Charity number. 108fy)11
Company number: 3851139
Scottish Charity number: SC042491
ACORN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
(Acompany Ilmlted byguardntee)
Chamberlains
Elm Hw, TafiShi￿ Park
Elsttsd. Godalml

ACORN CHRISTEAN FOUNDATION
Financlal ststements for the year ended 31 Marth 2021
Conterts
Legal al￿ admlnistrati¥e infomiation
Report ofthetru#ees
5-10
Independent Examtr*rfs report
11-12
Ststement of finanoal attivitie5
Balan￿ st￿t
14
Notes formtrE part of tt* financFal statem
15-21

ACORN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Flnancial ststements for the year ended 31 Marth 2021
Patron:
The Rlght Re¥ereNI Lord Btshop of Carfwejames Ne•come
Founders:
Re8i5tered tharity No:
Compary rio:
3851139
Tru#ees
Mr5 Elizat)eth %inn (Chairl
Mr Chris Goff
Re¥ Andrew Heber
Mr Keith Mante]I
Mrs Patrida Munn {retired 22 June 2020)
Mr Mark TTigg
R￿Jane Walker
Ven Paul Bryer
Ms Nonte Insall (retired l October 2021}
Le¥dtrshlpTeam
Rev Wes Sutton (Director)
Lisa Edge IDSrector of Operation51
Ho*drd Fleming
The Rev Canon Anne Lon8
Dee Marshall
Jo Walker

ACORN CHRisnAN FOUNDATION
Financial ststements for the year ended 31 Marth 2021
CafBank Limrted. Kin85 Hill.
West Mallin& Kent
Uoyds Bank plt. 75 Castte Street
Famham, Surr
Metcalfe & Co. 22 Chal* Hky.
Bordon. Hants
slered olfice
Emmau5 (hartered Accountants
Westmead
F3mborough
Hants GU14 7LP
Chamberlains
Statutory Auditor and Chartered Accountants
Elm House. Tanshlre Pa
Shèckleford Road
Elstead, Godalmlng
Surw GU8 6L8

ACORN CHRisnAN FOUNDATION
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 Marth 2021
TheTrustees are pleased to present their report tO8etlw wlth the financial statements of the charlty forthe year
ended 31 March 2021. The repwt of the trustees contsins all the infr*rmati¢)n required by a directors, report.
Legal and administrative rnforniation set out on pa￿ 3 to 4 forws part of thts reporL Thefiftan¢ial statements
comply wlth CUr￿￿t sta￿tOry requirements. the Memorandum ofAsSlKiation. the Charities Statement of
RecommeThled Prarti¢e (Charitie5 SORP IFRS 102)) and ￿nanCIal Rep￿tr￿standard 102 IFRS 1021.
The tharity is a company limited ty gUaran￿e and governed by Its Memorandum and Arttdes otAssociation; it is atso
registered wlth the Charity Commissions of En&and and Wales and of Scotland. TheTntstees who served during the
yearare listed pa8e3 of thts reporL The plyw￿t0 arwint fvrtherTrnstees 15 vested ty theArtldes of A550(iation
in the etying Trustees.
The Trustees met online 4 times durlng theyear.
New Trustee5 receive trainir¥ in the80vernan￿ responsibiffties of theTrusteas and the arti¥Its￿ of the Foundatlon.
Trust￿% bring a variety of dlfferent5kills and eXper1w￿ and each Trustee sha&Jws a sptrial area of iftterest in
Acom's range of activtlies. Our aim is to generate maximum partlapation in our objertlves. so thatTrustees. stsff.
and volunteers athieve the greatest possible degree of unity, thus modellingthewholeness we advocète.
The major risks towhith the Foundatitin is eApose(L as Ideftti￿ by theTniste4 have been reviev48J and sysieff
are in place to mana8e those risks.
