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2020-12-31-accounts

Alive Believers Centre

158 Prescot Road Liverpool L7 0JD

. Reg Charity 1119924

Financial Statements

31 December 2020

Alive Believers Centre Reg.Charity1119924

Financial Statements

FortheYearEnded31December2020

Contents

Page
Contents 2
Administrative Information 3
Trustees’ Report 6
Structure of the Charity 6
Structure of Administration 6
Significant Issues &Landmark 7
Future Projection 10
Declaration & Signature 11
Independent Examiners’ Report 12
Statement of Financial Activities 13
Balance Sheet 14
Notes to the Financial Statements 15

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Alive Believers Centre Reg.Charity1119924

Alive Believers Centre is also known as Alive Community Centre

Registered Charity Number: 1119924

Period of the Report 01 January 2020 – 31 December 2020

Charity’s Principal Address Charity’s Place of Operation 158 Prescot Road 259-261 Boaler Street Fairfield Fairfield/Kensington Liverpool LiverpoolL7 0JD L6 9DH

Charity’s Contact Details Telephone:0151-261-9161 Email:alive.believers@yahoo.co.uk

Description of the Charity’s Trusts

The charity is governed by the Declaration of Trust dated 27 July 2002 as amended by supplemental deed dated 25 January 2003 The Charity’s objectives are:

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50+ at a Drama with Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts

Some of our Older People’s PILOT Fitness Activities During COVID-19 Restrictions

Some of our Older People’s Fitness Activities Pre-COVID19 Restrictions

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Alive Believers Centre Reg.Charity1119924

Trustees and Governance

Names of Trustees Dates during which Office Held the named trustee acted (if not for the whole period covered by the report)

Dr Abel Kehinde Adegoke- Chairman Dr Olaposi Simeon Kehinde Dr Victor Ebenuwa Dr Babatunde Ogunbiyi- Secretary

Trustees are appointed at Annual General Meetings. Trustees have the authority to co-opt other people as trustees during the year for the remainder of the year.

Bankers Lloyds TSB Liverpool Law Courts PO Box 1000 BX1 1LT

Independent Examiners TAMACS Management Accounting Solutions 12 Ashleigh Drive Sheffield S12 2SA

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Alive Believers Centre

Reg.Charity1119924

TrusteesReportfortheYearEnded31December2020

Organisational Structure, Activities and Achievements

Structure of the Charity

Trustees and the Cardinal Objectives of the Charity

Board of Trustees first level in administrative structure in Alive Believers Centre, made up of members listed on page 4 of this report designs, sets up and coordinates policies, strategies, activities and administrative structure for running the charity. They are drawn from a wide spectrum of society to . reflect the nature and functions of the charity

The cardinal objective of Alive Believers Centre, as stipulated in its new charter agreed at a General Meeting on 6 October 2010 is to Promote Health & Wellbeing of Children, Youth, Adults & Older People without discrimination in terms of sex, age, sexual orientation, race, political or religious affiliation, . or other opinions Trustees therefore promote activities geared towards the development of a total person, by providing members of the public opportunities to improve their wellbeing through health & wellbeing, social, and economic activities; as well as recreational and educative services spanning various aspects of living. The board continues to achieve its objectives by appointing trained professionals and volunteers within the community and society in general, who design, deliver and maintain activities approved by Trustees for the attainment of its objectives set out on page 3 . of this report

Structure of Administration

The Board of Trustees remains the highest level of administration that sets out policies and strategies for achieving objectives of Alive Believers Centre. Management Council is the next level of administration set up to implement policies and strategies and give exception reports to Board of Trustees for verification, evaluation, validation and review. These include cultural leaders and members of the community who contribute to the development of the charity’s objectives. They are appointed to take charge of smaller/ad-hoc tasks and day today running of the charity’s activities. Dr Johnson Abimbola and Dr Adedoyin Abimbola, accomplished individuals, leaders from the start of the charity, continue to give social, financial and administrative services, nurturing and supporting objectives of the charity. Other ad hoc committees are appointed within the membership and board of trustees as these become necessary and needed to implement the activities of the charity.

