ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 

## 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|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|15 to 30|





## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

## **Trustees** 

Jonathan Beardon Stuart Jones Michael Frisby (resigned 9 July 2024) Robert Williams Christopher Page (resigned 9 July 2024) Ruth Oyeniyi Elizabeth Rogers Robert Souster (appointed 27 July 2024) 

## **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 FCMA 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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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **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 2024. 

## **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**_ 

Eight 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 2024 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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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** 

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… 

- establishing 5 multiplying churches in each continent of the world by 2030 [GLOBAL 5:30] 

- stimulating a fresh wave of church planting into UK cities, towns, and villages: 100 by 2040 [UK 100:40] 

- establish networks of 20 locally led churches in each of the other 50 European nations by 2050 [EUROPE 20:50]. 

## _One sphere - many communities_ 

In 2021 the apostles appointed Relation Mission Community Leaders, currently a team of six 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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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** 

## **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; 

2. 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 

3. 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: 

- ●support churches and their elders 

- ●establish new churches 

●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 5 staff (3 full time equivalent). These staff, alongside retained consultancy support and volunteers, delivered the activities of the charity. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** 

## **Achievements and performance** 

It is always a delight to meet in person for some of our larger events, and during 2024 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**_ 

Our UK Prayer and Fasting events are a significant time to gather together for prayer, praising and hearing from God. It’s a great opportunity for refreshment and inspiration as well as for labouring in prayer. We again 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. 

## _**Pacific Rim Conference 2024**_ 

The inaugural Pacific Rim conference was held in Seoul in May 2024. Being the first time a Relational Mission conference was conducted and hosted in that region of the world, the sessions primarily focussed on laying apostolic and prophetic foundations while also sharing lessons learned from pioneers who had lived and served in the region for many years. 

We had around 40 delegates from South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, Germany, Philippines, and Hawaii and not all of these from RM churches. The Pacific Rim is vast and is as diverse in culture and cultural approaches as it is languages. Therefore, in order to be able to place foundations, values and DNA across such a diverse group was exciting, complex and a work of the Spirit. It seemed that there was a growing unity across the week as friendships developed. 

The use of language was also key to building relationships and fostering unity. We had elements of praise, testimonies and prayers led in Japanese and Korean and then translated. The conference was small enough to not need highly organised translation but to lean on those around who spoke the language being led in to translate. We were very clear at the outset that the use of represented languages wasn’t where we would like it to be due to this being the first conference of its kind but it certainly was a very helpful signpost to where it could be in future iterations. At this stage, all teaching was conducted in English. Spiritually, this felt a significant moment for Relational Mission; a tying together of pockets of work and a putting into play an expanded area of the field of influence God has for us. 

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## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** 

## _**ELF 2024**_ 

For the seventh year running, Relational Mission had the privilege to run one of the many networks on offer to Christian leaders gathering at an international conference, the European Leadership Forum (ELF), in May 2024. The team seeks to serve, build relationships and share the relational DNA that is the heartbeat of what we do. 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. 

## _**More Together 2024 – A Relational Mission Conference**_ 

Over the bank holiday weekend in August 2024, we held our Relational Mission conference – ‘More Together’. This was an opportunity for all the Relational Mission Church Families to come together for a weekend of fun, fellowship & inspiration. This was a UK-focussed event, celebrating relationships and mission in the UK, following in the footsteps of the Dutch, German and Benelux Relational Mission churches in mainland Europe, who had their own family summer camps in 2023. The weekend was packed full of opportunities to meet with each other and with God. Things started with a Friday night meeting led by Stef Liston. There was an opportunity for the men to pray together early on Saturday morning and likewise for the Women on Sunday. A host of seminars and special interest lunches on topics ranging from sexuality to parenting to church planting were happening in different venues on the two afternoons. There were also several opportunities for everyone to meet for the main sessions, the teaching in which ranged from setting out a God-sized vision to checking and firming up our foundations. It wasn’t just the adults who were catered for; the youth and the children also had tailored programmes. Trinity Park became a hive of activity utilising a number of different venues: a coffee van, an ice cream truck, and even inflatables! 

