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2023-12-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Relational Mission

(A company limited by guarantee) Charity registration number: 1150583 Company registration number: 08321315

Independent Examiners Ltd 2 Broadbridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham, Chichester West Sussex PO18 8NF

RELATIONAL MISSION

CONTENTS

Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees' Report 2 to 11
Independent Examiner's Report 12
Statement of Financial Activities 13
Balance Sheet 14
Statement of Cash Flows 15
Notes to the Financial Statements 16 to 30

RELATIONAL MISSION

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Trustees

Jonathan Beardon Stuart Jones Michael Frisby Robert Williams Christopher Page Ruth Oyeniyi (appointed 4 May 2023) Elizabeth Rogers (appointed 4 May 2023)

Key Management

Mike Betts Stefan Liston Maurice Nightingale

Charity Registration 1150583 Number

Company Registration 08321315 Number

The charity is incorporated in England. Registered Office Jubilee Family Centre Norwich Road Aylsham Norfolk NR11 6JG Independent Examiner G W Schulz ACMA Independent Examiners Ltd 2 Broadbridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham, Chichester West Sussex PO18 8NF Bankers CAF Bank 25 King's Hill Avenue West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ

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TRUSTEES' REPORT

The Trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Structure, governance and management

Nature of governing document

Relational Mission is an incorporated charity controlled by its governing document dated 6 December 2012. It was registered as a Charity on 24 January 2013.

Recruitment and appointment of Trustees

The management of the company is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association.

Organisational structure

Seven trustees have run Relational Mission over this period, each with differing backgrounds and expertise that can contribute to the delivery of the charity’s objectives. Every Trustee that is appointed is inducted in line with guidance laid down by the Charity Commission.

The policy and key operating decisions are the responsibility of the Trustees, who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity, having regard to advice from the Apostolic Team. The Apostolic Team (Mike Betts, Stefan Liston & Maurice Nightingale), as well as providing spiritual oversight and direction, oversee day to day operations, together with Jon Beardon (co-ordination).

Relational Mission has a defined pay scale and bandings based on level of responsibility and experience. This forms the basis for Trustee decisions over the pay for key management personnel.

The apostles and by extension the Relational Mission Charity are affiliated to Newfrontiers. While this affiliation is important from a historical, relational, and maintaining values perspective it has limited impact on day-to-day operations. However, Relational Mission continues to partner with Newfrontiers (newfrontierstogether.org) in terms of apostolic leadership and is responsible for a family of approximately 75+ churches, church plants and pioneering situations in 18+ nations across the world, helping in excess of 5,000 individuals.

The period up to 31 December 2023 has seen further activity that continues to fortify relationships amongst churches and their leadership teams. At the same time, the Trustees and management teams have been continuing to embed and refine the model and shape of operation and structure for Relational Mission to ensure momentum and financial sustainability are in place for the long term.

One family, one vision - three apostles

Relational Mission is a family of 75+ churches based in the UK, mainland Europe and increasingly across the globe, and is co-led by a team of three apostles: Mike Betts, Maurice Nightingale and Stefan Liston. Our movement is marked by a unique way of life that includes prayer, church planting momentum and authentic relationship.

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The Relational Mission charity houses the apostolic mission of Mike Betts, together with the core of activity that the apostles are doing altogether. The apostolic missions of Maurice Nightingale and Stefan Liston are managed through Pioneer Mission and Revelation Church, London, respectively. Relational Mission’s shape empowers each of the three apostles to pursue the unique calling, gifting and contribution that each of them is making, breaking into new fields of mission, with new teams and bases of support around them, and expanding into different activities simultaneously.

Relational Mission’s expansive vision is to be globally fruitful, crossing all boundaries to reach the nations, make disciples and plant locally led churches. The vision is laid out as follows:

We believe God has said that we can expect to achieve more in 20 years than many have in 50 and we asked our family of churches to imagine with us…

One sphere - many communities

In 2021 the apostles appointed Relation Mission Community Leaders, currently a team of seven delegates with real trans-local ability, to bring leadership and care to groups of churches within the Relational Mission family, called ‘Communities’. The men leading these Communities will do delegated apostolic tasks on behalf of Mike, Maurice and Stef, enabling them to go on to fresh pioneering situations and breaking new ground.

