LIBERTY CHURCH PENTECOSTAL MINISTRIES ANNUAL REPORT 1[st] February 2022- January 2023
Charity number – 1061710
We the Trustees of Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries have again worked very closely with our church in accordance with our Governing Document. And to that end we try to keep the church informed of what is happening as we are all part of the same body. We also try to keep them informed in what is going on in our town and also our Nation.
We as a church firmly believe that there can be no change for the better without prayer. So with this in mind we have a Fasting and Prayer For Our Nation evening once a month, usually on a Friday evening.
Our weekly church meetings are as follows-
(1) Sunday morning at 10.30 we hold a Breaking of Bread service, (Communion) where we take the ‘emblems’ of the body and the blood of Jesus for the remission of sins of the whole world.
(2) Sunday evening is mostly a prayer or prayer and fasting meeting. Or a ‘ministry meeting’ which I shall mention later on in this report.
(3) We have a meeting at 7.00pm on Wednesdays which is called Word Alive, which as the title suggests is Bible teaching.
(4) Then the last meeting of the week is prayer meeting at 7.00pm on a Friday evening.
As per our Governing Document, church members continued to visit people in prison. We also had our annual collection for Christmas presents for prisoners children.
Also we continued the same as last year the collection of money in lieu of buying each other Christmas cards and said that it would be sent to one of the Charities that we support.
We continue to distribute ‘Good News’ papers at Easter, October and December.
We also send annual donations to various other Christian Charities, and to individuals, as need arises.
As we are a very small congregation, we the Trustees thought that it would be easier if we got involved with Samaritans Purse’s ‘Operation Christmas Child’ by sponsoring the ‘Shoeboxes’ on their website. We were able to pack twenty seven ‘Shoeboxes’ with gifts and toys for each relevant age group.
We have at least two Ministry Meetings each year. And as we mentioned in our report for Charity Commission last year, a ministry meeting is for people to develop in preaching, who do not normally preach. As many as possible of our congregation are encouraged to take part in the meeting by singing, reading from Scripture, a poem, or sharing a testimony. The dates that they were held on areas below.
(1) Sunday February 6[th] 2022 (2) Sunday May 22[nd] 2022
Visiting speakers from Christian organisations spoke about their practical and spiritual work for the poor; and an offering was taken at each meeting for each individual Charity.
- (1) Sunday Evening 20[th ] March Adopt A Child (2022)
- (2) Sunday Evening 8[th] May The Philippines (2022)
- (3) Sunday Evening 19[th] June Armenian Ministries (2022)
- (4) Sunday Evening 16[th] October Friends of Israel (2022)
- (5) Sunday November 13th IDOP (International Day of Prayer for The Persecuted Church) (2022)
- (6) Sunday Evening 15[th] January 2023 Good News For Everyone (Gideons)
We had two visits this year from Mick Lockwood, who is a retired Baptist Minister.
## (1) Sunday Morning 29[th] May
- (2) Sunday Morning 2[nd] October
As a church we also support two children :-
We have Christof “Khan” Immanuel d.o.b, 27/09/14. We support him through the Christian organisation called Compassion.
And also Silvia Esperanza de la Cruz, and her d.o.b is 12/02/13. Silvia is sponsored through the Christian organization called Adopt A Child.
Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries (Charity Commission No. 1061710)
Financial statements
For the year ended 31[st] January 2024
## **Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries**
Contents of the financial statements for the year ended 31[st] January 2024
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Charity information|3|
|Trustees’ annual report|4|
|Independent examiner’s report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6-8|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|9|
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## **Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries Charity information for the year ended 31[st] January 2024**
|**Registered office**|**62 Mannville Grove**|
|---|---|
||**Keighley**|
||**West Yorkshire**|
||**BD22 6AE**|
|**Charity number**|**1061710**|
|**Trustees**|**Patricia Greenslade**|
||**Marilyn Penwarden**|
||**Angela Ashcroft**|
||**Alison Ranson**|
|**Independent examiner**|**Laura Alderson MAAT**|
||**Accountax-Kly Limited**|
||**9 Lawcliffe Crescent**|
||**Haworth**|
||**Keighley**|
||**West Yorkshire**|
||**BD22 8RD**|
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## **Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries**
## **Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31[st] January 2024**
Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries is registered with the Charity Commission – No. 1061710.
## **Trustees:**
The Trustees of the Church during the year were: Angela Maria Ashcroft (Chair Person), Patricia Greenslade, Marilyn Penwarden, and Alison Ranson.
## **Activities:**
As a Christian charity we aim to spread the gospel and to help those in need according to God’s word. We want to outreach to children and the elderly, we also aim to minister to people in prison. We want to provide people with spiritual care and guidance but we also help in practical and financial ways if we can.
## **Financial Review of the Year:**
Receipts for the year totalled £35,971 (2023 £32,401). Expenditure for the year was £33,571 (2023 £38,567). This left a surplus of £2,400 (2023 £6,166 deficit).
Cash fund balances carried forward at 31[st] January 2024 totalled £78,285 (2023 £76,602). The net assets/liabilities of the association totalled (£320) at 31[st] January 2024 (2023 (£1,038)). Detailed schedules of these assets and liabilities are shown on the attached Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and on Appendix 1.
## **Policies:**
Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries operates under policies for Risk Management, Safeguarding Vulnerable Beneficiaries, and Volunteer Management.
