## ||SORP|| |---|---|---| ||reference|| |Summaryof|Para1.17|The objectivesofthe Church are forthebenefit ofthepublic:| |thepurposes||oToadvancetheChristianfaith inaccordancewith thestatementin| |of the charity||suchwaysandinsuch partsoftheUnited Kingdomorthe world as the| |as setoutinits||Church council from time totimemay think fit.| |governing
document||oTo relieve sicknessandfinancial hardshipand topromoteandpreserve
good healthbytheprovisionof counselling and supportinsuchparts
oftheUnited Kingdomorthe world astheChurch Council from time to| |||timemay think fit: AND| |||oTo advance educationinsuchwaysand insuchpartsoftheUnited| |||Kingdomorthe world as the Church councilfromtime totimemay| |||think fit.| |Summaryof|Para1-17|Newlnitiatives| |themain|and1.19|o New lndividuals-286 New individuals visitedthechurch during the| |activitiesin||year.170of them werejust visiting theChurch andthe remaining116| |relation to||expressed their desire to continue attendingtheChurch.| |those
purposesfor
thepublic
benefit,in||.Cell Groups: Cell groupswerere-organisedfromFebruary 2023.This
isaninitiativethatincludes small groupsoffamiliesandindividuals
fromthesurrounding areastogather onceeverymonthforprayers,
shortmessagesand Fellowship.Currently,wehave11cell groupsin
different areas.| |particular, the
activities,
projectsor||.Eveninq Praver bv [t/en'sJt/inistrv:From September2023,themen's
ministry team startedamonthly evening prayer on Wednesdaytopray
for different matters.| |services||.Pre-Sunday School Class: Sunday School classesforpre-schoolers| |identifiedinthe||startedin 2023| |accounts.||o SPARK:SPARKmeetingshavebeen re-structuredto beheldforkids| |||from5-16-year-oldsonpractical aspectsoftheirSundaySchool| |||lessons and other issues| |||.Sunday School Svllabus:Anacademic council was formedto dothe| |||finaleditingandrevisionofoursyllabus. Printed Sundayschool| |||textbookswereprovidedto thestudents this year.Wealsoprovided| |||textbooks toafew otherchurchesupon their demand.| |||.Welcome Pack:TheWelcome Hostteamcreatedawelcomepack,| |||containing a pen, a Gospel tract,Gospelof John, Churchinformation| |||card(ourvision,mission andfaith), Churchbookmarkwithschedules,| |||andanotepadfornewcomers.| |||o FirstAidMock Drill:Anemergency mock drillwasconducted inAug| |||2023.| |||olVlediaAssets:ln abidtoaugment the technological infrastructure,a| |||new projection systemwasprocured and seamlessly installed inthe| |||churchinApril 2023| |||.Buildinqworks-First floor electrical workwascompleted.| |||o CIO-Actions wereinitiatedtoregister as CIO and is expectedtobe| |||completed in2024| |||Regularactivities| |||o Gqtherinqs:| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |Summary of the|Para1.20|oThroughtheinitiative oftheRestoreFoodBank,the Charityis able to| |---|---|---| |main||serveanumber of poorandneedy peopleinthelocal community.| |achievements||.Through the Church activities, our youthandchildrenhave been able| |ofthecharity,
identifying the
difference the
charity'swork
has made to the
circumstances
ofits
beneficiaries
and anywider
benefits to
society asa||togrowintheir spiritual and personallife.Theyhaveconducted outdoor
events and have organized events. This has greatly enabled themto
develop organizational and leadership skills.
.Ouryouths, ladies' andmen'wingshavetaken stepstorelieve financial
hardship ofsomeby supporting Charities and individuals.
