CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Fu the perbd 3111Of2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Jnds Restricted funds Endowment fvnds Total fund5 Last year tr*lhe nearost£ toth¢ noar¢st£ totho D•arostt tolho noar¢s*£ A1 Rece otfenn9and Tiih8S FU￿-r￿S 29.894 29m4 4,750 14 4.750 14J8 Qfft￿l Sub toial(Gross income for AR? 29,894 1Y,139 49PJJ A2 Asset arhj inveslment saks, Sub total 29.894 19,139 4•P33 A3Pa ReDI Jlowan￿5 SUtySGripi￿n$ tothe UKChLYth Fund Costs Tiavelino Costs CAetw co￿5 Mu51c kn5trutsntg Conven￿￿ C06ts Sunday S¢hOOI COSIS MUSIC Minisiry Cos Youth Costs ale & Chanry Men's Fellowship lad￿￿. Fellowship Ingjrance Misgon SwpDrt p Ms¢e1Laneou$ 2.150 7.8th) 1.320 427 194 2,534 2,184 900 258 2.150 427 194 2,534 2,184 258 1.122 813 IAQO 425 6.927 339 873 425 6.927 339 1,336 849 Sub totsl 31.038 A4 Asset arwl investrnent urcha5e5 See lab Sub toral 31,038 Net of mceIpl￿{payment$) A6 Transfers be￿een fvnds A6 Cash fiJDd5 last ￿arend Cash funds this yearend 19,139 17,955 20.750 39.989 51,476 .471 29.582 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrtted fund5 RestiKtsd funds Endowment nd5 to n•4rest£ to n•ar•stE to n•ap&st£ B1 Cash funds Fund 29,582 Buldino FLthd R*sÈNè 39M89 Total cash funds 29,582 39.869 xcowii unreSt￿ted lund5 to￿*#￿$t£ RestrKted lund5 n*ar•stÈ Endowment fund5 to n•aMst£ Detsils 82 Other monetary assets Fundtovlhich euTr•ntvalu• Details Co>t loptknal) B3 Investment assets FUnat0Wh￿h 5￿t Cost loptknnBI) eurv•nt ¥ahJ• tk>Tral Detsils B4 Assèts rètslnèd for thè charfjty's own use Fundtowhlch re￿**$ Amountd K￿nd Whon v)Thal Details 85 Llabllltles SkJTh￿ by onè or Nvo of all tr￿t•èS &gr* Print Name Date of roval 3111012￿3 ## **Independent examiner’ s report** ## **To the Trustees of West Midlands Brethren In Christ Church** ## **Accounts for the year ended 31October 2023** I hereby report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of West Midlands Brethren In Christ Church for the year ended 31 October 2023.The financial statements comprise: - Receipts and Payments of the Charity for the year ended 31 October 2023, - Notes to the financial statements, comprising significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, - Church Financial Control Policy incl. Delegation of Authority Guidelines, & - Bank reconciliation statement I have performed the following audit procedures: - Conducted a review of the income and expenditure per Bank Statements as **all income and expenses** for **the period were conducted online** , - Vouched payments in bank statements to finance control agreed payments list [ **no cash book or cheque stubs were examined for this period]** , and - Conducted income and expenditure variance analysis to prior yr and budget. ## **Responsibility and basis of report** As Trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the charities Act 2011, and for such internal controls as management determine are necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. ## **Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention during the examination which give cause to believe that the accounting records were not kept and that the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ndumiso Gumbo FCCA Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants Email: ndu_g1@yahoo.co.uk Phone: 07753393950 DATE: 29/08/2024 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/11/2022 To** **31/10/2023** **Charity name: West Midlands Brethren In Christ Church** **Charity registration number: 1141051** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 1.To advance the Christian faith in
the charity as set out in its accordance with the Statement of Beliefs in
governing document such ways and in such parts of the United
Kingdom or the world as the trustees and
the main church committee from time to
time may deem fit
2.To relieve 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 the United
Kingdom or the world as the Trustees and
the main church committee from time to
time may deem fit; and
3.To advance education in such ways and
in such parts of the United Kingdom or the
world as the Trustees and the main church
committee from time may deem fit
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and 1 . Delivering church services twice on a
1.19
activities in relation to those weekly basis
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the 2. Supporting members of our church and
activities, projects or the community during times of crisis such
services identified in the as bereavements. Support is also given to
accounts. the underprivileged.
