2020-2021 ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Senior Pa51or
Rev Matthew Newman Senlor Pastor
Vklcome to this our Year ending 2020121 Report. What a year it has been. Thank you for
journeying with us. With the coronavirus pandernic and the e￿nOMiC impacL communtrties reeling from
hurt5 and division there are significant challenges ahead for us •ll. Our ability to face those challenges
tqgether, as the churth. will be a p￿￿lu1 portrayal ofthe hope that we have and the dlfferencejesus
makes. l am confident that the church 7MII be a light in datk times and bring hope to hopeless places. l am
confident. too. that NUCC is well w>sitioned to conts.nue to faithfully the community.
AA wè Itx)k forward to s y8ar ol ministry and mission. we ha￿ started off with sorm of the
greatest challenges we have ever faced. Cov1￿19 the parallel econorTWC and m8ntal health
crises ha%• prompted us to reas8ess budget and SFending. Through it all, we will lake one slep
at a ts'rrn, togethar. as laitmul and fearf￿ folkrwefs of Josus Christ. V¥Then He 13 for us, who shall
we fearfl Vthen He 18 on our sido, who ¢an stand against us? Please join us in praying for our
church family. Pray for the divefse speclfum of needs. fears and challenges pre￿t in indi41d￿l
families, for Vlid￿•S and wid(xwer8. sTrngle8 and e¥p•aally our thildren.
In the lasl year have galvanised prayer. This c4yrMng year rnay look dlfferent. Our church
ace of congregats'ng was clowl. our MOve￿nIS have been restrided. and as we look ahead to
th• farlmulnoss of God we pray for healiTrJ for our Nati￿ at large. But of aom8 thiNJ$ l am ￿rtain..
the church is alive, the gos1￿1 18 chwwirvj livgs. •nd Jews i* hope of the What a privtloge
It 18 to ••rv• our King May H• yw richly
Finally. pray for the ministry year ahoad d us. Pray with us that, through every wngle family in our
thur¢h, God will abov¢ b•y(¥MI what w• proJ•X we n••d to do I￿thfUl, robust ond
rAeative ministry.
Being a Chrislian Isnl a Irle to be Ilwl alone. txrt within affed1￿ felalionshlps and famity. Tho
NLICC netwofk 18 dm'gned lo nurture Ihese relatK)nships. (￿n￿￿'n9 i*urth le*Jer8 to equip,
Inspr• •nc¢Jurag0 otherto Iheir thuri*w and c¢xnmunitias.
a¢kntr￿edglng existing culiure evol¥ifW appropiiatdy.
We want to envY￿r and equ￿ le•Jers to Ilve out and grow God's klngdom ty leKhlThJ Spirft and
Kingdom prfnctples that can be apFAied thally to meet the needs of thJ'r community and church
fvmily.
feel al tlwh we're rnlaunchiThJ NLICC Chur(*, and ha%• been rewexarrining eV￿￿ing w• uwl
to do, esp￿dY on &Thlays. in1he I￿￿ dlwo W qu••tion8'.18 rt offec*sve?18 it fruithil?
Th• proriw is t￿1 tho LORD do ama2in9 thi￿ anwvJ you; that what all long la
That the Lord will On￿ awn shake the earth, work Y4Y>nders and sa¥e the lost. can look at the
worfd in whi(* we li￿ and dey'r. But the wortd at its worst needs a church at its besi ... and the
only way lo realise that is through t￿ of the Holy Spiiit.
So I prny for you. 88 y(w enter this nthv ￿e8￿n. th81 the Lord will fill you with the boldness of hi•
Sixrit to pursue his presernx and so see lives and cornmunities tranSf0m￿j.
As thurth want to 8ee generab￿S of children grtrw up to live inspiring li%Es, rocled in
sus. Ho*evw, it can be a red challthige to engage young w¢Jple in the digrta wJe.

We are keen to ￿nr￿¢t the NLICC famity *ith tangible opp)rtunities to se￿￿ the ￿ngdorn
throughout the year. We want to be as fair a5 possible pntly opwrtunities fK¥n
variety of organisations- intemalional to local, big small- without overwwrriry the NLICC
fanily.
I hopo you will be I>)nfi￿ to •hore it wilh friends. partI￿rn and neighbourn too. Thank you for
$pendiNd time to read the cx)ntent.