Many churches, especially in the UK, are now part of a Relational Mission Community. These groups of churches regularly join together for corporate prayer, leaders’ meetings and pioneering activities. In the past year many will have taken part in local ‘Prayers of Many’ prayer nights with others in their RM community.

Risk management

The Trustees have reviewed, and continue to review, the major strategic, business and operational risks which a small charity with few employees is likely to be exposed to. A framework has been established and procedures are in place to identify, monitor and review these risks on a regular basis.

All major insurable risks have been covered by the charity’s insurance coverage. Contracts and associated risks are reviewed before being finalised to ensure they do not significantly impact negatively upon the charity’s ability to fulfil its objectives.

The charity has all required policies in place (as per Charity Commission guidelines) and no significant material issues arose during the year in relation to these policies.

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Objectives and activities

Objects and aims

As detailed in the constitution the charity has three core charitable objectives: 1. to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit;

  1. to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit; and

  2. to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.

Objectives, strategies and activities

In order to achieve its stated charitable objectives, Relational Mission works with and through a family of churches to:

●work directly with or support projects helping the poor or those in hardship

●organise conferences to encourage and envision church leaders and individuals

●train and educate individuals for Christian service in the church and community

●write, publish and distribute various Christian materials in various forms.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Grant making policies

Relational Mission works with churches worldwide and where these contacts are able to fulfil the objectives of the charity more ably, or maintain closer working links with activities or projects, grants are sometimes provided. These are made in line with the charity’s grant framework and financial policy.

Staffing and volunteers

During the year Relational Mission directly employed 4 staff (3 full time equivalent). These staff, alongside retained consultancy support and volunteers, delivered the activities of the charity.

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Achievements and performance

It is always a delight to meet in person for some of our larger events, and during 2023 we continued to gather physically to seek God together, pray for one another and for the issues at hand, and to fellowship with one another as the family of God.

In addition, some events continued to be hosted online, allowing people from our wider family of churches in different nations to meet with one another virtually to seek God, pray and bring encouragement to brothers and sisters in different parts of the world.

Prayer & Fasting

We have held two Prayer and Fasting events in London over the past year in March and September. These events are for those in leadership across our Relational Mission family of churches, as well as staff and interns and those in leadership in the workplace, to gather and listen to Him and lay a foundation of prayer for the coming seasons.

The Call – Relational Mission’s Leadership Conference

God has given us a bold and courageous vision, calling us to be globally fruitful, to cross all the boundaries laid before us, making disciples and planting locally led churches. In October 2023, over five hundred leaders from across our family of churches gathered together at Relational Mission’s Leadership Conference – The Call - to worship Jesus, enjoy fellowship with one another, and be freshly envisioned for what God wants to do among us and beyond us.

As a significant step towards the big vision that God has put on our hearts, we want to plant at least 20 churches in various countries over the next 5 years. The achievement of such a global vision can only be achieved by GOD. Yet He chooses to fulfil His redemptive work through us! As we raise up people, prayers and resources, our family of churches will be empowered to:

Together, we are committing to big changes over the next five years in order to achieve this, and to this end we launched our Call Campaign at our conference in October 2023, asking people to partner with us to Pray, Grow and Go, and Give.

Pray - God’s kingdom is advanced as believers get on their knees, from large-scale corporate prayer to prayer in ones and twos.

Grow and Go - Without leaders, supporters and those willing to ‘go’, we cannot reach new nations and communities or plant new churches. Over the next five years, we want to inspire 250+ people to explore their call through initiatives like our Called to Go programme, Urban Planting School, conferences and retreats.

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Give - Raising £1,000,000 (€1.2M) will help us plant 20 new churches around the world and strengthen many existing ones over the next 5 years. Here are the four areas that will help us see significant advance through our family of churches over the next five years!

Raising Leaders | £ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0

Without leaders, supporters and those willing to ‘go’, we cannot reach new nations and communities or plant new churches. Over the next five years, we want to inspire 250+ people to explore their call through initiatives like our Called to Go programme and Urban Planting School, training programmes like LEAD and Shepherd, conferences and retreats.