3. Running youth programmes to ensure
we instil good values in them and provide
them with holistic life lessons to promote
their physical, mental, social and spiritual
development
Statement confirming Para 1.18 All trustees are fully aware of the public
whether the trustees have benefit guidance issued by the Charity
had regard to the guidance Commission
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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**Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Not applicable to the charity**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers run church services, provide**
**support to church members and**
**manage the resources of the church**| |Other||| ## **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||**OBJECTIVE**|**OUTCOME**|**COMMENT**|| ||||Service Delivery|Achieved|Church services
were delivered
every Sunday
and mid-week
prayers every
Wednesday
without fail.
Sunday School
lessons were
also delivered.
Notable activity
within the
children’s Sunday
School.|| ||||Support our
members during
difficult times|Achieved|The pastoral
team, working
closely with the
Deacon,
provided
spiritual and
material support
during difficult
times|| ||||Regular reporting
+ Mid-year
Reporting|
Achieved|The church was
kept up to date
on a weekly
basis on its
financial matters
and other
relevant
information. A
mid-year report
was also
prepared and
presented to the
church – and it
was well
received.|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Resource
Generation|Achieved|Enough cash
resources were
generated to
meet all our
financial
obligations,
leaving us with a
surplus of
£17,995 at the
end of the year.
We also received
£14,389 in gift
aid this year
(covering last
year and this
year).|| ||||Charitable cause|Achieved|We spent £700
on supporting
the Lobengula -
Zimbabwe BICC
education
programme for
the
underprivileged
children. We also
spent a further
£700 supporting
members during
hard times.|| ||||Fund Raising|Achieved|We raised
£4,750
compared to a
budget of
£1,200. This was
a good result.
However, we are
aware that some
pledges made
have not been
honoured as yet
and we continue|| **----- Start of picture text -----**
to encourage
brethren to
make good of
these.
Constitutional Not Committee
Updates Achieved decided to shift
focus to
pursuing the
purchase of a
building for the
church and this
was shelved.
Revive Men’s Achieved We now have a
fellowship functioning
committee led
by Mr F. Nyoni
and we continue
to support them
as they continue
to work on the
fellowship
National and Achieved We were able to
Regional provide all the
Programmes support needed
at all church
levels. This
includes always
making financial
contributions on
time.
Online Footprint Partly More work
needs to be
Achieved done on social
media
Acquire assets Achieved A new keyboard
was bought
Calendar Achieved All planned
Management church calendar
events were
successfully
carried out.
Acquire accounting Not Committee
software Achieved decided to shift
focus to
pursuing the
purchase of a
building for the
church and this
was shelved.
Anniversary Not Committee
Celebrations Achieved decided to shift
focus to
pursuing the
purchase of a
building for the
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|||church and this
was shelved.| |---|---|---| |Secure building for
the church|Not
Achieved|Negotiations
with Highgate
Baptist Church
are still ongoing| |Charity
Commission/HMRC
obligations|Achieved|All done on time| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Covered above**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**The church raised £4,750 towards a**
**building purchase fund. This was an**
**internal fund-raising activity with**
**members making voluntary**
**contributions.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**None in the current year**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The church raised £49,033 and spent**
**£31,037, leaving us with a surplus of**
**£17,995**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Building Fund reserve is reviewed at**
**the end of each year and a decision**
**is made dependent on the financial**
**performance in that year**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£39,889**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Mainly offering and tithes collected
during church services as well as
The charity’s principal Gift Aid
sources of funds (including Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the principal Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Registered Charity**| |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|**Trustees are elected at an Annual**
**General Meeting, by the church**
**members**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**Church is a member of the Brethren In**
**Christ Church In the UK (also a**
**registered charity which is an**
**association of all Brethren In Christ**
**Churches in England and Wales)**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name West Midlands Brethren In Christ Church
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1141051
Charity’s principal address 27 Deans Gate
Willenhall
WV13 3NH
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Themba Ndlovu Pastor Members
2 Dumisani Ncube Chairperson Members
3 Phosani Mwetwa Treasurer Members
Siphilisiwe Ladies’ Fellowship Members
4
Hanyana Mpofu Chairlady
Sibonginkosi Children’s Ministry Members
5
Ncube Leader
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Dumisani Ncube **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 31/10/2023