The oble¢tlve. asset out in Memorandum Artides ofA%oclakn is to wornote. SUPIK)rt and e￿age in
r@Iiwous and other charitable workto fvrtherthe understsnding of health and heali￿ within the mlnlstry of the
mainstream Christian thurthes and health p￿fESSIOnal
The charity operates under the tirle of the Acom Christian Healry Found*b)n. Ft was f￿nded in 1983 by Bishop
Morrfs Maddocks, under the auspices oftheArthbtshops of Cantert>ury and Yort to pr￿e the ministry of Christian
Healing wtthin the thurth of England though from an earty point has extended its reath to au mainstream Christian
denominations. It Seeks to brir4gthe healir6of Jesus thrstto a broken world throu￿ listeni￿ healing and
recon(ilialion. mal0racti￿$ indude:
Helpir￿ churches devetop heallng ministrie5 through courses and training
Educating Chrsstians about healin8 and listerwn8 throu8h Tesources for small gr￿p5 and teaching in churthes and
at conferences
Brin8in8 heallng and wholenessto individuals throu￿ servi￿. (ourses and ¢)ther e¥ents
Bringing heallng and wholeness to thurches through our ministy of reconctltation
Fostering a doser partnership between churth and health wofessknts in the miri￿ of I￿11￿&the whole person
Encouraglng and equipping Christians in other countrie5-e5pecialty thosewith a history of ethnlc. re&8iOU5 or
other collflict- to develop s4m41ar ministries approprtate to their context arKI ojlture.

ACORN CHRisfiAN FOUNDATION
Report of the trustees for the year ermled 31 March 2021
Overseen and supported by the Board of Trustees VA￿ set strateglc dlrecDon wlth the leadershlp team,
Acorn contTrnue5 to be led bythe Director, Rev. Wes Sutton. and the Leadership Team. The Director contFnues to be in
demand a5 a 8ue5t and keymte speaker nationally. a writer. as an amba$5adorforA(orn in the UK. The diaiTty rs
deli8hted to have The Ri8ht Reverend Lord &shop of Carlisle. Jame5 Nv4Ycome as Acorn Patron. and hls advocacyof
Acom both within and ouLsidethe Wican has been a distinct advant4eto the Tntst
In 2017118 A￿tOOk the decision to establish 4 wonal ALY)m tyltres. over a fv&yearperiod, and thTS remains an
essential part of Acfs v151on to operate as a national agency in promotirwd the Christian Healing min￿try in its fvll
expression. This decision was prompted by the need to ensure that Acorn not remèin southern-centrid but could
develop meaningfvl a(￿5 to its ministrya¥Jos5 the UL The initial inteft￿n wa5 thatfrom a sirn￿ central base we
would bè able to resource another four re￿onal ty￿￿$.
Acorn have been d6veloping tlus strategy by tryW1￿tingAcOM'HeabTrg HUW. whith att as regional.bowl￿ of
prdyer for healing. Each Hub is overseen by Acorrfs management, with the minstry being implemented by Acom
volunteers in their region. The Hubs can run di8italty for thoset*ho can't meet in person, as well as from a central
base. or altemativety. both. Acom's regular trainir% is availabte for Healing Hub Coordinators to ￿able them to run a
Healin8 Hub Competent￿ and coml￿SIOnatety. MLK* of Acorn'5 trainirrd now thènnels into resourc1￿ Healing Hub5
so that prayingfor healing for others is beÉn8 offered morewidespread than SOW atAcDm e￿nts.
mentioned In last yearf5 repor¢ kom's re8ular elents found homes in SurrW ¥enues-St Alban's Churth in
Hlndhead, and Guildford Cathedrdl. At the start of 2020. due to COVID-19. pro8rammed events in these venues were
I￿t possible, and all regular events moved onto Zoom. tt TKdS a smooth and one that beneffted guests and
theAcorn team. Llve events now r&ith a WFder demographicand •Ilryw￿ests to attend who may have not prevbously
been able to due to heath rea50r￿ orgeoEraphy.
The leadership contlnued to l)ulld on natural rela11￿ShiPs xross the UK to establish wonal bowls/Healin8 Hu
Locations thèt began to ￿lId on were Comwall. Esse4 and Leicester. wlth Hubs being planrTred also In CaTIis1e.
Skegt*55, and Gem)ary. As well as thts. A£0￿5 listening tratnirg had the team providing events across the UK and
other countries Zoom. Like thls, the Director has accepted speakin8 Invhallorts at thurches acr055 the UK both In
person and on Zoom. TNS has been a part of maintsinirE stron8 relationships with Acom's supportin8 churches
and organisations.
