## **Our God Given Mission** **Report of the Trustees for year ended 31 March 2025** **Registered Charity No: 1170615** ## **Contents** ## **2: Reference and Administrative Information** ## **3: Trustees Report** - **7: Account for Receipts & Payments** - **8: Report of the Independent Examiner** 1 ## **Reference and Administrative Information** ## **Charity Name: Our God Given Mission** ## **Charity Registration Number: 1170615** **Address:** 24 Plymouth Road, Chelmsford, CM1 6JG ## **Board of Trustees** Michael Timilehin Omoniyi (Chair) Jemie Irukwu Naa-Dei Nikoi Samuel Cole **Bankers: Caf Bank ,** 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling ME19 4JQ **Governing Document:** OGGM is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with the Charity Commission since December 2016 under charity number 1170615. 2 ## **Trustees Report** **The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year to 31[st] March 2025.** ## Purposes and Objectives Our God Given Mission (OGGM), is a Christian Charity driven by the goal to help young adults discover Jesus and equip them to make Him known. This is built on the biblical instruction of going out into all the world and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to all creation! Gospel simply means good news. OGGM’s primary and driving purpose is to share this good news with as many people that will listen, whilst mobilising others to do the same. OGGM shares this ‘good’ news, which is love and peace, by carrying out religious devotional acts, missionary and outreach work and by raising awareness and understanding about Jesus Christ and his message of Love. ## **Our objectives are to:** - Help young adults to discover the person of Jesus Christ, and equip them to make Him known to the people in their lives: - Publish and release materials that help the public understand the message and the teachings of Jesus Christ: and - Raise awareness about the primary teaching of Jesus, spreading His love and peace to the public. ## Our Strategy We achieve our aims practically by creating spaces for meaningful community, offering a platform for learning and education, and curating mission experiences that change participants forever. The three channels of our work are: - **Belong:** Addressing the lack of community by hosting a range of events to allow Christians to meet [Hebrews 10:24-25]; - **Believe:** Addressing the lack of knowledge through an award winning publication with content that answer some of the most difficult questions that young people have about faith and apologetics [1 Peter 3:15]; and - **Become:** Addressing the lack of perspective by taking young people on mission trips, that enable them to gain an “On Mission” mindset, with which they can share the Gospel wherever they find themselves [Matthew 28:19-20]. We have already been delivering across these channels over the last 10 years and our goal is to increase our output, sustainably and for the long-term. 3 ## **What need are we addressing?** We believe there is a faith opportunity in the UK. In April 2025, more than 1,000 young people in the UK were surveyed by Youth For Christ on the topic of trust, influence, spirituality, and faith. The results were compared with data from 2016 and 2020, offering a nine-year view across Gen Z and Gen Alpha. The data showed that church attendance among 11–18s has doubled from 4% in 2020 to 8% in 2025. Prayer, belief in a higher power, and reported spiritual experiences were also shown as rising. Statistics tell only a part of the story. Abuse, depression, hopelessness, fear all feel commonplace in today’s world. The need for light has never been more urgent, especially in the younger generation, and we present the gospel as the most fundamental solution. ## **Who is our target audience?** Our target audience is young adults across the UK. Over the years we have developed great rapport with young adults in the black British community who make up the largest cohort of our audience to date. ## Activities and Achievements for the financial period ## **Belong: Creating spaces for Christians to experience meaningful community** Our world has never been more interconnected, and yet many young adults that we meet explain loneliness and lack of community as the biggest hindrances in their Christian journey. We create events where young adults have the opportunity to experience Christian fellowship and build relationships. ## **Examples of the impact from our work this year include:** - Annual Retreats: We delivered a week-long retreat in Wales, ‘FOCUS24’ which was attended by just shy of 200 people and remains our flagship event of the year. - Through this 5 day retreat, we uncovered what it means and the kind of joy the Gospel promises us. We looked at the texture of joy and what it looks like to have joy despite the situations we may be going through. - Since launching our first retreat in 2017, we have seen over 2,000 young adults come to hear the gospel, with over 80 baptisms. - Partnering with the local church: We do not believe in a vision of sharing the Gospel that leaves the church behind. We are convinced that the local church is critical to the effort of helping more people know Jesus (young or old). We have continued to partner with local churches to integrate young adults who attend our events into a church community. We also work with local pastors to deliver teaching on biblical topics across our platforms, especially the online courses. 4 ## **Believe: Creating resources to encourage a deeper understanding of the gospel.