CHESTER SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORK CIO Reglstered Charlty No. 1177175 Annual Report Financlal Statements For the year ended 318t August 2024
CHESTER SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORK CIO Reglstered Charity No. 1177175 Contents of Allnual Report & Flnanclal Slatements For the perlod ended 318t August 2024 Page Charity informatlon Trustees annual report Independent Examlners Report Re¢eSpts and payménts account 11
CHESTER SGHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORK CIO Charlty Informatlon For the year ended 318t Augu¥st 20234 Charity Number 1177175 Worklng Names Chester Schools Chrlstlan Work cscw Governlng Inslrument,. Constllutlon regl8tered by the Charfty Commlssion S. February 2018 Trustees Su CheBter Phlllp Goss Lucy Met¢alfe Simon Kaye Prlncipal Address Vlcars Cross United Refom)ed Church Oldfield Drive Vicars Cr06S Chester CH3 6LL Ba(erS Bank of S¢olland 33 Old Bro8d Street London Branch, PO Box 1 C(JO. BX2 ILB Klngdom Bank Medla House Padge Road Beeston NOTTINGHAM NG9 2RS Independent Examlners G. Mattod<s FCA. 18 Mulberry Avenue. Turnstone Business Park, WIDNES, WA8 OWN
CHESTER SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORK CIO TYustee5' Report for the year ended 31st Aulust 2024 The Trustees 5ubmll thelr report and the flnanclal statements for the perlod ended 31st August 2024. General Informatfon The cliarlty15 a charltable Incorporated or8anlsatloh• 8Dverned by a con5tltution re8lsteTed by the Charlty Commlsslon on 5 February 2018. The first trustees were appolnted by the con5t5tutlon. Subsequent appolntments are made by the trustees. They serve for an IndefSnlte perlod. By an order of the Charlty Commlssion dated 27, June 2018 the Chester Schools christlan Work Trust Charity Re£istration number 1041454 was authorlsed to transfer Its assets to the CIO. On I. September 2018 èll the assets of the Chester 5choo15 Chrlslfan Work Trust were vpsled in this charity. The charlty Is ¢arry•n8 on the work formerly done by the trust from I September 2018. Oble¢ls of the ¢harlty as lald down by the Cohslltuth?n To advance the Chrlstlan rell8lon in accordance with the Statement of Bellefs appearlng In the Schedule to the constltutlon and In pardcular In the clty of Chester and the surrounding area and primarily amongst chlldren and young people In the schools and other educatlonal establlshments In the sald area. Thls has been achleved by raising money to support Chrlstfan workers to go Into schools. Stafflng Update Our new part-tlme administrator Is well establlshed and embedded In the team and she continue5 to add much to the team and the organlsatlon through her extenslve skllls and experience in both education and local church leadershlp. We have added a new part-time sthools worker to the team wlth extensive skills and experlence In SEND, theatre and schools work. She has been involved with CSCW as a volunteer In her prevlous employment so was able to transltlon Into her C5CW role extremely qulckly and effectfvely. Her 5k1115 contribute to both prlmary and high school settings wlth opportunltie5 developing throughout the year. Her addltlon to the team and organlsation has been slgnlficant and the trustees are explorln8 further fundlng to offer more renumeratlon. There Is a contlnued need to f(KUS on developlng, training and equlpplng new volunteers as the demands continue to grow so are excited about the Essential youthwork training. We are looklng forward to contlnulng to serve and support puplls, staff and whole school communities, through promoting the personal and splritual wellbelng of chlldren and young people in Chester in a varlety of ways.
