**Life and More Abundant Ministries Registered Charity Number: 1008940**
**Trustees Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31[st] December 2024**
**Life and More Abundant Ministries**
**CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31[st] December 2024**
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|Report of the Trustees|1 to 5|
|Independent Examiner's Report|6|
|Receipts and Payments|7|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|8|
|Notes to the Accounts|9|
**Life and More Abundant Ministries**
## **TRUSTES ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 31[st] December 2024**
The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024. The trustees have opted, under section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Charities Act’), to prepare receipts and payments accounts
## **Objectives and Aims**
1. To advance the Christian religion by proclaiming and furthering the Gospel of God concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
2. To maintain and support a centre in the Philippines for people in need
- a. To provide for their spiritual and physical welfare by giving counselling, food, shelter and medical aid b. to teach and promote the study of God’s Word.
## **Summary of main activities**
1. Organise youth gatherings for worship and Bible teaching and chaplaincy to the government-run Regional Rehabilitation Centre for Youth (RRCY).
2. The running of LAMA House in the Philippines. Worship Centre for Youth.
3. Spiritual and material assistance to needy children and their families, particularly former wards and in poor communities.
## **Public benefit**
The trustees have read and given due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **Achievement and Performance Charitable activities**
## **INTRODUCTION**
This year LAMA House has received recognition and Awards from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Regional Rehabilitation Centre for Youth (RRCY) for our Charitable services to the community. Part of the year was dedicated to fund-raising in the United Kingdom. Peter and Lesley applied to adopt baby Mattheo. Fruitful Chaplaincy missions for Michael and the team - Michael graduated as Chaplain with Waverley Abbey College
## **January**
FOSTER BABY - Peter and Lesley applied to adopt baby Mattheo, who has been fostered since birth by Ana.
MAMA ADELLA - we travelled to the Mountain Province to visit Mama Adella who worked as House-mother at LAMA House in its beginnings and helped take care of Michael, Ana and Simon as babies. Now in her 80’s she recovered fully from a stroke and was thrilled to see us and meet the baby!
## **March**
UK Fundraising Trip - Michael and Lesley arrived in the UK to start a tour of the churches who support LAMA Ministries.
AWARD - Peter and the team (Simon, Ana, Leah, Ruffa, Kat) continued ministry in the Regional Rehabilitation for Youth. We renewed our contract to provide free services for the boys there – the Director and Staff are so appreciative, they recognise it is GOD who is doing wonderful transformation in the lives of the boys every week through the power of worship, prayer and Bible teaching. The Centre Head was Awarded “Best Centre Head” at National Level and Michael was Awarded “Best Volunteer in a DSWD Residential Centre” also at National Level. A great honour!
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**Life and More Abundant Ministries**
## **TRUSTES ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 31[st] December 2024**
CHAPLAIN - Michael completed his course in Chaplaincy with Waverley Abbey College. He graduated “With Distinction” and was able to attend the ceremony at Waverley. God seemed to confirm to us that LAMA House would one day be a School for Chaplaincy, a wonderful way to grow our ministry, training Chaplains to take Jesus into hospitals, universities, schools, prisons and government centres. There are plenty of Bible Colleges but very few Chaplaincy Courses, or qualified Chaplains in the Philippines.
With the Dean, Waverley
## **April - June**
Itinerary was full-packed: Women’s Aglow, Ripon; Lumley Evangelical Church, Durham; Hollybush Christian Fellowship;
Judith’s Church, Wakefield; Visit with Jonathan Ogden in Manchester and Canon Noel Proctor; Kingswood Baptist Church, Basildon; St Leonard’s Church, Seaford; Broadwater Baptist Church, Worthing; Ashburnham Church, Sussex; Cornwall Bush Conference, Cornwall (with Pastor Charles Price); Souls Harbour Church, Camelford; Mustard Seed Church, Callington; Gateway Church, Launceston; St Olafs Church, Poughill; Lapford Congregational church, Devon;
Tidcombe Community Church, Tiverton; Holy Trinity Church, Barnstaple; Tewkesbury Baptist Church; Brunswick Baptist Church, Gloucester. Pastors and congregations were challenged and encouraged to take worship and church to the streets and cafe’s as we do, it was a very blessed time. All expenses for accommodation and travel were met - but
many of the churches were also struggling financially, promises of continued support were encouraging but few new sponsors. There was violence and unrest on the city streets as we left the UK to travel back to the Philippines. But our prayer is for revival to spread across the UK.
**August - November** ~~OO~~ Typhoon season and LAMA House was used as an Evacuation Centre during the floods. RRCY the ministry at the centre is so blessed, at the end of each service several boys come forward for prayer, their worship is genuine and they are eager to learn from the Bible, often writing verses on their hands to memorise later. There are around 100 boys attending Chapel with us.
## **September**
Peter and Lesley were ‘matched’ as Adoptive Parents for Mattheo starting the adoption process. EPICENTRE CHURCH is a very big part of our family life and Mattheo’s family; we are excited to see the new church growing. Michael, Ana and Simon lead worship.
VEHICLE - we bought a good second-hand Toyota Hilux FX to transport the music equipment to venues. We sold the bus and Prado to help with costs.
