Trustees’  Annual  Report      

 

   

Registered  Charity  Number:  1159920  

   

   

Year  Ended  31st  August  2016          

   

Contents    1.   INTRODUCTION  ....................................................................................................................................................  1  2.   STRUCTURE,  GOVERNANCE  AND  MANAGEMENT  ...............................................................................................  1  3.   AIMS,  ACTIVITIES  AND  ACHIEVEMENTS  ...............................................................................................................  3  

3.1       Primary  Schools  Work ...................................................................................................................... 3  3.1.1     Assemblies ................................................................................................................................ 4  3.1.2     Advent  Adventure,  Easter  Experience  and  Moving  On ................................................................... 4  3.1.3    Lunchtime  Clubs ........................................................................................................................ 4  3.1.4    R.E.  Support .............................................................................................................................. 4  3.1.5    The  Accompanying  Project .......................................................................................................... 4  

3.2       Secondary  Schools  Work .................................................................................................................. 4  4   PUBLIC  BENEFIT  ....................................................................................................................................................  5  5   FINANCIAL  PERFORMANCE  ...................................................................................................................................  5  6   FUTURE  PLANS  ......................................................................................................................................................  5  7     CONCLUSION  ........................................................................................................................................................  6  APPENDIX:  INDEPENDENT  EXAMINER’S  REPORT  ON  ACCOUNTS  ...............................................................................  7    

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1. INTRODUCTION    The   trustees   of   Regenerate   have   pleasure   in   presenting   their   report   and   the   audited   financial  statements  of  the  charity  for  the  financial  year  ending  31st  of  August  2016.    Regenerate   is   a   charity   supported   by   local   churches   and   working   in   the   schools   of   Yate,   Chipping  Sodbury  and  surrounding  areas.    Our  mission  is  to  be  an  agent  of  change,  living  out  and  proclaiming  the  good   news,   unconditional   love   and   hope   of   Jesus   Christ   in   order   to   bring  wholeness   to   the   children,  young  people  and  families  in  Yate,  Chipping  Sodbury  and  surrounding  areas.              

2. STRUCTURE,  GOVERNANCE  AND  MANAGEMENT    Regenerate  became  a  registered  charity  on  the  5th  of  February  2007,  number  1117820.      On  13  January  2015,   Regenerate’s   application   to   reconstitute   as   a   Charitable   Incorporated   Organisation   (CIO)   was  approved   by   the   Charity   Commission.     As   a   result   a   new   registered   charity   was   formed   (number  1159920)   and   the   previous   unincorporated   charity   dissolved   with   its   assets   transferred   to   the   new  charity.    The  charity   is  managed  by  a  Board  of  Trustees  who  are  proposed  and  elected  by  the  members  of  the  charity  on  an  annual  basis.  The  membership  consists  of   representatives  of   local   churches   in   the  area.    Nine   trustees  were   appointed   at   the  AGM   in   September   2015,  with   a   further   one   co-­‐opted  onto   the  Board  at  a  Trustees  meeting  in  March  2016,  making  ten  in  total  serving  as  of  1st  of  September  2016.    Regenerate  Board  of  Trustees  as  at  1st  September  2016:    

Dr  George  Bailey  (Chair)  Mrs  Elaine  Reeves  (Treasurer)  Mrs  Sarah  Herrick  (Secretary)  Mrs  Nicola  Bright  Mr  Mark  Lawrence  Mrs  Sue  Pearce  Mr  Mike  Phillpotts  Miss  Sarah  Plant  Mrs  Ruth  Wallace  Mr  Chris  Andrew  (Co-­‐Opted)  

 As  required  by  Regenerate’s  Constitution,  one  third  of  the  Board  will  retire  at  the  forthcoming  AGM  and  these  Trustees  are:    

Dr  George  Bailey  Mrs  Elaine  Reeves  Mrs  Ruth  Wallace  

 

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 These   three   Trustees   have   been   nominated   for   re-­‐election   and   have   agreed   that   they   are   willing   to  stand  again  and  are  therefore,  along  with  Chris  Andrew,  seeking  election  by  the  Charity’s  members  at  the  AGM.    When  new  trustees  are  appointed,   they  are  provided  with  copies  of   the  constitution,   recent  accounts  and  minutes  and  are  inducted  by  existing  trustees  into  the  affairs  of  the  charity.    The  Trustees  meet  on  a  regular  basis  to  administer  the  affairs  of  the  charity  and  there  are  no  sub-­‐groups  acting  for  them.    None  of  the  trustees  benefit  financially  from  the  operations  of  the  charity.    The  charity  employs  one  part-­‐time  worker:  a  Primary  Schools  Team  Leader.        The  trustees  appraise  the  work  of  the  employees  on  an  annual  basis  and  seek  to  provide  support  and  training  to  both  paid  employees  and  volunteers  as  necessary.      The   charity   has   a   Child   Protection   Policy   and   all   paid   employees,   volunteers   and   trustees   are   DBS  checked  and  approved.            

