Charity Registration Number : 1110970
## **EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS 'EAV'**
A CHARITABLE UN-INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES’ REPORT
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
## **EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS 'EAV'**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Deborah Kamuanya Lwabeya Mackson Makiese Augustine Akuma Furcy Mbung Lorraine Marthe Mary Madeleine Moli
**Trustees Charity Number** 1110970 **Registered Office**
**Registered Office** 50 Freehold Street Coventry CV1 5BH **Independent Examiner** Tolulope Oladele 61 Bridge Street Kington HR5 3DJ
## **EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS 'EAV'**
## **CONTENTS**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Trustees' Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
## **EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS 'EAV'**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT**
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025.
In accordance with Charity Commission requirements, the Trustees’ Report is presented in full as an appendix to this report. The report provides an overview of the charity’s governance, activities, achievements, and financial review for the period under consideration and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements. The full Trustees’ Report can be found at the end of this document.
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by:
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**Deborah Kamuanya Lwabeya Trustee**
Date : **25 February 2026**
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## **EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS 'EAV'**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
I have reviewed the accounts for the year ending 31 August 2024, as set out on the following pages.
## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”) and have appointed me as independent examiner to undertake the review.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the financial statements under section 145 of the Act;
- conduct the examination in accordance with the general Directions issued by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act; and
- report on whether any matters have come to my attention that require disclosure
## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Review**
My review has been conducted in accordance with the general Directions issued by the Charity Commission. This review involves a limited assurance engagement, including a review of the accounting records maintained by the charity, a comparison of these records with the financial statements, and consideration of any unusual items or disclosures. I have also sought explanations from the trustees regarding any such matters. This review does not constitute an audit, and I do not express an audit opinion. Accordingly, I do not provide any assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
## **Independent Examiner’s Statement**
Based on my review, I have not identified any matter that causes me to believe that:
- in any material respect, the charity has not kept adequate accounting records as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the financial statements do not accord with the accounting records or do not comply with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act.
Furthermore, I have not identified any issues that, in my opinion, should be drawn to the trustees’ or readers’ attention to ensure a proper understanding of the financial statements.
Name: **Tolulope Oladele**
Date: **25 February 2026**
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## **EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS 'EAV'**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
|**Recommended**
**categories by activity**
**Notes**
**Income and**
**endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Investments
3
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
4
Charitable activities
5
Other
7
**Total**
**Net**
**income/(expenditure)**
**Net movement in**
**funds**
**Reconciliation of**
**funds:**
Total funds brought
forward
**Total funds carried**
**forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
187,074.99
-
**187,074.99**
32,819.65
97,675.49
4,629.00
**135,124.14**
**51,950.85**
**51,950.85**
1,685.39
**53,636.24**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
60,712.00
-
**60,712.00**
13,000.00
49,389.57
7,832.00
**70,221.57**
**(9,509.57)**
**(9,509.57)**
44,689.61
**35,180.04**|**Total Funds**
**2025**
**£**
247,786.99
-
**247,786.99**
45,819.65
147,065.06
12,461.00
**205,345.71**
**42,441.28**
**42,441.28**
46,375.00
**88,816.28**|**Total Funds**
**2024**
**£**
189,657.51
114.49|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**189,772.00**|
|||||48,912.73
127,782.27
4,278.00|
|||||**180,973.00**|
|||||**8,799.00**|
|||||**8,799.00**
37,576.00|
|||||**46,375.00**|
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## **EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS 'EAV'**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
|**Recommended categories by**
**activity**
**Notes**
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
8
**Total fxed assets**
Current assets
Debtors
9
Cash at bank and in hand
10
**Total current assets**
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
11
**Net current assets/(liabilities)**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling due after
one year
12
**Total net assets**
**Funds of the Charity**
Unrestricted funds
13
Restricted funds
13
Endowment funds
13
**Total funds**|**Total Funds 2025**
**£**
37,967.76
**37,967.76**
44,524.00
17,845.52
**62,369.52**
3,200.00
**59,169.52**
**97,137.28**
8,321.00
**88,816.28**
53,636.24
35,180.04
-
**88,816.28**|**Total Funds 2024**
**£**
17,194.00
**17,194.00**
9,910.00
31,278.00
**41,188.00**
1,200.00
**39,988.00**
**57,182.00**
10,807.00|
|---|---|---|
|||**46,375.00**|
|||1,685.39
44,689.61
-|
|||**46,375.00**|
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 25 February 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
## **Deborah Kamuanya Lwabeya Trustee**
Date : **25 February 2026**
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## **EGLISE ARMEE DES VAINQUEURS 'EAV'**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The principal accounting policies adopted by the Charity, which is a public benefit entity, in the preparation of the accounts are as follows.
## **1.1 Basis of preparation**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the inclusion of charitable properties and fixed asset investments and investment properties at valuation.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
These accounts are presented in pounds sterling and rounded to the nearest pound.
