**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1085035**
## **Report of the Trustees and**
**Unaudited Financial Statements For the Year Ended**
## **31st December 2020 for**
## **The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Birmingham**
**AB Accounting and Taxation Services 17 Gleneagles Drive Great Barr Birmingham B43 7RX**
**The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish**
## **Contents of the Financial Statements**
## **for the year ending 31st December 2020**
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|Legal and Administrative Information|1|
|Report of the Trustees|2 & 3|
|Accountants Report|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Balance Sheet|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7 to 9|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|10|
## **The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Reference and Administrative Details**
## **Registered Charity number**
1085035
## **Principal address**
120 Aberdeen Street Birmingham West Midlands B18 7DL
## **Trustees**
Adewale Adesanya Adeniyi Oloyede Olalekan E Olatunde (resigned 15/06/2021)
## **Minister in Charge**
Pastor Joshua Alake
## **Bankers**
National Westminster Bank Santander Barclays Bank PLC Dudley Castle Street Bootle 1 Churchill Place 267 Castle Street Merseyside London Dudley L30 4GB E14 5HP West Midlands DY1 1LJ
## **Accountants**
AB Accounting and Taxation Services 17 Gleneagles Drive Great Barr Birmingham B43 7RX
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**The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Report of the Trustees for the year ending 31st December 2020**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2020. In preparing these reports, the Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Parctice (SORP) Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued 1st January 2015
## **COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES**
The charity commenced activity in May 1999.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, the Trustee Deed , and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The trustees are responsible for the day to day administration of the trust and compliance matters. Every year at the annual business meeting, trustees automatically step down, but are eligible for reappointment in accordance with the Trustee Deed
## **Induction and training of new trustees**
At the present time there are five trustees who will train any newly appointed and potential future trustees.
## **Organisational structure**
The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Birmingham is predominantly a church which is run by a full time salaried Pastor together with voluntary helpers within the church community. Activity within the Community is carried out departmentally. The departments are categorised according to the group of people who benefit from the services offered.
## **Related parties**
The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Birmingham is a member of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) which has Parishes worldwide. The relationship is governed by an 'Agreement for common purposes' between the parishes the RCCG
## **Future Developments**
The church will continue to explore various ways of spreading the gospel of Christ. It is also looking to increase membership and continue to develop the members to make life-changing impact in society and plant more parishes. The church building also needs to expand due to the increase in the membership.
## **Review of Financial Position**
The net incoming resources for the period amounted to £8,979 (year ending 31st December 2019 -£9,562). This includes gift-aid tax relief for the year of £10,657
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**The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Report of the Trustees - continued for the year ending 31st December 2020**
## **Risk management**
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. The church currently undertakes regular risks assessments. All persons having contact with children in a leadership capacity are CRB checked. There are regular fire safety examinations internally every year and there will be external independent examination every three years. Any decision of a financial nature are sanctioned by at least two trustees. Any accounting and expenditure is carried out transparently and any member is at liberty to view details of any transactions.
## **Statement of Objectives and Public Benefit**
To advance the Christian religion in the Midlands for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures and public celebrations of religious festivals
## **Reserves Policy**
The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the free reserves) held by the church should be three months of annual expenditure. At this level, the trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities of the church in the event of a significant reduction in funding
## **Principal Funding**
This is provided mainly through voluntary tithes and offerings by the church members and through the gift aid tax relief scheme. Pledges are also taken for specific projects
## **Impact of COVID-19**
The lockdown impacted the Charity's activities and income but not detrimental to its going concern. The church's management responded quickly to the challenge of government restrictions on physical meetings by migrating church services online. The Trustees have considered the impact that the COVID19 pandemic may have for the charity, and it is deemed that the Charity can meet its commitments and liabilities and can continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
............................................. Adewale Adesanya
Date: 31st August 2021
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## **The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish**
## **Report to the directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish for the year ended 31st December 2020**
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish for the year ending 31st December 2020 which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://rulebook.accaglobal.com/
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 12 September 2014. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/factsheet163. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish. You consider that Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.
