**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **T** 6 April 2023 5 April 2024 pS | ~~Ss~~ **From o** Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~ **Charity name** The Damascus Trust **Other names charity is known by** > **Registered charity number (if any)** ~~|~~ 1013236 **Charity's principal address** 27 Prospect Street Tamworth Staffordshire **Postcode B79 7EU** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any)** ~~TT~~ **whole year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Mr Robin Swan Chair ~~es Oe rs nr nn~~ 2[Mr Peter ] Harrington ~~ee ee ee ee a ie~~ 3 ~~a~~ Mr Floyd Davis ~~rs ts~~ 4 ~~es ie rs nn ts~~ 5 ~~a ee es~~ 6 ~~es Oe es nn~~ 7 ~~a ee esrs~~ 8 ~~es ee es~~ 9 ~~es ee rs rr I~~ 1 0 ~~a ee ee en~~ 1 ~~a~~ 1 1 ~~ee~~ 2 1 3 ~~a ee es~~ 1 ~~ee~~ 4 1 ~~ee~~ 5 ~~ee~~ 1 ~~es~~ 6 1 ~~ee~~ 7 ~~ee~~ 1 ~~ee~~ 8 1 ~~ee~~ 9 ~~eeee~~ 2 0 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** ~~**a**~~ **April 10/11** **TAR** 1 **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Accountant**|Mr Nigel Smith||| |**Bankers**|Lloyds||| ||Cooperative Bank||| ||Virgin Money||| ||||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||| ||||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** - Type of governing document Trust Deed (eg. trust deed, constitution) - How the charity is constituted Charitable Trust - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointment by resolution passed by trustees meeting where there is a (eg. appointed by, elected by) majority of trustees present ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; In December 2023, Grace Bryers retired from her role as SAP Coordinator after nearly 20 years of service! We are very grateful for the work that Grace has done and the way in which she helped develop the SAP Programme. The work of coordinating the SAP Programme will now be done by the DT Office. - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **April 10/11** **TAR** 2 **Summary of the objects of the** In accordance with the Trust Deed section 4. **charity set out in its governing document** ||In accordance with the Trust Deed section 4.| |---|---| |**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects (include within**
**this section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public**
**benefit)**|Bible teaching in partnership with the local Church both in the UK and
overseas.
Providing online Bible teaching courses for people in the UK and
overseas.
Evangelistic activities in partnership with the local Church both in the
UK and overseas.
Providing teaching and training resources for the local Church both in
the UK and overseas.
Teaching, training and support for Christian workers through partner
organisations both in the UK and overseas.
Inclusion of volunteer team workers both in the UK and overseas.
Providing help and relief from hardship and poverty in other countries
through partner organisations.
Working with partners on new initiatives to help people socially and
spiritually both in the UK and overseas.
Financing the provision and installation of Water-Harvesting Projects in
Rwanda.
Sale of hand-made cards, baskets and bags in the UK in support of
widows, orphans and related projects in Rwanda.| **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **April 10/11** **TAR** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **April 10/11** **TAR** 4 |Section D|Achievements andperformance| |---|---| |**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**|In 2023 we were able to visit our overseas partners in Romania (April &
October) and in Rwanda (August).
In Romania, Path of Life Association continues to work with young people
in teaching guitar as well as Bible teaching ministry. Numbers attending
fluctuate but two classes are held each week to provide guitar tuition for
both beginners and advanced levels.
Path of Life has been running their mentoring programme in Oradea
Prison with around 20 Apprentices. There has been a very good response
with some of the Apprentices wanting to follow Jesus and be baptised.
The Path of Life team continued to distribute food and essentials on a
regular basis to some of the poorest families. They also provide practical
help and support as well as share the Christian gospel through Bible
readings / teaching, testimony and prayer for individual needs.
In Rwanda, the Support A Parish programmes has continued in
partnership with our CPOs. DT supports 20 parishes in Byumba diocese
and 8 parishes in Gasabo diocese. We have implemented some general
administrative changes which we hope will improve the running of the
programme.
The Water Harvesting Projects continue to develop, both in the income
generated as well as the number of participating parishes. In the diocese
of Byumba, 33 parishes are now signed up for the DT WHP Scheme.
DT Bible teaching continues online. DT now runs a Bible teaching course
online in the spring and autumn. Attendance continues to grow, which is
encouraging.
The Tamworth Men’s Breakfast / Extra continues to meet each month.
Numbers at the main TMB have dropped off since the pandemic but
numbers attending the TMB Extra have been stable.
It has been good to visit various churches over the year and to share news
of the work as well to preach and teach from the Bible.
Regular mailings have been produced and mailed to partners in the UK
and abroad. The majority of our mailing is done electronically so saving
paper and postage.
_‘ENGAGE with the Bible_‘ in both text and audio versions, continues to
grow as more people subscribe. We continue to get positive feedback from
subscribers. It is now available on the DT website.
The website continue to provide a ‘shop window’ for the work and ministry
of DT. We continue to make slight adjustments and developments as time
and skills allow.| **April 10/11** **TAR** 5 **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s** In accordance with the Trust Deed sections 7 & 8. **policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit** ~~_—~~ **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. **Section F Other optional information** ~~i~~ **Section G Declaration** ~~___~~ **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Andrew J Paine **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary to Trustees **etc)** **Date** 11.9.24 **April 10/11** **TAR** 6 |~~=~~
~~SSS~~|**Charity Name**
~~SSS~~|**Charity Name**
~~SSS~~|**Charity Name**
~~SSS~~|**Charity Name**
~~SSS~~|**Charity Name**
~~SSS~~|**No(if any)**
~~SSS~~|**No(if any)**
~~SSS~~|~~SSS~~|**CC16a**
~~SSS~~| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**The Damascus Trust**
~~SSS~~|||||~~SSS~~||~~SSS~~|| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**
~~SSS~~|||||||~~SSS~~|| ||**For the period**
**from**
~~SSS~~||Period start date
~~SSS~~||**To**
~~SSS~~|Period end date
~~SSS~~||~~SSS~~|| ||||6th April 2023
~~SSS~~|||5th April 2024
~~SSS~~||~~SSS~~|| |**Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**
~~=~~
~~SSS~~|||||||||| ||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~| |General Donations
~~=======~~|**16,692**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**4,300**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**20,992**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**19,015**
~~=======~~| |Gift Aid Donations
~~=======~~|**8,005**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**9190**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**17,195**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**24,507**
~~=======~~| |Sales
~~=======~~|**340**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**340**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**1,281**
~~=======~~| |Interest
~~=======~~|**475**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**475**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**122**
~~=======~~| |Tax reclaim
~~=======~~|**9,119**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**9,119**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**6,522**
~~=======~~| |Overseas
~~=======~~|**900**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**455**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**1,355**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**4,800**
~~=======~~| |Other
~~=======~~|**71**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**71**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**5**
~~=======~~| |Pettycash
~~=======~~|**3**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**3**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~| |~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|~~=======~~| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
~~=======~~|**35,605**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**13,945**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**-**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**49,550**
~~=======~~|~~=======~~|**56,252**
~~=======~~| |~~=======~~
~~SS~~|~~=======~~
~~SS~~|~~=======~~
|~~=======~~
~~SS=~~|~~=======~~
~~SS=~~|~~=======~~
~~SS=~~|~~=======~~
~~SS=~~|~~=======~~
~~SS=~~|~~=======~~
~~SS=~~|~~=======~~
~~SS=~~| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
~~SS~~|~~SS~~||~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~| |~~SS~~|**- 0**
~~SS~~||**- 0**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**- 0**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**-**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~| |~~SS~~|**- 0**
~~SS~~||**- 0**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**- 0**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**-**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**- 0**
~~SS=~~| |**_Sub total_**
~~SS~~|**_Sub total_**
**- 0**
~~SS~~||**- 0**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**- 0**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**-**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**- 0**
~~SS=~~| |~~SS~~|~~SS~~||~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~| |**_Total receipts_ **
~~SS~~|
**35,605**
~~SS~~||**13,945**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**- 0**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**49,550**
~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|**56,252**
