## **Exmoor Youth Project Charity No 1121419** ## **Annual Report** Report for the period: 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 ## **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| |Revd Nick Lakin||From September 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 in June, September and November 2022 and February 2023 ## **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, support, input and activity. Jess returned from her maternity leave in June. Collective worship, school assemblies, workshops, Christian festival events were organised and supported, together with holiday clubs and activities including: Spring/Summer 2022 - Fortnightly collective worship in Timberscombe, St Michael’s and Old Cleeve schools - Lent, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost assemblies - Easter workshops and experiences at St Michael’s school and at St Andrew’s Church, helping at breakfast church at St Andrew’s - Pentecost experience at Old Cleeve – reflecting on waiting, receiving, sharing, the Trinity - Leavers’ services at St Michael’s, Minehead First, Old Cleeve and Dulverton schools - Supporting a growing St Andrew’s Club – outside and inside the church - Camp reunion day for 18-25s at Treborough Woodland - Holiday club at Alcombe – looking at the Armour of God - Fund day at Porlock - Woodland fun days at Treborough woodland ## Autumn/Winter 2022 - Regular collective worship at Timberscombe, St Michael’s, Old Cleeve, Knights Templar and occasionally at Porlock - New links established with Knights Templar and with the Moorland Federation of schools - • Special services for Harvest and Remembrance - A Harvest Day - Assemblies for Remembrance - Workshop at St Michael’s including the importance of prayer and saying thank you - Support of the Beacons on the Beach prayer event (part of South West Awake) – with over 60 children around two firepits - Light Party at St Andrew’s - Driveway ministry at Watchet, with Watchet Baptist Church - Advent – family service at St Andrew’s, and a day and assembly at Knights Templar - • Christmas experience at Exford - Christingle services at Knights Templar, Minehead Middle, Timberscombe, Minehead First, St Michael’s First schools - Collective worship at Minehead Middle – glad to be back ## Spring 2023 - Church visits as part of ‘special places’ curriculum models – at Minehead First and Old Cleeve - Bible Day at Old Cleeve – covering the Creation, the Fall, People of God, Incarnation, Kingdom of God (with Rev Higgins and Andy Levett) ## **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, and from Old Cleeve PCC. The third of three years of funding from the Methodist District Trust Fund and West Somerset Methodist Circuit was of particular help to the future sustainability of the Project, together with a commitment from the West Somerset Circuit to grant funding for a further three years. The Accounts were presented to Trustees in September 2023. ## **Declaration** Name Steven Pugsley, Chair of Trustees Date 14 September 2023 ## **EXMOOR YOUTH PROJECT** ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023** |Income
Planned Giving
Other Donations
PCC Contributions
Regular Annual Exmoor Deanery Synod
Grants:
Plymouth and Exeter Methodist District
West Somerset Methodist Circuit
Fund for Church Growth
Minehead Church Institute
Old Cleeve PCC
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
Youth Camp Expenses
Easter Holiday Club
Bookkeeper
Administrator|**2023**
**£**
560
0
6,115
2,500
8,500
0
5,000
10,000
110
0
0
998
1,313
0
17
35,113
2023
£
24,923
998
373
1,280
294
0
264
218
0
195
68|**2022**
**£**
1,640
0
6,001
3,000
8,500
2,265
0
0
430
27
18
1,255
4,771
2,104
0| |---|---|---| |||30,011| |||2022
£
26,764
1,255
429
844
422
105
64
489
0
235
77| |Insurances
Postages and stationery
Website
Purchase of Tablet and Keyboard
Purchase of Marquee
CCPAS subscription
Net surplus / deficit for the year|987
76
0
0
129
29,805
5,308|906
8
43
535
347
129| |---|---|---| |||32,652| |||-2,641| ## **EXMOOR YOUTH PROJECT** ## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH 2023** |Current Assets
Sundry Debtor
Bank Accounts
Cash (including cash for camp)
Current Liabilities
PAYE
Sundry Creditors
Net Assets
Capital and Reserves
General Reserves
As at 1st April
Net surplus / deficit for the year
As at 31st March|**2023**
**£**
138
13,888
97
14,123
-3,954
264
-3,690
17,813
17,813
5,308
23,121|**2022**
**£**
138
13,888
97| |---|---|---| |||14,123| |||-3,954
264| |||-3,690| |||17,813| |||20,454
-2,641| |||17,813| Independent Examiner's Certificate for the Exmoor Youth Project Report to the tnistses of The Exmoor Y¢xrth Project On accounts lor the year ended 31st March 2020 Charity Number 1121419 Set out on pages This page Respectlve rospon51bilities of trustees and examln•r The charitys trustees are resFonsiNe for the preparation ofthe accounts. The charWs trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charrtres Act 2011 (the Charities Act} and that an independent examinabon ￿ ￿ded. It Is my responsibility lo.. examine the accounts under wAion 145 of the Chanties Acl. lo follow the wocedures latd down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission {under section 14515)Ibl of the Ch8rilies Ad. and to stsle whether partI￿lar matters hav& come to my att8ntion. Basls of Ind•pendent My examlnatlon was caffled OLrt in accutsnce with general Directions glven by the examlner's ststgmont Charity Commisslon. examinatron includes a ￿VIeW of the accounting records kept by the charity and a Comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration ol any unusual rtems or disdosures 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 audil, and consequenly no O￿nIOn is given as to whether the accounts present 8 'Irue and falrf vlew and the rewt 18 limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Ind•pendont •xamIn•￿$ In connedon with my examinalon, no matter has com8 to my attention whlch glv8s statement me reasonable tsuse to beli8ve that in, any material respect, accounting re¢tyds were nol kept In ac￿rdance wlth sectlon 130 of the Charities the a￿Ounts do not acccffd wilh the xcwnting rectyd$ I have come across no other matters in connection wrth ltte examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a prosxr understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Pkese delele Ihe wortls in Ihe brnckets If thay do not apply. Slgned: 09111123 Narno: Revd Preb John Martln Thorogood Relevant professlonal qualmcatlon(s) or body (If any): Addrnss: Hold￿ Cottag•, 2 West Stree( Yllthycombe. Mlnehead, Somersel TA24 6PX