Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 Jan 2023 To 31 12 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)
The African Apostolic Church
VaApostora VeAfrica
1098898
Charity's principal address 8 Birch Grove, Conisbrough Doncaster South Yorkshire Postcode DN12 2DG
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for **whole year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Reverend Adam Sachikunda | Secretary | |||
| Reverend David William Barrett | ||||
| Reverend Innocent Nyika | Chair | |||
| Reverend Kudakwashe Makoni | ||||
| Reverend Arthur Mureverwi | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Trust Deed
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN WATFORD AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY
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Weekly sabbath services – open to the public
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Weekly Tuesday and Friday prayer meetings – open to the public
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Regular women’s fellowship gatherings – open to the public
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Regular big sabbath’s bringing together national or regional parishes – open to the public
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Various people were received into the church and baptised
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Summary of the main • Various teachings and sermons delivered to members and visitors on
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achievements of the charity a weekly basis
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during the year
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Section E Financial review None Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially None in deficit ~~a~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information None ~~_~~ Section G Declaration ~~a~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Reverend Innocent Nyika Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 31 October 2023
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| The African Apostolic Church UK | The African Apostolic Church UK | The African Apostolic Church UK | The African Apostolic Church UK | The African Apostolic Church UK | 1098898 | 1098898 | CC16a | ||
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| The African Apostolic Church UK | |||||||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||||||
| For the period from |
Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||||
| 1/1/2023 | 31/12/2023 | ||||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year |
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| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ ~~2~~ |
~~2~~ | to the nearest £ ~~2~~ |
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| A1 Receipts ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | ~~meee~~ | ~~meee~~ | ~~meee~~ | ~~meee~~ | ~~meee~~ | ~~meee2~~ | ~~meee2~~ | ~~meee2~~ |
| Church Funds ~~meee~~ |
27,043 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 27,043 ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 11,823 ~~meee2~~ |
| Donations ~~meee~~ |
- ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 3,173 ~~meee2~~ |
| Passover Donations(Zim) ~~meee~~ |
12,964 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 12,964 ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 4,080 ~~meee2~~ |
| Archbishop'sgift ~~meee~~ |
- ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 100 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 100 ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 389 ~~meee2~~ |
| International fund raising ~~meee~~ |
- ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 423 ~~meee2~~ |
| Interest ~~meee~~ |
175 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 33 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 208 ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 31 ~~meee2~~ |
| Kents Hill Conference ~~meee~~ |
- ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 15,287 ~~meee2~~ |
| Quinta Conference ~~meee~~ |
7,117 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 7,117 ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 4,523 ~~meee2~~ |
| Funeral Fund Contributions ~~meee~~ |
5,513 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 5,513 ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 4,668 ~~meee2~~ |
| Mission Fund ~~meee~~ |
- ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 1,218 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 1,218 ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | ~~meee2~~ |
| ~~meee~~ | ~~meee~~ | ~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | - ~~meee2~~ |
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) ~~meee~~ |
52,812 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 1,351 ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | - ~~meee~~ |
~~meee~~ | 54,163 ~~meee2~~ |
~~meee2~~ | 44,398 ~~meee2~~ |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——_—————~~ |
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| ~~——_—————~~ | - ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | - ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | - ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | - ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | - ~~——_—————~~ |
| Sub total ~~——_—————~~ |
- ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | - ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | - ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | - - ~~——_—————~~ |
- - ~~——_—————~~ |
- - ~~——_—————~~ |
| ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ |
| Total receipts ~~——_—————~~ |
52,812 ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | 1,351 ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | - ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | 54,163 ~~——_—————~~ |
~~——_—————~~ | 44,398 ~~——_—————~~ |
| ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ | ~~——_—————~~ |
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| A3 Payments Rent |
25,417 | - | - | 25,417 | 11,264 | ||||
