2025-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Charity name: The Emmanuel Ministry Fund (“Charity”)

Charity registration number: 1184453

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the Charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The Object of the Charity is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in the United Kingdom and overseas by equipping and enabling the people and congregations of the parish of Christ Church, Surbiton Hill with Emmanuel Church, Tolworth (“The Parish”), and the operation and ministry of Emmanuel Church, Tolworth.
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 Charity’s main activity in 2025 was the employment of a children’s and youth minister, who carried out much of his duties in support of Emmanuel Church Tolworth. This employment finished at the end of March 2025.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had due regard to the public benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission, in particular the guidance on charities for the advancement of religion, when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	The Charity has a policy on grant-making.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	The Charity has not adopted a policy on social investment because its current activities are limited in nature, and it does not currently anticipate making a social investment beyond the scope of its current limited activities.
	Para 1.38	The trustees are very grateful for the work which was carried out bythe volunteer who

Contribution made by volunteers		acted as the treasurer and Gift Aid secretary.
Other		None.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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	The Charity’s sole employee in 2025 was the Children’s and Youth Minister, who carried out his duties supporting the ministry at Emmanuel Church Tolworth. His primary responsibilities were providing leadership and organisation of the Christian ministry for children and young people at the church, which is open to everyone. This included leading the all-age slots in the Sunday morning services; overseeing and regularly leading the groups for children and young people; and organising Emmanuel Church’s support for its mission partners. The employee resigned, finishing employment at the end of March 2025, in order to pursue a Christian ministry opportunity at another church. For the remainder of the year, the trustees remained ready to deploy the resources of the Charity to support the ministry of Emmanuel Church as and when a clear and suitable need became apparent, but none were identified during that period.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	During the period, the Charity continued to achieve its aim of helping to advance the Christian faith through the employment of the Children’s and Youth Minister, who carried out his duties in support of the ministry at Emmanuel Church Tolworth.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	The Charity’s primary objective for fundraising was to try to maintain income to be at least on a par with its expenditure, other than for exceptional items. Overall, the charity had a deficit for the year because the charity’s expenses in the first half of the year were greater than its income, driven by employment of staff and associated housing costs. In the second half of the year, once expenditure on those

		items had ended, income and expenses closely matched one another.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	The Charity did not set specific objectives in regard to investment performance owing to the relatively low levels of financial reserves.
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The accounts show that the Charity received income in the period of £23,951, versus expenses of £30,640, resulting in a net deficit during the period of £6,689. The main outgoings of the Charity were personnel-related expenses for the employee. Although payroll costs stopped at the end of March, housing costs associated with this employment continued until June. At the end of the period, the Charity held cash funds of £60,921, composed of £60,719 cash in bank accounts, and £202 in tax recovery. The Charity is a leaseholder on a property at Flat 1, 444 Ewell Road, Surbiton, KT6 7EL which is represented on the balance sheet at its cost of £191,618. This flat is let to tenants to gain rental income.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The Charity’s reserves policy directs trustees to deploy its financial resources to further the Charity’s objects and not to hoard cash, whilst also seeking to set aside funds when possible to safeguard the Charity’s ability to further its objects in harder financial times.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	At the end of the period, the charity had £60,719 of cash in the bank. All the available reserves were held in cash because the trustees wanted to ensure the Charity always had enough financial liquidity to meet expected cash requirements, plus an appropriate buffer, as long as the Charity had commitments to pay salaries and accommodation.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A.
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Approximately two-thirds of the Charity’s income in the period came from rental of its flat at 444 Ewell Road. Most of the remainder came from regular giving. There were no one-off gifts in the period.

Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	The charity has a reserves policy but not an investment policy because the amount of investable assets (i.e. cash) has been considered by the trustees to be too small to consider investing beyond an instant- access savings account given its outgoings while employing staff. The Charity holds a long-term lease on the property at Flat 1, 444 Ewell Road in Surbiton. This was originally purchased to provide accommodation to employees of the Charity for the better performance of their duties. The property was too small to accommodate the Charity’s employee and his family, so the property is let to tenants to provide a rental income to the Charity. The trustees intend to continue to hold this property to benefit from the rental income, and to be in a position to provide accommodation to potential future employees.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The Charity’s principal risk in 2025 was liquidity risk given its relatively limited cash reserves, and the material reduction in non- rental income compared to prior years.
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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, dated 10 June 2019, as amended on 1 April 2024.
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable incorporated organisation (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	Appointed by existing trustees in accordance with the Charity’s constitution and its Statement of Faith.