## **1.2 Going concern**
The Trustees have prepared financial projections, taking into consideration the current economic conditions and have, at the time of approving these accounts, a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.
## **1.3 Income from donations or grants**
Income from donations and grants is recognised when the charity is entitled to the funds, the receipt is probable and the amount can be measured reliably. For donations, this is usually on receipt. For grants, this is usually when a formal o'er is made in writing. If a donation or grant contains terms and conditions outside of the charity’s control which must be met before the charity is entitled to the funds, or if the donor specifies that the funds must be used in future time periods, then the income is deferred.
## **1.4 Tax reclaims on donations and gifts**
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.
## **1.5 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised when a present legal or constructive obligation exists at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and the amount can be estimated reliably.
Expenditure is allocated to the particular activity where the cost is directly attributable to that activity. The charity does not apportion support costs between activities as the trustees consider that costs can be directly identified to either charitable activities or raising funds.
## **1.6 Taxation**
The organisation is a registered charity and has no liability to income tax or corporation tax on its charitable activities during the year.
## **1.7 Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are those funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes.
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## **1.8 Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets, such as land and buildings, plant, vehicles and equipment, are held to provide an on-going economic benefit to a charity through their contribution, directly or indirectly, to the provision of goods or services by the charity.
Tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis:
**Name Rate (%) Year Method** Fixture and Fittings 15% 2025 Straight line Plant and Machinery 25% 2025 Straight line
## **1.9 Debtors**
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.
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## **2. Income from Donations and Legacies**
|**Analysis**
Donation and gifts
General grants
provided by
Government/other
charities
Gift Aid
**Total**|**Unrestricted funds**
**£**
114,557.99
50,000.00
22,517.00
**187,074.99**|**Restricted funds**
**£**
15,195.00
45,517.00
-
**60,712.00**|**Total funds 2025**
**£**
129,752.99
95,517.00
22,517.00
**247,786.99**|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
63,894.04
108,416.00
17,347.47|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**189,657.51**|
## **Restricted Funds**
Restricted funds represent contributions received that are limited by donor stipulations for specific purposes. During 2025, EAV received a total of £25,993 in restricted funds, compared to £80,916 received in 2024.
Smallwood Trust’s Women’s Urgent Support Fund (funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and distributed by Smallwood Trust) provided a restricted grant to support the Women Transcend Abound Lead service, funding a part-time Advocacy Support Worker and volunteers to deliver our warmer hub and essential food and household goods service for women experiencing poverty. The grant is enabling access to culturally appropriate African foods, everyday staples and hygiene essentials, alongside warm hub sessions providing a hot meal, fuel support advice, and welfare guidance.
Heart of England Community Foundation (funded by IM Properties) provided a restricted grant for Thrive Together, a community-led project supporting health and wellbeing by strengthening connection and cohesion in St Michael’s, Coventry. The project is delivering monthly wellbeing workshops and health awareness activities, peer support and coffee mornings, intercultural community events, a volunteer buddy scheme, shared creative/skills activities, and local communications (noticeboard/newsletter) to keep residents informed and involved.
Citizen Housing provided a restricted grant to support older residents in Hillfields through regular befriending sessions and a welcoming networking space for tea, coffee, conversation and mutual support. The funding is helping reduce isolation, build friendships, and improve wellbeing by keeping people connected to their community.
||**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|
|**Description**|**£**|**£**|
|SMALLWOOD TRUST WUSF SMALLWOOD|39,517||
|HEART OF ENGLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION|3,000|9,916|
|CITIZEN HOUSING|3,000||
|SPORTS ENGLAND||15,000|
|PHOENIX WAY GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDRE CYP
24||50,000|
|EVESON TRUST||6,000|
|OTHERS||14,110|
|**Total**|**45,517**|**95,026**|
## **3. Income from Investments**
|**Analysis**
Interest income
**Total**|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
114.49|
|---|---|
||**114.49**|
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## **4. Expenditure on Raising Funds**
|**Analysis**
Rent
collection,
property
repairs and
maintenance
charges
**Total**
Support
Costs|**Unrestricted funds**
**£**
32,819.65
**32,819.65**
-
**32,819.65**|**Restricted funds**
**£**
13,000.00
**13,000.00**
-
**13,000.00**|**Total funds 2025**
**£**
45,819.65
**45,819.65**
-
**45,819.65**|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
48,912.73
**48,912.73**
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**48,912.73**|
Expenditure on raising funds of £45,819.65 ( **2024** : £48,912.73) relates to premises costs comprising rent, property repairs, maintenance and associated charges.
The premises are used to facilitate fundraising activities, including community events and income-generating functions which support the charity’s wider charitable objectives.