| Venue hire | 798 | - | - | 798 | 260 | ||||
| Baptism | 258 | - | - | 258 | - | ||||
| HolyCommunion | 9,234 | - | - | 9,234 | - | ||||
| International fund raising | - | - | - | - | 423 | ||||
| Kents Hill Conference - Sep22 | 170 | - | - | 170 | 15,685 | ||||
| Quinta Conference - Dec 22 | 7,117 | - | - | 7,117 | 4,179 | ||||
| Archbishop’sgift | - | - | - | - | 2,710 | ||||
| Legal expenses | - | - | - | - | 4,603 | ||||
| Internationalpayment charges | - | - | - | - | 35 | ||||
| Funeral fund contributions & Expenes | 5,622 | - | - | 5,622 | 4,144 | ||||
| Other expenses | 1,206 | - | - | 1,206 | 223 | ||||
| Mission Expenses | 950 | 702 | - | 1,652 | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 50,771 | 702 | - | 51,473 | 43,525 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| purchases, (see table) | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - - | - - | - - | |||
| Totalpayments | 50,771 | 702 | - | 51,473 | 43,525 | ||||
| ~~=~~ | ~~=~~ | ~~SSS~~ | ~~SSS~~ | ~~SSS~~ | ~~SSS~~ | ~~SSS~~ | ~~SSS~~ | ~~SSS~~ | ~~SSS~~ |
| Net of receipts/(payments) ~~=~~ |
2,041 ~~=~~ |
2,041 ~~SSS~~ |
649 ~~SSS~~ |
649 ~~SSS~~ |
- ~~SSS~~ |
2 ~~SSS~~ |
2,690 ~~SSS~~ |
~~SSS~~ | 873 ~~SSS~~ |
| A5 Transfers between funds ~~=~~ |
- ~~=~~ |
~~SSS~~ | - ~~SSS~~ |
~~SSS~~ |
- ~~SSS~~ |
~~SSS~~ | - ~~SSS~~ |
~~SSS~~ | - ~~SSS~~ |
| A6 Cash funds last year end ~~=~~ |
22,960 ~~=~~ |
22,960 ~~SSS~~ |
5,013 ~~SSS~~ |
5,013 ~~SSS~~ |
- ~~SSS~~ |
~~SSS~~ | 27,973 ~~SSS~~ |
~~SSS~~ | 27,100 ~~SSS~~ |
| Cash funds thisyear end ~~=~~ |
25,000 ~~=~~ |
25,000 ~~SSS~~ |
5,662 ~~SSS~~ |
5,662 ~~SSS~~ |
- 30,662 ~~SSS~~ |
- 30,662 ~~SSS~~ |
- 30,662 ~~SSS~~ |
~~SSS~~ | 27,973 ~~SSS~~ |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Details |
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| B1 Cash funds ~~===~~ |
Cash in hand & bank @ 31/12/2023 ~~===~~ |
~~===~~ | 25,000 ~~===~~ |
~~===~~ | 5,662 ~~===~~ |
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| ~~===~~ | Total cash funds ~~===~~ |
~~===~~ | 25,000 ~~===~~ |
~~===~~ | 5,662 ~~===~~ |
- OK Endowment funds ~~===~~ |
- ~~===~~ |
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| ~~===~~ | (agree balances with receipts andpayments account(s)) ~~===~~ |
OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds ~~===~~ |
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Debtors- Prepayment Rentals ~~=—====~~ |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees ~~=====~~ |
Signature ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | Print Name ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | Date of approval ~~=====~~ |
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| Treasurer ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | TeranceMwamuka ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | 31/10/2024 ~~=====~~ |
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| Chairman ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | ~~=====~~ | InnocentNyika ~~=====~~ |
~~=====~~ | 31/10/2024 ~~=====~~ |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
| Section A | Independent Examiner’s Report | Independent Examiner’s Report | Independent Examiner’s Report | |||
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| Report to the trustees | Charity Name | |||||
| The African Apostolic Church | ||||||
| On accounts for the year ended |
31 December 2023 | Charity no (if any) |
1098898 | |||
| Set out on pages | Set out on pages | 1 and 2 | (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) | (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) | (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) | |
| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above | ||||||
| charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended | charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended | 31 December 2023 |
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
| Signed: | Date: | 29 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 | |
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| Name: | Tonderai Mudede |
Relevant professional ICAZ qualification(s) or body
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(if any): Address: 8 North Road Fauldhouse Bathgate, EH47 9JY
| Section B |
Disclosure |
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| Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. |
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). |
| I would like to bring the following matters to the attention of the trustees, which I came across during the course of my examination: Status update on Prior Year issues 1. Some of the parishes do not have bank accounts. Although the funds handled by these parishes are not material, all church collections should be banked into an account in the name of the Charity. 2023 Update-Ended 2023 with 2 Parishes without bank accounts, they had very insignificant activities in 2023. Bank accounts now been opened and operational by Q4 of 2024. 2. The decentralised nature of record keeping at parish level affects the quality and completeness of financial records. Trustees should consider the introduction of a centralised accounting system. 2023 Update -New accounting system implemented in 2024, being rolled in Q424 across all Parishes. This will enable approvals and cash disbursements to be managed centrally. 3. International budget contributions - a formal agreement should be put in place between the charity and head to cover all funds sent overseas - and should outline their purpose, how the charity benefits and the due diligence performed by the charity to ensure the funds are being used for their intended purposes 2023 Update -Discussions underway. Hopeful this will be in place in 2025. 4. Oversight of funeral funds - there should be oversight by the trustees as there is no consistency in how the funeral funds are managed across the parishes. Trustees should consider reviewing and approving the constitutions or arrangements which parishes would have in place. 2023 update -Discussions underway. Hopeful this will be in place in 2025. |
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