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Catalyst Tavistock

Report and Financial Statements

For the Period 1 January to 31 August 2023

Charity number 1118950

Reference, Legal and Administrative Information
Structure, Governance and Management
Responsibilities of the Trustees
Our objectives
Report of the Trustees
Risk Management
Related Parties
Financial Review
Reserves Policy

10. Independent Examiner's Report

Charity Trustees

Mr. Ross Mitchell Chair Mrs. Catherine Stoate Secretary Mr. Geoffrey Orton Mr. Trevor Atkinson

Mrs. Kathy Palmer Safeguarding Mrs. Susan Savage

Mr. Timothy Shobrook The Rev. Robert Weston

Treasurer

Mr. Chris Rowe from 1 January 2023

Independent Examiner

Mr. Andrew Wing ( Wings Accountants - Tavistock)

Bankers Lloyds Bank

2. Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document.

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 10" January 2005 and registered as a charity on 25" April 2007. The company was established under a Declaration of Trust, which established the objects and powers of the Charity.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees.

Under Article 9 the Trustees are appointed by the existing Trustees. They have control of the Charity and its property and funds. On appointment and induction of new trustees, the Chair will provide the main documents which set out the operational framework for the charity including:

e Memorandum and Articles.
e The current financial position as set out in the latest published accounts.
e Future plans and objectives.
e Charity Commission publications giving guidance for new trustees.

3. Responsibilities of the Trustees

The Trustees have control of the Charity, its property and funds. Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare Financial Statements for each financial year. The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. They must also;

@ Prepare a written report on the Charity’s activities e Keep records of those Trustees retiring or who wish to retire by rotation.
e Appoint reporting accountants or auditors for the Charity

The Trustees responsibilities are more fully set out in paragraphs 5-7 of the Declaration of Trust.

4. Our objectives

The Charity's aim is to provide a Christian presence in Tavistock College by employing a Christian Youth worker to work within the college and be a link to local Churches of all denominations and primary schools in the area.

Our charity’s purposes as set out in the objects at Clause 3 of the Declaration of Trust:

“The promotion and advancement through education of the Christian Faith, worship of God and the Christian way of life as indicated by the scriptures, amongst young people of school age and over both within and without schools, colleges and other religious establishment (and thereby assist in ensuring that the due attention is given to the spiritual, social and

moral education and development of young people as well as to the development and occupation of their minds and bodies.)”

5. Report of the Trustees

Previously the charity has reported for each calendar year. However because the work is mainly associated with schools a change has been made to align ourselves with the academic year, a period from 1 September to 31 August. This report covers a shorter period of 8 months from January to August 2023 . Next year the charity will be reporting for a full 12 months.

The Charity employs one full time worker and in this period supports two part time trainees to work in Schools and Colleges in the Tavistock area. An increase in funding from the previous year enabled the trustees to take on an extra volunteer from September 2022. The full-time employee is a qualified youth worker. The trainees are part time students at “South West Youth Ministries” a training academy for young people seeking to enter into Christian youth work.

The Employee's task is to advance the Christian faith by teaching young people in various settings about the Christian faith and to support young people in their journey through school, primarily secondary school, giving special consideration to wellbeing and mental health issues.

The team is supported by volunteers.

Catalyst operates by invitation in local schools, providing clubs, support groups and 1-to-1 mentoring where young people are referred for mentoring by school staff, with parental consent. Senior teachers, middle managers and key staff all appreciate the contribution made by mentors who come alongside young people to provide support and a listening ear.

Through in-school support groups, students are encouraged to make positive life choices with increased confidence.

Summary of activities.

Tavistock College: Mentoring students; running support groups in Years 7 & 8; Christian Union; Free Tea Friday social interaction for sixth formers. Our employee oversees 18 mentors who together see about 25 mentees each term.

Primary schools: Some mentoring in Bere Alston P.S.

Monday night Bible study & discussion groups;

Events:

Detached work with the Catalyst team visiting communal spaces and parks to engage with young people in the places they gather. This has proved particularly popular in the village of Horrabridge where there has been a significant problem with youth anti-social behaviour. With support from the Parish Council, the level of anti-social behaviour and property damage has been reduced. During the year detached work continues in The Meadows, Tavistock and in “the Courts” in Bere Alston

Grant Making. Small grants are made to individual students who would otherwise find it difficult to access Catalyst services.

6. Risk Management

Policies and procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of volunteers, the students that we serve and employees. The Charity has a safeguarding officer who has oversight of safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children.

Catalyst is fully insured with Public Liability Insurance

Potential risks to the viability of the Charity are:

e@ Funding limitations and increased costs which would lead to the reduction in size of the team.
@ Catalyst relies on a positive relationship with local schools and their leaders.
e Ability to recruit suitable people for key roles and Trustee roles.

