REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: SC515094 (Scotland) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 047212 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 FOR SPEYSIDE YOUTH Ritsons Chartered Accountants 15 B0￿die Street BaThff AB45 IDY SPEYSIDE YOUTH CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Page Report of the Trustees IDd¢p¢ndent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Statements 10 to 14 Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 15 to 16 SPEYSIDE YOUTH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trnstees who are also dtrectors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the fmancial statements of the charkty for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recornmended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ircland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aiJns The organisation's purposes are: To advance citizenship and cornmunity development through, - Establishing a community hub (Youth Café) in Dufftown to offer a wide range of projects and activities primarily for the benefit of young people living within Dufft0￿￿ and the Speyside area; - The promotion of a code of behaviour for all attendees of the Youth Café. Establishing a Youth Committee that make strategi¢ decisions regarding the vision and activities of Speyside To provide all aspects of personal development for all young people who are membeTS of Speyside Youth through one-on-one support with trained youth workers, and providing learning experiences through team-based activities social enterprise, and volunteering for other local groups. To provide a safe and tnclusive place where young people primarily living within Dufftown and the Speyside area are able to meet and socialise away from the pressures of drugs. alcohol and gambling and to provide personal and social development opportunities for all young people. To advance public participation in sport and physical activity through organised activities. Provide recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities outside of the Youth Café with the object of improving the conditions of life for the youth of Dufftown and Speyside. Page I SPEYSIDE YOUTH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities Youth Cafés: We provide 2 weekly Youth Cafes at Dufftown Coll]munity Centre. Youth Cafes are at maximum capacity with small waiting lists for each night. Tuesday P7 cafés have 42 attendinglFriday Sl upwards cafes have 50 attending. The 8 members of the Youth Committee (S2-S6) continue to plan and host theme and taster session nights throughout the year where young people can ty new activities and gain new skills or interests like Warhammer nights, Rugby, Drama and Escape room experieiices. Youth committee: Crucial to the developinent of the Youth Cafe activities and the way forward for Speyside Youth is detennined by feedback, ideas, and opinions of our youth committee. They ensure Speyside Youth is a Youth-Led organisation and on youth café nights they gather the views of the young people and use an ideas board for activity and other suggestions. The youth committee focus on the activity schedule for the youth café evenings and then in turn, the trustees raise th¢ funding required to facilitate their choices. They also vote and make suggestions of other projects to support or develop. On returning to youth café sessions following the sunmner school breaK our latest youth Committee were voted in. From a total of 8 young people, 4 returned for a 2nd year. with 4 newly appointed. We PTovide taster sessions on various Speyside groups and activities for young people to ty out like dance fusionlrifle club/ art workshops etc. Youth Committee either volunteer OT are assigned to taskslproje¢ts that are aligned to their strengths or areas of interest or development. Tliey have review meetings with the Youth Work team where they discuss th¢ir skills, training & plan way5 to ￿rther develop. P7's Transition work: There are 3 main strands of this work.. Aetivity Days: As part of Speyside High School (SHS) Primary 7 transition work we fL￿d and support Outfit Moray outdoor activity days over the summer. These team building trips teach new skills while building up confidence and resilience and allowing opportunities for the young people to mix and learn with P7's from the 7 other feeder prinw schools. Thi5 year we funded 70 spaces and the P7's chose raftin& paddleboarding and coasteering Step Out At Speyside.. Youth Comtnittee and Youth Workers annually support the Step Out At Speyside High Transition ￿11 day Event (SOAS) in June and this year in partnership with Moray Council Youth Work we led and supported 2 of the 6 workshops. We provided well-known and friendly faces as we hosted the Outdoor Activities of fire lighting, f￿e pit mallow toasting. tearn games, woodland art and the 'Grill a highschooler, activity where P7's put Speyside Youth young volunteers under the heat and ask them burning questions about life at SHS. Lunch Hub SHS.. Youth Workers and Speyside Youth young volunteers offer this hub as a safe space to meet up, chill. play games, eat, and chat at Lunchtime. It is available for all new Sl's from August throughout their first year. Skills Develo