Breaking Ground | £ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0

Many initiatives and plants have been placed on our radar for support and investment. Some of these areas we want to fund: globally, we want to establish three multiplying churches and help complete a centre for refreshing and equipping gospel workers in the Middle East; in the UK we want to further build pioneering and apostolic activity particularly in London, in Liverpool, and in Bath through our Go West initiative; in Germany we want to support and invest church planting initiatives.

Empowering the Poor | £ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0

In every nation empowering the poor looks different, but inadequate infrastructure is often a key cause. This will be our main focus with a small amount going to complementary initiatives, including completing projects (e.g. Bolivia), advancing projects to the next stage (e.g. community infrastructure in Nîs and Roma partner churches), and getting new ones off the starting line.

Strengthening Relationships | £ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0

As we seek to grow and extend our family, we need to ensure the infrastructure and supply lines that follow are strong. We want to invest in the vital work of our apostolic teams in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands and our community leaders (Lighthouse Community), who serve many churches and pioneers, so they can further strengthen activity and release capacity.

ELF 2023

For the sixth year running, Relational Mission had the privilege of being involved in the week-long European Leaders Forum (ELF), held in May 2023. The Forum’s annual meeting generally brings together around 800 evangelical participants from more than 40 countries and this year was again held in Wisla, Poland.

The Relational Mission team served by leading a network titled 'Church Life, Leadership and Planting'. The Network focus is 'Equipping Christian leaders with key values and practices for healthy church life' and covers topics such as 'Heavenly Calling, not a Career Path', 'Word and Spirit', 'Raising Spiritual Sons and Daughters' and 'Relational Leadership'. We took a team of 12 Relational Mission leaders (6 of whom delivered the teaching) to serve the 35 men and women from 23 different nations who signed up to learn, discuss and find support as part of the interactive, relational seminars.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT

The team also took part in mentoring people 1 on 1 from all around Europe during the Forum and presented some stand-alone seminars. Many excellent relationships were formed and a handful of these have resulted in connections being built (especially via the LightHouse Community) as a result of our time together in Wisla. Following the Forum, we have been involved in leading a Year Round Mentoring program for 12 leaders who wanted to continue exploring these themes with our team.

RM Together Online

We continued to hold our online ‘RM Together’ events - gathering hundreds of people from across our family of churches for an hour together online. These events run 2 times a year in the spring and autumn, and are open to everyone across our RM family to gather and hear news, pray into issues we’re facing as a family of churches, and see our faith levels increase as we hear how God is working around the world.

Prayers of Many

During 2023, our Relational Mission Communities ran in-person ‘Prayers of Many’ prayer meetings in February and June, gathering people from the churches within their communities to cry out to God in prayer for pioneering situations, and for issues affecting people in our communities, our region, our nation and the nations. As we cry out together that we have had ENOUGH of the brokenness in our world, we recognise that God hears our prayers and moves in power and is ENOUGH to bring restoration to these situations. As part of the Relational Mission Leadership Conference in October 2023, an evening was also dedicated to an Enough style prayer meeting.

SENT 2022/23

As reported in last year’s accounts, a special SENT New Year’s event of prayer, fasting and feasting was held on 31 December 2022 - 1 January 2023, where students and twenties from across Relational Mission met and experienced two days of fasting and feasting, prayer and praise, inspirational teaching and relaxing by the Suffolk Coast. An amazing time of deepening friendships, deepening faith, and seeking God for all he has for this generation and beyond.

Other activity in 2022

In addition to this, Relational Mission (in partnership with its churches) has:

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TRUSTEES' REPORT

The charity has delivered the above activity to achieve its objectives and has continued to lay and build upon foundations for future growth under the new shape.

Financial review

Relational Mission is financially dependent upon the donations made by supporting churches, individuals (via its grassroots giving scheme), grants from charitable trusts and income generated via events. The Relational Mission Trustees and team would like to thank all the churches, individuals and organisations that have supported the charity throughout the year. The money given to empower apostolic mission is essential to see all that God has laid on our hearts come to fruition, and people have been so amazingly generous in their giving.

