Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource

 

ANNUAL REPORT
FOR 2005 – 2006

 

TO BE PRESENTED AT THE

 

TWELTH
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY

 

ON MONDAY 17th JULY 2006
AT 7.00 PM
AT
SUFFOLK COLLEGE   ROPE WALK
IPSWICH   IP4 1LT



TWELTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF SUFFOLK INTER FAITH RESOURCE
IN LECTURE THEATRE ONE OF SUFFOLK COLLEGE
ON MONDAY 17th JULY 2006 AT 7.00 PM

AGENDA

Everyone is invited to attend the AGM but only Company Members are eligible to vote.

 

1.    Welcome to Guests of the Company

2.    Apologies for absence

3.    Minutes of the Eleventh AGM held on 18th July 2005

4.    Matters arising

5.    The Report of the Board of Trustees

6.    Treasurer's Report and presentation of the accounts for 2005-2006

7.    Appointment of Examiner of Accounts for 2006-2007

8.    Election of Board Members

Of the Board's 7 members, 2 have resigned during the year and 2 others are standing down at the AGM.  There are four vacancies to be filled.
The following candidates have been propose and seconded:
Cynthia Capey; Jean Gittens; Elizabeth Peck; Nargis Sultan

9.    Any other Business

10.  Date of next AGM (16th July 2007)

 

The AGM will be followed by
Spot Talks from

on behalf of various organisations
including
Neil Jackson of University Campus Suffolk.

and then by
A GARDEN PARTY
at the SIFRE CENTRE.
Please make your way to the Centre after the Spot Talks.

 

 


SUFFOLK INTER-FAITH RESOURCE

MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
HELD IN LECTURE THEATRE ONE OF SUFFOLK COLLEGE
AT 7.00PM ON JULY 18 2005

Present.

Members:
Cynthia Capey (Hon Faiths Officer); David Capey (Hon Executive Officer); Sujata Gathani; John Gibbs; Dave Haskins; John Leming; Wendy Mulford-Bevan; Elahe Mojdehi; Cliff Reed (Hon President); Terry Smith (Hon Chairman); Martin Spettigue (Hon Company Secretary and Treasurer); Loris Squirrell; Richard Togher; Peter Watson.

Associates:
Ann Barbanell; Anne Boiley; David Boiley.

 

Affiliate Group Representatives:
Shiva Cooper (Baha'is of Ipswich); Peter Haystead (Suffolk Constabulary); Peggy Heim (Ipswich Methodist Circuit); Laurie Manning (Ipswich Pagan Council); Tony Manning (Ipswich Pagan Council); Manik Miah (Ipswich Bangladeshi Mosque and Community); Peter Mortimer (Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich).

Staff and Visitors:
Derek Barbanell; Jyoti Dabhi; Andrew McCormack (IBC); Adam Nicholls (SCC); Bhupindar S Sually; Mark Patten Smith; Kate Patten Smith:

1.        Welcome.
The Chairman welcomed all Members, Associates, Affiliate Representatives and guests including Peter Haystead (Suffolk Constabulary), Andrew McCormack (IBC) and Adam Nicholls (SCC);who would be speaking to the meeting after the AGM and before the Garden Party.  He then asked the President, Revd Cliff Reed, to chair the meeting.  The meeting was asked to stand and observe 2 minutes silence in memory of those who had lost their lives in the London bombings on 7th July.

2.        Apologies.
Apologies for absence were received from:
Members: Mary Mills; Margaret Nelson; Liz Pichon;
Associates: Verna Duncan; Jim Dalgleish; Harriet Frazer; Bernard Jasper; Rosemary Pickering; Mike Stannett; Elizabeth Watthews;
Affiliate Group Reps: Shirley Nicholls (St Eds and Ips Anglican Diocese); Sister John Mary (Hengrave); Rose Norgate (Baha'is of Waveney);
Tutors: David Jones;
Friends: Andy Yacoub (SCC).

