## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From:** 01/01/2024 **To:** 31/12/2024 **Charity name:** Streams Studio CIO **Charity registration number:** 1200538 **Company number:** N/A ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Para 1.17|To create moments of hope for Christians who are
distant in their faith:
1. To generate resources that serve the global
church
2. To facilitate conversations that build faith for
individuals
3. To offer redemptive content for social media| |Summary of the main activities in
relation to those purposes for the
public benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|Streams Studio core operations: recording, editing
and delivering conversation-based videos for social
media that will help to encourage Christians in their
faith.| |Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have thoroughly reviewed and
absorbed the Charity Commission’s guidance on
public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by volunteers|Para 1.38|Each of our communicators volunteer their time to
Streams Studio. Additionally our theological review
panel are also volunteers and none of our trustees
are remunerated. We also have various other| smaller contributions made by volunteers in the research and video review processes. Other ## **Achievements and performance** |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to the
circumstances of its beneficiaries
and any wider benefits to society
as a whole.|Para 1.20|We have been able to reach and impact many within
our target audience of disengaging and disengaged
believers.
**Reach:**
In 2024, our videos were viewed on average 317,000
times, almost trebling from 2023. Each view
represents an opportunity for our audience to
re-engage with the hope offered in Jesus.
Our videos have continued to have been shared tens
of thousands of times since we began. This
demonstrates that our concise yet impactful format
has enabled the seamless sharing of the Christian
message, just as we hoped.
**Impact:**
Over the past year, we have received many
thousands of messages and comments from
impacted people in our audience who have distanced
themselves from faith or are in circumstances that
could lead them away from it.
To mention a few:
_“Following this page is undoubtedly one of the best_
_decisions I’ve made in my life and for the healing of_
_my soul.”_
_“I mean this in no dramatic way at all, and I know it_
_might come off as dramatic, but this small snippet just_
_made me want to lean back into understanding the_
_world and word of God. I’ve been in such a state of_
_grief and turmoil for so long that I felt abandoned by_
_the Lord because I didn’t possess the toxic positivity_
_that I feel most Christians preach. But THIS… this_
_was just almost soul shaking for me”_
The community of the church was always meant to
be a place of safety for people to bring their honest,
broken selves and be met with hope and love. In
many cases, this is not the reality in the church today,
nor the wider perception of it. By establishing a
platform oriented towards both God and honesty, we
are helping people experience the love of God in their
most difficult, honest moments. This is profoundly
restorative for people. We have also heard on
multiple accounts that this is influencing the culture of
the Western Church to be more honest,thereby| |---|---|---| creating more room for people on the fringes to experience hope and healing in community. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against objectives Para 1.41 set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance against Para 1.41 objectives Other ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the period|Para 1.21|Total Receipts: £ 230,406
Total Payments: £ 233,522
Bank balance at start of period: £ 5,232
Bank balance at end of period: £ 183*
*we received a cheque for US $25,000 at the very end of 2024, which
was cleared into our bank account in early January 2025| |Statement explaining the policy for
holding reserves stating why they
are held|Para 1.22|As a charity we don’t look to hold significant
reserves, but our aim is to have 2 months of monthly
expenses in reserve.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£45,000 (at the time of writing - Aug 2025)| |Reasons for holding zero reserves|Para 1.22|As explained above, we had received a cheque for
US $25,000 at the very end of 2024, which was
cleared and arrived in our bank account in very early
January 2025. In January 2025, we also received a
successful grant of £10,000.| |Details of fund materially in deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any uncertainties
about the charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal sources of
funds (including any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Streams Studio has various sources of funds:
-
Large Donations from Trusts (>£10k)
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Large Donations from Individuals (>£10k)| |---|---|---| |||-
Small one-off Donations from those who
watch our content
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Monthly Donations from those who watch
our content
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Donations from Churches
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Revenue from advertising
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Revenue from distribution of content to third
party platforms| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and objectives
including any social investment
policy adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal risks
facing the charity|Para 1.46|Reputational - One of the key risks facing the
organisation is the respect for the content and the
communicators on the platform. By miscalculating
unsuitable content, we risk losing the respect and
attention of our viewers.
Financial - It currently costs around £20,000 each
month to run the charity and whilst we usually have
significant pledges of support in advance,
occasionally funds are not transferred on time and
so we need to ensure sufficient reserves are held to
mitigate this risk.
Key People - With such a small team, we are at risk
of being set back in terms of the calibre of our
output if any of the key members of staff were to
resign.| |Other||| ## **Structure, governance and management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document: for
example,trust deed, memorandum
and articles of association etc|Para 1.25|Streams Studio - Constitution| |How is the charity constituted?
for example limited company,
unincorporated association, CIO|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods including
details of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to post or
name of any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more trustees|Para 1.25|All new trustees must be proposed by an existing
trustee and seconded by another.
