## **Exmoor Youth Project Charity No 1121419** ## **Annual Report** Report for the period: 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 ## **Trustees** |Name|Position|Dates acted (if not for
whole year)| |---|---|---| |Mr Steven Pugsley|Chair|| |Revd CarolineRalph|Exofficio (Rural Dean)|FromJune2017| |Revd Richard Higgins||From November 2020| |MrsFrances Nicholson||| |Mr Lyn Edwards|Treasurer|From September 2020| |Mrs Lynne Wooldridge||To June 2021| |Revd Nick Lakin||FromSeptember 2018| ## **Charity Contact Address:** Mrs Lyn Fisher, Secretary, Red Deer, Simonsbath, Somerset, TA24 7JY ## **Bank details:** NatWest Bank, 9 The Parade, Minehead, Somerset TA24 5ZD ## **Trustees** Trustees met via Zoom in June, September and November 2021 and February 2022 ## **Objects of the charity** In the areas of West Somerset District Council and such adjoining and nearby areas as the Trustees may from time to time determine (the area of benefit) the promotion of the moral, physical, social and spiritual growth of children and young people based on the Christian faith in both formal and informal educational contexts. ## **Achievements & performance** The Project continues to work ecumenically but is particularly contributing to and helping to deliver the vision of the Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Exmoor area, and is supporting the mission of the West Somerset Methodist Circuit. The Project is promoting and sharing the Christian faith in an accessible, practical and positive way to children, young people and their families. The Project Workers continue to operate as an ecumenical team with other church workers to provide outreach and support as much as possible, especially when Covid restrictions started to ease. Following a period of mainly online provision due to Covid, and many school senior leadership staff changes, new links and relationships were established. Lynne worked particularly hard on this during the 2021 autumn term and 2022 spring term whilst Jess was on maternity leave. Activities and support offered during the year included: ## Spring/Summer 2021 - Minehead First School – Easter assembly held in person, the first for a long time - On-line assembly at West Somerset College - Gradually returning to presence in schools, including collective worship at Timberscombe, St Michaels and Minehead First Schools - Talking about Leavers’ assemblies - Church symbols workshop planned with Minehead First - Some on line assemblies remained on offer ## Autumn/Winter 2021 - Summer day camp for three days at Treborough - Holiday Club with Minehead Methodists – pirate themed, Paul’s conversion - Porlock Fun Day at St Dubricius School - St Andrew’s Club - running outside in the vicarage garden, moved inside to church in second half term. A hot meal served – establishing strong links with first school families and Christian community building. - Prayer Shed established at St Michael’s First School – prayer space decorated and filled with reflections and prayers - Minehead First School – assemblies for Remembrance, Harvest, Christmas - Pumpkin Trail – offered twice following inclement weather on 31 October - Support to West Somerset College families in light of a particular tragedy - Ongoing concerns about Covid infection rates prevented several in person activities – Lynne supported outside events and services. ## Spring 2022 - RE support offer in schools welcomed and with SIAMS - continuing to build new and good relationships with new headteachers. - Collective worship started at Old Cleeve School - LB advised she was effectively starting from scratch with schools following restrictions and widespread changes in school headships. - St Andrew’s Club - Bible workshop – booked for Timberscombe - Church visits – arranged for Minehead First and Old Cleeve schools as part of RE Christianity topic – tour of churches, looking at church symbols with work books. ## **Financial review** The increased regular contributions from churches in the Exmoor Deanery was sustained. Further grants have been gratefully received from the Minehead Church Institute and Hall Trust, the second of three years of funding from the Methodist District Trust Fund and West Somerset Methodist Circuit – this is of great help to the future sustainability of the Project. The Accounts were presented to Trustees in September 2022. ## **Declaration** Name Steven Pugsley, Chair of Trustees Date 15 September 2022 ## EXMOOR YOUTH PROJECT INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH |Income
Planned Giving
Other Donations
PCC Contributions
Regular Annual Exmoor Deanery Synod
Dulverton
Grants:
Plymouth and Exeter Methodist District
West Somerset Methodist Circuit
Fund for Church Growth
Somerset Community Foundation
Leighland Church Lands Trust
Christians Together in Minehead
Minehead Church Institute
Allchurches Trust Ltd
Youth Camp Income
Holiday Club
Porlock Fun Day
Employment Allowance
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) recovered
HMRC JRS Grant
Bank Interest
Expenditure
Youth Workers
Salary (including SMP)
Employer's NIC
Pension Scheme
Travel Expenses
Other Expenses
DBS checks
Training
Use of Office
Youth Camp Expenses
Easter Holiday Club
Bookkeeper
Administrator
Insurances
Postages and stationery
Website
Purchase of Tablet and Keyboard
Purchase of Marquee
CCPAS subscription
Net surplus / deficit for the year|2022
2021
£
£
1640
710
0
0
6001
6213
0
5000
3000
3,500
8500
8,500
2265
0
0
2,500
0
1,000
0
208
0
5,000
0
1,000
430
0
27
0
18
0
1255
983
4771
0
2104
8,249
0
2
30011
42,865
2022
2021
£
£
26764
24,684
1255
983
429
366
844
(
836
422
(
105
0
64
0
0
0
489
0
0
0
235
300
77
0
906
857
8
14
43
43
535
331
347
0
129
129
32652
28,543
-2641
14,322|2021
£
710
0
6213
5000
3,500
8,500
0
2,500
1,000
208
5,000
1,000
0
0
0
983
0
8,249
2| |---|---|---| |||42,865| |||28,543| |||14,322| Independent Examinerfs Certificate forthe Exmoor Youth Project R•port to tho trustees of The Exmoor Youth Project On awunts lor the year ended 315t March 2022 Charity Numbar 1121419 Set out on pages This page Respoctlve responslbilitS•s of trusteos and •xamlnor The tharivs tnjstees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The chanty's trustees consKler that an audit is rrf)t requir￿1 fcff this year under sedon 144 of the Charities Act 2011 {the Charits'8s Act) and that an indew)dent examinab.on needed. is my responsits'lity to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act. to fc41ow the procedures laid down in the general Directions gtven by the Charity Commission (under section 145{5)Ibl of the Charities Act, and to state particyJl8r matters have come lo my attention. Basls of Ind•pend•nt My examination was carr1￿1 out In ￿)rdanc& wtth genwal Dlrections given by the •xamln•rfs •tatom•nt Charity Commission. An examinat￿n includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the acrxjunls presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual tlems or dlsclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees ￿nCernIng any such matters. The prcKedures Ur￿ertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be required in an audit. and t￿SeqUen￿Y no opinion is given as lo whether the account8 present a 'Irue and fairf y￿W and the re￿1 is Ilffdtsd lo th088 matters 8el out in the stslement below. Indop•nd•nt •xamlrn_'8 In conn8(*'on with my 8xamination. no matter has lo my 8tt8ntlon wh￿h giv88 •toton_)t ￿ reaSOna￿e cause to beli8Ve that In. any maleflal respect, accountlr¥J records were not kept in accordan¢e wlh section 130 of the Charitles Act or the accounts do not accord with the 8¢¢ounting records I have come across no other matters in conneth'on wth the examinalon lo which attentson should b& drawn ID order to enable a proper understanding ol the accounts to reached. . Pl&ase dglete the wds in the bradrets rfthey do nol awy. Slgned: Date: 23.11.2022 Nam•: Rovd Preb John Martln Thoropood Rolavant professlonal quallncatlon(8) or body (If any): Address: Hold•n Cottago, 2 Wgst Stree( Wlthy¢om•, M1￿h•ad, Somersgl TA24 6PX