ALL NATIONS MINISTRIES Report and Accounts 31 December 2024 All Nations Ministries CHARITY REGISTERED NUMBER: 1106013 TRUSTEES Mrs Marie Louise Mukankusi Ntavuka (Chairperson) Mrs Deborah Ingram (Secretary) Mr Paul Sumner (Treasurer) Mr Fabrice Tuyishime Ntavuka (Advisor) Mr Babatunde Moshood Adelekan (Advisor) SECRETARY Deborah Ingram GENERAL MANAGER Osee Ntavuka INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS A P Jopson, FCA Tony Jopson & Co Ltd Peverell Corner 246 Peverell Park Road Plymouth PL3 4QG BANKERS Lloyds TSB Bank plc 3-9 Raleigh Street Derrys Cross Plymouth PL1 1EU All Nations Ministries The Trustees of All Nations Ministries ("ANM"}, present their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SQRPI "Accounting and Reporting by Charities. issued in 2005 in preparing the annual report and financial statements of ANM. OBJECTIVES OF ANM PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND ORGANISATION OF OUR WORK To advance education and relieve financial hardship and sickness amongst those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status particularly by the provision of counselling, information and advice. To provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of those persons who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances. The advancement of the Christian religion. The objectives ofANM, its development, services and achievements are included within the report on its activities detailed below. GENERAL INTRODUCTION During the current accounting year, we are pleased to report that our charity has been able to continue to operate, meeting the needs of people who access our services and providing them with a secure and safe place in which they can receive support and advice from our team of volunteers and leadership. In addition, through funding received from various grants, we have delivered a programme of free events and activities for the local community. This programme includes our annual summer Plymouth Unity festival (U-fest}, winter warm space, drop in for homeless and vulnerable people, free music tuition for children and fun activity event for families. Such services bring people together from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, build social cohesion and reduce loneliness and isolation. The winter warm space has provided vital support to vulnerable people who are particularly severely impacted by the hardship of the ongoing Cost of Living crisis under the Household Support Fund. Furthermore, we continue to provide our range of services for refugees and asylum seekers in the city including free internet access, interpretingltranslating, accompanied GP visits, counselling. food parcels and general advice. We have also been able to provide free football training and coaching for 25-30 ethnic minority young men, who have now formed a local team and play friendly matches to improve their level of fitness and physical wellbeing. CONNECTING COMMUNITIES Our Tuesday 'Drop In, Kitchen and Meeting space has continued to run throughout the yearfrom our hired kitchenlhall in Catherine Street Baptist Church. Average attendance can be as many as 60 people each week. Doors open from 11am to 2pm each Tuesday lunchtime serving clients who include homeless, people on low income or are unwaged, the elderly and people with mental health issues. Everybody is assured of a warm welcome and are valued and supported by our dedicated team of volunteers who prepare meals for them and spend time getting to know them. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming and people who attend tell us that they feel at ease and like the friendliness of the volunteers who support them. The free service provides a safe and non-judgemental environment for people from low income and disadvantaged/marginalised backgrounds to meet and enjoy a wholesome and nutritious meal together and an opportunity to access useful information and obtain free toiletries and clothing as required. The project is an important part of our community outreach and contributes positively to building a stronger community, particularly betr￿een 'hard to reach, groups, Police and local people. It also provides worthwhile and rewarding volunteering opportunities for those All Nations Ministries who are retired or unable to access paid employment (including refugees or asylum seekers) or those who are actively looking for work. It continues to be a lifeline for many who are struggling with addicts'on, mental health issues and live on the streets. We continue to make occasional referrals where required to Plymouth Access to Housing Ltd (PATH) and assist people to get emergency B+B accommodation where temperatures drop during the winter months. We also signpost people accessing our services to other agencies specialising in helping homeless people and rough sleepers working in the city. Our work with the homeless and marginalised living on the streets continues to have the endorsement and support of the Plymouth Police Diverse Communities Team and the local neighbourhood Police as well as Plymouth City Council. As usual, we provided our clients with a special Christmas meal which was enjoyed by everybody and helped to create a festive atmosphere for both them and our volunteers. Grateful thanks are extended to our team of dedicated volunteers who prepare and serve the food all year around for our clients and always provide a warm welcome, helping them to feel valued and respected and in so doing make a real difference to their lives. The work of the 'Drop In, service is supported by donations of tinned food from some of our volunteers. However, to make it sustainable, we are still reliant on donations from grant