Charity Number: 1191530 # Live From Rest **2022 Annual Report** Meditation, rooted in the way of Jesus Reference and administration details ## **UK Registered Charity Number:** ## **Registration History:** 1191530 Registered as a CIO on the 29th September 2020 ## **Principal address:** 216 South Meadow Lane Preston PR1 8JP ## **Trustees: Founders:** Dr John Bibby – Chair Dr Jonathan Dixon Mrs Lynda Brooks Dr Stephen Smith Joshua Smith ## **Accountants for Independent Examination of Accounts:** Hart Wright Accounting 24 Hall Drive Sutton-in-Craven BD20 7NH ## **Website:** www.livefromrest.com ## **Email:** hello@livefromrest.com @livefromrest Structure, governance and management **Organisation Type:** Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) **Governing Document:** The Constitution of Live From Rest ## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees:** Trustees are recruited and appointed by the existing Board of Trustees and are representative of medical, professional, business, and charitable Christian service backgrounds. Objectives and activities ## **Charitable objects as set out in the governing document:** “TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MEANS OF SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND TEACHING THROUGH A CHRISTIAN MEDITATION APP, WEBSITE AND PODCASTS.” ## **Our Mission** Life for too many is a struggle. So often we adopt a lifestyle that is frantic and busy and we then long for the next day off, for the next vacation or to simply get beyond the next deadline. We find ourselves longing and living FOR rest. Yet for those who know God, life can, and should be lived FROM rest! Many people, including Christians, are suffering from anxiety and stress, yet we are told many times in the Bible that we can have peace in God, despite what is going on around us. ## **App** **Our app, which is free to download and use, with no subscriptions or ads, provides meditations and prayers focused on God’s word and is designed to help people find and maintain a place of peace.** **We believe that when living from this place of trust and surrender, founded on God’s truth, our lives can be much more joyful and fruitful.** **The app has been used successfully in a national Christian based detox project (KEYS community detox project), and has been a helpful tool for many people in their journey of freedom from addiction. It has had many downloads on both the Apple App Store and Google Play and the consistently positive reviews testify to the beneficial impact this app is having on many around the world.** **The app has been, and continues to be, instrumental in helping many people find greater depth in their walk with God alongside significantly improved mental health, especially in relation to freedom from anxiety and depression.** We also have an increasing number of other resources available through our website including online courses, teachings, a blog, a book and a podcast. Achievements and performance in 2022 We have gained 2.8k new users to the app across Android and IOS in 2022 and we hope to further increase this in 2023 with the introduction of a new updated version of the app. ## **Book release** Our first book, **The Red Thread: Finding Home in the Heart of God** written by Lucinda Smith was released in March 2022 and has been well received with many sales and positive reviews. The book aims to help us understand our true identity as children of our Heavenly Father and explores themes of hope and freedom. Hope for all of us who love God, but who find ourselves struggling with fears and insecurities, and freedom from the things that hold us back from living the abundant life promised by Jesus. ## **Updated version of the app** We have been working on a new version of the app which is due to be released in early 2023. Our goal is to make it more functional and even easier to use. We will continue to produce new content to keep the app fresh and provide further resources such as a webinar to help people who struggle with poor sleep. We are excited to see people benefiting from this update in 2023 and beyond. Financial report ## **Charity Registration No. 1191530** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30/09/2022** **LIVE FROM REST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30/09/2022** |**CONTENTS**|| |---|---| |Charity Information|1| |Independent Examiners Report|2| |Receipts & Payments Account|3| |Statement of Assets and Liabilities|4| |Notes to the Financial Statements|5| **LIVE FROM REST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30/09/2022** **Page 1** ||**CHARITY INFORMATION**| |---|---| |**Trustees**|Dr John Bibby (Chair)| ||Linda Brooks| ||Dr Jon Dixon| |**Charity number**|1191530| |**Address**|Live From Rest| ||216 South Meadow Lane| ||Preston| ||PR1 8JP| ||Lancs| |**Independent Examiner**|Simon Hart| ||Hart Wright Accounting| ||24 Hall Drive| ||Sutton in Craven| ||BD20 7NH| **LIVE FROM REST** **Page 2** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30/09/2022** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Live From Rest ('the CIO') for the year ended 30 September 2022, which are set out on pages 3 to 5. ## **Responsibilities and basis of the report** As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in I report in respect of my examination of the CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: (1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or - (2) the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Simon Hart Hart Wright Accounting 24 Hall Drive Sutton in Craven BD20 7NH Date: 23rd December 2022 **Page 3** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30/09/2022** ## **LIVE FROM REST** ## **Receipts and Payments Account** |**Receipts**
Income from App providers
Individual Donations
Income from Sale of Books
Grant Income
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
App Development costs
Cost of Sales - Books
Payroll and Contractors Fees
Other Staff Costs
Office Costs
IT and Communications
Advertising
Accountancy and independent examination
Bank charges
**Total Payments**
**Net Receipts / (Payments)**
**Cash Funds at**
**01/09/2021**
**Cash Funds at**
**30/09/2022**||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
2,313
8,940
1,159|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
2,313
8,940
1,159|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
2,500|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
2,500|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
2,313
8,940
1,159
2,500
-
14,912
1,157
1,896
3,764
100
303
1,612
560
300
1
9,693
5,219
744
**5,963**||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
11,561
8,072
-
-|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
11,561
8,072
-
-|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**|**Total**
**2021**
**£**
11,561
8,072
-
-| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||||| ||||12,412||2,500||||19,633||-|19,633| ||||87
1,896
3,764
100
303
1,612
560
300
1||1,070||||5,128
1,987
162
500
3,734
7,378|||5,128
-
1,987
162
500
3,734
7,378
-
-| ||||8,623||1,070||||18,889||-|18,889| ||||3,789
744||1,430
-||||744||-|744
-| ||||**4,533**||**1,430**||||**744**||**-**|**744**| **LIVE FROM REST** **Page 4** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30/09/2022** ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities** **Cash funds 30/09/2022 31 Aug 2021** £ £ Cash Account 5,963 744 Approved by the Trustees on 28th December 2022 and signed on its behalf by Dr John Bibby **Trustee** **LIVE FROM REST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30/09/2022** **Page 5** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **1 Accounting Policies** The Financial Statements have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis in accordance with Section 133 of the Charities Act 2011. ## **2 Funds** Unrestricted funds are income funds which are to be spent on the Charity's general purposes. Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. ## **3 Related party transactions** There were no related party transactions in this financial period ## **4 Restricted funds** |**Restricted funds**|| |---|---| |App Development|**b/f**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**c/f**| ||2,500
1,070
-
1,430| ||-
2,500
1,070
-
1,430|