## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** **From** Period start date Period end date 1 Feb 2024 **5T** 31 Jan 2025 **o** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Unlocking the Growth Trust **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1144336 **Charity's principal address** 7 Rivington Road Springhead Oldham Lancashire **Postcode OL4 4RH** ~~=—~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1[Jonathan ] Mounteney 2 Matthew Brunton 3 ~~==~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** ~~———~~ **Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ~~——~~ **Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts** Trust Deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted ~~_———~~[Trust ] **TAR** 1 November 2025 (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the doctrines outlined in the Apostle’s creed, **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** **TAR** 2 November 2025 The trust has conducted a series of seminar tours including book sales outlining the Trust’s proposed method of Church growth through personal invitation. It has also appointed a freelance director of Acorn in Scotland to promote an evangelism spiritual practice. The Trust has conducted a series of workshops in Schools under the banner God and the Big Bang. It has appointed a Schools Development Officer **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** 3 November 2025 Section D Achievements and performance Churches have reported significant numbers of new members arising **Summary of the main** from the methodology, and also a liberation of their members in the field **achievements of the charity** of invitation. The spiritual practice has resulted in hundreds of God- **during the year** conversations and Christians growing in their faith. School Pupils through the God and the Big Bang have reported significant improved understanding of the Christian faith **TAR** November 2025 4 ## **Section E Financial review** The Trust aims to hold no reserves **Brief statement of the** **charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None **Further financial review details (Optional information)** - You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. - **Section F Other optional information** ~~_~~ - **Section G Declaration** - ~~__~~ **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Jonathan Mounteney Matthew Brunton **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc) Date** 11/11/2025 **TAR** November 2025 5 ## Profit and Loss ## Unlocking The Growth February 1, 2024-January 31, 2025 |DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT|TOTAL| |---|---| |Income|| |Sales|£0.00| |Acorn Gift Aid|1,030.00| |Acorn Sales|22,577.99| |GATBB Benefact Grant|20,184.49| |GATBB School Sales|21,498.00| |GATBB St Hild and St Bede Grant|15,059.33| |GATBB St Johns General Funds|67,589.13| |GATBB Westhill Grant|10,000.00| |**Total for Sales**|**£157,938.94**| |**Total for Income**|**£157,938.94**| |Cost of Sales|| |Acorn Subcontractors|24,423.48| |GATBB Consultancy|21,462.50| |GATBB Subcontractors|7,010.75| |GATBB TravellingExpenses|11,938.60| |**Total for Cost of Sales**|**£64,835.33**| |**Gross Profit**|**£93,103.61**| |Expenses|| |Accountancy Fees|1,059.70| |Bank Charges|60.40| |Employer Pension Contributions|59.40| |GATBB Computer Running Expenses|2,186.97| |GATBB Printing, Postage & Stationery|397.02| |Gross Wages|9,499.99| |M Harvey Travel|700.55| |Michael Pension Contributions|3,541.15| |PayPal Fees|1.11| |Printing, Postage & Stationery|1.90| |Subscriptions|296.20| |**Total for Expenses**|**£17,804.39**| |**Net Operating Income**|**£75,299.22**| |Other Income|| |Other Expenses|| |**Net Other Income**|| |**Net Income**|**£75,299.22**| **1/1** **Accrual Basis Monday, November 10, 2025 04:41 PM GMTZ** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees Unlocking The Growth On accounts for the year ended 3110112025 Charity no (if any) 1144336 Set out on pages Ireirie'71hpr to iiicliide the Dao¢ r..iry.6?4-4 1 3d&,,t I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 3110112025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's ststement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter onsidercd as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please elete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: 6knLo/ Date: 1211112025 Name: Joanne Gardner Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): MAAT Address: Alex House, South Parade, Morley, LS27 8AJ IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018