Birmingham Collective (2020 Birmingham Trust)
Report and Accounts Year ended 31st August 2024
Birmingham Collective (2020 Birmingham Trust)
LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 13 Central House Ravenhurst Street Birmingham GOVERNING DOCUMENT Declaration of Trust dated 6th September 2012 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1149507 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR Jonny Richards MANAGING THE CHARITY Tim Brown Dave Williams (appointed December 2023) Joanne Weatherly (appointed July 2024) Harry Andrews (appointed July 2024) Hilary Lynch (resigned July 2024) Jez Dearing (resigned December 2023) BANKERS Lloyds Bank plc INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Jaimée Young Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
INDEX
Page 1 Legal & Administrative Details Pages 2-3 Trustees' Report Page 4 Independent Examiner's Report Page 5 Receipts and Payments Account Page 6 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Page 7 Notes to the Accounts
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Birmingham Collective (2020 Birmingham Trust)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024
Objects of the charity
The charity is governed by a trust deed and is constituted as a trust. The charity's principal objects, as set out in its governing document, are:
a) to advance the Christian faith in the UK and elsewhere
b) supporting church congregations
c) establishing and supporting new church congregations
d) Supporting individuals involved in church planting and other ministry roles
e) providing training and education
f) holding public meetings to these ends
g) awarding grants and supporting those training for ministry. h) the production and publication of religious work
Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
The Birmingham Collective’s main activities are supporting church leaders in church plants through peer-to-peer fellowship, coaching, training and equipping for their roles. This is done through monthly forums and offering one to one coaching with an accredited gospel coach.
There is also a year long training programme for people preparing to or in the early stages of leading a church plant, called Kickstarter.
The Collective also offers grants through a seed fund process for church planting and revitalisation initiatives in the early stages, helping meet the initial start up costs and getting these churches off the ground.
The Collective connects church planters with other church planters across Europe and enables them to learn from one another, particularly through attendance at conferences and events hosted by City to City Europe.
In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
During this period the Collective supported 3 new church plants with seed funding, as well as enabling multiple other church plants to access grant funding directly through our networks and contacts. The Collective hosted monthly training forums which have equipped and helped church leaders to be healthy and effective in their ministry. The Kickstarter training also had 15 participants from 9 different countries, many of whom have gone on to be involved in leading new church plants.
Fundraising outperformed expectations through the year, with a near ten-fold increase in income on the previous financial year.
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Financial review
During the year income increased by £52,378, to £58,278, and expenditure increased by £50,202, to £53,193. As a result the cash held by the charity increased by £5,085, to £18,647, of which £9,073 is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose.
The income for the charity principally comes from grants from partner churches in the USA as well as grants from our partner organisation, City to City Europe. Other sources of income are donations from our participant churches in Birmingham and individuals.
Reserves policy
The charity does not currently operate a reserves policy. This is due to very low running costs and liabilities, with the majority of funds held in restricted funds for grant making.
Governance
Responsibility for setting policy and for making operating decisions rest with the trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. Responsibility for the day to day operation of the charity is overseen by the Chair of Trustees and a member of the steering group, who are supported by a wider team. New trustees are recruited and appointed by the existing trustees, by a majority vote. In selecting individuals for appointment as trustees, the trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.
Risk statement
The charity is exposed to various risks - be they operational, financial or reputational. The trustees review the charity's activities regularly to identify significant risks and, where possible, they take appropriate measures to mitigate those risks.
The principal risks facing the charity are the lack of certainty around income stream. However, the charity is able to manage its outgoings to reflect its financial capacity. For example, seed funding is only offered to church plants when it has been received into our account.
Responsibilities of trustees
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
Approval
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Harry Andrews
_____ Harry Andrews (Jun 18, 2025 14:17 GMT+1) Harry Andrews Jun 18, 2025 Date:___
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF
Birmingham Collective (2020 Birmingham Trust)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of 2020 Birmingham Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 31 August 2024 on pages 5 to 7 following.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’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 2011 Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
J. Young
J. Young (Jun 19, 2025 10:47 GMT+1)
Jaimée Young Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
Date: Jun 19, 2025
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Birmingham Collective (2020 Birmingham Trust)
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
| Notes Income receipts Donations from Churches Donations from Individuals Gift aid receipts Other grants Other Total receipts Payments 2 3 Total payments Transfers between funds 5 Net movement in funds Cash funds as at last year end Cash funds at this year end A Net of receipts / (payments) before Grants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly |
General Designated Funds Funds £ £ 3,030 - 300 - - - - - 200 - 3,530 - 7,814 - - - 7,814 - (4,284) - (205) - (4,489) - 13,562 - 9,073 - Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds £ - - - 54,748 - 54,748 - 45,379 45,379 9,369 205 9,574 - 9,574 |
2024 £ 3,030 300 - 54,748 200 58,278 7,814 45,379 53,193 5,085 - 5,085 13,562 18,647 |
2023 £ |
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| General Funds £ 3,030 300 - - 200 3,530 7,814 - 7,814 (4,284) (205) (4,489) 13,562 9,073 |
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| 5,600 300 - - - |
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| 5,900 | |||||
| 2,991 - |
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| 2,991 | |||||
| 2,909 - |
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| 2,909 10,653 |
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| 13,562 |
The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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Birmingham Collective (2020 Birmingham Trust)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
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Unrestricted Funds
General Designated Restricted
funds funds funds 2024 2023
Notes £ £ £ £ £
A Cash funds
Cash at bank with immediate access 9,073 - 9,574 18,647 13,562
9,073 - 9,574 18,647 13,562
B Other monetary assets
- - - - -
C Liabilities
Falling due within one year
Fee for Independent Examination 480 - - 480 -
480 - - 480 -
D Assets retained for charity's own use
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The charity has no fixed assets.
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Harry Andrews _____Harry Andrews Harry Andrews (Jun 18, 2025 14:17 GMT+1) Jun 18, 2025 Date:_____
The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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Birmingham Collective (2020 Birmingham Trust)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024
1 Accounting policies
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
| 2 Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly Administration Website and Graphic Design Training Meeting Costs Trustees Expenses 3 Grants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others Grants for: Church Central UK Church Christchurch Birmingham UK Church Wonderful Gospel Ministries UK Church Operation Mobilisation UK Mission Agency Grants to individuals |
Unrestrict | Designated funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - ed Funds |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - 10,000 11,969 10,000 5,770 7,640 45,379 |
Total 2024 £ 653 245 5,221 258 1,437 7,814 10,000 11,969 10,000 5,770 7,640 45,379 |
Total 2023 £ |
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| General funds £ 653 245 5,221 258 1,437 7,814 - - - - - - |
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| - 48 378 633 1,932 |
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| 2,991 | ||||||
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| - |
4 Transactions with related parties
No payments were made to trustees or persons related to them, except for reimbursement of expenses paid out on behalf of the charity.
| 5 Movement of funds General funds Restricted funds Seed Fund Church plant workers Total funds |
Opening balance £ 13,562 - - - 13,562 |
Receipts £ 3,530 39,369 15,379 54,748 58,278 |
Payments £ (7,814) (30,000) (15,379) (45,379) (53,193) |
Transfers £ (205) 205 - 205 - |
Closing balance £ 9,073 9,574 - |
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| 9,574 | |||||
| 18,647 |
Seed Fund is used to make grant payments to church plant initiatives where donations are made with that restriction. Church plant workers relates to funds received to support individuals involved in church plants.
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