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2022-12-31-accounts

The National Society (Church of England and Church in Wales) for the Promotion of Education

Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 Registered Charity number 313070

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Mission Statement
Legal structure
Patron
Co-Presidents
Chairman
Hon Treasurer
Chief Education Officer
Offices
Telephone
Email
Website
Auditors
Bankers
Investment Managers
Solicitors		 Deeply Christian, Serving the Common Good.
Established 1811
Incorporated by Royal Charter
Supplemental Charters granted 1934, 1972, 1985, 1987, 1997, 2015
Her Majesty The Queen
Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of York
Archbishop of Wales
Rt Revd Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham
Revd Canon Peter Ballard
Revd Canon Nigel Genders
Church House
Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3AZ
020 7898 1066
lisa.osborne@churchofengland.org
www.churchofengland.org
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expertise.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

The Council who served during the year and as at 8 June 2023 are shown below.

Chair Rt Revd Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham Treasurer Revd Canon Peter Ballard Other Council Name Appointed / elected by members Professor David Ford (until June 2022) Archbishops of Canterbury and York Canon Simon Lloyd Governing Body of Church in Wales Rt Revd June Osborne (until February 2022) Governing Body of Church in Wales Mrs Rosemary Lyon General Synod Revd Jeremy Fletcher Archbishops of Canterbury and York Mrs Marion Plant Archbishops of Canterbury and York Mr Andrew Smith Co-option Canon Dr Addy Lazz-Onyenobi General Synod Professor Jean-Noel Ezingeard Co-option Ms Sonia Thompson Co-option Rt Revd Mary Stallard (from February 2022) Governing Body of Church in Wales Canon Rachel Howie (from January 2023) Archbishops of Canterbury and York

Finance, Investment, Revd Canon Peter Ballard (Chair) Risk & Audit Ms Michelle Brissett Committee Ven. Douglas Dettmer Revd Canon Nigel Genders Mrs Rosalind Williams Canon Carolyn Lewis Canon Simon Lloyd (from November 2022) Nominations Revd Canon Peter Ballard (Chair) Committee Mrs Marion Plant Revd Canon Nigel Genders Chief Education Revd Canon Nigel Genders Officer Website www.churchofengland.org

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Introduction

is a Church of England and Church in Wales education service. It was founded by Royal Charter in 1811, with supplemental Charters in 1934, 1972, 1985, 1987, 1997 and 2015, to provide education for all, firmly based on the Christian Gospel and Anglican principles. The Charter states that:

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principles of the Church of England, in England and in Wales and in any other part of the world where the Church of England or churches in communion with it may be at work. The investments and property and all of the income of the Society shall h

The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022. The financial ubsidiary company, Church of England Educational Services Limited. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) (FRS 102).

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the financial

Structure, Governance & Management

Organisation and Decision Making

The National Society Council met four times during the year. One meeting was held in person, the remaining three being held remotely.

The Finance and Investment Committee, chaired by the Hon Treasurer, oversees the financial affairs of the Society. It has delegated powers from the Council to scrutinise accounts and make recommendations to the Council, and has authorising movement of funds.

The Nominations Committee oversees the appointments to the National Society Council. It meets only when required to fill a Council vacancy or to manage the 5-yearly reconstitution of the Council.

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The National Society is one of the National Church Institutions (NCIs) and draws on the expertise and resources of various central services including those relating to Finance & Resources, Human Resources, Office Services and IT, Publishing and the Church of England Records Centre.

Under the 2015 Charter, the National Society Council consists of the following members:

Appointments Committee.

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Structure, Governance & Management (continued)

Organisation and Decision Making (continued)

Under the Byelaws, with the exception of the 3 Co-Presidents, no person shall be capable of becoming a member of the Council if at the time of their nomination, appointment, election or co-option they have attained the age of seventytwo years.

Relationships

The Society has a number of relationships with other bodies through which it co-operates to provide a full range of services to Church Schools in England and Wales, together with international links as appropriate. in all matters relating to education. Some .

The Society acts as Cu Bequest), and appoints three Governors, one of whom is the Chair. The Trust prepares its own accounts for approval by the Governors.

A number of other small trusts are administered by the Society following gifts during the nineteenth century. Separate accounts and Charity Commission returns are made for these trusts. The Society has links with other organisations nationally and internationally to enable it to provide services and resources to benefit the work of Christian Education.

Trustee Induction and Training

New Trustees receive full information on the legal basis of the Society and the powers and responsibilities of the Council and its members. The Council was newly constituted in 2015 and when re-constituted, all members of the Council received information about the objects and purposes of the Society.

Grant Making Policy

In general terms the National Society is not a grant making trust. However, from time to time the Society makes a limited number of grants to other bodies to enable those recipients to carry out specific work on behalf of the Society.

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Risk Management

Auditors. Members of the Council review likely risk areas and policies adopted on a regular basis.

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Risk area Key mitigating strategies
Significant reduction in funds available to the Investments are diversified with two different managers,
Society, whether through poor investment each investing in a diversified multi-asset portfolio
returns or lack of demand for services, leading
Performance of fund managers are monitored by the
to failure to meet business plans and objectives
Finance and Investment Committee
Management accounts are monitored by the Finance and
Investment Committee to monitor activities against budget
and expectations
Regular review of business plan and objectives taking into
account available resources
The Church schools network is out of sync with Investment in good relationships with major stakeholders
government education policy and the views or
Monitoring of government developments and responding
priorities of the wider Church, leading to a
to consultations as necessary
fragmented response and reduced resource
Regular communications with key stakeholders, in
particular maintaining information flows with dioceses and
schools
Regular reporting to General Synod and House of Bishops
IT resilience and cyber security threats may A pan-NCI business continuity plan is in place which
adversely impact business continuity and encompasses IT disaster recovery
thereby threaten delivery of objectives
Business continuity contingency plans are tested with
emergency contact system and remote working day to
ensure systems work as expected and flag up any potential
issues
A COVID-19 Business Continuity group, which works across
all of the NCIs, has been meeting since 2020
Failure to develop the Foundation work such Foundation well established through online community,
that it is not sustainable successful national conference and regional networks
New NPQ programme bid was successful which will expand
the reach of the Foundation
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Objectives and Activities

The objects of the Society are the promotion, encouragement and support of education in accordance with the principles of the Church of England, in England and Wales and in any other part of the world where the Church of England or churches in communion with it may be at work.

and the continuing aim of the Society is to provide education to enable the flourishing of children and young people in England and Wales.

The Trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guidance contained in the Charity on public benefit.

Achievements and Performance

The National Society supports the mission of the Church of England and Church in Wales in line with the Church of largest single provider of education in England and as the established Church, as well as supporting It oversees the work of the Church of England Education Office on behalf of both and offers support to the provincial director of Education in Wales in relation to Education matters in Wales. The strategic plan is summarised as follows:

The National Society

underpinned by the Church of England Vision for education: deeply Christian, serving the common good, expressed through our key values of: wisdom, knowledge and skills; hope and aspiration; community and living well together; dignity and respect. Church schools continue to play a vital role at the heart of their communities.

advance the breadth of work across parishes, Diocesan Boards of Education, schools, colleges and Anglican foundation universities. Our vision is to equip a new generation of young people to shape society and contribute meaningfully to an increasingly complex and globalised world.

2022 activities

Developing Leaders

Since publication of our Church of England vision for Education and the launch of the Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership in 2016, work on leadership development has continued to develop at scale.

In late 2021 the government had to retender the contract to provide National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) and as the result of an intensive process of bidding, the National Society has successfully been awarded the Framework Agreement for the next five years of NPQ delivery for the suite of NPQs. Cohorts 3 and 4 of these programmes were successfully recruited and ran in 2022, with a further call off contract being agreed to deliver even larger numbers in cohorts 5 and 6 in 2022/23. After initial difficulties recruiting participants (experienced by all lead providers) we have successfully flexed the delivery approach and recruited over 90% of our target numbers such that we well have nearly 4000 participants enrolled in these latest two cohorts.

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However, our leadership development work is not solely focussed on NPQs and we have developed an additional offer (NPQ+) to provide further opportunities for leaders to develop their work on ethos, character and culture and a broader range of subjects than is possible in the time available within the set NPQ curriculum.

The Council has continued to invest in the systems and infrastructure required to run this leadership development programme at scale and the staff team has grown accordingly.

This year has also seen a focus on younger leadership with the acquisition of t (AYLA). This transfer to the National Society involved two elements. First, the asset transfer of the Archbishop of York Young Leaders Award (and all its materials, IPR, systems and data) along with the TUPE transfer of eight staff into the NS team. The transfer took place on 15 July 2022, with the original Archbishop of York Youth Trust formally closing as a separate charity itself in late November 2022. Secondly, the work to embed the core product in the wider offer of the NS ps of York, Canterbury and Wales), and launching the award in Wales. We have begun the process of integrating operational systems, financial processes and databases, including the design and implementation of a revised pricing structure, delivery mechanism and the first steps towards integration into the NS We have also begun to embed the offer of AYLA into the wider Education Office offer, including the ability to promote the award to a wider range of schools, MATs and Dioceses. The AYLA team has also played a key role in the National Younger Leadership Groups, and delivered the student leadership stream at the National Conference in January 2023.

Shaping Policy (Schools, FE and HE)

The fact that the Church of England and Church in Wales provide a quarter of all primary schools and is a statutory provider for 1 million children and young people enables us to have a voice on a range of policy areas. The policy work is a vital element of our core business. March 2022 saw the publication of the government White Paper which set out the clear expectation that the school system would move to a fully academy trust-based system by 2030. We worked extremely well with government ministers and DfE officials to ensure the future provision of Church of England schools was secured through the provisions in the subsequent Schools Bill, safeguarding and strengthening the statutory basis of religious character in academies, and significant improvements to the treatment of site trustee land for the future. Unfortunately the political turmoil that followed in the summer of 2022, with the resignation of two prime ministers and having five Secretary of States for Education over the course of a 12 month period, resulted in the withdrawal of the Schools Bill at the end of the year. Nevertheless, work has continued and we have found other ways to secure these provisions without the Schools Bill. The lack of government imperative to join strong academy trusts within a set timescale will lead to a continued mixed economy of schools and trusts and it is vital that diocesan boards of education maintain a strategic view to develop and secure their schools in structural groups if they are to secure church school provision for the future.

The national delivery of SIAMS has led through the complexity of pausing and restarting inspections as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and as well as recruiting and training further inspectors, we have launched a new SIAMS framework to bring renewed focus on the theological underpinning of Christian vision for a school. This framework was announced in the Autumn of 2022 and will be used from September 2023, giving schools and inspectors the necessary lead in time to manage the new framework. The new inspection framework will continue to make judgements about the way the Christian character of the school drives the quality of education and enables children to flourish, but it will no longer summarise this with single word grades.

The place and future of good Religious Education and Collective Worship in England and Wales continued to be a priority have funded a range of educational activities int his area and in 2022 we developed our Leaders Like Us programme which will equip UKME/GMH school leaders for the future. The first cohort of over 40 such leaders was recruited in 2022 with a launch event in January 2023.

The National Society continues to develop its aspirations to engage in Further Education (FE) and 2022 saw the development of a strategic proposal to work with chaplaincy, apprenticeships and the green skills agenda in a way that enables the development of a group of FE colleges that want to be more closely associated with the Church of England. a focus of policy work. This is particularly important in connection to the significant role these universities play in the training of teachers.

