Charity Number: 1045990
RESTORATION REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP (LUTON)
TRUSTEE REPORT AND RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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RESTORATION REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP
TRUSTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The trustees have the pleasure in presenting their annual report and receipts, and payment accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The Restoration Revival Fellowship (Luton) was registered as a charity (number 1045990) on 25 April 1995.
The principal operating address of the charity is Fellowship House, 90 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 1EH.
The trustees of the charity who served throughout the year and up to the date of this report were:
Rev L Wilson Rev L Denny Mrs A Wilson Mrs M Denny Mr Audley Batchelor
The principal advisers to the charity are:
Bankers Independent Examiner Barclays Bank Akins & Co Luton, George Street Branch Registered office: 7 George Street West Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 2BJ Company No: 07203058
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is constituted under a Deed of Trust dated 21 March 1995. Trustees are appointed for life until they resign, die or dismissed in line with the relevant article.
Objectives and activities
The principal objects of the charity are to advance the Christian religion by the propagation of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ; shepherding all converts and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and relieving sickness, hardship and distress of young and old living in Luton and the surrounding areas.
The church is back to normal in the aftermath of Covid. However, the church has a mix approach to church activities through a combination of in person and an online.
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This has meant an expansion in reach in that we are ministering potentially to a global audience. We have therefore invested in improved equipments and technology.
Achievements in the year
Online services have now become a regular feature of our ministry through investments in better equipments and training; in so doing, the church kept in regular touch with members and others offering support, prayer and bible studies here in the UK and overseas.
The building is open for church services on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Special recorded services are broadcast online on Sunday morning and Sunday evening for the online community.
The church has continued to administer food distribution, one-to-one telephone and video meetings and conferences with partner churches, Luton Borough Council, Public Health England and NHSE. In person events are also held in the building on matters relating to young people and women and men.
The church is also in partnership with a local charity in the provision of used clothing distribution.
RRF continues to have strong links with Africa, in particular, Kenya and also India via video conferencing and telephone. No visits were made to these countries in 2023; however, we received a senior minister from India during the year. Visits were made to Kenya and Cameroon in 2024.
Finally, church membership grew throughout the year with members drawn from India, Pakistan, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and here in the UK.
Financial Review
During the year, the charity raised total receipts of £42,174, of which £42,174 was available for charitable purposes and repayments of loans. More than half of the total receipts (£27,902) came from the voluntary contributions of members.
Trustee Remuneration and Expenses
No Trustee received any remuneration. One trustee (L Denny) received partial expenses during the year.
Independent Examination
In accordance with the provisions of the Charities Act 1993, the trustees have opted out of the requirement to have an audit. Akins & Company are the church's Independent Examiner.
Accounts
In accordance with the provisions of the Charities Act 1993, the trustees have opted to prepare Receipts and Payments Accounts.
Rev. Lloyd Denny Trustee.
Trustee.
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| Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | No(if any) | No(if any) | CC16a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESTORATION REVIVAL FELLOWSHIP (LUTON) | 1045990 | ||||||||
| ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD | |||||||||
| For the period from |
Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||||
| 01/01/2024 | 31/12/2024 | ||||||||
| Section A Statement of financial activities. Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year |
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| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||
| Incoming resources | |||||||||
| Deposits ~~==~~ |
2,037 ~~==~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 2,037 ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 1,669 ~~S===~~ |
| Tithes & Offerings ~~==~~ |
22,025 ~~==~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 22,025 ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 22,789 ~~S===~~ |
| Loan repayment from RRF Harlesden ~~==~~ |
3,556 ~~==~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 3,556 ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 3,607 ~~S===~~ |
| Manual & online - Tithes & Offering ~~==~~ |
4,783 ~~==~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 4,783 ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 5,015 ~~S===~~ |
| Church Car Park - use ~~==~~ |
5,431 ~~==~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 5,431 ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 4,642 ~~S===~~ |
| Use of Church Premises ~~==~~ |
1,095 ~~==~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 1,095 ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
| Kenya ~~==~~ |
100 ~~==~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 100 ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 2,600 ~~S===~~ |
| HMRC +Donations + other income ~~==~~ |
3,147 ~~==~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 3,147 ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 5,860 ~~S===~~ |
