**TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2020** ## **Registered Number 1128714** ## **Trustees’ Report** RCCG New GATE trustees present their statutory report with the financial statement for the year ended **31st December 2020.** The report has been prepared in Compliance with Part IV of the Charities Act 2005. Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies and Comply with the charitable Accounting and Reporting FRS102, by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005) ## **Charity Information** ## **The Trustees are:** Pastor ADEBAYO ADEMUYIWA DACOSTA Pastor AYODELE ILEASU OGUNNUBI ## **Church Address** : Unit 12A Fenlake Industrial Estate, Fenlake Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire. MK42 0HB United Kingdom. **Phone:** 01234 217174 **E-mail: admin@rccgnewgate.co.uk** **Website: www.rccgnewgate.co.uk** **Parish Pastor** : OLUFEMI AWOLEYE ## **Method of Appointment or Election of Trustees** The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected by resolution or appointed and co-opted under the Trust Deed or the contribution that they will make to the governance of the organisation and the skills they will contribute. A formal induction is carried out including of the Charity Commission’s Guidance and Governing document and policies of the Charity existing board members. Here are the elected trustees as at 30 September 2021 ## **Pastor ADEBAYO ADEMUYIWA DACOSTA** 111 Dargets Road Walderslade Chatham Kent, ME5 8BS ## **Pastor AYODELE ILEASU OGUNNUBI** 19 Noble Close Milton Keynes MK15 8AF ## **Policies Adopted for the Induction and Training of Board of Trustees** The induction process for any newly appointed member of the Board of Trustees Comprises of an initial meeting with the Board of Trustees where the powers and responsibilities of the Trustees are clearly explained. To further enhance the governance skills of Trustees, they are registered to different training events, conferences and seminars. This ensures strict compliance to relevant regulations. ## **Organisational Structure, Governance and Management** **Constitution** RCCG New GATE is a charitable organisation, The charity is set up with special charitable articles with the Charity Commission as a charity in its right. Whilst the church has an inspirational spiritual leader, the church has members who service as trustees of the charity in accordance with Charities Ac 2006. The governing of the Charity is entirely the responsibility of the Trustees and is independent and free from any external influence. The Board of Trustees meets to manage its affairs and must submit accounts on an annual basis to the Charity Commission and must comply with charity. Trustees have responsibilities of good governance by ensuring the overall direction, effectiveness, supervision and accountability of the charity as follows: - agreeing the purpose of the charity and that the charity makes a difference by advancing the object of the charity - agreeing broad strategies to carry out the charity’s purpose effectively including ensuring that policies and activities achieve those objectives - accounting for the charities performance - that the charity is well run and efficient - that problems are identified early and dealt with appropriately - preservation of the reputation and integrity of the sector - compliance with law and regulation making sure the charity is run in a way that is legal, responsible and effective. However, the Board of Trustees must ensure good governance as they rely on many different people to be able to govern well – staff and in particularly, the chief officer, volunteers, advisors and others with interest or stake in the charity RCCG New GATE was birthed in Bedford ## **Objectives of the Charity and Main Activities** - Advancing the Christian faith through various programmes in United Kingdom for the benefit of the public through the holing of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of festivals, producing and for distributing literature on the Christian faith to enlighten others about the Christian religion. - To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship and to relieve cause poverty in Bedfordshire and other part of United Kingdom. ## **Subordinate** - To work strategically to identify needs and to give hope to the distressed, the oppressed, disillusioned, less privileged or whosoever is in need of hope. - To establish new church parishes, small groups and community centres house fellowships and to assist those families in distresses - Set up Pastor coach network, musical training for young people and to procure suitable investment properties to generate - Raise a generation of people ready for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and reflecting His glory. - Set up nurseries, after school clubs, summer schools and youth projects and media activities for young people - Support individuals, groups and agencies working in communities - To sustain and develop multi-cultural forum as an organisation which meets the needs of the local majority and minority ethnic population through Biblical teachings - Provision of mentorship, and equip members to become responsible leaders/ ministers for ministry ## **To achieve the above objectives:** - At RCCG New GATE, we put together adequate administrative and financial support team - We built a wider network of relationship within the local community and collaborative work with other churches and charities - Raise funds within the church to support and meet financial burden for those who are in need. Gave financial support and hardship money to those who required and genuinely deserved to be assisted. - Running marriage and other counselling operations - Running ICT and specialist programs that empower the members and community at large. - Other activities that raise standard and profiles of attendees, mem’s and singles programs. - Inviting business people to train members and community people - Worship and Praise seminars. - Where appropriate did hospital ministration - We reach out to the community in the Form of Evangelism, Leadership Training we are able to meet those that not only lack faith but need Welfare assistance in one way or another. - Found an in genuine way of assisting members and nonmembers during the lockdown - Pastoral Counselling – continued on line during the long lockdown. ## **Risk Analysis and Management:** The Board of Trustees has considered the risk to which the charity is exposed and systems have been established to minimise those risk and minimise the impact on charity. Internal procedures and controls are established which are reviewed regularly to ensure compliance at all times. ## **Responsibilities of the Trustees** The Charity Act 2005 requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at balance sheet date and of its income resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the year then ended. In preparing these financial statements which give a true and fair view, the Trustees should follow best practice and: 1. Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently 2. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 3. State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the notes to the account The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and also to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charity Act 2005. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Thanks ## **Pastor Olufemi Awoleye**