YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
14067738 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 30 April 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 May 2023

End date: 30 April 2024

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2024

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Directors' report period ended 30 April 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 April 2024

Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 May 2023 to 30 April 2024

Jack Durant
Anya Doherty
Molly Easton
Oscar Hartman-Davies


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
22 May 2024

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jack Durant
Status: Director

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 30 April 2024

2024 2023


£

£
Turnover: 115,526 46,615
Cost of sales: ( 28,008 ) ( 16,506 )
Gross profit(or loss): 87,518 30,109
Administrative expenses: ( 83,223 ) ( 18,772 )
Operating profit(or loss): 4,295 11,337
Profit(or loss) before tax: 4,295 11,337
Tax: ( 758 ) ( 2,154 )
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 3,537 9,183

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Balance sheet

As at 30 April 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 372 0
Total fixed assets: 372 0
Current assets
Debtors: 4 1,000
Cash at bank and in hand: 57,069 32,489
Total current assets: 58,069 32,489
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 5 ( 45,721 ) ( 23,306 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 12,348 9,183
Total assets less current liabilities: 12,720 9,183
Total net assets (liabilities): 12,720 9,183
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 12,720 9,183
Total members' funds: 12,720 9,183

The notes form part of these financial statements

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 30 April 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 22 May 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Jack Durant
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2024

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases: Plant & Machinery 25% RBM

    Other accounting policies

    Sale of goods Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods has transferred to the buyer. This is usually at the point that the customer has signed for the delivery of the goods. Rendering of services Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs. Turnover is only recognised to the extent of recoverable expenses when the outcome of a contract cannot be estimated reliably.

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 5 2

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2024

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 May 2023 0 0
Additions 458 458
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 30 April 2024 458 458
Depreciation
At 1 May 2023 0 0
Charge for year 86 86
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 30 April 2024 86 86
Net book value
At 30 April 2024 372 372
At 30 April 2023 0 0

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2024

4. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 1,000
Total 1,000

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 April 2024

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2024 2023
£ £
Taxation and social security 2,802 2,154
Accruals and deferred income 42,200 20,720
Other creditors 719 432
Total 45,721 23,306

Taxation and social security is split between Corporation tax (£757) and Other taxes and social security (£2045)

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

YOUNGWILDERS CIC

Company Number: 14067738 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 30 April 2024

Company activities and impact

In the Financial Year 2023/24 Youngwilders worked on 10 Nature Recovery projects across England, a brief description of the work done and how these projects benefit the community are described below: 1. Maple Farm - Our flagship 40 Acre rewilding project on the Surrey/Sussex border. In 23/24 Youngwilders took down 1km of fencing, created log pile habitats and hibernaculum habitats, planted a small hedgerow on the north side of the site, and did some wetland suitability testing. All events were designed by and for local young people and were educational throughout. 2. Pounce Hall - A 20 Acre woodland creation and river restoration project in Essex. In 2023/24 we planted over 1000 trees, working with 58 young people in the process. This directly benefited the community by improving the natural environment in the local area and teaching young people about the value of biodiversity and the skills required to create woodland. 3. South Heath Farm - Youngwilders planted 700 native trees as part of 100m Hedgerow as part of a major volunteer effort of 13 young people. This project benefited the community by creating a new wildlife corridor in an area of intensive farmland, providing habitat and food for mammals and birds. We also used our volunteer day as an opportunity to teach young people about the value of wildlife corridors and the importance of restoring hedgerows around the country. 4. Greater Poston Farm - Here Youngwilders planted 1000 native trees as part of 250m Hedgerow in Shropshire as part of a major volunteer effort of 15 young people. This project benefited the community by creating a new wildlife corridor in an area of intensive farmland, providing habitat and food for mammals and birds. We also used our volunteer day as an opportunity to teach young people about the value of wildlife corridors and the importance of restoring hedgerows around the country. 5. YED NHM - The Young Entomologists Day event at Natural History Museum saw Youngwilders help organise an event for young people interested in teaching and learning about insects. 6. Resurgence Resurgence - Our biggest youth engagement activity of the year, a Youth Rewilding Summit held at the Knepp Estate. Here, 100 young environmentalists attended a one day event with guided tours of the rewilding area, talks by environmental experts, and workshops designed to engage young voices with the environmental conversation in the UK. 7. Tramway Farms - A 10 Acre project in Warwickshire. In 2023/24 Youngwilders worked with 3 young people to conduct an ecological baseline survey of the site. This benefited the community by ensuring that any ecological interventions are thoroughly planned and also taught young people green skills relating to site assessment. 8.Duncan Terrace Meadows - A 200m2 urban wildflower meadow creation project in London. In 2023/24 we worked with young designers and the council to refine our plans for a new wildflower meadow habitat and series of youth engagement efforts. This will be fully implemented in 2024/2025 9. Freshford Meadows - A 20 Acre project focused on grassland habitat across 4 sites in Freshford Village. In 2023/2024 Youngwilders secured funding for the project and delivered detailed ecological surveying and planning activities to improve the habitat across the sites. The project has benefited the community by improving the habitat (specifically for pollinators) and by teaching the young people involved about the processes involved in establishing and maintaining a wildflower meadow 10 The Grange Project - A 30 Acre project to rewild an area of improved grassland in Monmouthshire. In 2023/24 Youngwilders secured an agreement with the landowner to deliver a youth-led nature recovery project on the land. In 2024/25 Youngwilders will deliver a series of planning reports and will deliver major youth engagement activities.

Consultation with stakeholders

The CIC's main stakeholders are young people aged 18-30 interested in environmental work. In 2023/2024 we worked in person with 313 young people across our projects. All of our projects seek to provide young people with practical experience in nature recovery work, a sense of community and well-being, an opportunity to feel more connected to nature and an opportunity to have real stake in direction of an active conservation project. We aim to make them fun, inclusive,and relaxed, where everyone learns from each other and collectively enriches the group experience. This is reflected in the extremely positive feedback we get from our volunteers. We also run a number of creative programmes and activities focused on further boosting youth involvement in the nature recovery movement. These include an internship programme, workshops, seminars, a zine, documentary work, social media outreach, and an annual youth rewilding summit held at the Knepp Estate. In September 2023 Youngwilders hosted the second annual edition of ‘Resurgence' - a Youth Rewilding Summit delivered in collaboration with the Knepp Wildland Foundation. Resurgence empowers young people through talks and walks and the 100 participants share their views in relation to Youngwilders, our work, and the nature sector more generally. The key demands of our community are speed of action to reverse ecological degradation and inclusivity and access to ensure everyone is welcome within natural spaces and environmental campaigns - we have used these main aims to steer the work of Youngwilders. We will host a repeat event in 2024 to again hear the views of the next generation of environmentalists and to ensure our work is still focused on the areas most valued by young people. After all our volunteer days, and after Resurgence, we undertake surveys and will continue to do so. To date we have recorded a 96% Average satisfaction with our volunteer days and 96% Average likelihood a young person will attend another event. We use social media to keep our community informed of our work and reach out to volunteers, we now have over 4000 followers on Instagram.

Directors' remuneration

The total amount paid or receivable by directors was £27,576

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
28 January 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Jack Durant
Status: Director