## **5. Expenditure on Charitable Activities**
|**Analysis**
Bank charges
Charity
management &
administration
Charity running
cost
Donations
Advertising and
marketing
Legal/professional
fees
Staf costs
**Total**
Support Costs|**Unrestricted funds**
**£**
2,033.80
24,210.37
52,118.17
3,742.00
601.58
6,995.98
5,973.59
**95,675.49**
2,000.00
**97,675.49**|**Restricted funds**
**£**
-
201.75
19,307.87
100.00
607.09
4,749.50
24,423.36
**49,389.57**
-
**49,389.57**|**Total funds 2025**
**£**
2,033.80
24,412.12
71,426.04
3,842.00
1,208.67
11,745.48
30,396.95
**145,065.06**
2,000.00
**147,065.06**|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
1,241.09
19,154.27
62,023.42
2,788.03
1,128.21
8,540.20
32,907.05
**127,782.27**
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**127,782.27**|
Expenditure on charitable activities of £145,065.06 ( **2024** : £127,782.27) represents the costs incurred in delivering the charity’s objectives, including the advancement of the Christian faith, relief of hardship, community integration support and wellbeing programmes.
Programme delivery costs include:
- Support and governance costs include insurance, professional fees and administrative costs necessary to support the charity’s operations. Training, travel and communication expenses Venue hire and session delivery cost Volunteer-related costs Youth and family support activities Community outreach and integration services Worship services and ministry activities
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## **6. Support Costs**
|**Analysis**
**Support Costs**
**Governance Costs**
Accountants fees
**7. Other Expenditure**
**Analysis**
**Unrestricted funds**
**£**
Depreciation
Charge for
the Year -
Plant &
Machinery
649.00
Depreciation
Charge for
the Year -
Fixtures &
Fittings
3,980.00
**Total**
**4,629.00**
**8. Tangible Fixed Assets**
**8.1 Cost or valuation**
At 01 October 2024
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 30 September 2025
**8.2 Depreciation and impairments**
At 01 October 2024
Charge for the year
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 30 September 2025
**8.3 Net book value**
At 01 October 2024
At 30 September 2025|**Restricted funds**
**£**
5,117.00
2,715.00
**7,832.00**|**Total funds 2025**
**£**
5,766.00
6,695.00|**Total funds 2025**
**£**
5,766.00
6,695.00|||**Total funds 2025**
**£**
2,000.00|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**2,000.00**|
|||||||**Total funds 2024**
**£**
1,563.00
2,715.00|
||||**12,461.00**|||**4,278.00**|
|||||||**Fixtures &**
**Fittings**
**£**
18,100.00
26,535.41
-
-
-
**44,635.41**
5,430.00
6,695.00
-
-
-
**12,125.00**
12,670.00
**32,510.41**|
||||**6,699.35**||||
||||1,726.00
1,242.00
(1,726.00)
-
-||||
||||**1,242.00**||||
||||4,524.00||||
||||**5,457.35**||||
## **7. Other Expenditure**
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## **9. Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year**
|Other debtors
**Total**|**Total funds 2025**
**£**
44,524.00
**44,524.00**|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
9,910.00|
|---|---|---|
|||**9,910.00**|
The debtor balance relates to an unrestricted grant of £25,000 and restricted income of £19,524 that had been formally offered in writing but had not been received at the reporting date and has been recognised in alignment with the charity’s income recognition policy.
## **10. Cash at bank and in hand**
|**10. Cash at bank and in hand**||
|---|---|
|**Total funds 2025**
**£**
Cash at bank and in hand
17,845.52
**Total**
**17,845.52**
**11. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
**Total funds 2025**
**£**
Other creditors
3,200.00
**Total**
**3,200.00**
**12. Creditors: Amounts falling due after one year**
**Total funds 2025**
**£**
Other creditors
8,321.00
**Total**
**8,321.00**|**Total funds 2024**
**£**
31,278.00|
||**31,278.00**|
||**Total funds 2024**
**£**
1,200.00|
||**1,200.00**|
||**Total funds 2024**
**£**
10,807.00|
||**10,807.00**|
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## **13. Charity funds**
## **13.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period**
|**Fund names**
**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**Gains and**
**losses**
**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
1,685.39
187,074.99
135,124.14
-
-
53,636.24
**Restricted**
**funds**
44,689.61
60,712.00
70,221.57
-
-
35,180.04
**Total**
**46,375.00**
**247,786.99**
**205,345.71**
**-**
**-**
**88,816.28**
**13.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting**
**period**
**Fund names**
**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**Gains and**
**losses**
**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
2,696.73
94,745.49
95,756.83
-
-
1,685.39
**Restricted**
**funds**
34,879.27
95,026.51
85,216.17
-
-
44,689.61
**Total**
**37,576.00**
**189,772.00**
**180,973.00**
**-**
**-**
**46,375.00**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**Gains and**
**losses**
**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,685.39
187,074.99
135,124.14
-
-
53,636.24
44,689.61
60,712.00
70,221.57
-
-
35,180.04|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**Gains and**
**losses**
**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,685.39
187,074.99
135,124.14
-
-
53,636.24
44,689.61
60,712.00
70,221.57
-
-
35,180.04|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Transfers**
**Gains and**
**losses**
**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,685.39
187,074.99
135,124.14
-
-
53,636.24
44,689.61
60,712.00
70,221.57
-
-
35,180.04|
|---|---|---|---|
||**46,375.00**
**247,786.99**
**205,345.71**
**-**|**-**|**88,816.28**|
||**37,576.00**
**189,772.00**
**180,973.00**
**-**|**-**|**46,375.00**|
## **13.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period**
## **13.3 Designated funds**
The trustees have not designated any unrestricted funds for specific purposes and therefore no designated funds were held at the year end.
