REGISTERED C."HARITY NITMBER: 1071313 Word for Life Trust Report of the Trustees Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31" December 2024 W'ord for l.ife Trnsl Report of the Tru*lcrJ and Financial Stsiemtnts For the Year Ended 31" Dtttthber 2024 c.ontents Pa.ge RerA)rt of thc Tru5 Inde￿d￿l E￿Miner's Re￿)rt sta￿tT￿l of Fina￿181 Activities Ba1￿ce Sheet 10 Nots kn thc Financial StaiLHMIts Pag¢ I Word for IAfe Trnst Rrport of the Trustees AA)d Tr inxncial Stalements or the Tr'ear F.ndd 31" De(tmber 2024 The TnE*i￿5 of the Word for Life TftL%t [￿￿.T) PTC5cnt their report ￿￿ether wth thc financial 8LltemLX)L8 of the tharity for the s'ear thded 31" fkncmbcr 2n24 The T￿￿teeS have ￿￿PIcd thc proN'ision% of Accnunlins. and Rep)rting by ChantIL%' .sLilcm￿f of Recommended Pr2£tice applJcahlL" i() tharitio* prLyanng their accounL% in ￿1}rdan¢C with the E￿inanCIal Rew)rtsn¥ Standard applicable in the IIK and Rcpublic of Ireland {FIL% I O?} (ctfectivc I" January 2015). OILJW.C-I'IVES AID ACTTrTfiF..S ObiectiTres and Ainls 'lThe objects of the charity arc" I1￿. 1xh¥Y￿￿e￿I of the C liri.fl47n reliw. c$￿C￿l￿. bul nDI exC￿51￿1Y. hy ihe ed*calion OJ C'hurc￿.¥ in hcalin%. c014Mscllin%. L'fvYinA¥eli.¥m and nikr rclcwnl .¥uhicLIS. Puhlic knefil Thc T￿￿1 SCC5 itsclf as a servanl mini%iry of the wY)rldwidc tl(Kls' of C.hrisl. The "I nL81 is mindful to pul no financia] hUrdL￿ ￿ thosc seek ￿ serve. N() r()rmaJ thar&vc 15 madc for our ministy . onty a (k)nation 50u¥ht according to the means of the bthdioanc5. Our c %lruiT&Tling with addiction and homelessn&% and those th may be HIV+ andlor sutTerinE from otheT ￿sIcal or I￿¢al health issues. I￿ah 61 is Our theme Scripturc for the ARK. '"lo proclaim neh'.f lo ihc In hirnl lip i hrnkrn-hcurted. io pnxlaim In'£'thJnr fr)r ih¢' , throu_oh CA)&% love and ¥￿aCe, have a vlsion lo care for the people of Ccpur and are l￿)tiValed to undertake this d￿llen￿)In& w￿rk. To (￿)d bc thc i.lory. The Trust does nol cary out ministry within the LfK. Nonethel￿%, back in ?019. and ith the suppon of the WFLT TnL%tCC5. our ministry dircclor5. Diki and Siepht* 112wkin%, stcppcd out In faith. Icaving the AKK and Diki % homcts)wm of Ccpur to comc to Britain to ""la)' track%- for the future expan510n of the ministry. trusun¢p in G)d ￿ CAmtsnue I lis lovinb counsel. guidance and provision. Diki and SiLithen knth felt callcd to the IIK with a clear purp)se. to see the ARK in Inth. 2 flnurish and ￿ bc a modcl inspiration to the l-.huTch in thc l JK ThLy arc in the UK io pronK)ie and bwld %L4)Wrt fc)r thc ARK and io wDrk with the trustees io enable the trwty1 ￿ grow and bc a blcssing and a rtrourtt ￿ the loll. broken rejected in Brit&n al%0. 4¢2 Word for Lift I'rnst Report of ibe Tr￿lets and Financial Siatements For the Year Ended 31" Dtttmber 2024 The Trusi nUIn￿1n4 a websilc.. www.wfit.org and an em&1 addrth% in thc Uk.. office(u)Nrftorg Our postal corresFM)ndence addrss is". 17. Old Sch(M)I Place, North Cjfove, Wells. SornrJ5a RA s 2TD. The Work and min￿*try ofwFLT The ARk (cr.pDr> Sadty. N12nipur still fin& itsclf fractyrcd by the violenl ethnic cltshts brokc oin in May 2023. In particul ar. the Cc'pur th'sLrici hi% hccn cul off from its trath'tional supplv route% (>fthc %talc wital of Imphaj the Bumulmvanmar borthr h)wn of Morth. Poww supply and methcal facilitie5 have b¢cn impactcd. ()ur ARK residents ¢'ARkn'es") have beth cartful to TK)t gct caughi w in the Vbolenc4 and ththr d￿lY rewme of Christian praycr &. w)rship has qwet]y conbnucd. Curfcw5 ￿rMIttIT1& their outreach io the other [￿￿b C￿trc5 in cc.pur has continued They have also been of addition scrvice to the community in b￿ng able ts) vi%it the refusce centres ft) offer