CHARifrf REGISTrATION NUMBER: 1186996 Parish Trust The Parish Trust Unaudited Financial Ststements 31 December 2024 CARSTON ETL Chartered accountants 1st Floor, Tudor House 16 Cathedral Road Cardiff CF119LJ The Parish Trust Financial Statements Year ended 31 Decembgr 2024 Page Trustees, annual report Independent examiners report to the trustees 18 Statement of financial activrties 19 Statement of financial position Statement of cash Ih)ws 21 Notes to the financial statements The Parlsh Trust Trustees. Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2024 The trustees present their report and the unawliteil financial statements Oft￿ ¢harity forthe yearended 31 December 2024. REFERENCE AND ADMWISTRATIVE OETAILS Rogl•tsr•d ch•rlty nam• Thè Parish Tntst Charlty ￿9￿￿tIOn number 1186996 Prfnclpal offlc• 7 Rovnd8boul Court Be￿8$ Hou88 Indusliial Estats Caerphilty CF83 8FS Tho truthol Mrs Ohqne Br*rfey Mr Wayne Bam&l Mrs R¢)semarie Llewellyn Mrs Meryl Ho Mrs Elriabeth Blacknr Cllr Eliza￿1￿ Aktworth Chair of Trustees Founding TTU81eg Founding Trusteg (Ap￿)Inted ITJanu8ry 2024) (40￿t@d 20 Ma￿h 2024) (Apwnt8d 20 Ma￿h 2024) Ind•pndent •xamln•r Fa￿ana Ahmed ACCA 1$t Floor, Tudor Hou•e 16 Cathedral Road Card CF119LJ OBJECTIVES AND ACTivmES Summary ot ObJ•ctfv The Charitys Goveming Document stat8s Ihat Th• Parish Trust is ¥ ChrIyti￿ based organi881ion which organi8e8 variou8 proj'ects. 8ervice8 events Ihal benefrt the general public. Thé Charity's objèctwe 1$ lo advancè the Christlan faith and its roll9￿u$, mor81 and phi￿nthroP￿ prirKipbgs. Wg 5UPPQrt the Iixol churth and communty ￿ that the lives of our beneficiwles arn anrichad and improv￿. Vthllst h￿ng a Christian fwndat¥)n. charity •xlsti lor al regardlè88 of felwiou8 affiliat￿n or athenyise. Summary ol Actlvltl88 undertaken for the Publlc B¥n￿￿t Th8 Parish Tru51 continually asges5es and develops the prov￿1 of charitable actNilies in rèlation to identified needs in the communrties rt sevve5. Actiw'lies undertaken musl be relevant to the charitab objecths of The Parish TnMI. and be in èeeord8no with its Goveming DocumenL A number of projects and adivities have been undertaken throughout the courne of2024. The activthe$ listed are our main pioieds and are by Th) mgan$ an •xhaustive list of everything that has laken place in the charfty over the la8112 months. Delails of our ful progvamffe of events arKI achievemffit$ con be found on our Website and Social kledia. The Parish Trust Trustees. Annual Report Year •nd•d 31 Decomber 2024 Obloctlvgs and actlvlllw Rev. Dean Aaron Rcl)erts | CEO In ts 8urnff￿ of 2024. The Parth Tn￿t wos generousty giftod The Bryn Hall. marf(irvJ a significant mlleslone in our loumey to secure deduted spaces for our wcffk Thvs hksloric bu1￿￿1ng has now been deS￿nated as the future hom& of our youth and ¢hibJr8n's Pro￿S, providng a Stable and purpose-bui environment for these vital programmes.11 wil also serve the wider needs of the charty 8nd Communty by provtrjing a base for smaler projects and &ts'ng as a valuable fesource for tho thal comiunty. As we preparo for ts transformatv)n. we have engag￿ w￿dety with the cc*nmunrty and our current seNice usern lo shape the vision for Thè 8ryn Hall. Thwh consuh*Dns, surveys, di8cu58ions, we have gathered valu8bl& ingKJht into how people woukl like lo see the space used. Thi$ 18edbad( has reinforcèd our commilmenl lo ensuring tho1 The Bryn H41 bKixvw • W¢k￿lfi0, mulli-funGt￿nal hub that meets the evofving roeds of the cc¥nmunty. Rè¢ognL8lng th6 naod for rernvat1￿ to ￿ftg The 8ryn ￿￿1 up to mLMkn Standardi. we have frKuBed our efforts on securing fundirw and ￿artning for rt8 refurbishment By the end of 2024, we hwj 8iicce8sfulty r8i¥ed approximatety £200.0ts) t￿arrI3 this Work, all￿Ning us to move fornard w6th confidence. The renovatK*n proied is ¥¢heduW lo ctynmènce in eaty 2025 and Is expectéd to be comp￿et8￿ wlth¥i the first half of th8 ￿ar. Once finished. The Bryn H811 will be a wbrant cenlre. offering young people a saf• and wekoming space for engagement. 18aming, and ccthmunty bull ding. while also provKling opportunities kn a wKler range of adNrtiés that wll benéfft the brothr commun#y. Ille h)ok fcYward lo btylng The Bryn Hai to lrfe and r•alisirvJ ts full potential as a space that refi•d$ Ihg aBplr¥l￿n1 of th0￿ seMI. Nerys Bed(ett I CARE PrO1￿t Lead Despite being a chalknging year. the CARE P￿18¢t contrnues to bé at the h￿rt of th8 work of the ch4rily and 8 lrfèlin• lo the communty. As the cost of liwng conlinLte¥ lo rtse we havg Seen a 8leao¥ inGre4$0 in tha number of families needitvd supporl. 1670 fcoj parcels were delivwed in 2024 which was a 5.5% incrn8se from 2023, bringing U8 back up to equal levels of support provided in 2022. The proled aim$ to provklè a wèèk's suppty of lo fani1*8 and this year brought furthor food dgmands wth f￿d being pfovK16d to 4969 peop￿ whKh was an 8% incr•8se from 2023 and a 6% increase from 2022. slKAving that mary we SUPFQrt are from ￿￿erfaMil￿. We also Jaw an Imm¥n 28% increase in referrals receNed. resufting in 235 referrals. was 8Kled by some •Jdrtion81 key now partnership8 With Citsz•ns AdvKe 8nd Age Cymru to nwne a fth¥, making our $ervic88 mre cessl)le lo the local communty. Although the maionty of requ85ts cune from refer￿￿ users, 32% ofthe ieque8ts still camè ad hoc ermrgery rnqu•sts for wh￿h we alk)w thrè8 in a calendar year. Each uwr is asked why Ihgy are in need of assistance. and over 28% clawn that they are from a k)w incC￿e housohold wh￿h would indicate that the increased cost of Imng is having a svJnfficant effect. A sub$tanlk41 number of p8ople a150 report that benefft changesldelays ar• th• reasons for need which also highlvJhl$ the knock on effect ol the timeframe required to proce88 and investigate cLqims. It is also worth noting th* an athjrtional ¢Jplth was &SJed lo Capture m8ntal health ot the end of Juty and th18 ha8 ake￿ been Tewtod as th? tea80n for ngwj by 8knost 5% ¢f use￿. Due lo increasing demands, we saw the respons8 belwoen reques15 and deiNerie$ increaglng. pzrtKularly at the busy limes of the year. wrth sever81 seryice usern asking for the opti)n to Collect 80 we therefore also plan to trial this as an additional option in 2025. Wrth many users continuing to need our support for loNJer period8 of time. we also aim to fe¥iv• our strategy to provide a palhway out of poverty by looking at inrtiatives lo dNeTsrfy the help we offer. The Parish Trust Trustees. Annual Report (¢•ilthxt• Year endod 31 Dec￿nber 2024 Obj•dlvos and actlviiles One ofthe major challenges forthe charity this yearwa5 mowng premise5, bLrt Th￿vIng the project whilst ensuring no disfuplh)n lo our reguLqr servtce wa$ a tremendous occorrpli8hmenl and could not have been achieved wrthout the imwns8 supp)rt and d&Jicalion of our volunteers and the local community, wrth saveral kKal businesses and individuah offeTiThJ thir help for the day, res￿￿'ng in a total of 5286 hours of time donated lo the project. The CARE Project woukj also not ￿ posslble Wllthout Sufplus lood eolléeiion8 from ktal bu8ln88388 88 well as generous donation$ frcrfn our local Gommunty for which we are extremgty grateful. New collect￿n$ wgre 8slalAishfjd wtth hxal busin&sses vthich provKle(l us wtth more fresh prodLKe, bul 2024 law an overall decline in donatKsns of tinned and dry foods $0 we inlgnd to I￿u$ on providing more opportunities for locd collectw)n8 and dropoff Points in the Coming year. OUT food waste inItk￿NeS contin￿1 lo gr(rw through 2024 wth addrthryn of a bread sharing 6ehema and membership 8¥ a'Too Good To Go- partner. This has not onty helped to Taise •warene¥s lo the s¢heme8 we offer and wKrease their acce8sibilty lo the I￿￿1 communty, but a150 substanlkqlty reduced ourfood waste. Money raised through the88 Initiatives helps lo support the project addrtional food items need lo be purchased, bul despite the new infth8lives, we did not see 8 significant increase in funds with dmosl £3000 raised in 2024, which was ofi￿ Marginal￿ mole than the year tefore. The latter part of 2024 8aw a 8matl declin8 in thè number of people accessing thése Bcheme8 80 we beli￿8 that our new local￿n has had an effect a$ well as the inerea8ed accesBibilrty to alternat￿t8, Buch 8$ 0110 and wmmunily frKfges. In oddttion, Yoo G¢￿1 To Go" take a not*Ae srn f•0 for 0￿h b89 wld through thgir pworm, resuttuig in an alm8150Q/ty10s8 of contribution& Carrie Geaty | Youth & Chifdren'8 Progr8mm& Manager Youlh Club In 2024, The Parish Trusf8 commit￿nt to youth env>w0n￿nI contknugd with nf4V OPPOrtunf(i88 fc growth, leaming. rwealvjn, a￿j wewoeing. The aim for 2tr24 was to expand our services by offering additional youth clubs lo m&ke more meaningful COnn￿l￿)nS with young people and better support them. Central to Th8 Parish Trust's efforts in 2024 were the regular Youth Club sessions held av8ry Friday 8v8ning from janu￿ to Oecènknr. Thesè sesstons not onty PTovidad a safe, ￿lCOming spac8 for young people to swali5e and build relationships but also provided an OLrtlet for many of our young people to e￿reSS their 88k for 8UPPOrt. and make po8itrve changes to their behaviour. Throughout Ihe year, 41 Fnday evenin9 Youth Club se8sIDn8 were held. each designed lo cater lo the neod8 and internsts of tho att•ndoè8 and to prtr4Kl• opportun￿1•$ they may not oth0pM￿ have. In January. we reintrod￿￿￿ and re*$tabli$hed boundaries with y¢)urvJ pgopte using a behavK>ur contract. Thi5 alkn¥ed them to dk8cuss their boundaries and set SO￿ club ru￿ for the year basgd on their changing opinions and needs. Re-e5￿113hIng boundanes continued into February, wrth an influx of new young Peop￿ and setting a standard of behawour for those WIK) struggled with accountsbility. Tl*se conversations al￿￿•d y￿tyj pwfe lo queslp)n the rules and our authority al the club. which rasuknd in an hornsl underslarKling of our roles arKJ responstsililies in their 1pM. Throughoirt the yoar. young people'¥ tsu¥t and comfortabilty with us were