**ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST (Insight)**
## **ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS**
**For the year ended 31[ST] MARCH 2021**
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## **ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31[ST] MARCH 2021**
The ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST (Insight) is a registered charity no. 801025 and is constituted by Deed of Trust. Its address is 41 King Charles Road, Surbiton, KT5 8PF. Its bankers are Barclays Bank, Wimbledon Branch and CAF bank.
## **Committee**
The charity is administered by a General Committee which is comprised of delegates of sponsoring churches who meet 4 times per year. The following served as committee members in the year ended 31 March 2021:
Mr Dafydd Meirion-Jones Chairman – replaced in September 2020 by Mr Dean Dryden Chairman Mr Peter Wilkins Hon Treasurer Mr Gareth Edwards - replaced during the reporting period by Claire Sims Mr Raymond James Mrs Carolyn Lucas Mr. Paul Whitfield Deputy Chairman Ms. Penny Welch Mr Phil Cooper Mr Roderick Braine Acting Treasurer
The Trustees of the Charity during the year ended 31 March 2021 comprised:
Mr. Dafydd Meirion-Jones Chairman – replaced in September 2020 by Mr Dean Dryden Chairman Mr. Raymond James Mr. Paul Whitfield Mr. Peter Wilkins Mrs Carolyn Lucas
New trustees are appointed by resolution of a meeting of the existing trustees and would normally be members of the general committee.
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## **Objectives and Activities**
The object of the charity is the furthering of Christian work in and around the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames particularly in primary and secondary schools. When planning the Trust’s activities for the year, the trustees, committee members and workers have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. The public benefit requirement has been complied with by the provision, free of charge to schools and other educational bodies who utilise our services, of both our staff who hold qualified teaching status and the resources and volunteer support who accompany our activities and services.
The charity employs four full time staff to visit local schools. There is also administrative and school support given by volunteers. The charity is affiliated to the national Scripture Union organisation.
## **Staffing and Committee**
Roderick Braine continued as Acting Treasurer, with Peter Wilkins as Hon. Treasurer and remaining a trustee.
Insight staffing levels remained constant during this period with Darryl Betts as the Secondary Schools Worker for Kingston, Suzanna Andrews and Michael Straker as Primary Schools Workers in Kingston and Rosie Herbert as Primary Schools Worker for Richmond.
The successive periods of ‘Lockdown’ due to the Coronavirus Pandemic led schools to decline to receive workers and volunteers on site. This means that virtually no volunteers were active during the reporting period when, under normal circumstances, there would be more than 20.
## **Achievements and Performance**
During the initial Lockdown period, the Insight staff began to develop new ways of working including the production of online resources for schools such as storytelling, school assemblies, and interactive events in place of the normal in-person attendance at Christmas Journey and Easter Experience events. These were very well received by schools around the country.
## **COVID Risks Going Forward**
Covid may impact future schools work if it causes them to close or otherwise restrict the access we have to them, however the measures put in place this year to enable the production of online video resources should mitigate this. Financially we have not seen a drop in donations, though a downturn in the economy may impact people's ability to give to Insight.
## **Office**
Insight continued to be located at The Berrylands Christian Centre, Surbiton.
## **Finances**
As the Trust’s gross income for the year is less than £250,000, the accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
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The Trust finished with a reported balance carried forward for the year of £169,081, £61,893 in the General Fund, £37,188 in the Restricted Fund set up for the Richmond work.
A further generous donation of £35,000 was received in the year, which the Trustees decided to hold in a separate Designated Fund to be used for future projects. This reserve now stands at £70,000.
Funding comes from local churches and individuals. Donations into the General Fund during the financial year totalled £98,132 compared to £100,411 last year.
Net income for the General Fund was a surplus of £24,677 compared to a deficit of £13,815 last year.
Unrestricted funds cash reserves at the year-end are approximately 6 months of normal expenditure compared to 4 last year. It is the policy of the Trust to ensure that the total of our cash reserves are sufficient to cover at least two months of expenditure (which currently equates to £19,560). Our main Stakeholders are 12 local churches of long-standing and substance who are in a position to respond to a request from the Trust in the event of a shortfall in this reserve.
The increase in the cost of Resources by £5,984 reflects the investment in video production equipment required to mitigate the effect of Covid 19 as outlined above.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Signed: ....................................................
