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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date: 02/07/2021 To Period end date: 01/07/2022

Charity name: Bethesda House of Grace Ministries

Charity registration number: 1142559

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The Bethesda House of Grace Ministries is a Christian charity founded in July 2010. Based in the UK, we also have partners in Africa. We are dedicated to addressing the needs of children, the elderly, families, young people, and positively contributing to as many communities as possible in the UK and Africa.
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	The main activities include physical help, we provide aid in different areas such as educational, medical, business, vocational, and generally the development of people; assistance is therefore geared through different means in order to attain such development. These means including our feeding programmes, care for the elderly and child sponsorship.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Bethesda House of Grace’s Trustees are committed to maintaining and increasing as many people to worship with us as possible. There are many activities throughout the week, which enable the different members to put their faith into practise, including Bible Studies, Prayer Lines and Study Sessions. Throughout the year, the Trustees have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We aim to allow ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:  Worship and prayer, learning about the gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus  Missionary work in different countries including Sierra Leone, Kenya  Guidance and support to those

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around the community To continue doing this, it is important to maintain the structure that we have here at Bethesda House of Grace Ministries.

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	This year, we achieved many things inside and outside of the church. We were able to move over all of our meetings/services to be available via Zoom links allowing the community to have more accessibility to us as a Church. We have been successful in welcoming multiple new faces into the church and we have dedicated last Friday of the month service in person where we look at Bible Studies. As this is limited to once a month, people are more likely to be there. We were able to distribute some common items to schools in Kenya and Sierra Leone whilst teaching some of the schoolchildren the works of Jesus.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity ended the year with a position of 1k, with 26k received as income and expenditure at 25k.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	n/a
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	n/a
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	As the charity continues to spend less money than generated year on year, we do not see any reason the charity will continue to be a going concern

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated Association

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	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 selected by members of the congregation and then are appointed separately by the Pastors of the church. This allows for all members to have involvement in the decisions of the church.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Bethesda House of Grace Ministries
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1142559
Charity’s principal address	ALBRIGHTON COMMUNITY CENTRE 37 ALBRIGHTON ROAD LONDON SE22 8AH

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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Pastor Bayoh		Wholeyear
	Marion Esiee Koroms		Whole year
	Mariatu Turay		Wholeyear
	Carolyn Janice Jeffers		Whole year
	Nabiatu Turay		Wholeyear

– 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

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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets The charity doesn’t have assets on behalf of others. held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a 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

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Other optional information

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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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Nabiatu	Turay
	Trustee
	01.05.2023
	01.05.2023