2022-07-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Mustard Seed Ministries

Other names charity is known by

MSM

Registered charity number (if any) 1025456

Charity's principal address 40 Highland Road

Southsea Hampshire Postcode PO4 9AH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address Bank Lloyds 113 Commercial Road, Portsmouth PO1 1BY

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Trust Deed dated 16.07.1993

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Trust

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by the Trustees

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

The existing trustees are responsible for the recruitment of new trustees and induction. Once appointed trustees are introduced to their role and given copies of the Trust Deed relevant policies, guidelines adopted by MSM. To ensure they are aware of their responsibilities under the Charities Act they are given

publications from the Charity Commission including the guidance on public benefit.

At the trustees’ meetings, the trustees agree the broad strategy and areas of activity for the Trust, including consideration of grant making, financial monitoring, reserves and management policies and performance. The day to day administration of the Trust and grants including the processing and handling of applications prior to consideration by the trustees is delegated to the Chief Executive. A part time Project Manager and a full time Project Coordinator are employed to deliver the Personal Choice project in the UK.

• The trustees give their time freely and receive no payment or other financial benefit.

Section C Objectives and activities

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To advance the Christian religion (in particular in Cambodia)

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Summary of the main activities undertaken for The objects of the charity remain as set out in the Trust Deed of the public benefit in 1993, to advance the Christian Religion (in particular in relation to these objects Cambodia). The reference to Cambodia is being reviewed by the (include within this trustees. section the statutory declaration that trustees Mustard Seed Ministries aims to bring the love of Jesus to as have had regard to the many people as possible both in the UK and overseas, so guidance issued by the everything the charity does is with this in mind. MSM seeks to Charity Commission on reflect the grace, kindness and compassion of God for all people public benefit) by reaching out to meet both their physical and spiritual needs. Each year the trustees review MSM’s activities to ensure they continue to met and reflect the charities aims. Within this review the trustees have considered the Charity Commissions Guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

As a genuine expression of our aim of advancing Christianity we are providing public benefit through: • carrying out/supporting, as a practical expression of faith, activities to relieve/prevent poverty and to advance education • contributing to the spiritual and moral education of children/adults • contributing to good mental and physical health and well being • social care

In overseas work the trustees believe MSM can deliver most benefit by supporting Christian organisations, projects, missionaries, Pastors, Churches and individuals who are working on the ground to advance Christianity in a range of ways:

 church outreach and social work programs, including feeding programs, after school project/club, relief missions  children’s homes  homes for people with special needs  missionary and outreach work  bible college training

MSM has helped the above in India, Bangladesh, Philippines, Myanmar and Pakistan supporting them to bring a positive change to the physical and spiritual lives of men and women.

In the UK the Charity has provided benefit to the public primarily through the activities and services of Personal Choice at the Oasis Centre. It is open 5 days a week to support the well being of local people. Some of the specific public benefit we have provided during the year includes:

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 A safe place to visit and meet with others and access opportunities

 Free support and advice on any problems and issue and to improve access to benefits, health and other resources

 Free access to basic computer skills and other social activities

 Social groups including motivational and faith inspired talks  Lunch Club and Job Club  Opportunities to ‘belong’, to volunteer, and

to participate in activities

 Pastoral support

 Post covid support through welfare calls, information, advice and practical support

Statement on Grant making:

1. Charitable purpose and objective

The trustees apply the funds of Mustard Seed Ministries at their discretion and in accordance with the charitable purposes and objectives of the charity.

2. Priorities for support

The amount of work or number of projects that can be supported by the trustees is necessarily limited to the amount of funds that are available for distribution each year. The trustees have determined that the current priorities for funding are:

The advancement of the Christian faith within Portsmouth and the immediate area and main focus on projects MSM is in relationship with in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal, Philippines and Uganda.

