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Covenant Players (UK) Trust
End of Year Financial Statements & Annual Report
Year ending 31 December 2024
Bankers Barclays Bank PLC Leicester LE87 2BB Tel. (0345) 734 5345
Independent Examiner
Mr Ken Bailey Pembroke House Lower Park Terrace Pontypool, NP4 6LB Tel. (01495) 753 767
ADDRESS FROM APRIL
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Since 1963...
Covenant Pla ers y
...drama that touches the heart,
the mind and the soul.
Introduction:
Covenant Players is a professional theatre company, fielding touring troupes which perform the original theme-based plays of Charles M. Tanner in service to the leadership of churches, schools, social service agencies, community and government organisations.
Covenant Players …
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¨ seeks to challenge people to a deeper walk in faith and action
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¨ has served in 78 countries
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¨ has performed in 29 languages
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¨ has given over 2,000,000 performances world-wide.
Governing Document: Deed of Trust dated 30th October 1996
Covenant Players is registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales as a charity set up for the advancement of the Christian Religion and the advancement of Education.
The objects of the Trust are:
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to advance the Christian faith, particularly through the production and performance of drama and other media to promote Christian teachings, principles, values and mores in the United Kingdom and elsewhere as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.
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to advance education of the public, particularly in the area of religious beliefs and mores in the United Kingdom and elsewhere as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.
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MISSION STATEMENT
Covenant Players exists to communicate the Lord Jesus Christ through the medium of drama.
To that end we commit ourselves to:
Go where the people are. Serve the leadership of the church and the community. Live a life worthy of our call. Love each other and those we serve.
In Covenant with God and one another, we dedicate ourselves to this task.
National Director’s Report
2024 is a year in which we have seen some significant changes for our ministry.
In January we were able to complete on the sale of the former Covenant Players headquarters in Stahlhofen, Germany. This brought to a finish a drawn out process which began before 2020, and was made more critical as a result of the pandemic, with the closure of all possible performance venues.
By God’s grace – and the generosity of our supporters – we were able to weather the storm and continue to meet out financial obligations until the sale was completed. We are deeply indebted to the Evangelische Bank, Germany, which permitted us to pay only the interest on the mortgage during the most challenging periods.
I am grateful to all the Covenant Players who worked so diligently, whilst still performing and training, to complete the clearing and moving out of the former headquarters and the transfer of all CP property to the UK. This includes being the custodians of all the play scripts in Europe. The UK office has served administratively as the headquarters for Europe since 2018.
Moving addresses and banks created a great amount of additional administration. In spring 2024 we were able to finally complete the process of transferring all the CP banking in the UK to a new Trust Account which was required by Barclays Bank. Many charities have reported that banks are making it increasingly hard for charities to operate accounts with them, and this certainly proved to be the case for us. The entire process took over 18-
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months and included Barclays closing without notice our main development account, which received all the regular Standing Order gifts and donations. Through continuing regular communication with our friends and supporters, most of the committed regular gifts – which so faithfully undergird our work – were reinstated. Again, our great thanks to all those who have made that ongoing commitment – over many years.
We were blessed to have a wide variety of performances throughout the year which included schools, dinner theatre events, Church Festivals, street theatre, retreats and a youth festival.
It is a privilege to work alongside churches and other organisations to pray, plan and prepare bespoke performances, serving the needs and vision of individual groups and their leaders.
The rehearsal, preparation and performance of the plays of Charles M. Tanner remains our great joy and we continue to seek new ways in which these beautiful plays can be increasingly used and performed in the Lord’s service. It is humbling to see how the Lord uses the impact of the plays to touch and change lives.
As ever, I am grateful to our trustees, for their faithful support and great love for the ministry. The trustees continue to closely watch the finances through the ongoing financial and post-pandemic challenges. We continue to seek ways to increase streams of income whilst reducing expenses.
We thank you for holding trust with us throughout this year, for all the ways that you have supported us through your prayers, words of encouragement and for your generous and unstinting financial support.
Thanks also to Ken Bailey, who has graciously served as our Independent Examiner, once again.
Deborah Allen National Director & European Supervisor
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Trustees: Deborah Allen Bobbi Johnson-Tanner Eileen Lock Tim Martin
Independent Examiner: Mr Ken Bailey
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Receipts and Payments Account
| Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total Prior year funds funds funds funds funds total funds |
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| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Income from charitable activities Other trading activities Other income Total income and endowments from: Expenditure on: Raising funds Expenditure on charitable activities Other expenditure Total expenditure on: Net income / (expenditure) Transfers Gross transfers between funds - in Gross transfers between funds - out Net income / (expenditure) Other recognised gains / losses Gains / losses on investment assets Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use Net movement in funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Represented by Unrestricted General fund Designated ATF BIO - Petty Cash BIO Medical Fund BIO Resources - Playbooks BIO Resources - Sound BIO Royalties & Licensing BIO Utility Fund Banquet Fund Dev. Distribution Fund Development Operations Fund Development Seed Fund ECHO Transfer Fund EDevO - Petty Cash Food Programme Fund Mission Weeks Fund New Missioner Fund Operational Fund Retreat Fund Sponsorship Fund Training Fund UK Operational Support Fund VITAL Fund Van to ECHO - Petty Cash Van to ECHO Fund World Mission Fund Restricted Deacons Fund Sound Equipment Fund St. Stephen's Fund St. Stephen's Fund - ALLEN St. Stephen's Fund - COWSER St. Stephen's Fund - EWING |
— £15,170.83 £6,663.12 — £21,833.95 £23,588.54 — £1,939.60 — — £1,939.60 £8,041.21 — — — — — — — £2,060.48 — — £2,060.48 £2,894.17 |
| — £19,170.91 £6,663.12 — £25,834.03 £34,523.92 — — — — — £365.43 £120.00 £16,492.75 £8,613.51 — £25,226.26 £33,185.53 — £2,378.90 — — £2,378.90 £2,310.98 |
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| £120.00 £18,871.65 £8,613.51 — £27,605.16 £35,861.94 |
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| (£120.00) £299.26 (£1,950.39) — (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) £120.00 £6,786.24 £589.13 — £7,495.37 £4,924.59 — (£6,906.24) (£589.13) — (£7,495.37) (£4,924.59) |
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| — £179.26 (£1,950.39) — (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) — — — — — — — — — — — — |
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| — £179.26 (£1,950.39) — (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) |
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| — (£57.05) £4,385.97 — £4,328.92 £5,666.94 |