Revlew of the Year Prlmar Schools Worker Re ort It has been an excitin8 and busy year in our local Prlmary Schools. Andy has le(J team5 who provlde Collectfve Worshlp in 5 Schools each week, meeting over 900 pupils, and 5 schools on 3 monthly basls meeting around 750 puplls. Andy continues to support local churches who go into their local schools meeting similar numbers of puplls. We also saw a 8rowth In the number of Prayer Spaces delivered, Including one new school, and more in the schools we were already In. Feedbatkffom the puplls showed well over 90% of them found It helpful and gave them a chance to think and rellect on the topic chosen by the school. Our annual Year 6 transltlon project, Movlng On, contlnues to be a valuable tool to support the excellent work schools are already dolng. We delivered the sesslon to around 1000 Year 65, Includln8 one school we hadn't been Into for over 10 years. As well as the Year6 sÈsslon, we helped out at 2 of our local Hlgh Schools w5th thelr summer school, whlch was almed at the Year 6s to help with the transition to Hlgh School. At one of the schools, we ran a workshop whkh bullt on the work we weie already dolng. It was the only workshop that every learner attended and went down very well wlth learners and school pastoral staff who were In attendance. As the school has a wlder catchment area than Just Chester, It was good to meet some new Year 65 who we hadn't previously met and also to provlde them w5th a book as they hadn't had our Movlng On session. Looking ahead to the next academlc year. we already have a new school to start monthly Collectlve Worshlp, and at least one of our schools we ale already In, have shown Interest In Prayer Spaces whlch Is excltlng. HI h 5¢hools Re ort from Team Leader Another more settled academic year benefltlng from the addltlon of a new part-tSmÈ admlnlstrator and another new schools worker from September. Throughout the year we have dellvered several ongoing projects as well as reestabllshlng projerts In another hlgh school, facllitating young people to develop reslllence, belng encouTa8ed and achieving incredible success In many areas. With the addition of anotherschools worker, we have seen additional projects successfully embed In schools includlnB addltional support in Cu's s well as a brand new creatlve, theatre-based project- CREATE- whlch Is run after school weekly. Over the year we have conttnued to support schools as an Independent Llstenerlmentor, been a resource and lead for Chrlstièn Unions and helped run Prayer and Reflectlon Spaces. We have dellvered engaglng and approprlate healthy relatlonshlp and sex educatton through the RSE currlculum, dellvered en8a8ing and aEe-appropriate assemblies, facllltated several rounds of the Klntsugl Hope Mental Wellbelng Group and been a key lead In clty-wide youth events. The KintSU8i Hope groups have continued in the newer format throughout the year wlth 13 groups1130 students) and we contfnued to seek to dellver thls much needed support in the m05t Impactful way. eg we worked wlth the school to release the puplls for I full day and
covered key toplcs wlth 8reater depth of conversatlon and relationship in maklng a blgger positlve Impact on thelr wellbelng. We are deli8hted to see the work continue to develop close Ilnks wlth school pastoral support and act 35 a signpost to other school support. The development and support of Chrlstlan Unlons and lunchtime safe spaces contlnues to be an Important need wSth a weekly space offerlng a safe space to dlscuss and explore faith as well as find support for day to day life. Our alm tontinues to be to respond to the needs of young people and Dffer these spaces throughout Chester schools. Prayer and reflectlon spaces were delivered to 400 pupils thls year Includlng a new Immersive experience fur Year 9,5, utilising Silent Dlsco equipment. The overall feedback from all reflethon spaces is ppsitive Including those from the Chrlstlan falth, other faiths and no falth. We dellvered RSE lessons to support the PSHE currltulum to over 10(10 students from Year 7 Year 11. We reestab115hed connectlons and RSE delivery In another high school and have several lessons already planned for the comlng academlc year. The feedback from students and staff Is extremely poslilve wlth monltor5ng showlng a hlgh increase in learners understandlng core objectlves of the lesson. There have been several weeks of assemblles dellvered at Chrlstmas and throughout the year with more already booked for the comlng academlc year. The clty-wlde youth events contlnue to brlng young people from dlfferent schools and congregations together to equlp and encourage youn8 people in thelr falth, Darren continues to partner wlth Chester youthworkers to lead the monthly network meetln8 and the monthly youth event, *thX" as well as contrlbuting to city-wlde, misslon-focused events and a lolnt youth weekend away. aty-wide youth events are planned for the comln8 year {includlng a youth weekend away In October) and we are explorln8 facllltatin8 after School drop In cafes wlth church partners. We have also seen an Increase In volunteers from partner churches wlth a need to glve them svfficlent tralnlng. As such, we have trained to dellver the Youthscape Essential trainlng next year having had a hlgh level of Interest at an Informauon evenin8 In July. We have also become a partner organlsation of the children, youth and families alliance- part of Cheshlre West VoluntaryAction which Is helping to develop our presence and awareness of the organlsatEon as well as help to signpost to others. We are hoplng thls partnership develops to benefit the chlldren and young people In our local school communliles. We are seekln8 to contlnue to support those most In need throuBh partnershlp wlth schools and doln8 all we can to Inspire HOPE and Unlock POTENTIAL In the Ilves of our amazing young people In Chester.
