Company reglstratSon number.. 01546053
Charity regislr8tion numbor. 282803
Catholic Childrens Society (Plymouth)
(A company Ilmiled by guarantee)
Annual R8port and Flnand41 Slatemonts
for the Year Endod 31 Dec¢mb8r 2024
WESTCOTTS
CHAHTt*lO ACCOUWTANT
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Cathollc Chlldr•n$ Society (Plymouth)
Contents
Rgference and Adrnknistrouve Dela118
Tru81ges' Report
2to14
Indèpendent Examlnerf8 Report
15
Staloment of Fln8rKlal ActhAts8
16
Bjlancg Sheet
17
Not88 to the Financjal Slatsmen18
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Catholic Childrnns Society (Plymouth)
Referenc• and Administrative Dotai18
Chalrn)a
8 S Feamley
Tru•t•••
A M Rodger8
H Brown
M T Shèph8rd
M Macarf
D T V Kroonènburg
R Palc8
A L Tow88y
B S FeamLgy
R P8l¢e
S•cv•tsry
Ch•rfty R•ghtr•tlon Mumb•r
282803
Comp•ny Rog1•￿tIon Numb•r 01540053
Thg charMy18 Incorporated In England 8nd Walès.
St 8onSfaGe House
A8hburton
Devon
TQ13 7JL
W8slcott8
Plym Hou89
3 Longbrfdge Road
Plymouth
Marsh M1118
Devon
PL6 8LT
Ro9l•t•rnd OfflG•
Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•r
Sollcltorn:
Tozers LLP
Broadwalk House
South8mhay We81
Exelèr
Devon
EX11UA
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Trustees. Report
The Iruslees, who are dlreclors for the purpose8 of company l•v, presgnl Ihg annual report togeth
with the financaal ststemenls Df th• tharitable company for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Structurn
The SrKioty 58 8 company limitod by guarante8. not having share capltal. and govèmed by Ils
Memorandum and Artide8 of A8Eocyat￿n. Iln the event of the Company being wound up. th8 liabihty
of each member Is Ilmited to £101.
Control of tho So¢iety and tts property and funds ar8 V8$1ed Sn a Commlttee, wh08e Members, Cholr
8nd Deputy Chair are formally appointed by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Ptymoulh and who
constitute tho tharity trustees of the Soclety and dlrectoTs under company law and are known as th8
Board of Tru81ee Diioctors.
However. at pr888nt tha PIyTnoulh Dloce8è are w+ttr*)ul a Blshop. Canon Paul Cummln8 18 1
Dlfxesan Admini8lralLV. who can appoint naw Iru8lee8 to CCSP.
Govorn•nc•, D•cl¥lonam•klng •nd R•cNitinont and Appolfttmont of Trn•t•• Dlr•cto
08tA118 of thè Structure of the Ch8dty and its Gov8ming Document are given at4)ve. Th8 bu8ingss 01
the Soclèty is m8naged by thls Board, whlch may consult the 818hoplAdlng Prgsldenl on the
buslness of the Society whenover It 18 deemed approprkto, and whlch mu81 do 80 on any matter
whlch 81gnShcantly 8ffect8 the character and glhos ol the SorAety. The Board moets as often a8
considergd nocessary lo managg the buslnes5 of the Sod8ty but musl meet al least threa Ilrne8
year. The Board may daleg81e any of 116 function8 to sub-committeets. (provided al leg$1 tsvo members
of each sub-commltttte ar& members ol the main committee) gnd Tagulate them as appropriate and in
addth'on may appoint sub-commltteo8 lo act purely In An 8dvt80ry capaclty. The Board review and set
UP 8ub-committees where n8eded, an example of thi8 being sub-committees wer& ￿gated for an
artSon plan, loplcs being CCSP mo￿n9 lO￿ard gnd revwing finances, expenses, fundraising arbd
communicalion wilh the 8lshops Office. Fgcg lo face meellngs tske place, along wlth T•8m8 rneellng8
where approprlale, 88 W811 as some phone converBalions.
R•crullrnenl of member8 lakes place from adv8rti8oment8 placed across th8 Cathollc Dk)c98e ol
Plymouth, a8 we have an expèctallon Ihal fflemb8r8 wlll live whhin the are8 In whlth the charty
provide8 Its sèrvices. Th8 Board memb8rs ore recwlled from all bac4tgrounds, fallhs, and
exp8rfences, and 811hough some have 8pecSa1I81 skllls and knowledge to share wlth the Board il is
considered ol primary Importance that the mfjmbor8 h8ve an Inlere8t In the care and w•lfAi• of
c*ildren, young people, 8nd families.
CondSdate8 for membership of the Board are Invlt8d to attend on8 or tr*0 Board Ma&tkngs a$
observers. lo meet existing mernbers gnd galn an Insight into tho workings of the Charity and it8
Board. Al that time and on appointment lo Ihe Board, th8y are Supplied with a copy of the 108t
Slalutory Flnanci81 Statements of the Charity, a copy of its Memorandum and Artldes and Charty
Commission publlcations explaining thelr responsibilrties as Trust09 Oirector8. New Board Membery
complete declarations accepting memb8rshlp of the Chanty and of their wllingngss to act as Trustee
Directors ol the Chavlty and are vetted In accordance with the guldance 188ued by the Charity
CommS8810n.
All new Board members aré 8ncour8ged to ask queslons al Board meetlngs. 8nd where appropriate
10 8eek additional Iraining or guidance on any aspect of the s￿let*s work. Mgmbars ol staff and
Trustees ore ava118ble for any qu8stion8.
Trustee Directors recgive no remuneration for their work goveming and 5UPPOrting the charty,
amhough due lo the la￿& area covered 8nd lo ensure recruitment and ret8nts.on ol Board memtrér8.
reasonable travel expenses ara ￿1mbur3ed.
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Staff
During 2024 the Soci8ly employed three paid staff, all of whom workod part ￿Me.
nlin
IR
Dire
providlng and faalitaling all Pro•actlve
Parenb"ng courses to support parenlslcarers and liaising with schools. The Pr(> actlve
Paients'ng mèmber of staff Is also trained to deliver R8Snbows GB bere8vemenl and Ioss
training.. lo support membgrs of stsff in CAST schools lo deliver the rainbow8 programme to
chlldren.
mm
cer - obtslnlng 811 grdnts and funding for the charfty and
upd8ting pari8h1oner8￿loceselSUpportÈr8 of the work CCSP cary out through y88r.
In
E88entéal grant programme, admln for
Tru8te8slcharlly and finance8.
Patron
Our slnc•rg thank8 go to Protsssor Shella the 8aron88s Hollln8 who Is our Pation. she18 ragularfy
upd8ted.
Volunt••rn
Throughout the Dlocese. a faw people In p8rlshes voluntoor to holp the by adng 88
coordlnator8 lor Iha gnnual appè81 collectton. Others h8ve glven much ￿me and effort to fundr8raing
and publlclty. The Society 1$ most grateful to 811 ¥tho have glven help In any w8y.
CCSP plan to contlnue lo actlv8ly prorrK>le the P8rf8h Volunteer role.
Olh•r r•l*tlonBhlp•
The Soclety 18 SUPPOrted by tha Plym(MJth DIocaBan Trust, also 8 R8gl8t8rad Charity (No. 2132271.
The Dlocesan Trust provides the accornmod8tJon oc¢upl8¢J by Ihe Soaety8 Registered Office and
expacts reimbursemont lor the offlc8 consumables such as $tstlonery. lelephL)ne, and pos18ge. A
mall 3um Is PByable for other odmlnl$tr8tlve 8ervSce8 provl¢Je(J by the Diocese such as P8yToII 8nd
Pgrsonnel 8UPF•Xt. The S(Kioty18 exceedlngly grèteful for tha support tha Dloc888 offer8 In thL8 way.
Carlt•8
Carrtas conllnu86 to Ihrfve and d8velop.
11 supports and shares the Mlsslon of the Cathollc Church, Suppo￿n9 the neiwork of sodal octlon
chBrltles and p8ri$hes wlthln tha Plymouth Diocese. We have a strong partn8rshlp ￿th Carflas
Plyrnoulh. As on8 of the founder members of the Carftss team we are helplng to draw this initiative
forw8rd. halping to reach more dl8advantaged famllie8' and chlldren. We have workad collBborat4v&ly
with Carjtas In 1d9ntS￿ng thè needs of famllle5 In crisSs In th8 Dioceses. H8lping those of falth And of
none.
