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2022-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2021 Period start date To 31/03/2022 Period end date

Charity name: Support Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone

Charity registration number: 1141005

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 We seek to assist the Evangelical Fellowship
of Sierra Leone (EFSL) to further its mission
of uniting its member bodies and
communities, equipping them for
evangelism, advocacy and poverty reduction
in Sierra Leone.
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		 Support EFSL gives financial and technical
aid to the Sierra Leonean Christian
community through EFSL (partner body),
who in turn help the local community to
reduce problems associated with poverty.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 All the Trustees are aware of the Public
Benefit Guidance and that this is taken into
account when any decision is made by the
Charity. The Trustees have not departed
from the Guidance for any reason during the
reporting dates.

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SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 N/A
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 N/A
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 N/A
Other N/A

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
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.		 Para 1.20 During the financial year in this report grants
were made to support:
• Rural Church roofs completion
• Orphans and families post ebola.
• The Travelling Bible School
• The EFSL Wellington Fire Disaster
Mitigation Project
• The Evangelism & Church Ministries
Department of EFSL to continue its work of
Pastoral training and Church development
programmes.
• EFSL regional representatives and rural
Pastors.
• Muslim Background Believers
• EFSL radio programmes

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41 Regular monthly specific support was
maintained for the EFSL Evangelism &
Church Ministries Department staff, for
Muslim Background Believers, EFSL
regional representatives and rural pastors,
for ebola orphanages and for EFSL radio
work. Extra to this support was given to the
Travelling Bible School, the to funding 2
sewing machines, the Wellington Fire
Disaster Mitigation Project and 3 church
roofs.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 N/A
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 N/A
Other Nothing to report.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 Total income = £33,971
Total expenditure = £29,916 of which
£28,695 was donated in grants to EFSL.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 Decision 7.2 was made by the Trustees at
their meeting on 26th May 2014 to top the
deposit account balance to £1,000 and use
this as the contingency fund.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 At 31/03/2022 the deposit account balance
stood at £1,000.00
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 Not applicable.
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 No funds are materially in deficit.
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 There are some uncertainties about Support
EFSL continuing as a going concern in the
longer term because of its aging support
base. The Trustees are looking at ways to
expand the support base.

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 Support EFSL’s principal source of funds is
from individual members of the public given
either directly or through churches.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 Support EFSL currently has no investment
policy.
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 The principal risk facing Support EFSL is the
slow decline in financial support. The
Trustees continue to consider mitigation
measures to manage this.
Other Nothing to add.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 Trust deed. The declaration of trust creating
the charity Support the Evangelical
Fellowship of Sierra Leone was signed on
04/02/2011 prior to the charity being entered
on the Register of Charities on 31/03/2011.
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 Charitable 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 Clause 9 of the Trust Deed describes the
appointment of Trustees and clause 10
specifies the eligibility for trusteeship. These
are both adhered to by the Trustees. Clause
9 states that:
1. There must be at least three Trustees and
every Trustee must be appointed for a term
of three years.
2. In selecting individuals for appointment as
Trustees, the Trustees must have regard to
the skills, knowledge and experience needed
for the effective administration of the Charity.
3. The Trustees must keep a record of the
name and address and the dates of
appointment, reappointment and retirement
of each Trustee.
4. The Trustees shall make available to each
new Trustee a) a copy of the Trust Deed and
any amendments to it and b) a copy of the
Charity’s latest report and statement of
accounts.
Clause 10 states that:
1. No one shall be appointed as a Trustee if
a) he or she is under the age of 18 years or
b) he or she would at once be disqualified
from office for the following reasons:
i) by virtue of section 72 of the Charities Act
1993 or any statutory re-enactment or
modification of that provision;
ii) becomes incapable by reason of mental
disorder, illness or injury of managing his or
her own affairs;
iii) is absent without the permission of the
Trustees from all their meetings held within a
period of six months and the Trustees
resolve that his or her office be vacated;
iv) notifies to the Trustees a wish to resign.

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees		 Para 1.51 Support EFSL has no specific policies and
procedures for the induction and training of
trustees.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51 Support EFSL is an independent, stand
alone charity receiving support from
individual members of the public. It does,
through deputation visits, seek to build
relationships with and gain support for its
work from churches.
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51 There are no related parties.
Other Nothing to add.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Support the Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone
Other name the charity uses Support EFSL
Registered charity number 1141005
Charity’s principal address Blackdown Cottage, South View Road, Willand, Devon, EX15
2QH

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16		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Rev. Kenneth
Wiebe		 Chairman N/A N/A
Mr Stephen
Manktelow		 Treasurer N/A N/A
Mr Kevin Wiebe Trustee N/A N/A
Mr Harry Stevens Secretary 01/04/2021 to
21/05/2021		 N/A
Mr Francis Ensah Trustee N/A N/A
Mrs Grace Ensah Trustee N/A N/A
Mrs Antoinette
Wiebe		 Secretary 21/05/2021 to
31/03/2022		 N/A
Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved 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 N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets
held in this capacity		 N/A
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects		 N/A
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets		 N/A

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name N/A

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

N/A

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Stephen John Manktelow Full name(s) Kenneth James Wiebe Position (eg Secretary, Chairman Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 06/01/2023

Charity Name No (if any) Support EFSL

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 4/1/2021 3/31/2022

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Grants and Donations 18,021 4,890 - 22,911
Other Income (Gift Aid) 1,457 - - 1,457
Donations in-kind 1,036 - - 1,036
Interest on deposit account - - - -
Donations received in Deposit account 4,599 - - 4,599
Transfer from Deposit Account 3,968 - - 3,968
- - - -
- - - -
29,081 4,890 - 33,971
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 29,081 4,890 - 33,971
A3 Payments
Grants made 23,805 4,890 - 28,695
Office Expenses 244 - - 244
Travel UK - - -
Prayerletters 711 - - 711
Sierra Leone Travel - - -
Bank fees 185 - - 185
Trustees Meetings 81 - - 81
Deputation & fundraising - - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ 25,026 ] 4,890 - 29,916
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 25,026 4,890 - 29,916
Net of receipts/(payments) 87 - - 87
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 1,098 - - 1,098
Cash funds this year end 1,185 - - 1,185
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted Restricted
Categories Details funds funds
B1 Cash funds DirectPlus Account
Deposit Account
Total cash funds		 to nearest £
185
1,000
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Unrestricted Restricted
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B2 Other monetary assets Details to nearest £
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B3 Investment assets Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional)
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B4 Assets retained for the Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional)
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name
S J MANKTELOW

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CC16a
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Last year

to the nearest £

18,936 2,336 599 8 - 1,000 - - 22,879

22,879

23,890 - - 599 - 223 - - - 24,712

24,712 - 1,833 - 3,931 1,098

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -

OK

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -

Current value (optional)

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When due (optional)

Date of approval 1/7/2023

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of ILV Narri Support the Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone On accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022 Charity no (if any) 1141005 Set out on pages Page 3 and Page 4 of this report. t-, eTI embpr to include tFie ts?ag￿ n.urnbi'rs of a ditioial sheek I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110312022. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 10th January 2023 Name: Etienne Roland Moolman Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): N/A Address: 5 Springfield Drive Tiverton, Devon EX16 5PN Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. Nil to disclose. IER October 2018

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