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| — £122.21 £2,435.58 — £2,557.79 £4,328.92 — — — — — — — £101.12 — — £101.12 £101.12 — £2.36 — — £2.36 £2.36 — £482.49 — — £482.49 £482.49 — £342.01 — — £342.01 £342.01 — £194.72 — — £194.72 £194.72 — £245.00 — — £245.00 £45.00 — — — — — — — £331.42 — — £331.42 £331.42 — £514.19 — — £514.19 £1,734.53 — £788.26 — — £788.26 £138.83 — £581.79 — — £581.79 £265.50 — (£919.31) — — (£919.31) £245.11 — £3.09 — — £3.09 £3.09 — £80.00 — — £80.00 £80.00 — £87.91 — — £87.91 £1,087.91 — £415.49 — — £415.49 £415.49 — £1,261.03 — — £1,261.03 £2,707.38 — £318.00 — — £318.00 £318.00 — £1,658.14 — — £1,658.14 £612.85 — — — — — (£262.34) — £3,537.02 — — £3,537.02 — — (£7,985.95) — — (£7,985.95) (£7,985.95) — £67.17 — — £67.17 £67.17 — (£2,702.50) — — (£2,702.50) (£2,702.50) — £718.76 — — £718.76 £1,718.76 — — £824.19 — £824.19 £824.19 — — £1.00 — £1.00 £1.00 — — — — — — — — £1,885.82 — £1,885.82 £1,851.32 — — — — — £589.13 — — (£726.61) — (£726.61) £1,258.28 |
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Vehicle Purchase & Repair Fund
— — £451.18
— £451.18 (£137.95)
Balance sheet
| Class and code **Description ** |
This year Last year |
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| Current assets 1101 BIO Bank Account 1102 BIO NEW Trust Account 1104 BIO Petty Cash 1105 EDevO Bank Account 1106 EDevO Petty Cash 1107 Van to ECHO Petty Cash 1109 BIO - Savings Total Current assets Reserves Excess / (deficit) to date Z01 Starting balances Total Reserves Represented by funds Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total |
— £1,880.59 £2,485.17 £2,375.71 £2.36 £2.36 — — £3.09 £3.09 £67.17 £67.17 — — |
| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) £4,328.92 £5,666.94 |
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| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 — — £122.21 (£57.05) £2,435.58 £4,385.97 — — |
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| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 |
Statement of assets and liabilities
| This year | Last year | ||
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| Cash at bank and in hand | |||
| BIO Bank Account | |||
| Operational Fund (Designated) - | — | £4,507.37 | |
| VITAL Fund (Designated) - | — | (£7,985.95) | |
| ATF (Designated) - | — | £101.12 | |
| Retreat Fund (Designated) - | — | £318.00 | |
| Mission Weeks Fund (Designated) - | — | £1,087.91 | |
| BIO Medical Fund (Designated) - | — | £482.49 | |
| World Mission Fund (Designated) - | — | £1,718.76 | |
| ECHO Transfer Fund (Designated) - | — | (£524.51) | |
| Training Fund (Designated) - | — | (£262.34) | |
| Food Programme Fund (Designated) - | — | £80.00 | |
| Banquet Fund (Designated) - | — | £331.42 | |
| New Missioner Fund (Designated) - | — | £415.49 | |
| Deacons Fund (Restricted) - | — | £824.19 | |
| Sound Equipment Fund (Restricted) - | — | £1.00 | |
| Vehicle Purchase & Repair Fund (Restricted) - | — | (£137.95) | |
| Dev. Distribution Fund (Designated) - | — | £1,727.25 | |
| Development Seed Fund (Designated) - | — | £265.50 | |
| Sponsorship Fund (Designated) - | — | £105.08 | |
| Development Operations Fund (Designated) - | — | £138.83 | |
| St. Stephen's Fund - ALLEN (Restricted) - | — | £1,098.30 | |
| St. Stephen's Fund - COWSER (Restricted) - | — | £589.13 | |
| St. Stephen's Fund - EWING (Restricted) - | — | £1,120.27 | |
| BIO Resources - Sound (Designated) - | — | £194.72 | |
| BIO Resources - Playbooks (Designated) - | — | £342.01 | |
| BIO Royalties & Licensing (Designated) - | — | £45.00 |
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| Van to ECHO Fund (Designated) - General fund (Unrestricted) - BIO NEW Trust Account Operational Fund (Designated) - VITAL Fund (Designated) - ATF (Designated) - Retreat Fund (Designated) - Mission Weeks Fund (Designated) - BIO Medical Fund (Designated) - World Mission Fund (Designated) - ECHO Transfer Fund (Designated) - Food Programme Fund (Designated) - Banquet Fund (Designated) - New Missioner Fund (Designated) - Deacons Fund (Restricted) - Sound Equipment Fund (Restricted) - Vehicle Purchase & Repair Fund (Restricted) - Dev. Distribution Fund (Designated) - Development Seed Fund (Designated) - UK Operational Support Fund (Designated) - Sponsorship Fund (Designated) - Development Operations Fund (Designated) - St. Stephen's Fund - ALLEN (Restricted) - St. Stephen's Fund - EWING (Restricted) - BIO Resources - Sound (Designated) - BIO Resources - Playbooks (Designated) - BIO Royalties & Licensing (Designated) - Van to ECHO Fund (Designated) - BIO Petty Cash BIO - Petty Cash (Designated) - EDevO Bank Account Operational Fund (Designated) - General fund (Unrestricted) - EDevO Petty Cash EDevO - Petty Cash (Designated) - Van to ECHO Petty Cash Van to ECHO - Petty Cash (Designated) - Total for Cash at bank and in hand Grand total |
— (£2,702.50) — (£2,000.00) |
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| — £1,880.59 £1,261.03 £200.01 (£7,985.95) — £101.12 — £318.00 — £87.91 — £482.49 — £718.76 — (£919.31) £769.62 £80.00 — £331.42 — £415.49 — £824.19 — £1.00 — £451.18 — £514.19 £7.28 £581.79 — £3,537.02 — £1,658.14 £507.77 £788.26 — £1,885.82 £753.02 (£726.61) £138.01 £194.72 — £342.01 — £245.00 — (£2,702.50) — |
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| £2,485.17 £2,375.71 £2.36 £2.36 |
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| £2.36 £2.36 — (£2,000.00) — £2,000.00 |
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| — — £3.09 £3.09 |
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| £3.09 £3.09 £67.17 £67.17 |
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| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 |
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| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 |
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Fund movement by type
| Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/losses JournalsClosing | |
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| BIO-OPS - Operational Fund Designated Sub-total for BIO-OPS VITAL - VITAL Fund Designated Sub-total for VITAL ATF - ATF Designated Sub-total for ATF BIO-UTY - BIO Utility Fund Designated Sub-total for BIO-UTY RETREAT - Retreat Fund Designated Sub-total for RETREAT WM-WEEKS - Mission Weeks Fund Designated Sub-total for WM-WEEKS BIO-MED - BIO Medical Fund Designated Sub-total for BIO-MED WMF - World Mission Fund Designated Sub-total for WMF ECHO - ECHO Transfer Fund Designated Sub-total for ECHO TRAINING - Training Fund Designated Sub-total for TRAINING FOOD-PROG - Food Programme Fund Designated Sub-total for FOOD-PROG BQT - Banquet Fund Designated Sub-total for BQT NM - New Missioner Fund Designated Sub-total for NM DEACONS - Deacons Fund Restricted Sub-total for DEACONS SD-EQUIP - Sound Equipment Fund Restricted Sub-total for SD-EQUIP |
£2,707.38 £500.00 £3,946.35 £2,000.00 — — £1,261.03 |
| £2,707.38 £500.00 £3,946.35 £2,000.00 — — £1,261.03 (£7,985.95 ) — — — — — (£7,985.95 ) |
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| (£7,985.95 ) — — — — — (£7,985.95 ) £101.12 — — — — — £101.12 |
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| £101.12 — — — — — £101.12 — — — — — — — |
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| — — — — — — — £318.00 — — — — — £318.00 |
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| £318.00 — — — — — £318.00 £1,087.91 — — (£1,000.00 ) — — £87.91 |
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| £1,087.91 — — (£1,000.00 ) — — £87.91 £482.49 — — — — — £482.49 |
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| £482.49 — — — — — £482.49 £1,718.76 — — (£1,000.00 ) — — £718.76 |
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| £1,718.76 — — (£1,000.00 ) — — £718.76 £245.11 £739.60 £1,904.02 — — — (£919.31) |
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| £245.11 £739.60 £1,904.02 — — — (£919.31) (£262.34) — — £262.34 — — — |
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| (£262.34) — — £262.34 — — — £80.00 — — — — — £80.00 |
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| £80.00 — — — — — £80.00 £331.42 — — — — — £331.42 |
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| £331.42 — — — — — £331.42 £415.49 — — — — — £415.49 |
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| £415.49 — — — — — £415.49 £824.19 — — — — — £824.19 |
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| £824.19 — — — — — £824.19 £1.00 — — — — — £1.00 |
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| £1.00 — — — — — £1.00 |
VEHICLE - Vehicle Purchase & R
