## Music Ministry Foundation (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 August 2024 Charity Number 1198770 (England and Wales) Music Ministry Foundation TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT For the year ended 31 August 2024 The trustees of Music Ministry Foundation (‘the charity’) present their annual report for the year ended 31 August 2024. ## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The objective of the charity is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith, particularly, but not exclusively, through the training of Christian church musicians and leaders and the provision of resources for use in Christian worship. To further this objective the charity: - runs conferences, in-church workshops and regular training days to train, resource and equip Christian church musicians and leaders; and - provides online resources such as course materials, songs, sheet music and service planning materials for Christian church musicians and leaders. The trustees have had regard to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives and in planning future activities. The charity’s activities are open to everyone, and its resources are accessible to everyone at minimal or no cost from its publicly available website. ## ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE During the year, the charity delivered: - regional day conferences in Worcester, Newcastle, London and Sheffield under the title “Irreplaceable Joy”; - termly training sessions for musicians in London; - a seminar programme for a theological training institution; - music for gatherings organised by regional gospel partnerships; - training and workshops for music teams at individual churches, including churches in Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Reading, Sheffield and Wakefield. The charity maintained an excellent website (https://www.music-ministry.org/), allowing users to access service planning materials, talks and videos, to view and download free sheet music, and to register for and download the “Dwell Richly” music training course. The charity also maintained a blog, reviewing new songs and books about music, and delivering practical advice on serving as a musician in church. The trustees are very grateful indeed to the charity’s regular and one-off individual donors, churches, trusts and other partners which supported its work financially. Without their generous and sacrificial donations, the charity could not have done its work. The trustees would also like to record their thanks to the volunteers who contributed their time and expertise to the charity’s work during the year. ## FINANCIAL REVIEW Details of the charity’s income and expenditure during the year and comparative period is set out on page 4. The comparative period was the sixteen-month period from incorporation on 28 April 2022 to 31 August 2023. Accordingly, comparative figures in these accounts are not entirely comparable. Total income for the year ended 31 August 2024 was £40,261. This compares with total income for the comparative period of £84,039 which included £25,702 funds transferred from the previous association on incorporation of the charity. Excluding that transfer, income for that period was £58,337. Total expenditure for the year ended 31 August 2024 was £48,675 (sixteen months to 31 August 2023: £54,408). The charity therefore recorded a deficit for the year of £8,414. This compares with a surplus for the sixteen months to 31 August 2023 (disregarding the funds transferred from the previous association) of £3,929. The charity ended the year with cash of £21,217 (2023: £29,631). 1 Music Ministry Foundation TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT Iconlinuedl For the yeor ended 31 Augu# 2024 STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The charity is govemed by a constitution dtsfed 25 A￿1 ￿ ond is conslituled os o CharitaLle IncrKwolecl Organisation whose only voting members ore its chcBity InJstees. Mvsc Mini5ty Foundation wos Éncorporated 05 0 ch￿[lOt￿e Incorpxyaled C¥gan￿alI0n I'CIO'I ond Registered Charity (Englond ond Walesl on 28 A￿7 2021 With effect from that dale. Ihe aclivilies ol o previous unincorporated 05s0CiOtion loLso known as MUS￿ Min￿try F￿JndOt￿)nI ceosed, ond its funds were transferred to the neww inccxpuoled ch(Ytty. Trustees ue app¢￿nted by resolulion passed al a woperly convened rrwthng of Ihe chority'5 trustees. In selecting individuals for app(Mntment as tru51ees. the Irustees pay d05e regard lo the skills. knowledge and experience needed for the etteclive adninislrotion ol the chC￿ty. In athailion. all Iruslees mst subscribe ond odhere lo. in