3. Principles applied in determining support

In awarding grants the trustees will apply the following principles:

3.1. The trustee will consider any requests or known situations that are eligible for consideration: from any geographical area within the UK and overseas and from organisations and individuals alike

3.2. Each request or situation will be considered on its own merits

3.3. The trustees will carry our sufficient due diligence to ensure that the request or situation meets both the charitable purposes, and the priorities for support set out in this policy. 3.4. The trustees are content to work in partnership with other grant making bodies where funding of an entire project is beyond the scope of any single organisation

4. Applicant and partner due diligence

The trustee will carry out sufficient due diligence on any potential beneficiary to ensure:

• The identity of the beneficiary

• That funds are applied in accordance with the charity’s charitable

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• That funds are knowingly used for: money laundering in accordance with the operative Money Laundering regulations; Terrorist financing in accordance with the Terrorist Act 2000; Bribery in accordance with the 2010 Bribery Act

5. Administration

5.1. For smaller grants, requests may be made informally. Where specific needs or situations are known, grants may be made at the discretion of the trustees without any form of request. 5.2. for larger grants, trustees should be confident:

• Of the purpose of the proposed grant including an understanding of the work and the way in which the grant will be managed and applied

• Of the person(s) responsible for the management of the grant and for overseeing the work;

• That suitable safeguarding practices are in place in cases where the applicant works with children or vulnerable adults; 5.3. Where the grant is for a specified project or purpose, and in situations where that purpose does not proceed or where any grant or part of thereof remains unused, unused funds must be returned.

Mustard Seed Ministries has been operational for twenty eight years and has only employed 1.3 paid staff for the last seven years, exclusively to deliver the Personal Choice project. So the vital role of volunteers in the work of MSM including Personal Choice is of immense value. Personal Choice is reliant on its volunteers for the delivery of so many activities and acknowledges the great benefit of local people supporting people in their community.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

(i) UK Personal Choice Portsmouth

In 2014 MSM made a successful bid to the Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities, for 5 years funding for Personal Choice Project, the original aim was to support the wellbeing of people in Portsmouth, particularly those over 50. Now in its eighth year this funding provided an invaluable foundation enabling the project to establish itself and develop and grow so its services are now available to everyone in the community.

MSM employ a Project Coordinator and part time Project Manager to deliver the services of drop in advice centre, lunch club, prime time social group, computer club, Job club and activity classes. From our evaluation and consultation with service users we have responded by expanding the services to include Diversi-Tea groups with a greater cross cultural emphasis, monthly trips, chair exercise and more drop in social groups. There are three project outcomes we work to achieve: Local people receive support, information and advice to address benefit, financial and non-financial issues.

Local people report feeling less isolated and more connected to their community as a result of accessing activities provided by the project.

Local people engaging with Personal Choice will develop skills, gain self-confidence/self-esteem

Embedded in the project is an onus on the importance of inclusivity, friendliness, kindness, and being non-judgmental. This coupled with a user-led approach has allowed a genuine sense of community to develop, which appears to be lacking in the lives of many service users outside the project. We cannot underestimate the difference this appears to be making to the well-being of service users. Our groups increasingly reflect the diversity of the community and we are proud to have created a space where people of all backgrounds, with special needs, learning difficulties and mental and physical issues are able to mix, relate and support each other.

In response to the pandemic the two staff with the agreement of the trustees felt the community could be served best if they continued to work from Oasis where the project is based. Whilst the normal activities couldn’t operate the staff continued to reach out through structured welfare calls and providing information, advice and support on a range of issues.

Working from Oasis gave clients great security as they knew the project was still open and there was someone they could ring if they needed to talk or had any problems and worries. This is particularly important for many service users who do not have access or use IT and social media. The staff also volunteered to take on the role of HIVE Locality Leads for the Landport area where the project is based supporting volunteers to help local people with collecting prescriptions, dog walking, food parcels etc. In appreciation of the work done by critical workers and volunteers during the Covid 19 pandemic we with others were

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awarded ‘Freedom of the City of Portsmouth’ at a reception at the Guildhall in May 2022.

The trustees are extremely grateful for two legacies received this year totaling £4,078 and donations amounting to £15,732. Personal Choice also successfully applied for five grants totaling £10,653 from Arnold Clark Community Fund; Abri Community Fund; NHS Hampshire & IOW Trust; HiWCF and Portsmouth City Council that secured the running of the service.

