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Annual Review 2009/2010


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Brathay Annual Review 2009/2010

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Ashberry

ASICS UK

Awards for All

Barclays Bank Plc

The Body Rehab

The Bowland Charitable Trust

Bradford Youth Offending Team

Brigadier D V and Mrs H R Phelps Charitable Settlement

Cumberland Building Society

Cumbria Life

David Lister Charitable Trust

The Dulverton Trust

Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust

The Eranda Foundation

Francis C Scott Charitable Trust

The Freemasons Grand Charity

Guildford Academic Associates The Hadley Trust

Invest in Cumbria

James Cropper Plc

The John Ellerman Foundation

Lake District Audi

Lakeland Limited

The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Charitable Fund

The Paphitis Charitable Trust

Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Peter George Banks Jewellers

Pilkington Charities Fund

The Rainford Trust The Rest-Harrow Trust

Reuben Foundation

The Rothley Trust

The Southport and Birkdale Provident Society

Team Nutrition

Vestas

We would also like to thank the numerous individuals who have supported

us this year, including volunteers, and event participants who have worked

hard to raise sponsorship.

Thank youto our donors and supporters

The generous assistance of our donors and supporters is vital in enabling us to work with thousands of children and young people every year. We would

like to express our gratitude to the organisations which have supported Brathay over the past year, including:

My initial reason for supporting Brathay was to contribute to a charity

that I, and my employees, can connect to individually and also as a

company. We recognised the value of Brathays approach to helping

young people take positive steps and providing choices that can improve

their lives in the short term, and perhaps for the rest of their lives.

Stuart Berry, Managing Director, Ashberry


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Contents

Introduction 2

A year of growth 3

Tackling youth unemployment 4

Reducing offending and anti-social behaviour 7

Raising attainment in schools 8

Enabling young people to have a voice 11

Improving the skills of adults who work with young people 12

Developing excellence in vocational learning 15

The year in pictures 16

Fundraising 18

Financial information 20

Trustees and Fellows 22

Looking forward 24


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Introduction

Lakshmi Reddy took part in a 12-week programme, Make A Difference,

delivered in partnership with Preston Community College. Here she

describes her experiences.

Make A Dierence (MAD) ocuses on making a dierence to ourselves

and our communities. We like to see people rom dierent ethnic origins

become closer to one another, and we encourage people to aim or their

personal goals.

As part o the programme we went on a residential at Brathay Hall. I was

so nervous, as I wasnt really close with anybody in the group. It elt like I

had a box o butteries in my stomach. On the weekend we did the high

ropes course, went in a whaler boat and had a camp fre. The views at

Brathay made me eel like my mood was upliting and light, like there was

hope, and peace was amongst us. The residential made us stronger as a

team, and we worked together better, making our ideas work. It made us

one - it was astounding.

The programme has had a great impact on me, and given me many things

that I will use in other aspects o my lie. I communicate with others much

more easily, and my confdence has grown. I would defnitely recommend

a Brathay programme to other young people. It takes your skills and

confdence to another level, and gives you an experience dierent rom

your usual surroundings. The programme also helped me to ace my

ears, and changed the way I think and solve problems. My butterieshave gone!

The MAD group is still meeting and has become part o a national

leadership programme called Youth o Today. They will soon be meeting

up with other youth leadership groups rom all over the UK.


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A year of growth

2009/2010 has been an exceptional year or Brathay. Having worked solely

rom our Cumbrian base or over 60 years, last year we set up ve additional

community teams, in the North West, North East, Yorkshire and Humber,

West Midlands and London. This has enabled us to extend our approach

to working with young people: we are now working with them over much

longer periods, and combining residential programmes at Brathay Hall in

Cumbria with targeted youth work within communities. This huge change

has been made possible by a grant rom the Department or Children,

Schools and Families, rom their Youth Sector Development Fund.

As always, we are helping some o the most disadvantaged, isolated and

vulnerable children and young people. By working with them in theirhome communities, as well as taking them to Cumbria, we are able to

have a much greater impact on their lives. We can now dedicate more

time to helping each young person to identiy what they have learned

rom their experiences, and to decide how to use that learning to help

them make positive changes in their lives.

The ollowing pages o this report will give a snapshot o our work across

the country, describing the issues acing young people, and how Brathay

is helping them to tackle their problems.

Im a better person in myself, I keepout of trouble, Im more independent and

enjoy being out with my mates withoutcausing trouble.