The quintessential and changeable British weather was also on full display: sunny on Friday afternoon, raining through the night and into Saturday before brightening up again on Sunday and Monday. However, the rain didn’t dampen our spirits and didn’t dampen the Spirit of God from moving powerfully. There were also times to worship together as a family and see the Spirit move powerfully as we gave glory to God. Raising our voices together in adoration of the living God is so special, and the opportunity to sing with hundreds of others and proclaim His goodness with one voice was a great privilege. 

We got to invest spiritually and financially into the plethora of UK-based church planting opportunities that are occurring at this very moment, fuelling our vision to see a fresh wave of church planting into UK cities, towns and villages: 100 by 2040. We continue to pray that, through the grace and power of God, these church plants and many more will go from strength to strength as a result of spiritual fires started or kindled at this conference. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** 

## _**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 2024, 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. 

## _**Leadership Culture Review**_ 

In recent years, the UK has seen several high-profile cases where church leaders (outside of RM) have fallen short in their leadership. In light of this, the RM apostolic team took time to reflect on their own leadership culture. They were genuinely interested in understanding what it feels like to be led by the RM apostolic team and their delegates. 

Rather than reacting to external events, the team chose to take a proactive approach to ensure that RM’s leadership culture aligns with its core value of servant-hearted leadership. To support this effort, they commissioned Living Leadership to conduct an assessment. Living Leadership designed and launched a survey for all RM church leaders who regularly engage with the RM apostolic team and other trans-local ministries. 

Upon reviewing the survey results, Living Leadership confirmed that there were no safeguarding concerns. However, they did identify a few areas for improvement-specifically around communication and the way RM connects financial requests to its broader vision. Following on from this, we held a Leadership Culture Day for the apostolic team, prophets, and trustees. The day included fresh teaching on the leadership style of Jesus and explored how RM can continue to cultivate a Christ-like, godly, and healthy leadership culture, to better serve churches across the RM family. Updates on safeguarding training were also shared during the event. 

## _**Other activity in 2024**_ 

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

●continued to support local churches and eldership teams through direct ministry support in areas such as pastoral care, prophetic development, working with the poor and evangelism 

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●continued to support those facilitating ministries amongst the family of churches, in areas including worship, prophetic ministry, the workplace, evangelism and ministry to the poor 

●run RMCL and UK Team training days for leaders serving the churches 

●continued to communicate with our supporters using social media and our website, co-ordinated by our media and communications leader 

● attended and supported the Newfrontiers UK National Leaders gathering, the Newfrontiers Global conference in Cyprus, and the Lausanne Movement conference in Seoul 

●supported and partnered with a number of charities including Pioneer Mission and Newfrontiers, to further our charitable objectives and help support them in their mission fields to help the poor and share the gospel 

●continued to partner with Revelation Church in Camden in delivering the ‘year out’ Intentional Discipleship (ID) training programme 

●continued to partner with Revelation Church in Camden to run the leadership training programme – LEAD 

●continued to run ‘Shepherd’ - a 2-year course that helps equip new and emerging elders for the responsibilities of pastoral ministry. The course helps to complement, not replace, the work that is already being done by local eldership teams to develop new elders by providing high value, focussed training to prepare new and future elders for the demands of the role 

●launched The Urban Planting School which equips missionally-minded, gospel-hearted people to bear long-lasting fruit in urban settings. Over two years, UP equips and encourages delegates in the principles of missional pioneering, enabling them to discern where God is already at work and learn how to plant the seeds of the gospel deep into the soil of their world. 

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. 

## **Plans for Future Periods** 

## _**More Together 2025**_ 

Following on from the success of our More Together ’24 event, we are again running this event over the bank holiday weekend in August 2025. This year we are going bigger to accommodate more people who want to come and we have added an extra day to the conference too! The heart of this event is to not only build up and strengthen each other spiritually, but to develop and build on life-long friendships. There will again be main meetings, times of worship, seminars and prayer meetings but there will also be a big focus on social time together to build and strengthen relationships as we carry on in mission together, and we are creating lots of social spaces and activities to allow for this to happen. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** 

## _**Globally Fruitful Conference**_ 

February 2025 marked the beginning of a new season for Relational Mission, as we set a clear intention to seek God purposefully for the nations of the world, trusting that we will be globally fruitful. Indeed, that was the name of our conference “Globally Fruitful” as we gathered people from the nations in the beautiful city of Malaga, Spain. There was great sung worship, much prayer and prophecy, teaching, and of course much time to be with friends! 

