2024-07-31-accounts

FAITH IN SCHOOLS Trustee Report 2023-2024

Registered Address for the charity:

58 Reginald Road, Forest Gate London. E7 9HS

Faith in Schools is a registered charity No. 1147664

Faith in School Newham

Charity registration number: 1147664

Year ended 31[st] July 2024

CONTENTS
	Page
Legal and administrative inform ation	2
Trustees Report	3 - 7
Independent examiners report	8
Receipts and payments account	9
Statement of assets and liabilities	10
Notes to the financial statements	11 - 13

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Faith in School Newham

Charity registration number: 1147664

Year ended 31[st] July 2024

Lega l a n d a dm in ist ra t ive in form a t ion

Ch a rit y regist ra t ion n u m ber	1147664
Lega l fra m e work	Trust Deed
Ch a ir of Tru st e es	Mark Waterfield
Tru st ees	Mark Waterfield
	Susanne Daswani
	Jill Mcwilliam
Regist ered office	Faith in Schools
	58 Reginald Road
	London
	E7 9HS
In depen den t Exa m in er	Sylvia Lambden FCCA
	Calculus Accountants and Tax Advisers Ltd
	5 Priory Road
	Loughton
	Essex
	IG10 1AF
Ba n kers	The Co-operative Bank

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Faith in School Newham

Charity registration number: 1147664

Year ended 31[st] July 2024

Tru st ees An n u a l Report

The Trustees are pleased to present their annual report and accounts.

Ch a rit a ble Ob ject ives

The main objectives are to advance the Christian faith amongst children and young people in their schools and in partnership with the Church in areas of social disadvantage. Orga n isa t ion

The charity was established by a Trust Deed dated 25[th] May 2012 amended on 21[st] September 2021 and 11[th] May 2022.

Pu blic Ben efit St a t em en t

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2011, to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and continue to provide public benefit through many and varied activities as described below. None of the activities are restricted in any way in terms of gender, race, faith, background, or disability.

Trustees

Mark Waterfield (Chair) Jill McWilliam (Safeguarding) Susanne Daswani (Church Liaison)

The trustees met three times during the financial year. At these meetings they ensured the finances of the charity were in order, as well as made plans with the director to ensure the charities aims were continued to be met. The trustees are in agreement that this is the case, and the accounts have been independently examined successfully.

The day-to-day managem ent of the charity is in the hands of Alice Probert.

The following statistics and activities report on the impact of our work for the duration of the academic year from September 2023 – July 2024.

Achievements and Activities

This report tells of our work in schools and with churches in Newham. Our aim is to advance the Christian faith amongst children and young people in their schools, in partnership with their local churches.

Our vision is for every child and young person in schools to have the opportunity to meet, in their RE lessons, local Christians and discover what it means to be a Christian in the 21[st] Century.

This year we carried on with our Knife Crime project ‘What’s the Point’ to primary and secondary schools in Newham. We also continued with our long-term plans for sustainability by recruiting churches to be trained, mentored and then to take on our RE lessons for themselves and regularly visit their local schools.

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Year ended 31[st] July 2024

We again reduced our staffing hours due to the retirement of a member of the team this year, but still have continued to experience a demand for our services which outstrips our capacity to fulfil. We have also seen an increase of new volunteers coming through. The team again continued with their fundraising with various community events and engagement with our supporters.

Local supporters enjoying our Old Skool Disco to raise funds (October 2023)

We taught 756 lessons in 57 different schools teaching 23,360 pupils . We saw 2752 pupils for our Christmas Journey and 2640 pupils for our Easter Experience as well as 378 pupils at Life Expo. 243 volunteers from local churches have given over 3292 hours of their time supporting what we do in schools. Our average lesson score was 5.6 out of a potential score of 6 from lesson evaluations by teachers. This demonstrates a sustained high-quality provision consistent with the last ten years.

What’s The Point? – Schools Knife Crime Project

We have continued in successfully delivering the primary and secondary knife crime projects with being in partnership with Newham Youth for Christ, local youth worker Nigel Weekes, Rev Dave Chesney, Pastor Isaac, Goons for God and the Met Police.

