TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT 20 22 THE BRIDGE Youth Project
THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1184436
ACCOUNTS AND TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2022
| Index | Page |
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| Constitution, structure, governance and management | 1 |
| Trustees' report | 2 to 6 |
| Statement of financial activities | 7 |
| Balance sheet and trustees' approval | 8 |
| Statement of cash flows | 9 |
| Notes to the accounts | 10 to 15 |
| Independent examiner's report | 16 |
THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT CONSTITUTION, STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Bridge Youth Project was registered with the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 16th July 2019 under number 1184436 and is administered and managed in accordance with its constitution, which was adopted as part of the registration process.
Its principal object is to advance the Christian faith for the public benefit in the Salisbury area by working with young people in schools. The constitution includes as a schedule a 'statement of faith' with which all trustees and supporters are expected to be in overall sympathy.
The only voting members of the CIO are its trustees. There shall be at least four but no more than ten trustees: seven trustees were appointed by the constitution, for terms of between 2 and 4 years. Additional trustees may be appointed by the existing trustees for 4 year terms but no trustee shall serve more than three consecutive terms.
The CIO is administered by the trustees, who meet regularly to set policy and review reports on its work and finance. They are also responsible for the regular review and mitigation of risk. Day to day management is led by the paid director and his senior team.
There is also a Council of Reference of between four and eight members, which advises on matters relating to spiritual direction. Members are appointed by the trustees for 4 year terms up to a maximum of 12 years.
The CIO welcomes 'supporters' as informal members and holds an annual meeting to report to them.
As a CIO the charity is required to file its periodic accounts and related trustees' report with the Charity Commission. The accounts are prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities SORP (FRS 102), using the accounting policies set out in note 1.
The CIO's policy on reserves is to ensure that sufficient funds are maintained to meet its anticipated outlays, both for direct charitable expenditure and for management and administration. There is no intention to accumulate large reserves but the aim is to hold three months of anticipated expenditure in reserves.
The following served as trustees during the year:
Mr W H Graham (Chairman) Mr A Blake (resigned 6 June 2022) Mr D J R Morgan (Secretary) Mr D C Holloway (appointed 25 May 2022) Mrs C M Starmer (Treasurer) Mrs E J Kelly Mrs B A C Annis (resigned 23 November 2022) Mr D M Wraight
There have been no trustee changes since the end of 2022.
PUBLIC BENEFIT: as required by section 4 of The Charities Act 2011, the trustees have considered the guidance published by the Charity Commission in respect of public benefit. They believe that the CIO's principal object, as set out above, falls within the definition of charitable purposes in section 2 of the Act and that the activities set out in the trustees' report on pages 2 to 6 contribute to achieving that purpose.
H M Revenue & Customs charities reference number XD06858.
Registered at: C/O Pembroke Park Primary School, Devizes Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 9LY
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2022 has proved to be an amazing year full of impact and opportunity but also one of transition. Whilst the impact of COVID on the work of the charity has certainly been felt, we’ve nonetheless managed to take giant strides forwards in evolving and serving a post-pandemic world of education.
We started the year with a bang, with 14 out of our 15 primary schools keen to have us in (subject to the mandatory negative lateral flow test). This was also a time to be creative, with the primary team producing a number of online collective worships/ assemblies that all schools could access and we were able to create our own Youtube channel, which other non-partner schools could access during this time.
Our work in secondary schools also started very positively and we were delighted to welcome Katie Young to the team in January, who started as Bridge Chaplain to South Wilts Grammar School two-days a week. Our Secondary Team Lead, Sophie Burditt, started her year with a new, bespoke Chaplaincy space/room at Wyvern St Ed’s through her collaboration with Rev Pete Atkinson, Minor Canon for Young People at the cathedral.
