2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Mathetes Trust

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1169869

Charity's principal address 10 Dairy Close

Wells Somerset Postcode BA52ND

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Roger Morgan	Chair
	David Archer
	Mike Cotterell
	Andrew Evans
	Peter Needle

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Constitution

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

(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

The advancement of the Christian religion through the training, support and provision of resource materials to churches, church leaders and Summary of the objects of the church members for the public benefit in the UK, Africa and elsewhere in charity set out in its the world, primarily but not exclusively within the Anglican Communion. governing document

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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 Summary of the main Africa and elsewhere, primarily but not exclusively through our Rooted activities undertaken for the in Jesus discipleship programme public benefit in relation to these objects (include within 2. We provide support and mentoring to church leaders in the UK this section the statutory andbeyond, primarily but not exclusively through our EQUIP declaration that trustees have programme had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity 3. We commission, publish, print and distribute books, literature andother Commission on public teaching materials in support of these activities and in furtherance of benefit)

2. We commission, publish, print and distribute books, literature andother 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

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The ministry of the Mathetes Trust falls into 3 parts: we support discipleship in Africa through our Rooted in Jesus programme; we provide support and mentoring for church leaders within the UK; we publish resource materials on key topics of Christian life and ministry.

1. Rooted in Jesus – a practical discipleship programme for Africa

During 2023 we were able to send teams to facilitate Rooted in Jesus leadership training conferences in DR Congo, Madagascar Mozambique, and South Sudan. In all we ran seven conferences, including one for our Rooted in Jesus Junior programme for Sunday Schools. We were also able to provide books and training material for use by our partners in South Africa, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania and the Diocese of Aru in DR Congo.

We have continued to produce new translations of the Rooted in Jesus leaders’ booklets. This year saw books completed in Nuer and Bari for South Sudan, Kakwa, Lugbara and Alur for DR Congo, Acholi for Uganda and Yao for Mozambique.

2. EQUIP – a support programme for church leaders in the UK

The purpose of the Mathetes Trust’s EQUIP programme is to provide mentoring assistance to Christians who are themselves committed to serving the Great Commission in the UK – disciples who want to make disciples.

During the last year, our EQUIP group in North Wales has closed following the retirement of its leader John Benson due to ill health. EQUIP now serves 55 people who meet regularly in 9 groups, all of them in England. Six of the 9 EQUIP groups consist entirely of clergy; one is restricted to those who serve in an Anglican multi-parish benefice, where

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

one minister has responsibility for several churches.Leaders of multi parish benefices are often under pressure to lead each of their churches in quite traditional ways which, even with outstanding leadership, usually results in ageing and declining congregations. We find that the churches we serve are mostly growing or at least maintaining their numbers. We aim to provide regular additional support to EQUIP churches in accordance with their particular needs. This year, in addition to one-onone mentoring, we were able to offer training days and prayer weekends in Ashford, Ongar, Sudbury and Minchinhampton.

3. Publications 2023 saw the publication of a new book by Alison Morgan: World Turned Upside Down – The Psalms and the Spirituality of Pain . It has been well received, and has led to a number of speaking and writing engagements. We have also produced digital editions of several of our existing publications. We continued to create booklets for members of our EQUIP groups during the year. These form the basis for the group meetings, and cover key issues of Christian life and ministry. Our existing books and ministry resources have continued to be made available.

Section E Financial review

We review our finances regularly but have no formal reserves policy as Brief statement of the we have few fixed costs. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Section F Other optional information

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 Morgan Position (eg Secretary, Chair of Trustees Chair, etc)

Date 7th March 2024

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of THE MATHETES TRUST On accounts for the year ended 31 De￿rnber 2023 Charity no lif any) 1169869 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the abov8 charity ( the Trust") for the year ended 31112 12023. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. I have compléted my examination. I confim that no material matters have come lo my attention (other than that disclosed below'l in connection with the examinab'on which gives me cause to beliève that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ wth section 130 of the Act or Ihe accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other mallers in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the w0￿S in the brackets if Ihey do not apply. Signed: Date: Name.. Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): QflgciDL £5hSIL PoWeLL sMoLs LID Address: z6 C14Amf)C￿A1￿l Si ¢Éei Pss ZPJ IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of COn￿M (see CC32, 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