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| Restricted Sub-total for VEHICLE DEV-DISTR - Dev. Distribution Fu Designated Sub-total for DEV-DISTR DEV-SEED - Development Seed Fun Designated Sub-total for DEV-SEED UK-OPS - UK Operational Suppo Designated Sub-total for UK-OPS SPONS - Sponsorship Fund Designated Sub-total for SPONS DEV-OPS - Development Operatio Designated Sub-total for DEV-OPS ST-STEPHEN - St. Stephen's Fund Restricted Sub-total for ST-STEPHEN ST-ALLEN - St. Stephen's Fund - Restricted Sub-total for ST-ALLEN ST-COWSER - St. Stephen's Fund - Restricted Sub-total for ST-COWSER ST-EWING - St. Stephen's Fund - Restricted Sub-total for ST-EWING BIO-PC - BIO - Petty Cash Designated Sub-total for BIO-PC EDevO-PC - EDevO - Petty Cash Designated Sub-total for EDevO-PC BIO-SOUND - BIO Resources - Soun Designated Sub-total for BIO-SOUND BIO-PLAYS - BIO Resources - Play Designated Sub-total for BIO-PLAYS BIO-SCRIPT - BIO Royalties & Lice Designated Sub-total for BIO-SCRIPT VAN-ECHO - Van to ECHO Fund Designated Sub-total for VAN-ECHO VAN-PC - Van to ECHO - Petty Designated Sub-total for VAN-PC |
(£137.95) — — £589.13 — — £451.18 |
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| (£137.95) — — £589.13 — — £451.18 £1,734.53 — £838.00 (£382.34) — — £514.19 |
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| £1,734.53 — £838.00 (£382.34) — — £514.19 £265.50 £316.29 — — — — £581.79 |
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| £265.50 £316.29 — — — — £581.79 — £11,596.4 0 £12,183.2 8 £4,123.90 — — £3,537.02 |
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| — £11,596.4 0 £12,183.2 8 £4,123.90 — — £3,537.02 £612.85 £5,369.19 — (£4,323.90 ) — — £1,658.14 |
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| £612.85 £5,369.19 — (£4,323.90 ) — — £1,658.14 £138.83 £649.43 — — — — £788.26 |
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| £138.83 £649.43 — — — — £788.26 — — — — — — — |
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| — — — — — — — £1,851.32 £6,138.00 £6,103.50 — — — £1,885.82 |
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| £1,851.32 £6,138.00 £6,103.50 — — — £1,885.82 £589.13 — — (£589.13) — — — |
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| £589.13 — — (£589.13) — — — £1,258.28 £525.12 £2,510.01 — — — (£726.61) |
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| £1,258.28 £525.12 £2,510.01 — — — (£726.61) £2.36 — — — — — £2.36 |
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| £2.36 — — — — — £2.36 £3.09 — — — — — £3.09 |
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| £3.09 — — — — — £3.09 £194.72 — — — — — £194.72 |
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| £194.72 — — — — — £194.72 £342.01 — — — — — £342.01 |
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| £342.01 — — — — — £342.01 £45.00 — — £200.00 — — £245.00 |
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| £45.00 — — £200.00 — — £245.00 (£2,702.50 ) — — — — — (£2,702.50 ) |
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| (£2,702.50 ) — — — — — (£2,702.50 ) £67.17 — — — — — £67.17 |
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| £67.17 — — — — — £67.17 |
General - General fund
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| Unrestricted Sub-total for General Grand total |
— — £120.00 £120.00 — — — |
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| — — £120.00 £120.00 — — — |
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| £4,328.92 £25,834.0 3 £27,605.1 6 — — — £2,557.79 |
Analysis of receipts and payments
| Total | |||||||
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| Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | This year | Last year | ||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | |||||||
| Donations and legacies | |||||||
| 4100 - General Donations - BIO | — | £229.20 | — | — | £229.20 | £2,943.36 | |
| 4101 - General Donations - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4110 - General Donations - EDevO | — | £6,426.23 | — | — | £6,426.23 | £5,516.14 | |
| 4111 - EDevO Events - General | — | — | — | — | — | £1,020.62 | |
| 4113 - EDevO Mailings/Appeals - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| General | |||||||
| 4117 - Field Ministry (specified) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4118 - Special Donations: R/B/CPCC | — | — | — | — | — | £30.00 | |
| 4121 - Deacons Donations - BIO (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4122 - Deacons Donations - EDevO | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (R) | |||||||
| 4123 - Health Donations (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4124 - Overseas Mission Fund (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4125 - St. Stephen's Fund (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4126 - St. Stephen's (R) - Allen | — | — | £6,138.00 | — | £6,138.00 | £5,470.60 | |
| 4127 - St. Stephen's (R) - Cowser | — | — | — | — | — | £175.00 | |
| 4128 - St. Stephen's (R) - Ewing | — | — | £525.12 | — | £525.12 | £2,122.82 | |
| 4129 - St. Stephen's (R) - Howser | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4130 - St. Stephen's (R) - Norman | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4140 - IT/Equipment (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4145 - Sound Equipment (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4150 - Travel | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4160 - Vehicle Purchase & Repair (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| - BIO | |||||||
| 4165 - Vehicle Purchae & Repair (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| - EDevO | |||||||
| 4600 - Donation from Foreign Office | — | — | — | — | — | £6,310.00 | |
| (BIO) | |||||||
| 4605 - Donation from Foreign Office | — | £8,515.40 | — | — | £8,515.40 | — | |
| (EDevO) | |||||||
| 4900 - Grants - BIO | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4905 - Grants - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4950 - Legacies | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | £15,170.83 | £6,663.12 | — | £21,833.95 | £23,588.54 | |
| Income from charitable activities | |||||||
| 4200 - Performance Income (BIO) | — | £1,200.00 | — | — | £1,200.00 | £1,624.00 | |
| 4201 - Performance Income (Isles) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4203 - Performance Income (Ireland) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4205 - Performance Income | — | — | — | — | — | £261.48 | |
| (Belgium) | |||||||
| 4206 - Performance Income (France) | — | — | — | — | — | £2,182.34 | |
| 4207 - Performance Income | — | — | — | — | — | £2,110.06 | |
| (Germany) | |||||||
| 4208 - Performance Income | — | £739.60 | — | — | £739.60 | £1,863.33 | |
| (Luxembourg) |
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| 4250 - Sponsorship (BIO) 4251 - Sponsorship (Isles) 4252 - Sponsorship (Ireland) 4253 - Sponsorship (Belgium) 4254 - Sponsorship (France) 4257 - Sponsorship (Germany) 4258 - Sponsorship (Luxembourg) Total Other trading activities 4300 - Script Hire & Licensing 4310 - Resource Sales 4700 - Event Sales - Advertising 4705 - Event Sales - Auction 4710 - Event Sales - Tickets Total Other income 4400 - Interest - BIO 4405 - Interest - EDev0 4500 - Sale of Fixed Assets (Vehicle) 4980 - Tax Reclaimed - BIO/EDevO 4981 - Tax Reclaimed - Deacons (R) BIO 4982 - Tax Reclaimed - Deacons (R) EDevO 4983 - Tax Reclaimed - St.Luke's (R) 4984 - Tax Reclaimed - OMF (R) 4985 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's Fund (R) 4986 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Allen (R 4987 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Cowser 4988 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Ewing 4989 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Howser 4990 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Norman 4991 - Tax Reclaimed - IT/Equipment 4992 - Tax Reclaimed - Sound Equipment (R) 4993 - Tax Reclaimed - Travel (R) 4994 - Tax Reclaimed - Vehicle (R) Total |
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
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| — £1,939.60 — — £1,939.60 £8,041.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
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| — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — £2,060.48 — — £2,060.48 £2,894.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
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| — £2,060.48 — — £2,060.48 £2,894.17 |
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| INCOME TOTAL | — £19,170.91 £6,663.12 — £25,834.03 £34,523.92 |
EXPENDITURE
Raising funds
