CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
from
To
0110412024
3110312025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
to tho n•8rest
Restricted
funds
Endowment
fund8
Total funds
Last yèar
to tho n*ar￿t £
to the n•are8t £
to tho no•rnst £
to tha n•arost £
A1 Recelpts
Voluntary Income
Bank interest
Trust Funding
HMRC Gift Aid
Re¢18im Trav81 Exp
Fundr8i$ing
12,697
162
20,000
3,407
41
11,392
12,697
162
20,000
3.407
41
11,392
39,451
107
Sub total (Gross income for
AR)
39,S68
47.698
47,698
A2 A88Ot and Investment Sales,
Isee table).
Sub total
Total rncelpts
47,698
47.698
39.568
A3Pa
Salary
Transport
FoodlAccomod¥lion
Outings
Pension
Officennsur8ncwPayrol
Emergèncy Support
Bank Fee
PAYE TAX NIC
Volunteer Admin Support
Mobile Costs
monts
20,454
3,312
1,266
391
1,422
1.275
528
192
4,657
3,699
300
37,694
18,049
4,596
3,354
20,404
3.312
1,266
391
1.422
1.275
528
192
4.857
3,699
300
37,694
600
5,268
608
35
Sub total
33.090
A4 Asset and Investment
U￿hase8.
gee table
Sub totsl
Total payments
37,694
37.694
33.090
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
10.004
10.004
6,468
30.580
40,584
30,580
40.584
24,111
30.579
CCXX R1 accounts {SS)
2310912025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restrlcted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Categories
Details
B1 Cash funds
Cash in Hand
Virgin Account
12,291
CAF Bank Account
28,228
Total cash funds
40,584
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accountlsll
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funds
ta near￿t £
Restrlctèd
funds
to noare$t £
Endowment
funds
to near88t £
Details
Fund to whl¢h
a1$9t bolon
Currènt valu•
tlonal
Detslls
Co8t l¢ptlonall
Fund to whlch
a•tst b91on
Detalls
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Curr•nt valu•
tlonal
84 Assets retalned for the
charity's own use
Fund to whl¢h
relat68
Amount duè
tlonal
Whèn dufr
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Details
B5 Liabllltles
Signed by on8 or ￿ trustees on
beha￿ of all the Irustees
Print Name
Date of
roval
Signature
David Scott
Rev Canon Richard Bryant
25.09.25
25.09.25
CCXX R2 accounts {SS}
2310912025

Independent Examiner's report to the trustees of The Shirley Community Chaplaincy
(North-East)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Shirley Community
ChapLaincy for the year ended 31103125
Responsibilities and basis of the report
As the charity trustees 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 carrying out my examination I have folLowed allthe
appLic8bLe 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 examination giving me cause that in any material
respect:
1 . accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as 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 accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: Mr Stephen Groves
Date: 10 August 2025

THE SHIRLEY COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY (North East)
ANNUAL REPORT 202412025
Introduction
In the year 202412025 Shirley has continued to highlight the provision of guidance and both
practical and spiritual help to individuals. Referrals often start in prison, followed by visits in
and outside prison, some including collecting clients at the point of their release and taking
them to approved premises or other locations. On occasions, as in previous years, there has
been engagement with the judicial process, as the chaplain has sought to offer support
throughout the good, the bad and sometimes the ugly challenges which followl
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 nine years, the chaplaincWs 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 chaplain seeks to accommodate
the wide variety of needs, energies and skills of the client body in a range of activities and
engagements. While most of the chaplain's time is spent with individuals, he has always
tried to incorporate in Shirley's programme several group events, outings and meetings, and
this aspect of Shirley's life has recently become more prominent. In 2024/25 the corporate
emphasis revolved round involvement in church and community events in Greenside parish
in the diocese of Durham, and the chaplaincy has encouraged clients to explore and develop
their faith. There have also been social visits to Hexhamshire, and regular contacts among
clients themselves, often enabled through the chaplain.
The chaplain has continued to work on a 0.8 basis, and the administrator continues to work
0.15 on finance and administration. This has worked well all round, and the administrator
has also had some in-person involvement with clients, notably a female client. We
acknowledge warmly the dedication and hard work, ability and flexibility of the chaplain,
administrator, volunteers, partners and clients.

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, often held in Paul's and church members,
homes and now on Zoom: an opportunity for Shirley clients and members of Holy
Spirit Church Crawcrook to pray for one another and about matter5 of wider
concern. Between two and nine people attend.
Wednesday- Weekly social group for 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 member's own home. Between one and
three clients attend at any one time.
The Past Year
This year the chaplain has been working with eighteen 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, at court 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
prisons, and twice this year he visited a client in Rampton hospital in Nottingham. Contact
with prisons has continued to develop, as several clients have breached the terms of their
licences and been returned to prison, and as the chaplain's visits to them have generated
new clients among fellow inmates. The list of the chaplain's activities in Appendix I gives an
overall view of the range and scale of his interactions and interventions.
The chaplain and chaplaincy continue to believe in Shirley's stated values and have seen
important developments in all clients. Among this year's highlights have been:
taking 3 clients to play golf, a new activity for Shirley
taking Michael McGorlick, a volunteer from Gateway church, and three clients to the
Cutting Edge Men's Conference in Swindon 28 February to 2 March, run by Christian
Vision for Men (CVM)
the administrator's care with a female client, an excellent addition to the charity's
work
helping one client to move from prison to approved premises, find work and a place
to live, whilst growing in the Christian faith

