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Berkshire Youth AGM
We are holding our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 26 July.
1 July 2022
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New Tilehurst Youth Club
We’re really excited to share that we’re starting a new youth club at The Jubilee Annexe at The Calcot Centre from Thursday 15 September, in partnership with Tilehurst Parish Council.
30 June 2022
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Managing Conflicts of Interest in a Charity
As a trustee you must make decisions based only on what’s best for your charity.
30 June 2022
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Tilehurst Parish Council Update
The Tilehurst Art Club run by Berkshire Youth on behalf of Tilehurst Parish Council has now started in the newly refurbished Jubilee Annexe in Calcot, Reading.
30 June 2022
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News from Waterside Centre
It’s been another busy month at Waterside Centre, and it’s incredible to think that it’s less than a year since the centre reopened its doors.
30 June 2022
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News from The Wayz
There are always lots of exciting things happening at The Wayz, from leadership sessions to their upcoming summer camps, youth volunteering programme and Community Fun Day on Saturday 16 July.
30 June 2022
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DofE Volunteering Hours Make Huge Positive Impact
We’re thrilled that The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants from Berkshire Youth dedicated 741 hours to volunteering between April 2021 and March 2022, with a social value of £3423.42.
30 June 2022
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Climbing Snowdon to Support Local Youth
We caught up with Jasmine Barrett to learn more about the epic challenge she undertook to raise much-needed funds for us.
30 June 2022
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The Berkeley Foundation Partners with Berkshire Youth
The Berkeley Foundation, the grant-making foundation set up by housebuilder the Berkeley Group, has partnered with Berkshire Youth.
30 June 2022
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Welcome to Abbas
We recently caught up with out newest youth worker, Abbas, to learn more about his role supporting young people in the Slough area.
30 June 2022
Managing Charity Finances
28 June 2021
Here our Finance Manager, Debbie, takes you through everything you need to know. This information is taken from the Charity Commission website.
As a Trustee you must take steps to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for. Every Trustee has to do this. Even if your charity has an expert to manage its finances, you are still responsible for overseeing your charity’s money.
Protect your charity’s money
Make sure that money is only spent on what is allowed by the charity’s governing document and policies. If it is not, you and the other Trustees need to put it right.
Use the Internal financial controls checklist to help you know you are doing this properly. This will help you make sure that money coming into the charity is:
- secure and recorded
- only spent on your charitable purposes
- at less risk of theft, fraud or cyber crime
Managing risks you have identified
If you use the checklist it will help you spot the main risks to your charity’s money and help you plan how to manage them effectively. Your charity should keep a list of the risks and how they are managed, reviewing it regularly to make sure it is up to date.
Make sure that your charity uses its annual report to say what it has done to prevent these financial and other risks. This helps to show your supporters and the Charity Commission what you are doing to protect your charity’s money.