## **14. Transactions with trustees and related parties**
## **14.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits**
**This year**
**None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or True False)**
## **Last year**
**None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or** True **False)**
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## **14.2 Trustees' expenses**
**If the charity has paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box below. If there are transactions to report, please enter 'False'.**
|**No trustee expenses have been incurred (True or False)**||**False**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Type of expenses reimbursed**|**This year**
**£**||**Last year**
**£**|
|**Training**|850.00||315.00|
|**Subsistence and Travel**|884.40||1,008.00|
|**Total**|1,734.4||1,323.00|
|**Please provide the number of trustees reimbursed**||||
|**for expenses or who had expenses paid by the**|**2**||**2**|
|**charity**||||
## **14.3 Transaction(s) with related parties**
**Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties. If there are no such transactions, please enter true in the box provided.**
## **This year**
|**There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True**
**or False)**|**True**|
|---|---|
|**Last year**||
|**There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True**
**or False)**|**True**|
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## **15. Additional Disclosures**
## **Contribution Made by Volunteers**
Volunteers made an essential contribution to the work of Eglise Armée des Vainqueurs throughout the year. They supported weekly worship services, church events, and outreach activities, and assisted in delivering programmes including Alpha 2 Omega, Integrate, WTAL, YANA, Step-Up and Excel, and the YCC Youth Club.
Volunteers welcomed participants, assisted session leads, provided befriending and mentoring support, helped with food parcel distribution and warm hub sessions, supported SEND families, and contributed to administration and event coordination. Their language skills, cultural understanding, and commitment strengthened community trust and enabled the charity to reach and support more beneficiaries.
In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the value of volunteer time has not been recognised in the financial statements.
## **Staff Costs and Related Disclosures**
The charity had no employees during the year ended 30th September 2025. Accordingly, no wages, salaries, employer’s National Insurance contributions, pension contributions or other employee benefits were incurred during the reporting period.
The charity engaged four project workers and two sessional respite carers on a self-employed contractual basis. Payments made under these arrangements are included within charitable activities as programme delivery costs ( **Note 5.** ). No employer’s National Insurance or pension contributions were incurred.
No redundancy or termination payments were made during the year.
No staff were employed through related parties during the reporting period.
The average number of employees during the year was nil.
As the charity had no employees, there were no employee benefits exceeding £60,000 in the year.
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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/10/2024 Period start date To 30/09/2025 Period end date**
**Charity name: Eglise Armee des Vainqueurs**
## **Charity registration number: 1110970**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The advancement of the Christian faith, both
within the UK and overseas, by the
establishment and/or support of bible schools
and by such other exclusively charitable
means as the trustees shall from time to time
determine.
The relief of poverty hardship and distress
among Asylum Seekers, Refugees and
Migrants of French speaking African origin,
who are residing in the UK, by the provision
advice, information and counselling services
on welfare benefits, housing matters, personal
and financial matters, community services and
health issues.
The provision, in the interests of social
welfare, of facilities for recreation and other
leisure time occupation among members of
the French speaking African community within
the West Midlands area.
To promote and advance the Christian faith
setting up school of bible and training servants
and by giving support and assistance to
Christians and non-Christians living in the UK
and worldwide.
To preserve and protect the physical and
mental health of African Refugees woman and
their dependants and help them integrate fully
in British society.
To advance the education and training of
Refugees women and their dependants in
need thereof so as to advance them in life and
assist them in their rehabilitation within a new
community.|
|||To advance the education of the public in
general about the issues relating to refugees
and asylum-seekers.|
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Advancement of the Christian faith**
We ran weekly, in-person Praise and Worship
Fellowship Services every Sunday. Alongside
this, we held weekly Bible Teaching and Study
sessions and weekly Intercession Services,
which supported spiritual growth,
strengthened faith, and encouraged personal
wellbeing. During the year, we delivered
quarterly Prayer Marathons and hosted
additional gatherings such as the Catch the
Fire Conference. Our annual programme
included key events such as the Convention
of Trumpets, the women’s retreat, cross-over
nights, a thanksgiving praise and worship day,
Youth Sundays, and Women’s Month. We
also organised community-facing activities
including a community barbeque and
evangelism outreach.
