## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From - 1[st] June, 2023 to 31[st] May 2024** ## **Charity name: Illuminate Mind Foundation** ## **Charity registration number: 1178594** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1/ To promote the religious and philosophical
teachings of Jesus Christ in**A Course in**
**Miracles**to the general public primarily in the
United Kingdom.
2/ To provide illumination, guidance and
resources to those who are actively engaged
with the teachings of Jesus Christ in**A Course**
**in Miracles**regardless of location.
3/ To provide a property primarily in the
United Kingdom as a teaching centre, for
healing, for worship and fellowship for anyone
interested in the spiritual experience and self-
transformation promised in**A Course in**
**Miracles**.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We believe in our mandate, explicitly stated in
the printed work of the teachings, to extend
and expound the profoundly transformative
spiritual message in the philosophy of A Course
in Miracles for the positive benefit of the
general public, in the name of God. We do this
in two primary ways – firstly by striving to bring
individuals together under the guidance of the
Holy Spirit for the purpose of discovering the
message of atonement, healing the mind
through the application of the transpersonal
psychology of forgiveness, restoring our true
relationship with God and to experience the
illumination of mind in Christ. Secondly by
producing and providing resources in various
media formats, via our website, various digital
platforms and in person.| 1 |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|When making decisions in furthering the
charity’s objects, the trustees have
endeavoured to take the Commission’s
guidance on public benefit into consideration,
in particular, the specific guidance on charities
for the advancement of religion.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|This grant making policy lays out our aims and
principles in awarding grants and also a range
of specific checks which will be applied to any
given grant depending on the nature of the
grant application and will be decided on a case
for case basis.
We can only fund projects and activities that
are exclusively charitable and fall within the
objects of the charity.
Participation at some events is without cost,
others are by a ‘suggested donation’ making
them accessible to all. The charity wishes no
one be excluded from its services and activities
for financial reasons. This is advertised on the
information provided for the majority of
events, classes etc the charity promotes.
Where there are fixed costs for
accommodation and meals, we try to keep
them reasonable. If costs are an obstacle to
participation, individuals are informed they are
welcome to enquire about assistance. All are
welcome. Generally, the amount of assistance
is determined through a conversation between
the individual and the trustee they had initial
contact with, followed by consultation
between the trustees and the treasurer. The
charity will make up the shortfall in participants
funds towards board and lodging in most cases
with the discretion to go further should it be
warranted.
The charity stands ready to provide financial
assistance to individuals who wish to attend an
event as long as it’s in a position to do so.
**Funding Criteria.**Grants are available to
individuals only. The charity will consider all
applications that fall within our charitable
purposes and meet our funding criteria and, for
which, the due diligence process is established.
Grants will be made based on the funding
available and solelyon merit and so longas the| 2 |trustee has not identified any unacceptable| |---| |issues.| |**Priorities –**| |We require submissions to be made by email| |detailing costs and shortfall where assistance is| |being requested.| |All grantees will be required to acknowledge| |receipt of the funding granted and to provide a| |report on how their grant was used and the| |impact this has had. The content and nature of| |information to be reported will be appropriate| |for the size of grant awarded. The charity will| |monitor such reports to not only ensure that| |grants are being used for the purposes| |intended, but also to assess the impact grants| |have made. This learning will be used to| |inform future decision making and policy to| |maximise the charity’s impact.| |**Decision Making Process**| |Applications deemed exceptional will be| |considered by the board of trustees, who work| |to the Charity Commission C27 guidelines on| |trustee decision making. In general,| |applications will be considered between| |respective trustees, who have contact with the| |applicant, and the treasurer. In this case the| |board of trustees will be kept informed and a| |report made at the subsequent meeting of the| |board.| |Grants are awarded entirely at the discretion of| |the trustees and their decision is final.| |**Notification**| |All applicants will be notified of the outcome of| |their request and successful applicants will| |have funding made available. For small grants| |and any to individuals, we advise applicants of| |their award and include their obligations in| |receiving it:| |•
Confirming receipt.| |•
It may only be spent for the purposes| |for which it was given.| |•
Confirming its use and on how the| |grant was spent.| |•
Any unused portion of the grant is to| |be returned to the charity.| |•
Reporting back on the impact the grant| |had.| |**Data Protection**| 3 |||Applicants’ data will be held in accordance with
data protection legislation.
