CHARITY COMMIS510N FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Recel ts and pa ments accounts CC16a For the perlod To 0110412023 3110312024 Section A Receipts and payments Ithmtrtctod Restrl¢t•d lunds funds th9 wrest £ to th• near•t £ Endowm•nt funds to th• n•arest £ Total funds Last year to the nearést E to th• nl•st£ Volurtary Income Bar Thrtere8t 39.451 107 39.451 107 tota n)ss income AR) 44793 Inves A3Pa Salary TranspJrt 18.1549 1704 1,193 Outings Pension eoo EnwJety Supp)rt Bank Fee 200 Sub total A4 A88et and Invutment Sub total 26.505 N•t of rneaipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last yearend Cash funds this year end 6A68 19,288 305 30 24.111 CCXX R1 aUnts {SS) 19109f2W24
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrl¢ted Restrlcted funds fund8 ID nwrnst£ Endowment funds to •St £ B1 Cash fvnd8 Cath In Hxt Vlryln Accxwnt Total cash funds Unrestrlcted Re8trlctad Endowment funds fund8 funds to n•arwt £ to n&rn•t£ lo whlch •ss•t bolon Currnntvaluo IOMI Co•1 lol0n• B3 Inv08tment as60ts Fund towhich •MOt bglon Cunvrrt valuo C(1 (optlonal) B4 A880ts retalned for the charlty's own use Fund to ThlGh Amoynt Wh•n du• B5 Liabilities Signed by on8 or two trustees on behaifof all the tnsstees Signature Print Name Date of roval DavKI Scott Rev Canon Richard Bryant 10.10.24 10.10.24 CCXX R2 accounts (SS) IW0912024
Independent Examiner's report to the trustees ofThe Shirtey Community Chaplalncy {North-East) . I report to the trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the Shirley Community Chaplaincy for the year ended 31103124 Responsibilities and basis of the report As the charitytrustees of the Shirley Community Chaplaincy 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 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in c8rrying out my examlnation I have followed aLI the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 {5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the exarnination giving me cause that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust 8s required by section 130 of the Act. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 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 order to enable a proper understanding of the 8ccounts to be reached. Signed: Name: 5rEP t+trTV G AOVFS 1SAAJrf corrrterS LLI M&fo)V IVE6 1 S-TT
THE SHIRLEY COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY (North East) ANNUAL REPORT 202312024 Introduction The year 202312024 has seen Shirley consolidate its post-pandemic pattern of operation, with the emphasis being on providin8 8uidance and help to individuals and a smaller number of corporate activities than in pre-pandemic years. Significant events and developments among clients and staff have also had an impact on operational patterns. One client died in the year, and several others either returned to prison, after licence infrlngernents, or were released from their sentences,. the Chaplain has been heavily Involved in all these instances. Shirley has extended the Chaplain's work to 0.8, in order to address their attendant challenges and at the same time appointed a part-time administrator, both thanks to a generous donation from a supporter. This has freed the Chaplain to spend more time with clients and on their care and rehabilitation. The description of contacts at the end of this report {appendix 11 indicates the range and depth of chaplaincy engagements, and we acknowledge warmly the dedication and hard work. ability and flexibility of the Chaplain, Administrator, volunteers, partners and clients. The Chaplaincy was founded in 2014, and the first two years of operations focused largely upon activities with men from HMP Northumberland, whom the Chaplain had known in his time as chaplain there. In the last eight years, the Chaplaincvs reach has been broadened through referrals from existing members, regional prison chaplains, probation officers and other agents. The Chaplaincy is a member of the Community Chaplaincy Association. Shirley continues as a client-centred organisation, and the Chaplaln seeks to accommodate the wide variety of needs, energies and skills of the client body in a range of activities and engagements. In previous years there have been several group events, outings and meetings. and the Chaplain hopes to develop a programme of events, outings and sidential5 in the forthcoming year, as the number of client referrals and releases grows. Greenside parish in the diocese of Durham has continued to be enormously hospitable to Shirley and its clients, and the Chaplaincy hopes both that clients give something back to the local church and community. and that constructive relationships with other churches in the region may develop as its work expands. A Week in the Llfe of Shirley The chaplain spends much of his time with individuals, in-person and by 'phone, but he has also been engaged in planning and implementing various group activities and residentials. On a weekly basis the following commitments ran in the past year:
Monday- Weekly prayer meeting, now (and since November 20231 on Zoom: an opportunlty for Shirley clients and members of Holy Spirit Church Crawcrook to pray for one another and about matters of wider concern. Between two and nine people attend. Wednesday- Weekly soclal group ft)r church members and clients: an opportunity to share food, socialise, worship and study the Bible. Between three and ten people attend. Sunday- Service at Holy Spirit Crawcrook. There is an open invitation for any of our clients to attend church with the Chaplain, followed by a lunch with a number of church members in a nearby café or in a memberf5 own home. Between one and three clients attend at any one time. The Past Year This year the Chaplain has been working with nineteen clients on an intensive basis. As always, his main concern has been to enable them to grow in self-confidence and to integrate well with other people. and he has been available on a 'phone line. as well as in-person, to offer support to clients at home, in prison and in hospital. The Chaplain has continued to speak as an advocate for several clients in court and before parole boards. He has also worked constructively with solicitors, the probation service, police, MAPPA (Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements) and hospitals. He has visited clients and potential clients regularly in Northumberland, Durham and Holme House prlsons, and twice this year he visited a client in Rampton h05pltal in Nottingham. Contact with prisons has increased appreciably this year, as several clients have breached the terms of their licences and been returned to prison, and as the Chaplain'5 Vislts to them have generated new clients among fellow inmates. The list of the Chaplain's activities in Appendix I gfves an overall view of the range and scale of his involvements. One of Shirlevs first clients, Jimmy, died in June 2023, after a time of personal troubles. Jimmy had been a peer mentor in Shirlevs early years and had offered great support to fellow clients, among them Bobby, who died the previous year. Jimmy had also been a member of the Management Committee and had been a very encouraging ambassador for the Chaplaincy. May he rest in peace. Trustees, the Management Committee and the Pastoral Group, have continued to meet on a regular basis {each of them meeting every two or three months throughout the yearl. They were delighted to arrange the annual Christmas meal with clients and supporters in December 2023 in a Je5mond restaurant. The Chaplain has also con501idated his and Shirlews place within the structure and ministry of Holy Spirit Crawcrook, and he ministers as a licensed Reader in the diocese of Durham, following a happy service in Holy Spirit Crawcrook in July 2023, which was attended by trustees, supporters and clients. The Chaplain continues to be a member of the Greenside Parochial Church Council, the Gateshead West Deanery Synod. Durham Diocesan Synod and the Bishop's Council. Chaplaincy Structure and support The Chaplaincy offers support to the Chaplain and hls work through its Board of Trustees, the Management Committee and the Pastoral Group. Largely through a supporterfs generous donation, promised over three years, the Trustees were able to appoint an Administrator to work one day week from June 2023, to address communication, finance, marketing and other administratlve tasks.
They were also able to raise the Chaplain's salary from 0.7 to 0.8, coupled with a IO% increase, from August 2023. Plans for the Future Trustees hope to enhance the Chaplain's salary to full-time within the next few years, to match his workload. They know that they will need to build up resources to sustain the growth in staffing and the potential growth in work enabled by a recent generous donation. Specifically, they hope to supplement the Chaplain with assistant and volunteer support, to enable the Chaplaincvs work to proceed and develop safely and to encourage more work with individuals and In group activities. Arising from the Chaplain's profile in Durham diocese and the Community Chaplaincy Association {CCA}, Shirley is expecting to liaise with the CCA in sponsoring an event in Autumn to bring together a number of partners, to explore ways in which they can offer more cohesive ways of enablin8 former prisoners, wellbeing. It hopes that probation officers, social workers, the pollce, the church, prison chaplains and other agencies will come together with Shirley for a davs congress. The congress has the backing of the Church of England's lead bishop for prisoner welfare, as well as the CCA, and the Trustees and Management Committee are hopeful that this will be an important milestone in Shirley's development. Challenges The Chaplain, trustees and members of the Management Committee have identified the following challenges as priorltles to be addressed In 2024-2025: increasing staffin8 level, by appointing an Assistant Chaplaln and expanding the number of volunteers expanding the annual income to provide secure funding beyond the next two years. Thanks The Chaplaincy continues to record its gratitude to the vicar of Greenside, Tom Brazier, and the congregations of Greenside parish, (Holy Spirit Crawcrook and St John's Greenside): they have made Shirley welcome in so many ways, and in November 2023 they hosted again the ChaplainCS major fund-raising activity, a sponsored reading of parts of the Bible. The Chaplaincy also thanks warmly its volunteers and all who support its work in prayer, finance and other practical ways. David Scott (Chalr of Trustees and Management Commlttee), Rlchard Bryant (Chair of Pastoral Group), Paul Hobbs {Community Chaplain) 15 August 2024
Appendix l- Llst of the Chaplain's Contacts with Client5 and Related People In 2023-2024 (taken from the Chaplaincy Diary 1st April 2023 - 31st March 20241 In total, there were 279 interactions, involving 19 clients, who identified as 16 white British males, 2 ethnic minority males and I white British female. An interaction signifies a trip or meal out, church visit, hospital or prison visit, 'phone call, letter, or attendance at a significant meeting. The following indicative list illustrates the breadth of contacts made in the course of the year: Prison phone calls from clients 39 Hospital phone calls from clients 25 Community phone calls to clients 31 Community text to clients 26 Home visits 30 Prison visits via chapla incy 2 Prison visits through visits 2 Prison pick-ups 2 Bereavement support 5 Letters to lads 26 Letters ceiVed 3 Meals out 19 Taken to church 8 Golf with Paul 3 Bacon Sandwich club 7 Moved client I Taken to hospital I Parole letter5 2 Trips away overnight111 nights) Funeral of lads I