7. Related Parties

Catalyst works in close conjunction with TACT “Tavistock Area Christians Together” and with Churches in the Tavistock area which provide both funding and volunteers. We are a recognised mission partner with South West Youth Ministries.

8. Financial Review

Closing balance on 31* December 2022 : £13,103

Balance on 31* August 2023 : £15,608 which includes £1231 (Illuminate fund)

General fund at the end of the year on 31 December 2022 is £14,377

In addition, we carry forward a balance of £1231 reserved for the staging of The Illuminate event, cancelled in 2020.

Trustees make an annual decision on team size, depending on the financial forecasts, which determines the range of activities we can commit to for the next academic year. To this end we produce accounts which differentiate between core funding for the employment and activities run by the youth and schools worker and SWYM funding to support trainees whilst studying.

9. Reserves Policy

Catalyst holds no investments and holds all funds in a single charity current account. We aim to hold a minimum of 3 months salary of the key worker. Reserves can temporarily dip below this threshold if income projections show secure funding for the academic year. We have maintained a reserve account of £5000 which represents two months of regular

expenditure. The reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirements of the charity and the Management Committee are confident that at this level they would be able to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding.

10. Independent Examiner’s Report

See separate document “Catalyst summary accounts Jan 1st to 31st August 2023”

Andrew Wing (Wings Chartered Accountants, Tavistock) was appointed as the Charity’s independent examiner for this period and has expressed his willingness to continue in that capacity.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.

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: Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ : members of | Catalyst Tavistock

On accounts for the | 31° August 2023

period ended

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Charity no | 1118950
(if any)
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the period ended 31/08/2023.

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

| 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, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or

e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.

| 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.

Name: | Andrew Wing LLB

Relevant professional | FCA (ICAEW) qualification(s) or body

(if any):

Address: | Unit 1, Pear! Assurance House,

Elbow Lane

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Tavistock Devon PL19 OBG

IER

October 2018

Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.

N/A

IER

October 2018

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Summary of[Accounts][ 2023][(8][ months)] Ast January 2023 to 31 August 2023

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INCOME 8 months to31 12 months to 31
August 2023 December 2022
Churches 9,520.00 12,732.05 Salary
Individuals 13,459.97 15,751.48 Pension Contribution
Other Donations 1,000.00 200.00
Gift Aid 3,167.30 4,253.00
Insurance
Web,
Expenses
OBS and
Trainee
SWYM
SWYM
Office
Hosting SWYM
27,147.27 ~—~—«32,936.53
Bank at
add:
less:
Bank at at end
General
Treasurer CJ Rowe Crow
ANRE4S WING LLB FCA.
Independent Examiner Wings Accountants
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EXPENDITURE 8 months to 31 12 months to 31
August 2023. December 2022
Salary 14,486.76 21,358.34
Pension Contribution 841.91 640.75
Employee trave! & phone $07.25 262.31
Employee training 0.00 240.00
Insurance 0.00 699.47
Web, print & publicity 111.60 237.00
Subsidised events 95,39 85.00
Expenses for activities 890.57 1,567.73
OBS and mentoring 208.25 231.97
Trainee pocket money 1,279.94 575.64
SWYM travel + kit 964.67 1,741.21
SWYM fees 4,050.00 5,550.00
Office costs 91.92 108.59
Hosting SWYM trainees 4,113.71 1,388.20
34,641.97~~34,686.21_
Bank at start of the year 13,103.17
add: income 27,147.27
less: expenditure 24,641.97
Bank at at end of year 15,608.47
Hluminate reserved funds 1,231.28
General fund carried farward 14,377.19
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YY CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

: Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ : members of | Catalyst Tavistock

On accounts for the | 31° August 2023

period ended

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Charity no | 1118950
(if any)
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the period ended 31/08/2023.

e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or

e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.

| 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.

Name: | Andrew Wing LLB

Relevant professional | FCA (ICAEW) qualification(s) or body

(if any):

Address: | Unit 1, Pear! Assurance House,

Elbow Lane

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Tavistock Devon PL19 OBG

IER

October 2018

Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.

N/A

IER

October 2018

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Catalyst Tavistock

Report and Financial Statements

For the Period 1 January to 31 August 2023

Charity number 1118950

Contents

10. Independent Examiner's Report

Charity Trustees

Treasurer

2. Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document.

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees.

3. Responsibilities of the Trustees

4. Our objectives

5. Report of the Trustees

Summary of activities.

Events:

6. Risk Management

7. Related Parties

8. Financial Review

9. Reserves Policy

10. Independent Examiner’s Report

YY CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

: Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Name: | Andrew Wing LLB

Address: | Unit 1, Pear! Assurance House,

IER

Summary of[Accounts][ 2023][(8][ months)] Ast January 2023 to 31 August 2023

YY CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

: Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Name: | Andrew Wing LLB

Address: | Unit 1, Pear! Assurance House,

IER

Summary of[Accounts][ 2023][(8][ months)] Ast January 2023 to 31 August 2023