Funds brought forward at the start of the year were £51,593 the income for the year was £34,080 and total expenditure £60,323 leaving a balance of £25,386 restricted funds to carry forward to 2022-2023.

The funding enabled us to restart the production of the ‘Personal Choice Community Newsletter’. This was a valuable tool during the pandemic helping to maintain and develop a sense of community and connectedness and helped this year to share information and advice on health, and financial issues etc. The HiWCF grant is helping to provide a more visible and accessible support service to address fuel, food and household poverty and in turn improve physical and mental well being.

The impact of inflation and increasing bills on people’s mental and physical health motivated the charity to examine what more it could do and led to the proposal to open a food pantry as part of Personal Choice services. Personal Choice has applied to open a pantry under ‘Your Local Pantry’ franchise and anticipate it opening in autumn 2022. MSM is grateful for a grant from ‘Love Portsmouth of £13,000 to fund a pantry’ manager’s post for 15 hours per week and to help with the initial start up costs.

We consulted with our community about the possibility of developing the strip of land around the Oasis building where we meet in to green space/ garden for them to use and cultivate. There was a lot of interest and enthusiasm and so we were delighted to receive a Queens Jubilee Neighbourhood Grant from Portsmouth City Council to start this project in June 2022. This will be a long term project and it is a great time to have a community project that allows residents to work together, and take ownership and responsibility for something that benefits them and the wider community.

Service user quotes:

“Support is always close at hand from the excellent staff and fellow members, my life would be a poorer, bleaker place without it. “

“It's a great community spirit, I feel so welcomed every week”

Overseas Support

The name Mustard Seed Ministries comes from the Bible verse:

‘It is the smallest of all seeds, but becomes the largest of plants,

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and grows into a tree where birds can come and find shelter.’ Matthew 13:32

MSM believes it can achieve the most, particularly with overseas projects, by providing support to individuals, organisations and churches that are already on the ground working to achieve the above aims. So rather than trying to own or badge projects we see MSM like the tree offering all kinds of support to indigenous people and organisations whilst aiming to enable them to become self sufficient. The trustees are pleased that this approach allows us to increase the number of groups and individuals benefiting from the charity and support the growth, capacity and identity of the organisations and projects in their own country.

(ii) Supporting Pastors, Churches and Christian Organisations

INDIA

MSM continued regular support for the work of two pastors and their churches giving a total of £1,200. The personal support of the pastors enables them to concentrate their time and energy on their church and evangelistic ministries:

Pastor Lawrence and the Global Prayer Centre Church in Bangalore received grants totaling £600 this year. The church is reaching out practically and spiritually to the poor and needy families in their locality. They have a particular heart for those living in the slum areas and help 60 children on the brick works. Each week they visit 30 families living in the leprosy colony and provide food and medical support.

Pastor Satish, Moriah Church, Bangalore – working in rural areas the church has grown from Satish and his family to a congregation of hundreds. Pastor Satish also received grants amounting to £600. Mount Moriah Missions is committed to planting hundreds of churches, public meetings, church and VBS programs. The trustees are pleased to report continued growth this year, much of which comes from Hindu people seeing God at work and testimonies of healing. Last year they started clearing ground for the foundations of new church branches in Kajivasli and Masthinali they have made great progress with the openings this year. They have a growing number of evangelists conducting village ministry in the face of ongoing threats and persecution. The church held regular baptisms including large outdoor services where 20 plus people were baptized.

Oasis Ministries in Andhra Pradesh extended last year to include pastors and churches in 4 areas in three states including Orissa and Telangana. Four leading pastors are now overseeing 150 pastors in these rural districts. These pastors are in need of biblical teaching and encouragement and a trustee/church leader with MSM is delivering monthly bible study/teaching via Skype. This teaching and mentoring is proving invaluable to these young pastors and churches in their spiritual and physical growth particularly in the face of increasing persecution.