watching a client completely revamp his life over the past 5 years, moving from
prison, to run a successful business and develop a serious, long-term relationship
seeing a client move from prison and living for six years on the street to being
baptised, getting his own council place and helping other clients
supporting a client who is still homeless after prison, currently sofa-surfing. Despite
this and his learning difficulties, he attends church regularly, helps in church and is
well received by church members.
Although strictly outside the year 2024125, the participation of two clients in the Men's
Christian Camping Festival in June in Milton Keynes is worth mentioning as a product of the
chaplain's endeavours during the year and of these two clients, growing faith and self-
confidence over the past year. The chaplain hopes that they and others will be inspired by
Jesus, invitation "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me" (John
10.27).
Trustees, the Management Committee and the Pastoral Group, have continued to meet on
a regular basis (each of them every two or three months throughout the year). They were
delighted to arrange the annual Christmas meal with clients and supporters in December
2024 in a Jesmond restaurant. The chaplain has also consolidated his and Shirley's place
within the structure and ministry of Holy Spirit Crawcrook, where he serves as a licensed
Reader, as well as being a member of the Greenside Parochial Church Council, the
Gateshead West Deanery Synod, Durham Diocesan Synod and the Bishop's Council.
On the financial front, the highlight this year has been Shirle¢s participatlon in the Big Give
fund-raising enterprise, through which the £10,000 target was reached in the sponsored
Bible-reading which took place in November 2024 in Holy Spirit Crawcrook. Thanks go to all
who participated, to the Holy Spirit vicar and church councll for hosting it and to Gaye, our
adminsistrator, for managing it.
Chaplalncy Strurture and Support
The chaplaincy supports the chaplain and his work through its Board of Trustees, the
Management Committee and the Pastoral Group. A supporter's generous donation, over
three years, has enabled the trustees to fund the chaplain's work at 0.8 and the
administrator's work at 0.15 {to address communication, finance, marketing and other
administrative tasks). They were also able to raise the chaplain's salary by 6%, from August
2024. They acknowledge with gratitude the contribution the administrator has made over
the past two years in managing the finances, facilitating Management Committee meetin8S
and publishing the quarterly newsletter to inform members of recent and forthcoming
events.
Plans for the Future
Trustees hope to enhance the Chaplain's salary to full-time within the next couple of years,
to match his workload. They know that they will need to build up further resources to

sustain any growth in staffing and attendant work expansion, prompted in recent years by
the supporter's generous donations over the past three years. Specifically, they hope to
supplement the chaplain with assistant and volunteer support, to enable the chaplainc¢s
work to proceed and develop safely and to encourage more work with individuals and in
group activities.
The chaplaincy has been disappointed that two big meetings planned for 2025 through
Durham diocese and the Community Chaplaincy Association {CCA) have not taken place, due
to personnel changes in both organisations. It hopes that both can take place once new
staffing issues have been resolved in the diocese and CCA. The plan was and still is to
enable local churches to become more aware of opportunities to be involved in the care of
people who have served sentences, and to liaise with the CCA in bringing together a number
of partners, to explore ways in which they can offer more cohesive ways of enabling former
prisoners, wellbeing after release.
Challenges
The chaplain, trustees and members of the Management Committee have identified the
following challenges as priorities to be addressed in 2025-2026:
increasing staffing level, by appointin8 an assistant chaplain and expandin8 the
number of volunteers
expanding the annual income to provide secure fundin8 beyond the next two years.
Thanks
The chaplaincy again records 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 2024 they hosted again the
chaplaincvs major fund-raising activity, a sponsored reading of parts of the Bible.
The chaplaincy has been indebted this last year to Michael from Gateway, who has
accompanied the chaplain at both residentials and on a number of other occasions,
including picking up clients from prison.
It also thanks warmly its volunteers and those who support its work in prayer (including
Greenside church members who have hosted the Prayer Group), finance and other practical
ways.
David Scott (Chair of Trustees and Management Committee), Richard Bryant (Chair of
Pastoral Group), Paul Hobbs (Community Chaplain), Gaye Templeton {Administrator)
20 August 2025
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Appendix l- List of the Chaplain's Contacts wlth Clients and Related People In 202*2025
(taken from the Chaplaincy Diary 1st April 2024- 31st March 2025}
In total, there were 277 interactions, involving 18 clients, who identified as 14 white British
males, I black male, I mixed-race male and I white British female. The age-ranges covered
were:
20to30
30to40
40to50
50to60
60to70
Contacts:
Received phone calls from Prison
Phone calls with clients in community
Phone calls to secure hospitals
Letters received from Prison
Sent letters/cards to prison
Visits to prison
Pick up from Prison
33
67
19
10
Home visits
Visits to hospital
Prayers meeting
Meals out for clients
Clients taken to church
29
20
53
59
Clients attending bacon sandwich club
Food parcels given
Taken clients golf
Trip to Scotland 2 nights
Cutting Edge conference I night
12
Clients died
Led memorial service
Funeral attended
Client Baptism
Attended meditation group

Reports written
Parole hearing attended
Taken to pip meeting
Carpets fitted