formerly Marriage Ministries International (UK)
Married for Life © ONE for Life © Parents for Life © Deepening Love ©
UK OFFICE 2=1, P.O. Box 1021, Beaconsfield HP9 2WR Tel: 01494 677 737 e-Mail: uk@2equal1.com
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 2023
Charity Name: 2=1 (UK) Other Names: previously Marriage Ministries International (UK) Registered Charity No: 1051998 Charity’s Principal Address PO Box 1021, Beaconsfield HP9 2WR
Trustee Names: Mr Michael Thomas – Director/Chairman Mrs Lyn Thomas – Secretary Mr Rowland Henshaw Mrs Folake Henshaw Mr Gerald Hornsby-Odoi Mrs Maria Hornsby-Odoi Mr Carlton Jones Mrs Mavis Jones Mr Samuel Jayakrishna Mrs. Niranjani Jayakrishna
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Documents:
Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association, dated May 1995.
Constitution: Charity/Trust
Trustee Selection:
Agreement of Trustees at the Annual General Meeting.
Additional Governance Issues:
2=1 had its headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Due to the death of one of the Founding Directors in 2021, the headquarters were moved to Guatemala, where the new Global Directors are based. 2=1 (UK) takes its guidance from the international 2=1 corporation (2=1 Inc) and all the course material is provided by the 2=1 organisation. 2=1 (UK) is affiliated to Care for the Family and the Evangelical Alliance, both charities in the UK.
Blessing the families of the earth (Genesis 12:3)
2=1 is affiliated to Marriage Resource and a member of the Evangelical Alliance. Registered Charity No. 1051998
Financial Review
A copy of our 2022/23 accounts is hereby attached.
Objectives of the Charity: Proclaiming, teaching and educating Christian and nonChristian persons by means of educational resources in order to advance, strengthen and support marriages and family life in the UK and elsewhere through the world, based on the principles, standards, ideals and doctrines of the Christian faith.
Summary of Main Activities
To teach married couples (and couples preparing for marriage), how to live their marriages and parent their children in accordance with the principles, standards, ideals and doctrines of the Christian faith. Our main course, Married for Life, has also been made available on video for group use, and was also available for individual couples during the Covid-19 pandemic. We also hold teaching weekends and conferences.
Achievements and Performance
During 2023 we celebrated the fact that 2=1 has been established for 40 years! We did this by having conferences in various continents around the world and the Founding Director and Global Directors attended most of them. In the UK, we taught the first 2 of our 4 courses: One for Life, Married for Life, Deepening Love and Parents for Life to couples across the UK, in English, Spanish and Portuguese. These courses are taught online as well as face to face. We have approximately 40 leadership couples.
Over the past few years we have updated our website to allow for online registration, payment and reporting. We have also uploaded most of our manuals so the course can be done without paper manuals. In 2023 we worked on a major refurbishment of our website which will be launched soon.
Directors Roles
Mr and Mrs Thomas have been the UK Directors for 2=1 since 2008 and in October 2015 became the International Directors, Europe. This means that they generally travel to Europe several times a year to visit the couples leading 2=1 in other European countries. We currently teach in 13 European countries and now also have opportunities to expand into other European countries including France, Sweden, Norway and Austria. Since March 2020 the vast majority of our work had been online, but this has now returned to teaching courses in person as well as online.
We occasionally travel to other continents to teach leaders, particularly for our new Deepening Love course. In the last few years we have taught this in New Zealand, Malaysia, Australia and last year in South Africa.
Blessing the families of the earth (Genesis 12:3)
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2=1 is affiliated to Marriage Resource and a member of the Evangelical Alliance. Registered Charity No. 1051998
Unaudited Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
for
'2=1(Uk)'
'2=1(Uk)'
Income Statement
For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| TURNOVER Other income Depreciation and other amounts written off assets Other charges Taxation SURPLUS |
2023 £ 37,838 41 (504) (35,774) - 1,601 |
2022 £ 28,926 - (321) (26,856) - 1,749 |
|---|---|---|
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'2=1(Uk)' (Registered number: 03137448)
| FIXED ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES RESERVES NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
Balance Sheet 31 March 2023 2023 £ 22,092 - |
£ 760 22,092 22,852 22,852 |
2022 £ 20,759 (42) |
£ 534 20,717 21,251 21,251 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- STATUTORY INFORMATION
'2=1(Uk)' is a private company, limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address are as below:
Registered number: 03137448
Registered office: 13 Drovers Way Seer Garden Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 2XF
2. AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
The average number of employees during the year was NIL (2022 - NIL).
The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
-
(a) ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
-
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
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'2=1(Uk)' (Registered number: 03137448)
Balance Sheet - continued 31 March 2023
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the micro-entity provisions.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
........................................................................ Mr M G Thomas - Director
........................................................................ Mrs L Thomas - Director
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Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Unaudited Financial Statements of '2=1(Uk)'
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of '2=1(Uk)' for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.cimaglobal.com.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of '2=1(Uk)', as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of '2=1(Uk)' and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of '2=1(Uk)', as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants as detailed at http://www.cimaglobal.com. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that '2=1(Uk)' has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of '2=1(Uk)'. You consider that '2=1(Uk)' is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of '2=1(Uk)'. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Danbro Accounting Ltd Jubilee House East Beach Lytham St.annes Lancashire FY8 5FT
Date: .............................................
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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'2=1(Uk)'
Europe Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Turnover Registration fees Donations Conference Fees Offerings Expenditure Travel and subsistence Translations Software Website Gifts and donations Sundry expenses Post and stationery Printing Conference Expenses Consultancy fees Finance costs Bank charges NET (DEFICIT)/SURPLUS |
2023 £ 1,869 17,397 1,740 794 7,753 4,426 810 4,665 110 465 1,027 220 1,054 3,393 |
£ 21,800 23,923 (2,123) 61 (2,184) |
2022 £ 219 15,051 - 1,045 4,637 1,389 506 1,549 526 - 453 - 959 3,098 |
£ 16,315 13,117 3,198 75 3,123 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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'2=1(Uk)'
United Kingdom
Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Turnover Registration fees Rebates Conference Fees Gifts, donations and offerings Expenditure Insurance Advertising Travel and subsistence Software Website Gifts and donations Sundry expenses Post and stationery Printing Conference Expenses Accountancy Consultancy fees Depreciation of tangible fixed assets Computer equipment Finance costs Bank charges NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) |
2023 £ 3,485 735 75 11,743 180 - 63 238 225 350 58 1,275 1,229 2,848 510 4,675 504 |
£ 16,038 12,155 3,883 139 3,744 |
2022 £ 3,008 25 1,727 7,851 - 67 119 200 15 450 135 902 604 7,527 665 2,865 321 |
£ 12,611 13,870 (1,259) 25 (1,284) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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'2=1(Uk)'
Detailed Balance Sheet For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| FIXED ASSETS Computer equipment CURRENT ASSETS Bank account CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year Other creditors NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS RESERVES Income and expenditure account |
2023 £ 760 22,092 - 22,092 22,852 22,852 22,852 |
2022 £ 534 20,759 (42) 20,717 21,251 21,251 21,251 |
|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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'2=1(Uk)'
Contents of the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Income Statement | 1 |
| Balance Sheet | 2 |
| Chartered Accountants' Report | 4 |
| Detailed Income and Expenditure Accounts | 5 |
| Detailed Balance Sheet | 7 |
Unaudited Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
for
'2=1(Uk)'
'2=1(Uk)'
Income Statement
For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| TURNOVER Other income Depreciation and other amounts written off assets Other charges Taxation SURPLUS |
2023 £ 37,838 41 (504) (35,774) - 1,601 |
2022 £ 28,926 - (321) (26,856) - 1,749 |
|---|---|---|
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'2=1(Uk)' (Registered number: 03137448)
| FIXED ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES RESERVES NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
Balance Sheet 31 March 2023 2023 £ 22,092 - |
£ 760 22,092 22,852 22,852 |
2022 £ 20,759 (42) |
£ 534 20,717 21,251 21,251 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- STATUTORY INFORMATION
'2=1(Uk)' is a private company, limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address are as below:
Registered number: 03137448
Registered office: 13 Drovers Way Seer Garden Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 2XF
2. AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
The average number of employees during the year was NIL (2022 - NIL).
The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
-
(a) ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
-
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
continued...
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'2=1(Uk)' (Registered number: 03137448)
Balance Sheet - continued 31 March 2023
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the micro-entity provisions.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
........................................................................ Mr M G Thomas - Director
........................................................................ Mrs L Thomas - Director
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Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Unaudited Financial Statements of '2=1(Uk)'
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of '2=1(Uk)' for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.cimaglobal.com.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of '2=1(Uk)', as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of '2=1(Uk)' and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of '2=1(Uk)', as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants as detailed at http://www.cimaglobal.com. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that '2=1(Uk)' has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of '2=1(Uk)'. You consider that '2=1(Uk)' is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of '2=1(Uk)'. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Danbro Accounting Ltd Jubilee House East Beach Lytham St.annes Lancashire FY8 5FT
Date: .............................................
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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'2=1(Uk)'
Europe Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Turnover Registration fees Donations Conference Fees Offerings Expenditure Travel and subsistence Translations Software Website Gifts and donations Sundry expenses Post and stationery Printing Conference Expenses Consultancy fees Finance costs Bank charges NET (DEFICIT)/SURPLUS |
2023 £ 1,869 17,397 1,740 794 7,753 4,426 810 4,665 110 465 1,027 220 1,054 3,393 |
£ 21,800 23,923 (2,123) 61 (2,184) |
2022 £ 219 15,051 - 1,045 4,637 1,389 506 1,549 526 - 453 - 959 3,098 |
£ 16,315 13,117 3,198 75 3,123 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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'2=1(Uk)'
United Kingdom
Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Turnover Registration fees Rebates Conference Fees Gifts, donations and offerings Expenditure Insurance Advertising Travel and subsistence Software Website Gifts and donations Sundry expenses Post and stationery Printing Conference Expenses Accountancy Consultancy fees Depreciation of tangible fixed assets Computer equipment Finance costs Bank charges NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) |
2023 £ 3,485 735 75 11,743 180 - 63 238 225 350 58 1,275 1,229 2,848 510 4,675 504 |
£ 16,038 12,155 3,883 139 3,744 |
2022 £ 3,008 25 1,727 7,851 - 67 119 200 15 450 135 902 604 7,527 665 2,865 321 |
£ 12,611 13,870 (1,259) 25 (1,284) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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'2=1(Uk)'
Detailed Balance Sheet For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| FIXED ASSETS Computer equipment CURRENT ASSETS Bank account CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year Other creditors NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS RESERVES Income and expenditure account |
2023 £ 760 22,092 - 22,092 22,852 22,852 22,852 |
2022 £ 534 20,759 (42) 20,717 21,251 21,251 21,251 |
|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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'2=1(Uk)'
Contents of the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Income Statement | 1 |
| Balance Sheet | 2 |
| Chartered Accountants' Report | 4 |
| Detailed Income and Expenditure Accounts | 5 |
| Detailed Balance Sheet | 7 |