Mr. Paul Whitfield Deputy Chairman 9 December ............................................ 2021
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**ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Royal Borough of Kingston Schools Christian Worker Trust**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Royal Borough of Kingston Schools Christian Worker Trust for the year ended 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 6 and 7.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Name: Andrew J Whelan BSc FCA Address: 32 Parkside Crescent Surbiton Surrey KT5 9HT
Date: 19 December 2021
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## **ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST**
## **Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March 2021**
|**General**
**Fund**
**Restricted**
**Fund**
**Designated**
**Fund**
**Total**
**2021**
**2021**
**2021**
**2021**
**RECEIPTS**
£
**From voluntary sources**
Sponsoring Churches
65,576
16,550
0
82,126
Annual Thanksgiving Service Collection
0
0
0
0
Donations Not Gift Aided
12,729
3,370
35,000
51,099
Donations Gift Aided
15,424
120
0
15,544
Gift Aid/ Tax reclaimed
3,882
30
0
3,912
Your Move booklets - contributions
0
0
0
0
Events - Income
522
150
0
672
HMRC JRS Grant
43,852
9,322
0
53,174
141,985
29,542
35,000
206,527
**From Assets**
Deposit interest
54
0
0
54
**Total Receipts**
142,039
29,542
35,000
206,581
**PAYMENTS**
**Activities directly relating to the work of the Trust**
Staff Costs
102,792
26,380
0
129,172
Travel expenses
219
128
0
347
Costs of ministry
72
30
0
102
Christian Unions
14
0
0
14
Resources
7,409
18
0
7,427
Your Move booklets - Costs
0
0
0
0
Events - Costs
2,758
694
0
3,452
Professional Development
113
15
0
128
Subscriptions
268
0
0
268
113,645
27,265
0
140,910
**Other Expenditure**
Telephone, postage & internet
603
193
0
796
Insurance
668
223
0
891
Publicity
11
61
0
72
Office equipment
0
0
0
0
Printing & Stationery
8
0
0
8
Miscellaneous administrative costs
1,233
0
0
1,233
Rent
1,125
375
0
1,500
Bank charges
69
0
0
69
3,717
852
0
4,569
**Total Payments**
117,362
28,117
0
145,479
**Net Receipts/(Payments) for the Year**
24,677
1,425
35,000
61,102
Cash at bank at 31st March 2020
37,216
35,763
35,000
107,979
Cash at bank at 31st March 2021
61,893
37,188
70,000
169,081
Increase/-Decrease in cash
24,677
1,425
35,000
61,102|**General**
**Fund**
**Restricted**
**Fund**
**Designated**
**Fund**
**Total**
**2021**
**2021**
**2021**
**2021**
£
65,576
16,550
0
82,126
0
0
0
0
12,729
3,370
35,000
51,099
15,424
120
0
15,544
3,882
30
0
3,912
0
0
0
0
522
150
0
672
43,852
9,322
0
53,174|**General**
**Fund**
**Restricted**
**Fund**
**Designated**
**Fund**
**Total**
**2020**
**2020**
**2020**
**2020**
_Variance_
£
_£_
61,456
7,064
0
68,520
_13,606_
2,377
0
0
2,377
_(2,377)_
12,841
1,000
35,000
48,841
_2,258_
15,739
120
0
15,859
_(315)_
5,225
30
0
5,255
_(1,343)_
1,183
0
0
1,183
_(1,183)_
1,590
0
0
1,590
_(918)_
0
0
0
0
_53,174_
100,411
8,214
35,000
143,625
185
0
0
185
_(131)_
100,596
8,214
35,000
143,810
101,373
25,920
0
127,293
_(1,879)_
2,064
635
0
2,699
_2,352_
523
0
0
523
_421_
569
119
0
688
_674_
1,151
292
0
1,443
_(5,984)_
0
0
0
0
_0_
3,096
101
0
3,197
_(255)_
1,102
439
0
1,541
_1,413_
120
0
0
120
_(148)_
109,998
27,507
0
137,505
820
260
0
1,080
_284_
0
0
0
0
_(891)_
124
0
0
124
_52_
255
0
0
255
_255_
501
22
0
523
_515_
1,527
0
0
1,527
_294_
1,125
375
0
1,500
_0_
60
0
0
60
_(9)_
4,413
657
0
5,070
114,411
28,163
0
142,575
(13,815)
(19,949)
35,000
1,235
51,031
55,712
0
106,743
37,216
35,763
35,000
107,979
-13,815
-19,949
35,000
1,235|
|---|---|---|
||141,985
29,542
35,000
206,527
54
0
0
54||
||142,039
29,542
35,000
206,581||
||113,645
27,265
0
140,910||
||603
193
0
796
668
223
0
891
11
61
0
72
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
8
1,233
0
0
1,233
1,125
375
0
1,500
69
0
0
69||
||3,717
852
0
4,569||
||117,362
28,117
0
145,479||
||24,677
1,425
35,000
61,102
37,216
35,763
35,000
107,979
61,893
37,188
70,000
169,081||
||24,677
1,425
35,000
61,102||
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**ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31[st] March 2021**
|**MONETARY ASSETS**
Bank current accounts
Bank deposit accounts
**Total Assets & Liabilities**|**2021**
**£**
**64,547**
**104,534**
**169,081**|**2020**
**£**
**9,839**
**98,139**|
|---|---|---|
|||**107,979**|
## **NOTES**
The movement on restricted funds in the year were:
|**Richmond school work fund**|Balance b/f
Receipts
Payments
Balance c/f
35,763
29,542
28,117
37,188|
|---|---|
> **Agreed by the Trustees on .................. 2021 and signed on their behalf by:** 9 Dec
Mr. Paul Whitfield Deputy Chairman
Mr Roderick Braine Acting Treasurer
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