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Report & Accounts
for the year ended 31st December 2025
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## **THRIVE YOUTH MINISTRIES**
for the year 1st January - 31st December 2025
||**Reference and Administration Details**|**Reference and Administration Details**|
|---|---|---|
|Registered charity number|
1145794||
|Charity’s registered address|
119 Cubbington Road||
||Leamington Spa||
||Warwickshire||
||CV32 7AP||
|Charity’s office address|Thrive Youth Ministries Office||
||c/o Whitnash Methodist Church||
||Murcott Road East||
||Leamington Spa CV31 2JJ||
|Trustees|Kevin Johnson Chair||
||Simon Archer Treasurer||
||Samuel Davis Safeguarding Lead||
||Susannah Solt Secretary|(resigned 15/5/25)|
||Cheryl Simon (appointed 16/1/25) (appointed Secretary 18/9/25)||
||Lindsey Selley||
||Samantha Lee||
||Kathryn (Taffy) O’Connor (appointed 20/3/25)||
|Chief Executive|Andy Castle||
|Staff members|Fiona Stutton||
||James Yates||
||Ryan McNair|(left 31/7/25)|
||Tim Crummack|(started 31/3/25)|
||Isaac Lee|(started 20/5/25)|
||Kate Wallis|(started 9/9/25)|
|Independent Examiner|Blessing Simango||
||25 Myton Crofts||
||Leamington Spa||
||CV31 3NZ||
|Bankers|CAF Bank Ltd||
||25 Kings Hill Avenue||
||Kings Hill||
||West Malling||
||Kent ME19 4JQ||
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## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
Governing document Deed of Trust adopted on 14th November 2011 How the charity is constituted Trust
## **Governance/Structure**
The Board of Trustees meets up to six times per year for business meetings. The day to day running of the charity is handled by the Chief Executive.
The Board have four sub-committees (teams), which assist the CEO with the oversight and development of the charity. These teams are:
- Finance
- Human Resources - Safeguarding
- Fundraising & Supporter Relations (temporarily included as part of trustee board meetings)
The Board of Trustees have given their approval to policies, procedures and guidelines, which are applied within Thrive Youth Ministries’ (more commonly referred to in this report as Thrive) daily activities.
The charity has the following policies in place:
- Conflict of Interest
- Data Protection
- Disciplinary policy & procedure
- Equality
- Expenses & Pension
- Grievance
- Health & Safety
- Maternity
- Privacy
- Safeguarding
Regular meetings of the Board of Trustees allow all Trustees to keep up to date with the development of the charity and in between meetings, any matters arising are shared by email or phone conversation, or at a fortnightly prayer meeting.
Meetings are scheduled for every other calendar month, with an expectation of a minimum of three meetings per year with an additional annual vision and prayer day, where possible. In 2024, the trustees met six times formally, plus a vision & prayer day with the staff on Saturday 10[th] May. Each of the teams met at least once.
Our core values are:
- Courageous dependence on the Spirit
- Making a Kingdom difference
- Dynamic & life-giving
- Purposefully encouraging and building others up
- Extravagant generosity
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An Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is obtained prior to commencement of employment or trusteeship, with a renewal after every three years. We also ensure that all volunteers working with Thrive have a current DBS check in place.
All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits.
Until May 2025 Thrive Youth Ministries had been a local mission partner of Scripture Union. The trustees took the decision to end the partnership now that Thrive has properly been established in its own right, and is known across the region.
## **Recruitment of Trustees**
New Trustees are identified through connections made with individuals in the course of Thrive’s activities. Exploratory conversations occur and if the time/skills of the individual and the needs of the Board align, the person considering a trustee role is invited to meet other trustees at a meeting, where they have the opportunity to ask further questions and introduce themselves. If a synergy is identified, the person is invited to become a Trustee based upon the voting of existing Trustees.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
Objects of the charity: To advance the Christian faith among young people in England, as set out in our Deed of Trust.
## **Summary of Main Activities Undertaken for the Public Benefit in Relation to These Objects**
In planning the activities of Thrive, the Trustees have given consideration to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in September 2013. Thrive aims to fulfil its vision as shown above and in so doing, serve the local and wider communities who connect with Thrive.
Thrive’s vision is to see every church within its area of operation with a thriving youth ministry of some kind. Our area is defined as Warwickshire and Coventry. With our office in Leamington Spa, it means we can reach anywhere within an approximate drive of 30 minutes, therefore keeping our work local.
We recognise that for Thrive’s vision to be realised, Thrive also needs to help churches with their children’s ministry as if this is weak, it is much harder for there to be the possibility of a
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strong youth ministry. As a result, we work with churches to develop all ministries reaching under 18s.
Our primary means for fulfilling our vision is by focusing on three priorities:
## **1. Mobilising the Church**
We offer to walk alongside churches as they look to develop their youth and children’s work. We offer resources to help them review their attitudes to young people as well as offering advice on how to improve their delivery of youth work.
We have developed a step by step process to help churches create a youth ministry fit for the new century, and with a hands-on approach from Thrive. We have two Youth Mission Enablers who provide churches with the expertise and knowledge to lead them through the process.