exerrplffied by thfj honest I￿￿On-on8 magtings wo would havg vthon behaviour was b8ccffiing a challange. Young peopla infomied us of their struggles. and we listened openty and made adjustments and plans lo support them wrth a holisti¢ approxh. Young p8CP￿ attending our cFubs had ffrtaningful opportunit*8 to participate *)d have their Say on all levels. Attendees helped lo plan and film C￿rtent for our sctial media and were gwtin opportunitk?s at each se$$ion to provide thgir thoughts and ownws on the fvlure of Yt)uth Club. The Parish Trust Trustees, Annual Report (¢oftthw Year ended 31 December 2024 Obl•¢tfv￿ •nd act1v1t1￿ In May, we asked ytsjng pwle what their preferred welhcé of comnwnication with us V￿ukj be, and mony gid Insl>3Tam, which kKkstarted the creation of a privale Youth Club Community Instagram. In 2024. our Youth Club held Several workshops and infomial leaming opportunit￿$ on essentkql lop such as period dignty. kirvjness. fitness. and mindfvlness. We 51rNod to PTovKlg opFortunitios, and our young gained $kll$ and •xperiwKos, such as Circus Skils and Taepayondo. Young pe(4)le's prts3ression arKI developmenl were immansety evident during 2¢y24. Youryj pl40p￿,8 8bilty and willingne$6 to take *countability for their acti￿5 ww• tr* mc61 adv8nc&J they have been Since the Creation of the Youth Chjb. Meaningful ¢onv•rsations on lrfe, writuafty, *Jith. school, anti-8C(aal behaviour outhlda of Youth Club8, relationships and home regular during 2024. Meaningful dr￿UsSIonS extendèd beyond The Parish Trust staff, as young pecple also engeged with Police Cormiunty Support Officèrs throughout 2024. Relationship8 be￿thn our young people and the k¢al pofice strengthened throughout the year as we helped facditate dk8bgue and break ¢knin barriers for young wpl8. Overtsvo ViBts ffom PCSO8, young people werè initialty very hesitant to communKale wth the polKe. Hchvever, by the end of th6 less￿n, thèy were engaging in conver8atitins ènd playing football and rugby wth them. Some young peoplé t￿n eypr688•d an inlere8t in pning the pOl￿e force in the future. Throughout the summer of2024, 7 spKial eventsw•r• hdd on Friday evening#. provlding Y￿Trg peopk8 with 8Ctivitk•s they requested throughout the year or new reueation81 OpportUnrt￿ such as laser tag, 10881ing mar8hmalk)ws over a campfire, Zorb surt8. Virtual Tealty hoadBets, vdkyball. karaoke, 811> and $llde. and a silent disco. These events shuwcased carefree fun, wlth young pgoplg puiting their phon¢8 •way lo g•t $oakod at th• slip and Slidti or to dance and siro at karaoke. In Septethr. a new stsff mevthr jowwl the Youth ￿ Children's team, provIdw￿ fresh idoao and pa88K)n for dolivering wooningfvl, creotivg oytlgts for young peiyl2 lo e>press themse￿85. Tha naw slaff member focused on building trusting relat￿nShIpS with young peopl8 at our clubs and began d•$ignHig gnd testing a Music at the Youth Club, aiming lo launch In ￿rty 2025. Conversaticrn from September onwards focused on young people's reloticnships wrth xhool. Many young people felt comforta￿t expressing their negalfft feelings around fomial gducgtion and the trouble they have been getting into. Many Y￿n9 people expre8$ed th￿r desire for us lo support thèm In $¢hool. a¥ thoy felt Ilw dNJ not WèP46 th& s8mo18vo1 of suprth in a8 they do in our Club. From September into the final $88slon in t)Kembw, th8 Ycyjth Club focus•J on the yw ahead. wrth many young pecple expressing Iheir disopp)intmenl th* the Youlh Club woukl be relocating. Dissimilarly lo 2023 and earty 2024. young people wanted to participale in 9roup games again in the8e final month8 and remini8ce on the shared Sir￿ the Youth Club was fwnded in 2022. The fin81 session olyouth Club at St T￿ma6, Church was enjoyed by all young people. from th08e who hsve been with us since 2022. lo those who have recentty joined us. The session started wrth a video showcasing photographs and v*Jeos from the fir51 session in October 2022, follÈyfved by an award ceremony, and ended with a fun garr￿. Wrth the eTrJ of the sass￿n aPPro￿hlng. many young people weie reluctant to leave. and one young person left and retumed to see the youth club'one last lime.. The Parish Trust Trustees, Annual Report fconth& Year ended 31 December 2024 Obj•ctiVos and activit•eS In 2024, the Youth Club was attend8d by 1.136 young peoplg. IMiil$l the numbers of YoLrth Club attendees for 2024 remair￿1 Similar lo ltrthe for 2023. the impact and qualty of relaliL)nsh•ps excelled through recreatKJnal activrti•s, personal progressK*n, and onev1045ne support. Youth Club albwed us to expand ourrelation8hips young people beyond the cbJb. with a core group ofaround 5 young people regu18ty visiting us throughoutthe year on days witllout actwilies. Young peoplewou￿ vr6f( us regularly for a hol chocoL818 or snack during halfterm, which exemplrflesthe purpose and ole¢tr8 of The Parlsh Trust in fostering mèaningful and trusting tdationships wthin tho communty. Throughout the year. the Y¢xrth Club was run with the he￿ of 2 ded￿ted 8dult volunteers. Our adult volunteers enabkd us to prowde the best serv￿6 possble to yourvJ p6cP￿ by ensuring our adult¥o8ure to more po8rtNe. mtpiating content on their homepag￿. Ile awalllng the renov8tton of Th? 8ryn H811, the Parr5h Trust ayns to strengthen ts eng99￿ent with young peo￿9 on ¥¢xi81 m•dkq in the interim. The Trust afso aims to off8r more trips throughout 2025 ond Detached Youth Work in tho rypJrths. In 2025, wellbeing wll akn be a f￿al polnl for Youth and Childrgn's work. The Hang Out In May 2024, The Parish Trust launched bts after-schwl Youth Club. Thg Hang Out,, to respond to young people's needs and requests for more Youth Club days. Duetothe reslrictKsns of $haring a space wlth oth8r Pariyh Trust proi8cts. the day$ availablg to provide morg dubs were limrted, exerylfying th• n¢ed for o space d¢dK8teil to ycxrth. chihyren, families. The group qU￿￿ty established regular attendees, Inch￿1ft9 the ci>re 9roup of ycNJng peopb2 visiting us multiple limes weekfy 8nd some nay youTrJ peopl2 lookirvJ fora C81￿, quieter attemative lo our Friday evening Yrxth Club. The Hang Out uninlenl•)nalty Iransfomi&J into • club fccusing on Wallb￿n9 and cr8atsvty ty responding to the n68di and intèrests of the yt)ung pèoplè in att￿mIanC6. A5 comfort increas8d ￿th The Hang Out attgThJo9s. young people were not shy about asking for Snacks ar￿ hol chculates. An young people present would he￿ make the hot chctolates and also helped lo IKly up, toking &¢ountablty and ownefshi) ofthe sp￿. The Hang Out wa5 fUndarr￿1al in discovering an Increased need for wellH"ng aetivit*s young people in the Ictsl communty. In 2025, The Hang Out will aim to be more Interrt￿nal with its wellbwng activitie¥ by providing a curriculum of tools fgr attendees to better manag6 their emoti¢)nal and ￿ntaI heamh. Since May 2024. The Pwish Tr￿t has ttekl 32 SeSs￿n8 ofTr with 8 total of 174 attendees. The Parlsh Trust Trusts•s' Annual R•port (¢t)nthuso) Year end￿ 31 D•¢emb8r 2024 ObJoctlv•8 and xtlvftl•s Youfh Voluntee In 2024, our Youth Voluntewiro Scheme continued. Wod(ing closdy with The CARE Proi•¢t, approximately 19 young volunteers aged 14-18 provided vrtal 8sststan¢e with packing food parcels. In March, 7 young volunteers approachad us for opwtunities to cOry￿te their Welsh Baccalaureate hours %ffith us. More young pecple their lootsteps over the ft>llrywing months. wilh some $igning up out of interest in hebing their local communlty. The Porish Tw¥t'¥ Caffi CareilvJ opened on FrpJay evenings thry)ughout 2024 and operated as a Tuck Shop during Youth c￿b. The Tuc* Sh(¥) was operaled exclusivety by a tgam of 2 young voluntgers whose progrgssion conlinu•J sinca 2023 when thèy receNéd Barisla Training. Level 1 wi CaterirKJ, and most rK8nty in 2024, Level 2 in Fo￿1 Hygien6. This year. there wa8 an emphasis on providing our young Tuck Shop Operators with the responsibilty of maintainirrfJ stock18vels and creating a menu for the 8umm6r eventg. Our young T￿k Shop Operatm volunteered for a ¢omknned total of 100 hourn in 2024. Barists Training led by our staff retumed In October 2024 after the team receiving Iroining from Big Dog Coffee Company. Sinc* Oclobef. 7 8e88lon8 h8ve ctturred, wrth 6 young people receiving full training. At the Youth CIL*•, one dedicated ytsjng pernon continued volunteoring as a Junior L•ad•r. Toby Jon•s, aged 15, ha8 continued to ￿ 8 valued vdunteer and 8 $ignthcant roba model for clhor young people al the club, regularfy offering hi8 guKiance and support. Toby's roie a$ a Junlor Leader dovgloped throughout 2024, vthere he was in many loam ￿￿ting¥ reg8r(ling Youth Club and provided key NJe8$ observalK)ns. In partnership wth Caryie, Toby sewred grant funding from GAVO'8 Ca$h 4 U Grant Scheme lo deliver a 8ik8 Safèty Workshop foryoung people. Toby dedICal￿ counUes8 hour8 to th& project, Preparing and provijing a 8peaaltsed W0￿shOp for wghl young people. Much of tho fundlng was &penl efj providing fre8 hohnets for young people. vith the r•maind¢r going l￿WardS bik• rack8 and a bik• repair s18tw)n al The Bryn Hall in 2025. Beh¥een his role a8 Junior Lgadèr at Youth Club, volunteering at special events, hi% WO￿ ￿ the 8ikè Safety Prolect, Toby d*JK4ted 128.5 hours lo volunteerino in 2024. In addition lo the Youth Volunteerlng Scheme. The Parish Trust pn)v•Jed 8ttendees of the Youth Club with the opportunty to particlpate In a Youth Car W8sh Fundr8i8er. On Saturd8y, 22nd June, young people visited The Parish TnAt and put all efforts into Washing cars in tho community lo raise mgn8y for the Youth Club. In total, 17 young people h8lwJ, and a tolal of £117 was raised. Young wopb expre$$gd enthusiasm and pass￿ when alky￿ed to tske ownernhip oftheir club and makè a d￿erenCe. Through their efforts. all money raised wa5 spent on 8quipm8nt for the summer. A f•w weeks after the Car Wash Fundraiser, a gTOUP of young people asked us for spare b￿kets, 88 they h8d declded lo go around the area on thwr accord to wash cw5 for m¢xw. In 2025. The Parfsh Trust airrA lo fc¢us ¥olunte8ring opportunit*5 on youth club attendees by offering nKJre fundraising events. The Youth Car Wash FuThlraiser has inspired us to look at other way¥ to raise I￿neY for youth prqe¢t$ and has shvwn the importance crf young people tsklry ownership ond reSpOn￿bIl￿ fc* their spac66. The Parish Trust Trustees, Annual Roport{cJnlknu•tr) Year endgd 31 December 2024 OblKtlv•s And aclvltl08 i¢oftthndJ Connecting trwth Stakeholders Multi-Agency Netwothg The Pari$h Trusfs partnwship with LlThu Continued in 2024, and 4 %rlunteeriro day8 weré held with approximatetyl 32 young people aged 1&17. Llamau's young volunteets gained experienGe by helping us wrth varicMJs jobs such as washiry cars, litier pKking. gardeniry. sorting, and cJ8aning. Many young people had never previousty Comploled any of these tssks, whKh was a milestone for them arid buiit their confidence and seif-esteem. Throughout 2024. The Parish Trustw88 ￿Sited by two multi-ayency nehvorks.. the 2nd Caerphilly Scou18 BèaveTS Group and the Caerphilty Rainbows. 