# REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 06778181 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1128122
Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for The Year Ended 31 October 2022 For Bushfire Ministries International
## Bushfire Ministries International
## Contents of the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
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|Reports|of the Trustees|1to3|
|Independent|Examiners|Report|4|
|Statement|of|Financial|Activities|5|
|Balance|Sheet|6|to|7|
|Notes|to the|Financial|Statements|8|to|12|
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## Bushfire Ministries International
## Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
The trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ issued in March 2005.
## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
## Registered Company number
06778181 (England and Wales)
## Registered Charity number
1128122
## Registered office
427 Halifax Road, Sheffield $35 8PB
## Trustees
Mr AC Tiplady
Mrs D H Tiplady Mr A Biundell Mrs C Johnston Dr lan Grant Mrs D Grant
## Company Secretary
Mrs D H Tiplady
## Independent Examiner
C Jackson, 2, Raisen Hall Place, Sheffield $5 7LZ
## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
## Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
## Risk Management
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
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## Bushfire Ministries International
## Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
## Objectives and aims
The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s objectives and in planning its future activities. The charity’s objects are:
- To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in the Schedule, here to attached, in such ways and in such parts of Sheffield, the United Kingdom, or the world as the trustees may from time to time deem fit.
- Torelieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of Sheffield, the United Kingdom, or the world as the trustees may from time to time deem fit.
Project mission statement: Bushfire Ministries operates to engage with people of all ages and backgrounds, to promote their physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing and life prospects through fellowship, activities, training and courses.
## ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
## Charitable activities
During the year ended 31 October 2022, this being the completion of the charity’s fourteenth year as a charitable company limited by guarantee, the charity has:
1. Provided training through teaching, conferences and weekly meetings to advance the Christian faith and to release individuals into their full potential.
2. Reconvened in-person meetings and conferences while maintaining Zoom and Livestream access for individuals both local and international who are unable to attend.
3. Further supported seven children of Metro Ministries in Kenya.
4. Raised funds to support Sheffield based youth work to reduce violent crime.
5. Continued to fund a feeding and educational programme with Viva Foundation, South Africa for children and their families.
6. Supported Christian outreach throughout townships in South Africa, through the work of Restoring the Sound (Trevor Sampson).
7. Provided food hampers to community within Kampala, Uganda for Christmas 2021, providing food to families and the vulnerable within their area.
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## Bushfire Ministries International
## Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
## FINANCIAL REVIEW
## Investment policy and objectives
The fourteenth year as a charitable company limited by guarantee has seen the charity:
- Maintain monthly support to Kenyan children through Metro Ministries
- Support families and elderly through food provisions in Uganda, Kampala over Christmas period
- Support school children and their families through Viva Foundation in South Africa.
- Support Christian outreach into South African townships, through Restoring the Sound.
- Provide support to Sheffield-based individuals experiencing financial hardship
- Maintain the rental fee for the hire of the Bushfire building.
- Maintain the basic part-time salary of senior leadership.
- Invested into the local, regional and international community by facilitating training provided by international speakers in-person and via livestream/zoom.
## FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS (FOR THE FIFTEENTH YEAR, NOV 2022 — OCT 2023)
The charity plans to:
1. Continue to train and equip people through teaching, conferences and regular meetings to advance the Christian faith and to release individuals into their full potential.
2. Further support the poverty-stricken children of Metro Ministries in Kenya, and the families and orphans in South Africa through Viva Foundation.
## ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
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| R Grant — Trustee, Chairman
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## 26/7/23
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## Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of Bushfire Ministries International
| report on the accounts for the year ended 31 October 2022 set out on pages five to twelve.
## Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is required.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act.
