2025-05-01-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 23 December 2023 To 31 May 2025

Charity name: Kingdom Wrestling

Charity registration number: 1206156

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY EDUCATING, TRAINING AND TEACHING ABOUT CHRISTIANITY AND CHRISTIAN VALUES THROUGH WRESTLING ACTIVITIES.
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	EDUCATING, TRAINING AND TEACHING ABOUT CHRISTIANITY AND CHRISTIAN VALUES THROUGH WRESTLING ACTIVITIES.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Each of the Trustees has a charity commission login account and meet regularly to ensure that the objects are being met.

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	Our training academy has grown from 25 regular students to more than double, with the biggest increase being in our under 16's. We currently sit at 61 regular, weekly attendees. Wrestling Church has seen a steady increase from 85 attendees, to now reaching 170 people, every month. A good portion of these are now regular attendees. This year has seen our touring events grow, we have shared the Christian message with over 1260 individuals, in the last 9 months. Our reported salvations has hit 150 this

year, up on the whole of 2024, by 40. We have seen a large amount of coverage in the media which has helped us reach more people with the christian message and break down societal barriers to those who would not normally attend a church. A large proportion of our trainees have shown increases in their confidence, their physical and mental health and started to explore their faith. The young people we meet in our AP classes have shown improvements in their behaviour and academic achievements. A few of them even returning to mainstream education.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Trustees are pleased and encouraged by the work done by the CEO in gaining funds during this first 18 months of the charity’s running. The charity has seen a significant increase in regular monthly giving as well as through an increase in income from events and training courses. The main source of income is through trusts. The charity covers its monthly overheads and has seen a profit of £3390 when the initial budget had a built inplanned deficit.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	At this stage as a new charity we have been operating with £0 in reserves in order to build our accounts. Moving forward a Reserve Policywill be adopted.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£0
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	See above
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	The charity’s principal sources of funds (including anyfundraising)	Para 1.47	Kingdom Wrestling’s main source of funds has been through grants from trusts and event income generation. Funds are also raised through individual giving and fees for trainingcourses

	A description of the principal risks facingthe charity	Para 1.46	We need to ensure that we are not reliant on trust income so have recently focused on increasing regular giving and income generation.

Structure, Governance and Management

Type of governing document	Para 1.25	CIO Constitution document
How is the charity constituted?	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	The current trustees are the charities first Trustees. We have an inclusive policy for looking for new trustees who adhere to the charity’s Christian ethos.

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Kingdom Wrestling
Other name the charityuses	N/A
Registered charitynumber	1206156
Charity’s principal address	21 HIRSTWOOD ROAD SHIPLEY 21 Hirstwood Road BD18 4BU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Kevin Howie	Chair	Dec 23 – to date	n/a
	Pamela Anne Kershaw		Apr 24 – to date	n/a
	Bethany Prescott		Dec 23 – to date	n/a
	Philip Robinson		Dec 23 – to date	n/a

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Gareth Thompson CEO

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

n/a

Declarations

Signature(s)
Full name(s)		Kevin Howie	Beth Prescott
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)		Chair	Trustee
Date		16/8/25 16/08/25

INCOME REPORT Grants and Trusts Regular Giving One Off / Sponsorship Income Generation	2024 2025 2024-May 2025 Total 23,200 0.00 23,200 2,880 3108.00 5,988 6,079 956.00 7,035 7,639 10862.00 18,501	2024 2025 2024-May 2025 Total 23,200 0.00 23,200 2,880 3108.00 5,988 6,079 956.00 7,035 7,639 10862.00 18,501
	54,724
EXPENDITURE REPORT Accounting and Legal Advertising Pensions Dues and Subscriptions Event Expenses Insurance Refreshments Maintenance and Repairs Office Supplies Payroll & HR Expenses Rent Accomodation Salaries and Wages Taxes and Licenses Tuck Shop stock Travel Research / Development Web Hosting and Domains CoachingCosts	2024 2025 - 0.00 - 629 732.00 1,361 351 202.00 553 326 96.00 422 5,701 2440.00 8,141 292 293.00 585 1,021 789.00 1,810 - 0.00 - 207 32.00 239 239 249.00 488 2,181 1868.00 4,049 189 60.00 249 12,517 4424.00 16,941 1,191 61.00 1,252 175 392.00 567 734 195.00 929 351 185.00 536 369 468.00 837 930 720.00 1,650 27,403 13206.00 40,609 9,079 721.00 9,800 - 0.00 - 790 135.00 925 9,869 856.00 10,725
	-	0.00
	629	732.00
	351	202.00
	326	96.00
	5,701	2440.00
	292	293.00
	1,021	789.00
	-	0.00
	207	32.00
	239	249.00
	2,181	1868.00
	189	60.00
	12,517	4424.00
	1,191	61.00
	175	392.00
	734	195.00
	351	185.00
	369	468.00
	930	720.00
Total Operating Expenses Non-Recurring Expenses Furniture, Equipment and Software Gifts Given Other
	9,079	721.00
	-	0.00
	790	135.00
	Income total 54,724 Expenditure Total 51,334 3,390

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 sorp

Signed Print Position Date Kevin Howie Chair 06/08/2025 Independent Examiner Michael Moss Date of examination 17/07/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report Report to the trusteesl membef5 of On accounts for tho year ended ifvlf4Y 29 Charlty no (rf any) IZd615 Set out on pages ST4 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the al)ove arity Trusf) for the year Responsibilities and As the d￿nty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the actounts in accOrda￿e with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Arf). under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I haNp followed the applicable Diredions grrfen by the Charity Commission under secon 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have c£MnKAeted my examination. l confinn that no material matters have examlner's Statement coff to rny attention ') in connection with the eXam1r￿ which gi￿ me Cause to believe that in. any material respecl: ac(x)unting records were not kept in aCCo￿ance V￿th sedion 130 of the Act or the w)urrts do nol &cord with the ￿)unting re￿rdS I have no COn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinatson lo whith attenlion should t* drawn in order to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. ase delete th8 words in Ihe brnd(ets rfthey do not apply. Sign•d: i?/ts] Name: NICHhFL Moss R•levant professlonal quallficatlon(s) or body (rfany): Addr•ss: i fi)A pjg IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only Complete rf the examiw needs to highlight rnatters of concem {see CC32, Inde￿ndent examination d (knrity xcounts: direCti(W￿ arKI guidance for ex￿InerS). Giv8 hern brief detslls of any iterns that the examlner wlshes to dlsclose. IER October 2018