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MSM gave a total of £8,135 in grants this year; £4,200 to provide a monthly meal for the teaching and fellowship sessions and a small monthly grant and gift to each pastor to support their ministry. Again the pandemic has had a deep impact on the churches ability to meet together and on support for the pastors particularly in the first part of the year. MSM gave £1,300 to enable each of the pastors and their families receive a much needed covid relief pack. Christmas is extremely important to the churches and their outreach activities to their villages and communities. £3,235 was given for: the Christmas programs of the churches; clothes for the pastor’s families, saris for widows, musical instruments and support For Little Angels Orphanage Christmas including support to buy blankets and warm clothes.

The trustees are aware that the pastors exist on very low incomes and often feel forced to take loans with high interest rates to survive. To help address this situation exacerbated by the pandemic in April 2020 the trustees set up a Loan Fund of £10,000 from two restricted donations to enable pastors within the Oasis India group to borrow money from the fund and repay on an interest free basis. Loans are made at the approval of the MSM trustees and the fund administered in India. The loans will be repaid over an agreed period to replenish the fund and keep it active for others going forward. The trustees recognised the pandemic was having a big impact on the pastor’s income and agreed they could suspend repayments of the loans until the situation stabilised.

PHILIPPINES

3J2 Bible Centre Church: Iligan City, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Pastor Stephen Villaester his wife Sonia and two sons are leading a small but passionate church seeking to serve the people in Iligan city and Lanao del Norte. The closure of the National Steel Corporation and related companies some years ago has contributed to the severe unemployment and associated problems of street children, malnutrition drug addiction, prostitution and pollution. Since 2007 MSM have supported the weekly feeding program normally held at the local volleyball court, with 120 – 180 children from the dumpsite and surrounding areas attending each week. The children look forward to the meetings and alongside the meal participate in games, praise and worship and bible stories. As a result of the program and home visits church members have made relationships with the parents and some are now attending the church and receiving support.

The lockdown restrictions meant they couldn’t operate the normal feeding program and so they received permission from the village chief of the dumpsite to leave relief goods for 50 – 100 families at the doors of the poorest families. They

continued with the distribution of relief goods until March 2021 when the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) was lifted and church services and the feeding program resumed in person. MSM made grants totaling

£3,630 in this year. £2,800 was given for the feeding program

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including an additional £300

to help give each family from the feeding program a food parcel for Christmas, this was in place of holding a Christmas party for the children at Jolibee or McDonalds due to the covid restrictions.

In addition £600 was given to support Pastor Villaester and his ministry. When no corporate worship was permitted they used online or live streaming and later used the pastor’s garage for meetings. Many of the church members lost jobs and small businesses during the pandemic and they distributed food packs to members of their church not able to receive Government support.

Pastor Villaester and his family are very outward looking in terms of church and community and are normally involved in many initiatives in the city. They are very committed to the feeding program and proposed registering the Feeding Program to obtain NGO status to safeguard its future in terms of operation and generate new streams of funding. The trustees agreed a grant of £330 to fund the registration process and they received approval in July 2022. The NGO has been named ‘Kadangpan Inc’ meaning ‘Refuge’ or ‘Shelter’. The focus is on Protection, Education and Food. Protecting the children from any form of abuse or exploitation; seeking organisations that fund scholarship programs for the children; and continuing with the Feeding Program and livelihood programs for the parents.

Identity Church: Iligan City

MSM trustees and Oasis church have developed a close relationship with Rolito Epe who is the Pastor of Identity Church in Iligan. Their vision is ‘ to see a church fixed on revealing Christ as humanity’s true identity .’ This year MSM has received donations from Oasis Centre to support the much needed rent for their church building/ministry and given grants totaling £1,200.

The church started as a Bible Study group composed of graduating nursing students and has grown to over 200 people. This vibrant church launched a youth ministry the Students IMPACT - Changed by God to change the World alongside the young professional group called LOFT (Leading Our Future Together). They run small weekly life groups with trained leaders of the church and this system is helping them to successfully mentor and take care of every person coming to the church.

