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2025-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] January 2025 Period To 31st December 2025 Charity name: Antioch Network Manchester Charity registration number: 1182811

Objectives and Activities

SORP
reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The objects of the CIO are the advance the
Christian faith/religion for the benefit of the
public in accordance with the doctrine of
the Church of England in the Diocese of
Manchester, through education and
training, the planting of small churches, the
holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public
celebration of religious festivals, producing
and/or distributing literature.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.
Para 1.17 and
1.19
The objectives of the Antioch Network are to
develop and sustain Christian Mission to
support and strengthen the work and
ministry of the Church of England in the
Diocese of Manchester.

This has included the work of several
congregations in areas of social and
economic deprivation and multicultural
diversity to gather people for worship,
prayer, Bible teaching and study, offering
pastoral support and reaching out to those
in need. Antioch has delivered evangelistic
events which promote the Christian faith
across all our church locations – Rusholme,
Oldhams Estate, Breightmet, Longsight,
Radcliffe, Rochdale, Salford, Manchester
City Centre, Wythenshawe and Oldham,
with more locations planned for 2026.

Additionally, Antioch churches have run a
recovery group in Bolton, helped people to
learn basic English skills in Longsight and
Rusholme, and helped welcome socially
isolated people in the process.

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Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to theguidance		 Para 1.18 Antioch’s Trustees have considered the
Charity Commission guidance on public
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 benefit and keep this under review to help
guide its ongoing activities and decisions

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SORP
reference


Policy on grant making

Para 1.38		 Antioch doesn’t issue formal grants as such
but its Financial Controls Policy – ratified by
our Trustees in March 2020 and reviewed
regularly – allows (and frames) occasional
donations to 3rdparty charities such as
overseas Christian missions agencies and
charities alleviating poverty.


Policy on social investment
including program related
investment:

Para 1.38

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Contribution made by
volunteers:
Para 1.38		 Volunteering is a major part of the Antioch
Network, which has created opportunities
for people to develop new skills in different
areas. This includes leadership, voluntary
work on Manchester City Centre street-
outreach, informal English conversational
sessions, and helping to run a recovery
group in Bolton. Our Directors have
provided regular mentoring and coaching to
volunteer leaders as well as to staff
members.

Many other people with regular jobs and/or
family commitments give up spare time to
help with the mission and service of
Antioch’s churches.

Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP
referenc
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Summary of the main
achievements
of the charity,
identifying the
difference the
charity’s work has
made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to
society as a whole.



Para
1.20		 Antioch has successfully established several new
church congregations based in areas of social and
economic deprivation and multicultural diversity. As of
31stDec 2025, Antioch had 10 churches in its network,
located in
● Manchester (Rusholme, Wythenshawe, Longsight,
Radcliffe and Manchester City Centre)
● Salford
● Bolton (Oldhams and Breightmet Estates)
● Rochdale
● Central Oldham
We hope to launch an 11thcongregation in the next 12
months, a Kannada-speaking congregation based in
South Manchester, and we continue to explore other
opportunities to plant, including the Ridge Hill estate in
Stalybridge.

Each church has established patterns of meeting, and
all have developed bespoke activities to serve their
local communities, including recovery groups in
Oldham and Wythenshawe, Toddler ministry in Bolton
and informal English language learning (for speakers of
other languages) in Longsight and Rusholme.

Impact from the activities include people coming out of
addiction in Bolton and, people accessing training and
moving forward in Radcliffe. Through regular English
language classes, City Life Church Manchester has
helped dozens of people from Hong Kong, Ukraine,
Iran and other countries to settle into life in the UK and
integrate more easily into the communities in which
they live.

Antioch continues to run a church-planting course
called REAP, which is for people outside of – as well as
inside – the Network. Since Autumn 2023, we have also
run a course on church leadership for those whose
congregations have already launched.

In May 2025, Antioch gathered 123 people from all 10
Antioch Churches (and representing several nations)
for a weekend away at the Quinta Retreat centre,
Shropshire, to strengthen community, build vision and
equip churches and their teams.

