Sustainable Faith Global IA company Ilmlled byguarantee• not haVishare tapltall DIRECTORS, ANNUAL REPORT The director>presÈntthefv report prepared in accordancè with Charlties SORP leffertrwejanuary 20151 with the unaudited financial 5tstements for the year ended 31 August 2025, also prepared in accordance with. rhe aforementioned Ststement of Reconwnended Praaice and FRSIO2. l. Introduction.. Stjstainable Faith Global is a Company Limited by Guarantee.. 702030 and registerèd Northern Ireland Ch3rity.' iog885. Our Companies Houselcharity Commission registered addréss is.. Unit 5, Altona Business Park, Altona road, Lisburn, 8T27 5QB, UK. Sustainable Faith's Trustees operate in keeping with their Eovernin% documents, the Articles of Association of Su£tainable Faith Global. SiJst3in3bie F31th Global, commonly called 'Sustainable Faith,, is a Christian, contemplative collective that seeks to provide resources for prayer, formation, spiritual direction, ongoing training, and retreat in the United Kingdom and beyond. The aim is to help people flourish, in discerning and living nut their purp05e faithfully, joyfully, and sustainably. To this end we host retreats, nurture conversations of oonsequence, accompany leaders, train spirituèl director5, and help people pour themselves nijt frnm a deep place." This includes.. -our two-year training in Spiritual dirpctinn. -our Supervision training that trains supervisors for èthicèl and good.prattice for spiritual directors. -our fJirp.r.tnrip< of gpiritual directors in our collertive that is available for individuals andloi 8roup5 to acce55 B spiritual director_ -Individual and group spiritual direclion opportunities for anyone who is interested and seeking this fomiation. -Individual and group Ignatian Accompaniment in the 18, and 19, annot3tion for anyone who is interested and seeking this formation. Individual and group supervision Opportunities for any spiritual director who Is In need of supervision in order to malntain ethic31 and good practice. 2. Charitable Objects, OveNiew ot Activity and Public Benefit 2.1 Charitable Objects and Overview of Activitv 2.1.1 As stated in Sustainable Faith Global's Article5 of Association, their governing documents, the Charity's objects Arp. specific to the following iJndpr4.1.l.: 'the advancement of the Christian faith mainly but not exclusively by mean5 of Christian Spiritual direction and gpiritual formation training, teaching in spiritual practices, the holding ol ongoing training, prayer 8atherings, conferences, and retreats, and producing and distributing Christ13n contemplative literature and resources for the piiblic benefit in the United Kingdom and elsewhere."
Sustainable Faith Global (Acornpany Ilmited bveuarantte. not haviry shore ¢apltall DIREcfoRS' ANNUAL REPORT{continvedl Throughout the Articles '¢h3ritable" Fnean5 tharitable in accordante with the law of Northern Ireland provided It does not include any purpose which Is not charitable in accordance with s.7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 2CQS.' For the ?voldar)ce of doubt, rhe 5VStem of13w governing theEe. Articles is the law of Northern Ireland. 2.1.2 Over this p35t year we have trained over 60 Spiritual directors in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Ingland, and Europe in 9 cohorts, 35 well as three other formation schools for another 23 inéividuals. We have provided ongoing training to another 120 i¢)dividual Spiritual directors through the School of Ignatlan Accompaniment, the School of Supervision, School of Ignatian Spirituality, Month5y Trainings and Regional Gatherings. Number of Individuals in our TrainingslOffeiin8S'. 65 for Schools of Spiritual Direction 17 fox Primer School of Contemplatio 6 for School of Supervision ? for Sthool of Spiritual Exercises Accompaniment 6 for School of Ignatian Spirituality 51 for our Monthly TraininE5 50 signed up for our Regional Gathering5 2.2 Public 8enefit As dp.scribèd in Sustainable Faith's Public benefit statement.. 'Dir2Ct benefits include training for spiritual directors which in turn will provide support to the wider Christian community. Providin onRoinR traininR for Sijstainable Faith spiritual directors helping thern to develop their skills further lin order to deepe their own faith journey and sUPPOrt the wider Christian community). FacilitatlnB retreats and gatherings which deepen individual's faith in God. Giv£ theffl acce55 to resources that deepen their knowledge and experience of God. Through beneficiary feedback and through the number of people who participate in training and retre3ts. 2.2.1 All of our over 5piritual-directors-in-training r)ffpr monthly gpiritual dirpr.tian for free under supervision for at least two people in their first year and 3-4 in their second year. So, this year our year I trainees1361 offered monthly free Spiritual dlrection to about 72 people monthly in the wider Chrkstian community or those whn are seeklnE this forrnati. Our year 2 trainees1291 offered monthly free spiritual direction to over 100 people in the wider Christian crrnmunity or those who are seeking this formation. Additionally, our 6 5upervisor54n-traininE offered supervision to at least l individual monthly for the year for 10 months, totaling over 60 free sessions of supervision. Last, our Ignatian Accompanimenl Training began to offer free Ignatian Accompanimenl to over 14 individuals month5y. We 3150 Issued scholarships. IS scholarships for monthly training1£2001. 24 scholarships for Regional Gatherings I£SOI, I Primer scho13rship. 3 Scholarships for a 5chool11500-20001 totaling 43 5cho13rship5.
