## **THE DISCOVER NETWORK** 

## **Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements** 

**For the period 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026** _Charity Registration Number: 1193870_ 



## **Objectives and Activities** 

The object of the Discover Network (TDN) is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time to time decide. 

## **Public Benefit** 

The trustees are aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance ‘The advancement of religion for the public benefit’ and have given due consideration to it in their administration of the charity. 

TDN exists to advance the Christian faith, and provides a benefit to the public by: 

- Enabling people to encounter faith using Discovery Bible Studies (DBS) 

- Equipping faith leaders with training and mentoring 

- Offering creative ways to enable people to engage with the Bible 

- Mobilising prayer 

- Developing resources which allow people to engage with faith 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

## **Discover Network** 

- Running online and in-person training sessions for groups interested in running DBS both in the UK and overseas including train-the-trainer sessions for various nations. 

- Continuing to mentor leaders worldwide who are onwardly starting DBS groups, training new leaders and mentoring emerging leaders 

- Hosting Introduction to DBS meetings with interested individuals and partner organisations 

- Running DBS groups online and in-person 

- Community engagement 

## **Financial Review** 

TDN entered the year with a small balance in General funds. Income has largely come via grants and regular donations from supporters. 

Project funding was used during the year to support the ongoing travel, hospitality and general expenses of disciple-makers. 

The Flourish Fund ended the year with a negative balance. General Fund surplus was transferred to cover this prior to start of the next financial year’s books. 

Fundraising towards the development of a new discipleship app brought in £2.5k which will be disbursed next year. 

The trustees are confident that TDN will continue as a going concern. 



## **Balance Sheet** 

|**Balance Sheet**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**As at**||**As at**|
|||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**||**31 Mar 2026**||**31 Mar 2025**|
|**Opening Balance**|£|<br>522|£|0|£|<br>522|£|<br>3,587|
|**Income**|£|<br>7,774|£|3,191|£|<br>10,965|£|<br>18,685|
|**Expenditure**|£|<br>2,655|£|4,018|£|<br>6,672|£|<br>21,751|
|**Closing Balance**|**£**|**5,641 **|**£**|**(827)**|**£**|**4,815**|**£**|**521**|
|**Year End Transfer**|**£**|**(3,275) **|**£**|**3,275**|||||
|**Final Balance**|**£**|**2,366 **|**£**|**2,448**|||**£**|**4,815**|



## **Income and Expenditure** 

|**Income**||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**||**Total**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Cash Collections**|£|245|£|0|£||245|
|**One-of**|||£|2,448|£||2,448|
|**Regular**|£|6,275|£|0|£||6,275|
|**Grants - Stewardship**|£|1,219|£|743|£||1,962|
|**Grants - Other**|£||£|0|£||0|
|**Publications**|£|35|||£||35|
|**Total Income**|**£**|**7,774**|**£**|**3,191 **|**£**||**10,965**|
|**Expenditure**||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**||**Total**||
|**Projects**|£|2,325|£|4,018|£||6,343|
|**Training**|£|142|£|0|£||142|
|**Publications**|£|188|£|0|£||188|
|**Discover App**|£|0|£|0|£||0|
|**Total Expenditure**|**£**|**2,655**|**£**|**4,018 **|**£**||**6,672**|
|||||||||
|**Income less Expenditure**|**£**|**5,119**|**£**|**(827) **|**£**||**4,293**|





## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities** 

|||||||**As at**||**As At**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**||**31 Mar 2026**||**31 Mar 2025**|
|**TDN Current Account**|£|<br>5,641|£|(827)|£|<br>4,815|£|<br>521|
|**Totals**|**£**|**5,641**|**£**|**(827) **|**£**|**4,815**|**£**|**521**|



## **Fund Movements** 

|**Fund Movements**||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Opening**|||**Income**||**Expenditure**||**Closing**|
|**General (unrestricted)**|£||522|£|7,774|£|<br>2,655|£|5,641|
|**Flourish (restricted)**|£||0|£|743|£|<br>4,018|£|(3,275)|
|**New App**|£||0|£|2,448|£|<br>0|£|2,448|
|**Totals**|**£**||**522**|**£**|**8,517 **|**£**|**6,672**|**£**|**4,815**|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The Discover Network is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) whose only voting members are its Charity Trustees. It is governed by a constitution. 

The management of the CIO is the responsibility of the Trustees who are appointed by resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the Charity Trustees under the terms of the constitution. 



## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

## **Charity Name** 

The Discover Network 

## **Trustees** 

S Pilkington A Gilmour R Treby 

## **Charity Registration Number** 

1193870 

## **Registered Office** 

Stampwell Farm Oxford Road Jordans BEACONSFIELD HP9 2XD