Christian Responsibility in Public Affairs
Charity Registration Number 117763
(Communty Interest Company or CIO)
Trustees Annual Report
1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024
Structure. governance and management
The Charity is constituted as a CIO with a goveming documenL The Trustees during
the period 1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024 were Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach, Lord Mccoll
of Dulwich CBE MS FRCS FACS FRCSE, Mrs Anne De￿In, The Reverend John
Lenton, The Rt Hon Ruth Kelly, Mr Stewart Newton FCA and Mr Philip Wood.
The Trustees held regular meetings throughout the year to plan and discuss the range
of activities as well as to meet for prayer and fellowship. The Trustees regularly
evaluate the impact that the activities of the charity have on meeting ts objecttves and
for benefit of public good.
Objectives and activities
CRPA was set up to support lay people holding positions of infiuence and
responsibilty and to help them relate their faith to their work, to te MO￿ infonned on
topical subjects and to be better equipped to cary out their roles in public servi￿.
Activities indude dinners. lectures. tslks, panels, cOnferen￿S and small group
meetings that are organised with intemational speakets from business, finance,
politics, educab'on. religion. arts and the media.
Through CRPA people have been encouraged to be involved in responding to
community needs, charitable ventures and educational inttiatives. CRPA is
ecumenical and has no political affiliation.
Achievements and perforniance
Over the year, CRPA held regular meetings with over 1000 people attending drfferent
events organised by the charity. Speakers have induded Govemment Minister5.
Former Ministers, MP'S, Members of the House of Lords. CEO'S, Senior Civil SeNants,
Fomier Chief of Stsff of the Amied Forces, Archbishops, broadcasters. joumalists,
authors, psycho1￿j1sts, academics. doctors, entrepreneurs, politicians, Chief
Executives of NGO'S, bankers, business and other professional people. The subjects
of the talks have included 'The mental heatth cn&s amongst young people- what Gan
be done? A weekend Consultation was held at st George's House, Windsor Casde
where the subject was 'War, Conllict and PeaGemaknng'
In December 2023 an Advent servi￿ took pla￿ y￿th Colonel Tom Archer-Burton
speaking and over 420 people attended as well as many oUErs joining online.

Financial Review and Reserves policy
All the Trustees are active in attending Trustee meetings and events organised by
the CIO and participate in the planning of activities. The Trustees are common to
this CIO and a Trust (Christian Responsibility in Public Affairs (International Christian
Leadership) - Charty registration 253426). The Trustees have moved the operations,
bank balances and other assets to this CIO from the Trust and will close the Trust as
soon as possible. The combined operations of the fvio charities are known as CRPA.
The Trustees regularly assess the financial position of CRPA. They monitor the
expenditure and maintain a healthy balan￿ of reserves. All actNlties are always
planned and budgeted within available reSoUr￿s.
On behalf of the Trustees:
Signed..
Date:
Reverend John Lenton
Chief Executive
Honorary Treasurer:
Anne Devlin
Administrator:
Alison Briston

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES
aka CRPA
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
froTn
Section A Receipts and payments
Unre5tricled
nds
Restricted
fund5
Endowmènt
funds
Total funds
Lastyear
A1 Receipts
Donabon8
rraDsferfrorn CRPA R￿253428
Events and conftttrr￿e perbcipat
HMRC GIft￿d
Dlvidends InveS￿nts
36￿3
2A49
36,573
2N49
40,683
11,930
1,724
1,158
3.917
1.15B
3,917
1.158
Sub total (Gro￿ income for
AR)
51.347
51,347
59,495
A2 Asset and Investment Sales.
Is8e table).
Sub total
51,347
51.347
59,495
A3 Pa ments
Stipend
Advent costs
H(xne 0￿￿&A(￿InistratiYe expense5
27,900
11,729
11.492
11,492
2.766
9.668
wir￿30r & evening (x)sts
17.106
17.106
Sub total
56,662
52.063
A4 Asset and investment
purchases. Isee table)
Sub total
56.662
662
52.063
Net of re¢eipts/{payments)
A5 Transfer5 between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
5.315
5.315
7,432
30.615
25,300
30,615
25,300
23.183
30,615
CCXX R1 accounts ISSI
1510412025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrlcted
funds
to nearest£
Restricted
funds
to nearest É
Endowment
fund5
to nfjorgst £
CalegoTIVS
DeiaTIs
B1 Cash funds
Total cash funds
Unrestrict
funds
Re8trt¢ted
funds
to npare5t£
Endowment
funds
to r*arest£
Detsrls
HMRC GittAd
3.625
Fund 10 **h￿ti
C05t{optlonabl
Currentvalue
onal
Details
B3 Investment assets
27.818
Fund tQTwhKh
a55et bel
Detsils
c￿lOr￿n￿l
Curr•nt valu&
84 A55ets retained for the
harlty's own use
Fund to whlch
ountd
oDal
Vlhen
Oetails
B5 Liabilities
SvJned by one ortsy) trustees on
kneha￿ of all the trustees
SwJnattJre
Prinl Name
Date of
ioval
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
1510412025

Indopgndent examinets report to the tr￿t90$ of Chrlstlan Respmsibility in Pubtic
2024.
ith the requirerywts ofthe Charities Act2011
I report in resped ol my wnvTration ofthe wri&J ¢yJt ￿thrSe(al0n 145 clthe
Cornm￿10￿ Ur￿er section 145(5}(b) ofthe 2011 kt
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