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2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2024 To 31 03 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service

Other names charity is known by

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Chris Booth Chair
Andrew Walker
KellyGriffiths
DelroyHall
Jan Hedge
Rachel Medina
~~Oo~~ ~~Oo~~ ~~Oo~~

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
N/A
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

[CIO Foundation Constitution]

How the charity is constituted

[CIO]

Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

We have a board of Trustees with relevant background experience including financial management, health, education and charity/faith sector.

Our two co-CEOs report into the Board and oversee the team of staff (18 at March 25), volunteers (37 at March 25) and Associate Trainers (2) who between them fulfil organisational planning/infrastructure roles and service delivery.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Established in 2017 as an early intervention service to provide pastoral care in communities across South Yorkshire, our focus is ‘journeying with people through the challenges of life.’ The charity’s objects are:

The relief and prevention of physical and mental hardship suffered by individuals inside and outside of the workplace through the provision of listening and chaplaincy services through South Yorkshire.

The provision of confidential pastoral care and support to individuals

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inside and outside of the workplace suffering difficulties in their everyday life throughout South Yorkshire. Services provided by the charity benefit those members of the public who engage with those organisations through whom the charity works, which, in the view of the Trustees, complies with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Our main activities have been providing pastoral care services. We partner with organisations to help them create an environment of holistic well-being that facilitates positive mental health for the people within their care and responsibility, supporting individuals within those organisations in times of bereavement, work and home-life stress, personal and/or community crisis. Motivated by the Christian faith and an ethos of service and care, our Chaplaincy, Listening and Well-being services have Summary of the main activities provided a mix of informal, relationship-building support and more formal, undertaken for the public appointment-based services, to provide a range of access points to benefit in relation to these individuals of any faith or none needing support. objects (include within this section the statutory We are embedded in many work and community settings making a declaration that trustees have positive difference to adults, young people and children. As a confidential, had regard to the guidance independent, listening ear, we provide emotional, mental health and/or issued by the Charity spiritual support as a one-off or on a continuing basis. We also facilitated Commission on public benefit) listening and reflective sessions for small groups in a number of our Partner Organisations. Organisations who are partnered with us, for whom we provide one or more of our services, include Hospices, Sports Clubs, Businesses and Engineering, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, Schools including 6[th] form, GP Practices, Specialist Charities. Our services are for staff, patients, family members, students, adults and children dependent on the organisation context. In addition, we provide Training not only for our volunteers, but also for individual beneficiaries and organisations wanting to access our Listening and well-being approach as well as our Chaplaincy training.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

In this financial year our team of volunteers and staff completed

We delivered our services to more than 3,000 direct beneficiaries (25% increase on the previous year) with wider contact with almost 13,000 people through events, services etc such as Hospice Light Up a Life services, funerals and remembrance events, meals, memorials, celebrations, carol singing and, new in this financial year, Fire Service Red Plaque events.

These services were delivered in Schools, 6[th] Form Colleges, Businesses, Hospices, Medical Centres, Fire Service, Sports Clubs, Specialist charities, with a new service started in a Psychiatric Secure Hospital.

In addition to these ongoing partnership relationships, we also responded to requests for Crisis Support, providing Listening appointments and significant conversations for organisations impacted by death by suicide.

Our children’s services continued to grow with 130 children supported on a weekly or fortnightly basis benefiting from the opportunity to offload and process: “It just makes me feel safe and relieved that I have a safe place that I can tell someone all of my worries.”

In February 2024 we launched a pilot Wellbeing Calls project in partnership with a Sheffield Primary Care Network of 6 GP Practices, where volunteers made calls to patients who were housebound and identified by their GP as vulnerable and/or would benefit from additional

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Section D Achievements and performance support. The aim was to provide connection and company to patients in isolation as well as flag up the need for further assistance or referral to appropriate services as early as possible. In this 6-month pilot, 131 calls were made to vulnerable patients with a mean average of 83 years. 35% of these patients were identified as needing referral to services. Based on these results, the service continued and has become part of our regular provision of services and care. In addition to, and as part of, providing the above services we delivered the following training events, developing the skills of our volunteers, as well as individuals from other community groups, to enhance their ability to support others who are experiencing difficulties. 44 people trained in Listening Skills (in-house) 14 people trained in Chaplaincy Skills Our Co-CEOs also spoke at a number of events on the importance of listening in different life scenarios such as a Sheffield Diocese event on Healing, Hospice multi-faith event, Courageous Conversations training for leadership in an Academy Trust in addition to writing articles on different aspects of wellbeing and strategies for different life situations. We also delivered Listening Refresher training for our ongoing staff and volunteers, Presentation Skills and continued with our programme to ensure new staff complete MHFA England’s training and are registered Mental Health First Aiders.

Section E Financial review Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Further financial review details
Youmay chooseto include
additional information, where
relevant about:

the charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);

how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity;

investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
To build reserves where possible in order to cover contingencies, building
on the low level of reserves we have been able to create so far using 6
months as a target reserve amount.
None
(Optional information)
We are grateful to the Trusts, Organisations and individual Donors who
have given funding this year to enable us to continue and grow our
services. Also, to a growing number of our Partner Organisations who
have been able to make financial contributions towards the costs of the
services provided for them or have held fund-raising events on our
behalf.
Grants or Gifts have been awarded from the Cutlers Company Charitable
Trust, Dixon Pitchfork Charitable Trust, Facey Family Foundation, Harry
Bottom Charitable Trust, Health Education England, IT Health, James
Neill Trust Fund, Laing Family Trust, National Lottery Community Fund
(RC Yorkshire and Humber region), People Keeping Well Sheffield,
Sheffield Evangelical Trust, Sheffield Town Trust, Souter Charitable
Trust.
We are also grateful to those who have held events to raise funds for our
work, including 10k runners, walkers, birthday fundraisers, retirement

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donation, those hosting Coffee, Cake, Chat events in their homes, ~~PO~~ organisations or churches, School bake-sales or Funeral collections. ~~a~~ Section F Other optional information

We continue to develop our income streams so that we are not reliant on one stream, and have seen an increase in Partner Organisation contributions. However, it is fair to say that some of our income streams became more challenging. For the first time, this last year we saw a 15% reduction in income (previous years have seen continuous growth), which despite holding our expenditure at a mere 13% growth in expenditure meant putting some investment plans temporarily on hold. We will continue to submit funding applications, to encourage Partnership donations and fees, and have re-jigged office roles to ensure there is - increased capacity for bid writing and fundraising.

Section G Declaration ~~a~~

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Jan Hedge Jan Hedge Full name(s) Chris Booth ~~ee~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Trustee etc) ~~ee ee~~ Date 29/01/26

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service

Charity No. 1174021

Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts

31 March 2025

South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Contents

Pages
Trustees' Annual Report 1
Independent Examiner's Report 2
Statement of Financial Activities 3
Balance Sheet 4
Statement of Cash flows 5
Notes to the Accounts 6
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 7

Page 1

South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Trustees Annual Report

The trustees present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Charity No. 1174021

Trustees

The following trustees served during the year:

C. Booth

D. Hall

J. Hedge

K. Hobbs

R. Medina

A. Walker

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Accountants

Peach Wilkinson Ltd

78 Cross Hill Ecclesfield Sheffield S35 9TU

Statement of trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees

C. Booth Trustee 31 March 2025

Page 2

South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Independent Examiners Report

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

As the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of F.M.A.A.T.

I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

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 in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

Mr Adam Claydon F.M.A.A.T Peach Wilkinson Ltd 78 Cross Hill Ecclesfield Sheffield

S35 9TU 31 March 2025

Page 3

South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Income and endowments
from:
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Other trading activities
5
Other
6
Total
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
Other
8
Total
Net gains on investments
Net (expenditure)/income
Transfers between funds
Net (expenditure)/income
before other gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Total funds Total funds
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
58,268 37,050 95,318 126,573
194,640 - 194,640 180,105
- - - -
4,033 500 4,533 30,840
256,941 37,550 294,491 337,518
2,570 - 2,570 -
311,502 30,673 342,175 303,990
314,072 30,673 344,745 303,990
- - - -
(57,131) 6,877 (50,254) 33,528
26,085 (26,085) - -
(31,046) (19,208) (50,254) 33,528
(31,046) (19,208) (50,254) 33,528
44,933 36,110 81,043 47,515
13,887 16,902 30,789 81,043

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Balance Sheet

at 31 March 2025

Charity No. 1174021
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors:Amount falling due within one year
10
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets excluding pension asset or liability
Total net assets
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds
11
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
11
General funds
Reserves
11
Total funds		 2025
£
31,508
31,508
(720)
30,788
30,788
30,788
30,788
16,902
16,902
13,887
13,887
30,789		 2024
£
81,402
81,402
(359)
81,043
81,043
81,043
81,043
36,110
36,110
44,933
44,933
81,043

Approved by the trustees on 31 March 2025

And signed on their behalf by:

C. Booth Trustee 31 March 2025

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic if Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Fund accounting

Income

Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

Expenditure

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Freehold investment property

Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise.

Stocks

Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.

Trade and other creditors

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

Research and development

Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.

Foreign currencies

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period.

Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.

All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.

Leased assets

Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.

Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs.

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.

Pension costs

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the charity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the charity has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the charity in independently administered funds.

Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services

All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

2 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year

Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Other trading activities
Other
Total
Expenditure on:
Other
Total
Net income
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses:
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
3
Income from donations and legacies
The National Lottery
Community Fund, RC
Yorkshire and Humber
Region
Regular Gifts
Funding
4
Income from charitable activities
Fundraising & Partnership		 Unrestricted
£
-
5,654
52,614
58,268		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
67,766
180,105
30,840
278,711
268,575
268,575
10,136
10,136
10,136
34,798
44,934
Restricted
£
37,050
-
-
37,050
Unrestricted
£
194,640
194,640		 Restricted
funds
2024
£
58,807
-
-
58,807
35,415
35,415
23,392
23,392
23,392
12,717
36,109
Total
2025
£
37,050
5,654
52,614
95,318
Total
2025
£
194,640
194,640		 Total funds
2024
£
126,573
180,105
30,840
337,518
303,990
303,990
33,528
33,528
33,528
47,515
81,043
Total
2024
£
25,333
7,084
94,156
126,573
Total
2024
£
180,105
180,105

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

5
Income from other trading activities
6
Other income
PCN fees
One Off Gifts
Gift Aid and Other
7
Expenditure on raising funds
Fundraising trading costs
Training
8
Other expenditure
Publicity
Memberships
Employee costs
Premises costs
General administrative costs
Legal and professional costs
9
Staff costs
Salaries and wages		 Unrestricted
£
-
(500)
1,902
2,631
4,033		 Unrestricted
£
-
-
-
Restricted
£
-
500
-
-
500		 Total
2025
£
-
-
-
Total
2025
£
-
-
1,902
2,631
4,533		 Total
2024
£
-
-
-
Total
2024
£
16,779
-
12,260
1,801
30,840
Unrestricted
£
1,077
761
267,556
20,125
14,147
7,836
311,502		 Unrestricted
£
2,570
2,570
Restricted
£
-
-
23,576
-
7,097
-
30,673
2025
281,626
281,626		 Total
2025
£
2,570
2,570
Total
2025
£
1,077
761
291,132
20,125
21,244
7,836
342,175		 Total
2024
£
-
-
Total
2024
£
2,454
726
252,591
18,274
20,346
9,599
303,990
2024
240,702
240,702

No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

10 Creditors:

amounts falling due within one year

Accruals
11 Movement in funds
At 1 April
2024
Restricted funds:
Restricted income funds:
36,110
-
-
-
Total
36,110
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
44,933
Total funds
81,043
12 Analysis of net assets between funds
Net current assets
13 Reconciliation of net debt
Cash and cash equivalents
Net debt		 2025
£		 2024
£
720 359
Incoming
resources
(including
other
gains/losses)
£
37,050
500
-
-
37,550
256,941
294,491		 720
Resources
expended
£		 Gross
transfers
£
(26,085)
-
-
-
(26,085)
26,085
-
Unrestricted
funds
£
30,788
30,788
Cash flows
£		 359
At 31
March
2025
£
23,499
500
(6,597)
(500)
(23,576)
-
(6,597)
(500)
(30,673)
(314,072)
(344,745)
At 1 April
2024
£
16,902
13,887
30,789
Total
£
30,788
30,788
At 31
March
2025
£
81,402 (49,894) 31,508
81,402
81,402		 (49,894)
(49,894)		 31,508
31,508

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Statement of Cash flows for the year ended 31 March 2025

Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure)/income per Statement of Financial Activities
Adjustments for:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Increase in trade and other payables
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Net cash from investing activities
Net cash from financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year		 2025
£
(50,254)
(4,533)
361
(54,426)
4,533
4,533
-
(49,893)
81,402
31,509		 2024
£
33,528
(30,840)
359
3,047
30,840
30,840
-
33,887
-
33,887
Components of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and bank balances 31,508 81,402
31,508 81,402

