**LICHFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS WORK TRUST ANNUAL TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] JULY 2025 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1056734** 1 **Lichfield Christian Schools Work Trust Trustees’ Annual Report for the financial year ended 31[st] July 2025 Registered Number:** 1056734 **Trustees:** The trustees who served during the period were: |**Name**|**Office**|| |---|---|---| |Mrs Christine Cheadle|Trustee|Chair| |Mr Howard Jacobs|Trustee|Secretary| |Canon Patricia Maguire|Trustee|| |Mr Keith Newton|Trustee|| |Mr David West-Mullen|Trustee|| ## **Charity’s Governing Document** The Charity is governed by the terms of a Declaration of Trust dated 30[th] May 1996. **Employees:** The Charity has two part-time employees. ## **Objectives** The Trust has two main objectives: To help young people in schools to better understand the Christian faith, and; To support young people and students in their development through one-to-one mentoring and the delivery of employability skills in accordance with Christian principles. **Bankers:** National Westminster Bank plc, Lichfield, Staffordshire **Payroll Bureau:** Stewardship Services (UKET) Ltd, London ## **Activities and Achievements** The Trust has used four projects to achieve its objectives: Shepherds Crook Puppets, which uses puppets to tell Bible stories in Primary Schools; Schools Weeks, the provision of interactive sessions for primary schools exploring the meaning of Christmas and Easter; Engage Youth Mentoring!, which uses one to one mentoring of young people and students with low self-esteem and confidence to support them to be able live their lives to the full, and; Bridge Builders, which delivers employability workshops and mock job interviews to students. During the year, the Trust was successful in securing a number of grants for the work. This combined with some increased support from local individuals and churches has placed the Trust in a better financial position. This enabled the recruitment of two part time employees in September 2024 to support the mentor programme. The new Schools Coordinator and Team Leader have quickly taken on the tasks and built the relationships with school and mentees This has enabled the Trust to begin to grow the mentoring team and to trial transition workshops in junior schools in the 2025 summer term. The Trust remains focused on continuing to seek grant funds and widening local donors and church support. The Trust also updated and relaunched its website during the year, improving the presentation and enhancing the visitor experience. The Trust is supported by around 80 volunteers. 2 ## **Lichfield Christian Schools Work Trust Receipts & Payments Account For the year ended 31[st] July 2025** |**Notes**
**Receipts**
Donations from Individuals
Gift Aid Tax Refund
Donations from Local Churches
1
Grants
2
Other Income
**Payments**
Employment Costs
3
Operating Expenses
4
Management & Administration
5
Events
**Net Income/(Expenditure)**
Funds at start of the year
Funds at the year end
6|**2025**
**2025**
**2025**
**General**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
7,487
700
8,187
1,347
-
1,347
4,167
-
4,167
16,000
200
16,200
-
-
0
**29,001**
**900**
**29,901**
12,847
-
12,847
943
522
1,465
766
-
766
-
-
-
**14,556**
**522**
**15,078**
**14,445**
**378**
**14,823**
13,393
2,396
15,789
**27,838**
**2,774**
**30,612**|**2024**| |---|---|---| |||**Total**| |||**Funds**| |||**£**| |||| |||| |||7,053| |||2,412| |||1,720| |||4,200| |||0| |||**15,385**| |||| |||24,896| |||222| |||724| |||108| |||| |||**25,950**| |||| |||**(10,565)**| |||| |||26,354| |||| |||**15,789**| Approved by the Trustees on 10[th] November 2025 Christine Cheadle Chair 3 **Lichfield Christian Schools Work Trust Notes to the Account For the year ended 31[st] July 2025** |**ichfield Christian Schools Work Trust**
**otes to the Account**
**or the year ended 31st July 2025**|| |---|---| |**1.**
**Donations from Local Churches**
Wade Street URC/Baptist Church, Lichfield
**2.**
**Grants**
URC Mission Fund
Albert Hunt Trust
Baron Davenport Charity
Community Foundation
Freemasons (Whittington Lodge)
Arts & Travel
Staffordshire CC Community Fund*
St Joseph’s School|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
4,167
1,720| ||9,000
2,500
5,000
-
1,000
500
1,000
300
-
500
-
300
200
-
-
100| ||**16,200**
**4,200**| * These grants were given for specific purposes and represent Restricted Funds. Details of the balances carried forward at the year-end are given in Note 6. ## **3. Employment Costs** The Charity has two part-time employees. |**4.**
**Operating Expenses**
Design, Printing & Stationery*
Website Costs
DBS Checks
Mentor Training*
Other Expenses|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
812
48
314
149
86
-
230
-
23
25| |---|---| ||**1,465**
**222**| * These expenses include expenditure from funds given for specific purposes and have been charged against Restricted Funds. Details of the balances carried forward at the year-end are given in Note 6. |**5.**
**Management & Administration**
Insurance|**2025**
**2024**
**£766**
**£724**| |---|---| ||| 4 **Lichfield Christian Schools Work Trust Notes to the Account For the year ended 31[st] July 2025** |**6.**
**Summary of Assets & Liabilities**
National Westminster Bank
**Restricted Fund Balances:**
**Mental Health First Aid Training:**
Opening Balance
Received in the year
Expended in the year
**Closing Balance**
**Schools Week Comics:**
Opening Balance
Received in the year
Expended in the year
**Closing Balance**
**Mentor Training:**
Opening Balance
Received in the year
Expended in the year
**Closing Balance**
**Total Restricted Funds**|**2025**
**2024**
**£30,612**
**£15,789**| |---|---| ||£2,396
£2,396
-
-
-
-| ||**2,396**
**2,396**| ||-
-
700
-
322
-| ||**378**
**-**| ||-
-
200
-
200
-| ||**-**
**-**| ||| ||**£2,774**
**£2,396**| ||| 5 6