3.        Board Chairman’s Opening Remarks.
The Chairman remarked that SIFRE continued to embrace change as it responded to current needs.  He expressed thanks to Adrianus van Helvert who was this year standing down from the Board having been Vice-Chairman for 2½ years.  He also thanked the large team of tutors who constitute the grass roots of SIFRE.  He acknowledged SIFRE’s gratitude to Suffolk College who continue to provide superb accommodation to facilitate SIFRE’s work.

4.        Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 19th July 2004.
The minutes of the Annual General Meeting, held on 19th July 2004 were made available for Members, Associates, Affiliate Group Representatives and Friends at the meeting.  David Haskins proposed and John Leming seconded the proposal that they be accepted as a true record of the meeting.  The meeting unanimously agreed that they be accepted and they were signed by the President.

5.        Matters Arising.
Cynthia Capey noted that the move of the SIFRE Centre Library was now complete and she asked a vote of thanks for Richard Togher who had sorted the books and catalogued them.

6.        The Chairman of the Board's Report.
The Chairman referred the meeting to the Report of the Trustee Directors.  He drew attention to the ongoing use and success of the exhibition ‘Faces of Suffolk’ and noted that the 4th Edition of the Inter-Faith Handbook was ready for production.  The Forum of Faiths has had successful meetings at a variety of venues.  He said that his report gave a flavour of where SIFRE is going and prepares it for the year to come.
The Faiths Officer referred to her report, ‘a Fortnight in SIFRE’ and commented that each activity mentioned requires a lot of planning.  She mentioned the work SIFRE’s tutors are now doing in homes for the elderly; this raises questions – do the elderly want to be cared for in multi-cultural, multi-faith environments?  Should they be expected to embrace diversity?  Sujata Gathani observed that these questions had equal impact for the social care and mental health bodies.
The FO then mentioned the pressures from the press after the London bombings, the effect the bombings had had on members of our Muslim Community and the positive action being taken by the Chairman and Leader of Suffolk County Council who are hosting an inter-faith children’s party on 26th July.
The FO also mentioned the problems of failed asylum seekers who no longer receive support from the State and have no means of supporting themselves.  She said that the Suffolk Refugee Support Forum was doing its best to finance them but monetary contributions were needed.

7.        Treasurer’s Report.
The Treasurer referred to the Report of the Trustee Directors which includes the Accounts for the previous year.  He reminded the meeting that the format of these had to conform to the requirements of the Charity Commission and take note of capitalised items such as computers and stock.  He hoped the extensive notes on the accounts were self-explanatory.  He explained that the Accounts had yet to be approved by the external examiner.
The Chairman asked the Members of the Company to accept the Report of the Trustee Directors.  Wendy Mulford-Bevan and Loris Squirrell proposed and seconded the proposal that the Report be accepted subject to satisfactory examination by the external examiner.  All were in favour.

8.        Appointment of Examiner of Accounts for 2004-2005.
David Capey proposed that Clive Mees be appointed.  This was seconded by Martin Spettigue and the Members unanimously accepted the proposal.

9.        Election of Board Members.
The Chairman explained that the Memorandum and Articles of the Company now require two members of the Board to stand down.  John Leming and Adrianus van Helvert were standing down and John was willing to seek re-election (proposed by Cynthia Capey and seconded by David Haskins).  Sujata Gathani had been co-opted onto the Board in the year and her appointment required ratification by the Members (proposed by David Capey and seconded by Wendy Mulford-Bevan).  David Capey had agreed to stand for membership of the Board (proposed by David Haskins and seconded by Robin Herne).  There were no other nominations and the meeting endorsed this proposal.

10.      Any other business.
Sujata Gathani advised the meeting that the mental health trusts were concerned with issues around equality and diversity, faith and spirituality.
Peter Mortimer spoke of the local emergency plans put in place to cope with any emergency- flood, train crash,…  The churches had asked the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich to co-ordinate the pastoral and spiritual backup and a team of clergy and other faith representatives, deployed on a district basis, are prepared to assist the blue light services in any such event.
Peter also reported on the new education quarter development incorporating Suffolk College and the new University together with the Chaplaincy provision for the two institutions.  The College has hosted a seminar for Church Leaders who heard of the Chaplaincy provision at UEA and Essex University together with reflections from Elahe Mojdehi concerning Muslim requirements.