Compllance wlth th• gov•rnlng documont Ind curront •tatuiory roqulrem8nts
The )Inand818t8tements hava been prepa￿d in accord8nce with the governlng dor)Jmgnl of the
Soci8ty, current statutory requlrements, and the requ1￿ments of th& St8t8meni of Recommended
Practice IFRS1021- AccDuntlng and Reportlng by Charities. The Board of Trustee Dlr8CtorB h8Ve
compllefj wth thelr duty and wth due regard to the guidanc8 on public bonofit given by the Charmy
Cornmissfjon when exercising any powers or dutle8 lo whSch the guldance was rekvanl.
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Inv•8tmont Pow•rn
Under the Memorandum and Artldes, the Charity has th8 power lo dep05il or invest funds in any
manner (but to invest only after obtaining ad￿¢8 8nd having regard to the suitability of Investments
and the need for div8rsific8tion). The Charity holds a policy on ethical inv8stm&nl and has a slalemenl
of Inve81menl prin¢iple and r18k ol which our inve$lment advI80r8 ar6 aware.
ObJe¢tlv
The oblectlve8 of the Sooety are lo relieve the charit8bl6 need8 of chlklren. young p•rsons and
farnilies of tho89 of the C81holic falth. those of all lahhs and none.
ActlvttlM Und•rtak•n by the So¢l&ty In ¢onn•cdon wlth the obj•ctlv•g st&tsd.
The stated obl8¢tNe of Ihe Sodèty Is to 8UPPOrt family Ille auoss th• Calholic Di0￿80 of Plymoulh,
which covers all ol Comwall. Devon, and part of Dorset.
Currently thi8 Is aGhieved by the provislon of th8 Pr￿a¢lIve Parenting Project, Rainbow6 boroav•ment
and loss tralnlng. the Good Shepherd Programme for Schools, and an E88enti81 Grant Programme.
The￿ ar8 all 8UPPOrted by varfou8 fundral8lng iniliativos and donaUon8 from 8chools, parlshes, and
Indlvlduals, as wall as from a number of grant giving organi8atitsns. Our Inveslmonl slr819gy provldes
r&￿rVeS lo ensure there are Suffi￿OnI fund8 available lo support these activhles for al least the
coming finanttal year in the event of a 17nanclal der￿lf caused by lack of Income. Th18 Is neoe¥¥ory
due lo the Iluctuating nalure of our grant giving, whlch is dapendent on need and Can vary greatly
month lo month.
The Pro-active Par8nling Project Is d88igned 10 8UPPOrt par8nl8 and carers. The programmes cover
dlfferlng oge ranggs 80 that parents or carers havg a cPh)ke of plarfomi 10 8Urt thalr n8ads. Efforts are
made to ov8r¢ome any barrier8 lo paruclpatlon, Such 88 Ilterncy or language, ond vgnugs are Selected
lo cover a wlde-ranging area and with appropriate facilities for all partldpant8.
Th88e programme$ are providad free of charg8 10 811 parent8 and car8r8 Bnd allhough voluntary
donations lo help defray &xpenses are welcorned, th8y aro not expecte¢J. CCSP also has an SLA
agreement CAST IPlymouU) CAST. Mulu Academy Tru8tl, In order lo be abLg to offer ihe
Pro-advg Parenllng Courses wilhin these schools.
AS k)cal authority budgelg are cul further. the number of non-8talutory parenting programme8
providad by local aulhoritS8s conts'nug to fall year on year. The Pro-active Parentlng project strives lo
br(dge thè gap for paronts by providing programmes in thair locality.
The Pro-aclSve pa￿nting membgr of stsff Is a150 trained lo d81iver Ralnbows GB bereavement and
1088 tralning lo support members of staff in CAST schcols lo deliver the rainbows programma to
¢hSldfen.
The Board of Trustee Directors rewew the Project lo gn8ure cost effldency. value for money. along
wlth effecliven8ss And impact are being mel.
Our G&)d Shepherd progromme is promoted in schools lo encourag8 young peop￿ to think of thg
needs of othors. Along wllh the organization of Sponso￿d events lo rais8 awareness and funds for
ccsp.
We al80 purchased essential ftems for families through our Essential Grant Programme. Helping to
support familles of all faith5 or non8. All grant applications the Sorygly receive are a55e3sed on
individuawamilieslcarers n8gd', in order that CCSP can be sure that 811 don8tion8ffunding received are
being used wilh Consideration and effi¢ienw.
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Applicallons rnust be supporte(J by a prof9ssional agency BUPPOrting the family, an example of this
beSng a school, housing assorAalion or medical professional. Guldance Is offereil to applicants anil
rèferees through documents publicty available on our website or on Tequesl. The main ￿terIa for
acceptance remains that the hem requiied must direclly be￿fft chlldren wlthln the family. and be of an
essential nature, an¢J not available through statutory aid. The Essential Grant programmo wlll conllnue
to bg fa￿ewed.
The Board of Trustee Dlrectors have provlded all IheBe seNces and complbed with their duty and with
due regard to the guidanc& on public b8n8fi1 gfv&n by the Charily Commlsslon when exerclsing any
powers or duties to whlch the guidance wa8 relevanl.
Summ*ry of •¢hlovem•nts In 2024, roport from th• Actlng Chalr of Tru•tsM.
Th18 has been one of our MOBI succ&ssful year8 for fundraislng, certainly since th8 pand8mic. A$ our
charty h88 become b8tter krthyn throughout the dlocese ol Plymoulh, more organisallons are
applying for our essential gran18 for som& of the m061 vuln8rabig famllles the dh)ce8e. As ever our
888ential grants are open lo families need, of faith or no lallh. Our fflosl challenging dernographlc
argas are To￿aY, Plymouth, Cormyall. parts of North Devon and some omall ar888 01 Oors81.
H8adleachers, SENDC08 and p83lor81 ¥upport worker8 In CAST and non-CAST 8chools have boon
abl& lo apply for 9668ntlal grants on behalf of Indlvhlu81 f8mllle8. In re8pon8e and In ¢hank8, many
schools are hok1ing fundrai8ing o¥onl8 for CCSP.
OUT requesis continue lo come from many dlfforenl piofe88Ionals, th8 CAB. mgnl81 h&8lth, health
vlsilors, peri menial health workeTB. DA support services and many more. As the c081.of-Ilving crf8is
continues lo Imp8Ct the wholè of our dloce80, so many more families are struggling frorn day lo d8y.
W8 continue lo help, farnlllos wlth di8abllltl88, f8mllie8 Impacted by very serfou8 and unexpected
illne88. those who have suffered the impact ol b8reavemenl. pfggnanl women, those wllh very Borlou8
mental hoalth needs, a8￿uM seekors. DA 8uryivors and 80 many more.
Our PrTractfve Pa￿ntIng support worker. Sarah Davie8, has been able lo g81 into more schools 10
offer th8 benofft of her Irainlng and expertlse. In her second role as a registered director for Rainbows
G8 bereavement and loss. sha has Iralned staff In a number of Sthools to deliver ber8av8m&nl 8nd
Ios8 programme8 to chlldren. She has also responded lo Ihe n&8ds of Schools where tragedy h88
happened. for exampb when a member of staff has di8d.
As Actlng Ch4Sr. I f•el. it 58 very importanl for our charity lo mov8 forward, Ihl818 pa￿CularlY 80 in h(
we gain and manage our funds. We are always cogniz8nl, Ihal all wè do aligns wjih the charitys
ethics, objècts and misslon 8lalemenl. All Trustee8 and employees h8ve taken part In Safeguarding
Iralning. We have offered CPD opportunlt*s lo all three of our employees, which have be8n
SUCCAgS8ful In Bupporting th8Sr drfferent aroa8 of woth for the charty. Eoch employee ha8 an annual
appraisal.
Hb8torlcally the Bl8hop of the dlo¢ese18 8180 our Presldant, gmng valldatKJn and support to tho work
of our Chartly, how8ver th8 dloc858 has been wrthoul a Bishop for rnore than two year8, but we are
grateful for Ihe support of Canon Paul CumMir15, Diocesan Administrator who continuas in the rde of
president of CCSP.
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We have been effecllve In our efforts lo provide more outreach lo Comwall and Dor88t but there 18
moré to be donè. In the coming year our summer fundraising event will be in Cornwall, as VAII our
annual ma85. We continue lo vS8it and gfve 'presentations at Oeanery meetings and work In
coNabOrn￿0n wth Caritas workers In all 8reas of the dloce8e.
As Acting Ch8ir, I have been part of the Carilas a(fvisory group, working wth a number of. partner
charlties, whlch give mutual awarene88 support. Cafitès rd a Catholk Sodal Actton Charity, adve
n our diocese.