.Charity continuestosupport other organised charities, who are offering
their service to differently abled and disadvantaged people.
oFocused educationfor theKids and Teenshasbeenconducted
regularly fortheir spiritual,moral and character formation.
oAsweregularly engage in evangelistic activities,weaim toenhance
Christianspiritual ity| |whole.||| |Additionalinformation (optional)||| |---|---|---| |Youm
choosetoinclude further|statements|whererelevant about:| |Achievements against objectives|Para1.41|| |set||| |Performance of fundraising|Para1.41|| |activities against oblectives set||| |Investment performance against|Para1.41|| |objectives||| |Other||| |FinancialReview||| |Review ofthecharity's financial|Para1.21|Thecharityholdshealthyreservesformeetingthe| |position at the end of the period||ongoingneeds of the charity.| |Statement explainingthepolicy|Para1.22|BPF's reserves policyistomaintain sufficient levelof| |forholding reserves statingwhy
theyareheld||reserves to enable operating activities, considering
potential risks and contingenciesthatmay arise from
time to time. TheTrusteesreviewthepolicyannually.| |||TheChurch Councilisauthorised totakenecessary| |||steps and policiestousethereserves in line withthe| |||Model Constitutionofthe Assemblies of God| |Amount ofreservesheld|Para 1.22|Attheendof2023lhecharityhadabalanceof| |||f49,600.42| |Reasonsforholding zero|Para 1.22|NA| |reserves||| |Details offundmateriallyindeficit|Para 1.24|NA| |Explanation ofanyuncertainties|Para 1.23|NA| |aboutthecharity continuing asa||| |going concern||| |Additionalinformation (optional)||| |Youm
choosetoinclude further|statements|whererelevantabout:| |The charity'sprincipal sourcesof||Voluntarycontributionfromindividuals and families| |funds(including any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Allcontributions arefromknown individuals.| |lnvestment policy and objectives||| |including anysocialinvestment|Para1.46|| |policy adopted||| |A description oftheprincipal risks
facing the charity|Para1.46|| |Other||| ## |Structure,Governance an|dMan|ement| |---|---|---| |Description of charity's trusts:||Unincorporated Charity| |Type of governing document|Para1.25|TrustDeed| |Howisthe charity constituted?|Para1.25|| |||Unincorporated Association| |Trustee selection methods|Para1.25|Trustees are appointed duringtheAGMfor atermof2| |including details ofany||years. They can continuefor2consecutive terms.| |constitutional provisionse.g.||| |electiontopostornameofany||| |personorbody entitledtoappoint||| |oneormore trustees||| |Additional information(optional)||| |You
choosetoinclude further|statements|whererelevant about:| |Policiesandprocedures adopted||Regular engagementswiththeAssembliesof God,GB| |fortheinduction and trainingof
trustees||(AoG) leadershipandparticipatinginitsregionalEvents
and annual National Conference. Thirtyone:eight were| ||Para1.51|invited to give training on safeguarding.| |||DBS checks have been donefornewly appointed| |||Sunday School teachers and new Trustees.| |Thecharity's organisational||Diverse Teams intheChurch including Admin,Building| |structure and anywidernetwork
withwhichthe charity works|Para1.51|l\Iaintenance, Finance, Mission, Worship, SocialAction,
Welcome Host,YouthMinistry,Kidst\Iinistry,Prayer
Ministry, Women's Ministry, [Ven's Ministry,Media,| |||Library, Property Search,FirstAid, CellGroupsand| |||RestoreFood Bankcontinuetofunctiontoachieve| |||various objectivesofthe Church.Teamsmeet regularlyto| |||plan, review and execute.| |||WeworkcloselywithBlackCountryFoodbank.| |Relationship withanyrelated|Para1.51|The Charityworksin close fellowshipwith AoG,UK.| |parties||| |Other||The Charity has continuedtheirmembership with| |||Thirtyone:eight(Anindependent Christian charity which| |||helpstoprotectvulnerablepeoplefromabuse)| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |||Unrestricted
funds|Restricted
funds|Endowment
funds|Totalfunds|Last year| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||to the nearest