After just one year in the role, Rob Jackson, our Primary Chaplain at 4 primary schools across the north of the county, began a new and innovative programme based on the Love Languages. The Love Languages were first developed by Prof Gary Chapman and centre around the 5 ways in which people give or receive love, with a focus on the love of God for all of us. Rob was able to implement a fantastic programme whereby the local church, St James’ in Devizes, partnered with us to implement the absorption of the Love Languages into the curriculum Rob supporting a student at St and ethos of the school. In January, Bartholomew’s CE Academy in Royal Wootton Rob delivered a Collective Worship with Bassett. the church on the theme of ‘the true meaning of love’, followed by lessons to all of the children throughout the day. The series concluded with an all-school communion service at the church on Easter Sunday, where families were invited to attend and take part.
Rob supporting a student at St Bartholomew’s CE Academy in Royal Wootton Bassett.
It wasn’t long before we found ourselves at full capacity once again and doing what we love across all the schools. Our lessons and resources are always popular and it is a joy to bring the Bible to life through these interactive and creative sessions and none more so than at Easter when the primary team led 74 RE lessons to our 15 partner schools in what is always a very busy season for us.
Another key feature of our calendar is the ‘Check It Out’ week at Sarum Academy, where we take over the school and deliver a range of activities, lessons, interactive spaces and collective worships. This year, 450 students took part in the interactive escape rooms that we put together. and the whole school enjoyed the community café, which brought staff and students together across the week. Mel, their Bridge Chaplain,
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Daniel Knight delivering our ‘Sounds of Easter’ programme at Durrington Infants CE School.
coordinated the whole week and worked closely with the ethos group in organising it all. Jozzy, our brilliant friend and DJ was outstanding yet again, on his fourth annual visit to the school and his performances, workshops and storytelling added an extra dimension to the week.
As we entered the month of May we also entered into a new season of connecting with others and adding to the bridge team. We welcomed Bishop Andrew Rumsey to the Bridge office and were able to talk openly about some of the needs of young people across the whole of the county and how our work with schools is meeting these. We were delighted that Derek Holloway, a long standing friend
and supporter of the Bridge, joined as a trustee to further embed our strengths in RE and spirituality.
With the end of the academic year fast approaching, it was also time to test a new pilot project focusing on mentoring in primary schools. The need for this had stemmed from numerous conversations and consultations with school staff, particularly since the pandemic. The focus here was on early intervention, giving children the time and space to unpack life and work towards a positive future. We were blessed with an abundance of schools who were competing over who got to pilot this project and, in the end, we launched in two schools initially; Stratford-sub-castle and Winterbourne Earls. Over the final two terms of the year three mentors met with a total of fourteen children across the two schools and the impact was already quite palpable.
“You can’t underestimate the effect a smile, a friendly disposition and someone taking an interest has on the self-esteem and wellbeing of a child. We welcome our Bridge Chaplain into our school as they bring the love of God with them and our children are all the better for it”.
- Secondary school teacher
As the work continues to grow and develop, the need for more help is absolutely crucial and we have always been so grateful to our amazing core group of volunteers, who all serve in different ways. In May we were glad to welcome Georg and Suzanne as our two new volunteers, who both had a particular interest in primary work and education.
One event that definitely required a lot of volunteer support was our ‘Check it out’ type week at Wyvern St Edmund’s School. We were delighted to work with The Sense- a very talented Youth For Christ band consisting of various young people who tour across the UK . Throughout the week they delivered lessons to 36 classes, led collective worships for all years groups, put on 4 school concerts, 2 after school workshops and 1 big event on Friday evening at St.Francis Church where we had over 100 young people!
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Paul, our Deputy Director, was able to develop some exciting new pieces of work with the local youth provision network connected to the council, particularly focused around youth voice. In addition to our close partnership with youth workers across the churches, 2022 saw an increase in work being done outside of the classroom and corridors of the schools and closer ties being developed with other organisations, both statutory and faith-based.
“The Bridge Chaplains’ impact is best summarised by ‘being
present; present to help staff and pupils both academic aspects such as delivery of RE but also social, spiritual and emotional aspects of life.”
- Head Teacher
2022 was the year we started to develop our mentoring programme in primary schools!
