WORLD HARVEST CHRISTIAN CENTRE
Financial Accounts Directors and Trustees Report 31[st] December 2023
Charity No. 1048925
WORLD HARVEST CHRISTIAN CENTRE STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TRUSTEES REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
ADDRESS
WHCC
Cobden Road London SE25 5NX
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1048925
TRUSTEES
Deaconess Damaris James Pastor Adegboyega Carew Brother Oluwasegun Akinola Olaniregun Minister Edward Olabode
PASTOR AND MINISTER-IN-CHARGE
Rev Wale Babatunde
BANKERS
HSBC Bank The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc 47 Rye Lane 62/63 Threadneedle Street London London SE5 8RP EC2R 8LA
ACCOUNTANTS
Dr .O Olasode BSc MSc MBA AIPSM FCCA PhD Chartered Certified Accountant 1 Copers Cope Road Beckenham London BR3 1NB
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TRUSTEES’ REPORT 2023
Status and Administration
The Charity is constituted and registered with the Charity Commission under charity number 1048925.
The trustees confirm that the annual report and financial statements comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the governing document and the provisions of the Financial Reporting Standards and applicable accounting standards.
Charitable Objects
The objects are:
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The advancement of the Christian Faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs
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To relieve person who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby
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To advance education of such means as the Trustees may consider appropriate Governance and Internal Control
Trustees serve for a year period and may be re-elected. The trustees meet regularly during the year including week-end meeting to review the strategy and performance and to set the operating plans and budgets.
Financial Activities and Results
The total incoming resources for the year amounted to £95,976 (2022 year 91,132) leading to a total funds carried forward of £ 1,199,477as at 31st December 2023.
Investment Powers, Policy and Performance
The memorandum and articles of association, which states clear guidelines on investments policy, governs the directors’ and trustees’ investments powers.
Reserves
The trustees have forecast the level of free reserves (that is those funds not tied up in fixed assets and designated as restricted
funds) that the charity will require to sustain its operations over the period when it is anticipated that some of the income generating activities will be further funded to gather more income.
Volunteers
The Charity is grateful for the unstinting effort of its volunteers who are involved in service provision. Members are given the free will, without any form of coercion, to determine their form and level of support, manually or financially to the charity.
Grant Making Policy
1) The Organisation works in the UK continues in the following places -LONDON, MANCHESTER, SOUTHEND ON SEA. Apart from the above, the same period outreaches were conducted in different parts of the UK, sometimes in collaboration with other Charities and individuals.
2) MISSION TO ABUJA WAS PERHAPS OUR MOST STRATEGIC WORK. WE ESTABLISHED A CHURCH. WE HAD REGULAR RADIO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMMES AND INTERVIEWS. WE HAD SEVERAL NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMMES AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.
The Organisation was regularly distributing materials including ESSENTIALS CLOTHING AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT TO INDIVIDUALS. With the help of one of our Trustees and 805 Restaurant in Abuja, we fed the less privileged every week.
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3) WHCC Outreaches are Missions and Leadership Development took place in Ghana, India, USA, C'ote D' Ivoire during the year.
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4) The Organisation embarked on Outreach to Tertiary Institutions both in Nigeria and Ghana
The organisation continues to support the Education in Liberia and as at today, we have a Landed Property which is being shared by the Church and the School.
The following arms of the Ministry in the UK also carried out some activities as stated below:
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MANCHESTER BRANCH
We also run a back-to-work Scheme as an Empowerment Programme in Manchester.
On daily basis we run coffee Morning activities in our Manchester Branch. Part of our obligations is the visiting of Elderly Homes.
Some Communities activities that Manchester Branch engaged with were as follows:
1) Marriage enrichment programme and Marriage discipleship Programme with bible-based outline aimed at strengthen and restoration marriages
- 2). Back to work program ran in conjunction with Forever Manchester.
Programme helped unemployed people back to work, by helping them with their CVs, job search and basic computer skills.