During the year Relational Mission had income of £314,947 (2022: £285,214) of which £69,763 (2022: £57,094) was for restricted purposes - for example, appeal monies, and grants received to help specific church planting and pioneering situations.

Expended resources for the period were £311,699 (2022: £317,375) in total of which £69,434 (2022: £102,304) were restricted.

Given the shape change that occurred in the Relational Mission charity in 2021/22 (see earlier pages of this report), the central charity now houses the central ‘together’ activity of Mike, Maurice and Stef. It also administers the apostolic mission of Mike Betts, with the ministries of Maurice and Stef being administered in vehicles independent to the Relational Mission charity. Churches in the Relational Mission family give to each of the apostolic missions of Mike, Maurice and Stef, as well as to the central fund.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT

We are so thankful to God that income for the central fund and Mike’s apostolic mission held up well over this period of transition into the new shape, helping us input into the next stages of our mission together.

Our Christmas Appeal at the end of 2020 has seen over £100,000 being raised in total to date. This ‘Hope for Broken Communities’ appeal has kick-started a seed fund to help start businesses around the world that will rebuild broken communities and grow the church; businesses that will have both a community and a gospel impact. Since the appeal our Relational Mission Business Link partners have identified and helped to develop a number of small business initiatives, with several more in the pipeline, and have begun to allocate funds to these projects and businesses around the world.

For the year ended 31 December 2023 Relational Mission had an overall net surplus of £3,248 (2022: deficit £32,161), being a net surplus of £2,919 on unrestricted funds and £329 on restricted funds.

Designated and restricted funds are shown in note 12 to the accounts. Note 12 gives details on all designated and restricted funds held, showing the opening and closing balances plus movements on the funds in the year, together with notes about the intended purpose of each fund.

Policy on reserves

On an ongoing basis the trustees consider the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity’s needs and circumstances. This is based on the charity’s size and level of commitments held. The trustees endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily.

The Trustees aim to ensure the charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. In doing this the trustees aim to make sure that the current budget forecast and reserves levels allow the charity to continue in operation for a rolling 12-month period. This is reviewed at a minimum at two points within the financial year. At the year end, unrestricted reserves which were not designated amounted to £132,490. Given the minimum reserve level of £60,000, this indicates a free reserve level of around £72k.

Investment policy and objectives

Relational Mission has no investment policy as it currently does not intend to make any investments. This is reviewed annually.

Going concern

After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

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Plans for future periods

Towards the end of 2021 and during 2022 we began reorganising ourselves away from one central organisation serving the Relational Mission family to a new shape where we are empowering each of the three apostles to pursue the unique calling, gifting and contribution that each of them is making. There is still a core of activity that they are doing altogether, and the Relational Mission family of churches still sits under the Relational Mission charity banner, but additionally each apostle is now breaking into new fields of mission, creating new teams and bases of support around them, and expanding into different activities simultaneously. Mike Betts’ apostolic mission is still outworked through the Relational Mission Charity; Maurice Nightingale and Stef Liston have their own vehicles for the outworking of their own apostolic ministries.

The Relational Mission family of churches splits their giving between the three apostolic ministries of Mike, Maurice and Stef, with an additional amount given to the central administration of the charity, funding the activity that they still do together.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT

Statement of Responsibilities

The Trustees (who are also the directors of Relational Mission for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Small companies provision statement

This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.

The annual report was approved by the Trustees of the charity on 9 July 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

......................................... Jonathan Beardon Trustee

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RELATIONAL MISSION

I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Relational Mission for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s Trustees of Relational Mission (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of Relational Mission are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the Company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of Relational Mission as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].

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.

...................................... G W Schulz ACMA Independent Examiners Ltd

9 July 2024

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Note
Unrestricted
funds
£
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
3
220,490
Charitable activities
4
24,694
Total income
245,184
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
242,265
Total expenditure
242,265
Net movement in funds
2,919
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought
forward
168,409
Total funds carried
forward
12
171,328		 Restricted
funds
£
69,689
74
69,763
69,434
69,434
329
67,581
67,910		 Total
2023
£
290,179
24,768
314,947
311,699
311,699
3,248
235,990
239,238		 Total
2022
£
253,508
31,706
285,214
317,375
317,375
(32,161)
268,151
235,990