It was good to be reminded of the foundational teaching about our apostolic mandate to reach the nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We were also blessed to hear from Edward Buriah who leads a family of churches based in Kenya, and Vinu Paul who leads a family of churches based in India. 

At the heart of the conference was a call to multiply globally, restating our vision for the nations and setting a clear course for the future. Our goal is to raise up local language apostolic teams in each nation, committed to the biblical apostolic mandate. God’s heart is to reach the nations with the gospel. We have the joy of joining in with all that He is doing and being globally fruitful for His glory! 

## **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. 

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. 

During the year Relational Mission had income of £430,969 (2023: £314,947) of which £108,812 (2023: £69,763) 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 £410,411 (2023: £311,699) in total of which £70,257 (2023: £69,434) 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. 

We are so thankful to God that income for the central fund and Mike's apostolic mission held up well this year, once again helping us input into the next stages of our mission together. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** 

For the year ended 31 December 2024 Relational Mission had an overall net surplus of £20,558 (2023: £3,248), being a net surplus of £15,508 on unrestricted funds and £5,050 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 £116,110. Given the minimum reserve level of £60,000, this indicates a free reserve level of around £56k. 

## _**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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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **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: 

- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable accounting standards, comprising FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. 

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 15 July 2025 and signed on its behalf by: 

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

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **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 2024. 

## **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 FCMA Independent Examiners Ltd 

15 July 2025 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

|**Note**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**Income and Endowments from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>3<br>243,378<br>Charitable activities<br>4<br>78,779<br>Total income<br>322,157<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>5<br>340,154<br>Total expenditure<br>340,154<br>Net<br>(expenditure)/income<br>(17,997)<br>Transfers between funds<br>33,505<br>Net movement in funds<br>15,508<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought<br>forward<br>171,328<br>Total funds carried<br>forward<br>12<br>186,836|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>89,256<br>19,556<br>108,812<br>70,257<br>70,257<br>38,555<br>(33,505)<br>5,050<br>67,910<br>72,960|**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>332,634<br>98,335<br>430,969<br>410,411<br>410,411<br>20,558<br>-<br>20,558<br>239,238<br>259,796|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>290,179<br>24,768|
|---|---|---|---|
||||314,947|
||||311,699|
||||311,699|
||||3,248<br>-|
||||3,248<br>235,990|
||||239,238|



The notes on pages 15 to 30 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 13 



## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **(REGISTRATION NUMBER: 08321315) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

|**Note**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>9<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**<br>10<br>**Net assets**<br>**Funds of the charity:**<br>**Restricted income funds**<br>Restricted funds<br>**Unrestricted income funds**<br>Unrestricted funds<br>**Total funds**<br>12|**2024**<br>**£**<br>1,911<br>287,131<br>289,042<br>(29,246)<br>259,796<br>72,960<br>186,836<br>259,796|**2023**<br>**£**<br>486<br>251,139|
|---|---|---|
|||251,625<br>(12,387)|
|||239,238|
|||67,910<br>171,328|
|||239,238|



For the financial year ending 31 December 2024 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. 

Directors' responsibilities: 

- The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and 

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

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 15 July 2025 and signed on their behalf by: 

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

The notes on pages 15 to 30 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 14 



## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **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). They also comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011. 

## **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. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## _**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. 

## _**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. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## _**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. 

## _**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. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **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. 

## **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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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **3 Income from donations and legacies** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**£**<br>**General**<br>**£**<br>Donations and legacies;<br>Donations<br>125,079<br>115,314<br>Gift aid reclaimed<br>2,985<br>-<br>128,064<br>115,314|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>74,784<br>14,472<br>89,256|**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>315,177<br>17,457<br>332,634|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>280,607<br>9,572|
|---|---|---|---|
||||290,179|



## **4 Income from charitable activities** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**£**<br>**General**<br>**£**<br>Events<br>-<br>65,929<br>Training and other<br>activities<br>-<br>12,850<br>-<br>78,779|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>19,556<br>19,556|**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>65,929<br>32,406<br>98,335|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>20,474<br>4,294|
|---|---|---|---|
||||24,768|



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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **5 Expenditure on charitable activities** 

