Cloverleaf Christian Centre Registered Charity : 1143568
Trustees' Annual Report
&
Financial Statements
8 March 2020 - 7 March 2021
CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE
Registered charity : 1143568
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT and FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year from 8 March 2020 to 7 March 2021
Contents TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT .............................................................................................................. 3 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS ................................................................. 7 STATEMENT of RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS .............................................................................................. 8 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ........................................................................................... 9
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CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE
Registered charity : 1143568
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT
For the year from 8 March 2020 to 7 March 2021
The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 7 March 2021, along with the independent examiner's report.
Reference and administration details
The charity is registered as ‘Cloverleaf Christian Centre’ and is also known as ‘C3’. It is registered with the Charity Commission, number 1143568.
Principal address : 121 Foundry Mill Street Seacroft Leeds LS14 6FJ
Principal operating address : Cloverleaf House 18 Brown Lane West Leeds LS11 0DP
The following are the charity trustees who manage the charity.
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➢ Paul Okhuoya (Chair)
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➢ Charity Isy Mba
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➢ Solomon Edwin
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➢ Ebunoluwa Edwin
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➢ Samuel Odekunle
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➢ Itohan Odekunle
Structure, governance and management
The charity is an unincorporated association and is governed in accordance with a constitution adopted on 18 February 2011.
The trustees were appointed by the Chair.
Objectives and activities
The objects of the charity, as set out in its governing document are:
Advancing the Christian faith, relieving sickness and financial hardship, promoting education, promoting and preserving 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 from time to time may think fit.
In setting our objectives and planning our activities over the course of the year, the trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit. We have carefully considered the impact our activities would have on the Charity’s objectives.
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CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE
Registered charity : 1143568
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT For the year from 8 March 2020 to 7 March 2021
The main activities undertaken in this financial year have included:
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Church services, fellowships and other meetings to support the spiritual growth of members and to advance the Christian faith.
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Supporting charities and organisations with shared objectives including the provision of office space.
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Community focused programs aimed at encouraging positive youth engagement including the provision of supplementary education programmes.
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Providing support to various members of the Romanian community living in Leeds to assist with settling into the UK, overcoming the language barrier and successfully integrating with their local community.
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Grants and donations have also been made to support individuals and other churches.
Ongoing support from volunteers continued to be integral to all our operations in the year.
Achievements and performance during the year
Cloverleaf Christian Centre believes very strongly in extracting the principles of the Bible into practical living and seeks out opportunities to do so in local and international contexts. We are increasingly active in our wider community and have built up strategic partnerships that enable us to put to practice precepts of the Christian faith i.e. Love - for God, our neighbours and ourselves. This commitment continues to define our engagements and activities, it also led us to seek out increasingly polarised individuals and communities in the city of Leeds who we actively engage with to help rebuild their lives and relationships.
In what was a very challenging year, we took significant steps to ensure we maintained contact with our members through multiple lockdowns and restrictions to in person interactions.
We continue to support the Cloverleaf Home in Kenya which is home to approximately 20 children. All the children in the home are on mapped educational courses that will see them exposed to a robust education that would otherwise have been denied them. A majority of the children are now enrolled in local schools and are thriving. The Charity’s continued partnership with the orphanage also enables those of our members who are interested in missionary work to support the work of the orphanage.
Financial review
The Charity currently has a policy to have reserves that cover 3 months of running costs. Operational running costs in the period were approximately £14,000 a quarter.
The reserves at year end were £8,855. We continue to assess fund raising opportunities.
The principal source of funding this year has been donations of approximately £39,000 made by the trustees and church members. Leeds council support was also received with a grant of £10,000 from the Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund.
This funding has mainly been used to pay the rent and associated costs of running activities in our leased property.
No restricted funds were held or spent in the year.
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CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE
Registered charity : 1143568
Future Plans
Our future plans are centred around how to operate and thrive in the unexpected Covid-19 era. We remain committed to fulfilling our mission to the fullest and anticipate that we will be able to effectively engage with all our stakeholders via the new channels of communication and interaction that we launched for a post-Covid environment.
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CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE
Registered charity : 1143568
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT For the year from 8 March 2020 to 7 March 2021
Declaration
The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees.
Signatures ____ _____ Full name Solomon Edwin Paul Okhuoya Position Trustee Chair Date 2 April 2022
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CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE
Registered charity : 1143568
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS For the year from 8 March 2020 to 7 March 2021
Report to the trustees of CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE, registered charity number 1143568.
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 7 March 2021, set out on pages 8 to 9.
Respective responsibilities of trustee and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility
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to examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review 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 accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention other than that disclosed below:
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(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements :
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met, or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed _________
Adebola Odeyemi Independent Examiner
1 April 2022
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Registered charity : 1143568
CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE
STATEMENT of RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS
For the year from 8 March 2020 to 7 March 2021
| Receipts | Unrestricted funds £ |
Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds £ 39,255 10,000 - - - 49,255 - 49,255 12 480 1,621 - 29,360 - - 353 - 10,310 - 42,136 - - 42,136 7,119 - 1,736 8,855 |
Last year £ |
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| Donations and grants | 39,255 | 48,312 | ||||
| Grants | 10,000 | - | ||||
| Gift aid | - | 10,049 | ||||
| Rent & rates | - | - | ||||
| Fundraising events | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | 49,255 | 58,361 | ||||
| Asset and investment sales, (etc). |
- | - | ||||
| Total receipts | 49,255 | **58,361 ** | ||||
| Payments | ||||||
| Administration &publicity | 12 | 113 | ||||
| Donations,relief & honorarium | 480 | 580 | ||||
| Event costs | 1,621 | 3,286 | ||||
| Legal &professional fees | **- ** | **- ** | ||||
| Rent & rates | 29,360 | 39,000 | ||||
| Repairs & maintenance | **- ** | **- ** | ||||
| Service and event costs | **- ** | **- ** | ||||
| Staff costs | 353 | 4,720 | ||||
| Transport expenses | **- ** | 560 | ||||
| Utilities,telecoms & insurance | 10,310 | 11,367 | ||||
| Other costs | **- ** | **- ** | ||||
| Sub total | 42,136 | 59,627 | ||||
| Asset and investment purchases |
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| Assets | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | ||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Transfers between funds Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 42,136 | 59,627 | |||||
| 7,119 | - | - | 7,119 | (1,266) | ||
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1,736 |
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| 8,855 | - | - | 8,855 | 1,736 |
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Registered charity : 1143568
CLOVERLEAF CHRISTIAN CENTRE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
For the year from 8 March 2020 to 7 March 2021
| Cash funds Other monetary assets Investment assets Assets retained for the charity’s own use Liabilities |
Cash at bank Total cash funds None None Details Office furniture & equipment IT equipment Musical & media equippment Details |
Unrestricted funds £ 8,855 8,855 Unrestricted funds £ Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Fund to which liability relates |
Restricted funds Endowment funds £ to nearest £ |
Restricted funds Endowment funds £ to nearest £ |
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| Restricted funds Endowment funds £ to nearest £ |
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The accounts were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by
Signatures _____ _______ Full name Solomon Edwin Paul Okhuoya Position Trustee Chair Date 2 April 2022
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