REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER- SC042570 Report of thè Tru$tee$ and Flnan¢lal Ststements forthe Year Ended 30 September 2024 for St Paul's Youth Forum ST PAUL'S IOUTH FORUM st Paul's Youth Forum Cont8nts of th8 Flnanclal Statèments for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 Page Referencè and Administrative D8tails R8POrt of the Trustees Report of tha Indep8ndent Auditors 10 to 11 Statem8nt of Flnan¢Sal Act￿[tIeS 12 Batan¢• She•t 13 C88h Flow Statement 14 Notes to th• Cash Flow Ststement 15 Nol¢$ to the Flnancial Statsmonts 16 to 25 St Paul's Youth Forum R￿eronce and Admini8tratlV8 D8tsi18 for the Year Ended 30 S•ptembttr 2024 TRUSTEES PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 30 Langda￿ Street Provanmill Glasgow G33 1DL REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER SC042570 AUDITORS KkL8y, Mc￿lster & M¢Gibbon LLP 145 St. Vincent Str8at Glasgow G2 SJF BANKERS co4￿ra￿Ve Bank PO Box 250, Delf House Skelmersdale WN8 6W Bank of Scotland PO Box 17235 Edinburgh EH11 1YH P8ge 1 St Paul'8 Youth Forum R•ptsrt of th8 Tru8te•8 tor the Yoar Endèd 30 SoPt•mbbr 2024 The Ifuslees present their report with Ihe financlal S￿lemen1s ol Ihe (>*srtly for Ihe year ended 30 Septembw 2024. The trusie•s havè adoptéd thé provisic￿5 of A¢￿￿ntIng and Reporting by Chèri116s.' St8tament of Recomm8nd8d Prs¢llc 8pplicable 10 cherilies prepgrfng Ihélr aceounis In accordance wlth t1￿ Financlal Reportlng St8ndard 8ppllcabl8 In the UK and R8publl¢ ol Ireland IFRS 1021 (effect￿6 1 January 20191. OBJECnVES AND ACTNITIES ObJe¢tlves and alms The pAmary purlws of th8 ¢hor4ty 8re tha #avan￿rnent of educ81ion, Ihe provlsion of reeroallonal 18clli11os c¢ lh$ organisalion ol refftalional activilios, vAlh the 04.ecl ol 1rnpr0￿ng thg conditions ol Ilfe lor Iha pèrsons for vthom the f8ci11118s or 'vitVdS are primarily intended. VISION: SPYF are: PasJlonat¢ly ¢ommltt•d lo supportlng eommunStléi to flovrtsh. MISSION: W• alm to: Allovlatè th¢ woral •ffè¢ts of poverty through aatlngi odu¢8tlon, •x•r¢l•è and ¢mpoworment by 2027. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Ch8rft&blÈ 8etlvltl•8 Over t￿ lasl year SPYF has vANkad lirel8$sly lo meèl our thsion and mislon. We rernain fcwsed on all8vlailng th8 worst offèels of poverty thrwg* our various spheres of work, ensuring that peop￿ growng up #nd living in one of the mosl deprived commun1￿0S In Scotland ar8 able lo thrive. INhile the m8lodty ol our work ¢enlres on the Blackhllll Provanmill commun1￿88, we continue io Supp￿ partnershlps around Ihè Norih East of Glasgow and beyond. both Ict4lly and Snlernallonally. Paga 2 St Paul'8 Youth Forum Report of tho Tru8te88 for tha Y•ar Endod JO soptombgr 2024 Youth Work Al the c(*e of our organIsa￿On 1$ the prov￿on of youthwork, We prov￿• 32 hrs ol Youth￿th ovar 8 6 day ￿rI￿. ré&hlng up 10 1500 young people a week. We (onlinue lo run drop In clubs Tuesday- Saturday al 8 Ilme that Ihe youth eommlttee éecld&. This continues to 8nsur8 that youth crime stsys low 8nd that Ih8y h8ve a $8f8 SP8CÉ to orow and dévelop. Our youth led radio statson Bdt FM cefgbrates Il's 23rd year. Wllh a focus on supportlng youn9 peopla explore tha Uniiad N8tlons Convention on Ihe Rlghls of the Chlld, young p8opI8 have b88n cre81ing PDdcasls 8xsSorlThJ how vark)us rlghts affect Ihern ar¢d other children around Ihe worfd, With Scotlend enshrining the rights in law it Is even more Important that young P80 rwnisa Ihe5e riqh+- .nd qi',Idft rth.pr.'n Iindp".