~~SS=~~| |~~SS~~|~~SS ~~||~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~|~~SS=~~| |**A3 Payments**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~||~~Sse~~| |Staff workers
~~Sse~~|**25,920**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**25,920**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**25,920**
~~Sse~~| |Post & Print
~~Sse~~|**150**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**150**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**347**
~~Sse~~| |Vehicles / Travel
~~Sse~~|**1,573**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**1,573**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**1,427**
~~Sse~~| |Telephone
~~Sse~~|**287**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**287**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**368**
~~Sse~~| |Literature & Study materials
~~Sse~~|**30**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**30**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**2**
~~Sse~~| |Office / Admin
~~Sse~~|**400**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**400**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**146**
~~Sse~~| |Professional fees / costs
~~Sse~~|**1,556**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**1,556**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**1,722**
~~Sse~~| |Overseas
~~Sse~~|**8,617**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**11,229**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**19,846**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**32,653**
~~Sse~~| |Equipment
~~Sse~~|**91**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**91**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**87**
~~Sse~~| |Other
~~Sse~~|**142**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**142**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~| |~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~| |~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~| |~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~| |**_Sub total_ **
~~Sse~~|
**38,766**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**11,229**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**49,995**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**62,672**
~~Sse~~| |~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~| |~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~| |~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~| |**_Sub total_ **
~~Sse~~|
**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**-**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~| |~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~| |**_Totalpayments_ **
~~Sse~~|
**38,766**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**11,229**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**- 0**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**49,995**
~~Sse~~|~~Sse~~|**62,672**
~~Sse~~| |~~Sse~~
~~SS~~|~~Sse~~
~~SS~~|~~Sse~~
|~~Sse~~
~~SS~~|~~Sse~~
~~SS~~|~~Sse~~
~~SS~~|~~Sse~~
|~~Sse~~
~~=~~|~~Sse~~
~~=~~|~~Sse~~
~~=~~| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **
~~SS~~|**-**
**3,161**
~~SS~~||**2,716**
~~SS~~|~~SS~~|**-**
~~SS~~||**-**
**445**
~~=~~|~~=~~|**-**
**6,420**
~~=~~| |**A5 Transfers between funds**
~~SS~~|~~SS~~||~~SS~~|~~SS~~|**-**
~~SS~~||**-**
~~=~~|~~=~~|**-**
~~=~~| |**A6 Cash funds lastyear end**
~~SS~~|**34,609**
~~SS~~||**11,363**
~~SS~~|~~SS~~|**-**
~~SS~~||**45,972**
~~=~~|~~=~~|**79,177**
~~=~~| |**_Cash funds thisyear end_ **
~~SS~~|
**31,448**
~~SS~~||**14,079**
~~SS~~|~~SS~~|**-**
~~SS~~||**45,527**
~~=~~|~~=~~|**72,757**
~~=~~| |~~SS~~|~~SS ~~||~~SS~~|~~SS ~~|~~SS ~~||~~=~~|~~=~~|~~=~~| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| 1 09/12/2020 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**|**Details**||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B1 Cash funds**|Virgin||||**30,041**||**-**||**-**| ||Coop||||**499**||**1,556**||**-**| ||Lloyds||||**12,758**||**630**||| ||Petty Cash||||**44**||**-**||**-**| ||**_Total cash funds_**||||**43,342**||**2,186**||**-**| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))||||Agreement Error||||OK| ||||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**| ||**Details**||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|Office equipment||||**4,000**||**-**||**-**| ||Other equipment||||**1,400**||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**Details**||||**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**|||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**Details**||||**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||**Details**||||**Fund to which**
**liability relates**||**Amount due**
**(optional)**||**When due**
**(optional)**| |**B5 Liabilities**|||||||**-**||| ||||||||**-**||| ||||||||**-**||| ||||||||**-**||| ||||||||**-**||| ||||||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees|Signature||||Print Name||||Date of approval| ||||||Andrew J Paine||||11.9.24| ||||||||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 09/12/2020 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts to the trustees of The Damascus Trust on accounts for the year ended 5 April 2024** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 5 April 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 which give 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 this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. N K Smith FCA 19 Highbury Way, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0HE 22 October 2024