The John 3:16 Trust
Report and Accounts Year ended 31 July 2024
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
THE JOHN 3:16 TRUST
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Mole Cottage Vicarage Road Blackwater Camberley GU17 9BE GOVERNING DOCUMENT CIO - Foundation registered 30 April 2014 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1156865 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR Angus Rosier (resigned May 2024) MANAGING THE CHARITY Gavin Poole (resigned July 2024) Joseph Mukungu Nadim Ednan-Laperouse (appointed July 2024) David Straughton (appointed July 2024) BANKERS Barclays Bank UK PLC Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Sarah Crispin ACA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
INDEX
Page 1 Legal and Administrative Details Pages 2-3 Trustees' Report Page 4 Independent Examiner's Report Page 5 Receipts and Payments Account Page 6 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Page 7 Notes to the Accounts
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THE JOHN 3:16 TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024.
Objects of the charity
The charity is governed by a constitution and is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation. The charity's principal aim is to promote "the advancement of the Christian faith in such ways as the charity trustees may from time to time decide".
Review of the charity's main activities and achievements
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
The John 3:16 Trust year under review began in August 2023 with the Trust providing healing ministry at Newday 23. This was an event at Norfolk Showground attended by just under 9,000 people. After Adrian Holloway prayed a healing prayer in the name of Christ, 408 people reported an immediate physical healing by filling in a card explaining what had just happened. Over the course of the following year, these reports were followed up and verified and where appropriate those healed share their stories a year later when their healing had stood the test of time and also been substantiated by medical documentation. Some of those reporting a healing told their stories at Newday 24.
The John 3:16 Trust is known for these sort of breakthrough moments. In December 2023, the Trust provided a series of evangelistic Carol Services where people who don’t normally go to church were presented with the good news about Jesus and invited to make a response via ‘Comment Cards’. They registered that they had prayed a response prayer and that they were not part of any church. These Carol Services took place at King’s Church Harrow, Hope Church Guildford, and King’s Church Oxted. 27 people responded in this way when these Carol Services responses were added together.
Another example of the sort of thing The John 3:16 Trust does was a healing guest service held at King’s Church, Edinburgh in November 2023. Three people reported an immediate physical healing before the sermon and after it, 9 people responded for salvation. This is a church Adrian Holloway has spoken at across five prior visits, and he heard several remarkable good news stories from those previous years. At Hope Community Church Wymondham in Norfolk there were 12 people who responded saying they wanted to become Christians, 9 in the first service and 3 in the second. Adrian also met with a wide group of leaders in the church the day before, helping to shape the outreach or mission strategy of the church.
A key part of the work of The John 3:16 Trust is promoting and launching Alpha courses. For example, in January 2024, when Adrian spoke at Hope Church Ipswich, 23 people signed up to start a January Alpha Course, and 29 others who said they couldn’t make the start of the January 24 course signed up for a subsequent Alpha Course.
The John 3:16 Trust is also involved in student ministry (this year on campus at Reading University) and mentoring other evangelists (for example, this year an emerging evangelist based in Gillingham in Kent). This year the Trust diversified into starting social media ministry with short videos posted every week on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The Trust also began partnering for a year with Hope Church Beaconsfield. This began with Adrian speaking at their church weekend away and building connection ahead of a Carol Service visit in December 24.
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All year round the Trust seeks to build a compelling series of seminars as part of Newday (mentioned above). These are 4 sessions are attended by between 1,000 and 1,500 teenagers each day. The sessions could be described as apologetics training. As well as bringing in guest speakers, at Newday 23 Adrian delivered a session on “How could a God of love allow so much suffering?”
It’s encouraging also to note the growth of the church which Adrian’s ministry comes out of. Each year the numbers attending the Beacon Church Camberley’s Carol Services have grown. When Adrian spoke there in December 2023, 437 people came to one of the two services. About 150 of those were guests, mostly first-time visitors.
In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
Financial review
During the year income decreased by £4,551, to £55,991, and expenditure increased by £2,929, to £42,060. As a result the cash held by the charity increased by £13,931, to £108,981, of which all is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose.
