## Annual Trustees Report 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025 Charity Registration Number: 1196107 Company Registration Number: 12139940 ## Contents Table of Contents |ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
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3| |THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY AS SET OUT IN ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENT
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4| |HOW OUR ACTIVITIES DELIVERED PUBLIC BENEFIT
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4| |PRINCIPALFUNDINGSOURCES....................................................................................5| |RESERVES POLICY
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5| |PUBLIC BENEFIT
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6| |RECRUITMENT OF DIRECTORS
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6| |RISK MANAGEMENT
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6| |DECLARATIONS
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6| 2 The Directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2025. ## Administrative Information Charity Name: Operation Kindle operating as SMRC: Serving a Multiplying and Resilient Church Charity Registration No: 1196107 Company Registration No: 12139940 Principal Office: 4[th] Floor Silverstream House, 45 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 6EB Independent Examiner: E Dessai & Co, Chartered Accountants Congress House Floor Office 10, Suite 1, 4[th] 14 Lyon Road, Harrow Middlesex, HA1 2EN The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 5 August 2019 and registered as a charity on 11 October 2021. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. ## Directors Mehrshad Rasaei Director and Chief Executive Officer Lynne Burke Chair Habibullah Ahmadifa Director Rev Carol Canter Director 3 ## The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document The advancement of the religion of Christianity for the benefit of the public in the UK and in other countries through: - the holding of worship services - prayer meetings - lectures - conferences - training events - distributing films, audio and audio-visual materials and literature on the Christian religion ## How our activities delivered public benefit SMRC invests heavily in the development of missional disciples through programs that focus on both spiritual growth and practical ministry skills. Our key activities in 2024 include: ## Leadership Training and Development : We focus on training individuals who feel called to lead home churches. All these people have access to leadership resources, lectures, and pastoral care programs designed to equip them with the necessary skills for effective ministry. Discipleship and Teaching Resources : We designed and produced discipleship resources that strengthen all church members, particularly those engaged in teaching God’s Word. These materials are rooted in the Scriptures and are designed to foster deep spiritual growth. We trained 22 new leaders to use these resources and develop disciples. ## Pastoral Care and Mentoring : We provided pastoral support & mentoring particularly in regions where Christianity is persecuted. Our goal is to ensure that leaders have the emotional, spiritual, and practical support they need to continue their ministries and grow in their faith. We trained many of them online and they take the materials and skills back to their networks ## Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: The leaders accessed the CBT support for themselves and their network. The psychotherapy team is made up of qualified professionals dedicated to providing mental-health support to church leaders and members of the church who are struggling with life’s challenges. Every day 200-400 people use our online resources. 