Due to COV1[￿19, it was not P055iblefor the Dtrettor to steak at The Orderof Saint Luke in Austrnlia. however Acorn
have offer8J d¥ial training to conEinue budduEon this rdatiry* offer I￿1[￿fiJrther afield.
The drcumstances ¥wth COVED. whkh became long terni. meant that began to be produced for onllne runnlng
and distrTrbution. Addifimally. ne* and releaont events and training beTrn8written and delivered, especialty in
ponseto the vrny that COVID-19 was impactrr4 peoplds Iples. Having this re4V way of provÉding events and
resources. it was recognised by the staff and Trust that Acorn meeting a wider demo8raphiq providing more
events. and bein8 more accessFble to others. On top of this, costs reduced consFderably due to lack of staff travel and
expense, venue hire. and volunteereKpenses. The Trnst agreed that developing the di￿1 aspect ofAcom would be
beneficial to ChaTwty as well as thosewho use its r￿UrCeS. lth nationally and internationally. Ac￿n has d￿loped
di8ital platForn) through the produdion of downloadablè resouros. regular pcxlcasts and events lfreel. rpgular
live paid events. and r&writin8 materral so that it cart be defiveyed onlÉne effectivety.
The effects of COVID-19 prompted the Trustees and the Leadership Team to Implement a financial review of the
Chartty e¥ery three mofttrs, whith insU￿S th* TA* are setting adI￿able80￿ and operatin8 wrthin working budgeL

ACORN CHRisfiAN FOUNDATION
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021
Operatlonal
The decision to develop Acom's d*itsl resour￿ andlwents was made lyrf theTrustÈ4*7th the intention of
transitionlng some ￿ents into in person e¥ents as well as d￿lta￿n persm.
access4ble for Healing Hubs to base their prayer meetirF8S around.
One. monthly School of Healing: held on Z￿rn to allow peopleto attend from further afie￿ This is also
designed to train thosewho o)orrfmate a Healing Hub.
I listening modules offered dlgltalty as the preferred method of tralning so that a wider demographic can
attend. In person trainin8 is offered as a SeCon￿ry option with exF*nses beTr￿ induded In the cost of the
traÈning to ensure Au)rn is not at a los
Recruiting and training newv¢lunteers to be able to pray for m(Ye8ue5ts at e￿nts. as well as to help
individuats feel competent In the healing ministry in thetr o¥m ministry contexts.
Volunteer management and traini￿ regular managemattofvolunteers vm With all volunteer5 as
well as offering one-t(Fone meetln8S
Downloadable worship son8s on mus1¢ pl8tForn
Much of the dlgltsl d￿elOpment 15 geare(I to pKovide'multiple rn polnw to Acorn's mlnistry. knowlng that not
everyone can attend mid-week, daYt1Th￿ e¥￿ts. In a similar vetn, we are equipping each HealÉn8 Hub. so that
indmduals can prayerfulty ministv to others effÈrtNdy. beyond a persorfs attetthrKe at a staff led everrt. Thts ts a
step change to Acom's traditional approach to miixstry and f•nin& whith wa5 previousty restricted by staff
afdilablllty and geography
SID￿ operatln8 digitafty. kofn has been w¢*king in more dr¥erse lO¢atiO￿ both around the UK and Internationalty. It
feels a ￿Se. and rnore effective business sIrate￿. to provxje easity ac￿SIble resources that pe￿e can ac￿$ from
the comfort of their own home or location. OFwating dwtalty still allows us to respond to irivttatiors to
orgaftTrsations. eFther by runnin8 private bookings onllne, goin8 to theFr ¥enue (when safe to do ￿1. and bytunin8 in
online to their event as partofthe prom.
stsff than8e5
There 15 much to be encouraged ak*)ut as Tmel a5 continud thalkngos to f8c& nNyale of the staff arKI the pr
mlnlstry team remains strorK rf not stron8er than a year ago. espedalty wtth new volunteer team joinin8 the current
team. The team have adapted well to the digital software be4n8 used for rnin￿try. The rwnse ofoursupporters and
donors also remains steady, at a time when one might expect wificont thanges to peoples givin& We a￿ seelng
regular guests attendirva many events and bein8 F*)5￿ ￿Parted by ne* restyjrcek Acorn continues to have a
growing presence and impart, and the Charity ts Increasing its efforts to place Acom before more people and
prepared to take on newfoms of mintstry ar￿ in new locations on different plattom

ACORN CHRisfiAN FOUNDATION
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 Marth 2021
Report offt Plan5 for X120121
We proposed thefdhwing goats for 2020ni and rqxxt:
mlnlstry and wlnts them tsfurther ￿4￿n￿* Thi5 is the process of beir% recorded. wtth a release date of
April 2022. dueto the restricti(ms of COVID-19 makire recoTdirE tmp)ssible.