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Para 1.51

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Emmanuel Ministry Fund CIO
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1184453
Charity’s principal address	c/o 11 Pine Gardens, Surbiton, KT5 8LJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Claire Beevers		Resigned as Trustee on 24 June 2025	Trustees
	Toyin Baikie		Appointed as Trustee on 23 June 2025.	Trustees
	Marc Evans	Chair		Trustees
	Richard Pretlove			Trustees
	Jane Newell

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Not applicable

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	**Dates acted if not for whole year **
Not applicable

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets Not applicable. held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Solicitor	Edward Connor Solicitors	10 The Point, Market Harborough, LE16 7QU

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Not applicable

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations The trustees declar• that they have approved the trustees, rèport above. Signad on behalf of the ¢lprity's trustees Signaturels Full namels Posltlon (eg Socrètsry, Chair, etc) Marc Evans Chair Date

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES THE EMMANUEL MINISTRY FUND Receipts and payments accounts 1184453 CC16a For the poriod from To 01101r2025 3111212025 Section A Receipts and payments Un￿trIcted funds ¢oth? Restrh¢ted funds Endowment funds Last yoar Total funds th• nearest£ to th• n••v••t£ tothtr noar•£ ¢0 th• nBar8st£ A1 Receipts Gfft ald $18ndiry ordèrs Charilias Aid FoUndationlStev￿￿jShip one￿ff Grfts Tax t8lund$ Renlal in¢om¥ knler¢st incorne Othèr irwTr 5,320 1.708 32,420 4,702 29.000 14,534 14,600 1,708 901 1S600 359 Is,e 359 Sub total(Gro&s inm for ARJ 95.143 23,9S1 23,951 A2 Assgt and Investment sal•. (see tsblel. Sub total 23,951 23,951 95,843 A3 Paymènts S818ri8$ Pension coniribubons Ac¢ommodation c0518 Empk)￿o expenses Prowriy rn8iniewnce Lottin9 expenses Insura al arws profes$lonJl fees expsnses 7,1SO 7,150 071 41,997 502 19,422 19.422 1.e05 1,051 815 1.061 81S 1S0 219 1,897 1,065 9,066 219 Sub ¢ot81 30.640 rn616 A4 Asset and In￿Stment UrchaS￿, s•• tabl• Transfer of proporty Sub total Total payments 30.6 78,616 Net of rnceipts/(paymenls) AS Transfers betwgen funds A6 Cash funds last yoar end Cash funds this y•ar end 6,689 17,227 67,610 60.921 67,610 60,921 50,383 67.610 CCXX R1 acix)unts ISSI 08106r2026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrèstrfct•d funds to ngarqst£ R8Stri¢ted funds to nurg¥1£ Endowment fund¥ to rwr•s¢£ Categories Detalls Bl Cash funds 8ankaGcounts 60,719 Tax r8wvory 202 Rent deposiland prePa￿nI Totsl Cash funds 60,921 lawee bai4N$wth r¢reipts $)} Unr•strl¢ted fund$ to n￿r•￿te Re8trfd•d funds ErKlowmgnt funds to Maro8t e Details Fund to whlch 8880t bolot) Detsils C￿1 loptlonall Curront valL onal None Fund towhlch as¥Bt b•lon Curront wlu8 lonal Details Foperty.444A E￿11 Road. Tolworrh Colt Iopiionall B4 Assets retalned for the charity's own usè Unreslricied 191,618 Fund to whlch relates Amount dug When t1 lon Detalls B5 Liabilitie$ Ze•• Svjned by one or trustees on tehall of all the trust888 S￿natur* Print Name D8t8 of roval CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 0810812028

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of EMMANUEL MSNISTRY FUND On accounts for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2025 Charity no (if any) 1184453 Set out on pages 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢¢ounts of the abov& charity ("the Trusf) for the year ended 31 Decemb8r 2024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the a¢¢ounts in accordance Mth the requirements of the Charities A 2011 ('Ihe Act.). I report in respert of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention {olher than that disclosed below") in connection with the examination which gives me Gause to believe that in. any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance vAth section 130 of the Ad or the accounts do not accord with the accounling records Independent examinerfs statement I have no con￿M8 and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to vthich atterrtion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Pleas& delete the words in the brackets itthey do not appty. Signed: Date: zoi Name: Rolèvant professional qualification(s) or body {rfany): Address: IU S IL/£ 1412 4-A IER October 2018