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2025-03-31-accounts

ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST

(Working as “Insight”)

ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS

For the year ended 31[ST] MARCH 2025

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ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31[ST] MARCH 2025

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 CAF bank.

Committee

The charity is administered by a General Committee which is composed of delegates of sponsoring churches who meet 4 times per year. The following served as committee members in the year ended 31 March 2025:

Pim Piers Chairman Soon Bee Ong Hon Treasurer Paul Simpson Peter Wilkins Isobel Moreland Dean Dryden Raymond James Maria James Philip Cooper Roderick Braine Anne Underwood Ruth Burkinshaw John Waters

The Trustees of the Charity during the year ended 31 March 2025 comprised: Pim Piers (appointed on 15 August 2024) Chairman Paul Simpson (appointed on 15 August 2024) Maria James Raymond James Soon Bee Ong (appointed on 4 November 2024) Treasurer Anne Underwood Dean Dryden (resigned on 15 August 2024) Peter Wilkins (resigned 1 November 2024)

Subsequent to the financial year, Anne Underwood resigned as Trustee of the Charity on 11 August 2025, and Scott Maclean was appointed as Trustee of the Charity on 30 September 2025.

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 Educational work in and around the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (including the Richmond Borough) 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 which accompany our activities and services.

As at the date of the report, the charity employs the equivalent of one full-time and three part-time staff to visit local schools. There is also administrative and school support given by volunteers. The charity is affiliated with the national Scripture Union organisation.

Staffing and Committee

Roderick Braine and Peter Wilkins were succeeded in their respective roles as Acting and Honorary Treasurer with Soon Bee Ong, who has taken on the role of Treasurer.

Insight staffing levels fluctuated during this period:

Achievements and Performance

During the reporting period, Insight has worked with over 25 schools in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the Royal Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Schools work across both boroughs included RE/PSHE/Citizenship lessons, lessons of Christian viewpoints on topical and ethical issues, discussion groups together as well as support for secondary school Christian Unions and primary school Bible Clubs.

Office

Insight’s office 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, or cash basis.

The Trust finished the year with a reported cash balance carried forward for the year of £165,588, with a cash deficit of (£17,797) in the General Fund, a cash deficit of (£7,621) in the Restricted Fund set up for the Richmond work, and a cash surplus in the Designated Fund of £191,006. The Designated Fund is intended to support the ongoing work of the Charity and also for future projects, and this Fund can be freely transferred to the General Fund and /or the Restricted Fund to support the ongoing work.

Funding comes from local churches and individuals. Donations into the General Fund during the financial year totalled £93,296 compared to £88,597 last year.

Net income for the General Fund was a deficit of £40,362 compared to a deficit of £21,978 last year.

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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.

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Signed: ....................................................

Mr. Pim Piers Chair

Date: 8th January 2026

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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 2025, 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 KTS 9HT Date "I JANUARY 2026 5

ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST

Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31[st] March 2025

General Restricted Designated Total General Restricted Designated Total
Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund
2025 2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 2024 YoY
Variance
RECEIPTS £ £ £
From voluntary sources
Sponsoring Churches 63,825 21,725 0 85,550 62,094 12,100 0 74,194 11,356
Annual Thanksgiving Service Collection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donations Not Gift Aided 13,337 1,200 16,006 30,543 10,920 1,850 0 12,770 17,773
Donations Gift Aided 13,615 1,180 0 14,795 13,511 120 0 13,631 1,164
Gift Aid/ Tax reclaimed 2,519 23 0 2,542 1,969 15 0 1,984 558
Your Move booklets - contributions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Events - Income 0 0 0 0 103 0 0 103 (103)
Grant (not Gift Aided) 0 0 20,000 20,000 0 0 0 0 20,000
93,296 24,128 36,006 153,430 88,597 14,085 0 102,682
From Assets
Deposit interest 3,482 0 0 3,482 3,192 0 0 3,192 290
Total Receipts 96,778 24,128 36,006 156,912 91,789 14,085 0 105,874
PAYMENTS
Activities directly relating to the work of the
Trust
Staff Costs 120,874 40,291 0 161,165 99,230 35,895 0 135,125 (26,040)
Travel expenses
Costs of ministry
Christian Unions
Resources
Your Move booklets - Costs		 2,669
292
486
1,666
0		 927
109
41
20
0		 0
0
0
0
0		 3,596
401
527
1,686
0		 1,616
672
256
2,028
0		 732
10
131
140
0		 0
0
0
0
0		 2,348
682
387
2,168
0		 (1,248)
281
(140)
482
0
Events - Costs
Professional Development
Subscriptions		 2,543
1,397
120		 521
468
0		 0
0
0		 3,064
1,865
120		 1,729
1,789
0		 58
383
0		 0
0
0		 1,787
2,172
0		 (1,277)
307
(120)
130,047 42,377 0 172,424 107,320 37,349 0 144,669
Other Expenditure
Telephone, postage & internet
Insurance
Publicity
Office equipment
Printing & Stationery
Miscellaneous administrative costs
Rent
Bank charges		 471
506
343
627
1,565
1,083
2,438
60		 158
0
414
0
16
0
813
0		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0		 629
506
757
627
1,581
1,083
3,251
60		 439
502
1,643
296
1,195
1,187
1,125
60		 164
0
114
32
0
0
375
0		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0		 603
502
1,757
328
1,195
1,187
1,500
60		 (26)
(4)
1,000
(299)
(386)
104
(1,751)
0
7,093 1,401 0 8,494 6,447 685 0 7,132
Total Payments 137,140 43,778 0 180,918 113,767 38,034 0 151,801
Net Receipts/(Payments) for the Year (40,362) (19,650) 36,006 (24,006) (21,978) (23,949) - (45,927)
Cash at bank at 31st March (17,797) (7,621) 191,006 165,588 22,565 12,029 155,000 189,594

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ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST

Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31[st] March 2025

2025 2024
£ £
MONETARY ASSETS
Bank current accounts 5,062 165,295
Bank deposit accounts 160,526 24,299
Total Assets & Liabilities 165,588 189,594

NOTES

The movement on restricted funds in the year were:

Balance b/f Receipts Payments Balance c/f
Richmond school work fund 12,029 24,128 (43,778) (7,621)

Agreed by the Trustees on 8 January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pim Piers Soon Bee Ong Chair Treasurer

Pim Piers Chair

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