||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|||| ## ||||~ ~|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||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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I|| |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||||| ## ## ||||||||||||||Bristol|Schools Connection|Schools Connection|Schools Connection|Schools Connection|(BSC)|||1562067| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||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| ||~
s|-||~|.|~|~||||||||||||||| |||||||||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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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
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relates||o tional| |B5Liabilities||||||||||||||| |Signed|on behalf of all the||trustees|||Date|||Signature|||Print|Name|| ||||||10th October 2022|||||||Anthony|Miles,|Chair| ##