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) ~~==~~ |
42,174 ~~==~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | - ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 42,174 ~~S===~~ |
~~S===~~ | 46,182 ~~S===~~ |
| ~~==~~ | ~~==~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~==~~ |
~~==~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ | ~~S===~~ |
| ~~——~~ | - ~~——~~ |
- | - | - | |||||
| ~~——~~ | - ~~——~~ |
- | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total ~~——~~ |
- ~~——~~ |
- | - | - | - | ||||
| ~~——~~ | ~~——~~ | 42,174 | |||||||
| Total receipts ~~——~~ |
42,174 ~~——~~ |
- | - | 46,182 | |||||
| Resources expended ~~——~~ |
~~——~~ | ||||||||
| Expenditure on: | |||||||||
| Multimedia | - | - | - | ||||||
| Charitable activities | 624 | - | - | 624 | 1,100 | ||||
| Other expenditures | 36,697 | - | - | 36,697 | 32,030 | ||||
| Purchases | 606 | - | - | 606 | 153 | ||||
| Outreach | - | - | - | 155 | |||||
| Mortgage repayment | 9,964 | - | - | 9,964 | 11,402 | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 47,891 | - | - | 47,891 | 44,840 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ |
| ~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
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| ~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ |
| Sub total ~~—————~~ |
- ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
| ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ |
| Total payments ~~—————~~ |
47,891 ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | 47,891 ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | 44,840 ~~—————~~ |
| ~~—————~~ ~~=~~ |
~~—————~~ ~~=~~ |
~~—————~~ ~~=~~ |
~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ | ~~—————~~ |
| Net of receipts/(payments) ~~=~~ |
- 5,717 ~~=~~ |
- 5,717 ~~=~~ |
- | - | - - 5,717 | - - 5,717 | - - 5,717 | - - 5,717 | 1,342 |
| A5 Transfers between funds ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
- - | - - | - - | - | - | ||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end ~~=~~ |
8,239 ~~=~~ |
8,239 ~~=~~ |
- | 8,239 | |||||
| Cash funds thisyear end ~~=~~ |
2,522 ~~=~~ |
2,522 ~~=~~ |
- | - | - 2,522 | - 2,522 | - 2,522 | 1,342 | |
| ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ |
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| Section B | Balance Sheet | Balance Sheet | Balance Sheet | Balance Sheet | ||||
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| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Cash in hand and at Bank | 1,415 | - | - | ||||
| Trustees Acc | 3,270 | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | ||||||
| Total cash funds | 4,685 | - | - | |||||
| (agree balances w ith receipts and payments account(s)) |
Agreement Error | OK | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||
| Cost (optional) | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Church Building | 103,000 | - | 189,000 | ||||
| Furnitures, Fixtures and Fittings | 19,464 | - | 60,000 | |||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Amount due (optional) |
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| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | Mortgage Outstanding | - | Over 1 year | |||||
| Accruals | 480 | - | uner 1 year | |||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
5 Signature |
Print Name | Date of approval |
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Accounting Policies
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a) The accounts have been prepared under the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts under the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16
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July 2014, and with the Charities Act 2011.
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b) Investment income is recorded when receivable
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c) All income and expenditures are included in the accounts on a receipts and payments basis. d) All capital-related expenditures costing more than £500 are capitalised. Depreciation on fixtures and fittings is charged on a 10% reducing balance method.
2. Taxation
Restoration Revival Fellowship is a registered charity and, accordingly, is exempt from taxation on its income and gains where they apply to charitable purposes
3) Tangible Fixed Assets
Movement on the charity's tangible fixed assets was:
| Fixtures and | Freehold Land | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fittings | and Buildings | ||
| Cost | |||
| At 1st January 2024 | 45,766 | 103,000 | 148,766 |
| Additions | - | ||
| Disposals | - | - | - |
| At 31st December 2024 | 45,766 | 103,000 | 148,766 |
| Depreciation | |||
| At 1st January 2024 | 24,139 | - | 24,139 |
| Depreciation charge | 2,163 | - | 2,163 |
| Depreciation disposals | - | - | - |
| At 31st December 2024 | 26,302 | - | 26,302 |
| NetBook Value | |||
| At 1st January 2024 | 21,627 | 103,000 | 124,627 |
| At 31st December 2024 | 19,464 | 103,000 | 122,464 |
4) Analysis of Creditors
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgageoutstanding | 9,964 | ||
| Independent examiner's fee | 480 | 480 | |
| Pastoral Loan | 4,603 | ||
| Totals | 480 | 15,047 | |
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Restoration Revival Fellowship (Luton)
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31/12/2024, which are set out on annexe pages 1 and 2.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and the examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act and
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To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out under the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true or fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In the course of 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 proper accounting records under section 130 of the Charities Act, and 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
- (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the account to be reached.
Samson Akinola
Samson Akinola, FCCA Chartered Certified Accountants 7 George Street West Luton Beds LUI 2BJ
Dated 15/10/2025