The notes on pages 16 to 30 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 13

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(REGISTRATION NUMBER: 08321315) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023

Note
Current assets
Debtors
9
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
10
Net assets
Funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
12		 2023
£
486
251,139
251,625
(12,387)
239,238
67,910
171,328
239,238		 2022
£
10,826
235,111
245,937
(9,947)
235,990
67,581
168,409
235,990

For the financial year ending 31 December 2023 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements on pages 13 to 30 were approved by the Trustees, and authorised for issue on 9 July 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

......................................... Jonathan Beardon Trustee

The notes on pages 16 to 30 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 14

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash income/(expenditure)
Working capital adjustments
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
9
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
10
Increase in deferred income
10
Net cash flows from operating activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net
funds
Increase/(decrease) in cash
Net funds at 1 January 2023
Net funds at 31 December 2023		 2023
£
3,248
10,340
268
2,172
16,028
16,028
235,111
251,139
16,028
235,111
251,139		 2022
£
(32,161)
(6,705)
(14,435)
931
(52,370)
(52,370)
287,481
235,111
(52,370)
287,481
235,111

All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods.

The notes on pages 16 to 30 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 15

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

1 Charity status

The charity is limited by guarantee, incorporated in England, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the Trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.

2 Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

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)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

Relational Mission meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity.

Income and endowments

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of the income receivable can be measured reliably.

Donations and legacies

Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.

Donated services and facilities

Donated facilities, services and goods. Goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries are recognised as income when receivable at fair value (being an estimate of the amount it would cost to purchase those items). [Goods donated for resale are recognised as income at the point of sale (as the sale proceeds cannot be estimated reliably before the goods are sold)]. Facilities, services and goods donated for the charity's own use are recognised as income when receivable at their value to the charity.

The charity relies on volunteers to carry out many of its activities. However, in accordance with the SORP, the value of these services has not been included in these financial statements as they cannot be reliably measured.

When donated goods, services and facilities are distributed or consumed, an expense in respect of those items is included in the Statement of Financial Activities. At the year end any goods that have not been distributed or consumed are recognised as stock; donated fixed assets are capitalised.

Gift aid

Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.

Investment income

Investment income represents income generated by the charity's assets and includes income from bank interest.

Charitable activities

Income from charitable activities represents income receivable from goods, services and facilities supplied in furtherance of the charity's charitable objects. It includes income from conferences and other events.

Expenditure

Expenditure, including irrecoverable VAT, is recognised when it is incurred or, if earlier, when a legal or constructive obligation for a payment arises provided that it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Grant provisions

The charity makes grants to other institutions and individuals to further its charitable objectives. Grants payable are recognised as constructive obligations arise, which is generally when the charity expresses a commitment to the recipient that can be measured reliably and then only to the extent that any conditions associated with the grant are outside of the control of the charity.

Governance costs

Governance costs, which are included in expenditure on charitable activities but are identified separately in the notes to the accounts, includes costs associated with the independent examination of the financial statements, compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and any other expenditure incurred on the strategic management of the charity.

Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Liabilities

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the company anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the Trustees discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside for specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

Financial instruments

The company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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3 Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted funds
Designated
£
General
£
Donations and legacies;
Donations
115,020
101,397
Gift aid reclaimed
2,550
1,523
117,570
102,920		 Restricted
funds
£
64,190
5,499
69,689		 Total
2023
£
280,607
9,572
290,179		 Total
2022
£
248,298
5,210
253,508

4 Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted funds
Designated
£
General
£
Events
-
20,474
Training and other
activities
-
4,220
-
24,694		 Restricted
funds
£
-
74
74		 Total
2023
£
20,474
4,294
24,768		 Total
2022
£
31,065
641
31,706

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5 Expenditure on charitable activities

5.1 Expenditure by fund

Unrestricted funds
Designated
£
General
£
Events
24,633
25,597
Church Planting
2,272
26,992
Church Support
97,047
65,724
Pathways from Poverty
Appeal
-
-
123,952
118,313		 Restricted
funds
£
-
5,370
3,054
61,010
69,434		 Total
2023
£
50,230
34,634
165,825
61,010
311,699		 Total
2022
£
64,311
20,653
139,531
92,880
317,375