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Growing Faith

Our vision for Growing Faith has always been one of influencing wider cultural change within the church so that faith development amongst children and young people is something which embraces the whole of life and where, through partnership between church and school, the role of faith in the home is seen as vitally important.

Having led the conversation on such a culture change, the National Society has now launched its Growing Faith Foundation, with a small central team having been established from September 22 and already making a massive impact through the development of programmes from strategic leaders of Growing Faith across dioceses and multiple networks, connecting communities of different sorts to resource people involved in the Growing Faith work. These are amplifying good practice and developing innovative approaches in the field. The range of networks is varied and include a network for the parachurch organisations; an Estates Ministry network; Listening and responding to the voice of children and young; Serving the local school; In development are: Developing a parent-discipling community; Hubs working together; Toddler group leaders; Home Educators and Growing Faith; Developing a Christian Vision for School together; Ordinands for Growing Faith; Youth Workers for Growing Faith; Chaplaincy and Growing Faith; Outdoor church network. The way dioceses, churches and schools are embracing this work suggests that the culture change is happening and there seems a real determination to prioritise mission and ministry with children and young people in churches, schools and households.

The connection between the Growing Faith Foundation and the Foundation for Educational Leadership will enable a sharing of staff resource, systems and approach to bring benefit to both.

Developing Younger Leaders and hearing the voice of children and young people is a particular priority for the society and we continue to provide national younger leadership groups, comprising around 250 young people in Primary and Secondary schools across the country. Each of these young people also receives some leadership training opportunities alongside being part of our developmental work in relation to Growing Faith and a range of other key issues including .

Partnership with the Church in Wales

This year has seen significant deepening of our work in partnership with the Church in Wales. A suite of proposals has been agreed by the Bench of Bishops and Representative Body to develop a deepening partnership in education between Church in Wales Education and the Church of England while at the same time growing capacity within the Church in Wales Education team. The proposals sit within the three broad themes of Developing Leaders, Shaping Policy and Ministry Development in Schools as part of the wider mission of the Church in Wales or Growing Faith as it is known in the Church of England. The proposals are varied and can either be classified as projects which require short term input in order to set programmes in motion which will have more lasting impact, or more strategic work intended to ensure all our schools understand what it is to part of the family of the Church in Wales and to place children and young people firmly at the heart of our mission to grow a younger Church.

Future plans

The main priority for 2023 will be to ensure our partnerships and engagement strategy secures the participants needed for NPQs, the development of NPQ+, the participation in AYLA and the continued growth of our networks for leaders at all levels, including the development of the Growing Faith Foundation. The smooth introduction of the new SIAMS framework and the continued development of the systems and infrastructure needed to deliver all of this extended work will also remain a priority.

The National Society has committed to working with bishops of the Church of England to ensure that school leaders and that helps schools in the teaching of relationships and sex education as well as continuing to ensure that all children and with children and young people, the NS will continue to develop the work of the Growing Faith Foundation and its equivalent in Wales, to ensure the growth of leaders and worshipping communities focused on the school/church/household partnership.

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Financial Review

Summary of Results

Total consolidated income for the year was £3,386,192, being an increase of £1,839,023 on the previous year (2021: £1,547,169). Total consolidated expenditure for the year was £3,978,678, an increase of £2,045,157 on the previous year (2021: £1,933,521). Net expenditure for the year was £592,487 before total investment losses of £1,727,777 (2021: Net expenditure of £386,352 before total investment gains of £1,510,201). , Church of England Educational Services Limited (CEES), made a loss of £291,277 (2021: a loss £66,966 (restated)), with a turnover of £1,922,423 (2021: £626,969) and total expenditure of £2,213,700 (2021: £693,935 (restated)).

Investment Strategy, Powers and Restrictions

-term nature of the enterprise. With the help of expert professional advisers, reserves are invested in a mixed portfolio of equities, fixed interest securities and property. Ethical considerations are taken into account and the Society follows the advice given by the Church of England Ethical Investment Advisory Group. The i

a steady growth in investment income. Both the requirement of prudence and the need for a reliable income flow

Investment Performance

2022 was a turbulent year for the markets which suffered a series of shocks in relation to the invasion of Ukraine and the political turmoil closer to home. Total stocks and shares investment income increased by £7,691 to £446,111 in 2022, representing an income yield of 3.7% in 2022 (2021: 3.5%). Total losses on the stocks and shares investments were £1,621,839 (2021: gain of £1,280,212).

During the year the Society has reassessed the value of its investment properties and has booked a revaluation gain of £56,000 in respect of Fairwinds, and a revaluation loss in respect of £161,938 in respect of Great Peter Street, resulting in a total revaluation loss of £105,938.

The effectiveness of fund-raising activities

The Society carried out no general fund-raising activities during 2022 and as a voluntary body the Society relies on investment income, conference and course fees, Diocesan contributions, donations, and legacies to fund its normal activities.

Reserves Policy

At 31 December 2022, the Society held total reserves of £13,680,003 of which £709,683 was held in restricted funds. Unrestricted reserves totalled £12,970,320 of which £1,022 was designated for specific purposes, this being work on SIAMS. Free reserves were therefore £12,969,298 and excluding unrestricted investment balances of £12,795,768 gives a balance of £173,530.

3 and 6 months of unrestricted expenditure (along with a £400,000 buffer to reflect the fact that the trading subsidiary is not currently expected to be profit making), as free reserves excluding unrestricted investment balances. This equates to between £538,484 and £1,076,967. The current balance is outwith these parameters and the trustees will review the reserves policy during the year to ensure that it remains fit for the

Going concern

The Society meets the costs of its activities primarily from investment income, charges for services provided by the Society or its subsidiary CEES, and from donations for specific projects. The Society prepares annual budgets and regular re-forecasts, and considers the longer term impact of its financial decisions when the budgets are set.