## **2. Enabling healthy youth & children’s leaders**
We provide regular one-to-one mentoring for youth and children’s leaders, both volunteers and employed staff. This helps leaders to feel valued, understood and supported in their ministry. It enables them to grow and develop as leaders as well as in their ministries. We believe mentoring is an essential element for a leader if they are to be resilient and have longevity in their position.
We hold both open training events and closed events, specifically at the request of a particular church. Training enables people to come together and to discuss new ideas and encourages greater creativity and dependence on God.
Our website is an effective means of communicating with a lot of people in one go. Our leadership blog is popular, as is our increasing bank of useful web links. The website is used by a large number of people regularly. We also have a popular weekly podcast and YouTube video called, ‘The Heart of a Youth Leader’.
## **3. Investing in the next generation**
Thrive only wants to do what the local church on its own is unable to deliver. So we run leadership courses for Christian young people, enabling individual churches to each send one or two young people to participate. We also oversee area-wide youth and children’s events.
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## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
2025 was a significant and encouraging year for Thrive. Across every area of our work we saw growth — in the number of young people reached, in the churches we were able to support, and in the confidence and capacity of the team. We are grateful to God for His faithfulness and for the generosity of so many who make this work possible.
One of the most exciting developments of the year was the continued growth of the Warwick Youth Bus — the ‘Thrive Bus’ — which has become one of the most fruitful and visible arms of our ministry. Having taken on responsibility for the day to day running of the bus in 2024, 2025 saw the project expand significantly. Over the course of the year, the bus attracted 2,300 visits from young people, delivered 240 hours of youth work across 20 different locations, and ran 18 sessions in secondary schools. These numbers represent real young people, real conversations, and real encounters with the love of God.
In Warwick, after-school drop-in sessions continued to build relationships with young people in their neighbourhoods, and the bus also attended community events including the Pursuits Festival, the Priory Pools Market, and the Packmores Summer Fun Day. A summer Alpha course run from the Packmores location welcomed eight young people, each of whom was given a Bible. We were overjoyed to hear that one of those young people has since been baptised — a wonderful fruit of patient, faithful outreach.
The bus opened remarkable doors in school too. At Aylesford School, the Thrive team and local youth leaders delivered the ‘Strong’ course — a resilience programme for young people who do not meet the threshold for mental health services but are struggling with the pressures of everyday life. On the final day of the summer term, we were also able to bless the young people of Aylesford by giving away over 500 milkshakes in a single afternoon. The school responded with great warmth, and invited the team back to deliver further courses from September 2025 onwards.
“ _Thank you so much to you and your team, the students loved the course, and I think it’s made a real difference. I don’t know many of the Year 7s very well, but [student] has definitely come out of his shell. His mum and I were flabbergasted to see him playing football with the other boys last week. This is something that he never would have done_ .”
— Member of staff, Aylesford School
The bus also played an important role in our Transitions work with Year 6 pupils preparing for secondary school. We visited six primary schools including Budbrooke Primary School, and
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supported the Rugby Deanery with a summer celebration for Year 6 pupils at the Harris School. In addition, we were able to support churches across Warwickshire more broadly, including facilitating sessions for Youth with a Mission (YWAM) teams who came from across Europe to do youth work in Coventry, Bedworth, Attleborough and Nuneaton. The summer also saw us welcoming Isaac to the team as our Bus Outreach Worker. Having begun as a volunteer, Isaac has thrown himself into the role, becoming a bus driver as well as leading sessions and volunteer teams — a real gift to the project.
Our Transitions Initiative — helping churches to get alongside Year 6 pupils as they move to secondary school — continued to grow in 2025. James worked with the Church of England deanery in Rugby to bring stepping-up workshops to 10 CofE schools, enabling 18 lessons to take place with 17 different churches. Five golden ticket reunion events were held in churches across the county, helping young people maintain their connection with the church and with friends from primary school. Monthly youth groups in Radford Semele and Stretton on Dunsmore continue to grow as a direct result of this work, and St Chad’s, Bishops Tachbrook began running a fortnightly lunch club for Year 6 pupils.
Throughout the year we continued to support churches across Warwickshire through our Manifesto for 21st Century Youthwork. Tim came alongside Castle Hill Baptist Church, taking over from Ryan, guiding their strategy group through a period when their minister was on sabbatical. James supported St Paul’s Warwick in developing a weekly after-school youth café, and continued meeting with coordinating groups at Willenhall Free Church and elsewhere. St Nicholas Warwick has seen its giveaway ministry — distributing hot chocolate in winter and ice cream in summer to young people passing through the churchyard after school — grow from 30 to over 80 young people each week, with growing numbers from the local Myton School and increasingly meaningful conversations about faith. James has also been working with St Nicholas to launch a monthly youth group.