**Checks and Due Diligence**
The charity will carry out sufficient due
diligence on grant applicants to confirm the
identity of the applicant and that.
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Any funding will be applied in
accordance with the charity’s
charitable purposes.
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Funds will not be knowingly used for
illegal purposes, such as money
laundering, bribery or financing
terrorism.
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The applicant does not hold views or
have any involvement in activities
contrary to the charity’s values and
charitable purposes.
**Promotion**
Funding assistance is promoted on our website
and on the information advertised for events
the charity promotes.| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|4 regular volunteers provide administrative
help and practical and technical assistance at
events which have enabled us to run the
events smoothly and on a more professional
level. Residential events require a team of up
to 8 volunteers to organize various aspects of
the event. One-day or weekend workshops are
benefited by 2-3 volunteers helping to set up
and break down the hired room, cleaning etc.
efficiently.
Volunteers also perform a number of
administrative tasks such as transcribing talks,
copy-reading and video editing. 3 volunteers
are helping with Social media management,
video production and website development.| |Other||| 4 ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The charity continues its work to offer a varied
programme of in-person and online events,
group meetings, extending our activities in the
UK, Spain and other European countries, also
with programmes in Tucson, AZ, USA.
Longer, 9-day retreat and 4-day weekend
experiences are held in Spain where we share a
centre for retreat and healing with a sister non-
profit organization, The Association for the
Discovery of A Course in Miracles.
One-day and weekend meetings have been
held in London, broadly communicated and
open to all. The charity also has held live
streaming events at Christmas and other
special occasions to welcome as many
participants as possible.
There are now two regular study meeting
groups held each week and a longer one every
two weeks.
The charity also offers Zoom-based
presentations on the online platform
UCDMUniversal Colombia, which has an
extensive global reach, which also streams on
YouTube and retains videos for later viewing
there. The charity continues to discuss
participation in international conventions with
affiliated groups and organizations.
We continue to work to develop the resources
available on the charity’s website and its
Spanish language pages, with more eBooks and
audio recordings, video clips continuing to be
published.
The charity actively communicates on
Facebook, and Instagram promoting our
services and message, and acting as a portal to
our programme and the teachings of spiritual
forgiveness and connecting to any member of
the public, standing students and teachers of A
Course in Miracles locally and worldwide.
We have created and published frequent group
email bulletins (1500 plus contacts), and
engage in general networking between
students and teachers of the spiritual
philosophy of A Course in Miracles.
The charity continues to invest in video and
audio online streamingsoftware and| equipment to support and enhance our outreach programme over the Internet, mostly via Zoom video, and to improve the quality of audio and video recordings, including translation equipment. The charity has achieved one of its main objectives by purchasing a property for its use as a teaching, healing and communications centre. Work is ongoing to make it more suitable for in-person group meetings and oneto-one sessions and studio quality recordings and broadcasts. The on-site studio building is actively being used to record audio and video and stream our presentations around the UK and the world over the internet. Individual statements of experiences and benefits samples :- Amy T – I experienced a lot of healing during the Enlightenment Retreat in Morera with many communications during the retreat and after, including in my sleeping dreams. During the retreat I experienced the Love behind every perceived grievance. So much love. I experienced that dislike or judgment is my attempt to cover up love and the bigger the dislike, the bigger the love, in Truth. It was a powerful communication and this idea and reinterpretation continues to help me let go of old ideas and keep my heart open, loving, forgiving, beautiful. Thank you to all who attended, coordinated and taught during this retreat. Grateful for the opportunity to participate, attend and receive the mind healing. The Enlightenment Principle Event in June 2024 in Spain Miguel I have experienced moments of great tension with a person, in an uncontrolled way on my part, so I need correction for myself. When I returned to Valencia, wonderful things