The Society has considered the key risks and uncertainties which impact on immediate liquidity and long term solvency. These include the general liquidity of the investment portfolio, including cash held in deposit accounts, the bid to become a national provider of National Professional Qualifications, and demand for services provided by the Society or its subsidiary. The Society has also considered the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations, particularly with reference to the contingency plans enacted in response to the initial emergency, which have substantially altered ways of working.

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Having due regard to the above, the trustees have reasonable expectation that the Society has adequate resources to meet its spending commitments as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual report and financial statements continues to be adopted.

Staff remuneration and executive pay

All the staff of the National Society are covered by a unified pay policy that operates across all the NCIs. The policy is designed to ensure the same level of pay for all staff in posts with work of equal value based on eight bands. For certain staff with specialist skills, typically those whose role requires them to hold a professional qualification, a market adjustment may be applied, the value of which is determined by reference to the lower quartile and median of market related salaries and is subject to annual review.

Staff pay is reviewed annually and any increases as a result of the annual pay negotiations are awarded with effect from 1 January. The NCIs are an accredited Living Wage employer and ensure all staff including apprentices, interns and those on training schemes receive the appropriate living wage for their location.

The roles of the Chief Executive and Executive Director of Education sit outside the banding system, as the skill sets roles are set individually with reference to the wider marketplace. This process is overseen by the Remuneration Committee, comprising senior trustees from each of the main NCIs. In general, these staff can expect the same percentage annual uplift for cost of living as those on the NCI bands.

Trustee responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

As trustees, Council members are responsible for preparing the annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Council to prepare financial statements each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for the period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

They are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the National Institutions Measure 1998. They are also responsible for fraud and other irregularities.

8 June 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Rt Revd Paul Butler Chairman

Revd Canon Peter Ballard Honorary Treasurer

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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The National Society (Church of England and Church in Wales) for the 2 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and Charity Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Cash Flow and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity / group in accordance with the ethical and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustee's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. The other information thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Responsibilities of trustees

8, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

We have been appointed as auditor under Section 151 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Acts and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from mater Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Details of the extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud and noncompliance with laws and regulations are set out below.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms report.

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We identified and assessed the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements from irregularities, whether due to fraud or error, and discussed these between our audit team members. We then designed and performed audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the charity and group operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Charities Act 2011 together with the Charities SORP (FRS 102). We assessed the required compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items.

In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which avoid a material penalty. We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the charity and the group for fraud. The laws and regulations we considered in this context for the UK operations were General Data Protection Regulations, Health and Safety legislation and employment legislation.

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be within the timing of recognition of income and the override of controls by management. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management and the Finance and Investment Committee about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of journals, reviewing accounting estimates for biases, reviewing regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission and reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

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Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

Use of our report

Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit w permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to an trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Crowe U.K. LLP

Statutory Auditor

London

Date 27 September 2023

Crowe U.K. LLP is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Consolidated
Unrestricted
Funds
Notes
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
13,579
Charitable activities
3
10,625
Other trading activities
1,922,197
Investments
2
499,353
Other income
4
229,819
Total income
2,675,573
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
45,247
Charitable activities
5
1,708,687
Other trading expenditure (as
restated)
1,351,204
Total expenditure
3,105,138
Net (expenditure) income before
gains/(losses) on investments (as
restated)
(429,565)
Gains/(losses) on investments
10
(1,727,777)
Net income (expenditure) (as
restated)
(2,157,342)
Transfers between funds
15
(158,861)
Net movement in funds (as
restated)
(2,316,203)
Total funds at 1 January (as
restated):
15,286,523
Total funds at 31 December (as
restated):
12,970,320		 Restricted
Funds
£
271,000
434,775
-
1,467
3,376
710,618
-
880,343
-
880,343
(169,725)
-
(169,725)
158,861
(10,864)
720,547
709,683		 2022
Total
£
284,579
445,400
1,922,197
500,820
233,195
3,386,191
45,247
2,589,030
1,351,204
3,985,481
(599,290)
(1,727,777)
(2,327,067)
-
(2,327,067)
16,007,070
13,680,003		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
110,000
22,175
626,969
483,788
1,311
1,244,243
47,202
904,311
621,506
1,573,019
(328,776)
1,510,201
1,181,425
(258,943)
922,482
14,364,041
15,286,523		 Restricted
Funds
£
190,000
112,875
-
51
-
302,926
-
407,008
-
407,008
(104,082)
-
(104,082)
258,943
154,861
565,686
720,547		 2021
Total
As restated
£
300,000
135,050
626,969
483,839
1,311
1,547,169
47,202
1,311,319
621,506
1,980,027
(432,858)
1,510,201
1,077,343
-
1,077,343
14,929,727
16,007,070

Changes to the total funds brought forward as at 1 January 2022 resulting from a prior period adjustment are set out below:

Total funds as at 31 December 2021 as previously reported: Prior year adjustment (as explained in note 1) Total funds as at 31 December 2021 restated:

£ 16,158,620 (151,550) 16,007,070

The balances for both financial years relate to continuing operations.