59 ¢hikJren attended the tsvo Ses9￿Th$ and participatèd in various actmlies relating to food poverty and The CARE Project fctsj bank. All chlldren prèsent were engaged in learning and twk infornalw away their lime #t The Parish Trust. After ong ol the 8es$ions, a parent Bent us a m8ssag8 boking to do￿1*.11 saKI. "My daughteffs going lo Rainbows, and tonight they visited the local frx)d bank lo leam 811 abwt it & have ctyne fvjme very k••n lo mak• donating lo ft¢d banks a regular thiw to h* (xrt." Special Events Throughout 2024. many sp￿181 events wwe held for children and famili*$. In April, Th• Parish Trust heltj an Easter Crafts Event, which 45 chiklren and 19 adults attended. Th8 event includ8d a vari8ty of crafts. such as m*ing Easter lJonn•ls. frae hol dog8 for ￿nCh. 10fr83hr￿nts. and a free Ea8t8r egg. Tha Parish Tru81 hell 2 Famity Fun Days and 18 Breakf8strBrunch ChJb8 throughout the summèr. On 3181 Juty, 97 children and 46 aduhs att8ndgd our first Famity Fun Day. Subsequently. our Family Fun Day on 21st August was att￿￿led by 56 Childr￿ and 32 adults. Both Fun Days provkl8d al chlldr8n wf(h a free packed lunch. 8TM Brass Band supported both Days. provKling their time and efforts to holp wf(h the bouncy castle and logivechiklren in attendance an opwtuntytotry out an in8trumenl, Chiklren of all ages attended both Fomity Fun Days, and therè a s¥nfvant crossover befvmen Tomrf8 Tot$, Club, arKI Youlh Club attendees. Moreover. Parfsh TNsfs Breakfast •nd Cluh were an intewal part of the 8ummar. BUPPOrting children and their f*nilitis by pwdiry a healthy 8nd 8ubsl8ntsal meal to start thelr day. On• hundred sixty-five children and 40 adul8 attended tyjr 8fe8kfast Club8 throughout th• ¥urrKn•r. Ourfinal special event of 2024 was a Chrlstmas Crafts Event, wh￿h 30 childrnn and 11 adults attended. The evenl included Chrislmas-themed crafts. game$. a free dinmr and de888rt. G8m•$ Club & Meals forFamrfie$ In 2024, Games Club evofved by 8Stabliqhing Meals for Familtes, a prc4èCt provwjing familw with g fro6, ie-coc4¢ed meal during éach Games Club session. MeaL8 for Families way cr8ated to respond lo the many chiklren attending Gamo$ Club hungry aftef school. In Decembèr 2023, parents attending Ggmes Club were asked quest￿n$ regardi￿ their chiklren's mèals, how often they cook meals for the family. and whether or not they woukl benefrt from a prc4ect s￿h as Meals for Families. An overwhelming majorty y8id they woukg ber*fft from rt. and in January 2024. the project began. Entering 2024. Games Club wa$ an estsblishod ￿)mr￿ft1ty group, wilh parents beneflttiNJ from tho opportunty to relax and have a cup of lea while their chiklren played. Wrth the establishment of Meals for Families, ihe group evofved and fek homdy. wrth families K￿neCtIng over a hot meal. Since January 2024, 45 G￿e$ Cltkn and Meals lor Families sess￿n￿ have bgen held, wilh 1.214 chlklren and 405 aduM8 attending. Each we9k, children opportunities to express them88￿e$ crealNety wrth unique crafts. acl1vrt￿$. and board games. Psrenls also partrcipated in actNiknes. helping their chibjren Greate uafts and spending qualty time Iwth one another. Parents also helped out with other children and buili relationships with other parents. slx7wwiThJ the inwlarKe of communty spirrt arKI coh8$bOn. The Parlsh Trust Trusteos. Annual Report{¢oTrthw•dJ Year ended 31 December 2024 Obi•ctiv•x and activiikn Meals for Families wa$ at tha heart irf Gamey Club in 2024, with children excitedty running in lo ask what was foi dinner that day and frequentty tyiThJ sorrthing nth¥. A rolling menu b88ed on feedb￿k from parents and children on their f8vourite meals was created lo offer nutritious Mea￿ suttable for the whole famlty. These recipes were aws available for parents lo take hoTh lo rePl￿al8 rf they and thoir chiklrgn enjoyèd r(. Mèals for FanNlies aim&J lo offer children chov5 on the food tlw eat. allowng them lo try a small amount of something and rgtum for more rf they enjoyed ((. This gave chiklren the confidence to ty something nthv alongs￿• their friends, often leading to them retuming for more. Parents were pkasaritty sutprised vthen their children eryoyed a meal and frequent￿ replicated it at heme every week. Parents encouraged thé projact by e*iniNJ that m*ing a new meal for their chlklren to dislike at home is coslty. Having the opt*)ns here. they have a npJht i)ff from ¢¢)okin9 whilst g&nlng naw recipes to athj to I￿r weekty meal Lpt*)n•. Along$ldo Gamé8 Club 8888*)n8 and Meals for Famili88. in 2024. the Parl8h Tru81 hekl trips for Games Club familitis In respons6 lo wuesls for a ￿*Mmynfy day out. Our ￿r$I trip. hekl in March, w88 to Sl Fagans, wrth six thifdren and three aduhs attending. Our second trip. held in October. w88 10 Pencoed Fach Form, wrth Se￿ children and fve ottending. Exh Irp al(r•ved parents to create lasting memories wrth their chiljren and their friends wilhoul the pressure of tran8POrt. Looking ahead. Me818 for Families will continue lo run throughout 2025 but wil operot? as a 'grab and go. servlo wher6 families can cdlect fresh. home-coL*8d meals to takè homo. Gamos Club. regularfy attended by at least SO children and 12 •Juhs, wll pause in the interim due to there ￿Ing no community Space in the area suitable for th¢ needs of Game8 Club ar*J Meals for Familk?s. The urgenty of The Bryn Ho11 is evNl8nl when looking at this unique club's inpact and IMM ffl￿Y famil￿ will bo 3ffect8d over the comiTrJ months. Tommy's Tols Tommy's To18 continued to b•coff* an estoblished and consi￿ent group In 2024. T(Th￿s Tc48' goals for 2024 were lo lurthei devefcp the range of 0ctNrt￿1 we offer. improve I￿810n d0cumènl8l￿n, and prowde opportunrties for children to ￿gin making their (ywn cho￿$ from a young ag6. These goals wer8 achiev8d throughout 2024 by provKling a lot81 of 45 Tommy'$ Tols ￿810r￿. including 0￿rationS durlng h*lf ter￿ and Summor holid8y8. Th18 year, Tommy's Tots 81rengthengd ts a￿￿￿e$ by offenng a craft 8￿h week, builJing partneT8hip$ with The Toy Box Project to updalo our slttk of loy8 frequenlty, and ègtablishing partnership with the kKal libfary to offer new boL*s each weak. We 8130 slrength¥ned our sessSon u￿￿ntatIOn through a weekty review ￿￿U￿￿nI with reflectwti pdnts such as 'positNè inleract¥)ns' and'are8S to Improve.. Wewere able lo f¢￿5 on choi￿$ forchihjren by offering a va￿ty ofloys, oplions ft>r Snack lime $uch a8 Irutt and toast. and an emoji boord wh•Te Ghihjrtsn ￿k1 Point to the omotion Ih8t they may be loeling upon éntsring and t￿1r￿A Ihe space. J8nu8ry Aver4e weekty attendance total.. 23 Throughout January. we idenltfied the ￿ell for more snack-time options, and a rolling Month￿ rmnu was created lo ensure emugh var*. The nv•V var*ty of snacks was and welcomed positivg by the club'$ p8renlslgu8rdKgns. One notablg thing that happ8ned in Januwy was thot wè announced incteasa in our prKes this year ffc¥n £2 pw f￿ty to £2 per chikj. Febtuary Average weekty attendance latal." 16 Despite the increase in our costs in January, February romainad a busy month for Tommy'$ Tcls. One chibj took tr*ir first steps duriry Tots thi5 mofth. which was ¢•￿brated by all in attandance. The Parlsh Trust Trustses. Annual Report le￿￿ Year ended 31 December 2024 ObJKtives and actlvlll•s (¢fy*thu•¢Q March Average weekly attgndance total.. 13 The group ran as usual throughout March. with planty of ongagemgnl and heartrdt ffKJm8nls. Children played wrth other p¥ents and watched chikdren be¢(Th confKlent and ccMnfortab￿ in the spa¢e. Average weekty attendance total.. 14 In April, we spenl a few*wks uwttlNJ chllJr8n'8 haThJpnnts wlth palnt ond u88d tho h￿dprfnts to crèat8 our Wekome Board,. introduced in April. May Average w••kly attendance total.. 14 Thioughout May, wé started pro¥idH)g mcts elNic66 at storythm and gain6d a 8ttend888. June Averagg weekty attendance total.. 9 We conducted a smaN suryey in June and received Written feedback from parents. Th8 Welcome Board way used frequenty throughout June and prov*Jed q)portunitiè8 for parents lo talk to their children about emotion8. We akn had 8 vlsit from Beokn8 Llbrary during 8 888skJn in June and recelved I￿r brary card. Throughout Juno. parwts were plo8sed to see vwv)U8 b(x)ks gvailgble at the group to l•k¢ home for the week. July Average weekly attendance total.. 