5ustsinable Faith Global {A company Ilmlted by Kuarantee, not havlng Share capital} OIREcfoRS' ANNUAI REPORT (continued) 2.2.2. Additionally we surveyed Qui spiritual directors and out of 100 response5 we re¢eivéd the followinE feedback: Of thp£e 100 spiritual dirertors we havp trained who respcffldeLI to our survey, nearly all offer spiritual direction regularly. Here are the number of Individuals they offer spiritual direction to.. 36 meet regularly with a few people1108 people per monthl 35 meet with 5-10 people per monih1175-350 per monthl IU meet with 10-15 people per month1100-ISO per monthl 4 meet with 15-20 per month160-80 per monthl 4 meet with 20-25 per month180-1001 3 meet with 25-30 per month175-901 3 meet with 30-35 per month190-1051 This ffieans that the spiritual directors we have trained, and of those surveyed, we offer about 688-983 sessions of spiritual direction per month as a collective. 66% of these 100 spiritual L*rectors said they offer free spir?tual dirprrinn to at least one nr more people, When asked how many people they offer free spiritual direction to, the surn total offered from this spiritual direction collective was over 235 per month Imost directors in our (Jirectories charge k)etween £25-55 per session so this is around £5875-12.925 worth of spiritual direction for freel. 53% of these spiritual directors $3id they offer a di5COLJrited rate to one or more Individualg beside5. Operational Overview 3.1 Sustainable Faith Global has a CEO and Operation5 administrator. The CEO leads and offers support to the team of teachers who offer the training in several Ioc3tions. The CEO also interacls reRularly with the Board for the Dverall wellbeinE of the organisation. The operations administratiK adds ongoinE support to the worf( of the CEO, the Trii£tpei the trainers, the spiritual directors in training, as well as the spiritual directors in Ouf collectlve. Our Teachersltrainer5. Our toachers lead the training schoo15 in spiritual dlrection in their own contexts. Each of our teachers is a trained gpiritual director as well as being a capable facilitator. Each teacher provides a 53fe space for le3rnin8 and fOrmatic in a group environment.
Sustalnable Faith Global (Acornpany IiTnittil byguaNntee. not h¥ln8 sh3rÉ tapitall DIREcfoRS' ANNUAL REPORT (contlnuedl 3.2 Structure and Governan. Svstainable Faith Global cannot exist without the invaluable oversighi and guldance frcyn a dedicated Board of Directors who meet monthly to support the worf< of this organisatlOD In keeping with its Articles Df Association. The Board of Trustees for this filing year.. -caroline Riley IBoard Chairl -jeremy Larner -(Audreyl Michelk 5tott Iresigned 23 May 20251 -IZiadal L)vog¥ Nurse -Eliiabeth Gowen The TriJ4tpp% on the date the repDrt was approved.. -caroline Riley (Board Chairl .Jeremy Larner ITreèsuTÈrl -Elizabeth Gowen 4Ziadal Lavog3 Nvrse Isecretaryl -Audrenneive Alareen Farrell lappointed 5 February 20261 3. Financial Overview: The statement of financi31 activities which show5 the result5 of the comparly is set out on page 12. The reported profit for the perio(l is £11,21012024: £1.155). The directors continually review all funding DPPOrtunities to Maximi the incoming resources for the charity. 4. Reserves Policv: The company's policy is to achieve a level of free rpserve5 whlth matches the needs of the company both at the current time ané the loreseeable future. Free reserves are those unrestricted reserve5 which are avai13ble for general use. 5. Publlc Benefit: In setting our objectives and planviing our attivities for the period. the directors have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission fnr Northern Ireland's Statutory guidance on public benefit to ensure that the 3Ctivitie5 have helped achieve the charity purpose and provide a benefit to the beneficiaries.
Sustainable Faith Glo1 (Acompany Ilmlted by Euaranteetr nol hav5vJ8 shore PitalI OIREcfoRS' ANNUAL REPORT {ct)Mlnuedl 6. Special Provisions relatin8 to small companies: This report is prepared in accordance with the special provision5 relating to gmall companies within part 15 ofthe Companies Act 2006. 7. klighlights: There havp been a number of occasion5 in 2024-2025 where we have taken the time to pause and celebrate Our second year as a charity, We have been 50 thankful a5 an organisation to be able to base here in Northern Ireland and to b¢ able to 4hArp this work for the benefit of many in the wider chiArr.h and to any who are seeking their formation in the UK and beyond. We look forward to further growth and sharing. 8. Future Outlook: Whilst the desire, need and invitation for this work continues to grow, it Is important that this is rlnnp. in 3 5tructurallv surtainable manner. As we arp already in the midEt of this year beyond this filin& we are already seeinE tremendous growth in our schools, ongoing Iraining opportunities, opportunities to share spiritua, direction to those in need, and many accessing our resources. We are deliRhted at the response and look forward to expanding possibilities. We look forward to sharing more next yearl Acknowledgements: The sharing of our work simply cannot take place without the help of 5UPPOrting oreanisation5. churches, leaders, and other beneficiaries who have wplcnmp_d this wort< in their own lives and in the widor church, We cannot thank you enough for your generous recommendations, encouragement, and practical Support. We have truly begun to thrive and are bewnning to 8row thanks to you. Wp are 50 grateful to bÈ based here in Northern Ireland. By ordèr of the Board Ci L-•- J Larner Chair th Date: 13 February 2026