5070 - F'raising - Food & Catering — — — — — 5071 - F'raising - Hire of Venue — — — — — 5072 - F'raising - Petrol — — — — — £27.25 5073 - F'raising - Postage — — — — — £294.25 5174 - F'raising - Production — — — — — Supplies/Print
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| 5175 - F'raising - Promotion/Ads | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5176 - F'raising - Sundries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5177 - F'raising - Phone & Internet | — | — | — | — | — | £43.93 |
| 5178 - F'raising - Travel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | £365.43 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | ||||||
| 5011 - Stipend | — | £2,938.00 | — | — | £2,938.00 | £2,393.00 |
| 5012 - Missioner Welfare/Support | — | £4,357.82 | — | — | £4,357.82 | £825.00 |
| 5015 - Representative Fee | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5016 - Production Costs | — | £53.33 | — | — | £53.33 | £19.82 |
| 5020 - Food - BIO | — | £145.71 | — | — | £145.71 | £188.14 |
| 5021 - Food - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5022 - Lodging - BIO | — | £450.47 | — | — | £450.47 | — |
| 5023 - Lodging - Isles | — | £92.28 | — | — | £92.28 | — |
| 5024 - Parking/Tolls - BIO | — | £26.00 | — | — | £26.00 | £79.83 |
| 5025 - Parking/Tolls - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5026 - Petrol - BIO | — | £529.70 | — | — | £529.70 | £926.24 |
| 5027 - Petrol - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5028 - IT/Sound Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | £403.13 |
| 5029 - Travel - BIO | — | £1,299.17 | — | — | £1,299.17 | £805.98 |
| 5030 - Travel - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5031 - Vehicle - BIO | — | £561.69 | — | — | £561.69 | £2,650.95 |
| 5032 - Vehicle - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5035 - CPCC/Training - BIO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5036 - Training - Miscellaneous | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5037 - Training - Petrol | — | — | — | — | — | £215.23 |
| 5038 - Training - Food Programme | — | — | — | — | — | £389.52 |
| 5039 - Training - Banquet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5040 - Training - Retreat | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5041 - Training - New Missioner | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5042 - Grant to Foreign Office - BIO | — | £1,000.00 | — | — | £1,000.00 | £10,414.18 |
| 5043 - Grant to Foreign Office - | — | — | — | — | — | £3,000.01 |
| EDevO | ||||||
| 5044 - Office Supplies - BIO/EDevO | — | £399.49 | — | — | £399.49 | £174.91 |
| 5045 - Printing - BIO/EDevO | — | £396.53 | — | — | £396.53 | £282.67 |
| 5046 - Phone & Internet - BIO/EDevO | — | £975.92 | — | — | £975.92 | £874.02 |
| 5047 - Rent | £120.00 | £1,320.00 | — | — | £1,440.00 | £1,440.00 |
| 5048 - Building Repair & | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maintenance | ||||||
| 5049 - Electricity - Utilities | — | £240.00 | — | — | £240.00 | £240.00 |
| 5050 - Gas - Utilities | — | £360.00 | — | — | £360.00 | £460.00 |
| 5051 - Water - Utilities | — | £60.00 | — | — | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 5200 - ATF - Travel/Immigration | — | — | — | — | — | £726.90 |
| 5201 - ATF - Donation to Foreign | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Office | ||||||
| 5202 - ATF - Visas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5210 - BIOMed - Emergency Need | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5211 - BIOMed - Donation to Foreign | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Office | ||||||
| 5212 - BIOMed - Health Insurance | — | — | — | — | — | £17.51 |
| 5213 - VITAL Expense | — | £1,286.64 | — | — | £1,286.64 | £1,714.47 |
| 5220 - Resources Fund Expenses | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5221 - Resources - Postage | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5222 - Royalties | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5230 - WMF - Expense | — | — | — | — | — | £192.47 |
| 5231 - WMF - Donation to Foreign | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Office | ||||||
| 5235 - Designated Tithe Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5300 - Deacons Fund Expense - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miss. Needs (R) | ||||||
| 5320 - St. Stephen's Fund Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (R) | ||||||
| 5321 - St. Stephen's - Don. to | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foreign Off. (R) |
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| 5322 - St. Stephen's Fund - Norman (R) 5326 - St. Stephen's Fund - Allen (R) 5327 - St. Stephen's Fund - Cowser (R) 5328 - St. Stephen's Fund - Ewing (R) 5329 - St. Stephen's Fund - Howser (R) 5330 - OMF - Expense (R) 5337 - St. Luke's Fund Expense (R) 5340 - Sound Equipment (R) 5350 - Travel Fund Expense (R) 5355 - Travel Fund (R) Don. to Foreign Off. 5360 - Vehicle Expense (R) 5365 - Vehicle Expense (R) Don. to Foreign Off. 5370 - IT/Equipment Expense (R) Total Other expenditure 5033 - Stolen Cash - BIO 5034 - Stolen Cash - Isles 5060 - Depreciation - Fixed Asset 5065 - Loss on Fixed Asset 5180 - Bank Fees & Charges - BIO 5181 - Bank Fees & Charges - EDevO 5182 - Continuing Education 5183 - Equipment Rental/Service 5184 - Exchange Loss/Duty/Fee 5185 - Insurance - Office/Liability 5186 - Interest 5187 - Legal Fees 5188 - Examiner Fees 5189 - Professional Services 5190 - Council Tax 5191 - Trustee Expenses Total |
— — — — — — — — £6,103.50 — £6,103.50 £3,827.01 — — — — — — — — £2,510.01 — £2,510.01 £864.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
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| £120.00 £16,492.75 £8,613.51 — £25,226.26 £33,185.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — £29.60 — — £29.60 £18.40 — — — — — £1.75 — — — — — — — £1,310.40 — — £1,310.40 £747.60 — — — — — — — £817.50 — — £817.50 £714.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — £221.40 — — £221.40 £829.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — |
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| — £2,378.90 — — £2,378.90 £2,310.98 |
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| EXPENDITURE TOTAL | £120.00 £18,871.65 £8,613.51 — £27,605.16 £35,861.94 |
| GRAND TOTAL | (£120.00) £299.26 (£1,950.39) — (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) |
Notes:
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There were no trustee expenses.
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Donations from Foreign Office increased due to the sale of the German Headquarters in January 2024. This is to reimburse some of the funds granted to Covenant Players, Germany, in order to meet the mortgage interest payments through the pandemic, securing the house during a very challenging period.
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Financial Summary for the year ending 31 December 2024
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|Income|2024|2023|
|Donations|21,833.95|14,799.50|
|Performances|1,939.60|8,041.21|
|Sponsorships|0.00|0.00|
|Grants|0.00|0.00|
|Reclaimed Tax|2,060.48|2,894.17|
|Fundraising appeals and events|0.00|8,789.04|
|Advertising sales|0.00|0.00|
|Income from assets|0.00|0.00|
|Books and CDs|0.00|0.00|
|TOTAL INCOME|25,834.03|34,523.92|
|Expenditure|
|Personnel costs (5 workers)|7,295.82|3,218.00|
|Presentation costs|
|Food and Lodging|741.79|207.96|
|Travel|1,854.87|2,538.95|
|Vehicles|1,848.33|4,365.42|
|Support costs|3,871.94|3,952.24|
|Covenant Players International|1,000.00|14,211.41|
|Donations|8,613.51|4,691.55|
|Fundraising and publicity|0.00|365.43|
|Administration and management|2,378.90|2,310.98|
|Purchase of vehicles and equipment|0.00|0.00|
|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|27,605.16|35,861.94|
|Net income (deficit)|(-1,771.13)|(-1,338.02)|
|Bank balances end of year|2,557.79|4,328.92|
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Report prepared by:
Deborah Allen 29 October 2025 …………………………………………………………… ……………………………………… Deborah Allen, National Director (Date)
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
29 October 2025 E. E. Lock …………………………………………………………… ….…………………………………….. Trustee (Date)
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Covenant Players (UK) Trust
End of Year Financial Statements & Annual Report
Year ending 31 December 2024
Bankers Barclays Bank PLC Leicester LE87 2BB Tel. (0345) 734 5345
Independent Examiner
Mr Ken Bailey Pembroke House Lower Park Terrace Pontypool, NP4 6LB Tel. (01495) 753 767
ADDRESS FROM APRIL
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Since 1963...