In 2022, we continued to see the emergence of chaplaincy as a viable model for our work across all types of schools. Whilst our offer of what we have called ‘Lay Chaplaincy’ has been in existence since 2010 across our secondary schools, the combination of our work across the Thrive Hub and the ongoing relational work across our 15 primary schools has only confirmed this journey towards piloting chaplaincy in every school. In June 2022 we were only too thrilled to be invited to inhabit office space at Pembroke Park Primary School, a fantastic community school nestled on the edge of Bemerton Heath. In return, we were asked to provide a Bridge Chaplain to the school from September 2022! We’d like to take this opportunity to thank Sarum Academy for their amazing hospitality and partnership in giving us office space over the past couple of years, we will miss being based there.
June was a mixed month on the whole, owing mainly to the sad news that Sophie Burditt was to leave the Bridge after 8 years on the secondary team, including a year as Team Lead. We want to thank Sophie for her amazing service, creativity, passion and innovation over her time with us. Sophie leaves quite a legacy with us, including the imagining and development of the Alice course, which has impacted the lives of hundreds of girls across the schools since its inception in 2015. Sophie leaves in order to focus more on leading Hope Church in Salisbury with her husband, Will and we wish her all the very best for the future.
Sophie’s last ‘Friends of the Bridge’ event was our first event for a long time, certainly since before COVID and we enjoyed re-engaging with a number of our supporters at Bemerton St John’s Primary School where Alun Richards, the Headteacher, spoke very favourably about the impact of the Bridge. We love hearing stories of the impact we’re making across the schools and in July we undertook our first in-depth series of consultations with the 4 primary schools across the Thrive Hub. This was an amazing
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opportunity to really gauge the difference that chaplaincy is making and we were blown away by the impact Rob is having on both children and staff across those schools.
We ended the academic year with a typically busy period of lessons and sessions, with a focus on Celebration of Change, our whole-day transition event with year 6 cohorts. The importance of positive transition can not be underestimated and we know from consulting with school staff just how crucial this is, particularly post-pandemic.
The appetite for chaplaincy across the schools was bigger than ever and we broke up for the summer and this tallied with some exciting recruitment for September. We appointed Emma Waters as Secondary Team Lead and Chaplain to Wyvern St Ed’s; Lewis Giles as Bridge Chaplain to Trafalgar School and Georg Knights as Chaplain to both Winterbourne Earls Primary School and also South Wilts Grammar School. At the start of this year we were developing chaplaincy in 7 schools but, come the new academic year, we will be in 11.
In September we ushered in the new academic year with a bang. Alex and Paul gave a tour across the churches, speaking about our new “Being With” campaign, recognising the change in shift for us as a charity from “bringing Christian Faith, Hope and Love to…” towards “Being with children and young people (and staff!)”... perhaps a far more relational model and one in which the placement of the church is paramount to its success.
We were delighted by the way each Chaplain took to their respective schools and we could already begin to see the new, deeper model of chaplaincy working; with a presence on the school gates at the start of the day, a smaller focus on 1:1 support and more presence based support and a more obvious provision for members of school staff, too. We also launched our new Chaplaincy learning group with the aim of bringing together our team of Chaplains and benefitting from the hugely valuable tutelage and wisdom of Nigel Roberts at CYM, a specialist in chaplaincy. We hope that this academic year will end with a certificate in Chaplaincy for all our existing Chaplains.
Sophie Burditt, our Secondary Team Lead, with Bishop Andrew Rumsey, fellow Chaplain Rev Pete Atkinson and members of the senior leadership team at Wyvern St Edmund’s School.
The month of October brought with it our commissioning service, which we held at St Francis Church to a gathering of over 150 people, including the wonderful choir from Winterbourne Earls Primary School. We were also thrilled to welcome the new Bishop of Salisbury, Rt Rev Stephen Lake and hear an impassioned keynote talk from Philippa Carter, the Headteacher at Winterbourne Earls. We commissioned the new members of the team, as well as the team as a whole and looked forward to the year ahead with great anticipation.
