Two:Nineteen
(trading as 2:19 Teach to Reach) A Charitable Incorporated Organisation Charity number 1191288
Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 September 2024
Two:Nineteen
Charity number 1191288
Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 September 2024
Contents
| Contents | |
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| Charitable Objects | 4 |
| Introduction / Background | 4 |
| Purpose and Aims | 4 |
| Main Activities of the Charity | 5 |
| Serving the Public Benefit | 6 |
| Achievements against objectives set | 6 |
| Structure, Governance and Management | 6 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 10 |
| Trustees Signature Page | 13 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 14 |
Two:Nineteen
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 30 September 2024
The Trustees present their report and independently-examined financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024.
Reference and Administrative Information
Charity Name: Two:Nineteen (trading as 2:19 Teach to Reach) Charity registration number: 1191288 Registered Office and operational address: 96 Gillott Road Birmingham B16 0ES
Trustees
Mrs Sheila M. Stephen (Chair) Mr David A. Dryer Mr Paul T. Lee Mr Myung J. Sohn Mrs Diana F. Juckes Mrs Esther A. Houghton
Secretary
Mrs Katherine R Oliver (Administrator)
Senior Management Team
Mr David K. Baldwin (Chief Executive Officer) Mrs Maura M. Baldwin (Director of Operations)
Independent Examiner
Mr Graeme Powell
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Charitable Objects
To advance the Christian religion by providing training resources to churches to enable non-English speaking members of the local community to participate in the activities of the local church, including by providing instruction in English language.
Introduction / Background
Two:Nineteen grew out of the ministry experiences of founders, David and Maura Baldwin. After eleven years’ missionary experience in Ethiopia, David and Maura arrived in Reading where they saw the need for high-quality conversational English to serve a real need in the community for improving English speaking skills, as well as providing the opportunity to build genuine relationships and share the gospel of Jesus.
Two:Nineteen was birthed in 2013, initially under Serving in Mission UK (Registered Charity No. 219763). Our vision was to help more and more churches connect with the international communities around them, sharing the model and their experience of using English as a way to serve and to share the gospel.
Two:Nineteen became an independent charity with its own Trustees and Leadership team on 1 October 2020.
Purpose and Aims
Two:Nineteen includes in its objects, ‘advancing the Christian religion’; it has also adopted a Statement of Faith. We seek at all times to reflect Christian principles and practice in all our operations.
The aims of Two:Nineteen are to:
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Encourage churches to engage with the gospel opportunity presented by the presence of people from many nations in the UK.
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Develop and maintain materials to equip churches with better cross-cultural understanding leading to welcoming, outreach and integration.
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Develop and maintain conversational materials for English language teachers to use in linguistic and gospel work.
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Provide consultancy and training to church-based language teaching
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Promote networking and training for church-based language classes through running the English Teaching & Outreach Forum and other events.
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Main Activities of the Charity
The main activities of the charity fall into three categories: resources and training for English language, cultural engagement and outreach.
New resources:
Last year we noted the release of a new resource book, ‘Utter Wisdom’ and this has continued to be well received.
In May 2024 the first new animations were released based on our existing So Lord, Speak books. These are still being produced sequentially at time of writing and are being rolled out with great success. Churches are very keen to use these in their outreaches.
A ‘how to’ book about engaging with people from other religious backgrounds, using J.H. Bavinck’s five magnetic points, is still ongoing and constructive conversations have begun with a possible publisher.
Training:
In May 2024, perhaps the highpoint of the 2:19 year, was the ETOF. This Forum came 18 months after the last, which was in Coventry. More than 100 delegates, from most parts of the country, gathered in a central Birmingham location, to think about story-telling and outreach. The keynote speaker was an Indian pastor from Scotland, Pastor Vijay Pillai, who gave fascinating cross cultural insights into the story of Jesus turning water into wine (John 2).
This year we ran two online training sessions, which were well attended and the feedback has been positive: i) using household objects in our ESL teaching and ii) digging deeper into culture.
Resourcing others :
We exhibited at two events over the year, enabling us to broaden our reach. Our CEO and Social media and website manager exhibited at a Welcome Churches conference in Bedford in March 2024. We have enjoyed a good relationship with Welcome Churches and were able to buid new connections there. Our DO and ESL Lead Specialist exhibited at the NATECLA conference in Birmingham in June 2024. This was fruitful and we were able to reach into a market we haven’t had as much contact with before.
