## **Chair, Secretary and Treasurer’s Annual Report 2023 – 8 Month Period** In line with Charity Commission requirements, our Trustees have ensured that our activities have the widest possible public benefit, whether in Christian or Youth Work operations. Assets and resources have been used to further the Objects of the Constitution and specified Mission Statements adopted by Trustees in past years. Funds are ethically sourced, and control of finances maintained. Open access for all our events and activities is applied in line with our Equal Opportunities policy and underlying Christian principles. Legal rules have been observed and relevant policies adopted or updated, each specifically approved by Trustees. Councillor Darren Byford commenced the year as Chair, Lesley Harrison as Treasurer. Thanks both and to our other Officer Trustees including Heather Turner, Secretary and Safeguarding Trustee and John Walter, Business Manager. John Gallagher retired as a Trustee at the March AGM. Co-opted Trustee Advisor Joanne Davis left. Fr Daniel Heaton became a co-opted Trustee. Great thanks to all our Trustees, Ministers, Officers, Business Committee members, Fundraising Coordinators Mark Hunter and John Gallagher, Gary Bentley and his Project Youth Work Staff, Volunteers, Parents and, very importantly, Church members for supporting and assisting all we do. We have now adjusted our financial year to end on 31[st] August, as it matches our HBYP reporting year and major funding patterns. This has been advised the Charity Commission in line with Commission protocols. The 2023 United Service was supported by all our churches. It took place at St Johns Church led by Father Daniel in January. A service welcomed by the small congregation. We also ran a Zoom Quiz in January led by Mark Hunter which involved 25 people in an interesting and absorbing quiz. The February 2023 Annual Forum, at Horbury Methodist Church, had 71 attendees. Thanks to Reverend Canon Philip Hobday, Wakefield Cathedral Canon Missioner, talking about “Our Mission Together”. On Good Friday, 7[th] April, we attended a thought provoking Good Friday Ecumenical service at St Lukes Church, led by Reverend Hannah Hobday with 35 attendees. We distributed Easter eggs and HCT Leaflets in the Co-op on Easter Saturday, 8[th] April, to reach out to our community. We had a very good reaction to this community outreach part of our work. Christian Aid Week in May went very well raising £1849, very similar to the 2022 total. Thanks to all the Churches for contributing and particularly to Carole Shaw, our Christian Aid Group Chair for all her hard work organising and supporting our Churches with various Christian Aid activities. At our Free Whit Family Fun Day, on Saturday 27[th] May, at Horbury Academy, we again broke all our previous records with approximately 600 people attending the event, most being families wanting a great afternoon out without breaking the bank. The atmosphere was very much of community as entry, all activities and prizes won were provided free of charge. On a surprisingly kind and warm day, a Whitsuntide Community Cake 1 metre long by 30cm wide was ceremonially cut at 3pm by the Bishop of Wakefield, Tony Robinson. The huge cake was devoured in less than 60 minutes! The event included a Bar B Q, refreshments, Bouncy Castles, Archery, Field Games, Kite Making and Flying, Hook-a-Duck, Crafts, Drum Fun, Music and 3 Face painters! It needed a big effort from a large number of volunteers, our 8 churches and our sponsors, but the joy on the adults and children's faces all afternoon made it more than worthwhile. Our Autumn Harvest singing, October popular community Quiz Night and Christmas carol singing, as a result of the changed Charity Year, did not fall in this reporting period. Heather Turner did a first class job compiling and editing the monthly newsletter and we have continued our widened leaflet distribution so as to engage those in residential homes and some community groups. These are well received often by the very lonely in our community, pleased not to have been forgotten. We advertised our community events on Facebook, our website and with posters via local retailers notice boards, the latter aimed at everyone, but particularly those without access to the internet. The eight months