2023-12-23-accounts - Kairos Media Trust

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	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	for theperiod	for theperiod	for theperiod
	From	Period start date			To	Period end date
		24	Dec	2022		23	Dec	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Kairos Media Trust

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1105476

Charity's principal address P.O.Box 8 Cheadle Cheshire Postcode SK8 1DS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Mr Christopher Papworth	Chairman
Rev Nicholas Hall	Secretary
Rev Gillian Hall
Mr Peter Cottingham
Mr Jon Hargreaves















Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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)	To advance a wider knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith, and Christian moral values, particularly, but not exclusively, by way of the production and distribution of Christian media (TV programmes, DVDs, Internet material).
	The Trustees are aware of the need to demonstrate public benefit and in every area of our activity can confirm with confidence that this is happening. The Trustees confirm that they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and insofar as they are appropriate, to accounting standard FRS102. We raise funds to facilitate wide-scale distribution of culturally suitable media content which aims to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of all, irrespective of religious or ethnic affiliations. We prioritise the provision of resources for vulnerable women and children in Central Asia. Additionally, we facilitate the free distribution of all our materials in various languages for communities in Central Asia. We assist local Church and community leaders in their use of the electronic media to present relevant guidance and inspiration to their communities. We commission local producers to make specific programmes relevant to social issues in Central Asia, especially in the areas of domestic violence, forced prostitution and other significant needs. We fulfil a modest advocacy role in Britain for the needs of Christian and other minority groups in the region. We oversee training projects to equip local people in media production skills particularly within the “free-to-air” context. The trustees occasionally make discretionary grants to agencies helping people recover from the effects of domestic violence or exploitation.

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
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)

To advance a wider knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith,
and Christian moral values, particularly, but not exclusively, by way of the
production and distribution of Christian media (TV programmes, DVDs,
Internet material).

The Trustees are aware of the need to demonstrate public benefit
and in every area of our activity can confirm with confidence that
this is happening. The Trustees confirm that they comply with the
requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and insofar as they are
appropriate, to accounting standard FRS102.
We raise funds to facilitate wide-scale distribution of culturally
suitable media content which aims to meet the physical, emotional
and spiritual needs of all, irrespective of religious or ethnic
affiliations. We prioritise the provision of resources for vulnerable
women and children in Central Asia.
Additionally, we facilitate the free distribution of all our materials in
various languages for communities in Central Asia.
We assist local Church and community leaders in their use of the
electronic media to present relevant guidance and inspiration to
their communities.
We commission local producers to make specific programmes
relevant to social issues in Central Asia, especially in the areas of
domestic violence, forced prostitution and other significant needs.
We fulfil a modest advocacy role in Britain for the needs of Christian
and other minority groups in the region.
We oversee training projects to equip local people in media
production skills particularly within the “free-to-air” context.
The trustees occasionally make discretionary grants to agencies
helping people recover from the effects of domestic violence or
exploitation.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During 2023, we continued to be involved with culturally-relevant films and social media products in various local languages of the region. As well as high quality cartoons for children (a frequent request from local friends) we continued to produce material that tackled difficult and challenging societal issues (e.g. domestic violence and trafficking).

Kairos maintains good working relationships with a variety of local, skilled professionals in various countries within Central Asia. We depend highly upon and greatly value their contribution at all stages. Similarly, in the UK, we rely entirely on the services of qualified professionals, each of whom has considerable experience living and working in Central Asia. They donate their time to the charity free-of-charge, which enables the vast majority of funds to be used directly on projects in the region, with minimal administrative overheads. Kairos continued to practise modest advocacy for the needs of Christian and other minority groups in the region.. Given that more than half of the population of Central Asia is under the age of 25, the Trust has continued to emphasise the production of media particularly suitable for children and youth. Feedback has shown us that some of our material continues to be used for language teaching in schools.

During this year we have opened up our library of materials to a traditionally ‘hidden’ segment of the audience, namely those who are deaf. Subtitling is infrequently used – often the level of literacy is such that it is hard for people to read quickly enough. To this end, we have produced ‘parallel versions’ of many of our materials with the addition of a signer. The programmes are signed in standard Russian sign language. This opens up access to the programmes to those with hearing loss across the entire Russian speaking world.

We have continued to provide a training role for young people in media production skills, albeit on a smaller scale than last year. In Central Asia, young people are desperate to learn skills that could equip them to better support their families.

We have seen again that culturally sensitive religious materials are helping to contribute to a greater awareness and tolerance of differing religious communities. This positive effect is always welcome where radicalisation, especially among young people, continues to grow.

We provided small grants to church leaders and their wives to attend major conferences in a secure and relaxing environment. For many leaders, such conferences provide the only annual break they may experience. Often their churches are too small to provide a salary and so many leaders have more than one job.

Kairos maintains a high commitment to issues that particularly affect women in the region. Domestic violence, trafficking and exploitation are all too common and Churches need to learn how better to address these issues within their communities. The film “Mahabbat” (a Kairos production from within the region) is being welcomed as a good way to raise the issues and develop strategies. We are continuing to dub this into many languages, including those outside the Central Asian countries.

We have now dubbed this film into over 12 languages – a number which is set to increase.

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section E Financial review

The Trust seeks to operate with sufficient reserves to maintain its Brief statement of the operations for three months ahead. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially None 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

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Christopher Papworth	Cristopher Papworth
	Christopher Papworth	Nicholas Hall
	Chairman	Secretary
	10thOctober 2024

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	Kairos Media Trust	Kairos Media Trust	Kairos Media Trust	Kairos Media Trust	CC16a

	For the period from	Period start date 24-Dec-22	To

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Donations 27,651 - - - - - - 27,651 - - Sub total - Total receipts 27,651 A3 Payments Overseas partners 31,270 Travel expenses 1,144 Promotion 2,369 Admin/Office expenses 2,353 Phone/postage 329 Media development - UK Staff costs - - - Sub total 37,465 Misc capital items 747 - Sub total 747 Total payments 38,212 Net of receipts/(payments) - 10,561 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 45,690 Cash funds this year end 35,129 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		to the nearest £ Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 27,651	Last year to the nearest £
		- - - - - - - -	-		81,122
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				31,270 1,144 2,369 2,353 329 - - - - 37,465
		- - - - - - - - - -	-		55,567
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		- - -	-	747 - 747 - 38,212	115
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		- - -	-	- 19,846 - 45,690 35,129	19,946
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			-		25,840
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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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details General funds Project-designated funds Details Details Details Details Signature C.J.Papworth N.C.Hall *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ Unrestricted funds		to nearest £ Endowment funds
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				Date of approval
	C.J.Papworth	Christopher Papworth		10-Oct-24
	N.C.Hall	Nicholas Hall		10-Oct-24

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of

On accounts for the year ended

Charity no (if any)

Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Respective The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year responsibilities of (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act),as amended by s.28 trustees and examiner of the Charities Act 2006) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts (under section 43 of the Act, as amended),
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, as amended), and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given examiner’s statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

Independent In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other examiner's statement than that disclosed below *)

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of the Act); and
accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address:

IER

April 2007

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

IER

April 2007