## **5.1 Expenditure by fund** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**£**<br>**General**<br>**£**<br>Events<br>25,759<br>96,034<br>Church Planting<br>1,671<br>7,408<br>Church Support<br>102,085<br>107,197<br>Pathways from Poverty<br>Appeal<br>-<br>-<br>129,515<br>210,639|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>1,491<br>2,214<br>176<br>66,376<br>70,257|**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>123,284<br>11,293<br>209,458<br>66,376<br>410,411|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>50,230<br>34,634<br>165,825<br>61,010|
|---|---|---|---|
||||311,699|



## **5.2 Expenditure by type** 

|**Note**<br>**Direct costs**<br>Staff and<br>contractor<br>costs<br>8<br>Travel and<br>subsistence<br>Meetings and<br>administration<br>Grant<br>funding<br>6<br>**Support**<br>**costs**<br>Administration<br>**Governance**<br>Independent<br>examination<br>Other|**Events**<br>**£**<br>22,939<br>2,920<br>95,576<br>1,849<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>123,284|**Church**<br>**Planting**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>7,408<br>3,885<br>-<br>-<br>11,293|**Church**<br>**Support**<br>**£**<br>**Pathways**<br>**from**<br>**Poverty**<br>**£**<br>128,248<br>-<br>30,160<br>-<br>325<br>-<br>31,854<br>66,376<br>17,028<br>-<br>1,700<br>-<br>143<br>-<br>209,458<br>66,376|**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>151,187<br>33,080<br>95,901<br>107,487<br>20,913<br>1,700<br>143<br>410,411|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>139,261<br>23,570<br>24,537<br>101,868<br>20,776<br>1,620<br>67|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||311,699|



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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **6 Grant-making** 

## _**Analysis of grants**_ 

|**_Analysis of grants_**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Grants for UK and overseas<br>mission<br>Grants for the relief of<br>poverty|**Grants to institutions**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>100,212<br>85,309<br>3,675<br>12,433<br>103,887<br>97,742|**Grants to individuals**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>783<br>2,226<br>2,817<br>1,900<br>3,600<br>4,126||
||||4,126|



Below are details of material grants made to institutions 

|**Name of institution**<br>Commission Apostolic Trust<br>EDFRI International (Kenya)<br>River Church Bath (Go West Initiative)<br>SACO (Kenya)<br>New Frontiers<br>Pioneer Mission Charity<br>Revelation Church<br>Good Space Holding<br>NG Afro Enterprises|**2024**<br>**£**<br>-<br>3,675<br>32,406<br>-<br>20,000<br>17,109<br>26,626<br>-<br>2,300<br>102,116|**2023**<br>**£**<br>1,500<br>12,433<br>-<br>-<br>22,470<br>11,804<br>8,714<br>30,000<br>10,000|
|---|---|---|
|||96,921|



EDFRI International (Kenya): Drought and Famine appeal funds paid via Kings Community Church Norwich. 

NG Afro Enterprises: Start up business selling african goods to Swahili people in Sweden - 2nd tranche payment. 

River Church Bath: Transfer of funds to the Church holding funds for the RM Go West initiative. Funds were raised in the RM Call Campaign 2023-25. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **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 £25,880 (2023 - £23,415) 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 £4,897 for the year (2023 - £3,618). 

## **8 Staff costs** 

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows: 

|**Staff costs during the year were:**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs<br>Self-employed|**2024**<br>**£**<br>108,545<br>4,735<br>5,427<br>32,480<br>151,187|**2023**<br>**£**<br>105,868<br>4,589<br>5,389<br>23,415|
|---|---|---|
|||139,261|



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 

|**2024**||**2023**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**No**||**No**||
||3||3|



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 - £89,980 (2023 £85,762). 