ObJectlvH and activities
The nY4n ot¥edives ￿ No Linits Irrtemational Christian Centre are to advance the Christian faith and
to promdè assistance for Pers￿ in condibons d need. hanlship or distress.
A$ an af Ihegè obi&*iv•i. No Limits Intemation81 christi￿ Centre seeks to be
communrty in ￿dOn that serves the caOal and Iwnd. AS a church we want lo engw with
people's questions. and create an en¥ironment where anyone can explore matters of farth. We want
to help everysjne dixx)var h(M th￿ (xn use thar un￿ue skills and passions to corrtribute to the
8tr•ngthening of t￿ik1 cornmunty and senffj those who are in neeAI. We want to be a church
that is empcwared by the Hdy Sprit to live effective liv￿ arKI do what Jesu8 asks us to do. The
chuTth'3 strategy for accomplishiw these things, arKI luffilling its charitable obpxrves. focuses on the
adivities undertaken through various ministry areas, taking into aca)unt th8 folllywing guiding
prfnclty•8:
. No Limrb 11)t￿tional Christian Contre furKaion8 on a '•mPtr￿r•d. and '•nlight•n' m(xlol. We
gath•r a Sunday io be and equipp*J to live out thè Christian farth. V¥b then 'enlighten'
throughout tho iity duriw tho Th*ok to our kThl CAxnrnunitI￿ and th• pwple w• live amongjt.
• No LSrnit8 Internati￿￿ Chri8ban Centre exi•ts to prtr4ide Comn￿nty. The bost ￿8c0 to grow and
loam 18 wilh othor8, wIKh 18 arn • cfjrnnwnty thai Stretc￿ acrou the aty.
11. Govomanco, Tru8t••8 and Staff
No Limlt8 International Christion Cwrtre is a Ch¥iith TN8t
Chaiity f•gi•trnlion No.. 1052722
The Tru•tees WIK) •¢rv•d durfng the yw varn:
Re￿fend ol•trA￿ Aw(¥W•
from th• church c£*mmunity. Tfw are kn(rwn to the •xi•ting Board of Truslee8 and hava
demonstrated a hyh level of dedication and commltmorrt lu￿rdS the aims of the Church. After thair
app)intment, ne* truste￿ reoyve an indudion F*c*. and s￿d time with the exisling trusteea to
ensurn thoy fully understand their resFY)n%'ts'lities and the l•ga finanoal framthvork in which the
church opjrales. They are pro¥ithl with additional trainino as I￿￿1r0d. The tN8tees, who at
loasl lour times a year, retain r•spgnsibilty for the oN*r41 strabJiC this1￿$ ofthe ¢haiitab
eornpany. 88 as the setting and monit￿ing d IxKlgets.
Th• S•nior Loadornhip TO￿ and tho4• *•ff and vdurrteers ovarseeing drflerent area$ of the
church. make day-ttrd8y d￿l$lOn$ on experKliture and a(*vrties. Limits Intemational Christian
Centre is18d by a Senior Leadership Team, which pro%ides the wrrtual leadership of the Church.
This lrK￿udes res￿81b11￿ in the church for maintainirwJ the historic. orthrxlox underntanding of the
Christian farth and providing the pastoral care of the (*urth. The team takes the18ad responsitslty
lor the day.ttrday management crf tho vaiiou6 of the i*burdi urKl6r the oversight of tho
trustees. The team comprises:
Matthew Newman.As as le•JiNJ the Senior Leadership Team. Matthv*/s role is to obtrsee
SuTrJay teaching and *Drship, u)mmUn￿li0ns. welcome arKI Ministy to men, as well as
d￿￿oping the overall Vbwn and strategy ofthe church.