- To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act); and
- Tostate whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## Basis of the independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanation from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
## Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements
- Tokeep accounting records in accordance with Section 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006; and
- To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of Section 394 and 395 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have been met; or
2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mr Chris Jackson
26th July 2023
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## Bushfire Ministries International
## Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
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|31.10.22|31.10.21|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|
|Funds|Funds|
|Notes|£|£|
|INCOMING|RESOURCES|
|Incoming resources from|generated|funds|
|Voluntary|income|73,422|100,354|
|RESOURCES|EXPENDED|
|Costs|of generating funds|
|Costs of generating|voluntary income|34,984|40,127|
|Charitable|activities|
|Overseas|mission|15.686|23,356|
|Internal|mission|19,604|22,377|
|Governance|costs|313|313|
|Total|resources expended|70,586|86.173|
|NET INCOMING (OUTGOING)|RESOURCES|2,836|14,181|
|RECONCILIATION|OF FUNDS|
|Total|funds brought forward|59,186|45,005|
|TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|62,022|59,186|
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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## Balance Sheet At 31 October 2022
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|31.10.22|31.10.21|
|Unrestricted|Unrestricted|
|Funds|Funds|
|Notes|£|£|
|FIXED|ASSETS|
|Tangible Assets|4|10,440|5,990|
|CURRENT ASSETS|
|Debtors|5|0|0|
|Cash|at|bank|6|51,682|53,296|
|51,682|53,296|
|CREDITORS|
|Amounts|falling due within|one year|7|(100)|(100)|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS|51,582|53,196|
|TOTAL ASSETS|LESS CURRENT|LIABILITIES|62,022|59,186|-----|
|NET ASSETS|62,022|59,186|
|FUNDS|
|Unrestricted|funds|8|62,022|59,186|
|TOTAL FUNDS|62,022|59,186|
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Bushfire Ministries International Balance Sheet - continued
## AtOctober31 2022
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 October 2022.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:
- a) Ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006, and
- b) Preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies and with the Financial Reporting for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 26 July 2023 and were signed
on its behalf by:
fe | R Grant — Trustee, Chairman
26/7/23
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
## 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
## Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Companies Act 2006 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
## Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## Resources expended
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Plant and Machinery etc. - 25% on reducing balance
## Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable activities at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
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## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
## For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
## 2. NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES
## Net resources are stated after charging/(crediting):
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|Depreciation — owned|assets|1,497|1,998|
|Rent|18,000|18,523|
|Audit and|accountancy|fees|300|300|
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## 3. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
Remuneration of £25,882 was paid to two trustees working as officers of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2022 (£24,821 remuneration paid for the year ended 31 October 2021), but no other benefits were paid for the year ended 31 October 2022 nor for the year ended 31 October 2022.
## Trustees’ Expenses
There were no trustee’s expenses paid for the year ended 31 October 2022, nor for the year ended 31 October 2021.
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## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
## For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
## 4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
|TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETSASSETS||Plantand|
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|||Machinery etc.|
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|COST|||
|At 1 November 2021||25,463|
|Additions||5,947|
|At 31 October 2022||31,410|
|DEPRECIATION|||
|At 1 November 2021||19,473|
|Additions||1,497|
|At31 October 2022||20,970|
|NETBOOKVALUE|||
|At31 October 2022||10,440|
|At 31 October 2021||5,990|
|DEBTORS:AMOUNTS FALLING DUEWITHIN ONEYEAR|||
||31.10.22|31.10.21|
||£|£|
|GiftAid due|0|0|
||0|0|
## 5. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
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## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
## For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
|6.|CASH AT BANK|||
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|||£|£|
||Current account|48,600|51,804|
||Internet account|3,082|1,492|
|||51,682|53,296|
|7.|CREDITORS:AMOUNTS FALLING DUEWITHINONEYEAR|||
|||31.10.22|31.10.21|
|||£|£|
||Othercreditors|100|100|
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## For the Year Ended 31 October 2022
## 8. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
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|Net|movement|
|31.10.21|in|funds|31.10.22|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|59,186|2,836|62,022|
|TOTAL FUNDS|59,186|2,836|62,022|
|Net|movement|in|funds,|included|in|the above,|are|as follows:|
|Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|resources|expended|in funds|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|73,422|70,586|2,836|
|TOTAL FUNDS|73,422|70,586|2,836|
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