INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 31 MARCH 2026 ChArity Registration uMber 1193131
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES FINLNCIAL STATLMEliTS FOR 31 MARCH 2026 Contents Page Administralivc Infornialion Trustces, Report 2-4 IndcpL"nd¥'nt Examiner's rcport Receipts and Payments Account Sialcnient of Assets and Liabilities Nolcs to thc financial s(aicmcnls 10
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES MEMBERS OF THE cOMMIEE AND PROFESSIONAL ADN'ISERS The board of the trustees Simon Shaw (R¢sign¥d l 8 MarLh 2026) Dr Andersoii Moyo Sarnh Heniy Riv Dr Martin Robinson Suzanne Butler f)r Mohan Seevarainam Registered offiee Bridge Flousc Riverside Court Derby DE24 8HY Independent Examiners Derby Community Ac¢ountancy Service Babingjloii Lodgc 12% Green Lane Derby DEI IRY
tNTERCULTURAL CHURCHES TRLfsTEES' REPORT YF.AR EYDF.D 31 MARCH 2026 The Trustees are pleased to present their annual Directors. Report together with the financial stalements of the charily for Ihe year ended 31 March 2026. Summary of the objeets of the eharity set out In Its governlng doeument ThL ObjLLt of thL CIL) is. for th¢ publi¢ n(.rE[. io advancc th¢ Chrislian faith in such ways a5 thc Charity Trtl¢c% may fruin iimL lo lim¢ dcLidc throu&Jhoui Ihc Wurld. Summary of the malD actlvltles undertaken for the publlc benellt In rL'IAtlon to these objects The organisalion promotes ihe objective of the charily and the values of inteul1ural church through: l. Envisioning churches, leaders and individuals with a COiiViL*ion for interculturdl church. 2. InterLultural Leadership development through regular tsaining course.s. huddlcs and events 3. InteUl1UraI Worship - equipping ehurch¢s worship in differeni languages, slyles and forniats 4. Equipping church¢s for inlerculturdl ministry and ministy. including church planling and evangLlism Annual Progress Rewjrt Thi% has b¢¢n a ycar of¢xl¢nsion and developmenl. Our UK tcam 8rew in wnfidcnce and look on grealcr rc5ponsibility for our courses and progTammcs. frccing our dircclors to build th¢ European network. W¢ c¢l¢brat¢d a landmark national worship f¢stival. Completed our first full leadership training course. and gathed r.uropean catalysts together in person for the firsl lime. Tt has been a demanding y¢ar financially. but ihrough careful managemeni. faithful individual supporters and G¢)d's provision. we have conlinu¢d to deliver and dei¥'elop our core work. Slgnific2nt development5 this ye8r have been: Holding the UK'S first Interculturdl Worship festival. T&ste of Heaven.. at Coventy Cathedral. with atound 4(Kl attendces. Compleling the fir%i full rnn ofour'Streng(hening your Interculiurdl Leader.ship' online course and recording the teaching inputs for fuwre use. Establishing a UK reatn leadehIp structure, with Phoebe Owen tsking on the role of UK team leader and Ed Down serving Operations Lead.
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES TRLSTEES, REPORT YEAR F.YDED 31 MARCH 2026 Fornially adopting Songs2Scrv¢ Europ¢ into InteTcultural Churches from I Sepl¥mb¢r 2025. Launching'The Kaleidos Nctwork, of European inrcUIral caialysis, and holding ils rirsi in-person gaihering in Malaga. Activitie$ undertaken to promote our objectives Equipping and supporting leaders in ehurches with intercul¢url skills We completed our 6-session online course.'Strengthening your InteuliUral Leadership,. in July 2025. with 25 altendces and vcry. posilive feedback. We rccordcd ihe team's t¢aLhing inputs io use in futurc Lourses. and a waiting list is growing for the nexl round, which launches in April ?026. In parlnership with Agap¢ UK, we rdn our second one-day 'Culture Compass. course on inlerculiural inlelligence in Bimingham on 18 September 2025. aiiended by 20 delegaies plu$ 5 leaders. We LolitllluL to rnn 4 hLKldle ¢08¢hing groups thraugh the year. providing ongoing support and ILaming for Icaders in intercultural .settings. Members of our leam contributed io'Polyphonic God,. an Evangelical Alliance publicdliun Dn intcrculturnl theology and ministry, launLhcd onlinc in August 2025. Engaging and inspiring church leaders, network leaders churrh plxnters Atross Europe We launched 'The Kaleidos Network,, a network of Europcan national catalysts. Following onliiie 8aiherings through the year with leaders from Swedeti, Finland, Norway. Gemany, the NeiherlRnds. Ireland and ihe UK. we held our first in-person gathering in Malaga from 2 to 4 .March 2026. Twenty-two dclcgates attended from Norwayj Gennany, thkn N¢thLrl#nds', the USA and th¢ U At thc Malaga gathcring we drLW up the 'Mala8a Maiiifesto,, a chartcr expr¢ssin8 a shared commilmenl to global inlcrculiurnl church impact ovcr ihc coming 25 ycars. Adam and Karina visitcd Siockholm in Febnry 2026, spcnding time with l¢ad¢rs from thc Evangelical Free ChurLh dcnorninatio participalin&i in the 'God's Kiniidoin in thc Estates, conference, and prcaching ai IIusby church, a hcalthy intcrculiural conbtrrebyation led by former huddle members. We represented Interculiurdl Churchc5 at thc Interculiural Mintstries Ireland gathcring in Belfast. mainlaiDing our cornleclion with the nelwork led by Nathaniel Jennings.