Joy Ne*m4n -oveisees the church's ffinan￿. o￿ati￿$. and hurrAn resources. and also I￿5 th?
church's *Drk in rospect of families, mania98 giobfil mission 0$ well as c(Yrtfibuting in
pre8Khing and communitstions.
Josephlne Wllton Waddell- is res￿nstb1e for overseeing th8 church's Connect Groups. Pastoral
Suppon and So(aal A￿"on. ￿ al￿ leadlng In the Pralse Worship Team and Children'¥
Department.
Intern•1 Contrd5 •nd Illsk Man•8•nent
The trustees hale olerall resFonsibilty for No Linyts Intemational Christian Centre system of
intemd controls. Suth a system can provKle only reasonable and not absolute assurance against
errors or frauds. No Intem*'ond Chrislian Centre operatss 8 planning and tr￿dgetIng system
ith an annual budg•1 •pprowd by th• tru*t••J. Signifieant chaTVJ•S arn 8ubithY to swyfie
approval. A finaTrx reFQrting systam ts)Npares resutts with the t￿d98t on a rrK)rrthty bo818 for
incorywj and quart•rty for expendrturo.
The tnjstees are sotisfied that Systems are in plac¥ to monitor, manage and mitioate No Limi18
Int•mational Chri￿.an Cenlr• •xpo•ur• to major risks. conlider that mointaining No kn'mrt•
Inlemats'onal Christian Centre reserves at the Fdicy levelg arKI rewv*irvJ intemal controls and risk•
will provide No ￿mIl$ Intemalion81 Chrislian Cenh *ith *l•quate rf8k aMuranc• and iufficient
They alw rncogni8e that the nature ol *)m8 of No Limits Intemati¢)nal Christlan Centre work
requires active acceptsnce and management of somo risks when undertaking &#iwties lo achieve
the objecti¥w ol the charitable Trust. All arnas ￿ church life subjed to a risk rewew
U8irKJ our risk management 80thvare system. and the trust￿ ha￿ reviewed the rrK)•t significant
rbsks. Monltoring of thew risks will takè plxe rngularfy throughout the nèxt year. All maioi insurable
risks are subiecl to noffl￿ churches. and employers. inSUrar￿￿. C￿tractUal risks are rewewed
tjefore t*ing entered into. lo asgess that thèy could not signifiCan￿Y imp￿￿ the church's abilrty to
fuffil its obpcb'Nfjs.
Employ4•5 •nd Volunteer
The work of No Limits IntematioMI Chriglian Centre rdkgs on the commitrront and hard woth of rts
8taff, as well as many ￿￿unteerS. Communication link8 are n*intsined through tearn brièfings.
email. nowsletters, the websrte and other channels. No Limits Intsmalional Christian Centre is
committed lo equalty in r•cruiting. training and carogr de￿lOpm•rrt.
111. A•vl•w of the Ye•rfs Artlvltl•s
Sunday S•rvk••
Our Sunday 8er¥ices pmide a context in which poople can grcw $PilTtually. We aim to present a
rounded te&hing prcgramme that cover8 the key areas of the thurch vision. We often present
pra(aical series hdping wple $imWfy various areas of their Itves. induding their diaries, finan￿8,
and r•l3llt)n#hlp# ThlA IA In to our recular Dedlcadon 8￿$M sem￿. Famlly
Enrichnxnt, Thank8givbng Sundays and Carol Swvirns.
Our primary pursuit is a deeper kntrMedge (A G(xl a doser relatiOr￿hIP with Him. Through our
rdationship with God. recojnise that no one was ￿e8￿1 to ￿ insignfficant and that everyone
must te enca)ur8ged to diso)ver their purpose, their innate potential and seek ways in
which to ￿￿￿'V￿y aff•X the lives ofthose around t￿m- pariicularfy the less fortunate. Our passi
for the grry*th and de￿ ofthe ini*vidual is rellected in the vision of the Church and we are
committed to Mth1￿ a wth.ve impxt in wr ktsl &)d iniernthnal ￿MmunItiOS
We are ncm aring our ser4fj￿ throwjh the zoom online channels.

Worshlp
The team has grrmn with a leam d v(Aunteers worship le*lers musi(aans for
Sunday ser4fjces and midweek ev￿3. o￿the past year this has ifK4uded training and evening
prayer meelings.
Tralnlng
Team trainirKJ has also been a priorty, to equip the volunteern and develop creati%Trty. We hold
regular C8p money ￿Urse$ lor both the youths and adults over the year. They were well attended.
and se￿ra1 Indlvlduals are regularfy attendlng our Sunday semces. The empsoyablllty and
•ntrepreneurial passion driven tratning for youths to upth'll themselves was a huge success. Many
haN* gone lo further their education and have ¥Kli%dy sought emptymèrrt with increase lo
their CA)nfidenc* le%*l•.
We h*1 oui ￿￿WwarMn he￿ bo￿ in8trumontal to the enhancirvj ond enabling
women to realise thty'r dreams. It has had a great irnpa￿ on the thurch family who had the
opportunty to invite friends family as well as re&hiNJ out to the broader community. Women
were erKouraged to devdop th￿r entreprnneuria and careers ski118 and bo more confident in Iheir
inn8t• skn'118 and gifts. W• al•0 hold wur8•8 for WOM￿ looking al •nKlional h•alth. Thfr￿ cour
were att•ndod by a ￿>￿Iderable numbor of pooplo and Sargely fx'blbtatad by volunteers from the
M•n of Inteylty
The men have been moth'ng8 regularfy in￿￿n9 gu•8t Mini￿eT3 to share at their breakfast mooting8.
TMY al40 èn￿lIrA0d youno8r m8n to edmè for thè mé*lng8 JJO thwi I￿n have a greatèr
undèrstanding of to fac• challenges in lrfe and also h(Y4V can bring up gc*Jly familie•
Th• Informatlon Polnt
The church webs'te and other s(Xi81 medK8 platfomi is where continue to share infornation. Wa
also share ￿noUncements on Sunday's and W&tsnesday'J fX)ntinue to arAively •ngag• peoFAe
we￿Y to tmm *ea88 church ana Ilnd oth ab￿ thé dlfférnftt group8 and i•am8
tha thuth.
G•t CoDn•¢t•d Explorn
li is an OPWlunty to stop ty after a •eryMx, meat Pastors Matthew and Joy, mingle with other
NLICC pooplo and got baslc Info about takiry Mxi steps at NLICC.
Conn•ct Group•
They are proitsx groups open to eVeryU￿ and groups undortakn **iifitie8 In tI￿r Commun￿.￿ as
they lulfil thoir mission.
Prnyor Toam
The Prayer Team IH8 renwineAJ st￿. arn prnying thr(wh the medium of zoom five tim
a week with over 20 twing in to prny forthe fanily and Ihe nalion aj we go through thi•
unprecedented tin*.
Soclal Actlon
We are reaching out to the youTrJ a regular b8818 thnxyh tho medium of Zoorn and
hamng them 6$t￿lsh th*r f￿h and confidence in GL¥J in these challenging times.
Communlcatlons and Mod1•
Our websrte. is nthv fully responsi¥e for ¢knrent de￿(￿. and lJett8r refie(ts (￿r currnnt priorities
and activibes as a church. The website remains our main c*ntre of communication. In addition, wè

