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THE APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION

INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES (UK) MANCHESTER Charity Registration No: 1146335

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31 March 2024

THE APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES (UK) MANCHESTER TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2024

CONTENTS

Page
Reference and Administrative details 3
Report of the Board of Trustees 4
Independent Examiner’s Report 9
Receipts and Payments Report 10
List of assets and Liabilities 11
Accounting Policies 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 12

THE APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES (UK) MANCHESTER TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2024

The Board of Trustees of The Apostolic Faith Mission UK Manchester presents its report and the independently examined financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Reference and Administrative details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisors

Charity Name

The Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (UK) Manchester

Registered Charity No:

1146335

Registered & Principal Office:

2 Havercroft Park Bolton BL1 5AB

Trustees:

Dr Judith Kundodyiwa – Chairperson Dr Purazen Chingombe

Elected Church Board:

Reverend Ranganai Charles Chipere - Chairperson

Dr Purazen Chingombe - Vice Chairman

Mr Fungai Taderera - Secretary Mr Benjamin Kwangwari - Administrator Mr Charles Matiba - Committee Member Dr Timothy Webster Kundodyiwa - Committee Member Elder Gibson Chidindi – Committee Member

Independent Examiner:

Townley & Co Ltd Warrington Business Centre 67 Bewsey Street Warrington WA2 7JQ

Bankers:

Barclays Bank Wigan Branch Wigan

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Structure, Governance and Management

The church is a registered charity. It operates within the framework of 4 main Committees:

The church is a member of The Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (UK) “AFM IM (UK)”. It has 5 main governing documents:

The method of appointment of the Board is set out in the constitution of AFM IM (UK). The Church Board is composed of 7 members excluding the Youth leader. All board members make corporate decisions on the day to day running of the church on behalf of the congregation. All church attendees are encouraged to become full members to be eligible for election.

Trustee induction

Following appointment and a new intake of Trustees, the first meeting includes an induction session led by the sitting Trustees and Office Bearers of the Church Board including explanations of the roles and responsibilities of trustees.

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting.

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to;

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The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the

financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Disclosure of information to the Independent Examiner

So far as each trustee is aware at the time this report is approved, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's Independent Examiner is unaware. Each trustee has taken all the steps he/she ought to have taken to make him/her aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's Independent Examiner is aware of that information.

Objectives and activities:

Achievements and Performance

This financial year has been characterised by church growth. There has been an influx of new members particularly young families and youth.The following groups or departments have been re-organised at Manchester Assembly.

Children’s Ministries

Children’s Ministry Leaders

Mrs Taderera and Mrs Kwangwari are our teachers. They are DBS cleared per government requirements. They have several new children in their department, whilst some of the older ones have moved to the Youth department. Some of the children are now young adults who are still holding on to the faith. They use one of the classrooms at Albion Academy for lessons. In this state of the art and well-equipped classroom, children do bible related activities with the aid of modern technology and equipment. This has helped them improve their concentration and understanding of teachings from the bible. We also hold outdoor activities and trips with the aim of making our children realise that Christianity is part of life and it is not only confined to the church. Our Children's ministry department is participating in leading Children's Sunday services as allocated.

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Ladies Union

Sisters Union Committee

The ladies’ department is an integral part of the church and is always championing the role of the women. The department has been the mainstay of support to ladies in and outside the church through activities such as Monthly fellowships via zoom, all night prayers, home visits, and spiritual support. They also purchased groceries and donated to the needy during the festive season. The Ladies’ department continue to assist new members relocating from abroad with kitchen equipment and other used furniture so that they are able to jell into the new community. They also assist with eats at special events and after Sunday service teas.

Men's Fellowship

Men's Fellowship Committee

The group continues to grow from strength to strength and members are very active and take part in day to day operations of the church

Some of the activities of the department include conducting the Sunday service, praise and worship intercession and preaching. Prayer is strong part of the men’s fellowship and they regularly hold special prayer for the city while driving around the ring road M60. They actively participate in the week Wednesday Virtual Bible study and they have an active WhatsApp group. Men’s fellowship help with donations for various needs of the church and community.

Young People’s Union

Youth Committee

The youth have been able to organize several outdoor activities and eating out together. The department has come of age with the youth actively participating in church services. They have shown a huge desire in cementing their charitable status by coming up with programs to be pursued in the next financial year. There is general excitement with youth activities such as Youth Saturday’s fellowship and barbecues being popular. These meetings are open and free for anyone to attend. Many the members are maturing and going to university and we have also witnessed several graduations as the young people mature into adult life. Youth members have now started to actively take part in church activities and joined departments such as praise and worship, ushering, media team, hospitality and decorations. On-going support is required in intercession and bible study. Furthermore, they have been instrumental in introducing interactive debates on life and spirituality during Youth Sundays.

