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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023
From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Abijah Trust
Other names charity is known by Faith and Football
Registered charity number (if any) 1103783
Charity's principal address 103 Havant Road
Drayton
Portsmouth
Postcode PO6 2JE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Peter Jeffs Chair
2 Polly Honeychurch
3 Heather Gwenlan
4 Linvoy Primus
5 Gary Chapman
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10
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
TAR 1 March 2012
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
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

Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)


Trust Deed

Trust

Appointed by trustees

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

None You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: • policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; • the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; • relationship with any related parties; • trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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1. Advance the Christian faith
2. Relieve persons in need or suffering hardship at home and
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
abroad
3. Advance education
governing document
Currently, with the aim of relieving hardship abroad wherever possible,
we are supporting the building of a “”Community Hub” to help single
mothers in and around Kampala, Uganda as well as to provide food,
shelter, health and basic education. At present up to 50 families are
being supported and we look to empower single mothers with spiritual,
emotional, physical and entrepreneurial skills to create a self- sustainable
income and live a fulfilling life.
In the UK we aim to advance the Christian faith through involvement in
sport and education e.g. provision of Community Youth Football
Leagues, to serve the community by supporting disadvantaged
youngsters to enable them to realise their potential and thereby build
Summary of the main their self-esteem and character. Such leagues operate in the most
activities undertaken for the deprived areas of Portsmouth, in partnership with local agencies such as
public benefit in relation to churches, community and /neighbourhood groups and individuals.
these objects (include within
this section the statutory We aim to advance education in accordance with Christian principles,
declaration that trustees have through the provision of suitable programmes, e.g. our Extra Time
had regard to the guidance literacy scheme.. Such schemes are run in partnership with primary and
issued by the Charity secondary schools and colleges to support the national curriculum.
Commission on public
benefit) In the UK we aim to build community through provision of our
“Community Lego Club” for home-schooling families. .This is a new
initiative organised for the disadvantaged home schooling families in and
around the Portsmouth area. Within half a day of advertising the club had
a “full house” of 30 families signed up.
We aim to support the poor and needy of Portsmouth through weekly
distribution of food and toiletries, in partnership with the Salvation Army. Commented [P1]:
Also to serve a Christmas lunch to the homeless of Portsmouth.
.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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During a normal year of activity up to 100 volunteers work in various capacities for an average of 2 hours per week delivering our various Programmes and activities.

Our Christian Supporters Club continues to meet virtually on the Zoom network to provide support, prayers and advice to professional Christian football players and managers/coaches.

Through the Zoom network a group of Christian football supporters meet virtually for Bible study each Monday evening.

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Formatted: Bullets and Numbering

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements andperformance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
1. To continue to organise the re-commencement of the work of the
charity’s activities which had necessarily been suspended during
the Covid19 period causing significant disruption and a loss to us
of the service of a number of volunteers.
2. We continue to maintain our core activities which seek to serve
disadvantaged youngsters in the most deprived areas of
Portsmouth.
3. Our Christian Supporters Club continues to meet on Monday
evenings to provide support, prayers, and advice to Christian
players and football managers/coaches.
4. Through the Zoom network a group of Christian football
supporters continue to meet virtually for Bible Study each Monday
evening.
5. Our plans to support single mothers in the Kampala area of
Uganda by the setting up of a ‘Naomi Hub’ are significantly
advanced such that many more struggling single mothers there
can now be provided with food, shelter, health provisions and
basic education for their children. We have been supporting 65
families and their children for nearly three years with pastoral
care, teaching and in some cases finances for schooling and
medical emergencies

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Section E Financial review

The charity aims to maintain adequate funds to manage its day to day Brief statement of the activities and has always been able to hold sufficient reserves to achieve charity’s policy on reserves this. Details of any funds materially None in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include Fundraising sources include regular supporters’ giving, grant applications, sponsorship and donations from local businesses, additional information, where relevant about: individuals and church congregations, together with events organised by our volunteers and supporters e.g. sponsored cycle challenge, golf days, • the charity’s principal charity football match, benefit dinners, auctions and quiz nights. 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

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Michael Anthony Mellows Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Director etc) Date 21 October 2024

