2025-03-31-accounts - French Christian Community Bethel

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The French Christian community Bethel

The Trustees’ Report

Year Ended 31 March 2025

The Trustees present their report and no audited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Name of the Church: French Christian Community Bethel

Charity Number: 1084318

Correspondence Address: F34 Design Works, Park Parade, London NW10 4HT

Church Address: Harriet Tubman House, 28 Hazel Road, Kensal Green, London NW10 5PP

Trustees’ Names: Mbambi Lutala

Colette Kalenga Banza

The French Christian Community Bethel is governed by the Church Council which provide spiritual and social oversight, direction, leadership for the church, entrusting the implementation of that direction to ministry leaders and staff, under the leadership of the lead Senior minister. Senior staff leadership is held accountable for fulfilling the church council board’s direction, allow to focus on their gifts and abilities and time on their biblical mandate. The management of the church shall be vested in a church council comprising the minister(s) for the time being together with the duly appointed or elected leaders of the church whose names and addresses shall be entered in the church records.

Objectives and Activities

The advancement of the Christian Religion by the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel of God concerning His Son Jesus Christ the Lord and preaching and teaching of the world of God by the church in accordance with the statement of Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland whom we are affiliated as approved by the General Council. Our main activities are Praise, Worship, Preaching, Teaching, Bible study, Sunday school, Youth fellowship, Hospital, Nursing home, Prison and Home visits.

Achievements and Performance

Due to financial hardship during those years, we could not support people in need apart of those who lost their close family member either local or abroad.

The source of our income is tithes and offerings which cover all our expenses.

The purpose of the funds are: Senior Minister wages, Office and Church building rent, Orphans, poor, widows, and bereavements financial support.

This Report and these Financial Statements were approved by the trustees on the 29 May 2025.

Signed on behalf of the trustees by:

Mbambi Lutala Date: 29/05/2025

THE FRENCH CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BETHEL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR Charity Registraton Number 1084318

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR Charity Registraton Number 1084318	THE YEAR
RECEIPTS Collectons Tax Refund Gif Aid Grants Interest Received TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS Ministers Salary & Expenses Media Channel Social Aid Rent Insurance Assemblies Of God Great Britain Ofce Expenses Professional Fees Telephone Sundries Charity Actvites TOTAL PAYMENTS NET RECEIPTS /(PAYMENTS) Transfers between funds Net afer transfers Bank Community Account at beginning Bank Savings Account at beginning Cash at Bank at end of year Current Account Savings Account Total	This year General Funds £ 24,375.53 7,331.42 18,110.00 0.17 49,817.12 20,672.71 - 1,825.10 6,832.75 720.84 950.00 765.97 300.00 300.99 229.52 16,223.25 48,821.13 - 995.99 640.75 15.20 1,651.94 1,636.57 15.37 1,651.94	Last Year General Funds £ 26,606.94 7,699.51 - 0.44
		34,306.89 19,661.92 1,507.08 1,820.00 8,663.00 720.84 950.00 283.60 300.00 656.76 - -
		34,563.20 -
		- 256.31 897.50 14.76
		655.95
		640.75 15.20
		655.95

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE FRENCH CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BETHEL

I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on the attached page.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The church’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The church’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act, and
to state whether 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 Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the 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 an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

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 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Ezekiel Lokwa

28 January 2026.

7 Avebury Close Salford Manchester M7 4RZ