CHESTER SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORK CIO Registered Charity No. 1177175 Annual Report Financial Statements For the year ended 31st August 2025
CHESTER SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORK CIO Registered Charity No. 1177175 Contonts of Annual Roport & Financial Statements For the perlod ended 318t August 2025 CONTENTS Pag• Charity infomiation Trustees annual report Receipts and payments account Independent Examiners Report 12
CHESTER SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN CIO For th• y•ar •ndod 31•t AUgt 2026 1177175 Working Nam08 Chester Schoo16 Christian Work cscw Govoming irttumont: Cortitution rog18tl ty ts Charlty Comml88lon Februuy 2018 Su Choster F>hilip Gc Lucy Met¢alfe Slmon Kaye Vl¢arn Cr088 CH3 5LL 8arer8 B)k of S(x)U8rKI 33 Old Broad Stre8t London Branth, PO Box 1000. BX2 1LB Klwdom Bank Medla Hou8• Pa(• Road Bee8toni NOTllNG NG9 2RS G. Mattodq FCA 18 Mulbeny Av•nu•, Tumstone &Ainess Pa WIDNES. WA8 OWN
The Trustees subrt thek report and the bkn•ndal ststements for ihe wrknd ended 31st Au8USt 2025. The charity Is a charitalAe Incorpornted or8anls¥ilon 8ovemed by a constitth relstered the Charlty Comm1551on on 5th Fetfftry2018. The flrst trustees were appolnted ty the constttth. Subsequent app)intments are made by the tTUStees. Th4ry serve for an Indefinfte perknd. By an order of the Charlty CommlsslDn dated 27thJune 2018 the ChesterSthoo15 Chrssllan Work Trust Charky Re8iStrthn Nmber 1041454w•s author triransfer Its assets to the CIO. On tst September 2018 all the assets of thè Chester SdM)ols Chrlstlan WorkTrust re vested In thls charfty. Thè tharlty Is carryln8 on thè fDrmerfy done by the trust from 1st September 2018. To ¥(fvance the Chrlstl•n reIDn In accordance with the Statenwrt of Belts appearfty In the Schedule to the ¢onstftuilon ind In partlcular In the dty of Chester and the surwoundl area and prfmarfly •moiyt chlldren and youn8 In the sth(lS arnl othereducatlonal estsb115hments In the said area. TNS h•s been achleved by rals1 momy to siwrtChristF•n workers to 80 Into xhools. Anotherfantastk academlc year whkh mwk 30yeats of success as an oan31) In 5ervln8 chlklTen and youn8 people In local school commwiltles. Agreat even1 of celebratknn markln8 • $18nlfi¢ant milestone. We Im benefited masslvely from the rthvteam membèrs embeddlryaand Ikurlshlre Into thelr roles throhoUt the arwe have d¢lhK¢d m•ny on8oln8 Pr0cts as well as reestsbllshlng and developlng new proJects In othersthool& We hm contlnued to fadlliate YO people to develop res11ienw bel encouwed t¢ thr and achlevlrq Incredlble Suc In many areas. (knrthe yearwe have cfjn11nd to support schools as an Independent Ustenerlmenior, been a resource and léad forchrlsllan Unlons and helped run Prr and Refiectlon spe We contlnue to delfver ew8lr8 and approprfate healthy relatlonshlp and sex educatlon through the RSE cUrr1m, dellvered ery81 and age approprf8te semblles, facllltatsd several rounds of the KIntsl Mental Wellbel Group and been a kty lead in clty-wlde lUth events. We have also delIred mentorfn8 to irN1ividlS or small Broups. The partnershlp vAth the local Chlldren, Youn8 People ènd F•mllles ANlJnce contlnues to develop and we have been •ble to contrfbute lo a key part of local re5eorch Into tentIal than8e5 to local Yoh SEND servlo deH¥ery. The KlfrtSU81 Hope 8roups ha Contlnued through0 ihe year to over 350 students across 2 hlgh sdM>o15 and con0nd to seek to dellhr thts much ¥eded Support In the most Impacthil way. We are deli8hted to See the Irk cont1rn to dthlop close Ilnks wSth school pastQTal support ?d art s*np05t to otrr school support •nd further mental he•kh supporL The dk1Pment and supportof Chrlsllan Unlons and lunchlime safe spJces contlnues to be an ifflport•nt need wlth a weekty 5p•ce offerlre a safe space to dtscu55 and explore falth as well as find support for day to day Ilfe. Our alm contlnues to be to rèspond to the needs of YOU peo and offerthese spa(t$ thrOhout Chester schoolk