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Charity Name Abijah Trust Charity Name Abijah Trust Charity Name Abijah Trust Charity No 1103783 CC17a
Annualaccountsforthe period
Period start date 01/01/2023 To Period end
date
31/12/2023
Section A Statement of financial activities
Recommended
categories by activity
Details of own
analysis
Note
Incoming resources (Note 3)
Incoming resources from
generated funds
Voluntary income
S01
Activities for generating funds
S02
Investment income
S03
Incoming resources from
charitable activities
S04
Other incoming resources
S05
S06
Resources expended (Notes 4-8)
Costs of Generating Funds
Costs of generating voluntary
income
S07
Fundraising trading costs
S08
Investment management costs
S09
Charitable activities
S10
Governance costs
S11
Other resources expended
S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
S19
S20
S21
Total resources expended
Total incoming resources
Total funds carried forward
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before
transfers
Gains and losses on investment assets
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets
for the charity’s own use
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before
other recognised gains/(losses)
Gross transfers between funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total this
year
Total last
year
£
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
- - - - -
44,241 - - 44,241 23,367
5,755 - - 5,755 6,204
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
49,996 - - 49,996 29,571
- - - - -
12,819 - - 12,819 10,112
- - - - -
- - - - -
27,307 - - 27,307 9,042
- - - - -
- - - - -
40,126 - - 40,126 19,154
9,870 - - 9,870 10,417
- - - - -
9,870 - - 9,870 10,417
- - - - -
- - - - -
9,870 - - 9,870 10,417
2,053 - - 2,053 8,634
-
11,923 - - 11,923 24,210
-

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Section B Balance sheet

Fixed assets
Tangible assets (Note 9)
Investments (Note 10)
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Stock and work in progress
Debtors (Note 11)
(Short term) investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year (Note 12)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after
one year (Note 12)
Provisions for liabilities and charges
Net assets
Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted funds
Restricted income funds (Note 13)
Endowment funds(Note 13)
Total funds
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees
Note
B01
B02
B03
B04
B05
B06
B07
B08
B09
B10
B11
B12
B13
B14
B15
B16
B17
B18
B19
B20
Unrestricted
funds
£
F01

Restricted
income
funds
£
F02
Endowment
funds
£
F03
Total this
year
Total last
year
£
£
F04
F05
Total this
year
Total last
year
£
£
F04
F05
32,565 - - 32,565 25,497
- - - - -
- - - - -
32,565 - - 32,565 25,497
299 - - 299 299
805 - - 805 496
- - - - -
17,054 - - 17,054 12,561
18,158 - - 18,158 13,356
32,000 - - 32,000 30,000
- 13,842 - - - 13,842 16,644
-
18,723 - - 18,723 8,853
6,800 - - 6,800 6,800
- - - - -
11,923 - - 11,923 2,053
2,053 2,053 2,053
-
- -
- - -
2,053 - - 2,053 2,053
Signature Date of
approval
Print Name

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with:

• and with* Accounting Standards; or ✓ Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE);

Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.

1.2 Change in basis of accounting

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year

Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.

1.3 Changes to previous accounts

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years

Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different
or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.
INCOMING RESOURCES
Recognition of incoming These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
resources • the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
• the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
• the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Incoming resources with Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income)
related expenditure the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.
Grants and donations Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional
entitlement to the resources.
Tax reclaims on donations Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to
and gifts which they relate.
Contractual income and This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.
performance related grants
Gifts in kind Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the
amount actually realised.
Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or
distributed by the charity.
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when
receivable.
Donated services and These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources
facilities expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and
material_._The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the
service or facility received.
Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the
trustees’ annual report.
Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment gains and losses This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from
revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the
charity to pay out resources.
Governance costs Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee
meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Grants with performance Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service
conditions or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the
grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are
performance conditions no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
Support Costs Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on
a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per
capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets for use
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500.
by charity They are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt.
Investments Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year
end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
Stocks and work in progress These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.

POLICIES ADOPTED ADDITIONAL TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ABOVE

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources

Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.

Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Investment income
Incoming resources from
charitable activities
This year
Last year
£
£
Analysis
This year
Last year
£
£
Analysis
This year
Last year
£
£
Analysis
Donations and Grants 23,367 23,367
Donations for Charities Operations - -

Miscellaneous
- -
- -
Total 23,367 23,367
FundraisingEvents 6,204 6,204
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total 6,204 6,204
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total - -

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Analysis of resources expended Resources expended may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.

Governance costs
Charitable activities
Fundraising trading
costs
Investment
management costs
Costs of generating
voluntary income
This year
Last year
£
£
Analysis
This year
Last year
£
£
Analysis
This year
Last year
£
£
Analysis
General Administration Costs 10,112 10,112
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total 10,112 10,112
Staff - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total - -
- -
- -
- -
Total - -
Staff 1,630 1,630
Operations Costs 3,352 3,352

Event Costs
4,060 4,060
- -
- -
Total 9,042 9,042
Staff - -
- -
- -
Total - -

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Support Costs

Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.

support costs.
Support cost type Fundraising activity
£
Charitable Activity
£
Governance Activity
£
Total Cost
£
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Total - - - -

Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure

6.1 Trustee expenses

Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid, please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).

Number of trustees who were paid expenses
Nature of the expenses
Total amount paid
This year Last year
None None
£ £

6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).

the appropriate box(es).
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the
accounts
Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy
services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor
This year
£
Last year
£
None None

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 7 Paid employees Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.

7.1 Staff Costs

Fundraising
Charitable Activities
Governance
Other
Total
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind
The parts of the charity in which the
employees work
7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year
Employer’s National Insurance costs
Pension costs
Total staff costs
Fundraising
Charitable Activities
Governance
Other
Total
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind
The parts of the charity in which the
employees work
7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year
Employer’s National Insurance costs
Pension costs
Total staff costs
This year
£
Last year
£
1,793 1,630
- -
- -
1,793 1,630
nt employees in the year This year
Number
Last year
Number
Fundraising - -
Charitable Activities 1 1
Governance - -
Other - -
**Total ** 1 1

7.3 Defined contribution pension scheme

Please complete if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated. Brief details of the scheme

The costs of the scheme to the charity for the year The amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end The amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end

This year Last year
£ £

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 8 Grantmaking

Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities undertaken.

8.1 Total value of grants

8.1 Total value of grants
Purpose for whichgrants made Grants to
institutions
Total amount £
Grants to
individuals
Total amount £
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total - -

8.1 Grantmaking costs

If the charity’s accounts are prepared on the “activity basis” please give details of any support cost associated with grantmaking. Please enter “Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.

Support costs of grantmaking

£

8.3 Grants made to institutions

If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed. Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable understanding of the range of

institutions supported.

institutions supported.
Names of institutions Purpose Total amount of
grants paid £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total grants to institutions -

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 9 Tangible fixed assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets

9.1 Cost or valuation

Balance brought
forward
Additions
Revaluations
Disposals
Transfers *
Balance carried
forward
Freehold land
& buildings
£
Other land &
buildings
£
Plant,
machinery and
motor
vehicles
£

Fixtures,
fittings and
equipment
£
Payments on
account and
assets under
construction
£
Total
£
25,497 - - - - 25,497
7,068 - - - - 7,068
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
32,565 - - - - 32,565

9.2 Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions

*Basis*
Rate
Balance brought
forward
Depreciation charge
for year
Impairment provisions
Revaluations
Disposals
Transfers
Balance carried
forward
Brought forward
Carried forward
9.3 Net book value*
SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
25,497 - - - - 25,497
32,565 - - - - 32,565

9.4 Revaluation

If any fixed assets have been revalued please give details of the valuer and method of valuation

* The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.

** Please indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = straight line; RB = reducing balance). Also please indicate the rate of depreciation: for straight line, what is the anticipated life of the asset (in years); for reducing balance, what is the percentage annual deduction.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 10 Investment assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets.

