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Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 for The Association for Pastoral Supervision and Education CIO

Charity Number: 1181559

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Index to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

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Report of the Trustees	3-7
Receipts and Payments Account	8-9

The Association for Pastoral Supervision and Education CIO

Report of the Trustees for the Year ended 31 March 2025

The Trustees hereby present their report with the financial statements of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Trust Information, Structure, Governance and Management:

Constitution:	The Association was conceived in October 2008 and launched as an
	unincorporated association on 19 June 2009. The Association was granted
	registered charitable status as a charitable incorporated organisation on 14
	January 2019 and is governed by its constitution.
Registered Charity Number:	1181559
Trustees:	Trustees are proposed by, and generally from among, the membership of the
	Association. The appointment of Trustees is by simple majority of the
	members of the Association voting in a general meeting for a term of three
	years; one third of the board retiring by rotation each year. Trustees may be
	co-opted by the Trustees from time to time but must stand for election at the
	next subsequent general meeting, in order to continue in service.
	Trustees may stand for re-election providing they have not served three
	consecutive terms. The Trustees during the period under review are:
	David Ryder (Chair) (resigned 3 June 2025)
	Deanne Gardner(Vice Chair)
	André Groenewald (Secretary)
	Graham Thompson (Treasurer)
	Sheryl Anderson (appointed 1 June 2024)
	Sally Bubbers (resigned 3 June 2025)
	Liz Crumlish (elected 11 June 2024, resigned 5 June 2025)
	Anissa Chung (elected 3 June 2025)
	Lisa Curtice (elected 11 June 2024)
	Sarah Evans (resigned 26 February 2025)
	Kate Gartside
	Peter Gubi (Chair from June 2025)
Correspondent:	Graham Thompson
Address:	46 Mayfield Way
	North Walsham
	NR28 0DQ.
Independent Examiner:	Sue Wintle
	27 Bascott Road
	Bournemouth
	Dorset
	BH11 8RJ
Bankers:	Co-operative Bank plc
	PO Box 101
	1 Balloon Street
	Manchester M60 4EP
	Epworth Investment Management Ltd
	25 Tavistock Place
	London WC1H 9SF

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Governance

The Charitable Incorporated Organisation is run by the Trustees on a voluntary basis.

Risk Management

The Trustees are aware of their responsibility for managing risk and seek professional advice and, where appropriate, put insurance cover in place.

Reserves

The charity does not maintain reserves.

Oversight

The Trustees normally meet four times a year to consider strategy, monitor the accounts and make decisions on behalf of APSE. Subgroups meet on an ad hoc basis overseeing the following areas as Trustees:

Accreditation : Sarah Evans, André Groenewald (from 26 February 2025), Liz Crumlish.

Conference: David Ryder, Sally Bubbers, Sheryl Anderson.

Governance and Membership : David Ryder. Deanne Gardner, André Groenewald, Graham Thompson.

Training, Research and Publications: Lisa Curtice , Deanne Gardner, Peter Gubi, Sally Bubbers,.

Regional and International Groups : Kate Gartside.

Objectives and Activities

The objective and principal activity of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation is the advancement of education and the preservation and protection of good mental health by:

providing a system of accreditation for pastoral supervisors and educators in pastoral supervision.
supporting initiatives in the training of pastoral supervisors.
fostering groups for support, accountability and continuing development of pastoral supervisors.
encouraging conversation amongst the various traditions and contexts of pastoral supervision and pastoral supervision education.

Achievements and Performance

It has been another busy year for APSE. Membership has increased to 364 members (356 in 2024). We continue to develop and renew relationships in many different parts of the world. Most of the work has been done in the subgroups which are overseen by the Trustees and may include members with a wide range of expertise.

Conference Subgroup

APSE successfully hosted its 14th Annual Conference (in person) on 11th and 12th June 2024 at the Best Western Plus Windmill Village Hotel, Coventry, with 80 delegates attending. The theme was “Deepening Wisdom: Soul, Compassion, and Creativity in Pastoral Supervision,” led by keynote speaker: Dr. Geraldine Holton. Workshops covered various topics, including:

Soul exploration during supervision;
Sand play as a creative supervision tool;
Group supervision benefits;
Poetry and soul work in supervision;

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Understanding African supervisees;
Building confidence in pastoral supervision practice;
Shadow work in supervision;
Sound and music in supervision;
Pastoral supervision in the charity sector and beyond.