Prr arKI Refiertion 5PaCY5 were dellvered to 2(Xl pup115 xros$ 8 5esslon& our Sllent Dlsco equlpment for an Immerslve Refiecllon acihtty. The 0ra11 feedback from all Refiectlon spaces Fs extremely posttfve Indudq those from the Chrtsilan lalth. otherfaltrts no falth. We dell¥ered RSE les9)ns to support the PSHE curTkulum to over l(KKI studentsfrom Year 7 -year 11. The feedback from students and stsff Is extremety posltlve wtth D)onltorl showln8 ¥ htth Increase In learf$ understandln8 re objectlves of the lesson. Delfvery ofa55emblle5 at Christmas were re(l¥d staff •rtd pwlls ¥llke with a vlew to dellver more thrOt the year. The dty-wkle youth events conllnue to brkn8youn8 people from dlfferent sd015 and congre8thns together to equlp and encourd8e youwx people In thelr falth. DJrreA contlnues t(1 partner wlth thestel 1x)hlrker5 to le the momhty network Treti ¥nd the monthly youth evenL ryth, as well a5 contrlbutlng to dty4¥lde, mlssk>Trfocused events and a lolnt weekend away. aty-wlde yOh thtnts are planned for the coml year IlndudlN8 a Truth weekend away In October} and we are contInul to explore after xhool drnln Cafes wlth church prtrS. We ha¥p also seen an Increase In )lUnteets from rtner Churches wfth a need to provkle sufftlent traknhw. As such. we have delred the Youthscape E5sentlJl tralnln8 and wlll repeat thatlralnlng wlth 4 new cohort thls comln8 ac¥deffli¢ year. We are Seek1 to contlnue to support those most In nee(1 throu8h partnetshry) wlth sthools and doing Jll we can to Insplre HOPE and Unlock POTEIfflAL In the Irrfes of ovr am•zl youn8 people in Chest•r. Therels • (onllnued need to focus on developlr& traSnln8 and equIre newvolunteers as the demands continue to 8row so a exdted about the Youthscape E5senllalsyouthwork tralDln8. We are looklry fDnvard to Continui to 5eThe ¥nd 5UPPQrt pupi15, 5thff and whole xhool communltles, through Pro118 the petsonal and splrftual Wellbe1 of (hIldn youn8 people In Chester In J varlety of Thls year has been such ajoy and a real encoura8ement aty05s all ams of ourwork From e9Ve projects and MentOrf to ethos8roups. prayerspaces. arnl lunch thbs It been amazln8 to see youn8 people en8aglng50 openlywlth fa5th. qstIons. and communlty. Each opportunlty has remlnded u5 of the prmlege It Is to ¥Alk alongslde schools and pupl In these ways. It b onty posslble bec•use of the te•m we have. the openness of school4 amaz1 wlunteers and supporters •nd the Grace offJOd. Create Is ourfalth throu8h ththitre Broup. meetlng weekty at 8lshDp's Hl8h Scl¥)ol. It ha5 been suth a joy to see this 8Youp meet and grow throughout ttr year. becomln8 a safe and kOrnIng spoce where youn8 people that op•nty, ask qstIonS. and explore falth together. Thls year have spent tlme thlnklng about toplcs such asjoy and How to Be Insplred, wlth plenty of laughter and great conversatEons alore the way. We're now busy on our latest proJe¢¢ The Great Chrfstmas Ath*nture. whkh wlll help brfre the Chrfstmas story to Ilfe forour lo¥ prfm•ry xhools.
