Strings of Life
Christian Min15try
Alm and purp0898
This is a Christian minlslry almed al spreading tha gospel and equipping
Christians In England. This minlslry does not belong to any church
denomlnation and Is a non-profit maklng organisalion. The organisation's
objectives are as follows.. lo serve. m81nly, but rn)I limlted to overseas Chlnese
and students through Bible 18aching, publlshing. worship and wnferences,. To
setve the IoGg1 communi119s and lo support and care for those in need.
Objaclives, StructurBJ governance and managèment
Management Structure
Governed by the Strings of Life ISOLI'S conslilulion, the Management
Committee (MCI, which is the dwsion making and executive authority, was
elected by thg membws at the Annual General Meeting IAGM) on 10th May
2019. AJI MC members were initially appointed for a 12-nK)nth term as usual,
but their tern￿ were extended due lo the COVID-19 pandemic. resulting in
postponement ofthe 2020 and 2021 AGMS. In 31lh May 2021, the managefnent
committee decided to appoint a provisional management committee to manage
the ministries until the next AGM. The duties were officially handover on 6th
June 2021. The decisions of provisional management committee were recorded
by meeting minutes and approved by trustee board on March 2022.
The Trustee Board consists of six members. all of whom were current or
prevrous MC members appointed al previous AGMS. The appointed Trustee
members usually continue lo service unless they resigned.
Ob5ectives and Activltles
SOL was registered wtth the Charity Commission in July 2007 (charrty number..
1139898). Initially set up as a training centre, SOL serv&s th8 Chinese-speaking
Christians in the continent of Europe through ils Bible Teachin9. Music
Worshiping and Youth Training Ministries etc. In 2010, the Leeds Sunday
Worship Ministry of SOL evolved to become the Leeds Chinese Gospel Church
{LCGC), providing weekly Sunday Servir*s to the Christians In Yorkshire.

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Achievements and Performance
In 2021-2022, many Hong Kong people immigrate to United Kingdom through
BNO visa. Strings of Life organised several webinars to cater the needs of the
Hong Kong community in Yorkshire area. The webinars provided the
infomiation on education, healthcar8, employment. tax system and
accommodation. Beside webinars, Strings of Life managed several social
media platfomis to provide support to the Hong Kong community. These events
help8d several hundred people to integrate into the local community.
Despite the spreading of COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Leeds Chinese Gospel
Church of Strings of Life continued to provide Sunday services by online
platfomis. Worship and sermns are conducted by video recording. The online
services have more than a hundred viewers per week.
In July 2021. Leeds Chinese Gospel Church resume the physical Sunday
services. From July 2021 to January 2022, the number of participants increased
from 80 to around 300. The Sunday services increased from one session to
four sessions, including children ministy and youth ministry. In July 2021,
strings of Life employed one full-time pastor and one part-time pastor from July
2021 to cater the expansion of the Leeds Chinese Gospel Church.
Leeds Chinese Gospel Church equipped the Chinese-speaking Christians by
small groups. There are seven small groups in the end of 2021. The small
groups are divided by age and geographic background. The small groups
included students, young professionals, family and elders. The geographic area
covered Leeds, Wakefield. Harrogate and York. During the small group. the
participants are equipped by teaching of bible, games and sharing. These
activities helped them to establish their spiritual lives and building relationships
to among the community.
In order to equip and develop believers, gifts, several workshops were
conducted, including ￿11 groups leaders training, worship team training and
youth leader training. Most participants committed their time and gifts to serve
the church.

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Chrlstlan Mlnistrv
Plans for future perlods
SOL has fulfilled most of Ils objectlves. More retreat or conferences will be
organised and participated in the future wlth the release of COVID-19 restriction.
SOL has been planning to recwlt more fvll-tlm8 andlor part-time pastor(s) to
enable us to meet the slgnlficant increase in demands from our LCGC Ministry
(Sunday SeNices. Adult Fellowship. Youth and Children Bible Schools) and the
New Immigrant Support Mlnlslry.
We will also be making plan to identify a new venue, with a bigger ￿paCIty, to
hold our fa￿-tO-fa￿ meetings and develop into a community church.

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Flnancial review
All the income of SOL is from donations of the members. The tokl income of
the year was £64,584. The total yearly expenditure was £40,381. Total fijnds
have increased from £28,323 to £57,144 from 2021 to 2022. For details,
please refer to the Financial Statement attached.
Administrative Infromation
The trustees and managament committe8 for th8 year ended of January
2022:
The Trustees
DrTYWong
MrSHFong
DrCYLam
MsWCLi
DrFKNg
MSYWSO
Management Committee for the period from January 2021 to June 2021
Chaimian:
DrTYWong
Treasurer '.
MrWSLui
Secretary:
MSWCLI
Committee Members..
DrFKNg
Ms H Y Cheung
DrCYLam
DrWYNg
MSYWSO

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Provisional Management Committee for the period from July 2021 to January
2022
Senior Pastor '.
Pastor:
Rev. Benny Cho
Chairman:
Rev. Lawrenece Wong
MrWSLui
Intemal Vice-chaimian..
DrTYWong
External Vice-chairman: Dr W Y Ng
Secretary:
MsLKSChan
Accountant:
MrWTYee
Treasurer .
MrKFSh8k
Approved by the Strings of Life on 18 November 2022 and signed on
thelr behalf by the Mr. K F Shek (Trustee)
MrKFShek
Trustee

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 18 JANUARY2022
Total
2022
TotAI
2021
RECEIvfs AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
Receipts
Voluntary Receipts
Regular Giving
Employers, National Insurance Allowance
63.251
32,869
Payments
Church activities
Additional Equiplnent
Consumitble items
Legal and Professional Fee
Salaries and Allowance
Speak¢r fee
Sundry Expenses
Venue hire
2,831
371
723
20,178
9,877
1,093
5.308
40,381
1,200
13,300
266
14.766
Exces$ of Receipts over Payments
Def¢rr¢d Payment 18th January
24,203
4,619
28,822
28,323
57,144
18,103
18,103
10,220
28,323
Bank current accounts 19th January
Bank current accounts l8th January

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Total
2022
Total
2021
STATEMENf OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Cash Funds
Bank current account
28,323
28,323
Assets retained for Strings of Life use
57.144
28,323
Liabilities - Account Payables
Approved by the Strlngs of Llfe on 18 November 2022 and slgned and
signed on their behalf by the Mr. K F Shek (Trustee)
MrKFShek
Trustee

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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Strings of Lifv
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Strings of Life
for the year ended 18 January 2022.
Responsibilitles and basls of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of
the 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 carying out my examination I have followed
all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section
145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come
to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe
that in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by
sectioti 130 of the Act., or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concems 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.
Signed..
Name". Sik W
The Assoica
n of Chartered Certified Accountants Member No.: 4942465
Address: Studio 210. 134-146 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3AR
Date: 18 November 2022