CHARITY REGISTERED NUMBER: 1155777
SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
INDEPENDENTLY EXAMINED
RECEIPT AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
CONTENTS
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| Trustees’ Annual Report | 1 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 3 |
| Receipt and Payment Accounts | 4 |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 5 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 6 |
SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1155777
The charity's principal address is:
48 Roman Way Glastonbury Somerset BA6 8AD
Names of the charity trustees:
Peter Brown Heather K Veitch Tracy Wheeler Carl Stonier Linda Sharron Toms Dorothy Turner Ila Mazumdar
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 £4,180 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 2022
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1155777
Achievement and performance
Spiritual Companions
During the year we supported the personal and professional development of the 363 individuals within our network through regular email newsletters and a once-a-week online wellbeing meditation.
Education
Due to illness and a lack of capacity it was not possible to deliver The Diploma in Practical Spirituality and Wellness (Crossfields Institute Level 3 in 2022. The groundwork was laid however for a delivery in 2024.
Our 10-hour course on spirituality and wellbeing was delivered by our educators, twice by William Bloom and once by Martine Moorby.
Your Spiritual Health Programme
We continued to distribute our 40-page publication in hard copy and in digital PDF form. The online audio and video version continues to be freely accessible on our website here: https://spiritualcompanions.org/secrets-of-spiritual-health
UK Register of Spiritual Caregivers (UKRSC)
Our registry of spiritual caregivers currently has 89 registrants and continues to grow slowly.
Publications
Downloads of the PDFs of our two resources ‘Meditation Masterclass’ and ‘Spirituality and Mental Health’ continued throughout 2022.
Compassion Dialogues
In November 2021 we launched a series of hour-long webinars entitled the ‘Compassion Dialogues’ in which significant figures in the spirituality and wellbeing world were interviewed. These dialogues carried on throughout 2022, were very well attended and priced by donation making them available to all. These are now freely available to watch via our website.
Reserves Policy
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
Date: 27 June 2023
Trustee name: Peter Brown
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SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Spiritual Companions Trust
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Spiritual Companions Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and 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.
Date: 27 June 2023
Birgit Kotschi FCCA MAAT Selwood Accounts and Tax Ltd 36 Selwood Road Glastonbury Somerset BA6 8HW
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SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
| Receipts Benefactor donations Registration fees Event income Bank interest Payments Office rent Room and venue hire Chief executive wages Administrative wages Consultancy Telephone and broadband General office expenses Materials and handouts Course development Educator tutoring Website costs SC trust membership and insurance Registration fees Bank and paypal fees Executive team expenses Accountancy Fixed asset depreciation 100% Net (payments) receipts for the year Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
2022 £ Unrestricted Funds 7,659 27,338 - 110 __ 35,107 _ 2,340 857 4,000 2,943 14,500 123 1,531 - 5 19 746 211 2,315 520 181 650 - (30,941) 4,166 25,558 ___ 29,724 |
2022 2022 2021 £ £ £ Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Last year - 7,659 6,481 - 27,338 21,020 - - 2,874 - 110 2 __ _ - 35,107 30,377 - 2,340 2,340 - 857 438 - 4,000 4,045 2,247 5,190 5,145 - 14,500 2,370 - 123 267 - 1,531 1,537 - - 344 - 5 378 - 19 3,114 - 746 1.806 - 211 951 - 2,315 5 ,662 - 520 233 - 181 62 - 650 400 - - 1,028 (2,247) (33,188) (30,120) (2,247) 1,919 257 2,247 27,805 27,548 ___ - 29,724 27,805 |
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SPIRITUAL COMPANIONS TRUST
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
| 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Last year | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| Bank and cash in hand | 29,724 | - | 29,724 | 27,805 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Net current assets | 29,724 | - | 29,724 | 27,805 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Total assets less liabilities | 29,724 | - | 29,724 | 27,805 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Represented by: | ||||
| Cash funds | ||||
| Cash funds for the year | 29,724 | - | 29,724 | 27,805 |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | |
| Balance as at 31 December 2022 | 29,724 ______ |
- ______ |
29,724 ______ |
27,805 ______ |
Read and approved 27 June 2023
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 2022
1. Tangible fixed assets
Office equipment
| Cost at 1 January 2021 Additions Cost at 31 December 2022 Depreciation 1 January 2021 Charge Depreciation at 31 December 2022 NBV at 31 December 2022 NBV at 31 December 2021 |
4,593 - ______ 4,593 –––––– |
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| 4,593 - ______ 4,593 –––––– |
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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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