What makes Cweate so 15the young people themsel¥e$. Thelr Fdeas. quesilons, and ¢atlty (vntlnue to lead the ¥ ¥nd It has been a real prlvllege to Joumry alon8slde them thls year. T1hl)ut tNs ye•r our nwnbers have fitUated beten YJ pewe AtterrfllNd. Our Ethos Groups hwe CDntlnued to thrl¥e this ye•r. meetlng re8ularly InlK)th Ecdeston and DodSe5ton 5th0015, wlth twelve children tsk1 part In each group. tt has bEen such a Yt0 speftd tlme wlth ttrftse puplls as they expknre what falth looks Ilke in their School comMunfts. Over the past year. wekn knoked closely * each sch&s vlslon, cre•ted praYerSps. wepar•d collective M)r5hs, and evèn held to wrlie a brand-new school prayer •t Dodleston. These sessk>ns hfft provlded a wonderful opportunRyforJpen and th0htful hlth ContIO, where children aren't afrnld to wlth blg que5tlons or Ide•5 K tly dIsCer what tl leve wether. IVS •150 been i great w•yto twlkl rel&th)nshlps staff in both s offerfn8 encouragement ar siwwt 8s we for small but meantsw ways to brln8falth Into e¥ry dassroom. One hl8hll8ht from tIMS h•s been seelry ttr Cre•teKkls group TM?rklry ¥Ath the Dodleston Eth05 group to help plan and prepaR a collertlve worshlp on frults of the Wrll. Another hhllBhtvns W01n8 wlth Andy and Darrento bri Exwlence Easter to Dodleston Prfmary. We a150 plbtsd a verysuccessfvl Chrlstmasjourney nt aNI wll look to multlplythls to addStSonil schools next ac•demk tr•r. Vrforlnr. Thls year began wlth nntortry Justtwo 81ts, but we ¥re pl•nnlr8 to Increase th•t In the •u¢umn temi to Include mefitorin8 of el8ht Year 11 pupils It B151w's HIEh. It has been a real Joy to be Invlted to walk abwe these your8 peopk such •n IrnpDrt•nt •rnl often prnsswed stsge of thelr lfvek.. Every other week we meet for halfan hour- often obr • hot chocolate- to tsSk life, stre nxlety, exams, and the future. Sometlmes Ivs about busy mlnds, aThJ other tlmes IV$ slmpty •bout crealln8 space to pause Ind bre•the. Trse sesslons have become ¥ s• place for honestyarKI eneoura8emenL where the focu5 is ahvayson helpkw e•¢h pu1 flnd perspertl¥e and nfiden In are. The feedback from sc1Kl has alreaty been mlty posldve. and IVS been eKourn8ln8 to see how Vaable thls time Is forthe students as thrycontlnue to grow. Thts yearfs Prapr Spa$ foryear 7 have bten such I5peclal part of our tkne In sth>ols. These day5 have offered pupns an opportunlty to step awayfrom bw sthool Ilfe and to pause. refiec¢ and tske I breath. IVS fjnderful to see how qulcklythty Settle into the calm of the space and how open they are to ¢n8a81 wlth the dlfferent artlvltles. One of the real hhll8hts has been Bett1 the chance to chat wtth the stude>ts as ttw exploye thelr thoughts and questions about falth. Ilfe. and the M)rfd around them. At the end of each day. t've Bathered up Ulr prayer requests and tsken tlme to pray thn)1 them tO8ether- sDmethln8thai always fee15 both humbllbw and Wfvl. Perhaps most en¢ourdglry of •ll has been seeln8 jurt how many of the puplts ¢twse to en8w In prayerfortlmseW In • waythat rkS forthèm. It b a150 alw ajoy to Thr*rk aklwtde the youth workers wh) of theirtime to come and support these day& nth auk.