As well as our traditional residential work using outdoor andcreative activities, we are now working with young people inthe communities where they live.


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Weve been delighted withthe work that Brathay Trust hasdone with our students throughCareers Search. We have noticeda real difference in the behaviourof some of them over the period

of you working with them.One student in particular seemsmore engaged and more politeeven since his involvement.Headteacher, Linhope Pupil Referral Unit, Newcastle


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The cost o youth crime in Britain has been estimated at over 1 billion

a year. Entering the criminal justice system can trigger o a cycle o

disadvantage and exclusion which is extremely dicult to break. Brathay

works with young people to help them nd a way out, encouraging them

to raise their aspirations, and providing them with the skills and support

they need to move away rom crime.

OSIRIS is a personal and social development programme or young

people in the London Boroughs o Merton and Camden. We deliver

OSIRIS or London and Quadrant Housing Trust, which receives numerous

reports o serious incidents o anti-social behaviour by young people on

many o its estates. The programme aims to reduce anti-social and gang-related activity by young people, and to address residents perception o

young people as the main source o anti-social behaviour.

We are currently working with a group o young people rom Camden over

a year, using a combination o community-based work and residentials

at Brathay Hall. We have looked at goal setting, leadership, and issues

which aect the young peoples lives, such as carrying weapons. The

group is now beginning to examine the roles o agencies within the

criminal justice system, with the aim o creating their own independent

advisory group. This group will work with these agencies to ensure that

young people are given a voice within the system.

Results

The young people are responding very well to the programme, and this is

refected in the consistency o their attendance and an increase in participant

numbers (to the point where the programme is over-subscribed).

The group members are beginning to show considerable trust in each

other, allowing them to disclose serious issues in their lives, such as

violence and drug abuse by parents. The young people are responding

to these issues in a very mature manner and are providing mutual, non-

judgemental support to one another.

Case study

Oliver was identied as being at risk: he behaved well in school, but on

the streets it was a dierent matter - here he was getting into trouble with

the police.

Oliver has participated consistently in the programme and has taken on astrong leadership role amongst his peers. He has developed in condence

as the programme has progressed - he articulates his opinions to his

peers well, and has motivated the group and recruited new members.

Oliver demonstrated on the rst residential that hes a natural leader. He

is a positive role model or other members o the group. He presented

on OSIRIS to the Ujima Foundation, which unds the programme, and

answered the questions put to him really well. When asked where he

would be i he wasnt on the programme, he replied: I would be on the

streets, getting into trouble with the police. I was in danger o getting

excluded rom school, but now I eel confdent that I can achieve well.

Oliver would like to work or Brathay as a peer worker. Hes doing so wellthat the local community and amily members have told us o their pleasure

at his progress, and are ully supporting the work we are doing with him

and his peers. Oliver has really turned a corner, and is now concentrating

on his GCSEs. We are all anticipating that he will do very well.

Reducing offending and anti-socialbehaviour


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Educational underachievement can disadvantage a young person or

lie. Young people who leave school with ew or no qualications are

more likely than their more-qualied peers to earn a low wage or to be

unemployed. This in turn can lead to crime, and the cycle o disadvantage

described on the previous page. Brathay works with young people both

in and out o school to build their condence and sel-esteem and raise

their aspirations, and to help them achieve recognised qualications such

as GCSEs or equivalents.

Oxford School is a large oundation comprehensive serving East Oxord.

About a quarter o its students have special educational needs or

disabilities, and a higher than average number receive ree school meals.The proportion o students or whom English is an additional language

is almost our times the national average. We worked with all students

rom the GCSE year group, regardless o academic ability, with the aim

o raising standards.

We used residential programmes linking outdoor challenges with

refection and review, to encourage each individual to re-energise and

ocus on what they needed to do to achieve as highly as possible. Much

o the review and refection ocused on how to overcome challenges,

give and receive support, set goals, and channel their energy positively

over the coming months. We also provided specic workshops such as

tips or dealing with exam stress.

Results

The young people reported having increased condence and motivation

or the uture, and eeling in a stronger position to make the right choices

to be successul back at home and in school.

Oxord School sta noticed positive changes in attitudes and behaviours

among the young people, and increased condence and sel-esteem.

They were also impressed with the level o rapport which quickly

developed between the pupils and Brathay sta.

Brathay has been working with Oxord School or two years now in a

partnership that is set to continue into uture academic years.