Reserves policy
Since June/July 2024, the Trust’s expenditure has increased considerably. That is a raise in salary and pension, plus a considerable outlay on weekly social media video output, plus new secretarial costs. These increases mean that the previous reserves policy of holding cash of no less than £10,000 has been updated to a policy of holding cash of at least £60,000 (which equates to about 6 months of expected expenditure). The J316 Trustees have already begun taking steps to increase expenditure across several areas including secretarial assistance, research assistance, and substantial social media ministry. At the year end, the charity is complying with this policy and held unrestricted cash of £108,981. The reserve levels are closely monitored, and the Trustees will consider how best to use any funds held above the current level
Governance
Responsibility for setting policy and for making operating decisions rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. New Trustees are recruited and appointed by the existing Trustees.
Risk statement
The charity is exposed to various risks - be they operational, financial or reputational. The Trustees review the charity's activities regularly to identify significant risks and, where possible, they take appropriate measures to mitigate those risks.
Responsibilities of Trustees
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
Approval
This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse OBE
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse OBE (May 22, 2025 08:55 GMT+1)
Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
Date: May 22, 2025
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE JOHN 3:16 TRUST
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The John 3:16 Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 31 July 2024 on pages 5 to 7 following.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sarah Crispin
Sarah Crispin (May 27, 2025 15:55 GMT+1)
Sarah Crispin ACA
Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
Date: May 27, 2025
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THE JOHN 3:16 TRUST
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
| Unrestricted | Funds | ||||||||||||
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| General | Designated | Restricted | Total | Total | |||||||||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||
| Income receipts | |||||||||||||
| Donations | 52,100 | - | - | 52,100 | 58,561 | ||||||||
| Interest | 3,840 | - | - | 3,840 | 1,977 | ||||||||
| Other | 51 | - | - | 51 | 5 | ||||||||
| Total receipts | 55,991 | - | - | 55,991 | 60,543 | ||||||||
| Payments | |||||||||||||
| Payments in relation to activities undertaken directly |
charitable | 2 | 42,060 | - | - | 42,060 | 39,131 | ||||||
| Total payments | 42,060 | - | - | 42,060 | 39,131 | ||||||||
| Net of receipts transfers |
/ | (payments) | before | 13,931 | - | - | 13,931 | 21,412 | |||||
| Net movement in funds | 13,931 | - | - | 13,931 | 21,412 | ||||||||
| Cash funds as at | last | year end | 95,050 | - | - | 95,050 | 73,638 | ||||||
| Cash funds at this year end | A | 108,981 | - | - | 108,981 | 95,050 |
The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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THE JOHN 3:16 TRUST
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AS AT THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
| Unrestricted | Funds | ||||||
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| General | Designated | Restricted | Total | Total | |||
| funds | funds | funds | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| A | Cash funds | ||||||
| Cash at bank with immediate access | 10,455 | - | - | 10,455 | 7,364 | ||
| Notice deposits | 98,525 | - | - | 98,525 | 87,686 | ||
| 108,981 | - | - | 108,981 | 95,050 | |||
| B | Liabilities | ||||||
| Falling due within one year: | |||||||
| Pension due | 217 | - | - | 217 | 148 | ||
| Fee for Independent Examination | 840 | - | - | 840 | 816 | ||
| 1,057 | - | - | 1,057 | 964 | |||
| C | Assets retained for charity's own use | Fund to | Value | Value | |||
| which asset | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| belongs | £ | £ | |||||
| Computers and equipment | General | 2,920 | 2,799 | ||||
| 2,920 | 2,799 |
Current values have been estimated by the trustees.
D Guarantees and secured debts
The charity has not given any guarantees and has not provided its assets as security for any liabilities.
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf
by _____ Nadim Ednan-Laperouse OBE (May 22, 2025 08:55 GMT+1)Nadim Ednan-Laperouse OBE date ____ May 22, 2025 Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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THE JOHN 3:16 TRUST
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
1 Accounting policies
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
| 2 Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly Employment costs Travel costs Conferences Materials, resources and equipment Media and communication Insurance Governance costs Other costs |
Unrestrict | Designated funds £ - - - - - - - - - ed Funds |
Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - - |
Total 2024 £ 29,021 1,544 980 355 6,082 443 1,209 2,427 42,060 |
Total 2023 £ |
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| General funds £ 29,021 1,544 980 355 6,082 443 1,209 2,427 42,060 |
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| 28,377 3,305 1,043 3,167 1,031 379 780 1,050 |
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| 39,131 |
Transactions with related parties
No payments were made to trustees or persons related to them, except for reimbursement of expenses paid out on behalf of the charity.
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