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2021-12-31-accounts

CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL (A company limited by guarantee) Report and Accounts Year ended 31st December 2021

CONTENTS

Page
Company Information
2
Directors’ Report/Trustees’ Annual Report 3-6
Independent Examiner’s Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notes to the Accounts 10-13
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities with Comparatives 14

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CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 COMPANY INFORMATION

Directors/Trustees

J Newman F Irving A Hounsell P MacInnes J Dobbs E Hughes

The directors of the charitable company (the charity) are its trustees for the purpose of charity law.

R Ashton

Company Secretary R Ashton Key Management Personnel S Gaukroger Governing Document Memorandum and Articles 11 July 2008 Company Registration Number 06644365 Charity Registration Number 1125336 Registered Office Windmill Farm Business Hub Bowstridge Lane Chalfont St Giles BUCKS HP8 4RG

Independent Examiner Emma Baker BSc (Hons) FCA Baker Accountancy Services Windmill Farm Business Hub Bowstridge Lane Chalfont St. Giles BUCKS HP8 4RG

Bankers

CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling KENT ME19 4JQ

Metro Bank

Unit 81/113, Eden Shopping Centre 2 Eden Walk High Wycombe BUCKS HP11 2AW

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CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

‘Equipping the Church for Leadership, Mission and Evangelism’

The Trustees have pleasure in submitting their Annual Report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a Directors’ Report and Accounts for Companies Act purposes.

Objects of the charity

Clarion Trust International is a Christian charity working in the UK and overseas. It is involved in leadership, training & development, advocacy, networking, and the communication of the Christian Faith and message in a range of contexts.

Governance

The policy and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the Company. New Trustees are recruited and appointed by a majority of existing Trustees.

Review of Activities

In planning the activities of the charity, they have given consideration to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in December 2008.

Throughout 2021, the world continued to be impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID19), a situation that is described by many as a global pandemic. The resulting lockdowns and travel restrictions, both globally and locally, were detrimental to the traditional work of Clarion which involves a substantial amount of overseas travel. However, although many of Clarion’s planned activities were, once again, postponed, cancelled or changed, digital technology was embraced and enabled much of Clarion’s work to continue online, including Blogs and Vlogs and Youtube. In some cases, the reach of the work was broadened as a result. One such case was the development of an online course which will be described in more detail below.

Clarion’s activities in 2021 reflect the nature of the world as Covid was the main pre-occupation with Covid lockdown. The list of activities detailed below reflects great success in the use of digital technology and the work continued in different ways as Clarion sought to adapt to the circumstances. Clarion’s activities in 2021 included:

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to live and work in Uganda under the Clarion umbrella

mission agency

Digital Ministry

At the Trustee Retreat in March 2020, the Trustees agreed that more of Clarion’s work should be digitalised. Lockdown provided the perfect opportunity for this to happen and 2020 became the year of the ‘vlog’ for Clarion.

In 2021, as one lockdown merged into the next and Covid showed no signs of disappearing, the Trustees encouraged Stephen to produce an online course designed to equip Christians to navigate their way out of these very unusual times. Many interviews, much brainstorming and research, a lot of filming and editing and hundreds of cups of coffee later, The Post Covid Church Course was launched. It is an 8-part online course designed to be used by individuals, small groups and whole churches. Covering subjects such as ‘Pandemic-Proofing our Faith’, ‘Does the Future have a Church?’ and ‘Lockdown Loss Recovery’, the course explores different ways that people were affected by the pandemic and lockdown and encourages believers to be compassionate, faith-filled, bold agents of positive change in their communities.

The course has been made available free of charge and has reached several thousand people, mostly in the UK but also in other countries. The feedback has been very positive and the Trustees are already discussing how this success can be built on in 2022 and beyond.

Partnerships Clarion has continued to work with key partners over the last year, namely with Community Bible Study International (CBSI), AGAPE, Haggai International, VIVA and The Rooftop.

In the last two annual reports, it was mentioned that Paul & Alison Bosson,

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members of Seer Green Baptist Church, would be relocating to Uganda to take up new ministry roles, under the Clarion umbrella but self-funding. They were to be accountable to Clarion and working partly with CRANE and VIVA. After many delays caused by border-closures due to the pandemic, they finally left for Uganda in September 2021 and are settling into their new life there. Alison, a GP, is working with a medical mission and Paul is building on many of the strategic partnerships with key people in Ugandan society established by Clarion over many years.

Legacy It was not possible to further develop the Legacy programme in 2021 due to the restrictions imposed by Lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Staffing and Trustees

There were no changes to staffing in the year under review. Julia Crellin continued to be Stephen’s PA and office manager and David Fletcher continued to manage the accounts on a voluntary basis.

The Trustees met as a Board, either in person or virtually, four times during the year. Philip MacInnes returned as a Trustee following a short sabbatical early in the year. The office work continues to be split between the offices in Chalfont St Giles and Eynsham, Oxfordshire.

Financial Review

The Trustees wish to thank all our prayer partners & supporters for their faithfulness in praying for Clarion and for their generous financial support. We are grateful to God for his faithful financial provision during a period of continuing uncertainty largely caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. In the year under consideration, we achieved an income of £307,800 (£92,958 for Uganda), resulting in a surplus of £49,108 (£30,026 for Uganda) at the year end.

Donations

During the period under review, Clarion Trust made donations to long-term contacts in Myanmar at the Grace Theological College, training pastors for Christian service and to a charity in Peru which is distributing food to the hungry during the Coronavirus pandemic. Both donations were unanimously agreed by the Board of Trustees at the September Board meeting.

Going concern

Going concern is a basic underlying assumption that an organisation will be able to continue operating for a period of time (usually 12 months from date of signing the accounts) that is sufficient to carry out its commitments, obligations, objectives, and so on. In other words, the organisation will not have to liquidate or be forced out of business in the foreseeable future.

Clarion has no long-term commitments, leases or contracts and has been successfully operating for ten years, meeting all its financial commitments without the need for loans or bank overdraft facilities. Our cashflow is tightly monitored to ensure that our aims and objectives are achieved without financial risk to the organisation. We have an increasing supporter donor base, including significant global partners. The Trustees of Clarion are confident that the charity will continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.

Reserves Policy

The reserves policy has not changed since last year whereby free reserves

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held by the charity should be maintained at sufficient cash levels to maintain the charity's operations in the event of short-term funding fluctuations or unforeseen costs. The Board is always keen to look to increase reserves to an acceptable level .

Risk Management

The responsibility for the management and control of the charity rests with the Trustees and therefore their involvement in the key aspects of the risk management process is essential. The Trustees undertake a regular review of the risks faced by the charity and seek to plan for the management and mitigation of those risks. They meet for a quarterly business meeting and informally on a monthly basis. The Charity has a comprehensive risk management policy, but the main risks to the functioning of Clarion Trust International as identified by the Trustees are: i) cashflow; ii) the wellbeing of our Director, Stephen Gaukroger; iii) overseas travel risks; and iv) perception and reputation.

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The Charity Trustees (who are also the directors of Clarion Trust International for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Charity Trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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● state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; ● prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.

They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approval

This report was approved on 26[th] June 2022 and signed by order of the Board of Trustees by:

John Newman Chair of Trustees

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

TO THE CHARITY TRUSTEES OF

CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 on pages 8 to 14 which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set out on page 10.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

  - examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,

  - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and

  - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

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I 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.

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Signed: Dated:

Emma Baker BA (Hons) FCA Baker Accountancy Services WWindmill Farm Business Hub, Bowstridge Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4RG

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CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL

Statement of Financial Activities

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Summary Income and Expenditure Account

Unrestrict
ed
Restricte
d
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
Funds
Note 2021
2020
£
£
£
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM
Donations and legacies
2a
114,469
1,692
116,161
119,063
Charitable activities
2b
100,373
91,266
191,639
58,205
Total income and endowments 214,842
92,958
307,800
177,268
EXPENDITURE ON
Direct charitable costs
3
184,413
50,207
234,620
174,227
Support & administration
3
11,347
12,725
24,072
7,143
Total costs 195,760
62,932
258,692
181,370
Net income/(expenditure) and
Net movement in funds for the
year
19,082
30,026
49,108
(4,102)
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward 3,579
6,264
9,843
13,945
Total funds carried forward 22,661
36,290
58,951
9,843

Movements on reserves and all recognised gains and losses are

shown above. The notes on pages 10-13 form part of these

accounts.

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CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL BALANCE SHEET

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Not
e
Unrestrict
ed
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
2021
Funds 2020
£
£
£
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
5
-
25,096
25,096
-
-
-
-
-
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
6
-
-
-
-
Cash at bank 33,318
6,682
40,000
38,645
33,318
6,682
40,000
38,645
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Liabilities falling due within
one year
7
(4,750)
(1,395)
(6,145)
(28,802)
Net current assets 28,568
5,287
33,855
9,843
NET ASSETS 28,568
30,383
58,951
9,843
FUND BALANCES
Unrestricted funds
General Funds
8
28,568
-
28,568
3,579
Restricted Funds
8
-
30,383
30,383
6,264
Total Charity Funds 28,568
30,383
58,951
9,843

For the year ended 31 December 2021, the company was entitled to the exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Responsibilities of Directors/Trustees:

These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on the 26[th] June 2022 by:

John Newman (Chair of Trustees)

Company number: 06644365

Charity number: 1125336

The notes on pages 10-13 form part of these accounts.

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CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL

Notes to the Accounts

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

1 Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102 (effective 1 Jan 2015)) – (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and Companies Act 2016.

The following are the accounting policies which have been applied in dealing with material items:-

Donated income and grants receivable are recognised when received by the charity except where there are conditions which require use in future accounting periods in which case the income received is deferred and shown in 'amounts due within one year'. Income received in circumstances where a claim for repayment of tax has been or will be made to HM Revenue & Customs is grossed up for the tax recoverable. Any amount of tax reclaimed from HM Revenue & Customs but not yet received is shown within the charity's debtors.

Investment income is taken into account when receivable and expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, when incurred by the charity, regardless of when payment is made. Consultancy income is taken into account in income in the accounts when the work is undertaken. If invoiced work occurs after the year end the unearned element is shown as 'deferred income'. Grants payable are taken into account at the earlier of when they are paid or become constructive obligations.

Unrestricted funds are donations and other income received or generated for the objects of the charity without specified purpose and are available for purposes of the charity as directed by the trustees. Restricted funds are amounts received where the donor has specified the purpose for which it should be used.

Fixed assets acquired for use by the charity are capitalised and depreciated over their estimated useful life unless they cost less than £2,500 when they are written off on purchase.

Depreciation periods are as follows:

Equipment and computers Between 3 and 7 years Motor vehicle 3 years

The company operates a defined contribution scheme for all of its employees. Pension premiums are charged as they are paid.

f) Taxation

The company is a registered charity and is exempt from taxation under the Income & Corporation Taxes Acts.

The company has taken advantage of the exemption provided by the FRS 102 SORP and has not prepared a Cash Flow Statement for the year.

h) Going Concern

The Trustees acknowledge the latest guidance on going concern. The charity is dependent upon the generous funding of its supporters which has historically proved sufficient to enable the charity to continue its full operations. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, therefore, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.

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CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL

Notes to the Accounts

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

2
Voluntary income
Unrestrict
ed
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2021
2020
a
Voluntary income
£
£
£
£
General donations 106,189
1,692
107,881
114,810
Tax recoverable +
Interest
8,280
-
8,280
4,253
114,469
1,692
116,161
119,063
b
From charitable
activities
Speaking fees 1,245
-
1,245
350
Consultancy fees 26,460
91,266
117,726
40,592
Cost reimbursements 2,626
-
2,626
13,367
Filming/Services 900
-
900
3,896
Legacy income 69,142
-
69,142
-
100,373
91,266
191,639
58,205
3
Charitable activity
Unrestrict
ed
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2021
2020
Direct Charitable
Costs
£
£
£
£
Staf costs 124,955
-
124,955
131,951
Travel 39,045
-
39,045
17,495
Uganda satellite costs -
50,207
50,207
13,276
Insurance 5,671
-
5,671
5,414
Advertising -
-
-
-
Professional fees 1,159
-
1,159
61
Grants (Note 3c) 13,583
-
13,583
6,030
184,413
50,207
234,620
174,227
Support &
Administration
Ofce costs 11,347
-
11,347
6,366
Depreciation costs -
12,725
12,725
777
11,347
12,725
24,072
7,143
Combined
charitable activity
cost
195,760
62,932
258,692
181,370
c
Grants
Institutio
ns
Individual
s
2021
2020
£
£
£
£
Missional training
support
13,583
-
13,583
6,030
Relief of poverty -
-
-
-

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CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL

Notes to the Accounts

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

4 Staff & Trustees

#
4
Staf & Trustees
2021 2020
£ £
Gross wages, salaries & benefts in kind 103,480 104,915
Employer's National Insurance costs 6,450 12,006
Pension costs 15,025 15,030
Total staf costs 124,955 131,951
The charityhas two full time equivalent employed staf.
Number of employees receiving emoluments above £60,000:
1
1
Remuneration payable to key management (excluding Trustees) amounted to
£98,022 (£83,440 + pension £14,582) in the year (2020: £100,863).
Key management is considered to cover the Director employed by
the charity.
No Trustee received reimbursed expenses
in the year.

The total amount of donations funded by Trustees and connected parties was £7,944 (2020: £10,944). 5 Tangible Fixed Assets

5 Tangible Fixed Assets
Total Total
2021 2020
£ £
Motor vehicle cost – B. fwd. - -
Additions 37,643 -
37,643 -
Ofce equipment cost – B. fwd. 7,536 6,759
Additions 179 777
7,715 7,536
Disposals (5,127) -
2,588 7,536
Accumulated Depreciation

Motor vehicles – B. fwd.
- -
Current year 12,547 -
12,547
Ofce equipment – B. fwd. 7,536 6,759
Current year 179 777
7,715 7,536
Disposals (5,127) -
2,588 7,536
Net book value
Motor vehicles 25,096 -
Ofce equipment - -
25,096 -

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CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL

Notes to the Accounts

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

6
Debtors and Prepayments
2021
2020
£
£
Overpayment recoverable -
-
Prepayments -
-
-
-
7
Creditors: liabilities falling due
within one year
2021
2020
£
£
Taxes and social security 3,750
6,842
Other creditors + credit card 1,395
21,460
Accruals 1,000
500
6,145
28,802

The restricted funds represent amounts received for specific purposes and the movements in the year are as follows:

Opening
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers
Closing
Opening
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers
Closing
Balance
resources
resources
in the
year
balance
£
£
£
£
£
Ministry trips 5,880
-
-
(5,880)
-
Grants -
-
-
-
-
Uganda Project 384
92,958
(62,932)
5,880
30,383
6,264
92,958
(62,932)
-
30,383
The assets and liabilities represented by the various funds
are as follows:
Fixed
assets
Bank &
cash
Other net
Total
balances
assets
£
£
£
£
Restricted funds 25,096
6,682
(1,395)
30,383
Unrestricted funds -
33,318
(4,750)
28,568
25,096
40,000
(6,165)
58,951

9 Legal Status of the Trust

The Trust is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charity.

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CLARION TRUST INTERNATIONAL

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities with Comparatives

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Total Total
Unrestricted Funds - Restricted Funds Funds
General Funds
2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
Not £ £ £ £ £ £
e
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and 2a 114,469 107,06 1,692 12,0 116,1 119,06
legacies 3 00 61 3
Charitable activities 2b 100, 36,2 91,266 22,000 191,6 58,205
373 05 39
Total income and 214,842 143,26 92,958 34,000 307,80 177,26
endowments 8 0 8
EXPENDITURE
ON
Charitable activities 3 195,760 152,75 62,932 28,61 258,69 181,370
4 6 2
Total expenditure 195,760 152,75 62,932 28,61 258,69 181,370
4 6 2
Net movement in
funds
19,082 (9,486) 30,02
6
5,384 49,108 (4,102)
Reconciliation of
funds:
Total funds brought 3,579 13,065 6,26 880 9,843 13,945
forward 4
Total funds
carried forward
22,
661
3,579 36,29
0
6,264 58,951 9,843

Movements on reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above.

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