Our lunch dubs'Pulse' at BISIpS Hh Sthool have cortImd to be a 5th and fun Spa foryoun8 people to gather, chaL and um¥lnd In the mtddle of a busy school day. Each week we have a"ts8 questlon," whlch often leads to IU81rtfv1, funny. and sometlmes deepty rse con¥ersatlons about Ilfe Ind falth. It has also been • Sp we can 8eth pupHs whc+ mw need a Iltile extra support or someone to talk to. One of the re81 encoura8ements thls ha$ been • group of Year 10 puplls wtK•. after agelng out of the orlBlnal lunch dubs. were keen for us to set up • newyear IO+ group. Thelr enthuslasm for It to contlnu¢ was yeatto see and we enY meetln8 wlth them eath week. We are 50 bok1 forward to hosts The Great Chrfstmas lthenture thls December, an Immersive sclwl's effit that wlll help ChrfstM story to Iwe thrOh creatlvlty Ind 5l0rytelll Pfeparatkns we well under¥Ay, and It has been • wl t0 see Myth1 comlryJ Th15 year, are dellwrted to be W01n8 wlth • wld¢ ran8e ofschool4 Ir1j1 Sofne new orns who are lolnlng us forthe Ilrsi tlme. Bulldln8 these new mnnectlons and streWhenlngex1511 partnershlps Es sh a valuable part of wh•1 we do. •nd ivs been eftcow•8ln8 to see so much entlwtslasm arml support from school& We also Incredlbty 8rateful for ourfantastlc team of volunteers WI are thelr tkne and energy to help make thls event PDsslble. Thelr creatlvlty, commltmen( •nd lnesS to Sen are what brf &nts Ilke thls to lffe. Our partnershlp wlth Wes Methodlst ChuTth ha$ also been a re•1 blesskn8-thelr8eneroslty In openkng up thelr spKe and swortlry the proJe¢t $0 w1le1rtedty has made all the dlffe1¢n. The Prfm•ry $dts ¥rk contlnues to thrt¥e at CSCW. We are le•d[ Co#e¢iivÈ Wornhlp In 12 sclwls elther weekly or monthly Inctudlng two new ones we stsrted the tsst 4¢4demlc ar •nd •re now fulty establlshed In them. We see approxlmjtety l(KX) pupA5 on • weekly $15 and a slmllar •m(bunt on • monthly basls. we vlsft a rarye of schools form Cof E schoo15, Loc41 Authorfty Sclrt 2 Free Sc1KlS and I Independent School. Ath also contknues to support other teams from churches around the dtyWI do simihr work It's been encoura8ln8to have 2 new volunteers hdp U5 durf the academlcyear as they a keen to support the rk we do as t really see the lue In5L We've run more Prnyer 5pces In the l•st ye•rthan have ewr done. both Prapr Space Dffj k) scl¥Jol, arKI also Te%wrcin8 a pemiawrt Spw In one of the sthools that we chabwe eKh hlftemi to reflect the schoofs thenE forworshlp that half temi. We also 8Ot to lead a Prayerspace Ilke 5esslon as Part ofa 5th001's Awè and Wonder ek where we vlslted each dass In turn. We have many ses51ims booked In for the comln8 ar IrKludln8 one In a school we haven led one In before. As wlth wevlou5 year4 the feedbo( from stsff and wpllslsvery wsldve and encoura8lr8. The MU41 On projert (• trnnslil¢)n lesson foryear 65 to support the move to Hh School) nn in 23 schools wIthJu5t under l(XW) bcK>k5 8lven out. Feedback from the year 6s showed that over felt more confident aboirt the move to Hlgh Sd1 after lesson. As wSth the PTevlous year. we supported loal Hl8h Sthools wlth theiryear 7 Summer khool, both leadlbw sesslons. or provldlnB extrn manpower to supÈort wh•1 the school were dolw. stsff and puplls were very posltl¥e about our input wlth J Svdnifirant numebr of puplls sayln8 how relaxed they fek when tlv knew Ath or someone else from CSCW wa$80in8 to be there. A few parents Ath knew a150 ld IK)w pleased they were to hear that (SCW worked In the School asthey knew there would be • face thelr Year 7 coukl trust at the new 5ch(x>l.