5.2 Expenditure by type

Note
Direct costs
Staff and
contractor
costs
8
Travel and
subsistence
Meetings and
administration
Grant
funding
6
Support
costs
Administration
Governance
Independent
examination
Other		 Events
£
23,744
754
24,537
1,195
-
-
-
50,230		 Church
Planting
£
-
-
-
26,992
7,642
-
-
34,634		 Church
Support
£
Pathways
from
Poverty
£
115,517
-
22,816
-
-
-
12,671
61,010
13,134
-
1,620
-
67
-
165,825
61,010		 Total
2023
£
139,261
23,570
24,537
101,868
20,776
1,620
67
311,699		 Total
2022
£
125,614
19,912
40,371
116,004
13,914
1,560
-
317,375

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6 Grant-making

Analysis of grants

Analysis of grants
Grants for UK and overseas
mission
Grants for the relief of
poverty		 Grants to institutions
2023
£
2022
£
85,309
55,218
12,433
55,741
97,742
110,959		 Grants to individuals
2023
£
2022
£
2,226
5,045
1,900
-
4,126
5,045
5,045

Below are details of material grants made to institutions

Name of institution
Commission Apostolic Trust
EDFRI International (Kenya)
Evandoska Pentekostna Crkva (Croatia)
SACO (Kenya)
New Frontiers
Pioneer Mission Charity
Revelation Church
Good Space Holding
NG Afro Enterprises		 2023
£
1,500
12,433
-
-
22,470
11,804
8,714
30,000
10,000
96,921		 2022
£
-
26,441
4,300
25,000
7,500
28,607
18,611
-
-
110,459

EDFRI International (Kenya): Drought and Famine Appeal paid via Kings Community Church Norwich

NG Afro Enterprises: Start up business selling african goods to Swahili people in Sweden Good Space Holding: Grant from the PfP20 (Seedfund) appeal to fund a bilingual workspace in Lille, France

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7 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No Trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.

No Trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.

Consultancy fees of £23,415 (2022 - £17,183) for the services of Jonathan Beardon, a Trustee, as apostolic team co-ordinator were paid to Wellspring Family Church, Dereham, where he is employed as an elder.

Donations made by the Trustees without any conditions attached totalled £3,618 for the year (2022 - £1,570).

8 Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:

Staff costs during the year were:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
Self-employed		 2023
£
105,868
4,589
5,389
23,415
139,261		 2022
£
97,743
3,946
4,892
19,033
125,614

The monthly average number of persons (including senior management / leadership team) employed by the charity during the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follows:

Staff

2023 2022
No No
3 4

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were - £85,762 (2022 £80,497).

Key management is considered to cover senior management directly employed by the charity together with those employed by a church or charity with which our charity has a working partnership. Payments made to these charities during the year amount to - £20,518 (2022 £47,218).

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9 Debtors

9 Debtors
Prepayments
Other debtors		 2023
£
300
186
486		 2022
£
10,826
-
10,826

10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other creditors
Accruals
Deferred income		 2023
£
1,233
8,051
3,103
12,387		 2022
£
2,736
6,280
931
9,947

11 Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the charity to the scheme and amounted to - 5,389 (2022 £4,892).

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12 Funds

Unrestricted funds
General
General Funds
Designated
RM Book Publishing
Middle Eastern Fund
Mike Betts Apostolic
Mission Fund
Mike Betts India Mission
Fund
Mike Betts Book Publishing
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Malaga Church Plant
PfP Appeal (Christmas)
2019
PfP Appeal (Christmas)
2020
Kenya Drought & Famine
Appeal
Pioneer Mission
Revelation Church
The Call Fundraising
Campaign
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 Balance at
1 January
2023
£
123,189
341
10,908
26,794
2,000
5,177
45,220
168,409
1,952
5,928
59,701
-
-
-
-
67,581
235,990		 Incoming
resources
£
127,614
283
-
115,276
-
2,011
117,570
245,184
-
-
-
12,433
5,022
3,858
48,450
69,763
314,947		 Resources
expended
£
(118,313)
(194)
(204)
(119,620)
(2,000)
(1,934)
(123,952)
(242,265)
(1,241)
-
(41,446)
(12,433)
(5,022)
(3,858)
(5,434)
(69,434)
(311,699)		 Balance at
31
December
2023
£
132,490
430
10,704
22,450
-
5,254
38,838
171,328
711
5,928
18,255
-
-
-
43,016
67,910
239,238