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Intercession Department

The intercession Team is led by Mrs Mazando, Pastore Chipere and other atendees.

Prayer is central to the life of the church and its spirituality. As such, an intercession team was instituted by the Church leadership and their role is to organise prayer sessions. The Team members also lead the Sunday intercession program as directed by the Pastor. Going forward, we strongly believe that through the intercession ministry lives will continue to be transformed as we call upon the Lord to bring total salvation to believers and the world at large.

Couples Fellowship

Committee

· Dr and Mrs Kundodyiwa

Couples fellowship group meets regularly for marriage enrichment programs. These include teachings on various marriage topics as well as social activities to encourage couple bonding. A special highlight was the couples’ outing weekend seminar at Last Drop hotel. This event attracted 23 couples.

Conferences

We are a member of AFMIM (UK). Manchester Assembly is actively involved in the Northern Region Network of churches as well as at national level. Our church participated in the Dunamis Family Conference held in May 2023 at the Doncaster dome.

Manchester Glory Zone Activity Review for period April 2023 to March 2024

The year in review was being run with the theme: THE YEAR OF SUPERNATURAL FORMATION: THOROUGHBRED WITH GRACE FOR THE RACE. The main focus of this theme was to empower believers to grow in their walk with Christ. This is in line with missional agenda of the church to make disciples.

Church Activities

Church services were conducted throughout the year and these were generally well attended with numbers of new members increasing. The average a�endance was approximately 70-80 people per service. Special events included Prayer Rallies, M60 Prayer Drive, Revivals, Family Day out, Couples meetings, Women and Girls’ Dinner, Board prayers and fellowship, Men’s Fellowship Sundays, Children's Sundays, Ladies’ Sundays, Youth Sundays and having a Christmas party as a church family.

In addition, other regional activities for which the local church participated were All Night Prayer Meetings, Regional Big Sunday Service, Easter Conference.

Board/BOT/Regional Workers Council/National Workers Council

Various meetings were recorded for the Board/BOT/RWC/NWC during the year. While local meetings are mandatory for designated officials to attend, other regional engagements were well attended by local representatives. All these meetings were duly constituted.

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Public benefit statement

The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. The church preaches and carries on its activities to benefit the public and mankind.

Financial Review

Total receipts were £40,852 (general fund £36,892 designated fund £0 and restricted fund £3,960) compared to £35,812 (general fund £33,476, designated fund £0 and restricted fund £2,336) for the previous year. This is an increase of 14%. Detailed income lines are shown in notes 2 to 5 of the accounts. The total payments were £56,138, compared to £42,989 in the previous year. The increase in expenditure is mainly due to an increase in rental costs and charitable expenditure. The year ended with a deficit of £15,286 (deficit in 2023 £11,511).

Reserves Policy

The trustees have considered the reserves policy in light of the activities and resources available to the church. Whilst working towards building reserves equating to 6 months expenditure, the Trustees have taken a view to maintain operations whist expanding the work. The reserves at 31 March 2024, of £56,939 are in excess of £29,000 representing 6 months expenditure.

By order of the Board Trustee ………………………………………………………………… Name ……………………………………………………………………Dr Judith Kundodyiwa 31/01/25 Date: …………………………………………………………………….

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees (hereinafter “trustees” of Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries UK Manchester. Charity Registration Number: 1146335

This report on the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2024, which are set out on pages 10 to 14, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (’the Act’).

Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner

As trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. You consider that the audit requirements of section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) do not apply and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to issue this report on those accounts in accordance with the terms of the Regulations and to:

Basis of independent examiners report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the 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 you as members concerning any 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:

1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:

2 To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Townley & Co Ltd Warrington Business Centre 67 Bewsey Street, Warrington WA2 7JQ

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The Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (UK) Manchester Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31 March 2024

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total Total
Fund Fund Funds Funds Funds
Notes 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023
Receipts
Voluntary receipts 2 36,892 - 3,744 40,636 35,793
Activities for generating funds 3 - - - - -
Incoming resources from charitable activities 4 - - - - -
Other income 5 - - 216 216 19
36,892 - 3,960 40,852 35,812
Payments
Spiritual Leadership 6 21,745 - - 21,745 20,196
Cost of generating funds 7 - - - - -
Charitable activities 8 9,085 - 9,085 4,989
Church running costs 9 14,501 - - 14,501 9,761
Community Building 10 7,601 - - 7,601 6,767
Other Costs 11 2,614 - - 2,614 299
Gorvernance costs 12 240 - - 240 240
Supports Costs 13 352 - - 352 737
56,138 - - 56,138 42,989
Surplus/(Deficit) for the period 19,246
-		 - 3,960 15,286
-		 7,177
-
Transfers between funds - - - - -
Other adjusting transactions - - - - 4,334
-
Surplus /(Deficit) after transfers between
funds 19,246
-		 - 3,960 15,286
-		 11,511
-
Bank and cash balances at 1 April 2023 38,066 - 15,691 53,757
Bank and cash balances at 31 March 2024 18,820 - 19,651 38,471

