RELATIONAL MISSION

Registered charity 1150583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AS WELL AS ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£431k

Latest spending

£410k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £20,558 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £430,969 and total expenditure of £410,411. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves amounted to £116,110 at year-end, which is above the stated minimum reserve level of £60,000, and they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum reserve level of £60,000 (held: £116k)

“At the year end, unrestricted reserves which were not designated amounted to £116,110. Given the minimum reserve level of £60,000, this indicates a free reserve level of around £56k.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Consultancy fees of £25,880 paid to Wellspring Family Church, Dereham, where Trustee Jonathan Beardon is employed as an elder.

“Consultancy fees of £25,880 (2023 - £23,415) for the services of Jonathan Beardon, a Trustee, as apostolic team co-ordinator were paid to Wellspring Family Church, Dereham, where he is employed as an elder.” — page 24

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Jonathan Beardon, Trustee, received consultancy fees of £25,880 paid to Wellspring Family Church, Dereham, where he is employed as an elder.

“Consultancy fees of £25,880 (2023 - £23,415) for the services of Jonathan Beardon, a Trustee, as apostolic team co-ordinator were paid to Wellspring Family Church, Dereham, where he is employed as an elder.” — page 24

“Bob Souster is a Trustee of New Life Church North London that owns the Manse which is rented by Relational Mission for charity use at £7,200 per annum.” — page 32

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Bob Souster, Trustee, owns Manse rented by Relational Mission for £7,200 per annum.

“Consultancy fees of £25,880 (2023 - £23,415) for the services of Jonathan Beardon, a Trustee, as apostolic team co-ordinator were paid to Wellspring Family Church, Dereham, where he is employed as an elder.” — page 24

“Bob Souster is a Trustee of New Life Church North London that owns the Manse which is rented by Relational Mission for charity use at £7,200 per annum.” — page 32

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: River Church Bath, where Robert Williams is a Trustee, received £32,406 from Relational Mission.

“Consultancy fees of £25,880 (2023 - £23,415) for the services of Jonathan Beardon, a Trustee, as apostolic team co-ordinator were paid to Wellspring Family Church, Dereham, where he is employed as an elder.” — page 24

“Bob Souster is a Trustee of New Life Church North London that owns the Manse which is rented by Relational Mission for charity use at £7,200 per annum.” — page 32

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Wellspring Family Church Dereham, where Jonathan Beardon is an elder, donated £2,250.

“Consultancy fees of £25,880 (2023 - £23,415) for the services of Jonathan Beardon, a Trustee, as apostolic team co-ordinator were paid to Wellspring Family Church, Dereham, where he is employed as an elder.” — page 24

“Bob Souster is a Trustee of New Life Church North London that owns the Manse which is rented by Relational Mission for charity use at £7,200 per annum.” — page 32

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Christ Community Church Attleborough, where Jonathan Beardon is a Trustee, donated £6,729.

“Consultancy fees of £25,880 (2023 - £23,415) for the services of Jonathan Beardon, a Trustee, as apostolic team co-ordinator were paid to Wellspring Family Church, Dereham, where he is employed as an elder.” — page 24

“Bob Souster is a Trustee of New Life Church North London that owns the Manse which is rented by Relational Mission for charity use at £7,200 per annum.” — page 32

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Relational Mission (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2020)

Total income

£644k

Total spending

£529k

Reserves (reported)

£287k

Employees

9

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

JONATHAN RICHARD BEARDONchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Elizabeth Joy Rogers
John Stuart Jones · trustee of 4 other charities
ROBERT TIMOTHY WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert William Souster · trustee of 2 other charities
Ruth Oyeniyi

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Canada · Czech Republic · Finland · France · Germany · India · Iraq · Kenya · Latvia · Netherlands · Poland · Romania

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£431k	£410k
31/12/2023	£315k	£312k
31/12/2022	£285k	£317k
31/12/2021	£489k	£509k
31/12/2020	£644k	£529k

Common questions

Is RELATIONAL MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £20,558 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £430,969 and total expenditure of £410,411. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves amounted to £116,110 at year-end, which is above the stated minimum reserve level of £60,000, and they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RELATIONAL MISSION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RELATIONAL MISSION as a grant recipient include CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE ), KINGSGATE CHURCH TRUST, LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND), AYLSHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH, NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON).

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Robert William Souster — trustee here and at NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON)

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE )	FY2022	£35k	Support for planting new churches in the UK and internationally
KINGSGATE CHURCH TRUST	FY2025	£30k	Grants to institutions
KINGSGATE CHURCH TRUST	FY2021	£29k
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND)	FY2024	£16k	Overseas Mission Support
CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE )	FY2025	£14k	to assist in their envisioning and support of existing churches and elders of churches, and the establishing of new churches in the United Kingdom and in furthe
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND)	FY2025	£12k	Mission Support
CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE )	FY2023	£12k	to assist in their envisioning and support of existing churches and elders of churches, and the establishing of new churches in the United Kingdom and in furthe
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND)	FY2022	£12k	Mission Support
CITY CHURCH ( CAMBRIDGE )	FY2024	£11k	to assist in their envisioning and support of existing churches and elders of churches, and the establishing of new churches in the United Kingdom and in furthe
AYLSHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH	FY2022	£10k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
AYLSHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH	FY2024	£9k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND)	FY2023	£8k	Mission Support
NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON)	FY2022	£6k
AYLSHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH	FY2023	£6k	UK and overseas mission
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND)	FY2024	£5k	Africa
LIFE CHURCH (CENTRAL ENGLAND)	FY2024	£900	Europe
AYLSHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH	FY2021	£150	Grants for UK and overseas mission

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£124k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	1	£14k
REDEEMER CHURCH CHESTER LE STREET	1	£9k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£5k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REGIONS BEYOND UK.

REGIONS BEYOND UK income £353k
THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST SALVATION ARK PARISH income £242k
RUACH CITY CHURCH income £2.8m
ONE CHURCH income £1.1m
THE C3 CHURCH income £2.4m
TOGETHER FOR CHRIST HIS KINGDOM AND HIS CHURCH income £141k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RELATIONAL MISSION	£431k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
REGIONS BEYOND UK FY2024	£353k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST SALVATION ARK PARISH FY2025	£242k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RUACH CITY CHURCH FY2025	£2.8m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
ONE CHURCH FY2024	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE C3 CHURCH FY2024	£2.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.