happened to me, which I recognize as miraculous, and all chained together. I feel gratitude for my acceptance, from all of you. Thank you. Easter retreat 2023 - Spain 6 The charity firmly and positively communicates the vital benefit of the God-centred aspect of its psychological and philosophical practice of forgiveness for spiritual, mental and emotional well-being. Forgiveness is well-documented as essential to psychological and emotional wellbeing. Our philosophy presents a systematic programme of spiritual forgiveness as an ultrapersonal psychotherapeutic process for healing, and spiritual rebirth. The benefits are life-changing for individuals as they develop a renewed relationship with their innate spiritual Self, God and the divine. The charity works to reach the public as broadly as we are able to within the scope of the religious and spiritual domain. The spiritual philosophy is presented in a selfstudy programme which profoundly shifts the existential perspective, the ground of being, for many students. The charity promotes events where individuals can join others in experiential class settings with fellowship and support. The psychological benefits are expressed by individuals and spiritual experiences give confidence in the foundation of the teachings. Metaphysical understanding of sickness and healing are of great benefit to those who have been suffering. The regular weekly groups provide the continuity of a consistent support for new students of the philosophy. Many comment on how valuable they are. The charity also provides one-to-one support and counselling on an international basis via online platforms like zoom. The charity website aims to be a portal to reading, audio and video materials, with approximately 4000 page views each month (Fasthosts data). This number is a large increase which we believe shows the increasing level of interest in the books of A Course in Miracles and numbers of students engaged with the teachings. The charity has provided financial assistance where requested and according to our procedures for such requests. In total £475 was provided this reporting year period. **Additional information (optional)** 7 ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| 8 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21||Balance of funds held in account at end of
accounting year – May 31st
£13,787.00|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22||The trustees aim to maintain funds of £3000
held in reserve to ensure continuity of activities
throughout the coming 12 months regardless
of any fluctuation in donations.
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£3000 reserve funds. Current annual
costs are approximately £2000.
•
£6000 designated for projects planned
over the coming 12 months – website
dev/ audio-video studio / publishing –
print / video / audio / equipment /
promotions / room hire.
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£ 749 designated funds for grant-
making/ financial assistance,
segregated and held in sub account.
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£18,000 projected needs for property.
Maintenance, repair and renovation of
the charity’s property over the next 12
months. These additional funds will be
sought from donors and a fund-raising
campaign.
Balance of accounts
31/05/2024
13,787.00
Designated funds –
assistance grant-making
account
– 749
Reserves – total funds
3,000
Available funds
10,038
12 month projection
Grant making funds
500
Designated funds – Projects
essential to charity
operations and growth
6,000
Projected maintenance,
repair and renovation of the
charity’s property
18,000
Total projected
24,500|| ||||Balance of accounts
31/05/2024|13,787.00| ||||Designated funds –
assistance grant-making
account|– 749| ||||Reserves – total funds|3,000| ||||Available funds|10,038| ||||12 month projection|| ||||Grant making funds|500| ||||Designated funds – Projects
essential to charity
operations and growth|6,000| ||||Projected maintenance,
repair and renovation of the
charity’s property|18,000| ||||Total projected|24,500| 9 ||||Deficit of funds to be raised|14,462|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||£3,000||| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||||| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||||| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other **Trustee benefits –** The board of trustees, taking into regard the CC’s guidance on decision-making, agreed to provide Rev Christopher, a trustee and senior volunteer minister, with accommodations on the upper, 1st floor of the charity’s property in Cross St Hampton Hill. His tenancy started on Dec 1[st ] 2021, and has use of three rooms which would be valued at approximately £1000 monthly on the open market. In the charity’s agreement with Rev Christopher, he will pay the majority of the utility bills, split the council tax 50/50, and oversee the work of repairs, maintenance and renovations. He will generally act as caretaker of the property to ensure its security, and that it attains and maintains a good standard of repair. He will also ensure the property is set up to support the charity’s activities and functions. 10 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by current trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Illuminate Mind Foundation| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1178594| |Charity’s principal address|30, Cross St.,
