THE MESSAGE TRUST

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Beever and Struthers

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees (who are directors of The Message Trust for the purposes of company law and the Trustees of The Message Trust for the purposes of charity law) consider that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the ability of The Message Trust to continue to operate as a going concern. This conclusion has been reached after reviewing the Charity's financial position, the levels of reserves and cash, including general funds available to the Charity, and the 12-month financial forecast. Sustained price rises and strain on individuals income in the wider economy are increasing both the operational costs of the charity and the demand for our charitable services (particularly in our Community Grocery stores which are in some of the UKs most deprived areas), as well as potentially slowing growth in fundraising income in the short-term. The Trustees have considered these factors in their assessment and believe that the charity is well-placed to manage their impact and risks effectively, in large part due to a successful cost-cutting exercise during the 2023/24 year, and the implementation of modest price increases in the Community Grocery - these are outlined in more detail on page 18, as part of the financial review of the year. Consequently, The Trustees are confident that the group will continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, and therefore, continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Group structure

1. THE MESSAGE TRUST · parent
   1. The Message Trading Company Limited 100% · United Kingdom
   2. The Message Enterprise Centre 100% · United Kingdom

Significant events

• “Launch of a new ambitious vision for 2024-2027 to see creative mission double, prisons teams sent into more establishments, 18 new Eden teams launched, over 100,000 families fed, and 1,000,000 people equipped to share their faith through Advance Groups.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -7.8%

  £2,898,898 → £2,671,734

• Cash

  +148.2%

  £412,314 → £1,023,498

• Net assets

  -1.7%

  £7,397,092 → £7,274,351

• Employees

  +2.2%

  181 → 185

• Profit before tax

  -263.2%

  £193,505 → -£315,760

• Wages

  -1.9%

  £4,175,814 → £4,095,126

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers