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REHOBOTH INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE (RICC)

1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024

Legal and Administrative Information

Charity No: 1003011

Trustees:

Pastor Prince Obinna Egekwu – Chair Pastor Sam Tekyi-Berto - Treasurer Minister Anthony King,

Pastor Beryl St James Sister Alicia Dyer-Beckford

Charity’s Principal Address:

104-106 Whitehorse Road

Croydon Surrey CR0 2JF Tel: [phone]. Email: [e-mail] Website: www.ricc.org.uk

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REHOBOTH INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE (RICC)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The Trustees of RICC present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024

Objects of the Charity:

To advance Christian beliefs and help alleviate poverty, hardship, and distress in the most pragmatic manner possible without compromising the Christian ideals for the benefit and interest of the public.

Activities and Achievements

RICC’s main activities include a weekly Sunday service sermon and prayer meeting on Fridays with a congregation of about 200 and, once a week, Bible studies via Zoom technology. The church makes small benevolence payments to individuals (subject to availability of funds and priority of need) and undertakes missionary work in the UK, Africa, and the Caribbean. The church’s outreach team regularly runs food and clothes bank distributions and feeding/soup kitchen services from its registered premises for the benefit of the public. The church continues participating in community evangelism and advocacy in collaboration with other local churches in Croydon to benefit the public and our immediate community. The church runs a successful remedial youth ministry, Christian counselling, and mediation programmes. After successfully running a vibrant Bible School for over ten years and graduating over 500 students with Diplomas in Bible Ministry, who are now serving as leaders/mentors in various capacities in our communities, the church has changed the dynamics of the Bible School. It is now called Bible Studies, making it accessible to everyone interested in studying and having a deeper understanding of the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Financial Review :

The Statement of Financial Activities shows incoming resources of £167,475 for the year 2023/2024 and net incoming resources of £35,434 compared with 2022/2023: £162,065 and (£5,043).

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees are legally required to prepare financial statements for each financial year, giving a true and fair view of the charity's state of affairs and its results.

In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

• Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.

• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.

• State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

• Prepare the financial statements on a going-concern basis unless assuming that the Charity will continue its operations is inappropriate.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which reasonably accurately disclose the charity’s financial position at any time and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the charity's assets and taking reasonable steps to prevent fraud and other irregularities.

Approval:

This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf:

Date: 11/01/2025

Sam Tekyi-Berto Trustee/Treasurer

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REHOBOTH INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE (RICC)

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Rehoboth International Christian Centre

I report on the charity accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 on pages 4 to 9.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for preparing the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.

• To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act; and

• To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement

My examination was carried out by general Directions given by the Charity Commissioner. An assessment includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the reports and seeking explanations from you as trustees. The procedures undertaken only provide some of the evidence required in an audit. Consequently, no opinion is given on whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’, and the report is limited to the matters in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: • to keep accounting records per section 130 of the 2011 Act and

2. to prepare accounts that accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act that have not been met, or

3. To which attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

PNC-actncy – 28/12/2024

PNC Accountancy Ltd (BA, ACCA PQ) 4th Floor Hamilton House Maldon Place London WC1H 9BB

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Contents	Page
Legal and Administrative Information	1
Trustees’ Report	2
Independent Examiner’s Report	3
Statement of Financial Activities	4
Balance Sheet	5
Notes to the Accounts	6 – 9

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REHOBOTH INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE

Charity No: 1003011

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024