Firefox about..blank Charity Registration No. 1154100 (England & Wales) Charity Registration No. SC044708 (Scotland) BETHEL SOZO UK TRUSTEES REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST JANUARY 2022 TO 31ST DECEMBER 2022 lof13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank BETHEL SOZO UK LEGAL AND ADPAINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Mrs Christine West Mrs Teresa Jean Liebscher Mrs Pah3e Squirrel Mrs Deborah Carter Charity numbers 1154100 (England & Wales) sc044708 (Swtland) R Istered Offlce Millerfs 83m Church Fann M6WS Stalham Norfolk NR12 United Kingdom Telephone 07918 973937 Email damd.west Website V1V.bethe1S0Z0. Independent Examiners DS Audrt & Book-keeFxng Semos 32 Newton Abbot Road Nortmeet Kenl DA117DT B8nkers CAF Bank Ltd 25 'ngS Hill Avenue lQng8 Hill Wesl Malling Kent ME19 4JQ of13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank CONTENTS Page Number Rek%Xt ofthe Tru5tee5 ststement of trustse$' responsilIbe5 IndeFendtt ExamirrS Rep)rt IEn9land & 10 Indèperthnt Exarnw)ers Report (ScotL) 11 Receipt & Payments Pax)unts 12 stst•m9nt ofAssets & Liabilth"es 13 3of13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank Bethel Sozo Trustees Re ort for 2022 Charitsble Context Bethel Sozo UK was estatrAISh as a rEgistered charity in 2013 wtth the charitable obpcts • Promotir%J & 5UPPOrting the BSUK leadership communty. . Training aThJ mentoring individuals & churches * Dislributiorb of relevaF)t trainiThJ resoUrS does this by.. . Carrying out F*f5onal sozo ministy sessions • Organising owoing Training events • Provision of training & development resources . Supporting other tharities The public benefft is., . More cohesive cxjmmunity relation$hiF6 . Heatthy family member relationships . Help with lrfe controlling issues Activities During COVID 8 the months COV there were very few Trairring events. In the past few months we have seen an increa8ed apFetite & COnffiden for Irve" training events- hosted as detailed below.. Basic Trainin Our trainers continue to delNer Basic Trainiru events in the UK, and these are the most popular events. There have been 9 Basi¢ Training everrts in 2022.. Online Liz Gregg Christhne & David West Christine & DavKf West LE Gregg Chnstine & David West Q12022 Chroma Church. Brrmffwham Catth the Fire, Londo Kingdom Ministries. Bradford Pip 'N' Jim's, Iltracombe March 2022 July 2022 S8Ptember 2022 September 2022 of13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank New Life Church. Stowmarket Elim ChurGh, Ealing, LorKlon neyard, nrlester St Matthew's {Gla8s) Church. Jersey Chfistrne & Dawd West Chrisb'ne & Dawd West Clare & Mervyn Suffield Chtistine & West September 2022 O¢tokr 2022 Oc0ber 2022 November 2022 Advanced T Inln Liz Gregg. Darrell & Anthea Cocup, christh.ne & David West are approved to delvverthis level of training. There have 5 Adv8need Trainirw3 events in 2022. Online Liz Gregg Christsne & David West Christine & David IA Christine & David West Christine & David Vvest Q2 2022 Elim Church. Coventy Mulli- Church, CanlerbLry City Kirke, Aalborg. Denmark Chroma Church. Blrmingham Marth 2022 May 2022 May 2022 Odober 2022 entorin Pr These varied events give pracliborErs the opportunity to prac. and get instant feedback Akin to a fast-track prcgram it signffieanY accelerates Feople's comFetence and builds confiden. Typicalty, there would be mentoring actity al local & regional team meetings. both "live. & online. Following Covid restric"on this has been online during 2021. Some of these would be'one off meetings. Others woujd tte a rne structured program running over 8 eonsecukn.ve even$. As previously reported, the56 continue to be very popular and by aN aecounts are very effective. lIe they will not suit èveryone, they a definrtely a permanent part of tha Sozo landsca going forward. An unirrtended effect rs that UK prathlioners are regularty doirKJ online Sozo sessions with delegates from overseas- geography is not an inhibitor for online session5. Such overseas appointrnents are now common place. As8coaiate Ministriès Financial Sozo - Lo Gregg continues to steward Finar181 Sozo, ¢countabl8 to Steve Desilva. Much of her related training happens onlir So o for Cou , Darrell & Anthea Cocup continue to devebp this a5soty.ated mini51ry. o Lrz Gregg of Kingdom Ministries and Tania McNeil of Chroma thurch 8iryningham have run occasional Art Sozo Workshops. Children's Sozo Tandy Ruoff continues to leadership and in di5c>Jssion h Sue Ellioll (global Children's Sozo) is worknng on a related Manu for Families. 5of13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank Dawd's Tent We have tsken a Sozo team to this everrt for several yeats. Lisa Wckham once again put togeth& a team th conb'nues to delrver increaslng nuwnbers of sozo sessions 0r the weekend. Request's for Sozo sessions far exceed our capauty desprte the organi3ers providing inc¥eased (fr) set aside tents. David & Christine e5peoalty are well embedded with the DT leadership team and were involved in a lot of personal ministy to ieader8hip overthe whol8 weekend. UK National nfernnce 2023 We have scheduled a National Conference for September 2023. IMhoLrt doing'poverty thinktng" we have a¢tively explored ways to tsk8 (rt cosL This year we are going back to our'rools., we a retuming to the Lurch venue where we held our first national UK / Euroan conference- New Lrfe Churth. Northampton. We are retuming to the same fonnat: each speaker ad(tresses all delegate5. The only exception is two specialist teakout sessions for those doing the Shabar minlstry & trained I training counsellor& In addition to a range of UK specialists. our international sakerS are Tewa Liebscher & Margat Nagib as well as Paul Marwring. Flnances As in 2021, finances continue to te a maj( chal. Prod1 sales have been low with the ex¢eption of manual saS at training events. This hag1)een especially challenging for the ministry financially as all tts income is generated by produd I manual $ale8. For exampte. CD sales have all but disappeared. We have taken c05t saving measures in areas suth as.. + Twstee Insuran 4 Travel eXnSeS + Management c. We will Gonlinue to monitor finance8 Glosely.. we do not have borrowing faalities arKI nor would we want them. Th6 approved aCcott$ for 2022 are attached to thi% Annual R8P)rt How extensive is the minist ? We are frequenty asked. "trk)w mY churches have the Sozo minisW'. the answ6r is have no idea" Sozo Is a ChurCbased mnisty,. the UK leadershrp train, merrtor and'sign off church team leaders as ¢ompetenl. Afterthal, they are commissioned by their owm church leadership and they serva accountalje to that leadership. The UK leadership only get formally involved wrlh local church teams by excemron, when invited or when they become aware of an issue that needs to be adthessed. We work hard at not being.ntrollIng. or, Interfering" 6of13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank The Sozo network in the UK ContUeS to not onty grow bul be healthy. Sozo is certainly working in hundreds of UK churches from just about every denomination & stream. We have maintsined our a(*ve mailing list IRO 3,3(h) people WI wrll in $ome way be involved in The fruit of Ihe mlnisty is deep. evident and lastrng for COLmtles8 hundr&ts of people here in the UK, testimonies abound. We are grateful to r Heavenly Father, Jesus and Holy Sprrit for fhis freedom for which we were set free. Signed on Behalf of Trustees. Chair of Trustees.. Deborah Carter... ..Datd3 .1..3..12023 Trustee: Christine West ..Oate.4J.£.120 7of13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank sTATEmEr OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 The trustees presentth8ir report and accwrrts forthe year period 1s1 Janu¥y to 31st Decemèer 2021. The accounts have ten repa in acrdanc with the accounting poliaes set out in the Statèmènt of Recommended Praclice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities" is8d in March 2¢)05. Slnjct man and Mana The charity is registered number 1154100 in EnglarKI & Wale8 and registergd number SC044708 in ScollaThJ InrpOrated 23rd Octoter 2013. Trustees are appointed by committee in accordance with the ¢onstitulion. Surtable training is provided. The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and arg Satisfied that systems are in ptace lo mitKJate exposure to major risks. We have a Gounol of refen., John PUgMh {Barrister. Anglican churckn) Ruth Bumham IBSUK National Faalitalor. LinCed Lay Mjnisler in the Anglican churth) Rev Mark Ruoff {Anglican Minister) This tearn understand & support the ministy and their role is advi50ry only. They seNe as reference point forthe leadership team & trustees as and when they fed the need lo canvass a FerspectNe from a wder group. anisational ructure The charity is led on a daY4daY basis by Chrlsbne West and David West, members ol the UK Bethel Sozo leadersTrN"p team. In a¢Jdition to providing regularwritten updates tothe Trustees and Council of Reference. theyconsult with them indNidually & corporty as arKI when require(f. Ob'ectiv For the pU[C benefftto advance the Christian religion in pattcular by promobng and supporting the developmenL education and training of the UK Sozo Leadership Communty, individuals and church groups. The caryirg out of the personal S¢XQ Ministry session and producing andlor distritrKrtiry lIterat&. Fin ncial review The unrestrided ftd showed a loss for the pericKI of £51. Risk hlan emenl The trustees have assessed the major risks lo 1th the charily is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in tAa¢eto mrtrgate exposureto major risks. 8of13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank Reserves Fixed costs are minlmal the region of £80 p8r morth for insuran and phone contracts. The knstees seek to mainlain between 3 and 6 months reserves as a contingency. On b6haif of the bjard of trustees Deborah Carter- Chair of Tnjstees.. Date 13 Js12CU3 9of13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank Ind¢pendont Examiners Report- (England & Wale81 Rryortto iiwteu of BETHEL SOZO UK 31 Dember 2022 Char 1154100 12To13 basls of ith tho re4[$ DfiiCharlk5AL2011 I rewikn rw#iofrru exarnlnthn ofth•TnL8V8%0)Unbcarrkd¢ut und$rLthn olthe2ll11 A( in nbY•Xin¥K. I for4J Ihe Olte(thrsgw bythA Charly C¢mmssityb serjn 14¥SXbl dlhefv Indwdem eIrs•tatPth I h¥ve rry B¥aminal. I wnfirm th rnaterial ht¢et0 rnyattoTrkn I hH¥e no corwwwd across no CDnnecboTrh trox•)¥natwn to¥thk 4ttentW ghouk1 b&¢fr8wTr in onferto en3ba pryr urmjethndiro Of1 bp l£frl. 2013 DENNIS EDWARD SCUDDER DS AUDIT & BOOK-KEEPING SERVICES , 32 NON ABBOT ROAD, NORTHFLEET, KENT DA117DT io IOof13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank Independent Examiners Report- (Scolland) Independent Examlnerf$ Report to thè Tnsstees of Bethel Sozo UK- SC044708 (S¢otlandl I report on Ihe a¢¢ounts of the charity foi Ihe year ended 31 December 2022 which are set QLrt on pages 12to 13. Rè8pecthie respon¥ibilliles of trustees and examlner The charitys twstees a reS)ible for the preparation ofthe accounts In alan the terrns of the Charities and Trustee Investment IS¢oUandl Ad 21x15 arKI the Charittes A¢counts (Scotlandl Regul8b"ons 20( las am8nd&ll. The tharty tnjslees consider that the aL¢dil requiremènt of Regulation 10111 Idl of the 2006 Ac£ounls Regulations not apply. It ts my r&sptsft8ibility to examine the aCGounts as required under section 44111 Icl of the Acl and to state whether paTb"cular matters fiave coTh to my attention. Basss of indendent •x8mln•es statement My examination is oul in accordance vthh Regulabon 11 of the 2006 Atxounts Regulations. An examinatton indudes a ieview of the accotjnting records kept by the charity and a comparison of accounts presented with those records. 11 also indude5 consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeks explanations from the trustees concemin9 any such m8tters. The proidures undertaken do not provide all the evkn that would required in an au¢rt, at¥J nSl1t1Y I do not expwess an audit oynion on the vknv given by the accounts. IndependMt examinerfs qualllled statement In ihe course ofmy examination. no matter has come to my attention. whi¢FI gives me reasonable Ca to telieve that in any material re$t the requlrements.. lo ke9p ac0)un.g records In accordance Secbon 44111 lal of the 2005 Act and Regulabon 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regul8kn"or to prepare ac£ounts whith accord with the aUntillg records and cOY wrfh ReguL3tion 9 ofthe 2006 AUnts Regulations have not been met. or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in orfer to enatje a proper understanding Df the accounts to be reaclBJ. SvJn8J.' Name.. Dennis Edward s(dder DS Audit & Book-keeFJng Sem Addres$.'82 Newton Abtot Road. Normeet. Kent DA1170T Date.. 0*113 li 11 of 13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank BETHEL SOZO UK RECEIPT AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT FOR The PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 2022 TO 31 DECEMBER 2022 01101r2022 011D1f2021 TO RECEIPTS 31112n022 31112r2021 PRODUCT AND SHIPPING DONATIONS RECEIVED GIFT AID RECLAIMED CONFERENCE PRODUCT ANDTRAINING REIMBURSED EXPENSES OTHER INCOME INTEREST 7,871 6,481 1,332 23,922 1,183 820 1270 262 63 TOTAL RECEIPTS U543 41.609 PAYMENTS DIRECT CHARITABLE AcfivmES AUTHOR ROYALTIES PRODUCT RELATED CONFERENCE EXPENSES GIFTS GIVEN AWAY & HOSPITAUIY ADMINISTRATION COSTS TRAVEL AND SUBS1StENCE IT AND WE6sftE INSURANCE AND FINANCE COSTS 2.731 5140 20,31 739 5,601 3,211 2,313 3.034 2129 1800 2939 2355 211 TOTAL PAYMENTS 14594 43J79 NET INCOME OR LOSS- -1,771 12 12of13 2210512023, 09..17
Firefox about..blank BETHEL SOZO UK STATEMENT OF ASSESTS AND LIABILMES AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2022 C4SH FUND5 31M212022 3111W2021 CASH ATBANKAND IN HAND TOTAL BANK CASH FUNDS 346 397 397 THE ACCOUNTS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON Iry, Miirf * iy ftQfj(L. DEBOfiAH 4 CHRISTINE WEsr 13 13of13 2210512023, 09..17