**Relief of poverty, hardship and distress**
Through our Alpha 2 Omega programme, we
provided tailored one-to-one employment
support, including career guidance, CV
support, and practical help with job
applications. We also delivered
entrepreneurship workshops, both online and
in person, helping participants build skills,
confidence, and a clearer pathway toward
sustainable work and improved financial
stability.
Our Integrate service supported migrants,
asylum seekers, and refugees through regular
drop-in sessions, befriending coffee mornings,
and integration advice clinics. We offered
practical guidance and signposting to
essential services such as housing support,
healthcare, education, and local provisions.
This reduced hardship, improved access to
support, and helped people feel more
connected and less isolated.
Through the Women Transcend Abound Lead
(WTAL) programme, we supported
disadvantaged women and SEND families
through networking opportunities, wellbeing
and mental health retreats, upskilling
sessions, craft activities, and one-to-one
mentoring. We also provided practical help
through food parcel distribution, warm hub
sessions, and advocacy support, including
guidance with forms, appointments, and
accessing local services. In addition, we
delivered physical wellbeing sessions and
pamper days to reduce stress, improve
confidence, and strengthen emotional
wellbeing. Overall, these activities reduced|
isolation, eased immediate hardship, and helped women and families feel supported, equipped, and more stable. Through the YCC Youth Club, we engaged young people in structured indoor sports, debate nights, music activities, and community events. By providing safe spaces and consistent positive activities, we helped young people build resilience, improve confidence, and develop healthier routines and peer relationships. **Provision of facilities for recreation in the interests of social welfare** We provided Coventry residents with access to a community centre where people took part in leisure, learning, and networking activities. This created regular opportunities for local people to meet, build relationships, and strengthen community cohesion. Within this provision, we delivered inclusive play sessions, enrichment activities, and physical health workshops for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We also offered dedicated physical exercise sessions for SEND families, promoting wellbeing while providing respite and support for families facing additional pressures. Preserving and protecting physical and mental health. We ran workshops and support activities that addressed issues affecting both physical and mental health, with a particular focus on families experiencing disadvantage and SEND-related challenges. We also supported older people through befriending services, helping to reduce loneliness and improve dayto-day wellbeing. Through the You Are Not Alone (YANA) programme, we provided individual counselling, listening ear support, wellbeing circles, peer-to-peer support, group guidance, and online wellbeing workshops. These activities offered a safe and welcoming environment for people experiencing emotional distress or mental health challenges. Participants were able to talk openly, feel supported, build resilience, and access early help before issues escalated. Through Step-Up and Excel, we delivered physical exercise sessions tailored for SEND families. These sessions supported fitness and wellbeing, reduced stress, and created positive opportunities for families to connect with others who understood their experiences. The programme also provided valuable
|||respite and encouraged healthier routines at
home.
**Advancing education and training**
We delivered coaching, mentoring, and extra-
curricular opportunities for families, children,
and young people. This included support
linked to learning and exam preparation, as
well as structured youth activities such as
debate, talent showcases, competitions, and
enrichment trips that broadened horizons and
encouraged positive ambition.
Through the YCC Youth Club, we ran an Arts
Mentorship programme that gave young
people practical training in photography,
videography, sound production, and
podcasting. Participants strengthened creative
and technical ability, improved teamwork and
communication, and grew in confidence. For
many, it opened up new aspirations and
helped them consider further learning and
future careers in the creative industries.
Through Step-Up and Excel, we supported the
wider development of SEND children and their
families. We delivered structured cooking
sessions that built independence and social
skills, encouraging communication and
teamwork in a supportive setting. Our
homework club provided a calm, focused
space for children to complete schoolwork,
improving engagement, study habits, and
academic confidence. We also promoted
healthier lifestyles through physical activities
that encouraged regular movement and
exercise, supporting both mental wellbeing
and physical fitness. Taken together, these
activities strengthened inclusion, reduced
isolation, and improved overall wellbeing for
SEND families.
Across all of these services, we worked to
relieve hardship, strengthen resilience, and
create meaningful opportunities that
supported people to thrive spiritually, socially,
emotionally, and practically.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees of Eglise Armee des Vainqueurs
had regard to the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit when planning and
delivering the charity’s work. They considered
this guidance throughout the year to ensure
the charity’s activities were carried out in line
with its charitable purposes and provided clear
benefit to the public.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Eglise Armee des Vainqueurs does not
provide grants to the public nor to other
organisations, therefore we don’t have a
grant making policy.|
|---|---|---|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Eglise Armee des Vainqueurs has not
made any social investment or program
related to investment, and therefore does
not have such policy.|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers made a vital contribution across
our six services throughout the year. They
supported delivery by welcoming
participants, helping with set-up and
refreshments, assisting session leads, and
providing practical help such as
signposting, follow-up, and basic
administration. Volunteers also helped at
community events and outreach activities,
supported drop-ins and befriending
sessions, assisted with food parcels and
warm hub activities where needed, and
helped create safe, positive spaces for
women, young people, and SEND families.
Their time, commitment, and lived
experience helped us reach more people,
run sessions consistently, and strengthen
community connection and wellbeing**.**|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Over the past year, EAV reached over
1,100 individuals directly, with a wider
reach of over 3,000 people across all of our
services, activities, and community
provisions. We made a clear and lasting
difference to disadvantaged individuals,
children, young people, and families
experiencing poverty, hardship, and
distress, with a strong focus on improved
mental health, physical wellbeing, social
inclusion, education, and economic
empowerment.
Through the Alpha 2 Omega programme,
over 200 people received tailored
employment support, helping many
progress into jobs, training, or
entrepreneurship. Our Integrate
programme supported over 70 migrant and
refugee families through drop-in advice
clinics and befriending events, reducing
isolation and supporting smoother
integration. One older participant shared,|
“Before joining Integrate, I was extremely lonely and had no one to talk to. Now, I have made friends and feel part of a community again. It has changed my life.” We also provided immediate hardship support through food and essential parcel distributions, shopping vouchers, and a welcoming Warm Hub, helping households meet basic needs and reduce financial pressure. In addition, we introduced physical activity sessions for SEND families, supporting over 40 families to improve health, reduce stress, and strengthen family relationships. Through YANA, we provided wellbeing and counselling support that helped young people build resilience and improve mental wellbeing, while our Arts Mentorship and education support activities developed skills, confidence, and aspirations through photography, videography, sound-making, podcasting, cooking sessions, and homework support. Beyond individual outcomes, our work brought wider benefits by strengthening community cohesion, reducing loneliness, and helping families access early support before challenges escalated. We also shared learning and good practice with partners and funders including Phoenix Way and the Lloyds Bank Foundation, as well as local and regional community organisations and services across Coventry and the West Midlands, helping to improve referral pathways, inclusive practice, and youth engagement across the wider community.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Over the past year, EAV made a
measurable and lasting difference to
disadvantaged individuals, children, young
people, and families experiencing poverty,
hardship, and distress. We reached over
1,100 individuals directly, with a wider reach
of over 3,000 people across all of our
services, events, and community provision,
and over 75% of our beneficiaries were
French speakers from African and
Caribbean nations. Our support improved
mental health, physical wellbeing, social
inclusion, education, and economic
empowerment, reducing crisis pressures
while supporting longer-term stability.
**Key Achievements**
**Employment and Skills Development**
Through Alpha 2 Omega, over 200|
|---|---|---|
individuals strengthened employability and confidence through tailored job and skills support. Many progressed into employment or training, and others moved toward selfemployment or launching small businesses, improving financial stability and independence. **Support for Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers** Through Integrate, over 70 families experienced improved access to essential services and stronger social connection, reducing isolation and supporting smoother settlement in the UK. One older participant shared, “Before joining Integrate, I was extremely lonely and had no one to talk to. Now, I have made friends and feel part of a community again. It has changed my life.” **Relief of Hardship through Practical Support** Through WTAL, we engaged 390 women and reduced immediate financial pressure while supporting longer-term stability. 76 women received one-to-one advocacy support to navigate benefits, housing, documentation and referrals, 104 accessed Warm Hub support, and 92 received both food parcels and essential items or vouchers. While uptake in exercise and energy advice sessions was lower than expected, outcomes for participants were strong, with women reporting they felt more connected, supported, and more confident in managing hardship. Our wellbeing offer remained important, with around 45 women taking part in exercise and creative sessions. In practical terms, this period enabled the distribution of around 257 individual female essential items, around 262 food parcels, around 180 essential parcel or voucher packs, and the serving of around 550 warm meals, helping women and families stay safe, nourished and supported. **Advancement in Health and Wellbeing** SEND families reported improved wellbeing and reduced stress through Step-Up and Excel, with over 40 families benefiting from regular physical activity that strengthened routines and family bonds. Through YANA, young people were supported to manage emotional distress earlier, build resilience, and improve mental wellbeing, helping them feel more stable and hopeful. **Education and Creative Development** We continued Arts Mentorship through the
|||YCC Youth Club, supporting 60 young
people to build skills in photography,
videography, sound-making, and
podcasting. Homework support and
structured youth development activities also
improved engagement, learning habits, and
confidence.