11.      Date of next meeting.
It was agreed that the date of the next AGM would be on Monday 17th July 2006.

The meeting concluded at 7.45pm.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE DIRECTORS FOR 2005 - 2006

The Board of Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource (SIFRE) is pleased to present its Report and Financial Statement for the year ending 31st March 2006.

Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers

The Charity is an Incorporated Private Limited Company (Company No 2992865) registered on 22 November 1994 and registered as a charity on 6 December 1994. The registered address of the Company is c/o Suffolk College. Rope Walk, Ipswich. IP4 1LT.

The Charity has accommodation which is provided by the Suffolk College. This accommodation houses a library and resource centre, an office, and a meeting room which is used for in-house courses. It is furnished with fittings provided by the college and / or donated by other supportive groups.

The Honorary Life President of SIFRE is Revd. Clifford M Reed

The Honorary Officers of the Board for 2004 - 2005 are:

Terry Smith

Chairman

Martin Spettigue

Company Secretary

William David Capey

Treasurer

Members of the Board for 2004 - 2005

William David Capey

(Appointed 17th July 2005)

David Haskins

(Appointed 29th October 2002
resigned 31st January 2006)

John Leming

(Appointed 29th October 2002)

Sujata Gathani

(Co-opted 17th January 2005
resigned 31st December 2005)

Terry Smith

(Appointed 19th July 2004)

Martin Spettigue

(Appointed 14th July 2003)

Richard Togher

(Appointed 14th July 2003)

 

The Charity’s Bankers are:
The National Westminster Bank plc. Ipswich Tavern Street Branch.

The Independent Examiner is:
Mr Clive Mees, Lecturer in Business Studies, Suffolk College, Ipswich.

Structure, Governance and Management

The charitable company is constituted as a limited company and is governed by its memorandum and articles of association.

Membership of SIFRE

SIFRE recognises four categories of membership.  These are:

MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY: who are those individuals who have registered their membership with the Company and have paid their annual subscription fee.

§     They are eligible to attend and vote at General Meetings,

§     They can stand for election to the Board,

§     They receive all SIFRE’s mailings,

§     They get reduced fees for SIFRE run courses,

§     They can attend SIFRE open meetings free of charge.

§     They can attend meetings of the Forum of Faiths,

§     They can enrol to use Suffolk College Library,

§     They pay an annual subscription of £15

ASSOCIATES: who are individuals who support and engage in the activities of SIFRE but do not wish to be involved in the running of the Company.

§     They will receive all SIFRE mailings except Company Members’ mailings,

§     They can attend but not vote at General Meetings,

§     They can attend SIFRE open meetings free of charge,

§     They can attend meetings of the Forum of Faiths,

§     They can enrol to use Suffolk College Library,

§     They will pay an annual subscription of £10.

AFFILIATE GROUPS which are established faith groups and other similar organisations who wish to be involved in Inter-Faith activity.

§     They will receive all SIFRE mailings except Company Members’ mailings,

§     They will be invited to appoint two of their number to serve on the Forum of Faiths,

§     They will pay an annual subscription of £20.

Members of Affiliate Groups:

§     can attend SIFRE open meetings free of charge,

§     can attend but not vote at General Meetings.

AFFILIATE SCHOOLS are schools who wish to be involved in Inter-Faith activity and to make use of SIFRE’s teaching resources and employ SIFRE’s tutors

§     They will have SIFRE’s administration fees waived when they contract SIFRE to provide faith tutors,

§     They will receive all SIFRE mailings except Company Members’ mailings,

§     They will be invited to appoint one of their number to serve on the Forum of Faiths,

§     They will pay an annual subscription of £20.

Members of Affiliate Schools:

§     can attend SIFRE open meetings free of charge,

§     can attend but not vote at General Meetings.

A list of Members, Associate and Affiliate bodies is appended to this report.