fu nding from various sources including Devon Community Foundation and The Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund (which ended at the end of March 20241 to whom we extend our grateful thanks for making this important outreach possible. The latter grant paid for various items of expenditure including existing and new services, training, core costs, short term salaries and expenses, food for the homeless outreach and hire of premises. The new services included the provision of a Winter Warm Space which ran from late Autumn 2023 and continued until the end of March 2024 which was well attended by people who struggled to heat their homes and feed themselves. Free activities such as craft, art and card making were offered together with information on sources of extra support. WELCOME SPACES 2024 onwards - We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a further grant from funders including Devon Community Foundation {£5,000) and The Household Support Fund (£4,250) which together will enable us to offer needy people who use our services a warm space during the winter months twice weekly. This is an essential lifeline for many, including elderly, families with children, disabled, asylum seekers and refugees and homeless people who struggle to survive winter months. The HSF grant (administered by Plymouth City Council} will help meet energy and staffladministrationlvolunteers costs to make this work possible and will run from 1 December 2024 to 31 March 2025. The grant from DCF {for the period of a year from October 20241 will help us towards financing hire of premises, foodldrink to seNe our attendees and all activities. At the time of preparing this report, we are pleased to see that we have a high demand for this service which thankfully we can meet via the provision of both grants. GENERAL CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES- As a charity we continue to focus on providing opportunities for social integration of black and minority ethnic families into their local community in Plymouth. We achieve this through the provision of several weekly free activities which aim to enable children and young people from different cultural and ethnic groups to get to know each other and break down barriers. One of the most effective strategies to achieve these aims is delivered through music, games and sharing food together. A total of 25 children and aged 13+ young people have benefited from taking part in music activities over this accounting period from January- December 2024. They have attended twice weekly music tuition sessions provided by 2 volu nteer instructors in a wide range of instruments including keyboard, saxophone, electric guitar, percussion as well as singing as part of a children's choir. As last year, the children who took part in these sessions performed together at a special pre- Christmas concert on to which their parents, family members and the wider public were invited. There was a diverse mix of children who were mainly of African ethnicity and some were from All Nations Ministries asylum seekerlrefugee backgrounds including others from single parent households and some were disadvantaged by virtue of the economic status of their parents and would not be able to finance music lessons for their children. Most of the children came from families where English was not widely spoken and were potentially facing barriers of language and cultural differences. This project helped to provide opportunities for integration for both children and parents with the local community. It also benefited the children's level of concentration and self-confidence and provided a positive focus for their energy. Children and young people also enjoyed quality social time together after the sessions sharing food together. The children's choir took part in our summer Unity festival held in Plymouth Piazza on 3 July and this really helped to build their confidence and encourage them to focus on their performance skills in a public arena as well as g ive wider recognition of their progress and level of achievement. We are pleased to acknowledge funding from both Baptlst Unlon Insurance ('Klds Eat and Learn,) and Awards for All Community Fund ('Kids Zone Music Plymouth'l which have made this project possible. All Nations Ministries was awarded a grant totalling £48,878 from The Phoenlx Way, supported by The Youth Endowment Fund and administered by Global Fund for Children-UK. The grant is to be used to support activities aimed at preventing children and young people at risk of involvement in serious youth violence from becoming engaged in violent crime. We also provided a free family activity event for children and their parents in the summer holidays in July with games, a bouncy castle, live music from our children and a buffet meal afte￿ards. We would like lo acknowledge funding totalling £1,076 received from Tran8formlng Plymouth Together, as part of the Summer Feast of Fun Initiatlve, which helped us lo deliver this activity for another year. Our grateful thanks are extended to TPT for this award. ALL NATIONS UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB - As a continuation of a project we began in late August 2023, we have been pleased to be able to provide football training and coaching to our recently formed football team of 25-30 players who practice at a local pitch located at Central Park in Plymouth on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The sessions were followed by refreshments and a time to socialise with one another. The team has continued to make good progress and has reached the necessary skill level to commence matches with other local teams and has played friendly