CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
AMAZING GRACE PARISH
ACCOUNTS
31ST DECEMBER 2023
EMMANUEL STEPHENS & CO.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, BUSINESS ADVISERS & CONSULTANTS
62 BEECHWOOD ROAD, LONDON E8 3DY

CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH
Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2023
CHARifY REGISTRATION NUMBER IN ENGLAND AND WALES
1146389

CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH
Reports and Accounts For Th• Year Ended 31st De¢¢mb¢T 2023
CONTENTS
Charity Infom18ti
Trustees Report
Accountw)V$ Repc*t
Stal8menl of Ffv)a)claJ Activ6ttes
Balance Sheet
Jt88 to Aecwnts

CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH
Charity Informa￿0￿
ThE MANAGEAIENT COMMirrEE.'
Mrs. Ellzabeth AkSns8nya
Trusleè
Rebecca A￿￿￿an￿7
TnJst89
M81vin Shoyeju
Trustèe
L68h Adellnml
Twstee
Charlty R•gl•tratlon No:
1146389
BUSINESS OFFICE
Unit 34,New AddIngtC￿ Bu$lAe8$ Centr•
Vukan Way,
CRO 9UG
BANKERS
Lloyds Bank
Cemden Town Branch
140 Carndon H￿h Str••t
Camd8n Town
London NW1 ONG
ACCOUNTANTS
EMMANUEL STEPHENS & CO.
62 BEECHWOOD ROAD
LONDON E8 3DY

CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES TO MEMBERS OF THE
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH
The Trustegs pres8nt thelr T8￿rt and Accounts fc*lhe star ended 31 Dec4mb8r 2023.
Celèstlal Church of Christ AmazFrg Grace Parish is a reg￿tered chanty with the overall misston of Spreading
the Christian laith. alleviatin9 povety and reaching oul lo those U)at are marginalised in the soclety al large.
Wt started the year with a spiril-filled servkè wth th& rnolive of conunuous soul-winnrng for the Kingdom
ol Christ.
Th church activitles for the ye¥r in review aro dossKfi￿ into slandard, speual and inter padsh. The standa
activitr.es are af• regularfy held weekly.mon¢hly and annually. th•y are port of the Churth caleThJ8rwortth%ide
and are observed by al par15hes Including Amaing Gra￿ parish
The spscial actiwties a￿ horne grown activlJes Ihat are de8tgned to meet lh& ne8ds ofthe m•mbors ofthe
parlsh including Ihe parish cantala. th9 8umm8r feast. a spaeKql grarKI c¥)mmand music pèrtCTha￿ to knelude
special artists from Europe and Alrica.
Slrènglhening 8nd buikling our capauty as an Org8nisa¢ion5 h8s b8en mainly focusod In 2023 on
Securing a new building. Learning from last challenges by employing a building consultant.
IAle ¥ign post many19 5talvlw h8lp and provide 1-2-1 $UPFKJrt for IhDSe that th& council does rK)t
have responsibllity to support. by using our social medlè channels to find them accommodation.
Refu8ee5 wlth no recourse to publlc fund:
Families on low income support throu8h signposting and issues of food vouchers.
Youth Empowerment
Supportlng the elderly,
Food security programme8
Mental wellbging
Inler parlsh acllvlUe8 ore related activhies and spgdal proprammes of slstsr parishes and other donominations
for whlch the parl$h regularty InVIt￿ to p8rtiuate or as a guasL They Indudè revival wogffjmmas and
semlnars.
Mrs Ellzab•th Aklnsany¥
Date
J¥ [/o/R19 24

CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TrUSTEES OF
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH
I report on the accwnts of th8 Twst lor the per*Jd ended 3151 Do￿rnber 2023, which are 8et c￿t on
paged 3 to 6.
REspecTIVE RESPONSIBILMES OF THE TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER
As the Charity5 Tru81ees. you are responsible for Ihe preparalrf>n of the Account ￿161￿
tr￿t the audit requI￿rnent of 5eclion 4312) ofthe char￿e$ Act 19931￿8 Acr) do8s not appty.
1115 my ￿SponSIbl1fy to..
. Exarnine thè accounts under sedion 145 ofthe 2011 Act",
. to fdlow the procedu￿ s lamd (Jown in the 0oneTal Dirgclions given by Iho Charlty cr￿mISsIon und•r
sectlon 145151 tsf lh8 2011 Act-
. to stste wh8ther paruculat matters havè crxne lo my aitsntion.
BASIS OF INOEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
My èx8minalion w89 cath8d out in 8ccortJance wilh the Gen•rd Dlrect.on$ gfven by the Charity
Commisslongrs. An èxamin8tion includ8s a review of the accounting records kepl by the Cha
and a compart50n of the Accounts presented IIM)se ￿Cords. It also Includ￿ consld8ratlon of
any unusLtal Stems or disckjsures in the Accounts, and See￿ng 8xpJ8natitin8 from you as Trustees
conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provbje all the evldance that would
be requlrad In an 8udtt. and ¢ons8qu?nty no ophbn Is glven a$ lo whethgf the accounts present 8
tru8 and f81r vlew and the report is Ilmited to Ihose matt¢rB set out in the ststam•nl bthf.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT
In connection h￿th rny examinat￿)n, no mattèr ha8 cijmo lo my attention:
1. Whl¢h gwè$ me rn•Uona￿è eauso to Ihat In any m8t8flal re6p•et the
requirèrnents..
' to keep a¢countlng records In acctyd8nc8 ￿1h sacts.on 130 ofthe 2011 Acl, and
' to prepare ac¢ount5 which ac£ord wjlh the acctsunlng records and to eompty %%71h
the aceounllng requSr8mènts ol the 2011 ACL
have nol b8en met". LV
2. to whlch, in my opinion, attention bo drawn to enabl? a proper uNlorstandlng oltr
aC￿UnIS to be reaehed.
Emmanu•l St•phong & Co.
Chart8red Accovntants,
Buslness Advlsèrs & Consullants
62 8ee¢hwood Roa
Lonilon
E8 30Y
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH

Statomènt of Fjnandal for the
r •nd•d 315t D¢c•mb•r 2023
2023
Notas Urwestricted Resthcted
2022
Total
Incomlng Rèsou￿•9
rilhes, Offersngs &
Slmljar Incorning Resources
Crth8r Income
Gift A¥J Repa￿ents
92.867
15,000
13.lJ44
92.667
15.000
13.044
74,558
8,041
Total Incomlng R•8ourc••
120,911
120911
82,599
Charlt•ble R￿our¢￿ Ewnd•d
Direct C￿a￿table expenses
Fundr8151ng Publlclty
anag6mènl & Adrninlslration
T¢)tal •xp•nd4d
60,479
155.S67
156,217
14,448
74,926
156,217
Nat Incornlng Resourc88 lor thè year
Funds Bfoughl Forward
Fund 88lances ¢arr￿d loTh¥ard
35.306
96.823
61,$17
35.3C
96,823
7,673
89,150
I dl8closui•s relate to th• ¢onUnulng opwatkffi$. Therg ar• no recoJniMd galns or h)$888 0th8r th•n
th)se dis¢bBed 8bov8.
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH
8alancg ¥heet as •t 31st Docember 2023

2023
2022
Notes
HXED ASSETS
Other t8r¥JiNe ￿￿ed Assets
2.750
2.750
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash in Handl Bank
, Pr&p8yment lor Ngw BuldirrfJ
59.672
104.590
59,672
104.590
CURRENT LIA81LITIES
Amount lallin9 due wlthln one ￿8r
soo
NET CURRENT ASSETS
59.172
104,090
LONG TERM LIABILITIES
Amounl falllng due more than a yyar
Loan
TOTAL AssErs
ACCUMULATED FUNDS
Unrestricted
Restricted
7.267
54,655
7.267
96,821
43,555
53.267
53.267
54,655
Approved by the Trusteos and Slgned on tr*ir b8halP.
Mrs Ellzabelh Akinsanya
/*//0 lao4
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH
otè# t
he financlal slat•men
orth
rfjod e
ed 31s¢ D•cemb&r 202
ACCOUNTING POLKIES

Th8 accounts hav• b8en prepared in ct*npknc• th the siatefflent of RecommeThJed pr￿fice
ISORPI: Accounting for Charilies.
1. GRANTS. DONATIC>NS ETC
The$8 are recognised In lull in the Statement of FIn8n¢￿ Activrtles irt the Feriod in vthich they are
received.
Z DIRECT CHARtTABLE EXPENOMJRE
This compri58s all expenditure direcuy related to Ihe obieias of the of Ihe chHrity. It also incl￿￿85 the
ndrtufe in support ofthBt activity whwe materi￿.
2023
2022
DonBlbJns
Motor Expense¥
3. FUND RAISING AND PUBLICITY
This comprise the costs incurred in conn8cIOon ￿ Ihe man8￿ment of lh8 chÈwW$ 88sets.
These costs Èr¢ organisal¥)nal as opposed to projed administratron ¢OSts. They Includ? costs for
complw'ng wilh tha ¢(￿s￿tU11)nal 84)d 8t&tutOry fequlr8ments.
4. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
2023
2022
Rent
TdephonelFax
Cholr Exp8n88S
Church ExpenseB
Repairs & Maintenance
Prol938ional fe0$
Bank Charges
Insuranc•
Hervegt Expens•8
Evangellsm
D•preciallon
Accounlancy fe•$
41.163
759
7,520
4.505
57,127
30,705
870
8,307
1,079
7.850
1,608
9.420
13,100
650
440
400
14447.79
21.351
155,567
S.DEPRECIATION
Thi8 has been provided at the rates in order to ￿lIe off the assets ovèrtheir eslfim8led
useful IN•S
Muslc81 Equipm&nl
FirLure & Fitbngs
20%

6. LIABILrnES
urrent Liabillties
2023
2022
Accounta￿ Fees
550
550
soo
500
M¢)r8 Than 1 year
Loans
7. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
These ar8 grants and donat￿n3 tecelved or receivabk for Ihe objects olthe charty %thoLrt re&trickn8
as to purpose but are available as general funds.
B. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS
Rastricted funds are Itsed for Ihè ￿rp￿ 8S SP8erfl8d by lh• donor. ExpeThJiture Ihat m••ts thasè
criteria 18 IdentMed to the fvn(l.
9. FIXED AsseTS
Flxturèi &
Fll¢lr¥g•
Equlpment M+)tor Van
Total
Co$VValu#tlgn
At 1 January 2023
Addll'ons
At 31st Dec8mb8r 2023
4.219
6SO
7.069
3,400
10,469
650
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023
Charge lor th& y8ar
At 31st Decerrber 2023
4.219
2.200
650
7.￿9
650
7,719
4.869
2,2CM)
N•t 8 k Valu•
At 31st D8cemb8r 2023
At 31st Dac8mb8r2022
2.750