We were again successful in bidding for funding from Newham council and an external grant provider to continue the project in the Stratford, Canning Town and Custom House areas as well as into the Forest Gate and Manor Park areas. The project has been delivered in 8 schools across 5 wards in the borough with 1000+ children and young people.

Christmas Journey, Easter Experience and Life Expo

Our Christmas Journey saw an amazing 2752 Year 1 pupils (5- and 6-year-olds) plus parents and schools staff attend from 40 different schools . The event was held at 7 host churches over 8 days and involved 52 volunteers from 28 different churches who gave a total of 728 volunteering hours .

Year 1 pupils are surprised by an Angel (CJ East Ham 2023)

Counting sheep to help the Star Watchers’ succeed thanks shepherds (CJ Forest Gate 2023) to Plaistow schools (CJ Plaistow 2023)

Easter Experience saw an increase in numbers of pupils and volunteers attending with 2640 Year 4 pupils (8- and 9-year-olds) with parents and school staff from 35 different schools

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Faith in School Newham

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Year ended 31[st] July 2024

going to 7 different host churches over 8 days. One of the host churches being a new partnership. Overall, 122 volunteers from 36 active churches gave a total of 1592 volunteering hours supporting this work by sharing how they celebrate Easter with Newham children.

One new church provided 14 new volunteers to support the event and many of these have carried on supporting us by becoming volunteers who come into school lessons with us.

Adding a symbol of new life (Easter Gardens 2024)

Stained glass window workshop Resourcing Easter Experience isn’t ‘cheep’ (EE Stratford, 2024) (Volunteers prep, 2024)

Life Expo was held at one location and reached 378 Year 6 pupils (10- & 11-year-olds) from 6 different schools . Unfortunately, pupil numbers were down on the number we expected to attend due to the general election, and schools that should have been attending were closed as they were being used as voting stations. However, on that day we opened the Expo up to the general public with the volunteers still being present and acting as guides and answering questions.

We had over 30 volunteers from 15 different churches who donated 360 hours of their time.

Life Expo Team at All Saints West Ham Church, July 2024

Calm Club

Through a Newham Mental Health and Wellbeing grant a Calm Club (wellbeing lunch club) was launched in at a secondary school in partnership with a youth worker from a local church. 360 young people have taken advantage of this space and the school is requesting another club to be opened on their second site. This project is pastoral based with the young people enjoying playing games, crocheting and other crafts. They have a space where they can ask faith-based questions.

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Will Matt remain Uno champion? (Associate church worker from Highway Vineyard co-leads this weekly)

Pupils learned to crochet thanks to Faith in Schools volunteer named Comfort.

Bible verse colouring-in now laminated as a classroom decoration.

Church Partnership

The number of associate church workers who lead visits in at least 1 school has now increased to 9 independently which is up on 4 from last year. They have led 93 lessons at 14 different schools .

We are pleased by this increase in numbers as it fits with our aims to equip churches to be able to interact with their local schools successfully with support from us a charity. This has helped continue our work in the areas of the borough where we do not have a dedicated schools worker and so allowing children to meet local Christians as part of their RE lessons.

Safeguarding

The trustees have reviewed the charities practices and procedures around safeguarding of children who we come into contact with in schools. They have agreed that our practices are fit for purpose and are happy for the charity to continue to work under the safeguarding policies of the schools we work with. All volunteers have gone through our safeguarding training. There have been no instances of concern and no complaints received about the charity’s practices and procedures. All volunteers who work with us are DBS’ed through Scripture Union.

Our finances and figures

Our finances for this period go from August 2023 to July 2024. In this time our income was £93,975 (2023: £120,495 - 25% reduction) and our expenditure was £108,429 (2023: 121,975 - 12% less than last year). The charity has worked hard to remain sustainable by again looking at staffing and capacity while raising monies through local fundraisers, support from local givers and the knife crime project. The decrease in income was again due to the loss of grant providers who have moved more to practical based grants such as food banks. We still continue to face significant challenges to funding faith-based work due to the cost-ofliving priorities.

With our built-up reserves, we continue to be in a financial responsible position.

Of the £71,865 balance left in our account, £16,535 is in restricted funds and £15,000 is designated to cover staff redundancies if required in the future totalling £31,535 with the remaining £40,330 in the unrestricted General funds being allocated towards wages from

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September 2024. We aim to retain reserves to allow us to meet our obligations for the following three months.