belief and lrfeswe. the charity's statement of loilh which is the Evongelicol Alliance's Slatement ol Faith. Truslees (xe opwnted f¢J thretryecx terrrfj ond relire in rotolK)n. Any person reliring as a Injslee is eligib￿ reapp)inlment. REFERENCE AND ADMINETRATNE DEtAILS Music Ministry F￿ndOllOn is a Registered Chority Iregi5tralion number 11987701 and is incorporoted 0$ o Charitoble Incorpcyaled Organi%otion I'CIO'I. Ils registered address i5 The Emmonuel Meeting House. Lewns Meod, Brislol, BSI 2NN. The trustees who served the ch(￿ty during the year and lo the dote ol oprxovd ol this tnJslees' annual rep¢)rt were.. C D Gunter S D Pedley A S McKenna loppcynted 2 Odober ￿231 The truslee5 declare that they hove opproved the Iwslees. report above. Signed on behalf ol the chority's trustee C D Gunter Trustee J 3)25 Music Ministry Foundation INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT For the year ended 31 Augustr 2024 Responslblltl•s and basls of rep￿1 I rep￿ to the trustees on my exanThnation ol Ihe (Kcounls of MUS￿ Mnistry F￿ndOllon I'lhe Charily'l for Ihe year ended 31 August YY24. As the charity trustees of the Chority. yw ore responyble for the yeporotion ol the accounts in accordance wth the requirerrEnls ol the Charitie5 Act 2011 I'the Act'l. I reFxxt in respect ol my exanination ol the Chortly's occounts ccxried out tjnder seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my exarr#nalion. I hove followed the ap￿ical￿e Eireclions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl ol the Act. Independent •xarnlnerfs thmenl I have completed my exarr¥nalion. I confim Ihot no rmlerial mallers hove conE lo my ottentiOT) in connection with the ex0￿￿n01￿)n which give5 me cause lo believe thol. in any n￿terial respect.. accounting records were nol kept in acc¢Jdonce with section 130 of Ihe Acl- or the occounls do not occ(xd with the occounling recc*d& I have no concems and hovecome across no other mottws in connection with the examination lowhich oltention 5hwld be drown in order to enoble a rxoKV under5tancfjng of *he accounts lo be reached. Howard Evons 6 Court%de Mews Redlond Brislol BS6 6PS Dale.. ## Music Ministry Foundation STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE For the year ended 31 August 2024 ||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total for|Total for| |---|---|---|---|---| ||funds|funds|year ended|period from| ||||31 August|28 April 2022| ||||2024|to31 August| |||||2023| ||£|£|£|£| |**INCOME**||||| |Funds transferred from previous association|–|–|–|25,702| |Conference income|2,510|–|2,510|2,835| |Donations|29,575|–|29,575|54,103| |Donated royalty income|959|–|959|1,305| |Gift aid|7,217|–|7,217|–| |Other income|–
|–
|–
|94
| |TOTAL INCOME|40,261
|–
|40,261
|84,039
| |**EXPENDITURE**||||| |Conference related:||||| |Conference technical production|(300)|–|(300)|(514)| |Conference speakers’ gifts and expenses|(320)|–|(320)|(743)| |Conference materials|–|–|–|(217)| |Conference marketing|(84)|–|(84)|(180)| |Conference catering|(382)|–|(382)|(43)| |Conference travel and subsistence|(225)|–|(225)|(2,468)| |Conference other expenditure|(500)
|–
|(500)
|(49)
| ||(1,811)|–|(1,811)|(4,214)| |Other expenditure:||||| |Advertising and marketing|(30)|–|(30)|(60)| |Bank charges|(5)|–|(5)|–| |Books and resources|–|–|–|(148)| |Contractors|(30,000)|–|(30,000)|(25,345)| |Equipment and software|–|–|–|(3,540)| |Insurance|(165)|–|(165)|–| |Legal and professional|(390)|–|(390)|–| |Licences and subscriptions|(582)|–|(582)|(247)| |Sound engineering and mastering|–|–|–|(1,849)| |Speakers’ gifts and expenses|–|–|–|(383)| |Travel and subsistence|(1,114)|–|(1,114)|(21)| |Wages and salaries|(14,181)|–|(14,181)|(18,055)| |Website and design costs|(397)
|–
|(397)
|(546)
| |TOTAL EXPENDITURE|(48,675)
|–
|(48,675)
|(54,408)
| |(DEFICIT)/SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR/PERIOD|(8,414)|–|(8,414)|29,631| |**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||| |Total funds brought forward|29,631
|–
|29,631
|–
| |TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|21,217
|–
|21,217
|29,631
| The statement of income and expenditure set out above is prepared on a receipts and payments basis. All income and expenditure in the current and previous period related to unrestricted funds. 4 Music Ministry Foundalion STATEMENT OF NEf ASSErs Asa131Au ust 2024 2024 2ff23 CURRENT ASSErs Cash at bank 21,217 29.631 ASSETS 21.217 29.631 FUNDS Unrestricted funds Restricted funds 21.217 29,631 TOTAL FUNDS 21,217 29.631 These accounts were opproved by the twstees on.................................................... 3J25ond ore signed on their behalf by= C D Gunter Truslee