The Board of SIFRE

The Board of the Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource comprises up to 7 members who are elected by the Company Members at the Annual General Meeting which is held in July.  Board members normally serve for a period of 3 years, one third of the Board standing down each year. Those who stand down may seek re-election to the Board at the AGM. The Officers of the Board are appointed at the first Board Meeting following the AGM.  The Board met six times in 2005 – 2006

Two of our Board Members resigned during the year.  Sujata Gathani was overloaded with family pressures and in reality never took up her trusteeship.  David Haskins resigned at the end of January; we miss his contributions to our meeting.  By careful timetabling, the remaining five trustees have managed to attend all subsequent meetings and keep us quorate.

The Board has taken its responsibility as an employer seriously and in the last year it has agreed a set of procedures and protocols relating to the employee/ employer situation.  There was concern that these documents will dehumanise SIFRE but the Board intends to try to guard against this.  These procedures and protocols also relate to Trustees and all new Trustees will undergo an induction session.

SIFRE Staff

Since our last AGM, SIFRE has experienced a lot of changes.  Gita Banerji (Assistant to the Faiths Officer) resigned her post last year.  Judy Hardy (Community Liaison Officer) returned to Hong Kong to be with her family.  The Board has since appointed a Faiths Officer (Anne Spalding), a Community Liaison Officer (Tanya White) and an Admin Assistant (Anna-Marie Allbones).  These appointments have allowed Cynthia Capey to be repositioned as Education and Training Co-ordinator.  Anne has mastered a steep learning curve; getting to know SIFRE members and becoming involved with many county statutory bodies.  Our congratulations must go to  Anne who has recently been awarded a PhD by the University of Manchester for her research thesis ‘Hannah Arendt and Humanisation’.  Tanya has been meeting up with the Faith Communities whilst Anna-Marie is now the telephone voice of SIFRE at the SIFRE Centre.

Existing staff continue to expand their involvement.  Besides their valuable work as tutors, Elahe Mojdehi and Mojlum Khan are engaged in research on aspects of the Muslim community and Elahe continues in post as a Community Liaison Officer with special responsibilities to the Muslim community.

In 2005-2006, SIFRE engaged the services of 80 faith tutors who are employed on an as needed basis.  SIFRE charges its clients for their services and pays them an hourly rate and reimburses their out of pocket expenses.  Some tutors choose to donate their earnings to SIFRE.  Tutors who are also members of the Board of SIFRE are not paid for their work but are offered their out of pocket expenses.

The day to day work of SIFRE is now conducted by two full time voluntary staff who work from home, four part time salaried staff who work from the SIFRE Centre and two part time voluntary staff.  The following staff have been associated with SIFRE in the last year.

Hon Executive Officer
(full time voluntary)

David Capey

Hon Faiths Officer
(full time voluntary)

Cynthia Capey
(to 31st December 2005)

Assistant to the Faiths Officer
(part time salaried – 24 hours/ week)

Gitanjali Banerji
(to 13th August 2005)

Faiths Officer
(part time salaried – 20 hours/ week)

Anne Spalding
(from 1st January 2006)

Hon Education and Training Co-ordinator
(full time voluntary)

Cynthia Capey
(from 1st January 2006)

Community Liaison Officer
(part time – 10 hours/ week)

Judy Hardy
(to 31st July 2005)

Community Liaison Officer
(part time – 10 hours/ week)

Elahe Mojdehi

Community Liaison Officer
(part time – 10 hours/ week)

Tanya White
(from 1st February 2006)

Admin Assistant
(part time – 30 hours/ week)

Anna-Marie Allbones
from 1st April 2006)

Hon Faiths Officer (Bury St Edmunds)
(occasional voluntary)

Liz Pichon

Hon Faiths Officer (Lowestoft)
(occasional voluntary)

Rose Norgate

 

The Board would like to express its gratitude to all staff and volunteers for the work they have done for SIFRE in this last year.

Board Responsibilities in Respect of the Financial Statements

Company law requires the Board Members of SIFRE to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company at the year-end and of the net incoming/(outgoing) resources of the charitable company for the year then ending. In preparing these financial statements, the Board Members are required to

q  Select suitable accounting policies

q  Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent

q  State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements

q  Prepare financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the company will continue on that basis

The Board Members are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable it to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 1985. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

External Examiner

In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 1985 a resolution proposing that Clive Mees be reappointed as external examiner of the Company will be put to the Annual General Meeting.

Objectives, Activities and Achievements

The purpose of the charity is to advance public knowledge and understanding of the teachings, beliefs, traditions and practices of the different religions and philosophies (including their distinctive features and common ground) of communities in Britain and in particular in Suffolk and East Anglia.

In furtherance of these objectives, the following activities have taken place during the year:-

SIFRE retains its responsive strategy and in the last year it has continued to provide teaching and training service to its established clients (schools in Suffolk and Norfolk, the WEA, hospitals, police, Suffolk County Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Waveney District Council and Suffolk College) whilst it answered calls from the Prison Service and the Probation Service to assist with Diversity Training of staff.  There also been increasing interest from the established Christian Churches who are now wanting to hear about other faiths and in particular our Muslim Tutors have been in great demand.

In other parts of the county, our SIFRE Circles have been increasingly active.  In Lowestoft, under Rose Norgate’s lead, they participated in a conference at Lowestoft College called ‘Waveney – richer for diversity’.  In Bury St Edmunds, Liz Pichon and her group have arranged a number of successful events for their members whilst also leading jointly with Bury St Edmunds Borough Council in a day conference on ‘Questions of Identity, Faith and Culture’.

In Ipswich, there have been two successful partnership events.  These were run jointly with the Chairman of Suffolk County Council in Endeavour House, a Children’s Party just after 7/7 and an Eid Party at the end of Ramadan.

One of our flag ship products is our inter-faith handbook.  The new fourth edition was produced and published during the year in conjunction with the Festival Shop in Birmingham who manufacture our Diversity Game for us.  Both the game and the handbook continue to sell well.  ‘Faces of Suffolk’ which started as a travelling exhibition continues to be in demand at various conferences and it is often accompanied by Jane Timmins’ ‘Masks of Faith’ sculpture.

SIFRE is only as successful as those who work for it as staff and tutors make it and the Board would like to acknowledge the parts played by an incredible number of people over the last year.

Financial Review

The financial position of SIFRE remains secure.  Whilst it receives core funding from Suffolk County Council to pay its salaried staff, funding from Suffolk Constabulary to contribute to the salary of one of its Community Liaison Officers and project funding for its two research projects, most of its other activities are self funding and generate sufficient overheads to cover the costs relating to administration and the running the office.  Income received from membership subscriptions is mostly consumed in the costs associated with preparation and posting of members mailings.

Accounts are prepared for the year 1st April to 31st March.  Over this period, SIFRE’s total funds have grown from nearly £43K to nearly £77K.  £22K of this total however resides in restricted funds.

It is the aim of SIFRE to have general reserves sufficient to cover expenditure for a forward period of three months. At a minimum SIFRE needs to maintain general reserves that are sufficient to meet legal liabilities in the event of SIFRE's dissolution. Based on actual expenditure for 2005-2006 this equates to a desired reserve of £14,291. As SIFRE has taken on more staff, the Board considers this minimum to be insufficient and as at 31st March 2006, it has set aside reserves of £30,000.

The Board would like to register its appreciation to Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Constabulary for their ongoing financial support.  It would also like to thank Suffolk College for providing accommodation and associated service at no cost to SIFRE.

The Future

SIFRE has had a long association with Suffolk College who has also been its landlord.  Shortly, University Campus Suffolk will take possession of the land on which the Centre stands and we will become their tenant.  The Board wish to express their gratitude to Dave Muller and all the staff of Suffolk College who have made us so welcome and they hope that the relationships will continue while they look forward to creating new relationships and partnerships with the staff of University Campus Suffolk.

SIFRE has always been reactive rather than proactive and to date the Board have not resolved to act differently.  This policy allows SIFRE to respond swiftly to any situation in any place or at any time.

