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North Yorkshire Youth - Annual Report 2016-2017

ANNUAL REPORT

2016-2017

adventure | learning | discovery

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Registered officeCarlton Lodge Carlton MiniottThirskNorth Yorkshire YO7 4NJ

Charity Number 1116521Company registration number 05883684

Auditors Cummins Young Limited39 Westgate ThirskNorth Yorkshire YO7 1QR

BankersLloyds Bank PlcMarket Place ThirskYO7 4HB

President Lord Crathorne

Vice Presidents Paul Chubb MBEValeria Sykes

TrusteesC Les ChairmanP B Triffitt TreasurerR T RobertsL J GibbonS J CollisonT SwalesD M Cannings Resigned (26-01-17)G J Bentley J Hall Appointed (21-04-16)M W Willis Appointed (21-04-16)

Company Secretary R T Roberts

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Chairman’s Report

I’m pleased to report that the 2016/17

results have been successful. The

continued commitment, flexibility

and adaptability of the entire staff

team have allowed NYY to increase

its levels of service and improve

services provided. This in the face of

ever increasing financial pressures

and increasing demands of the

young people we work with.

The Youth Development Team have

faced enormous challenges this

year which I’m pleased to say they

have overcome with professionalism

and innovation. The main enhanced

youth support contract was rolled

over for an additional 12 months,

taking the contract to Aug 2017.

One of the conditions of this was a

reduction in funding of 10%.

Rather than reduce services the

team stepped up and took on

the challenge of raising the 10%

through additional work. This

meant a diversification of work to

unprecedented levels. The case

studies further in the report highlight

these and give a tremendous

insight into the work. I am amazed

by the projects NYY is now doing to

support young people across North

Yorkshire.

Our Carlton Lodge site has also been

busy. With over 6,000 young people

visiting the centre to participate in

adventurous activities. The groups

visiting range from primary schools,

uniformed groups (scouts, guides,

cadets) secondary schools and

highly dependent special needs

groups.

This continued success has allowed

investment into the infrastructure

with Solar Panels being installed,

a new vehicle purchased and new

axe throwing range being built. The

Treasurers report gives more financial

details but a £70,000 surplus will

provide a strong platform for next year.

In addition to the main activities

of Carlton Lodge and the Youth

Development Team, our Chief

Executive has been busy supporting

young people at a strategic level.

His attendance at the Children

and Young People’s Overview

and Scrutiny Committee and the

Children’s Trust Board, as a voluntary

sector representative, provides

opportunities to challenge and

influence policy and work streams.

To that end he was invited to join

the development group producing

the next version of North Yorkshire

County Councils Young Peoples Plan

– Young in Yorkshire 2, which is to be

published autumn 2017.

Finally, I would like to thank all

the supporters of NYY who have

volunteered, raised funds and

helped support young people.

Without this NYY would not be able

to achieve as much. Also my thanks

to the trustees and staff team for

their contribution, commitment

and energy which, alongside

the volunteers, makes NYY the

exceptional organisation it is.

Carl Les

Chairman

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Where we are going and why we want to go there!

MissionTo help children and young

people realise their full potential

by enhancing and improving our

range of learning and development

opportunities.

VisionNorth Yorkshire Youth will be

a proactive and sustainable

organisation that makes a significant

contribution to the learning and

development of children and young

people.

In delivering this vision North

Yorkshire Youth will remain influential

in a changing business and political

environment and we will deliver this

through:

• Strong Leadership,

Management and Governance.

• Well managed resources.

• Efficient service delivery.

• Continual quality improvement.

BeliefsNorth Yorkshire Youth is an inclusive

professional organisation that is

responsible, caring and supportive;

we respect individuality and value

diversity.

North Yorkshire Youth is creative and

dynamic; we are friendly and will

always go the extra mile.

North Yorkshire Youth is fun and

adventurous – through our work

inspired by these values we are

committed to making a difference

to the lives of children and young

people and their communities.

