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Charity Commission Annual Return 2025

BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS CONNECTION Charity registration number: 1208818

Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked.

This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2025.

PART A - Charity information

Financial period

Financial period start date

25/06/2024

Financial period end date

31/08/2025

Income and spending

Income £

£ 22,298

Spending £

£ 10,477

Number of contracts from government

How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

0

Number of grants from government

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

0

Income breakdown

Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)

£ 22,298

Charitable activities

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£ 0

Other trading activities

£ 0

Investments

£ 0

Other

£ 0

Grantmaking

Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?

No

Recipients of grants

Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Individuals

£ 0

Other charities

£ 0

Other organisations that are not charities £ 0

Trustee payments

Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?

⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?

No

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom

Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Spending outside of the United Kingdom

Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No

Total Spending outside of the United Kingdom

£

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Trading subsidiaries

Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries? No

Employment contract types

People were permanently employed by your charity 0 People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity 0 Self-employed people were working for your charity 2 Total overseas employees How many of the people above work on behalf of your charity outside of the United Kingdom? 0

Total overseas employees

Total employee payroll

What was the total amount spent on employee payroll during the financial period relating to this return? £ 0

Employees' salaries

Did any of your charity's employees receive total employment benefits of £60,000 or more in the financial period of this annual return?

No Governance policies Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures No Safeguarding policy and procedures Yes Financial reserves policy and procedures No Complaints policy and procedures Yes Serious incident reporting policy and procedures Yes Internal risk management policy and procedures No Trustee expenses policy and procedures No Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures No

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Investing charity funds policy and procedures Not applicable Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures Not applicable Bullying and harassment policy and procedures No Social media policy and procedures No Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures No

Safeguarding

Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return? Yes a. Standard DBS checks have been obtained for all eligible roles Not Applicable b. Enhanced DBS checks have been obtained for all eligible roles Not Applicable c. Enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS checks have been obtained for all eligible roles Not Applicable External risk and impact Donations Unknown Other income - grants Unknown Other income - contracts Not applicable Other income - investment Not applicable Expenditure on charitable activities Negative Expenditure on overheads Negative Number of volunteers No impact Number of employees No impact Number of trustees No impact Fundraising activities Negative

Capacity to deliver services

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No impact

Total service demand

No impact

Volunteers

Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?

0

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Declaration

This annual return has not been submitted and no Declaration has been made

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BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS CONNECTION

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Charity Commission Number 1208818

ACCOUNTS

For

Period 25 June 2024 to 31 August 2025

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(Registered Office) 773 Hagley Road West Quinton Birmingham B32 1AJ

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BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS CONNECTION ANNUAL REPORT

For the first period of operation 25 June 2024 to 31 August 2025

Charity Registration No. 1208818

The Trustees are:

Benjamin Ralph Collins 114 Knightlow Road, Birmingham, B17 8QA Revd. Rachel Heathfield 773 Hagley Road West, Birmingham, B32 1AJ Oliver Michael Phillip Huggins 104 Weoley Park Road, Birmingham, B29 5HA

The Trustees of Birmingham Schools Connection charity present their annual report and accounts for the period 25 June 2024 to 31 August 2025. The Charity was formed by a Deed of Settlement on 25 June 2024.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The objectives of Birmingham Schools Connection is to advance the Christian faith in the West Midlands for the benefit of the public, by supporting churches to deliver religious education, spiritual development, pastoral care and chaplaincy services to local primary and secondary schools, in particular, but not exclusively by:

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011, and Charities SORP FRS 102, to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission. Birmingham Schools Connection's charitable purpose is enshrined in its objects "To advance the Christian faith in the West Midlands for the benefit of the public ".

The Trustees ensure this purpose is carried out for the public benefit by making its support available to schools and churches in Birmingham and other areas in the Midlands as described in the governing document.

The principal activities during the year were as follows:

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Copies of the Accounts for the period 25 June 2024 to 31 August 2025 were circulated to the trustees in advance and the trustees met on 4 June 2026. This represents the first period of activity for the Charity since it was registered on 25 June 2024.

Since the income of the charity is below £25,000 an independent examination of the accounts is not required.

As this is the first period of operation (with movements in the General Fund being primarily related to activities post the official launch on 6 December 2024), an extended period has been presented and no prior year comparatives are available.

All gifts and grants to the charity were unrestricted in nature and hence fall under General Fund.

Receipts for the first period of operations was £22,298 with this being generated through a combination of committed regular giving and one-off gifts from individuals.

Total payments made in the period were £10,477. The principal payments of the charity were contractor costs relating to two individuals supporting with set up of the charity.

As at 31 August 2025 the Charity held cash at bank of £14,954 alongside net amounts payable to / (from) the charity of £(3,133).

The Trust does not own the freehold or leasehold in any land or buildings, have any stocks or shares and so does not derive any income from assets (other than interest on cash at bank).

Reserves policy

It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration and support costs as well as contractor costs for three months. This is estimated to be a minimum level of £6,000.

The Trustees are satisfied that the Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025 discloses funds adequate to fulfil the obligations of the Charity.

FUTURE PLANS

The Trustees plan to continue with their present objectives as set out in the Report.

Income from the charity is not currently sufficient to employ full time staff with this being a key objective to support further expansion of operations and objectives of the Charity. It is the intention of the trustees in the coming year to increase giving through grant applications as well as growing the current donor base so as to increase receipts.

The Charity does not currently employ any staff. As Birmingham Schools Connection becomes established the charity will look to employ staff to support with the day to day operations and objectives of the charity.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The Charity is governed by a Deed of settlement 25 June 2024. Under the terms of the Settlement the Trustees are required, subject to payment of expenses, to apply the income of the Charity to advance the Christian faith in the West Midlands for the benefit of the public.

Organisational structure

All matters of policy and management are determined by the Trustees who meet 3-4 times per year and at such other times as circumstances require. The Charity does not currently employ staff and hence has no key management personnel. The day to day affairs of the Charity are administered by the Trustees and two contractors engaged to support with the set up of the Charity.

Risk Management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The Trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which the Charity faces and confirm that systems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary steps can be taken to lessen these risks.

The Public Benefit

The Trustees reviewed all gifts made during the year and again satisfied themselves that they were in accordance with the requirements of Public Benefit and the objectives of this charity.

This Charity has no incidents relating to behaviour of Trustees, beneficiaries or loss of funds causing risks to beneficiaries or our reputation.

Approved by the Trustees on 4[th] June 2026 and signed on its behalf by

……………………………………………………………….

B Collins - Trustee

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BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS CONNECTION ANNUAL REPORT

For the first period of operation 25 June 2024 to 31 August 2025

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
31 August 2025
£
ASSETS
Monetary assets
Cash at bank 14,954
Amounts owed to the charity
Income Tax still recoverable 1,676
TOTAL ASSETS 16,631
LIABILITIES
Contractor costs not yet paid (4,809)
TOTAL LIABILITIES (4,809)
NET ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 11,822

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BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS CONNECTION ANNUAL REPORT

For the first period of operation 25 June 2024 to 31 August 2025

INCOME and EXPENDITURE

INCOME and EXPENDITURE
Period to 31 August 2025
£
Receipt
Voluntary Receipts
Gift aided income 6,705
Other non-gift aided income 6,030
Income tax recovered / accrued 1,676
TOTAL RECEIPTS 22,298
Payments
Contractor costs (10,238)
Other Costs (206)
Bank Charges (33)
TOTAL PAYMENTS (10,477)
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS 11,822
Cash and bank balances at 25 June 2024 -
Cash and bank balances at 31 August 2025 14,954

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