 

 

Dr W David Capey
Hon Treasurer

14th July 2006


APPENDIX TO THE ANNUAL REPORT OF SUFFOLK INTER-FAITH RESOURCE

MEMBERSHIP OF SIFRE AS AT 17th JULY 2006

The following are registered as Company Members who are eligible to vote at the AGM
 and may stand for membership of the Board

1

Mr Shpetim Alimeta

 

Ipswich

2

Mr John Brentnall

 

Southwold

3

Mrs Cynthia Capey

 

Eye

4

Dr David Capey

 

Eye

5

Mrs Ann Dawes

 

Ipswich

6

Mr David G Gedge

 

Woodbridge

7

Ms Maloud Ghazi-Torbati

 

Ipswich

8

John Gibbins

 

woodbridge

9

Mr John Gibbs

 

Ipswich

10

Mrs Jean Gittens

 

Ipswich

11

Mr David Robert Haskins

 

Ipswich

12

Mrs Sheila Anne Haskins

 

Ipswich

13

Mr Robin Herne

 

Ipswich

14

Mr Geoffrey Hughes

 

Brandon

15

Mrs June Hughes

 

Brandon

16

Mrs Pamela M J Hunt

 

Bury St. Edmunds

17

Mr David Hurrell

 

Ipswich

18

Mr Bert Irvine

 

Ipswich

19

Mrs Peggy Irvine

 

Ipswich

20

Dr Jan L M Lelijveld

 

Woodbridge

21

Mrs C M Lelijveld-Mulder

 

Woodbridge

22

Mr John Robert Leming

 

Woodbridge

23

 Mary Elizabeth Mills

 

Ipswich

24

Mrs Elahe Mojdehi

 

Ipswich

25

Mrs Wendy Mulford-Bevan

 

Saxmundham

26

Ms Margaret Nelson

 

Ipswich

27

Mrs Christine Ruth O'Neill

 

Ipswich

28

Mrs Elizabeth Peck

 

Claydon

29

Revd John Peck

 

Woodbridge

30

Mrs Liz Pichon

 

Bury St Edmunds

31

Revd Cliff Reed

 

Ipswich

32

Dr John Rudge

 

Diss

33

Mr Terry Smith

 

Ipswich

34

Mr Martin Spettigue

 

Ipswich

35

Mr Michael Henry Stagg

 

Woodbridge

36

Mrs Jill Stewart

 

Haughley

37

Mr Bhupindar Singh Sually

 

Ipswich

38

Miss Elizabeth H Sugarman

 

Felixstowe

39

Ms Nargis Sultan

 

Needham Market

40

Mr Richard Togher

 

Ipswich

41

Mr Adrianus van Helvert

 

Ipswich

42

Mr Peter Watson

 

Bury St. Edmunds

43

Mrs Elizabeth Wesley

 

Ipswich

 


The following are registered as Associates; they are not eligible to vote at the AGM
 and they may not stand for membership of the Board.

1

Ms Ann Baepple

 

Harkstead

2

Mrs Ann Barbanell

 

Ipswich

3

Revd Noel Bevan

 

Saxmundham

4

Mr Geoffrey V Birkby

 

Bury St Edmunds

5

Mrs Anne Boiley

 

Braintree

6

Mr David C E Boiley

 

Braintree

7

 Penelope Bray

 

Southwold

8

Miss Yvonne Catchpole

 

Ipswich

9

Revd James Dalgleish

 

Ipswich

10

Ms Ruth Davies

 

Bury St Edmunds

11

Ms Gill Dudley

 

Hadleigh

12

Ms Verna H Duncan

 

Ipswich

13

Mrs Tina Ellis

 

Ipswich

14

Mrs Harriet Frazer

 

Saxmundham

15

Mrs Anne Garstang

 

Ipswich

16

Mrs Carol Gibbs

 

Ipswich

17

Mrs Clarissa Gosling

 

Wetherden

18

Miss Patricia Edith Grimsey

 

Ipswich

19

Sr Barbara Harrison

 

Harwich

20

Mrs Marian Haworth

 

Ipswich

21

Mr Tony Horrocks

 

Felixstowe

22

Mrs Irmhild Jacyna

 

Ipswich

23

Mr Bernard Jasper

 

Ipswich

24

Mrs Kiran Kumar

 

