## **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** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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.| 1 **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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.| |Other||| 2 ## **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|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.| 3 |**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements|whererelevant about:| |---|---|---| |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||| 4 ## **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.| |---|---|---| |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| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|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** 5 |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |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.| |---|---|---| |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| 6 - and coordinated by Shoghik NGO. - 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. Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Armenian Ministries| |---|---| |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)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||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 **|| |---|---|---| |Dr M Harrison||| |||| |||| |||| 7 ## **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 ## **Other optional information** 8 ## **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**||| |---|---|---| ||Perouz Harrison|| ||

Secretary|| ||17/09/2020|| ||17/09/2020|| 9 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 fO￿ard 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 Off￿e 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