4 ## KFAM, Educational Initiatives : This library includes around 900 articles and podcasts video resources on topics that affect the whole of society, including politics, human rights, psychology, culture, philosophy, and sociology. Between 2000 and 4,000 people access this each day. ## Church Planting and Evangelism: We supported many leaders and emergent leaders to take responsibility in home churches especially at this time when Christianity is a growing religion in MENA. ## Formation Conferences: During 2024 we held 5 intensive and formation conferences for trainee leaders in the Middle East and UK. These all included times of teaching and encouragement. ## Alpha: During 2024 we launched an online Alpha Course each week, non-stop, specifically for leaders to learn how to deliver it in their home churches. We aimed to empower leaders to foster discussions about faith, life, and the Gospel in their communities, creating a ripple effect of spiritual growth and discipleship. ## Access Ministry Access Ministry is an activity which involves people working out how to be evangelists and disciples in their everyday environment. This approach, particularly in the context of the persecuted church, creates natural opportunities for people to share the gospel as they develop small businesses within their community. ## Principal Funding Sources Christian organisations, ministries and evangelical churches provide funding for staff, equipment, materials, meetings, mentoring and conferences. ## Reserves Policy The Directors minimise financial risk by monitoring income and costs, actively engaging with grant funders and limiting financial liabilities. The trustees aim to maintain a reserve of three months operating costs. •To support the operations of the trust if income was to fall temporarily •To enable a controlled rundown of activities if it became no longer feasible to continue the operations of the trust. 5 ## Public benefit The trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales and that the charity is effectively doing what it was set up . to do and is making a difference to its beneficiaries ## Recruitment of Directors The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law. We are actively seeking to extend the Board. ## Risk Management The Management Committee has conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed. A risk register has been established and is updated at least annually. Where appropriate, systems or procedures have been established to mitigate the risks the charity faces. ## Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees |Signature
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Date|| |---|---| ||Lynne Marie Burke| ||Chair of Trustees| ||| ||4 September 2025| 6 REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 12139940 IEttgl#nd ind Wales) REGisfERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1196107 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND IA TEME R THE YEAR ENDED AN ARY2 FOR OPERATI N KINDLE LTD E D¢ssai & Co Limited Chartered Aceountants Congress House Office 10 4th FlIK)r, 14 Lyon Road Harrow Middlesex HAI 2EN ND LTD FTHE FIN EAR EN ED IAL AN TE PA8¢ Report of th¢ Trujteej Independent ExAMine￿5 Re￿rt S¢•tement of Flninthl Aetlvltles BalAnc¢ She*t Notes to the F1nA ThcIAI StAtements 3 to 10 D¢¢¥il¢d St8lem¢nl of Flnancial Artlvltles RT FTHETR R THE YEAR ENDED The busitts wlw) are a]vn dire¢tys of the dwity for the of the C<1mp￿leS Act 2006. pwni their ry)rt with the financial 5tstements of the d￿rity for the Ye￿ ended 31 JanuAry 2025. The uusttts h4ve adoptcd the provisions of Accouniing and Rwrning by Ch8riti¢s.' Stst¢m¢nt of Re￿rnmended pr￿Itt Applicable ￿ charities prep8ritk8 their cwunts in aw)rdanc¢ with the Firw*ia] Rer￿]ng Starthrd 8ppli&ile in the UK and Rewblic of Ireland IFRS 102) (eff￿1¥e l J4nuary 2019). STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Gov¢rnln8 doeuthettt The charity is conthjlled by its 8ovemin8 do¢umaK a dced of cly￿ltU*S a limita company, limited by uanntee. tts defincd by the Compwni¢s Ad 211)6. REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE DETAILS Registered Comwny numbtr 