Lowestoft

25

Mrs Beverley Levy

 

Woodbridge

26

Mr Tim Mason

 

Ipswich

27

 Chris Mort

 

Colchester

28

Ms Lyn Oldfield

 

Ipswich

29

Mrs Maude Parker

 

Ipswich

30

Revd James Paterson

 

Woodbridge

31

Ms Rosemary Pickering

 

Norwich

32

Mrs Wendy Porter

 

Ipswich

33

Mrs Sophie Pryor

 

Ipswich

34

Mr F R G J Rapsey

 

Stowmarket

35

Revd Edward Rennard

 

Halesworth

36

Revd. Mark Sanders

 

Woodbridge

37

Dr Sushil Kumar Soni

 

Ipswich

38

Mrs Rebecca Steiner

 

Ipswich

39

Miss Evelyn Mary Tayler

 

Colchester

40

 Hilda Taylor

 

Colchester

41

Revd Ray Trudgian

 

Kings Lynn

42

Miss Elizabeth Watthews

 

Ipswich

42

Mr William Wexler

 

Lowestoft

43

Ms Margaret J Wyllie

 

Woodbridge

44

Dr Shams Zamam

 

London

 


THE FOLLOWING ARE REGISTERED AS AFFILIATE GROUPS OF SIFRE

School Representatives

 

1

Mrs Alicia J Holmes

Amberfield School

2

Mrs Sophia Huckle

Bacton Community Middle School

3

Mrs Elaine Talbott

Beacon Hill School

4

Ms Lyn Spall

Creeting St Mary CEVAP Primary School

5

Catherine Banthorpe

Downing Primary School

6

Mr G Pilkington

Hadleigh County Primary School

7

Mrs Sally Ann Edevane

Holbrook CP School

8

Mrs Rita M Page

Horringer Court Middle School

9

Mrs Ruth Kemsley

Ipswich High School

10

Ms Tracey Walker

Ipswich School

11

Ms Kathryn Smith

Kelsale CEVP School

12

Ms Vivienne Hawkins

Kesgrave High School

13

The Head Teacher

Leiston Community High School

14

Miss Christine Hayward

Martlesham Beacon Hill Primary School

15

Miss Elizabeth Bennett

Rose Hill Primary School

16

Mrs Baker

Stradbroke High School

17

Mrs H George

Stradbrook Primary School

 

Representatives of Affiliate Faith Groups

 

1

Mr Hugh Browton

Christian Science Commity on Publications

2

Mrs Shirley Nicholls

Diocese of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich

2

Revd Peter Mortimer

Diocese of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich

3

Mr Manik Miah

Ipswich Bangledesh Mosque and Community

3

Mr Abdul Subhan

Ipswich Bangledesh Mosque and Community

4

Ms Jnanamitra Emmett

Ipswich Buddhist Group (FWBO)

4

Mr Dayasara Hillary

Ipswich Buddhist Group (FWBO)

5

Mr Robin Herne

Ipswich Pagan Council

5

Mrs Laurie Manning

Ipswich Pagan Council

6

Mr John Gibbs

Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House

6

Mr Raymond Seal

Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House

7

Mr Martin Pennock

Religious Society of Friends (Ipswich and Diss MM)

7

Ms Verna H Duncan

Religious Society of Friends (Ipswich and Diss MM)

8

Revd Francis Leader

Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia

8

Mrs Loris Squirrell

Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia

9

Mr Adrianus van Helvert

Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Suffolk

10

Ms Shiva Cooper

Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of Ipswich

10

Mr Robert Ghanea-Hercock

Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of Ipswich

11

Mr Martin Spettigue

Sri Chinmoy Centre

12

Revd John Stroud

St Nicholas’ Hospice (BSE)

13

Mr David Mitchell

Suffolk Humanists

13

Ms Margaret Nelson

Suffolk Humanists

14

Mrs Beverley Levy

Suffolk Liberal Jewish Community

15

Revd Graham Rendle

West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust

15

Revd David Crawley

West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust

 


Representatives of Affiliate Agencies

 

