THE LAYBERRY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1166536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting young people making the transition from the care system into independence.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG OR VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT OR ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE PUBLIC CARE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF A DAY FACILITY FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORTING BENEFICIARIES IN ACQUIRING SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS, ENABLING THEM TO DEAL CONFIDENTLY WITH INDEPENDENT LIVING AND THUS BUILDING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM.(B) PROVIDING PRACTICAL TRAINING IN LIVING SUSTAINABLY AND RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS THE PROMOTION OF A WORK ETHIC.(C) ENCOURAGING BENEFICIARIES TO TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE CONFIDENCE AND SELF-WORTH.(D) PROVIDING ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.(2) THE RELIEF OF NEED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN OR HAVE BEEN IN FOSTER CARE IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ONGOING ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell from £94,001 to £44,333, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £49,668 against income of £48,002, noting it remains reliant on funding from a closely associated fostering agency for key staff posts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARION LAYBERRYchair
• JAMES EDWARD LAYBERRY
• Melanie Read
• Simon Leach
• Stephanie Major

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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