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2022-12-31-accounts

KYRIA NETWORK

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Kyria Network On a¢¢ounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 Charity no (if any) 1193102 Set out on pages 2to9 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trust.) for the year ended 31 December 2022. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the AGt°). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Garried out under section 145 of the 2011 A¢t and in Garying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sedion 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. l Corfimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. Independent examiner's statement accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Date: 2411012023 Name: Greg Smyth Relevant professional qualification(sl or body (if any): ICAEW Address: Smyth & Co, 4 High Street, Langford, Biggleswade, Beds, SG18 9RR

KYRIA NETWORK

1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 1 January 2022- 31 December 2022 Financial year end: 31 December 2022

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Kyria Network
Other name the
charity uses		 Sophia Network
Registered charity
number		 1193102
Charity’s principal
address		 4 Hanbury Road, Chelmsford, Essex

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Offce (if any) Dates acted if not for
whole year
Amanda Jackson CHAIR
Olivia Laverne Amartey TRUSTEE
Grace Yee-Oi Marshall TRUSTEE
Catherine Madavan TRUSTEE
Nicola Alice Sims TRUSTEE
Tania Bright TRUSTEE
Peter Granville Sims TRUSTEE

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Additional information

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members:

Amy Summerfeld CEO
Samara Noblett Operations Assistant Appointed May 2022
Odele Harding Scottish National Leader Appointed May 2022
Bukola George Volunteer Finance
Lisa Leonce Volunteer Diversity and
inclusion Offcer

Objectives and Activities

Summary of the
purposes of the
charity as set out
in its governing
document		 The promotion of gender equality within the Christian
church, in the UK and beyond, for the public beneft
through education, research, advocacy and awareness
raising. Promotion of the Christian faith.
The objects of the
CIO are:		 The promotion of gender equality within the Christian
church, in the UK and beyond, for the public beneft by.
●
The elimination of discrimination on the grounds of
gender
●
Advancing education and raising awareness in
equality and diversity
●
Promoting activities to foster understanding
between people from diverse backgrounds
●
Conducting or commissioning research on equality
and diversity issues and publishing the results to
the public
●
Cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and
diversity
●
Promotion of the Christian faith

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Summary of the
main activities in
relation to those
purposes for the
public beneft, in
particular, the
activities, projects
or services
identifed in the
accounts.		 ●
Leadership Blogs
●
Leadership Focus events
●
Book clubs
●
Conferences in regions and nations
●
Advocacy and advice meetings
●
Senior leaders networking and retreats
●
Research, including consultancy and community
feedback
●
Online portal of resources and webs development

Additional information

Policies Trustee Job Description and Role
Volunteer Declaration
Safeguarding Policy
Data Policy and Privacy Policy
Volunteers and
breakdown in 2022		 Whole Number: 55
Board: 7
Council of Reference: 9
Canopy: 6
England: 6
Northern Ireland: 6
Scotland: 8
Wales: 6
Operations: 7

Achievements and Performance

2022 has been a significant year for Kyria.

● Kyria has been honoured to be part of several significant, confidential, denominational conversations with women in leadership seeking support, advice and advocacy.

● We have continued to provide support, encouragement and mentorship to a number of high profile senior women leaders.

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● This year we launched leadership teams in Wales and Northern Ireland, who are tasked with working on vision and raising the profile of and support for women leaders in those nations. Our wider volunteer team has also grown.

● We launched “Allow Me” This resource introduces people to 20 Biblical women leaders in many different spheres. For each study there is a short video clip, Bible references and a set of questions to ponder or discuss with a group of friends.

As a Board we have aspirations and aims for 2023 including:

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Financial Review

Review of the
charity’s fnancial
position at the end
of the period		 It has been a relatively healthy fnancial
year for Kyria . We received one grant to
the amount of £5,000 which has made a
signifcant difference.
In partnership with Stewardship we've
benefted through the gift aid scheme
and our regular donations have increased
from £580 a month to an average of £900
a month with one off giving varying
throughout the year. This signifcant
increase has allowed us to build and plan
more effectively and strategically as a
network.
Our biggest expense has been ongoing
payment to our CEO as a sole trader and
now this year our new 1 day a week
Scottish lead as a sole trader and our new
Operations Assistant sole trader.
Our ongoing strategy to carefully manage
the budgeting and planning of events, to
at least break even and to fundraise at
face to face events, has been successful,
but there is more to be done. In
summary, we are thankful for a stable

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and healthy fnancial year, despite
challenging circumstances
Statement
explaining the
policy for holding
reserves stating
why they are held		 The trustees have considered the requirements for
reserves based on the main risks to funding, and
have decided to aim for 3 months of core operational
costs in the unrestricted reserves.
Amount of
reserves held		 Our reserves for this year are £18,014 of which £5,594
is our restricted funds for Scotland

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature & Full Name

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Amanda Jackson
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Position

Kyria NetworkChair Kyria Trustee Kyria Trustee
Date
24th October 2023 24/10/23

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Kyr￿ 1191102 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Forthe period from 1StJaThU￿ry 2022 31st Dewnber2022 Section A Recei ts and pa ments Unrestrictod funds totht npBrest End¢)wment fuTrds tothb noar•Jt£ Rostrlcted funds Total funds LA•ty¢#i 10thono#¥¢st£ tothp TrparqstE goth¢ nearest£ A1 Roc81 Onati￿5 ra 20 89 Sub totallGross Incon￿ forARJ 24.636 24.&36 34,917 tablo Sub total Total receipts 24.636 A3Pa mfynts Admin15tr8tiwese￿K￿S Speak8rslL8ads Fe¢51Grfts EveniveDuE C03tS Fo(wAccommodaian $ Intemet Web￿le cost Postage Insuran¢* Cost Tt5vel Mileaya BODk￿reSoUrC￿￿ costs ConfereDce. 5coOand .75 15.870 323 729 1.631 1,132 3.41 36 271 460 48 372 460 5S 7Z 197 519 li 9(K) 2,7SZ 630 494 82 630 Trawd. ￿h8 eanks ioi 82 Sub total A4A$5etand investment Sub total Net of ￿tIPt5/(paymentsJ ASTransfer5 between funds A6 Cash fund5 last year end Ca$h funds this yearend LSS 19.570 19,$70

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