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**for whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Simon Christopher|Chair||| ||Daniela (Barbara)
Matarrese|Treasurer and Creative
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director||| ||Holly Thomas|Secretary||| ||Debra Frankiewicz|Administrator||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 12 ## **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 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** 13 ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Simon Christopher **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chair ] **Date** 18/03/2025 14 ||**Illuminate Mind Foundation**|**Illuminate Mind Foundation**|**Illuminate Mind Foundation**|**1178594**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||**Receipts and payments accounts**||||| ||**For the**
**period from**|01/06/2023|**To**|31/05/2024|| ||||||| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**
**funds**|**Designated**
**funds**|**Total funds**|**Last year**| ||**to the**
**nearest £**|**to the**
**nearest £**|**to the**
**nearest £**|**to the**
**nearest £**|**to the**
**nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**|||||| |Donations|20,181|-|-|20,181|1,004| |Loan|-|-|-|-|-| |Interest|-|-|22|22|6| |Income Generation (from solar panels)|-|1,626|-|1,626|1,839| |**_Sub total(Gross income for AR)_**|**20,181**|**1,626**|**22**|**21,829**|**2,849**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**|||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| |**_Sub total_**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**| ||||||| |**_Total receipts_**|**20,181**|**1,626**|**22**|**21,829**|**2,849**| ||||||| |**A3 Payments**|||||| |Administration|53|-|-|53|16| |Advertising & Promotion|0|-|-|-|-| |Bank Charges & Fees|62|-|-|62|61| |Donations & Grants Out|-|-|475|-|678| |Event Costs (room hire)|800|-|-|800|280| |Event Costs (equipment)|899|-|-|899|196| |Event Costs (other)|318|-|-|318|101| |Postage|-|-|-|-|-| |Teaching Resources|-|-|-|-|-| |Video Production Costs|83|-|-|83|83| |Website|402|-|-|402|364| |IMF Office|549|-|-|549|570| |IMF Centre|8,737|149|-|8,737|10,729| |Equipment|2,389|-|-|2,389|830| |Financial Services|-|-|-|-|377| |Trustee Payments|-|-|-|-|-| |Trustee Expenses|-|-|-|-|18| |**_Sub total_**|**14,292**|**149**|**475**|**14,916**|**14,303**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**
**(see table)**|||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| |**_Sub total_**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**0**| ||||||| |**_Total payments_**|**14,292**|**149**|**475**|**14,916**|**14,303**| ||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**5,889**|**1,477**|**-453**|**6,913**|**-11,454**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|-|-|-|-|-| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**7,148**|**-1,477**|**1,203**|**6,874**|**18,328**| |**_Cash funds this year end_**|**13,037**|**0**|**750**|**13,787**|**6,874**| ||||||| ||||||| |**Section B Statement of assets and**
**liabilities at the end of the period**|||||| |**Categories**|**Details**||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**
**funds**|**Designated**
**funds**| ||||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**| |**B1 Cash funds**|||**13,037**|-|**750**| ||**_Total cash funds_**||**13,037**|-|**750**| ||(agree balances with receipts
and payments account(s))||OK|OK|OK| ||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**
**funds**|**Designated**
**funds**| ||**Details**||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|Gift aid still to be claimed||281|-|-| ||||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to**
**which asset**
**belongs**|**Cost**
**(optional)**|**Current**
**value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**||||-|-| ||||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to**
**which asset**
**belongs**|**Cost**
**(optional)**|**Current**
**value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**|IMF Centre (property)|||797,000|-| ||Equipment (purchase price)|||7,375|-| ||||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to**
**which**
**liability**
**relates**|**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**When due**
**(optional)**| |**B5 Liabilities**||||-|| ||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees|Signature||Print Name||Date of
approval| ||||Simon Christopher - Chair||18/03/2025| ||||Holly Thomas - Secretary||18/03/2025|