-'.1nH. i-d implTrrnpil Ihpm. Page 3 St Paul'$ Youth Forum Rèport of the Tru81881 for tho Year Endod 30 Séptsmbor 2024 Our G8nder Based Violerre Prevention prograrnme has been working hard in Smllhywfl Secondary wllh 43 youro peopFe tral￿d as p88r 8duc8tor8 using the Mentors In Violenco Pravenlion model. We have ad8pled this PTogrommo lo not onty work In a sthool 58111ng bul Into the Gommunily. Our partnership wilh OfbeldisfoNamlr In Iceland alonusid6 Connect In Belalum and Backslash In Spain has contlnued to rnake gr￿1 prryress. Our websit8 showcasing programme8 to r8duce hale spaech has been launched and in September. the film we Invdv8d ¥￿th- B8rklIGel￿l- won be31 short film 81 the Tr￿0￿10 LLG8TQ+ lestival. HI P41 Acc￿5 Ihemodel Before They Hate yl In June we We￿ 101n￿ by 6 Z8mbl8n Youlhw*)rker& on thè fin81 p3rt of our 8xch8ng8. We explored 8 varlely of youth 8nd comrnunty kYojeGls and both Glasgow City Counol and Iho ScA)1118h Parllamenl. Th8 Zambian oulhwrkers Kpre guests of honour At the y￿thI￿￿k Scoland awards cAr8mony vther8 On8 of our Irust8es was awarded Illetime 8chl8vemenl 8w8rd for w￿kIng wth y(xJng ￿pIe. We contlnue lo work with our Zambi,1n collcilgiies lo devek)p our skill¥ and pr¢vide support. Page 4 St Paul's Youth Forum Reporl of the Trust8é8 lor tho Yéar Ended 30 Sopt•mbor 2024 We h8ve once 89aln b88n Idn8d by studellts from Chlna who ara st￿.ng al Glasgow Universlly's Masi8r6 In Communlty D8veloprr*nl programme. Here they have been supportlng our boys and glils group, a1orKJS￿e legmlng about our rn8thodology of youth 8mw)w8rrn8nl Ihrough our youth eommittee. It h8$ bean 8 pleasure lo 188m 8bout Chln888 culture &sp8aally th6 Lunar Year calèbrollons. Bla¢khlll'J Growlng GrovAng spac8s- W8 are h8lpiThJ paople 10 grow good food, cook go(xJ foocs and 8a1 Q￿d IrKJd In a numb8r of ar8as. L)Jr home garden at St. Paul's church continues lo be pr0dud1￿ with hens hatched thi¥ yoar $1 Carnlynè Primsry and a￿ now lawng, producing eggs fc* locals arKJ our ¢)wn ¢￿king. The Ihree polytunnals have b8en full of frull and veg. thosen by th8 volunteers. The growino team has seen a chaw in coordinator, but no than￿ in otsipul as w￿￿￿te&r9 and Other staff ensure conllnulty OV8r lh8 81188. We crffilinue to support 8clh?￿S ISI. Thomas's, C8mW8. Sl. Philomena's and lh& Mol8ndSn8r Family L88mSng Cenlrel to orc*w In Ihelr spaces. Thls helps young peO￿e see the benefit of homo grown fwd and have 8 connecllon wilh the lork lo fork prctoss. Paga 5 Sl Paul'8 Youth Forum Report of ihè frugtees for the Yoar Ended 30 Sgptombor 2024 Fami - Thls Junè saw thè oponlng ol Bladthlll's Communlty Farm. Hare we have been to ullllse 2 aues of vacant and derelict land ès a growing space. With t￿e$ 2nd Irull bushes planied by Sl Phil¢)mena's Primary schod klds and local adult volunteers thore is a buzz about Ihe polenllal for employment In prodwlng micro gr88n8 8nd othw v80 for th8 regtsur8nl8 In lh8 dty. Lardar- We ￿1n14￿u8 ta reflect c)n our dignified approaches lo fcN)d insecurily and havè bew working with the vc4urtews and communlty to look 8t s different M¢￿e$ from our larder. We h8ve secured fundlng and 8 space In the Molgndin8r C8ntr8 and loc* to morph Into a ￿ntry. Here Instead of 8 Ir88 handout, P80pI8 will be 8ble lo pay 8 small 8rn0unl1£2.501 lo get a larg8r mount of