121JIMO (England and Wales) Re%btertd Charlty number 1190107 Reglstertd offlee Silversiream House 43 Fit7my Strttt London WIT6EB Tnutees Reverrnd C P Canter H Ahmadifar M R&wi Ms L M Burke Ind¢p¢odent Ex•ffither Elias De55ai ACA E Dessai & Co Limited Charteroj Acwuntsnts Congrtss House 10 4th FlcA)r. 14 Lyon Ro Harrow Middlesex HAI 2EN ApprovrA by ordv of ¢lK tA)wdof trusteeson 2 June 2025 4nd $i￿￿d0n its behalf by: ER, Tl RE RT N KINDLE LTD PE Independent t￿Miner'S report to the trustees of OPERATION KINDLE LTD ('the Company,) I rew>rt ￿ the ¢harity tsuste¢s on my examination ofthe accounts of the Company forth¢ y¢ar ended 31 January 2025. Responsibilities bAsis of rETA)rt As ihe charity's trustees of the Company land al30 its directors for the putyos¢s of company lawl you are resFK)n5ible for th¢ prep4ralion of the accounts in ￿0)rdance with the requirements of the Compani¢s A¢t 20061'th¢ 2006 A¢¢l. Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company Nre Th)1 required ￿ be ￿dI￿d under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are ¢ligibl¢ for ind¢pend¢nt examinaiion, I report in respect of my examination of your charity'5 ￿¢0￿11$ as c4rried oui under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 I'the 2011 Act'l. In carying out my exominaiion I have followed the Direction5 given by the Charity Commission under Section 145151 {b) of the 2011 Aet. Independent ¢xamiD¢r'g statement I have completed my examination. I that matteTS have come to my ￿￿tion irt conneetion with the examination giving me ¢&use io believe.. unling records w¢r¢ not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act: or the accounts do accord with those records,. or the accounts do noi comply with the accounting requijrmenis of Sethion 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requir¢m¢nt th41 the g¢count$ give ? true and fwr view which 15 IXII a matter considered as part of an independent examination,. or the have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Sthtement of Recommended Praclice for accountin8 and rew)rlin8 by charities (applicable to charilies preparing their aeeounL8 in Accord￿Ce with the Financial Rwning Stsndard appl]￿b]e in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102)). I have t)0 concerns and have come across no other mattets in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this Teport in orderto ¢nabl¢ a proper und¢rstsThdin8 of the accounts to be reached. Elias Dessai ACA E D¢$3Ni & Co Limtt¢d Chartered Accountants Con8Te55 House Offjce 10 4th Floor, 14 Lyon Road Harrow Middlesex HAI 2EN 2 JuThe 2025 Page 2 PERAT TATEMENT F FINAN IA ARY2 2025 un￿$t￿cted funds 2024 Totsl nds INCOME AND ENDOWMENfs FROM t￿n￿LOnS and le8acies 113,619 68,056 EXPENDITURE ON Charltable actlvltles P&stor5 Support Mission Supp)rt 22,464 46.205 70,441 14,678 Govem8n¢e cosi 14J67 14,961 Totsl 107,472 75.844 NET INCOMFJ(EXPENDITURE) 6.147 17,788) RECOIYCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 7,860 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 6219 The notrs forni part of these finkrtcial sthtements Pag¢ 3 31 JLYLIARTr' 202S 2025 Unrc5tricted 2024 Totsl funds FJXED ASSETS Tangible ass¢ts 2.079 1,480 CURRE￿ ￿ETs C&sh at bank 9,515 4.767 CREDITOILS An￿unts fallin8 duc within one yc4r 15 J751 16,175) NET CURRKNf A&SETS 4.140 11,408) TOTAL ASSETS LE&$ CURRENT LJABILITIES 6219 NET ASSETS 6219 FVNDS U[￿estrICted fimds 10 6219 TOTAL FUNDS 6219 The charitsble company is eniiiled kn exemNicffl from d￿j11 uThJtr Stttb)rt 477 of the ComT*nies Aet 2[￿ for year ended 31 January 2025. The memkrs have not Tequired the wrnpany w 0￿1n an audit of its financi￿ ststrments for the year ended 31 January 2025 in xcordance with Stttion 476 ofthe COM[￿leS Ad 21KI6. The trustees xknowledge their res￿nSIbilItieS for la) ensurin8 that the eharitsble eomtAny keeps ￿1￿ming wmpty with Sections 386 aTwJ 387 of the Companies Aa 21K16 and T>reparing financial 5tsternents wh￿h give a fair view of the sthte of affairs of the ¢haTitsble