Schools, worker re ort This past academlc year has been full of excltlng opportunlties, contlnued development of existln8 clubs and sesslon and new relatlonshlps belng formed wlth schools and orBanlsation5 across the clty. We have seen God on the move wlthln our work thls year and we are expectant of what wlll come next. Below15 some categorlsed overvlews and hlghllghts of the past ac8demlc year. Lunch Clubs Continuln8 to work in schools In this wayls a joy and such a prfvlle8e. At Upton Hlgh School. we spent muth of the academic year supportin8 upper slxth form students as the prepared for and dealt with the hlghs, lows, and pressures of exam season. It was good to be able to offer a safe space where they could have conversations about what was happenln8, offload. Issue5 and spend tlme stepplng out of busy schedules. As we began to pray and thlnk about what the club would look Ilke as they move on from educatSon, we were met wlth the opportunlty to welcome some year nSne students into the space. This has been an excltlng development where a group of young people have come together for games, chat, and debate about Important15sues of Ilfe and falth. More recently, the group have been able to expand and be used by puplls frorn other year groups and we continue to explore the best way of hostiDg thls space at Upton Hlah. Pulse, at Bishops, contfnues to be a great space In thelr chaplalncy programme. It Is a space for good conversatfon, a big question each week and someilmes an opportunlty to share a thought for the week. It is also a good meetin8 point for other actlvltles we are Involved In throughout school. Afterschool Clubs I have been runnlng 'Create' afterschool club for the past 8 months at 8i5hops Hlgh School. It Is an amazln8 space where creaVIty meets faFth, and we can tackle some Important topScs through the accesslble lens of theatre. In the past summer term, we created a short fllm 'llfe In all Its fulness, together to explore what It realty looks Ilke to Ilve Ilfe fully as someone who Is known and loved by our creator. It opened great conversatlons and brou8ht fresh Ideas. Thls new academlc year we will be explorlng 'words are powerful. and have been Sncluded In the large carol servlce run by the school at the cathedral to perform an orlginal spoken word together. The 8roup Is well attended by Indivlduals from year 7-10 and It Is a cooperatlve space to explore falth. Ethos team and Sthool Support Thls past academic year I have been able to start working alongside Dodle5ton Primary School asslstlng wlth thelr eth05 group and helplng to prepare and run prayer and splrltuallty day. We ran a 'refu8ee prayer and awareness, day In the summer term that used prayer spaces, theatre and craft to help the learners engage In prayer and Blble storles. As we have started this year, the school have welcomed a new head, and It has been 8reat to be Invlted back in and be workln8 towards an 'expeflence Chrlstmas, event In partnershlp with the school and local church. A new opportunlty that has a150 arlsen thls year has been to work wlth Dee Banks School where they offer speclalist educatlon to those wlth neurodiverslty and learnin8 dlsabillties. We wlll be exploilng how we can help them dellvey sectlons of thelr PSHE work In a school
where all work pre currlculum level. We wlll be uslng theatre practlces to ald our work movingforward, Assemblles Although it15 not a large part of my work, this past year I have been Involved wlth assemblles at Upton High School and Blshops High School. Asslstlng wlth the Chrlstmas assembltes has been a 8reat opportunity and worklng wlthln a team to do this has been great. I was also able to support at Blshops High wlth thelr world book day assemblles wlth an opportunity to talk about the Ilnk between storytelling and falth. Prayer 5pa¢es It ha5 been great to be Involved wlth the prayer spaces at Bishops Hlgh School especially havlng an opportunlty to try uslng dlfferent resources to run the spaces. U51ng the headphones to offer an Immerslve experlence meant we could approach prayer spaces dlfferentlyi especlally wlth some of the older learners In School. Extra EventslWorkshops/ Neurodlverslty, One of the hlghllghts of thls past year has been the opportunity to be Involved In the Nuerodlvelrsty pathway research proJect In partnershlp wlth CWVA, We are hoplng to run the workshops and Interviews in schools which we hope wlll not only been a great opportunlty to strengthen our relatlonshlps with schools but also beneflt and Inform our work wlth those chlldren and young people with Nuerosdlversity. Involvement In the splrltuallty day for Sixth form at Bishops thls last academic year was an excltlng opportunlty to contlnue to use creativity, spe¢lfically through spoken work, to help young people thlnk about thelr falth. Mycontlnued Involvement In YfHX, partner church work and supportlng local youth worker5 Is always a Soy and working so closely In partnershlp wlth other organ1saOnS and Indivlduals wlshlng to have a p051tlve and klngdom Impact on Chester Is excltlng. Investment Pollcv The charitvs policy Is to deposlt surplus funds wlth the Kin8dom Bank to seek a reasonable Interest rate. Fund ralslng The charlty relies on donations from Indlvlduals, church or8anisations and other charitable trusts. Restrlcted Funds Funds were held by the charlty for slx restricted purposes:. Reslllence, Prlmary work, purchase of 'lts Your Move. bookletsi prayer spaces, CU Bibles, and projects. These are accounted for through the relevant Restrlcted Funds. ReseNos Durin8 the year the unrestricted 'General Fund, reserves of the charlty decre3sed from £37,421 to £36,038.