10.1 Fixed assets investments

Carrying (market) value at end of year
Add:additions to investments at cost
Less:disposals at carrying value
Add/(deduct):net gain/(loss) on revaluation
Carrying (market) value at beginning of year
£
-
-
-
-
-

Please provide below:

10.2 A breakdown of the market values of investments shown above agreeing with the balance sheet row B03.

10.3 A breakdown of the income from investments agreeing with SOFA row S03.

Other investments
Total
Investment properties
Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange
Cash held as part of the investment portfolio
Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange or held in common
investment funds, open ended investment companies, unit trusts or other
collective investment schemes
Investments in subsidiary or connected undertakings and companies
Analysis of investments
10.2
Market value at
year end
£
10.3
Income from
investments for
the year
£
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

10.4 Material investment holdings

If any single investment is material in terms of its value (for example represents more than 5 per cent of the value of the charity’s total investments) please provide details.

Investment held Market Value

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Debtors and prepayments

Analysis of debtors
This year
Last year
This year
Last year
£
£
£
£
Trade debtors
- - -
0
Amounts due from subsidiary and associated
undertakings
- - -
0
Other debtors
805
496
-
0
Prepayments and accrued income
- - -
-
Total
805
496
-
0
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.
Amounts falling due
within oneyear
Analysis of debtors
This year
Last year
This year
Last year
£
£
£
£
Trade debtors
- - -
0
Amounts due from subsidiary and associated
undertakings
- - -
0
Other debtors
805
496
-
0
Prepayments and accrued income
- - -
-
Total
805
496
-
0
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.
Amounts falling due
within oneyear
Analysis of debtors
This year
Last year
This year
Last year
£
£
£
£
Trade debtors
- - -
0
Amounts due from subsidiary and associated
undertakings
- - -
0
Other debtors
805
496
-
0
Prepayments and accrued income
- - -
-
Total
805
496
-
0
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.
Amounts falling due
within oneyear
Analysis of debtors
This year
Last year
This year
Last year
£
£
£
£
Trade debtors
- - -
0
Amounts due from subsidiary and associated
undertakings
- - -
0
Other debtors
805
496
-
0
Prepayments and accrued income
- - -
-
Total
805
496
-
0
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.
Amounts falling due
within oneyear
Analysis of debtors
This year
Last year
This year
Last year
£
£
£
£
Trade debtors
- - -
0
Amounts due from subsidiary and associated
undertakings
- - -
0
Other debtors
805
496
-
0
Prepayments and accrued income
- - -
-
Total
805
496
-
0
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.
Amounts falling due
within oneyear

Amounts falling due
within oneyear
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
This year
£
Last year
£
This year
£
Last year
£
- - -
0
- - -
0
805
496
-
0
- - -
-
805 496 -
0

Note 12 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals. 12.1 Analysis of creditors


Loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
Amounts due to subsidiary and associated
undertakings
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Total
Amounts falling due
within oneyear
Amounts falling due
within oneyear
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
This year
£
Last year
£
This year
£
Last year
£
32,000 30,000 6,800 6,800
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
32,000 30,000 6,800 6,800

12.2 Security over assets

If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 13 Endowment and restricted income funds

Please complete this section if the charity has any endowment or restricted income funds.

13.1 Funds held

Please give a brief description of any of the following type of funds held by the charity:

Type PE, EE Fund Name Purpose and Restrictions or R Faith & Football Extreme Action R

13.2 Movements of major funds

Please give details of the movements of the major funds summarised in the restricted and endowment columns of the Statement of Financial Activities.

Fund names Fund
balances
brought
forward
£
Incoming
resources
£
Outgoing
resources
£
Transfers
£
Gains and
losses
£
Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
- - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
Total Funds - - - - - -

13.3 Transfers between funds

Please give details of any transfers between funds.

From Fund (Name) To Fund (Name) Reason Amount

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Transactions with related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in note 6) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “None” in the relevant boxes.

14.1 Remuneration and benefits

Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee or other related parties by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

Name of trustee or connected party Legal authority (eg order,
governing document)
Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value
This year
£
Last year
£
None None

14.2 Loans

Please give details of and amounts owing to or from the charity’s trustees or other related parties by the charity at the year end.

Due to trustees and
related parties
Due from trustees
and related parties
Name of trustee or
connected party
Legal authority Amount owing Amount owing
This year
£
Last year
£

14.3 Other transaction(s) with trustees or related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a trustee or related party has a material interest.