of 2023 saw continuing effects of national Covid-19 lockdowns. Unexpected two years on, but we have seen the confidence and developmental levels in some young people (not all) behind where we would expect them to be. We see this reflected through the demand for one-to-one mentoring and small group intervention to help young people grow in confidence and self-esteem. The highlight for this period, creating the best memories were the two residentials. One to London in April, where we travelled on the underground, visited the Sherlock Holmes Museum and the Natural History Museum, saw the local sights, and enjoyed the Wicked theatre show! The other residential incorporated a one-night camping experience in August followed by a great day at Alton Towers. Blessed with our grant providers security of funding, we have stability not only for the project personnel, but more importantly, for the young people’s support and enjoyment through what can often be a challenging time navigating the teenage years. As of July 2023, we were delivering 17 weekly sessions in term time, as well as holiday activities and community partnership work. These included anything from outreach in the local high school, youth clubs, planting bulbs and trees with the Friends of Green Park, archery, detached youth work, and football. At the year-end (August 2023) we had worked with 330 young people in the previous 12 months, 62% of whom were classed as disadvantaged. They took up 1,077 places, indicating that although not all local young people choose to take part in the project’s activities, many do get involved in several sessions, trips, and activities throughout the year. Income was steady throughout the first 8 months of 2023 but, despite that, reserves decreased by £7,748 to £47,122 on 31[st] August 2023 (12 months to December 2022: £54,870) due to increasing salary market pressures. Total Receipts for the 8 months were £80,104 (12 months to December 2022: £124,708) and included National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) grant income of £40,500 (12 months to December 2022: £40,500), just over 50% of total receipts. Other Donations and Grants were £21,405 (12 months to December 2022: £60,612), 27% of total receipts and included Aire Calder Methodist Circuit £2,000, Methodist District Advance Fund £5,000, Horbury Common Lands Trust £6,000, Safer Communities Fund £5,330 WMDC £2,675 and other payments £400. This report was prepared by Lesley Harrison, treasurer. Special thanks to John Gallagher, John Walter, Mark Hunter and Gary Bentley for preparing and submitting the various grant application forms, and to all external organisations supporting us in 2023. Regular Donations from loyal individuals and our Churches generated £10,114 (12 months to December 2022: £8,848), 13% of total receipts. A huge thank you to the individuals and our local Churches, who have continued to support ‘Horbury Churches Together’ throughout the report period. Numerous Fund-raising activities and Events, including the Great North Run, Family Fun Day and Store collections, generated £2,090 (12 months to December 2022: £5,730), 3% of total receipts. Activity contributions by young people including our Holiday Activities and Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme generated £3,387 (12 months to December 2022: £3,630), 4% of total receipts. Gift Aid and Other Income generated £2,608 (12 months to December 2022: £5,387), 3% of total receipts. Total Payments of £87,852 (12 months to December 2022: £118,216) consisted of Salaries, Pensions & NI of £64,962 (12 months to December 2022: £82,041) 74% of the total, Youth Activity costs of £11,734 (12 months to December 2022: £20,535), 13% of the total, Rent, Utilities & Office costs £9,250 (12 months to December 2022: £11,985), 11% of payments, other costs of £1,906 (12 months to 2022: £3,656) 2% of payments. Horbury Churches Together and The Horbury Breakthrough Youth Project benefit from Trustees and individuals giving time freely and our own 8 Churches who provide free or reduced rent for meetings and youth activities at Church premises. Our partners this year included: Local Businesses Horbury Academy Leeds Trinity University Huddersfield University Horbury and Ossett Rotary Club Wakefield Council Wakefield MDC Youth Services Cross