## **Annual Return** **Crown Global – registered charity number 1135975** 1[st] April 2024 - 31[st] March 2025 BTS House, 69-73 Manor Road Wallington, Surrey, SM6 0DD www.crownglobal.com ## **Aim and Purposes** Crown Global is an international Christian charity based in Surrey. The Trust operates both in the UK and overseas and runs several projects which aim to transform lives and empower leaders across all walks of life. This includes grant funding to individuals and other charities who meet our objectives, as well as direct mission work through our established network of volunteers and church. The Charity also works with church groups across London and the home counties to promote cohesion, openness and inter-denominational ecumenical relationships through our events called “The Gathering”. The charity has also operated a church called Crown Family Church based in Epsom in Surrey. ## **Objectives and Activities** This year the charity has gone through a transition as we have scaled back our local mission to focus on our international mission projects. In addition, we have hosted two conferences. Grant funding has continued to help those in need and maintain our existing projects overseas. Additional grants have also been awarded to individuals and other charitable organisations to help fulfil our mission. Our funding comes from a variety of sources - private individuals who give regularly, through to corporate donors. When planning our activities for the forthcoming year, the Board of Trustees, in conjunction with our President and Management Team, has considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and in particular the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith within the community they are part of. In light of the continued global challenges, we have sort to focus predominately on training and equipping leaders, as we have transitioned our local projects to other larger partner organisations. The charity remains proud members of Churches in Communities International as well as Salt and Light and the Evangelical Alliance. ## **Achievements and Performance** We believe that every individual, regardless of status, background, or race, has an appointed destiny to fulfil here on the earth. As a charity we’re committed to empowering leaders to discover this destiny and achieve their goals. To this end, much of our overseas projects have focused on transforming the lives of individuals and empowering leaders to maintain projects free from additional grant funding and support. ## _Education & Development Projects in Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi_ Working in collaboration with our partners in Operation Give and Grow in Kenya, the Charity has been able to continue our support for children and young people through feeding programmes and homes. We have conducted appraisals of the accounting processes in these settings and have ensured that the funds have been allocated to the direct care and support of orphans and widows. This is through the direct provision of food, clothing and educational resources. Working in partnership with other charities, we are pleased to have given grant funding to continue the support of education and leadership training. This year, 1,260 leaders have been through our programme. This has profoundly transformed the lives of individuals, families and some remote communities, particularly in Kenya. ## _UK Grants for pastoral care and support_ This year, the charity has been pleased to support a variety of individuals who have faced hardship as well as supporting notable projects in London, offering support to young people and those on the fringe of society. Grants are awarded by the Trustees on a case by case basis. Crown Global is a Registered Charity Registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales, No: 1135975 ## _Leadership Training in Europe_ This year we have completed ten training projects through local church partners in Europe, across Italy, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. We have also run our CSSM course in the UK to empower Christian leaders in business. We continue to foster relationships with church communities across the world and plan to deliver future training to strengthen our mission. We were also pleased to host the Salt and Light inaugural European Conference, bringing together 164 leaders in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ## _Mission and Evangelism_ Our international mission projects have continued to grow and we have conducted 12 international missions this year. The Charity continues to partner with other UK charities to support the projects in these countries, to ensure that the impact of the mission remains fruitful and long lasting. UK Missions are also conducted through the church. Part of our grant funding this year has specifically gone to supporting local individuals who have fallen on difficult times. Befriending, supporting individuals with vital food parcels and medical deliveries has been a central focus. ## _Ecumenical Relationships through ‘The Gathering’_ Empowering individuals to work together in our shared Christian mission is of utmost importance to us. Our UK events called The Gathering have grown this year. We have reduced the frequency but have invested in advertising to grow a Central London event which was attended by 969 people. We welcomed notable speakers from across the Christian community to speak. We continue to bring together around 100 people every quarter to grow in fellowship and have moved our Epsom branch into homes to reduce costs. Due to the scaling costs of venue hire, the charity has reduced the capacity of these events to make them more targeted and to keep within budgetary constraints. ## **Financial Review** The Charity reappointed Champ Consultants as its auditors for the period. A copy of the Independent Examiners Report is detailed in the Financial Statements. Income over the period declined by 30% on the previous financial year due to the restructuring of the local church. The ring fenced donation of £10,000, was reassigned at the donors request, to fund the Gathering event in London. The Charity did not claim Gift Aid during the period. The Charity awarded £26,651 of charitable grants over the period and increased its mission budget to £25,102. The charity also invested £10,920 in conferences and increased the impact of our training. The Charity has experienced a decline in giving due to the restructure of our church and donor base, however the projects continue to be buoyant and thriving. ## _Declaration of Interests_ The charity does not have any conflicts of interest. Furthermore, the Trustees have setup financial checks and balances to ensure that the finances are properly managed by our volunteers. The trustees are confident that sound financial controls and processes have been put in place to protect the volunteers concerned against financial misconduct or fraud. ## _Reserves Policy_ It is the policy of the Charity to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds wherever possible, which equates to at least three month’s unrestricted payments. This has been met throughout the period. The Charity will continue to maintain its reserves in line with this Policy. ## **Volunteers** Our UK volunteers have continued to provide exemplary services in the local community around Surrey and South West London . We had 69 active individuals volunteer over the period. ## **Safeguarding** The Charity remains committed to the highest standards of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. The Charity has a team of Safeguarding personnel who report into the Board. The Designated Safeguarding Officer has reported no Safeguarding issues over the period. We have worked with external consultants ThirtyOne:Eight (formerly The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service) to develop a programme for on-going training as well as an overview of our policies and procedures. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The trustees re-appointed Rev. Stephen Pailthorpe as ex officio voluntary President of the Trust to help further our objectives through our mission work. The trustees received resignation from Jonathan Eames in January 2025 and Lee Paterson in December 2025. No trustee has received remuneration for their services during the period. The trust has elected to submit itself to the governance standards of Churches in Communities International and the Evangelical Alliance. The trustees wish to thank the outgoing Trustees for their service. The Board of Trustees met four times over the period and elected sub committees of volunteers to oversee specific projects within the Trust. These committees reported to our ex officio President to manage and oversee. The Management Team, which includes the Trustees and the President, regularly reviews the financial processes of the trust and presents this annual return in good faith, demonstrating a high level of transparency. ## _**Ex Officio members:**_ Rev. Stephen Pailthorpe, President ## _**Trustees:**_ Mrs Sally Stockbridge, Mr. Nigel Carpenter Mr. Jonathan Eames (resigned 30th Jan 2025) Mr. Matthew Stockbridge Miss Lee Paterson (resigned 30th December 2025) ## _Board of Reference:_ Rev. Hugh Osgood President of CIC International Rev. Augustus Luke Pastor, Carshalton Baptist Church Rev. Noela Collis Founder, Collis Ministries International Rev. Teresia Wairimu Founder and President, Faith Evangelistic Ministry ## **Approved by the Board of Trustees on 28th January 2026** Signed: **Mrs. Sally Stockbridge** Chair of Trustees **Rev. 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