Covenant Pla ers y
...drama that touches the heart,
the mind and the soul.
Introduction:
Covenant Players is a professional theatre company, fielding touring troupes which perform the original theme-based plays of Charles M. Tanner in service to the leadership of churches, schools, social service agencies, community and government organisations.
Covenant Players …
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¨ seeks to challenge people to a deeper walk in faith and action
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¨ has served in 78 countries
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¨ has performed in 29 languages
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¨ has given over 2,000,000 performances world-wide.
Governing Document: Deed of Trust dated 30th October 1996
Covenant Players is registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales as a charity set up for the advancement of the Christian Religion and the advancement of Education.
The objects of the Trust are:
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to advance the Christian faith, particularly through the production and performance of drama and other media to promote Christian teachings, principles, values and mores in the United Kingdom and elsewhere as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.
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to advance education of the public, particularly in the area of religious beliefs and mores in the United Kingdom and elsewhere as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.
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MISSION STATEMENT
Covenant Players exists to communicate the Lord Jesus Christ through the medium of drama.
To that end we commit ourselves to:
Go where the people are. Serve the leadership of the church and the community. Live a life worthy of our call. Love each other and those we serve.
In Covenant with God and one another, we dedicate ourselves to this task.
National Director’s Report
2024 is a year in which we have seen some significant changes for our ministry.
In January we were able to complete on the sale of the former Covenant Players headquarters in Stahlhofen, Germany. This brought to a finish a drawn out process which began before 2020, and was made more critical as a result of the pandemic, with the closure of all possible performance venues.
By God’s grace – and the generosity of our supporters – we were able to weather the storm and continue to meet out financial obligations until the sale was completed. We are deeply indebted to the Evangelische Bank, Germany, which permitted us to pay only the interest on the mortgage during the most challenging periods.
I am grateful to all the Covenant Players who worked so diligently, whilst still performing and training, to complete the clearing and moving out of the former headquarters and the transfer of all CP property to the UK. This includes being the custodians of all the play scripts in Europe. The UK office has served administratively as the headquarters for Europe since 2018.
Moving addresses and banks created a great amount of additional administration. In spring 2024 we were able to finally complete the process of transferring all the CP banking in the UK to a new Trust Account which was required by Barclays Bank. Many charities have reported that banks are making it increasingly hard for charities to operate accounts with them, and this certainly proved to be the case for us. The entire process took over 18-
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months and included Barclays closing without notice our main development account, which received all the regular Standing Order gifts and donations. Through continuing regular communication with our friends and supporters, most of the committed regular gifts – which so faithfully undergird our work – were reinstated. Again, our great thanks to all those who have made that ongoing commitment – over many years.
We were blessed to have a wide variety of performances throughout the year which included schools, dinner theatre events, Church Festivals, street theatre, retreats and a youth festival.
It is a privilege to work alongside churches and other organisations to pray, plan and prepare bespoke performances, serving the needs and vision of individual groups and their leaders.
The rehearsal, preparation and performance of the plays of Charles M. Tanner remains our great joy and we continue to seek new ways in which these beautiful plays can be increasingly used and performed in the Lord’s service. It is humbling to see how the Lord uses the impact of the plays to touch and change lives.
As ever, I am grateful to our trustees, for their faithful support and great love for the ministry. The trustees continue to closely watch the finances through the ongoing financial and post-pandemic challenges. We continue to seek ways to increase streams of income whilst reducing expenses.
We thank you for holding trust with us throughout this year, for all the ways that you have supported us through your prayers, words of encouragement and for your generous and unstinting financial support.
Thanks also to Ken Bailey, who has graciously served as our Independent Examiner, once again.
Deborah Allen National Director & European Supervisor
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Trustees: Deborah Allen Bobbi Johnson-Tanner Eileen Lock Tim Martin
Independent Examiner: Mr Ken Bailey
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Receipts and Payments Account
| Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total Prior year funds funds funds funds funds total funds |
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| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Income from charitable activities Other trading activities Other income Total income and endowments from: Expenditure on: Raising funds Expenditure on charitable activities Other expenditure Total expenditure on: Net income / (expenditure) Transfers Gross transfers between funds - in Gross transfers between funds - out Net income / (expenditure) Other recognised gains / losses Gains / losses on investment assets Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use Net movement in funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Represented by Unrestricted General fund Designated ATF BIO - Petty Cash BIO Medical Fund BIO Resources - Playbooks BIO Resources - Sound BIO Royalties & Licensing BIO Utility Fund Banquet Fund Dev. Distribution Fund Development Operations Fund Development Seed Fund ECHO Transfer Fund EDevO - Petty Cash Food Programme Fund Mission Weeks Fund New Missioner Fund Operational Fund Retreat Fund Sponsorship Fund Training Fund UK Operational Support Fund VITAL Fund Van to ECHO - Petty Cash Van to ECHO Fund World Mission Fund Restricted Deacons Fund Sound Equipment Fund St. Stephen's Fund St. Stephen's Fund - ALLEN St. Stephen's Fund - COWSER St. Stephen's Fund - EWING |
— £15,170.83 £6,663.12 — £21,833.95 £23,588.54 — £1,939.60 — — £1,939.60 £8,041.21 — — — — — — — £2,060.48 — — £2,060.48 £2,894.17 |
| — £19,170.91 £6,663.12 — £25,834.03 £34,523.92 — — — — — £365.43 £120.00 £16,492.75 £8,613.51 — £25,226.26 £33,185.53 — £2,378.90 — — £2,378.90 £2,310.98 |
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| £120.00 £18,871.65 £8,613.51 — £27,605.16 £35,861.94 |
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| (£120.00) £299.26 (£1,950.39) — (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) £120.00 £6,786.24 £589.13 — £7,495.37 £4,924.59 — (£6,906.24) (£589.13) — (£7,495.37) (£4,924.59) |
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| — £179.26 (£1,950.39) — (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) — — — — — — — — — — — — |
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| — £179.26 (£1,950.39) — (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) |
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| — (£57.05) £4,385.97 — £4,328.92 £5,666.94 |
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| — £122.21 £2,435.58 — £2,557.79 £4,328.92 — — — — — — — £101.12 — — £101.12 £101.12 — £2.36 — — £2.36 £2.36 — £482.49 — — £482.49 £482.49 — £342.01 — — £342.01 £342.01 — £194.72 — — £194.72 £194.72 — £245.00 — — £245.00 £45.00 — — — — — — — £331.42 — — £331.42 £331.42 — £514.19 — — £514.19 £1,734.53 — £788.26 — — £788.26 £138.83 — £581.79 — — £581.79 £265.50 — (£919.31) — — (£919.31) £245.11 — £3.09 — — £3.09 £3.09 — £80.00 — — £80.00 £80.00 — £87.91 — — £87.91 £1,087.91 — £415.49 — — £415.49 £415.49 — £1,261.03 — — £1,261.03 £2,707.38 — £318.00 — — £318.00 £318.00 — £1,658.14 — — £1,658.14 £612.85 — — — — — (£262.34) — £3,537.02 — — £3,537.02 — — (£7,985.95) — — (£7,985.95) (£7,985.95) — £67.17 — — £67.17 £67.17 — (£2,702.50) — — (£2,702.50) (£2,702.50) — £718.76 — — £718.76 £1,718.76 — — £824.19 — £824.19 £824.19 — — £1.00 — £1.00 £1.00 — — — — — — — — £1,885.82 — £1,885.82 £1,851.32 — — — — — £589.13 — — (£726.61) — (£726.61) £1,258.28 |
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Vehicle Purchase & Repair Fund
— — £451.18
— £451.18 (£137.95)
Balance sheet
| Class and code **Description ** |
This year Last year |
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| Current assets 1101 BIO Bank Account 1102 BIO NEW Trust Account 1104 BIO Petty Cash 1105 EDevO Bank Account 1106 EDevO Petty Cash 1107 Van to ECHO Petty Cash 1109 BIO - Savings Total Current assets Reserves Excess / (deficit) to date Z01 Starting balances Total Reserves Represented by funds Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total |
— £1,880.59 £2,485.17 £2,375.71 £2.36 £2.36 — — £3.09 £3.09 £67.17 £67.17 — — |
| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) £4,328.92 £5,666.94 |
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| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 — — £122.21 (£57.05) £2,435.58 £4,385.97 — — |
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| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 |
Statement of assets and liabilities
| This year | Last year | ||
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| Cash at bank and in hand | |||
| BIO Bank Account | |||
| Operational Fund (Designated) - | — | £4,507.37 | |
| VITAL Fund (Designated) - | — | (£7,985.95) | |
| ATF (Designated) - | — | £101.12 | |
| Retreat Fund (Designated) - | — | £318.00 | |
| Mission Weeks Fund (Designated) - | — | £1,087.91 | |
| BIO Medical Fund (Designated) - | — | £482.49 | |
| World Mission Fund (Designated) - | — | £1,718.76 | |
| ECHO Transfer Fund (Designated) - | — | (£524.51) | |
| Training Fund (Designated) - | — | (£262.34) | |
| Food Programme Fund (Designated) - | — | £80.00 | |
| Banquet Fund (Designated) - | — | £331.42 | |
| New Missioner Fund (Designated) - | — | £415.49 | |
| Deacons Fund (Restricted) - | — | £824.19 | |
| Sound Equipment Fund (Restricted) - | — | £1.00 | |
| Vehicle Purchase & Repair Fund (Restricted) - | — | (£137.95) | |
| Dev. Distribution Fund (Designated) - | — | £1,727.25 | |
| Development Seed Fund (Designated) - | — | £265.50 | |
| Sponsorship Fund (Designated) - | — | £105.08 | |
| Development Operations Fund (Designated) - | — | £138.83 | |
| St. Stephen's Fund - ALLEN (Restricted) - | — | £1,098.30 | |
| St. Stephen's Fund - COWSER (Restricted) - | — | £589.13 | |
| St. Stephen's Fund - EWING (Restricted) - | — | £1,120.27 | |
| BIO Resources - Sound (Designated) - | — | £194.72 | |
| BIO Resources - Playbooks (Designated) - | — | £342.01 | |
| BIO Royalties & Licensing (Designated) - | — | £45.00 |
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| Van to ECHO Fund (Designated) - General fund (Unrestricted) - BIO NEW Trust Account Operational Fund (Designated) - VITAL Fund (Designated) - ATF (Designated) - Retreat Fund (Designated) - Mission Weeks Fund (Designated) - BIO Medical Fund (Designated) - World Mission Fund (Designated) - ECHO Transfer Fund (Designated) - Food Programme Fund (Designated) - Banquet Fund (Designated) - New Missioner Fund (Designated) - Deacons Fund (Restricted) - Sound Equipment Fund (Restricted) - Vehicle Purchase & Repair Fund (Restricted) - Dev. Distribution Fund (Designated) - Development Seed Fund (Designated) - UK Operational Support Fund (Designated) - Sponsorship Fund (Designated) - Development Operations Fund (Designated) - St. Stephen's Fund - ALLEN (Restricted) - St. Stephen's Fund - EWING (Restricted) - BIO Resources - Sound (Designated) - BIO Resources - Playbooks (Designated) - BIO Royalties & Licensing (Designated) - Van to ECHO Fund (Designated) - BIO Petty Cash BIO - Petty Cash (Designated) - EDevO Bank Account Operational Fund (Designated) - General fund (Unrestricted) - EDevO Petty Cash EDevO - Petty Cash (Designated) - Van to ECHO Petty Cash Van to ECHO - Petty Cash (Designated) - Total for Cash at bank and in hand Grand total |
— (£2,702.50) — (£2,000.00) |
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| — £1,880.59 £1,261.03 £200.01 (£7,985.95) — £101.12 — £318.00 — £87.91 — £482.49 — £718.76 — (£919.31) £769.62 £80.00 — £331.42 — £415.49 — £824.19 — £1.00 — £451.18 — £514.19 £7.28 £581.79 — £3,537.02 — £1,658.14 £507.77 £788.26 — £1,885.82 £753.02 (£726.61) £138.01 £194.72 — £342.01 — £245.00 — (£2,702.50) — |
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| £2,485.17 £2,375.71 £2.36 £2.36 |
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| £2.36 £2.36 — (£2,000.00) — £2,000.00 |
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| — — £3.09 £3.09 |
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| £3.09 £3.09 £67.17 £67.17 |
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| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 |
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| £2,557.79 £4,328.92 |
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Fund movement by type
| Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/losses JournalsClosing | |
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| BIO-OPS - Operational Fund Designated Sub-total for BIO-OPS VITAL - VITAL Fund Designated Sub-total for VITAL ATF - ATF Designated Sub-total for ATF BIO-UTY - BIO Utility Fund Designated Sub-total for BIO-UTY RETREAT - Retreat Fund Designated Sub-total for RETREAT WM-WEEKS - Mission Weeks Fund Designated Sub-total for WM-WEEKS BIO-MED - BIO Medical Fund Designated Sub-total for BIO-MED WMF - World Mission Fund Designated Sub-total for WMF ECHO - ECHO Transfer Fund Designated Sub-total for ECHO TRAINING - Training Fund Designated Sub-total for TRAINING FOOD-PROG - Food Programme Fund Designated Sub-total for FOOD-PROG BQT - Banquet Fund Designated Sub-total for BQT NM - New Missioner Fund Designated Sub-total for NM DEACONS - Deacons Fund Restricted Sub-total for DEACONS SD-EQUIP - Sound Equipment Fund Restricted Sub-total for SD-EQUIP |
£2,707.38 £500.00 £3,946.35 £2,000.00 — — £1,261.03 |
| £2,707.38 £500.00 £3,946.35 £2,000.00 — — £1,261.03 (£7,985.95 ) — — — — — (£7,985.95 ) |
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| (£7,985.95 ) — — — — — (£7,985.95 ) £101.12 — — — — — £101.12 |
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| £101.12 — — — — — £101.12 — — — — — — — |
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| — — — — — — — £318.00 — — — — — £318.00 |
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| £318.00 — — — — — £318.00 £1,087.91 — — (£1,000.00 ) — — £87.91 |
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| £1,087.91 — — (£1,000.00 ) — — £87.91 £482.49 — — — — — £482.49 |
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| £482.49 — — — — — £482.49 £1,718.76 — — (£1,000.00 ) — — £718.76 |
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| £1,718.76 — — (£1,000.00 ) — — £718.76 £245.11 £739.60 £1,904.02 — — — (£919.31) |
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| £245.11 £739.60 £1,904.02 — — — (£919.31) (£262.34) — — £262.34 — — — |
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| (£262.34) — — £262.34 — — — £80.00 — — — — — £80.00 |
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| £80.00 — — — — — £80.00 £331.42 — — — — — £331.42 |
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| £331.42 — — — — — £331.42 £415.49 — — — — — £415.49 |
|
| £415.49 — — — — — £415.49 £824.19 — — — — — £824.19 |
|
| £824.19 — — — — — £824.19 £1.00 — — — — — £1.00 |
|
