## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1/Jan/2023 Period start date To 31/Dec/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Ruach Resources**
## **Charity registration number: 1197062**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the CIO is, for the public
benefit, to advance the Christian faith by
means of, without limitation, creating and
distributing software applications,
literature and other platforms to enlighten
others about the Christian faith.|
|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|Development of God for Kids app
Development of Animals of Eden Valley
Books
Events to distribute and market these
products
Sharing our resources in schools and
through church workshops|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have regarded the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit|
## **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|**NEW WORK**
**App**
Developed Audio Stories and continued to work
on translations into Ukraine, Russian, Serbian,
Hungarian, Spanish, German, French and Dutch.
**Books & Other Products**
Work began on the script of book 5: “Why Did
God Make Me?”. Also launched a
Christmas/Advent I-Spy Poster to go with the
book “Where Does God Live?”.
**Schools**
We made 9 visits to 6 schools. 8 Collective
Worship Sessions and 2 lessons (1 RE, 1 English).
**Workshops**
We ran a trial “Faith at Home” workshop at The
Message Trust with The Well at Woodseats and
another full workshop at Spa View Community
Church.
**Conferences/Exhibitions**
We attended 3 Conferences to exhibit this year:
Hand in Hand, Joined Up, Playtime – Care for the
Family. Hand in Hand conference also including
speaking in a seminar. We also had a table at a
Christmas Market in Norton, Sheffield.
**Blog & Social Media**
We created 12 blog posts – one for each month.
5 written in-house and 9 guest posts in
collaboration with other like-minded ministries
including BRF – Parenting for Faith, The Bible
Society & Scripture Union
**REACH & IMPACT**
**APP**– reached 40,400 Unique active users in
148 countries
**Books**– sold 311 items online & 514 items face
to face.
**Schools**– Read to 690 children and gave away
822 colouring books
**Workshops**– empowered 12 families to share
their faith with their children
**Blog**– reached 92,000 people (target audience:
parents and children’s workers), resourcing and
empowering their ministry to children.
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Crowdfunder to raise funds to translate the
app raised £525 on 1stMarch 2023.
Crowdfunder to print 500 copies of “Is God
Very Strong? Colouring Book.” Raised £288
on 12thJuly 2023.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|The first Crowdfunder fell short of the £2000
we were hoping to raise. (26% success)
The second raised above the £250 we were
hoping for. (115% success)|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The bank balance at the end of the year was
£468.34|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We do not yet have a statement regarding
the holding of reserves.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|We do not hold any reserves as our income
is currently too unpredictable and our bank
balance too low.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
**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|50% Donations from private individuals
50% Sales of Books & Merchandise|
|---|---|---|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The charity is dependent on the volunteer
work of Joanne Gilchrist as well as overseas
app developers and graphic artists. The
biggest risk is if they withdraw their support,
the charity cannot afford to replace them
with paid personnel.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Governing Document / Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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 nominated by Joanne Gilchrist
or another trustee, interviewed by the chair
of trustees and ratified by all trustees at a
trustee meeting. They must have an active
Christian faith and be willing to adhere to the
values as outlined in the governing
document.|
|**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|We do not yet have an official policy or
procedure document for this, other than the
information already outlined in the governing
document.|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|This year, we have worked in collaboration
with Together for Sheffield, Hand in Hand
Conference, The Message Trust, The Well
at Woodseats and Spa View Community
Church.
However, we are members of a wider
organisation nor come under another
umbrella organisation.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|SunScool app hosts all of our digital content
on their CMS and their workers are
responsible for the technical updates and
development of God for Kids, under direction
and instruction from Joanne Gilchrist.
SunScool do this work for free; in return we
also market for them at our events.|
|Other||Different authors or members of other
organisations are invited to guest blog on
our website.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Ruach Resources|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|God for Kids|
|Registered charity number|1197062|
|Charity’s principal address|Gardeners Cottage, Norton, Sheffield, S8 8BA.|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||1|David Mark Wallace|Chair|1/Jan23 – 6/Nov/23||
||2|Sharon Turp|Treasurer|||
||3|Carol Barwick||||
||4|Nathan Goodearl|Secretary|12/Jan/2023
onwards||
||5|Andrew Blench|Chair|6/Nov/23 onwards|David Mark
Wallace|
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name Joanne Gilchrist**
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 n/a held in this capacity
Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**
**adviser **|**Name**|**Address**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Charity**
**Advisor**|Rebecca
Denny|The Charity Spark, 71-75 Shelton Street, London , WC2H
9JQ, United Kingdom||
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||||
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## **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**
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|**Signature(s)**|||
|**Full Name(s)**|**Nathan Goodearl**||
|**Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair**
**etc)**|**Secretary**||
|**Date**|**17th May 2024**||
Ruach Resources
Income and Expenditure 2023
Income
Book & Merch Sales £ 2,901.25
Donations £ 2,167.40
Grft Aid.. £ 884.67
Other (Royalties, referral reward) £ 1,211.31
Total £7,164.63
ExFenditure
Utillties & Services £ 1.618.64
Stock £ 2,967.72
Developer Costs £ 996.90
Markèting £ 1.253.40
Other (Refunds, Volunteer Expense8 & Misc) £ 731.81
Total £7,668.47
Slgn•d by Andr•w Bl•nch, Chalr of Trust••8
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