inl the ￿MonthlY Broodcast He&llines bullelin as as sènding (xrt monthly emails and
distsitjuting (xxrterrt through our m8(&a h￿). Broa(
We have conlinu&l to connect with through our ￿(la1 media channels. with ￿ntent being
disseffinated throwjh Facebc#)k d&ly, Twitter at least t*ii% d•ty.
Ourteams (x)nlinue to fvnclion elYe¢*¥*. V¥1) conttnued to in￿¥1 in our w)lunteers through twning
and deb￿0pment opportunilias. Our risk man*Jemert sythm is on•ing, arxl we undertake an
annual rnVI￿ of pobrciés and risks to ensurn ¢*ianc*.
IV. Flnanclal Revlew
Incomirrtj Re8ource8 Toial incoffdThJ res¢)urcw Tor the y•ar wern £55,207.00 recelved for the year to
31 Marth 2020 mc*t ol this income T*as received from the chuth ryjmmunty as general giMNJ.
Othèr income indudes funds which were recei4*ed during the period from.. ticket sales to fund
events. rtteipt8 for contributTh)s tcvArds traNng and outrexh ¥nok8nds, prea(*ing grfts and gfft•
lor social xknon prOj￿Is.
V. Futurn ObJ•¢ilv•s
LookTrng aho8d, No Limli• Interna￿ Chrifjtian Centre have agreed that aur prioiitiej for thè
coming yoar arn
To f9￿h rnofe young people aTrJ WO￿ In partnerjhlp wfth our communlty to offer a Youth ll￿1
Youn8 adult Outreach pr￿rarn to YOU￿ people aqe$ 10 24. The program strlyes to Inspire youth
and youn8 adults by establishlnl a tn￿ commitment to character, kKisitlve attitude, and a sense
of purpose thri￿gh 5 prfrrory Ideab: Edwtlon, Personal Weil-belnq, Recreatlon, Creativlty, and
h*anlnqful Relatlonshlps.
The 8oals of the Youth (￿treaCh Program are to encwra8e r￿le to develop frfendshlpsi
to build self.worth, arKI to de¥￿￿ a se￿e of falr play, team splrlt, arxl C￿peratIOn In a safe,
supervised environment.
To Con￿'nUe to invest in our Children's Ministry, Family Ministry, Youth Ministry and Connect
Outre•th Ministry. W• arn d8temIn￿ to r•xh out to our loc*1 communty and find tho bost wa
we could be of Ser¥7￿ to them.
To bmaden our scop of reach to the youry people and bTlTrJ a message of hoFO lo thwn that
ryll enablè them I(￿u5 on their purp08e. PaS￿n and talent.
Sunday S•rvk•8
We will also continue to pnxridè kmt￿lc8l. thèological and Pr￿￿'Cal training to equip people in e￿ry
area of lrfe. Worship Exh Sunday, ￿ seek to worship G(xl in a way that rnfiecA$ tyJr values and is
accessible for evoryone. 0￿r the next year, we will seek to t￿l￿d our team of worship leaders and
musicians and tr￿rea#0 in size. We 98ek to invest dwly in t•Am rn•mb•rn and108m to
wor8hip God eff￿alV￿Y not onty ￿1th our instruments bui in every area cl lrfe.
Th• Infomiatlon Polnt
The thlcome team will foujs on hetprg everyone who visils on a Sunday to c(mnect into church
e. Welcome lunches will continue in their current fom)at through the auturm term and we will fo
on building txgger tean* to ser%* the 8ervic*s in the New Yogr.