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Alive Believers Centre Reg.Charity1119924 Trustees Report (continued)

Significant Issues & Landmarks

2020 was a particularly difficult and peculiar year. It started on a promising note, especially with a fund from Liverpool Community Voluntary Service (LCVS) to run 3-months violent reduction activities with young people in Kensington. Just as the project was coming to an end, and all participants looking forward to an elaborate celebration to showcase their presentations, COVID-19 interrupted, and national lockdown followed simultaneously. Our partnership working with many professionals and organisations continued in spite of the challenges of the COVID-19. With “seed” funding from Steve Morgan’s Foundation, we advertised and started to deliver Hot Meals to the doorsteps of vulnerable Older People who requested for the service. This had hardly come to an end before we were offered Liverpool City Council’s Mayoral Fund to support our community’s older people through “Virtual Exercises”. We therefore continued to support our community through Hot Meals and online exercises. Although our on-site Luncheon Meetings were stalled, we continued to deliver online Health and Wellbeing initiative. The decisive support of a good number of our Rainbow 50+ members gave us the much-needed impetus to keep the service going. We applied to HM Government through their partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund to launch another “pilot” online service, a clear response to the overwhelming suggestions of our older people’s group. With the immense help and support from COSTCO Stores (through OASIS Food Project), we experienced a phenomenon growth in community participation, in the design and delivery of various health and health related projects for adult members of the community, especially our weekly Luncheon and Health Activities Club.

So, the challenge of COVID-19 is a mixed bag. It presented as a very tough time for our older people. However, through the sheer determination of our trustees and eminent community leaders, we started to re-strategize by sending out questionnaires and support request from people with innovative mindsets. The outcome is astronomical. The overwhelming request of the people is online health activities that will support them to beat loneliness, isolation, depression and health hazards associated with restrictions and immobility. Although we couldn’t get financial support from the Clinical Commissioning Group as in the past because of the global health condition, evidences from the feedbacks we received from beneficiaries of the various “pilot” online services show that we have just entered into a new dimension of health support delivery. We are now bracing up for a combination of online and on-site service deliveries going forward as we cannot reverse some of the realities of the pandemic and its attendant impact.

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We also plan to continue to deliver services of sign posting and supporting members of the community to access Talk Liverpool IAPT (Improved Access to Psychological Therapy) and other health care institutions within Merseycare NHS Trust. It’s noteworthy that the number of participants in ourOlder People’s Project, regularly referred to as Rainbow 50+ group grew significantly, attracting members beyond the boundaries of Kensington and Fairfield ward of Liverpool during the intense period of Covid restrictions.

Acute financial shortage continues to stand between our plan and our ability to deliver our projects to the optimum, though our community continues to demonstrate implicit confidence in our services. Going by our breakthrough in delivering support services both on-site and online, we continue to look for means of funding the important positions that will lubricate the process of writing and defending funding bids. Alive Believers Centre has become a reference point in Liverpool, in terms of delivering functional and sustainable services for the development of Older People’s wellbeing as we widen our scope to support people from diverse groups. Our “ Community Development Model ” challenges all kinds of discrimination in its entirety.

Appreciation and Acknowledgements

We appreciate the support we received from Steve Morgan’s Foundation, National Lottery Community Fund, Liverpool City Council, as well as Merseycare NHS Trust and Clinical Commissioning Group, who helped to set us up to succeed as a forward-looking charity. Their support has opened up our capabilities to traditional funders who are looking to see our track record. We express appreciation to COSTCO Stores (through our benefactors, the OASIS) for supplying us food and other groceries used in our Community Luncheon and Health Club. We also appreciate the support of professionals who came to train our Older People’s champions.

Some Important Statistics

2020 was not a bleak year at all in terms of attracting needy beneficiaries and effective volunteers. More than 2,000 individual older people, their carers, friends and families participated in our services in 2020, as opposed to about 650 in 2019 (420 in 2018). Although our young people’s services declined as children were unreachable due to the pandemic, older people’s service expanded by more than 4 times in 2020 because of the online innovations. Parents continued to come up to register their children with Alive Dance Crew under the guidance of a Dance Facilitator. 18 parents walked in to request for a re-opening of Summer School which trustees have put as a priority for 2021 if the pandemic recedes well enough. A significant area of the work that was resilient in 2020 is donations in cash, materials, and volunteering time. Alive Centre continues to seek ways of supporting the homeless, people misusing Alcohol and Drug, people living with Mental Health Problems, Asylum seekers, Sex workers, Refugees, People with limited ability and those facing financial hardship in Kensington/Fairfield ward.