1

Mrs Daphne Savage

Age Concern Suffolk

2

 

Crown Prosecution Service

3

Ms Sonja Barber

Customer Service Direct

4

Ms Tracy Rennie

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices

5

Mr Ian Hartley

East Suffolk Mind

6

Ms Andres Race

Farthing, Singleton and Hastings

7

Mrs Christine Christenson

Ipswich Borough Council

8

Mr John Russell

Ipswich Housing Action Group

9

Mrs Marian Agombar

Keswick Hall RE Centre UEA

10

Rhys Chisnall

Otley College

11

Ms Erica Joslyn

Suffolk College

12

Mr Bud Simkins

Suffolk Council for Voluntary Youth Service

13

Inspector Peter Haystead

Suffolk County Constabulary

14

Mr Andy Yacoub

Suffolk County Council

15

Ms Pamela Littlejohn

Waterfront Community Centre

 


TUTORS WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED BY SIFRE IN THE YEAR

 

Mr Shpetim Alimeta

Mrs Gitti Dunham

Canon Edward Betts

Dr Mateen Durrani

 Geoffrey Brogden

Mr Ahmed Elsharkawy

Mrs Cynthia Margaret Capey

Ms Maloud Ghazi-Torbati

Dr William David Capey.

Mrs Mumtaz Hachemi

Mrs Daljeet Kaur Chawla

Miss Jennifer Halton

Mrs Shiva Cooper.

Dh Dhammapattiya (Mollie Hamling)

Ms Jyoti Dabhi

Mrs Dee Heath

Ms Jnanamitra Emmett

Mr Martin (Dayasara) Hillary

Ms Sujata Gathani

Mr Antoine Ingram

Mrs Jean Gittens

Mrs Zarreen Jahanpour

Ms Judy Hardy

Mr David Lloyd Jones

Mr David Haskins

Mrs Prabjot Kaur…

Mr Robin Arthur Herne

Mrs Satpal Kaur….

Ms Prudence Jones.

Mr Mojlum Khan

Mrs Barbara Mayhew

Mrs Kiran Kumar

Mrs Elahe Mojdehi

Mr Abbas Lavini

Mrs Wendy Mulford Bevan

Mr Graciano Masauso

Ms Margaret Nelson

Revd Mark McCaghrey

Mrs Liz Pichon

Mr Tony McCarthy

Revd Colin Reed

Revd Mark Morgan

Mrs Sarah Rejman-Green

Mr Jaswinder Singh Nagra

Mr Terry Smith

Mrs Rose Norgate

Dr Sushil Soni.

 Mairtin (Dhamachari Sukavi) O'Connor

Mr Martin Spettigue

 Shelagh Phillips

Major Ruth Stannett

Ms Rosemary Pickering

Major Mike Stannett.

Mr Dean Pinnock

Mr Bhupindar Singh Sually

Dr Shams Qazi

Miss Elizabeth Sugarman

Ms Sujata Raychaudhuri

Rabbi Daniela G Thau

 Jonathan Robinson

Mr Richard Togher

Mrs Amolak Singh

Mr Adrianus van Helvert

Mr Gurpreat Singh.

Miss Tanya Karenina White

Mr Seva Singh…

Mr George Willson

Mr Sukhpreet Singh…..

Mr Mohammed Mainul Alam

 Shirley Smith.

Mr M Manwar Ali

Mrs Hamlesh Soni

Mrs Sara Ali.

 Anne C Spalding

Captain Douglas Askew

Mrs Shirley Sunkin

Mr Sean Barclay

Ms Jane Timmins

Miss Zubeda Begum

Ms Tessa Triumph

Mr Paul Blackman

Mr Martin (Abhayasiddhi) Williamson

Mrs Susan Jan Cox

Mrs Jo Wilson

Mr Ralph W Crawshaw

 

 


INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

To the Trustees of The Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2006, which are set out on the following pages.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner:

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act

have not been met; or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Name:

 

Relevant professional qualification or body:  DMS Cert Ed

Address:  Suffolk College, Rope Walk, Ipswich, Ip4 1LT

Date:                             16.07.06