matches. This has helped the players, who are mainly Black males, to keep physically f5t and maintain a good level of mental wellbeing. Friendships and mentoring between players have helped to reduce loneliness and isolation and provide invaluable peer support. Feedback from the players and their coach has been very positive. In late August, players received certificates and medals for their participation in the project as well as a Player of the Year and Coach trophy and enjoyed a celebratory meal together. Some of the players undertook Emergency First Aid training for Sport and were awarded certificates. This has provided them with a valuable skill to treat minor injuries on and off the pitch and included CPR training as well as part of the 1-day training programme. We would like to acknowledge our gratefully thanks to funding received from a grant award via The People's Health Trust (Active Communities) for making this project possible. NOTE.. In July 2024, The People's Health Trust paid the balance from last year's funding of £3,390. In October 2024, we were pleased to receive the final payment of £1,262 for the football project. GENERAL ADVICEI ADVOCACY TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES- This seNice is ongoing. During the past year, All Nations Ministries has continued wherever possible to provide advice on a range of issues such as health, housing, education, training and has worked in partnership with several All Nations Ministries statutory and voluntary agencies, including, Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support, British Red Cross- Refugee Services (South West), Police Diverse Communities Team and Plymouth Racial Equality Council to ensure clients are provided with the most appropriate support for their needs. An integral part of our work continues to be our translationlinterpreting and befriending services which have all effectively eased integration into the local community and reduced social isolation for many asylum seekers, particularly women. We can provide this service when required for emergency ongoing asylum cases either virtually or in person. We continue to assist lone individuals and families facing detention andlor removal instructions from UK by providing emotional and practical support. We provide them with food and friendship. We have provided '1-2-1' personal counselling which is of particular benefit to people who have suffered trauma and we have helped individuals to maintain morale and emotionallmental wellbeing when they are facing a very challenging and uncertain future. We work with other voluntary organisations and charities and signpost individuals to enable them to access other ongoing support services, which complement our own. We also work with the Police Diverse Communities Team in Plymouth who actively support our work and its beneficial impact on improving quality of life and personal safety for asylum seekers and refugees in the city- Regrettably, it is still the case that many of the clients approaching us for help are facing destitution and increased hardship because their request for asylum has been refused. These people have no access to any financial benefits and therefore often rely on the help of their friends to keep them supplied with food and shelter, which can often result in problems and can put additional strain on relationships. All Nations Ministries help these 'failed' asylum seekers who have lost their Home Office Asylum Support and are given notice to quit their homes. We continue to assist several individuals receiving negative decisions on their asylum claim who face destitution and uncertainty. We have been able to offerworthwhile and interesting volunteering opportunities to many refugees and asylum seekers which helps them to feel valued and make connections with local people and several new individuals have now joined us as regular volunteers again via this route over the last year. In 2024, we have worked with 5 people claiming asylum and 4 individuals and families have been helped by us and have now obtained their refugee status. A further 2 people have now obtained British citizenship. 6 people have received financial support for gas and electricity. COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS This free service enables refugees and asylum seekers to keep in touch with their families at home and carry out important research and gather evidence in support of their asylum claim. For those clients who cannot afford to be connected in their own homes, they can visit our office where they will find our volunteers ready to take them through all the processes of accessing help and support relevant to their needs. We also supply free printing facilities and clients can obtain stationery and refreshrnents as part of this service in a welcoming and confidential environment. This service is of vital importance, particularly for those who require a safe and private environment in which to access information appertaining to their asylum claims and is more convenient and user friendly than a public library for example. COUNSELLING SERVICE Counselling and talking through issues which impact mental, emotional health and wellbeing is a service offered by our charitable organisation. We feel that it is important to empathise with others in their related circumstances and provide them with a safe environment in which they can confront and deal with difficult and often very traumatic events from their lives. This greatly helps the individual to come to terms with their past and begin the healing process. Given the circumstances in which many of the people we help have experienced, it is very important to respect confidentiality and