CWR REVIEW 2007 Highlights of the year
Mar 07, 2016
Objects and activities
The overall objective of CWR is the Advancement of
the Christian Faith and to bring lasting change for
good in the lives of people through its Publishing and
Training programmes. These activities remain firmly
based on biblical principles through which people are
encouraged to apply the teachings of Christ to their
everyday life and relationships.
Our publications cover all age groups and our
Training programme offers courses for all academic
levels from degree level to one-day seminars.
Worldwide distribution of publications and products is
through a number of local National Distributors; and
our training courses for ministers, leaders and church
workers are held at Waverley Abbey House in Surrey,
churches and venues around the UK and overseas.
Structure, goverance and management
The late Rev Dr Selwyn Hughes founded the ministry
of CWR in 1965.
CWR is incorporated as a charitable company, limited
by guarantee and governed by its ‘Memorandum &
Articles of Association’.
Following the full enactment of the Charities Act
2006 and the Companies Act 2006, the Trustees
intend to revise the Memorandum & Articles of
Association during 2008 in order to comply with
the new legislation and to ensure that our governing
document is fit for the future mission of the Charity.
The Board of Directors – who are also the Charity’s
Trustees – have the ultimate responsibility for the
work of CWR. They, in turn, delegate the day-to-day
management of the Charity to the Chief Executive,
Mick Brooks.
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Two new Trustees were appointed during the year
and a further three Trustees were appointed in the
first quarter of 2008 as the Board continues to be
refreshed following the retirement of Trustees with 12
or more years’ service.
Five Advisory Groups cover the key areas of
Governance, Finance, Training and Events, Publishing,
and Resources. A minimum of two Trustees are
members of each of the Advisory Groups, one of
whom acts as the chairperson.
The Ministry Strategy Team, made up of the Chairman
of the Board, the Chief Executive and three senior
managers meets three or four times a year with the
brief to assess the progress of the ten-year plan and
to set future strategy.
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CWR: a registered charity
Founder – Rev Dr Selwyn Hughes
Chief Executive – Mick Brooks Company Secretary – Paul Bexon
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Total income for the year amounted to £3,543,728
(2006 - £3,795,691)
Overall resources expended in 2007, totalled
£3,543,531, giving a small surplus for the year of £197.
With the strong financial performance in recent
years, the Directors decided to take the opportunity
during 2007 to invest in the infrastructure of the
organisation and, in particular, to carry out much-
needed refurbishment work on Waverley Abbey
House, the Charity’s major asset.
This included extensive external works on two
elevations of the building, repairs to the stone
south staircase and replacement of three hot
water storage tanks.
Some £250,000 was spent on these and other works
and this was the main reason that the overall financial
result for the year was a break-even situation.
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Financial Review 2007
Balance sheet highlights 2007
Net assets stand at £3.315m (2006 – £3.314m)
Fixed assets reduced to £3.156m (2006 – £3.195m)
The net stock position stands at £390k
(2006 – £389k)
Cash balances were up from £848k in 2006 to £857k
(as at 31 December 2007)
However, a commercial loan (mortgage)
of £903,392 is being repaid
The cash balance includes restricted funds of £286k
(as at 31 December 2007)
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Total income 2001–2007200620052004200320022001 2007
£500,000
£1,000,000
£1,500,000
£2,000,000
£2,500,000
£3,000,000
£3,500,000
£4,000,000
Total IncomeGiftsTraining/WAHPublishing
Total expenditure 2005–2007200720062005
£500,000
£1,000,000
£1,500,000
£2,000,000
£2,500,000
£3,000,000
£3,500,000
£4,000,000
Fundraising trading costs
Generating voluntary income
Publications costs
Training costs
Governance costs
Total Expenses
Total incoming resources 2007Dated PublishingOtherWaverley Abbey House Non-Dated Publishing
Voluntary IncomeTraining & EventsRoyalties etc
Voluntary income 2007LegaciesAppealsGift Aid Partners’ Gifts General Giving
4% 2%
32%
19%
2%
17%
24%
13%
30%
11%
31%
15%
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60 new external groups were introduced to the
facilities at Waverley Abbey House during 2007 at
two successful reception events.
Almost 1,000 new guests were welcomed to the
House in a year that saw over 10,000 guests and
delegates pass through the House.