Perhaps the most encouraging reflection on what the Manifesto can achieve over time came from one of our church partners. Kevin Johnson, Pastor of Castle Hill Baptist, wrote to us to share what had changed since they began the process:
“ _Sunday, we had 12 (11–14 year olds) crammed into our church café, and one of our former leaders has agreed to return to team! Our youth café had 7 (15+) who want us to run this more frequently… Three years ago, before we started the Manifesto, we were struggling to get 4 turning up regularly to the Sunday group and our youth group was floundering… Isn’t what God has done through our partnership amazing!”_
— Kevin Johnson, Pastor, Castle Hill Baptist Church
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Our annual Basecamp youth weekend was once again a highlight of the year, bringing together 167 young people, 37 youth leaders, and the Thrive team from 19 churches. The theme for the weekend was Friends — exploring what it means to be a friend of God, the importance of Christian friendship, and what it looks like to be the best possible example of Christ to those around us who don’t yet know Him. We were grateful to Joe Morris from Coventry Youth For Christ, who joined us to help host the weekend. A particular highlight was the range of seminars run by some of our own young leaders, covering topics such as taking ownership of your faith, connecting with God, responding to a fallen world, dealing with peer pressure, and finding your place in the Church. Seeing young people confidently and thoughtfully leading their peers in these conversations was a genuine encouragement.
In September, Base — our annual worship event — drew around 140 young people and leaders from 11 churches to gather together in worship and encounter God. The evening’s theme was ‘God’s Plan for Your Life’, explored by Joe Morris from Coventry YFC, who reflected on how shame can prevent us from offering ourselves to God — and reminded us all that “God brings ability; we bring our availability.” Twelve young leaders from previous Youth Growing Leaders cohorts ran games, hosted the event, and led worship. Several young people who had first connected with Thrive through bus sessions were also in the room — a beautiful picture of the journey from the streets to gathered worship.
2025 also marked a significant step forward for our Youth Growing Leaders programme. The 2024/25 cohort of 12 young people from seven churches completed their course in April, with participants reflecting on how it had shaped them:
_“I’ve definitely grown more confident.”_
_“After doing this course, I feel more like ‘I know what I’m doing, I’ve got this.’ Know what I mean?”_
— Participants, Youth Growing Leaders 2024/25
From September 2025, Tim expanded the programme to run two parallel courses — one in Leamington and one in Coventry — welcoming 19 young people from 11 churches. This represents a 58% increase in participants and a 57% increase in churches from the previous cohort, and is a real mark of the growing reach and reputation of the programme. Three residential events were completed across the year, including one for the concluding cohort in January and one each for the two new cohorts in September.
James led the Thrive worship band again in 2025, with eight young musicians developing their skills and leading worship at both Base and Basecamp. This is a wonderful example of young people being invested in and then giving back to the wider community of churches.
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Fiona continued her vital work among children’s leaders and with younger children across the county. She mentored 14 children’s leaders over the course of the year, creating intentional space for them to process the challenges of their ministry, explore new possibilities, and be encouraged in their calling.
_“I really appreciate meeting regularly with Fiona to spend time reflecting on my work and also my life as a whole. She encourages me, challenges me, stretches me, laughs with me and commiserates with me as appropriate. I really value the way she encourages me to always be looking forward… Fiona has helped me think more strategically about my time and how best to spend it.”_
— Ruth Powell, Youth Worker, Foleshill Baptist Church
Fiona also led the Thrive Puppet Team, which visited four churches during the year — Baginton Road Church, St Peter’s Hillfields, St Margaret’s Whitnash, and Northgate Methodist Church — performing at summer outreach events, a Light Party, and a Christmas outreach service. The team of nine young people worked beautifully together, with older members increasingly mentoring and leading the younger ones. Their commitment and joy were evident in every performance.
_“The whole congregation was enthralled with Thrive Puppet Team’s Christmas performances! There were so many wonderful comments: ‘Superb’, ‘Incredible’, ‘Beautiful’, ‘So well-rehearsed’. They brought such joy to our Christmas celebrations. Thank you!”_
— Sally Jones, Minister, Northgate Methodist Church
One of the most encouraging things to observe in 2025 was the health of our networks for youth and children’s leaders. We ran network lunches across the year, drawing 21 leaders together to share their stories, connect with others in similar roles, and receive input from Thrive. In November, we launched a new initiative — Breathing Space — termly retreat days for youth and children’s workers to step back, meet with God, and be refreshed for ministry. The first day was hosted with the help of Joe Morris from Coventry YFC and James Henney, Growing Faith Enabler for Coventry Diocese, and was warmly received.
_“I really appreciate coming to the network meetings and meeting other youth leaders, as I can sometimes feel quite alone in my role.”_
— Rachel Tomita, Youth Worker, Emmanuel Church
A new monthly gathering of youth and children’s leaders in Warwick also began in September 2025, with 17 delegates from 5 churches meeting together. Out of those conversations has
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come the planning of a town-wide prayer event for Warwick schools and a town-wide Youth Alpha course — both of which will take shape in the year ahead.
Andy continues to record The Heart of a Youth Leader podcast each week — short ten-minute episodes to encourage those serving in youth and children’s ministry to keep their eyes fixed on Jesus and to invest in their own spiritual walk as well as those of the young people they lead. Episodes reach around 30 listeners each week, with audiences continuing to grow the longer an episode has been available — a steady and faithful investment in leaders across the country.