ch•rfVs Is to deposlt surplu5 fundswlth thè Kln8dom Bank to reasonable interest rate. Fund rn1s1 The charfty relS on d0n1tkx from IndMdua4 Churth Or8anI5at aThl other ¢h•rltst4e Fundswere he by the tharlty for eoht re5trlcled wrposes:. Prlmary purdwse of "tts Your Move" bDokkts pfdyerspac£$, CU Blble4 essentlal eqpmen¢ projects and Klnts¢ql and Summer SchoD15. These are accounted for throu8h the felevart ReArkted FUNIS. DurfNd the yearthe umestrf'Geeral FurKf reseMs of the thirltydecreased from £36.038 to £265 The Tnstees ¥cknowled8e that the dwrlty has eXperIeed fin•ndal dllltuliies durtng the year, resulthu In unc¢rtalnty re84rd5 Its posltlon as an orqolng ¢on¢ern. In response, the Trnstoès IM )ndted a revlew of the charftyls flnandal wfmwnce wthe rep11 year, as well a$ re¥leWI cash Ilow forecasts furthe upcomln8 financhl year. Based on th15 evaluatlon, the Tntsiees remaln satlsfied that the dwrfty retslrs Stsviabllity to cobrthwe 0peTrtl Since the •r end, the Trustees hm Implvmented measwes lo Improve tt Charf5ffinanclal pxltlw IrKludln8 morthly flnjndal revwS, strerythened fiMnci•l overs( actlve fundr•tslry efforts, and the de¥¢k)pments of •ddltSonal income stream& The charws finaKi41 rfOrnWnce overthe seven months to date has shown $tableesUlts. and the Trustees maln (omFnltted to monltorfng ¢ash flow and tskln8 •11 necewryartTonsto secure tharws Ion8-trnn sustawwblllty. Since the new flnancl•l ye•r, the dwlty has seen an IraSe In rngul•r 81vln8 plus a one off gfft of £11,160.22. In order to ts soTh Indkatlon of the Trusvs Ilablllty for slitutory redundancy If It ever became rces5ary caloAated that rfevery member of5taff who conllnued employffmt after 3ts1 Au8USt 2024 had been made redundant ty the Trust on 31st AW 2024 the tharltys Il•bS11ty for slatirtory dundanry would have bÈen- £ll.107. RespoThslblllty for day to day running lies wlth the Team Leaderwho wors wlthln budget Const set by the Trustees to meet the pollcy obkctr¥es ayeed at the Truste meeows •Dd who ts accountsble to the Trustee& The Team Leadèr and hls team are the major 8ener4tors of future vlsion and directfon. with the Trustees en5udn8that Trusvs actiTAtles a both In agreement wlth Its obJecU¥es and are achlerfable. Trustees a Selected by the other nmber5 of the Tnjstee boird. Th• Trustees wlll meet perlodic•lly in the year to revlew str•te8V• perf(wman¢¢, Op•rall and mlnlstry matter5. SAf•yrdln8 The charfty has o s•fe8uardh¥ pollcy whlthls revlewed annualty.