The notes 1 to 17 form part of these Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED AND CHARITY BALANCE SHEETS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Notes
ixed assets
nvestment property
10
nvestments
10
urrent assets
ebtors
11
ash & cash equivalents
iabilities
reditors: amounts falling due
ithin one year
12
et current assets
otal net assets
he funds of the charity:
estricted funds
nrestricted funds:
Designated funds
General funds
otal funds
13		 Group
2022
2021
Total
Total
As restated
£
£
1,941,750
2,047,688
11,180,456
12,856,571
13,122,206
14,904,259
707,577
403,722
726,277
1,497,470
1,433,854
1,901,192
(876,057)
(798,381)
557,797
1,102,811
13,680,003
16,007,070
709,683
720,547
1,022
1,022
12,969,298
15,285,501
13,680,003
16,007,070		 Charity
2022
2021
Total
Total
£
£
1,941,750
2,047,688
11,180,556
12,856,671
13,122,306
14,904,359
597,290
539,601
691,046
1,187,250
1,288,336
1,726,851
(319,087)
(510,670)
969,249
1,216,181
14,091,555
16,120,540
709,683
720,547
1,022
1,022
13,380,850
15,398,971
14,091,555
16,120,540		 Charity
2022
2021
Total
Total
£
£
1,941,750
2,047,688
11,180,556
12,856,671
13,122,306
14,904,359
597,290
539,601
691,046
1,187,250
1,288,336
1,726,851
(319,087)
(510,670)
969,249
1,216,181
14,091,555
16,120,540
709,683
720,547
1,022
1,022
13,380,850
15,398,971
14,091,555
16,120,540
14,904,359
539,601
1,187,250
1,726,851
(510,670)
1,216,181
16,120,540
720,547
1,022
15,398,971
16,120,540

Changes to the total net assets and total funds brought forward as at 1 January 2022 resulting from a prior period adjustment are set out below:

2021
£
Total net assets and funds as at 31 December 2021 as previously reported: 16,158,620
Prior year adjustment (as explained in note 1) (151,550)
Total net assets and funds as at 31 December 2021 restated: 16,007,070

The notes 1 to 17 form part of these Financial Statements

Approved and authorised for issue by the Council on 8 June 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Rt Revd Paul Butler Chairman

Revd Canon Peter Ballard Honorary Treasurer

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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Notes
Net income / (expenditure) for the year (as per the statement of
financial activities)
Investment income
2
(Gains) / losses on investments
10
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
12
(Increase) in debtors
11
Net cash flow used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment income received
2
Purchase of investments
10
Sales of investments
10
Revaluation gain on investment property
10
Net cash flow provided by / (used in) investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2022
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2022
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash held by investment managers
10		 2022
£
(2,327,067)
(500,820)
1,621,839
77,676
(303,855)
(1,432,227)
500,820
(773,721)
668,943
105,938
501,980
930,247
1,661,888
731,641
726,277
5,364
731,641		 2021
As restated
£
1,077,343
(483,839)
(1,280,012)
463,815
(167,792)
(390,485)
483,839
(753,796)
920,410
(230,188)
420,265
29,780
1,632,109
1,661,888
1,497,470
164,418
1,661,888

The Society has no debt and therefore the reconciliation in cash and cash equivalents also represents the analysis of changes in net debt.

The notes 1 to 17 form part of these Financial Statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

The National Society meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

The National Society has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS102 from the requirement to prepare a Charity cash flow statement.

The subsidiary company has been consolidated on a line-by-line basis.

Going concern

The Society meets the costs of its activities primarily from investment income, charges for services provided by the Society or its subsidiary Church of England Educational Services Limited, and from donations for specific projects. The Society prepares annual budgets and regular re-forecasts, and considers the longer term impact of its financial decisions when the budgets are set.

The Society has considered the key risks and uncertainties which impact on immediate liquidity and long term solvency. These include the general liquidity of the investment portfolio, including cash held in deposit accounts, the bid to become a national provider of National Professional Qualifications, and demand for services provided by the Society or its subsidiary. The Society has also considered the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations, particularly with reference to the contingency plans it has enacted in response to the initial emergency, which have substantially altered ways of working.

Having due regard to the above, the trustees have reasonable expectation that the Society has adequate resources to meet its spending commitments as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual report and financial statements continues to be adopted.

Income

Income is recognised in the period in which the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

Income from government and other grants are recognised at fair value when the charity has entitlement after any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met then these amounts are deferred.

Investment income is earned through holding assets for investment purposes such as shares and property. It includes dividends, interest and rent. Interest income is recognised when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably

Resources expended and basis of allocation of costs

Expenditure, including the related irrecoverable VAT, is accounted for on the accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay for expenditure.

Most costs are directly attributable to specific activities. Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs & administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been apportioned on the basis of time spent on various activities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Investment property

Investment properties for which fair value can be measured reliably without undue cost or effort are measured at fair statement of financial activities.

Investments

Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. the statement of financial activities if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably. Other investments are measured at cost less impairment.

Debtors and creditors receivable/payable within one year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

Impairment

Assets not measured at fair value are reviewed for any indication that the asset may be impaired at each balance sheet compared to the carrying amount. Where the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognised in statement of financial activities unless the asset is carried at a revalued amount where the impairment loss is a revaluation decrease.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the charity has an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount can be reliably estimated.

Employee benefits

When employees have rendered service to the charity, short-term employee benefits to which the employees are entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected to be paid in exchange for that service.

The National Society participates in two pension schemes for the benefit of its employees - the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme (DBS), which is one section of the Church Workers Pension Fund and the Church Administrators Pension Fund which is split into two sections. For employees who joined before 1 July 2006 there is a Defined Benefits Section and for those joining after that date there is a Money Purchase Section. For further details please see note 9.

Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of the designated funds is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

1. Accounting policies (continued)

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The National Society makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing material adjustment to the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below.

Investment properties:

The Society carries its investment properties at fair value being recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities. See note 10 for more information.

Expenditure allocations:

Expenditure is apportioned where it relates to more than one cost category (see note 5).