3). Youth Club - we operated a local youth recreation centre. Where we provided table tennis and badminton games.
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4) Operated a few Saturdays’ supplementary school for grammar school entrance exam and GSCE exams.
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5) Our Centre host the East Manchester mental health peer to peer support group every Monday.
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6) Community Food Bank.
Saturday School (Supplementary School for 11 plus preparation classes and Mathematics and Science classes for High School Students.
SOUTH NORWOOD BRANCH :
Ø Food bank on a fortnightly basis every month (Every Two weeks). Feeding on average 110 clients every month. This is a service provided not only for members within the 5-mile radius of the church, we also support other ministries by apportioning them some of our produce to give to those within their community within the SE1 5QH vicinity, an area that is outside of the 5mile radius of our branch
Ø Pastoral service to those within the community who are not members of the church. Duties such as counselling, burial services, etc.
Ø Providing items of clothing to the Abuja branch in Nigeria for distribution to Internally Displaced People (IDPs)
Ø During the summer of 2023, we had a week of summer school, whereby we provided summer schooling for members with the community and provided lunch for them.
Ø Financial sponsorship for a child in Abuja to attend school.
SOUTHEND BRANCH
The arm of the Ministry also did their regular mid-week and Sunday services which were online and few online outreach programmes were observed in order to keep the faith.
Duties
Some of the strategies adopted to meet our objectives include:
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Regular planning meeting of the trustees
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Regular meetings with the members of the church
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Evangelism and Training
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Holding events in the communities (youth programmes)
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Reaching out to the less privileged through donations to worthwhile courses in the community • Support, caring and nurturing the
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members of the church.
21st March 2024 Approved by the directors on …………………………………. and signed on its behalf by:
Oluwasegun Akinola Olaniregun Name of Person ----------------------------------------------------- BRoricegurs Trustee Director -------------------------------------------------------
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ACCOUNTANTS’ AND INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT
I report on the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 December 2023 as are set out on pages 6 to 14.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees, 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 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act
Independent examiner’s statement
I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Fellow of the Association (FCCA).
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
• the accounts did 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 have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Dr Olu Olasode FCCA Chartered Certified Accountant TL First Accountants Limited TL First Limited
Date:
Date
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
| Incoming Resources Incoming Resources from Generated Funds Voluntary Income Interest income Other incoming resources Total Incoming Resource Resources Expended Charitable activities Governance costs Total Resources Expended Net Incoming/(Outgoing) Resources Net Movements for the Year Total Funds Brought Forward Total Funds Carried Forward |
2023 2023 2023 2022 Restricted Unrestricted Total Total - 86,616 86,616 83,430 - 10 10 2 - 9,350 9,350 7,700 |
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| 95,976 95,976 91,132 - 39,633 39,633 37,787 - 96,556 96,556 66,558 |
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| - 136,189 136,189 104,345 - -40,213 -40,213 -13,213 |
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| -40,213 -40,213 -13,213 925,302 296,154 1,221,456 1,234,669 |
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| 925,302 255,941 1,181,243 1,221,456 |
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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET | ||||
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| 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed Assets | ||||
| Tangible Fixed Assets (Note 2) | 386,356 | 392,610 | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Other Debtors (Note 5) | 902,905 | 908,455 | ||
| Cash & Bank | 9,362 | 9,620 | ||
| 912,267 | 918,075 | |||
| CREDITORS- Within one year (Note 3) | (43,000) | (3,968) | ||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 869,267 | 914,407 | ||
| CREDITORS- Due after one year (Note 4) | (56,146) | (85,560) | ||
| NET ASSETS | 1,199,477 | 1,221,456 | ||
| FINANCED BY | ||||
| Restricted Funds | 925,302 | 925,302 | ||
| Adjustment for Bank balance and Creditors | 18,234 | |||
| Unrestricted Funds | 255,941 | 296,154 | ||
| 1,199,477 | 1,221,456 |
21st March 2024 Approved by the Board of Trustees on ………………………………………. and signed on their behalf. Rowiregurs Oluwasegun Akinola OIaniregun Trustee ----------------------------------------------------For: Chairperson
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – 31 DECEMBER 2023
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and in the preceding year.