When shortlisting and selecting trustees, we look
for each trustee to bring expertise in specific areas
to helpthe organisation operate. We also look for| spiritual maturity in order to provide oversight for the direction of the charity. Other ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted Para 1.51 for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s organisational Para 1.51 structure and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|Streams Studio CIO| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|n/a| |Registered charity number|1200538| |Charity’s principal address|9 St. Lawrences Avenue
Barton
Preston
PR3 5AN
United Kingdom| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |1|Stephen Millar|Chair||| |2|Benjamin Johnson|||| |3|Danielle Jinadu||Appointed on 1st July
2024|| |4|Anna Dawson||Appointed on 7th July
2025|| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |N/A|| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** N/A Description of the assets held in this capacity N/A Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects N/A Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** ||**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**||| ||||| ||||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** N/A ## **Declarations** **The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** |||| |---|---|---| |**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**||| |**Signature(s)**||| |||| |**Full name(s)**|Benjamin Johnson|| |||| |**Position (e.g.**
**Secretary, Chair, etc)**|Board member|| |||| |**Date**|29/09/2025|| |||| ||**Charity Name**
Streams Studio CIO|**Charity Name**
Streams Studio CIO|**Charity Name**
Streams Studio CIO|**Charity Name**
Streams Studio CIO|**Charity Name**
Streams Studio CIO|**No (if any)**
1200538|**No (if any)**
1200538|**No (if any)**
1200538|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||Period start date
01/01/2024||**To**
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31/12/2024||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
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**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |The Milne Family|**£35,000**||**-**
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**35,000-**||**-**
**28,750-**| |Maclellan (payment made through Stewardship)|**£28,000**||**-**
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**28,000-**||**-**
**--**| |US Donations through FGC|**£26,903**||**-**
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**--**| |Collective donations under £1000|**£26,858**||**-**
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**7,161-**| |Meg Duncan|**£20,000**||**-**
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**--**| |The Fyrish Foundation|**£15,000**||**-**
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**--**| |Stephen Millar|**£15,000**||**-**
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**--**| |Yajilarra Trust|**£10,500**||**-**
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**10,500-**||**-**
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**--**| |HMRC Gift Aid|**£9,254**||**-**
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**9,254-**||**-**
**--**| |St Paul's & St George's church|**£8,000**||**-**
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**--**| |Cromwell Properties|**£5,000**||**-**
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**5,000-**| |Alpha International|**£3,000**||**-**
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**--**| |Kate McCullough|**£2,850**||**-**
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**2,850-**||**-**
**--**| |Alastair Mills (payment made through CAF)|**£2,500**||**-**
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**2,500-**||**-**
**--**| |Scott Jackson|**£2,500**||**-**
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**2,500-**||**-**
**--**| |Stuart & Pauline Cordiner|**£1,941**||**-**
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**1,941-**||**-**
**--**| |Callum Gwynne|**£1,788**||**-**
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**1,788-**||**-**
**--**| |Rebecca Hall|**£1,472**||**-**
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**1,472-**||**-**
**--**| |TikTok revenue|**£1,440**||**-**
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**1,440-**||**-**
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**10,000-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**£227,006**|**£227,006**||**-**
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**2,100-**| |Robin Lochhead|**£2,000**||**-**
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**10,000-**| |**_Sub total_**
**£3,400**
**_Total receipts_**
**£230,406**
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**56,755-**| |Filming + Editing costs|**£63,044**||**-**
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**13,255-**| |HMRC|**£40,955**||**-**
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**3,186-**| |Pensions|**£5,236**||**-**
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**66,733-**| |Travel|**£12,513**||**-**
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**9,258-**| |Events|**£2,709**||**-**
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**435-**| |Legal/accounting/banking|**£1,512**||**-**
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**5,602-**| |Tech subscriptions|**£8,571**||**-**
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**5,945-**| |Equipment/books|**£5,011**||**-**
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**2,249-**| |Office/phone|**£6,731**||**-**
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**3,448-**| |Hospitality/other|**£5,722**||**-**
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**4,926-**| |**_Sub total_**
**£232,065**
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**10,000-**| |**_Sub total_**
**£1,400**
**_Total payments_**
**£233,465**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**-£3,060**
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**£0**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**£5,241**
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**--**| **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s** CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 01/10/2025 3 |**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||**-**|**--**||**-**|**--**| |**own use**||||||||||||| |||||||||**-**|**--**||**-**|**--**| |||||||||**-**|**--**||**-**|**--**| |||||||||**-**|**--**||**-**|**--**| |||||||||**-**|**--**||**-**|**--**| ||**Details**|||||**Fund to which**
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the trustees||Signature||||Print|Name||||Date of approval|| ||SIGN|||||Anna Dawson|||||02.10.2025|| |||||||||||||| CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 01/10/2025 4 ## Independent Examiner's report to Streams Studio CIO As an independent individual, I have conducted a review of the accounts and assisted in the prepara6on of the CC16a form for Streams Studio for the year ended 31 December 2024. The review of the Annual Report has been undertaken solely to prepare, for your approval, the CC16a form for Streams Studio. It is your duty to ensure that Streams Studio has kept adequate accoun6ng records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial posi6on of the CIO The Trustees considers that Streams Studio is exempt from a statutory audit requirement and an examina6on by a qualified accountant for the year. I have not been instructed to carry out an audit or provide a legal review of the annual accounts. For this reason, I have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accoun6ng records or informa6on and explana6ons you have provided, and I do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements. To the fullest extent permiMed by the law, I do not accept responsibility to anyone other than the Trustees of the Charity for my review or for this report. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT I have completed my review. No material maMers have come to my aMen6on in connec6on with the review giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accoun6ng records were not kept in respect of the church as required by sec6on 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Chari6es (Accounts and Reports) Regula6ons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a maMer considered as part of an independent examina6on. I have no concerns and have come across no other maMers in connec6on with the examina6on to which aMen6on should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Aaron Rodewald 24 September 2025