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Staffing Structure

Chief Executive

Youth Development Manager

Head of Centre

Man

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Carlton Lodge Activity Centre:

Chief Instructor

Facilities Manager

Senior Instructor

Seasonal Instructors

Chef

Facilities Staff

Central Services Team:

Administrator

Accountant

Sales Ledger Clerk

Youth Development Team:

Youth Development Workers

Youth Mentor

Senior Young Person’s Project Workers

Young Person’s Project Workers

Administrator

Message from the Chief Executive

Welcome to the 2016 – 17 Annual report for North Yorkshire Youth. As we are developing and looking to improve all the time we felt that we should celebrate some of our success and share with you our future aspirations.

The report contains case studies and information about North Yorkshire Youth and the amazing work the entire staff team does to ensure that young people in North Yorkshire can realise their potential.

It also thanks the supporters, of which there are many, and highlights some future developments we wish to make.

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed doing the work.

David SharpChief Executive

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Youth Development Team

There are currently seven priority areas of work for the team:

1 Youth Club Liaison This is the basic service NYY provide to all member

youth clubs and new community groups that NYY are working with. Information, advice and support are available on the phone, by email and in person. This is the responsibility of the Youth Development Workers who visit these clubs frequently.

2 Training and Resources A range of training opportunities is made available

to NYY Staff, Volunteer Youth Workers and Buddies, with NYY Training providing bespoke courses for those NYY support. Resources are also created specifically for NYY supported Direct Delivery and Voluntary youth groups e.g. games and activity booklets, as well as specialist, issue-based resources.

3 New Club Development New clubs are developed based on volunteer

contact, partner information or by the analysis of community activity. A strong emphasis is placed on consultation with young people and assessment of community need. Resources, model policies and procedures are available and with support a new group can formulate and develop a structure and membership.

4 Volunteer Buddy Network The team works to facilitate the recruitment,

development and engagement of volunteers into the ‘Buddy Network’ across North Yorkshire. This is a project that recruits adult volunteers to give one-to-one support to young people leaving targeted youth provision. The team’s work on this project includes the provision of support from initial contact with potential ‘Buddies’ through to organizing events in localities to share best practice. Youth Development Workers lead on this priority and provide phone, email and face to face support to Buddies throughout their period of volunteering.

5 Capacity Building for Future Provision The team provides young leader training to young

people through workbook activity. This training allows young people to achieve a non-formal accreditation that can then be used to show a basic level of youth work understanding. Providing the young people gain appropriate experience in a volunteer youth worker role, they can move on to further youth work training opportunities.

The Youth Development Team at NYY is funded by North Yorkshire County Council through the Enhanced Youth Provision Contract.

There are three main aspects to the team’s work:

• Support and advice for volunteer-led community youth clubs and projects

• Recruitment and support for adult volunteers befriending 16-19yr olds in North Yorkshire as part of the Buddy Network

• Direct delivery support to specific youth projects

The Youth Development Team consists of a Youth Development Manager, Youth Development Workers (covering the whole county), Youth Mentor (Greatwood and Horseclose area of Skipton), Ages-Together Co-ordinator, Senior Young Person’s Project Workers and Young Person’s workers.

The Youth Developement Team From left to right: Richie Bastow, Rachel Rabjohns, Clare Yates, Vicki Lever, Sally Clifford, Ian Kirchner-Waines, Panda Gledhill, Charlotte Keable and Laura Hodgson

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6 Direct Delivery Support The team provides direct youth work delivery

to projects identified in specific areas. Youth Development Workers offer operational support to Senior/Young Person’s Project Workers within their region which includes planning: - including session plans, staffing cover and issue based problems. Support is provided to groups in finding suitable locations at cost effective rates and to ensure that direct delivery projects become more sustainable where possible. In addition staff support additional transitions within divisional regions.