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Designated funds

RM Book Publishing

This fund facilitates the publishing of existing and future RM books including 'Relational Mission - Reaching the Nations' and 'Faith at Work'. Previously, 2 other book funds were held here - 'A Way of Life' and 'Prayers of Many' - these were transferred to a new class during the prior year to show that they are owned by Mike Betts, along with his other book produced last year, 'Everyone a Witness'.

Middle Eastern Fund

In 2020 a gift was received from a Relational Mission church, and a further gift was received from another sphere within Newfrontiers. These gifts were given to aid Mike Betts' Apostolic mission into the Middle East. Mike and his team are currently strengthening relationships with his contacts in the Middle East and these funds will be used to fund mission to this area in 2024 and beyond.

Mike Betts Apostolic Mission

As a result of the shape change that occurred in Relational Mission during 2021, Mike Betts' Apostolic Mission is still being financially administrated through the charity. Any restricted donations from Relational Mission Churches and individuals received during the year have been added to this fund. These funds have been applied to Mike's Apostolic Mission during the year.

Mike Betts India Mission Fund

During the prior year a gift was received to aid Mike Betts' Apostolic mission in India. These funds have been fully applied to the India mission in 2023.

Mike Betts Book Publishing

This fund facilitates the publishing of existing and future books written by Mike Betts, including Relational Mission - A Way of Life, Prayers of Many and Everyone a Witness.

Restricted funds

Church Plant Funds

Various funds have been received from different organisations to help Relational Mission plant churches in the UK, Europe and America. During the year some of these funds have been applied for church planting purposes in the relevant countries.

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PfP Appeal 2019

Pathways from Poverty is an initiative of Relational Mission that seeks to empower people from across the world by offering them choices and creating pathways to enable them to escape from poverty. The focus of the PfP Appeal (Christmas) 2019 was to raise funds to build boreholes and pumps for water in Meru, Kenya. At the end of 2020, two tranche payments had been made to enable the boreholes to be drilled and tested and we are excited to report that these are fully functional and being used daily. The third tranche payment was made during 2021 to finalise the contractor payments. A further amount was transferred during 2022 which helped set up a seedfund in Kenya (see below). During 2023 the Trustees approved a change of use for £3,400 of the remaining funds, to be sent to Kenya to aid with flood relief. A small amount now remains on the fund, which is being held to cover a trip to visit the project for compliance purposes, scheduled for late summer 2024.

PfP Appeal 2020

The PfP Appeal (Christmas) 2020 was titled 'Hope for Broken Communities' with the focus of raising funds to launch and support local businesses around the world; businesses that will have both a community and a gospel impact. The appeal has raised over £100,000 in total, and our RM Business Link partners have allocated funds to projects and businesses around the world. To date, funds have been allocated to three separate business start ups in Serbia (a Sound System business, a Wood Cutting service and a Curtain Making business), a Lokma food van in Croatia, a Rhema Faith Chicken Farm in Zambia, a SACO Seedfund in Kenya from which various business start up loans will be made in the local area, an Afro Enterprise venture selling african goods to Swahili people in Sweden, and a bilingual workspace in Lille, France.

Kenya Drought & Famine Appeal

This appeal was set up in the prior year to partner with our dear friends Edward and Fridah Buria, to provide relief to brothers and sisters in Kenya facing what some are calling the worst drought in 40 years. An appeal was launched in 2022 where individuals and churches could donate to this cause and during 2023 £12,433 has been raised and sent to Kenya for this purpose through our Relational Mission church in Norwich (2022: £26,586 was raiased and sent).