Further receptions will be held in 2008 as we look to
make the exceptional standard of Waverley facilities
and food known to more organisations, especially in
the local community.
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To ensure that the efficiency of the bookings
procedures is maintained as client numbers increase,
2008 will see a major upgrading of our event
management software.
The Charity was one of many other UK organisations
to sustain a major theft of roof lead from our Grade
II* listed building, Waverley Abbey House.
The Woodlands were again used by the youth
organisations, Urban Saints and the YMCA for their
youth camps during the year. However, the YMCA
have indicated that these events will not be part of
their programme in the future.
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Waverley Abbey House and Estate
Training & Events ministry
The overall Training Income for 2007 showed a 6%
increase at £610,918 compared to £574,207 in 2006.
Expenditure, including allocated support costs,
increased 15% to £1,187,464.
Numbers on the Certificate and Diploma of Christian
Counselling courses remain buoyant and over 70
students have been accepted for the 2008 intake
for these two courses, run in partnership with the
London School of Theology.
These courses received accreditation with the
Counselling Society and the Certificate course
received accreditation (level 3) from the Association
of Christian Counsellors.
180 students completed five Introduction to Biblical
Pastoral Care & Counselling courses.
A team returned to Bahrain following the successful
counsellor training programme in 2006, in order
to extend this training; and as part of our overall
development of the ministry in Singapore, a series of
counselling courses took place there in late 2007.
Pastoral Care courses have been a most successful
new initiative this year, engaging pastoral carers and
church leaders from a wide range of churches.
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One new course, Closing the Back Door of the Church,
was repeated four times because of demand.
The Women’s Ministry events continue to maintain
very high attendance levels, including the eight-week
day-release course, Women Ministering to Women.
Seminars specifically designed for women were
presented at Waverley, churches around the UK, and
visits were also made to Geneva, Nigeria and Guernsey.
The 7 Laws for Life which Selwyn Hughes regarded as
his legacy to the Christian Church, was a major focus
and was presented at 11 different churches.
During the year the 7 Laws seminar was committed
to DVD, to enable this teaching to be more widely
available. The release of this major teaching initiative
is planned during the first half of 2008.
The first podcast was produced towards the end of
2007 and it is intended that podcasts on pastoral
care issues will become a regular feature of CWR’s
ministry in 2008.
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Publishing ministry
Total Publishing Income recorded an encouraging 5%
increase, from £1,786,444 in 2006 to £1,880,614.
This figure includes £411,074 from sales and royalties
through our international distributors and agents,
down from £447,581 in 2006.
Overall publishing costs, including allocated support
costs, rose 6% to £1,934,329.
One of the Key Publishing Initiatives was the
production of Cover to Cover Complete – a Bible
reading programme taking the reader through
the Bible in one year in chronological order. The
publication includes maps, charts, diagrams and
devotional thoughts for each day and was launched at
Madame Tussauds, London in September 2007.
To date, over 100 churches and 3,000 readers have
committed to follow this or our Every Day with Jesus
Devotional Bible in reading through the Scriptures
in one year.
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Highway Code for Parenting followed Highway Code
for Marriage as a key resource for families and both
titles were major sellers during 2007.
From January 2008, CWR products will be
represented to the UK Christian book trade by the
sales team of an international media company,
Integrity-Provident.
Through a special appeal, we have been able to send
4,000 copies of Cover to Cover Complete to help equip
church leaders and pastors in the developing world.
Another special appeal enabled over 20,000 copies
of the YP’s Guide to Starting Secondary School, to
support pupils as they make the transition from
primary to secondary school, to be sold at a heavily
subsidised price of 99p.
Translation work continued during the year, with
various publications being translated and published in
Romanian, German, Persian and French.
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Staff
Staff numbers remained stable during 2007
and turnover of permanent staff has again been
encouragingly low, reducing from 17% in 2006 to
12% during 2007.
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established to enable CWR to develop more
centralised procedures in respect of the recruitment,
induction, training and development of staff. This
is essential in a climate of changing charity and
company regulation and increasing amounts of
complex employment legislation.
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Bestsellers for 2007
EDWJ for New Christians – 25,429 sold
YP’s Guide to Starting Secondary School – 20,675
Cover to Cover Complete (Hardback) – 11,273
EDWJ One Year Devotional ‘Bread for the Journey’ – 8,225
YP’s for New Christians – 7,891
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Partnership and giving
Voluntary Income remained resilient in 2007,
following the exceptional level of last year due to the
legacy from the Estate of our founder Selwyn Hughes.
