REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1146816
THE RHEMA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE (UNAUDITED)
YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024
Allen & Co Suite 20, Rosehill Business Centre Normanton Road Derby DE23 6RH
THE RHEMA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
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| Contents | 2 |
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| Charity Information | 3 |
| Trustees’ Report | 4-9 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 10 |
| Income and Expenditure Account | 11 |
| Balance Sheet | 12 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 13-14 |
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THE RHEMA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
Registered Charity Number: 1146816
Registered Office: Unit E, Bateman Court Bateman Street Derby DE23 8JQ
Trustees: Akosua Owusu Rev. Maida Banda Deaconess Oneday Muchena
Accountants: Allen & Co Suite 20, Rosehill Business Centre Normanton Road Derby DE23 6RH
THE RHEMA PENTECOSTAL CHURCHUK
Trustees’ Report
The Trustees of The Rhema Pentecostal Church-UK (The RPC Family) takes pleasure in submitting their report, and accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 7 and comply with the statement of recommended practice.
Constitution, objective of the charity, principal activity, and organisation of our work. The charity is constituted under a trust deed dated 25th October 2011 as amended on the 18th of February 2012, and registered on 10th April 2012, with UK
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registered charity no. 1146816. The objectives of the charity as set out in Declaration of trust are:
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The advancement of the Christian faith, the word of God and the full gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in accordance with the tenets of faith in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the trustees may from time to time determine.
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Such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time determine.
Thankfulness and Prayer
“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:38).
Our Achievements:
The RPC Family in the year under review was involved in many activities in and outside the United Kingdom. Seminars, workshops, and conferences were organised whereby Christian values and morals were taught with the focus of healthy living (lifestyles) and good parenting in the society.In the year under review, more charitable donations, and support were given to individual members, partners and individuals from Eritrean background who were in dying need of support in order to demonstrate our love to them.
And, to fulfil the Greatest Commandment which was spoken by Our Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 22:37-40, … “‘ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbours as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Domestic support and assistants were given to the needy through our food bank assistance. The RPC Family members were admonished to support people in need as much as possible in fulfilment in Matthew 25:41-46. Parents were advised to keep watch on their children and support them with their mental and spiritual wellbeing.
The Church was able to fulfil our Aims and Objectives through individuals’ contributions, donations, and Government support
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1. Midweek Counselling and Advice Services:
The church take pressure in doing counselling and advisory services to the members of our community.
The leadership of the church is dedicated from every Tuesday and Wednesday for counselling and advice-giving to both the members and nonchurch members.
This Year we made an awareness of mental health challenges encouraging the church to seek both professional and spiritual support The presiding bishop of the church and his leadership team are working in cooperation with various organisations to enable a horizontal and operative services for our people within Midlands and its surroundings. The RPC Family Counselling and Advisory is actively supporting the sick, poor, needy and others facing divorce, separation, and various crises in life. Also encouraging numerous of people to seek GP advice when necessary for treatment.
2. Women Ministry (Women of Substance):
The RPC Women Ministries Primary Tasks is to address the concerns and conditions of women of all ages in the congregation and community–that they may grow in their understanding of God, themselves, others, and the world–so that their quality of life may be improved through a personal faith and growth as a disciple. The Women general focused the year under review on the following: Studying the hopes, concerns, and needs of women in the congregation and community to determine how best to serve them and how they might best serve each other as Christian disciples and good neighbours. Becoming familiar with the overall vision and ministry goals of the congregation and established objectives to help achieve these goals through
the congregation’s ministry with women.Plan and implement a varied and wide-ranging ministry with women, including worship, study, workshops/seminars, fellowship, and service opportunities.
Identify, enlist, train and support leaders (e.g., group leaders, mission chair, etc.) for the congregation’s women ministries. The women ministries are committed to ensuring the mission and ministry of the congregation are supported and strengthened.
The Women of Destiny and its members in the United Kingdom under the year of review commenced numerous activities with the aim of helping and supporting its members with awareness of domestic abuse, mental health.
3. Men Ministry (Men of Mission):
The men ministry in the RPC Family is a fellowship which is called to lead in the campaign of restoration of purposes for Men to fulfill their God Calling. The ministry primary aim is to repair the breach and restore
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the broken walls, streets to our dwellings (house of the Lord. To establish foundations of many generations and build the old waste places through prayers and word of God. Guiding men grow spiritually to become watchmen of their families, church (body of Christ) and true Disciples of Jesus Christ that will impact the society in the 21st Century. The Men Ministry is within The Rhema Pentecostal Church-UK, but serve as NonDenominational Group open to All Men in our society and is committed:
To encourage and lead every man to having a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ
To teach and enlighten men of their roles in families and in the body of Christ.
