## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 05/04/2020 Period start date To 04/04/202 1 Period end date**
**Charity name: South West School of Worship**
**Charity registration number: 1184988**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The advancement of the Christian faith, in
particular by the provision of training in
Theology of Worship to include online
training resources and coaching sessions
designed to train people, develop their
musicianship and explore key leadership
values and skills with the aim of promoting
Christian worship.|
|Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes
for the public benefit, in particu-
lar, the activities, projects or
services identified in the ac-
counts.|Para 1.17 and 1.19|We provide a school training programme
which takes place each academic year.
Year 1 commenced in September 2019 and
included: 3 in person training days, 3 we-
binar teaching sessions and 3 coaching
sessions with a member of the SOW team.|
|Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have received the guidance issued
by the Charity Commission on Public Benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference NA Para 1.38 Policy on grant making
NA Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment NA Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers NA Other
Due to the Corona Virus Pandemic The South West School of Worship was unable to operate any teaching days throughout this period. We instead provided a free-of-charge teaching and networking events on-line to encourage all Worship Leaders in the South West who were Summary of the main working hard, providing on-line services for achievements of the charity, there congregations identifying the difference the Para 1.20 charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.
**Achievements and Performance**
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Achievements against ob-
jectives set|Para 1.41|NA|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|NA|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|NA|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s fin-
ancial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|The charities income for the period was
£0Spending for that period totalled
£1,491leaving an account balance of
£4,922.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The only money held is what we have re-
maining in the account after all the costs of
running the school of worship have been
deducted. The remaining balance will be
utilised over the next year of operating the
school.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|NA|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|NA|
|---|---|---|
|Explanation of any uncer-
tainties about the charity
continuing as a going con-
cern|Para 1.23|NA|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**NA**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and ob-
jectives including any social
investment policy adopted|Para 1.46|**NA**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**NA**|
|Other||**NA**|
**Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25||
|How is the charity consti-
tuted?
(e.g unincorporated associ-
ation, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is a CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any con-
stitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees were formed out of a group of in-
dividuals who had come together around a
shared vision to see local church worship
teams resourced, enabled and trained. This
group became the trustees of the School of
Worship and have all remained in post.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policies and procedures ad-
opted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the char-
ity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any re-
lated parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
Charity name South West School of Worship
|Other name the charity uses|NA|
|---|---|
|Registered charity number|1184988|
|Charity’s principal address|39 GIFFORD PLACE
PLYMOUTH
PL3 4JA|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**|
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
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15
16
17
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20|Lara Elizabeth
Moore||||
||Jonathan
James Darren
Hudson||||
||Robert Josiah
Gillespie||||
||Rebekah King||||
||Paul Worth||||
||Claire Worth||||
||Amy Symons||||
||Arthur James
Moore||||
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** NA
## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|NA|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|NA|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|NA|
Details of arrangements for NA 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
## **NA**
## **Other optional information**
**NA**
## **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)** Jonathan James Darren Hudson **Position (eg Sec-** Chair **retary, Chair, etc) Date** 06 /03/ 23