Again, the pandemic has meant church services didn’t resume in person until February but the pastor is pleased that most church members have remained connected through digital platforms providing services, training and small group support. The church is supporting those who have lost jobs and business and found non Christian’s and those who drifted from church looking to them for help and encouragement.

Purple Community Fund

Purple Community Fund has a vision to create a clear pathway out

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of poverty for all children and their families who live and work on the dumpsites and squatter areas throughout the Philippines. PCF has a complete holistic approach to its work and is tackling poverty at every level, through its education, health, nutrition, pastoral and livelihood programs. All their projects are guided by Godly values regardless of religion race or political boundaries.

Their livelihood program to take women away from litter picking requires large numbers of ring pulls from cans which they make in to bags, purses and jewelry. MSM has been successful in raising awareness in the UK and encouraging churches, businesses and individuals to collect ring pulls amounting to over 50kg this year.

Foursquare Gospel Church, Cateel, Davo Oriental

Following severe destruction of the central and daughter church following severe tropical storms £2,039 was raised by Oasis Church, Portsmouth in 2019 towards the refurbishment of the church building which serve vibrant but poor communities, one in a mountain region.

A grant of £272 (£231 restricted funds) was given for the church this year.

BANGLADESH

Faith & Fellowship

In Novembe r 2015 the trustees agreed a grant to help set and run a new ministry in Bangladesh directed by Andrew Khokon Holder who is well known to MSM. The aim is to share the gospel spiritually and practically especially to Hindu people and also to carry out children and youth work and church development. Having successfully developed a relationship with the local Hindu community in April 2016 a much needed school now educating 43 children was started with a grant from MSM to employ a teacher and provide educational materials. ‘ Thanks to Mustard Seed Ministries to support us to operate the school.’

This year grants totaling £2,742 were given to support the school, evangelist and trainer.

Faith Fellowship also arranged a children’s seminar at the school with bible based song, stories and activities and fellowship meal. Alongside Sunday school projects they operate bible study groups for Christian and Hindu young people in different areas. They conducted a number of evangelistic meetings as part of their Good News Project and showed the Jesus film to different Hindu communities. Some of their planned activities were affected by the pandemic including their annual preChristmas event which they are hopeful they can restart for Christmas 2022.

In 2019 trustees agreed to initially support evangelist/Theologian Johnson Sarkar in Bangladesh on a monthly basis. He has established a house church with Hindu people that have come to Jesus. Johnson has successfully found employment and no grants were awarded during this financial

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year.

NEPAL

Pastor Pandey Karna Nepal Bible Fellowship, Kathmandu

Nepal Bible Fellowship is a small but vibrant church; the pastor and his wife have a heart for their community It is encouraging to hear the church is growing with 30 – 40 people meeting. Despite covid restrictions in the first part of the year the church have continued to meet and outreach to theirs village and neighboring villages. In April they organized a baptismal service near the date of the Nepalese New Year and the anniversary of their church.

(Iii) Children’s Homes

Koya Evangelical Social Service Society (K.E.S.S.S) - Orphan Home, India

KESSS was founded by Bishop Elishain 2004, a native Indian missionary and is engaged in many activities including housing orphans and special needs children, providing homes for the elderly, education and other humanitarian services. In 2015 MSM received a restricted donation of £10,000 to help build a new block at the orphanage to provide separate accommodation for the boys and girls, securing the future of the home by meeting Government requirements. The new block inaugurated in October 2016 providing a home for 65 children. Subsequent grants have been made for specific items requested but no grants were given in this financial year.

Pastor Ling Choi LIFE Myanmar Outreach Ministry (formerly Life Mission Ministry)

The CEO and Fieldwork Coordinator visited Pastor Ling Choi in February 2015 after six years of online communication. LIFE Ministries are running a home for 30 orphan children and a church and are dedicated to reaching the poor and unreached in Yangon but also in the tribal areas particularly Chin state, conducting regular outreach missions and church planting. This year the ministry has continued to face the severe challenges of the pandemic and the military coup that began on 1[st] February 2021. Martial law was imposed and alongside many other closures, banks and the internet were shut down for some time making communication and sending funds impossible towards the last part of the financial year. This has continued to be a challenge and reduced grants made to £305 this year.