** ## **Examples of the impact from our work this year include:** - Online articles: We have a team of volunteers who write online articles principles that promote Christ whilst addressing current theological, cultural, and societal issues. During the year we have published over 50 articles that have reached over 50,000 readers, covering a range of Christ-centered topics. - Online podcasts: We host an award-winning podcast show ‘On the Table’ where we discuss modern issues through a gospel lens. We also host another podcast ‘The Pulse’ which is an educational podcast to untangle tricky theological questions in a digestible way. To date we have published over 70 episodes across both podcasts, with over 10,000 listeners. - Onlin _e_ Courses: We have created online courses where individuals can work their way through a self-directed curriculum on topics such as: what is the gospel, 101 to evangelism, study of pneumatology. ## **Become: Reaching the lost, primarily through missions** The third channel of our work is focused on evangelical outreach. ## **Examples of the impact from our work this year include:** - Missions trips: We host two mission trips each year, with between 8-10 individuals joining. Attendees come back with a renewed desire to share the gospel in their local context. Since starting our missions trips, we have helped over 50 young adults embark on their very first missions trip, and embrace sharing the gospel in their day to day life. - During 2024, we read the scriptures, prayed and shared personal testimonies with people in the southern region of Tenerife who felt their lives had lost purpose. We believe the name of Jesus has the power to change hearts and minds as well as give hope where guilt, shame and hurt reside. Our team of volunteers joined a local church in Los Santos, who have been involved in the missionary work for over 13 years. The trip was largely successful and we intend to continue this partnership for years to come. ## Accounts The accounts have been drawn up on a receipts and payments basis. As at 31/03/25 OGGM held £5,119 of total funds available in its account. The key movements are available in the receipts and payments summary for the financial period of this report. The Trustees have reviewed the reserves of the charity, and their policy is to hold enough funds to meet 24 months of operating costs of the charity. ## Trusteeship ## **Recruitment and appointment of trustees** The existing Trustees are responsible for identifying and selecting new Trustees to join the organisation. In selecting new Trustees we seek to identify individuals who have shown interest in the advancement of the gospel message, and volunteer their efforts by leading on projects which the charity is pursuing. Potential Trustees are asked to complete an application form expressing why they 5 would be interested in becoming a trustee. Once they have progressed beyond this stage, they are interviewed by current Trustees . This process allows the charity to consider the person’s eligibility, competence, and skills, to ensure they are suitable for the available role. ## **Induction and training of Trustees** New Trustees are introduced to their role and provided with copies of the constitution and a guide to the policies and procedures adopted by our charity. A number of publications from the Charity Commission are provided to the trustee including the guidance on charities providing public benefit, and the advancement of religion for the public benefit. Existing Trustees set up time to meet with the new trustee and provide an overview of the main projects the charity is working on. Initially, new Trustees will assist in these projects and tasks. Once they have developed the experience they then lead on these projects. ## **The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ report above.** ## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s Trustees on 15 December 2025** **Signature:** **Full Name: Samuel Cole** ## **Position: Trustee and Head of Finance** 6 ACCOUNT FOR RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AMD WALES Ch4rhy Nam• ¢JUR GOD¢JWEN AIISSION No I￿1￿y1 CC16a Receipts and payments accounts 11412024 31r&1202 Forth• pqrfod from To Section A ReceiDts and Davments Vnr••trfcl•d fvnd• R••th¢t funds Endo¥¥m•nt Tot41 lund• to th• n•*r••t tothD M•r••t toth• nHr••t to th• n•M••tÉ to lh• n••r• A1 R•c•l Donat￿n& Event8 AccouDI Int•rest 28,018 53,532 28,018 53.532 41,366 21.2Q3 Jo Glvss thGornglorlR 11.571 41.571 A2AAMi Ind InvMtM•niA*lM, Sub toi• Tol•lY• 91.871 91.871 12,59• A3 PAym•nl• Admln Ex￿nI# Evènt Ex Freèlanc4 Conirnci Pa 2.787 11.3J4 2,707 11.334 Z,￿¥ 40,240 monl Tot4lp•ym•nl• 13,326 N•r o11￿￿￿￿p•yM•nt•j . ASTrnnif•r• b•tsM•n lundi A6 C••h lund• l••1 y•4r•Thd 3.550 3.550 726 8.669 5.119 8.869 C•ih lunLl• thli y••r•n 5.119 Sgctlon B Statomont of assots and IlabllltSes at tho end of tho pgrlod Unr••trf¢l•d ton•irHI E ftvdlrl¢t•d R••lrlct•d lo M•r•itt B1 C*ih fundi 1.247 Tot•1 ¢•#h Uthr•itrfth•d lun(l• R••irl¢t•d D•t•ll• B2 Oth•rmon•tary 48••t8 D•tsll• Fundtowhkh BS Llabllltl•i nl Name SAMUEL COLE INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Soctlon A Indopondent Exam1nè￿S Roport Report to the trustoosl members of Our God Given Mission On a¢count• for the yèar ended 3110312025 Charlty no {If any) 1170615 Sot out on pago8 I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'lhe Tru$l"I for the year ended 3110312025. Responslblltlos and basls of report AS the Charlty's Irustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charllles Act 2011 {'Ihe A¢l"l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direction$ given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent Th& charity's gross income was £81,571 and l am qualified lo undertak8 the examlner's statement examination by being a qualified member of Institute of Certified Bookkeepers I have completed my examlnallon. I confimi that no malerlal matters have come to my attention in connection with the examinallon I have no concerns and have come acro88 no other mallers in conrsection with the examination lo which allenlion should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper undefstanding of the accounts lo be reached. Slgn&d: Date.. 0210112026 Namo: ANDREJS SVIRSKIS Rolovant profosslonal quallflcatlonls) or body {If any): FICB Pm Dip Practice Number 11515 MB Accounting Ltd Address: 38 PORTSIDE VIEW CHATHAM ME44FY Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material maller5 of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef detall$ of any it&m$ that the examlner wlshes to dlsclose.