As we look back on 2025, we do so with deep gratitude — for a team who gave themselves wholeheartedly to this work; for volunteers who gave their time generously; for churches who trusted us to walk alongside them; for young people who opened their hearts to God; and above all, for His faithfulness in providing for and sustaining the work of Thrive. We look ahead to 2026 with expectation and faith.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The detailed finances of Thrive Youth Ministries are reflected in the financial statements which follow on later pages with the associated notes. Due to increased turnover the financial statements have been prepared under the historic costs convention rather than "Receipts and Payments" basis which was used for all prior accounting periods. This review serves as a summary of the more detailed accounts.
Total income for the year was £268,129, an increase of over 11% from last year (£240,879). This is due to the continued support of major donors such as the King Henry fund and includes the impact of the various courses and events which have been run throughout the year. Income from donations and grants were £225,927, an increase of 8% from last year (£208,927). These gifts, which represent the generosity of both individual, local churches, have where possible, been further supported by Gift Aid. Donations were supplemented this year with significant grant funding from the Hinchley Trust and F G Charitable Trust which contributed to the running and further growth of Thrive and with some successful local fundraising initiatives, for example “Three Peaks for Thrive”. For all the gifts both large and small the trustees extend their gratitude both to the givers and to our God the provider.
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In the pursuit of the vision set out above Thrive Youth Ministries has expended £244,026 this year an increase of £23,714 from 2024. At £198,206 (£181,212), the cost of salaries, pensions, national insurance and expenses were the majority of this expenditure. Salaries were increased generally in line with inflation at the beginning of 2025 and over the course of the year staff turnover has included one resignation, three recruits and various adjustments to part-time hours. The trustees continue to believe that they should seek to be as generous as possible in the remuneration of staff to reflect the generosity of God’s grace to Thrive Youth Ministries. The trustees also recognise that increased staff numbers will be required to deliver the vision given to Thrive and continue to plan accordingly.
With a full year of an expanding programme of courses and events, the income and expenses associated with these have continued to increase. Thrive Youth Ministries continue to set course fees to cover all costs, but we are conscious that as venue rates increase this will place increasing pressure on those churches and parents who pay these fees. Thrive Youth
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Ministries ran a youth weekend in January 2026 with income and expenses for the youth weekend spanning between 2025 and 2026. All liabilities and all course fees pending have been accrued to December 2025 and a summary of income and expenses is given below. Also shown are details of a similar event run in January 2025, to provide a prior year comparison.
|||Income|Expenses|
|---|---|---|---|
|Thrive Youth Weekend|2025|27,511|25,437|
|Thrive Youth Weekend|2026|33,260|30,985|
The net result for the year 2025 was a surplus of income over expenses of £24,103 which is an encouragement to the trustees that God’s provision for the expanding work of Thrive is continuing. When the 2025 surplus is added to bank and deposit balances brought forward from 2024 the Net Assets at the end of December 2025, including creditors and liabilities, totalled £129,726.
As Thrive Youth Ministries ends 2025 with this healthy balance the trustees must continue to look to God as the sole provider for Thrive and for His leading of the ministry into 2026 and beyond. The General Fund, so excluding course costs and fees, budget set for 2026 income of c.£293,000 to deliver nil deficit in the year, so the trustees and staff again step out in faith that He will continue to support the work. The trustees continue to be aware of the need to further extend a regular giving donor base and to make applications for grant funding when appropriate, the development of the fundraising strategy for Thrive Youth Ministries remains focused on these.
## **Reserves Policy**
It is the policy of Thrive Youth Ministries to maintain a balance of funds which equates to at least three months payments, in 2026 this is c. £75,000 and the balance held at the end 2025 exceeds this target. It is also the policy of Thrive Youth Ministries that if the cash balance at the end of any month reduces below £50,000 the Treasurer informs all trustees.
## **RISK STATEMENT**
The Trustees and Chief Executive have reviewed the risks to which a small charity operating with few employees and a larger volunteer base is exposed. Appropriate general and public liability insurance has been obtained. Operational risks associated with the ministry activities and the holding of events have been reviewed and appropriate guidelines and policies agreed to ensure that any risk is minimised.
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## **Approval**
This report was approved by the Trustees on Thursday 16[th] July 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
__________________________________
Kevin Johnson - Chair of Trustees
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Thriva Y¢th Ministrias
1145794
Annual Accounts
11112025
Report period fTE)rn
3111212025
Prior period from
11112024
3111212024
Section A
Statement of Financial Activities
Restricted
Income
funds
Roeomm8nd8d catsgorl•s by
actlvlty
unrtrICtsd
funds
Endowmènt
funds
Prlor yaar
funds
Total funds
Incoming rnsourcès (Nots 3)
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
Incoma and endowments trom..
Dor1¢$ and Ia¢l*S
Charitsbla a¢bvibe¥
S01
215.927
40,053
lo,0
225.927
40,053
208,927
30,066
S02
01[1[#dIng a¢Uvil
Inveslmenl&
S03
S04
2,149
2,149
1,886
Sep8ial8 Malari ilom ofincom
S05
Total
Resources expended INole 61
S07
268 129
240 879
ExndItre on:
Raising Funds
Charilable Actiw1S
800
241,996
242 796
800
243,226
397
219,915
220 312
1,230
Total
S12
Net Incomellexpendlture) before Investment
gainsl{103sg31
15.333
S13
8,770
24.103
20.567
Netgain&fllossesl on investments
S14
$15
Net Incomellexpendlture)
Exceptional items
Transfers lol{from) funds
Other rgcognisod gainslllosse3):
15.333
8.770
24.103
20.567
S16
S17
Gains and losse8 on rpvaluation offixed a588t6 for the charws O¥*TI use S18
Othergainslllos5esl
Net movement in funds
S19
S20
15,333
8,770
24.103
20,567
Reconclllatlon of funds..