Upcoming Conferences:

10th and 11th June 2025 (online): Theme: Burnout and Flourishing . Keynote Speakers: David St Bernard and Danielle McCarron (Toronto, Canada)
9th and 10th June 2026 (Best Western Plus Windmill Village Hotel, Coventry): Theme: Moral Injury . Keynote Speaker: Revd Dr Rhona Knight

Special thanks to Sally Bubbers, Lisa Curtice, Jonathan Kimber, Brenda Mosedale and David Ryder; along with additional support from André Groenewald, Joolz Walker and Graham Thompson.

Accreditation Subgroup

The Association continues to accredit members who demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, high standards of practice. During the year under review, we accredited 10 members and renewed the accreditations of another 10 members. Efforts have been made to align accreditation with the new APSE Code of Ethical Practice in Pastoral Supervision .

The Trustees agreed two categories for accreditation, namely general and senior accreditation with new guidelines for accreditation and renewal of accreditation, which were published on the website. There is regular liaison with the accreditation assessors, although they are an independent group. Sarah Evans resigned as a Trustee and relinquished her role as Accreditation Convenor on 26th February 2025. The Secretary, André Groenewald, replaced her as the new Convenor for Accreditation.

Special thanks to the members of the Accreditation Subgroup: Liz Crumlish, Val Allen, Dawn Allison, Sarah Evans, Lynette Harborne and accreditation assessors (who remain anonymous). Special thanks to Brenda Mosedale and Sarah Evans, who stepped down in September 2024 and February 2025, respectively.

Membership and Governance Subgroup

The Trustees expanded the remit of the Membership Subgroup to include governance. This group, comprising the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, has worked on key developments such as:

GDPR policy to ensure compliance and due diligence.
A new APSE Code of Ethical Practice and APSE Professional Conduct in Pastoral Supervision , shaped by professional guidance from Dr. Barbara Mitchels, over the past 15 months.
A new Expenses Policy for Trustees.

Thanks to Subgroup members: André Groenewald, Graham Thompson, Deanne Gardner, Joolz Walker and David Ryder.

Regional and International Groups

Groups remain a valuable learning and networking space, supported by small grants from the Board of Trustees. Currently there are 9 regional groups and 1 international group:

Scotland
Yorkshire and the North East
North West
Midlands
South East
South West
East Anglia
• Ireland

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Cymru (Wales)
North America (including Canada)

Kate Gartside followed Bill Mullally as Regional Groups Convenor in September 2024. The Trustees are grateful for the work given by Bill and Kate.

Training, Research and Publication Subgroup

Training: A revised Bridging Course for professionals who are transitioning into pastoral supervision was developed and conducted in September and October 2024 by Sally Bubbers, Bill Mullally, Deanne Gardner and David Ryder and will now be offered annually.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD):

CPD opportunities continue through regional groups and training providers.
CPD certificates have been issued, to document CPD activity of members.
Ongoing CPD development efforts include the Book Club, initiated by Val Mullally and Elizabeth Garry Brosnan. Recent books discussed are A Hidden Wholeness by Parker J. Palmer and Transformative Supervision for the Helping Professions by Nicki Weld.

The Subgroup is still keen to encourage experienced practitioners, who are APSE members, to run workshops and seminars for the wider membership to inform and stimulate discussion and spread good practice. The Subgroup members are willing to assist with the practicalities, if that would be helpful and necessary.

Research: The Trustees have ring-fenced a grant of £3,000 per annum for research studies into pastoral supervision and are awaiting expressions of interest to move this forward: The Trustees have given permission for APSE to fund:

one part-time MA (by research)/MRes/MPhil/PhD/DProf studentship for four years for UK nationals (up to £3,000 per annum);
or to part-fund one, part-time, MA (by research)/MRes/MPhil/PhD/DProf studentship for four years for an international student (up to £3,000 per annum);
or to part-fund one bursary to develop the training of pastoral supervision in a non-UK country (up to £3,000 per annum).