Risk Ma n a gem en t

The trustees have examined the major operational risks which the charity faces and confirm that systems have been established to highlight and lessen these risks. Policies are being prepared and updated to mitigate risk such as safeguarding, child protection, photography and filming, disciplinary. Grievance and equality.

Tru st ees’ re spon sibilit ie s

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements com ply with the Charities Act 2011, the [Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report has been agreed by the Trustees of Faith in Schools.

Approved by the Trustees on 2025 23/05/25

and signed on their behalf by:

Mark Waterfield (May 23, 2025 22:46 GMT+1)

…………………………… Mark Waterfield Trustee and chairman

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Year ended 31[st] July 2024

In depen den t Exa m in er's Report t o t h e Tru st ee s of Fa it h in Sch ool Newh a m

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2024 which are set out on pages 9 to 13.

Respon sibilit ies a n d ba sis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

In depen den t exa m in er's st a t em en t

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Sylvia Lambden FCCA

Calculus Accountants and Tax Advisers Limited

Accountants 5 Priory Road Loughton Essex IG10 1AF

Date: 2025

23/05/25

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Faith in School Newham

Charity registration number: 1147664

Year ended 31[st] July 2024

Receipt s a n d Pa ym en t s Accou n t

	Rest rict ed Fu n ds Gen era l Fu n ds Tot a l 2024 Tot a l 2023 £ £ £ £ - 50,223 50,223 27,358 42,444 - 42,444 92,096 - - 235 1,073 235 1,073 837 204 42,444 51,531 93,975 120,495
Receipt s Notes Donations and gift aid receipts 2 Grants Sundry income Investment income Tot a l receipt s (exclu din g a sse t s receipt s) Tot a l in com in g resou rce s Pa ym en t s Charitable Activities 3 Administrative Expenses 4 Tot a l Pa ym en t s (exclu din g a sse t s receipt s) Tot a l Pa ym en t s Net resou rces expen ded Net m ovem en t in fu n ds Cash Fund balances brought forward at 1st August 2023 Cash Fund balances carried forward at 31st July 2024 7
	42,444 51,531 93,975 120,495 77,173 25,442 102,615 117,364 38 5,840 5,878 4,611
	77,211 31,282 108,493 121,975
	77,211 31,282 108,493 83,543 (34,767) 20,249 (14,518) (1,480) 51,302 35,081 86,383 87,863 - - -
	£16,535 55,330 £71,865 £86,383

The notes on page 11 to 13 form part of these financial statements.

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Faith in School Newham

Charity registration number: 1147664

Year ended 31[st] July 2024

St a t em en t of Asset s a n d Lia bilit ie s

Cooperative Bank Current Account Cooperative Bank Current (WTP) Cooperative Bank Deposit Account Paypal Account Tot a l ca sh fu n ds Fixt u res a n d fit t in gs a t in su ra n ce va lu e Lia bilit ies Grant overpaid Accruals Fu n ds Unrestricted General funds Restricted Restricted 7 Tot a l fu n ds	Restricted £ 5,948 10,587 - - Unrestrict £ 9,651 - 45,659 20 - - 2024 £ 15,599 10,587 45,659 20 2023 £ 14,409 35,459 36,175 340
	£16,535 £55,330 - £71,865 £86,383
	- - £3,600 £3,600
	£1,188 £890 - £900
	- £55,330 - £55,330 £35,081 £16,535 - - - £51,302
	£16,535 £55,330 - £71,865 £86,383

The financial statements on pages 11 to 13 were approved by the Trustees on and signed on their behalf by:

23/05/25

Mark Waterfield (May 23, 2025 22:46 GMT+1)
Mark Waterfield	2025
Chairman and Trustee

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Faith in School Newham

Charity registration number: 1147664

Year ended 31[st] July 2024

Not es t o t h e a ccou n t s

1. Accounting policies

1.1 Basis of preparation of the accounts

The accounts are prepared on a ‘Receipts & Payments’ basis under section 133 of the Charities Act 2011, the statement of assets and liabilities included assets listed at insured values. The results of the Charity operations are described in the Trustees’ Report and are continuing. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the [Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed.