16 Trusting relati¢)nship8 continued to 8stabli8h durir4J Juty. with parents and guardAns leary thelr children in the care of the TonKny'8 Tols ￿ad lo use the toilet or grab a ¢up of tea, knowing there was communty spirit in the 11)om. One grandparent 8a*J th81 Ihgir whol8 famlty to photo8 of their grandchild al Tommy's Tots. Summer2024 Averoge weekty attendanc• Iclal: 13 Tommy's Tot5 remained 0￿ft throughout the summer arKI held Six events with a space themè. Throughout th6 SIX woaks ol summer. Ch￿dr8n decorntéd a Lqrg8 cardboard rtsck￿ Bhl), played wllh SP8eevlhemed toys. listened to SP8ceththemed stori￿. and had opportunilws lo crgatfj ne•V, fijn crafts each week. During the summer, porents and attended other 8Ctivrtie8 such as our Famity Fun Days and breakfast club8, showing the roach and variety of events that The Parish Tru8t offer8 for famili88. Seplembgr Aver&3e weèkty attandar￿1 lot•l.. 18 September Saw $orne Ixe¥ a￿1 grandlather8 aTrJ falhers attending the group. The men pr888nl falt Comfortab￿ aThl 8njoygJ Ihfj gTOUP'S communty fe•l, which is sIty￿Y breaking barriers within the wmmunty irf socral Stereotypes. Average weekty attondance tot81.. 16 Wrth plenty of interactNJns, October was a fun. warm environment al Tommy's Tots. In Octobèr, a new staff memberjoined the Youth and Children's team and offered support during Tonyny's Tots. November Average weekly attenda￿ lolal.. 13 Throughout November. we saw a grtrth n children's confyjence in ytaff. Information on ch￿ge8 to Tommy's Tots in January was prOvKI￿ throughout November, with parerts and guardians reactlng P08itNety wfth 8UPPOrt 8rKi undentanding. The Parish Trust Trustees. Annual Report l¢¢mthu•ts) Year ended 31 December 2024 Obl•dlves and athi¢i•s We held our $88slon of the ygar 3rd 0￿8Mber had a Chrislmas4hem8d party, with 18 Children in attendance. Parents and guardrdns h4)pity brtyjgm aktrng patyfood to $harafor a ￿lebrAtsOn of Christmas and the exciting opportunities lo come in 2025. FeedI￿k w8S S¢rthirvJ that was r¢questthJ and gNen freety throughoLrt 2024. Sorrn feedb￿k frcth a grandporenl earfy in the year sahj that they wished Tonyny's Tots was oFen nx)re often. Desprte numbers being kx¥esl during haff temis, those present durirwJ half terms said they w•re gratsful that we romain oyn when most groups close. Throughout 2024. the strength ofconnectK*ns made at Tcvnm*s Tots exerrpl1r￿ by the easo Iwth which parents, carers and children easity back inlo the group after tsking a break. Al Tommls Tol$, we have seen chrfdrtn and their guardians retum to tr* group after a few months. and it feèls like onty days have passed. The Connectio￿ made at T0Th￿'S Tots also impact the children, whlch w8 hav8 $88n by how children interact with oth8r aduhs at tho c￿b when they usually wouldnl interact with an adult they donl kr¥)w. This is a teslamènl to hcw tomfortabl8 thihjrèn are within the environment of Tols, which they instindivdy know to t* a safe aThJ tru$lww Spau. Throughout 2024. we have fomxd unique community where indNiduals are kno￿1 by name, and $LPPOrted. and missed rf absent. Looking ahead. the focui for Tonwnli Totg in 202S will b8 to continu8 oporatrng on a 8m•ller $¢akn untll the renov*ion of th¢ Bryn Hall 1$ ¢omplele. where Tots can conllnue as usual and ro-98tsbli8h es8enlial community relationships. 671 chldren and 592 &duli8 attended Tots througtr￿ul 2024. Rev. Dean A8ron Rth8rt• I CEO At the bèginning of 2024, Caffi Caredig cea8ed cperating as a 81affed cafè and tran8ilioned into a more exibl• r•s0u￿0 for The Parish TruBI. Since Ihen, rt has beon ustrd primarTly lo support inlemal events. promde refreshments al communty gathering$, and as 8 hands￿On training sp8ce, particularty for young people learning baiists skilb. Thi$ chgnp h8$ alk￿ved tho project to continue making an imp8cI while op•ratinq in a mLYe sustslnablry and adaptable way. h the reloc8t#)n at the end of 2024, Caffi CaredvJ has ntrrt l)¥•n plawl Into storage Whi￿ r¢88se$8 Ils future fcAe. We ￿maIn crAnmitted lo eypbring it can b88t serve our moving forward. whether as a training inithqtNe, a ccffimunty outrexh ttr)l. or another innov*Ne venture. Wo look foTh¥aTd to rnv*iting potenti￿ Fn the yoar8 ah83d. Rev. Dean Aaron Roberts I CEO The Parish Trust Community Choir conlrnued to thrive throughout 2024. strengthening its reputatK*n a8 Mbrant. Int￿81Ve group dedicat￿ to bringing people of all ages and backgrounds together through the joy of music. The chd¢s m￿s1on to enhance wellbeing. foster communty connections. and inspire shored Iovo for music has remained central to its actNrti8S. This year. Ihe choir he￿ its fmgl concert as part ofthe Chrislrnas Throb in the Car Park" event, marking a heartfelt farewell lo SL Thomas. Church. ￿ere choir has been based. Thig special event. hald in pathgrship witti the BTPA Nexl Ggneratw Biass BaThJ, attracted over 200 PeOF4e and crnatfjd a memorable festive atmosphere for the community. 10 The Parish Trust Trustoe$' Annual R•port (conth& Year ended 31 December 2024 Objectlvos and actl¥ltlos (coftUnu• In the summer, the th￿"r Organ￿ed a fundraising concert at Llanbrajach Baptist Church, dedrcated to 8UPPOrting children and youro people. fvrther hvJhlghting ts ¢orbynitrwit to using music as a tool for positNe imp¥t. Alongside perfomwnces. the choir also hosted several scKial events throughout the ygar, expertly coordinat&J by hvo ch(Mr membws who have td(en on the role of "social secretar￿5.. 2024 saw a very slight increase in male r￿l￿rship of on8. fijrther dNersfying the group's dynamK. We hope that the small but growing number of in the Ch￿"r will further attract other men lo join. While thé mjorrty of mernbeTS are adults. the choir continue5 to wekome and 5LlPPOrt a small number of young people. The ch(M"r has also taken great sliides towards 5e1r4Lrff￿￿ncy. havtn9 successfijl fundrals*J Intèmally to pur¢has• thoy 4y*n unrf¢nM. have now bo•n c(¥npbted. The yeor conc1L￿eS with the cPKiir standing strong at 37 members, wth addrtion81 ev4uiri88 for m8mbw8hip already pending for 2025. Lcoking ahead, the choir wdl be (elocating to 8 temporary venue In Machen before ho￿￿￿1￿ finding 8 pem)8n8nt in the renovated 8ryn Hall in the latter half of 2025. Bryn Hall wll seN6 as the charty's famity. youlh. chibJr8n'8 contrg. alyniThJ perf• with th8 choir'8 value8 of community On￿hment and inclusion. Th8 Parish Tw$1 Communty Choir looks forward to an*knr y￿1 of Mu$￿-MakIng. grthvth, and corrffiunity inyact in 2025. Rev. Dean Aaron Roberts I CEO The Pari8h Tru8t continued lo p￿orIt￿e wellbeing. 8piritU81, and pastoral care throughout 2024. ombedding these piinciples in Its core Pol￿186. This includes the intrcducllon of an Annual Leave Scheme. Flexible INorking Pdicy, and an updated Staff Handbcok. Tha chanty al￿ ¢ommrtted lo being Real Living Wage •mF4oyer and intrrxluctd an enharbced pen8b)n provis￿n. The Parish Trust m8intsined its Investing in Volunteers acc￿jitO1i?n and uphold a volunteer rgcognitvjn scheme. Th8 charty r8mainad sensitwe lo tho parsonal circumstsnces of voluntears, 8n3Ltring o pastoral and compa$s￿ne1e opproxh. Alth¢x￿h the Vclunleer VoKe Council was not formaltylgunched due to lh• Pr￿rity of relocating premk8es, wo￿nteer ergagement ha8 continued through regular cornullation by project man48r8. The charlty lo egta)li8h an offkhql councll Sn tha fuluro. Safe9U8rding pol￿163 and procedures were Lwd8ted. along with straamlinèd vdunleer onboarding processes. Vo￿nt88r n¥n6 badges were rnintrthlucod to 6n¢ourago 80clal intorxtlon and b06t 8afeguarding pra¢tices. Inrtialives like Kindness Month were conducled chldren arKI youth to Promote wellbeing, inthding sessions on seW*sleem and persond 9rtr￿h. Over the coursè of the year. the charity supported 166 people with targeted wellbeirrfd 8UPPOrt and h8kl 118 96neral w6lbèir8 evènts. The Bereav8m8nl Courses continugd in 2024. T￿emn9 highty posilTve fegdba¢k. with mo51 s8ssions ¢onducted online. OLrt of all particpanls. 92% reported feeling better equipped to Pr￿￿$ their grief, 87% stated they felt knss obne, and 100% wouhj rncommend the course lo others based on the feedback r•¢8Ned. Addr(K)nalty, 76.9% of parti¢P8nts felt the course hew them understand how bereavement was affecting them. 69.2% felt it he4)ed proce88 their b88, 84.6% fell better able to cope with their situaticm. and 76.9% feli kss knety after attending. TestThoni￿s included statements Such as.. 'Tho course he￿#d me understand my grief in a 5UPPOrtive environment. giving me too15 10 nawgate difficu￿ emotions.,, The discuss￿5 were so he*Jful in processing my loss. and I fell truty h8ard and supported by both Ihefaclitators and other Part￿pant8.., and The supwt I received has truly made a difference during this d[￿icUlt lime. helping rre feel more hopefvl oboul the fvluro and less ix)laled.' The Parish Trust became a Nath)nal Ambassador for The Beroavemerst Joumey. partnering with AtaLoss, a national bereaverrvant charity. In 2025. the charity will aim lo mthe the course more wide available xro$$ Wales. A partnership wf(h Aneurin Bev8n University Health Board was also established ni lale 2024, wrth plans to wovxle bemvement support for staff and f8milE5 of pknnts in a plot project. 11 The Parish Trust Trustees. Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2024 ObJectfv•s 4nd aGtlvlths (¢M#ftw&J Supp¢ytfor Ukrainians naturalty concluded as a dedleated project. with many havin9 successfuty setded in the communty and found ernployffth. The CEO ￿ntinued to oversee the welbw'ng p￿[01￿) throughoLrt 2024. While no significant leadership changes occurred. the charty refflains limrted in expanding its wellbwng serviceB due to fuThJing conslr8lnt8. The primary goal for 2025 Is to grLAV the beTeavem8nl sUp￿rt pro￿91)n thmugh expanded cour88 defivery, enhanced portner¥hips, and Collaborn￿on with local authoftty bereavement Sery￿s. Plans include de￿￿Ping a bespoke surte of bereavement resouTees accessib￿ lo indNiduals seeking support beforn corrmittThJ to Gtructurnd ¢oursM or counsdling. Spiritual #upport remains av8ibble on an ad-hoc basis. with the charity regu￿ty sharing its Chrislian roots th￿9h blog posts. Easter and Chilstrna6 cards inC￿ed in food Pa￿¢1$, and by wving a8 a Tesource for lex￿ chur￿￿9 seeking lo prov￿8 Practical communty support. Rev. Dean Aaron Rcthrts I CEO The Yamy Amly continues to meet weekty on Wednesday mcmings as an open-oG¢e$8 knltting group, provldlng a welcomlng Space for those with knrtting skills or a desKe lolgam and improve. The group'6 primary awn remains to bring pfjoplg logether Whi￿ creating knrtted rtems for the NHS and Supporting our chlklren'8 pmgrarnmg. Throughout 2024, the Yainy Arniy ha8 continuod lo donate a wide variety of knrtt&J hems to thg NHS, Sncluding t&Jdies, ￿anketS for both aduli3 and chiklren. and essential ¢k)Ihing items. Thoir efforts h8Va so supported The Parish Trust through fundraising, wilh the group knitting a range of items such 8$ Christma8 decorat￿nI to hel) rw8e funds for Ihe chwtys orwryJ wort. Thè group Ilsèif has f￿aIn￿ 8168ty Sn slze. w*h o)n8i8tent attendance at Ihe weekly sessions. In addition lo tho d8di¢*gd team meeting on4itè. the Yamy Amiy has continued lo rec8Ne knthd donat￿n¥ from voluntsers ¥Gr￿S the UK. A nthy focu8 thr8 year has been prwwing for hunch of Tha Parish TnMf8 88ty Bank in January 2025. The Yamy Army has been st￿￿p111n9 baby rtems, some kn￿ed inthouse, and some bought via prc£eeds from fundrwsing gales ot other event8, lo ensure the Baby Bank cpens wrth a strong 8UPP of essenlk81 kn￿ed goods ready 10 8UPPOrt lamilles In r*e•d. Wt extend our heartfelt t￿fik8 lo every member of Yamy Amry for their hard work, generosty, and cwlivily throughout the year. Their contributions have made a real differonce in the tt*mmunity, Supporting both NHS poti9nl8 vulnerabb families. and we look forward to their continuln9 impacttul work kn the year ahewj. Rev. Dean Aaron Roberts I CEO The Parish Trust ts immensely grateful for the many partnernhips that have been establ18￿ and strengthened ¢)verlhe past ye8r. A key part ofourworf( has been collaborating wtth a range of corporal8 partners who artivety engagè us as part of tr￿1r Se￿81 responsibilrty programmes. Thèir Support has played a vit81 ro￿ m en￿￿lry us to dOh￿r m&￿InglU1 impxt in the corm)unities we swve. We conlinue to worf( ck)sety wih busines$8s of al $Ees, the publK sector Ilncluding health and education provKlers) sou81 club$, wci81ies, othertharrtable organisab"on8. These Partnershi￿ hglp us to expand our reach, our servw. ensurn that those in need receNe the right support. 12 The Parish Trust Tru8tee8' Annual Report (tothu•dJ Year ended 31 December 2024 Oblectlves and actlvllles (¢tyJlknwrf) Our grthving of partr)ern ha8 treen instrumentsl in SUPFtJrting our work through fijndraising. source donations, volunteellng. and sharing Wak￿ble expertr6e. We loc￿ foward lo deepening th8S8 relationships in the coming year. working tcojether lo make a lasting drffarence in the lives of those we Volunteerin ArvJhar&J Ev8r80n | Administrator Throughout 2024, w8 were ab￿ lo recruit a k4 of V￿nteerS but we also were able lo retain some wdl-eslablished volunteers. The Board ol Trusteey continue lo be gratefvl for 811 the support, hard work, and commitment our le8m of loyal and dediealèd VO￿nI08r$ promdes. AskJ8 from crflertng so much of their b'm8 lo our se￿￿e5, the charity bgnefts from all of the transferab￿ skills our volunteers bring wlh them. Whether this is AdmintslratNe & Business ski115, Ccrfnmunicalion & Inlerpgrsonal ski115, or Leadership Skills. Wthr*Jt this broad speclrum of experiwKe, w• would not. as an 0ryan**￿n, be ablo to grow and expand further with ¢)ur proje¢l8. By the end of2024, our d•mogwhics ofVo￿￿t￿lII￿l ramains a h¥h femaleto mole T8t*). the average for our V￿u￿tearS b￿n9 43. Although thg m•jonty of our volunteern 8till hail from Ihe k¢al CF83 OTea. wé do stil havo 8om8 th81 livo over 40 miles away and und6rtakè remote roles on behaff of the charty. The move to new Short term Fyemises gt the end of 2024, h88 provided some lor our volunteers bul we could not be morg grateful to them for continuing to support us as d11h3￿ty as do becau50 of IL Throughout the course of 2024, vc4unteern oompletèj ntsfity S.SOO houtg ol volunteering, with 457.88 hourn bdng vdunteered each rTh)nth. This 0 8n increase on la81 yèarfs fyures and is a promising sign. Vthh ourvolunleefs Stlll being affected by the cost of INing crtsis we are aware that gNing up thetr lim may nol be 8$ possib￿ a8 rt prewou8 was. so to See Such an increase 1$ very rnuch apprtciated by the charity.? The Parish Trust continues to invesl in our Volunteern, and to work dosety wrth our partners to meet the standards *XpeGt￿, and our members of staff a￿ all fulty 8ware of Ihe benefrts have gained by receiving the Invosling in Volunteer¥ k¢reditalion the thoLM yew. As a￿¥Y$. we enwro that our volunteers are celebrated and thank￿ in several ways for th8lr ach￿vements and commitments thrcwhout 2024. A number of avents were held Ihrcwhout the year to cefebrale Ihelr 8ucce8$. and Part￿Ul9rty durirg Vo￿nteerS Week where we $potlrt many of our volunteers and their rok*s. abng With providing them continuous training rf ne8ds ba such as $•18guarding. or barista training. We still continuo lo use Tempo Timè Credits which provKley our volunteer5 with vouchers and discounts for ￿rtain ￿tmt￿s. Tlw gain T￿p0 Time Crodits the more they invest their lime with us and an incentNe and we ore k>>kw into other opttons and benefts for our volunteers. Rev. Dean Aaron Robert8 I CEO The chanty way &Jle lo employ staff through tho course of 2024. increasing 8talfing to accommodate r growing serV￿e to Stakeho￿er3. The Parish Twst 1$ commstted lo Stsffing IrainirKJ and development cpportvnilies, with follThv-on opportunities for PrC#Jress￿n within the organi5ation. There wero 15 m8mbef8 of staff on payrol al the end of 2024.committed to staffing training and development )portunf(ies, with foltryw-on opportunit￿3 for prtsJTession within the org8ni8ation. There were 15 mombers of staff on payroll at the erKI of 2024. Training was gNen in the arna of healh and safety. safè3uardlng. per80nal skils coxhiD9. and youlhlthildren. 13 The Parish Trust Trustees, Annual Report (coftthw Year ended 31 December 2024 Objective5 and *ctivltl•s There are no current plan¥ to in¢rease staffir& levels uni8ss grant funding is allc¢aled for $uch purpose. This 1$ mainty due lo the charrty fundraising for and embarking uwn the renovation of The Bryn Hall in the first hatfof 2025.. The charty 1$ Real Lwing Wage Accredited, and as sueh, the increase #i Real Living Wage in 2025 will add o svJnrfKant cost to the charty'g operations in the ts)ming year. Wg are pl8aseAI to ba abla to aCcom￿ale this commrtrrtnt as p*1 of our affcrts lo be a rgsponsible and fair empkjyef. Tho charity 15 pknawl lo have bètn ￿le to off•r employment OpwtUnrt￿ with the help of gonerou8 grant funding. We thank those vtho have contributed t¢ywards our slaffing costs over the last year, in particular those funders who have rwni8ed the translomwtional inpact that a MU￿￿year grant offer can bring to a charitable organis*'on. The Pafi6h Trust has b8en in receipt of g number of Such grants In 2024. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFOFIMANce Many of our •Ch￿VementS have alre￿Y bogn reported on during the course oflhe Annual Report undei r Summ•ry ofAAivitio& Htt•Mver, some pathutar highlyhls for Ihts ￿gan￿alKIn th18 yoar have been.. Successfulty relo￿tIng our HQ with mInim￿ disruptb)n to servus. Securing the Bryn Hall site for our youth, chiklran, and famili8s work. o Increasing p8rtnor8hip8 and reach wthin the communty. Successfully securing a re¢￿d amount of gr8ntfunding. especialty forthe renovation oflhe Bryn H811. - The versatility of our youth and chiklren's prG9ramo, wh￿h has had to aher si9nrficanlly $incg vacating OUT forrmr premts•$ in ¢JthtO PT¢Wkle dthhod youth worf(, and • different way of engaging with our serV￿e users. Vve continue to be supporled by tho PT9¥$ thrDU9h m•dia cmrage, by th• 8UPPOrt crf our p8rtner8 and grant funders. 14 The Parish Trust Trustees. Annual Reportlrvnth4*¥J Year •nd•d 31 D•com￿r 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW The Boa￿ of Tru818es are grateful to Carnton ETL Cardbff tr examining the Charfty Accounts for the year eThJed 318t December 2024. Genèral Comments Income for the year is £520.381121r23 £231.S11). of wthich £265.295 18 reStr￿ted {2023 £134,912) and £255.086 is unrestricted {2023 £96,598). VIItr￿n thls ye￿8 Income 18 £100.000 of exceptional inc(Th, which is the gift of Bryn HalL Income 8tr88m8 fof 2024. excludkng oxeep￿n#1 intomè. 4r• mad• up of. Grant Funding (all wKomg do￿￿9d as a grant, no m8tt•r 11$ ￿1￿0) Donation$ Other incomo lirKluding sales, 8en4Ke ¢harg•i. and f088) 89% In comparison with 2023, thè •nounl rKeived by Grant Furyjing inGmsgd by 96%. and Don#t￿nI in¢reased ty 48%. Expenditure for Ihe year is £294,058 (2023 £254,442). of which £149,569 is r•strict•d12023 £83,487) 4rKI £144,489 1$ unreslrKted (2023 £170,954). Expendrture for 2024 can be broadty c•te9oriMd *)to tIKI fOlkn￿￿￿.. Fixed A88ots and Capital Purch￿e￿ Running G¢)st8 and goner•l ¢)v•rhead¥ Staffing 27% 32% 41% Overall, the charity has net incomb forthe year of £226.323 {2023 net expenditure of £22.9311, of which £109.820 is 8gainsl restricted funds {2023 £42,671) and £116.503 is against unrestrkted fund812023 net expenditure of £65,602). Al th• ye8r4rKI, th• chgrty hf•J free reswves of £27,723. We will carry on ourwork to improve the dNersffication of income streams in 2025. The charity ¢ontinu¢s lo face wst pres$urgs and i￿luding rrning cyefalK)nal coslg and wanting to pay staff al an appropriate level. Our brygest financial challgnge 2024 and 202518 Ihe lundlng of the Tenovatlon of the Bryn Hall, estimated lo be £360,000. Donatlon8 The Parish Trust is 0xtr￿01Y grotefvl to al the indNidual8. bu8ines8e8, and Organisat￿n¥ who mad? d¢)nalions lo the Charrty. Donat￿nS have been receive(l in pers¢)n, vi9 the post, over thg telgphong, over text mgssago, through our website, Ihrough s￿$91 media and m8tch fundiry. Ornnl Fundlng The Board of Trustees wish to pay tribute and Qxpress thgnks to 911 th¢)¥o tvusts. or9ani5ations. and indivKluaF8 have 80 genern￿ty supwrted oUrwO￿ thr￿￿t the year. We have also receiv&g continuous financial support frrrfn Cwphilty County Borough Council through number of small grants and partnership working. Reserv￿ Pollcy The Parish Trust keeps enQ￿h to meet ils basi operational costs fcf up to three mnth8 to nmtigate again81 a major adverse financkgl event wh￿h would bring consKlerable risk lo the charty. Operational costs w04Jkl include salaries and assocrated overheads, any bills that the charity 15 conl¥act8d to pay. The tclal reseryes is currenty kept at £43,C¥)O. This 1$ an increase from £31.