Raising attainment in schools

Students who sat their GCSEexaminations in 2009 made very goodprogress given their starting point.

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Brathay helps young people to get involved in developing and improving

the services that matter to them. This could be ormally, through decision-

making structures such as youth advisory groups, or less ormally, or

example through coming together to campaign on an issue which is

important to them. We help young people to play an active part in their

communities and to make sure that their voices are heard.

Cumbria County Council has commissioned Brathay to engage young

people across the county and create opportunities or them to have a

voice. Our name or this project - thought up by a young person - is The

Big Shout.

We provide a wide variety o support or young people, including:

supportingYouthOpportunityFund panels:groupsof youngpeople

who allocate unding to projects led by young people

consultingyoungpeople:forexamplewehelped50youngpeopleto

have a say in what services Connexions should provide in Cumbria

enablingyoungpeopleto represent theircounty at regionalevents,

including a Government Oce North West conerence

helpingyoungpeopletocampaignonissueswhichareimportantto

them, both locally and nationally.

Outcomes

We have worked with over 700 young people in the last year. Some have

advised Cumbria County Council on policy development, and a major

local charity on its approach to work with young people. Some have been

selected and supported to sit on the national Childrens Rights Alliance

forEnglandYouthPanel.Over250youngpeopleattendedaneventto

celebrate The Big Shout, which was also attended by youth workers and

Council ocials.

There is still more to do to ensure young people have a voice, and our

plans or the next year include setting up youth councils in each district

o Cumbria, to ensure that young people are ully and airly represented

throughout the county.

Case study

We have been working with a group o boys rom Newman Catholic

School in Carlisle, who were not engaging well at school and were at risk

o exclusion. Following several school-based sessions with Brathay sta,

they were developing well as a group and behaving more positively. Some

o them chose to give up their own time to sit on a Youth OpportunityFund panel.

The group also came up with a mission: inspired by the loss o a ellow

student, they set out to raise money or cancer research by rowing the

length o Windermere. Recently they had an opportunity to practise, by

rowing the Bishop o Carlisle part o the way up the lake! In typical Big

Shout style, they took advantage o the opportunity to ask the Bishop

lots o questions and nd out more about him and his work.

Enabling young people to havea voice

Today I really had my point ofview heard. The Big Shout is abouthaving your say, being heard - and Ireally did that today.


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Young peoples lives are hugely infuenced by adults, rom their parents

or school teachers, to childrens services sta at their local council or

volunteers who run the local youth club. Brathay works with adults in

all these contexts to help them to support young peoples positive

development, whatever the role they play in young peoples lives.

The Greater Manchester Challenge is a three year programme to

improve educational outcomes or young people in the area, delivered in

partnership between Government, schools, local authorities and all those

working to raise education standards. The communities served by schools

in Greater Manchester include some o the most deprived in the UK.

Brathay works with school sta in Greater Manchester to developcollaborative working and improve leadership skills in teams both

within and across schools. We work with sta both at Brathay Hall and

in Manchester, using a variety o techniques including group work,

psychometrics, 360 eedback, and individual coaching. Since starting

workwithGreaterManchesterChallengewehaveworkedwithstaffin35

schools across the area.

Our programmes enable sta groups to:

increasetheirclarityofpurpose

buildhighlyeffectiverelationships

enhanceindividualleadershipcapabilities

formulatestrategicplansofaction.

St Leonards Youth Centre is located in the very deprived Peel Road area

o Bootle in Merseyside. The centre attracts up to 70 young people aged

818 each week, many o whom are exposed to drugs and alcohol, anti-

social behaviour (as perpetrators or as victims) and violence, and have low

aspirations or their utures. St Leonards survives on minimal unding, and

is run mainly by local volunteers. None o the team has any ormal youth

work qualications, and they can struggle to respond to the complex

needs o the young people using the centre.

Brathay worked with the young people, and had a signicant positive

impact on them, but we agreed with St Leonards that sta development

was needed i the centre was to become really successul and sustainable.

We thereore delivered a one-day training event or their team. We used

exercises based on Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques and the

Belbin team roles model to help the team to develop a shared vision,

acquire new youth work skills, and identiy their individual strengths and

areas or development.

Results

The day was a great success, and brought 10 sta together as a team

or the rst time. They began to shape their vision or the centre, and

identied urther training needs to enhance their youth work practice.