Idenufy to rnn Acom Mulllslte and launch quartth mullkslte e¥ent& This is beingfuFfilled by Acorn
Heallng Hubs, who are able to Nn Acom trainir￿e¥ents1re$oUr￿ from thelr chosen tocatlon. Acorn will also
run quarterty regional events from the Hub kOt1￿￿1S a way of hub5 and individuals t￿erfor
mlnistry expwienos.
Identifyartd egulp A¢4Jrn to dell¥er onkne on Ibeh*rfA¢¢m P£orrfs Nati¢)nal Tralnlt
Manager ha5 identrfted a couple of oxnpe￿t tndividua15 have assist￿ with online traiTht￿ arnl will
continue to dfftlop these inthduals to be able to trainirtg independently on behatf of Acom.
This is successtully taktrtg plao undw a name of 'A¢om Christian L￿￿,. an(J is avaitable to st￿M Ilve or
can be wewed at a later date. Healing Hubs can usethi5 resourceto 5hapetheir hub meetin8s. with the team
provldlng prayer minÉstry aT￿nd the recordi
Acom's time and resources when already offering a wide ran8e of re50urce5 and live events. It seemed more
sensible to continue ￿th the core dtgital e￿nts and encouraglng people to I￿)0k on to what is already
a¥ailable. ratherthan *Jeating something TW.
the A¢orn Team. Acom have successfvlfy reuuited 12 vdunteers tO￿n the mlnkstyteam. all of
whlch are l¢x3ted a(y(JS5 the UK as wdl a5 Germany. Many of these voluntew5 are ser¥in8 on d¥ital events
and wlll be fNol¥ed in Healir4 Hub5 ono e5taith.
Plans for W22
Rebrand Acorfs training under the'Acorn ACadeffl￿. wlKh wxli¥iduals to take part in differwtt
aspects of Acom training rather than one event
Have at least 5 Acom Hea￿nE Hubs n￿etIng regufarlyacross the UL
fadlltsts thelr adoptson of Healing Hubs as a point of community ministry
Dwlelop Acom events $0 thatth￿ run at a time that suits 8uests, i.e., evenirg Sh1)rter￿ents. betn8 mindfvl
oftime zones
Host 4 regional events that offer prayer ministry and encoura8e Healing Hubs to grow
Reuutt at least one Trt￿ee wrth a medical baclwnd to assist in our undetstandin8 of medical
whoteness.
Have a navigation system on the website to help visitors find resources within a certain category that they
are lookirydfor, e.8.. mental health, grief. listenin&
PrepaTr a d(Kument to navigate the transtion of the ￿rrent Directsrfs retirernentand a new Director joining

ACORN CHRisfiAN FOUNDATION
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021
Flnandal Revlew
In the yearuthTe¥ie••the FrMJndation made a smaH net gjrpks of£833712019-20 defidt £1.977). Oespktea
reduction In Income, costs akn reduced due to the use of dgltal re￿urCeS and fewer in-pwson events.
tharitable objertives and provide vath for money.
The unrestricted reserve5 at the balan￿ sheet datewere £69W1£63.969 on 31 Marth 20201. In addition. the
were re5trtcted re5erve5 of £4.619 (Q196 on 31 Marth 20201.
The truKees alm to have unrestrtcted reserves of at least £55,(MJ) to ensurethe tharhy meets Its ongolng obllgatÈons
underthe current provision oFseThi¢e and in theose uf QSS*ion ofthecharity.
The trustees have decided th4L pruvided total investM￿ts ￿ less than £IOO.O(Xl. the COtF Ir￿￿trf￿fUnd is an
appropriate 5theme. No inve5tmerts are Curr￿ hdd.