Angela Maria Ashcroft Alison Ranson Chair Person Trustee 9[th] May 2024 9[th] May 2024
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## **Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees for the year ended 31[st] January 2024**
I report on the accounts of the Church for the year ended 31[st] January 2024, which are set out in the annexed pages.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirements of section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) do not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the disclosures in 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with 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 accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met;
- 2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
L Alderson MAAT Accountax-Kly Limited 9 Lawcliffe Crescent Haworth Keighley West Yorkshire BD22 8RD
9[th] May 2024
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## **Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries Receipts and Payments Account For the year ended 31[st] January 2024**
|**Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries**
**Receipts and Payments Account**
**For the year ended 31st January 2024**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Non-designated funds**
Tithes
Gift Aid
Gifts and offerings
**Designated funds**
Rent pledge
Building fund
Inland Revenue Cheque
Bungalow
Shoe Box Offering and Gifts
Adopt-A-Child
Money from products / CD sales
Phillipines
MAF
Armenia
Friends of Isreal
Release
Christmas day and card money
Money collected for gifts
Money for Good News Papers
Prisoners Children Angel Tree
Electricity and gas contributions
Contribution to insurance and painting
Interest received on bank accounts
**Total income for the year**
**Payments**
Rent at £1,333.33 per month
Electricity and gas
Gas certificate
Rent for bungalow £650 per month
Mrs Wilson at £20 per week
Other pastors and speakers
Contents insurance
Repairs and maintenance
Computer and IT costs
Travelling costs
Copyright license
Pastors gifts
Gifts for ministry
Laurence gift
Misc gifts
Gifts in lieu of flowers and cards|**2024**
**£**
13,223
8,986
265
2,534
240
2,065
5,400
379
-
140
100
205
304
113
157
82
-
-
130
670
-
978
**35,971**
16,000
829
-
7,550
1,040
106
2,172
486
565
40
93
263
-
-
500
-|**2023**
**£**
9,369
8,867
819
3,206
40
2,090
5,400
352
140
30
130
-
110
150
-
40
120
239
210
440
500
149|
|||**32,401**
16,000
1,427
60
7,200
1,060
-
2,109
657
75
210
-
1,286
20
100
-
111|
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## **Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries Receipts and Payments Account continued For the year ended 31[st] January 2024**
|Fuel and food donations
CDs and cases
Windows cleaner
Isreal
Release + travel
Armenia + travel
M.A.F. +travel
Bradford Christian School
Angel Tree Prisoners Children
Operation Christmas Child
Philippines Support for Sick Children
Piano tuning
Evangelistic Association
Afghanistan appeal
Open Doors
Yeshuas Fellowship
Toy Box
Magin David Adom
Shoe Box
Siloam Ministries
Christian Care International
Good News For Everyone
Good News Papers
Adopt-A-Child birthdays and gifts
Compassion inc. birthdays and gifts
Christmas day gifts in lieu of cards
Fire Extinguisher Yearly Check
Accountancy
Legal and professional
Sundry donations and adjustments
**Total expenses for the year**
**Net receipts for year**
Cash fund balances brought forward
Cash fund balances carried forward
|**2024**
**£**
(50)
19
15
195
427
886
225
-
(77)
-
15
-
-
-
-
250
250
250
375
-
-
-
114
240
356
-
117
320
-
-
**33,571**
2,400
75,565
77,965
|**2023**
**£**
500
-
20
255
570
660
370
370
210
352
480
70
370
370
370
370
-
-
-
370
370
199
119
530
336
90
89
320
87
405
**38,567**
(6,166)
81,731
75,565|
|---|---|---|
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## **Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries Statement of Assets and Liabilities As at 31[st] January 2024**
|**Non-monetary assets**
Npower credit on account
**Monetary assets**
Barclays account
Yorkshire bank account 1
Yorkshire bank account 2
Investment savings account
Cash in hand
**Current liabilities**
Cheques to clear bank accounts
Accruals
**Net current assets**
|**2024**
**£**
-
-
18,854
7,587
3,958
47,227
659
78,285
-
(320)
(320)
77,965
|**2023**
**£**
-
-
20,598
7,024
2,267
46,714
-
76,603
(718)
(320)
(1,038)
75,565|
|---|---|---|
We approve these accounts and confirm that we have made available all relevant records and information for their preparation.
|Angela Maria Ashcroft|Alison Ranson|
|---|---|
|Chair Person|Trustee|
|9thMay 2024|9thMay 2024|
Notes for the year ended 31[st] January 2024
The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis and comply with the legal requirements of the Charities Act 2011. All funds are unrestricted.
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Liberty Church Pentecostal Ministries
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees for the year ended 31" January 2023
st
I report on the accounts of the Church for the year ended 31 January 2023, which are set out in
the annexed pages.
Respective responsibilitie5 of trustees and examiner
As the charit)Is trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. you consider that
the audit requirement5 of section 144 {2) of the Charities Act 2011 {the 2011 Act) do not apply, It is
my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by
the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5) {bl of the 2011 Act, whether particular matters
have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examinerfs report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity
Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity
and a comparison of the disclosure5 in 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 I do not expres5 an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention;
l) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting record5 and to comply with the
accounting requirements of the Act have not been met;
2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
L Alderson MAAT
Accountax-Kly Limited
9 Lawcliffe Crescent
Haworth
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD22 8RD
th
13 June 2023