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Achievements against Our churches continue to serve their
objectives set respective communities, promote the
Para 1.41 Christian faith and baptise new Christians.
We have had 16 baptisms, 1 re-affirmations
of baptismal vows, 4 baby dedications and
1 wedding during 2025 across our Network.
Performance of fundraising Antioch is currently supported by
activities against objectives substantial grant funding from the Church
set Commissioners of the Church of England,
with only limited additional fundraising
Para 1.41
required from supporters and activities. This
is reflected in our financial statements.
Through our church plant leaders we
continue to encourage regular donors who
agree to support our work, as well as some
one-off gifts and some small grants.
Annual Reviews with the Church
Commissioners covering our work were
completed in Jan 2025 (for our work in
Rochdale) and in Sep 2025 (for our work
across our other churches). These reviews
are a key element of our maintaining
relationships with our main source od
funding.
During 2025 we also undertook a full
submission for renewal of our funding
grants from the Church Commissioners, to
secure our activities and the employment of
our staff for the next few years. This
submission was successful.
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other
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Financial Review

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Review of Para As of 31 December 2025, our current account balance was
the charity’s 1.21 comfortably in excess of our target reserves (see below), with
financial restricted funds clearly identified and tracked within this figure.
position at Additionally, Antioch held £17,800 in a separate savings account
with United Trust.
the end of
the period
At the time of writing this report, our main grants funding covers
the period up to 31 [st] December 2026 for our ministry in
Rochdale and to 30 [th] June 2028 for our other churches. As
noted above, we have recently received confirmation that these
grants will be renewed for a period of 3-5 years so are awaiting
confirmation of the revised time periods which will be covered.
Statement Para The Trustee Board aims to have sufficient reserves at all times
explaining 1.22 to cover:
the policy for - Two months’ budgeted spending on activities covered by our
holding grant funding, to allow for the time taken to reclaim these
reserves costs through the Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance;
stating why and
they are held - Six months’ budgeted spending on all other activities not
covered by our grant funding, to allow time for fundraising
activity to cover any income shortfall which may arise.
Our reserves policy was last updated in Autumn 2025, and is
subject to review, typically once a year,
Amount of Para At 31 December 2025, we held £76,574 of unrestricted funds, of
reserves 1.22 which £17,800 was our designated reserves.
held
Reasons for Para N/A
holding zero 1.22
reserves
Details of Para None
fund 1.24
materially in
deficit
Explanation Para The Trustees have no current concerns about our ongoing or
of any 1.23 projected future funding position, but are aware that our reliance
uncertaintie on one primary source of funding means that maintaining strong
s about the strategic relationships with our funding partner remains critical.
charity
continuing
as a going
concern
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Our primary source of funds is two grants from the
Church Commissioners of the Church of England which
The charity’s principal run until 31 [st] December 2026 and 31 [st] December 2028.
sources of funds The objective of these grants is to fund the
establishment of new churches within the Church of
(including any Para
fundraising) 1.47
England which will become increasingly self-sufficient by
the end of the grant period.
One of the grants has a specific geographical focus on
Rochdale and surrounding areas.
Our secondary source of income is voluntary donations
from Church Members and other supporters. Most of
these donations are regular monthly amounts.
Some additional income is generated towards specific
activities, such as contributions from attendees towards
the running costs of our weekends away.
Investment policy and
objectives including
any social investment
policy adopted
Para
1.46
The Trustees maintain a risk register setting out the key
A description of the risks to our operations and the mitigations in place to
principal risks facing Para manage those risks. The broad risk areas identified are:
the charity 1.46
1) Leadership, including, succession planning and
communication processes;
2) Financial, including fraud, failure or delay in grant
funding, insufficient funds raised from supporters,
unapproved spending and failure of reporting
processes;
3) Church growth, including lack of growth in church
membership or the teams which lead our church
plants and failure to recruit or retain appropriately
skilled staff;
4) Safeguarding, including the risk that appropriate
procedures are not developed or adhered to;
5) Structural, including cancellation or suspension of
our grant funding due to relationship breakdown.
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of
charity’s trusts:
Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)		 Para
1.25
 Constitution
How is the charity
constituted? (e.g
unincorporated
association,CIO)		 Para
1.25		 CIO
Trustee selection
methods including
details of any
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or
name of any person
or body entitled to
appoint one or more
trustees		 Para
1.25		 Our constitution requires that we have:

● Not less than one or more than two Trustees
appointed by the Board of Trustees, for terms of
three years; plus
● Not less than one or more than two ex-officio
Trustees who are Directors of the CIO;
● No less than three or more than five Trustees
appointed by the Bishop of Manchester; and
● Up to two Trustees appointed by the Standing
Committee of the Diocesan Synod of the Diocese of
Manchester.