7 Youth Mentor North Yorkshire is very diverse and NYY understands

that some young people across the county need access to additional support and services. The Greatwood area of Skipton is an area of high deprivation and as such NYY has a Youth Mentor working one-to-one with young people in this area. The aim of the project is to raise young people’s aspirations and remove some of the barriers young people face due to the deprivation in the area they live. NYY intend to expand this service in the coming years.

Case Study: Youth Mentor Child AChild A lives with his Grandma as he can’t live with his Mum. He struggles to cope with his past and what has happened to him. He gets very angry at home and is very controlling. He has nervous ticks and makes noises when under pressure. He only has one friend, and he likes playing Pokemon cards. He really struggles with friendships and identifies himself as “a bit weird” and blames himself for how he behaves. He told the Youth Mentor lots of things that were happening for him, and now he has a Social Worker to help him.

Child A came to Youth Club for the first time just before Easter, he made pizza from scratch with another young person and worked really well with them, sharing tasks and encouraging each other. He was totally relaxed and was able to be himself and made some new friends. The Youth Mentor had never seen him as happy he was, he was literally bouncing from one end of the room to another.

Hopefully Child A will continue to come to youth club and have time as a young person to develop new friendships and try new activities that he will not have done before.

Case Study: Buddy A.W.A.W. was matched to a young person in May and the relationship has been productive. The young person gets on well with A.W. and they have struck up a positive bond. They have worked together on building up a portfolio of his photography as well as increasing his independence skills in terms of his epilepsy.

At the 5 month point and beginning talks of closing the case the young person got anxious and questioned why A.W. was leaving him. I met up with her and talked through the referral and the progress she had made. We put in place an action plan for the final 4 weeks so that she could share it with the young person. It was at this point that the young person’s grandma (who he lives with) got upset and compared A.W. closing the case to other services ‘abandoning’ her grandson when he most needed them. A.W. got in touch with me to alert me in-case the family got in touch with me direct – which they did.

Mum was extremely upset and concerned that her son would feel let down and that the positive attitude he had from working with A.W. would be lost. She asked if we could support her son for longer than the 6 months and if so if it could be A.W. After speaking to my manager we agreed to let A.W. continue working with the young person for an additional 3 months, but that the mum and grandma must support the closure of the case at that time.

A carefully worded email was sent to the mum acknowledging that as an organisation we understood that her son’s well-being was her top priority but also that we had concerns around attachment and his long-term progression. I explained our decision to extend A.W.’s time for an additional 3 months but added that both A.W. and I would need her families support at the point of closure so that the transition went smoothly for both her son and A.W.

After A.W. closed the case we received positive feedback from not only the family but also the original referrer and the school; who asked that we thank A.W. as the young man had consistently arrived at school in a positive manner and had engaged in school lessons and wider school activities.

Clare YatesYouth Development Manager

Laura Hodgson, Youth MentorGreatwood and Horse Close

Vicki Lever, Youth Development Worker Harrogate District

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At the end of November 2016 I was contacted by a lady from Staithes who informed me that there was interest from a group of parents, residents and young people in the village to set up a youth group.

I arranged to meet with the lady and other volunteers in the village hall the following week to let them know how NYY could support them and to find out what they wanted to do and help them to develop policies, procedures and look at developing the group. They informed me that they had contacted the village hall committee who were happy to let them use their venue every Thursday evening. Over the following weeks I exchanged emails keeping everyone up to date on developments, tasks and suggestion which gave us jobs to do until our next meeting. I met the volunteers again after the Christmas break to carry out DBS document checks for 11 volunteers who were going to be regularly attending the youth sessions. I gave the volunteers an NYY application form for a Start-Up Grant to pay for their first year’s insurance, a few months village hall rent and basic start up resources.

On Thursday 11th May at 6.30 pm the youth group opened for their first session and had 42 young people attend. Parents and local residents were also invited

to attend and see what the volunteers had planned for the coming weeks and join them with an evening of refreshments, cakes and youth activities. The leaders had planned a craft activity to design a youth group logo, sports, games and a table to make bird feeders. I attended to help them as needed and was asked to welcome everyone and outline the group’s aims. The local Co-Op donated a food hamper as a competition prize which was awarded to the young person who designed the youth group’s logo. The logo would also be embroidered on the leader’s shirts and on all the youth group paperwork.