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Alive Believers Centre in Pictures

Hot Meal Delivery Service at the Doorstep of vulnerable older people A volunteer dropping meal at older people’s doorstep

A Table at

Alive Community Luncheon & Wellbeing Club Pre COVID-19 Restrictions

Young People at a Violent Reduction Session in March 2020

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Important Changes

The Older People’s work has made significant and irreversible impact in 2020. Our online innovations and Befriender services gained much ground in 2020 which trustees are planning to take forward into future years. Alive Centre has also supplied some of our trained Befrienders telephone and other tools. We look forward to procuring more basic phone sets in 2021 as more volunteers are recruited, and several referrals have been received from other charities who are beginning to buy into our service. We continued to apply significant part of our donations for the development of Boaler Street property by way of implementing the decision of trustees in November 2009. The Royal Bank of Scotland also continues to support us to develop the property in a way that makes it fit for our purpose.

Future Projection

Although 2020 has been disrupted with the backlash of COVID-19 and its attendant complexities, it is still unique in 3 ways. First, it has opened up a new way of meeting more people with dire need of connectivity with existing services. Secondly, our older people’s group members are already benefitting from online service delivery while they look forward to return to the centre as soon as the pandemic has receded enough for physical gathering. Thirdly, we have consolidated the plan of building a grounded Older People’s Support Service that empowers the people and raise a corps of volunteers who can run the activities and support others less able to access facilities. Feedbacks from our pilot services show that our service users are growing in confidence and capability to own the service, rather than the initial attitude of waiting to be served. Thus, Alive Believers Centre has grown to become a specialist multi-dimensional service for the development of functional Older People’s Service. Dr Johnson and Dr Dee Abimbola continue to give good leadership both morally and financially. Their proposal of empowering the people, rather than spoon-feeding them was carried over into 2020; and it is also gaining wider acceptance.

Management of Alive Believers Centre has expanded in scope, admitting more service users into key volunteering responsibilities. People from all forms of protected characteristics are being introduced into management as a means of gaining more holistic knowledge of needs across people’s peculiar needs. Thus, both Rainbow 50+ Club and Young People’s services will continue to be developed as more fund become obtainable.

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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

In compliance with the requirements of Charity Commission in England and Wales, we have prepared financial statements for the year 2020 which give true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and . show its financial position at the end of the year In preparing those financial statements, we have:

We have kept accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable the external examiners to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice (revised 2005).We have also safeguarded the assets of the charity and taken reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and . other irregularities

External Examiners

TAMACS Management Accounting Solutions have agreed to continue to offer themselves for appointment as external examiners of the charity.

Signature and Declaration

I declare, in my capacity as a trustee, that:

Signed Abel Kehinde Adegoke (Chairman Board of Trustees) 20May 2021

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Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts

Independent Report to the trustees of Alive Believers Centre on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 set out on pages 13 to 21

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

I am responsible for:

Basis of Independent Examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 those records. I also include 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; consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts

Independent Examiner’s Statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:

(ii)to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Dated: 22 May 2021 Name Titus Abayomi FCA, ACMA, CGMA, MSc. Address 12 Ashleigh Drive, Sheffield S12 2SA

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Alive Believers Centre

Reg. Charity 1119924

Statement of Financial Activities

For the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2020

NOTE Y/E December 2020
£
Voluntary Income
1A
65,279.77
Restricted Fund
1B
37,558.21
Other Income
1C
36,009.77
Total Income
138,847.75
Resources Expended
Service Costs
5
81,569.45
Support Costs
5
31,086.49
Governance Costs
5
200.00
Total Resources Expended
112,855.94
Net Movement in Funds
25,991.81
Funds Brought Forward
185,324.65
211,316.46
2019
£
65,195.29
2,898.00
40,404.69
108,497.98
63,136.18
41,442.87
200.00
104,779.05
3,718.93
181,605.72
185,324.65