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**Life and More Abundant Ministries**
## **TRUSTES ANNUAL REPORT**
## **for the year ended 31[st] December 2024**
## **December**
We feel the Presence and Favour of the Lord as we minister at RRCY and the beach mission, bringing worship to nonchurch locations. We are reaching more young boys and families than ever before, and God is doing a powerful work by His Holy Spirit. There is a very real anointing on the team. We pray they will have all their financial needs met as they work full-time in ministry. May GOD raise up new partners to faithfully stand with them through the years despite funds for LAMA Ministries being low and prices high, particularly fuel prices. We plan to expand Chaplaincy and Evangelism in 2025.
## **Volunteers**
Volunteers known to the trustees may be accepted for short term work at LAMA House. Volunteers staying for longer than 2 months are required to obtain Police Checks.
## **Policies**
LAMA House has the following Policies in place: Visitors Policy, Parental Involvement Policy, Difficult Behaviour Policy, Child Protection (Safeguarding) Policy, Acceptable Use of Internet Policy, Recruitment Policy, Accounts and Funding Policy, Emergency Procedure Policy, Data Protection Policy, Use of Internet Policy and Use of LAMA Ministries Vehicles Policy
## **Financial review**
Income for the year decreased by 15.8% to £37,216 (PY £44,191), and expenditure decreased by 23.4% to £50,007 (PY: £65,248) leaving a deficit for the year of £12,791 (PY: deficit £4,476)
Unrestricted cash reserves held at the year-end amounted to £13,033 (PY £25,824)
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ('the free reserves') held by the Charity should be approximately three months of the resources expended. At this level the trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities of the Charity in the event of a significant drop in income.
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**Life and More Abundant Ministries**
## **TRUSTES ANNUAL REPORT**
## **for the year ended 31[st] December 2024**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing document**
Life and More Abundant Ministries is a charity constituted by trust deed dated 6th February 1992, as amended 15th October 2001.
The board of trustees meet regularly to discuss the work of Life and More Abundant Ministries. New trustees are elected by the existing trustees to the board after nomination and interview.
Financial reports are presented to the board at each meeting. Minutes of each meeting are taken and subsequently distributed.
## **Reference and Administration Details**
## **Registered name**
Life and More Abundant Ministries
## **Registered Charity number**
1008940
## **Principal address**
2 Suzanne Crescent, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2BB
|**Trustees**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Name**|**Position**|**Appointments/Resignations**|
|Lesley Gomez|Chair||
|Sarah Jones|||
|Kevin Hammond|||
|Inge Stahringer-Hammond|||
|David Nellist|||
|Judith Dillon|Secretary||
## **Advisers**
Jackie Pullinger-To St Stephens Society, Hong Kong Canon Noel Proctor MBE, Manchester
**Independent Examiner** Michael King MAAT 53 Fountain Fields High Bickington Devon EX37 9AP
Approved by the board of trustees on 12[th] September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Judith Dillon, Secretary
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LIFE AND MORE ABUNDANT MINISTRIES**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Life and More Abundant Ministries**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Life and More Abundant Ministries for the year ended 31[st] December 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Michael King MAAT Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians 53 Fountain Fields High Bickington Devon EX37 9AP
Date: 10[th] September 2025
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**Life and More Abundant Ministries**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS for the Year ended 31[st] December 2024**
|**Receipts**
Gifts and donations
Gift aid received
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Grant funding to Philippines
Donations
Subscriptions
Website
Accountancy costs
Bank charges
**Total payments**
**Net receipts / (payments)**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Transfer between funds
Total Funds brought forward
**Total Funds carried forward**|**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
36,032
0
36,032
42,724
1,184
0
1,184
1,467|
|---|---|
||37,216
0
37,216
44,191
49,000
0
49,000
47,700
0
0
427
0
427
314
90
0
90
90
250
0
250
275
240
0
240
288|
||50,007
0
50,007
65,248|
||(12,791)
0
(12,791)
(4,476)
0
0
0
0
25,824
0
25,824
30,300|
||**13,033**
**0**
**13,033**
**25,824**|
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**Life and More Abundant Ministries**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES At 31[st] December 2023**
|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
**At 31st December 2023**||
|---|---|
|**Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
Cash at bank
**Current Liabilities**
Creditors
**Total Assets less Liabilities**
**Funds**
Unrestricted income funds
**Total funds**|**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
0
0
0
0
1,175
13,033
0
13,033
25,824
(250)
0
(250)
(400)|
||0
12,781
26,599|
||12,781
0
12,781
26,599|
||12,781
0
12,781
26,599|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 12[th] September 2025 and were signed on its behalf
Judith Dillon, Trustee
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**Life and More Abundant Ministries**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements and assessment of going concern**
These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis as permitted by law for smaller charities.
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
## **2. Movement in Funds**
|**Unrestricted Funds**
General Fund
**Restricted:**
Medical fund
Relief fund
Little LAMA
**Total Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
General Fund
**Restricted Funds:**
Medical fund
Relief fund
Little LAMA
**Total Funds**|**Balance**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**Balance**
**1st Jan 2024**
**31st Dec 2024**
25,824
37,214
(50,007)
0
12,793
0
0
(0)
0
0
0
0
(0)
0
0
0
0
(0)
0
0|
|---|---|
||25,824
37,214
(50,007)
0
12,793|
||**1st Jan 2023**
**31st Dec 2023**
30,300
44,191
(48,667)
0
25,824
0
0
(0)
0
0
0
0
(0)
0
0
0
0
(0)
0
0|
||30,300
44,191
(48,667)
0
25,824|
**Medical fund:** Unexpected medical needs
**Relief fund:** Flood disaster
**Little LAMA:** to build a home for vulnerable boys
## **3. Trustee remuneration and benefits**
None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity.
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