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Having said all that, October also brought some sad news, with the departure of Kate Moody, our wonderful Mentoring Coordinator. Kate had served in this role since 2017 and has done an incredible job at establishing the scheme across the schools through serving our amazing volunteer mentors, liaising with the schools, and innovatively adapting the scheme in response to the pandemic. We want to thank Kate for all she has done over the years and we wish her the very best for her future as she steps into a leadership role with CityGate Church in Salisbury.
Acting as a bridge between school and church is still very much important to us and in November we launched Youthscape Essentials, an innovative training course for volunteer youth leaders across the churches, a course we bought from Youthscape in Luton. Paul took a lead on delivering this to a cohort of representatives from across the churches and we hope this will continue into 2023. Paul also conducted a survey to all the church leaders, in order to understand more precisely the make up of youth work across the city and the challenges and opportunities which exist.
In December, Rob delivered an ambitious 4 week ‘Key to Life’ project across his 4 primary schools. Key to Life is a touring bus that can be set up in almost any location, which then turns into an interactive journey into the life and claims of Jesus, particularly from a historical perspective. This was such a good news story insomuch as it brought together 3 churches, 6 schools, school staff including caretakers & family members and obviously most of the children. The KTL tour was a rousing success and we’re looking forward to working with Counties, the charity who run it, again in the future.
“ It’s changed my life, I’m so confident and happy to talk to my friends about my Christian faith, I couldn’t talk about it before but after Key To Life I can and I’m so happy! ”
- Year 5 pupil
We ended the year with our usual array of Christmas lessons and resources across the schools, which are always well received. What a year 2022 has been, as we emerge from the pandemic and move into a season of new and profound opportunities. There is a growing hunger for chaplaincy amongst both church and community schools and we are excited to reimagine what this might look like and continue to seek out fruitful partnerships with those around us. A huge thank you to all our supporters, trusts, schools, volunteers, trustees and paid staff who make all of this happen, thank you… we couldn’t do it without you!
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31st December 2022
| INCOME FROM Churches Individuals (including under gift aid and from CAF) Legacy and In Memoriam Schools and education bodies Trusts and other organisations Local Giving (including gift aid) Government grants (CJRS scheme) Donated services Donations and grants School services Events Income tax recoverable Bank and other interest Other income TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE ON Staff costs, includung national insurance and pension contributions Trainee support Travel Other costs and expenses Events Depreciation of equipment Direct charitable expenditure Telephone and internet Insurance Rent Printing, postage and stationery Staff recruitment and training Publicity and website Office equipment and maintenance Sundries Payroll charges Bank charges Depreciation of equipment Management and administration TOTAL EXPENDITURE NET (DEFICIT)/INCOME TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD |
UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED GENERAL TOTAL FUNDS FUND FUNDS £ £ £ - 31,240 31,240 - 50,875 50,875 - 3,862 3,862 - - - 80,244 1,200 81,444 - - - - - - - 8,360 8,360 80,244 95,537 175,781 - 35,123 35,123 - 4,131 4,131 - 7,713 7,713 - 2 2 - 945 945 80,244 143,451 223,695 63,019 159,213 222,232 5,000 73 5,073 - 1,454 1,454 - 4,183 4,183 - 3,804 3,804 1,587 - 1,587 69,606 168,727 238,333 - 1,269 1,269 - 1,883 1,883 - 7,700 7,700 - 2,572 2,572 - 4,004 4,004 - 792 792 - 971 971 - 693 693 - 511 511 - 195 195 - 1,027 1,027 - 21,617 21,617 69,606 190,344 259,950 10,638 (46,893) (36,255) 13,916 69,712 83,628 24,554 22,819 47,373 Year ended 31st December 2022 |
UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED GENERAL TOTAL FUNDS FUND FUNDS £ £ £ - 28,205 28,205 - 39,639 39,639 - 500 500 5,000 - 5,000 50,517 4,900 55,417 6,004 - 6,004 - 20,559 20,559 - 10,980 10,980 Year ended 31st December 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| 61,521 104,783 166,304 - 4,573 4,573 - 12,606 12,606 - 6,866 6,866 - 16 16 - - - |
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| 61,521 128,844 190,365 |
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| 82,389 89,253 171,642 - - - - 602 602 - 2,754 2,754 - - - 738 - 738 |
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| 83,127 92,609 175,736 |
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| - 938 938 - 1,598 1,598 - 9,750 9,750 - 1,953 1,953 - 3,280 3,280 - 950 950 - 1,100 1,100 - 1,062 1,062 - 497 497 - 95 95 - 559 559 |
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| - 21,782 21,782 |
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| 83,127 114,391 197,518 |
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| (21,606) 14,453 (7,153) 35,522 55,259 90,781 |
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| 13,916 69,712 83,628 |
Details of movements on individual restricted funds are set out in note 12 on pages 14 and 15.
