Engage Woking Schools St Andrews Church Centre Bampton Way Goldsworth Park Woking Surrey GU213LG ACCOUNTS 31st March 2025 Reglstered Charity Number: 1156005
Engage Woking Schools CONTENTS Page Trustees, Annual Report Director of Schools Report 3-4 Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities Balan Sheet Notes to the Accounts
Page 1 Engage Woking Schools Trustees Report The Trustees present their report for the year erKled 31 St March 2025. During the year the following serrfed as Trustees: Carolyn Dickins {resigned 20.11.2024) Vicky Henry { resigned 17.07.2024) Cologero Vullo Shirley Morris Simon Pearce Elizabeth Funnell (resigned 20.11.2024} Paul Kingston {appointed 22.05.2024) Rev Jonathan Thomas {appointed 22.05.2024) Joanne Birkby (appointed 22.05.2024) (resigned 29.01.2025) Jon Hills (appointed 20.11 .2024) Sandra Bayliss {appointed 20.11.2024) Constltution and name The charity was established by the constitution of a charitsble incorporated organisation dated 27th February 2014, and registered with the Charity Commission on 4th March 2014- charty number 1156005. Engage Woking Schools, will undertake the work previously carried out by the Woking Schools Christian Assembly Trust - charity number 1060489 There must be at least 3 Trustees who are appointed by the existing Trustees. Alms The Trust promotes the advancement of Christianty in Woking and the surrounding areas, and amongst children and young people in schools and colleges. Review of Activities Engage's mission of taking the Christian message into schools has continued to flourish during this financial year. We continue to re1ve positive feedback during the delivery of our face-to-face assemblies in the lo1 primary schools. which has been followed up by the distribution of video versions of the assemblies across a larger number of primary schools. We continue to hold prayer spaces in some local primary schools, arranged and run after school clubs and have provided mentoring in one primary school. As per usual, we carried out 'it's your Move. sessions at a number of schools last summer. for students moving from Year 6 to secondary schools. The Christian Union meetings have seen continued growth in attendees, and we have also provided much needed mentoring sessions. A major focus of the year. in partnership with the local churches in Woking. vrds to organise and hold an evening event called 'Encounterf for young people in years 7-13. The evening offered a range of activities including worship, sport and prayer and was attended by over 60 young people from the Woking area. Following the encouraging feedback from the young people and parents. another 'Encounterf event will be held in April 2025. Engage Woking Schools conlinues to be supported financially mainly by local churches. and we are extremely grateful for their continued support. We are also grateful for our Individual Supporters, including one very significant and generous one-off donation, and the new supporteTS who have signed to our '100-1' fundraising project over the last year. In addition. we are very graleful to the Joseph Rank foundation for their support Ihis year, which has enabled us to expand some of our activities.
Page 2 Engage Woking Schools Trustees Report Financlal review Income was signifiG9ntly higher in this reporting period compared to the 12 months up to March 2024. Donations from Individuals increased from £ 7,913 to £ 19,600 as compared with 2024. and we are especially grateful for the generous donation from one individual during this period. We are also thankful for the continued support from Churches in the Woking and local area, and this year we are also grateful for the support from the Joseph Rank Trust. Overall, our Income has increased from £ 43,329 to £ 68.725, Our expenses have increased slightly in the year from £ 50,064 to £ 50,286, an increase of 0.50/0,the increase in payroll costs of 2.7 % were offset by the reduction in office costs of 14.4 % . The previous year saw an increased expenditure in new project costs and improvements to the website, which were not incurred during this period. The reserves for Engage Woking Schools, at the end of this financial year are £ 41,564, an increase from £ 23,125 in the previous reporting period. We calculate our reserves by including our unrestricted funds (less the value of any fixed assets). We would wish to carry reserves as low as is possible, as the charity is funded substantially by the churches in Woking and if funds were to fall to below the level necessary to maintain the charity, the Trustees would expect to be able to call upon the support of local churches. Insurance has been taken out to cover the insurable risks. The Trustees review risk each year to ensure that this is minimised. The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice, Financial Reporting Standard FRS102, using the exemptions available to smaller charities. As the income of the charity is less than £1,000,000 the accounts have been subject to an independent examination rather than an audit. Organisations Bankers- CAF Bank Limited, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ Independent Examiner- R. Pashley FCA, 137a Brox Road, Ottershaw, Surrey KT16 OLG Jon Hills signed on behalf of the Trustees 28th January 2026
Director of Schools Work Report Engage exists to provide schools ministry on behalf of and in partnership with local churches to young people in primary and secondary schools, as well as Woking College. This involves nurturing, inspiring and empowering them through sharing the Christian message and values in an acSsible and relatable way. helping young people to be the best they can be. This involves leading, delivering. and coordinating visits to sthools to support and provide collective VIrShIp. supporting RE lessons, group mentoring. enrichmenl clubs. pastoral support for staff, PSHE support. whole school assemblies and wellbeing spaces. 2024-2025 has been a busy year, and we continued to find that our services are in demand. Our group mentoring workshops and wellbeing spaces are having a positive impact on the whole school community. That said. Engage has and continues to be faced with the challenge of a reduced amount of financial support from a drop in individual and church giving. Although this financial year, the charity was blessed vlith a generous donation from a private donor and the funding that was received through Joseph Rank Trust. Highllghts Assemblies have been delivered to over 30 schools face-to-face, and we have continued with the digital version. enabling Engage lo reach schools further afield. We continue to produce a recorded version of the assembly to ensure all children. parents and our supporters can see it. It has also become a resour that churches and schools can use to support their curriculum. Engaging with school communities through new initiatives such as prayer clubs. Christian unions and extemal speaker events at secondary school and college continue to well attended and have seen growth. Encounter, youth event continues to be successful and attended by young people from Woking Schools, college and churches, but also from a wider regional area. It has been run twice a year and has settled into a pattern where young people are expectsnt.