(KIO for the previous financial year owing to inwsed costs and hwjher inflatiorL 15 The Parish Trust Trustees. Annual Report {COnllttu• Year ended 31 D￿ember 2024 PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS Forward Plannlng In the last annual reF4)rt, the Board cOr￿itted to investing in strategy. Pgrsonnel, and finance to secure the charty's long-temi future. These rtems have been Iwked at in the usual course of business at Board Meetings, and these continue lo be ongoing agenda items as the charity gTThVS. PartKukr objectNe8 that were agreed were a5 fdlm". Secure a New HQ in the CF83 Postcode Area Ihfftile a permanent hea(k]uarterJ has not yet been 8￿Uled, 2024 mgrked swnrfKant Progress in eslablishiro slabb cper8tional bases for The Parish Trust. In 2024, we were grfted The Bryn Hall. which wll serv8 a8 a dedicated Spa￿ for our youth and children's *Yyk. Addrtionally. in Novemb8rlDecemb8r 2024. the charity relocated to 8 I￿5•d warehouse unit in th• CF83 area. ensuring continuity of opwations Whi￿ we continue our search fcf a freetrdd premt8M to sery& as our main headquarters. Expanding and Slrgamlining Our Woth lo Be Le85 Dependent on a Singb Physul Location Recognising the ne*J for fioxibilty. we hav8 8uccessfulty exparKled and streamlined our $•rvi¢o9 beyond relkgnc• on one Centr￿ IcutKJn. This has been achieved by offering more events and courses onlinè. utilffjin9 a variety of Communty buiklings {partKularly followiry our mcNe from Sl. Thomas, Church). and hosting off-site events. These changes have alkxgd us lo in￿8868 ac￿$￿111fy and read) 8 vAder audlence *th11o maklng more effect6￿ use of avatlabl? rewjrces. Enhancing the Staffing SlnKtuTe lo Incr8ase Capacty •re budgets and furKling permitted. we have strengthenad our staffkng slwcture to WPP￿t tho growng needs of our various propcts. Some staff rrwnbers havè prtsJr88ged Sn their prOfess￿n91 develcpmenl, with promotions into new robs. ensurin9 the ¢rgoni8alion ¢ontinues to develop its leadèrship capacty. However, we continue to on volunteers in some Strateg￿ areas, %thich remains an ama for future devebpment. Our long-tem goal is to further 8W)ilse aryj expgnd our workforce in •lignmont with oui m$88ion and fwn¢ial 8uslainability. strengthening Partnornhips and Supporting Chur¢hes In Holiitk. Chri8tian£•nlred Communty SeNces whi￿ explicrt evangelism has rKt been a focus, we hwe made m•aningful strKJès in supporting churches and falth*a8ed inltiatives. Thr6 inctud•d partnoring with Ch￿￿heS lo host events. serving as a trusted resourcefor churches to 81gnpc*t indNKluals lo our seNce$. and p*ing a key TO￿ in Klling out The Beteavement J¢￿meY course across the area. These Collab￿allOnS havo rninforced our ¢ommrtm6nt lo holistic. communty￿ntr0d support that al&ns with our Christian ethos. Achleving Excellgnce and s￿urfng Accreditation from Relevwl B¢)di8S We continue to Strive for excell?rKe in all we do, and IhL8 ha5 been Tecoyni8ed through key •ccredita*ions. In 2024, we became Good Busine￿ Accredited and joined th8 Baby Bank All￿n¢0 in preparation for ￿unChIng our Baby Bank in January 21Y25. We 81s0 remain a Liwng Wage Accredited Empbyer and continue lo hc4d Investing in Volunteers 8￿re{Ir(abQn, Tell￿tIng our ongolng commf(m8nt to high standaid8 in both employmenl and vdunteer engagement. In 2025. ¢)ur go819 wll b8.. To finish the renovation of the Bryn Hall. transfoming it into the Trelhrynas Lifg Cenlre. To continue lo dNersfy income streams Ihrough servre delivery ￿ntraCts. fundraising efforts, and tr•ae. To expand our Bereavement Support Services in collabmtKJn wth cthers. To make progress tvwar¢ls finding a pemwnent HQ for the chanty. To grow our wraparound SLW)rt services for {￿e who are e>wnenung povety through our ovm intbatwes. or through partnerships with others. 16 The Parish Trust Trustees. Annual Report Year endod 31 Decembor 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Govemlng Document The Charity wes reg￿tered as a Charitable Incorporated Organi5ation {CIO) on 17th December 2019 un¢Jer charity regk*tralion number 1186996. The Charity's I￿rnIng documonl is ba$gd on a Foundation Mcdèl ConslitutK>n. ReGrultmgnt and Appoln1rn0nt of Now Trust98¥ Trustees ar8 sought as and when vacanci8s arise. Careful conSidera￿n is takento ènsvrelhat potenti81 trust•es are abk* to uphokj and safeguard the Charrty by diligenlty carrying out busine35 85 detemined in the Charty's cOTrJtrttrt￿)n, and Ihat tw bring particular expertwe to bear on the ¢)ver811 etkn. wsion, and Strategy of the Chanty. Potenllal truste•9 8r• required to 8ubmit an appl￿t￿n to the Board 4¥h￿h is considwwj WKI votad on by thè existing board mèmbets. Thè appI￿alb)n fomi Is vnitt6n by the Board of Trustees and ask¥ •ppIiGants to deGlar8 Iheir rrtn¢ss aThl elw￿6hty to be a tru8lee. Appllcantts are gNen a copy of the followiryJ'. The Goveming Dttumenl The latest Annu81 Report and Accounts A ccpy of charity pol￿0$ ond prc*edur If the existing trustees re8ofve that •n applKant b• appoirrtwj to th• Boord. thè n8w Iru8tee to b8 aPp￿nted will underw reknvanl training and indudion as requirwj, and will a150 rethva copl88 Ot. Thè latèst mlnutè8 of th6 regular m8eting of the Board Tho ¢urr&nl budgèt Any $trat•gk plan, l)u8lness plan, 8ndlor Op•ratiOn￿ pl•n The Board wll be prioritising recruttmenl of odditional trustees in the ￿rning year and have identtroad legal kncmledge and bu8inesslstak•heAder netwthing lo be sk￿15 that are needod on th8 Board. OrganlMtloMI Structurn There are currgnlly six Iruste•s. and truste•¥ *• curr•nty lothing lo re¢ruit more trust￿ wlthln ihe comlng year after 8 8klll8 audl ofthe ￿rront board ￿Mb￿S. In 2024. we empw slaff accordiry lo the needs of the chanty. Staffing Positions were filled In the are88 of ￿Ministrat￿)n, youth and chldren's work, CARE Project, and fundraising. Tho Btaffirg $lru¢ture 18 managed by the Chièf Execulv4e Officer who reports lo the Board of Trustees. Rlsk Man•g•m•nl The Trustees cperal¢ 8 rollng pr¢#Jr8mn* of identi￿'rWl and address￿19 major risks lo tho Charfty at their regulai meetings. Trustee Me•tlngs The Board of Trustoes met six Ilmes thffjughoul the CQUTse of 2024 ki transact th8 r8gu* bu8ine88 of the Charity. A number of extraordinary meetings *ere also held for Strateg￿ and docision m&king PUTposes. Meetings were hekl both in person and e￿tronIcal￿. The Irustees. annual repLYl was opproved <)n .............................. and signed on behaw of th8 board of Iru8tees by.. Trustee D E Brlwley .. Print name 17 The Parish Trust Independent ExamlnePs Report to the T￿￿tee$ of The Parfsh Trust Year onded 31 December 2024 I report lo the trustees ￿ my examination ofthe f￿a￿la1 statements of The Park*h Trust (Yh• charty'} for the year endod 31 Dec•M￿r 2024. R•Spon•1￿lItl￿S and basls of rnport AS the trustees of thè charity Y¢￿ ar6 responsibk for thè preparation of the finarKHI slatsments in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Acl'l. I rep¢)rt in respect of my examinalKin of the charity's financial $taiemonts out under 8ection 145 ol the 2011 Act and in carying out my eX*nin81￿)n I have folbw•l all th• applicable Directions given by the Charity Cc*nmis8ion undar 14515Mb) of the Act Ind•p•nd•nt •tatom•nt Since the charity's gross inccrfng exceedod £250.000 your examiner mL¢5t be a Th￿rnber of a body listed in sèction 145 of the 2011 ACL l Confimi that l am quaItr￿ lo uThJort*8 tho examinatton because l am maM￿r of the Associatson of Chartered Certrf*d Ac¢ountsnts IACCA}, wh￿h 15 one of the listed bcxll8$. I havg complel&l my examination. I confimi that rK> mgten81 matters have come to my attention in connect￿1 with the examination gmng me cau8a to bel￿e that in #ny m8teri81 mp•ct'. accounlttyj rncords not kept in r•8pgcI of tho charty as roquirnd by sKtion 130 01 the the fwwncial Statements ¢Jo not acco￿ ￿ th08e I￿Ord8. or tho finan¢kni1 $talom#nts do not eompty with the wlic8bl& r8quiroments concerning the ftym and cont•nl of accounts Sel out in the charit￿ (Accounts and R8port8) Regulations 2008 other th8n any requiremenl that the o¢counts gNe a tru• and fair Vt￿ which 18 not a matter considered a8 part of an independent examinalion. I havo no concèm8 and hav8 corm ￿086 no thef mattern in conrtttion with th8 examinatlon to whkh •ttention Shoukl ￿ drwn in this report In order lo enab￿ a proper understandlng of the accounts lo be reach•d. F8oana Ahmed FCCA Independent Examiner 1st Fbor, Tudor House 16 Cathedral Road Cardrfr CF119LJ 18 The Parish Trust Statemont of Flnanclal Acllvltlos Year ended 31 D•¢ember 2024 2024 Unrnstrrted Reslrided fvnds furKls Total funds Tdal funds 2023 Income and endo7hThents Donatw and legacies Charitable adNities Olhor tr*ling ￿t￿￿•S Other income 143,119 11,461 263.671 406.790 11A81 2,130 100,000 620,381 213,774 16.564 1.173 1,624 100.000 Total Incom• 255.086 265.295 231,511 Exp•ndltur• Expenditure on rsi$in9 fiJfKI$.' Costs of raising donat￿ and gael Expenditure on charitable actNiti98 Totsl •xp•ndltur• 26.136 118,353 X.138 267.922 29,170 225.272 9.10 149.569 144.489 149.569 294.058 254,442 N•t InGom•ll•xp•ndltur•l 110.597 115.726 226,323 122,931) TransfwJ b￿n fund• (5.908) M•t movemont In fund• 116,503 109.820 226,323 122.9311 R9conclllallon of fvnds Total funds brought forward Tot•1 funds carri•d forward 89,198 185.701 62.562 131.760 154,691 172.382 358.083 131,760 The slalement of financial actrvities includes all gains and losses th• y•ar. All incom6 and 6xp8nditura from continuing activit*s. Th• nots8 on pag•8 2210 19 forni part ofth•8• flnanclal #tatsffl•nt The Parish Trust Statement of Financial Posltlon 31 December 2024 2024 2023 Flx•d 4ss•ts Tangible fixed assets 17 114978 28.899 Curront assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 16M20 234.498 2,669 109,195 111.864 261.318 Crvdhorn: amount¥ f•lllng du• Thlthln on• year Not current a8uts 19 8,213 243.105 358.083 9,003 102.861 Total a¥s•ts ¢urr•nt Ilabllltl•8 131,760 131.760 Nat assets 368.083 Fund8 of th• charfty Restricted funds u￿r￿lricled funds 172.382 185.701 358,083 82.562 69,198 Tot•1 ch•rlty fund• 21 131,760 These financial 8tslern￿ts were approved by the board of trusteu arrfl authori88d lor issue on %l!P.