2024-04-04-accounts - South West School Of Worship

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 05/04/23 Period start date To: 04/04/24 Period end date

Charity name: SOUTH WEST SCHOOL OF WORSHIP

Charity registration number: 1184988

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	South West School of Worship resources, trains and equips local churches and their worship teams. We provide in person teaching and training, webinar training and we resource worship gatherings to build, inspire and encourage other members of the church body.
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	During this period, we completed our 9 month course, which included an online webinar and a training day in Plymouth. Three worship nights were hosted in St Austell with an opportunity for those involved in worship ministry in their church to network with others beforehand.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes our trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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SORP reference Not applicable Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Not applicable Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment

Not applicable Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Not applicable Other

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	15 students completed our 9-month course in May 2023. The course consisted of 4 training days, 2 webinars, and 2 group coaching sessions. The course gave the students additional knowledge, skills and tools to help them enhance and develop the musicianship of their teams and the worshipping culture in their churches. The 3 worship nights saw over 200 people attend to spend time encountering God’s presence. The night was hosted and led by the School of Worship team. 40 people attended the pre-event networking sessions where there was mutual encouragement via group discussion and prayer.

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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of Para 1.41 fundraising activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Income: £31 Expenditure: £2,991
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The only money held is what we have remaining in the account after all the costs of running the school of worship have been deducted. The remaining balance will be utilised and saved for future investment in the school’s vision and values.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£1,601
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Not applicable
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not applicable
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Not applicable

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

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	The charity is a 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	Trustees were formed out of a group of individuals 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 one trustee resigned this year.

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	South West School of Worship
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1184988


	Charity’s principal address	St. Matthias Lower Hall
		North Hill
		Plymouth
		PL4 8HF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Nam e of pers on (or bod y) entit led to app oint trust ee (if any)
Lara Moore	Director
Josiah Gillespie
Nikki Carter
Arthur Moore
John Gillespie
John Hudson		April - July2023
Esther Cole

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Lara Moore

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Dates acted if not for whole year

Trustee name

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

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Arthur Moore Full name(s) Lara Moore Position (eg Secretary, Director Trustee Chair, etc) Date 27/8/25

South West School of Worship No (if any)

Receipts and payments accounts For the period 4/5/2023 4/4/2024 To from

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments
to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Eventbrite 29 Eventbrite 2 - - - - - - 31 - - Sub total - Total receipts 31 A3 Payments Wix Monthly Fee 5 WRS Insurance Brokers 309 Printing (Edyvean) 36 Creation Fest 200 Creation Fest 510 Reimbursing expenses 42 Morrisons 20 Admin Fees (Lara Moore) 228 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Morrisons 83 Morrisons 81 Papa Johns 59 Morrisons 3 Tamar Bridge 3 Wix Payment 67 Guest Fees (Nick Herbert) 200 Reimbursing expenses 40 Reimbursing expenses 386 Admin Fees (Lara Moore) 288 Dominos Pizza 58 Poundland 11 Dominos Pizza 51 Shell Caradon 28 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wholesale Sweets 23 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Payment 158 Wix Monthly Fee 5 Wix Payment 40 Sub total 2,991 Unrestricted funds *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 29 2 - - - - - - 31 - - - 31 5 309 36 200 510 42 20 228 5 83 81 59 3 3 67 200 40 386 288 58 11 51 28 5 5 23 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 158 5 40 2,991	Last year to the nearest £
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-	-	-	-		-

**Total payments **	2,991	-	-	2,991		-

**Net of receipts/(payments) **	- 2,960	-	-	- 2,960	-
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	4,561	-	-	4,561	-
**Cash funds this year end **	1,601	-	-	1,601	-

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

Details Ending Bank balance Details Details Details Details Signature J.MOORE L.MOORE *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 1,601 - - - - - 1,601 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name ARTHUR MOORE LARA MOORE Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
J.MOORE	ARTHUR MOORE	12.3.26
L.MOORE	LARA MOORE	12.3.26