W8 are keèn lo In¢￿a$9 our number ol Trustees and encourage dlversty in the makeup of our Board.
We ara ah¥8y8 Ic4)king lo recruit Trustees lo complement the sklll sel wllhln the current board.
Wè are so very graleful to our many loy81 donors who support our Bnnu818ppea18 bul 8180 fundr8181ng
in parish•s. This may lake th& form of Lenten lunches, Crlbfes18, raffles etc. or Indlvbduals who donitè
on a regular or one-off ba8is. We are 80 gratèful lo our support8rs who rgcognise tho Impa¢t of tho
charills work In 811 we try lo achieve. We are Blso th8nkful for legade3 received durfng this financial
year
summary of •chl•v•mont• In 2024- Pro4ctlv• P*r•nOnWR•lnbowJ.
Thare h8s been tha opportunlty lo h8ve 80me further Iralnlng to 8ld the courses that I dellver that we
have managed to obtain for travel costs only by lolning othor consortiums of S9￿CeS as ￿1[ as the
annual Ir8lnSng requlred by thè dlxesa.
. ASSIST Iralnlng by Pel8'8 Dragon
M&ntsl He8llh Flrsl by First Ald England
. A8sessing Mentsl Capaaty Tr8ining
• Children wllh epllepsy training
Conflict Resolullon TroSnlng
Managing Anxiety Iralnlng
• Ther8peulic Parentlng
. Cfftr securlty underst8ndlng ￿er rfsk. Dbc888 Trglning
. Cfftr $8curlty staying safe onllne. DIoc888 Tralnlng
. Data Prfvacy Dl¢xg89 Tralnlng
. Porsonal Safèty Dlocese Tr8inlng
Fire Safety Dloc8s8 Tralnlng
. Risk Assessments Diocese TrolnSng
• Electrical Safety DSoca8e Trainlng
Manual H8ndllng Dlo¢8se TrBining
. Slips and Trips Dioceso TraIn￿ng
. Your Hgallh and Safety Diocese Training
DSsplay Scr88n Equipment Dloc888 Tralnlng
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W& 8ucces5fully ran C￿r8e8 In 8everal schools Inc4udlng.'
. St Johns Penzan
. Sl Mary's Cambome
. Sl Joseph Exmouth
. St Ma￿S Buckf881
Our Ladls Torquay
. Our Latys Teignmoulh
* St P818rs Ptymouth
. Sl Mary's Dorchestar
Promotlng the ￿urseS that Wo have lo offer has gone well, advertlslng through thè CAST port81 and
dlr8ct communications wbth schools vla 8m811. It Is becomSng Sncreasingly dlfflcull for schcds to find
th& space 8nd for parants to attend. The alm for the futu￿1$ to loc* al the ability to wn cour8e8 off the
school grounds.
W8 offer bereavoment and loss tr85nlng to Staff In our C8thc41¢ Schools, 8nabllng th8m to dallvgr Ihe
pegr support style Ralnbow8, Sunbeams and Spectwm progr8Thme. We offered c￿nt[nued support for
Weymouth. tralnSng thelr facllitalors In J8nuary 2024 and Our 18dle8 In Torquoy, both whol8 school
CPD as well as facilltator tr81nlng in February. ag well as som8 onllne trainlng for Sl P818rs
Boumemouth. One lo one 8cIK*Jl 8UPPOrt wa8 glven in Torquay In l)ecember.
OLrt of 25 CAST schools and 3 Independents in th8 dl(Kes8 w8 h8v8 22 roglstered 81tes, wlth mora to
come In 2025 tOW8rt18 the gool of every school offertng this support and service.
Our Good Shepherd program continue8 to encourage children In our CatholSc 8th0016 to think of
others.
Sl99p on tha fbor 2024 r8n and had partlclpolbn from 58veral ￿h0￿8. School InVO￿eMent
conunues to b8 low, bul find that ￿ schoo18 h8ve not run the actual Snitiative, thèn they VAII do o
fundra18er of some ￿n￿ for us In the year.
We have offered other pl8nned fundraisers like the CAST anniversary drop down day material wrfh
very limited support Th8 plan for 2025 is to mInIm￿e workload by ujmblnlng Jubllee ol Sport and th8
Good Shepherd wlh tho Sl AIoy8ius non unrforrn day In hope Ihal mor8 8chcoJs ￿11 support.
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We managed to makg some new contact8 in Dor8el1881 ￿ar 88 vislled Weymouth and POO￿ for a
couple of our annual events. Wa racruw im) new Parish Volunteers. and had In¢ere81 from 8 few
more, It Is plea81ng to see tho1 moro p8rtshes are running thèlr own Innovative fundraising ideas. wen
I￿ut the fomiol rolg of a P8rish Volunteer.
We contlnue to promote the rol8 of the Parish Vdunte&r thrtrjghout th8 Diocese, vthera w8 I(￿k for
on8 parlshlongr or even a small number of people In a parfsh lo volunteer to help the charlty by adng
8$ coordlnators for our annual appèal and crib app8al. as well as other dlocesan vhde fundralslng
events. We are con8kleriro the produclion of a Pari8h Volunteer newsletter and zoom meetings to
provkje support and tralnlng to the P8ri8h Volunteers we h8V8 recrulted. The i*adty L8 very grateful to
all ¢)ur ioyal supporters who Con￿nUe to halp ralse muth needed funds.
Over the last y8ars, ￿ have now vlslted all five 08anery meetlngs to actfvety promota how
p8rishes can ￿1P u8 wlth oui fundrobing, and ￿ plBn to 88k lo attend tha88 De8nery ma8llng8 every
three year8.
Durlng 2024 CCSP r8ce5ved 2 leo8cS8s for vthlch we ar8 extremely grateful. Thls enablas us to
cOn￿n￿O to supwrt famllles vAthln the Dloce88, th18 a180 8UPPOrts th8 ch8rfty8 future. We are gra1￿ul
forth08e people left a ¢k)na15on In thelr will for CCSP. we are thankful for the Support wa recolve.
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2024 waÈ 8 wonderful y8ar for CCSP as our Annu81 ApFeel. crlb 8pFeal. Gre818ig Diocesan Qui2.
orange box recydlng 8cheme and ink cartridge iecycling scheme all ralsed record br8akSng lola18. We
ar& axlr8mely gratsful for all the support we recefve throughout the Dlo¢ese.
'Bellev8. Lov8, Share - Tr8nsformlng Lives. was the theme of 2024 Annual App881, whlch rals811
wa# over £20.000 compared to just over £17,000 in both 2023 8nd 2022, We continue to use a QR
code wherever possible. vJhSch has helFed to make (t much e8Si8r for donallons lo be made. In
8ddlllon, we recelved B rocord numLw of donallons to our Crib App&81 al the end o120231start of
2024 and rec8ivetl lust under £9.000 compared Io ju81 under £7,OtW) in 2023 and lust over £3,500 in
2022.
We are grat8ful lo the suFportws of the Naffonol Lottery as we received 8 further grant of £14,000 last
y88r 88 well as another £2,000 from thè Comwall Community Foundation for the thlrd year rUnn￿n9.
We were 8180 8UCCe88ful in w8ivlng £10,000 from the 08y for Life Fund and £5,000 from the Green
Hall Foundatlon. Included ￿￿th the tot81 gr8nl Income of £41.620 12023 £31,152) was 8mounis
recelved from our regular annual grant funders of £10,OW vthlth has rlBen consldarably compared to
lasl y8Br.
Amolher record w85 8el with our or8ng8 box re￿lIng stheffle, ￿ere supportars don81e thelT
unw8nted Items such 88 Stamps, lewellery. sllver e.l.c. which 18 subsequenuy turned into cash. Alrnosl
£6,000 was receiv8d eompored io Iu81 over £5.500 In 2023 and £3,500 in 2022. We havg 8180 8CtN8ly
promol8d our recently ralBunch8d ink cartridge recycllng schome and ra188d £532.50 last yeBr
compared to £208 In 2023.
Elghl p8rf8hes took part in our 2024 Gre8t Bo Dioce88n QU￿ whlch ralsed lust over £1.500 and
further p8rt8hes held thelr qu12 nlght after the maln event brlnging tho total r8i89d lo almost
£3,000, whlch Is our b&sl GBDQ total to d818.
