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BOOST FELIXSTOWE LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2025

(A company Limited by guarantee and not having a share capital)

Annual Report

&

Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 Prepared under the Receipts and Payments Accounting Basis

‘Pioneering Partnerships between Faith & Education’

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BOOST FELIXSTOWE LIMITED

Annual Report &

Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025

Table of Contents
Page
Charity Information 3
Trustees’ Annual Report 4
Directors Statement 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
General Fund Receipts and Payments 9
Accounting Policies 11
IndependentExaminersReport 12

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BOOST FELIXSTOWE LIMITED Charity Information at End of Year

Directors/Trustees

Mick Warner (Chair) Alan Peats (Treasurer) Rev Chris Hood Dr Lynda Tempest Fiona Fisk Carole Baker Andy Crump

Chaplain Assistant Chaplain

Dr Joshua Hunt Mrs Julie Ludditt

The Charity is currently supported by the following Churches and organisations

Christ Church Felixstowe Maidstone Road Baptist Church Felixstowe Old Felixstowe Parish Churches Ranelagh Christian Fellowship Felixstowe St John's Church Felixstowe St Mary's Church Walton St Martin's Trimley Trinity Methodist Church Felixstowe Felixstowe Rotary Club

Principal area of activity Registered Charity Registered Company Registered office

Felixstowe, Suffolk Number 1083875 Number 4046690 13 Picketts Road Felixstowe, Suffolk [P11 7JT

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Administrative Details of the Charity:

Boost was inaugurated in August 2000 by several churches in Felixstowe with the purpose of setting up and running a youth service for the town. This involved the employment of a full-time youth worker who would creatively deliver youth services to complement those already offered by local churches and engage with local senior schools. The Charity has developed over the years and now provides chaplaincy services to local schools.

Structure, Governance and Management:

This is a small charity managed by the Trustees who have a variety of professional backgrounds. No specific training is required for trustees, but they are often involved in the children’s/youth work of their individual churches. They meet on a regular basis to supervise the charity. Boost employs a chaplain to deliver the work of School Chaplaincy within Felixstowe School, a secondary school and sixth form with Academy status. The chaplain is line managed by an appointed trustee, and other workers/volunteers report to the chaplain as appropriate. The chaplain also reports into the Management Team of the School. New trustees are appointed when necessary, normally from the supporting churches. Trustees and volunteers have all completed a DBS check.

Financial Policy:

The charity's financial position is laid out in the accompanying accounts. There are no overdraft facilities in place and therefore outgoings are managed in line with income received. The Trust is supported by regular monthly giving from supporters and income is supplemented with grants and fund-raising activities. The Reserves policy agreed by the Trustees is to keep at least 3 months of outgoings available. There are no funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others.

The work of the Trust continues to be dependent on the financial support of the local churches and many individual supporters who give to the Trust monthly.

The Trustees are grateful for the encouragement of these people and organisations for their continued support, as well as those who attend fund raising events.

Financial Review:

Most of the funding is expended on the salary and employment costs of the Chaplain. Our General Fund income for this financial year was £29,812 and expenditure £29,103 giving us an excess of income over expenditure of £709, We were able to carry forward £22,824 which equates to approximately 78% of annual running costs.

Funding by regular supporters has continued at its normal level. Most of the giving has attracted Gift Aid. We have continued to see the increase in online giving made through our web site. We received a grant from the Benefact Trust of £3,300.

The Rotary Club of Felixstowe grant continues to enable the students specifically for welfare support for school meals, breakfast club funding and school uniform support.

Public benefit:

The Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. The charity is supporting young people in Felixstowe with the provision of chaplain/s operating within Felixstowe School.

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Achievements and performance:

This year has been a good year for chaplaincy in Felixstowe schools and our relationships with the wider community. Our primary chaplaincy has established well since launching last year, and a round of student feedback provided very positive results. Students were enthusiastic about the positive impact of chaplaincy, noting that the chaplain was someone they could speak to, someone they could trust, and someone who could help them navigate problems. Regular meetings with the Headteacher have ensured this project is meeting the needs of the school in its early days.

Our chaplaincy at Felixstowe School has reduced from five to three days per week this year. Our chaplain was appointed to a two day a week role with the Church of England to develop chaplaincy nationally. The work at Felixstowe School has continued, with pastoral support streamlined to focus on bereavement support as well as mentoring for vulnerable young people. Clubs continued to be popular and create safe spaces in the school day for students to take part in a range of activities with friends in a supportive environment. The delivery of assemblies continues at key moments throughout the year.

We began the academic year with a Ten Year Celebration of chaplaincy at Felixstowe School. This was well attended, and involved staff, students, churches and the local community. We are grateful for the support of all who have encouraged and supported us through the past ten years. We continue to encourage churches and individuals to engage with this work and share stories and updates wherever possible.

This year we also published a number of resources, including Griefland (a bereavement support resource) and SWITCH (a hateful language intervention). Both have been purchased online by schools and other groups and are used with young people beyond our own work in Felixstowe which is encouraging. We have also delivered training on Chaplaincy and School Gardening for the Centre for Chaplaincy in Education which was well received.