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
The National Lottery Community
Fund, RC Yorkshire and Humber
Region
Regular Gifts
Funding
Charitable activities
Fundraising & Partnership
Other trading activities
Other
PCN fees
One Off Gifts
Gift Aid and Other
Total income and endowments
Expenditure on:
Costs of other trading activities
Training
Total of expenditure on raising
funds
Other expenditure
Publicity
Memberships
Employee costs
Salaries/wages
Staff training
Premises costs
Rent
Rates		 Unrestricte
d funds
2025
£
-
5,654
52,614
58,268
194,640
194,640
-
-
-
-
(500)
1,902
2,631
4,033
256,941
2,570
2,570
2,570
1,077
761
1,838
258,050
9,506
267,556
16,504
657		 Restricted
funds
2025
£
37,050
-
-
37,050
-
-
-
-
-
-
500
-
-
500
37,550
-
-
-
-
-
-
23,576
-
23,576
-
-		 Total funds
2025
£
37,050
5,654
52,614
95,318
194,640
194,640
-
-
-
-
-
1,902
2,631
4,533
294,491
2,570
2,570
2,570
1,077
761
1,838
281,626
9,506
291,132
16,504
657		 Total funds
2024
£
25,333
7,084
94,156
126,573
180,105
180,105
-
-
-
16,779
-
12,260
1,801
30,840
337,518
-
-
-
2,454
726
3,180
240,702
11,889
252,591
14,995
733

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Light, heat and power
General administrative costs,
including depreciation and
amortisation
Equipment repairs and
maintenance
General insurances
Software, IT support and related
costs
Stationery and printing
Sundry expenses
Telephone, fax and broadband
Legal and professional costs
Accountancy and bookkeeping
Other legal and professional
costs
Total of expenditure of other costs
Total expenditure
Net gains on investments
Net (expenditure)/income
Transfers between funds
Net (expenditure)/income before
other gains/(losses)
Other Gains
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 2,964
20,125
3,962
2,630
3,927
1,190
1,138
1,300
14,147
360
7,476
7,836
311,502
314,072
-
(57,131)
26,085
(31,046)
-
(31,046)
44,933
13,887		 -
-
-
-
-
-
7,097
-
7,097
-
-
-
30,673
30,673
-
6,877
(26,085)
(19,208)
-
(19,208)
36,110
16,902		 2,964
20,125
3,962
2,630
3,927
1,190
8,235
1,300
21,244
360
7,476
7,836
342,175
344,745
-
(50,254)
-
(50,254)
-
(50,254)
81,043
30,789		 2,546
18,274
6,855
1,933
3,737
947
5,892
982
20,346
360
9,239
9,599
303,990
303,990
-
33,528
-
33,528
-
33,528
47,515
81,043

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service

Charity No. 1174021

Trustees' Report and Unaudited Accounts

31 March 2025

South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Contents

Pages
Trustees' Annual Report 1
Independent Examiner's Report 2
Statement of Financial Activities 3
Balance Sheet 4
Statement of Cash flows 5
Notes to the Accounts 6
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 7

Page 1

South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Trustees Annual Report

The trustees present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Charity No. 1174021

Trustees

The following trustees served during the year:

C. Booth

D. Hall

J. Hedge

K. Hobbs

R. Medina

A. Walker

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Accountants

Peach Wilkinson Ltd

78 Cross Hill Ecclesfield Sheffield S35 9TU

Statement of trustees' responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees

C. Booth Trustee 31 March 2025

Page 2

South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Independent Examiners Report

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

As the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of F.M.A.A.T.

I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

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 in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

Mr Adam Claydon F.M.A.A.T Peach Wilkinson Ltd 78 Cross Hill Ecclesfield Sheffield

S35 9TU 31 March 2025

Page 3

South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
Income and endowments
from:
Donations and legacies
3
Charitable activities
4
Other trading activities
5
Other
6
Total
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
Other
8
Total
Net gains on investments
Net (expenditure)/income
Transfers between funds
Net (expenditure)/income
before other gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Total funds Total funds
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
58,268 37,050 95,318 126,573
194,640 - 194,640 180,105
- - - -
4,033 500 4,533 30,840
256,941 37,550 294,491 337,518
2,570 - 2,570 -
311,502 30,673 342,175 303,990
314,072 30,673 344,745 303,990
- - - -
(57,131) 6,877 (50,254) 33,528
26,085 (26,085) - -
(31,046) (19,208) (50,254) 33,528
(31,046) (19,208) (50,254) 33,528
44,933 36,110 81,043 47,515
13,887 16,902 30,789 81,043