In preparlrethls ReporL we h￿e com¥4ied wlth the duty In secrFon 4of the Charftoes Art 2011 to have due regard to
puIAi¢ benefit8uidance published by the UK tharity Commission and have sought to demonstrate that the Foundati(In
continues to provide identifiable benefits whrth relate dÈrectly to its Aims as ststed in its Memorandum and Artides of
Association and which outwei8h any potential detriment or harm. Further. the benefits are publidy available to all and
are not in any way restiicted to those able to pay. Any WY¥ate b￿)efits toTNstees and memters of the Foundation
are inadental.
The Trustees Iwho are also dtrecknts ofAcom thristian Found￿ forthe PUqK6ts of company lawl a￿ responstble
for preparing the Trust￿, Report and the finandal ststements In accordan￿ with aFylicable law and United Kingdom
Ac£ounting Standards {United thgdom Genuth AcCeptedAccoUnti￿ Prattl￿1.
Company law requires the trustees to pr￿refinan¢jal statements for exh finandal year. whlth gfve a true and falr
vlew of the state of affairs of the tharitabte company and ol the incoming resourtes and appllcation of resources.
indudÉngthe irmme ar￿ expendriure. of the charitable companyfor that peric*J. In prepartr￿th￿ finarKial
ststements, the trustees are rÈquirÈd to:
observe the methods arKI prinaples in the tharitie5 SORP.
makejudgments and estimate5 that are reasonable and prudent:
State whether applicable UK Accounting Standarth have been follort Athiett to arry rnatert￿ departure5
disdosed and explained in the financial statements:
prepare thefinancial statements on thegoirydconcMn basis unlessitis inapprowiateto pre5umethatthe chaittable
companywill conttnue tts operations.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounfjng records whith disdose with reasonable accurary at any time the
financlal posltlon of the thar5table company and enable them to ensure that the flnandal ststements ￿mpty wlth the
Companie5 Act 2(M]6. the Charities and Tn￿t￿ Invest￿ (So)tkr￿j Art 2(X)5 and the tharibe5 A¢¢ourts Istotlandl
Re8ulations 2006 las amended). are also reSpO￿ble for safeguarding the assets of the tharitsble cornpany and
hen￿ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularitie5. The Trustee5 are responsible for
the maintenaftce and inwtty ofthe c(wporate and finan(ial infom)ation Induded on the charitvs website. Lwtation
in the United Kingdom govemlfygthe Kwar*lon and dlssemit)atlon offina￿la1 statements nmy differfrom
le8islation in othw jurrsdtctions.

ACORN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
The above rewrt is prepared In accordarts with the proN4sths applicableto subject tothe small
Mrchrlstopher Goff
Mrs £￿tsbeth SKnn
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ACORN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Acorn Christian Foundation
I report on the accounts ofthe tharityfor theyearerKled 31 March 2021, ¥thtch are set out on pagffj 1>2L
The trustees are also the directOF5 of the rxKnpany forthe wrp(6es of company lawl are responslble for the
preparation of theaccounts. The trustee5 consider that an audit is r¥)t reqvired forthls ￿ar under sectl¢)n 144121 Of
the Charrtie5 Art 2011 (the 2011 Act) or under Regulation 10111 lal to Icl of The tharities A(r4yJnts IS(otland)
Regulatlons 21Th lthe Accounts Regulations) and that an Fr*dent examinatÉon 15 needed.
Having satt5fied my5df that the charity ts not S￿bi￿t to audit UnderUxn￿ law arrfj is elgible for independent
examination. it is my responsibilityto:
examine the accounts undw sertion 145 ofthe 2011 Act and section 4qIMc) of the awit[￿ and Tn￿ee
Investment Iscotlandl Att 2LX)5 {the 2(1)S Act):
to follow the prO￿￿reS lald down ift tt*8enerdl txrections gival bythe Charlty CotTrntssion urKler section
145(51 of the 2011 A¢t: and
My examrnatian was carried in accordw wtth the gerw4I Directiors given by the CharltyCoMmtss￿n and is in
accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charitie5 Accounts Iscotlandl Regulation$ 21x6. An examination indudes a
review of the a¢¢ountin8 records kept tythe char¥ty and a comparison of the accounts present￿ with those records.