t|to the nearestf|to the nearestt|to the nearestf|to the nearestE| |A||||||| |Tithes||120,327|||12rl.327|90.081| |:reewill Offerinq||49,363|||49,363|29.562| |lontrrbutionsfor Mission fund|||13,638||13.638|8,849| |-ibraryfund|||10||10|10| |Jthercontributions||16,216|||16,216|s,011| |Sponsorship assets||1,060|||1,060|9,463| |/outhfund Contributions|||1,113||1,113|99s| |/Vomenfund Contributions|||2,276||2,276|2,065| |lhildren'sministrv Contributions|||9,265||9,265|4,016| |3iftAid||38,459|||38,459|30,048| |3uildinofund Contributions|||7,531||7,53'l|13,376| |VlensMinistry Contribution|||2,483||2,483|1,649| |, rla )Al)|tncome fot|||||| ||AR)|225,425|36,316||261,741|195,124| ||Total receipts||||261,741.00||| |Salaryfor Ministers lnclNUPAYE||63,442|||63,442|56,014| |rensionfund adminstratron||130|||130|130| |Lents||||||| |-egaland Professional
ndeoendent Examiner|fees+External
+Pavroll fees|600|||600|600| |)onationfor Mission&|Charity Overseas||22,319||22,319|8,913| |fonationfor Mission&|Charityin UK||7,852||7,852|11,046| |lravelexpense||2,279|||2,279|| |VlediaRelated Expense||977|||977|459| |Expenses for various meetings||1,316|||1,316|2,472| |lontributionto AoG and meeting exp||1,110|||1,110|1,020| |xpenses for library|||27||27|| |fouthactivities|||1,360||1,360|1,683| |/y'omens Ministry|||1,577||1,577|2,029| |lhildren'sMinistry|||9,004||9,004|4,503| |MensMinistry|||2,224||2,224|1,454| |xpenses for lnsurance||1,267|||1,267|1,311| |Expenses for Sponsorship license+Visa||||||| |\ssetpurchases||6,652|||6,652|22,333| |OfficeAdmin expense||2,139|||2,139|1,064| |Building Related Expenses|||14,132||14,132|55,606| |Mortqage Payment|||9s,517||9s,517|26,340| |Other church expenses||37,841|||37,841|12,191| ||Subtotal|117,753|154,011||271,764|209,167| |A4|Asset and investment|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||H| ||Totalpayments|117,753|154,011||271,764|l-Id,ti67l| |A5|Netofreceipts/(payments)
Transfersbetweenfunds|107,67
1|.117,69(
116,885|0|-10,02:|f-il^o-il]
ffi| |A6|Cashfundslastyearend
Cashfundsthis yearend|20|30,35t
29,541|0
0|59,624
49,601|I
-r+,oasl| |||||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Restricted|Endowment| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||tt:: '|'|||funds
tonearestf|funds
tonearestf||funds
tonearestE| |Bl|Cash|funds|||||||| |||||Churchfund||20,053|||| |||||Mission fund|||22,588||| |||||Youth Ministryfund||||71|| |||||Kids Ministry fund||||16|| |||||Womens Ministryfund||||3,630|| |||||LibraryFund||||733|| |||||BuildingFund||||1,416|| |||||Mens MinistryFund||||1,267|| ||||||Totalcashfunds|20,053|29,548||| |||||(agree balances|with receipts and payments||||| ||||||account(s))||||| |||||||Unrestricted|Restricted||Endowment| |||||||funds|funds||funds| |||||l;:le,l:||tonearestf|tonearestf||tonearestf| |82|Other|monetary assets|||||||| Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examin8r's Report Report to the trusteesl members of BIRMINGHAM PENTACOSTAL FELLOWSHIP On accounts for the year ènded 31 December 2023 Charity no (if any) 1132602 Set out on pages Iremember to include the page nLimbers of additional sheets) Respective The Charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The responsibilities of charity's Iruslees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section trustees and examiner 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Actl and that an independent examination is needed. 11 is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 ACL to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under se¢lion 14515llbl of the 2011 Act, and to stale whether particular mallers have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was Garried out in accordance with general Directions given by the examiner's statement Charity Commission. An examination includes a revRw of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the account5, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such mallers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and wnsequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'Irue and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters sel out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention lolher than examiner's statsment that disclosed below") 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act., and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 AGI have not been met '. or 2. to whi¢h, in my opinion, allenlion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not 8ppIy. Signed: Date: 0610312024 Name: ebastian Machukattu Devasia Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body (if any): Associalion of Chartered Certified Accountants Address: 17 Neals Corner, 2 Bath Road Hounslow , TW3 3HJ Bath GOI 9263 IER f¢L .020 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER