Charity Registration No. 1154100 (England & Wales) Charity Registration No. SC044708 (Scotland) BETHEL SOZO UK TRUSTEES REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST JANUARY 2025 TO 31ST DECEMBER 2025
BETHEL SOZO UK LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Mrs Christine West Mrs Paige Squirrel Mrs Deborah Carter (Chair) Charity numbers 1154100 (England & Wales) sc044708 (Scotland) Re istered Office Mille¢s Barn Church Farm Mews Stalham Norfolk NR12 United Kingdom Telephone 07918 973937 Email avid.west bethelsozo.o Website www.bethelsozo.or .uk Independent Examiners DS Audit & Book-keeping Services 32 Newton Abbot Road Northfleet Kent DA117DT Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Mailing Kent ME19 4JQ
CONTENTS Page Number Report of the Trustees Ststent of trustees, responsibilities Independent Examiners Report {England & Wales) 11 Independent Examiners Report (Scotland) 12 Receipt & Payments Accounts 13 Statement of Assets & Liabilities 14
Bethel Sozo Trustees Re ort for 2025 Basic Trainin Our trainers continue to deliver Basic Training events in the UK, and these are the most popular events. Birmingham Vineyard All Saints, Peckham St Phillip's Church, Sheffield New Life Family Church, Stowmarket Soul Church Norwich St. Clares, Guildford Oxford Community Church Coventry Elim Church Klngs Church, High Wycombe March September Septernber Septernber September, 4 evenings October October l November November November Advanced Trainin Holm Church, Bradford Soul Church Nornich Foundation of Life Church New Life Family Church, Stowmarket Czostochowa, Poland Vineyard 61 March October, 4 evenings October November November December Financial Sozo Tralnln On Line 2 dates in November Internationall This continues to grow both personally & organisationally. Christine is actively supporting emerging ministries in Poland, Amienia with early days conversations with a Bulgaria ministry sin doing Sozo by Zoom applications from people overseas for personal Sozo sessions continues to grow. Most weeks Christine will Sozo someone from outside the UK Scheduled Trainin in 2026 Birmingham Anglesey Somerton, Dorset Bradford Basic Basic Basic Boundaries January February February April
Chanctonbury Armenia Advanced Advanced May May June BSUK Conference. In May we hosted a National Conferen at Oxford Community Church. This was arguably the most comprehensive Conferen to date. With Dawn De Silva as our Keynote speaker, we had main sessions on; Sozo for couples Sozo for Families Financial Sozo Sozo in a Traumatised nation From Captive to Liberator Shabar workshop Art Sozo Workshop The delegate {200+ attendees) feedback on the venue hospitality as well as the subjects covered was the best we have ever received. Other "Events. Trainers have met with various church & other leadership teams regarding Sozo. Occasionally they have visited a church to give the leadership team personal Sozo sessions. Their attendance at churches and other ministry events typically results in offering Sozo sessions in the context of those gatherings. The team minister in a wide variety of settings and Sozo (named or anonymous) inevitably happens. This would Include speaking at; Ladies weekend Church Weekend Supernatural School residential Sunday preaching Healing Conference (Sozo in everyday lrfe) Children's conferen (over 5 days in July) Sozo for Families (on line in November) Takin Sozo to the Streets We were approached by a large UK church that has an established Sozo team & Ministry. They wanted a workshop on how to use selected Sozo tools in their outreach mission on the streets. While what they do is very effective, they wanted to see Yhe transformational changes that they see in a Sozo session. After much groundwork, we produced a handbook for them explaining how to use selected tools in the "open airf. This was followed by a full day's workshop led by;
Liz Gregg Tandy Ruoff Christine West David West Healin Rooms Partnershi { www.healin Our partnership with HREW has continued to deepen during 2025. With their legacy emphasis on physical healing, there is recognition that physical healing can benefit from dealing with "Inner Healing" related issues. The past year has seen mutual participation is each. rooms.or In May BSUK & HREW hosted a joint conference for 1,200+ delegates, where Bill Johnson was keynote speaker. Over 2 days, each aftemoon was dedicated to 2 separate °streams'. The Sozo Stream (estimated 325 delegates) and the HREW stream, at whlch David West was one of the speakers. David's Tent www.davidstent.net We have taken a Sozo team to this event for several years, Deborah & Allen Carter picked up leadership this year and put together a team that delivered increasing numbers of sozo sessions over the weekend, 75 Sozo sessions. Yet again, requests for Sozo sessions far exceeded our capacity. In response to this we ran a number of group ministry sessions using 80me of the Sozo tools. There were very popular & over-subscribed. Over 80 people took part in these sessions. BSUK financed a number of small marquee8 8Uitable for 3 people to have a sozo sesslon In confidence. David & Christine especially are well embedded with the DT leadership team and were Involved in personal ministy as required throughout the year, as well as to the event weekend itself. Mentorin Pro ramg These varied events give practitioners the opportunity to practice and get instant feedback. Such programs significantly accelerate people's competence and builds confidence. Typically. there would be mentoring activity at local & regional team meetings, both °live° & online. Some of these would be "one off, meetings, Others would be a more structured program running over several evenings. Sozo b Zoom As previously reported, these continue to be very popular and by all accounts are very effective. Vthile they will not suit everyone, they are definitely a permanent part of the Sozo landscape going foFward. An unintended effect is that UK practitioners are regularly doing online Sozo sessions with delegates from overseas - geography is not an inhibitor for online sessions. SLJch overseas appointments are now commonplace.
Associated Ministries Financial Sozo Liz Gregg and Nick Nicholson continue lo steward Financial Sozo, accountable to Steve Desilva. Much of her related training happens online. Sozo for Cou Darrell & Anthea Cocup and Liz Gregg continue to develop this associated ministry. They have delivered training sessions both live and online. Art Sozo We ran an Art Sozo workshop at the UK Sozo conference in May. Children's Sozo Tandy Ruoff continues to provide leadership and in discussion with Sue Elliott (global Children's Sozo) has written & published the new book, 'Sozo for Families.. Shabar This is an entirely separate ministry from Sozo. It is overseen by Teresa Liebsher in the USA. While there are a handful of UK people who can offer a Shabar session nobody is an approved trainer. All such ministry enquiries are directed to Teresa Liabsher personally. We hosted a Shabar Worksop, led by Teresa, at the BSUK conference in May. How extensive is the minist ? We are frequently asked, "how many churches have the Sozo ministry?11, the answer is "we have no idea" Sozo is a church-based ministry; the UK leadership train, mentor and "sign off church team leaders as competent. After that, they are commissioned by their own church leadership, and they serrfe accountable to that leadership. The UK leadership only get formally involved with local church teams by exptiOn, when invited or when they become aware of an issue that needs to be addressed. We work hard at not being "controlling" or "interfering" The Sozo network in the UK continues to not only grow but be healthy. Sozo is certainly working in hundreds of UK churches from just about every denomination & stream. We have maintained our active mailing list in excess of 3,200 people who will in 80me way be involved in Sozo. The fruit of the ministy is deep, evident and lasting for countless hundreds of people here in the UK. testimonies abound. We are grateful to our Heavenly Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit for this freedom for which we were set free. Finances Product sales continue to be modest with the exception of manual sales at training events. All income is generated by a combination of donations and product I manual sales.
We will continue to monitor finances closely. we do not have borrowing facilities and do not intend to seek them. The approved accounts for 2025 are attached to this Annual Report Signed on Behaw of Trustees. Chair of Trustees: Deborah Carter .... ..Date24.1.Q.LI 2025 Trustee: Paige Squirrel.... ,1 .-. YrfiLI.................Date2LI...C112025.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 The trustees present their report and accounts for the year period 1 st January to 31st December 2025. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set OLrt in the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued in March 2005. Structure Govemance and Mana ement The charity is registered number 1154100 in England & Wales and registered number SC044708 in Scotland incorporated 23rd October 2013. Trustees are appointed by committee in accordance with the constitution. Suitable training is provided. The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks. We have a council of reference; John Pugh-smith (Barrister, Anglican church) Ruth Burnham (Licenced Lay Minister in the Anglican church) Rev Mark Ruoff (Anglican Minister) This team understand & support the ministry, and their role is advisory only. They serve as a referen point for the leadership team & trustees as and when they feel the need to canvass a perspective from a wider group. anisational Structure The charity is led on a day-to-day basis by Christine West and David West, members of the UK Bethel Sozo leadership team. They consult with the Trustees & Council of Reference individually & corporately as and when required. Ob'ectives For the public ben8fft to advance the Christian religion in particular by promoting and supporting the development, education and training of the UK Sozo Leadership Community, individuals and church groups. The carrying out of the personal Sozo Ministry session and producing andlor distributing literature. Financial review The unrestricted fund showed a gain for the period of £5,868.