The youth project is well supported in the community with proposals from residents offering to deliver workshops and support the group as needed. Artists are delivering workshops across several weeks, a local café owner has offered to come and bake with the young people and they have had offers of sea crafts. The youth group have even been offered a plot of land to start a community garden and I have suggested that the young people can apply for a NYCC Community Fund grant to help them start the project.

The group have held their first group outing to Jump 360 Trampoline Centre which was attended by 35 young people. They held a sponsored walk in July to raise funds for the club to plan more outings and resources in the future.

The leaders have just posted on the facebook page that “due to the overwhelming number of children registered with youth group, the volunteers have decided for a trial period to split the times as follows; Years 4, 5 and 6 (8-11 year olds) will be on Thursdays 6pm - 7.30pm and years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 (11-16 year olds) on Thursdays 7.30pm- 9pm”

Case Study: Staithes Youth Group

Ian Kirchner-Waines Youth Development Worker Scarborough

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A series of music projects called the ‘School of Rock’ have recently been held for young peoples at Risedale Youth Centre, Snape Methodist Church and Hawes Market House engaging 40 young people aged between 8 and 18. The projects were led by professional Connecting Youth Culture (CYC) musicians, Tiff Mahoney and Alex Cromarty with support from local youth club staff and volunteers. The projects saw young people from all backgrounds and abilities try their hand at writing their own songs, learning and playing a range of instruments to perform and record together, all free of charge.

The Risedale School of Rock saw young people attend from Risedale Youth Club, one of North Yorkshire Youth’s Direct Delivery clubs which was successfully transitioned over from North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) in April 2015. Others attended from Colburn Youth Club which is delivered by our partners, the NYCC Prevention Service. The remaining young people signed up after seeing posters and social media posts through School, parents and in the local community.

EH, 13, from Spennithorne who attended the Risedale School of Rock said “The project gave me new experiences, such as helping me create lyrics with the lead singer. My goals are to be more social and more confident and this project has helped me to do that”.

The Snape School of Rock was made up of young people who attend two fantastic local voluntary youth groups, Carthorpe Youth Group and Snape Youth Club.

Spaces on the project were exclusive to young people attending the youth clubs as an incentive for attending. Within one week of promoting the project, all 15 spaces were filled. Volunteers from both youth clubs gave up their time to come and support the musician to ensure all young people were supported and the project ran smoothly. The Hawes School of Rock was open for young people who attend Hawes Youth Club, which is a community led club with 2 youth workers paid by the Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council and sits under the Upper Dales Community Partnership. The club also has a small team of adult volunteers to help run sessions. The project

was also promoted through other local clubs and schools to engage new young people.

This group was given the opportunity to travel to the TCR Hub’s recording studio at Barnard Castle during the holidays to experience what it would feel like to be a professional artist. To celebrate their achievements, the group held a concert (set up by BlueBoxt Productions) with special guests the ‘Musical Theatre Project’ led by Colin Bailey and Mick Yare. The 2 hours event attracted 70 community members who all enjoyed a fantastic free evening of youth music. Thanks to the young people, staff and volunteers, a variety of delicious cakes were made especially for the event and sold at the interval which raised over £135 for Hawes Youth Club. Youth Leaders, Stella Dinsdale and Shirelle Calvert, said “Thank you to everyone who helped or donated cakes, a real success which will help the youth club a lot!”

Thanks goes to NYMAZ (a youth music development charity funded by Youth Music which champions the transformative potential of music for children and young people in North Yorkshire and beyond) for funding the Risedale and Snape School of Rock projects, as well as, NYCC Stronger Communities for funding the Hawes School of Rock.