Ling Choi and his team were very grateful for the grant that helped purchase Christmas presents of clothes for the children at the orphanage and provide Christmas lunch. ‘We give thanks to God and are really grateful to MSM for providing precious Christmas presents to the children.’

Life ministries were unable to do mass Christmas outreach and preaching as in previous years due to the restrictions and

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security measures. They are outreaching to the local community and, as they can, providing food to the poor and many who have fled to Yangoon from Chin State. The pastor reports that people are distressed and feeling hopeless under the pandemic and military coup and they work with their evangelistic team to bring physical and spiritual support.

They were so encouraged that some of the children at the orphanage chose to be baptized this year. One of the children gave testimony that she lost her parents when she was five and was sent to the orphanage. She said ‘ it is a great privilege for me to be in a Christian orphanage home, that I know God and I am able to go to school for my education and receive bible teaching from our care parents daily. I confessed my sins and accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior and I decided to be baptised to follow Jesus Christ my Lord and savior forever. I received new hope in Jesus Christ and never feel hopelessness anymore.’

Orphanage - Myanmar

This orphanage in a rural part of Chin State and is run by one young man who is caring for 30 children. MSM have previously given small grants to assist with medical bills and Christmas program. Unfortunately the challenges of the pandemic and marshal law have made communication impossible and the trustees are hoping this will be restored.

True Light Christian Centre - Uganda

The centre in Bugiri is supporting increasing numbers of orphans and needy children, up to 450 in many ways including education and tuition MSM gave a grant of £150 for their Christmas party to help purchase rice, bananas, chicken, cake, juice and clothes for the most in need.

(iv) Home for Special Needs

Little Angels Home for Special Needs, Goa, India

From many experiences MSM and missionaries/social workers Pedro & Genilda Lima were aware of the physical and emotional needs of children and adults with special needs in India. In 2007 Little Angels Trust was formed to offer children and adults with special needs a loving and encouraging environment with appropriate education and training to enable them to express their talents and become where possible independent and self supporting adults. Whilst the Christian ethos is at the heart of the project the home is open to children and adults from all backgrounds irrespective of caste, creed or religion. MSM have contributed £8,727 this year towards the monthly running/education costs of the home; including £500 for the Christmas and New Year programs and £600 to purchase school uniforms and school supplies.

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will always require supervision and support. The six boys all attend a school for children with special needs. The eleven men all attend a vocational training centre for adults with a range of special needs.

Last year Children’s Welfare in Goa requested they take in twin boys aged nine, the boys have very complex needs requiring care day and night as they are unable to talk, feed or toilet themselves. Their lives had consisted of conflict and neglect and they had been placed at a number of care facilities but nobody would keep them and they can display a lot of anxiety especially with any change. The other boys have really welcomed them and are continually learning how to communicate with them and the twins have made great progress physically, emotionally and spiritually in this caring environment.

In May 2022 a new boy arrived at the door of Little Angels, unaccompanied asking if he could stay. He brought with him a bag with one t-shirt and a pair of flip flops. They found out that his father had passed away and his mother has severe mental health issues. He has been welcomed in to the family and settled in really well. He is now registered in school and all the paperwork completed to make Little Angels his official home.

Little Angels is situated on the rural island of Chorao and uses agriculture as a therapy and activity for the boys and also to help supply their own requirements for rice and vegetables. At the end of the 2020 MSM gave a grant to purchase a new Maruti van to replace the jeep MSM purchased in 2003. The vehicle is proving invaluable in their remote location enabling them to take the children to school, medical appointments, outings and collecting supplies..

Little Angels Trust has developed a bakery on site to assist with the future sustainability of the home and to give the boys an opportunity to learn new skills, and gain experience, confidence and independence.. This year they have made great strides and building on the professional baking tuition they received are selling small amounts of bread/ cakes to a local supermarket at local fairs. The pandemic, cyclones and heavy rain have been big challenges in every aspect of their work this year but not diminished their vision to grow the business and have a shop of their own in the future.

The home is making a great difference to their quality of life, the young people are supported with their educational needs and receive help with homework and receive extra tuition where needed. Unfortunately the schools closed in April 2020 due to the pandemic and only reopened in June 2022 and the staffs have worked extremely hard to provide education and stimulating activities for all the boys and men in their care. This has been particularly challenging with the broad age range and levels of learning difficulty of the boys. The return to school was challenging but their confidence has returned and they are enjoying attending the school camp, picnics and participating in sports and arts and crafts.

(v) Missionary and outreach work

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Support of Full Time Missionaries - India

For twenty years MSM have supported the work and vision of Pedro and Genilda Lima, missionaries/social workers from Brazil. They have lived and worked in India for over twenty years, and their extensive experience and commitment and passion to reaching children, the poor and disadvantaged has transformed the lives of many. They are hand on managers of Little Angels Home for Special Needs and have also supported House of Hope project In Chandigarh. Formerly house parents of Shallom House they are still supporting and mentoring many of these young people and supported a number through bible school training. The trustees acknowledge the tremendous work done by Pedro Genilda and the staff in providing a safe and secure home for the boys/men with their differing physical and mental health needs. Grants, totaling £2,250 were given towards their personal support.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

MSM’s policy is to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds, which equates to three months unrestricted payments.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

The principal source of funds for overseas work, are regular monthly giving and sundry donations The trustees extend their sincere thanks to all sponsors and donors for their faithful support and generosity.

Fundraising was severely impacted this year by the impact of the covid-19 pandemic. MSM is extremely grateful for the legacies received last year and grants from HiWCF, Arnold Clark community Fund’ Abri Community Fund’ NHS Hampshire & IOW Trust’ PCC Queens Jubilee Neighborhood Grant to support the ongoing work of the Personal Choice project in Portsmouth.

• Grants paid totalled £26,361 and Charitable Activities £65,107 accounting for 98.2% of the expenditure for the financial year.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Stephen Potter Full name(s) Laura Rook Position (eg Secretary, Chair Trustee Chair, etc) Date 29.03.23

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	Unrestricted funds	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
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[ilonthly bank transfers(monthlydirect uEUttS,	10,193		2,940		13,{33	't1,721
Sundry donations	1	5,193	462		15,6s5	'11,666
FunCraising		s,194				?qe
Personal Choice Project			34.080		34,08fi	4,0s4
The Pantry Project			13,360		13,360
Bank receipts		1			1	1
0therreceipts		l0	J5		45	6,2?0
Srbfo/al{Grcsss incomefar AR}	31,591		50,877		82,468	33,S3S
42 Asset and investment sales,
(seetable).
Subtotal				B
Xofafreeeipfs	31,5S1		50,877		82,468	r.'fi,

uoa Xofafreeeipfs	31,5S1	50,877 B	82,468 r	.'fi,
A3 ents
Cost of fundraisinglpromotional material
	1i		33	48$
Grantspaid	22,375	3,986	,A144	?5,308
fi/lissionary/voluntary expenses	t,zav		.18fl	A78fi
Goodslservices forbeneficiaries	500		)utl
Other expenditi,ire	2,434		2,034	1.774
Personal Choice Project		60,323	60,323	aoeqt
]-heFantryPr0jec.t
Ilupporl ccsts(appor-tioned)	1,240		1,244	1 aEa
tr!4anaEement &Adminisliation{app)	413		413	417
Otherpayments				6.2:11
Subtotal	2E,84.5	64,309	93,154	77,8fi?
A4Asset andinvestment
purchases,(seetable)
Ssbfofal
Icfalpaymenfs	28,845	64,309	s3,'154	77,8$i?
ffefofreeerpt$/{payments}	2,746	13,432	10,686	43,SS7
A5Trans{ers betweenfunds
&6Cashfundslast year end	11,917	s2,335	64,252	10s,}fi$
Casftfusdsthisyearend	14,663	38,903	53,566	64,?5?