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Alive Believers Centre

Reg. Charity 1119924

Balance Sheet

as at 31 December 2020

Schs
Furniture, Fittings
& Equipment
2
Prepayment RBS (Boaler Street)
Loans (Re Boaler Street) 4
Current Assets:
Cash in Hand & at Bank
Total Current_Assets
Less Creditors & Accruals 4
_Net Current Assets

Net Assets
Charity Current Account
Balance B/F
Excess of Income
Over Expenditure

Total Fund
6
Unrestricted Fund
31st December 2020
2019
£
£
13,217.00
17,623.00
384,374.00
198,816.00
185,558.00
182,858.00
32,559.00
4,861.00
32,559.00
4,861.00
6,391.00
6,391.00
26,168.00
(1,530.00
224,943.00
198,951.00
198,951.00
195,232.00
25,992.00
3,719.00
224,943.00
198,951.00
224,943.00
198,951.00
-
-

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Alive Believers Centre

Reg.Charity1119924

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2020

1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements

Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost convention in accordance with:

Change in basis of accounting

• There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since 2007 accounting period Change to previous accounts

2. Accounting Policies

Incoming resources

Recognition of incoming resources

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:

Incoming resources with related expenditure

Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) 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.

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Tax reclaims on donations and gifts

Incoming resources from tax claims are included in the SoFA at the same . time as the gift to which they relate

Contractual income and performance related grants

These are only included in the SoFA once the related goodsor services have been delivered.

Gifts in kind

Donated services and facilities

These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources 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 volunteer 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.

Expenditure and Liabilities

Liability recognition

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there isa legal or constructive obligation . committing the charity to pay out resources

Governance costs

This includes 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.

Support costs

These include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, e.g. allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their regular usage measurement.

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Assets

Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity

Land nil
Buildings 50 years straight line
Plant, fixtures and fittings, equipment 4 years reducing balance
Motor Vehicles 4 years reducing balance

Investments

. Investments on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end Other investments assets are included at trustees’ best estimate or market value.

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Alive Believers Centre

Reg. Charity 1119924

Statement of Financial Activities

Schedules for the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2019
1. Income 2020 2019
A. Voluntary Income £ £
Donations
65,279.77 65,195.29
Special Projects
- -
65,279.77 65,195.29
B.Restricted Income:
Liverpool Council (Mayoral Fund 50+)3,508.19 -
Steve Morgan’s Foundation Covid-19 2,500.02 -
Community Fund 50+ Covid-19 Project 28,000.00
-
LCVS Violent Reduction Project 3,550.00
-
LCVS Stress Buster Project - 2,898.00
37,558.21 2,898.00
C.Other Income
Gift Aid 16,493.77 14,969.60
Facilities Usage by others 11,166.00 9,060.00
African Elders Charity Donation - 2,325.09
Merseyside Yoruba Donation 200.00 -
* Donation (OASIS/COSTCO) 8,150.00 14,050.00
Total Other Income 36,009.77 40,404.69
Total Income 138,847.75 108,497.98

2. Furniture Fittings & Equipment

2020
£
Cost (As at 01/01/2020) 60,960.07
Addition in 2020
-
Cost (As at 31/12/2020)60,960.07
Depreciation
Depreciation(As at 01/01/2020) 43,337.16

Depreciation for the Year (25% Red)4,405.73

Depreciation (As at 31/12/2019)47,742.89

Net Asset (As at 31/12/2019)
13,217.18
2019
£
60,960.07

60,960.07
37,462.86
5,874.30
43,337.16
17,622.91

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3. Debtors & Prepayments

Deposit towards 259 Boaler Street up to 31/12/20203 69,694.00

4. Creditors (Re: Boaler Street Contribution)

Accountancy Charges (Governing 200.00
Property Loan:
2020
Royal Bank of Scotland
81,586.15
Rev Dr Johnson Abimbola
60,154.57
Rev Dr Adedoyin Abimbola
29,000.00
Bro Kunle Abimbola 13,025.60

Bro Akin Abimbola
5,500.00
Bro Jide Abimbola Jr
5,000.00
Sis Bade Olusunmade
1,350.00
Dr Babatunde Ogunbiyi3,200.00
Loan Total
198,816.32
Outstanding Invoices
5,815.62
Rainbow Community
(Legal Charges)
375.00
Governance Costs - £200*
200.00

