CHARITY REGISTERED NUMBER: 1155777
SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
RECEIPT AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
CONTENTS
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| Trustees’ Annual Report | 1 |
| Receipt and Payment Accounts | 3 |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 4 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 5 |
SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1155777
The charity's principal address is:
48 Roman Way Glastonbury Somerset BA6 8AD
Names of the charity trustees:
Peter Brown IIa Mazumdar Carl Stonier Linda Toms Dorothy Turner Heather K. Veitch Tracy Wheeler
Structure, governance and management
The governing document is that of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and was registered with the Charity Commission on 13 February 2014. Its trustees are appointed at trustee meetings. The trustees have appointed a Chief Executive to run the charity in accordance with the charity's objectives and who directly reports to the trustees. Chief Executive fees for consultancy and expenses totalling £2,450 were paid during the year.
Objectives and activities
To advance education and training in the practice of spiritual companionship; in particular but not exclusively, to professionals and voluntary carers with the purpose of the relief of the sick and vulnerable.
In planning and monitoring our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit at our trustee and executive meetings. The focus of our activities remains the development of educational programmes and resources in the field of a holistic approach to pastoral care and multifaith chaplaincy. This benefits carers and those for whom they care. The skills and resilience of carers, volunteer and professional, are improved and the care received by those in need is enhanced. We develop these programmes and resources in a way that welcomes diversity and is fully inclusive, working with all people regardless of personal background, faith, gender or personal circumstances. This holistic approach to compassion in action enriches the lives of professional and volunteer carers, leading to enhanced care for those in need.
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SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1155777
Achievement and performance
Covid and Lockdown
Our ability to maintain our normal educational operations were completely derailed by the Covid crisis and lockdown. This meant that all our courses and in-person events for 2020 were cancelled or postponed.
Spiritual Companions
During the year we supported the personal and professional development of 342 individuals within our network through regular email newsletters, webinars on spiritual health and meditation, and support for Home Groups. We also inaugurated a once-a-week online wellbeing meditation, which supports a large group of over forty people.
Education
As we wrote above in the opening paragraph, lockdown made it impossible to run any of our usual in-person courses or events. Nevertheless we made substantial developments in planning an online delivery of our qualification, which is scheduled for launch in Autumn 2021.
Your Spiritual Health Programme
We continued to distribute our 40-page publication in hard copy and in digital PDF form. Over 1000 printed copies were distributed. At the same time we began to offer an online version of the course. Towards the end of 2020 we received a small Lottery grant to support a focused delivery of the programme in Norwich and surrounding areas; and to create resources for the digital offer. Both these projects are due for completion by Summer 2021.
Publications
Downloads of the PDFs of our two resources ‘Meditation Masterclass’ and ‘Spirituality and Mental Health’ continued throughout 2020.
Policies and Financial Review
In line with the requirements for being a centre that delivers a qualification on the Ofqual Register we further developed and updated all our policies which can be found listed on this web page: https://spiritualcompanions.org/downloadspolicies/
In relation to our finances, we thus far have insufficient reserves to merit the development of a reserves policy. We will develop the appropriate policy if and when our income substantially exceeds expenditure and we have reserves.
The trustees declare that they approved the trustees' report above.
Signed on behalf of the Charity Trustees
Trustee name: Peter Brown
Date: ……………….2021
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SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
| Receipts Benefactor donations Registration fees Event and other income Bank interest Grants Payments Office rent Room and venue hire Chief executive wages Administrative wages Consultancy Telephone and broadband General office expenses Materials and handouts Course development Advertising and marketing Website costs SC trust membership and insurance Registration fees Bank and paypal fees Executive team expenses Travel expenses Accountancy Fixed asset depreciation 100% Net (payments) receipts for the year Transfers between funds Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
2020 £ Unrestricted Funds 6,330 850 680 20 - _ 7,880 _ 2,340 224 2,200 10,882 2,279 123 625 465 33 - 2,064 851 250 142 250 118 400 - (23,246) (15,366) - 34,415 19,049 ___ |
2020 2020 2019 £ £ £ Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Last year - 6,330 7,766 - 850 7,736 - 680 1,193 - 20 64 9,050 9,050 - __ _ 9,050 16,930 16,759 - 2,340 2,340 - 224 895 - 2,200 8,200 - 10,882 14,403 - 2,279 1,625 - 123 111 85 710 1,442 466 931 2,071 - 33 - - - 3,653 - 2,064 3,286 - 851 211 - 250 3,360 - 142 209 - 250 358 - 118 329 - 400 650 - - 230 (551) (23,797) (43,373) 8,499 (6,867) (26,614) - - - - 34,415 61,029 8,499 27,548 34,415 ___ |
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SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
| 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Last year | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| Bank and cash in hand | 19,049 | 8,499 | 27,548 | 34,415 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Net current assets | 19,049 | 8,499 | 27,548 | 34,415 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Total assets less liabilities | 19,049 | 8,499 | 27,548 | 34,415 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Represented by: | ||||
| Cash funds | ||||
| Cash funds for the year | 19,049 | 8,499 | 27,548 | 34,415 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Balance as at 31 December 2020 | 19,049 ______ |
8,499 ______ |
27,548 ______ |
34,415 ______ |
Read and approved …………….2021
Trustee name: Peter Brown
On behalf of Spiritual Companions Trust
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SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1. Tangible fixed assets
Office equipment
| Cost at 1 January 2020 Additions Cost at 31 December 2020 Depreciation 1 January 2020 Charge Depreciation at 31 December 2020 NBV at 31 December 2020 NBV at 31 December 2019 |
3,565 - __ 3,565 –––––– 3,565 - ____ 3,565 –––––– - –––––– - –––––– |
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2. Particulars of any guarantees given by the CIO
There are no potential liabilities under any guarantee outstanding at the date of the statement of assets and liabilities.
3. Particulars of any debt outstanding
There is no debt outstanding at the date of the statement of assets and liabilities which is owed by the CIO and which is secured by an express charge on any of the assets of the CIO.
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