ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST (Insight) ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS ST For the year ended 31 MARCH 2023
ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHIUSTLIN WORKER TRUST si. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2023 The ROYAL BOROUGH OF KtNGSIi)N SCH(K)LS CH]USTIAN WORKER TRUST (Insight) is registered charity no. 801025 and is constituted by Deed of TrusL its address is 41 King Charles Road. Surbiton, KT5 8PF. Its bankers are Barclays BanL Wimbledon BTan¢h and CAF bank. Committee The charity is administered by a Generdl Committee which is comprised of delegates of sponsoring churches who me¢t 4 times p¢r year. The following serv¢d as comrnittee members in the year ended 31 March 2023.. Mr Dean Dryden Mr Peter Wilkins Mrs Claire Sims Mr Raymond James Dr Maria James Mrs Carolyn Lucas Mr. Paul Whitfield Ms. P¢nny Welch Mr Phil Cooper Mr Roderick Braine Mrs Anne Underw<M)d Chairnian Hon Tr¢asurer Deputy Chainnan Actsng Treasurer The Trustecs of the Charity during the year ended 31 March 2023 comprised: Mr Dean Dryden Chairn)an Dr Maria Jame8 Mr. Raymond James Mr. Paul Whitfield Mr. Peter Wilkins Mrs Anne Underwood From June 2022 New trustees are appointed by reyK)lution of a mttting of the existing trustees and would nomally be members of th¢ general committec.
ObjectMV¢8 and Activlti The object of the charity is the furthering of Christian Educational work in and around the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (including the Richmond Borough) particularly in prirnary and secondary schools. When planning the Trust's activities for the year, the trustee4 committee members and workers have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and. in particular. Ihe specific guidance on harities for the advancement of religion. The public benefit requirement has been complied with by the provision. free of tharge to Sch15 and other educational b¢xlies who utilise our services. of both OUT Staff who hold qualifid teaching ststus and the resourtts and volunteer support which accompany our activities and s¢rvi¢¢s. The charity employs the equivalent of three full time and two part-time staff to visii local schools. There is also adminisirdtive and s¢hi)ol support given by volunt¢er& The ¢haTity 15 affiliated to the national Scripture Union organisation. SlafflDg and Commlttee Roderick Brninc continued as Acting Treasurer. with Peter Wilkins as Hon. Trurer and remaining a trustee. Insight staffing leve15 fluctuated during this period". Darryl Betts remalned the Secondary Schwls Worker for Kingston until Feb 2023 when he left the Lharily. Darryl's role w&$ tsken up by Tim Neale who returned as a secondary worker to Insight in September 2023, after a break of eight years. suzanna Andrews completed her matemity leave, returning to Insight on an FTE vf 0.6 in July 2022. Kirsten Smyth was appointed to the Primary Work in Kingston in January 2022, but left in April 2022. Hywel Davies and Clairc Sims joined ISight in September 2022 Acknievements and P¢rfonnanee The main objective for the rew)rtin8 rIOd wa5 to return to the schools which had been closed to all visitors during the various lockdowns. In the primary sedor. this process was held by the repulation Insight gained for supporting the schools in IIKkdown with online resources such as storytellin& Collective Worship, and interactive events. Regaining acce to the secondary h0O15 has proved a harder challenge and. with the departltre of Darryl. an opportunity w&$ provided for re¢ruiling a secondary worker with a skill set matched to this particular challenge. Office Insight continued to be located at The Berrylands Christian C¢ntr¢. Surbiton. Finances As the Trust's gross in¢om¢ for the year is less than £250.000. the accou1 have been prepared on a receipts and payments b&8iS. The Tn]st finished with a reported balance cwried forward for the year of £235.521. £44.543 in the General Fund, £35,978 in the Restricted Fund set up for the Richmond work.
A further generous donation of £50.000 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 £155.000. Funding comes from local churches and individuais. Donations into the General Fund during the financial year totalled £92,105 compared to £98.527 last year. Net income for the General Fund was a deficit of £26.568 compared to a surplus £9,217 last year. Unr¢5tricted funds reserves at the Year I approximately 5 nx)nths of nornial expenditure compaTed to 8 last year. It is the policy of the Trust to ensure that the lotal of our cash reserves are sufficient to cover at east two m(mths of expenditure {which currently equates to £19.942). OUT main Stakeholders are 12 local churches of long-standing and substance who are in a position to respond to a request from ihe Trust in the event of a shortfall in this res¢rv¢. Approved by the trustees and SI on their behalf by: Mr. Dean Dryden Chaiman . 2024
ROYAL BOROUGH OF KIIYGSTON SCHOOLS CIIIUSTEAN WORKER TRUST Independent Examiner's Report to tbe Trn8¢ees of the Royal Borougb of Kingston Sehools Christiydn Worker Trust I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Royal Borougb of Kingston Schools Christian Worker Trust for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 6 and 7. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsiblc for th¢ 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 caTried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrylng out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the ACL Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in conn¢¢lion with the examination giving me cawe 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 hav¢ no concerns and have come a¢TOSS no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. SigFned.. Name: Andrew J Whelan Bsc l.'CA Address:32 Parkside Crescent Surbiton Surrey KT5 9HT . . ...... 2024
ROYAL K)ROIIGHoFiaNGSfON SLIUKIIS CHRMW4WOiiKFJtTRiWf f• 2•23 2•U 6lJ4l 75.991 11815 .6M 655) 301 61.618 14999 16. 14.592 J4.4 7.128 287 1.673 14. 2.79.1 216 SYJ 13.208 118,Xdl 163.093 HMRC JRS Grwt 92.D15 iJ.I 157.124 17.9J2 I70 27 27 1013 Y•tAI Rtts 93.015 15.109 15&191 PAITrI£NTS th••f thtTrMt I.02 SLqff 127.953 101,8Q4 fMiSJi 777 401 199 } 707 199 253 3J4 15J iJ4 330 Jy Jjo 558 1632J Ytyx Co Evtll¢-Co 2111 1682) 18281 213 2J21 2.539 243 91.598 107.014 01k•rExdl• 526 577 499 3.024 51 499 1661 103 18&lJ 374 PuNrtY 995 Sthl 339 359 Int 219 1945 140.142 6.153 I.9$1 T•thl 20.489 13.712 126J681 {sJwi 18.051 4.17 C•th •lwk •t.IIA 2022 41J58 103.( 217.469 61.193 169.081 rssh knk 1111 202J 115 521 217 468 26
ROY AL BOROUGH OF KINcsfoN SCHOOIS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRVST St•t¢ment of Assets Llbllllks 31 MYth 2023 2023 MONETARY ASSETS Bank current aca)wits Bank deErt)s1t8cunts 142th47 92374 I429 IIIW9 T&t•l Ats & Lllbllltks 235J21 217.468 NOTES The movement on restrict¢d )lJnds in th¢ year ve: BalAnce Wf 41.358 Rtteipts 15.Ily) Payments BAl8ntt df 35.978 Rlehmond xh•ol wt)rk fvnd -lL.-.-.- 2024 attd ed •tt bthlf by: ARred by the Ttwtff¥ on . Mr. Dean l)ryden Ch8imian Mr RoderiLk Braine Acting'l're4surer