FollovAng the success of our In8ugural 'Rl$g to Our C8uae' ev&nl on Ascenslon Thursday at Buckfast
Abbèy in 2023, IBSI year'8 evenl wa8 held al Sl Marvs In Pool& whlch gave UB the opporttsnty lo mèet
rnany new 8UPPOrters In Dor8et. Thank you to evewne Involved at St Mary's for maklng us all 1001 $0
welcome and for the wonderful buffet provided. Our Guest Speaker was Da￿d Walls, And the
event rBlsed £540 compared lo £450 tha prevlou8 y68r. This 18 now Bn Bnnual event, and our 2025
event wlll ba held al St Culhbert M8￿)e in Launceston. as we wll be movlng around thg DSocese to
maèt mora new CCSP suFyorter8.
Follo%￿ng th8 success of our first ever Wllls Waèk In the summer wh8r8 £725 was re(*lved In
donalions from p8rlshlonern who support8d u3 during the wa8k, we 8re in the process ol arranglng 8
3econd Wills Week lor Aprfl 2025. Thanks to a generous legacy left by a fomi8r tnjslee, our
brand-new website was launched tOW8rds the end of the year. H8vlng listsned to feedback from our
supporters. our new website Is now much easier to nBvlg8te, and forrns can be complel¢(J online, 88
well a8 donaU￿s can 0180 now be mad8 throuah the new webske.
We are very gratèful to 811 our knyal supporter8 in our PBTlShe8 Bnd schools for thBir continued support
of the charity.
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Catholic Childrens So¢i?ty (Pl￿Outh1
Trustees. Report
Annual Mas•
This y8arfs Annual Mas5 look place 81 St Jo8eph'8 in WeyTnouth thanks to Fr Anthony and the
d)Ildren of St Augustine's Roman Catholic Prirnary School. It was a beautiful mass led by the chlldrèn.
(*lebraling the important role they have Sn sprèading love. joy and the importance of family. Our
Annual Mass is our way of Ih8nking all our Supportèrs, as well as highllghting the import8nl woth that
we do. and ￿ look forward lo Vis￿1n9 St John the BaptiBt in Comborng In 2025.
Pl•nJ for the Yur Ah¢*d
Conllnue to find 811ernafjve and innovauve ways of fundraising as well as supportSng OUT exlBling
ways to gel Involved
. conb.nue to apply for grant funding from new sources, as well a8 our regular lundgrs
Continue lo promote the Importance of regular donation8 espeaally through our new wèbBlte, also
our 50.'50 club Helplng Hands
Continue to work wllh our sthools and parfsh88 to ensure more support of our fundralsbng Inttlalive8
Conllnue lo promote th8 ParI8h Volunle8r role and investigate ways lo encourage more r8crult8,
such as the productlon of a Parish Voluntoer newsletter and Z[￿ meetings lo p￿vIde support and
training to the P8fi8h Volunteers we have recrurted
Summ•ry olachl•v•m•nts In 2024- EBBentlal Grnnt Progr•mm• - EGP
Thero conllnue8 lo be &xlr8me t1&mand for the EGP. a8 there rem8ln8 a high level of famili08 In need
wllhin the Diocese, The tsjsl-of-livlng crlsl8 has Impacted on famSlles, along wlth famlly dynambcs
chènging due to111 heath. a change in lamity rjrcumslances. b8reavemenl, and moving homo.
The number of applkalion5 roceNgd was 218, of whlch 188 weie consldered by the panèl, and 141 of
th8se were processed. Ihls 18 the nLtmber of familieslcarers supported by CCSP durSng 2024,
Although thls number appear8 to have reduc8d from prewous years. the number of chiklr8n who
bengfi18d from thi8 SUPPOrt ¢onllnue8 to rf8e, and the numbgr of Item8 purchased ha8 Increasad.
Of the 141 appllcalkJn8 approved and proces$8d, the numbgr of chlldren b8n&fthng direolly from
itomls purchased was 143.
. The number of thbldren withSn a famlly wlth addit￿nal T￿ed8 was 26.
and the numbgr of adulislappllcants who h8ve a disablllly or add6tional neod¥ wo3 22.
. 354 il8m$ were purcha8ed for famillesloaieg In 2024. luniform 18 da88ed as one Ileml.
An example of Items provtded In 2024 a￿ - cookers, washing machines, frfdge-freezer8, school
uniformlclolhing, shoesltralnerg, b8d51mallress•s, cotslmallre8888, and many baby ttems.
2022 2023 2024
NuM￿r of grants rffelved •nd con•ld•red
398 211 186
Numbor of grants ¥u•pend8dlnot proc••8•d to budg9t 56 22
Total number of grAnt appllcation# rgGelved
452 233 218
AppllcatSon• d•cllnedl¢anc•ll•d or no longer needed
Total number of grnnts approv•d and fundgd
32
186 83 45
230 148 141
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Catholic Childrens Society (Plymouth)
Trustse$' Report
The Plymouth Di0￿$8 cover8 all of Comwall, Devon, and part of Doraet. Atthough it is noted that
most applications received and consklered were from Devon, Ptymouth being tho highest area.
o Comwall applicallons 21
o Devon appli¢alion8 159
o Dorset applications 6
CCSP conllnue lo look al way8 of 8upporting familigs and maklno thèm and professlon81 agenaes
awa￿ ofthe EGP throughout th6 Diocese.
Fun(ts are not IransfeTred dlrectty to 8 tsmily or referee, itèms are purchas8d and dalN8red lo th
famlly hom8. or In the case of school uniform CCSP can sometimes arTange for
childr8￿mIl￿o81¢ar8r8 lo go dlredy Io 4 school unlformldolhlng shop.
All applicatlons are considered by a CCSP pan61. Unfortunatety, due lo budget r8Striction8 an amount
of money musl be allocatgd lo the EGP a month, It do8B mean that K Ihl8 18 r88ched some
applications have h8d to be suspanded. Thi8 total for 2024 was 32. Referees aro asked trj r8-8ubmlt
applicallons the following month, therè Is no waiting 118t. Thls has not been an ea8y deLysion for th
Trustee Dbrectors to Make, but based on finances, donallon8 And r88er¥88 thls actlon had to bg taken
bui rem8ln8 undgr constant revl8W.
We receive many lovely messag85 of thanks from the ag¢ncles we deal wlih, and the fgmill08 we
have supported. 1118 wonderful lo have this feedback, bolh lor CCSP. our donalor8 and bupptsrters,
this also helps to support 8ny funding applIc8￿on8 CCSP submll.
W• arn •xtrom•ly grat•ful for •ll don•tlon•, lundlng• and l•gacl•• thit CCSP r￿•1￿, •• th1•
•nablo• tho Charlty to contlnu• wlth th• E•a•ntlal Grnnt Progr•rnm• and •upport f*mlll•B
wrthln tho Plymouth DIoG•B•. Thank you.
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Catholic Chlldrens Society (Pl￿Outh1
Trustees. Roport
Statomgnt of Dlrectorn Re8ponslblllty
The Tiustses {who are also dirgclors of Calhollc Children'8 Soclely IPIyTllOUth) for the purposes of
company lawl are rasponsible for pr&paring the Dlrectors Report and the financial st81emenls in
accordance wllh 8PPticable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom
Gen8rally Accepted Accounllng Pr8Ctke).
Company law raquires the trustees to prepare fln8nclal statements for e8ch ye8r, whlch gfve a true
gnd falr vlew of Ihe state of affalrn of the charitable company and of th8 Incomlng resources and
appllcalion of resource8, including the income and expenditure, of th& chathable company for that
pariod. In proparing these finandal stalemenls, the Iruslees arg requlred lo,,
select 8Uitable ac¢ountlng polic¥e8 gnd then 8ppty them conslBtently.
observe the methods and princlples In the Charitie$ SORP.
make ludg&m8nl$ antj e8limale5 that aro reasonable and prudent.
&1a¢e whath8r applkable UK Accountlng Standard$ have been followed, 8ubl8Ct lo ony
materi81 departures dis¢108gd and explained In the Ilnandal 8talements.
Prnpare the Nnanclal slatsrnents on the going concem b9$18 unless tt Is Inapproprlale to
pre8umo that the charitable company will continue In busines6.
The Iru8lee8 am respon8lble for keeplng prO￿r 8cct)untlng records. which dt8dosg wllh reasonab
accuracy at any Ilm8 the finandal poslllon of Ihe ch8rilabl8 company and enable them to en8ure th41
the ffinanci81 slalements comply with Iho Companies Act 2006. They are alBO responslble for
safeguardlno thè a$$ets of the charitable company and hence for taklng r8a8onablo stops for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other Irregul8rltle8.