We are c¢xnmitted to co*inuiTrJ our in the comffunrty arKI will support Ca)nect Groups as they
seek to make a positiNt difference in t￿'r resp￿*.￿ areas. The add￿onal services wll also
ntribute to ts stsrting of ne* Conned Groups oNer the r￿ year. Onwng pastoral care will
continue through Connect Groups. Our rnoin fo¢us for the coming year is to holp ¢wr Stud•nt
Conned GIC￿p5 irrtegrate into wr 8anitas.
Th• Pastor•l Supportt••m will conlinue to w0￿de SUFV)rt for 0￿h ofthe servi￿ and Nn
Tho M•rrfay Bondlng Seffanars will be preS￿￿ed t¥¥1￿ a year. don9￿.dO Support for
married couples.
Famlly Enfkhmwrt
Through various teachings that we exFAorod in our Family Enrichmant SepAc88 has led
families to bond doseT together. It led us to gr(M in Un0x￿ed ways. Healthy relationships na•J•J
more than effort. we also ne8dwl real skills... to lalk and lo listen. to re8cAve ￿nflict
and to keep tho paoca. hcyw to undarsiand the <Xher and lo Unders￿nd ourselves. God
buim within us a healthy passion for maintaning rnaffiage relationships and ￿essed us in so
many way• over tha years. Thr(￿gh tl all, we have ency)uwed mfflters to pursue God'8 grand
purpo* for thelr mafriage. The boouty d laaming to and bve your #pou￿ 18 IL leaches u8
ab(xrt Pul￿1n9 God. ConmNt to rrn, wdk T*thh m•. 8hare everything with get to kn¢x me
much a• I w•rt to you. In the Same w•y 4xxAo agks theje thiTrJ8 of you. 80 do•8 God.
Chrl•tl•n• Ag4ln•t Pov•rty
Chrf8llan8 Against PoNwty (CAP) •xl*s to equp chuth to t•r*la and •how God'8 lo%* to
othérn. through free debt h￿p and l(xal i))mmunty group8. Ltxal thurches across the UK are
prthfjdirg eTrXional arKI prthal support to those Jtn4ggliThJ with poverty in thoif communrty,
through Iheir CAP Every wOr￿'r9 day, nine people t*com• debt free and two resFX)nd to
the gospel.. Our 8•r¥ic•s are always deli￿red thrO￿h Church, glving pe(yle w oP￿rtUn￿ to
Communlc•tloM •nd M•dla
We will work to keep a bd•nc• b8l*een comnwnicaliTrJ ChUr&￿Wido content arrft 80￿ce spe&fic
news. Th• website will remain the cwrtrd hub for informalion about all Sem￿1. wrth some of the
other commun￿li0n8 thanneb tJ*'w twoaked Krording to the ne*Js of tho drffernnt services. Vle
will al￿ redevelop the Broadcast section of the website, in line with our new design, which will allow
us to rtrorder the information arKI m•k• t￿ most important m•Jia morn dearty xcessible lo the
U￿r.
Our investment in our ￿runtser personnel win conlinue bia trainiTVJ and staff de￿lOpr￿n1, with
OPFQflunty for grwrth (X siaff. Vrfe wlll ensurB Ihat our st8lf are in the bBs1 PE￿iti￿n￿ fvr them and
aim to make the best use rAthe r8SCWJfC88 we haw avaiwe. The ￿101 leade￿P Te•rn belle4*s
that the i•vwicAs and w•dty Sh(m￿ be to enawe the (hurth to pursue Its ¥1th and
Wé have alre&1y noted rfsng numb•r of wmre ¢hurd￿$ afe worklng together lo serv8
th￿r communities through Street Pastors. Food Banks. Counselling and many other scc4ally useful
initi'atives. Undoubtedly thes8 programmes are meets'ThJ real needs. espeoally where statutory
PrO￿$10n is inalequate or even lathng attoget￿r. Bul tney are more than Iu* ihat. They take the
Gospel imperatith seriously. frAlcr*tng the example ￿ Jesus in •JdfessirvJ first the Yelt needs, ol