food Ir(wghly £151. This will indudè fL￿d rtdirècied from18ndfill and food purchased by the pantry Ihrough suNays to ensure that cusiomers gei what they requir8. This includes 8nsuring Ihal halal 8nd veqelarian food 15 accessible. BLA(KHILL'5 GROWING GROW GOOD FOOD, COOK GOOD FOOD, EAT GOOD FOOD. 51 PAUL'S IOUIH IOIiIM Hollday Food . W8 conllnued ID g81 fun(Jlng thrO￿h th8 G188gow Clty Counul Holiday Food progr8mme lo ensur8 that 80 young pgople wer¢ able lo gei a health maal every day of the school holSdays. Thls has a tremendous success wlth our programtna being highlighiad by GCC as among ihe hlghesl standard8. Trips ¢Jut to Iho beach, Ihe zoo and parks 8nsur8 th8t no mattèr what Ihè bèckgraund a great summer has happened. On Blkes In order lo cyclè you need three Ihlngs, 8 worklng ￿k8. sk611s lo rldg a 8 Safe pLqc8 to cycl8. At Ihe core ol Ihls years work has been provfjdlng Iree blkes. By the end of October 24 we had given out 1581 free blkes slnce 2021. We continu8 to ensur8 Ih818veryone 18 able to get On Bikes, providing helTnets. locks end Ilghts lo eN5uie peoFles safety. Wa hova delivarad w60￿Y sessions In 81ackhlll, Smithycroft Seconiyary, NG Hornes wth regular sgsslons al Glasgryw Kelvin Cdleoe. Young people have been le8rnin9 bSke m8inlenan¢e 3kills 8nd volunt88ring with the bik8 te8rn to build bik85. P8ge 6 St Paul'8 Youth Forum Report of the Tru$te88 lor th8 Yaar ended 30 Sfjptombar 2024 We have d￿￿er8d Blk8ablllly the cydlro Scouand yogranTh lo ovér 160 ehlldren In our communhy, gI￿ng thwrt the nfiden¢e lo Cycle. Fburishing m￿endinar, our 8W8ré wlnnlng Iransport Infrastruclure programme Is now corn￿eted all the d88ign 8tag88 wlth comm8ndallons on our ablllly lo 8ngag8 poslliv8W ￿th all mèmb8rs of Ihe ¢ommunlly. It 1$ now 'shovtrl Our new partnership with 8ArI1nn￿ Pnson, Which ks on our dot)rslèp, has enaNed us10 help prisonors rèbuild blkes and r8bulld Ih8ir IIv8s. WÉ m8ntor In the prlson onc8 8 w8ok 8nd offl¢ors Support the Inm8Les lo repair bikes donal8d to us. W8￿8 b8en blè lo gel over 500 i￿keS out lo peop￿ who could never afford Ihem thls year, esp8¢lally to lo¢al pdmary and secondary sth¢)ols. Thls enaNe5 more p80pl8 to be indep8ndent. We continue to work ￿th the prison In findlng new ways to upsklll Inmates. We began our new amis length so￿81 gnterwsfj compaThy SPYF On Blke$ LTD In Aprll and spent the summer18tting p80 borrow bik￿ at Goll Ir on Hogganfield Loch. Our partnership there has enabled us lo provide even m¢xe aellvilies al this new sil8, ènccwr8ging p80pl8 lo hav8 fun with golf. We're proud lo b8 the Community p8thr Iherg and h8ve ex¢illng FAan$ to be a centre ol excellonca for InclusSvè cycllng Ihrough our partn6rship with Vaan Ram ￿koS. Pag8 7 St Paul.? Youth Forum Report of ¢he Trustees for th8 Y8ar Ended 30 S6ptamb•r 2024 c4 Mol•ndln&r Communlty C•ntr• Our 18rye51 project h8s b8an bringing tha Wendlnar Communily Centre back online, With a lull year under our management, we have seen huge successes, 11 Is no long6r an ey88orelr8mlnd8r of how Illlle people In this eommunily arè e£r¢d oboui, bul a vibrani hub of community aclivily. SPYF hav8 doub18d th8 fnsiderwhether the olher information is materially inconsistant with th8 financial slaternenls or our knowledge obtained in the audit or othenmse appears to be materially misstatad. If we identify such material incon51Stencies or apparent tnaterial rnisstalements, we