It also indudes c￿$t￿eratIOn of any unusual rtems or dL%dosures intt* accounts and seeking explanatiorsfrorn you
as trLFStees conceming any such matters. The pro(Edures undertaken do not prrNlde all the evldence that would be
required In an audit and ¢onstyuentty no opinion Is ￿vert a5 to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair vie
and the report is limtted to those matta5 set out in the statement below.
In connertion with my examinatron. no matter has come to ryattaition:
(1) which gives me ￿asonable cause to belie4eth* In any material respect the requirements:
44(Illa) ofthe 2005 Art". and
to prepare accounts whith accord with the accounting recon15. oxnptywith the accou¥)ting
requirements of section 396 of the Compan￿$ A£t 2(￿. section 44llllbl of the 2LK15 Art and
Re8ulation 8 ofthe Accounts Regulations: and
whlch are consistentwtth the method5 and prinaples of the Statement of Recommended Practi￿.
Accounting and Reporting byCha¥ities Ia￿1(3b1e to charities preparing their Kcounts in
accordancewith the Rnancial Reporting Stsndard appli(3ble in the UK aryj Republic of Ireland {FRS
10211.
have not been metr, or
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Pavl Chamberlain MA lthonl. DOLA
Chamt)erlain5
Elm H￿Se, TarLsh4re Park
Shackleford Road
£5 >024
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ststement of financial activitt￿ for the year ended 31 March 2021
lincorporating the Income and expenditure account)
T•tsl
Donatlonsand le8acOes
Charttsble activities
145,In
22337
158,Q84
5L147
22337
5L147
Total
164,715
2￿1
167526
205A39
209,325
Charrtableactsvites
xji
2(KIW7
207.328
2(￿.847
&481
207.328
5914
1423
8337
4.592
115951
¥997
Net 8alryson ilNestments
5314
2.423
8337
4592
12.5951
1,997
3A14
114141
Total fund5 bmughtforward
66.165
55364
8205
64,169
69A83
4.619
66.165
None ofthe Foundath)n's acknvityes 7hwe y*ed ordlsc0ntirM￿d thrlng theabove ￿er￿d.
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Balance sheet at 31 March 2021
20
2020
4.713
Sto(*
Debtors
Cash èt bank and ￿ hand
li
11,760
65,805
77.763
1.122
68.641
69,%1
Credltots: amounts falling due wit
ofie
6.750
7L013
6L452
74502
Funds
Unrestricted
Restricted
Totsl Funds carried forward
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63,969
2,196
66,165
4.619
74.502
These accounts have been prepared in accordart￿ with the provtsions applicable to companies subject to the small
ompanies rewme wtthlft Part IS of the Cornpanies Act 2(1)6 and with Finanoal Reportin8 Standard 1021FRS 102).
Forthe finanual year ended 31 Marth 2021 thecompany was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477
Companie5 Act 2CK)6. No member of the company has deposited a r￿iCe, pursuant to sertion 476, requirir* an audtt
ofthese financial Stat￿n￿ underthe requiremLyNs ofthe Companies Art 2￿6.
The dlrertors ackno¥Aed8e thelr responsibilities forensuringthatthe company keeps a¢¢ountin8 r￿ordS whrth
compty wlth settion 386 of the Act and for prepwtn8 finèn¢ial statements give a true and fair view of the stste
of affairs of the compary as at the ertd of the finan(ialyear ar￿ of its profft or loss ftsr thefinancialyvdr in ac£ordance
with the requirements of settion5 394 and 395 and which otherwise comth with the requlrements of the Companies
Act 2(￿ relating to accourrts. so far a5 appllcableto the ccrfnpany.
They were ap
ristopher Goff
Mrs £lizabèth Slinn
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Notes to the flnanaal statements
for the year ended 31 March 2021
l A¢countlng polKies
The pdnapal ac£ounting polictes whith are adw conthnty in the WePara￿ ofthefin¥Kial statèments
are set out below.