indiNvAlual or (x)mmunty but ￿t stoppmng there. The witness they give is incalculable and
stories are of peopFe t0￿hed by these programmes bwjin to understand the GOSF
message for the first time. There is much to be explored here and we hope that the Mi￿10nal
dimemon of Fthety.related prcgrammes will be more aclionthe in 2021.
Vl. Poll¢les and Procedlwes
Th• follry*iThJ policies a￿1 wmlures rtrnain￿ in pl￿8 duriNJ the year.
1. SafeguardiTrJ poliq and pro(xdurns with children's and youth aclivilies.
2. Equlpnxnt set up and set dwi heth and fjafdy Pr￿￿luMS as8ociat•J with dl the church'8
•vents. Ind￿lIng Sunday seNic48. trainiTrJ events other e¥￿ts.
J. Fiwst tiNJ, firt awwj eTfiKuali(m wxmlufes duiiry 8￿daY aeThicvA
4. Incom• prthc*on and rxordirvJ.
5. Data bxkwup lor Inforrnth TeA*nd(4y syst•ms.
R•xrv•s Polky
The trust••s hth* s•t a kMSicy of retaning r￿er￿S suffic4Wrt forthe fore￿able needs ofthe
Church. Wiern there is 8Feryfic cw exp8nditurn. lor•8•on anv)unt8 arn Set aside into designated
funds so th• generd reserves are avalable to rr*et the costs of nornMI running and èxpansion of
the Churth and to ensurn the Chu￿1 can meet the commitments that have been entered into. Th•
level of general reseprfes is antiopat•d to be approximatdy three months ol the level of general
expoTrtsrture.
A8 we kx)k 10Th￿rd to • y•ar ol mini*ry and ml88ion. haw 8tartod off with lome ofthe
gr•atO8t chal*• we ha￿ evèr fawj. Cov1￿19 and the paralw *)norric m•ntal h•afth
cdses habr prompled us to reas8eJ3 our budg￿ and Spendlng. Through tt all. we wlll take one step
at a time, together. a8 fatthful and f•8rfe88 folliMr8 of J08U8 Christ. When He is for us, who shall
we fearfl When is on our side. who can stand against us? Plèase join us in prwng for our
church family. Pray for the diver8e •pectNm of no•di. f•ars and challenp8 Pfe8enl in Indiiryd￿I
lamllles, ft)r and Wk1￿￿. ￿ngleS and our cknlldrM.

Charity no **1052722** 

# **NO LIMITS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE** 

**Annual  Accounts Report and Accounts for the Year End 31st March 2021** 

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||**NO LIMITS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN**<br>**CENTRE**|**NO LIMITS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN**<br>**CENTRE**|**NO LIMITS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN**<br>**CENTRE**|**1052722**|**1052722**||
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||Annualaccountsforthe period||||||
||Period start date|**1st Apr 2020**|**To**|Period end date|**31st Mar 2021**||
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|**Section A**|**Statement of financial activities**||||||
|**Recommended**<br>**categories by activity**<br>**Details of own**<br>**analysis**<br>Note<br>**Incoming resources (Note 3)**<br>**Incoming resources from**<br>**generated funds**<br>Voluntary income<br>S01<br>Activities for generating funds<br>S02<br>Gift Aid<br>S03<br>Building Fund<br>S04<br>**Other incoming resources**<br>S05<br>S06<br>**Resources expended (Notes 4-8)**<br>**Costs of Generating Funds**<br>Costs of generating voluntary<br>income<br>S07<br>Fundraising trading costs<br>S08<br>Investment management costs<br>S09<br>**Charitable activities**<br>S10<br>**Governance costs**<br>300<br>**Other resources expended**<br>S12<br>S13<br>S14<br>S15<br>S16<br>S17<br>S18<br>S19<br>S20<br>S21<br>**_Total funds carried forward_**<br>**Total funds brought forward**<br>**_Net movement in funds_**<br>**_Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before_**<br>**_transfers_**<br>Gains and losses on investment assets<br>Prior year adjustment<br>**Other recognised** **gains/(losses)**<br>**_Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before_**<br>**_other recognised gains/(losses)_**<br>**Gross transfers between funds**<br>**_Total resources expended_**<br>**_Total incoming resources_**||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total this year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F01<br>F02<br>F03<br>F04||||**Total last**<br>**year**<br>**£**<br>F05|
||||-|-|-||
|||50,792|-|-|50,792|45,321|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||-|-|-|-|9,886|
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|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||50,792|-|-|50,792|55,207|
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|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||23,143|-|-|23,143|35,342|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||3,933|-|-|3,933|3,624|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||27,076|-|-|27,076|38,966|
|||23,717|-|-|23,717|16,241|
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|||23,717|-|-|23,717|16,241|
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|||23,717|-|-|23,717|16,241|
|||33,484|-|-|33,484|17,243|
|||57,201|-|-|57,201|33,484|



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## **No Limits International Christian Centre -  Annual Account  1st Apr 2020 - 31st Mar 2021** 