txmipany &$ at the end of eoch financial ye4r and of tts Surplus or deficit for exh financial yew in xo)rdance with the requirements of S¢uion$ 394 and 395 and which othernvise Comply with the Etquirema)ts of the Companies A 2006 relating to staternert% so faras applicable to the charitable company. Ib) These finan¢ia] have been in x¢(Ydatte with thr provi5ion5 applicable kn charitable compaThie5 5ubje£t to the Small cotnpanies re8irne. The financia] ststements wer¢ wov¢d by the Bcord of T￿￿ and authxised for issue ok 2 June 2025 and were SI￿¢d on its tthif by: TE FOR THE YEAR ENDED ARY2 ACCoU￿1NG POLICIES Bists of prepfirlng tht flnattd*l statements Th¢ financial statements of the charitsble company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 1021 'Accounting and Repgrtin8 by Charit1¢5: S￿¢m¢￿t of Re¢omm¢nded Prn¢ii¢¢ applicable ro Charities pttparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reportirtg Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) {effective l January 20191,. FinaTrcial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial RetK>rting Standord ¥pplicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companie5 Act 2006. The fut#ncial statemettts have been prepared under the historical cost convention. Income All income is rewised irt the Statement of Frnaneial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the fimds. it is ptDb&ble the income will be ffceived and the amount be measured reliably. Expenditure Liabilities ar¢ rxogni%d as ¢xpenditure &5 swn as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure. it is Probable that a transfer of eeonomic benefits will be required in settlement and the atnount of the obligation can be me8sured reliably. Expendiftwe is accounied for on b&sis and h&s t¢en classified under headings that aggr¢gat¢ ail cost r¢lated t(> the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been all(￿ ts) xtiviiies on a basis Consi￿ent with th¢ use of Tangible fixed iMets Depreciation is provkded at the followittg anThu8] rat&% in order to write off exh asset ovel its estimat¢d useful life. The eharity is exempt from COTPmtioth tlx on its charitable activiiies. Fund *ccouNtinE Unrestricted fiyjds can be used in aeeotdanee with the charithle objectives at th¢ discretion of the trustres. Restrithd funds can only be used for particular restricted putyose5 Within the objects of the charity. R¢5tridiotLS arise when specified by the (lonor or wh¢n fijnds are rdised for particular resth¢ied purrrt)S¢S. Furtherexplanation ofthe tkature and putyos¢ of each fvnd is included in the notes to the fjnanciai statements. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2025 2024 Donations SuprK>rt ith funding 103.724 9.895 58.256 9,800 113,619 68.056 Page 5 eontittued... ERATI N KINDL LTD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- CODtiDUtd AR ENDED 3 JANU RY 25 CHARITABLE AcfiviTIES COSTS Support costs (see note 4) Direct Costs Totsls Pa5tor5 Support Mission Support 22,464 22.464 70,344 97 70,441 Governance cost 14,567 14,567 92,808 14.664 107.472 SUPPORT COS73 Governance o)sts Momagemertt Finance Tots]s Mission Support 97 Governanc¢ c05t 314 14.231 14,567 314 14.231 14,664 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATIOIY AND BENEFITS 2023 2024 Trustees, sai8ri¢s Tnjsiees. Soci￿ security 10.507 194 9,194 10,507 Tn￿le¢s, expenses Th¢Jr were no trustees, expenses paid for the year e￿Ied 31 January 2025 nor for th¢ year ended 31 January 2024. Page 6 continued... KINDiI LTD NOTES AT&￿IE, ANUARY 202 R THE YEAR ENDED srAFF COSTS 2025 2024 10,507 ial security e05tS 9.194 IOJ07 The avffage mottthly numterof employees durin¥ theyt*rw&% ￿ follows: 2025 2024 Admin No employee5 received cmluments in excess of COMPARATIVES FOR THE sfATEMEiYf OF FINANCIAL A￿1v￿lEs funds INCOME AND ENi)OWMENfs FROM tknnations altd legacies 68.056 EXPENDrfuRE ON Chxrit*ble *clivitieJ PastOf5 Support Mission sUp￿rt 46205 14.678 Govemance o)st 14,961 Tot•1 75.844 NET