The 2007 total of £859,495 compared favourably
with our more typical level of gift income, for example
the £778,393 received in 2005.
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Plans for the future
Consolidate and develop the ministry in Singapore
and Malaysia
Develop new media including content for TV
broadcasting, online learning and webcasts
Pursue university validation and accreditation for
CWR courses
Re-engineer and repackage our dated material;
especially Every Day with Jesus
Establish the status of current planning permissions
Complete the external refurbishment of Waverley
Abbey House
Celebrate the 21st Anniversary of Waverley Abbey
House on 6 September 2008
Visit Australia and New Zealand with a CMCA/CWR
ministry tour in September
Plan for succession – due to the imminent retirement
of several senior staff
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Partners leaflet 2007 Legacy brochure 2007
Legacy Income continued to benefit from our
sustained legacy-awareness programme of recent
years and a total of £92,094 was received in 2007.
We are grateful to God for the financial support of our
Partners and supporters who continue to sustain the
Charity by their giving and prayers. Plans are in place
for a new DVD promotional programme to promote our
Partnership Plan during 2008.
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CWR in South East Asia
CWR is committed to applying God’s Word to everyday
life and relationships. For more than 40 years we
have experienced God’s hand of blessing in many
remarkable ways, as we have been faithful to this call.
From a very small beginning the scope of the ministry
is now multi-faceted and global. Through the decades
CWR has remained firmly rooted in Scripture and
entirely dedicated to seeing Christ’s Church flourish.
CWR is best known for its training courses and Bible
reading notes, especially Every Day with Jesus that is
read by nearly a million people each day and in more
than 130 countries. The late Rev Dr Selwyn Hughes
founded CWR and led the ministry for many years.
Selwyn Hughes saw and endorsed the thrilling vision
that now spreads out before Chief Executive Mick
Brooks and his team.
In 2007, and in response to a clear leading from
God, CWR established a permanent South East Asia
ministry presence in Singapore. This has been done
in partnership with Rev Canon Dr James Wong, a
good friend of the ministry and of Selwyn Hughes.
We are excited to be working closely with Christians
in Singapore and reaching out with them into the
neighbouring countries of South East Asia via our
various daily reading notes and training courses.
CWR has always considered Bible-based training
that has meaningful everyday application, essential
in equipping individual Christians and the Church to
fulfil the Great Commission. However, for Christians
to truly benefit from training they need to be growing
strongly in their relationship with Christ. This is why
CWR places so much emphasis on helping Christians
in their daily spiritual disciplines.
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‘I first met Selwyn Hughes and Trevor Partridge when they visited Singapore in the early 1970s. The churches in Singapore had just begun to experience the charismatic renewal and many people came to know Jesus Christ and were spiritually hungry for the Word. Selwyn’s visits, ministry, teaching the Word and the distribution of EDWJ devotional notes were a great blessing to the Christians in Singapore.
I have been involved with the ministry of CWR for more than 30 years, organising the various Counselling and Caring seminars over the years. Now that CWR has re-established itself in Singapore, the mission and ministry of CWR can reach out further to the churches in the region – especially to Malaysia and Indonesia where there is also a great spiritual hunger and harvest of souls into the kingdom of God.’
Rev Canon Dr James Wong
Esther and James Wong with Mick Brooks
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The CWR foundation
‘There’s nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another – showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.’
2 Timothy 3:16–17 (The Message)
FounderRev Dr Selwyn Hughes
Directors and TrusteesStephen J. Bradley (Chairman), Robert G. Bennett, Paul V. Buckingham,
Daphne J. Cox, Sean P. Gubb, Coleen R. Jackson, Ann C. Lenton, Hugh J. Osgood,
David Rosser, Fiona J. Stevenson, Mervyn L.S. Thomas and Benjamin P. Turner
Company SecretaryPaul Bexon
Chief ExecutiveMick Brooks
Registered OfficeWaverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 8EP
T: 01252 784700 E: [email protected] W: www.cwr.org.uk
Registered Charity Number 294387
Company Registration Number 1990308
Copies of the full report and financial statements, audited by Mazars LLP, are available from CWR upon request
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