Total funds brought forward
105 403
120 735
220
105623
129 726
Total funds carrled forward
S22
105 623
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Section B
Balance Sheet
Unrestrlct•d
fvnds
Restrlcted
Incomo fvnd$
Endowm•nt
fvnd$
Total thls >par Total la¥t yoar
Fixed assets
Intanglble assets
Tangible assets
H8ritag8 assets
Investmants
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
(Nole 15)
(Note 141
(Note 16)
(Note 171
Tot•1 fixed assets
Current assets
Stocks
(Not8 18)
Debtors
(Note 191
Investments
(Note 17.41
Cash at bank and in hand {Not8 24)
Total current assets
2,579
2.579
5.684
124,923
127 502
12,933
137,855
108,491
114175
B10
redilors: amounts falling due within
one year
(Note 201
6,766
3,942
10,708
8,552
Not curnt assgts1(Ilabllltles)
812
120 735
129 726
105.623
Total assets less cufftnt Ilabilltles
813
120 735
129726
105623
Gfediiors: amounts falllng due after
one year
(Note 20)
Provisions for liabilities
814
B15
Total net assets orllabllltles
Funds of the Charity
816
120,735
8.991
129,726
105.623
Endowment funds (Note 27}
R8strict8d income funds INot8 271
Unrestrfcted funds
Revaluatlon reserv•
817
818
8.991
8,991
120.735
220
105,403
819
120,735
B20
Total funds
821
120 735
129726
105623
Signed by one or Iwo tru8t89$ on behalf gf all
the tnJstee8
Date of
approval
Signature
Print Name
Kevin Johnson
Simon Archer
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS**
Report to the Trustees of Thrive Youth Ministries, charity number 1145794.
On accounts for the year ended 31st December 2025, set out on pages 14-15.
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
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 statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 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 130 of the Charities Act;
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
___________________________
Date:___________________
Blessing Simango 25 Myton Crofts Leamington Spa CV31 3NZ
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
Note 1: Basis of preparation
Thls sectlon should be completed by all charltles.
1.1 Basls of Aceountlng
The charity conslitules a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost
or transaction value unless otheise staled in the relevant nole{s) lo these accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with..
- the Charrties Act 2011
- and with the Statement of Recommended Practice {SoRP) 2026
and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
1.2 Going conrn
The Iruslees have considered cash flow estimates, the reserve balances
and the operating enmronment for the fvdelve months from the date
of thege acei)unts and have concluded that the charity is a LK)ing concem.
1.3 Changes to Accounting Policigs
The Basis of Accounting in prior years has been 'Receipls and Payments., for 2025 this is changed tr)
the historical cost convention.
1.4 Changes to Accounting Estimates
There were no changes to accounting estimate9 for the reported period.
1.5 Materlal Prlor Year Errors
There were no changes to accounting estimates for the reported period.
Section C
Notes to the accounts
cont
Note 2: Accountlng pollcles
2.2 INCOME
The following list of acGounling policies has been adopted and applied by the charity. Wljere a different or additional policy has been
adopted then this is detailed in the box below.
R8cognltlon ot Incomg
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activsties ISOFAI when..
the charity becomes enlf(led to the resources..
it is more likely than not that the Iruslees will receive the resOuS,. and
the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Offsetting
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses.
unless required or pemiitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donatlons
Gran15 arKJ donations are only included in the &)FA when the general incxjme
recognition crf(eria are mel15.10 10 5.12 FRS102 SORPI.
Tax roclalms on donatlons Gift Aid weivablo is includeil in income when there is 8 V81id ded8ratK>n from the (Or.
and glfts
Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is ¢onsidergd to bg part of that gift and is
treated as an addition to the samè fund as th8 initial donation unl&ss the donor or
thg tem)$ of the apal have specified othetwi$e.
Donat•d good$
Donated goods are measured at fair value Ilhe amount fu which the asset could be
exchanged) unless impractical lo do so.
Donatad goods
Goods donated for on4Joing use by the charity are recxjgnised as tsngible fixed assets
and included in the SOFA as incomirrfJ reSoUS when receivable.
Donated goods
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included In the SOFA
as ino)me from donations when reIVable.
Donated $orvi¢•$ and
fa¢iliti¥$
Donated services and facilth'es are induded in the SOFA when received at Ihe value
of the gift to the charity provkled the value of the gift can be measured reliably.
Incom• from Intèrast,
royaltles and dlvldends
This is induded in the acc4Junls when receipt is probable and the amount
receivable can be measured reliably.
Settlemont of Insurance
claims
Insurance daims 8re On included in the SOFA when the general income recognition
¢rit8ria are mel15.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORPI and are included as an item of other
income in the SOFA.