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Calholic Childrens Society {Plymouth)
Trustees. Raport
Inv•$tm•nt Pollcy
Having r8gard to the level of reserves and reserves policy, the Oireclors operats a policy of keeping
funds sufftcient for day to day fun¢b'oning in current accounts, with the balance administered by
inveslm8nt fund managers Slockdale A88el Management Thi5 yèar the Directors have allocatgd part
of the investments to ensure the Society h88 sufficient rgserves to cover contractual obligations lo ils
staff and suppller8 should the S¢Xi8ty bg¢om8 unintentlonally insolvènt.
This section of the Directors. Report should be read in conlunctbon wllh nolg 14 to the financial
stalemenls. The Society 18 involved In sever81 prolecls. the foremost belng Pro4ctiV8 Parenting,
Isupportlng parenlslcarors and famill8sl, which is a permanent feature of the Soclotvs work and ils
major flnancial commitmanl. Th8 rogular annual incomlng resources of the Charity li.e. excluding
legaclos and grants which are inl8milttenl, unexpected source8 of income). are usually approximaloly
£60,000. Excluding granl-makin9 actfvilles, (which, again, are Inlemittenl in nalurel, Ihg regular
annual resource8 expanded by the Charity were appraxlmately £52,000. The Charity has total
unrestricted rg$8rves at 31 Decernber 2024 of £281.03312023 - £254,457) arKI restricted reserves of
£15,000 12023 £5,000). The Dlr8clors conslder this lev81 of roseryes appropriate lil lo cushion
8xlsllng actlvllles from unex￿clad fluclualions in incoming resourc88, lill lo enable malntenance and
improv8Tnenl of the projects CUTf8nlly being mn and {iiil lo enabl8 them lo make onethoff grants a8 and
when appropriate. A dasignaled r8seryo has bgon allocated to gnsura that the Soclety is In a poslllon
to meet its conlraclual ¢)bllgallons lo staff and suppliers should any unforesoen event occur whleh
Ihr8alen8 the resources of the Soclety.
In¢omlng R••ourc••
The Socievs In¢orning resources in the year were £129,467 12023.. £155,122}. Of this amount
£74,975 12023.. £109,796) c8me from Voluntsry Sources. Lggaci88 of £8,192 was received in thls
period12023.. £ 41,4391. Grants lotalllng £41.620 12023: £24,400) were secureij thi8 year as a re8uIt
of tho èfforts of tha fundralser.
R•$ourco1 Exp•nd•d
Tho Society spent £118,020 12023.. £98,688) on expenditure. Charitable eXpendI￿re of £91,668
12023.. £60,680) in the current year comprises £30,18412023.. £27,957) spent on Pro-8Ctlve parenting.
Ithe famity support projecll. Grants lo individuals and other inslilullons increased to £42,974 from
£31,329 in 2023. The costs of Governancè of the Society were £4,63912023.. £6,880) and £36,854
12023.. £30.4991 was applied lo generatg fiJnds for the Soaety, including the cost of the fundraiser.
N•t Mov•m•nt In Funds
The nel increas6 in realis8d funds for the year was £11,447 12023.. increase of £56.434)- Further
details on the results for thè year and on the movement in funds may be found in the Ststement of
Financial Activities on page 16 of the financial statements,
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Catholic Childrens Society (Plymouth)
Trusts88' Report
Tru•to0• and offkor•
The tru31ees and officérs Be￿n9 during the year and sinc8 the year eThJ were 88 follows..
Trustees..
A M Rodger8
H Brown
M Marszabk Ireslgn8d 1 January 20251
V L Magor {r8slgned 22 April 2024)
T Shepherd
M Macari lappoirrted 8 January 20241
D T V Kroon8nburg
R Palce
A L Ti)w8ey lappolnted 26 November 2024)
B S Feamley (Hppolnlad 20 May 20241
Chalman..
B S Fe8ml8y lappolnted 20 May 2024)
R Palce
Secretsry".
The annual report was approvgd by th8 Iruotoes of tha charfty on ￿..*... a¥and •lgned on tt8
behalf by.
8 S Feamle
Chalrnian and Iruslg9
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Catholic Childrens Soclgty (Plymouth)
Independent Examinerfs Report to th8 trustee8 of Catholl¢ Chlldrens Soclety
(Plymouth) ('the Company,)
I report to the ch8rty truste￿ on my examination of the ac£ounts of the Company for the year gnded
31 December 2024.
Re•pon•lbllttlgs and ba•1• of report
As the charity's tru81eè8 of Ihe Company land also It8 dlrector8 for Ihg purposes of company law) you
are responsible for tha prèparation of the account8 In accordan￿ ￿￿th the requiremen18 of the
CoMpan￿S Act 2006 ('Ihe 2006 Act'l.
Havlng saJsfied mys•lf that the accounts of thè Cornpany are not requlred lo be 8udMed under Part
16 of the 20C6 Act and are eligible for independgnt examination, I raport in r88pect of my examination
of your charity'8 accounts as cairied out under Section 145 01 th8 Charitles Act 2011 I'lhe 2011 Act'l.
In carrytng out my examination I hav8 follow8d the DlrectlonB given by Ihg Charlty Commission under
sodon 14515){bl of the 2011 Act.
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamlneV• •tatsm•nt
I hav8 compl8le(I my examlnation. I confirm that no mattern hav8 Con￿ lo my attentbn in conngcllon
wtih the examination gI￿n9 mo Cau￿ to bellove..
ac￿UntIng r8cord8 were not kopl in r08pecI ol Calholk GhlldrgnB Society {P￿outh} 88 rwulred
by sectlon 386 01 the 2008 A¢t'. or
2. tho a¢xoun18 do not accord wlth those rgcord8', or
3. the accounts do not comply wlth Ihe accounllng r8qulremenls of 8ectlon 396 of the 2C¥J6 Act
other th8n any requirement th81 the accounts give 8 'lrue and fair vS6w' which Is not a matter
con$ldored as part of an Sndependenl 8xamlnatlon', or
4. the account8 have not been prepared in accortlance with Iha rnolhods and principles of the
stalgmenl ol ReGoMmended Practic8 for accounting and reportlng by charities lappluble lo
charflles preparing thei¥ accounts In accordance wllh t￿ Flnanckl Reportlng Standard
ppllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 10211-
I hBve no concems and have come acros$ no other matters In connection with the ￿amin¥110n lo
which 8ttention should be drawn in Ihls report In order lo enable a prop8r under818nding of the
accounts to be reached.
Motthew Keane ACCA
Weslcotts (SW) LLP
Ptym House
3 Longbridgg R08d
Plymouth
Marsh Mi118
PL6 8LT
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Cathollc Childran8 Society (Plymouth)
Statement of Financial Activities for tha Year Ended 31 December 2024
(Includlng Income and Expendlture Account and Statement ot Total
Recognl8ed Gains and Losses)
Unre•trlctsd
fund•
Rejtrfcted
fund¥
Totsl
2024
Total
2023
Not•
In¢offle and Endowments from:
Donation8 and legaoe8
Invaslmenl In￿me
87,187
6,280
36.￿0
123,187
6,280
151.235
3.887
Total Incom8
93.467
36,000
129.407
155,122
Exp•ndltsre on:
Ralsing lund8
Charltabl8 actlvltles
Olh8r expendlture
Total oxpendllur8
Galnslllo8s881 on
Inve8tment a888ts
125.895)
185,868)
45
125,8951
191.868)
457
122,1781
175.8361
673
(28,0001
192,020)
126.OWI
(118.0201
{98,88n
5,129
5,129
18.889
Nel Income
8,578
10,000
16,578
T3,￿)4
Net movement in fund8
6,578
10,000
10.576
n.004
RKonclll•don of fund•
Total fund8 brought forward
Total fvnds carried fmyard 17
254 457
5,000
259 457
168,453
259,457
261033
15,tsJO
278,033
All olthe ch8rlly'8 acilvlll88 del￿ from o)nllnulno ¢wratlon$ during th• above period8.
The fund8 breakdown for 202318 Sh￿n In note 17.
The not•s on pages 1810 31 form an integral part of these Ilnandal Statsrnents.
