## **Potters House Christian Centre**
## **Southend on Sea**
## **Year Ended 31 March 2024**
Charity No: 1096264
## _**Contents**_
Page No. Trustees Annual Report 2 - 3 Independent Examiner’s Report 4 Receipts and Payments Accounts 5 - 6 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 7
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## **POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE SOUTHEND ON SEA**
Trustees’ Annual Report
## **For the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
## **Reference and administration details**
Charity Number 1096264
Principle Address Coleman Street Chapel
9 Coleman Street Southend-On-Sea SS2 5AW
## **Names of charity trustees who manage the Charity**
Mr David Kennedy
Mr Richard Baxter
Mr Yaw Osei-Bobie
## **Structure Governance and management**
## **Governing Document**
th Constitution dated 14 November 2002
## **Constitution of trustee and selection methods**
The charity is constituted as a trust and the trustees are appointed by the existing trustees.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Objects of Charity**
A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS SETS OUT IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD.
B. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS REGARDLESS OF NATIONALITY, RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL AND OTHER OPINION IN THE SAID COUNTY AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD.
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## **POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTRE SOUTHEND ON SEA**
## Trustees’ Annual Report
## **For the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
## **Summary of main activities in relation to these objects**
The Charity exists to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and to teach people the bible. All our activities reflect these core goals. The Church arranges or participates in
a number of activities to this end, namely Bible Conferences, Marriage Seminars, Men’s Discipleships, Revival Meetings with visiting preachers, Tent Crusades (home and abroad).
## **Achievements and performance**
The church has continued to steadily grow. It has been particularly encouraging to see people in the church share a vision for the core tenets of our faith and indeed Fellowship, discipleship, church planting and evangelism. The church has a strong and stable foundation which I confidently expect will continue to grow with the blessing of God. Our main achievement this period was the successful planting of a new church in an area of Southend on Sea that has released in the assembly the reality of what we are. I am sure other men and women in the church will also respond to the call of Pastoral ministry in the Lords harvest fields.
## **Financial review**
## **Policy on reserves**
Due to the charity being a small organisation and its future expenses being predictable in nature the trustees have decided that a minimum reserve of £nil will be sufficient at any one time.
At 31 March 2024 the charity had reserves of £nil
## **Declaration**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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## **Ps. David Kennedy**
Trustee
Date:
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS**
# **To the Trustees of**
# **Potters House Christian Centre Southend on Sea For the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
**Charity number 1096264**
**Set out on Pages 4 and 5**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act;
- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act); and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 the trustees concerning any such
matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in 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 trustees have not met the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Mr Rohan Ruddock FCCA
## **Ruddocks and Co- Chartered Certified Accountants**
First Floor Copper House 88 Snakes Lane East Woodford Green IG8 7HX
## **Date:**
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**Potter's House Christian Centre Southend on Sea**
## **Registration Number 1096264**
## **Accounting Statement (Receipts & Payments Basis)**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**Receipts**
_Donations_
Donations and other similar receipts
Rental income used for charity purpose only
Tax relief
Reimbursements
**Total Receipts**
**Charitable Payments**
**Costs of activities in furtherance of the objects of the charity**
Fellowship Tithe
Revival & outreach Expenses
World Evangelism, National & International church support
Airfares
Visiting speakers- love offerings
**Management & Admin expenditure**
Marriage seminar
Church utilities, building rent & housing allowance
Pastor's compensation and taxes
Printing, Advertising, Stationery & Outreach costs
Insurance
Utilities (including telephone)
Motor expenses, travel costs and impact teams
Hospitality
Hotels
Benevolence
Conference and seminars
Reimbursements
Books & Periodicals
Inland Revenue
Sundry
youth group
Ministry meals
Postage & stationery
Sunday school
Accountancy fee and Bank charges|Unrestricted
Restricted
Total this
Total last
funds
funds
Year
Year
£
£
£
£
97,116
20,678
117,793
85,476
0
0
0
2,950
24,388
0
24,388
12,190
1,087
0
1,087
1,936|Unrestricted
Restricted
Total this
Total last
funds
funds
Year
Year
£
£
£
£
97,116
20,678
117,793
85,476
0
0
0
2,950
24,388
0
24,388
12,190
1,087
0
1,087
1,936|Unrestricted
Restricted
Total this
Total last
funds
funds
Year
Year
£
£
£
£
97,116
20,678
117,793
85,476
0
0
0
2,950
24,388
0
24,388
12,190
1,087
0
1,087
1,936|
|---|---|---|---|
|||122,591|20,678
143,268
102,552|
|||9,708
0
281
8,010
2,998
370
17,881
30,150
1,759
1,713
1,033
5,478
14,807
2,385
280
1,460
1,000
0
2,520
0
1,008
1,078
40
125
882|0
9,708
6,373
1,214
1,214
1,866
5,100
5,381
4,820
0
8,010
1,171
8,397
11,395
6,166
0
370
0
0
17,881
24,096
0
30,150
26,176
0
1,759
874
0
1,713
2,836
0
1,033
8,025
0
5,478
3,246
0
14,807
1,263
0
2,385
0
0
280
712
0
1,460
1,960
0
1,000
0
0
0
218
0
2,520
1,419
0
0
1,555
0
1,008
0
0
1,078
1,170
0
40
226
0
125
0
0
882
1,182|
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|Staff Wages
Hall Hire
Petty Cash
Professional & legal
**Other payments**
Purchase of fixed assets
**Total Payments**
**Net of Receipts / (Payments)**
**Cash Funds at 1 April 2023**
**Cash Funds at 31 March 2024**|18,200
0
18,200
0
395
0
395
0
70
0
70
0
0
0
0
2,244|
|---|---|
||123,631
14,711
138,342
98,229|
||6,501
0
6,501
1,186|
||130,133
14,711
144,843
99,414|
||-7,542
5,967
-1,575
3,138|
||4,546
875
5,421
2,283|
|||
||-2,996
6,841
3,846
5,421|
## **Note 3 - Restricted Funds**
Restricted funds received and spent during the year are detailed below
## **Purpose**
|**Purpose**
World evangelism
Visiting speakers- love offerings
Revival Offerings
Total Restricted funds|**Balance as**
**at 01.04.23**
**Balance as**
**at 31.03.24**
**Incoming**
**Outgoing**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
875
10,472
5,100
6,247
0
8,397
8,397
0
0
1,808
1,214
594|
|---|---|
||875
20,678
14,711
6,841|
## **Note 4 - Trustees**
One Trustees received remuneration during the year, Pastor David Kennedy
No transactions were undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a trustee or connected person has a material interest.
## **Note 5 - Other Disclosure Issues**
The charity has no other commitments, loans, contingent liabilities other than those disclosed in the accounts. There are no other disclosure issues.
The restricted funds as at the yearend should be £6,841, however the bank balance as at the
31st March 2024 is £3,846 which means there was an over spend of £2,995.
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**Potter's House Christian Centre Southend on Sea Registration Number 1096264 Accounting Statement (Receipts & Payments Basis) For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**ASSETS**
**Cash Funds**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**Assets retained for the charity's own use**
Equipment
**LIABILITIES**
Accountancy fees||**2024**
£
0
3,847
3,847
17,802
**Funds to**
**which**
**liability**
**relates**
0||**2023**
£
5,421
0|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||5,421|
|||||11,301|
|||||**Funds to**
**which**
**liability**
**relates**
0|
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