| £1.00 — — — — — £1.00 |
VEHICLE - Vehicle Purchase & R
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| Restricted Sub-total for VEHICLE DEV-DISTR - Dev. Distribution Fu Designated Sub-total for DEV-DISTR DEV-SEED - Development Seed Fun Designated Sub-total for DEV-SEED UK-OPS - UK Operational Suppo Designated Sub-total for UK-OPS SPONS - Sponsorship Fund Designated Sub-total for SPONS DEV-OPS - Development Operatio Designated Sub-total for DEV-OPS ST-STEPHEN - St. Stephen's Fund Restricted Sub-total for ST-STEPHEN ST-ALLEN - St. Stephen's Fund - Restricted Sub-total for ST-ALLEN ST-COWSER - St. Stephen's Fund - Restricted Sub-total for ST-COWSER ST-EWING - St. Stephen's Fund - Restricted Sub-total for ST-EWING BIO-PC - BIO - Petty Cash Designated Sub-total for BIO-PC EDevO-PC - EDevO - Petty Cash Designated Sub-total for EDevO-PC BIO-SOUND - BIO Resources - Soun Designated Sub-total for BIO-SOUND BIO-PLAYS - BIO Resources - Play Designated Sub-total for BIO-PLAYS BIO-SCRIPT - BIO Royalties & Lice Designated Sub-total for BIO-SCRIPT VAN-ECHO - Van to ECHO Fund Designated Sub-total for VAN-ECHO VAN-PC - Van to ECHO - Petty Designated Sub-total for VAN-PC |
(£137.95) — — £589.13 — — £451.18 |
|---|---|
| (£137.95) — — £589.13 — — £451.18 £1,734.53 — £838.00 (£382.34) — — £514.19 |
|
| £1,734.53 — £838.00 (£382.34) — — £514.19 £265.50 £316.29 — — — — £581.79 |
|
| £265.50 £316.29 — — — — £581.79 — £11,596.4 0 £12,183.2 8 £4,123.90 — — £3,537.02 |
|
| — £11,596.4 0 £12,183.2 8 £4,123.90 — — £3,537.02 £612.85 £5,369.19 — (£4,323.90 ) — — £1,658.14 |
|
| £612.85 £5,369.19 — (£4,323.90 ) — — £1,658.14 £138.83 £649.43 — — — — £788.26 |
|
| £138.83 £649.43 — — — — £788.26 — — — — — — — |
|
| — — — — — — — £1,851.32 £6,138.00 £6,103.50 — — — £1,885.82 |
|
| £1,851.32 £6,138.00 £6,103.50 — — — £1,885.82 £589.13 — — (£589.13) — — — |
|
| £589.13 — — (£589.13) — — — £1,258.28 £525.12 £2,510.01 — — — (£726.61) |
|
| £1,258.28 £525.12 £2,510.01 — — — (£726.61) £2.36 — — — — — £2.36 |
|
| £2.36 — — — — — £2.36 £3.09 — — — — — £3.09 |
|
| £3.09 — — — — — £3.09 £194.72 — — — — — £194.72 |
|
| £194.72 — — — — — £194.72 £342.01 — — — — — £342.01 |
|
| £342.01 — — — — — £342.01 £45.00 — — £200.00 — — £245.00 |
|
| £45.00 — — £200.00 — — £245.00 (£2,702.50 ) — — — — — (£2,702.50 ) |
|
| (£2,702.50 ) — — — — — (£2,702.50 ) £67.17 — — — — — £67.17 |
|
| £67.17 — — — — — £67.17 |
General - General fund
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| Unrestricted Sub-total for General Grand total |
— — £120.00 £120.00 — — — |
|---|---|
| — — £120.00 £120.00 — — — |
|
| £4,328.92 £25,834.0 3 £27,605.1 6 — — — £2,557.79 |
Analysis of receipts and payments
| Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | This year | Last year | ||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | |||||||
| Donations and legacies | |||||||
| 4100 - General Donations - BIO | — | £229.20 | — | — | £229.20 | £2,943.36 | |
| 4101 - General Donations - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4110 - General Donations - EDevO | — | £6,426.23 | — | — | £6,426.23 | £5,516.14 | |
| 4111 - EDevO Events - General | — | — | — | — | — | £1,020.62 | |
| 4113 - EDevO Mailings/Appeals - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| General | |||||||
| 4117 - Field Ministry (specified) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4118 - Special Donations: R/B/CPCC | — | — | — | — | — | £30.00 | |
| 4121 - Deacons Donations - BIO (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4122 - Deacons Donations - EDevO | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (R) | |||||||
| 4123 - Health Donations (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4124 - Overseas Mission Fund (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4125 - St. Stephen's Fund (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4126 - St. Stephen's (R) - Allen | — | — | £6,138.00 | — | £6,138.00 | £5,470.60 | |
| 4127 - St. Stephen's (R) - Cowser | — | — | — | — | — | £175.00 | |
| 4128 - St. Stephen's (R) - Ewing | — | — | £525.12 | — | £525.12 | £2,122.82 | |
| 4129 - St. Stephen's (R) - Howser | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4130 - St. Stephen's (R) - Norman | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4140 - IT/Equipment (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4145 - Sound Equipment (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4150 - Travel | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4160 - Vehicle Purchase & Repair (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| - BIO | |||||||
| 4165 - Vehicle Purchae & Repair (R) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| - EDevO | |||||||
| 4600 - Donation from Foreign Office | — | — | — | — | — | £6,310.00 | |
| (BIO) | |||||||
| 4605 - Donation from Foreign Office | — | £8,515.40 | — | — | £8,515.40 | — | |
| (EDevO) | |||||||
| 4900 - Grants - BIO | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4905 - Grants - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4950 - Legacies | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | £15,170.83 | £6,663.12 | — | £21,833.95 | £23,588.54 | |
| Income from charitable activities | |||||||
| 4200 - Performance Income (BIO) | — | £1,200.00 | — | — | £1,200.00 | £1,624.00 | |
| 4201 - Performance Income (Isles) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4203 - Performance Income (Ireland) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4205 - Performance Income | — | — | — | — | — | £261.48 | |
| (Belgium) | |||||||
| 4206 - Performance Income (France) | — | — | — | — | — | £2,182.34 | |
| 4207 - Performance Income | — | — | — | — | — | £2,110.06 | |
| (Germany) | |||||||
| 4208 - Performance Income | — | £739.60 | — | — | £739.60 | £1,863.33 | |
| (Luxembourg) |
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| 4250 - Sponsorship (BIO) 4251 - Sponsorship (Isles) 4252 - Sponsorship (Ireland) 4253 - Sponsorship (Belgium) 4254 - Sponsorship (France) 4257 - Sponsorship (Germany) 4258 - Sponsorship (Luxembourg) Total Other trading activities 4300 - Script Hire & Licensing 4310 - Resource Sales 4700 - Event Sales - Advertising 4705 - Event Sales - Auction 4710 - Event Sales - Tickets Total Other income 4400 - Interest - BIO 4405 - Interest - EDev0 4500 - Sale of Fixed Assets (Vehicle) 4980 - Tax Reclaimed - BIO/EDevO 4981 - Tax Reclaimed - Deacons (R) BIO 4982 - Tax Reclaimed - Deacons (R) EDevO 4983 - Tax Reclaimed - St.Luke's (R) 4984 - Tax Reclaimed - OMF (R) 4985 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's Fund (R) 4986 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Allen (R 4987 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Cowser 4988 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Ewing 4989 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Howser 4990 - Tax Reclaimed - St. Stephen's - Norman 4991 - Tax Reclaimed - IT/Equipment 4992 - Tax Reclaimed - Sound Equipment (R) 4993 - Tax Reclaimed - Travel (R) 4994 - Tax Reclaimed - Vehicle (R) Total |
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
|---|---|
| — £1,939.60 — — £1,939.60 £8,041.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
|
| — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — £2,060.48 — — £2,060.48 £2,894.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
|
| — £2,060.48 — — £2,060.48 £2,894.17 |
|
| INCOME TOTAL | — £19,170.91 £6,663.12 — £25,834.03 £34,523.92 |
EXPENDITURE
Raising funds
5070 - F'raising - Food & Catering — — — — — 5071 - F'raising - Hire of Venue — — — — — 5072 - F'raising - Petrol — — — — — £27.25 5073 - F'raising - Postage — — — — — £294.25 5174 - F'raising - Production — — — — — Supplies/Print
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| 5175 - F'raising - Promotion/Ads | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5176 - F'raising - Sundries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5177 - F'raising - Phone & Internet | — | — | — | — | — | £43.93 |
| 5178 - F'raising - Travel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | £365.43 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | ||||||
| 5011 - Stipend | — | £2,938.00 | — | — | £2,938.00 | £2,393.00 |