Case Study: NYMAZ Feel the Music

Richie BastowYouth Development Worker Hambleton & Richmondshire

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Miles Driven: 43,432 (that’s nearly twice around the world!)

Participation Hours: 55,148

A YEAR WITH NORTH YORKSHIRE YOUTH

Visitors to Carlton Lodge Activity Centre:

6,240

Toilet Rolls: 1,020

that equates to

89,760 metres, that’s the

length of nearly one thousand football

pitches

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of visitors rated our overall service as ‘Very Good’

Eggs: 10,500 That’s a busy hen!

7,340 Breakfasts • 7,234 Packed Lunches • 7,307 Evening Meals

Bacon: 3,840

rashers

Crisps: 7,248

packets

FOOD USED FOR VISITORS

A YEAR WITH NORTH YORKSHIRE YOUTH

1,600 loaves of bread

Most popular activity: RAFT BUILDING

followed closely by High Ropes, Problem Solving, Kayaking and Archery

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Direct Delivery Groups – run by NYY

Voluntary Youth Groups – members of NYY

• Sherburn Junior Youth Club

• Malton Youth Club

• Greatwood Youth Club

• Knaresborough Youth Club

• Fairfax Youth Club

• Filey Youth Club

• Great Ayton Youth Club

• Tadcaster Juniors

• Risedale Youth Club

• Falsgrave Youth Club

• Settle Youth Club

• Bedale Youth Venue

• Stokesley Youth Club

• Glusburn Youth Club

• Leyburn Youth Club

• Kirkbymoorside Youth Club

• Jennyfields Youth Club

• Tadcaster Seniors

Harrogate District• The Saturday Club• Spofforth Youth Club• Boroughbridge Youth Club• Staveley and Copgrove Youth

Club• Badapple Theatre Group• Can Do• Ripon Youth Café• Ripon Youth Theatre• Melmerby Youth Club• Masham Youth Club

Craven District• Bentham Youth Café• GTS (formerly Glusburn Theatre

School)• Hellifield Youth• Malham Youth Group• Skipton Young Carers

Selby District• Monk Fryston• Spectrum• Escrick• Barlby and Osgodby• Selby Swans Gymnastics

Academy

Ryedale District• Thixendale• Newton on Stape• Pickering Town Youth Council• Sinnington• Sheriff Hutton• WOW• Huttons Ambo• Ryedale Youth Theatre• Wolds Valley (Weaverthorpe)• Ebberston• Burythorpe• Staxton

Hambleton District• Hype Youth Project• Scribble Zone• St.Gregory’s Youth Club• Carthorpe Youth Club• The Fireplace• Bedale Youth Venue• East Cowton• Snape Youth Club• Hambleton Paddlers Canoe

Club

Scarborough District• Ayton • Fylingthorpe drop in • Gallows Close Youthie• InterActive Whitby and District• Phoenix Explorers ( First

Scarborough Scouts)• Scarborough Amateur Boxing

Club • Scarborough & Ryedale Carers

Resource• Sidewalk Detached • Staithes Youth Group• Youth Angels• Whitby Amateur Boxing Club• Whitby Hidden Impairment Help

And Support (WHISH)• YMCA

Richmondshire District• Catterick Village Youth Project• Blue Boxt Productions• Hawes and District Youth Club• Swaledale Youth Club• Richmondshire Area Motorcycle

Proficiency Scheme (RAMPS)

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jobs, bringing between 10 and 20 volunteers. They do the jobs that we know need doing and never get chance to complete. We greatly appreciate their tremendous contribution to Carlton Lodge.

In 2015 the Chairman of our Trustees kindly donated 12 tons of dry stone walling stone. This led to the development of Dry Stone Walling as an Activity. This provides young people with something which many have never seen before and with young people completing the first section of wall it is creating a legacy for many generations of visitors to come.