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 - £25,880 (2023 £20,518). 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **9 Debtors** 

|**9 Debtors**|||
|---|---|---|
|Prepayments<br>Other debtors|**2024**<br>**£**<br>1,543<br>368<br>1,911|**2023**<br>**£**<br>300<br>186|
|||486|



## **10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

|**10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|||
|---|---|---|
|Other creditors<br>Accruals<br>Deferred income|**2024**<br>**£**<br>1,917<br>17,165<br>10,164<br>29,246|**2023**<br>**£**<br>1,233<br>8,051<br>3,103|
|||12,387|



## **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 - 5,427 (2023 £5,389). 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **12 Funds** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**_General_**<br>General Funds<br>**_Designated_**<br>RM Book Publishing<br>Middle Eastern Fund<br>M Betts Apostolic<br>Mission Fund<br>M Betts Book<br>Publishing<br>M Betts Greenhouse<br>Initiative<br>M Betts London Calling<br>M Betts Shaju Fund<br>**Total unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Malaga Church Plant<br>PfP Appeal 2019<br>PfP Appeal 2020<br>Kenya Drought &<br>Famine Appeal<br>Pioneer Mission<br>Revelation Church<br>The Call Fundraising<br>More Together 24<br>Pioneer Business<br>**Total restricted funds**<br>**Total funds**|**Balance**<br>**at 1**<br>**January**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>132,490<br>430<br>10,704<br>22,450<br>5,254<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>38,838<br>171,328<br>711<br>5,928<br>18,255<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>43,016<br>-<br>-<br>67,910<br>239,238|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**£**<br>194,093<br>241<br>1,879<br>105,927<br>2,139<br>7,063<br>10,000<br>815<br>128,064<br>322,157<br>-<br>-<br>13,654<br>275<br>1,136<br>1,074<br>56,984<br>34,899<br>790<br>108,812<br>430,969|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>(207,582)<br>(170)<br>(767)<br>(113,158)<br>(4,502)<br>(7,063)<br>(6,097)<br>(815)<br>(132,572)<br>(340,154)<br>(711)<br>(3,400)<br>(2,343)<br>(275)<br>(1,136)<br>(1,074)<br>(49,685)<br>(11,633)<br>-<br>(70,257)<br>(410,411)|**Transfers**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>11,872<br>10,000<br>-<br>-<br>11,633<br>-<br>33,505<br>33,505<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(21,872)<br>(11,633)<br>-<br>(33,505)<br>-|**Balance**<br>**at 31**<br>**December**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>119,001<br>501<br>23,688<br>25,219<br>2,891<br>-<br>15,536<br>-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||67,835|
||||||186,836|
||||||-<br>2,528<br>29,566<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>28,443<br>11,633<br>790|
||||||72,960|
||||||259,796|



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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

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



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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **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'. 

## _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. During the current year, £11,650 was transferred from The Call Campaign (held within Restricted Funds) as this was a gift given into the Call Campaign to be specifically used for Middle Eastern mission. 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 2025 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. During the current year, £10,000 was transferred from The Call Campaign fund (held within Restricted Funds), being funds allocated to Mike's Apostolic mission in 2024. These funds have been applied to Mike's Apostolic Mission during the year. 

## _Middle India Mission Fund_ 

These funds were fully applied to the India mission in the prior year (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. During the year, some of the funds have been used to facilitate a re-write of a book, which will be lauched later in 2025. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## _Mike Betts Greenhouse Initiative_ 

Our dream is to see families of churches being raised up across different nations, seeing healthy churches planted, established and strengthened. That takes leaders. The Greenhouse is a leadership development initiative inspired by Ephesians chapter four, for equipping emerging trans-local leaders. Trans-local leadership involves leading churches into collaborative mission, providing teaching, advice, guidance and leadership care. The idea of The Greenhouse is that, just like a plant in a greenhouse, these lesders are brought into a setting where particular attention is given to them, and then they are sent back to their local base to continue their growth. Our heart for each person is that they discover a fresh grace in what the Lord has called them to, glorifying Him in building His church. We are pleased to report that 22 men and women attended the first UK Greenhouse Weekend in July 2024. We have also been able to run 4 Greenhouse Delegate Days in 2024 where Mike Betts has delivered focussed investment in the training of 6 men with delegated responsibility across our family of churches. A Greenhouse London Leaders day was also run in the year with various London leaders from within our family of churches and not). We are immensely grateful to our funder for their generous support of The Greenhouse initiative in 2024 and are grateful to the Lord for all He has achieved through it. 

## _Mike Betts London Calling Fund_ 

Our three RM church families in London have a great desire to see an increase in salvation and church planting momentum across the UK capital. But the spiritual ground is hard - and only a move of God can soften the soil to be able to receive the gospel. Therefore, they are devoting themselves to a year of prayer, gathering once a month throughout 2024 to cry out to God for this city. During the year a large one off donation was received, and funds were also allocated from the More Together 2025 event offering, specifically for this work. This initiative is gathering momentum and continues in 2025. 