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Balance Sheet

at 31 March 2025

Charity No. 1174021
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors:Amount falling due within one year
10
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets excluding pension asset or liability
Total net assets
The funds of the charity
Restricted funds
11
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
11
General funds
Reserves
11
Total funds		 2025
£
31,508
31,508
(720)
30,788
30,788
30,788
30,788
16,902
16,902
13,887
13,887
30,789		 2024
£
81,402
81,402
(359)
81,043
81,043
81,043
81,043
36,110
36,110
44,933
44,933
81,043

Approved by the trustees on 31 March 2025

And signed on their behalf by:

C. Booth Trustee 31 March 2025

Page 5

South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic if Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

Fund accounting

Income

Volunteer help The value of any volunteer help received is not included in the accounts. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value revaluation of fixed at the end of the year. assets Gains/(losses) on This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments. investment assets

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

Expenditure

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Freehold investment property

Investment properties are measured initially at cost and subsequently at fair value at each balance sheet date and are not depreciated. All gains or losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise.

Stocks

Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market.

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities. In the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the company's cash management.

Trade and other creditors

Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

Research and development

Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.

Foreign currencies

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing at the end of the reporting period.

Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency of the charity are recorded at the rate of exchange on the date that the transaction occurred.

All exchange differences are are taken into account in arriving at net income/expenditure.

Leased assets

Where the charity enters into a lease which entails taking substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset, the lease is treated as a finance lease.

Leases which do not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to charity are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are initially recognised as assets of the charity at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet date as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalised in accordance with the charity's policy on borrowing costs.

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.

Pension costs

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the charity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the charity has no further payments obligations. The contributions are recognised as expenses when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the charity in independently administered funds.

Receipt of donated goods, facilities and services

All donated goods, facilities and services received are recognised within incoming resources and expenditure at an estimate of the value to the charity.

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

2 Statement of Financial Activities - prior year

Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Other trading activities
Other
Total
Expenditure on:
Other
Total
Net income
Net income before other
gains/(losses)
Other gains and losses:
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
3
Income from donations and legacies
The National Lottery
Community Fund, RC
Yorkshire and Humber
Region
Regular Gifts
Funding
4
Income from charitable activities
Fundraising & Partnership		 Unrestricted
£
-
5,654
52,614
58,268		 Unrestricted
funds
2024
£
67,766
180,105
30,840
278,711
268,575
268,575
10,136
10,136
10,136
34,798
44,934
Restricted
£
37,050
-
-
37,050
Unrestricted
£
194,640
194,640		 Restricted
funds
2024
£
58,807
-
-
58,807
35,415
35,415
23,392
23,392
23,392
12,717
36,109
Total
2025
£
37,050
5,654
52,614
95,318
Total
2025
£
194,640
194,640		 Total funds
2024
£
126,573
180,105
30,840
337,518
303,990
303,990
33,528
33,528
33,528
47,515
81,043
Total
2024
£
25,333
7,084
94,156
126,573
Total
2024
£
180,105
180,105

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

5
Income from other trading activities
6
Other income
PCN fees
One Off Gifts
Gift Aid and Other
7
Expenditure on raising funds
Fundraising trading costs
Training
8
Other expenditure
Publicity
Memberships
Employee costs
Premises costs
General administrative costs
Legal and professional costs
9
Staff costs
Salaries and wages		 Unrestricted
£
-
(500)
1,902
2,631
4,033		 Unrestricted
£
-
-
-
Restricted
£
-
500
-
-
500		 Total
2025
£
-
-
-
Total
2025
£
-
-
1,902
2,631
4,533		 Total
2024
£
-
-
-
Total
2024
£
16,779
-
12,260
1,801
30,840
Unrestricted
£
1,077
761
267,556
20,125
14,147
7,836
311,502		 Unrestricted
£
2,570
2,570
Restricted
£
-
-
23,576
-
7,097
-
30,673
2025
281,626
281,626		 Total
2025
£
2,570
2,570
Total
2025
£
1,077
761
291,132
20,125
21,244
7,836
342,175		 Total
2024
£
-
-
Total
2024
£
2,454
726
252,591
18,274
20,346
9,599
303,990
2024
240,702
240,702