1.2 Fund accounting policy

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the Trustees discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are those which were raised for particular purposes and can only be used for those particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund.

1.3 Incoming resources

Donations and general gifts are recognised as incoming resources on receipt.

Gift aid income received are tax reclaims on the donations of tax paying donors and are included in donations on receipt.

Investment and sundry income is recognised when received.

1.4 Resources expended

Resources expended are included in the statem ent of financial activities on a receipts and payments basis. Certain costs have been apportioned between direct charitable expenditure, management and adm inistration on a basis consistent with the use of those resources.

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Not es t o t h e a ccou n t s

2. Don a t ion s a n d gen era l gift s

2. Don a t ion s a n d gen era l gift s
Donations Gifts Gift aid tax reclaimed Total 3. An a lysis of Expen dit u re Ch a rit a ble a ct ivit ies Salaries and pension Travel Resources Com puter costs Website Christmas journey Easter experience Life Expro Calm Club WTP expenses Sundry items Printing, post and stationery Paypal spending 4. Adm in ist ra t ive cost s Finance fees Insurance Rent Safeguarding Donation – Scripture Union Governance: Independent examination Total		Restricted £ - - - £- Restricted £ 60,083 90 260 - - 296 1,183 216 413 13,828 276 468 60	General £ 45,302 1,370 3,551 £50,223 General £ 24,279 - - 990 173 - - - - -	Total £ 2024 45,302 1,370 3,551 £50,223 2024 £ 84,362 90 260 990 173 296 1,183 216 413 13,828 276 468 60	Total £ 2023 24307 1,730 1,314
					£27,358
		77,173	25,442
		- - - 38 - -	224 921 3,345 - 600 750
		£38	£5,840

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Not es t o t h e a ccou n t s

5. Em ploym en t cost s

The charity had 6 employees during the year. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme.

6. Tru st ee a n d rela t ed pa rt ies

Amounts paid by Trustees on behalf of the charity are reimbursed if required but no other expenses are claimed or paid.

7. Reserve s

Gen era l Fu n ds Designed Fund Rest rict ed Fu n ds All Churches Trust Seedfield Trust (Easter Experience)Synergy The Willats Trust London Brough of Newham -mental health Good News Evangelical Mission Benefact Trust Diocese of Chelm sford – over the border Aston Mansfield Grant Bill Hill Charitable Trust Whats the point project Total restricted		At 1st Aug 23 £ Receipts £ Expenses £ Transfers £ At 31 July 2024 £ 35,081 - 2,308 2,342 1,588 - - - - - - 9,604 35,459 £51,302 51,531 - - - - 3,500 7,134 5,000 10,000 7,414 2,000 - *7,396 £42,444 31,282 - 295 1,183 - 3,500 5,945 5,000 10,000 7,414 2,000 9,604 32,268 £77,211 (15,000) 15,000 - - - - - - 40,330 15,000 2,012 1,159 1,588 1,189 - - - - - - 10,587 £16,535	At 1st Aug 23 £ Receipts £ Expenses £ Transfers £ At 31 July 2024 £ 35,081 - 2,308 2,342 1,588 - - - - - - 9,604 35,459 £51,302 51,531 - - - - 3,500 7,134 5,000 10,000 7,414 2,000 - *7,396 £42,444 31,282 - 295 1,183 - 3,500 5,945 5,000 10,000 7,414 2,000 9,604 32,268 £77,211 (15,000) 15,000 - - - - - - 40,330 15,000 2,012 1,159 1,588 1,189 - - - - - - 10,587 £16,535	At 1st Aug 23 £ Receipts £ Expenses £ Transfers £ At 31 July 2024 £ 35,081 - 2,308 2,342 1,588 - - - - - - 9,604 35,459 £51,302 51,531 - - - - 3,500 7,134 5,000 10,000 7,414 2,000 - *7,396 £42,444 31,282 - 295 1,183 - 3,500 5,945 5,000 10,000 7,414 2,000 9,604 32,268 £77,211 (15,000) 15,000 - - - - - - 40,330 15,000 2,012 1,159 1,588 1,189 - - - - - - 10,587 £16,535
		£86,383	£93,975 £108,493 -	£71,865

• £4,896 received from the London Borough of Newham and £2,500 from Tate & Lyle.

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