An accountant who was jailed for five years after he stole £525,905 from a church and a religious charity has been ordered to repay just £1.
Stephen Methuen from Wordsley in the West Midlands was the treasurer of Amblecote Christian Centre in Stourbridge and the Christian International Relief Mission.
He took the money over a six-year period and pleaded guilty to 12 counts of false accounting on 4 October, plus four charges of cheating HMRC by filing gift aid repayment claims which overstated the total charitable donations that were made.
He was sentenced to five years at Wolverhampton Crown Court, where judge John Maxwell told him: "You took advantage of your good character to worm your way into the trust of the church and you grossly abused that trust.
Methuen, previously from Smalman Close, Wordsley, has already started his jail term but appeared again before court last week, where as he was found to have no assets whatsoever and given one extra day to serve in jail and a 28 days to pay a £1 nominal fee.
His solicitor said he was "grateful" to the court.
The money he stole included £117,000 raised by the relief mission to help homeless orphans in the Philippines.
A spokesperson for HMRC said when interviewed, Methuen told them discrepancies were due to computer software errors.
However, HMRC and West Midlands Police carried out digital forensic analysis and found he had transferred £517,000 to his personal bank account and paid off his personal credit cards.
He used the cash to prop up his ailing accountancy business Elhanan Consultancy, making determined steps to try cover up his criminality and falsified accounts.
Methuen's now estranged wife and family apparently knew nothing of his crimes.
Pastor Adrian Lowe from Amblecote Christian Centre said he hopes Methuen will show remorse for his acts.
"Even though it is unlikely to see the recovery of the stolen funds, we are greatly encouraged by the continuous generous giving of our members, who have remained loyal during this very difficult period," he said.