| 5012 - Missioner Welfare/Support | — | £4,357.82 | — | — | £4,357.82 | £825.00 |
| 5015 - Representative Fee | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5016 - Production Costs | — | £53.33 | — | — | £53.33 | £19.82 |
| 5020 - Food - BIO | — | £145.71 | — | — | £145.71 | £188.14 |
| 5021 - Food - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5022 - Lodging - BIO | — | £450.47 | — | — | £450.47 | — |
| 5023 - Lodging - Isles | — | £92.28 | — | — | £92.28 | — |
| 5024 - Parking/Tolls - BIO | — | £26.00 | — | — | £26.00 | £79.83 |
| 5025 - Parking/Tolls - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5026 - Petrol - BIO | — | £529.70 | — | — | £529.70 | £926.24 |
| 5027 - Petrol - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5028 - IT/Sound Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | £403.13 |
| 5029 - Travel - BIO | — | £1,299.17 | — | — | £1,299.17 | £805.98 |
| 5030 - Travel - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5031 - Vehicle - BIO | — | £561.69 | — | — | £561.69 | £2,650.95 |
| 5032 - Vehicle - Isles | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5035 - CPCC/Training - BIO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5036 - Training - Miscellaneous | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5037 - Training - Petrol | — | — | — | — | — | £215.23 |
| 5038 - Training - Food Programme | — | — | — | — | — | £389.52 |
| 5039 - Training - Banquet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5040 - Training - Retreat | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5041 - Training - New Missioner | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5042 - Grant to Foreign Office - BIO | — | £1,000.00 | — | — | £1,000.00 | £10,414.18 |
| 5043 - Grant to Foreign Office - | — | — | — | — | — | £3,000.01 |
| EDevO | ||||||
| 5044 - Office Supplies - BIO/EDevO | — | £399.49 | — | — | £399.49 | £174.91 |
| 5045 - Printing - BIO/EDevO | — | £396.53 | — | — | £396.53 | £282.67 |
| 5046 - Phone & Internet - BIO/EDevO | — | £975.92 | — | — | £975.92 | £874.02 |
| 5047 - Rent | £120.00 | £1,320.00 | — | — | £1,440.00 | £1,440.00 |
| 5048 - Building Repair & | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maintenance | ||||||
| 5049 - Electricity - Utilities | — | £240.00 | — | — | £240.00 | £240.00 |
| 5050 - Gas - Utilities | — | £360.00 | — | — | £360.00 | £460.00 |
| 5051 - Water - Utilities | — | £60.00 | — | — | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 5200 - ATF - Travel/Immigration | — | — | — | — | — | £726.90 |
| 5201 - ATF - Donation to Foreign | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Office | ||||||
| 5202 - ATF - Visas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5210 - BIOMed - Emergency Need | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5211 - BIOMed - Donation to Foreign | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Office | ||||||
| 5212 - BIOMed - Health Insurance | — | — | — | — | — | £17.51 |
| 5213 - VITAL Expense | — | £1,286.64 | — | — | £1,286.64 | £1,714.47 |
| 5220 - Resources Fund Expenses | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5221 - Resources - Postage | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5222 - Royalties | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5230 - WMF - Expense | — | — | — | — | — | £192.47 |
| 5231 - WMF - Donation to Foreign | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Office | ||||||
| 5235 - Designated Tithe Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5300 - Deacons Fund Expense - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miss. Needs (R) | ||||||
| 5320 - St. Stephen's Fund Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (R) | ||||||
| 5321 - St. Stephen's - Don. to | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foreign Off. (R) |
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| 5322 - St. Stephen's Fund - Norman (R) 5326 - St. Stephen's Fund - Allen (R) 5327 - St. Stephen's Fund - Cowser (R) 5328 - St. Stephen's Fund - Ewing (R) 5329 - St. Stephen's Fund - Howser (R) 5330 - OMF - Expense (R) 5337 - St. Luke's Fund Expense (R) 5340 - Sound Equipment (R) 5350 - Travel Fund Expense (R) 5355 - Travel Fund (R) Don. to Foreign Off. 5360 - Vehicle Expense (R) 5365 - Vehicle Expense (R) Don. to Foreign Off. 5370 - IT/Equipment Expense (R) Total Other expenditure 5033 - Stolen Cash - BIO 5034 - Stolen Cash - Isles 5060 - Depreciation - Fixed Asset 5065 - Loss on Fixed Asset 5180 - Bank Fees & Charges - BIO 5181 - Bank Fees & Charges - EDevO 5182 - Continuing Education 5183 - Equipment Rental/Service 5184 - Exchange Loss/Duty/Fee 5185 - Insurance - Office/Liability 5186 - Interest 5187 - Legal Fees 5188 - Examiner Fees 5189 - Professional Services 5190 - Council Tax 5191 - Trustee Expenses Total |
— — — — — — — — £6,103.50 — £6,103.50 £3,827.01 — — — — — — — — £2,510.01 — £2,510.01 £864.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
|---|---|
| £120.00 £16,492.75 £8,613.51 — £25,226.26 £33,185.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — £29.60 — — £29.60 £18.40 — — — — — £1.75 — — — — — — — £1,310.40 — — £1,310.40 £747.60 — — — — — — — £817.50 — — £817.50 £714.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — £221.40 — — £221.40 £829.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — |
|
| — £2,378.90 — — £2,378.90 £2,310.98 |
|
| EXPENDITURE TOTAL | £120.00 £18,871.65 £8,613.51 — £27,605.16 £35,861.94 |
| GRAND TOTAL | (£120.00) £299.26 (£1,950.39) — (£1,771.13) (£1,338.02) |
Notes:
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There were no trustee expenses.
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Donations from Foreign Office increased due to the sale of the German Headquarters in January 2024. This is to reimburse some of the funds granted to Covenant Players, Germany, in order to meet the mortgage interest payments through the pandemic, securing the house during a very challenging period.
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Financial Summary for the year ending 31 December 2024
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|Income|2024|2023|
|Donations|21,833.95|14,799.50|
|Performances|1,939.60|8,041.21|
|Sponsorships|0.00|0.00|
|Grants|0.00|0.00|
|Reclaimed Tax|2,060.48|2,894.17|
|Fundraising appeals and events|0.00|8,789.04|
|Advertising sales|0.00|0.00|
|Income from assets|0.00|0.00|
|Books and CDs|0.00|0.00|
|TOTAL INCOME|25,834.03|34,523.92|
|Expenditure|
|Personnel costs (5 workers)|7,295.82|3,218.00|
|Presentation costs|
|Food and Lodging|741.79|207.96|
|Travel|1,854.87|2,538.95|
|Vehicles|1,848.33|4,365.42|
|Support costs|3,871.94|3,952.24|
|Covenant Players International|1,000.00|14,211.41|
|Donations|8,613.51|4,691.55|
|Fundraising and publicity|0.00|365.43|
|Administration and management|2,378.90|2,310.98|
|Purchase of vehicles and equipment|0.00|0.00|
|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|27,605.16|35,861.94|
|Net income (deficit)|(-1,771.13)|(-1,338.02)|
|Bank balances end of year|2,557.79|4,328.92|
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Report prepared by:
Deborah Allen 29 October 2025 …………………………………………………………… ……………………………………… Deborah Allen, National Director (Date)
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
29 October 2025 E. E. Lock …………………………………………………………… ….…………………………………….. Trustee (Date)
Covenant Players (UK) Trust – Registered Charity 1059359
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 Covenant Players (UK) Trust On accounts for the year ended 31-Dec-2024 Charity no (if any) 1059359 Set out on pages No additional sheets I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust") for the year ended 3111212024. 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 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 Independent examiner's statement 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. Signed: Date: 2711012024 Name: Kenneth Robin Bailey Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Pembroke House, Lower Park Terrace, Pontypool NP4 6LB IER October 2018
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 detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018