## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date 01 April 2024 To Period end date 31 March 2025** ## **Charity name: New Growth Ministries Trust** ## **Charity registration number: 1022962** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||Ref. Charities
SORP FRS 102|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the Trust is the advancement
of the Christian religion in Britain and
elsewhere.| |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 main work of the Trust during the past
year, as in recent years, is to provide a
stable, supportive and Christian
environment for disadvantaged, often
orphaned or abandoned, boys in
Zimbabwe. To enable this, grants are made
in support of the work of a Zimbabwean
charitable trust, New Growth Ministries
Zimbabwe (NGMZ), Zimbabwe PVO 03/96,
using funds donated by individuals,
churches and occasionally by other
charitable and non-charitable bodies.
The grants form the primary source of
funding for NGMZ’s boys’ orphanage. The
funding provides for housing, food, clothing,
education, medical needs and job training
for up to 23 boys in the home as well as
supporting the necessary staff and
infrastructure, and funding tertiary
education for one of the boys who has
been accepted at university.
In this reporting year, three specific projects
were addressed in addition to the normal
running of the orphanage:
•
The provision of extra lessons to help
the boys achieve their potential at
school.
•
Financing the drilling of a borehole to
establish a more reliable water supply.| |---|---|---| |||•
Supporting a new ministry to local
Zimbabwean schools, which involves
preaching the Gospel and providing
support for children affected by drugs
and under-age sex.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that they comply with
the duty under the Charities Act 2006 as
amended by the Charities Act 2011, by
having due regard to public benefit
guidance published by the Commission.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grants are made monthly in the usual
course of events, following submission of
requests from New Growth Ministries
(Zimbabwe), to cover past and anticipated
future expenditure.| |Policy on social investment
including program-related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The sole volunteer for the Trust is the
Independent Examiner of the Annual
Accounts.| |Other||| 2 ## **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 financial year ended 31 March
2025 the Trust made grants in support of
New Growth Ministries Zimbabwe (NGMZ)
of almost £67,000. Some of the income is
given for designated areas of work whilst
non-designated gifts are used for general
running expenses and to supplement
designated gifts should the need arise.
most of the income granted is used to
support the orphanage, the children, and
the 17 orphanage and farm staff and their
families. The farm provides some of the
food needed for the orphanage, raises
some income and helps the boys learn
about farming.
The work of NGMZ is highly regarded in
Zimbabwe and relationships with the local
Social Welfare offices, schools and medical
facilities are well established.
The Trustees of New Growth Ministries
(Zimbabwe) have produced monthly reports
which are seen by New Growth Ministries
Trust. During the reporting period:
•
Up to 21 boys have been
accommodated in the orphanage
ranging in age from a few weeks to 18
years (at 18 years, boys leave the
orphanage to seek work, some being
retained by New Growth Ministries
Zimbabwe for training in building and
general maintenance tasks).
•
The orphanage is also used by Social
Services as a place of safety for
children. Two boys were reunited with
their parents during the reporting period
whilst a third was brought to the
orphanage after having been left alone
unsupported.
•
Just over half of the boys attend the
local primary school and the remainder
attend the local secondary school. All
fees, uniforms and equipment are
provided by NGMZ and the three
teachers engaged to provide extra
lessons are helping to improve the
boys’ grades. Two boys passed their O
Levels with sufficient grades to qualify
for High School, which they joined in
January.| 3 |•|NGMZ has provided sponsorship and| |---|---| ||support for boys who go on to further| ||study, including in law, medicine and| ||accountancy. They currently support| ||one of the boys to study social work at| ||university.| |•|Zimbabwe suffered from a severe| ||drought this year, with accompanying| ||food shortages. With funding from| ||NGMT the ministry was able to| ||purchase enough maize to provide for| ||the orphanage.| |•|There is considerable interest in the| ||work of the orphanage from external| ||organisations who visit from time to| ||time.| |•|The Schools Ministry began, after| ||training of participating pastors, in| ||August. They have worked in over six| ||schools, contacting thousands of| ||children.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Grants are made by the Trust to meet
beneficiaries’ needs, but in accordance with
income received. From time-to-time
additional needs are made known to
supporters, and funds are distributed in
response to such needs. This has enabled
the orphanage to continue operating and
take on additional children in need at the
request of local social services.
A key objective this period was the
provision of extra educational support,
which has resulted in the hire of three after-
school teachers.
The work to improve the water supply led to
the deepening of one borehole, a
groundwater survey and the drilling of a
new hole. With the country in drought,
neither hole was successful and a new
approach was begun, to increase the
ministry’s storage capacity and drip feed it
from the one functioning borehole.
