Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/01/2020 Period start date To 31/12/2020 Period end date
Charity name: Armenian Ministries Charity registration number: 1082371
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The trustees shall hold the trust fund and its income upon trust to apply them for the following projects: 1. To relieve poverty and to advance education by support and training to persons in need – in Armenia and elsewhere. 2. To advance the Christian religion generally, and by offering training for ministers and publishing Christian literature in Armenia. |
| 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 |
1. Poverty relief – humanitarian aid is given to destitute families and individuals, in the form of clothes, shoes, bedding, etc., sent out in containers from the UK. Winter fuel and food are bought locally and distributed to those considered most in need. Financial help is also given to poor families or individuals either on a regular basis or for one-off emergencies e.g. medical. 2. Christian education and training. Summer camps are run throughout the summer and weekly clubs are held for children and young people to teach them and enable them to take part in crafts and sports. Bible teaching seminars are held for the general public as well as ladies’ meetings. Christian literature is translated, published and distributed free of charge. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | The charity uses a small proportion of the financial donations it receives to provide direct monetary assistance to help those individuals in Armenia living in extreme need. Primarily, this is to help with medical costs, house rents and utility bills. The majority of the remaining total funds allocated to the provision of help are used to purchase items such as food, personal hygiene supplies, and fuel for heating. The charity does not provide grants to other organisations. |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | Not applicable |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | All activities relating to sending aid containers from the UK to Armenia are done by volunteers here in the UK. These include checking, sorting, itemising and packing donated goods. During 2020, humanitarian aid goods with an estimated value of £370,000, were donated and sent to Armenia by container. |
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Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | Poverty relief in the country of Armenia: a) The provision of food parcels (bought in Armenia) to destitute families with young children, and elderly people with no income, on a regular as well as a one-off basis. Approximately 80 families per month are currently being helped in this way. b) Following the Nagorno-Karabakh war in autumn 2020, additional food parcels, in the order of 40 per month, have been given to refugee families and families of serving soliders where there have been casualties or fatalities. c) The provision of medical assistance including paying for a number of minor operations for individuals. This has included assistance to provide cancer treatment. The charity also supplied medicines on a regular and one-off basis. d) Provision of winter fuel, including wood and contribution to electric bills, to some families. In total, around 60 families were helped in this way during the winter period. e) Contributions towards house rent for a number of families and individuals living in desperate conditions. f) Three 40 foot container loads of humanitarian aid have been sent from the UK and distributed in Armenia – including new and second-hand clothes, bedding, shoes, toiletries, toys, mobility equipment and furniture. g) Appreciable support has been given to the Armenian Department of Social Security’s appeal for schoolbags for the children. Christian training and work among children and young people in Armenia: a) Due to Covid-19 restrictions in Armenia, most of the charity’s activities among children had to be temporarily stopped in 2020. In particular the charity was unable to run the normal programme of summer camps. b) Continued free distribution of Armenian Bibles and Armenian Words of Life calendars, provided by Trinitarian Bible Society. |
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | The charity’s objectives are to provide relief, medical help and other life preserving necessities to as many people as possible within its sphere of operations and its financial mean, after the provision of reserves (see section on reserves). The trustees are satisfied that the charity has successfully achieved these objectives over the last twelve months. |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Not applicable as the charity does not carry out fundraising activities. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | Not applicable |
| Other |
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Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The latest financial statements of the charity are to the 31stDecember 2020. The charity’s income during 2020 grew to £248k, an increase of 92% compared to the previous year. The net assets of the charity also reflected the increase in income with a rise to £435k with cash at bank of £159k. This is the second year running that the charity has become financially stronger than in the previous year. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The trustees endeavour to ensure that the charity has a cash reserve to cover general running costs and provide financial support, to those it has committed to help, for a number of months. A variety of trigger levels are employed to indicate when the charity’s finances are approaching thereservelevel. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £15,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Not applicable |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | The charity is not in deficit |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | None identified |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | The charity’s funding continues to come mainly through donations from individual supporters or churches. No public fundraising activities or events are conducted, rather reports are made to supporters via the charity’s quarterly newsletter and talks to church groups. |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | Not applicable |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | The charity maintains a Risk Management Policy and a Risk Register which is reviewed annually. In addition, regular health and safety assessments are conducted of the charity’s activities and reviewed by the trustees. No significant or notable risks have been identified by the trustees. |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed,royalcharter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust Deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trust governed by Trust Deed |
| 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 | Every trustee is appointed by resolution of the trustees |
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 | Working proportionately, the charity does not have a specific policy for the selection and induction of trustees. The absence of a policy does not mean there is not due process. In practice, when a trustee position comes up, trustees have historically been selected from those who have volunteered for the charity in the past or are well known to the trustees. As such, previous incoming trustees have not required detailed induction. The trustees continue to review this process and will implement a policy if the current process becomes insufficient. |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | Not applicable. The charity has a flat organisational structure of trustees. There are no sub committees or hierarchy. All decisions are made by the trustees. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | The charity conducts a number of its activities through its partner in Armenia, Shoghik Non-Governmental Organisation. This relationship enables the charity to achieve some of its objectives in Armenia which it would not otherwise be able to do. To ensure accountability to the charity, a number of the charity’s trustees maintain regular direct involvement in the day to day activities of Shoghik NGO and one of the charity’s trustees is on its trust board. The primary areas in which this relationship is necessary are: Shoghik NGO is the official recipient of containers of aid that are sent from the UK to Armenia, and is accountable to the Armenian authorities for the distribution of the goods. Children’s camps are administered |
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and coordinated by Shoghik NGO.
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The local workers in Armenia who carry out the tasks on behalf of the charity, are employees of Shoghik and support to them is channelled through Shoghik.
