2022-08-31-accounts

	Names	ofthe cha	rity trustees who	manage the c	harity
	Trustee	name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted	if not for whole year	Name toa	ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan
1	Anthony	Miles	Chair
	Wendy	Massey
	Emelye	Chanot
	Sally Martin			Appointed	10October 2022

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			To advance and to develop an understanding ofthe Christian faith for the
			public		benefit in particular, but not exclusively, by encouraging and enabling
			churches within the City of Bristol to connect with their local school
			communities in ways which are positive and supportive, particularly those			in
			less	resourced areas.
			The	Charity will further this purpose through
			~		Action research {iepiloting new resources/activities), based in one
					locality, and by providing an exemplar ofoutstanding practice for
					others to leam from and adapt to their individual context. These
					connections will:
					—provide support in the area of spiritual development and pastoral
					care to students, school staff and families with the aim that this will
Summary	ofthe objects of				impact positively upon the wellbeing ofthe school community to the
the charity set out in		its			benefit ofthe students, staff and families;
governing	document				-enable and create safe and imaginative spiritual development and learning opportunities for all ages within both a school context, and	an
					accessible, informal church context;
					-work with churches and schools to connect the life ofthe two
					communities to the mutual benefit of both; particularly being mindful	of
					how churches can positively serve communities where the majority	of
					population are of another faith or ofno particular faith.
			~		Providing support for spiritual development and pastoral care to
					students, school staff and families thus impacting positively upon the
					school community
			~		Enabling safe and imaginative spiritual development and learning
					opportunities for all ages within school and informal church contexts
			The	Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17of
			the	Charities Act 2011to have due regard to public benefit guidance
			published by the Commission. BSC's charitable purpose is enshrined in its
			objects "TO ADVANCE AND TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE
			CHRISTIAN FAITH". The Trustees ensure this purpose is carried out for the
			public		benefit by making its support available to schools and churches within
			Bristol		and particularly tothose in less resourced areas.
Summary	ofthe main
activities	undertaken	forthe	External
public benefit in relation to these objects {include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the				~	We continued our consultancy work of advising/training/ encouraging/coaching churches, church members and church organisations who are connecting with their local schools in the Bristol area. We have been able to resume face toface meetings in 2022, after nearly 2 years of connecting mainly via zoom/telephone.
Charity Commission public benefit)		on		~	Relaunching Christmas in a Boxand Easter in a Box —The Movie. In its second year ofuse 'Christmas in a Box' was hosted by 19Bristol
					churches in 20 local schools. 'Easter in a Box —The Movie' was
					hosted by 15churches in 17schools in Bristol. Both resources are
					now able to be freely accessed via our website thanks to additional
					website development in the last year. Through our online training
					programme, we were able to support numerous churches all across
					the country who offered these resources to their local schools. Once
					again, we received some great feedback.
				~	Runnin Pra erS aces in School Trainin sessions —online and in

