# **Report of the Trustees of Mansfield Pentecostal Church for the Financial Year Ended December 31[st] 2023.** The full name of the Charity is Mansfield Pentecostal Church. ## **Registered Charity No: 1052596** **Address:** Empire Street, Mansfield, Notts. NG18 2QJ ## **Managing Trustees are:** Pastor Matthew McGlade, of 1 Empire Street, Mansfield, Notts NG18 2QJ David Brecknock of 2, Rannoch Drive, Mansfield, Notts. NG19 6QU Paul Hart of 4, Otter Way, Mansfield, Notts. NG19 6DH Kate Hyatt of 39, Rannoch Drive, Mansfield, Notts. NG19 6QX Geoff Williamson of 316C, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts. NG17 4HS Governing Document is a Trust Deed, dated 19[th] May 2016. The Original Resolution was filed at Assemblies of God Property Trust, 106/114 Talbot Street, Nottingham NG1 5GH. This has now been replaced with a new Trust Deed and Constitution, dated as above, held by Mansfield Pentecostal Church and registered through Geldard Solicitors of Derby with the Charity Commission. New Trustees are nominated by the existing Trustees ## **Objects of the Charity are:** - i. The advancement of the Christian Religion by the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel of God concerning His Son Jesus Christ the Lord and the preaching and teaching of the Word of God by the Church in accordance with the Statement of Faith of Mansfield Pentecostal Church as approved by the church council from time to time. - ii. Such other charitable purposes as shall further the attainment of the above objects of the Church or any of them. - iii. The furtherance of the other charitable work of the Church consistently with the Statement. - iv. The furtherance of the work of Mansfield Pentecostal Church and the promotion of spiritual teaching and the maintenance of the Statement and the promotion of religious observances that manifest the Statement. ## **Activities and Achievements:** - ❖ The Charity has achieved its objectives as follows: - ➢ Tuesday Evening – Online Bible Study - ➢ Friday afternoon – Prayer meeting - ➢ Sunday School – Children’s work - ➢ ‘All Stars’ Children’s meeting on Wednesday evenings. - ➢ Youth Fellowship (called ‘The Point’) on Friday evenings - ➢ Welcome Hour meeting on Wednesday afternoon - ➢ Little Glimmers for pre-school children and parents/carers held each Thursday morning from 9.15am to 10.30am. - ➢ Other regular services – Sunday Morning Worship and Communion. This is livestreamed on YouTube for those unable to attend the actual meeting. - ➢ Café Church – less formal Sunday Evening service once a month with refreshments - ➢ Community Work – This helps needy families in the area. - ➢ Life Groups – These are home group fellowships where the Bible is studied, along with discussion and prayer, and relationships built. The Welcome Hour is a weekly meeting. Tea and light refreshments are also provided free of charge. Transport is provided for those who have none. There is a Christmas Dinner once a year. Missionaries supported in 2023 were: - ➢ Christian Mission to the Jews - ➢ Beacon Project (local homelessness charity) - ➢ Open Doors (supporting persecuted church) - ➢ New Life Christian Centre in Gambia - ➢ Instep Ministries (supporting missionaries) Sunday School is held each Sunday morning during the Worship and Communion service, in a separate room from the main Sunday morning worship, and works very closely with the All Stars (which is held each Wednesday evening from 5 pm – 6:30 pm) and is a combination of Bible stories/quizzes/singing and games, although with a greater emphasis on teaching than the All Stars. The Point is held each Friday evening. The aim is to help in the spiritual growth of the youth by gathering together and discussing topics which are of interest and concern to young people. The format of the Little Glimmers group is one hour’s play for the children, whilst parents relax with other church members. Missionary Department – Regular giving by the Church Members to various overseas projects. In 2023 the following missionaries and organisations were supported: - ➢ All Nations for Christ Bible Institute and support for two Bible students there in Nigeria - ➢ Central African Missions International **Bankers:** National Westminster Bank Plc. Kingdom Bank ## **Declaration:** _**The trustees have approved the trustees’ report above.