Project Wakefield Young Lives Consortium The Junction (St Mary’s) The Well Project Duke of Edinburgh Crofton team Aire and Calder Circuit Sitlington Parish Council Stripes – LBGTQ+ organisation WMDC Third Sector Framework Organisation Thanks to all these groups for on-going support. **Elected Trustees for 2023 were:** Councillor Darren Byford – Chair , Lesley Harrison – Treasurer, John Walter- Business Manager, Heather Turner – Secretary, John Gallagher – (Part Year), Envoy Les Clarke, Reverend Kim Williams, Reverend Hannah Hobday, Father Christopher Johnson- Co-opted Advisors– Joanne Davis, Youth Work Practitioner (Part Year), Fr Daniel Heaton (Part Year) Prepared on behalf of the Trustees by - John Walter – Business Manager, Lesley Harrison – Treasurer, Heather Turner- Secretary and Gary Bentley – Horbury Breakthrough Youth Project Operations Manager. Horbury Churches Together Chvlty Nurnb•r 10•2641 Flnal A￿1)unts fr*r th• p•rk>d 1•1 January 2023 to )1•t AugU•t 2023 1•hOrt•￿ to b• In Iln• t￿th P*•l•n* s•w) M• L J H•rftson 88c. FCCA- Tr•Mur•r Mr• K Hull•y, FCCA FINAL Pag82017 Horbury Churches Topther Rostri¢tgd Fund IB•ttevol•nt Fund) IDQ moY•ffAnil General Fund Restricted Fund a Month• 12 Months IHCTI ¢Youth Projeet) ￿7> IP•oK 4&6) R•c•lpts and P*ym•nts Account Recel 2023 2023 2023 Total 2022 Church Subscriptions & Donats"ons Contributions Events & Fund Raising Gift Aid Grants 8 General Donations Individual Donations othér Income Total R￿•1 285 110 899 1,000 5,885 1,285 5,995 2.090 2,220 8,195 5.730 1,438 1,4 60,4e7 7,333 61.905 8,829 103.796 6.628 139 124,708 4,228 75.876 80,104 P* ment• 2023 2023 2023 Total 2022 Events & Fund Raising Insurance Rtnt. utilrties & Offie• Costs Salar￿8$, Nl & Pensions Youth Wgrk Total Pa ment• 1,097 e09 1,76S 8,957 60,045 11,372 80,948 1,906 1,785 7,485 84,962 11,734 87,8S2 3,656 1,536 10,449 82,041 20,534 118,216 528 4.917 362 6,904 Net Inflow I Outnow 2.678 5,072 7.748 8.492 R￿tr Fund IBenevol•nt Fund) Balance Sheet General Fund Re•trlcted Fund 31A1812023 31112Q022 IHCT) outh Projec# Totsl Total Cish on Hand C8sh at Bank 100 34.e61 100 13,793 100 $4.770 Current Asse15 13,793 34,761 100 48,054 54.870 Crèditors Aecruad Expenses 16201 19121 16201 19121 Current Liabilities 11,5321 1.532 Tol81 net assets I Iliabilits-esl 13,793 33,229 100 47,122 54.e70 Opening Reserves N•t Inflow I Outflow Closin Resarves 18.469 2.676 13,793 38,301 5,072 33,229 100 54.870 7.748 47.122 48,378 6.492 54,870 100 P•g83of7 Horbury Churche$ Together General Fund 2023 Recelpts and Payments A¢¢ount Receipts Note5 2023 8 months 285 2022 12 month5 320 Church Subs¢riptions & Donabons Contributions Events & Fund Rai51ng Grants & General Donations Individual DonatKsns other Income Total Recei 899 1.438 1,496 1,854 571 2.204 82 5.031 General Fund 4,228 Payments 2023 8 months 1,097 528 20 12 months 1.781 361 Events & Fund raising Newslèttèr ond W8bsrte 1Trsurance Salanes, Nl & Pènsions Youth Work - Youn Chnstl8n Tot81 Pa rnents General Fund 4.917 362 6.904 5.199 783 8.124 Net Inflow I Outnow - Gener•1 Fund 2,876 3,093 8alanc? Sheet- G¢ner•l Fund Notes 31*D812023 Total 31112n022 Total Cash on Hand Cash at Bank 13,793 16.489 Curront Assets 13,793 16,469 Creditors Accrued Expenses Currènt Liabilrties Tot81 net assets I 13,793 16.469 Opening Reserves Net Inflow I (Outflow C105in Reserves 16,469 2.6761 13.793 19.562 13.0931 1e,469 Pap4of7 Horbury Churches Together General Fund 2023 Not•$ to the Accounts- Generdl Fund 1. Church Subscrlptlon• & Donatlon• - General Fund IRecelptsl 2023 18 monthll 2022 112 months) Horbury Methodist Netherton Trinity Methodists Salvotion Army (received after datel St Andrew5 St Lukès St Marls St Peteffs & St John Total Church Sub$crlptlon8 & Donatlonl . General Fund 60 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 60 320 285 2. Evènts & Fund ralslng - Qener*l Fund IRec?Ipt•l 2023 18 months) 2022 112 rnonthsl Awards Lunch Chri3lma5 Dinner Family Fun Day Forum Quo Night Total Events- General Fund 413 528 373 573 343 520 1,854 899 3. Other Donatbns & Grants - Qeneral Fund IRecelptsl 2023 18 month•l 2022 112 months) Methodist D15trict Advance Fund WMDC Farnily Fun Day Grant Total Other Donatlons & Grants - Goneral Fund 1,000 438 1.438 571 571 4. Event• & Fund ral•lng - General Fund 2023 18 month•l 2022 112 months) Christmas Dinner Easter Raffle Family Fun Day Forum Quiz Night 270 1.052 1,285 94 68 1,781 1,097 Pap5017 Horbury Churches Together Restrl¢ted Fund (Youth Proj•ctl 2023 Recelpts and P*yment8 keount RK¢lpts Notes 2023 8 months 1,000 5,885 1,191 2022 12 months 1,900 6,251 3,877 2,684 60,041 4.424 40.500 119.677 Church Donat￿n$ Contributions Event5 & Fund Raising Gift Aid Grants & Genèral Donations lexel. NLCFI Individual Donations National Lotte Communit Fund Total Re¢el 6 - Restrlcted Fund 19,967 7.333 40,$00 75,876 PaynRntB Notes 2023 8 mowtths 809 1.765 6.957 60,04S 11,372 80,948 2022 12 months 1,875 1,538 10,087 76,843 19,751 110,092 Events & Fund raising Insurance Rent, Utilities & Offiee costs S818ri85, Nl & Pensions Youth work Total Pa ments - R￿trfeted Fund Net Inflow I Ouffiow - R¢8trlet•d Fund 5,072 9,585 8Alance Sheet- R•#tflct•J Fund Notes 31A1812023 Total 31112r2022 Total Cash on Hand Cash at Bank 100 36,201 34,681 Current Assets 34.761 38.301 CreditorB Accrued Expenses 16201 19121 Current Liabilities 1,532 Total net assets I (liabilities) 33,229 38.301 Opening Reserves Net Inflow I Iouttlow Ckjsin Re$8Fv8s 38.301 5.072 33,229 28.716 g,585 38.301 Page6of7 Horbury Churches Together Re•tricW FyThJ Iyouth ProJfKtI 2023 Notes to the Accounts - Restricted Fund S. ChurGh Don*tlon• - Rutrlct•d Fund: 2023 2022 Hort)ury Methodist Chureh St Laonards fr+ospital Trust * Marys l Th8 Junthon Tot•1 church DOna￿On8 - R••trlet•d Fund: soo 5TrJ 1,000 400 1.900 1.000 ¢. Ev•nt* & Fund R•l•lng - R••trlct•d Fund 2023 2022 Great North Run Store Coll¢cti?ni Youth Fundraising Other Income Total Fund r41•lnq - R••trfct•d Fund 159 2,743 499 562 73 3,877 842 7. 01ft Ald 2023 2022 HMRC Charitie5 . Tax y•ar 2020r21 HMRC Chgrits8¥ - T•x y¢gr 2021r22 HMRC Ch•rities - Tax yo•r 2022123 Tot•1 Gllt Ald - R￿trIct*d Fund 1,124 1,S80 2,684 B. Olh•r Don*tlon• & Grints . R••trkt•d Fund 2023 2MOO 2022 Alr• C•ld•r Methodist Clrc¥Jlt Cooper¥11￿ Horbury Famlly antj Sockil Wellar• Fund Th¢ Foyl• Foundation Gfjrfield Weston orbury Common Lands Trust Leod$ Molhodist Distnet Advine• Fund Rotary Club Wak•fleld Metropolrton Dl¥lrid Council The W911 Project Total Oth•r Don•tlon• 8 Grants - R••trlct•d Fund 4.000 4,832 5.000 5.000 15.000 4,500 8,000 4.000 400 7,567 21.131 188 80,041 19.967 9. Youth work - R￿tr1¢tod Fund 2023 2022 Burs•ry GI￿n9 Duk• ol Edinburgh Award Gener81 Exp•ns•s Holiday $v¢nts R•cruitmont Tr8ining Travel exp•ns69 Tot¥1 Youth work- R￿tricted Fund 89 1,059 5.206 11.922 158 861 547 19,751 5,222 2,989 107 224 2T1 11,372 P¥g•7017 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sedion A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of | HORBURY CHURCHES TOGETHER On accounts for the y￿r PERIOD END 31 AUGUST 2023 ended Charity no lif any) 1092641 Set out ¢)n pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (-the Trust") for the year ended R•sponslbiliti•s and As thé tharity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for thè preparation basis of r•port of the accounts #i accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Acr). I report in respect ol my examinab'(m of Ihe TNst's accounts carried out undef section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying Out my éxamination. I have followed the applicable Directi¢MS given by the Charity Commission under section 145{51(b) of the Act. I have completed my examinaiion. I confim that no material matters have come to my attenlion (other Ihan thai disclosed below'l in wnnection with the examinats.on which gives me cause to believe that in, any matsrial respect.. accounting records wer8 not kept in ae£ordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord witt) the accounting r8cords Independent •xamlnerf8 8tat•mont I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection th the eXaminat￿n to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be ￿aChed. ' Ilease delete t1￿ wonls in the bTrckots if they do not apply. Sign•d: . Dat•: 0510312024 Name: MRS KERRY HULLEY Relevant professional qualificatlonls) or body {if any): ACCA Address: 112 Rayner Road Bnghouse West Yorkshire, H06 28H IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of COn￿M {see CC32, Independent examination of charity 8Kcounts.' directions and guKlance for examiners). Giv• here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018