2023-12-31-accounts

Annual Report and

Accounts

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

for

The Dunamis Fellowship Trust

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1117475

The Dunamis Fellowship Trust

Contents for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

CONTENTS

Page Report of the Trustees .................................................................................................................. 3 Independent Examiner’s Report ................................................................................................. 6 Receipts and Payments Account .................................................................................................. 7 Statement of Assets and Liabilities .............................................................................................. 8

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The Dunamis Fellowship Trust

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The Trust was granted charitable status on 05 January 2007 and is hereafter referred to as the DFT. The stated objects of the charity are expressed as the advancement of the Christian faith by:

1) Making disciples of Jesus Christ and

2) Educating and training Christian leaders, particularly - but not exclusively - those adhering to churches in the reformed tradition.

The Trust fulfils and delivers its objects through the ministry of The Dunamis Fellowship in Britain and Ireland, hereafter, referred to as the DFB&I. The Trust trustees have oversight, control, legal and spiritual authority over the DFB&I and all and any ministry activities which it manages and delivers. The whole organisation is a voluntary Fellowship into which people normally opt into on an annual basis. The DFB&I is the regional expression, covering the geographic area of the UK and Ireland, of the wider Dunamis Fellowship International around the world. The Trust has an expressed intent to co-operate with the Holy Spirit within the worldwide Dunamis Fellowship International whilst fulfilling its objects within its regional focus. The DFT and therefore the DFB&I does not exist solely for the benefit of the Fellowship itself but rather the benefit of all and any interested individuals, churches and organisations. Opting into the DFB&I is not a requirement for access to the DFT's ministry but rather is a voluntary response after partaking in the training offered. Then being inspired by God resulting in a wish to serve Him in a wider context as well as the local community. There are no membership fees or subscriptions since the DFT operates on a faith basis and therefore relies on donations to both maintain and develop its ministries.

The Trust deed gives the Trustees the authority and responsibility to administer the Trust's income and property pursuant to the Trust's objectives (see deeds 4.1). The DFT through the DFB&I currently operates training courses, makes grants where appropriate depending on available funding, and is developing new areas of project work and ideas within the Dunamis context. The deed allows the Trustees to hold money in reserve for special projects and or against future expenditure.

Procedures and Policy for Grant Making

There were no grant requests that required the Trustees to meet and consider them.

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The Dunamis Fellowship Trust

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

Through the year of 2023 the following events were delivered: -

Annual Fellowship Gathering in person at The Hayes, Swanwick in February. Ignite! events were held to spark local interest in Beeston, Notts in July, in Canterbury in September, and in Prague in May. The Exousia leadership training event was held in person in Canterbury, together with online components.

Online events on Zoom continue to be developed and included a Virtual Upper Room for receiving from the Holy Spirit, Foundations of Kingdom Intercession , Awake my Soul , and Dunamis Teacher Workshops .

The East Anglia Dunamis Track progressed to completion with DP#5 in March at High Leigh, and DP#6 in October at Pakefield Holiday Village, Lowestoft, East Anglia; the latter using a new type of venue.

FUTURE PLANS

In 2024 the Trust plans to continue running retreats and events as previously described with continuing discernment as to the viability of starting new Tracks and ventures consistent with its charitable objectives.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Management and Governance Arrangements

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

The DFT trust deed provides for a maximum of 7 trustees in 2023, a quorum for meetings is 3 and motions are carried by simple majority with the Chair having a 2nd 'casting vote' should there be a tie. In the event of Trustee resignation(s), new Trustee(s) are identified and appointed by the remaining Trustees in consultation with PRMI (Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International). This provides an essential external check for the DFT and forms part of the Trust deed clause 4.2 the wording of which can be found in supplemental deed dated 15th Dec 2006. One of the existing Trustees, normally the Chair, is responsible for new Trustee induction.

The Trustees regularly review current and potential risks to the charity, these included the following:

• Cash Flow.

• Core Costs.

• Records held on a Secure Cloud Platform.

• On-Line Accounting software security.

• Retreat and Event insurance: Public Liability and Professional Indemnity

• Retreat and Event Health and Safety.

• The development of Advanced Training Courses delivered in the UK or online using the Dunamis Institute.

• Safeguarding and GDPR compliance.

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The Dunamis Fellowship Trust REFERENCE AND ADMIINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 1117475 Principal address 3 Oban Road. BeestOTL Nottingham, NG9 4FX Trustees C James Reverend Dr Z B Long Reverend C Strickler C Pur¢hase S Cregg {appointed 19 July 2023) Reverend R l Turnbull (appointed 18 FebThary 2023) D M Hatrison (appointed 31 January 2024) (T¢5igned 31 January 2024) Independent Examiner Kuren Mealand Lemans 29 Arboretum Street Nottingham NGI 4JA Bgnkers Barclays Bank. Leicester. LE87 2BB. FINANCIAL REVIEW, JNVESTMENT POLICY AND RESERVES The Trust operdtcs two accounts.. l. Barclays Bank: one community currenl account 2. Paypal.. two onlinelwcb accounts The Trust ended the 2023 year with nel receipts over payments of £7,569. The governance cos15 of the charity at £3.061 represented approx. 40/0 of income and was mainly the cost of accounts examination and provision of online accounts software allowing multiple user data input. There were no trustee renumeralion or benefit paid in the year nor any goods and services. Approved by order of the board of In￿e¢S on .....Y. ..- &i.r.: -..8..é ay... and signed on its behalf by.. C J Strickler- Chair The Dunamis Fellowship Trust

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The Dunamis Fellowship Trust Receipts and Payments Accounts for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds £ £ Receipts Donations -Non-Gift Aided 2,902 293 -Gift Aided 14,253 4,164 -Tax 3,204 1,889 Retreats and Events 24,067 - Partner contributions - 25,147 Miscellaneous receipts 555 - __ TOTAL RECEIPTS 44,981 31,493 __ Payments Events (Venue & associated costs) 19,619 - Training courses and manuals 1,731 - Travel - 10,545 Event refreshments 573 - Insurance - - Sundries 39 39 Bank Charges 219 - Licences 177 - DBS Checks 398 - Salaries 7,313 24,361 Grants to individuals - 830 Software and maintenance 1,741 - Accountancy and legal fees 1,320 - TOTAL PAYMENTS 33,130 35,775 __ ____ Net of Receipts/(Payments) 11,851 (4,282) Transfers between funds (2,432) 2,432 Cash Funds 1 January 2023 38,289 2,908 Cash Funds 31 December 2023 47,708 1,058		Total 2022 Funds Total Funds £ £ 3,195 4,774 18,417 18,629 5,093 5,221 24,067 34,232 25,147 18,976 555 700 __ _ 76,474 82,532 19,619 27,986 1,731 1,660 10,545 9,037 573 593 - 1,538 78 1,208 219 187 177 168 398 220 31,674 19,966 830 - 1,741 1,521 1,320 1,260 68,905 65,344 ___ 7,569 17,188 - - 41,197 24,009 48,766 41,197

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The Dunami5 Fellowsbip Trust Statement of Asset5 2nd Liabilities as at 31 December 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Cash At Bank Unrestricted PRMI Healing Bursary 45,258 (1,515) 5.053 (30) 45.258 3.508 Other Assets Gift Aid Recoverable 2.278 316 Liabilitles Prfiyroll and pension liabililics 71 395 Approved by order of the board of tTUStees on .. and signed on its behalf by.. C J Strickler- Chair