Prior year adjustment

The accounts have been restated to incorporate the impact of expenditure which related to 2021 but was not charged to the profit and loss account until 2022. This restatement has resulted in total shareholders funds as at 31 December 2021 decreasing by £151,550.

Summary of the prior year accounting impact:

Increase in expenditure (profit and loss account)
Increase in accrued expenditure (balance sheet account)
Decrease in net assets as at 31 December 2021		 £
151,550
151,550
(151,550)

2. INVESTMENT INCOME

Interest receivable
Dividends receivable
Rents receivable
Total		 Unrestricted
funds
£
8,242
446,111
45,000
499,353		 Restricted
funds
£
1,467
-
-
1,467		 2022
£
9,709
446,111
45,000
500,820		 2021
£
419
438,420
45,000
483,839

3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Section 48 inspections
Diocesan contribution
Total		 Unrestricted
funds
£
10,625
-
10,625		 Restricted
funds
£
218,325
216,450
434,775		 2022
£
228,950
216,450
445,400		 2021
£
3,500
131,550
135,050

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

4. OTHER INCOME

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
£
£
229,706
3,376
Royalties received
113
-
Total
229,819
3,376
5. ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE
Direct
costs
Support
costs
£
£
Shaping Policy
860,136
385,113
Developing Leaders
989,929
134,577
Growing Faith Foundation
198,453
20,822
Total
2,048,518
540,512		 2022
£
233,082
113
233,195

2022
£
1,245,249
1,124,506
219,275
2,589,030		 2021
£
-
1,311
1,311
2021
£
675,368
635,951
-
1,311,319

Included within charitable expenditure is a net loss of £24,837, in relation to the acquisition of the Archbishop of York

6. ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT COSTS

Staff costs
Shared service costs
Archiving costs
Office rent
Audit fees
Committee expenses
Legal fees
Other
Total		 2022
£
83,930
178,510
46,266
27,879
16,850
7,914
123,717
1,064
54,382
540,512		 2021
£
118,281
106,971
34,050
31,329
9,240
787
29,086
1,602
41,443
372,789

All support costs are allocated to charitable activities because any allocation between raising funds and charitable activities is immaterial.

Included in total committee expenses is £2,009 (2021: £787) which had been reimbursed to individual council members in respect of travelling and incidental expenses. Trustee indemnity insurance of £1,064 (2021: £1,602) was paid by the Society. The Honorary Treasurer has chosen not to draw an honorarium.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

7. STAFF COSTS

The cost of staff employed by the National Society for the year ended 31 December 2022 is as below:

Gross salaries
National insurance
Pension costs
Total
Average headcount		 2022
£
1,121,834
129,290
135,828
1,386,952
2022
30		 2021
£
606,614
71,826
75,201
753,641
2021
22

Included within these costs is £nil (2021: £47,522) termination costs in relation to zero (2021: one) employees. The charity considers its key management personnel to consist of the Chief Education Officer, the Executive Director of Education, the Director of SIAMS, the Head of Operations and the Head of Professional Learning. During the year the National Society contributed £327,622 (2021: £211,783) in relation to its share of their employee benefits. There were 2 employees (2021: 3 employees) who were paid between £60,001 and £70,000, and one employee (2021: 0 employees) who was paid between £70,001 and £80,000 in relation to work carried out for the National Society.

8. CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED

2022 2021
As restated
£ £
Turnover 1,922,423 626,969
Cost of sales (2,220,503) (740,441)
Profit before taxation (298,080) (113,472)
Tax on profit - -
Charitable donation - (214,033)
2022 2021
£ £
Current assets 614,544 527,308
Creditors (1,025,996) (640,680)
Net assets (411,452) (113,372)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 100 100
Profit and loss account (411,552) (113,472)
(411,452) (113,372)

Church of England Educational Services Limited is a trading subsidiary incorporated in England and Wales where the National Society own all 100 £1 ordinary shares. It undertakes a similar activity to the parent. A summary of the trading results are shown above. Audited financial statements have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The distributable net profit has now been distributed to the National Society as a charitable donation under gift aid.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

9. PENSIONS

The National Society participates in two separate pension schemes operated by the Church of England Pensions Board:the Church of England Defined Benefit Pension Scheme (DBS) (which is one section of the Church Workers Pension Fund) and the Church Administrators Pension Fund which is split into two sections, a defined benefits section and a money purchase section.

Church of England Defined Benefit Pension Scheme (DBS)

This is part of the Church Workers Pension Fund and is operated in respect of staff who joined The National Society before 1 January 2000.

The National Society is unable to identify its share of the underlying assets and liabilities of the DBS as each participating employer is exposed to actuarial risks associated with the current and former employees of other entities participating in rate was revised with effect from 1 April 2012 and a deficit recovery plan was introduced from the same date. The last fund valuation carried out yields an estimated outstanding deficit at 31 December 2016 of £26,700. Investigations carried out since the last report have identified that some employees previously identified as employees of the National Society were employed under the joint employer arrangements operated by the National Church Institutions (NCIs).

Church Administrators Pension Fund (CAPF)

The Defined Benefit Section is for members who joined the Fund before 1 July 2006. Each participating employer in the ies.

The Defined Benefit Section is considered to be a multi-employer, last man standing defined benefit pension scheme, as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. The Employer is unable to identify its share of the underlying assets and liabilities as each employer is exposed to actuarial risks associated with current and former employees of other entities participating in the scheme. Contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are contributions payable towards benefits and expenses accrued in that year.

A valuation of this section is carried out every three years, the most recent having been at 31 December 2019. This revealed a deficit of £9.1m. Following the valuation, the employers have collectively entered into an agreement with CAPF to pay contributions of 27.6% of Pensionable Salaries with effect from 1 January 2021. The deficit contributions and therefore there is no liability for the Society.