a￿ requlred lo detemiina wheth8r this giv8S ri58 to a material mi5slatement in the finanual statements themselves. If, based on the work w8 h8ve perforrrbed, we conclude that there Is a material misstatement of this other informatian. w8 ar8 required to report that faot. We have nothing to rewrt in this regard. Matter5 on whlch we are requlred to report by exceptton We have nothing to r8POrt in respect of the followng tnatlers where the Charits"es Accounts Iscollandl Regulations 2006 requires us to report to you rf, in our opinlon-. th8 information given in the Report of the Trustees is In¢onsislenl in any material resp8ct with the finanaal st8t8mants'. or prop8r accounting records have not been kept,. or the finan¢ial statements are not in agréement wth th8 accounting record5 and retums,. or we have not raceivad all the information and explanations we requlre for our audit. Respon5ibiliti6$ ol trustèes As explained more fully in the Slatem8nt of Trustees. Responsibilities, the trustees are responslble for the preparation of the Inanci81 staternents ￿leh give a true and fair wew. and for su¢h inlemal control as th8 trusle8s d8lermine is n8eessary to enable the prepardtion of financial st81ements that are free from material misslatemenl, whether due to fraud or ernr. Page 10 Report of the Independ&nt Audllors to the Truslee8 of st Paul's Youth Forum In prepadng the finandal stalemenls, the Iru$tee$ are responsible for assessing the charfl￿$ aNlily lo continue as a golTrJ eoncern, disclosing, as ap￿Icable. matters r818t8d to g(xng conc8m and using tha going ￿¢8M b88is of awUnu￿ unle88 Ihe ITUSte&s either InlerKJ lo liquid8te the charity or lo cèas& operatSons, or have no reslistic alternative but to do so. r rnspon$lbllltles for thè audll of thé flnan¢lal stat8m•nts We hav8 been appDinled as auditors under Secllon 441111¢) of the Charities and Tluslee Investment ISGollandl AGI 2005 and report in accord2nce with the Act and relevant regulats'ons made or having effeel Ihereunder. Our oblectlves are to obtain reasonable assuranc8 aL¥Jut whether the finan￿￿￿ statements as 8 who18 ar8 fre8 frorn rnaterial n￿$statement, whether due 10 fraud or error, and to issue a Repor¢ of the Independent Auditors Ihai includes our opinion. R88sonabl8 assvrance is a high level of assuranc8, but is nol a guarantee that an audit ¢ondu¢ied in arAordan￿ with ISAS IUKI will Jways detect a malerlal misslalement when it exists. Misslatemenls ¢an arise from fraud or error and are ¢onsider material rf, individually or in the aggregate, they cnuld reasonably be expected to influenco the ecnnomi¢ dacisic￿ of LJs8rs taken on the basis of these financial staternents. The exlenl to whlch our prcKedures are Capab￿ of d8tadng irregularities, kn¢ludlng fraud Is delalled Wow.. In id8nlifying and assessing risks of material misstatetnent In r85P8Ct of irregul8rit18s, l￿dudlng trdud and n0n4xKll￿ianC8 With laws and r￿UlatIO[l5, we con5iderecS the following.. - the natu￿ of the charity and its conlrol environment.. - gr8nls award8d during the year and associated exp8nditur8 to r8concal8 the dosing position,. bank Irans8clions made during the year, reviewing any that 8ppear unusual., - results of our enquir￿ of mana9emellt about their own identification and assessment of th& ri8ks and itTegularrt18S.' - any matters we Ideniified h3￿ng re￿QWed the d7artty's Intemal conlrc4s eslabtlshed to mltlgate rlsks of fraud nonuneil Molendinar Community Centre Scottish Government Equality Cycles Cydlng Scotland Rank Foundation- On Bik88 Suslrans 5,330 13.