INCOMUEXPENDfTURE) {7,788) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS 7.860 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 72 )ntinued... PE TION KINDLE LTD TE THE FINAf4 R THL YEAR ENDED ARY2 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Comput¢r equipfftent cosr Ai l February 2024 Addi¢ions 1,480 At 31 J8nu4ry 2025 2.079 NET BOOKVALUE At 31 Janyary 2025 2.079 At 31 January 2024 1.480 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Trustee 5.375 6.175 10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 31.1.25 At 1.2.24 Unrtstrlded fun Genernl Fund 6.147 6,219 TOTAL FUNDS 72 6,147 6.219 Net movement in furtds, includ¢d in the above art as follows.. IrKomin8 Tesourtts Resource5 expend¢d Mov¢m¢ni in funds Unrestricted fund$ General Fund 113.619 (107,472) 6.147 TOTAL FUNDS 113,619 (107,472) 6,147 Pag¢ 8 Lx)TrtiThued... Tl THE FINAIY IAL TEME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JAN ARY MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. coDtiDued Comp•r•tlv¢s for mov¢meDI ID Nct At 31.1.24 At 1.223 Unrestricted funds General Fund (7,7881 72 TufAL FUNDS 7.860 (7.788) 72 Compar￿1¥¢ rtet movemthtt in fitr)d& included in th¢akn¢ are &$ follows: Movaneni in fi]nds expend Unrestrided fvndy Gwv¥l Fund 68,056 {75.844) 17.788) TOTAL FUNDS 68.056 175.844) 17.788) A curreni year 12 months and ptioryw 12 combined pjsttion is follow5: Nd rnovement in fimds At 31.125 At 1.223 u￿reStr1et¢d funds General F￿ (1.641) 6,219 (1,641) 6.219 A current year 12 M(￿th$ ￿ wior y¢•r 12 m(￿rt￿ LThnbined net movement irt included in the aknve Sre as follows: IrKoming Reum]I￿ Movement in funds Urtrestrfcted 181.675 (183 J16) {1,641) TOTAL FUNDS 181,675 (183,316) (1.641) continuoj... THE KAR END AN ARY RELATED PARTY DISCIA)SURES Th¢r¢ were no related paty transactions forthe year ended 31 January 2025. Page 10 PERA ET ILED TATEME FFI IA ARY 202 AN 2025 2024 INCOME AND ENtK)WMENrs DonAtloni And legitles tksnaiions Supkx)rt iK4der5 funding 103,724 9,895 58256 9.800 113,619 68,056 Totxl Ineomlng resoureej 113,619 68.056 EXPEIYDITURE Chlrltsble *etlvltS Travelling ¢xpen5¢5 Conference cost Support & DonAtion 24.459 22.464 45,885 3,336 46,205 10,353 92,808 59,894 Support ¢￿ts MgnAgemtrtt Telephone Advertising 14 105 119 Flninee BAnk charges 314 2410 Governinte eoiL4 Trusttts. salaries Trustees, S￿la1 security Insurance Telephone Pos(Age and ststionery Sundries Acwuntsn¢y Computu wst 10,507 194 760 204 748 329 1,800 1,196 632 60 252 40 1,800 1,428 14.231 14,719 Totsj re50Urte8 expended 107,472 75,844 Net lrttomtJ(expendlturn) 6,147 (7.7881 Thii page does not forni part of the ststut(ry finon¢ia] ststcmcnts Pag¢ll QEWTI0￿_WN Itsthpendell*eIirnkne@grtport to olOPERATION KINDLE LTD{'thÈcoM￿Thy' I rewrt ￿ the eharityTtu￿ees orttny ￿z￿l￿allOn0[the3cQ0YD￿OftheeQmPsnY fortheyelrended 31 Jww2025. Responslbullles*￿ bAibof A5 lh¢ thwity's thtsitts ofthe Comwy (and ￿50 it5 duEthor5 for thE purposes ofwmpany lawlyou4re re5p)nsible for th¢ prepaw1onofth¢%￿u￿ts in xcorthcewiththt Kequirementsofthe Comwies Act2(KkS eth?2(￿ Ace). 4avin8 5ausfied myself the Xwunts ofthr CoTnpsny aTe r4uiRd to bE audi1￿ undEr Pm 16 orth¢ 2(h>S Aci 4nd we eliBible for indeP￿￿t exam￿110￿. I r¢wrt in r¢5pe¢¢ of my examination ofyour th&rity'S xwiin15 a5 carri Oul uth St¢tiOn 145 of thE CharitiES Ath 2011 Ilhe 2011 Adl. in wins Qut my I haw¢ followed the Direct￿n$$I￿n by Charity Con￿￿￿4$10n urt&r5&tion 14515llblofthe2011 AL*. IndepetsdeDttxinbi*èf'sSt*t*Th¢ttt I have cornple1￿ my exgThina¢KJn. l ethfimi Ih&i ts) hwe 1> my in wnh the ¢xgmination 8ivin8m¢cww b¢li¢v¢.' un¢ingroxrts wer¢ notkw in re5peetoflheComyw &%wuitedby Se¢tk)D386OfthE2(￿A￿0r theaccountsdonol ac£ord withthosereuth.. the accounls dD cornpty with the ac￿￿nE￿8 r¢quitemEnty of S¢ctvn 3% of th¢ 2W6 kn1 oth¢r th&i pJ)y U1￿Ment Ihe ￿ve aitue t￿r view which i8JlLXarnattèrcOnside￿d ￿ p3M ofan indeN&nt eXaMin￿l￿n".￿r the tttounts hAve not kn pYepAred in *wrdontt with and principlts of tht stsittntnt of Rep)rnrnenW PraciK¢ for rynin8 by ¢hariti¢s Iwli¢¥bl¢ io