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT
BALANCE SHEET At 31st December 2022
| NOTE TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Equipment 4 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 5 Cash at bank and in hand 6 LIABILITIES Creditors 7 NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL NET ASSETS THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Restricted funds 12 Unrestricted general fund |
31st December 2022 UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED GENERAL TOTAL FUNDS FUND FUNDS £ £ £ 4,195 2,431 6,626 - 13,485 13,485 20,359 43,877 64,236 20,359 57,362 77,721 - 36,974 36,974 20,359 20,388 40,747 24,554 22,819 47,373 24,554 - 24,554 - 22,819 22,819 24,554 22,819 47,373 |
31st December 2021 UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED GENERAL TOTAL FUNDS FUND FUNDS £ £ £ 1,688 1,573 3,261 |
|---|---|---|
| - 7,367 7,367 12,228 68,943 81,171 |
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| 12,228 76,310 88,538 - 8,171 8,171 |
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| 12,228 68,139 80,367 |
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| 13,916 69,712 83,628 |
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| 13,916 - 13,916 - 69,712 69,712 |
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| 13,916 69,712 83,628 |
TRUSTEES' APPROVAL
The accounts and notes and the trustees' report for the year ended 31st December 2022 set out on pages 1 to 15
were discussed and approved by the Board of trustees on …………………………………………………... 2023
Signed on behalf of the trustees
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended 31st December 2022
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net cash consumed by operating activities CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Interest Purchase of equipment CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at start of period CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS at end of period Cash and cash equivalents are 'cash at bank and in hand' as shown in note 6. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Total net deficit per statement of financial activities on page 7 Adjustments for: Depreciation charges Interest (Increase)/Decrease in debtors Increase in creditors Net cash consumed by operating activities |
Year ended 31st December 2022 £ £ (10,958) 2 (5,979) (5,977) (16,935) 81,171 64,236 (36,255) 2,614 (2) (6,118) 28,803 25,297 (10,958) |
Year ended 31st December 2021 £ £ (2,691) 16 (4,063) (4,047) (6,738) 87,909 81,171 (7,153) 1,297 (16) 2,190 991 4,462 (2,691) |
Year ended 31st December 2021 £ £ (2,691) 16 (4,063) (4,047) (6,738) 87,909 81,171 (7,153) 1,297 (16) 2,190 991 4,462 (2,691) |
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| (2,691) |
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31st December 2022
1 ACCOUNTING BASIS AND POLICIES
2
The accounts are prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) issued in 2014 and updated in 2019 and Financial Reporting Standard 102. The accounts are prepared on the historical cost basis.
The accounts are prepared using the following principal accounting policies: Tangible fixed assets: are included at historic cost less provision for depreciation and impairment. Depreciation is calculated at 25% of original cost per annum. For office equipment the depreciation is shown as part of management and administration but for restricted funds equipment it is shown as part of direct charitable expenditure. The depreciation on restricted funds equipment is charged to the relevant restricted fund and the remainder to general fund.
Income and expenditure: is recognised on the accruals basis as and when it becomes due or payable.
FUNDS AND RESERVES
The CIO has a number of restricted funds where donations and grants have been received to be used for specific projects.
There is a restricted fund for the purchase of equipment. The fund balance represents the carrying value of the relevant equipment and annual depreciation charges on it are charged to the fund.