build up a relationship of trust and support. The service is free and can be arranged on request. We can arrange this in a range of African languages for non-English speakers if required. In 2024, 11 individuals and families have received free counselling from us. All Nations Ministries BEFRIENDING SERVICE-All Nations Ministries aims to organise events for people from different ethnic and social groups to have the opportunity to meet and learn from each other so that everyone may feel part of the community. The aim of such a service is the creation of a sense of belonging to Plymouth for everyone regardless of their ethnic or social group. We appreciate that integration is a ￿0-WaY process in which the new groups desire to learn the culture and values of the local community and the local community will at the same time be keen to learn about them. One ofthe ways in which we have achieved this aim is in our Women's Group who meet regularly to discuss topics of interest to them, organise social events for themselves and the wider community (including table top sales of donated goods) and to practice their English. This helps women, often single parents, to make friends and feel connected to their new community and reduce loneliness and isolation. FREE TRAINING- We operate an active training programme in Internet usage and CBT packages in Emergency First Aid, Health and Safety and Food Safety and Hygiene for our volunteers which provides them with the necessary skill set to carry out their roles with us and satisfy legal requirements for food preparation hygiene in the kitchen. FINANCIAL SUPPORT TOWARDS A PART-TIME MINISTER FOR ALL NATIONS MINISTRIES CHURCH Thanks to funding received from Baptists Together Home Mission Appeal for £4,000 we were able to partly finance a part-time Minister for a further year to oversee the pastoral care of the church community. UNITY FESTIVAL CENTRE U-FEST SATURDAY 3 JULY 2024 AT PLYMOUTH PIAZZA CITY This year. the format of the festival shifted to a 1- day event running from 11.00am to 6.00pm with a packed programme bringing diverse groups of people together from various church groups, community organisations and members of the public in a free family celebration of lively music, children's activities and testimonies. Once again, the venue was Plymouth Piazza in the city centre of Plymouth and provided an ideal arena for live music from local performers from churches, community groups and individuals who gave their inspiring stories. The programme featured a wide and eclectic mix of musical styles including Gospel, African songs and our Children's choir performed songs, all of which attracted passers-by and members of the public with around 200 people enjoying the friendly and relaxed atmosphere. There was also a display of the work of our charity and information made available to the public on how they could get involved with volunteering in helping support our community work as well as that being carried out by the other groups taking part. Stewards were on hand to give out information to passers-by as well. There was a bus on site which provided information and leaflets on churches and community groups in the area and how to get involved. Music was provided by local faith and cultural groups, individual performers and musicians and youth groups in a range of styles and genres many of which reflected the rich cultural diversity of people living in the city of Plymouth and who performed on a stage with a full PA system. The music provided proved very popular with the public and a good cross section of ages, nationalities and cultures were represented. As in previous years, the event featured an eclectic mix of music for every age group and included contributions from residents and people originally from asylum seekerlrefugee and minority ethnic backgrounds who have made their home in the city and helped to raise the importance of diversity to enriching cultural life in Plymouth. The event provided good opportunities to share stories, experiences, and social interaction for all those involved and opened face to face dialogue with the public, helping to break down barriers and encourage integration. We would like to acknowledge the financial support of £1,300 received from the RIS Communlty Integration Fund via Plymouth Racial Equality Council and a private donation of £2,500 both All Nations Ministries of which contributed to delivering this community celebration, which has been held annually since 2009 (with a break during Covid-19 pandemic). We would also like to thank Plymouth City Council Events team for their kind permission to use the Piazza space for our festival again in 2024. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REVIEW The Statement of Financial Activities shows a net surplus for the year of £6,569 (2023: surplus of £4,312}, and net reserves stand at £11,940 {2023'. £5,371), of which £6,452 (2023.. £3) is held as fixed assets. RESERVES At this stage the charity is unable to set aside reserves funds for contingencies. In practical terms these potential liabilities are currently not significant. GOING CONCERN The financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the charity will have the funding to continue to operate as a going concern. RISK MANAGEMENT The trustees actively review the major risks that the charity faces on a regular basis. They have examined the operational and business risk faced by the charity and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate significant risks. The trustees are of the opinion that the charity can continue to operate as a going concern. The trustees will monitor the position regularly. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES Law applicable to incorporated charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of the financial activities of the charity and of its financial position at the end of that year. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to.. select suitsble accounting policies and then apply them consistently., make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. All Nations Ministries INDEPENDENT EXAMINER A resolution to re-appoint A P Jopson of Tony Jopson & Co Limited as Independent Examiner of the charity will be put to the Annual General Meeting. By order of the 8oard Trustee (name in block capitals). Date.. Zg[s z) All Nations Ministries INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ALL NATIONS MINISTRIES I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 11-14 below. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year {under Section 144(1) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to= examine the accounts (under section 145(1){a)) of the Act., to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b)) of the Act., and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examlner 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 these 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent Examiner's Statement In connection with my examination, I have reasonable cause to believe that (other than in relation to those matters disclosed in Part 2 below):_ (1) in all material respects the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with regulations made under section 130111(a) of the Act., to prepare accounts in accordance with regulations made under section 130(1){b) of the Act ', have been met., and In the course of my examination the following material matters have come to my attention to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn.. (2) The Trustees state that the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. A P Jopson, FCA Date (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales) Tony Jopson & Co Ltd, Peverell Corner, 246 Peverell Park Road, Plymouth, PL3 4QG io All Nations Ministries STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 December SUMMARY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2024 2023 Note INCOMING RESOURCES Weekly offerings I donations Gifts HMRC gift aid refund BU Insurance grant Homeless fund gifts Festivallcommunity Outreach Peoples Health grant Heritage Community Fund ("HCF") Phoenix Way Fund ('PW') TPT children & youth grant Plymouth City Council TNL Community music kids TNL Community Fund COL Plymouth RIS Community Devon Community Foundation (DCF) Baptist Union (pastor support} 19,096 5,600 2,866 19,096 5,600 2,866 1,395 16,043 3,600 4,111 605 1,100 2,600 2,700 1,395 1,370 8,326 48,962 38,892 1,076 1,370 8,326 48,962 38,892 1,076 2,500 7,594 8,087 2,500 7,594 726 16,319 1,500 5,900 4,000 4,000 4,000 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 30,062 111,615 141,677 67.291 RESOURCES EXPENDED Dlrect charitable expenditure: Transport, minibus, petrol (HCF & PW) Pt-time Pastor Project co-ordinators HCF + vols exps PW & related exps HMRC & pensions Insurance Rent & premises spend {PW', HCF) Telephone, internet, stationery, postage Volunteers, expenses (HCF & PW) Peoples, health Plymouth CC spend Homeless I refugee project spend TPT kids activities Youth direct expenses (TPT) BU insurance grant TNL community music Home mission,. SWBA subs Ufest Donations to others Management & administration: Administration- website etc. Depreciation 324 4,825 4,000 29,300 18,063 24,019 5,149 4,000 29,300 18,063 24,019 1,853 1,363 6,166 2,546 2,196 8,756 2,500 5,650 587 489 1,760 8,537 1,800 6,207 250 4,488 4,000 15,573 (HCF & PWI 1,853 1.363 524 933 8,224 1,948 7,327 2,700 6,166 1,546 2,196 8,326 1,000 430 2,500 3,911 1,739 587 489 1,395 7,5g4 1,890 3,137 2,182 605 726 400 6,183 295 365 943 1,800 4,837 250 1,370 1,767 2,150 1,767 2,150 1,843 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 23,493 111,615 135,108 62,979 11 All Nations Ministries STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 December NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS RESOURCES 6,569 6,569 4,312 BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD 5,371 5,371 1,059 BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD 11,940 11,940 5,371 All Nations Ministries STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31 December BALANCE SHEET AT Note 2024 2023 FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets 6,452 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank Lloyds TSB Debtor- TLF Community COL Fund Debtors- gift aid 20,832 10,341 16,319 4,548 3,891 24,723 31,208 CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors Deferred income - PCC Deferred income - peoples, health Deferred income- kids, community music Deferred income- BU insurance grant (kids, education) Deferred income- Phoenix Way ("PW') Deferred income- Devon Community Foundation 10,677 2,500 3,674 7,594 1,395 4,250 9,985 5,000 19,235 25,840 NET CURRENT ASSETS I (LIABILITIES) 5,488 5,368 NET TOTAL ASSETS 11,940 5,371 FUNDS Total funds unrestricted 11,940 5,371 TOTAL FUNDS 11,940 5,371 The Council of Members considers that the Charity is exempt from an audit and a report under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011. The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for., 1) ensuring the charity keeps accounting records which comply with the Charities Act., and 21 preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial period, and of its income and expenditure for the period. The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on on its behalf b 5151 2025 and signed Trustee (XKJ L Nameofsignatory