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES TRUSTEES, REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 TrIARCH 2026 Insplring 2nd equipplng churches for Inlereultural worsbip Ov¢r thL' year the Son&s2SeEve team has: Held the UK'S first Interrulturdl Worship f&siival. Taste of Heaven.. al Covenlry Cathcdral on 24 May 2025, with around 4(M) altcndees. Thc evenl celebrated worship from many LultllrLS and pmmolLd Ihc vision fDr interculturdl church and w(Trr8hip to a wide audiLllCL aLross IhL IJK and beyond. Ils COSLS of appn)ximalely £32,000 were met through donaiions, ticket sales and fundtaising. Launched 'An Intercultural Worship Handbook, by lan Collinge at the festival. L8unLhLd a munthly online fvscssion course, 'IntruduLlion lu IntLYcultural Worship,. on 17 SLpILmbcr 2025, IL'd by RicnckL VI¢T and JLssi¢ Tang. with 12 partiLipants. Fortnally adupicd %ongs25erve Europe into Intcrculturdl Cljurchcs fri)m I September 2025. with Rieneke Visser joining lo dei'elop the intercultural worsliip ministry across the UK and Europ¢ alongstd¥' Jcssi¥ -I'ang. Led a 'Tastc of I leaven, inlercultural worship c¥lebrniion at Christ Churih. Rox¢th. on the evLning bcforL' our ConN'¢rge ¢onferencc, in Lollabordtion with RLsonancc and Song$2Serve. modLlling how the feslival's vision can be shared at a local scalc. Connectln% and strengthenlng the network Our annual Conv¥rgc ¢onfereT]ce look pla¢¢ in 11am)w on I l Ociobcr 2025, hosted g¢n¢rously by Si Pctcr'5 church in parin¢rship with One Church II#Trow. Seventy d¢leBdtes juined us for a day of ieachingj worship aiid conn¢ction. Ilarvey Kwiyani and cmbcrs of the Ac(Nl I Projccl ICMS) conlribulcd inpuls and sponborship. and partncr organisations cxhibiicd and gave financial 5UPPOrt. Feedback was vcry positivc. Flnancial Revlew It has been a challenging year financially. While w¢ have seen a incre05¢ in the number of individual suppTrrters, trSt and foundation applications proved harder Ihan hoped during Ihc year. Thmugh careful financial man3gernent. the support ot regular givers and God's proi.'ision. wc rctaincd sutTicient fund5 for our basic operations. WL bcgan charging for some of our courscs and eventb during thc ycar and r¢Leived our first rcquLSi for paid coaching in iiifcrcultural leadcrship, opening new sourccs of inctyme for the cfftwity. The Trustees have considered the risk to the cbariiy's budget and future fvnding and have set the following reservcs policy:
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES TRUSTEES, REPORT YEAR EYDED 31 MARCH 2026 Maintain a minimum of £2.500 in reser%'es as a contingency. If fldS are in danger of falling below this level. active steps will be Laken io closely manage cash now. The Teserves wlicy will t rcvicw¢d ¢a¢h y¢ar as part of th¢ annual financial proccduTCS review. Structure, Governgnr¢ gnd Management Governing Document ThL. Charity wa5 yL up by a Trnst Deed 89 a charitable organisation registercd with the Charity Commission on 15 January ?0? l and is Lonslitul¢d as a CIO. This was amendcd on ?9 April 2025 to LhangL IhL namL from Inierculttwal Churches LJK to InterLuItUTal Church¢s and to expand thc scope lo worldwide. Trustee selection methods As a nL'w Lharily, thL first charity trustees were appoiiiled on I S January 2021. Unless tlic Lharity tru¥lccs d¢¢id¢ oihcrwisc. ¢v¢ry sub5cqucni ¢harily trusi¢C must appointed by a r¢solulion passed at a properly convened m¢cting of Ihe chariiy trusiees. Independent Examiner DLrby CAS wcrc in officc as ind¢pLnd¢nl ¢xarnin¢r during the year. Mohan Seevardtnam Chair of TrustCC8