Judith Worrall, our Facilities Manager, and Co-founder of Yorkshire Lasses Cycling Club, organised a Sportive in August 2016. 300 ladies took part to raise funds for Women v Cancer. Such was the success of the event, run at Carlton Lodge, that the Yorkshire Lass Cycling Club donated £1,500 to the Carlton Lodge Bursary Fund. This will enable grants to be made to parents who cannot afford to send their children on residential programmes organised by their schools.

Finally Interim Partners, a recruitment company based in Harrogate, chose Carlton Lodge as there charity of the year again and completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge. This was ably supported by George Plant, the Chief Instructor, with the funds donated again to our Bursary Fund. This along with the donations from Yorkshire Lass Cycle Club has enabled us to provide financial support to ensure that no one misses out on a residential trip or activity day at Carlton Lodge with their peers because the cost is unaffordable for them.

Summary of the Year 2016 / 17

A record year for Carlton Lodge started with The Grammar School at Leeds bringing 199 Year 7 Students, in 4 sequential 3 day inclusive packages, for the second year running. Then after SATs, we were fully booked except for half-terms and a week in both August and September. The bookings that made a significant difference to our income were 5 weeks of the National Citizenship Service in July and August; this is a Cabinet Office led initiative for 16 – 17 year olds to encourage young people to do voluntary work in their local communities. The first week of ‘Adventurous Activity’ is to get the young people from each area to work together as a team. As always, we are greatly appreciative of all our regular customers from primary schools, secondary schools, youth groups and special needs charities, who provide the foundation of our sustainment as a viable provider of development and education for children and young people.

Additional SupportIn December 2016. Carlton Lodge applied to Hambleton District Council for £5000 to subsidise the wages of a Graduate Instructor for 12 months from February 2017 and up to £1000 for equipment and training. This will give us an extra person to work on improving the site after next seasons’ peak period, May – Oct.

O2 came on two occasions for days’ volunteering as part of their Think Big Programme. They have been several times over the past few years and help us with weeding, painting inside and outside buildings, and maintenance

The Big Lottery grant helped us to purchase specialist equipment to help wheel chair users to take part in all activities with their peers. This slide shows our aquabac in action with Welburn Hall School.

Dick Laidler (Master Dry Stone Waller) and Ian Worrall (Basic Dry Stone Waller) teach dry stone walling to a group of NCS students in August 2016.

Carlton Lodge Activity Centre

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The facilities at Carlton Lodge Centre are key to much of the work we undertake. The Centre acts as the base for our adventurous activities including Archery, Kayaking and High Ropes. It also provides accommodation for groups of young people and adults alike. Much of the accommodation is becoming dated and unfit for purpose. The combination of the poor state of repair of some of the buildings, together with our need to increase capacity and the quality of the services we offer, has prompted NYY to explore a redevelopment of the Carlton Lodge site.

NYY engaged NORR, a respected firm of Chartered Architects to review the entire site and produce a phased programme of improvement and redevelopment over a period of time. The overall plan provides for additional flexible accommodation blocks, as well as new office accommodation and a friendly welcoming café. The vision is to develop a series of individual buildings that work in harmony with the existing landscape and buildings.

The plan is in five phases and will be realised as funds become available through grant applications, philanthropic giving and other fund raising activities. The first phase will provide a high quality accommodation block allowing the Centre to improve its facilities and increase revenues. The proposed building provides bespoke accommodation to suit the needs of the Centre. It comprises 12 twin rooms with shared shower / WC

facilities, with one room having Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) compliant accommodation a welcome and necessary new addition to our range of facilities. In addition, there will be a dining area, and a lounge for large groups that will provide space for residents on transfer days and will open out to provide a barbecue area. A drying area and boot room will be provided as well as a dedicated laundry room. A large covered entrance is located at the front of the building.

The building has been designed to allow maximum flexibility in terms of group size and the usage requirements of the Centre. The inclusion of specific facilities such as drying rooms and a boot room will enhance the group experience, and through the additional indoor space also provide additional flexibility for day groups and training.

