2025-03-31-accounts - Social And Economic Action Resource Of Churches In Hull And District

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SEARCH Trustees Annual Report 1/4/24 to 31/3/25

Charity registration number 1073079

Following the covid period of enforced inactivity and activity in the following 18 months being very slow to pick up, and two fruitless advertising campaigns…. a previously ‘apprenticed’ employee returned to work for SEARCH after several years in August 23 for two days per week.

A new gentle programme of activities began to develop and SEARCH was being talked about rather more. Hull’s loss of church presence in its (all most all) deprived parts continues and how to enable people, lay and ordained, in ministry - paid or voluntary - to continue well and with hope and access to some support and additional resources on occasion is an important function.

During this reporting year, activity has built considerably. We retain a part time core worker as above, who was joined in year by a co-worker doing outreach work to and with churches and by a very part time ‘media and communications’ person. Core staff meet with an support individual workers, clergy etc in various setting but also deliver short programmes of work, engagement and or development with groups in church and church related settings. Coaching sessions and regular opportunities for reflection and prayer are also features.

We continued to employ two other part time staff through the year. One is employed using with funds from Big Local delivering work in one particularly under-resourced church. The other using Wellcome Trust/British Science Association funds works with parents with their own attachment and childhood trauma issues who want to be better parents in an other ‘urban priority area’ church.

Andrew Dorton for and on behalf of SEARCH Trustees

Social and Economic Acton Resource of Churches in Hull and District (“SEARCH”)

Registered Charity Number 1073079

Annual Report and Accounts

For the period ended 31 March 2025

Bankers:

Unity Trust Bank plc Nine Brindleyplace

4 Oozells Square

Birmingham B1 2HB

Independent Examiner

Richard Liversedge MCMi 1 Caledonia Park Hull HU9 1TE

Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of Social and Economic Action Resource of Churches in Hull and District (“SEARCH”) Registered Charity Number 1073079

on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 set out on the attached page

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: ·

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or ·
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

(Signed)

Richard Liversedge 1 Caledonia Park HULL HU9 1TE

31[st] October 2025

Social and Economic Action Resource of Churches in Hull and District (SEARCH)

Receipts and Payments Account for the period ended 31 March 2025

Income Receipts Donations received Deanery Synod Greatfield Big Local Investment Income Bank interest Total Receipts Direct Charitable Expenditure Salaries & National Insurance Pensions Wage preparation Workers Expenses Project expenses Events/workshops/training Insurances Trustee Expenses Bank Charges Management charge Total Payments Surplus(Deficit) Transfers between funds Bank Balances at 1 April 2024 Bank Balances at 31 March 2025	£500.00 £2,416.70 £2,916.70 £19,674.31 £682.55 £214.50 £62.95 £150.00 £144.11 £154.55 £37.40 (£1,112.00) £20,008.37 (£17,091.67) £37,000.00 £41,228.97 £61,137.30 Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds
		£24,754.00 £24,754.00 £18,827.84 £639.03 £214.50 £485.74 £110.00 £112.09 £40.00 £1,112.00 £21,541.20 £3,212.80 (£37,000.00) £50,155.74 £16,368.54

Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 March 2025

Monetary Assets:

Bank balances: Current Account (£24.34) Deposit Account £77,530.18 £77,505.84

Andrew Dorton, Treasurer For and on behalf of the Trustees