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Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | Armenian Ministries |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charitynumber | 1082371 |
| Charity’s principal address | 78 Sherwood Drive Spalding Lincolnshire PE11 1QP |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Mr R Chamberlain | Chairman | Trustee resolution | ||
| Mr R Lankey | Trustee resolution | |||
| Dr M Harrison | Treasurer | |||
| Dr P Harrison | Secretary | Trustee resolution | ||
| Mrs S Pambakian | Trustee resolution | |||
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | **Dates acted if not for whole year ** | |
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| Dr M Harrison | ||
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable 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 Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Perouz Harrison | ||
Secretary |
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| 17/09/2020 | ||
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ARMENIAN MINISTRIES BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 2020 2019 FIXED ASSETS As per schedule 275,309.00 281,320.00 CURRENT ASSETS Cash al Bank 159,646.14 36.448.35 £434,955.14 £317,768.35 REPRESENTED BY:. APPEAL FUND Balance brought fOard 317.768 35 313.512.61 Excess of Receipts over Payments 117186.79 4255.74 £434,955 14 £317,768.35
ARMENIAN MINISTRIES FIXED ASSETS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 Opening WDV Closln8 WDV Added Sold Depreciati, Yerevan headquarters Property- Campsite Ford minibus Toyota Hilux pickup Mercedes bus Mercedes minibus Kia Car Bed Electric wood cutter Box Trailer Wood meeting chair Laptop computer Office Equipmenl Stackable chairs Mixed Tables Computer Equipment Washing machine Cooker Dishwasher Warehouse Equipment Desk Bouncy casile Desktop computer Upright chair Air conditioning system Easy chair Computer printer Low cupboard Swimming pool Sound system Wheeled trolleys Mobile healer Computer screen Projector Fridge Freezer Child chair Manual wood cutler 200000.00 50000.00 8800.00 5320.00 2760.00 1730.00 3600.00 1100.00 560.00 510.00 450.00 415.00 345.00 265.00 250.00 680.00 215.00 210.00 190.00 185.00 180.00 170.00 170.00 160.00 150.00 Iso.00 140.00 140.00 135.00 130,00 ios.00 105.00 100,00 100.00 90.00 90.00 85.00 200000.00 50000.00 7000.00 4260.00 2200.00 1390.00 2900.00 880.00 450.00 410.00 360.00 330.00 276.00 210.00 200.00 544.00 ,170.00 170.00 150.00 148.00 140.00 135,00 135.00 130.00 120.00 120.00 110.00 ,110.00 110,00 105,00 85.00 8500 80,00 80,CK) 7Q,(X) 70,00 yu,(x) 1800,00 1060.00 560,00 340.00 700.00 220.00 110.00, 100.00 90.00 85.00 69.00 55.00 50,00 136.00 45.00 40.00 40.00 37.00 40.00 35.00 35.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 25,00 25.00 20.00,. 20.00 20.00 20,00 20,00 20,(K) 15 0.00 o.(J) Carried forward 279785.00 o. 000 5982 00. ??J8uJ.
ARMENIAN MINISTRIES FIXED ASSETS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020 Brought forward Settee Medium table Filing cabinet Blue meeting chair Office chair Ladder Large table Small table Low table Car Trailer Food processor Tall cupboard Fan 279785.00 85.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 75.00 70.00 70.00 70.00 70.00 72.00 65.00 65.00 SS.00 so.00 50.00 so.00 so.00 45.00 36,00 35.00 30.00 30.00 25.00 20.00 14.00 8.00 s.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 15.00 90.00 281320.00 0.00 0.00 5982.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 12.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 74.99 273803.00 70.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 60.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 55,00 60.00 55.00 55.00 45.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 35.00 290.00 30.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 6.00 Petrol strimmer Stool (small) Water cooler Chain saw Bedside cupboard Projector Sideboard Tablet Wlieelbarrow Sei of speakers Air compressor Piano Video Recorder 328.99 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 2.00 Book binder Corner chair set Wardrobe Lectern Food weighing scales Battery charger Laser printer 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 10,00 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 5,00 20.00 0.00 6339.99 10.00 70.00 275309,00 0.00 328.99
ARMENIAN MINISTRIES APPEAL FUND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 2020 2019 RECEIPTS Gift and donations Recycling Bank Interest 248,006.98 128.48 39.53 129,012.51 397.92 4264 248,174 99 129,453.07 PAYMENTS Support Aid Armenia Missionary Service Fees 5,928 65 79.100.00 16,560 00 569.94 87.500.00 10.520.00 101,588.65 98,589.94 Travel to Armen6a Fuel and Motor Expenses Hotels Tickets 979.65 4299 1.439 91 2.004.36 476 93 4,751.41 2,462.55 7,232.70 Contalner Expenses Administration Rent Shipping Houskeeping Transport 11288 1,882.44 11,85000 185.62 466.00 1,034.18 44.89 2,509.96 3.900.00 0.00 353.78 939.69 15,531.12 7.758 32 Maintenance 178.94 0.00 PR Newsletter Phone,Internet,etc Postage Hospitality 1,045.00 439 48 1,32154 950,00 346.98 69169 4200 2,806.02 203067 Carried Forward 122,567 28 116.611.63
ARMENIAN MINISTRIES APPEAL FUND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 8rought Forward 122.567 28 115.611.63 Administration Accounlant Offe 300.00 306 87 288.00 253.40 541.40 Premlses Light and Heat 421.77 229 53 Other Costs Bank Charges Insurance 651.46 400 83 532 86 414.91 1,052.29 947 77 Depreciation 6.339.99 7,867.00 130.988 20 125.197.33 Excess of Receipts over Payments 117186.79 4255.74