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Cathollc Chlldrnns Society (Plymouth)
(Reglstratlon number: 01546053
Balance Sheet a5 at 31 De¢?mber 2024
2024
2023
Notè
Fix•d •M•ts
T8nglble a88816
InvÈ8tmenls
12
13
1,625
192,480
194,105
200.708
202,572
Debtors
C8sh 81 bank and in hand
14
15
4.502
69,512
79,447
80,243
74.014
Cr•dltorn: Amounts falling du• wlthln on• y••r
N•t ¢urr•nt a•*•t•
18
16,782
6,862
73,461
65.352
259,4S7
N•t a•••ts
276.033
Fund• of th• charlty:
Re8trfcted In¢om• fund•
Restrict8d funds
15,000
5,Lh)O
Unrn•trl¢tsd Income lund#
De8lgnaled Fund8
General FundB
23,884
237,169
23.625
230,832
Total unrnslrfcted fund#
261.033
254,457
259,457
Total fund•
17
276.033
For the finandol year endNig 31 D8combar 2024 the ch8rfly w88 8nlitl8d to exempllon from audit
undèr ygctlon 477 of the Companle8 Act 2006 fel#Ung to 8mo11 companle8.
Dlrectors. re8pon85bllltlès:
The membgr8 have not required the charSty to obtain an audlt of Its acLa)unts for th• y8#r In
qu8$tion kn aceordanc8 with 8edon 478,. and
The diredors acknowledge their responsibilities lor complying with the requlrements of the Act wyth
rèspect to 8ceountbng records 8nd the preparation of a¢counl8.
The financlal slatemgnts on pag8$ 16 to 31 were approved by the trustees. and authorl8ed for I88ue
on ..￿..*...￿al¥j signed on their beha￿ by.
B S Feamley
ChaiThnan and Iruslee
The notes on page8 18 to 31 form an inlggral part of these financial statoments.
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Catholic Childrens Society (Pl￿Outh)
Nots¥ to tho Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
I Charlty statu•
The charity 18 Ilmlted by guarantee, incorporated in England and Wales, and consequently d08s not
have share capital. Eath of th8 twstee$ 1$ liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 toward8
the assets of thè thadty in the evenl of liquldallon.
Tha aLldre55 of ils roglstered offlce 68..
Sl Boniface House
Ashburton
Dovon
TQ13 7JL
2 Accounllng pollcl
summary ol•lgnlflc•nt •ccountlng pollclm and k•y accountlng Mtlmats•
The prlncipal accounling polSrAes applied In the preparation of thos8 flnandal statements are 881 out
bel￿￿. The￿ pollciès hove bgen con8181enlly appJi8d to all the years pre86nl8d, unle88 othe￿1
staled.
8tst•m•nt of complianco
The financial 8lal&menl8 havo bogn prepared in a¢xordanc8 wllh Ac¢ounllr*g and Reportlng by
Charilles.. Slalemenl of Recommended Practice (applicable lo tharities preparing their accounts In
accordance wlth th8 Flnanclal Reporting Slandard 8ppllcable i) the UK and Republic of Irelanij IFRS
1021) li$8ued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP {FRS 10211, the Financial Reportlng Stand8rd
gpplicable In tho UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 102) and Ihfr Comp8nl•8 Act 2000.
B••l• of pr•par•tlon
Catholic Chlldr8n8 Sodety (Plymouth) meets the definltion of 8 public b8nefil enllly under FRS 102.
Ass818 and Ilabllitles are Inlllally recognisod 81 hislorfcal co81 or Iran8actIon v8lu• unle88 Othen¥l8e
Slated in Ihg rg1gV8nt accounting policy note8.
Golng ¢onc•m
The trustees consldér that there are no material uncertainlles about the charity8 abillty to con￿nu? as
going concem nor any 81gnlficanl areas of un￿rtaInty that affect tho Carrying value of asse18 held by
the charrty.
Incom• and •ndowments
All income is recognised once the charity has antltlement to the ints)m8. It +5 Pfob8ble that the In￿me
wlll bè re￿1¥0d 8nd the amount of the income receNable can bg measured reliably.
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Catholic Childrnns Society (Plymouth)
Note8 to the Financial Statemonts for the Year Ended 31 Decamber 2024
Donations andl•gacl•s
Don81ion8 are recognisgd when the charity ha8 been notrf￿d in wrthng of both the amount and
settlement date. In the event that a donation Is subject lo condlllon8 that require a level of
perfomiance by the chartty before the charity Is ent￿ed lo the funds, thè income is deferred and not
Tecognlsed unlil ellher those conditions are fully met. or th8 lulfilment ol those conditions Is wholly
wthin the control of thè charity and it is probable that these condit￿n6 will be fumtlled in tho reporting
p81iod.
Gr•nts rncelv•bl•
Grants recogniBed wh8n the charlty has an enUll8menl lo the fvnds and any condthin8 Ilnk8d lo
the grants have been mat. Where perfomance conditions arg attached lo Iha grant and are y&t to be
mel. the income18 recognlsed 86 a Ilobility ond inclu(Jed on the balanc8 8h881 as def8rred Income lo
b8 rolea88¢1.
Inv•slm•nt In¢omo
Dividends are recDqn18ed onc8 th8 dlvidend has been declared and nollficatson has been recefved of
the diwdend due.
Expenditur•
All expendrture 18 r8cogni8ed onco th8r8 1$ a 18981 or ￿nStruatIVe oblSgation lo that expendllure, 1118
probgb18 89ttlemenl 18 required Ind the amount can be measur8d reliably. All cosls are allocated lo
the appllcable èxpendituro h9adlng that aggregate slmijar cL1818 lo th91 category. Wh8r8 costs cannot
be directly attributèd lo particu18r headin98 th8y have been allocated on a basi8 consislenl with the
u69 of r880urces, wlth central staff co818 alkjcated on the basis ol time spent, and depreGlalion
charge8 allo¢algd on the portlon of the a$$el's uso. Other 8UPPOrt C0818 8re altocaled b888d on the
spread of staff co318.
Raljlnq funds
These are cos1$ Incurred in attracting voluntary income, the rnanag•menl of Inve8tmenl8 and tho88
incurred in tr8dlng activities that raise funds.
Ch•rlt•ble •¢tlvl¢l•$
Charitable exp8ndllure comprf88S thoBe c08ts Incurred by the charfty In the delfvery of bt8 8Ctlvltles
and seTr*ce8 for ils beneficiaries. 11 indud88 both costs Ihal can b8 albcatad dlrectly lo $u¢h 8ctlvlUe8
and those costs of an Indlract nature necessary to 8UPPOrt Iham.
Support co•ts
Support C0818 Include central functlons and have be8n allocated lo activity cost categories on B basis
consistenl with th8 use of resources. for exampla, alloGallng property costs by floor area6, or per
caplta, stBff cost8 by the tlme sp8nl and other costs by thelr usage.
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Cathollc Childrans So¢i•ty (Plymouth)
Notes to the Financial Statsments for tho Year Ended 31 December 2024
Taxation
The charity is consldered to pass th• lesls sel out in Paragraph 1 Sch8dulo 6 of the Flnance Act 2010
and ther&fore 11 meets the definllion of a charitable company for UK corporation lax purpos•s.
Accordingly, thg tharity Is potenlialty exempl from laxalion In respect of incoffl8 or caprtal gains
received wilhln c81egories covarèd by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Secllon
256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Ggins Act 1992, to the èxlenl th81 such in¢om• or gwn8 are
8ppli8d exdusively lo chaT((abl8 purpose8.
Tangible flx•d a8••t*
IndNidual fixed assets costlng £O.C(l or moro are Inlll&lty r8corde¢J al c08t. 1088 any 8ub8equenl
ao¢umulaled depreciBtson and 8ub88quenl a￿UMUlated impsimient losses.
D•pr•¢latlon and amortl8lltloD
Depreclab'on 18 provlded on tangible fixed 888ets so 88 to wrile off th8 cost or valuauon, 18s8 any
6slimaled resldual value, ¢)ver Iholr expected useful economlc Ilfe as follN8.'
AM•t cla•s
Electrical equlpmenl
Other equlpment Ilncluding collectlon boxe81
D•pM¢l•tlon mèthod and rnts
20Vg reduolng balanca
20Vo resjuclng balanco
Flxgd a••ot Investmonts
Fixed assel Inveslmenls, other than programm8 relAle(l inve8lmenl8, are Induded al market valu8 81
the balance sheat dale. Realised gains and Ioss86 on Invostmenls arg calculated 88 the dlfferencè
be￿een so1&8 proceeds and their market value al the Start of tha year, or their 5ub8equent cosl. and
org charged or Gredlled lo the Staternent of Financlal Acllvltie8 In thè period of dl$po881.
Unre81Ssed galns and 108S98 represent ihe m¢)voment in market valuè8 durlng th8 year and are
odhed or tharggd lo Stalemenl of Flnandal Advlllets b88ed ￿ the market value al the year ond.