AB Accounting and Taxation Services Chartered Certified Accountants 17 Gleneagles Drive Great Barr Birmingham West Midlands B43 7RX
30th September 2021
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**The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31st December 2020**
|Notes
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Incoming resources from generated funds**
Voluntary income
2
Bank Interest
**Total incoming resources**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**Costs of generating funds**
Costs of generating voluntary income
Governance costs
Other resources expended
**Total resources expended**
**NET INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Revaluation movement**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|Unrestricted
Funds
69,992
0
69,992
60,506
507
0
61,013
8,979
156,596
165,575|Restricted
Funds
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|Year ending 31
December 2020
Total Funds
69,992
0
69,992
60,506
507
0
61,013
8,979
156,596
0
165,575|Year ending 31
December 2019
Total Funds
76,270
0|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||76,270|
|||||66,119
589
0|
|||||66,708|
|||||9,562
147,034
0|
|||||156,596|
These notes form part of these financial statements
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**The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish**
## **Balance Sheet**
## **At 31 December 2020**
|Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
5
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
Other Debtors
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
6
**NET CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**CREDITORS**
7
**TOTAL NET LIABILITIES**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Amounts falling due after more than one
year|Unrestricted
Funds
292,764
2,350
867
3,217
-25,323
-22,106
-105,083
-127,189
165,575
165,575|Restricted
Funds
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0|Year ending 31
December 2020
Total Funds
292,764
2,350
867
3,217
-25,323
-22,106
-105,083
-127,189
165,575
165,575
165,575
165,575|Year ending 31
December 2019
Total Funds
293,685
1,636
0|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1,636
-25,701|
|||||-24,065
-113,024|
|||||-137,089|
|||||156,596|
|||||156,596|
|||||156,596|
|||||156,596|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 31st August 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. Adewale Adesanya
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31st December 2020**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2015), the Charities Act 2015 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## **Resources expended**
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation of equipment has been provided at 25% on the reducing balance basis.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **2. VOLUNTARY INCOME**
|Tithes and Offerings
Gift Aid tax relief
Total Voluntary Income|Unrestricted
Funds
59,335
1,657
60,992|Restricted
Funds
0
0
0|Year ending 31
December 2020
Total Funds
59,335
1,657
60,992|Year ending 31
December 2019
Total Funds
62,625
13,465|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||76,090|
## **3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
No trustees were remunerated for the year.
## **Trustees' Expenses**
There were no Trustee expenses payments made during the period (2019 - £0).
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**The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ending 31st December 2019**
## **4. STAFF COSTS**
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension
**5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Freehold
Property
£
**COST**
At 31 December 2019
290,000
Additions
0
At 31 December 2020
290,000
**DEPRECIATION**
At 31 December 2019
0
Charge for the year
0
At 31 December 2020
0
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2020
290,000
At 31 December 2019
290,000
**6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade Creditors and accruals
Other Loans
Barclays Bank Commercial Loan
PAYE & NI|Year ending
31 December
2020
Total Funds
£
10,551
425
900
11,876
Plant and
machinery
£
45,268
0
45,268
41,583
921
42,504
2,764
3,685
Year ending
31 December
2020
Total Funds
£
1,685
15,000
8,025
613
25,323|Year ending
31 December
2019
Total Funds
£
16,662
1,067
265|
|---|---|---|
|||17,994|
|||Totals
£
335,268
0|
|||335,268|
|||41,583
921|
|||42,504|
|||292,764|
|||293,685|
|||Year ending
31 December
2019
Total Funds
£
2,102
15,000
7,641
958|
|||25,701|
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## **The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ending 31st December 2020**
## **7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
|Year ending
31 December
2020
Total Funds
£
Barclays Bank Commercial Loan
105,083
105,083
**8. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
At
31/12/2019
Net
movements in
funds
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
156,596
8,979
**Restricted funds**
0
0
**TOTAL FUNDS**
156,596
8,979
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
Resources
Resources
Expended
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
69,992
-61,013
**Restricted funds**
0
0
**TOTAL FUNDS**
69,992
-61,013|Year ending 31
December
2019
Total Funds
£
113,024|
|---|---|
||113,024|
||At 31/12/2020
165,575
0|
||165,575|
||Movement in
Funds
8,979
0|
||8,979|
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## **The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Parish Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31st December 2020**
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Voluntary income**
Donations
Bank Interest
Other income
**Total incoming resources**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**Costs of generating voluntary income**
Employee costs:
Directors' salaries
Employer's NI
Pension
Staff training and welfare
Travel and subsistence
Motor expenses
Premises costs:
Water Rates
Rent
Light and heat
General administrative expenses:
Telephone and fax
Stationery and printing
Bank charges
Insurance
Equipment expensed
Repairs and maintenance
Operating leases
Depreciation
Gifts and Donations
Events
Visiting Speakers
Central Office Fund
Subscriptions
Other Office Expenses
Sundry expenses
Legal and professional costs:
Accountancy fees
Advertising and PR
Consultancy Fees
Other legal and professional
Interest
Other loan interest
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net Incoming Resources**|Year ending 31
December 2020
Total Funds
£
59,335
0
10,657
69,992
10,551
425
900
3,450
2,760
0
18,086
325
0
1,549
1,874
418
760
12
400
3,339
16,213
3,542
921
600
347
4,720
3,237
0
100
82
34,691
507
0
100
0
607
5,755
5,755
61,013
**8,979**|Year ending 31
December 2019
Total Funds
£
62,625
0
13,645|
|---|---|---|
|||76,270|
|||16,663
1,067
265
-970
5,096
0|
|||22,120|
|||300
100
3,481|
|||3,881|
|||507
2,953
408
0
1,302
5,338
0
1,228
150
2,260
14,240
2,350
240
160
452|
|||31,588|
|||589
410
2,000
0|
|||2,999|
|||6,120|
|||6,120|
|||66,708
**9,562**|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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