Successfully delivering Year 6 transition lessons to Primary Schools in Woking. These testimonies share the impact of our work is having. "Loved the workshop and the friendship part because it helps a lot,: Thank you so very much. - Woking High School Student Feedback on Mentoring "We really appreciated the sessions that you shared with us. We would love futu visits as the children gained greatly from the experience. One saying how it made her feel happy. We also followed up talking about forgiveness in Glass,: Teacher feedback from a reflection space Looking Forward It is our aim and vision to continue to serve the local education communities in Woking. Working in partnership with young people, schools, churches, and the community to help all young people be the best they can be. We are excited to see what the next year holds. Shelley Blunden
Page 5 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Engage Woking Schools. report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Engage Woking Schools (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) on the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025, as set out on pages 6 to9. Responsibilities and basis of reporL As the trustees of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('TheAct') I report in respect of my examination of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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. Independent examiner's ststement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with my examination giving me cause to believe that, in any material respect: 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation as required by section 130 of the Act. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those record5,' or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts, as set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulalions 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'tiue and fair, view which is not 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. Roger Pashley FCA 1372 Brox Road, Ottershaw, Surrey KT16 OLG 28th January 2026
ENGAGE YIOKING SCHOOLS Stat•rnont of Flrwnclal Actlvltl•6 Forth• p•rlod •ndod 318t Mar¢h 2025 IAar4025 M8r4024 Incom• Tot41 Dona¢ion8 G1ft8 from IThJk10l$ 19.600 7.913 fjrft AKI Tax 4,375 1.816 GThls Ircrn clxwcl 27,838 Gffts from Tru818 10.IXX) Gffts from SC1 88,256 42,747 473 467 QTrr IrKome Total In¢ome 43.329 Exp•nditur• Expanditur• on Charit4bl8 AdlvlU• Staff co518 44.710 43,547 5,576 6.517 T*)ts1 Expondlkn• 50.286 50. N•t Incom•1 l Exp•ndituN I 18.439 8.735 ¥J,125 8•1•• ¢•rrl•d forward i131it Maich 2025 41.564 23.125
ENGAGE WOKING SCHOOLS Balan¢e Sheet At 318t March 2025 Mar-2025 Mar-2024 Fixod Assets Current Assets Cash al bank and in hand 169 1.805 Short-temi deposits Debtors 36,500 21,000 4,895 520 41.564 23.125 CUnt Llabilitie5 Cr&litors- Due wthin 1 Year Net Current AtS 41,564 23,125 Net Assets 41,564 23,125 RepTesentsd by.. Unrestricted fund$ General fuNJs 41.564 23,125
Engage Woking Schools Notes to the Accounts for the Year to 31st March 2025 Accounting Pollcles General These Accounts have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting stsndards, and the Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting and Reporting by Charities (revised 2005). Gifts are accounted for when received. Tax receivable under Gift Aid is included in respecl of gifts received in the year. Flxed assets and depreciatlon Depreciation is charged to write off the cost of fixed assets over their useful lives. Assets costing less than £500 are not capitalised but written off in the year of purchase. The charge is calculated on a straight line basis to write off the cost, less residual value. Fixed Assets Computer equipment Cost Additions Disposals At 315t March 2025 Depreclation Charge for the year On disposals At 31st March 2025 Net Book Values 31 St March 2025
Page 9 ENGAGE WOKING SCHOOLS For the Year ended 31st March 2025 Stsff costs Mar¢h March 2025 2024 Salaries 43,108 41,905 Pension Costs 860 872 National Insurance Payroll ProcessirrtJ Fees 742 770 44,710 43,547 Offlce and Support Costs March March 2025 2024 Travel Expenses Promotional material 573 657 1,561 2,680 otfice costs 3,442 3.180 5,576 6.517 Trustee Remuneratlon No remuneration or expenses were paid lo any Iruslees