The Schools Ministry has enabled the
training of 12 local pastors and funded their
visits to over six schools where they took
thousand-strong assemblies and led small
groups on drugs and sex issues.| |---|---|---| |||| 4 |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The costs of running the orphanage,
schooling and the Schools Ministry are
part-supported by regular giving. The
balance was made up by residual funds
from the earlier education appeal, several
bequests and one-off donations.
A special appeal was held, “Project
Borehole” to raise funds for improving the
water supply at NGMZ. A schools
partnership was formed and a barn dance
was held. The funds raised were sufficient
to meet both the original objectives and the
further work needed to explore further
avenues to access water.| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Some £8,400 was held in a Lloyds
investment account, whose purpose is to
help support retired mission staff. The
interest gained barely caters for inflation.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The income for the Trust was £72,369,
notably higher than that of the previous
reporting period, particularly thanks to the
borehole appeal which raised £15,000.
The Trust is in credit, with a balance of
£41,062 at the end of the reporting period.
Of that sum, £6,270 is reserved as a
retirement fund for Hilary Mackenzie MBE,
co-founder of New Growth Ministries
Zimbabwe, and £9,091 which is reserved
from a bequest dedicated to funding events
to support the Trust.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Trust operates on the principle that
monies donated should be used for the
support of the agreed beneficiaries. Monies
donated to restricted objectives could be
considered reserves, but of a restricted
nature.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£15,361 are held for the retirement fund
and the events fund.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|There are no paid staff or ongoing UK
expenses that would have to be met if
income drops. Also, the level of income is
inadequate to build up and maintain a
reserve large enough to materially defer
cessation of support to the orphanage.| 5 |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|The Trust has no funds in deficit.| |---|---|---| |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|**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|Generally, funds are provided by individual
donors and churches. Trustees of NGM,
and representatives of NGMZ if visiting the
UK, pay visits to donor churches to raise
awareness of the work and to promote
special appeals.
•
Twenty six donors used Gift Aid.
•
Occasional events are held, this year a
barn dance, and a partnership with a
local school was entered in to.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The residual pension fund for the
Mackenzies is stored in a deposit account
in order for interest to counteract some of
the effects of inflation.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risks are:
•
Unwarranted action by
governmental or non-governmental
forces in Zimbabwe leading to loss
of the orphanage and farm.
•
Incapacity or illness of New Growth
Ministries Zimbabwe staff or
directors, leading to inability to
further the objectives of the Trust.
•
Loss of income due to reduction in
support base or reduction of giving
due to the cost-of-living crisis.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Trust Deed dd. 16 June 1993.| |---|---|---| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust| 6 |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|The trustees have power by 2/3 majority to
appoint trustees at their discretion. An
agreed statement covering policy and
practice for adopting new trustees is
available from the secretary as is a due
diligence proforma for assessing
candidates**.**| |---|---|---| |**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|New trustees are brought in as and when
required and to fill gaps in expertise or
replace retiring/moving incumbents.
Expectations placed upon trustees, and
guidelines for recruitment, are captured in
the Trust’s Policy Document. Profile
documents have been created for specific
roles such as Treasurer or Secretary,
itemising the tasks and activities to be
expected.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Trust is administered by the board of
trustees who make all decisions on the
basis of a 2/3 majority, with the
Chairperson having a casting vote. There
are no staff or employees.
The trust operates within the confines of
the Trust Deed and is presently primarily
concerned with the support of New Growth
Ministries (Zimbabwe) set up by Rob
Mackenzie MBE and Hilary Mackenzie
MBE, now retired but acting as
ambassadors for the trust. Support is by
way of providing grants for the work of
NGMZ, and NGMZ trustees are frequently
invited to attend NGMT trustee meetings by
video link. There is also regular email, and
phone communication between NGMT and
NGMZ officers.
Trustees regularly communicate
electronically and meet at least three times
a year to review the work of the trust and to
undertake forward planning.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Hilary Mackenzie MBE is the sister of
Caroline Winterburn, trustee. Hilary and her
husband Rob Mackenzie MBE are known
personally to all the Trustees.| |Other||| 7 ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**New Growth Ministries Trust**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|**1022962**| |Charity’s principal address|**Neaves Cottage**
**Stone Pit Lane**
**Henfield**
**West Sussex BN5 9QU**| ||| 8 ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||John Marshall|Chair||| ||Sarah Marshall|Secretary||| ||Caroline
Winterburn|Trustee||| ||Luigi Marucchi|Trustee||| ||Callum Whitehall|Treasurer||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 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 **None** held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the **NA** assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets **NA** from the charity’s own assets 9 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |Independent
Examiner|Roger Bellamy ACII|1 Beechwood, Millglade, Small Dole, BN5 9YS| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from Disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** 10 ## **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)** John Marshall Caroline Winterburn **Position (e.g. Secretary,** Chair Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** nn January 2026 nn January 2026 11 **New Growth Ministries Trust, Charity No. 1022962** ## **Income and Expenditure Accounts for the period April 1st 2024 - March 31st 2025** |**Notes**
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1|**Income**
Donations
Gift Aid Tax Refund
H&R Pension interest|**Restricted**
**Open**|**Restricted**
**Open**|**Total**|2023-2024| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**H&R Pension**|**Ministry**||| |||£67,857.26
£4,437.00
£74.65||£67,857.26
£4,437.00
£74.65|£51,770.57
£3,140.58
£96.33| ||**Total income**
**£74.65 £72,294.26**
**Expenditure**
Transfers for overseas beneficiaries
£66,478.36
Fundraising Expenditure
£1,003.20
Robpension withdrawal
£2,219.77|||**£72,368.91**|£55,007.48| ||**Total Expenditure**
**£2,219.77 £67,481.56**
**Surplus (Deficit) for the year**
-£2,145.12
£4,812.70
**Balance b/f from 2023 - 2024**
£8,415.51 £29,978.70|||**£69,701.33**
**£2,667.58**
**£38,394.21**|£45,585.40
£9,422.08
£28,972.13| ||**Total Funds at 31st March 2024**
£6,270.39 £34,791.40
Represented by:
**Lloyds Charity Cash Account**
**Lloyds Savings Account (H&R Pension)**|||**£41,061.79**
**£34,791.40**
**£6,270.39**|£38,394.21
£29,978.70
£8,415.51| Notes 1 H&R - Hilary and Rob Mackenzie pension fund 2 Gift Aid Claim for April 2023 - March 2024 ## NGMT Financial Report 2024-2025 In this financial year £72,294 was donated for NGMT work. Average income was ~£6024 pcm, average expenditure ~£5,623 pcm. Total expenditure was £67,482 resulting in an annual surplus of £4,813 for the year. Combined with existing funds carried over from 2023-24 the NGMT account at the end of the year amounted to £34,791. However, it should be noted that these figures incorporate months of particularly high income and expenditure due to specific donation drives and projects that have taken place over the course of this year, they are therefore not representative of the regular monthly income and expenditure of NGMT. Regular expenditure this year has been broadly comparable to last year, although still increased from the years before that (circa £4,500 pcm). This is due to the continued turbulent economic conditions in Zimbabwe. Giving (income) this year has been comparable to previous years (circa £2,000 pcm) and a significantly additional quantity was received in this period for funding specific projects and ongoing fundraising activities. Twenty-seven of this year’s donors are registered for Gift Aid, which is broadly similar to the previous year. Gift Aid this year was claimed on donations received during the 2023-24 period and amounted to £4,437 of the income during this period. The overall trend in regular giving over the past few years has been encouragingly upwards, however it is yet to meet the levels of regular expenditure and it remains that the continuing functioning of the Ministry is enabled by the occasional on-off gift and not on regular sustained monthly income. There is a clear need to expand the number of regular donors in order to give the continuation of the Ministry a solid foundation. 1 2024-25 Income vs Expenditure £16,0(X) £14,0(X) £12,OQK) £io,octJ £8,Ct)o £6,Ct)o £4,CDO £2,(￿0 £0 Incixne w Expenditure Callum Whitehall, Treasurer January 2026 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of New Growth Ministries Trust On accounts forthe yoar ended 314t March 2025 Charlty no Ilf any) 1022962 Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accourrts of the above chaiity (Ihe Trusv) for the year ended 31103 12026. Rosponslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are respongible for the preparation bas15 of report of the a￿untS in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Acr). I report in respect of my examinalion of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b} of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed 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 88ction 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's ststemont I have no concems and have come acro88 no other matters in connection with the examinalion to which attention should be drawn in order to enabla a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. 'Ple delete the wortls in the brackets rf they do not apply. Slgnod: Name: Roger Bellamy Relevant profosslonal qualmcatlon(s) or Ixxly Ilf any): Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute Addross: 1 Beech W¢xKI, Small Dole West Sussex BN5 9YS Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiner3). IER December 2025