Annual report of KYP, a community and voluntary organisation based in Rochdale, for the year 2025-26. The report opens with a Chair's Report by Sohail Hussain and a Chief Executive's Report by Zulf Ahmed, reflecting on the year's achievements and challenges. It includes KYP's history since 1979, its vision, mission and core values. Key impact figures for 2025-26 are presented: 11,259 total…
KYP Annual Report 2025/26 is the official annual report of KYP, a community charity based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The document is intended for stakeholders, funders, partners and community members who want to understand the organisation's performance, impact and strategic direction over the past year.
The report begins with a Chair's Report by Sohail Hussain and a Chief Executive's Report by Zulf Ahmed. Both reflect on the year's achievements, including over 11,000 engagements across services, £2 million in financial gains for residents, 8,460 learning hours delivered, and 164 people progressing into employment or further training. The reports also note the organisation's income exceeded £1 million and approximately £620,000 in external funding was secured.
A section titled 'Who We Are & What We Do' traces KYP's history from its founding in 1979 as the Kashmir Youth Association to its current operations from the Unique Enterprise Centre. It outlines the organisation's vision, mission and core values, and lists the services it provides: advice and welfare, learning and skills, employment support, health and wellbeing, ESOL, childcare, elder care and community development.
The 'Strategy & Partnerships' section describes KYP's involvement in strategic networks including the Rochdale Ethnic Communities Network, GMCA, VSNW and PCN Neighbourhood Teams. It covers partnership development with health organisations such as Christie Cancer Research and Macmillans, and notes funding secured for community cinema, arts and heritage work, capital improvements and transport capacity.
A 'Quality & Safety Compliance Report' details ISO 9001 recertification in August 2025, review of 34 policies and procedures, 13 minor accident reports, and three building evacuations. The report also mentions the 13th Rochdale Diversity Awards held at Rochdale Town Hall, with speeches from the Mayor of Rochdale, the Leader of Rochdale Borough Council and Rt. Hon. Paul Waugh MP.