The Subgroup has been working on a survey of members to understand better the different contexts in which pastoral supervision is practiced. We intend that this will lead to the publication of an edited book and the development of podcast resources to help practitioners develop their awareness of how context impacts on practice.

Thanks to sub-group members Lisa Curtice (convenor), Mani Alexander, Sally Bubbers, Deanne Gardner, Peter Gubi, Lynette Harborne, Bill Mullally, and Tuntufye Mwenisongole.

Other Developments and Decisions

The Trustees have written and agreed a statement on inclusion and diversity with regard to faith, theological and spirituality matters. This will be published in the next edition of APSICAL .

The ‘members’ only’ webpage (intranet) keeps on developing with members accessing videos from past conferences, photos to be used in pastoral supervisory contexts and other CPD opportunities. Members can also attach their electronic accreditation certificates to their profiles (which is not visible to other users). We currently have 377 registered users.

The Trustees have decided that future Annual General Meetings will be held online, at a different date from the conference and will take a slightly different format. The next AGM is scheduled for Tuesday, 2nd June 2026.

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Financial Review

The financial statements are still subject to an Independent Examination. In the year under review the charity received net subscriptions from members of £13,320 (2024: £10,984), accreditation fees of £1,050 (2024: £3,710) with corresponding costs of £733 (2024: £2,284) and cash inflows from conference fees of £4,060 (2024: £16,215) and corresponding cash out flows of £16,427 (2024: £1,342). We aim to cover conference costs on a year-by-year basis. The 2024 Conference was held in Coventry and resulted in a surplus of £39.

Public Benefit

We confirm that the Trustees have paid due regard to the Charities Commission guidance on public benefit in planning the activities the charity should undertake.

Trustees’ Responsibilities in Relation to Financial Statements

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

The Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these, the Trustees should follow best practice and:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed: and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy, at any time, the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the applicable law, regulations and the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees confirm that the relevant UK Accounting Standards have been followed.

Independent Examiner

Sue Wintle, Independent Examiner, has expressed her willingness to continue as the Independent Examiner of the charitable incorporated organisation.

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Revd Dr André Groenewald Secretary

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Receipts and Payments Account

For the year ended 31st March

			2025	2025	2024	2024
Receipts
Membership Subscriptions				13320		10984
Accreditation Fees				1050		3710
Conference Fees	2023			-		610
	2024			700		15605
	2025			3360		-
Donations				104		68
Bank Interest				2169		745
Gift Aid				616		585
				_____		_____
				21319		32307
Payments
Administration			2320		2358
Website			259		767
Accreditation Costs			722		2284
Conference Expenditure		2023	-		1342
		2024	16266		-
		2025	161		-
Meeting Costs and	Trustees’ Expenses		5288		4314
Finance Charges			146		82
Independent Examination			250		250
Postage, Stationery and Software			282		106
Insurance			264		264
Professional Fees and Subscriptions			95		95
Professional and Legal Advice			6025		3025
Grants to Regional Groups			77		73
Gifts to Retiring Trustees			50		69
			_____	32205	____	15029
				_____		_____
Excess Payments over Receipts				(10886)		17278
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Reconciliation

			For the year ended 31st March	For the year ended 31st March
			2025	2024
Closing Balances:	Co-op Bank		3471	6527
	Epworth Cash Plus	Fund	47915	55745
			_____	_____
			51386	62272
Less:Opening Balances:
Co-op	Bank	6527		44994
Epworth Cash Plus Fund		55745
		_____	62272
			_____	_____
Excess Payments over Receipts			(10886)	17278
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			2025	2024
Funds
General Fund			42187	40667
Conference Fund			3199	15605
Designated Fund: Research Work			6000	6000
			_____	_____
Closing Balance			51386	62272
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8[th] September 2025

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Independent Examiner’s Report for the Year to 31[st] March 2025

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2025

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner

As the charity Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of Section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and

to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act;

have not been met; or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date…08/09/25……………..

… SueW …………………

Sue Wintle ACIE

27 Bascott Road Wallisdown Bournemouth Dorset BH11 8RJ