There are further restricted funds in support of specific projects or areas of work, including school chaplaincy work, mentoring, mental health support, the provision of an additional primary worker and church youth ministry.
A grant of £500 was received from Local Giving in late 2021 to be used for a mental wellbeing course in early 2022.
A new restricted fund was started in 2021 for an initiative called Thrive based in a hub of four schools to the north of Salisbury, and including provision for an additional full time chaplaincy worker for a period of three years.
A new restricted fund was started in 2022 called Youth Voice (from the National Lottery Community Fund) that included equipment as well as staff time to partner with the Salisbury Youth Provision Forum to hear directly the views of young people, to inform both the work of The Bridge and overall provision in Salisbury.
Details of the movements on all restricted funds, including unspent balances to be carried forward to future periods, are given in note 12.
The remainder of the Trust's funds are unrestricted and are shown as 'general fund'.
As noted on page 1, it is the trustees' policy to aim to hold three months of anticipated expenditure in reserves. This covers both restricted and general funds and includes expenditure on direct charitable expenditure and management and administration.
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
For the year ended 31st December 2022 (continued)
3 TRUSTS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS
The CIO is grateful to the following organisations that made grants during 2022:
The Aldhelm Misssion Fund Salso SCORE The Community of St Denys Sarum St Michael Educational Charity The Fulmer Charitable Trust Wiltshire Community Foundation The National Lottery Community Fund Wiltshire Council - Salisbury Area Board The St Christopher's Educational Trust
4 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| 4 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
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|---|---|---|
| UNRESTRICTED OFFICE EQUIPMENT £ COST At 1st January 2022 2,238 Additions 1,885 Disposals - At 31st December 2022 4,123 DEPRECIATION At 1st January 2022 665 Charge for year 1,027 Eliminated on disposals - At 31st December 2022 1,692 NET BOOK VALUE At 31st December 2022 2,431 At 31st December 2021 1,573 5 DEBTORS 2022 £ Accrued income 6,832 Income tax recoverable under 'gift aid' 4,799 Expense prepayments 1,854 13,485 |
RESTRICTED FUNDS EQUIPMENT £ 2,951 4,094 - 7,045 1,263 1,587 - 2,850 4,195 1,688 2021 £ 1,875 4,049 1,443 7,367 |
TOTAL £ 5,189 5,979 0 |
| 11,168 | ||
| 1,928 2,614 0 |
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| 4,542 | ||
| 6,626 | ||
| 3,261 | ||
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31st December 2022 (continued)
| 6 CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND HSBC new current account HSBC old current account HSBC deposit account 7 CREDITORS PAYE and national insurance Pension contributions Expense accruals Income received in advance 8 STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS Remuneration Employer social security costs Employer contributions to defined contribution pension scheme Average headcount during the period |
2022 £ 64,201 15 20 64,236 2022 £ 2,630 1,450 157 32,737 36,974 2022 £ 199,115 8,728 14,389 222,232 Number 12 |
2021 £ 81,171 - - |
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| 81,171 | ||
| 2021 £ 2,905 197 227 4,842 |
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| 8,171 | ||
| 2021 £ 154,859 5,186 11,597 |
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| 171,642 | ||
| Number 10 |
No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000.
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
For the year ended 31st December 2022 (continued)
9 TRUSTEE REMUNERATION, EXPENSES AND DONATIONS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
None of the trustees received any remuneration or expense payments in this or the previous year.
The trustees together made freewill donations to the Trust during the year of £6,218 (2021 £6,198).
There were no related party transactions requiring disclosure in this or the previous year.
10 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S FEES
No remuneration was paid to the independent examiner in this or the previous year.
11 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DONATED SERVICES AND UNPAID VOLUNTEERS
The CIO is grateful to Sarum Academy (until June 2022) and to Pembroke Park (from July 2022) for making office space and related support services available to the charity without charge. As required by the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the estimated monetary value of these items has been included in these accounts and shown as income under 'donated services', the total being £8,360 (2021 for Sarum Academy £10,980).
