## **Trustees' Annual Report for 2020** ||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**From **|1|Jan|2020|**To**|31
Dec|2020| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** The Mathetes Trust **Other names charity is known by** Rooted in Jesus **Registered charity number (if any)** 1169869 ## **Charity's principal address** 10 Dairy Close Wells Somerset **Postcode BA5 2ND** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Roger Morgan|Chair||| ||Michael Cotterell|||| ||Andrew Evans|||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Constitution Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The advancement of the Christian religion through the training, support and provision of resource materials to churches, church leaders and church members for the public benefit in the UK, Africa and elsewhere in the world, primarily but not exclusively within the Anglican Communion. **TAR** March **2012** 1 |**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects (include within**
**this section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public**
**benefit)**|The Mathetes Trust fulfils its objectives through the following activities:
1. We organise conferences and training events and provide ongoing
support to Anglican dioceses and other denominational groupings in
Africa and elsewhere, primarily but not exclusively through our Rooted in
Jesus discipleship programme
2. We provide support and mentoring to church leaders in the UK and
beyond, primarily but not exclusively through our EQUIP programme
3. We work with local churches in the UK to support and facilitate parish
missions, ministry to families and other areas of Christian ministry
4. We commission, publish, print and distribute books, literature and
other teaching materials in support of these activities and in furtherance
of our objective to advance the Christian religion.
In defining the above activities the trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.| |---|---| ||| |Section D|Achievements and performance| |**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**|| ||This year brought a global pandemic which disrupted our plans. But the
pandemic also provided the opportunity to reshape our ministry into new
forms, and to develop new resources and materials.
1. Rooted in Jesus
Between January and March, Rooted in Jesus teams facilitated training
conferences in the Dioceses of Kitale (Kenya), Kericho (Kenya) and
Gambella (Ethiopia). Conferences planned for later in the year were
postponed. In many places Rooted in Jesus groups continued to meet,
and we received many encouraging reports of the difference it had made
to people’s lives to be able to come together in this way.
2. EQUIP
Our ministry to church leaders continued throughout the year, with virtual
meetings and regular phone support being provided by John Benson and
Roger Morgan. Some 60 leaders are now involved in EQUIP, meeting via
Zoom in groups of 4-6 people united not by geographical location but by
a common purpose and context.
3. Publications
We were able to complete translations of the Rooted in Jesus course
materials and manuals into 6 further languages, and to initiate others. We
also produced two new series of resources: one to support individual
prayer in the context of the pandemic, the other for group use in the
context of online meetings.| ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the** We review our finances regularly but have no formal reserves policy as **charity’s policy on reserves** we have few fixed costs. **TAR** March **2012** 2 **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Roger William Morgan **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 27th January 2021 **TAR** March **2012** 3 ## **The Mathetes Trust** ## **Receipts and payments accounts for the period from 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020** |**Income**
Donations
£ 31,158.07
Gift Aid
_£_4,209.55
UK book Sales
£ 1,901.36
RinJ book sales
£ 1,188.50
Other income
£ 846.76
**Total**
£ 39,304.24|**Expenditure**
Admin Costs
£ 1,189.30
UK Publication Costs
£ 312.22
Postage
£ 72.07
Staff Expenses
£ 1,466.17
Staff Salary costs
£ 20,784.34
RinJ Africa costs
£ 143.99
RinJ Publication costs
£ 1,771.52
Bank Charges
£ -
Other expenses
£ 100.00
**Total**
**£ 25,839.60**| |---|---| ||**Opening Balance**
**£ 22,537.95**
Income
£ 39,304.24
Expenditure
£ 25,839.60
**Closing Balance**
**£ 36,002.59**| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Matheles Trust On accounts for thè year ended 31° De￿mber 2020 Charity no lif any) 1169869 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Ca￿led out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below .} in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statsment I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinalion to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounls to be reached. Please delete t wonts in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Rèlevant professional quallficatlon(s) or body lif any): PJN51 DAÉLI o L- WEL15 TH&£hL Sd+tsoL LT￿ . Address: t4£L<ÉT 6A5 2P IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see C¢32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018