Charity Number: 1103570 AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS AND TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA Trustees, Annual Report For Year Ending 31 December 2023 Legal and Administrative Information: Charity Name: Agape Alive in India Charity Number: 1103570 Address: The Charity may be contacted via James Entwisle 5 Abbotswood Speen Princes Risborough Bucks HP27 OSR Bank: HSBC I Corn Market High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HPII 2AY Independent Examiner". Tobutt & Co Chartered Certified Accountants 132 Northampton Lane North Moulton Northampton NN3 7QW Trustees: James Entwisle - Chair Rev Edward Ibberson Jan Mitchell Paul Oborn Karen Oloren5haw- Secretary Robert Webb- Treasurer Council of Reference: Karyn Bishop Malcolm Hafner Page I AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA Trustees, Annual Report For Year Ending 31 December 2023 Strurture Governance and Mana ement: The organisation is a registered charity and operates under its constitution. The trustees present their report and financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2023. The trustees are elected by existing members and undertake an induction programme. The main board of trustees meet at least three times a year. Between meetings trustees receive regular updates on the charity's work. Ob"ectives and Activities: The objectives of the charity are to: Advance the Christian religion To relieve people in need in India by providin8 financial assistance for any charitable purposelsl which the trustees in their discretion determine. The current principal activities of the charity focus on raising money and providing prayer support for schooling, caring for orphans and disadvantaged women, training local field-workers and similar activities in and around Hyderabad, India. Achievement and Activities: During the year the trustees undertook trips to Hyderabad to confirm that the funds are being spent in accordance with the terms on which they are granted and are happy that this is the case. Trustees and others provide support and advice to our local partner5 who are the ones who work day-to-day on the ground in India. The trustees and other volunteers also use fundraising and other meetings in the UK to educate the public about practical needs of people in poverty in India. Our partners in India deliver ongoing programmes to relieve the effects of poverty. These include schooling, refuge for women and children in need, various short training programs and healthcare support, food and medical support for families in need, all seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus day-to-day. Page 2 AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA Trustees, Annual Report For Year Ending 31 December 2023 After a period of rebuilding post the pandemic, the various elements of the work in India were fully back up and running, and it is particularly pleasing to note that Agape School is thriving With numbers of children in attendance heading towards 300, and excellent academic results and social impacts being reported. We have experienced some practical challenges remitting funds to India in 2023 as the backlog of paperwork from the pandemic meant that Indian charity registration updates were delayed. At the time of signing these accounts the trustees are hopeful that all these issues have been satisfactorily resolved. Future Plans The charity plans to continue to raise income and awareness via word of mouth, internet and social media thereby minimising costs. We will also continue to seek help from people who have a long-term interest in the charity's work and objectives. The charity will continue to give the large majority of it5 income to support the works in India in the same way as it has done in the past year. Public Benefit The trustees observe the requirement5 laid down by the Charity Commission with regard to Public Benefit. Public Benefit can be seen from the changes in the lives of people both in the UK and India. Reserve Poli The charity has virtually no overheads and does not anticipate any calls on its assets and so it deliberately holds minimal reserve5 beyond those arising from routine cash flow peaks and troughs or in restricted funds. Risk Mana ement The trustees have conducted their own review of the major risk5 to which the charity is exposed. and system5 have been established to mitigate those risks, which are re8ularly reviewed. Page 3 AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA Trustees. Annual Report For Year Ending 31 December 2023 Financial Revlew The charity receives donations and gifts from a range of individuals and organisations. The charity p355es the vast majority of these funds over to a sister charity registered and administered in India to continue its general work and some specific projects. Other monies are Spent on informing UK people on the charity, keeping regular supporters up to date with progre55 on projects and meeting our legal obligations as a registered charity. The trustees aim to minimise spending in the UK. Presented and approved by the board of Trustees at a rneeting held on 18 May 2024, and slgned on their behalf. Sl8n James Entwisle Chalr/Trustee Pa8• 4 INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS rt to the Trustees and Member5 of A e Alive In Indla on the Accounts for the Year Ended 31° December 2023. Charl Number: 1103570 Re I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts, set out on pages 6 to 10, of the above charity {"the Tru5V'I for the year ended 31 December 2023. Res nsibilities and Basis of Re As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the ACVI. I report in respett of myexamination of theTrust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Att and in carrying Out myexamination, I havefollowed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the Att. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention in connertion with the examinatlon whid) gives me causeto believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with settion 130 ofthe Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention Should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. lan Anthony Tobutt FCCA Senior Statutory Auditor Tobutt & Co Chartered Certified Accountants statutory Auditors 132 Northampton Lane North Moulton Northampton NN3 7QW Pa8e 5 AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA Notes to the Accounts For Year Ending 31 December 2023 Accounting Policies Format The accounts have been prepared under Receipts and Payments Accounts basis in line with the requirements under SORP IFRS 1021 effective from January 2016, for small entities. Fixed Assets There are no fixed a55ets Incoming Resources Incoming resource5 are recognised when received. Voluntary income in relation to time and support given by volunteers is not recognised in the accounts as it is impossible to quantify with accuracy. Resources Expended Expenditure is recogni5ed in the accounts in the year in which it is paid. Page 6 AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES For the Year Endlng 31° December 2023 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted 2023 2022 Notes Cash at bank and in hand Debtors 25,080 1,521 26,601 21,488 25,080 1,521 26,601 21,488 liabilities: Creditors Net Assets 25,080 1,521 26,601 21,488 Recondllatlon of Funds UnrestrlttedlDeslgnated ReseThes General reserve Restricted reserve 25,080 25,080 1,521 26.601 20,637 851 1,521 1,521 25,080 21,488 Presented and approved by the Trustees at a committee meeting held on 18th Mav 2024 and signed on eir behalf. Slgned...-..-. James Entwisle Chair/Trustee Pag* 7 AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT st For the Year Ending 31 December 2023 Notes Unrestrirted Restrlrted 2023 2022 Recelpts Donations and legacies Fund Raising Other Income Total recelpts for the year 34,836 1,240 36,076 34,735 1,636 24 630 630 35,466 1,240 36,706 36,395 Payments Charitable Artivities Bank charges Governance costs Independent Examination Administration expenses Seminar fee and travel Insurance Total payments for the year 29,062 284 570 29,632 284 37,655 204 525 185 525 185 500 185 967 967 31.023 570 31.593 38.544 Net Recelptsl (Payments) 4,443 670 5,113 12,1491 Total funds brought forward Transfer 20,637 851 21,488 23,637 Total fund5 carried forward 25,080 1,521 26,601 21,488 Page 8 AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 5t For the year ending 31 December 2023 Unrestricted Restrlrted 2023 2022 Note I Donations and legacie5 Donations and gifts Gift Aid tax claim Supporting Local Team Youth Conference 27.967 3,869 27,967 3,869 1,240 3,OCM) 36.076 29,819 3.776 1,140 1.240 3,000 34.836 1.240 34,735 Note 2 Other Income Interest received Insurance repaid 180 450 24 450 630 630 24 Note 3 Charitable Artivities Payment5- Money sent to India in order to support work in the following areas: Schools- Agape 15,822 15,822 FCRA 1,350 1,350 Lighthouse 700 71X) Maintenance and repairs Supporting Local Team Medicines Higher Education Sewing Female and Children Support School Administrator Youth Conference College Costs Land Purchase Donation School Wall Donation 15.434 1,055 913 700 900 3,070 60 232 501 570 570 50 190 50 190 400 1,976 374 1,976 374 2,510 480 3,000 4,500 3,000 4,500 8,000 4,500 29,062 570 29,632 37,655 Page 9 AGAPE ALIVE IN INDIA NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS st For the year ending 31 December 2023 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted 2023 2022 Note 4 Cash at Bank HSBC Business Money Account HSBC Community Account 23,707 1,373 25,080 1,500 21 25,207 1,394 26,601 15,026 6,462 21,488 1,521 Note 5 Restrirted Funds Transfer Between Funds Openlng Balance Incomin Resources Resources Expended Closing Balance Supporting Local Team Community Support 851 1,240 570 1,521 851 1,240 570 1,521 Note 6 UnrestrirtedlDesignated reserves Transfer Between Opening Balance Incoming Resources Resources Expended Closlng Balance Funds General Reserve 20,637 35,466 31,023 25.080 Note 7 Ultlmate Controlllng Party The charity is under the direct control of Trustees, the names of whom are shown at the beginning of the accounts Note 8 No trustee of the charity makes any claims for expenses incurred. 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