## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/01/2022 Period start date To 31/12/2022 Period end date**
**Charity name: CHRISTIANS ABROAD**
## **Charity registration number: 1191344**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote the advancement of sustainable
development for the benefit of the public by: (a)
the preservation, conservation and the
protection of the environment and the prudent
use of resources; (b) the relief of poverty and
the improvement of the conditions of life in
socially and economically disadvantaged
communities; To advance the education of the
public in subjects relating to sustainable
development and the protection, enhancement
and rehabilitation of the environment and to
promote study and research in such subjects
provided that the useful results of such study are
disseminated to the public at large. Sustainable
development means “development which meets
the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs.|
|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|Administrative:
International safeguarding procedures and
protocols agreed with overseas partners.
The charity became a member of the Evangelical
Alliance and a member associate of Churches
Together in Britain & Ireland.
The charity partnered with an insurer to provide
Christian volunteers with competitive travel
insurance, and a travel agent to provide
competitive flights.
The charity provided volunteer overseas|
|||placement preparation.
Country specific:
Nepal – the development of a new build
orphanage; micro business projects; volunteer
preparation and placement. All through the
charity’s partner organisation.
South Africa – the charity’s long term volunteer
associates provided relief distribution and school
project.
Jordan – continued preparation and
implementation of 2022 refugee respite camp
through the charity’s church partner.
Kenya – volunteer preparation / placement and
trauma counselling project support with the
charity’s partner organisations.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The charity has stayed focused on what their
charity is there to achieve (its purposes) when
planning activities
The charity’s report summary of its main
activities demonstrate the value of its work.
The charity accountability.
The trustees confirm that regard has been made
to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|Administrative:
International safeguarding procedures and
protocols agreed with overseas partners.
The charity became a member of the
Evangelical Alliance and a member associate of
Churches Together in Britain & Ireland.
The charity partnered with an insurer to
provide Christian volunteers with competitive
travel insurance, and a travel agent to provide
competitive flights.
The charity provided volunteer overseas
placement preparation.
Country specific:
Nepal – the development of a new build
orphanage; micro business projects; volunteer
preparation and placement. All through the|
charity’s partner organisation. South Africa – the charity’s long term volunteer associates provided relief distribution and school project. Jordan – continued preparation and implementation of 2022 refugee respite camp through the charity’s church partner. Kenya – volunteer preparation / placement and trauma counselling project support with the charity’s partner organisations.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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
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## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the period end the charity had £8,560 of
unrestricted reserves and £23,766 of
restricted funds. The restricted funds were
£22,071 for Nepal, £450 for Kenya, £620
for Jordan and £625 for volunteer
development worker national insurance
contributions.
The main sources of income were
volunteer placement fees of £5,999 and
donations totalling £7,640.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Any surplus funds owned by Christians
Abroad will be invested in order to attract
interest, for running costs and to provide
best value to the charity.
Ideally a minimum reserve will be
maintained to cover three months of normal
operational costs of the charity.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|As at 31 December 2022 Christian
Abroad’s reserves amounted to £32,326.
This includes funds held in restricted and
unrestricted reserves.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|With a good, liquid reserve in place, the
Finance Manager confirms that Christians
Abroad is able to meet its current and
longer term obligations as they fall due and
that there are no plans to close the charity
or curtail its operations.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||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|The charity has used the model constitution.|
|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 are appointed by the Board and
quorum is required for election of a new
Trustee.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|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|Christians Abroad|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1191344|
|Charity’s principal address|399 Ringwood Road
Ferndown
Dorset
BH22 9AF|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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9|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
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||Andrew Wileman|Chairman|||
||Andrew Williams||12/10/2022||
||David Brett||||
||Rachel Sutton||||
||Jennifer Metcalfe||12/10/2022||
||Joelah Flintoff||09/08/2022||
||Anne Burghgraef||13/01/2023||
||Jamie Mackintosh||13/10/2022||
||Alistair Sutton||||
– 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**
**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None 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)**
**Full name(s)** Andrew Wileman
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of Trustees **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 30/10/23
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Christians Abroad 1191344
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/01/2022 31/12/2022
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Transfer of funds from previous entity - - - - 24,518
General donations 436 1,960 - 2,396 96
Donations to Nepal (incl gift aid) 1,430 1,430 4,526
Donations to Kenya (incl gift aid) 3,150 3,150 2,341
Donations to Jordan (incl gift aid) 800 800 3,804
Donations for Ordination 300 300 -
Insurance commission 2,900 - 2,900 1,621
Administration fee 265 - 265 59
VDW NI 3,183 3,183 -
Volunteer placement fee 375 5,999 - 6,374 2,635
Partnership fee 400 - 400 400
Legacy - - 3,338
Overseas visits - South Africa - - 1,305
Interest 35 35 -
Flights 1,219 - 1,219 1,305
Sub total (Gross income for AR) [ 5,630 ] 16,822 - 22,451 44,643
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 5,630 16,822 - 22,451 44,643
A3 Payments
Accountancy fees 615 - 615 395
Insurance 1,747 - 1,747 1,467
DBS charges 207 - 207 270
Bank charges 97 - 97 103
Office expenses 820 - 820 1,363
Publicity and promotion 215 - 215 316
Training - - 70
Volunteer placement expenses 7,826 - 7,826 82
Partnership donation 1,860 1,860
VDW NI 2,888 2,888
Overseas flights 1,478 - - 1,478
Donation to Nepal project 742 - 742 2,435
Donation to Kenya project 3,602 # 3,602 2,006
Donation to Jordan project 3,974 3,974 -
Ordination donation 300 - 300 -
Sub total [ 5,179 ] 21,193 - 26,372 8,507
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 5,179 21,193 - 26,372 8,507
Net of receipts/(payments) 450 - 4,371 - - 3,921 36,136
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|**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**788**
**7,322**
**8,560**|**- 788**
**28,925**
**23,766**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**36,247**
**32,326**|**-**
**-**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**|
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Cash at bank and in hand
**_Total cash funds_**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**8,560**
**23,766**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8,560**
**23,766**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
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Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**Current value**
**(optional)**
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Date of
approval|