10. INVESTMENTS

Group
Market value at 1 January
Disposals
Acquisitions
Gain/ (loss) on revaluation
Market value at 31 December
Cash held by investment manager
Total investment balances
Historical cost at 31 December		 Property
£
2,047,688
-
-
(105,938)		 Investments
£
12,692,153
(668,943)
773,721
(1,621,839)
11,175,092
5,364
11,180,456
8,371,010		 2022
Property
£
£
14,739,841
1,817,500
(668,943)
-
773,721
-
(1,727,777)
230,188
13,116,842
2,047,688
5,364
-
13,122,206
2,047,688
8,401,337
30,327		 Investments
£
11,578,755
(920,410)
753,796
1,280,012
12,692,153
164,418
12,856,571
8,177,372		 2021
£
13,396,255
(920,410)
753,796
1,510,200
1,941,750
-
1,941,750
30,327		 14,739,841
164,418
14,904,259
8,207,699

All investment assets were held in the United Kingdom. The trustees consider that there are two material investment holdings at 31 December 2022:

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

CCLA CBF Investment Fund CCLA CBF Property Fund

2022 2021 £ £ 1,096,058 1,241,562 891,215 1,009,674

Unlisted
investments
Charity
£
Market value at 1 January 2022
100
Disposals
-
Acquisitions
-
Loss on revaluation
-
Market value at 31 December 2022
100
Cash held by investment manager
-
Total investment balances
100
Historical cost at 31 December
100
Unlisted
investments
Charity
£
Market value at 1 January 2021
100
Disposals
-
Acquisitions
-
Gain on revaluation
-
Market value at 31 December 2021
100
Cash held by investment manager
-
Total investment balances
100
Historical cost at 31 December 2021
100
Unlisted investments are as below:
Registered
Office
Church of England Educational
Services
England
11. DEBTORS
Group
2022
Amounts due within one year:
£
Prepayments & accrued income
140,352
Trade debtors
567,225
Amounts due from subsidiary
-
707,577		 Property Investments
2022
£
£
£
2,047,688
12,692,153
14,739,941
-
(668,943)
(668,943)
-
773,721
773,721
(105,938)
(1,621,839)
(1,727,777)
1,941,750
11,175,092
13,116,942
-
5,364
5,364
1,941,750
11,180,456
13,122,306
30,327
8,371,010
8,401,437
Property Investments
2021
£
£
£
1,817,500
11,578,755
13,396,355
-
(920,410)
(920,410)
-
753,796
753,796
230,188
1,280,012
1,510,200
2,047,688
12,692,153
14,739,941
-
164,418
164,418
2,047,688
12,856,571
14,904,359
30,327
8,177,372
8,207,799
Class of
shares held
Holding
direct
Nature of
business
Ordinary
100%
Education
Charity
2021
2022
2021
£
£
£
128,423
24,755
155,301
275,299
103,509
150,267
-
469,026
234,033
403,722
597,290
539,601

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

12. CREDITORS

Amounts due within one year:
Accrued expenditure
Other taxation and social security
Deferred income
Trade creditors
Other creditors		 Group
2022
2021
As restated
£
£
387,964
327,841
141,478
35,169
157,500
275,725
173,054
153,002
16,061
6,644
876,057
798,381		 Charity
2022
2021
£
£
102,170
121,720
489
-
157,500
275,725
42,867
108,497
16,061
4,728
319,087
510,670
Reconciliation of deferred
income
2022
£
Deferred at 1 January 2022 275,725
Released during the year (275,725)
Deferred during the year 157,500
Deferred at 31 December 2022 157,500

£157,500 was deferred during the year in respect of SIAMS inspections planned for 2023.

13. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Fund balances at 31 December 2022 are represented by:

Group
Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Charity
Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets		 Unrestricted
funds
£
12,795,668
1,050,709
(876,057)
12,970,320
Unrestricted
funds
£
12,795,768
905,191
(319,087)
13,381,872		 Restricted
funds
£
326,538
383,145
-
709,683
Restricted
funds
£
326,538
383,145
-
709,683		 2022
£
13,122,206
1,433,854
(876,057)
13,680,003
2022
£
13,122,306
1,288,336
(319,087)
14,091,555		 Unrestricted
funds
As restated
£
14,904,259
1,180,645
(798,381)
15,286,523
Unrestricted
funds
£
14,904,359
1,006,304
(510,670)
15,399,993		 Restricted
funds
£
-
720,547
-
720,547
Restricted
funds
£
-
720,547
-
720,547		 2021
As restated
£
14,904,259
1,901,192
(798,381)
16,007,070
2021
£
14,904,359
1,726,851
(510,670)
16,120,540

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

13. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS (continued)

Reconciliation of movements in unrealised gains on investment assets:

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Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds 2022 funds 2021
Group £ £ £ £
Unrealised gains at 1 January 6,504,162 6,504,162 5,228,153 5,228,153
Realised losses in respect of disposals (55,516) (55,516) (234,011) (234,011)
4,994,142 4,994,142
Net gain arising on revaluations (1,727,777) (1,727,777) 1,510,200 1,510,200
Unrealised gains at 31 December 4,720,869 4,720,869 6,504,162 6,504,162
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds 2022 funds 2021
Charity £ £ £ £
Unrealised gains at 1 January 6,504,162 6,504,162 5,228,153 5,228,153
Realised gains in respect of disposals (55,516) (55,516) (234,011) (234,011)
4,994,142 4,994,142
Net gain arising on revaluations (1,727,777) (1,727,777) 1,510,020 1,510,020
Unrealised gains at 31 December 4,720,869 4,720,869 6,504,162 6,504,162
14. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
The movements on the unrestricted funds of the Group are as follows:
Balance as
at 1 January Other Balance as at 31
2022 Income Expenditure movements December 2022
As restated
£ £ £ £ £
General Fund 15,285,501 2,675,573 (3,098,412) (1,893,364) 12,969,298
Designated funds:
SIAMS 1,022 - - - 1,022
- - -
SIAMS Development Fund (4,795) 4,795
- - -
NPQ Development Fund (1,931) 1,931
Total 15,286,523 2,675,573 (3,105,138) (1,886,638) 12,970,320
Balance as at 1 Balance as at
January 2021 Other 31 December
Income Expenditure movements 2021
As restated As restated
£ £ £ £ £
General Fund 14,170,708 1,105,412 (1,371,750) 1,381,131 15,285,501
Designated funds:
SIAMS 1,022 - - 1,022
- - -
Foundation project 192,311 (192,311)
- -
SIAMS Development Fund 50,000 (91,003) 41,003
- -
NPQ Development Fund 88,831 (110,266) 21,435
Total 14,364,041 1,244,243 (1,573,019) 1,251,258 15,286,523
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

The designated funds are held for the following purposes:

SIAMS

To develop future Statutory Inspection of Anglican & Methodist Schools (SIAMS) training courses.

Foundation project

This represented the unrestricted part of the Foundation Project which aims to

by equipping leaders of the future with understanding, skills and character to deliver a transformational education.

SIAMS Development Fund To fund systems and set up for national coordination of SIAMS inspections. NPQ Development Fund To fund systems and set up for the new range of NPQ programmes.

To fund systems and set up for national coordination of SIAMS inspections.

15. RESTRICTED FUNDS

The income funds of the Society include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of grants held as funds to be applied for specific purposes:

Foundation
S48 School Inspections
RE, CW & Character Working Group
Fresh Voices
Unlocking Gifts
Living Well Together
CSoF: Church School of the Future
Resourcing School Worship
Big Story App
Growing Faith Foundation
Free Schools Project
Big Questions in the Classroom		 Balance as at 1
January 2022
£
26,059
157,907
132,246
17,868
17,800
4,404
41,371
5,815
90,014
150,000
17,951
59,112
720,547		 Income
£
3,167
436,242
15,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
256,209
-
-
710,618		 Expenditure
£
(162,028)
(404,692)
(50,469)
(483)
-
-
(34,835)
(1,350)
(1,750)
(221,561)
-
(3,175)
(880,343)		 Transfers
£
158,861
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
158,861		 Balance as at 31
December 2022
£
26,059
189,457
96,777
17,385
17,800
4,404
6,536
4,465
88,264
184,648
17,951
55,937
709,683

A transfer was made from the general fund to cover expenditure relating to the work of the Foundation.

Foundation
S48 School Inspections
RE, CW & Character Working Group
Fresh Voices
Unlocking Gifts
Living Well Together
CSoF: Church School of the Future
Resourcing School Worship
Big Story App
Free Schools Project
Admissions Builder
Rural Schools Network
Big Questions in the Classroom		 Balance as at 1
January 2021
£
49,200
83,176
117,626
41,565
17,800
4,404
41,371
5,815
90,014
-
18,445
32,658
63,612
565,686		 Income
£
25,001
112,925
15,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
150,000
-
-
-
302,926		 Expenditure
£
(304,135)
(38,194)
(380)
(23,697)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(494)
(35,608)
(4,500)
(407,008)		 Transfers
£
255,993
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,950
-
258,943		 Balance as at 31
December 2021
£
26,059
157,907
132,246
17,868
17,800
4,404
41,371
5,815
90,014
150,000
17,951
-
59,112
720,547

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

15. RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued)

The funds are held for the following purposes:

Foundation
for		 Educational Project to
Leadership equipping leaders of the future with understanding, skills and character to
deliver a transformational education.
S48 School Inspections Funding for school inspections required under Section 48 of the Education Act
2005.
RE, CW & Character Working Funding to improve the quality of religious education in Church of England
Group Schools.
Fresh Voices To understand the needs of young people in being equipped as agents of
mission and change within their educational institution.
Unlocking Gifts Project to support Diocesan bids to raise school achievement.
Living Well Together Project Project to provides a welcome first step to more collaborative working, for the
common good of society.
CSoF: Church School of the Future Development project for Church of England Academies and Diocesan Support;
implementation of the Church School of the Future Report.
National Governance Resources Funding for a suite of resources for school governance.
Resourcing School Worship Funding to develop a web-based resource to enable church schools to use
Anglican liturgical resources and a songbank.
Guidance for Church of England schools on challenging homophobic, biphobic
and transphobic bullying.
Free Schools Project To support dioceses in the bidding process for the
project.
Admissions Builder Creation of a new admissions platform.
Big Story App Funding to develop digital resources for the Growing Faith Foundation.
Big Questions in the Classroom Funding to run a Science and Belief research programme as part of the Big
Questions in the Classroom project, working with our secondary schools
network.
Growing Faith Foundation Core funding of the new Growing Faith Foundation.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (continued)

16. RELATED PARTIES

A number of the Trustees are employed by their local Diocese who work closely with the Charity in the course of normal charity operations.

17. TRUSTEESHIP

The National Society is the Trustee at 31 December 2022 for the following trusts:

Alton School Teachers House Knighton School Vaughan Trust Walcot School

Trusts transferred or closed by 31 December 2022 - None

The assets held on behalf of these trusts are held in the name of the National Society Trusts Funds and comprise:

CBF Investment Fund
RBS Deposit Account
Lloyds Account		 2022
Cost
Market
value
£
£
5,691
123,070
-
-
7,474
7,474
13,165
130,544		 2021
Cost
Market
value
£
£
5,691
139,409
7,474
7,474
-
-
13,165
146,883

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