The flnandal ststements have been prepared under the histortcal Cost convention with Items recognised at
cost or trar6a¢tÉon value unless othwwtse Stated in the reEeRnt notes tothe5efinandal statements. The
financial statements have been prepared in a￿ordance ￿ the (tharities Statement rjf Recommended
Practice (Charities SORP (FR$ 10211. FinarKial Rewrih* Stsndard 102 IFRS 1021 and the Companie5 Act 2006.
Acom Christian Foundatiorl meets the definttsort of a public benefft ent¥ty under FRS 102.
bj lftcon
Income ts recwised whffi the dwrity is legally entitled to it after any perfOrrnan￿ conditions have been
rnet. the amounts can be mea￿re￿ rella￿v. and it is pr¢b3ble that income will be recei￿.
Expenditure is recognised On￿ there is a legal orconstruclive obfigatx>n to make a p￿ent to a third party,
ft is probable that Sett[e￿￿t will be requir81 and the anv)unt ofthe obltyton catt be measured reliably.
AIIo¢atiiin Ofex￿n￿jtUre
apportILy￿d on an appropriate basis as detaFled in thesupixyt Cost note.
The cost of any unused how entitlement is recognised in the period in whlth the emthegs suvlces are
received.
Termination benefft5 are recognised immerfntety as an exper￿ when the ¢ompary 15 demonstrably
commltted to terminatethe employm&rt ofan employee or to provK4e termination benefits
Tangrble fixed assets a￿ nduded in the balan￿ sheetatc¢stor at marketvalue * date of thewft
Assets costing less than £l.(KX) are
Depreoation 15 provided on all tangible flxed assets at rates Calw1a￿ to write off the full Cost or valuation
tess esrimated residual value of each asset over Tts estimated usefvl life. The princip81 r4te5 in use are:
Investments ￿ Indu￿ atfalr ￿[￿e at the balano Sheet date.
Sto(* and prow5 15 vakted at ofcost and estim*ed net realtsablerdlu
h) Debto
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ACORN CHRisfiAN FOUNDATION
Notes to the flnanaal statements
for the year ended 31 Marth 2021
Cash and cash equivalents include cash In hand. depos￿ hetd at call bank%. ottr*rshort.t*rni Ilquld
inve5trnents with original maturities ofthree montr6 or kn. and bank 0￿drafts.
Credltors and provisions are recognised where the tharity has a presèrt obligation arisi￿ from a past event
that will probabty resum in the transfer of fijnds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligatKJn
can be measured orestimated rellabty. Creditors and prvllslons are fecognised at thelr settlement amount.
The thartty onty has finarKial assets ar￿ ItalJilitie5 of a kind that qualify as basic financial in5trurnents. Basic
ffinancial instruments are initially reccenised at transaction value and subsequently measured at thelr
settknent val
IJ VAT
The charity is not registwed for VATand ￿(Or￿l￿expenditUre indudes VAT￿ffiere appropriate.
The trustees have a$S￿ed whethtt use of the goi￿ concern basis 15 appropriate and have corrsidered
posslble wents or conditions that mi8ht cast signthcant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a
going COn￿M. The twstees have made this asswment for a period ofat teast one yearfrom the date of
approval of the finanaal ststemerts. The trustees have 8iven due consideration for the ¢x)g(xn8 effects of the
d-19 outbreak The tharity is largely sheltwed frorn the expected effect5 of this dueto its loyal donor
base, its move to a digital platfomi and from carryi￿ suffioent free resÈrves to carry through any temporary
loss of incom& The trustees have conduded that there is a reasonable expectation that the chartty has
adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The chartty therefore continues to
adopt the goi￿ concern basis in wepar1￿% its financial Statern￿ts.
Unrestrt(ted furKls areexp￿tsb￿ * the dtsuwin)n oftsTriLStees In fvrth￿an￿ of the objects of
the charlty.
Restritted fijnds are funds subject to speafictrusts. which may be dedared bythe donor Of With thelr
authority but still wtthin the obje¢L% of the tharFty. The restricted fund5 rele4ant to Acorn Christian
Foundation are restricted income funds. whKh are e￿ndable at the dis¢retton of the Trustees in
furtherance ofsorre partKular aspects of the objects ofthe d￿rIty.