## _Mike Betts Shaju Fund_ 

During the year funds were raised to help with medical costs and children's school fees for a dear brother in India. These funds were sent in full during the year. 

## **Restricted funds** 

## _Church Plant Funds_ 

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

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## _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 2024 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 2025. 

## _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. During the year some funds were repaid to the appeal fund as loan repayments began on one of the initiatives. 

## _Kenya Drought & Famine Appeal_ 

This appeal was set up in 2022 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 2024 a further £275 has been raised and sent to Kenya for this purpose through our Relational Mission church in Norwich (2022: £26,586 was raised and sent; 2023 £12,433 was raised and sent). The RM appeal is now closed however if people still wish to donate they can do so via Kings Community Church, Norwich. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## _Pioneer Mission Restricted Fund & Revelation Church Restricted Fund_ 

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 quarterly 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 2023 we raised £48,450, with a further £56,983 raised in 2024. Of these amounts, £271 was restricted for a project in Bolivia, £576 for a project in Serbia, £222 for a project in the Middle East and £11,649 for our 'Go West' initiative. These restricted amounts were transferred to the relevant projects/initiatives during 2024. In addition, £10,000 was transferred from the general campaign to Mike Betts' Apostolic Mission fund in the year, and £11,650 was transferred to the Middle Eastern Fund (both held within Designated Funds). 

## _More Together Event Offering 2024_ 

We held our first 'More Together' event in August 2024 where we raised an offering of £34,899. The offering wa presented to the churches as a UK-focused mission offering with three elements: London Calling, Go West, and for pioneering and planting in the Relational Mission Communities (RMCs). The offering was split equally between these initiatives and £11,633 was transferred to River Church Bath (Go West) and to London Calling (transfer between funds, allocated to London Calling funds held within Designated funds) towards the end of 2024. The remaining £11,633 is allocated to pioneering and planting in the RMCs and will be applied to this activity as the RMCs apply for the funds in 2025. 

## _Pioneer Business Fund_ 

During the year, a small bank balance previously held by RM Business Link was transferred to Relational Mission on closure of the Business Link charity. The Business Link work is now being incorporated into RM Pioneer Business, which is an activity of Relational Mission and not a separate entity. The funds related to this are held in a separate, restricted fund, as shown in the table above. 

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## **RELATIONAL MISSION** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **13 Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|Current assets<br>Current liabilities<br>Total net assets<br>Current assets<br>Current liabilities<br>Total net assets|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**General**<br>**£**<br>**Designated**<br>**£**<br>145,356<br>70,726<br>(29,246)<br>-<br>116,110<br>70,726<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>**General**<br>**£**<br>**Designated**<br>**£**<br>144,877<br>38,838<br>(12,387)<br>-<br>132,490<br>38,838|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>72,960<br>-<br>72,960<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>67,910<br>-<br>67,910|**Total funds**<br>**at 31**<br>**December**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>289,042<br>(29,246)|
|---|---|---|---|
||||259,796|
||||**Total funds**<br>**at 31**<br>**December**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>251,625<br>(12,387)|
||||239,238|



## **14 Related party transactions** 

Jonathan Beardon is a Trustee of the following charities that donated to/received donations from Relational Mission: 

Wellspring Family Church Dereham donated £2,250 (2023 - £2,250) Christ Community Church Attleborough donated £6,729 (2023 - £6,182) Pioneer Mission donated £Nil (2023 - £5,022) 

River Church Bath received £32,406 from Relational Mission 

Stuart Jones is a Trustee of King’s Community Church Norwich, which donated £2,931 (2023 - £3,173) to Relational Mission. 

Elizabeth Rogers is a Trustee of The Bridge Church St Ives which donated £6,000 (2023 - £6,000) to Relational Mission. 

Robert Williams is a Trustee of the following charities that donated to/received donations from Relational Mission: 

The Vine Maidstone donated £Nil (2023 - £750) to Relational Mission River Church Bath received £32,406 from Relational Mission 

Bob Souster is a Trustee of New Life Church North London that owns the Manse which is rented by Relational Mission for charity use at £7,200 per annum. 

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