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES tNDKPENDKNT EXAMINER'S REPORT YEAR ENDED 31" MARCH 2026 Independent Examiller'5 Report to the Trustees of lllter¢yltural Churebes UK I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 which are set out on pages 6 to 8. R¢$p¢ctiv¢ r¢sponsIbiliti of the trustees 4nd examiner As the charity trustees of the-l rust. you are resw)nsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Aci 2011 ('the Acl"). I report in respecl ot my examinaiion of the TTUSt's accounts rrIed out under section 145 of the ?01 l Act and in carying out my examinalion. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act. Independent eMIner'S ststemeDt I have completed my examination. I confimi thal rK) ma*rial matters have come to my atlention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any maierial respect: accounting records w'ere not kept in accordance with sc¢tion 130 of thc Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting rewrds I have no concerns and have come acmss no other matlers in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts lo be reached. 1118114)ZU Mark Ncwcy ACMA Derby Communily Accounlancy Service Babington Lodge 128 Green Lane Derby DEI IRY
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES RECElVtS .LND P.4YMENTS ACCOLwr YEAE E_NDED 31 MARCH 2026 Toial 31 .IAarch 2026 Total 31 March 2025 Unrestricted RestTiCted FutKIs Funds Noies Opening BAlances Reeelpts Grants Individual Di)nations ChurLh t)onaLion.4 Orbyanisation donations Conferen¢¢ Sales Training Sales Pr()duLt SalL'S Suildry Invome Total Receipts 15156 li( 26156 14930 8188 3014 81X 105117 4275R 4677 1405 600Q 7574 300 3112 3796 979 31KJ 10411 3796 979 73iX 689 190 157(A 18501 34265 Pavments ConlraLtur& CF.0 Contractor% Adminlcomms Contractors Finance Contra¥tors COO Con¢ractor% Wor%hip Fundraising IT hogling and W¢bsiie TravLI dnd SubsisienL¢ TLlcphonL Cosl Conferen¢¢ Costs Mecling¥s and Hospilaliiy Rcsources Inyurance Accouiitsn¢y Lcgal Fees Subscriptions Bank Fees Postage Miscelloneous 5315 1565 2633 614 5613 1706 10928 3271 4420 9153 2171 224 1725 6454 8539 2171 7150 5149 2413 132 272 485 284 1570 25 120( 556 2055 25 15.142 986 34?0 408 400 3342 986 1916 1799 489 400 564 125 3420 408 70 70 31 161 178 90 38593 338 62 1369 44603 54805 et Muvement of Fund5 Transfer behveen Funds Cluyin¥ Balances 448 -10612 4096 -21)092 10612 1520 -20540 11226 5616 26156
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES STATEMEliT OF ASSETS LBILITIEs AS AT 31 %IARCH 2026 31 Ilrch 2026 31 MArth 2025 otes Fixed Assets Currvnt Assels Balance at Coop bank Bulunce ai CAF bank D¢b¢ot3 Pctly C4yh 4123 1396 26156 96 6016 26156 Less Credltors 4945 I'otal Currtnt Att Vlue 1071 20424 Tot41 Net Assets 1071 20424 Ch8ir Date D@ M, S JEEVAÉf)q oi Trc&surer T)ate
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES riOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Trlote I Grant and Trust Funding Unrestrlcted Grants Restricted Gtanls Totgl 2026 Total 2025 AnLhor Foundatio Anonymous Trust A AmeriLan Tnjst Donor Bcn¢fa¢t Trnst M4 IrhlerculturAI Hummin&Fbird Trust 50 5(KX) 15758 22(K)O 3088 IIMI 81118 3088 loo Nute 2 Debtors Unres¢rlc¢ed Funds Restrlrted Funds TotAI 2026 TotAI 2025 rund8 in TnLqibridg¢ CJlobal 401 401 401 Trustbridge Global rcceii'cs and processes intcrnalional donations on behalf of InterculDJral Churches. ote3 Creditors Uore5tricted Fund5 Restricted Fvllds Total Funds Total Funds CEO Costs Admiiblcommunications Officer Cosls Finance Officer Costs Cool Development Officcr Costs W01p Contractor LOSIS Confcrcnce Costs Accounts 4) 1574 106 378 1309 2221 123 41X) 591 400 2646 378 1309 2221 123 400 121 5732 2724 2221 4945
INTERCULTURAL CHURCHES OTES TO THE.4CCOUNTS Lyote 4 Restricted Fund5 Transfer Bclwecn Closing Funds Balance Opening Balancc Income Expenditurc Tasle olHeaven Son¥s2SLrve Bcnclact Cornergtonc 110 137(K) 4801 247 2374 5353 6166 38593 -908 5353 6166 10612 1520 11000 18501 1520 -1