**Strengthening Communities and**
**Expanding our Mission**
EAV strengthened community cohesion by
creating a safer, more welcoming
environment for people who often felt
excluded or anxious, particularly those
affected by hostile immigration rhetoric. We
tightened premises security and access
arrangements so beneficiaries felt safer
when attending. Our church community also
grew internationally, establishing new
branches across Asia and Central Africa,
while an increase in regular donors
strengthened sustainability and supported
continued delivery and growth.|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|For this accounting period, we have raised
funds through donations & legacies, and
grants from:
- Lloyds Bank Foundation
- Heart of England Community Foundation
- Postcode Local Trust
- Smallwood Trust
- Citizen Housing|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other (Plans for Future
Periods)||Over the next year, Église Armée des
Vainqueurs (EAV) will strengthen our role
as a community anchor organisation,
supporting children, young people and
families, particularly those from migrant,
refugee and low-income backgrounds,
through practical help, wellbeing support
and positive pathways into education,
employment and community life. Alongside
our community services, we will continue to
support the Body of Christ by helping
believers build a strong, growing
relationship with Jesus Christ, keeping the
Gospel and discipleship at the centre of all
we do.
Key priorities for the next year:
•
Reduce hardship and improve
stability for families and women by|
continuing our essential support, including a warm hub, food parcels and access to basic items, so households can meet immediate needs with dignity. • Strengthen women’s support (WTAL) with a stronger focus on financial hardship support, advocacy, wellbeing and practical guidance—helping women navigate services, access entitlements, and overcome barriers affecting their family life. • Increase SEND-inclusive provision by improving accessibility across activities, strengthening family engagement, and providing tailored support to ensure children and young people with additional needs can participate safely and consistently. • Expand safe, structured opportunities for children and young people through mentoring, creative arts, sports and leadership activities that build confidence, routines, resilience and positive peer relationships. • Improve employability and skills pathways through digital inclusion, training, volunteering and progression routes into education, employment or enterprise. • Strengthen delivery quality and safeguarding through consistent monitoring and evaluation, supervision, and ongoing staff/volunteer development. • New programmes or projects planned Monthly SEND Youth Club: • launching a regular SEND youth club with adapted activities, social connection and confidence building, offering a consistent and safe space for SEND children and young people and support for their families. • Year-round family and SENDinclusive trips: maintaining consistent trips and positive experiences throughout the year to reduce isolation, strengthen family bonds and build community belonging, with accessible planning and support for SEND families. • Enhanced WTAL programme: developing a stronger blend of peer support, wellbeing sessions, practical hardship support and
||structured advocacy/signposting for|
|---|---|
||women.|
|•|Ongoing warm hub and food parcel|
||provision: continuing regular warm|
||hub sessions and food parcel|
||support as a safety net, alongside|
||guidance and referrals to help|
||families move towards longer-term|
||stability.|
|•|Expanded youth development|
||provision: continuing structured|
||mentoring, leadership development|
||and positive activities that support|
||progression and reduce risk of harm.|
|Spiritual support and church programmes:||
|EAV will continue to support the Body of||
|Christ|by equipping believers to build a|
|strong, growing relationship with Christ||
|through prayer, biblical teaching,||
|discipleship and pastoral care. We will||
|continue annual programmes that||
|strengthen households, such as couples’||
|programmes, family teaching series,||
|parenting support, youth discipleship and||
|faith formation, while maintaining||
|evangelism and outreach to share the||
|Gospel and invite the wider community to||
|encounter Jesus Christ.||
|Funding and development goals:||
|•|Secure multi-year funding to|
||stabilise delivery, retain skilled staff,|
||and expand core provision,|
||particularly women’s hardship and|
||advocacy support, warm hub/food|
||parcels, and SEND activities.|
|•|Invest in staff and volunteer training,|
||including safeguarding refreshers,|
||trauma-informed practice, SEND|
||awareness, advocacy skills,|
||boundaries/confidentiality, and|
||monitoring & evaluation to improve|
||quality and consistency.|
|•|Strengthen organisational capacity|
||through improved monitoring,|
||evaluation and reporting systems,|
||volunteer recruitment and|
||progression, and stronger referral|
||pathways with local partners.|
|•|Explore establishing a social|
||enterprise to diversify income and|
||reduce reliance on grants, helping|
||create a more sustainable funding|
||model that can protect core services|
||and support long-term growth.|
**Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the year end, the charity held total funds
of £88,816.28 (2024: £46,375.00). During
the year, the charity generated a surplus of
£42,441.28. The trustees are satisfied that
the charity has adequate reserves to meet
its ongoing obligations and consider the
charity to be a going concern.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity’s reserves policy is to maintain
unrestricted free reserves equivalent to
three months of core operating costs.
Reserves are held to ensure continuity of
services if income reduces or is delayed,
and to meet essential running costs of the
centre such as lease charges, utilities,
insurance, and basic maintenance. They
also provide a contingency for unexpected
expenditure, including urgent repairs or
security-related needs.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£88,816.28|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The trustees have given due consideration
to the charity’s financial position, cashflow
forecasts and anticipated funding pipeline,
and are satisfied that the charity has
adequate resources to continue in
operational existence for the foreseeable
future and for a period of at least 12
months from the date of approval of these
financial statements.
During the year, the charity experienced
increased premises and utility costs,
alongside continued growth in demand for
its services. In response, the trustees
implemented a range of prudent measures
to safeguard the charity’s financial
resilience. These included enhanced
budget monitoring, tighter control of
discretionary expenditure, prioritisation of
essential charitable activities, obtaining
better value from suppliers, and taking
practical steps to improve efficiency and
manage utility and building-related costs.
The charity continues to receive income
from donations, members’ contributions
and grant funding. In order to strengthen
longer-term sustainability and reduce
financial risk, the trustees reviewed and
refreshed the charity’s fundraising
approach, strengthened donor
engagement, and actively pursued external
grants and longer-term funding
opportunities. The trustees have also
continued to consider opportunities to
diversify income, including through the
exploration of social enterprise activity, with|
the aim of reducing reliance on grant funding over time. Having reviewed the charity’s reserves position, forecast income, anticipated expenditure and wider funding prospects, the trustees are satisfied that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis. The trustees remain confident in the charity’s ability to continue operating and to meet its charitable objectives over the next 12 months.
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principal sources of funds for the
charity are its members, donors and grants
from trusts and foundations.|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The charity does not currently have any
investment; therefore, the charity does not
current hold any investment or social
investment policies|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risks currently facing the
charity include the ongoing challenge of
sustaining the core running costs of our
community centre, including lease charges,
building maintenance, repairs, and rising
utility bills. In particular, higher electricity
costs and wider inflationary pressures have
continued to place strain on our operational
budget. At the same time, we have been
progressing improvements to the premises
to strengthen safety and make parts of the
building more accessible, which has been
necessary for service quality but has also
increased cost pressure and required
careful prioritisation of spend.
A further major risk remains the growing
demand for support linked to the cost-of-
living crisis. More households have
required emergency and practical help,
increasing the risk that demand may
outpace available income and capacity.
Volunteer availability has continued to be a
challenge, as some volunteers have taken
on additional paid work to manage their
own living costs, resulting in fewer hours
available for delivery and increasing
pressure on a smaller core team. We have
also continued to face external risks linked
to the wider social climate, including safety
concerns and threats connected to
negative rhetoric towards migrants,
refugees, and asylum seekers. This has|
required ongoing attention to security, safeguarding, and staff and volunteer wellbeing, and carries both operational and reputational risk if not actively managed. Trustees have continued to mitigate these risks through tighter financial monitoring and budgeting, active fundraising and grant applications, strengthening donor engagement, cost-control measures (including reducing energy usage where possible), volunteer recruitment and retention actions, and maintaining robust safeguarding, security, and risk management procedures to protect beneficiaries, volunteers, and the organisation. Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated Charity**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Current trustees elect incoming trustees**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|- Safeguarding children and vulnerable
adults
- Equality and Diversity
- Volunteering
- Complaints Handling
- Finance Policy
- Health and Safety
-GDPR|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Chair: Deborah K Lwabeya
Secretary: Lorraine M M Moli
Treasurer: Furcy Mbung
Trustee: Mackson Makiese
Trustee: Augustine Akumah
EAV Church Members
Our Network:
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Coventry City Council|
|||-
Warwickshire County Council
-
Sana’a Ya Leo CIC
-
Maya and Co. Solicitors
-
The Law Partnership solicitors
-
Coventry Voluntary Action
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Warwickshire Community and
Voluntary Action
-
Assemblies of God
-
Empowerment Ministry Foundation
-
The Highlife Centre
-
Christian Life Ministry Church
-
Faithways International
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AFRICAN FRENCH SPEAKING
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
-
Xpressive Arts
-
Faithway Global
-
First Love Centre UK
-
Sydney Stringer School
-
Moat House Leisure Centre
-
Victory Pavilion Ministry
-
Empowered Coventry African
Women’s Group CIC|
|---|---|---|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Eglise Armee des Vainqueurs EAV|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1110970|
|Charity’s principal address|50 Freehold Street
Coventry
CV1 5BH|
|||
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Deborah K
Lwabeya|Chair|Whole Year|Current Trustee of the
Charity|
||Furcy Mbung|Treasurer|Whole Year|Current Trustee of the
Charity|
||Lorraine M M M
Moli|Secretary|Whole Year|Current Trustee of the
Charity|
||Mackson Makiese|Trustee|February 2025|Current Trustee of the
Charity|
||Augustine Akuma|Trustee|January2025|Current Trustee of the charity|
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
|---|---|---|
|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
|**Financial**|Tolu Oladele|61 Bridge Street Kingston HR5 3DJ|
|**Legal**|Maya Ali|434 Foleshill Road, Coventry, CV6 5JX|
||||
|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 25 February 2026 ~~[B][e]~~