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ACORN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Notes to the finandal ststements
for the year ended 31 March 2021
TOTAL FUNDS
Fu
Donation5
Grants
Legacres
86,762
20SIX)
35.098
1423
2AII
89,573
20.5
35,098
145.171
109,684
47,400
1811
158,084
Retreat Centre courses & e¥ents
Other
3W7
4,212
8.019
Healin8
Courses & erfents
1.881
1.881
Tralnln8
Course fees
Growin8 a Healing Mlnts
Just Usten DVD/VSdeo and Licen¢e5
Other
I4￿39
826
1.020
I4￿9
826
1,020
304
16.989
33.954
1052
2,469
2.773
41.248
16,989
Total
22.337
22.337
51,147
Bank interest
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ACORN CHRisnAN FOUNDATION
Notes to the finandal ststements
for the year ended 31 March 2021
Totsl
121
T•)t•l
20
Retreat Cemre & Books
Healin8
Tralning
79.791
30.976
96,562
195
42,808
43.
116.186
81.017
J,189
207,328
6 Support Costs
Stsff costs
Property costs
Offi¢e running costs
2021
66.271
rime
316 Activity
11.547
3,271
81.405
33.135
33.135
316
3510
1.635
38.596
8.037
42.808
IrKlu&ing Rertricted funds:
42￿
81,017
2020
Wa8es and Salaries
S(KÉal seujrity costs
Pension costs
1.251
6.523
126.312
11.055
5.988
133.475
143,355
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ACORN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Notes to the financial ststements
for the year ended 31 Marth 2021
The average numberof employees durirytheyear i5 set ¢xrt beliyw. Many of the5ework part tlme.
2021
2020
Plumber
Retreat Qntre & Books
Healing
Training
Therewere no empbyees with emoluments ab(Ne £60.¢￿•
Nofte of the trustees received any remuneration etther dlrecuy or 1rKlirect￿ from theTrust durlrvd thls war.
No trustees recdved remuneration of travdling ÈxperLses from the Trust duri￿ the year12020: £nill.
Trustee's liability insurance was provlded thrirtgthe year at a cost of £64312020: £5291.
Donatlons from trustees durI￿the¥eartOta11ed £L62012020: £1.7581
Remuneration of key mana8ement per50nnd ES as follows:
Aggregate remuneratlon
45.39ti
48.012
8 Net lrt¢ome
Thls is stated after charglng:
Depreuatlon
Independent examiner's fee
1.224
2.lrxi
1.153
2,1
. 9 Taxatlon
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ACORN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2021
10 Tan8lble I1x￿ asxts
At l April 2020
Additions
DFspcwIs
At 31 March 2021
5.477
5A77
At l April 2020
Charge for year
Disposals
At 31 March 2021
L022
L410
1224
2.117
517
2.634
Net book values
At 31 Marth 2021
At 31 March 2020
4A55
4.713
Other debtors
Prepaid expenses and acmied IrKome
Income tax recoverable
11.261
49)
11,760
351
701
1,122
12 cred110￿ amtymtsfallln8 due wfthkn
Tradè creditor5
Accruals and deferred income
382
1,086
7.423
8.509
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ACORN CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION
Notes to the financlal statements
for the year ended 31 Marth 2021
31 MaTth
2021
l AWH 2020
ITraftsfvs
Bursary
Retreat and Travel Funds
L168
1.028
1.168
3,451
4.619
1811
2￿11
The balance on the Bursary Fund represents the unexpended balantr of donatlon5 held on trust
to be applied for financial assistin￿t0 persons wishing tt+ attend courses but unable to meet the
fijll cost out 0fth￿r own resour￿.
The Retreat FurKI and Travel fundswere donatlwts made to enablethe Directorto go on retrtst
and on a visit to AustralFa
Total
Fixed assets
Net current assets
3.489
71.013
74.502
4,713
61,452
66,165
69.754
1.259
4,619
The charlty operate5 a defined contributsn penslon stherneand contributes to employees, personal schemes.
The assets otthe schemes are hèld 5eparatety from those of the chartty In irtyendentlyadmlni5tered funds. The
penslon cost and charge represents LTh￿i￿nS payth by the dwtyto the fvrth and amounted to £5,702
{2020: £5.9881.
The ctsrity had no fJJwre kase commItM￿ under Lljeraliry knes and no lea*￿ dwrges In the year12020: £nlll
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