CHARITY COMMIS510N
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
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Section A Receipts and payments
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funds
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39.451
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18.1549
1704
1,193
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200
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A4 A88et and Invutment
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26.505
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A6 Cash funds last yearend
Cash funds this year end
6A68
19,288
305
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24.111
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Signed by on8 or two trustees on
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Signature
Print Name
Date of
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DavKI Scott
Rev Canon Richard Bryant
10.10.24
10.10.24
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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 ChaplainC￿S 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