In common with many charities, the CIO benefits significantly from the unpaid work of volunteers, both in the provision of its direct charitable activities and in its management and administration. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), no monetary value is put on these contributions.
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31st December 2022 (continued)
12 RESTRICTED FUNDS
The following is a summary of the movements on restricted funds in the year ended 31st December 2021 and the make up of the closing balances:
| EQUIPMENT | CHAPLAINCY | MENTORING | THRIVE | MENTAL | PRIMARY | LOCAL | PASTORAL | SOCIAL | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH | WORKER | GIVING | (ALICE) | SKILLS | ||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Brought forward 1st January 2021 | 176 | 9,400 | 2,819 | - | - | 3,000 | 18,910 | 717 | 500 | 35,522 |
| Received from schools | - | 5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5,000 |
| Received from trusts and other organisations | 2,250 | - | 3,632 | 24,635 | 20,000 | - | - | - | - | 50,517 |
| Received from Local Giving (including gift aid) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6,004 | - | - | 6,004 |
| Spent as part of staff costs | - | (10,000) | (3,951) | (24,635) | (15,172) | (3,000) | (24,414) | (717) | (500) | (82,389) |
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | (738) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (738) | |
| Carried forward 31st December 2021 | 1,688 | 4,400 | 2,500 | - | 4,828 | - | 500 | - | - | 13,916 |
| Balance at 31st December 2021 comprised: | ||||||||||
| Equipment at net book value | 1,688 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,688 |
| Cash at bank | - | 4,400 | 2,500 | - | 4,828 | - | 500 | - | - | 12,228 |
| 1,688 | 4,400 | 2,500 | - | 4,828 | - | 500 | - | - | 13,916 |
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31st December 2022 (continued)
12 RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued)
The following is a summary of the movements on restricted funds in the year ended 31st December 2022 and the make up of the closing balances:
| CHURCH | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | CHAPLAINCY | MENTORING | THRIVE | MENTAL | PRIMARY | LOCAL | YOUTH | YOUTH | TOTAL | |
| HEALTH | WORKER | GIVING | VOICE | MINISTRY | ||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Brought forward 1st January 2022 | 1,688 | 4,400 | 2,500 | - | 4,828 | - | 500 | - | - | 13,916 |
| Received from trusts and other organisations | - | 29,800 | 5,000 | 25,000 | - | 2,500 | - | 14,144 | 3,800 | 80,244 |
| Spent as part of staff costs | - | (12,667) | (6,374) | (25,000) | (4,828) | (2,500) | (500) | (10,050) | (1,100) | (63,019) |
| Spent as part of trainee support | - | (5,000) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (5,000) |
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | (563) | - | - | - | - | - | - | (1,024) | - | (1,587) |
| Carried forward 31st December 2022 | 1,125 | 16,533 | 1,126 | - | - | - | - | 3,070 | 2,700 | 24,554 |
| Balance at 31st December 2022 comprised: | ||||||||||
| Equipment at net book value | 1,125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,070 | - | 4,195 |
| Cash at bank | - | 16,533 | 1,126 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,700 | 20,359 |
| 1,125 | 16,533 | 1,126 | - | - | - | - | 3,070 | 2,700 | 24,554 |
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THE BRIDGE YOUTH PROJECT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
For the year ended 31st December 2022
I report on the accounts of The Bridge Youth Project for the year ended 31st December 2022 set out on pages 1 and 7 to 15.
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and they consider that the audit requirement of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility, without performing an audit, to carry out an examination of the accounts and to report to the trustees.
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
My report is in respect of an examination carried out under section 145 of the Act and in accordance with the directions given by the Charity Commissioners under subsection 5(b) of that section. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Trust's treasurer and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required for an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. My report is limited to those matters set out below.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
No matter has come to my attention from my examination which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect accounting records have not been kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act, or that the accounts presented do not accord with those records or comply with the accounting requirements of the Act. No other matter has come to my attention in connection with my examination to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
SIGNED
DATE
I D Mitchell FCA 16 Little Woodfalls Drive Woodfalls Salisbury Wiltshire SP5 2NN
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