**Living Out Charity Number: 1165572** **Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025** **Living Out** Trustees' Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ## **Reference & Administration Details** ## **Charity name: Living Out** Charity number: 1165572 Charity's operating address: The Emmanuel Meeting House Lewins Mead, Bristol, Postcode BS1 2NN ## **Names of the Charity Trustees who Manage the Charity** _**Trustee Name Office**_ - 1: Paul Chamberlain (appointed 17/10/24) - 2: Gabrielle Doherty (resigned 14/10/24) - 3: Rosemary Dunn - 4: Stuart Keir (appointed 23/10/25) - 5: Helen Lamb - 6 Ed Shaw Chair - 7 Keith Sinclair ## **Description of the Charity's Trusts** **Type of Governing Document:** Constitution **How the Charity is Constituted:** Charitable Incorporated Organisation **Trustee Selection Methods:** Every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. Living Out trustees must indicate their adherence to the Living Out statement of beliefs. ## **Objectives** For the public benefit, the advancement of the evangelical Christian religion and Christian principles of love, acceptance, compassion and understanding, in particular, but not exclusively by: - (1) Encouraging evangelical congregations to welcome and accept same sex attracted individuals and provide them with pastoral support. - (2) Repudiating all attitudes and actions which victimize or diminish people whose affections are directed towards people of the same sex. _Page 2 of 6_ **Living Out** Trustees' Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 - (3) Providing pastoral support and advice in relation to biblical teachings on human sexuality assisting same sex attracted Christians reconcile their sexuality with the teachings of the Bible. ## **Activities, Achievements & Performance** Living Out carries out a wide variety of activities and the trustees take seriously the requirement to provide public benefit and have appreciated the Charity Commission’s guidance in this area. In February 2022 Living Out set some new medium term goals of: - Encouraging and equipping under 25s and those who care for them. - Increasing the profile and accessibility of the website and its resources. - Encouraging and equipping churches to be biblically inclusive safe spaces for sexual minority groups. - Refreshing and expanding the staff team A major focus for this year was the production, launch and promotion of Kaleidoscope, a free series for youth groups exploring big questions about sexuality, gender and faith. This was launched in November 2024 and had nearly 1,000 people registered to download it by the end of the financial year. Engagement generally increased during the year with 1,244 new newsletter subscribers and increasing the number of individual donors. The website continued to attract large numbers of visitors with a weekly blog and new articles from an expanding number of authors. The 100[th] Podcast episode was broadcast during the year prompting many messages of appreciation and the podcast audience continues to grow. A focus for the year has been particular days the team have set aside to consult with experts on various key areas related to faith and sexuality. This learning and discussion will inform decisions around a new medium term goals to be decided in early 2026. ## **Financial Review** ## **Financial Review Details** Living Out made a deficit of £59,112 in the year to 31 March 2025. This was a planned reduction in reserves through expenditure on Kaleidoscope production and promotion. Donation and Grant funding was maintained at a similar high level to the previous year when there had been a substantial increase in donations. Excluding the Kaleidoscope expenditure costs remained broadly stable with some increases due to investment in the Engagement Lead role and in new software to improve our engagement with supporters. Living Out has no borrowings nor provided any guarantees. _Page 3 of 6_ Llvlng Out Trustees, Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Charlty's Pollcy on Reserves The trustees reviewed the reserve policy in November 2020 and in Light of expanding employment comtnitments increased the reserves poLicy to three months operating expenditure retating to saLary and other financial commitments as a general reserve. For the year to 31 March 2025 this wouLd equate to a reserve of £40,000. At the end of the year Living Out had an unrestricted cash baLance of £60,413. This wa5 a substantial reduction in exce55 reserve5 foLiowing the compLetion of investment in the KaLeidoscope resource. Related party transartlons In August 2019 Living Out obtained Charity Commission approvaL to pay Ed Shaw. a trustee. this was to act as a director and not in respect of trustee duties. The c05t to Living Out of thi5 wa5 £14,720. Expenses We￿ abo paid for three tnjstees with respect to activity as trustee with a total cost of £1.398. Declaration The Tru5tee5 declare that they have approved the Trustees, Report above. Signed on behaLf of the Charity's Trustee5 Slgnature: Full Name: JWilh+Q J144tsJ Posltlon: Trustee Date: 23 October 2025 Page4 016 Llvlng Out Trustees, Annual Report forthe Year Ended 31 March 2025 Independent Examinerfs Report to the trustees of Living Out Charitable Incorporated Organisation I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Living Outfor the year ended 31 March 2024. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity trustees of Living Out you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act?. I report in respect of my examination of Living Out'5 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 14515)(b) of the Act IndeperKlent examlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to beLieve that in. any materiaL respect: l. the accounting records V￿re not kept in accordance with section 150 of the Act: or 2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting record5. or 3. the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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 ￿a(hed. Slgnature: Full Narne: on Begbey Relevant profe5$1onal ACA ICAEW quauflcatlon Address: Bristol Date: g/ii/ioL Pqge5oA6 Llvlng Out 1165572 CHARITY COMMISS Receipts and pa ments accounts 3110312025 CC16a For the perk>d 0110412024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrf¢ted fund5 Enth)wm•nt fiJnd8 funds Totsl funds L*•t r•￿￿1 toth• nMr•rt£ r•ar•%t £ A1 Recel t8 Grant lrto rknnalxJDS CA)urs0 and ￿ent inco InvEStN*ni Ineon 30,1LM) 122,600 131.100 43,647 13,236 13,486 2.021 ij. Sub tot&l(Gross inGome forAR) J9,100 143.150 190.790 A2 Asset and Sn¥B8tm8nt sal84 Sub total 144.050 39.100 1•3.1S0 190,790 ment• Pmisltyb ol Cfjufsès, 0lherchariia￿0 #Clivity Admnistraiiva costs and 8èNiCOB 923 Sub total 201.041 33.621 242.262 19 A4 A650t and Investmont purcha8e8,18ee table) A58Vt total Totalpaym•nts 208,141 33.821 242302 195.116 N•tofr8e•lpt￿paYM￿ts) A5 TrnnsferyJ between funds A6 Cash funds last yoarond Cash thi5 y•ar•nd fj4,591 5,479 59.112 4.326 125,004 10,413 34 125,038 129.364 5.513 65.928 125,•38 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrsstslct6d funds RostFiGtod nds to r*r•At£ EndowFnant Cat•goritt• Detall• B1 Cash tund• #h #i bank 60,413 &513 Totalcash funds 80,413 S,S13 Cwrert val 14¢l¢x411 Detalls 84 A#•èts r•talnod for th• ¢harlty's SiJned by or ts¥O tIU8te88 on beha of att IhÈ trustees SiJrwbJre Pmt N8m8 Dale rf8pprrN81 Eo6)>￿ J¢v+fvAKY Ji&V4 23QclQS Page6Lrf6