2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Llablllty r•¢ognltlon
Llabilities aro rewnlsed whero It is morg likely than not that there is alggal
or constru¢tivg obligation commiiting Ihg ¢h8rity to Pay Out rgsourcgs and the
amount of the obligation Can be m8asured with reasonable certainty.
Govoman¢• and support
Support costs have been allocated beeen governance costs and other support.
Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity
and its compliance with regulation and good practi.
Rodundancy cost
The charity madg no redtJndan¢y payments duriThJ the reporting period.
Deferred Incom•
No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
Crnditorn
The charity has creditors which are measur&J at SettMent amounts les5 any trade discounts.
PYovlslon$ for l1ablllts
A liability is measured on T8cognib"¢)n at its historical cost and then subsequtrnuy
measured at th8 best estimate of the amount required lo settle the oblwtion al the
reporbng dat8
Ro¢ognltlon of In¢om•
Those ar8 includetl in the Ststement of Financial Aclivities ISOFAI when..
the charity becomes enlf(1gd to the resources-
it is more likely than not that the Iruslees will receive the resour(*s', and
- the mon8tary valu8 can be measured with sufficient relk8bility.
2.4 ASSETS
Tanglbl• flxed a$$•ts for
usa by charfty
Th8y are valued at cost.
Intanglble flxod ass8ts
Thgy are valued at cost.
Investments
Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash eqUIvants
with a maturity dale of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments
Debtorn
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable} are measured on initial regnitiOn al
settlement amount after any trade dIunIS or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently,
they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected lo be received.
Current asset investments Thg ¢h8rity has has investments which it hold$ for resalg (X PgndiThJ their $819 and
cash and ¢ash gquivalgnts with a maturity datè less than one year. Thes9 include $h
on dèrK>Sit and ¢ash equivalènts with a maturity datg of less than onè year held for
invgStm8nt purposès rather than to meèt short temi cash commitrnents 8$ thgy fall due.
Curr•nt asset Inwstm•nts They are valued at fair value except where they qualrfy as basic financial instruments.
Section C
Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Notè 3: Analysls of Incom•
Thls y•ar
Last y•ar
R•*ffict•d
ilnmtrlthd RMtrld•d
jd*
Income fund•
End¢)vmbJnt
fvnd6
Endo¢
Jnd*
Anaty818
Total fvnd•
Jnd*
fvnds
Totsl funth
Donatk*n$ and l•ga¢le$:
Donations from Ml Churches
Donation5 trorn Indiwduals (Gift Aided)
Donation5 trorn Indiwduals Inon Grft
Endowments & Grants
Fundraising rec8ipts
Gift Aid Claimed
Sundry Donations
Total donations and legaclos-
107.160
65 068
107.160
117,322
117.322
3,246
17.047
3.246
7,935
18.818
7,935
18.818
215,927
10,000
225,927
208,927
208,927
Charltabl• a¢tlvKIo$.'
Course F888
Thnve Puppet Re¢eipts
Wart¢k Youth Bus Receipts
Total charltable actlvltle8'.
36,090
150
3.813
36.0
150
3.813
30,[6
30,066
Other tradlng actlvltle8'.
Total othortradlng activities-
Income from Snve8tm8nts'.
Interest Received
Total In¢om¢ fr+)m Inveslment$:
2,149
2,149
1.886
1,886
Separate materlal ltsm of Incom&:
Total $¢parat• mat¢dal It•m Income:
other Incomo-
Totsl other Income:
TOTAL INCOME
258,129
10,000
268.129
240,879
240,879
Othgr IntornlIon.
All Income In the prloryear waB
unrestrfcted except for.. Ipleaoe provl
Whgr¥ ony ondowmont fund 1$ ¢Onrterf
Into Incorne In the reportlng perlod. pleaB&
glve thB rpason for the comierslan.
Where arby endowment fund li converted
Incomo Im th8 prlor porlod, ploa8a ylv
the reason for tho converilom.
Wlthbn thB Income Itoms abDve the
lollowlng11om8 ar8 matorlal.. Ipl•a80
dl8¢1080 tho natu1*, amount and any prlor
yo•r amountsl
Section C
Notes to the accounts
Iconti
Nota 6: Analysis of 8xpanditurn
Th1$ year
Lost Or
R•Ftrfdod
Unrw4ffirf•d I(• Endvwrnw
fundx
fund*
fund*
Analysls
lund#
Ineom•furtd*
fund*
Ttstsi funth
Totsi fundx
Expendlture on ralslng fund$:
Fundrasslng Consultancy Fees
397
397
Total •xpondltur• on raoslng funds
397
397
Expendlture on ¢harl¢oble a¢tlvlUes:
Employee Costs
Employee or Ministry Expenses
Operational Running Costs
Other Running Costs
Oversighl, Manag8m8nt & Adrnini5tration
Totsl charitsble actlVLtles
187,835
10,341
9,325
187,835
10,371
10,525
172,665
172,665
8,546
7,779
30
7,7T9
29.208
1.716
219,915
1.671
241996
1.671
1,716
219.915
1.230
Stparat• mater4al Item of expens•
Totsl separots moterlal ltsm expense
othor
Total other expendltur•
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
242,796
1,230
244,026
220,312
220,312
Olhgr Inforniauon:
Analy518 of oxpandituro on charitablo actiwtios
Thls y•ar
Grant
lundlng of
Support
Cost8
Last yèar
Grant
Support
ndlng of
Costs
ActIv•S
und&rtakèn
tlvrtyor programmo
Total this
yoar
AdlvMle8
ndèrtaken
Total last
Act1
Other
Totsl
Section C
Notes to the accounts
{Gont)
Note 10: Details of certain items of expenditure
10.1 Fees for examination of the accounts
Please pmvide details ol the amountpaid ft)r any statutory external scrntiny of
a¢¢ount$ and othor$ervi¢e$ providod by your ind•pondont oxaminar. If nothing
was pald please enter 'In the approprlate box(es).