%lQ%4.., and are svan￿ on bohaN of lh• board by: Tru81ee D E Brlerley . Print nam Th• not•• on pag•8 2210 19 lornb p•rt ol Ilw fin•n¢t*l •tAt•m•nts. 20 The Parish Trust Statement of Cash Flows Year ended 31 December 2024 2024 2023 Cash flows from operatlng actlvlll•s Net InC￿ne1(eXpenditurn1 226,323 (22,931) Adjustments for. Depreciation of tangible fixed assds Accrued intome 24,015 {6.418) 49.749 (1781 Changes in.. Trade and olhef debtors Trade arKI other credrtUS 16,696) 11.927 236,397 236.397 688 8,244 Cash 9eneraled from optsratton8 Net cash from cyrating activ 33.572 33,572 Cash tlows from Inv•stln9 •thllh• Purchase of tangibkn assets Net cash u88d in inve8b.ng actsvilvas (110.0941 1110,0941 114.3621 114.3621 N•t In¢r•••• In ca•h and caBh •qulvalonts 125,303 19,210 Cuh and ¢Mh •qulv•l•nts at b•glnnlng ol ymr C••h and cash •qulval•nts at •nd of y•ar 109.196 234.498 89,985 109.195 Th• nots8 on pago¥ 22 to 19 fomi part olthM• flnancw sttsm•nts. 21 The Parish Trust Notes to the Flnanclal Statements Year ended 31 December 2024 G•n•ral Infomiatlon The charity is a publi¢ berth entty and a reg￿ered th*ity in Er&knd and Wa￿$ and 15 unincorporated. The address of the principal offi￿ is 7 Roundal)Lxrt Court, Bethvgs House Industrial Eslale. 88olYas, Ca8￿hlIty. CF83 8FS. Stat•mont of compllanco These financkql stslements have been prepared in Compliance with FRS 102. 'The Financial Reporting Standard #p￿1&￿Ie in th6 UK and the RepublK of Irèland,. the Statement of Recommended Practu applicable to charrtie# prepariry their ttcounts in accordance wrth the Financkql Reporting St8ndard applublg in the UK and Republb¢ of Ireland IFRS 102} (Charit￿8 SORP (FRS 102)) the Charibes Act 2011. Accountlng pollcl Ba•1• of pr•prntlon Tho finwKig18tatements hav8 bfj￿ prgpwgd on the hi8tc*ul roBt b￿lts. a$ mdffj￿ by the rovalualion of certain financial 8S58ts lthllitlès and inv•#tm#nl properbe8 maasured at fair value through or expenditure. The financial statements are preparnd in 8twlng, is lh• lunctK+nal currency of the enw. Golng ¢onc•m There are no materfal un¢¢rtalntth #txwl the chafity's abllly to conth)uo. Judg•m•nl* and k•y Souvcts of e•llmatlon un￿rtaInty The preparat￿n of the finar￿al statements requires managemnt to makejudgement8, ￿tim￿leS and 888umplions that affect the amountg rew1ed. These esllnates and judggm8nl8 Bre nlinualty reV￿Ved and are based on exp8r*ncè and othèr factors. induding expgctstions of futuré aV￿ts that 8r• to ￿ r•a8onablo und$r ci(cum8tAnc•8. K•y sourc•s ol•sllm•flon unc•rt•lnty Accounllng esttmates and avdumptiwA are mad• concerning future arnl, by their nature. will r8rety equal the related actual Out￿Me. The key assumptions and other scurcgs of eslim8lion uncertainty that have a signrfK•nl risk of cau8ing a materi81 adju8tmenl lo the carying amounts of a88etB and lla￿.1rtI85 Wrthin the next financAI year arn as follm.. Depreciatfion- t￿ useful lives of Ihe assets are estlmated. Fund a￿OUntIng Unrestricted funds arn aval￿ble for use at the discret￿ of the trustees to furthar any of charity's purposes. Deg￿nated fvnd8 are unrastri¢Xed furKJg eam*rked by the tru8tee8 for particular future project or ¢crfnmitment Restricted fvnds are subjected to restrKtK*ns on thgir expenditure d￿￿ed by the donor orthrough the tem78 of an appeal. and fall into onfj Of￿ sub-da6ses'. resliiGted income funds or end¢y•vment funds. The Parish Trust Notes to the Flnanclal Statèments Year ended 31 December 2024 Accountlng pollclee i¢onth&*41 InuKning resources All incomo is includod ￿ the statement of financ￿1 activitses wh•n entitlemènt has passed to the charty, it is probable that the economic benefrts ass¢xialed with the tr8n$action VAII flow lo the charty and the amount can be religbty measured. The foll¢Mng specific policies gre applled lo partieular categones ol irKoma: incom ftom donations or grants i8 recognised when there is evKltinc6 of 8ntstlerMnt lo tho gift. recelpt probable and rt8 *Tr)unt e4n be measured reliabty. Ro•our¢M •xp•nd•d Expgnditure is recogntsed on an accruth basis a8 a liabibty 1$ inGurred. Expendf(ure includes any vATwh￿￿ connot be fvlty rw)vered. and is ¢la8sf*d urth headirwJ$ ofthe 8tat8menl Offinanc￿l actNrtios to which rt relates.. expendtture ¢Jn raising funds incknde¥ the C￿1¥ ol al fuNJrakiing xtNilw, events. non- ¢haiilrble trading activities, arnl the 8818 of donated gcd8. •xpendrture ¢)n d￿ritSb￿ actrrfrties includes all co8tJ incurTed by 8 chanty in undert*ing ctivtii'8s Ihgt further its charrtable ain8 for the bengfrt ol its benefLiarie8, itKluding thos8 SLVPOrt cost3 and co¥1¥ relating lo the govemance of the charty apportKJned lo charitable activltlu. All co¥ts arg albG*gd lo expènditure calegores refiocting the uso of thè resour￿. Dir•ct C08tB attribLrtabk* lo a sing1• aclivty arè albcated diredty to that activity. Shared costs are 8pportion•d betsyeen the activititis they ecrfkn*Jule to on a reasonabbe. iustffiable and eon8Lslenl ba8i8. Tanglbl• •8••ts Tangible assets ara Inllally recor￿1 atC08L and ¥ub8equ8nty $t4t¢d atcosl188s any 8GGUmu￿ed depreci8lion. D•pr•clatlon D4wreciation18 cakuL•led so 8$ tOWT*e Lrfflho co¥t or valuat￿ft of an asset, loss ts rè8ldual value. over tho useful economK lile of that ass•t as forth￿". Plant and mgchinwy Fixtures and fflb'ngs Motor vehicles Equiprront 3 Yea￿ straight line 3 years $trahJht rine 4 yearg $trapJht line 3 yearn straight line Imp*lmienl of fixed ass•ts A review for indKatorB of impaim)enl is cwried OLrt at exh reporting dale, wlth th• r8cov8rable amount being estimated where such indK*ors oxisL 11th8re the carying value exceeds tho recoverab￿ amount. the 83set L% impaired acuydingty. Prior wnpairm&nts are also ￿vieWed for possib￿ revers* al eath réwling datè. There tre no 8uch i7wairwwrts requirgd wi thK8 or the year. The Parish Trust Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 DKember 2024 A¢Gountlng polldgs Flnanclal In¥trumgnts A financial asset or a financial liability recogniwl onty t•fr￿ the entity becomes a paty to th8 contractual provi8ion8 of the in8trum8nt. Basic linanckwl instruments are initk8lW recognised at the affrf)unl rer£ivakAe or payable including any relatèd transaction omts. unless the arrangement ¢￿stituteS a financing trans&tiDn, where it Is recognised al present value of the fulure payments discounted at a markèt rate of int8rest for a similar debt instrumnL Current as8e15 and current liabilrties are sub&equ￿ me8&ured Att￿ cash or ctherconBA4eratlon exp6etad to bè pakl or r6eeJv6d and rbot discountsd. Donallon• and l•gacl Unrest￿1¢d Restrictsd Total Funda Funds Funds 2024 Don•tlon• Donats'ons Gfft Aid 30.114 5,505 30.114 3,605 Grants Grants reCeN￿le 107.$00 143.119 263.671 2S3.871 371,171 406.790 Unro8trictad R*8trkted Totsl Fund8 Funds Funds 2023 Don•tion$ Donations Grft Aid 22,343 1,7T7 22.343 1.777 Gr•nts Grants recelvab 54.742 134,911 134,911 189,654 78.862 213.774 The Parish Trust Notss to the Financial Statoments ic¢¥rfknwdJ Year ended 31 December 2024 Charlt4blo acthilll•s Urweslricted Totsl Funds Unrestrthd Total Funds Funds 2024 Funds 2023 Other income from charilable aetivitie8'. projects Other income frt￿ charltable actNitses.' expense re1m1￿r8eMent 11.461 12.723 12,723 3,841 3.841 11,461 11,461 16,564 16,564 Other tradlng actlvlllos unreStr￿ted Funds Roslricted Tot•1 Funds Funds 2024 Fundralslng Ir￿em8 Shop inwne Hall booking8 and cther incom 116 116 1,624 2,130 1,624 1,624 unre6lrlc￿j R88lrlct•J T￿￿ Furvjs Fund• Fun 2023 Fundraising Incom Shop income Hall bookingts ond other irKome 792 131 792 131 250 1.173 1.173 Other Income Unrgstrthd Total Funds Unre¥tTid0d Tcrtd FuThls Funds 2024 Funds 2023 Othér 0￿pt￿n•1 Inc¢M 100.OCKI 100.000 Olhgr •xceplional income repre￿nts the gift ol Bryn Hall larMI & buikling$. at th8 b881 avallabl8 valuat￿n. The property will be redevebped after the year end. Costs of r•b8lng donatlon8 and logacles Unrestricted Total Funds Unreslriclgd Total Funds Funds 2024 FurKI8 2023 G•n8rating grants 28.1 26,136 29.170 29.170 25 The Parish Trust Notss to the Flnanclal Statements Year ended 31 Decernber 2024 9. Eyndltur• on ¢harttabl• athftl•s by fund ty Unrestriclgd FurKIs Rastrictad Totsl Funds Funds 2024 Supporting the commun Support costs 114.981 3,372 149,569 264.$50 3.372 118.353 149.569 267.922 Unrestricted Fund8 Restricted Totsl Funds Funds 2023 Supporting tK* lo¢•1 ¢CrfTwnunty Support costs 139.737 2,048 141,78S 82.487 1.IXIO 222.224 3,048 83.487 225,272 10. ExpMdlluro on charhabl• •ctlvltlM ty •ctl¥lty typ• Actfvitlol ur)dert8ken direct Support Total fund# Xi24 Total fund 2023 Supporting the local communty Govemance cosls 264,550 3,372 267.922 222,224 3,048 3,372 3.372 264,550 225,272 11. Anal￿18 of support ¢o•ts An8tysi$ of #upport costs Tot•1 2024 Total 2023 3,372 3,372 3.048 12. Nèt Incomell•xpmdl￿10j Net incomellexpendrturel is stated *ler chwgiryllcr•ditkq)'. 2024 21Y23 Oepreciat￿3n of tangible ￿ed assets 24.015 49,749 The Parish Trust Nots8 to the Financial Ststsments (cfy7thu•ffj Year ended 31 December 2024 13. Ind•pondMt •Mmination fws 2024 2023 Fees Payab￿ to the independent ewninerfor. Ind•pendgnl examin*M)n of the financid statements 3,372 3.048 14. Staff costs The total stdl costs and empknyee b•n•fds for the rnwting Per￿ ar• an8ty$ed as follvrts.. 