(XY)I 111,9341 18,0001 22,500 143,0431 45,716 117,5001 2,7001 5,330 16.000 8,000 4,066 22,500 13.409 45,716 56,452 17,500 126311 TOTAL FUNDS 215419 227 435 Comparative nel movement in funds, included in the atx)ve are as follows.. Incomlng resources Resource8 expended Movement in funds Unrestrt¢ted fund$ General fund 76,231 151,5841 24.647 Reslricted funds Muddy Feet Scoltish Govemment- Investing In Communiti8S Household Hardship Other Grants- 8lad(hill Growing Rank Foundation- Blackhill Growing BBC Children in Need Together for a Change Glasgow City Council Moleadinar Cotnmunity Centre Scottish Govemmenl Equallty Cydes Cycling Scotland Paths for All Rank Foundation- On Bikes Sustrans 6,395 11.0651 5,330 45,032 5,250 145,0321 15.2501 13,5QOI 15001 19,1961 111,9341 1182,9401 198,6421 1389.5341 141,0731 142,8361 117,5001 2,7001 13,0001 9.196 111,9341 18.0001 22,500 143,0431 45.716 174,940 121,142 346,491 86,789 42.836 117,5001 2,7001 839,071 851.7021 12,6311 TOTAL FUNDS 915,302 903,2861 Page 24 St Paul's Youth Forum Notes to the Financial Statements. ¢ontlnuÈd fortho Year Ended 30 Septembèr 2024 17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES The￿ were no related party transactions for the year ended 30 S8Pt8mb8r 2024. 18. PURPOSES OF FUNDS Un￿striCted Funds are for genwal use of the charity on furthering it5 tharitstA8 8ims and activitie5. Restricted Funds are for speufic projeels.. Muddy Feet- Funding from Scotish Children's Lottery fund to run ouloor play sessions for children. Scotts'sh Government Investing in Communities Blackhill's Growng and eating piograrnme. Funding ￿￿1ved for staff and overhead eosts related to the Other Grants - Blackhill Grwng - this fund represents various small gr8nts which have been TEceived to cover project Costs a550oaled with the Blackhill's Growing Project. Rank Foundation Bl8ckhill Growing - funding re￿iVed from the Time lo Shine leadership programrne to employ a T2S Leader. Together for a Change funding from th8 Church of Scotland - funding io support the cost of delivery diversk)nary project activiti88. Glasgow Cty Council awarded g range of grants throughout the year. induding Area Parth8rship funding for resour¢88 and equiprnent. Children's Holicfay Food Programme funding for B18ckhill's growing and eating 8elMties for children, Income from the Glasgow Communi118s fund for overh8ad and staff c051s, and funding frotn the Vacant land Fund for the purchase and installation of polytunnels. In addition a grant of £1,000 was hekl al year end for the costs of the Bolt resid&ntial weekend lo lake ￿ace next year. Molendinar Community C8nlr8 funding from the UK governmenl's levdling up prLwJrafflme to Gover costs of op8rating the wmmunily centre, prirnarity staff and overhead costs. Scollish Govemment Equality Cydes- thls represents the book value of a van purchased using Scottish government restricted funding. Paths forAII- funding for stsffing and material costs relating to the SPYF On Bikes progr8mme. Cycling Scouand funding from the Access to Bikes, P8rking and Stor8g8 Fund for th8 Cost of delivering the bikeabilily pr￿raMMe. FundirvJ from the Cycle Access fund to prowde free repair and Maintenan￿ worf( through the SPYF On Bikes programrna actiwty. Page 25