Risk Mana ement The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are. in place to mitigate exposure to major risks. Rèserves oli Fixed costs are minimal in the region of £120 per month for insurance and phone contracts. The trustees seek to maintain 3 - 6 months reserves as a contingency. On behalf of the board of trustees Deborah Carter- ChairofTrustees..................... Date
Independent Examiners Report- (England & Wales) Rwort to trusteeB of BETHEL SOZO UK On accounts for the year endèd 31st Dember 2025 Charlty number 1154100 Set out on pages 13To14 I report tts the tru5ts08 on my examlnation of the 8ccounts of the above charty nhe Tru$VI for th& year ended.3111212025 As the charity trustee$ of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparallon of thè a¢counts in accordance R•sponiiblliti•s and ba818 of wllh the requlremeftts of the Charities Act 2011 nhe Act.). Mport I report In respect of my ox&minatton of th? TruBt's accounts carrted out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Acl and in Carrying out my examination, I have followod the applicabb Dlrectlons glv8n by the Charlty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independbnt examinerfs slalement I hav8 complated my examlnallon. I confim that no material matters have me to my attention in connection wilh tha èxamination which glves me cause to bel¥8 that in, any materlal respect, accounting records were kept in accordanca with section 130 of the Act cr the accounts do accord wilh Ihe a¢¢ounts'ng Rcords I h8¥e no conearrya and havo come across no other matters In connoctlon wlth Ihe examination to which sttenlion should be drawn in order to enablo a prop?r understaThllng of the ac¢ounts to be Rached. Slgngd: 2el>212oZfo Namo: DENNIS EDWARD SCUDDER DS AUDIT & BOOK-KEEPING SERVICES Add$. 32 NEVoN ABBOT ROAD, NORTHFLEET, KENT DA117DT
Independent Examiners Report- (Scotland) Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of Bethel Sozo UK- SC044708 (Scotland) I report on the aGcounts of the charity for the year ended 31st Decernber 2025 which are set out on pages 13 to 14. Respectlve responsibilities of trustees and examlner The charity's trustees are responsible for the pieparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under 88ction 44{1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent examiner's statement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. 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 seeks explanations from the truslees concerning any such matters. The prooedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audlt, and consequentty I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examinerfs quallfled statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention. which gives me reasonable cause to belleve Ihat in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44{1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2008 Accounts Regulations to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: Zg16z12ts2A> . Name: Dennis Edward Scudder Address . 32 Newton Abbot Road. Northfieet, Kent DA117DT 12
BETHEL SOZO UK RECEIPT AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD FROM I JANUARY 2025 TO 31 DECEMBER 2025 011011202S TO 0110112024 TO RECEIPTS 3111212025 3111212024 CONFERENCE, PRODUCT AND SHIPPING DONATIONS RECEIVED GIFT AID RECLAIMED REIMBURSED EXPENSES OTHER INCOME INTEREST 40782 24560 779 1192 15321 4286 1073 185 165 31 TOTAL RECEIPTS 67344 21032 PAYMENTS DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES ROYALTIES PRODUCT RELATED CONFERENCE & EVENTS GIFTS GIVEN AWAY & HOSPITALITY ADMINISTRATION COST5 TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE IT AND WEBSITE INSURANCE AND FINANCE COSTS 13848 14531 15671 1550 2298 8324 4458 796 1251 7243 971 1482 1611 4533 2875 859 TOTAL PAYMENTS 61476 20825 NET INCOME OR LOSS- 5868 207 13
BETHEL SOZO UK STATEMENT OF ASSESTS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2025 3111212025 3111212024 CASH FUNDS CASH AT BANKAND IN HAND TOTAL BANK CASH FUNDS 6276 6276 408 408 THE ACCOUNTS WERE APPROVED BYTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON Th¢ Charity is also holding in stock at cost value £2.062 worth of books and Manuals for Sozo UK. DEBORAH CARTE PAIGE SQUIRREL 14