(A) Accounting Convention & Compliance These accounts have been drawn up on the basis of a going concern and the financial statements prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with applicable Standards, Financial Reporting Standards and the Charities Acts 1992 & 1993. The statements comply with best practice and reflect the requirements of the revised Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2015)
(B) Recognition of Income and Expenditure Income and Expenditure are recognised on an accrual basis. Donations and legacies are accounted for as received and accrued only when a value can be established before payment is received. Resources expended for both charitable activities and governance costs are apportioned 85% to charitable activities and 15% to governance costs. General Fund Revenue grants and other income and expenditure associated with the general operations of the charity and its international projects are dealt with in the General Fund. Restricted Fund These comprise donations, legacies or other income, the use of which has been specified by the donor. There is currently no restricted fund. Endowment Fund There is currently no endowment fund. (C) Depreciation All fixed assets over £1,000 are capitalised. The charge for depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets over their useful lives on the following bases:
| Office & Musical Equipment | 25% on the reducing balance |
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| Furniture & fittings | 25% on the reducing balance |
| Freehold Office |
1% on the Straight-Line Method |
Assets are depreciated from the time at which they are brought into use.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – 31 DECEMBER 2023
2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| Freehold Properties £ COST: AT 01/01/2022 452,138 At 31/12/2022 452,138 DEPRECIATION: At 01/01/2022 65,342 Disposal Charge for the year 4,521 At 31/12/2022 69,863 NET BOOK VALUE: At 31/12/2023 382,275 At 31/12/2022 386,796 3. CREDITORS- Within one year A.Babatunde Ajoku E.C. Accruals and deferred income Trade Creditors 4. CREDITORS- Due after one year Mortgage Loans - 2 - 5 years Architects Building Drawing 5. DEBTORS Debtors (Property) Command Prayer Other Debtors |
Office Equipment £ 47,680 47,680 45,209 618 45,827 1,853 3,298 |
Musical Equipment £ 31,932 31,932 31,838 32 31,870 63 95 |
Furniture £ 29,655 29,655 26,407 1,083 27,490 2,165 3,248 2023 £ 43,000 - - - |
TOTAL £ 561,405 561,405 168,795 6,253 175,049 386,356 392,610 2022 £ - 700 2,768 200 3,668 2022 £ 69,560 16,000 85,560 2022 £ 898,155 4,000 6,300 |
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| 43,000 | |||||
| 2023 £ 56,146 - |
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| 56,146 | |||||
| 2023 £ 898,155 - 4,750 |
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| 902,905 | 908,455 |
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| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities Voluntary Income Tithes and Offerings Interest Renting Income Total Incoming Resources Resources Expended Charitable Activities Donations and Welfare Missions Honorarium Project Events Media Support and Management Costs Salary Telephone and Internet Lighting and heating Travel and accommodation Insurance Depreciation Finance Mortgage & Loan interest Bank charges Others Repairs & Renewals Rent Equipment Admin / Office expenses Total Resources Expended Net Income/ Expenditure |
2023 2022 Total Total £ £ 86,616 83,429 10 2 9,350 7,700 |
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| 95,976 91,131 23,239 21,335 2,952 4,364 5,300 2,850 - 1,712 8,142 7,276 - 250 |
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| 39,633 37,787 43,000 - 2,174 2,439 4,681 1,154 7,860 5,270 1,184 - 6,253 6,458 |
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| 65,152 15,322 |
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| 2,497 2,732 2,623 2,475 |
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| 5,120 5,207 4,407 8,112 5,900 9,585 4,332 3,133 11,644 25,198 26,283 46,029 136,189 104,345 |
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| -40,213 -13,213 |
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