2025-08-31-accounts - Amnos Ministries

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025

Registered Office

The Hub, Gold Hill Baptist Church, Chalfont St Peter. SL9 9RF

Registered Company in England and Wales number: 7505282 Registered Charity Number: 1141888

Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 August 2025

The Trustees of Amnos Ministries ( being the Trustees) present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Amnos Ministries, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Amnos Ministries ( also referred to as the Charity) is a company limited by guarantee registered under the Companies Act 2006. It is also a charity registered with the Charity Commission.

Objectives and Principal Activities

The primary objective of Amnos Ministries is the advancement of the Christian Faith, including the provision of Christian training, education and learning.

Amnos Ministries aims to contribute to the re-evangelisation of the UK and Europe. We aim to work out this mission in four ways:

By equipping church planters in the UK and in Europe,
By raising awareness of the UK and Europe’s spiritual climate and encouraging prayer support for the UK and Europe,
By providing Christian workers to those churches that do not have sufficient pastoral and evangelistic personnel,
By complementing existing theological institutions with spiritual and practical input.

Principal Achievements and Performance during the period

a. Arise 2025

Arise UK

Once again the Arise Evangelism campaign was a great success. We hosted seven teams from different Korean and American based churches. We had three churches hosting for the first time in addition to those who were hosting for the second, third and seventh time. There was great openness to the Gospel on the streets and in different communities with 147 people asking for follow up visits (following our door to door visiting). We thank God for these sending churches and their continued and faithful commitment to sending teams to help (re)evangelise the UK.

Arise was established as an international and interdenominational evangelistic programme in 2015.This campaign is now well established as an annual event, and it has been much appreciated by the sending churches, the hosting churches and the participants.

Arise Spain

For the first time since Amnos Ministries was launched an Arise team was sent into mainland Europe. The team was from our partner church, Gold Hill, and they worked with ten local churches in Torrejon de Ardoz just outside Madrid. They led some evangelism training sessions and then took church members out on the streets to share the Gospel.

b. The Intercede Prayer Meeting :

This monthly prayer meeting has been taking place as part of the Gold Hill monthly day of prayer for revival.

c. Inspire Bible Conference:

The Inspire Bible Conference that was planned for May 2025 was cancelled due to low ticket bookings. Plans for a rescheduled event were made but it was then decided to pause and take time praying into this aspect of Amnos Ministries.

d. Amnos Church Planting School :

A reviewed and redesigned Church Planting Training programme was publicised in the Spring of 2025. Unfortunately, it drew little interest from potential applicants and therefore the Church Planting School didn’t relaunch. Adaptions were discussed including the offering of CP coaching. Discussion about raising the profile and reputation of Amnos Ministries was had at Trustees level.

Financial Review

During the year the Charity had incoming resources of £51,130 (2024: £55,426) all of which were unrestricted. At the end of the period, the Charity had reserves of £299,973 (2024: £310,067). The Trustees are monitoring the finances of the Charity and believe that, at present, they are satisfactory. Discussions are continuing in how to grow the UK financial support base rather than continued reliance on financial support from overseas.

Risk Management

The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed. They are satisfied that appropriate systems have been installed to mitigate those risks. They regularly review our policies and procedures.

Reserves

The current level of reserves reflects the Charity the careful management of costs. The Trustees regularly review the ongoing cost management, and the levels of donations. The reserves of the Charity will ensure funding of the growth initiatives planned for the near future, especially with the Executive Director.

Investment Policy

It is the policy of the Trustees to invest any surplus funds in appropriate bank deposits.

Plans for 2026 and Post Balance Sheet Events

a. Leadership

In the next season a new trustee will be brought onto the team as Peter Jordan will be leaving the board of Trustees after many years of service.

b. Arise 2026

There are two Arise campaigns being planned for 2026. One will focus on London (partnering with London Mission Week) and the other will be seeking to connect churches together entitled ‘Arise Church to Church’. The provisional dates are: Arise London (28[th] June – 5[th] July) and Arise Church to Church (8[th] -14[th] June). It is hoped that instead of having a longer orientation period where delegates receive training,

that an evangelism trainer can be placed with each team and work closely with them and the hosting church leaders during the mission.

Discussions are currently being held with Hope Together to arrange evangelism training for church leaders in order to boost their confidence and competence in evangelism.

c. Intercede Prayer meetings

The first Tuesday of each month is devoted as a day of prayer and fasting with prayer meetings at lunchtime and in the evening for revival and renewal in the UK. This is held at Gold Hill Baptist Church. We are planning on bringing a member of staff on board to help boost this aspect (and other aspects) of the ministry.

d. Inspire Bible Conference

The Inspire Bible Conference that was planned for May 2025 was postponed to November 2025. It is hoped that the same speaker and theme will work this time.

e. Amnos Church Planting School .

We will need to employ a new Principal to build up the School with a fresh plan, which will include new lecturers. The Trustees are keen to resume the School as it carries out the vital and unique role in the current climate of church declining in the UK and Europe. We may have a new format and structure of training, but we are committed to carrying on the original vision and principle of church planting and church growth through proactive sharing of the Christian gospel and charity.

Church plant church and shorter single unit options are being explored, as well as methods of raising the profile and reputation of Amnos Ministries as a relevant and inspiring option for evangelistic church plant training.

Structure, governance and management

The Charity was incorporated, as a company limited by guarantee, on 25 January 2011. It is registered in England and Wales (number 7505282) and is governed by its Memorandum of Articles of Association. It is also a registered charity in England and Wales(number 1141888). The Charity does not have a share capital and is limited by the guarantee of the members to a maximum of £10 each.