Thls year
Last year
Independent examiner's fees
Assurance seNlces other than audlt or Independent examlnatlon
Tax advlsory fees
Other fegs (for gxamplo: financial advice. consultancy. accountancy services} paid
to tho indopend•nt •xaminor
Section C
Notes lo the accounts
(contl
Note 11: Paid employees
Please complete thls note If the charlty has any employees.
11.1 staff Costs
Thls year
Last year
Salarles and wages
Soclal securlty costs
Penslon costs Ideflned contrfbutlon scheme)
Other employee beneffts
165,210
9,407
13,217
149.775
11,109
11,781
Total staff costs
187,835
172,665
Thls yoar:
Pleasg provide detsils of expgnditure on staff working for the
charlty whose contracts are wlth and are pald by a related party
Last yoar:
Plea$9 providg detsils of expgnditure on staff working for the
charlty whose contracts are wlth and are pald by a related party
Please give details of the number of employees whose total employge benefits (excluding employer
pgnsiTon costs) fell within each band of £10.IXKI from £60.000 upwards. Ilthgre are no such transactions,
please enter Yrue'in the box pmvided.
No employees received employee beneflts (excludlng employer
pension costs) for the roporting period of more than £60.000
TRUE
Band
Number of employeès
This
aar
Last
aar
£60.000 to £69.999
£70,000 to £79.999
£80,000 to £89.999
£90,000 to £99.999
£100,000 to £109,999
More than £110,000
This
Last
ear
Please provlde the total amount pald to key managemenl
personnel {In¢ludes trustees and senlor management) for thelr
sgrvicgs to the tharity. For specifi¢ amounts paid to trust995,
$09 Note 28.
11.2 Avorage head count in the year
This y8ar
Number
Last yaar
Number
Thg parts of thg charity in which the
employees work
Total
11.3 Ex*ratia payments to ernployee5 and others (excluding trustees)
Please complete if an ex-gratia payment is made.
Please explaln the nature of the
payment
This year
Last year
Please state the legal authorlty or
reason for making the payment
Thls year
Last year
This year
Last ygar
Please state the arnount of tho payrnent (or value of any waivor of
rlght to an asset)
11.4 Redundancy payments
Please complete If any redundancy or tem71natlon payment Is made In the perlod.
This year
Last year
Total amount of payment
The nature of thè payment (cash, assèt
etc.)
This year
Last ygar
Thg gxtgnt of rgdundancy funding at thg balanco shegt datg
Plgasg Stat9 thg a¢counling policy for any rgdundancy or
tgrnlination payments
Section C
Notes to the accounts
{contl
Note 12: Defined contribution pension scheme or defined benefft scheme accounted for as a defined
contrlbution scheme.
12.1 Plwsg complete this note rfa definod contribution pension schome is operatod.
This year
Last year
Amount of contrlbutlons recognlsed In the SOFA as an expense
13,217
11,781
Please explain the basis for allocating the liability and expense of
defined contribution pension scheme between activities and
between restrlcted and unrestrlcted funds.
12.2 Please complgtg this soction where the charityporticipates in a defined benefft pension plan but is un•ble to
ascertain its sharo of the undgrlying assets and li•bilitiO&
Please confimi that although the
scheme Is accounted for as a deflned
contribution plan, it is a defined benefit
plan.
Please provlde such Inforniatlon as Is
availablg about the plan's surplus or
doficit and tho implications. if any. for
the reporting charity forthis year and
last year. rf different
12.3 Please complete this section where the ¢haritypartlcipates In a multl-employer deflnedbeneflt penslon plan
that is accounted foras 8 defined contslbution plan.
Descrlbe the extent to whlch the charfty
ran be liable to tho plan for othgr
entitigs. obligations undgr the ternis
and condltlons of the multlomployer
plan. If this is different for last year,
pr¢)vide detsils
Provlde an explanatlon of how any
Ilablllty arlslng from an agreement wlth
a multi-ernploygr plan to fund a deficit
has begn detorrningd. If thi$ is diffgrgnt
for last year. provlde detalls
Section C
Notes to the accounts
(cont)
Note 19: Debtors and prepayments
Please complete this note rf the charity has any
debtors orprepayments.
19.1 Analysis of debtors
Thls year
Last year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued Income
Other debtors
2,579
2,579
5.684
Total
Please complete 19.2 where a materlal debtor Is recoverable more than a year after the reportlng date.