They ended the day with a sense o being united and having a common

purpose.

We are continuing to work with the St Leonards sta team, and urther

training days are planned, including a trip to Brathay Hall, and sessions on

youth work skills and managing challenging behaviour.

Debra King, St Leonards Centre Manager, explains the impact o our work

with them. The sta training event that was delivered by Brathay was the

frst time we had come together as a team, to ocus on the bigger picture

and longer term direction o the club, and our present and uture training

needs. It was a great start to introducing the idea o training events, to

increase the skills as a team and on an individual level. The team really

enjoyed the day, and we all recognised that training will ultimately have

a positive impact on our work with young people. Thanks to Brathay we

have got the ball rolling.

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The support the school has received during its participationin this training is invaluable, and almost immeasurable.


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Charlotte BurfordAfter receiving her bronze medal for Beauty Therapy atWorldSkills in Calgary.

Adam SmithAfter receiving his gold medal for Cooking at WorldSkillsin Calgary.

I did it the Brathay Way


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The biggest challenge apprentices ace is to make a successul transition

rom the education system, where grades and results dene success, to

the world o work, where tting into the organisation is equally valued.

The personal skills and behaviours needed to be successul at work are

thereore as important to employers as ormal qualications and awards.

Brathay works in partnership with employers to support apprentices on

their rst steps into employment.

We have been working with UKSkills or over 10 years and are ocially

recognised as their Premier Training and Development Partner or Squad

and Team UK. In the last year we have ocused on helping the UK team

to prepare or the WorldSkills competition in Calgary. The team consistso young people aged 1821 who excel in particular skills, including

plumbing, restaurant service, landscape gardening and conectionery.

We use coaching and personal development techniques to support

individuals, as well as providing eedback to UKSkills on competitors

perormances.

Results

The success o our approach is proven by the outstanding results the

UK team achieved at WorldSkills in Calgary. The competitors earned a

antastic 3 gold medals, 6 bronzes and 14 medallions o excellence. The

team came 6th in the medal table and 7th in the world ranking: the UKs

best ever results.

Looking ahead, we are now working to help UKSkills achieve their goals

or WorldSkills London 2011: to be ranked one o the top ve countries

and to win at least 10 medals. We are also working strategically with

UKSkills to support the long term development o excellence within the

UK vocational educational and teaching sector.

Developing excellence in vocationallearning

I have become a much stronger and moreconfident person. The experience has completely

changed my lifestyle and Im now a much morerespectable member of the community.Daniel Cainwho won a Bronze medal for AutobodyRepair at WorldSkills Calgary 2009

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*April. Newmembersofourcommunity teamsjoined us,including Louise Burner, Regional DevelopmentManager for Cumbria.

*May. ParticipantsintheBrathay WindermereMarathonand 10Marathonsin10 DaysChallengeraised moremoneyto supportBrathaysworkwith youngpeoplethaneverbefore!

*September. CongratulationstotheUKSkillsteamonachieving

theirbestever resultsattheWorldSkills2009competitionin

Calgary,includingthreegold medals!

*June. Weformed apartnership withVestas, leader

sinmodern

energy, aiming to connecttheir employeesintheUKwith ourmissiontoimprovethelivesofyoung people.

The year in pictures

*July. Webeganwork with pupilsfromUlverstonVictoriaHighSchool,funded by sponsorship raised by our staffing officer

AlysonKnowleswho successfully completedthe10 Marathonsin10 DaysChallenge.

*August. Brathaystaffand membersofAmblesideAthletics

Club competed againsteach other inatrial ofanewfundraising

event, RowRunner.


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*January. Wechangedourregistered namefromBrathay HallTrustto Brathay Trust,reflecting thefactthatourworkisnolongersolely based atBrathayHallinCumbria.

*February. YoungpeoplefromLambeth cameto Brathay Hallfora residential -justpartofa 12-weekprogramme to reducegun, gangandknife crimein the LondonBorough.

*March. CareersSearch: young peoplefromtheNorth East

researched possiblecareersand practised theskillsthey will need

fortheworld ofwork.

*December. BrathayHallwastransformedintoanartgallery

foraweekend,filledwithpaintingsanddrawingsbythree

generationsoftheHeatonCooperfamily ofGrasmere,including

somewhich hadneverbeendisplayed inpublicbefore.

*October. Weweredelighted toreceivegrants fromTheErandaFoundationand GuildfordAcademic Associatesinsupportofourworkwith youngpeople.