## **Section B                      Balance sheet** 

|**Fixed assets**<br>**Tangible assets              (Note 9)**<br>**Investments                    (Note 10)**<br>**_Total fixed assets_**<br>**Current assets**<br>**Stock and work in progress**<br>**Debtors                           (Note 11)**<br>**(Short term) investments**<br>**Cash at bank and in hand**<br>**_Total current assets_**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within**<br>**one year              (Note 12)**<br>**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**<br>**_Total assets less current liabilities_**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due after**<br>**one year                (Note 13)**<br>**Provisions for liabilities and charges**<br>**_Net assets_**<br>**Funds of the Charity**<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Restricted income funds (Note 14)**<br>**Endowment funds(Note 15)**<br>**_Total funds_**<br>Signed by|Note<br>B01<br>B02<br>B03<br>B04<br>B05<br>B06<br>B07<br>B08<br>B09<br>B10<br>B11<br>B12<br>B13<br>B14<br>B15<br>B16<br>B17<br>B18<br>B19<br>B20|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>F01|**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>F02|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>F03|**Total this**<br>**year**<br>**Total last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F04<br>F04|**Total this**<br>**year**<br>**Total last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>F04<br>F04|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|||3,000|-|-|3,000|3,000|
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|||54,802|-|-|54,802|31,085|
|||57,802|-|-|57,802|34,085|
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|||600|-|-|600|600|
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|||57,202|-|-|57,202|33,485|
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|||57,202|-|**-**|57,202|33,485|
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|||57,202|-|-|57,202|33,485|
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|||57,202|||57,202|33,485|
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|||57,202|-|-|57,202|33,485|
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||Print Name||||Date of<br>approval||
||Reverend Matthew Emeka Okofu-Newman|||||14-Sep-21|
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## **No Limits International Christian Centre -  Annual Account  1st Apr 2020 - 31st Mar 2021 Section C                                            Notes to the accounts** 

## Note 1 **Basis of preparation** 

_**This section should be completed by all charities** ._ 

## **1.1 Basis of accounting** 

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with: 

- Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005); 

•  and with*  Accounting Standards; or Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE); 

- and with the Charities Act 1993. 

[** except for the following]. 

_**Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.**_ 

- -Tick as appropriate: 

 if all relevant disclosures shown in the pack have been given then please tick “Accounting Standards”; 

 if disclosures completed in these accounts have been restricted to those required by the FRSSE, then please tick “Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE)”. 

** - If no departures from the chosen standards have been made then delete these words; otherwise give details of any changes in the boxes. 

## **1.2 Change in basis of accounting** 

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year (§ except for the following). 

- § if no changes have been made to accounting policies then delete these words. 

## **1.3 Changes to previous accounts** 

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years 

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**No Limits International Christian Centre -  Annual Account  1st Apr 2020 - 31st Mar 2021 Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 2                           Accounting policies** 

_**This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted.  Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.**_ 

## **INCOMING RESOURCES** 

|**Recognition of incoming**|These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:|
|---|---|
|**resources**| the charity becomes entitled to the resources;|
|| the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and|
|| the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.|
|**Incoming resources with**|Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income)|
|**related expenditure**|the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.|
|**Grants and donations**|Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional|
||entitlement to the resources.|
|**Tax reclaims on donations**|Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to|
|**and gifts**|which they relate.|
|**Contractual income and**|This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.|
|**performance related grants**||
|**Gifts in kind**|Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the<br>amount actually realised.|
||Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or|
||distributed by the charity.|
||Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when|
||receivable.|
|**Donated services and**|These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources|
|**facilities**|expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and|
||material_._The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the|
||service or facility received.|
|**Volunteer help**|The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the<br>trustees’ annual report.|
|**Investment income**|This is included in the accounts when receivable.|
|**Investment gains and losses**|This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from|
||revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.|
|**EXPENDITURE AND**|**LIABILITIES**|
|**Liability recognition**|Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the|
||charity to pay out resources.|
|**Governance costs**|Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee|
||meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.|
|**Grants with performance**|Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service|
|**conditions**|or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the|
||grant has provided the specified service or output.|
|**Grants payable without**|These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are|
|**performance conditions**|no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.|
|**Support Costs**|Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a|
||basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per|
||capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.|
|**ASSETS**||
|**Tangible fixed assets for use**|<br>These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500.  They|
|**by charity**|are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt.|
|**Investments**|Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year|
||end.  Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.|
|**Stocks and work in progress**|These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.|



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**No Limits International Christian Centre -  Annual Account  1st Apr 2020 - 31st Mar 2021** 

## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 3                           Analysis of incoming resources** 

## _**Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.**_ 

|**Activities for generating funds**<br>**Investment income**<br>**Incoming resources from**<br>**charitable activities**<br>**Voluntary income**|**Analysis**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|
||VoluntaryIncome(includes MinistryResources)|50,792|45,321|
||Gift aid Received|-|9,886|
||**Total**|50,792|55,207|
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**No Limits International Christian Centre -  Annual Account  1st Apr 2020 - 31st Mar 2021** 