**_ _**Signed:**_ ## _**Full name:**_ Geoffrey Edward Williamson M#nsfl•ld P•nt•¢o•tsl Chureh R•c•lpt• and Paynxnts A¢Gounts torth• y•ar •nd•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2tr23 NOTES Unr88tiiL* Resti** Tdal FuTrl• Tot•1 Fund• Fund• 2023 2023 2023 2022 R•o•lpt• Donalon• And G 81, 83,759 6.951 Inve8trn8nt Inc£ffi• Sped•l Glft8 C￿nM￿nty Fund Grgnt 11.430 Total r•o•lpts .712 71,170 83.919 P*ym•Tht• Dir•¢t Ch•rit•bb• E¥pondrtL Don*lon8 & Grfta Cornrnunity Fund Vi•thng Mini8ty P48toral co8ts R8pair8 and moint•Mnts• 1.961 1.ieo 3,141 1,242 4,179 $3.017 4,318 4.179 38.017 2.396 1,748 8,218 1.429 1286 2.156 6&) 771 187 723 5295 10.320 13.151 13,151 1.597 In•ur•nc• Cle8ning Mlni BUB A¢¢ounlan¢y 8 Pffjfu•hx•l F••A Subicript￿n1 st*tK)Mry Mnd prfntlKI C*ildrnn• Wo oth•rM•ts knproN*mMt 0xp•￿¢bjr• 1.825 1,825 382 2 402 82 358 2,159 Totsl paym•nts IW2 82,358 7e,820 N•t d1•¢￿p￿ 110,244} 1944) 111.1881 4.881 215.330 208,231 C*sh funds •aM•d fomrd 87 Mansfield P•ntscostal Church Statsment of Assets and Uabllltles as at 31 D•c•mbor 2023 2023 Total Unrestricted Restricted Cash Funds Main Account Kiwdom Bank Petty Cash Welcome Hour bank account W8lcom8 Hour cash in hand Missionary Department bank accwnt 109,318 83,377 277 1.423 103 10805 119,923 83,377 277 1,423 103 10 843 205 141 Other monetary assets Kingdom Bank subordinated Deposit A88•ts r•taln•d for own Church BuiklirwJs Fixtures & fitffjngs Equipment Debtor- Gift Pj'd 280.1Y)O 92,888 6,951 379 817 Llabllltl•s cr￿lItar8 1.135 Approval 8t•t•m•rt We approve the xcounts, ¢ompts• of recelpts arrfl payments arnl Statement of a88et8 and Irabilrties. We ackno￿edge our resp￿si￿lI￿.e$ for the ar£￿Unts and for JBD Slaney wtth all Informatlon and w>lanations ne¢¢ssary ts thoir compiwions. G Willlamson D Br8ckno¢k Kate Hyatt Paul Hart Matthew McGlade Mansfidd PontKoslal Chur¢h Ind•p•nd•nt Examan•rs R•port to th• TnNt••s of IAan5fi￿d P•nt•¢OStal Church I report on the acc(yJnts ofthe Tn￿t 31 D￿eMb￿ 2023 are set out on pagè 2 to 3. R•sp•th• r•sponslblllll•s ottrust••s and •xarnln•r The charity's trustees are resFh)nsible for the preparation of the A￿unts. Th8 Charitys Twstees u)n8ider that an audit is not required for this year under wlion 144 of the Ch*lb8s A¢t 2011 { Iho charibes Acll and that an indeFendent examination is needed. 11 ￿ my reswnsibilty to :. 1. 6xamI￿ th8 Ac¢ounts und8r Sectkni 145 of th8 2011 Art 11. to foll￿ the pr(tedures dcvm in the G8nwal DirectK)ns given by th8 Charity Comm1wr￿ under 8eclion 14515) of the 2011 Art and 111. to stste Ihthelher parb￿lar matters have Come to my attenlon Basls of Ind•p•nd•nt •umln•rf• r•port My examination was carTied out in acurdance with the General DFrectK)n8 given by the Chafity Commission. An examination Indudes a reviv¥Y of the actounting rKord$ k&pt by the Charlty and a comparison of th8 accounts pr88ented those r8cxJrds. It also include5 rx)nsKler8tion of any unusual Items or disdosuro¥ in the accounts, and tho seekirvJ of explanations from as Trustees con¢ernlng any such matters. The procedur88 undertaken (k) not provNJe 811 the ￿￿janCe that *x)ukJ be requlred in an 8udit and. cun¥rfuently, no opinion i¥ gNen as to whgther tho ￿CoUnts pr￿n1 a 'true and falr vlew, and the report Is Ilmltod to Iho88 mattar8 86t out In tho statement bobNf. Ind•p•nd•nt ex•mlnrfs 81at•m In o)nn8¢tk*n wlth my examInatIc￿. matter has com8 to my attenlon.. 11). whith give5 mo teasonabb cause to bolwo thaL In any wffjterlal resFec( tho requlrements.. l. to keep arxiyJnllw re(yJrds In s386 of tho Companlos Act 2008, ald il. to kYOFW• WX4)unts ￿£(Yd wth ￿xMIln9 rw)rd$ and to cxjmpty wrth the ￿COun￿r￿j requirements of Ihe Companies Act 2008 and th6 mothc￿$ and prindples of tho Ststemènt of Reeommonded Prxts'ce.. ￿￿Ounting and Rep)rbng by Chanbes Irevis8d 20051 have not 12). to which, in my opinion, attenlion should be drawn h order to 8nabl8 a proper understandiTVJ of Ihe accounts to ￿ rtsxhed. R K Ryder JBD Slaney Portland House 3 Queen Str8et Worksop Notts S80 2AW