The charlty Is Iwln8 1¥)th forthe contInul commltrnent of Its Indmdual voluntew5, aThl a150 that ktsl thurches WIN contlnue to ¥ll(w thelrYouthlChlldRn's workers to be In%l¥ed In the delfvery of CSCW actl¥ltl¢s free of charge. Wlthout them our •ctfvliie5 would be much reduced. Publk ben•fft The trustees have •rted actordln8 to. Ind In Ilne wlth. the Umrlty Commlsslon'$8tsld•nce . oft wblk benefft {InclUdI the 5pe¢llk 8uldano on tharlues forthe advarKement of Iwonl lft nn1r6 the future acilviile$ ofthe th•rlty. There **re no serlous Incldents relat1 to the CrIty durln8 the prevknus r thatthe Truslees ne8lected to Inform the Charlty Comm15$10n. Th15 Teport was •ppr the ltrusteel Prlnted name .--...-........-...... Itfustee) Prlnted name
Chester Schools Chrlstlan Work CIO 1177175 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For tho perfod from 1stSe 2024 ember 31stAu 2025 ust To Section A Receipts and payments Unr•strfctad funds to th nearnvtt Endo%bYnont funds to tho near•tst£ Re8trict8d funds to th• no•rt £ Total funds to lh• n•amt £ Last)E to the n•arnBt£ A1 Racelpts Glfts and don3tion5 Irorn Churches Gffts and donationsfrom Indlvlduals Other Erants and leÉacSes Tax repayments Fundrèlsin8events Other events Movin8 on donatyons Sundry income Baftk interest 15A22 15,302 15,700 1.942 17,967 16,472 30.685 2.040 17,358 18,878 19.250 4,872 2.813 513 719 50 795 1.170 14985 98 1.284 1,284 1.387 72 1,387 72 820 820 sr totullGr055 incDmeforARI 52,184 20,185 71369 tablo). Total r•e8lpts 52.184 20.185 A3 Poym*nts Salar5 and pension Other staff expenses and costs Officetosts Project expenses Moving on Project expen5e5 RSE Events Tralnlng Fundralslng (kher- eguipment School pastor5 Insurance 12.707 66.847 1A54 3.239 925 58,907 827 3.008 097 1,454 3,239 925 1,385 52 1,385 52 1,494 143 270 380 10 1,494 3.000 3.01)0 820 516 71 516 71 Safeguardlng Refreshmentsdlnners and hospltallty Accounrs examlnatyon Mlscellaneous 25 330 106 330 1Q6 130 sttOtl an 1800 tsblg) Inv¢ pur¢ Tot•lp•ym•nts 61,704 18.069 79,773 65.606 Not of r&Ipts/{payM8ntSj A5 Transfors funds Cash fund818st yearend Cash funds thls y•ar •nd 2,116 li,4041 17581 36.038 26.518 748 36,786, 37,544 36,786
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period IUnr••trlthd ', RtrIct•d | fund• funds Endovffli•nl fund• t•gorf•s D•tstls Bl Cash funds krfsC No1 kofSo)fj8nd No2 (knrrt G 8Jo hwd 149 Unrg¥tsl¢t•d fvnd Oto11$ FuDdt•Thi£h 4•9•tb•lon •tslls optton•l) B3 Investinent a89ets D•t•lls FundtOTwhlch j CobtloFlon#l> 84 As¥¢ts retsined forthe Icharlty's own u Detalls Il•Wlhy QS Uabllttles of ¥pprov81 231ts51zot6 43/(5/24 eheifof al the trwtoes Slgnaturo Prknt Nama LL)cY M&TcALFL io
Section C Notes on accounts C Mtfftmtrnts of restricted and eneral funds ni Pa Transfers Clo&r, Balance Balan General Fund Undesi nated funds 35,840 51,260 60,582 26,518 D•sl nat•d funds 30th Anniversa 234 432 Retreat 2025 690 R•strlct•d funds Re*li8rKè 3,000 3,IXIO Prima work 2.927 2.927 ovln on 47 1,462 1,385 25 676 675 CU Bibles 25 25 Pro 810 756 Kilsu i and summer 10,000 10,000 Summer school 1,986 1,986 Restricted Totsls 748 20,185 18,069 O¥ar811 lotsls 36,786 72,369 79,773 29.382 li
Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees o The Chester Schools Christian Work CIO On attounts for the yea ende 31st August 2025 Charlty n 1177175 Set out on pag 9-11 Respecdve responslbllltles of trustees and eKamlner The charity'5 trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The chariws trustees consider that an audSt Is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charitles Act) and that an independent examination is needed. Et is my responslblllty to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charitie5 Art. to follow the procedures laid down in the 8eneral Directions Iven by the Charity Commission (under sectton 14515llbl of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examlnerfs statement My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions glven by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparlson of the accounts presented with those records. It also Includes con5ideratlon of any unusual Items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanatlons from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true 12
antl fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examinerfs In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention ststement l. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with sertion 130 of the Charities Act,. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met. or 2. to which. In my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. • Pleose delete the words in the bmckets if they do not opply. gned Date 4/g12£ Name &L&S Relevant professlona qualification{sl or body CA. Address 18 Mulberry Avenue, umstone Busin8ss Park DNES, WA8 OWN ection B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. 13