Our CEO finished his teaching commitments at Oak Hill College this summer, but will teach the 2:19 module one more time, in July 2025, as a visiting lecturer.
We continue to have regular opportunities to speak and share at different churches and events.
Staff:
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The staff team has been stable and remained the same through the year with one exception. Lindsey, our administrator left in the summer and Katie Oliver has increased her hours and shifted over to include much of our administration alongside her existing responsibilities as Website and Social Media Manager.
That aside, the only changes have been to people’s hours is that Marina, our ESL Lead Specialist moved to a term time contract to support her family.
The DO worked fewer hours due to family needs and the CEO took on some of the responsibilities previously assigned to her. Going forward, this is rolling over with regular review.
Serving the Public Benefit
In its third year as a charity Two:Nineteen has served the public benefit by continuing to advise and support churches on issues relating to English language and cross-cultural engagement. We have delivered online training seminars which further helped volunteers develop their abilities.
Achievements against objectives set
Bearing in mind that Two:Nineteen is a new and relatively small charity, the above performance is in keeping with the modest objectives set out in our strategic document. The trustees are consequently pleased with these achievements.
Structure, Governance and Management
The Constitution, and the Trustees
The charity is set up according to the constitution submitted to the Charity Commission in 2020, and is registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, with six trustees that oversee the direction and work of the charity.
The initial tenure of the trustees was staggered at the formation of the charity (two trustees would serve for 1 year; two trustees for 2 years; and two trustees for 3 years). Each trustee could then volunteer to serve further terms of 3 years. This safeguards the continuation of knowledge through the trustees by ensuring no more than two trustees would change at any point.
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Policies and Procedures
In the past twelve months of operation, the charity has reviewed and updated some of its policies and procedures, including creating a Financial Standard Operating Procedures document.
Organisation structure and pay scales
At the end of this financial year the charity had five paid employees, all part-time. The six employees filled the following positions – Chief Executive Officer; Director of Operations; ESL Specialist; Materials and Resource Developer; Administrator.
In February 2024, the trustees agreed for the staff to receive a 5% pay increase. The charity has three tiers of staffing with corresponding pay scales. There were two employees in tier 1 and three employees in tier 2 by the end of the reporting year. Tier 1 - Executives £32,397.00 p/a Tier 2 - Specialists £29,452.00 p/a Tier 3 - Administrators £28,113.00 p/a
Employee contracts, training and CPD
All employees are half way through their two-year contracts with the charity. Employees are scattered across the country and generally work from home. Therefore, all employees were provided with information on Health and Safety procedures and asked to undertake a workstation self-assessment when they signed their contracts.
Compulsory training in matters such as GDPR have occurred during staff meetings. These regular meeting have also included training on other relevant topics. Employees are encouraged to undergo continual professional development in areas pertaining to their field of expertise. These include attending conferences, webinars and completing online courses.
All staff were able to attend seminars at the English Teaching and Outreach Forum which added to their training portfolio. Some team members were also able to provide training during the event.
When the DO and ESL Specialist attended the NATECLA conference there was also plenty of opportunity to attend the seminars and workshops provided there which was of great benefit.
Working with other organisations
We have regular contact with churches across the country, and many more in our wider network purchase resources or subscribe to our regular newsletters.
As the charity settles into its fifth year, we are slowly building relationships with other organisations who work within similar fields. We have continued to extend our contract
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with Interserve (charity number 1020758) for a secondee to work with us eight hours a week, expanding our network into Manchester and developing more resources.
In 2024 our partnership with Bible Society for promoting and sales through the Bible Society website remained in place, although sales have been disappointing. We are considering other options of partnership where there may be options to sell more widely.
We have enjoyed partnership with SOCEM, attending their monthly prayer meetings, and Welcome Churches, exhibiting at their conference. If possible we would like to develop those relationships more.
Financial Review
Financial position at the end of the period
Our unrestricted income (mostly sales, with some donations) was £13,780, and the restricted income (donations to staff salaries and project funds) was £86,802 – a total of £100,582 (in 2022-23, total £75,211).
Our unrestricted expenditure was £16,554, and our restricted funds expenditure was £69,111 – a total of £85,665 (in 2022-23, total expenditure £82,669).
