## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1[st] January 2025 Period start date To 31[st] December 2025 Period end date** ## **[2024 missing]** ## **Charity name: The Covenant of Grace Ministries** ## **Charity registration number: 1056575** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To provide leadership and Bible training to
church leaders in UK, Africa and Asia, and
also charitable resources to these places.
(i) to advance the Christian religion by
teaching and training church leaders in UK,
Africa and Asia
(ii) to promote any charitable purpose or
purposes which the Trustees in their
absolute discretion may decide such as by
having counselling or advisory services to
help persons in need of spiritual emotional
and psychological support to support the
homeless and aged persons with food
clothing blankets and other essential goods
and other areas of care to the poor and
the needy.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Travelling to the various locations where
the churches and church leaders are
located
Providing Bible-based Christian training to
support ministries of those church leaders
who have not been able to acquire higher
education, providing 2 different levels:
Certificate of Ministry (4months) and a
Diploma course to those who have
achieved the Certificate of Ministry and
who wish to progress further (4months).
Training is provided free of charge
Providing pastoral care, while training and
equipping church leaders
Raising up church leaders locally to| |||support the teaching and training
Providing counselling| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Yes| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|NA. as we do not have a grant-making
policy| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|NA, as we have no social investment| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|NA, as we have no volunteers| |Other||-| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We can provide statistics of how many
graduated in the last year
The teaching and training have greatly
benefited those who have received them.
This has been attested by their personal
testimonies and those of others who know
them. This has impacted their ministries
promoting more accurate interpretation and
teaching of the Bible.
This will hopefully eventually impact the
local society and people are taught more
accurately the teachings of the Bible.
Upskilling individuals by furthering their
education in relation to Bible literacy.|| |---|---|---|---| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 financial position at the end of the period Statement explaining the Para 1.22 policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 reserves Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 deficit Explanation of any Para 1.23 uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Donations| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|We have no investments as we are too
small, and our income would not support
this| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|1.
Not enough funds to maintain our
programme of teaching and training for
those wishing to take part| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Approaching individuals identified as
suitable and inviting them to join the Board:
a mix of male and female and age-range| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
1.
Initial induction to welcome and share
the vision of the charity etc
2.
Training on being an effective Trustee
based on Charity Commission guidance
3.
Other training as and when identified
4.
Training sessions at Board meetings| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|1.
Trustee Board, composed of
Chair/Director and 5 members,
including Treasurer and Secretary
2.
Staff on the ground in the different
countries supporting with teaching and
admin.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|-| |Other||-| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Covenant of Grace Ministries| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Grace Bible Training Centre| |Registered charity number|| |Charity’s principal address|15 Andrews Lane
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Bishop Edemekong
S Ekong|Chair/Director|Up to 11 July 2025,
when deceased.|| ||Theresa Ekong|DeputyChair||| ||Florence
Ekolongeni|Secretary||| ||Anthony C.
Obaignona|||| ||Christian Ebechidi|||| ||Patricia Olagunju|||| ||Ronald Mbakwe|Treasurer||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A ## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets We do not have assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Theresa Ekong **Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary,** Vice Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date**