Carlton Lodge Activity Centre is well placed to continue to develop in future years and to grow their brand as a Centre that aims to help children and young people

realise there potential through day and residential programmes of adventurous activities. However if we can realise the vision of a newly developed site, we can ensure high quality support for young people is in place for many generations to come.

Mark Faulkner Head of Centre

Future Developments at Carlton Lodge

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‘The team at NYY will bring out the best in your group. Every person will find an activity they will enjoy being part of – even that one team member who rarely gets involved will walk away smiling and full of confidence. Our team at Element have taken 100s of people to Carlton Lodge and have always had excellent results.’ Christopher Hill Element Society (NCS)

‘Thank you for having me at Carlton Lodge; it was amazing! My favourite part was the Leap of Faith which I wasn’t going to do, but one of your members of staff showed me that nothing would happen to me if I fell. I really enjoyed the food and I loved doing all the activities…’ Year 4 Child from Crayke C of E Primary School

‘I am writing to thank you for my outstanding 3 days at Carlton Lodge. Although we are all very tired and achey, it was the best school trip ever! I would like to say a special thank you for getting me over my fear of heights. It would not have happened without your awesome activities and the encouragement you gave us all.’ Year 6 Pupil from Poppleton Primary School

This was another fantastic visit to Carlton Lodge. Thank you very much to all the staff and instructors, who were very supportive and encouraging, gave us lots of confidence and sense of achievement. Lead teacher, Poppleton Road Primary School

From start to finish the group felt most welcome, secure and at ease. The care, consideration and friendliness of the entire staff seems to be a strong and unique feature of Carlton Lodge Activity Centre. We had a truly fantastic time – despite some inclement weather. The high quality and consideration of the instructors ensured that the level of enjoyment was maintained throughout our stay, which was truly marvellous. Burton Agnes C of E Primary School.

Carlton Lodge is an amazing place for a residential. Brilliant facilities, staff and accommodation. We will be back. The Young People got so much from the whole experience. This was our second visit. It was fantastic to be able to have both the Sports and the Stables as sleeping accommodation. Super instructors, lots of encouragement. A fantastic setting – loads of challenges enjoyed by all the children and staff. Thank you. Coram House – Ackworth

The Carlton Lodge Team...

...and some words about them and the centre...

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Unrestricted

Restricted

2017

2016

Funds

Funds

Total

Total

£

£

£

£

Income from:

Donations and legacies

13,071

-

13,071

10,962

Charitable activities

Carlton Lodge Centre

608,484

-

608,484

579,756

Youth work

-

377,022

377,022

333,019

Total income

621,555

377,022

998,577

923,737

Expenditure Charitable activities


548,808

-

548,808

531,076

Youth work

-

343,165

343,165

342,525

Total expenditure

548,808

343,165

891,973

873,601

Net Incoming resources for the year

Net Income for the year

72,747

33,857

106,604

50,136

Other recognised gains

Gain on revaluation of fixed assets

-

-

-

131,266

Net movement in funds

72,747

33,857

106,604

181,402

Total funds brought forward

945,193

23,330

968,523

787,121

Total funds carried forward

1,017,940

57,187

1,075,127

968,523

Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 31st march 2017

Auditors’ Statement to the Trustees for the year ended 31st march 2017

Over the past few years, I’ve been able to report a steadily improving financial position for the Charity, and I’m delighted to say that the trend has continued this year.

My final paragraph on last year’s Report said ‘Next year …………£70,000 +!’.

As you can see from the Statement of Financial Activities on Page 8 our surplus for the year amounted to £72,747, and if we add back the reserved depreciation of £17,144 we see that our actual surplus is a fantastic £89,891. That is CERTAINLY £70,000+ !!

As in previous years, we’ve been able to eat away at our bank loans, which we have reduced by £34,124 during the year. Additionally, we have spent over £15, 000 on improving our properties, including £13,800 on installing solar panels that we’re confident will not only help the environment, but also help to reduce our heating costs. We’ve continued to update the equipment at Carlton Lodge, investing over £21,000 in the year, and also

replace one of our old vans at a cost of £8,600.