Due to a change in accounting programme and staff, we would like to report a correction in allocation of cash funds carried forward this year between restricted and unrestricted funds. The accounts below contain the correct carried funds in each category.
Policy for holding reserves
Over the next couple of years Two:Nineteen will seek to build reserves. This will cover payroll (wages and pensions) for a period of three months, with a small amount of additional funds to cover running costs and general expenses over the same period. A reserves policy has been produced and approved by the trustees, the budget for the subsequent fiscal years will build the reserve further.
Balance held
At the end of the year the charity held £14,139 in unrestricted funds; and £55,413 in restricted funds.
Principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)
The principal source of funding for the charity comes from donations, with product sales also providing a small income. Since the introduction of Membership to the charity, steady income has continued amongst the fluctuations in book sales.
Two major donors give, one annually and another monthly, specifically to cover payroll for the bulk of the charity’s employees. The trustees have identified this as a financial risk for future years and the team will be working to build the donor base in 2024-5.
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We have a loyal base of donors giving monthly and another group of donors who give one-off donations through the year. Most of these smaller donations are restricted and are given to cover the payroll of specific employees.
Key risks facing the charity
Based on the risk assessment conducted, the charity faces two main risks, one financial and one around business continuity. Financially the loss of one of our major donors would be a significant risk to the continued smooth running of the charity. The second risk is less tangible, but the founders (a couple) hold a significant amount of the charity’s history, vision, and knowledge between them. They also hold the two executive positions in the charity. The loss of one, or both, of these persons would significantly impact the stability of the charity. The trustees will continue to discuss succession planning with the founders through 2024-5.
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Statement of Financial Activities
| Section A Receipts andpayments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Sales | 7,568 | 7,568 | 17,653 | ||||||
| Unrestricted donations | 1,537 | 1,537 | 3,764 | ||||||
| Restricted – Baldwins | 3,000 | 25,218 | 28,218 | 22,110 | |||||
| Restricted – Norgate | 8,210 | 8,210 | 8,029 | ||||||
| Restricted – Payroll | 44,000 | 44,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Restricted – Office rent | 1,874 | 1,874 | |||||||
| Restricted – Office refurb | |||||||||
| Restricted – Projects | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2,304 | ||||||
| Other income | 1,675 | 1,675 | 1,351 | ||||||
| Sub total (Gross income for AR) |
13,780 | 86,802 | 100,582 | 75,211 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). | |||||||||
| Sub total | |||||||||
| Total receipts | 13,780 | 86,802 | 100,582 | 75,211 | |||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Restricted – Baldwin wages | 21,280 | 21,280 | 24,689 | ||||||
| Restricted – Norgate wages | 8,234 | 8,234 | 8,029 | ||||||
| Restricted – Payroll wages | 36,512 | 36,512 | 34,189 | ||||||
| Restricted – Book Project | 400 | ||||||||
| Restricted – Office rental | |||||||||
| Restricted – Office refurb | |||||||||
| Computer & Software | |||||||||
| General Expenses/office | 16,554 | 3,084 | 19,639 | 15,362 | |||||
| Sub total | 16,554 | 69,111 | 85,665 | 99,909 | |||||
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A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Sub total | |||||||||
| Total payments | 16,554 | 69,111 | 85,665 | 82,669 | |||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | -2,774 | 23776 | 14,917 | -7,458 | |||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | |||||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 16,913 | 37,722 | 54,635 | 62,094 | |||||
| Cash funds this year end | 14,139 | 55,413 | 69,552 | 54,636 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period |
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| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||
| B1 Cash funds | |||||||
| Unrestricted | 14,139 | ||||||
| Restricted – Baldwins | 6,522 | ||||||
| Restricted – Norgate | 0 | ||||||
| Restricted – Payroll | 33,296 | ||||||
| Restricted – Office rental | 0 | ||||||
| Restricted – Projects | 15,595 | ||||||
| Total cash funds | 14,139 | 55,413 | |||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
yes | yes | |||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
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| B5 Liabilities |
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Trustees Signature Page
Signed by two trustees on behalf of all
| Signed bytwo trustees on behalf of all | |
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| Signature | Print Name |
| SHEILA McKELL STEPHEN | |
| Date of approval | 13thJune 2024 |
| Signature | Print Name |
| DIANA JUCKES | |
| Date of approval | 13thJune 2024 |
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