Cash and Q￿h •qulv•l•nt•
Cash and c9sh equival8nts ¢omprl8e cash on hand and call deposlls, and other 8hort-t8m7 highly
Ilquxl Inve8lmonls Ih8t ale r8adily converts'ble lo a known 4rnount of cash and are 8ubl8ct to an
In81gnificant ri8k of change in value.
eorrowln
Inl8resl-be8rfng borrowlng8 are Inftlally r8cord8d at falr value, nel of trgn88ction costs.
IntsTesl-bearing borrowings are $ub8equenlly carried Bt amortisod ￿91. wlth thè difference bett¥een
the Proceeds, nel of transaction costs, and Ihg amount due on redemption belng r8cogni8ed a8 a
charge lo the Stalernenl of Fbnanoal AdvStl•s over the PBriTrJ of the relevant borrowing.
Inler8sI expense is recognised on th8 basis of thè effective interest method arKi 18 Included in Intere81
payabl8 and simllar tharge$.
Borrowings are cl855ified as current liabilib'es unles5 the charity has an unconditv3nal right to dafer
settlement of the liability for at18881 ￿e1ve months aft8r the reporting date.
Page 20

Cathollc Childrnn8 Society (Plymouth)
Notes to thè Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Fund structuye
Unrestricted Income frjnds are gan8ral lund5 that are availabb for use al th8 trustees dlscrellon In
furtherance of the objoctlves of the charlty.
088ignaled fiJnd8 are unre$tricte(I fund8 Sel as￿8 for spocific purpo8e8 at tho di6uetion of the
truslaes.
R8slrfcte(l income fund8 are those donated for usè in a particular aiea or for speafic purpose8, the
use of whSch1s restrfct8d to that area or purpo89.
Flnantiil In•trumonts
Cl•4*lfk•lion
Finandal assets and fln8ndal liabillUe8 are recoanl8ed when the chorty become8 8 party lo the
ntractugl pro￿S1on3 of the in81rum8nt.
Finanaal IlabllllleB and gquily Inslrtsments are da8$ffled acts)rdlng to the sub8t8nco of Ihe corthctu81
a￿angem￿nIS onlered into. An equty In81rumenl IB any conlracl that 8vtdenceB a r96iduo1 Inlere8t In
thè a¥sels of charlty after deductlng all of its li8billlles.
R•¢ognlllon •nd me•surnnF8nt
All fi'nanrAal assel$ and liabilitle$ are Inltlally measurèd at transactton pdc8 Ilncludlng Iron$8¢tlon
Coslsl. except for those ffinancial assets dassified as al fair value through profll or loss, whlch are
inltl8lly mea8ur&d al falr value Iwhlch is nc*m8lly the transaction price excluding Iransgction costs),
unless the arrangement conslilules a flnancing transactlon. 11 an arrangement conslilutes a flnandno
tr8nsaolSon, the financSal 8$sel or financial liability Is mta8urod at the PTe6enl value of the future
payments discounted al a maiket rBle of Inl8resl for a slrnllar debt Inslrumenl.
Flnancl81 a58ets and liabllitle8 are only offset In the 8lalemgnl ol Ilnand81 POBhlon whgn, and only
when there exists a legally 8nforceable rtght to set off the wognised amounts and the charty intend8
either 10 8ettle on a nel ba6is, or to r88lise the a8sel and 88tt1g Ihe1Sablllty 8imuttaneouBIy.
Finandal a888ls are derecognl88d when and onty when 8) the contractual rtgh18 to the cash flows
from the fin8nc4al asset 8xpiro or aro 88ttled, bl the ohaity Iran8fer8 to another paty 8ub81antlally all
of th& risks and reward8 of ownership of thg fln8nclal a$s81, or cl th8 charity. despi18 having retained
some, but not all. 8ignirtant risks and rew8rds of ￿￿nerShiP, has transferred control of the asset lo
anolhgr party.
Flnancl81 Ilabllitb85 are deracogn18ed only when the obllg81*Jn speofiad In the conlrnca is discharged.
cancelled or expSre8.
P8ge 21

Cathollc Chlldrons Socioty (Plymouth)
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for th• Year Endod 31 Decembor 2024
Debt instrum•nts
Debt instrumen16 whlch meet the followirvJ condltlons are 8ub8equenUy measured at amorti8ed cost
using the effectlve intsre81 method..
Debt in$lrumgnls that are dass6fied as p8y8ble or recelvable wilhin one year on inllial rewnthon and
whjch meet the above conditions are measured at the undiscounted amount of the I￿Sh or other
conslderalion expected lo be paid or rec&ivèd, nel of Impairfflenl.
Wlth tho exception of some hedglng Instrumonl8, Other dobl In81Nm8nts not meetlng th98e Qondlllons
aro measurad al falr valuè IhroLTrgh proffil or1088.
Commilm8nls lo make and recefve loans whkh meet the condlllons m8nlionad atove are me48urod
8t Q081 Iwhlch may be nil) les$ impairm•nt.
Inv•8tm•nts
Investment5 In non-convertlble preferenc8 sttares an¢J non-puttable ordlnory or prefofgnce shares
(where share8 are publicty Ifaded or Iholr falr valuo 18 reliably measurabl8) ar8 mo88ured at f8lr value
through profit or 1086. Where falr value conmt bg me88ur8d rellably. Inv•Blmènts aro measureil 81
CO81 less Impalrmenl.
Inv08tment8 In wbsldlarle8 and a880clale8 arè me88ured al cost less impalment. For Investments
8ubsidiaries acgulred for oJn8lderatlon Indudlng thè 188U8 of shares qualityng for merger reliel, c08t
18 m8asured by raferenco lo th8 nominal value of th8 Shares Issued plus tslr value of olh•r
conslderatson. Any premium Is Sgrbored.
Page 22

Catholic Chlldren$ Society (Plymouth)
Not88 to the Financlal Statsments for th• Year Endod 31 Decembor 2024
3 Inc¢Kn• from don•tionB and l•gaclos
UnrvJtrl¢tsd
fund8
G•n•rnl
R••trl¢t•d
fund•
Totsl
2024
Donatlons and1ggad88',
Legaues and bequests
Appeals and d(￿atIonS
Donat*)n$- Patchwork
Don81ions- Fundrai8lng
Crib offaring8
Gtants. Sncludlng capltal 9rants',
Grènls- Fundraising
DI￿088n collection$ - Fundral8lng
8,192
20,254
1,500
22,510
8.781
8,192
20.254
1,5
22,510
8,781
5,620
20,330
38,000
41,820
20.330
38.000
123.187
Unr••trl¢tsd
nd•
G•n•rnl
R••trlct•d
fund•
Total
2023
Donallons and legade8',
DonatSon8 - Good shephenl
Donalion8- Patchwork
Legacle8
Donallons- Ralnbow8
Donallon8 - FuThJr8181ng
Crib offerSn9S
Grants, Indudlng capttal grants.,
Grants. Fundralsing
Dloce8on coilec4ion8- FuThlraislng
726
1,5C
41,439
587
40.422
8,752
728
1,500
41.439
587
60,422
6,752
20.000
24,4C
24.400
131235
151235
Page 23

Cathollc Childrens Society (Plymouth)
Notes to thè Financial Statsments for tho Year Ended 31 December 2024
4 Inv•slJnont Incom•
Unr••trl¢tsd
funds
G•n•ral
Total
2024
Total
2023
Intèrest recolvable and 8lmllar Income.,
Interest receivabl& tsn bank daposlls
Other Income from tixed 488et inve8tments
1,727
4.553
1.727
4,553
528
3,359
3,887
6,280
6.280
S ExpendI￿rn on rnl•lna fund•
•) EwndRur• on r•l•lTrg fund•
Unrn•trlct•d
fund•
G•n•rnl
Total
2024
Total
2023
Don8tlon8
Inve8tmenl man8gem•nt costs
24,441
1.454
24,441
1,454
21,$00
678
25,895
Page 24

Catholic Childrens Soclety (Plymouth)
Not•s to tho Financlal Ststsments for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
6 Total oxp•ndlture
Acllvlty
undertaken
dlr•¢
Activity
Support
co•t•
2024
2023
Patchwork Famlly Support
Project
Dlrect grant fundlng of
Indiwduals and other Instlullonf
Ralnbows
Fundr8iBlng
In￿StMent managers cos18
Indlrect 8UPPOrt costs
20,039
10,145
30,184
27.957
42.974
822
24.487
1,455
3,316
42.974
822
38.854
1,455
31.329
1,394
12,387
679
6.880
2.415
93.073
24,947
118.020
98,887
7 Oth•r •xp•ndllur•
Unrn•trlctod
lund•
DMlgnat•d
Totsl
2024
Total
2023
Dopredallon, amortlBallon And other slmlLar c0818
457
457
873
457
457
673
P89e 25

Cathollc Childrens Socloty {Plymouth)
Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Oecembor 2024
8 Analysb ol •upport cost•
Support co•t• allocatsd to r•hlng funds
other
•upport
Costs
Total
2024
Total
2023
Accountancy fee8- Ind•pèndenl gxamlnatlon
A￿￿￿nIanCY fe8y. other work
Co#1 of Irusl88s expen5e8
Admlnlslrallve 8UPPOrt cos18
Other support Costs
Co815 of g9nerallng voluntary Income
P8tchwLvk ch•ritabl8 exp8ndlture
1,100
2,800
181
578
1.100
2.800
161
578
1,000
2,755
549
825
1,951
8,034
7.928
10,183
10.145
10.183
10,145
24,947
24.947
23.442
g N•1 Incomlngloutgolng r••ourG••
Ngt Incomlng re8ourc8B for the year Indude:
2024
2023
D8pr8datlon of fixed a88èt8
457
673
Page 28

Catholic Chlldrens Soclety (Plymouth)
Notes to the Financlal Ststsment8 for thè Year Endèd 31 December 2024
10 Sl•ff colts
The 8ggr8gale pa￿￿1 u)st8 were as follows..