Once again, I have to say that these figures couldn’t have been achieved without an enormous amount of hard work and commitment from David and his team, they deserve our heartfelt thanks.

The trading results for the current year suggest that the surplus may not be as large as in the last two years, but I’m confident that sufficient will be generated to meet our commitments to the bank, and also to continue to update the facilities at Carlton Lodge.

Finally, I would like to thank Lloyds Bank for their continued support, and Andrew Young of our Auditors Cummins Young Limited for his help in finalising the Accounts.

Philip TriffittTreasurer August 2017

We have examined the summary financial statements set out on pages 17 & 18.

Respective Responsibilities Of Trustees And AuditorsThe Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report. Our responsibility is to report to you our opinion on the consistency of the summary financial statements within the Annual Report with the full annual accounts and Trustees’ Report.

We also read the other information contained in the Annual Report and consider the implications for our report if we become aware of any apparent mis-statements or material inconsistencies with the summary financial statements.

OpinionIn our opinion, the summary financial statements are consistent with the full annual accounts and Trustees’ report of North Yorkshire Youth Limited for the year ended 31 March 2017. Copies of the full accounts will be lodged with the Charities Commission and can be obtained from North Yorkshire Youth Limited.

Cummins Young Limited 15th Sept 2017

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Unrestricted

Restricted

2017

2016

Funds

Funds

Total

Total

£

£

£

£

Income from:

Donations and legacies

13,071

-

13,071

10,962

Charitable activities


608,484

-

608,484

579,756

Youth work

-

377,022

377,022

333,019

Total income

621,555

377,022

998,577

923,737

Expenditure Charitable activities


548,808

-

548,808

531,076

Youth work

-

343,165

343,165

342,525

Total expenditure

548,808

343,165

891,973

873,601

Net Incoming resources for the year

Net Income for the year

72,747

33,857

106,604

50,136

Other recognised gains

Gain on revaluation of fixed assets

-

-

-

131,266

Net movement in funds

72,747

33,857

106,604

181,402

Total funds brought forward

945,193

23,330

968,523

787,121

Total funds carried forward

1,017,940

57,187

1,075,127

968,523

Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)For year ending 31st March 2017

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2017

2016

£

£

£

£

Fixed Assets

Tangible Fixed Assets

1,519,602

1,491,276

Current Assets

Debtors

29,468

35,890

Cash at Bank and in hand

5,786

2,574

35,254

38,464

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

243,586

287,219

Net Current Liabilities

(208,332)

(248,755)

Total assets less current liabilities

1,311,270

1,242,521

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

236,143

273,998

Net Assets

1,075,127

968,523

Funds Unrestricted Income

Funds

619,427

546,680 Revaluation Reserve

398,513

398,513

Restricted Income Funds

57,187

23,330

Total Funds

1,075,127

968,523

Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2017

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Funders and Supports

• Interim Partners

• O2

• Yorkshire Lasses Cycling Club

• Yorkshire Housing

• Fernhurst Trust

• NYMAZ

• Awards 4 All

• Harold Styan Community Centre

• The Hedley Foundation

• North Yorkshire County Council

• Links Knaresborough Youth Club

• Two Ridings Community Foundation

• North Yorkshire Sport

• Rotary Club of Thirsk

• Rotary Club of Northallerton

• Rotary Club of Northallerton Mowbray

• Thirsk Inner Wheel

North Yorkshire Youth can not operate independently. We rely on supports, funders and partnership agencies to achieve the incredible outcomes that you have seen in this report. We have mentioned several funders and supporters throughout the report and the work that has been achieved with their help. So too everyone who has had faith in our work, belief in supporting young people and overall help in realising the potential of young people from North Yorkshire and beyond – Thank you, we couldn’t do it without you.

Plus many individual donors from sponsored events THANK YOU ALL

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