n)onies wliere tlie con111￿li]lejIt to ¢xpet]d tlie balaiice exisis iii subseoiient accoiinting p¢riods. 14 Annl.v$ls of net assets between funds Unyestrlcted (￿111]S GenerAI Total fuuds at 31 October 2025 Resti'icled fuiids CILrrent assets Curi'¢lli liabilities 31,977 708) 89,693 121,670 (7081 Total iiet assets 31,269 89,693 120,962 Uiiyestricttd funds General Total fund$ at 31 October 2024 Re$ti'lcted funds Ciirr¢Jit assets Current liabililics 10,929 288) 75,550 86,479 {288) Total Iiet assets 10,641 75,550 86,191 Page 25

Escape Youtli Sei'vices Notes to the FAnancl&l Statements for the Year Elided 31 Octobei. 2025 IS Related party trg4n5actlons Th¢r¢ iv¢r¢ iio related party Iransacliojis in thc year Page 26