**Section C                                            Notes to the accounts** 

## **Note 4                           Analysis of resources expended** 

## **Resources expended may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.** 

|**Investment**<br>**management**<br>**costs**<br>**Costs of**<br>**generating**<br>**voluntary**<br>**income**<br>**Charitable**<br>**activities**<br>**Fundraising**<br>**trading costs**<br>**Governance**<br>**costs**|**Analysis**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**|**This year**<br>**Last year**<br>**£**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Choir & Technical|150|-|
||Music|-|106|
||Honourarium|5,700|4,500|
||Repairs & Maintenance|-|96|
||Miscellaneous|1,031|859|
||Hospitality|2,861|2,384|
||Vehicle costs|1,541|2,098|
||Travel & subsistence costs|477|1,572|
||Technical equipment|2,156|-|
||Rent & Rates|-|16,234|
||Insurance|1,086|1,110|
||Telephone/fax/email|1,572|874|
||Office exp|1,350|1,016|
||Media & PublicityCosts|1|743|
||Conference|-|-|
||Equipmentpurchases|284|87|
||Bookshop|179|-|
||Storage|2,702|2,491|
||Independent examination|600|600|
||Training|1,453|572|
||**Total**|23,143|35,342|
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||**Total**|-|-|
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||**Total**|-|-|
|||||
||Donation &gift|515|1,801|
||Mission|883|600|
||Outreach & Evangelism|1,285|700|
||Welfare|1,250|523|
||**Total**|3,933|3,624|
|||||
||Governance Costs|||
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||**Total**|-|-|



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**No Limits International Christian Centre -  Annual Account  1st Apr 2020 - 31st Mar 2021 Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 5                           Support Costs** 

_**Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.**_ 

|**_support costs._**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Support cost type**|**Fundraising activity**<br>**£**|**Charitable Activity**<br>**£**|**Governance Activity**<br>**£**|**Total Cost**<br>**£**|
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|**Total**|-|-|-|-|



## **Note 6                           Details of certain items of expenditure** 

## **6.1 Trustee expenses** 

_**Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for expenses incurred by trustees.  If no expenses were paid, please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).**_ 

**Number of trustees who were paid expenses Nature of the expenses** 

## **Total amount paid** 

|**This year**|**Last year**|
|---|---|
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|**£**|**£**|



## **6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts** 

_**Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor.  If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).**_ 

|**Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy**<br>**services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor**<br>**Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees  for reporting on the**<br>**accounts**|**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|
||300|300|
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## **No Limits International Christian Centre -  Annual Account  1st Apr 2020 - 31st Mar 2021** 

## **Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                        (cont)** 

## **Note 11                         Debtors and prepayments** 

## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.**_ 

|**Analysis of debtors**<br>**Trade debtors**<br>**Amounts due from subsidiary and associated**<br>**undertakings**<br>**Other debtors - deposit to Landlord**<br>**Prepayments and accrued income**<br>**Total**|**Amounts falling due**<br>**within oneyear**|**Amounts falling due**<br>**within oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**<br>**more than oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**<br>**more than oneyear**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
|||-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
||3,000|3,000|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
||3,000|3,000|-|-|



## **Note 12                         Creditors and accruals** 

_**Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.**_ **12.1 Analysis of creditors** 

|**Loans and overdrafts**<br>**Trade creditors**<br>**Amounts due to subsidiary and associated**<br>**undertakings**<br>**Other creditors**<br>**Accruals and deferred income**<br>**Total**|**Amounts falling due**<br>**within oneyear**|**Amounts falling due**<br>**within oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**<br>**more than oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**<br>**more than oneyear**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|**This year**<br>**£**|**Last year**<br>**£**|
|||-|-|-|
||600|600|-|-|
||-|<br>.|-|-|
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||600|600|-|-|



## **12.2 Security over assets** 

_**If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details.**_ 

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**Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 


## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

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|**Report to the trustees/**<br>**members of**<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>**Set out on pages**<br>**Respective**<br>**responsibilities of**<br>**trustees and examiner**<br>**Basis of independent**<br>**examiner’s statement**<br>**Independent**<br>**examiner's statement**<br>**Signed:**<br>**Name:**<br>**Relevant professional**<br>**qualification(s) or body**|Charity Name<br>**NO LIMITS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE**|||
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||**31st Mar 2021**|**Charity no**<br>**(if any)**|**1052722**|
|||||
||(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets)|||
||The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.<br>The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year<br>under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an<br>independent examination is needed.<br>It is my responsibility to:<br><br>examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,<br><br>to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the<br>Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and<br><br>to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.<br>My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given<br>by the Charity Commission.  An examination includes a review of the<br>accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts<br>presented with those records.  It also includes consideration of any unusual<br>items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the<br>trustees concerning any such matters.  The procedures undertaken do not<br>provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and<br>consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true<br>and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the<br>statement below.<br>In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention<br>(other than that disclosed below *)<br>1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect,<br>the requirements:<br><br>to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the<br>Charities Act; and<br><br>to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and<br>comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act<br>have not been met; or<br>2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a<br>proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.<br>*_Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._<br>_Ogedengbe_<br>**Date:**14th Sept 2021|||
||||14th Sept 2021|
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||Tunji Ogedengbe|||
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||FCCA|||



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