To stand in the gap for their families, the church and the land in prayers using the word of God.
It is the duty of the men on mission to fellowship every first Saturday of month, to discuss member’s welfare, plan for community projects, study and meditate on the word of God, and occasionally hold special dinner meetings for members and visitors.
4. Youth Ministry:
The youth ministry in the year under review had Religious Workers from Africa. Many Activities were organised including In and Outdoor events through the youth leaders in corroboration with the Executives/Trustees. Many families are hesitating to release their children due to the fear of many young people exposed to knife crime, smoking however the church has made good awareness to the youth of the consequences of involvement in such activities. After school homework club programmes and other intervention activities were still available to them here in The Rhema Pentecostal Church.
5. Children Ministry:
We are thankful that God has kept us well and safe throughout, we as the children ministry have continued reaching out to children and their parents, encouraging, and uplifting each other in kind and in prayer. Communication through social media has been maintained with the continued aim of encouragement as well as knowing their wellbeing. Parents have continued to be of great help and a bridge of interaction and teaching of God’s word to the children. Bible stories, Bible verses and songs have been sent to the children with the parents facilitating their learning.
Prayers and encouragement for the children ministry team has been ongoing. We all need that word that encourages our hearts as we all face things that wear us down. We are thankful to our Children Ministry patron
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as well as our Bishop Dr. for standing with us in prayers, kindness, and encouragement in many areas.
6. Welfare Program:
Many people through our Welfare programs, donation has been given in Support of the less privileged within our community. The beneficiaries are those who do not have access to public funds for a variety of reasons and this is a valuable means of support until their financial situation changes. The Church continue in its free distribution of food and household products through our food bank, many of these items were donated by the local church through our freewill offering (with the assistance of individual members). Rent support and cash donations were given to underprivileged families and individual.
7. Wednesdays Bible study and Saturday Discipleship:
The RPC Family Wednesdays and Saturday discipleship program has opened great doors for many people within our community to be informed about the divine knowledge of God. The discipleship program is open to all who desire to grow into disciples who will disciple others for kingdom growth.
8. Church Branches:
The RPC Family overseas Branches are dependant on The RPC Family in the United Kingdom for financial support.
9. Missionary assignment:
The Church through its missionary assignment has established a Welfare funds programme for vulnerable people who are heavy laden and are seeking God but are deprived of spiritual and physical assistance in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Malawi
and in Kenya. Through our financial and aid support to these countries, The RhemaPentecostal Church-UK
(The RPC Family) has successfully helped many orphans, widows and the destitute through relief of poverty and community development programmes during the year of review.
The RPC Family supports both the spiritual and physical well-being of the children and young people in these African countries through educational
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programmes such as after school homework clubs, distribution of learning materials, prayer, and counselling sessions.
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a. The sick and vulnerable people and members have been supported through our volunteer scheme project. Our Charity/ volunteer workers assists the sick in washing their clothes (laundry), transporting those who are unable to come for our services due to lack of transport and shopping for them, taking them for a walk, to a recreation centre and church activities.
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b. The Rhema Pentecostal Church-UK has been fully involved in welcoming migrants from all over the world, especially people from Italy, Eritrea, German, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia, Cameroon, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. We developed a welcome pack which helped to introduce Derby and the Midlands to the newly arrival.
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c. Through the church Hospitality, Welfare Ministry and our Outreach Ministry, the migrants, asylum seekers and the refugees have been welcomed and supported to settle within the community.
10. Partnership/Corroboration:
The Rhema Pentecostal Church-UK in the year under review worked in Partnership/Corroboration with Organisation for Better Environment and Childcare (OBECC), and PHA Coaching Ltd.
The Church continue to work together with the Organisation for Better Environment and Childcare (OBECC), working in corroboration to help and support families with children and young people in Derby, Derbyshire, midlands and across the globe in the year under review. The RPC Family have also been working in partnership with PHA Coaching helped several people to increase their confidence and focus, resulting in a sense of fulfilment and a better quality of life. With PHA Coaching, we support individuals to move from where they are now to where they want to be in the most effective and efficient way possible. More so, to support organisations to create powerful strategies and develop the perfect environment and team to make them work, and build a coaching relationship upon truth, openness, and trust.
PHA Coaching was founded in the year 2016 by Priscilla HackmanAsamoah who came up with the idea over drive-time home from work. She was pondering upon the profound impact coaching has had on her career and family life and she had a thought that she should start a coaching practice to support others.
The Rhema Pentecostal Church-UK in the year under review worked inPartnership/
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Corroboration with such
Organisation have seen many Christians and non-Christians attended our services and many re-dedicated their lives to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Many refugees who attending our church continually receive financial support from the church.