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3. AIMS,  ACTIVITIES  AND  ACHIEVEMENTS      The  aims  of  Regenerate  are:      

• To  enable  children  and  young  people  to  explore  their  spiritual,  moral  and  emotional  well-­‐being  from  a  Christian  world  view;  

• To  empower  children  and  young  people  to  overcome  obstacles  in  their  lives.    3.1       Primary  Schools  Work   During  2015/6  we  were  able  to  maintain  and  increase  our  provision  in  all  of  the  primary  schools.    The  work  is  summarised  in  the  table  below.  

SCHOOL   Assemblies   RE   Accompanying  Project  

CRASH/  CRAFTY  

Advent  Adventure  

Easter  Experience  

Moving  On  

Abbotswood  KS1                                              KS2  

 6  6  

     

5  pupils  

     *  

   *  

   *  

Broadway   6              Culverhill   6   *       *   *    Hawkesbury   6           *   *  Horton   6   *       *   *   *  Iron  Acton   5         *   *   *  North  Road   6   *       *   *   *  Old  Sodbury   6         *   *   *  Rangeworthy   6         *   *   *  Raysfield  Infants   6   *     *        Raysfield  Juniors   6     2  pupils   *   *   *   *  The  Ridge   6         *   *   *  St  Andrews   6         *   *   *  St  John’s  Mead  

KS1                                                    KS2  

 6  6  

 *  *  

       *  

   *  

   *  

St  Mary’s   6         *   *   *  St  Paul’s   6         *   *   *  Tyndale  

KS1  KS2  

 6  6  

     

5  pupils  

   *  

   *  

   *  

   *  

Wellesley   6         *   *   *  Woodlands  

KS1                  KS2  

 6  5  

   *  

     

   

   *  

   *  

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 3.1.1    Assemblies    Our  Assemblies  have  all  been  Bible  based,  enabling  leaders  to  express  our  own  belief  in  Jesus  as  the  Son  of  God.    A  particularly   successful   thread  was   the  development  of   the   story  of  Peter   -­‐  betraying   Jesus  (term  4),  forgiven  by  the  Resurrected  Jesus  (term  5)  and  witnessing  of  Jesus  through  the  Holy  Spirit   in  healing  the  lame  man  (term  6).  

 3.1.2     Advent  Adventure,  Easter  Experience  and  Moving  On  

 Advent  Adventure  for  Y4  and  Easter  Experience  for  Y5  continue  to  be  popular  with  all  of  the  schools,  and  the  extension  of  the  Moving  On  programme  (Y6)  to  enable  smaller  schools  to  meet  together  was  very  positively  received.    3.1.3   Lunchtime  Clubs    CRAFTY   Club   and   CRASH   Club   are   opportunities   for   vulnerable   children   to   enjoy   individual   and   small  group  time,  working  on  Art,  Craft,  Games  or  reflective  activities  one  lunchtime  each  week.    The  addition  of   drumming   workshops   into   the   lunchtime   club   programme   has   enabled   additional   expressive  opportunities  to  be  offered,  as  well  as  growing  the  link  between  CRASH  and  CRAFTY  and  our  assemblies.    3.1.4   R.E.  Support  

 R.E.  provision  is  by  school  request  and  so  has  varied  from  prayer  times  in  the  school  grounds,  through  Christianity  and  Islam  in  Africa  and  Christian  baptism  to  forgiveness  in  the  New  Testament.      3.1.5   The  Accompanying  Project    The  Accompanying  Project  provides  one-­‐to-­‐one  and  group  support  for  specific  pupils  in  transition  from  Year   6   in   primary   to   Year   7   in   secondary   schools.    Our   Year   6   support   is  maturing   in   its   content   and  integrity  but  remains   insecure   in  Year  7  where   it   is  uncertain  as  to  the   level  of  access  the  schools  will  allow  us  over  the  coming  academic  year.        3.2       Secondary  Schools  Work   Over  the  past  two  years  we  have  seen  a  steady  decline  in  the  numbers  attending  our  lunchtime  groups  in  our  secondary  schools,  to  the  point  where  in  September  2015  we  only  had  a  couple  of  children  arrive  at   one   of   the   clubs,   out   of   the   three   secondary   schools.     The   climate   and  management   attitudes   in  secondary  education  have  also  changed   in   relation   to   fears  of   radicalisation  and   it  has  also  become  a  struggle  to  promote  the  groups  to  the  pupils  and  to  get  children  to  attend.    Our  Secondary  Schools  Team  Leader  resigned  from  Regenerate  at  the  end  of  October  2015  and  at  this  point  the  Trustees  took  the  decision  to  temporarily  withdraw  from  the  three  secondary  schools  in  which  we  were  operating  and  to  take  the  opportunity  to  prayerfully  consider  how  our  work  may  develop  in  the  future  with  them.  