*November. 266 young people cametoBrathayto celebratetheachievementsofTheBig Shout -helpingyoung peopleinCumbriatohavetheir voicesheard. Everyonehad agreattimeinspite ofthe torrential rain!


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Fundraising

Brathays work with children and young people rom all backgrounds,

especially those who are particularly vulnerable or disadvantaged,

requires support in many orms rom a wide variety o organisations and

individuals. Without their help, we could not reach the thousands o

young people who benet rom our programmes.

We have traditionally received the majority o our unding rom grant-

making trusts, and their continuing support is invaluable to us. We also

seek donations and support in other ways: particularly through events

and corporate partnerships.

Events

The Brathay Windermere Marathon was originally planned as a one-o

event to celebrate Brathays 60th anniversary, but it was such a success

and so many runners asked us to repeat it, that we decided to make

it an annual event! Along with the increasingly high-prole Brathay 10

Marathons in 10 Days challenge, this is now our main undraising event,

and generated sponsorship income o 73,263 in 2009/2010.

We have also developed an exciting new event, RowRunner, in which

teams o competitors race each other and the clock to row 20 miles on

Windermere and run up three o the peaks around the lake. The rst

race will take place in September 2010 and we hope that RowRunner will

become an annual event ater that.

Corporate partnerships

Throughout 2009/2010, Brathays relationship with Vestas, leaders in

modern energy, has developed into a valued partnership, with both

organisations working together to improve outcomes or young people

and their communities. Vestas now oers opportunities or its employees

to support Brathay, and ultimately change the lives o many vulnerable and

disadvantaged young people. An example o this support is RowRunner

2010: in addition to sponsoring the event, Vestas has entered two teams

o sta, hoping to win the RowRunner trophy!

Howard Sloane, Head o People and Culture at Vestas, explains more:

Our sponsorship support or Brathay is not aimed at developing our sales

pipeline - it is about our mutual interest in building a positive uture. It is

not surprising thereore that there are clear similarities between Brathay

and Vestas in our values and so or Vestas, our collaboration works at

many levels within our business. Globally, the renewable energies sector

is committed to sustainability with particular ocus on business ethics.

We thereore ully support Brathay in its ventures and are proud to be

associated with this organisation.

Running marathons can be tough but when youvegot an event that runs like clockwork, marshalls who arefriendly and supportive, aid stations that are well stocked,scenery that is superb and a setting to die for, then itdoesnt seem hard at all.


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Financial information

Other179,000

Income 2009/2010Total 4,572,000

Income 2008/2009 (15 months)Total 4,400,000

Voluntary income1,736,000

Fees from work withchildren and young people

1,415,000

Voluntary income or 2009/2010 includes YSDFincome over the ull 12 month period

Voluntary income or 2008/2009 includes YSDF income orthe fnal three months o the 15 month period only

Fees fromwork with adults1,109,000

Donated services117,000

Trading subsidiary86,000

Investments57,000 Rents

46,000Other

6,000

Voluntary income635,000

Fees from work withchildren and young people

1,542,000Fees from work with adults

1,740,000

Donated services119,000

Trading subsidiary17,000

Investments107,000

Rents61,000


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Expenditure 2009/2010Total 4,374,000