Briefstatement	ofthe	ofthe	BSCwas fortunate to receive initial seed funding from a number oftrusts	BSCwas fortunate to receive initial seed funding from a number oftrusts
charity's policy on reserves			and individuals when itwas formed in 2015.
			However, BSCremains reliant each year on financial gifts from
			individuals, trusts and churches within Bristol and beyond which can be
			one-off, ongoing orfora limited period oftime. Given this dependency,
			the trustees believe it appropriate to target reserves at approximately six
			months ofongoing expenditure plus the budgeted deficit forthe next year
			before new fundraising. The reserves at 31"August 2022 were F23,800The projected
			expenditure and deficit for 2022/23 before new fundraising were F36,000
			and F9,000 respectively giving a reserves target off27,000. Reserves
			therefore represented 88'/o oftarget.
			The trustees consider this level ofreserves reasonable but continue to
			seek new sources ofincome in order to reduce the 2022/23 deficit.
			BSCstarted the year with projected expenditure exceeding pledged
			income by F9,000. We are very grateful to God for existing donors who
			have continued to support BSCand for an additional gift of66,000from
			the Oakhill Trust. The overall deficit was 64,100.
			Total expenditure increased 13'kto F35,600. This was primarily due to	a
			16'lo increase in expenditure on Consultants and work on the website
Financial performance			originally planned for2020/21. We again start the new financial year with a projected shortfall of69,000.
			While pledged trust income has increased, for the first time in the seven
			years since BSCstarted operating, there isa reduction in ongoing giving
			from individuals.
			We hope to reduce this deficit by increasing the number ofchurches
			which support financially and by asking those who support BSCto
			increase their giving in 2022/23. We are, however, obviously aware of
			the man constraints on famil bud ets at this time.
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In the next year	BSCplans to
Continue	to	support churches in less resourced areas in the City of Bristol who seek support
(coaching/mentoring/training) as they make meaningful connections with their local schools and wider
community.		This will involve continuing tojourney with churches that we have worked with for a while,
and making		new connections with churches who we have not worked with before.
Continue	to	research innovative ways to create intentional spaces for spiritual dialogue within schools
and their wider communities across our city.
Encourage		and train more churches in the Bristol area (and beyond via zoom) to deliver Christmas		in
a Boxand Easter in a Boxthe Movie to their local schools. Run several online training sessions. Run
bespoke	training sessions for church teams ifneeded.
Provide	support to any		churches running a Christmas or Easter Trial.
Partner	with	several organisations and help to promote/widen their work in the Bristol area—
Transforming		Lives for	Good, Kids Matter, Walk Through the Bible.
Prayer Spaces in Schools —continue to partner with Prayer Spaces in School and promote this
valuable sessions	way for Bristol churches to serve their local schools. We will offer a couple of online training and some in person training sessions, including 'Come and See' opportunities to view a
prayer space in action.			This will include both indoor and outdoor prayer spaces.
Run a Bristol Schools Connection gathering for fdiends and supporters in October 2022 —to give
thanks for the last academic ear, share stories and envision churches to prioritise connectin with

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								Receipts and payments				accounts			Receipts			and payments		accounts
								For the period from		Period start date 1stSe t2021	To		Period end date 31stAugust 2022		For the period from		Penod start date 1stSe t2020		To		Period end date 31stAugust 2021
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								Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds		Totalfunds		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds		Total funds
								to the nearest 8		to the nearest 8	to the nearest'		to the nearest 2		to the nearest r		to the nearest 2		to the nearest 8		to the nearest 8
A1 Receipts
Donations	from Individuals								10,432					10,432		13,T14					13,714
Donations	from churches		scd other charities						19,299					18,298		18,500					18,600
psss
Girt Aid recoverable									1,815					1,816		2,280					2,280
Sub	total(Gross		income for AR)						31,646					31,64S		35,494					36,484
A2 Asset and investment					sales, (see
table).
					Sub	total
			Total receipts						31,646					31,546		35,494					36,494
A3 Payments
Development workers									27,383					27,383		23,751					23,761
Christmas	ahd Easter	in s Bcxsxpshsss							3,281					3,281		5,404					6,404
Insurance									1,621					1,621		1,505					1,606
Wsbsits shd other									3,411					3,411		884					894
					Sub	total			36,696					36,696		31,664					31,664
A4 Asset and investment					purchases
(see table)
					Sub	total
			Total		payments				36,596	-			-	36,6s6		31,564		-		-	31,654
	Net ofrecefptsf(payments)								4,060					4,060		3,940					3,940
A5 Transfers between funds
AS Cash funds last year				end					27,84T					27,847		23,907					23,907
	Cash funds this year end								23,797					23,797		27,847					27,84T

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						Unrestricted		Restricted				Unrestricted	Restricted
	Categories		Details			funds to nearest 2		funds to nearest 8	Details			funds to nearestf	to	funds nearestf
Bt Cash	funds		Bank accounts			23,797			Bank account			27,847
				Total cash funds		23,797				Total cash funds		27,847
			(agrea balances	with receipts and payments account(s))		OK		OK	(agrae balances	with receipts	and paymanta account(s))	OK	OK
						Unrestricted		Restricted				Unrestricted	Restricted
						funds		funds				funds		funds
			Details			to nearestf		to nearest 2	Details			to nearest'	to	nearest 8
B2 Other	monetary assets		Gift Aid recoverable			180			Gift Aid recoverable			180
			Details
B3Investment		assets
			Details			Fund to which assetbelon s		Cost (optional)	Data)le			Fund to which asset baton s
B4Assets retained forthe
charity's	own	use
						Fund to which		Amount due				Fund to which	Amount due
			Details			liabilit relates		o tional	Detage			liabili relates		o tional
B5Liabilities
Signed	on behalf of all the		trustees			Date			Signature			Print	Name
					10th October 2022							Anthony	Miles,	Chair