Future Plans:

BOOST continues to model the best possible example of School Chaplaincy and seeks to inspire other schools to develop similar provision for the benefit of the young people in their care and the wider community. We continue to host visits from other chaplains, and those interested in chaplaincy to enthuse others about this special schools-based work.

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Signed on behalf of the Directors and Trustees:
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Directors Statement

The Directors confirm that for the period ended 31 August 2025 the company is exempt from the requirements relating to prepared audited accounts in accordance with section 477 of the Companies Act 2009. The Directors/Trustees have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the 2006 Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Approved by the Directors/Trustees on and signed on their behalf by

Mick Warner (Chair) Malo Alan Peats (Treasurer) a LU Zar Jammcy ZOLO

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Statement of Financial Activities

Unrestricted Restricted Total Prioryear
funds funds Funds Totalfunds
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies 27,846 27,846 41,777
Income from charitable activities 1,655 1,655 2,993
Investments 310 310 160
Other income _ _— _
Total income 29,812 _ 29,812 44,930
Expenditure on:
Raisingfunds 215 _- 215 237
Expenditure on charitable activities 28,484 600 29,084 39,032
Other expenditure 402 402 533
Total expenditure 29,103 600 29,703 39,802
Gains/ losseson investment assets = —- = =
Netincome /(expenditure) resources 709 (600) 109 5,128
before transfer
Netmovement in funds 709 (600) 109 5,128
Total funds brought forward 22,115 1,115 23,231 18,103
Totalfundscarriedforward 22,824 515 23,340 23,231
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund 22,824 22,824 22,116
Restricted
RotaryClubofFelixstowe = 515 515 1,115

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Balance sheet

Thisyear Lastyear
Current assets
HSBC BOOST Felixstowe No 1 Account 3,209 7,409
HSBC Reserve Account 20,132 15,822
Accounts Receivable _ oo
Total Current assets 23,340 23,231
Liabilities
Agency collections a
Total Liabilities _ =
NetAssetsurplus(deficit) 23,340 23,231
Reserves
Excess / (deficit) to date 109 5,128
Starting balances 23,231 18,103
Total Reserves 23,340 23,231
Represented byfunds
Unrestricted 2,825 22,116
Restricted 515 1,115
Total 23,340 23,231

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Receipts and Payments Account

This year Last year
General - General fund (Unrestricted)
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Regular Giving GiftAided 5,416 7,362
Regular Giving Non-Gift Aided 9,951 9,968
Donations GiftAided 1,268 165
Donations Non-GiftAided 6,545 17,278
Gift Aid Recovered 1,365 1,730
Grants 3,300 _3993)
TotalDonations andlegacies 27,846 40,497
Income from charitable activities
Events 1,655 2,993
TotalIncomefrom charitable activities 1,655 2,993
Investments
Bank Interest 310 159
Total Investments 310 159
Total income 29,812 43,650
Expenditure
Raisingfunds
Events 215 237
Total Raisingfunds 215 237
Expenditure on charitable activities
Garden Project 753 1,218
Well Being 34
Insurance 813 807
Basic Salary 21,065 27,526
Tax & National Insurance 3,928 6,591
Pension Contributions 1,854 2,430
Youth Worker Expenses 34 295
TotalExpenditure on charitable activities 28,484 38,867
Otherexpenditure
Other activities 45 _
Service providerfees 357 532
Total Otherexpenditure 402 532
Total expenditure 29,103 39,637
Excess ofIncome and endowments over Expenditure 709 © 4,013
Brought forward balance 22,115 18,103
Carriedforwardbalance 22,824 22,116

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FRC - Rotary Club of Felixstowe (Restricted)

This year Last year
Income
Grants 1,280
TotalDonations and legacies 1,280
Expenditure
Breakfast Club 400 129
Uniform Support = 34
Meal Support 200 _
TotalExpenditure on charitable activities 600 164
Excess of Income and endowments over Expenditure (600) 1,115
Broughtforward balance 1,115 =
Carriedforwardbalance 515 1,115

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Accounting Policies

The main accounting policies used in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

a) Basis ofAccounting

These accounts are Prepared under Receipts and Payments accounting Basis

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in line with standard accounting practice for charities.

b) Income

The income is all attributable to the charity's principal activity. Income from qualifying donations benefits from income tax recoverable from the Inland Revenue under gift aid. All income is recognised on the basis of when it is received into the charity account. Similarly, expenditure is recognised when it is incurred.

c) Taxation

The charity is registered with the Charity Commissioners and is registered with the Inland Revenue as a charity. As such it is exempt from taxation on its charitable activity. The charity is not registered for VAT and therefore expenditure is stated in the Income and Expenditure Account including any relevant VAT.

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Independent Examiner's Report

Report to the trustees of BOOST Felixstowe Limited On accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025, set out on pages 7 to 11.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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