Accruals Total
6,390.62
2019
81,586.15
60,154.57
29,000.00
13,025.60
5,500.00
5,000.00
1,350.00
3,200.00
198,816.32
5,815.62
375.00
200.00
6,390.62

* Governance Costs is the £200 payable to External Accountant

5. Resources Expended

• No management costs have been incurred in 2020
Charitable Activities
Y/E December
Services Costs
2020
Staff Expenses – Alive Centre
38,493.08
Restricted Funds Expenses (Note 6):
Community Hub Luncheon
-

Mental Health Service
-

Rainbow 50+ Service
-

LCVS Stress Buster Project
-

National Lottery Community–
Note 6a 28,000.00

Steve Morgan’s Foundation– Note 6b 2,500.02
LCC Mayoral Fund – Note 6c
3,508.19
LCVS Violent Reduction Fund
–Note 6d
3,550.00
Programs & Events *
1,610.7
Welfare

3,907.45

81,569.45
2019
37,237.04
8,618.40
5,320.00
7,519.00
2,898.00
-
-
-
-
11,333.74
210.00
63,136.18

*Welfare includes £3,500 burial expenses of a Donor who died suddenly

**Programs, events & feasts sponsored by members have not been included.

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Support Costs
Rent (Payable to RBS)
Repairs & Maintenance
Transport & Travelling
Printing, Postage & Communications
Electricity, Water & Gas
Insurances
Fees Charges and Licences
Bank Charges
Depreciation

Y/E December
2020
2019
£
£
15,680.00
16,500.00
222.4
91,909.79
1,903.69
4,014.25
501.56 2,312.22
5,498.53 7,886.73
2,087.88
1,969.70
341.16
300.16
445.45
675.72
4,405.73
5,874.30
31,086.49
41,442.87

6. Expenses on Restricted Funds

Note 6a

Note 6a Note 6a
HM Government in Partnership with National Lottery Community
FundCOVID-19 Support - “Live Well Age Well” Project for 50+ Older
People: £
Telephone Buddies Service 2,730.00
Online Workshop & Information Network 2,920.00
Online Fitness Exercises 720.00
Weekly Healthy Hot Meal Service 5,670.00
Project Wages
Online Digital analyst/coordinator 7,290.00
Older People’s Lead 8,100.00
15,390.00
Room Hire 320.00
Publicity & Stationery 250.00
28,000.00

Note 6b.

Note 6b. Note 6b. Note 6b.
Steve Morgan’s Foundation SMF Emergency COVID-19 Fund:
(Hot Meals for 50 Older People) £ £
•2 Hot meals for 50 persons in 12 weeks (5,400) 820.00
(Supplemented with COSTCO Supplies 4,580)
•Sessional cook – 6 hours/week 720.00
•Delivery cost per week £80 x 12 weeks 960.00
TOTAL COST 2,500.00

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6. Expenses on Restricted Funds (contd.)

Note 6c.

Note 6c. Note 6c.
Liverpool City Council -Mayoral Fund for Rainbow 50+ Older People:

Room Hire for recording
240.00

Exercise Materials
1,479.60
Personnel Cost
1,020.00
Publicity Material (Flyers, Banners, etc) 150.00
Participants’ App Installation 368.59
End of Project Celebration & Evaluation Report 250.00

Total
3,508.19

Note 6d.

Note 6d. Note 6d.
LCVS Community of Practice - Merseyside Violence Reduction (VRU):
Venue Hire 260.00
VRU Materials 1,750.00
Publicity& Stationery 200.00
Personnel Cost 1,230.00
End of Project Celebration 110.00
Total 3,550.00-

7. 2018 Outstanding Invoices (Paid by PayPal)

Outstanding Invoices B/F
Publicity (Websites)
Stationery Items
Kitchen Utensils
Repair Kits
Music Project Instruments
Total Outstanding Invoices
5,031.54
117.14
186.56
21.29
12.49
446.60
5,815.62

8. Restricted Funds

• Awards for All Music Box Project - Completed Alive Reserved Fund Portfolio £224,943

– Trustees resolved in 2009 that 85% of voluntary income (as at 2019 £198,951) be set aside as ‘Capital Redemption Reserve Fund’ meant for procuring Boaler Street property gradually, thus reducing the interest of Royal Bank of Scotland annually.

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