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Pioneer Mission Restricted Fund & Revelation Church

As part of the Relational Mission shape change that occurred in 2021, the Relational Mission family of churches was asked to split their giving between the three apostolic ministries of Mike, Maurice and Stef, with an additional amount to be given to the central administration of the charity, funding the activity that they still do together. Most churches made the transition with their giving during 2022 and 2023, with relevant gifts being sent directly to the vehicles housing the apostolic mission of Maurice and Stef, and the remaining gifts being received by Relational Mission for Mike and the central work. As with all change there is a transition period for this to become fully worked through and where Relational Mission still receives gifts from churches for Maurice or Stef, these are held in the relevant restricted funds of Pioneer Mission (Maurice) and Revelation Church (Stef) and transferred to those entities on a monthly basis.

The Call Fundraising Campaign

Our conference, The Call, held in October 2023, launched the next phase of our work as Relational Mission, looking together to plant 20 churches and strengthen many more over the next 5 years. We asked our family of churches to partner with us in this mission, to pray, grow and go, and give, and we launched our Call Campaign, looking to raise £1m to invest around the world to plant and strengthen churches, recognise and train leaders, raise up five-fold ministries and see lives transformed. During the year we raised £48,450, of which £247 is restricted for a project in Bolivia and £430 for our 'Go West' initiative. If you would like to get involved and pray, grow and go, and/or give to this mission, please visit https://www.relationalmission.org/thecall.

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Unrestricted funds
General
General Funds
Designated
Church
Planting/Pioneer
General
RM Book Publishing
Middle Eastern Fund
Mike Betts Apostolic
Mission Fund
Mike Betts India
Mission Fund
Mike Betts Book
Publishing
Total unrestricted
funds
Restricted
Lille Church Plant
Malaga Church Plant
PfP Appeal (Christmas)
2019
PfP Appeal (Christmas)
2020
Pioneer Mission
Revelation Church
The Call Fundraising
Campaign
Total restricted funds
Total funds		 Balance
at 1
January
2022
£
106,274
528
3,190
10,908
34,460
-
-
49,086
155,360
3,020
9,165
11,928
84,053
-
-
-
108,166
263,526		 Incoming
resources
£
127,975
-
47
-
92,588
2,000
5,510
100,145
228,120
-
-
-
388
17,164
12,956
26,586
57,094
285,214		 Resources
expended
£
(111,060)
(528)
-
-
(100,254)
-
(3,229)
(104,011)
(215,071)
(3,020)
(7,213)
(6,000)
(24,740)
(17,164)
(12,956)
(26,586)
(97,679)
(312,750)		 Transfers
£
-
-
(2,896)
-
-
-
2,896
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Balance
at 31
December
2022
£
123,189
-
341
10,908
26,794
2,000
5,177
45,220
168,409
-
1,952
5,928
59,701
-
-
-
67,581
235,990

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13 Analysis of net assets between funds

Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets		 Unrestricted funds
General
£
Designated
£
144,877
38,838
(12,387)
-
132,490
38,838
Unrestricted funds
General
£
Designated
£
133,136
45,220
(9,947)
-
123,189
45,220		 Restricted
funds
£
67,910
-
67,910
Restricted
funds
£
67,581
-
67,581		 Total funds
at 31
December
2023
£
251,625
(12,387)
239,238
Total funds
at 31
December
2022
£
245,937
(9,947)
235,990

14 Related party transactions

Jonathan Beardon is a Trustee of the following charities that donated to Relational Missions:

Wellspring Family Church Dereham donated £2,250 (2022 - £2,813) Christ Community Church Attleborough donated £6,182 (2022 - £5,917) Pioneer Mission donated £5,022 (2022 - £38,535)

Stuart Jones is a Trustee of King’s Community Church Norwich, which donated £3,173 (2022 - £5,525) to Relational Mission.

Elizabeth Rogers is a Trustee of The Bridge Church St Ives which donated £6,000 (2022 - £6,500) to Relational Mission.

Robert Williams is Trustee of The Vine Maidstone which donated £750 (2022 - £3,600) to Relational Mission. He was also a Finance Manager & Company Secretary (retired June 2023) at Newfrontiers Trust, a charity that received £20,000 (2022 - £15,000) in donations from Relational Mission.

Christopher Page and Elizabeth Rogers are Trustees of the Business Link, a charity that liaises with Relational Mission in identifying projects to which funds can be assigned from the 2020 Pathways From Poverty Appeal.

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