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4   PUBLIC  BENEFIT    The  Trustees  consider  that  the  work  that  is  done  amongst  children  and  young  people  is  of  direct  benefit  to  the  public.    This   is  through  Christian  values  and  lifestyle  taught  formally  and  informally  at  meetings  and  through  one-­‐to-­‐one  personal  relationship  as  well  as  through  the  encouragement  and  inspiration  of  events.    The  fact  that  the  project   is   inter-­‐denominational  means  that  workers  and  volunteers   involved  are  from  a  variety  of  church  backgrounds  and  the  ethos  of  these  churches,  which  each  seek  themselves  to  benefit  the  public,  is  a  vital  component  in  the  success  of  the  project.        5   FINANCIAL  PERFORMANCE    The   Regenerate   budget   for   2015-­‐2016   predicted   that   the   Charity   would   end   the   financial   year   with  £1886  less  in  the  bank  than  the  previous  year.      Following   the   departure   of   our   Director   and   Schools   Team   Leader   in   September   and   October  respectively,  and  the  associated  reduction  in  Regenerate’s  expenses,  a  revised  budget  was  produced  in  December  2015,  which  predicted  a  final  balance  of  £10,177.    We   have   received   a   number   of   grants   and   one-­‐off   donations   during   the   course   of   the   year.     This,  together  with  the  regular  donations  from  churches  and  individuals,  and  the  reduction  in  salary  costs,  has  meant  that  we  have  been  able  to  build  up  our  balance  to  a  more  healthy  level.    Our  balance  as  at  31st  August  2016  is  now  £10,171,  up  from  £5461  at  1st  September  2015.    The  intention  is  to  maintain  sufficient  funds  going  forward  to  enable  us  to  participate  again  in  secondary  schools  work.     6   FUTURE  PLANS    Current  provision  is  heavily  dependent  on  a  small  but  consistent  group  of  volunteers  to  whom  we  are  extremely  grateful.    Requests  from  the  schools   indicate  that  more  opportunities  are  available  for  both  lunchtime   clubs   and   for   the   Accompanying   Project,   and   support   and   training   are   available   for   both  programmes  for  anybody  who  feels  called  to  the  work.    The   on-­‐going   availability   of   premises   at   St   Nicholas,   Chipping   Sodbury   Baptist   and   Yate   Methodist  churches  is  crucial  in  offering  a  wider  vision  of  the  Gospel  message  in  places  of  worship.    Termly  prayer  meetings  in  2016/7  will  offer  volunteers,  supporters  and  Trustees  regular  opportunities  to  meet  and  to  share  and  commit  our  hopes,  needs  and  successes  to  God.            As  we  look  ahead  into  the  remainder  of  2016  and  beyond,  the  key  priority  for  the  Trustees  continues  to  be   the   establishment   of   a   firm   financial   future   for   Regenerate,   whilst   also   working   on   publicity   and  volunteer  recruitment  and  considering  how  best  to  support  our  local  secondary  Schools.  

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7     CONCLUSION    Since  our   last   report,   Regenerate   has   had   another   successful   year   of  ministry   and   continues   to   be   in  great  demand.    This  is  due  in  no  small  part  to  our  dedicated  Primary  Schools  Team  Leader,  Les  Fry,  who  has  worked  tirelessly  to  nurture  and  develop  the  work  in  our  primary  schools,  as  well  as  taking  on  some  aspects  of  work  done  previously  by  the  Director  and  Secondary  Schools  Team  Leader.    Our  small  band  of  volunteers  has  continued  to  give  selflessly  of  their  time  and  we  are  also  grateful  for  all  our  supporting  churches  and  individuals  who  underpin  our  work  with  both  financial  support  and  prayer.    During   this   year   we   have   welcomed   a   new   trustee   to   our   board   who   brings   considerable   skills   and  knowledge,  particularly  related  to  Sports  Ministry.    Our  focus  for  future  fundraising  activities  will  relate  to  developing  our  secondary  schools  ministry.    Indeed,  the  year  ahead  presents  Regenerate  with  exciting  opportunities  to  forge  new  collaborative  working  with  member  churches  and  secondary  schools  as  we  spread   the   Gospel   message   of   hope   and   compassion   to   our   young   people   in   a   relevant   and  understandable  way,  supported  by  the  prayers  of  our  member  churches.              Approved  by  the  Trustees  on      

             Signed  by  Order  of  the  Trustees            

 

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APPENDIX:  INDEPENDENT  EXAMINER’S  REPORT  ON  ACCOUNTS

 

 

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