menÈ&O ortuniti¢s A few of the different opportunities we offered this year included - Volunteering & Community Involvement Opportunities are offered to young people to race marshal, man stalls, get involved in projects and serve at local events and with different community organisations. -Duffiown Comrnunity Centre: Involvement in upgrading & other aspects of our Community Centre -DufftoMTr Trust - Joint MUGA (Multi Use Games Area), ProjecLI Monthly Farniers Market -Keith and Dufftown Railway - Volunteering at railway events -Dramathon - Race marshalling 1093 runners at a local nlnning event -Fundraising events Page 2 SPEYSIDE YOUTH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Projects & Safe Spaces Young people are encouraged to drearn, plan, and explore any projects they want to see and make happen for young people in their local communities. Over the last year this has involved Yolllh Committee and young people researching, plannin& and filling in funding applications to develop more youth friendly safe spaces. Projects completed this year were 'The Meadow, creating a space in the garden area at the beginning of the Youth Café session where young people can access a Peer Mentor trained Young Volunteer to talk with and be heard. Our ongoing safe space projects are a cosy corner in the pool loom. peer mentoring expansion to Dufftown Community Centre garden shelter and the MUGA joint project with Dufftown Trust. Drama New this year in collaboration with Highland Youth Theatre we hosted taster sessions and helped facilitate the re-launch of a Driima Hub in Aberlour with support from Speyside Youth young Volunteers. Excitingly this led onto drama employment and opportunities for one of the volunteers. Sport taster sessions We have Tecently been accepted as a Sported Member group for our promotion of sports. This year we were able to provide various taster sessions and opportunities for young people to get involved in a new interest or sport. Our sport range this year has included.. Martial Arts, Rugby, Pickleball, Volleyball and Dance. Parkour With our Ignotus Parkour partnership we have been able to fund and support the pur¢hase of new equipment for the Speyside Hub. Dufftown based sessions have now increased to twice a month. The ParkouT trails within the MUGA plans look great on the CAD Design and we are hopeful that 2025 will be the MUGA build year. Training Youth Scotland Big Weekend: Speyside Youth Committee and Young Volunte¢r$ attended this in Stirling for the I st time joining 220 n¢twork meinbers for a weekend of wide-ranging tralning and workshops from Special Effects makeup, Tik Tok dance to evaluations and young persons engagement in d¢cision Making. Great times and good memories alongside requests to return n¢xt year. RFYW SCQF Level 2.. One young volunteer travelled to Aberdeen to complete the Ready for Youth Work Qualification and was inspired to apply for the PDA. PDA in Youth Work SCQF Level 6: One young volunteer currently completing this and another on the list for 2025. We seem to b¢ growing Youth Workers from within! Peer Mentoring.. VaLuable training undertaken by 8 Youth Committee & Youth Workers. Challenging Behaviour Training: Young Volunteer5 and Youth Work Team. Mikeysline.. TTaining in Suicide and Self-harm for Youth Work Team. Neurodiversity & Mental Health training.. Young Volunteers and Youth Workers training. First aid: Speyside Youth funded 5 Young Volunteers and Youth Workers to gain a SCQF Level 6 First Aid Certificate boosting skills on Youth Cafe nights as well a5 CV'S. Saltire Awards.. The Youth Committee and Young Volunteers have achieved various Saltire Awards foi volunteering and this year the new collective total is 10,689 hours. There are 5 current volunteers who have achieved the 500 hours Saltir¢ Volunteer award. We continue to be hugely grateful and appreciative of OUT volunteers, both young and older who allow Speyside Youth to keep on keeping on. Parenucarer and young people support This remains an expanding and developing area as we see an increase in young people and families requiring support and guidance with a wide variety of needs. The Youth Work team offer support, information and signposting and offer young person support on a l-l basis in a variety of differeiit formal and infornlal settings. Page 3 sPEYs￿E YoirrH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW Fundin We had a site visit from the William Grant Foundation which offered an excellent opportL]nity for constructive, infonnative 2-m.ay discussions with staff, Trustees, and our Yoiiih Committee. Th¢y were very inipressed with all the hard work and dedication to our young people, from both our tcam of youth workers and youth committee alike. During 2024, applications were made to The National ￿ttery[YOUng Star4 EDFIDornell via Foundation Scotland, arAd the William Grant Foundation as our current funding aTh'ards were due to end March 2025. AII 3 applications were for equall}. matched funding for the next 3 years, all were su¢cKssful and gratefully received, and will take us through to March 2027. We also benefittcd fTnlii i"arious local fundraising events throughout the past 12 months Kncluding an outstanding personal effort from ho scaled Kilimanjaro, Youth Scotlan