
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  01/04/2020   Period start date   To 31/03/2021               Period end date** 

## **Charity name: 136 Apologetics** 

## **Charity registration number: 1178419** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the Christian religion in the<br>United Kingdom for the benefit of the public<br>through lectures, literature and courses<br>concerning the history, philosophy and<br>evidence for Christianity, and to advance<br>public understanding of the faith|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Due to Covid, the planned annual**<br>**conference had to be cancelled.**<br>**However, the charity continued**<br>**Free resources were created and made**<br>**available via the website. Additional**<br>**video editing and sound software was**<br>**obtained in order and online educational**<br>**videos/ lectures were released and**<br>**made freely available**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**In adhering to the Charitable Objects, as**<br>**set out in our governing document, and**<br>**in the charity’s promotion of education**<br>**about Christianity (as set out in the**<br>**commission’s guidance on the**<br>**Advancement of Religion for the Public**<br>**Benefit) it is the belief of the trustees**<br>**that**<br>**‘136 Apologetics’ has had due regard for**<br>**the Commission’s guidance**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**In person events/training/talks were not**<br>**possible due to Covid. However, remote**<br>**sessions were arranged with local**<br>**churches and talks were delivered via**<br>**video conferencing.**<br>**Free resources were created and made**<br>**available via the website for**<br>**viewing/download for anyone with an**<br>**interest in learning more about**<br>**Christianity, and this website has been**<br>**promoted via social media channels. As**<br>**a result, the website has received**<br>**considerable traffic.**<br>**Video editing software which was**<br>**obtained last year was used to create**<br>**educational videos which are freely**<br>**available on social media channels.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has covered all its costs,**<br>**and has made planned purchases of**<br>**necessary software. Sufficient funds**<br>**were donated for all necessary costs**<br>**and at the year end there was an**<br>**acceptable level of cash remaining.**<br>**There is no cause for concern as the**<br>**nature of the charity’s work means that**<br>**overheads and costs are very small.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**There are no plans at present to hold**<br>**reserves as there are no essential**<br>**ongoing costs to be covered.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**As stated, we feel at present there is no**<br>**need to accrue reserves as there are**<br>**minimal overheads and no financial**<br>**risks.**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**136 Apologetics is governed by its**<br>**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**136 Apologetics is a CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Additional or other trustees may only be**<br>**appointed by the Board of Trustees. In**<br>**the event that a new trustee is required,**<br>**any member of the board may propose a**<br>**suitable person for consideration.**<br>**Following discussion (and possible**<br>**informal interview) the Board will then**<br>**vote on whether to accept the nominee.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|136 Apologetics|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1178419|
|Charity’s principal address|26 The Walk, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 7AH|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Malcolm Craig<br>Northwood|Chair|||
||David Jones|Trustee|||
||Clyde Thomas|Trustee|||
||Andrew Watt|Trustee|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name n/a** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||



**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|M C Northwood||
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||Malcolm Craig Northwood||
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**Charity Name No (if any) 136 Apologetics 1178419 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/2020 31/03/2021 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**112**<br>**805**<br>**88**<br>**119**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,124**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,124**<br>**437**<br>**162**<br>**274**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **873**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**873**<br>**251**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**251**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**112**<br>**805**<br>**88**<br>**119**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,124**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,124**<br>**437**<br>**162**<br>**274**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**873**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**873**<br> <br>**251**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**112**<br>**805**<br>**88**<br>**119**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,124**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,124**<br>**437**<br>**162**<br>**274**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**873**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**873**<br> <br>**251**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|Ticketed events|**112**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**112**||**-**|
|Donations|**805**|||**805**||**-**|
|Gift aid|**88**|||**88**||**-**|
|Software refund|**119**|||**119**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**1,124**|||**1,124**||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|||
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
||||**-**|**1,124**||**-**|
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|Website hosting/costs|**437**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**437**||**-**|
|Events advertising/promotion|**162**|||**162**||**-**|
|Video and sound editingsoftware|**274**|||**274**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**873**|||**873**||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|||
||**-**|||**-**|||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**251**|**-**|**-**|**251**||**-**|



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>None<br>**Details**<br>Cash at bank<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**251**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**251**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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