The Charity is governed by a Board of Trustees (Trustees). The names of the Trustees are set out below.

The Rev Peter Jordan continues to serve as a Trustee since 4 July 2016 but is seeking to retire from this role in the next year.
Dr Joseph Mathai stood down as a Trustee on 25 March 2025.
The Rev Keith Mitchell continues to serve as a Trustee since 13 May 2021.
The Rev Dr Daniel Chae to serve as a Trustee since 27 April 2023.

The Trustees are appointed considering specific skills that are required for the governance of the Charity. In view of the size of the Charity, the Trustees consider that they have a broad range of experience that is suitable for the governance of the Charity.

Trustees who join the Charity will have an appropriate induction programme.

The Charity‘s day to day operations are run by its Executive Director, Rev Stephen WalkerWilliams. Dr Daniel Chae continues to serve Amnos Ministries as Secretary of the Charity, the role he assumed since 19 February 2021.

Public Benefit

The Trustees recognise their responsibilities towards public benefit under the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and have considered the guidance from the Charity Commission on public benefit. This requirement is reflected in the objects of the Charity, described above. The Trustees consider that these benefits are clear and identifiable. These benefits are set out within the appropriate sections of this report.

Administrative information

Trustees (Directors) Revd Peter Jordan Dr Joseph Mathai (until 25/3/2025) Revd Keith Mitchell Revd Dr Daniel Chae Executive Director Revd Stephen Walker-Williams Company Secretary Daniel Chae Company Number 7505282 Charity number 1141888 Registered Office The Hub, Gold Hill Baptist Church, Chalfont St Peter, SL99RF Bankers NatWest Bank Watford Town Centre Branch 72-74 High Street, Watford, WD17 2GZ Independent Examiner Peng Lim FCCA 28 Back Street Tetsworth Thame Oxfordshire OX9 7AN

Trustees’ responsibility in respect of the financial statements

Company law requires the trustees (who are also the Trustees of the Charity for the purposes of company law) to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare financial statements in accordance with UK GAAP (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and Applicable laws). The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and the surplus or deficit for the period. In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to:

Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
Observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
Prepare the accounts on an ongoing concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the detection and prevention of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are also responsible, as trustees of the Charity, for compliance with the accounting and reporting requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

By the order of the Board,

Rev Dr Daniel Chae

Trustee and Company Secretary

08 June 2026

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Amnos Ministries

I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2025, which are set out on pages 9 to 12.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees (who are also the Trustees of the Charity for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the Charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(b)of the Charities Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met; or
2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Peng Lim FCCA 28 Back Street Tetsworth, Thame Oxfordshire OX9 7AN

08 June 2026

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Note Income from : Donations Tax Refund Investment Income Total 2 Expenditure on : Cost of furtherance of the Charity's objects Total resources expended 3 Net Incoming resource for the period Reserves as at September 1 Reserves Carried Forward	2025 £ 40,188 34 10,908 51,130 61,244 61,244 (10,094) 310,067 299,973	2024 £ 42,259 147 13,020
		55,426
		65,524
		65,524

		(9,828)

		319,895

		310,067

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities and there are no gains and losses other than those passing through the Statement of Financial Activities.

The notes on pages 9-12 form part of these Financial Statements.

Balance Sheet 31 August 2025 Note Current Assets Debtors and prepayments 5 Cash at bank Total Current Assets Total Net Assets The Funds of the Charity Opening Balance Current year deficit Unrestricted funds	2025 £ 34 299,939 299,973 299,973 310,067 (10,094) 299,973	2024 £ 277 309,790
		310,067

		310,067
		319,895
		(9,828)
		310,067

For the year ended 31 August 2025 the Charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Trustees' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small company regime.

The accounts were approved by the Trustees on 08 June 2026 and signed on their behalf by

Rev Dr Daniel Chae Trustee and Company Secretary

The notes on pages 11-12 form part of these Financial Statements.

Notes on Financial Statements

For the Year ended 31 August 2025

1. Accounting Policies

These Financial Statements are prepared for the year ended 31 August 2025.

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

a) Basis of preparation: The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

b) The trustees have taken advantage of the disclosure exemption within FRS102 not to produce a cash flow statement.

Fund Accounting

Restricted funds are subjected to restriction on their expenditure imposed by the donor.

Unrestricted funds are funds available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the Charity.

Incoming Resources

All incoming resources are included in the SOFA during the period in which they are receivable and can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

Resources Expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tax status

The company is a registered charity and not subject to Corporation Tax on the current activities.

2. Incoming Resources Donations to unrestricted funds Without Gift Aid Gift Aid Tax Refund Interest on deposit Total Income Resources 3. Resources Expended Salary Travel Outreach Office expenses Cost of generating voluntary income Total Resources Expended 4. Staff Costs Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs The average number of employees in the year 5. Debtors and prepayments Tax refund	2025 £ 40,068 120 34 10,908 51,130 2025 £ 27,204 2,345 20,883 10,792 61,244 - 61,244 2025 £ 18,560 7,187 1,457 27,204 1 2025 £ 34	2024 £ 41,389 870 147 13.020
		55,426
		2024 £ 27,122 4,389 24,928 8,814
		65,254 -
		65,254
		2024 £ 21,942 3,746 1,435
		27,122
		1 2024 £ 277

6. Trustees

All trustees act in an unpaid capacity. During the year no trustees were reimbursed any travelling and subsistence expenses. The Charity paid car and air travel expenses of £1,455 (2024-£4,389) directly to third party providers on behalf of a trustee.