2024 2023 Wages and salariés SOCHI securty costs Employer contributions lo penS￿n plans 162,749 11,132 1826 166,707 103,088 8,744 1,784 111,616 The 8vorage head wnt of 8mpby••8 duiing the year 1512023.. 15). The mrago number of fijI￿tiMe equfvg18nl durfng th$ yèar is an8ty3ed 88 fc41ow8'. 2024 No. 2023 Nuffbw of staff 16 15 No ￿P￿ye9 receNod ar￿￿Ye8 be￿fits of morg than £60,000 dunno the year12023.' Nil). Key Managwnont P•r8onn Key managomèrrt pèrsonnd Indud8 all ￿rgOn5 that have authority aTrJ responsibilty for planning. direding and controlling the actNities of th6 eharty. The total compen8ati?n lo kty management personMI for 8•p4K•$ probryded to the t*s￿Y wai £65.530. 16. Trnts• r•mun•rntlon *nd •xp•n No remuneralK)n or othw benefrts frrxn •mptyMnt tfvAth thè chaty or a related entity were received by the trustees. No trustw exponsos ho¥• been incurred. 16. Tr•n•f•rs b•twn fvnd¥ t)uring Ihe year, transfers lotaHing £5,9￿ hw• beon mado from r&stittèd to unr88tricted funds for spending that h88 occurred in the year re181ing to the fixed asset proFety on1èg•1 and planning fees for which there is no relentX￿ of interpst by the funder. The Parish Trust Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 December 2024 17. Tanglble fixed •$￿ts Freehohj Plant and Fixtures and propety machinery ffttin9S Motor ¥ehKles Equipment Totsl Cosl At 1 Jan 2024 Additions 46.856 55.793 37.800 26,961 167,410 110,094 28,961 277.504 110.094 At 31 D•c 2024 110,094 46.858 55.793 37,800 D•preclatlon At 1 Jan 2024 Charge for the yoar 42.985 30.751 20.393 138,511 9,154 7.049 24.016 Al 31 D¢c 2024 45.972 52.139 37.800 26,615 162,626 Carrylng amount At 310oc 2024 110.094 3.654 12.808 114,978 28,899 At 31 D•c 2023 2,474 7,049 8,568 Included in freehokj property addibons is £100,000 whth is valuation of the grft cl Bryn Hall. 18. Debtor¥ 2024 2023 Trade debtors Pr¢paymonl$ and ￿rU•d Other deblorn 3.672 10.748 2,e69 16,820 2.669 19. Cr•dltorn: •mounts falllng du• wfthln on• y•ar 2024 2023 Trode creditorn Accru81s and defeffed irKoff Sockgl security and other taxes 290 3.897 4,026 8.213 2,759 5,395 9,ty)3 20. Pensions and other post4otlrement beneflts D8fin•d contribution ptsn• The amount r9¢￿anIsed in inco￿* or expenditure as an expgnse in rektion lo d8firbgd contribution plans was £2,82612023.' £1,784). The Parish Trust Notes to the Flnanclal Ststements I¢￿thI Year onded 31 Docember 2024 21. Analysls of ¢harllabl• funds Unre8trlct•d fund8 At31 Doc•mbor 2024 Januwy 2024 Income Expenditure Transfers General funds 38,198 255.086 (144.489> (6,094) 142.701 D•slgn4t•d fund&. Reserves 31.000 12.000 43.000 Total dMlgn•t•dfur•ds 31,000 69.198 43,000 Totsl Unr•¥trkt•d 265.006 1144A89) 5,906 186.701 At31 Dacember 2023 ja￿8ry 2023 Tran$f•rs G•rwal furKIs 133.102 92.756 {164,746> 122,914) 38,198 DeS￿n81ed lunds.. Church•s Expense Fund Re8ervg$ 1.698 3,842 16,2081 31,OQO 31.000 Tolal doswn8ted funds 1,698 3.842 (6,208) 1170,954) 31.668 8.754 31,01 89.198 134.800 96.598 The trust668 havè eréaled a da8￿nated fund for reseryes, which equates lo approxlmalely 3 months of commrtted operath)nal runnmg costs, such as 8alarie8, oveth•ads gnd contrp£ted bills. During the year, a transferfrom unrestricted general fiJnd8 wa8 requlred to incr9889 this d68ignatéd re8erye to refiect I￿89$•3 costs and higher infflatim. Also thring the year. transfers We￿ m8de from rnstri¢tvAI to unrestrlcted fund8. lotallng £5.906, to refled the Sper￿ on fixed asset ￿ditIOnS to the Bryn H811 prop8ty. lor which the fund8rs no IwJer hold an Inlereil. 29 The Parish Trust Notes to the Finan¢6al Statements Year ended 31 December 2024 21. Anatysis of charitabh fvnd$ Roslrfcled funds At1 January 2024 At31 December 2024 Income Expendilure Tran81w8 Poslcode Communty Tnrnt Moondanc6 Souter Charrtable Trust The Bamabas Trust The National Lottery Community Fund The Rehoboth Trust Communty Mattern National Gr* ChikJr6n In Nood Gwont High Shenff Fund Principalty 8uildin9 Society'¥ Ftrture G8narations Fund Savoy Educational TvJsl Bonofact Trust Caorph￿ty Food Nefvffjrk CCBC Dlrect Food Supply Fund Millennium Stsdium Charrtable Trust Principalty & CF Wafe Cosl of Limng Fund The D'oyty Carte Contribution lo Wdlbeing Co)rfinator The Hobson Chanty The Archèr Trust The Lalng Trt￿l The Grace Trust CCBC 8oby Bonk ￿ Up CCBC Communty Support Fund GAVO Cash 4 You Conlributi?n to Fo¢d Parcel Serrice Welsh Govemment CC8C GAVO RIF Novrish the Nation FurKI The Albert Hunt Tn￿t Mis¢dlanoous small grants 24,898 70,000 2,000 1.750 (10,789) 14,109 78,820 8.820 (2.0001 (1.7501 38.750 111.1611 (3.9061 (2.000) 23.683 (3.￿8} (18.8801 {S.OLKI) 16.301 35.711 5.000 31132 3,891 6,458 5.945 (3,8911 (4,6121 15,2461 1.846 699 5.680 15.880) {1.900) 9n (972> 4,720 1,915 15,4981 11,9031 4222 12 5.710 4.822 15,710) 14,8221 11.500) {3.500) {1.000) {S,001) 5.095 1,441 2.000 (1,4411 13051 1,696 20.000 1.$00 9,740 12,000 10,000 11.929) <1,500 (9.670) {10,0711 (10,000) (4.000) 12,071 70 1,929 830 18301 1149.5691 62.562 265.295 {5,906) 172.382 30 The Parish Trust Notss to the Financlal Statsments (c Year ended 31 December 2024 21. An•ty¥is of charitable funds At1 January 2023 A131 December 2023 Inc41mè Expandtture Transfers M(x)ndance CCBC H￿Seh￿￿ Support S￿181 Fund Souter Charitsble Tr￿t Community Matters Nati¢)nd Grid Children in Need Gwent Plyh Sherrfl Fund Princlpalty Buikjing Soc*ty's Future Generations Fund Savoy Educational Tru8t Benefxt Trust Coerphilty Food Netsyork CCBC Dirgct Food Suppty Fund Milknnium St*Jium Charitable Tru81 Principality & CF Walos Cost of L ￿ing Fund The D'oyty C•rt• ContributSon lo Wellbeing C¢)ordinotOf The Hobson Charty CCBC National Play Day Small Grants CCBC Wami Sp￿8 CCBC Webh Church Fund Gwendolints & Margarel Charty Julia & Hans R8using M&G Communty Fund Making a Dffteren Prince of Wales Charrtable Foundatwjn The Archer Twsl The Boalrice Laing Trust The Bishop Radford Trust The Grace Tw$1 We5thill Foundalw)n 12.675 {3.855) 8.820 {1.5CQ) {3.W)) 7,216 7,700 23.801 {9,5941 {7,SOO) {2,314) 3.008 16.301 (s.ocKI) 10.0 6,458 (6,1091 3.891 6,458 5.945 13.6551 2,129 12.1291 1.999 11.999) 2.C60 11.088) 972 {280) 11.085) 4,720 1,915 3,(KlO 10,000 6.￿0 {4.290) {1.178) S.710 4,822 250 3.533 (250) {2,093} 11,4401 15.cthl (2,CMXI> {10,0001 (4,C4XII (8821 10.0 12.0001 11.0(M)I 11.500) {2.OCKI) {1.0￿) <4.5001 (83.4871 1.000 19.891 134,912 {8.7541 62.562 31 The Parish Trust Noles to the Flnanclal Ststements Y•ar •nded 31 D•cember 2024 21. Analysls of charltablo funds The Postcode Corrmunty Tntst have pmwjed funding tthvards a part4ime W81kning CO￿dInatOr and r¢sour¢e8 for the Community Agsistsd Mentoring (CAM) ¢￿b8. The Moondance Foundation has provided a donat*)n trhV8rd$ Ihe cosl of 8￿tIng up the nthv property in ¢)rder to better prcmde their Se￿1¢¢$ to the wmmunty. The National Lottery Corrvnunty Fund have provide(l a mrxed grant towards the ¢0818 of redeveloping Bryn Hall, plus revenue tNards ongc4ng serw¢es. Dumg th8 year, some of tha funding was spent on Costs reL•tin9 to the transfer of the property and the planning. against whkh the funder no loThJer retains an interest. so Ihffj amounl has been IransfeNed lo unrèstricted fur*ts. Chihjren in Need have provKled 8 3weor grant t¢yhwd8 the ongolng costs and Youth Enoagemonl Officor for the weekfy dubs hew. Th8 Gw8nt Hlgh SherrN Fund and The 8en8fact Trust provuled ￿￿ling towards the c08t ofa YoLrth Engagement Officer for th• volunleering scheme. The Rahoboth Tru81 ha8 pfcNlded a grant t(Y￿d$ tho costs associatsd wrth I￿ ngw building. During the y&ar, somè ofthe funding was Spent ¢)n costs relating to the transfer of the proporty and the planning. ag•insl wh￿h th¢ fundèr no kJng¢r rétams an mtérest. Jo this amount has been transferred to unrestitted fijnds. FurKllng from Cmimunty Mattéfl N*ional Grid was 9￿￿ to cow costs of a Wami Hub, to aid those in dfftultM I8￿ting to luel Pry￿. Prlncipalty FLrture Generatbn8 Pl￿￿ed funding lo cover the costs of Youth Workshops for young pwplo lo ￿8M and actN•ty parti￿pate in cooking hoamhy, bl￿81 frigndly meals. The Savoy Educational Tru81 income 18 trh¥wd8 Caffi Ceredtyj. Thé Caerphilty Fi)od Nets¥0￿ and Principdty & Communty F￿ndatiOn Walas lunding helps 10 cover Ihe costs of 8 Food co0￿1n810r the FIXMY Bank and organi$irwJ th• communty meal and crnating simple reci￿ cards. The Mllkgnnlum St8dlum Chwllablg Trust helped to purchgse plgy mal8 and 8ofaB. The D'oyly Carte Charit**le Trust provided fvnding towwds the costs of th• cLvnmunty eho*. GAVO C88h 4 U has provided fundnw youth prcl&Xs. Wglsh Govomrrnrt and &4VO RIF have pro￿ fvnding t¢xvards 88reavement Support. Nourish th8 Nation funding is for staffing ol ev8nts, h8at & IbJhl costs and any training needs for the swnmer ￿t￿leS fsummer HdKlay Hungerf). A number of grants have been received Ivwafd8 the CARE Project and olhgr proieds, from Thè Souter Charit*le Tnjsl, The Bamabus Trusl CCBC Direct Food Suppty Fund, The Hcèson Charrty, The Archer Trust, The Beatrice Laing Trust. The Grace Trust, CCBC Communty Support Fund, C8erphlfy County Borough COU￿11 and The Al￿ Hunt Tru8t. plus soffe miscellaneou$ other funders. 32 The Parish Trust Notes to the Financial Statements (¢onthu¥dJ Yoar •nded 31 D•c•m￿r 2024 21 Analysls of net assets bo1￿￿ fvnds Unrest￿ted Funds Restricted Total Funds Funds 2024 Tangible f￿d assets Current assets credilors18ss than 1 yèar Net assats 114.978 78,936 {8.213} 185,701 114.978 251,318 18,213 358,083 172.382 172,382 Unrestrted Funds Reslrictod T¢)tal Funds Fund8 2023 Tangible fixed assats Curr6nl •8s8ts Crodilor¥ less than 1 yew N&t 28.898 49,303 {9.003) 69,198 28,898 111,865 19,C03} 131.760 62.562 62,562 23. Anafy•l• of change• In n•t d•bt At At 1 Jan 2024 C88h IIM 31 Cjec 2024 Cash at bank and in hand 109,195 125.303 234,498 Oporailng l•u• ¢ommltm•nts The total future minwnum lease payments und•r n(X￿•￿I￿1? ¢>p¢r•ling le•8e8 are as foll￿8.. 2024 21y23 Not later thon 1 year Latar than 1 yeAr rKrt later than 5 years 10,000 17.500