THE Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (UK) Manchester List of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 March 2024

Unrestricted Unrestricted
Designated		 Restricted Total Total
Fund Fund Funds Funds Funds
2024 2024 2024 2024 2023
Monetary Assets
Bank Accounts 18,441
-		 19,651 38,092 53,757
Other Assets
Musical Instruments at cost 10,309
-		 - 10,309 10,309
Computer equipment 6,528 6,528 6,528
Website 2,485 2,485 2,485
19,322
-		 - 19,322 19,322
Current Assets
Gift Aid tax reclaimed -
-		 - - -
JRS Grant -
-		 - - -
-
-		 - - -
Current Liabilities
AFMIM National Building fund 180
-		 - 180 180
Independent Examination fee 240
-		 - 240 240
Net Wages -
-		 - - -
Social Security Costs 17
-		 - 17 397
Pension 38
-		 - 38 38
475
-		 - 475 855

28/01/25 Approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on …………….....………... and signed on their behalf by: (Chair)………………......................Dr Judith Kundodyiwa Signature………………......................

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The Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (UK) Manchester Accounting Polices and Notes to the accounts for the Year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting Polices

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis using Receipts and Payments. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the trustees are responsible in law.

a Voluntary Income

Voluntary income is accounted for on receipt.

b Funds

General funds are unrestricted funds which are to be used for general purposes of the charity. Designated funds refer to funds earmarked for departmental activities. Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes intended by the donor.

2 VOLUNTARY INCOME
Tithes
Gift Aid
Donations Received
3 ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS
Fundraising
4 INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Conference/Retreat Fees
5 OTHER INCOME
Grants
Job Retention Scheme Grant
Sundry income
TOTAL RECEIPTS		 Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Total
Total
Fund
Fund
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
2024
2024
2024
2023
15,959
-
-
15,959
15,959
-
-
-
-
-
20,933
-
3,744
24,677
19,834
36,892
-
3,744
40,636
35,793
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
216
216
19
-
-
216
216
19
36,892
-
3,960
40,852
35,812

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The Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (UK) Manchester Notes to the accounts for the Year ended 31 March 2024

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total Total
Fund Fund Funds Funds Funds
2024 2024 2024 2024 2023
PAYMENTS
6 SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
Employment costs 21,745 - - 21,745 20,196
21,745 - - 21,745 20,196
7 COST OF GENERATING VOLUNTARY INCOME
Fundraising costs - - - - -
8 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Charitable activity costs 9,085 - - 9,085 4,989
9 CHURCH RUNNING COSTS
Church Hall Rent 12,878 - - 12,878 7,964
Honorarium 300 - - 300 200
Travel Costs 1,323 - - 1,323 1,597
Repairs and maintenance - - - - -
14,501 - - 14,501 9,761
10 COMMUNITY BUILDING
AFM National Youth - - - - -
AFMIM International contributions - - - - -
AFMIM Regional contributions 2,171 - - 2,171 2,077
Conference and retreat costs 5,430 - - 5,430 4,690
7,601 - - 7,601 6,767
11 OTHER COSTS
Miscellaneous 477 - - 477 5
Funeral costs - - - - -
Insurance 313 - - 313 294
Bank charges - - - - -
Equipment costs 1,824 - - 1,824 -
2,614 - - 2,614 299

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THE Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (UK) Manchester Notes to the accounts for the Year ended 31 March 2024

12 GORVERNANCE COSTS
Independent Examiner's fee
13 SUPPORT COSTS
Postage
Computer costs
TOTAL EXPENSES
14 Analysis of Funds
Restricted Funds
Building Fund
Designated Funds
Youth
Unrestricted Funds
General
Total Funds		 Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Total
Total
Fund
Fund
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
2024
2024
2024
2023
240
-
-
240
240
-
-
-
-
.
352
-
-
352
737
352
-
-
352
737
47,053
-
-
47,053
38,000
Balance
Funds in
Funds out
Transfers
Balance
01-Apr-23
31-Mar-24
15,691
3,960
-
-
19,651
-
-
-
-
-
56,534
36,892
56,138
-
-
37,288
72,225
40,852
56,138
-
-
56,939

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