Through out the Year we have seen many Christians and non-Christians join our physical and visual services rededicating their lives to our Lord and Savior As the Church we continue to pray for the Peace of the United Kingdom and for the Uk law makers to be filled with the knowledge and wisdom of the Almighty God.
Review of the financial position
The charity made a surplus for the year amounting to £3,027.
Approval
behalf by:
The report was approved by the board of trustees on 10th October 2025 and signed on their
Date: 26th October 2025
Dr. Kwasi Owusu (The Presiding Bishop)
THE RHEMA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Independent Examiner’s Report
To the Trustees
THE RHEMA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31st December 2024 set out on the following pages which have been prepared on the basis of their accounting policies shown in the corresponding pages.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The trustees of the church are responsible for the preparation of the accounts: they consider that the audit requirement under section 43(2) of the charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act), does not apply. It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts under section 43(3) of the 1993 Act.
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Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissions made under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act.
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State whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the church 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 trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently i do not express and audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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(1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material aspect, the trustees have not met reasonable requirements to ensure that:
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Proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of the Act)
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Accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act: or
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(2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
L Allen ACPA
Allen & Co
Suite 20, Rosehill Business Centre Normanton Road Derby DE23 6RH
THE RHEMA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
| Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31st December 2024 | Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31st December 2024 | Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31st December 2024 | Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31st December 2024 |
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| Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account | |||
| Note | 2024 | ||
| £ | |||
| Balance B/F as at 01/01/2024 - HSBC Bank | 3,990 | ||
| Income Resources | |||
| Income resources Bank | |||
| Voluntary contributions | (2) | 253,359 | |
| Other Income | 76,864 | 330,223 | |
| Income resources Cash | 27,850 |
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| Total Incoming Resources Resources expended Migrant Worker Support Office Supplies Utilities Conference & Evangelism Children Ministry Women Ministry Men Ministry Bank Charges Church Premises / Rent TAPAC Insurance Youth/ Young Adult Bereavement Charitable Activities Outreach Ministry Expense Church Trips Church Car Expenses Minister Honorarium Admin & Hospitality Telephone, Internet & Web Training Charitable Donations & Welfare Salaries & Wages, Tax and N.I Website Maintenance & Media Music Department Legal/ Professional/ Subscriptions/ DBS Travel & Accommodation Loan Back Depreciation of Fixed Assets Total Resources expended Net incoming/ (outgoing) resources |
362,063 10,990 6,750 5,537 9,725 6,568 6,850 4,200 900 23,400 4,520 3,370 7,300 24,010 26,628 9,234 8,600 11,147 5,060 9,661 2,433 4,412 15,145 125,593 5,867 4,153 2,025 9,869 5,000 89 359,036 3,027 |
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There were no recognised gains or losses in the year. All activities derive from continuing operations.
THE RHEMA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2024
Note
2024
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£
Fixed Assets Tangible Assets
(3) 265
Current Assets Bank 1,487 Cash 1,629 3,116 Creditors Other 9,302 Amount falling after one year (4) 4,325 13,627 Net Current Assets (10,511) Net Assets ~~(10,246~~ ) Represented by: Reserves (13,273) Net Profit 3,027 ~~(10,246~~ )
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 10th October 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
Bishop Kwasi Owusu Presiding Archbishop
Reverend Maida Banda Trustee
THE RHEMA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024
1. Accounting Policies
(a) Accounting basis
These accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis under section 42(3) of the charities Act 1993 ad the statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting by Charities published in March 2008. The adoption of the revised SORP has resulted in reclassification of some items.
(b) Incoming resources
i) Voluntary income
Voluntary income is received by way of Tithes offerings, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.
(c) Resources expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.
(d) Fixed Assets and depreciation
Fixed assets are included at cost. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset over its expected useful life using the reducing balance method. Motor Vehicle - 25%
Equipments & Instruments – 25%
(e) Cash Flow
The church has taken advantage of the exemptions in Financial Reporting Standard No 1 from the requirement to produce a cash flow statement on the grounds that it is a small church.
2. Incoming resources from generated funds
| Income from Voluntary Contributions | 2024 £ 253,359 |
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3. Tangible fixed assets
| Fixtures & Fittings | Total | |
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£ | |
| Cost @ 01/01/2024 | 8,384 | 8,384 |
| Depreciation @ 01/01/2024 | 8,030 | 8,030 |
| for year | 89 | 89 |
| 8,119 | 8,119 |
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Net book Value @ 31/12/2024 265 THE RHEMA
PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024
4. Creditors- amounts falling due after one year
| Loan | 2024 £ 4,325 4,325 |
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5. Financial Commitments
Capital Commitments
The Church had no capital commitments as at 31st December 2024.
Operating lease commitments
The church had an operating lease commitment as at 31st December 2024.
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