19.2 Analysis of debtors recoverable in more than 1 year (included in debtor3 above)
This ar
Last year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
Total
10.7
Note 20: Creditors and accruals
Please complete thls note If the charlty has any credltors or ac¢rual$.
20.1 Analysis of Croditors
Amounts falling due within
one year
Thls year
Last year
Amounts falling due after
more than one year
Thls year
Last year
Accruals and doferrod income
cruals for grants payable
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade croditors
Amounts owed to group and assoclaled undertaklngs
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Payments recelved on account for contracts or grants
with perfomian¢8 related conditions
4,411
6,297
3.403
5,149
Total
10.708
8.552
20.2 Deferred income
Please complete thls noto If the charlty has deferred Income.
This
ar
Last
ear
Please explain the reasons why income is deferred.
Movement In defeThed Incon7e account
Thls year
Last year
Balance at the sL7rt of the reporting period
Amounts added In current perlod
Amounls released to Income from prevlous perlods
Balan¢0 at tho ond of tho roporting poriod
Section C
Notes to the accounts
(cont)
Note 24: Cash at bank and in hand
This year
Last year
Short term cash investments {less than 3 months maturity date}
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and on hand
Other
Total
137,855
108,491
137,855
108,491
Section C
Notes to the accounts
Nots 27.. Cha
funds
27.1 Details of materlal funds held and movements durfng the CURRENT reportlng perfod
betowshouklrewnclle to Totallunds'th the balanc•sht.
'K•y." UG. ¢MrgsirIOd9w¥lAwJ$.' UD- unrgStrfrtsdd•slwt•¢ltsrtds.. R.Jwtrkwfvrtds.. EC- ortthLknI•Ai¢•pIt1I1rt¢l8.' IEE-0*trt•xptyXIl
lunds
Fund Typ•
UG. UD. RE.
EC,EE"
b&ne*S
brou9ht
balanc•*
¢arrf¢d
lorwwrd
Purpooe and Restrfdlon
Galn8 and
Exp•ndRur•
Tran•f•rn
Fund ngmès
To m8n2ge funds for annual
easecam
event
Cre2ling a Thr brand And new de5*ns
fNwebsite & blii
HistoFK- To m2nagedonaknssp8clficto
eaOn of CW role
To m8n2ge funds for vari5 events aid
Courses
UG
9243
Brdndi
Iren'$wOrkerFUnd
Evwts
UG
1697
Genèr Fund
UG
94463
209 255
To mangge don8lon5 grn forpuppet
related e
ent
HistoFic- To m2nawdonations spaclficto
ueation ofYME rrde
Pu
Fund
220
191
yth MIs8lon EnatrAèYs
Totsl Funds
10&623
2M129
244.026
129.726
Se¢ti¢n C
Note$ to the a¢¢¢unts
l¢ontl
Note 27= Chari
fund5
27.2 D&talls of mat8rial funds hold afid movamentl durfng th• PREVIOUS rtportlng parlod
Please glve dfrlalls olthe M0ments OlMAtle11d1v1dU41rUntts1n thp r•portlngP•rtod togeth•rwhh • I•n¢1k1u1ff0 for IMKrfuftds'. Th• Tot•llundg'klyur•
belobv&hLwldre¢onGlle to Totallunds'ln th•balanMshwL
cont
'K•y.' UG.unr•strlct•Ll9•ftwelftmds.' UD-uftr•strfct•dd•glunatvdfunds.' R. r•slrfcl•dlvnds,' EC- 0M•te?P1lal1ftds.. •ndEE- pndLwmqnt•xp•ndAble Iun¢ts
Fund
Fund
Fund Typ•
UG, UD, RI
EC.EE'
Puw ond Rtrfetl0nl
brought
forward
G•ln$ •n
¢•thèd
forward
Income
EXnlture
Trdnsf¢r•
Fund narn
To manage fund¥ for11 allnual Ba8ecamp
event
crling a Thnve brand and n&wdesigns
forwebsiie & ubllcl
Historic- To ffl8nawdonations specffic to
c*t d CW role
To mana9è fund9 forvarlous evwls and
Basecam
UG
27,521
29,910
Brandln
8 Desl
ChIld'S Worker Fund
Ev¥nts
UG
60
745
GBneral Fund
UG
70.019
210.976
189.657
1125
94.463
To m¥r*go dtsrWti for wp
rdated e
enl
Flstoric- To rnanapdonatioThs sperfficto
crealK)n of YME rcle
l Fund
220
220
Youth Mission Enther5
1.885
1.885
TWI F¥ndi
85.056
240.879
220.312
1{.623
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
(cont}
Note 27: Charity funds (cont)
27.3 Transfers between funds
This
ar
Reason for transfer and where endowment Is Converted to Income,
legal power for its conversion
Amount
Behveen unrestricted and
restricted funds
Between endowment and
restricted funds
Behveen endowment and
unrestricted funds
Last
ear
Reason for transfer and where endowment Is converted to Income,
legal power for its conversion
Amount
Between unrestricted and
restricted funds
3,125
Between endowment an(J
restricted funds
Between endowment and
unrestricted funds
27.4 Designated funds
This
ar
Planned use
Pur
ose of the desi
nation
Amount
Last year
Planned use
Pur
ose of the desi
nation
Amount