Expenditure 2008/2009 (15 months)Total 4,753,000

Charitable work withchildren and young people

2,408,000

Charitable work withchildren and young people

2,716,000

Full audited accounts for 2009/2010 can be downloaded from Brathay Trusts

entry on the Charity Commission website (www.charity-commisson.gov.uk), and

are also available on request from Brathay

The fgures or 2008/2009 cover a 15 month period

Charitable workwith adults1,574,000

Charitable workwith adults1,411,000

Generating funds310,000

Generating funds261,000

Governance69,000

Governance58,000

Other8,000 Other

24,000Investment

management5,000

Investmentmanagement

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Trustees and Fellows

Trustees

Caryl Agard OBE

Director, The Social Business Company

Joint Programme Lead, Yorkshire and Humber Regional Empowerment

Consortium

Chair, Voice or Change England

Non Executive Board member, Capacitybuilders

Adviser, Northwest BME Advisory Group and Social Enterprise Coalition

BAME Taskorce

Valerie Bayliss

Vice-Chairman, City and Guilds

Governor, Shefeld University

Terry Bowman

Managing Director, TBA Management Support

Former Group Finance Director, Parkwood Holdings PLC

John Burdon-Bailey

Former company director and business adviser

Professor John Burgoyne

Proessor o Management Learning, Lancaster University Management School

Associate, Ashridge Management College and Henley Business School

Fellow, Leadership Trust and British Academy o Management

Martin Hill MBE

Non Executive Director, Marsden Building Society

Non Executive Director, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS

Former Senior Manuacturing Manager, ICI

Peter Jackson

Partner, Heart o the Lakes

John Lee

Managing Director, Capax Consulting Ltd

Former Executive Director, Haliax PLC

Ian Lewis

Co-ordinator, Campaign or Adventure

Former Youth Ofcer and DES R egional Youth Work

Adviser

Mason Minnitt

Honorary Research Fellow, Lancaster University

Former Director, Barrow Excellence Cluster Partnership

Malcolm Tyndall

Director o Income Generation and Communications,

Elizabeth Finn Care

Susan Woodeson-Barr

Independent Management Consultant

Former HR Director o a major charity

Fellows

John Adair

International Adviser on Leadership Development

Sir Christopher Ball

Founder, Campaign or Learning

Chairman, Talent Foundation

Former Chancellor, University o Derby

Lord Chorley

Former Chairman, The National Trust

Dr Bertie Everard

Former Education and Training Manager, ICI

Tarique Ghaffur QPM

Former Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police

Lord Inglewood DL

Chairman, CN Group

Chairman, Carrs Milling Industries PLC

Member, House o Lords

President, Cumbria Tourism

Air Chief Marshall Sir Richard Johns GCB, CBE, LVO

Former Governor and Constable, Windsor Castle

Christopher Knight

Former Managing Director, Deutsche Bank

The Rt Revd Michael Langrish

Bishop o Exeter

Sam Rayner

Managing Director, Lakeland

Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE

Director General, The National Trust

Madeleine Scott

Estates Manager, Matson Ground

Trustee, Francis C Scott Charitable Trust

Sir Robert Walmsley KCB

Adviser, Morgan Stanley

Director, British Energy and General Dynamics


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Young people from St Leonards Youth Centre, who were taking part in the BrathayOn Side programme, were selected as a showcase team for the official opening ofthe Fives sports complex in St Helens, where they also met Alan Shearer

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Looking forward

Our vision is o a society in which all children and young people ull

their potential. We aim to transorm the lives o young people, especially

those who are at risk o dropping out o mainstream society. We raise

aspirations, develop positive attitudes, and empower young people to

make a positive contribution to their communities.

The establishment o our community teams means that young people

rom across the country are now beneting rom our unique integrated

programmes. We are working with some o the most vulnerable young

people, in their home communities and at Brathay Hall in Cumbria,

tackling a wide range o issues as described in this report. We are also

working with adults who work with young people, improving their skills in

achieving positive outcomes.

Looking orward, alongside our continuing work with children and young

people and adults, 2010/2011 will see some exciting developments

or Brathay. Research and evaluation has always been a key part o our

mission, and we have created a new post to lead this. This will enable us to

understand the unique Brathay Way, improve our practice, and develop

into a learning organisation, using our ndings to inorm strategy,

business development, marketing and undraising.

Young people are at the centre o everything Brathay does, and we put

them at the heart o our strategy and operations. Our latest commitment

is to establish a young peoples board, which will engage in key decisions

about our activities with young people, enhancing the eectiveness oour programmes. This new initiative will take the involvement o young

people in the running o our organisation to a new level.

I would like to thank all the individuals and organisations that have

supported, and continue to support, Brathays work with children and

young people. When Francis C Scott ounded Brathay 64 years ago,

he wanted to give young people opportunities to exercise genuine

responsibility and to learn to develop their abilities. This mission has

never been more relevant than in todays society, and we continue to work

hard to inspire young people to lead positive and successul lives.

John Burdon-Bailey

Chair o Trustees

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Head OfceBrathay Trust, Brathay Hall, Ambleside,Cumbria, LA22 0HPt:015394 39777e: [email protected]

www.brathay.org.uk

Brathay is the trading name of Brathay Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales.Charity Registration Number: 1021586; Scottish Charity Number: SC038803; Company Registration Number: 2814206;VAT Number: 622 1039 88; Registered Ofce: Brathay Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0HP

Brathay Annual Report 2009-2010 Web

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Transcript of Brathay Annual Report 2009-2010 Web