Name of the trustee
or related party
Relationship to
charity
Description of the
transaction(s)
This year
£
Last year
£

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 15 Additional Disclosures

The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023
From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Abijah Trust
Other names charity is known by Faith and Football
Registered charity number (if any) 1103783
Charity's principal address 103 Havant Road
Drayton
Portsmouth
Postcode PO6 2JE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Peter Jeffs Chair
2 Polly Honeychurch
3 Heather Gwenlan
4 Linvoy Primus
5 Gary Chapman
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
TAR 1 March 2012
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
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

Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)


Trust Deed

Trust

Appointed by trustees

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

None You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: • policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; • the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; • relationship with any related parties; • trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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1. Advance the Christian faith
2. Relieve persons in need or suffering hardship at home and
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
abroad
3. Advance education
governing document
Currently, with the aim of relieving hardship abroad wherever possible,
we are supporting the building of a “”Community Hub” to help single
mothers in and around Kampala, Uganda as well as to provide food,
shelter, health and basic education. At present up to 50 families are
being supported and we look to empower single mothers with spiritual,
emotional, physical and entrepreneurial skills to create a self- sustainable
income and live a fulfilling life.
In the UK we aim to advance the Christian faith through involvement in
sport and education e.g. provision of Community Youth Football
Leagues, to serve the community by supporting disadvantaged
youngsters to enable them to realise their potential and thereby build
Summary of the main their self-esteem and character. Such leagues operate in the most
activities undertaken for the deprived areas of Portsmouth, in partnership with local agencies such as
public benefit in relation to churches, community and /neighbourhood groups and individuals.
these objects (include within
this section the statutory We aim to advance education in accordance with Christian principles,
declaration that trustees have through the provision of suitable programmes, e.g. our Extra Time
had regard to the guidance literacy scheme.. Such schemes are run in partnership with primary and
issued by the Charity secondary schools and colleges to support the national curriculum.
Commission on public
benefit) In the UK we aim to build community through provision of our
“Community Lego Club” for home-schooling families. .This is a new
initiative organised for the disadvantaged home schooling families in and
around the Portsmouth area. Within half a day of advertising the club had
a “full house” of 30 families signed up.
We aim to support the poor and needy of Portsmouth through weekly
distribution of food and toiletries, in partnership with the Salvation Army. Commented [P1]:
Also to serve a Christmas lunch to the homeless of Portsmouth.
.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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During a normal year of activity up to 100 volunteers work in various capacities for an average of 2 hours per week delivering our various Programmes and activities.

Our Christian Supporters Club continues to meet virtually on the Zoom network to provide support, prayers and advice to professional Christian football players and managers/coaches.

Through the Zoom network a group of Christian football supporters meet virtually for Bible study each Monday evening.

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements andperformance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
1. To continue to organise the re-commencement of the work of the
charity’s activities which had necessarily been suspended during
the Covid19 period causing significant disruption and a loss to us
of the service of a number of volunteers.
2. We continue to maintain our core activities which seek to serve
disadvantaged youngsters in the most deprived areas of
Portsmouth.
3. Our Christian Supporters Club continues to meet on Monday
evenings to provide support, prayers, and advice to Christian
players and football managers/coaches.
4. Through the Zoom network a group of Christian football
supporters continue to meet virtually for Bible Study each Monday
evening.
5. Our plans to support single mothers in the Kampala area of
Uganda by the setting up of a ‘Naomi Hub’ are significantly
advanced such that many more struggling single mothers there
can now be provided with food, shelter, health provisions and
basic education for their children. We have been supporting 65
families and their children for nearly three years with pastoral
care, teaching and in some cases finances for schooling and
medical emergencies

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Section E Financial review

The charity aims to maintain adequate funds to manage its day to day Brief statement of the activities and has always been able to hold sufficient reserves to achieve charity’s policy on reserves this. Details of any funds materially None in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include Fundraising sources include regular supporters’ giving, grant applications, sponsorship and donations from local businesses, additional information, where relevant about: individuals and church congregations, together with events organised by our volunteers and supporters e.g. sponsored cycle challenge, golf days, • the charity’s principal charity football match, benefit dinners, auctions and quiz nights. 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

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Michael Anthony Mellows Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Director etc) Date 21 October 2024

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