Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1[st] July 2024 Period start date To 30[th] June 2025 Period end date
Charity name: Redemption House Trust
Charity registration number: 1124827
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | THE CHARITY’S MAIN OBJECTIVE IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BOTH IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS. THE TRUST CONTINUALLY HELP SOME MEMBERS, WITH GRANTS WHO EXPERIENCE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. IT CONTINUES TO ADVANCE ITS CARE TO THE POOR, SICK AND THE AGED. THE TRUST ALSO CONTINUE TO ASSIST IN RURAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONALLY. |
| 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 |
RELIGIOUS WORSHIP AND ASSOCIATION. CHURCH BASED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HOSPITAL VISITS. HOME VISITS TO THE ELDERLY, BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING AND MARRIAGE COUNSELLING. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | ALL TRUSTEES HAVE RECEIVED THE GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS ON PUBLIC BENEFIT. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | GRANT MAKING IS BASED ON MEMBERS PROVING EXTREME HARDSHIP DUE TO UNEMPLOYMENT OR ILLNESS |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 |
Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference Summary of the main Para 1.20 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.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | THE CHURCH CONTINUES TO MAKE LOSSES SINCE THE COVID PERIOD AND THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT DOES NOT HELP AS MEMBERS SUFFER UNEMPLOYMENT THAT RESULTS IN REDUCED CONTRIBUTIONS. THE CHURCH |
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| MADE A LOSS OF-£6564 FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND HAD VERY LOW RESERVES OF £1379. WHILE THE LOSES HAVE BEEN SMALLER THAN PREVIOUS YEAR THIS IS STILL A PRECARIOUS SITUATION THAT MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON ITS GOING CONCERN STATUS AND MORE EFFORT IS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE A POSITIVE PROFIT BALANCE. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | THERE IS NO POLICY ON HOLDING RESERVES THAT ARE USED FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | RESERVES AT YEAR END IS£1379 |
| 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 | CONTINUING LOSSES OVER THE YEARS THREATEN THE GOING CONCERN STATUS OF THE CHARITY UNLESS ACTION IS TAKEN TO INCREASE REVENUES AND/OR FURTHER REDUCE EXPENSES OF THE CHURCH. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising) Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy Para 1.46
adopted
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A description of the principal
risks facing the charity Para 1.46
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Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | TRUST DEED |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | TRUST |
| 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 | APPOINTED BY COMMITTEE OF CHURCH ELDERS |
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 | |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | REDEMPTION HOUSE TRUST |
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| Other name the charity uses | n/a |
| Registered charity number | 1124827 |
| Charity’s principal address | 34B OSBORNE ROAD FOREST GATE LONDON E7 0PH |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| DR. ALEX OBIRI-YEBOAH | PASTOR | |||
| MRS JENNIFER AMPOMAH | ||||
| MR KWABENA ODURO KWARTENG |
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
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| N/A | ||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
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) | Signature(s) ~~U~~ |
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| Full name(s) | Full name(s)KWABENA ODURO KWARTENG |
| Position (e.g. Secretary, | Secretary |
| Chair, etc) | |
| Date13/04/2026 | 13/04/2026 |
| Charity Name | No (if any) | No (if any) | |||||||
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| REDEMPTION HOUSE TRUST | 1124827 | ||||||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||||||
| For the period from |
01/07/2024 Period start date |
To | 30/06/2025 Period end date |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| TITHES & OFFERINGS | 28,860 | - | - | 28,860 | 33,468 | ||||
| OTHER CREDITS | - | - | - | - | |||||
| OP. ACTS TO GENERATE FUNDS | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME(INTEREST) | 8 | - | - | 8 | 188 | ||||
| OTHER RECEIPTS NOT INCOME(HMRC - GA) | 8,000 | - | - | 8,000 | 6,000 | ||||
| TRANSFER FROM CAPITAL RESERVE | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total | 36,868 | - | - | 36,868 | 39,656 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total receipts | 36,868 | 36,868 | - | - | - 36,868 | - 36,868 | - 36,868 | - 36,868 | 39,656 |