No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Notes to the Accounts

10 Creditors:

amounts falling due within one year

Accruals
11 Movement in funds
At 1 April
2024
Restricted funds:
Restricted income funds:
36,110
-
-
-
Total
36,110
Unrestricted funds:
General funds
44,933
Total funds
81,043
12 Analysis of net assets between funds
Net current assets
13 Reconciliation of net debt
Cash and cash equivalents
Net debt		 2025
£		 2024
£
720 359
Incoming
resources
(including
other
gains/losses)
£
37,050
500
-
-
37,550
256,941
294,491		 720
Resources
expended
£		 Gross
transfers
£
(26,085)
-
-
-
(26,085)
26,085
-
Unrestricted
funds
£
30,788
30,788
Cash flows
£		 359
At 31
March
2025
£
23,499
500
(6,597)
(500)
(23,576)
-
(6,597)
(500)
(30,673)
(314,072)
(344,745)
At 1 April
2024
£
16,902
13,887
30,789
Total
£
30,788
30,788
At 31
March
2025
£
81,402 (49,894) 31,508
81,402
81,402		 (49,894)
(49,894)		 31,508
31,508

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Statement of Cash flows for the year ended 31 March 2025

Cash flows from operating activities
Net (expenditure)/income per Statement of Financial Activities
Adjustments for:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Increase in trade and other payables
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Net cash from investing activities
Net cash from financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year		 2025
£
(50,254)
(4,533)
361
(54,426)
4,533
4,533
-
(49,893)
81,402
31,509		 2024
£
33,528
(30,840)
359
3,047
30,840
30,840
-
33,887
-
33,887
Components of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and bank balances 31,508 81,402
31,508 81,402

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
The National Lottery Community
Fund, RC Yorkshire and Humber
Region
Regular Gifts
Funding
Charitable activities
Fundraising & Partnership
Other trading activities
Other
PCN fees
One Off Gifts
Gift Aid and Other
Total income and endowments
Expenditure on:
Costs of other trading activities
Training
Total of expenditure on raising
funds
Other expenditure
Publicity
Memberships
Employee costs
Salaries/wages
Staff training
Premises costs
Rent
Rates		 Unrestricte
d funds
2025
£
-
5,654
52,614
58,268
194,640
194,640
-
-
-
-
(500)
1,902
2,631
4,033
256,941
2,570
2,570
2,570
1,077
761
1,838
258,050
9,506
267,556
16,504
657		 Restricted
funds
2025
£
37,050
-
-
37,050
-
-
-
-
-
-
500
-
-
500
37,550
-
-
-
-
-
-
23,576
-
23,576
-
-		 Total funds
2025
£
37,050
5,654
52,614
95,318
194,640
194,640
-
-
-
-
-
1,902
2,631
4,533
294,491
2,570
2,570
2,570
1,077
761
1,838
281,626
9,506
291,132
16,504
657		 Total funds
2024
£
25,333
7,084
94,156
126,573
180,105
180,105
-
-
-
16,779
-
12,260
1,801
30,840
337,518
-
-
-
2,454
726
3,180
240,702
11,889
252,591
14,995
733

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South Yorkshire Chaplaincy & Listening Service Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Light, heat and power
General administrative costs,
including depreciation and
amortisation
Equipment repairs and
maintenance
General insurances
Software, IT support and related
costs
Stationery and printing
Sundry expenses
Telephone, fax and broadband
Legal and professional costs
Accountancy and bookkeeping
Other legal and professional
costs
Total of expenditure of other costs
Total expenditure
Net gains on investments
Net (expenditure)/income
Transfers between funds
Net (expenditure)/income before
other gains/(losses)
Other Gains
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 2,964
20,125
3,962
2,630
3,927
1,190
1,138
1,300
14,147
360
7,476
7,836
311,502
314,072
-
(57,131)
26,085
(31,046)
-
(31,046)
44,933
13,887		 -
-
-
-
-
-
7,097
-
7,097
-
-
-
30,673
30,673
-
6,877
(26,085)
(19,208)
-
(19,208)
36,110
16,902		 2,964
20,125
3,962
2,630
3,927
1,190
8,235
1,300
21,244
360
7,476
7,836
342,175
344,745
-
(50,254)
-
(50,254)
-
(50,254)
81,043
30,789		 2,546
18,274
6,855
1,933
3,737
947
5,892
982
20,346
360
9,239
9,599
303,990
303,990
-
33,528
-
33,528
-
33,528
47,515
81,043

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