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees

Para
1.51


The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works



Para
1.51

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Relationship with any
related parties

Para
1.51

Other

Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name Antioch Network Manchester
Other name the charity uses N/A
Registered charity number 1182811
Charity’s principal address Antioch Network Manchester
St Johns House
155-163 The Rock, Bury
Lancashire BL9 0ND
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Name of person (or
Office (if Dates acted if not for whole body) entitled to
Trustee name
any) year appoint trustee (if
any)
Rev Phillip John Chair
Rawlings Please see
description of
Rev Philip Cansdale Appointed 14 [th] July 2025
Trustee selection
1
Rev Donna Ann Appointed 13 [th] Jan 2025 processes above.
Williams
2
Rev John Brett
3
Mr Peter John White
4
Ms Rachel Downs Treasurer
5
6 Ms Emily Gray Secretary
7 Rev Dan Cook Appointed 15 [th] September 2025
8
Mr Christie Spurling Resigned 15 [th] August 2025
9
Rev Ben Woodfield Resigned 31 [st] August 2025
10
Notes:
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Role

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

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Description of the assets
held in this capacity
 Not Applicable
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects
Not Applicable
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets
Not Applicable

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Directors: Rev John Brett and Rev Dan Cook Senior Staff Member: Peter Askew, Operations Manager and HR Lead

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Not Applicable

Other optional information

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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
i ]
Full name(s) Philip Rawlings
Position (eg Chair of Trustees
Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date
26/5/2026
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Antioch Network Manchester Charity No 1182811 Annual accounts for the period 01/01/2025 To 31/12/2025

Section A Statement of financial activities

Recommended categories by
Gu
Incoming resources (Note 3)
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
S01
Charitable activities
S02
Other trading activities
S03
Investments
S04
Separate material item of income
S05
Other
S06
S07
Resources expended (Note 6)
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
S08
Charitable activities
S09
Separate material item of expense
S10
Other
S11
S12
S13
Net gains/(losses) on investments
S14
S15
Extraordinary items
S16
S17
S18
Other gains/(losses)
S19
S20
Reconciliation of funds:
S21
S22
1
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Net income/(expenditure) before investment
gains/(losses)
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Other recognised gains/(losses):
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use
Total
Total		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment Total funds
Prior year
£
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
276,597
24,750
-
301,347
247,322
12,228
-
-
12,228
11,692
-
-
-
-
-
13,338
-
-
13,338
13,788
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
302,163
24,750
-
326,913
272,802
-
-
-
-
-
307,713
20,293
-
328,006
253,036
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
307,713
20,293
-
328,006
253,036
5,550
-
4,457
-
1,093
-
19,766
-
-
-
-
-
5,550
-
4,457
-
1,093
-
19,766
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,550
-
4,457
-
1,093
-
19,766
82,124
33,855
-
115,979
96,213
76,574
38,312
-
114,886
115,979

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of

Antioch Network Manchester

On accounts for the 31 December 2025 year ended Set out on pages

Charity no (if any) 1182811

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by examiner’s statement the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Signed:

Date: 19[th] June 2026

Name: Fiona Norton

IER

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Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address:

150 Lock Lane

Partington Manchester M31 4PW

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems (E.g. Accounting records have not been kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; the accounts do not accord with the accounting records; any material expenditure or action which appears not to be in accordance with the trusts of the charity; any failure to be provided with information and explanation by any past or present trustee, officer or employee; and in the case of accruals accounts any material inconsistency between the accounts and the trustees’ annual report, and in the case of a charitable company with the director’s report.)

IER

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