The Messengers Annual Report
Registered Charity Commission Number: 1185611
1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023
This is the 2022/23 Annual Report of The Messengers in our work of ‘providing support and encouragement to Christians in countries where they are restricted or persecuted in practising their faith with particular emphasis given to the needs of the tribal or minority groups.’
Trustees and Management Team
Trustees:
Jonathan Walter - Director Nicola Walter - Communications Philip Walter - Finance Ruth Walter John Ibbett Yolanda Ibbett
Management team (includes all trustees):
Helen Packman - Prayer Resources Alice Ibbett - Mailing John Daley – Treasurer
We are very grateful to those who volunteer their time for the work of The Messengers - John, Helen and Alice have been essential to helping The Messengers fulfil its work. Over the last year we have included the whole management team in our trustees meetings, which has been invaluable. Thanks also to Andy Eardley who publishes our monthly newsletter and prayer calendar and has created our website.
Overview
Over the last year, the Trustees and Management Team have continued to meet to discuss and monitor the activities of The Messengers. Our meetings have been in person this year.
We have kept in contact with our partners, Ethnos Asia Ministries and Tribes and Nations Outreach, via email, personal social media accounts and video calls. This year there were seven people that travelled to the Ethnos Asia conference in October 2022, where we met the ARNA country working leaders and EA team. We have also been in contact online with them over the year. We also visited Chaing Mai and the TNO centre team this year. Through these visits, online meetings and emails, we have been able to keep our supporters informed of the work with both partners. We have a monthly Prayer Pack, in addition to our monthly letter/Prayer Calendar. We have been sending urgent updates to our email supporters when the need has arisen, this has been valuable in updating them quickly about events. Our website is also being updated with our communications.
Our main foci over the last 12 months in terms of funding have been: Supporting the Hope of Children School in Dhaka; giving aid, through our partners, to those affected in the earthquakes and floods in Afghanistan, those living in poverty in Sri Lanka and those in poverty and persecution in Laos; printing MENT and Vietnamese bibles and our continued support for the training of leaders in Northern Thailand through our partners Tribes and Nations outreach.
Finances
The total income in 2022/23 amounted to £43,111. Total expenditure was £49,426. The sum of £73,368 has been carried forward to 2023/24. We were moved to use some of our reserves for aid for those affected in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Laos.
The two beneficiaries through whom our funds have been distributed have been Ethnos Asia Ministries and Tribes and Nations Outreach, both based in Thailand. A list of significant finances provided for both projects and one-off gifts follows:
Project Gifts 2022/23 (in GBP)
These were the main recipients of project funds through 2022/23:
| | Hope of Children school, Dhaka, Bangladesh | £12,260 |
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| | Mercy Fund – Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Laos | £10,000 |
| | Myanmar English New Testament, Myanmar | £5,240 |
| | Vietnamese Full Bibles | £5,000 |
| | Tribes and Nations Outreach Training Centre, Thailand | £4,660 |
Finally, we are grateful to God for His faithfulness to us, and for those prompted to give to help those in S E Asia who are facing persecution for their faith. We would like to thank all those supporters, both individuals and churches, who contribute to our funds on a regular basis. It is a joy and a privilege to be part of this charity which has a threepronged approach - prayer, financial help, and encouragement visits - where the opportunity arises. We look forward to the challenges and opportunities of next year.
| THE MESSENGERS |
THE MESSENGERS |
THE MESSENGERS |
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||
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Period start date 1-Apr-22 |
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Period end date 31-Mar-23 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 31,743 | 8,121 | 39,864 | 58,268 | |
| Gift Aid | 2,887 | 2,887 | 7,283 | ||
| Investments | - | ||||
| Bank Interest | 360 | 360 | 372 | ||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 34,990 |
8,121 | - | 43,111 | 65,923 |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 34,990 | 8,121 | - | 43,111 | 65,923 | |
| Auditor | - | - | 50 | ||
| Bank Charges | 272 | 272 | 321 | ||
| Insurance | 362 | - | 362 | 343 | |
| Postage | 369 | - | 369 | 349 | |
| Printing | - | - | 760 | ||
| Stationery | - | - | 151 | ||
| Website | 1,397 | 1,397 | 64 | ||
| Afghan Refugees | - | 2,600 | |||
| Bangladesh - Dhaka School | 9,640 | 2,620 | 12,260 | 10,500 | |
| Bangladesh - Dhaka School Building | - | 5,000 | |||
| Bangladesh - Rohingya Refugees | - | 944 | |||
| Bangladesh Education | - | 3,200 | |||
| Conference Fees | 6,096 | 6,096 | |||
| IDP MercyFund | - | 1,800 | |||
| Karen MercyFund | 130 | 130 | 425 | ||
| Laos - Harvest Centre Livelihood Building Project |
- | 260 | |||
| Laos MercyFund | - | 230 | |||
| Laos Education | - | 1,600 | |||
| Myanmar IDP | - | 1,000 | |||
| Laos - Harvest Centre Training | 300 | 300 | |||
| Deborah | 240 | 240 | 240 | ||
| MercyFund | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||
| Myanmar - Bibles for Burma | 4,760 | 480 | 5,240 | 3,600 | |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,000 | |||
| Full Burmese Bibles | - | 1,000 | |||
| Myanmar GTMS | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||
| Myanmar Karen People | - | 13,850 | |||
| Karen Students in IDP | - | 1,500 | |||
| Lisu Bibles in Karen State | - | 7,500 | |||
| MercyFund | - | 6,500 | |||
| Pakistan Flood Relief | 465 | 35 | 500 | ||
| Vietnam - John & Grace | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,900 | ||
| Vietnam MercyFund | - | 480 | |||
| Vietnam bibles | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||
| Thailand - TNO Training | 4,660 | 4,660 | 4,660 | ||
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| Sub total | 45,751 | 3,675 | - | 49,426 | 72,827 |
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 45,751 | 3,675 | - | 49,426 | 72,827 | |
| - 10,761 | 4,446 | - | - 6,315 | - 6,904 | |
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| 79,683 | - | 79,683 | 86,587 | ||
| 68,922 | 4,446 | - | 73,368 | 79,683 | |
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | NOTES to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Endowment funds Endowment funds Current value (optional) Current value (optional) When due (optional) Date of approval |
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| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details | to nearest £ Unrestricted funds |
to nearest £ Restricted funds |
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| Sharnbrook Bank Deposit Account | 60,000 | - | - | |
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| Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
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to nearest £ Restricted funds |
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| CAF General Funds | 13,368 | - | - | |
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE MESSENGERS Charity no. 1185611 I report to the trustees on the examination of the accounts of The Messengers {'the charity) for the year ended 31" March 2023. 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. I report that in respect of my examination of the charivs 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 Commi55ion under section 145{5}(bl of the 2011 Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: l. The accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. The accounts did not accord with 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 orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. David Roberts 21st July 2023 3 Litchfield Close Brixworth NN6 9PB