| A3 Payments |
| - | - | - | - | |||||||
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| GRANTS PAID (VISITING PASTORS) | - | - | 5,699 | 5,699 | ||||||
| LOCAL PASTORS' REMUNERATION | ||||||||||
| 13,497 | 13,497 | 13,497 | 13,497 | |||||||
| CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||
| PRINT/POST/STATIONERY | ||||||||||
| 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |||||||
| RENT (CHURCH HALL & OFFICE) | 9,004 | - | - | 9,004 | 9,004 | 9,004 | ||||
| WELFARE PAYMENTS | ||||||||||
| 5,000 | - | - | 5,000 | 5,300 | 5,300 | |||||
| CANTEEN & CLEANING | ||||||||||
| 1,000 | - | - | 1,000 | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||||
| TELEPHONE/FAX/INTERNET | ||||||||||
| 1,594 | - | - | 1,594 | 1,992 | 1,992 | |||||
| TRAVEL & TRANSPORT | ||||||||||
| 600 | - | - | 600 | 800 | 800 | |||||
| MUSIC MINISTRY, TRAINING/EQPT | 4,800 | - | - | 4,800 | 9,600 | 9,600 | ||||
| HEAT & LIGHT | ||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| OTHER COSTS | 6,137 | 6,137 | 14,328 | 14,328 | ||||||
| MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION(PAYE ETC)- | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| PROFESSIONAL FEES | 500 | - | - | 500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||||
| OTHER PAYMENTS (NOT AS EXPENDITURE) | - | - | - | |||||||
| TRANSFERS TO CAPITAL RESERVE | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 43,432 | - | - | 43,432 | 64,420 | 64,420 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, etc. | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Total payments | 43,432 | - | - | 43,432 | 64,420 | |||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | - 6,564 | - 6,564 | - | - | - - 6,564 | - - 6,564 | - - 6,564 | - 24,764 | - 24,764 | |
| A5 Transfers between funds | ||||||||||
| - - | - - | - - | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 7,943 | 7,943 | - - | - - | - - | 12,913 | 32,707 | 32,707 | ||
| Cash funds this year end | 1,379 | 1,379 | - | - | - 1,379 | - 1,379 | - 1,379 | 7,943 | 7,943 | |
| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) | 1 | 15/04/2026 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted Restricted |
Endowment | ||||
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| Categories | Details | funds funds |
funds | ||
| to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | 1,175 - - 204 - - - - 1,379 - - BANK - CURRENT ACCOUNT BANK - CAPITAL RESERVE ACCOUNT Total cash funds ~~—====>~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | ||||
| account(s)) | OK OK |
OK | |||
| Unrestricted Restricted |
Endowment | ||||
| funds funds |
funds | ||||
| Details | to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~———=~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) |
Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - - - - - - - - - - ~~ee~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) |
Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- 558 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS & PULPIT ~~oe~~ |
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| Fund to which Amount due |
When due | ||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
liability relates (optional) (optional) Unrestricted 500 Unrestricted - 500 Date of approval 13/04/2026 Print Name Kwabena Oduro-Kwarteng Signature ACCOUNTANT Details 2 15/04/2026 ~~——s~~ |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of REDEMPTION HOUSE TRUST On accounts for the year 3O JUNE 2025 Charity no 1124827 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30 / 06 / 2025. Responsibilties and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent
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examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
| Signed: | Date:13 April 2026 ~~a~~ |
Date:13 April 2026 ~~a~~ |
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| Name: | Andrews Tete-Donkor | ||
| Relevant professional | MBA, ACIE (Association of Charity Independent Examiners) | ||
| qualification(s) or body | |||
| (if any): |
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Address: Glandy & Co. (Accountants)
43 Eckington House, Fladbury Road
London. N15 6SH
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the THE ABILITY OF THE CHURCH/TRUST TO CONTINUE AS A GOING examiner wishes to CONCERN IS THREATENED IF THERE IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE disclose . IN CHURCH REVENUES AND/OR A REDUCTION IN CHURCH EXPENSES. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN A REDUCTION IN THE CHURCH EXPENSES FURTHER EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO FURTHER CUT BACK ON UNNECESSARY EXPENSE AND STRENOUS EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO INCREASE CHURCH INCOME FROM TITHES, OFFERINGS AND PLEDGES; AS WELL AS ACCESS EXTERNAL CHARITY GRANTS, LOTTERY FUNDS ETC.
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