pamral support and the Christsan me*%agYc of h(y. The ongoin8 hostilities have drus & 2lc()hol addicti￿ and I)omeles￿eSS in and arow C("pur ￿Wn. Fven %0, thc ARK has been reaching oul the love of morc and TTK)rc - on thc Stree￿ in homes, under brid¢pL% cvcf¥ wthcrc wc sce or h&ir of people in need On Sundays. a5 b¢cn our practsce since the ARK VA% founded, V•f ￿TShIp thc SIlNition Arnij,. Ai church each ￿Ck, our A RK fan￿lY are ￿thUsIas￿¢￿IlY shatin.. . thLryf blon￿ and ￿tIn￿nieS through wor %ong simply their presence. I￿9)Ired Fry ￿al Crf)d is (knins local churches. and especially the youth, are opv2ni%in•v joint w)r5hip and prayer meeunip8 thc ARK Groups havc beLm hiring buses to brints iii so m￿11. pwle th they often overtlow our chapel and compoundl In this w the A RK is siKKiining hope in the to% and Si￿n8 gl<>ry ￿ CK>d for thc transfornuti￿al wDrk of Jesus An redeemins live% (￿)d is mcrcifully on the move in the hcart5 of the younE people of our to%4rA. fith CCPur bn'niv still so cut off and isolat&l life 18 gethng harder The CO￿ of nmninE the ministy. offenrtb? the care and *up￿rt thal we (kn. free of chartse l(Kally. ￿ ￿)W much hibhcr This is due ro the spirallinp f￿d costs and ￿ thc grcater number of pwle wlbom we now are helpins and th￿IplIng. (iur ARK Supporters in the UK have rtspMded ￿ the on&￿ing crisis wlth prayer and adthtsonaj Ets med the risin8 ministy cos Amidsi all thi%, the intemal daily lifc at the ARK continues as well, by the of Crf ai both the ARK ￿den and the l.IvinE ￿'ord Ccntrc. Worship. prayer. Bjble 8iudy, community", food. birthda),& sp)rts. fun and lau(yhier aEx>und Wc th.Ink (￿ for his CAmTinuin.o to heal: rd]abiliL11e d disciplc. and for the hish regard in whith th< ARIK is hcld in thc To CAXI be the glory. No foreiBn visits lo Manipur and the ARK were FM)S5ible in 21)24: but the trusiees iem&n(xl in fe.Lwlar conlKI with the I(￿al (Inlernd allO￿n¥) via FaLxTimc and IlThatsApp. Thc fu￿r¢ of Manipur appears insoluble without thc ￿lItical will to do so. Restoraiion of intercommunal a lon¥ wdy off. and reintegration of communitsth 1% sythuali()rLS aWIy This is a wage was remiiied ti) India during 2024. This wenl to support the rv•idenls. ￿7th somc accornpan5'in.g family mcrnbu& plus the residential local ieam, ai b(Nh within thc LWC. and the AKK Ciardeft E'xtension. "IThi% linantsal wpp()rf a150 Cxtcnds to a furthcr g full-time. n()n4e%ideni. I￿1 i¢am meiiil)¢ys. plus a varyinB numbcr of "day scholars- (priN)eaive ARK ¢niTan15) who come to the LWC." d2ily The T[￿$tee5 cfflsider thc 51atc of the Trust's finances lo be %ats%fact()ry. bul thcy continuc to seek adth'tional financlal SL4)P)rt at cN'cr)' optKtrrtunity'. lhe 'l'rusiees regularly review the financvi .￿d actiNitics of the L ￿'c and the ARk and can confirm that thc usage of the moneys remiiied ￿ Intha has fully Satssfied thc rcquircmcnts of WFLT. We thank CXKI for giving lls a loyal bt%e tsf %upry)rtcTr (hr core opeTational fun(b'n.g comes rrom a Ix)(ty' nf rckTular don0￿ - our .Parn)ers-In-￿'1SIOn'. In addJtii)n to r¢bTuI ar donation& the "I'rust also fLxe1V￿ OCCa*ional funding from other trusts. churches. and inthvidual.% '111ue were no loan% tskcn oul or repaid by the Trust during 2024. lthe 1"r￿l has" no invc5tsn(￿ts and no reS￿V PJ8c 4 ord Cor l.ife Trust Report ol Ihe Truslees 2nd Tr'ittxncial l•lAiemcn15 For the Year Tr:tsded 31" De¢cmber 2024 STRITffl,"RF. GOVERNANC.-E AND MAli.4C.F.MF.NT CA￿ernIng l)ocun*nt Thc W(Kd for tife Tru￿ is cot]slIlu￿ a% an uninCor￿r*ed chaTity and conlrolled by IL% trus1 (k datcd .5 Fcbruary l<)98 and 4keds variatsi>n dalcd 2% Juty 1998: 26" April 21x17 2nd 17th September 2011. Accorthngly, thcrc Shall bc at le￿ three trus￿ on the Board of Tn￿￿L￿ * any one time. .1 ntste&s are apwinted by the existing IM)ard serve for a wm of flve yL%VS (rcncN4thlc). In the selection of new truste4 the board may ¢￿Sider the benefits of aw)intsng the lry reason of re%idcncc, occupation. cmploymenl or otherwise. has wial k￿￿4¢dge of the area of b￿er11 or o is, by wrlue i)fhi.% or hcr pcT50nal or professional qualificatsons, able lo cmtribthc to the pursuil of the objects or the m3naoemthl of the charity. Day-l•Aay managemeni of the dwity 1% carricd oirt by the diTectots and t￿￿te¢s. The mc at Icas¢ twice a year nN)re frequendy deemcd ne¢K>sary. Kisk Mana2enbtnL C.onctrninE financial nsks. thc mistees have a duty to id￿tify and re￿eW the n4ks kn Mthich the tharity 15 cxp)scd and io enswe appropriate corttrols are in plxc to providc rcasonable assurance 2￿nsI error. c￿fl1th of intyesl and frau(L I"onLemin&Y nsk5 to lifc limb. the wY)rk in Manipur, NE.1 Intha carriLs 5ccurity and health risks io our pu4)nnd liwn& wDrkinE andlor visiting in the ar￿ Ilealth n%k% arise from thc poor Infrastruclwe of the retyon ￿lCh includes very basic saniLi1ion, poor quality dnnL"Ing waty. absencc of ref￿ collectsthl badly M￿nI￿ned and ovcrcrowdcd road5. intennittenl elLxincbty eic. The security risks arise from insurRency and ovil ￿1¢h plagued Manipur since the I9￿)s, now eLgccrl>atcd sincc 2023. Manipur sL￿e is effe£tsvely under martsal law by thc IM￿￿]￿()n of thc Arnicd Forcc5 (Speci￿ POw￿S) Act. The ljk Fortribm, CornFTKmKIIth. & Development OtTice IF("DO) 3dirysc ap Jin5f all travel to Manipur and a_O￿nsI all bui travcl lo Imphal ihe Manipur state capithl, notsiic. thal althoubh forciwr5 hal'c noi bcen th. realy L)rg￿e the tonttnuinsT vinlcnl unrc5t be indiscri Min￿ The%e risks c2nnni bc complMel)' avoida and must therefc)re bc manaocd li is prcci5ety I￿2 lanipur so nee(t% rL%ts>iation of pcacc. hannony and hope thal Wold fi)r ljfc T￿￿1 is (Wrating there. ￿'SkS are ft￿nit0red on a coniinual basis and safe£uafds kepi under rthicw to mitisalc thc risk ￿ereVer p)ssible. Nott-lnthsvcno￿% TWionnd arc accompanied ￿thereVer thLy travd. Pasc 5 W'ord for l.ife. Trust Report of the Trusle¢s and Financial Stateme￿ts For the Year Ended 31" Dtttthber 2024 REFERENCF. Ahl) ADMINISI"K4'1"IN'E DETAII_S Rryi¥te.rtd f.h•rity number 1071313 Principal address 0 17 ()Id Schwl North lifove, wd SomeT5el BA52 Mr Paul Alexanikn ra￿oW Mrs Fran￿ ThLYU*a Ilawkins Mr Keith Hawkins Mr Steph&J mich￿ F lawkins s Jemma Hollow Sally Annc WInE￿r (resigned 27th Sepi 2024) Independent F.iamineT 27 '1he Uplands Nailsca North Son￿r5e1 B$48 47LS Soliciiors I Icwctts S S Lon<&)n Roa(L Readin Bcrkthirc Lloyd% Bank plc 38 High Sueel l.ymington I lam￿•hIrt S(M197.F 'ord lor l.ife TTh5t Report tsf tbr. Tru31ee3 aTrd Tr"inancial S>tsttments For the Vear L￿ded 31" Decemb￿ 2024 C"ONC.LIISION Thc violcncc thich broke oul in Manipur in ?02.1 put a considerable str*n on the pcacc and tranqwllity of thc ARK. bth give p￿se and thanks for a ycar without loss in Intha and a ycarof contsnwnsy vision for the fijture ministy of ￿￿LT the A RK in the UK. We thank the of WFI.T and the ARK c￿ contsnue WM)btnLsivcly in a region of the rld ￿ere it &)es not pay ￿ draw muth attL￿tiOn lo onL%elf. M&￿￿1¢. the rcputstion of the ARK C￿tinUeS 10 8row aiiN)ni>t the churthe5. orwi&i¢ion& Ministri￿ and rthabilil2t￿n centras of l-.C".pur. The tnLStccs wvuld like to thank all tlM)s¢ ￿ have c(mtributcd their tirn< Ubef2y. talenty nw, and praTr this ￿￿Tk. which seeks to otTtt (M)tts unconthtional lovc and unmcrited favour lo the losl and hurtsng. We parbcularty want to thank Mr Paul Trarn>w for his years of %enricc a tnmee The Cu￿en1 trustees. in tun¥ prty for the wi5