Redundancv In order to give some Indlcation of the Trust's Ilablllty for statutory redundancy If it ever became necessary we calculated that if every member of staff who Conned employment after 31. August 2024 had been made redundant by the Trust on 31st August 2024 the charitls Ilablllty for statutory redundancy would have been - £9,110 Governance and Internal control Responslblllty for day to day runnlng lies wlth the Team Leader who works wlthln budget constralnts set by the Trustees to meet the pollcy objectlves agreed at the Trustees, meetlngs, and who Is accountable to the Trustees. The Team Leader and hls team are the major generators of future vlslon and dlrection, wlth the Trustee5 ensurlng that the Trust's acilvlttes are both In agreement wlth Its oblectlves and are achlevable, Trustees are selected by the other members of the Trustee board. The Trustees wlll meet periodically In the year to revlew strategy, performance, operatlng plans, budgets and mlni5try matters, Safe8uardlhg The charlty has a safeguardlng pollcy whlch is reviewed annually, Volunteers The charlty Is hoplng both for the continuln8 commltment of Its Indlvldual volunteers, and also that local churches wlll conttnue to allow thelr Youth/Chlldren's workers to be Involved in the dellvery of CSCW activities free of charge. Without them our activitie5 would be much reduced. Publlc benefit The trustees have acted accordlng to, and In Ilne wlth, the Charity Commlsslon's guldance on publlc benefit Ilncludlng the specific guidance on charlties for the advancement of rellglon) In plannlng the future actlvltles of the charlty. Serlous Incldents There were no serious incidents relatlng to the charlty durlng the previous year that the Trustees neglected to Inform the Charbty Commlsslon. Thls re ort was approved by the Board of Trustees on Iq/,, /ILt L)c4 meTCA LFE
Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Scclioi) A Iiiclcpeiidei)t Exai?) iiier's Roi)ort Report to the trustees o The Chester Schools Chrlstlan Work CIO On attounts forthe yea ende 31st Au8USt 2024 Charfty n 177175 Set out on page 11-13 Respectlve responslbllltles of trustoes and wmlner The charltvs trustees are re5ponslble for the preparallon of the accounts. The charltvs trustee5 con51der that an audlt15 nol requlred for thls year under se¢Uon 144 of the Charltle5 Act 2011 (the Charltles Act) and that an Independent examlnailon Is needed. It 15 my responslblllty to: examlne the accounts under sectlon 145 of the Charliles to follow the procedures laid down In the general Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commtsslon lunder sectlon 1451511bl of the Charltle5 ACL and to State whether parilcular matters have come to my attentlon. B•515 of Independent examlnerf$ statement My examlnatlon VMS carrled out In accordance wlth general Dlrecilons glven by the Charlty Comm1$51on. An examlnatlon Includes a revlew of the accountlng records kept by the charlty and a comparlson of the accounts presented wlth those records. It also Includes conslderation of any unusual Items or dlsclosures in the accounts, and seeklng explanatlons from the trustees Concerning any such matter5. The procedures undertakerk do not provlde all the evldente that would be requlred In an audlt, and
conseqsjently no opln5on Is ilven as to whether the accounts present a 'true and falr. vlew and the report Is Ilmlted to those matters set out In the slatement below. Indepgndent examlnerfs In connectlon w5th my examlnatlon. no matter has come to my attentltsn Statement (other than that dlsclosed below ) l. vthlch gfve5 me reasonable cause to believe that In, any materlal respect, the requlrements: to keep accounting record5 In accordance wlth secilon 130 of the Chèrltles Aet; and to prepare accounts whlch accord wtth the accountlnB records and compty with the a¢¢ountin8 requlrements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to vthich, In my opinlon, attention ghovld be drawn In order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brqckets Ilthey do not apply. Slgned Name Giles Mattocks Relevant profe551ona quallflcallon(s) or bodv FCA Address 18 Mulberry Avenue, umslone Business Park DNES. WA8 OVIN Section 8 Disclosure Only complete if the ex?miner needs to hlEhllBht materlal problems. io
Chester Schools Chrislian Work CIO 1177175 (oiw Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod 1 st September 2023 31stAu 2024 To Section A Receipts aD.d payments Unrestricted funds to th• n•aregt£ Endowment fund8 tothe n••retst£ R•strf¢t•d fvnds to th• noar#t£ Total funds Latt to th• no•reBt£ Al R•c•lpl8 GSfts and donafjons from Churches Grfts 3nd donatyons from individuals Other8rants and le8a£ie5 Tax repayments fundraising events Oihereverit5 14,838 17,598 14.250 4,568 2,813 513 2.520 1,080 5,000 104 17.358. 18.878 19,250 4,672 2.813 513 719 16,683 15.067 13,556 Moving on denations Pastoral services supplled Sundry income Bank Interest 719 355 8,294 795 795 261 Sub tOWl(GF055lncorneAorARI 55,425 9.423 64,848 s5.1 nv8stment sa table). to Total rteeipts 55,425 9,423 55.501 A3 Paymènts Salarles and penslon Other stsff e¥penses and costs Olfice costs Prolett eXPse$ Movin8 on Project expenses RSE 50.956 B27 3.008 82 7.951 .907 827 3,008 49,153 1.100 2,609 330 15 89 143 270 380 10 143 31 331 270 Tralt)In8 10 oth School pastors Insurance Safeguardlng Refreshments dinners and hospitallty Accounts exèmination Miscell3neou5 820 517 25 25 300 130 300 130 276 Sub tot fj5 n¥•atmanl pu Is•• tablo) Sub tolal Total payments 54808 65.606 57,348 Net olrncelpts1(payments) A5 Tr•n$fers behveen funds A6 C•$h Yund$ last y•arend C•sh funds this yr end 11,3831 025 17581 11.8471 37A21 123 748 37,544 39,391 37,544
Section B Statemeiit of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrostilcted, Restrlcted fund8 fund8 to n••r••t£ Endowment funds Ilot¢1ils to nrate Bi Cash fund• 8nk olSw118MI NDI Curwenl al¢ 415 •nk of 8eollamJ No2 CAwrnnl •1¢ Bonk Inslor 748 gdrth rth and ,082 ue8 . r4Tr. Unr6¥tvlcted funds RestrlGl•d fund8 Endovmiont fund8 Qo IiBar•Bt£ to ••t£ 82 Other monetary ai¥•ts Detolls Fund to whlGh ,, ••Mt bolon Co•1 {opil¢ffi•ll Cuirentvaluo B3 Investment a88•is Fund tO7hl¢h DetH115 Co•t lopll¢MII I Curr•nlY•lu• B4 A$8ets rétalned for the charlty'8 own use FurKi lo w+ilGh Ilablllty Mlato¥'. Amounlduo loptlona Detalls B5 iiabllltiets (op¢lonal Ig by one LY tw¥ia¥ ¢)n all of all Ihe trleaS Slgnalure Print Name Date of cy eTcAFe 19
Section C Notes on accouiits C Movements ol ro8trlctsd and goneral lund8 -penlng_.-.. Balance Payments ransfers Clos1. ',Balance G•neral Fund Undeslgnated lunds 37,421 55.227 58.808 35,840 D981qnat•d lund• 30th AnnIVersa.._____..._... 198 198 Re8trlcted funds Resili8nce 5,000 Prlmary work 2,951 Movlnoon P.er s_aceS CU 8lble$ 752 89 47 714 676 25 25 Proj8¢ts RestTlcted Total$ 0.00 720 720 748 ver811 tcAals 13