Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 for The Dunamis Fellowship Trust RECISTERED CHARITY %I"MBER: 1117475 ## **The Dunamis Fellowship Trust** ## **Contents for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **CONTENTS** **Page Report of the Trustees .................................................................................................................. 3 Independent Examiner’s Report ................................................................................................. 6 Receipts and Payments Account .................................................................................................. 7 Statement of Assets and Liabilities .............................................................................................. 8** 2 ## **The Dunamis Fellowship Trust** ## **Report of the Trustees** ## **for the Year Ended 31 December 2024** ## **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** A small number of bursaries are granted on an individual basis to enable people to attend the Annual Fellowship Gathering and the Dunamis Project. 3 ## **The Dunamis Fellowship Trust** ## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Charitable activities** Through the year of 2024 the following events were delivered: - **Annual Fellowship Gathering** in person at The Hayes, Swanwick in February. **Ignite!** events were held in Canterbury in January, and in Prague, Czech Republic in April and September. The **Canterbury Dunamis Project Track** launched in April with DP#1, and DP#2 was held in November. The first residential event for the Advanced Course in Strategic Intercession and Spiritual Warfare took place at the Greenhouse at Barnes Close in May/June, complemented by online studies during the year. A pioneer Youth Revival event was held in Dibden Purlieu in July. Online events on Zoom continue to be developed, and included a **Virtual Upper Room** for receiving from the Holy Spirit, special events for Pentecost and Christmas, The Speaking Gifts, ‘ **Dunachat** ’ social events, and **Dunamis Teacher Workshops** . ## **FUTURE PLANS** In 2025 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, 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. 4 The l)unNmS4 fr'ello*shii?"1'rn41 I Iii dii¢lupmail o(AdvAllcLyI 'I'rJininb ('our5ts delii'crd iii IIK. lJk ￿ iyiliiic usiiigtr ili¢ l)unJmi& Inslilulc lebujrdinbp wid ( IT)PR Lxxnpllaj￿¢. Ilik?i%lcrr(l ( hmrili nunib¢r rinrli)#14dilrr41 -i ()tpaii R()ad. Bcesion. NIMiinghJm. N(iY 4FX .1 rus11' ( JaiiiL RL'l¥lind l)r /. ￿ l imb ILYLYI(l (' %lncklLY (rl￿1&￿nL￿1 I l Jamwv !0?41 IrLsibmcd 11) lkn¢mb¢r ?0?4) RL%'ifilid R I 'fiirTiI?iill I) 11 S IuiTISIXI {ap￿lI￿lL￿ 11 JnniiaTh" ￿?4) Iwwiiiial 11) lkn'¢mkKr ?0?4 I n(Icpciid¢ni Tr" iaininrr l_L111illlS 11) plrb(irLYum SIILX'I ()Iliiiy*liani Nl(p14 J., Ilxnkcrn TIK TThsl IlirLX' ilC4XlUI)14. l. I1.1￿la￿￿ Iliink ixic ¥cymiiiiiiii1%' Liffrcnl a¢¢(ninl 2. l'av￿1. Iwo ￿?1111¢ Heb 0￿XH￿l￿ "ri￿ I'￿51 111¢ 7024 vcar wiih ova pa% mcn1.% of £6,(V). The &ty)1'¢ni￿1¢c cosls Ipt- Ilic cliJnii ai £,1.7(JS repiLXI)t¢d appriix 5 56•• • ()I' IllLIKnL' ￿ld iiliiiiily illl Ill%1 of acL4)unis c idminiili¢Mi. Ilie prvvi%i¢xi ur￿1111￿ s41tlwarc. and I￿11￿¢ commiinirali<)ns 5()fii% arr. iiiid adi'&glK¥ liiiid5 1(K u)iiii ,II>pii)VLyl bs, (Ydiy I) i)i) Ils h. rd of intsltts . iiiid $1gnLyI The Dunamis Fellowship Trust Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Dunamis Fellowship Trust I r¢port to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024 which arc sct out on pages 7 to 8. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the r¢quiremcnts of the Charities Act 2011 ('th¢ A¢t'). 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 Chaiity Commission under section 145(5)(b} of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kcpt in respect of the charity as requir￿ by section 130 of the Act" or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I hav¢ no conccrns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should bc drawn in this report in order to enabl¢ a proper undcrstanding of the accounts to be reached. Karen Mealand FCCA 29 Arboretum Street Nottingham NGI 4JA gJ 2025 |**The Dunamis Fellowship Trust**
**Receipts and Payments Accounts**
**for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
£
£
**Receipts**
Donations
**-**Non-Gift Aided
5,023
342
**-**Gift Aided
19,349
3,628
**-**Tax
5,773
1,267
Retreats and Events
22,951
-
Partner contributions
-
26,435
Sale of manuals and books
956
-
______
_____
TOTAL RECEIPTS
54,052
31,672
______
_____
**Payments**
Events (Venue & associated costs)
24,017
-
Training courses and manuals
2,345
-
Travel
1,351
7,725
Event refreshments
1,474
-
Insurance
1,898
-
Sundries
712
-
Bank Charges
314
-
Licences
123
-
DBS Checks
358
-
Salaries
9,936
24,672
Grants to individuals
150
575
Software and maintenance
1,394
-
Accountancy and legal fees
1,681
-
TOTAL PAYMENTS
45,753
32,972
______
______
Net of Receipts/(Payments)
8,299
(1,300)
Transfers between funds
-
-
Cash Funds 1 January 2024
47,708
1,058
Cash Funds 31 December 2024
56,007
(242)

||Total
2023
Funds
Total Funds
£
£
5,365
3,195
22,977
18,417
7,040
5,093
22,951
24,067
26,435
25,147
956
555
______
______
85,724
76,474
______
______
24,017
19,619
2,345
1,731
9,076
10,545
1,474
573
1,898
-
712
78
314
219
123
177
358
398
34,608
31,674
725
830
1,394
1,741
1,681
1,320
78,725
68,905
______
______
6,999
7,569
-
-
48,766
41,197
55,765
48,766

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