2024
2023
Stsff co•ts durlng th• y￿r w•rn:
Wa￿S and 8alarfes
Pen8k>n oost8
51.101
5.735
48.718
5.459
58.836
54.177
The monthly aver8g8 numbw of ￿l80n$ Ondudlng Sgnlor managèmant I1gadÈr8hlp tsaml employed
by the tharfty dur6rvJ tho year wa8 as folloN3'.
2024
No
2023
Empknyg96
No employee recelv8d emoluments of more than £80.TrJO durfno the year.
11 Taxatlon
The ch8rtiy18 8 r8gl8ter•d tharity ond18 therèfore 9￿Mpl frorn laxBllon.
12 Tanglbh flx•d •u•ts
and
•qulpm•nt
Total
Co•t
Al 1 January 2024
Addllions
10.224
10,224
69S
Al 31 0ecèmb8r 2024
10.920
10,920
D•prncl•llon
At 1 January 2024
Charge for th8 y68r
At 31 Decemb•r 2024
8,599
457
8,599
457
9,056
9,056
M•1 book valuo
At 31 Decembgr 2024
1,884
1.884
Al 31 December 2023
1,825
1,625
Page 27

Catholic Childrnn$ Society (Plymouth)
Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Yoar Ended 31 December 2024
13 Flx•d a•••t inv••bmoftts
2024
2023
Other Inv88tm8rbts
200,708
192,480
Oth•r Invo•lm•nt•
Llstsd
Invt•lrnents
Total
Colt Of Valultlon
Al 1 January 2024
Addiltons
Di8po$als
Al 31 Dec•mb8r 2024
192,480
83,550
5,322
1V2,480
83.550
75,322
2CQ,708
2C(1.708
t book v•lu•
Al 31 Decembor 2024
200,708
200,708
Al 31 December 2023
192,480
192.480
14 D•btorn
2024
2023
Accrued Income
798
4,502
fs Ca•h and ca•h •qulv•l•nts
2024
2023
Cash at bank
79.447
69,512
16 Crndltorn: •mounts falllng du• wlthln on• ymr
2024
2023
Other credllors
Accruals
1,239
2,014
6,648
8,662
6,782
Page 28

Catholic Childrens Society (Plymouth>
Not•8 to tha Flnancial Ststements for tho Year Ended 31 December 2024
17 Fund8
B*lan¢•
Oth•r
Bal•nce
r•coynlsed
at31
galn•l D•¢omber
2024
January
2024
Incomlng Rgsourc
r••ourcM oxp•nded Transf•r•
Unr••trlct•d lund•
Gwwal
General Funds
230,832
93,467
{91,5031
16961
5.129
237,189
DeBlgnat•d
Tgnglble fixed a888ts
Tru8le8 doslgnaled
1.625
22.000
(457)
696
1,864
22,000
23,625
457
696
23,864
Totsl unrn•trlcted
fund*
254.457
93,467
192,020)
5,129
261.033
R••trlcted funds
Dlrect Grant Fundlng
26,LJrJo
15,000
Total fund•
259,457
129,467
118.020
S.129
276,033
8*lanc•
atl
January Incomlng R￿ou￿•¥
2023 rMou￿•• exp•nd•d
Oth•r
rttognl••d
galn•l Dec•mb
{IoBB••I
2023
8•lanc•
Trnn•ff•rn
Unrn•trlct•d fvndi
Goneral
General Funds
183,128
135,122
183,0141
{9731
16,589
230,832
De$lgnatod
Tanglble fixed 888ets
Trustee designalgd
1.325
22,0
23,325
18731
973
1.625
22,000
23,625
73
973
Total unr•strSct•d
fundB
188,453
135,122
183,687)
18,569
254,457
Restrf¢tsd funds
Dlrect Grant Fundlno
20,000
15,000
5,OJO
Tot•1 fund•
186,453
155,122
98.687
16,569
259.457
Page 29

Catholic Chlldrens Sociaty {Plymouth)
Note8 to the Flnancial Ststsmonts for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
The specific purpose& forwhich the lunds are to be applied ar8 as follow8..
i) The net book amounts of unreslrlcted funds invgslgd in tsnglble ftx&d assets
lill Detall8 of the Pat¢hwtsrk Famity Support Project are explained in th8 Trustees Report. In 2011 the
TnJsl8e$ declded lo deslgnat& funds to Becure the lulure of the Patchwork family support project,
consequ8ntly a Iransf8r amountlng to a further ye8r8 annual expenses was m8de from the
gener81 fund lo cover 2014 and 2015. It also includes incoming r8sour¢es Sn the form of donatlon8
from particlpants of Palchworft course8. (Th8 equlpment U8ed for thè projed Is Included in the
T8ngibl8 Fixed Ass&ts Fund).
(illl Th& nel surpluslldeficit) 8ft8r transfers to tho designated fund8 represents. If In surplus. fvnds
avallable for u8e al the discrallon of th8 Directors to further expand the a¢lIV￿o$ of thè Socièty.
Ilvl Grants or donations ie¢eSved wlth re8lrfctlons ovèr Ihalr u8e.
18 An*ly•l• ol net ••••t• b•tw••n fund•
Total fund•
at31
D•¢8mb•r
2024
Unrn•trfctsd fund¥
G•n•rAI
D•4blgn#tod
R••trlct•d
fund•
Tgnglblg fixed a888ts
Flxed 888è1 investmen18
Currgnl assots
Current IlabOlllle$
1,864
1,864
2CQ,708
80.243
8,7821
278,033
200.708
85,243
6,782
259,169
16,(x)J
Totsl net 088ets
1.864
15,000
Tot•1 fund•
at31
D•c•mbor
2023
Unrn•trlctgd fund•
G•n•rnl
D••lgnit•d
RMtrl¢t•d
lund•
Tangib18 flxed assets
Flxed as881 Inveslrnent8
Current assa18
cu￿an1 Ilabllllies
1,825
1.825
192,480
74,014
8,662
192.480
89,014
8.662
5,000
Tot41 n8t assets
252,832
1.625
5,0
259,457
Pag9 30

Catholic Chlldrens Society (Plymouth)
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Endod 31 Docember 2024
19 Rèl*ted party tramactlons
During tho year the dwrity mado the followlno related paty transactlon8'.
Nemher thè Trustee Dlmctors nor any per8on8 connected with Ihem recefve any form of remunwatlon
olher than r8imbursem8nt al a frxed rale per milo for motor car tra￿1 and for other 8xpense8 Incurred
In the course of Ihelr duties as Trustee Oirgclors. The entillemant was exerclsed by 4 Tru$lg9
Oirectors {2023.'61. The Trustee Directors were relmbursed £252 for expenses during the y8ar12023'.
£5491. Total costs of £2,395 were pald to th8 Diocesan Trust whith wo8 m8¢Je up of the following..
£i,C￿0 lo Ptymoulh DioceBan Trust12023' £1,000} for bookk8eping and adminlstrative Support. The
remalnder of the c¥518 were pald for gener81 u80 of the admln co818 as 8upplied by the DIoc08e.
No grants were given to the 0Soce88 durirwJ the ￿1.. At the balance Bheel dat8 the amount due from
was £64812023- £2,448).
Pagg 31