## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 6[th] April 2024 Period start date to 5[th] April 2025 Period end date** **Charity name: SEAN International** ## **Charity registration number: 286965** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the charity are to advance the
Christian faith and ministry for the benefit of
the public by developing theological education,
principally by extension, so that it is accessible
by a wide range of people including those who
cannot afford other types of education. The
charity is involved with the publication and
distribution of Christian literature and
materials throughout the world. The charity’s
ministry is independent, interdenominational
and international and so benefits a wide
section of thepublic.| |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|The charity has continued to produce,
promote, distribute and facilitate the
production and distribution of extension
education materials. It has also developed and
revised many of its publications in response to
the need for accessible Christian educational
resources for both Christian and non-Christian
cultures. The courses are also promoted via the
website and social media.
The charity has co-operated with other
Christian extension learning organisations and
Christian broadcasting organisations to further
its objects and to ensure that as many people
as possible benefit from its activities.
The trustees regularly review the charity
activities and make plans for the future, to
ensure that the SEAN courses maintain their
quality and availability, throughout the world,
in many languages and in a range of media
formats, as communications and digital
technology continues to provide more
opportunities to serve and benefit the public.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|Para 1.18|The trustees have considered the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit, as
well as the specific guidance for charities on
the advancement of religion.| Commission on public benefit ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||The charity is called SEAN International as it
seeks to produce study materials to enable
StudybyExtension for All Nations| ## **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|During the year we developed our contact with
a wide network of organizations committed to
theological education by extension. Many of
these organisations, and their students, who
are often from very poor areas, benefit from
the use of our courses. We also worked, and
provided input via training and conference
opportunities, with other organisations
involved with Theological Education by
Extension (TEE).
We have gained further information about
those printing, distributing and using courses
and materials developed by our charity, which
will assist us in future revision and
development of courses. We have continued
our research and deepened our knowledge as
we progress the possibility of more providing
courses via digital platforms and mobile
devices, which will benefit a wider section of
society.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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||The charity has prepared its accounts on the
basis of being a going concern, having both
considered and assessed the normal risks the
charity faces, plus the additional challenges
caused by world news events, serious conflicts
in the world, and the resultant economic and
environmental impacts in which the charity
operates.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|The net assets of the charity at 5th April 2025
were £216,528, being 4% less than at 5thApril
2024(£224,734).| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees aim to hold a minimum of the
previous year’s payments as unrestricted
undesignated reserves at the beginning of each
financial year, and to maintain no more than
twice that amount as unrestricted
undesignated reserves. The reserves position is
reviewed annually.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£216,528 (including £13,919 restricted funds
(2024: £224,734 incl. £23,233 restricted funds)| |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|The charity has prepared its accounts on a
going concern basis, having both considered
and assessed the normal risks the charity faces,
plus additional risks caused world news events
and conflicts in some parts of the world. The
trustees regularly assess the ongoing situations
and follow guidance issued by relevant
authorities.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy Para 1.46 adopted A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||**Trust Deed dated 8th April 1982**| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**| |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|**Election by existing trustees**| **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|SEAN International| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|SEAN| |Registered charity number|286965| Charity’s principal address Ferndale, Cranston Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3HL ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Rev Dr A R Angel|Chair||||| ||Rev Dr G P Aylett|Vice|Chair|||| ||Prof. C Brassett|||||| ||Mrs C Freeman|||||| ||Dr V Glissmann|||From 9 Sep2025||| ||Rev Dr T M W Green|||||| ||Ms M B Klausen|||From 9 Sep2025||| ||Mr S R L Marshall|||From 16 Sep2024||| ||Mr B A Stansfield|||From 14 Apr 2025||| ||Rev T P Subedi|||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| ||Corporate trustees–names of|||||| ||**Director name**|||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| ||**Trustee name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| |||||||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets 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)** Dr Markus Voelker ## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||
G P Aylett|| ||
Vice-Chair|| ||
21 Dec 2025|| ||
21 Dec 2025|| |**Charity Name**||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**SEAN International**||**286965**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|06/04/2024
Period start date|05/04/2025
Period end date
**To**||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,696**
**1,690**
**-**
**5,125**
**44,803**
**5,319**
**-**
**-**

**72,632**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**72,632**
**9,033**
**5,294**
**25,556**
**1,940**
**782**
**1,045**
**16,181**
**6,037**
**-**
**65,869**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**65,869**
**6,763**
**-**
**99,561**
**106,324**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**3,600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,600**
**5,000**
**-**
**-**
**7,914**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,914**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,914**
**- 9,314**
**-**
**23,233**
**13,919**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**15,696**
**5,290**
**-**
**5,125**
**44,803**
**5,319**
**-**
**-**
**76,232**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**76,232**
**14,033**
**5,294**
**25,556**
**9,854**
**782**
**1,045**
**16,181**
**6,037**
**-**
**78,783**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**78,783**
**- 2,551**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations from churches/charities|**15,696**|||||**17,044**| |Donations from Individuals|**1,690**|||||**7,797**| |Tax repayments|**-**|||||**1,716**| |Other income/grants|**5,125**|||||**19,500**| |Royaltyincome|**44,803**|||||**46,466**| |Investment income|**5,319**|||||**4,805**| |Legacyincome|**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**72,632**|||||**97,328**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**97,328**| |||||||| |
Direct support for users of courses|**9,033**|||||**15,329**| |Office admin andpersonnel|**5,294**|||||**15,098**| |Operations management|**25,556**|||||**23,397**| |Editorial & Translation support|**1,940**|||||**6,859**| |Publicity/Newsletters|**782**|||||**7,991**| |Website and Digital development|**1,045**|||||**2,104**| |Governance|**16,181**|||||**19,228**| |Conferences|**6,037**|||||**3,280**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**65,869**|||||**93,286**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**93,286**| |||||||| ||**6,763**|**- 9,314**|**-**|**- 2,551**||**4,042**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**99,561**|**23,233**|**-**|**122,794**||**118,752**| ||**106,324**|**13,919**|**-**|**120,243**||**122,794**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 10/07/2025 1 ## **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**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
Re debtors/commitments
**Details**
**Details**
Fixed Assets (IT Equipment)
Petty cash/floats/PayPal
CAF Current Account
CAF Deposit Account
Debtor: other
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Debtor: Tax repayment due
Debtor: PICI
**Details**
CCLA Investment Fund Units|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**4,339**
**-**
**9,625**
**-**
**92,359**
**13,919**
**106,324**
**13,919**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**3,327**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Unrestricted**
**50,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**4,290**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
**- 3,216**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
G P Aylett|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**89,742**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||G P Aylett|21 Dec 2025| ||||| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 10/07/2025 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name SEAN International **members of On accounts for the year** 5[th] April 2025 **Charity no** 286965 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** CCXX R1 & R2 accounts (SS) (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2025. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention ( ~~other than that disclosed below~~ *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - 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 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Name:** Stephen Hendy **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Data Developments (UK) Ltd First Floor, Chubb Building, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT **----- Start of picture text -----**
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1 **October 2018** **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**