(HARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIANO AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1st January 2022
Period end date
Perlod start date To 3141 Doc•mb•r 2022
Charity name: LIBANUS EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Charity reglstratlon number: 1147260
Objectives and Activities
SORP rel8r8ncg
Para1.17
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in ils
ovemln
document
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for Ihe public
b6n8fi1, in particula"r, the
activities. projects or services
ident6fi8d in the 8¢¢ounts.
To advance the Chrlstian faith for the
benefit of the publlc, In accordanco wlth
the statements of belief
Two worship s0rvi￿ held each Sunday
For chlldren: Sunday Club (age 4- 11}
Weekly Tots group {preB6chool children
and parentslcarers}
For all: weekly Blble studyl pray•r
meeting
Our bi-weekly lunch club ITalk and Tea,
whlch is open to all
other small churchos in the locality ar8
supported with men from tho
congregation going out regularly to tsko
s•rvices
Online videos In Decemberloading up lo
Christmas
Two Sunday services uploaded to
websit8
Weekly prayor meeting alternating
botwoen Zoom and in person
Support of mlssionaries working in
various parts of the world
The trustees have had regard to the
guldance Issued by tho Charity
Commission on publlc beneflt when
plannlng and implementing the actlvltlos
of tho church
Par& 1.17gnd
1.19
Statement confimiing
whether the trustees have
had regard to th8 guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.18
Addltlonal infomiation {optional)
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choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP r8feren(
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making

Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
Par8 1.38
Contribution made by
volunt88rs
other
Achievements and Parformance
SORP refèrence
The church has 65 members
Average attondanco at a Sunday morning
8orvice18 50-75: Sunday evenlng is 30-40
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity.
identfying the diFterence the
charity's work has made to
Ihe circumstan￿8 of its
benefiGiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
Libanus Tots playgroup attracts a large
numbor from the local communlty for Its
wegkly mootlng: about 10- 25 children
wlth their parent or carer at each sosslon
Talk & Tea has approx. 2&30 attending
Each Sunday, wo provid• 2 sorvlces wlth
a ehildren's talk In the momlng one.
Evèry Wodnesday, we have facilitated
Bible tsachlng and a tlmo of prayèr for
those who aré able tojoln us.
We have also held a number of special
sorvices, Including Palm Sunday, Good
Friday and Easter Sunday. Wo had a
harvest sorvice where we thanked G<KI
for Hi8 goodness and blessing.
We also had a Saint David Day wenlng.
Holiday Blble Club was hold the week
after Easter to which a number of
children from the nearby area and lo￿1
primary schools attendod.
May saw the start of our walklng Group,
vlsiting local aroas, building frfendships
a8 we walked and talkod.
Chrlstlanty Explorgd coursfrs wèr• run
on a Sunday evening for 7 weeks for
those interested In learning moro about
the Christian faith

A Jubilee Tea was held in June to
celebrale her Majesty's 70 years, sèrvlce
to the nation.
Harve8Vchurch lunch was held In
October which saw a number of ¢hur¢h
regulars and visitors attending.
October saw the start of relaunching our
sch¢)01'6 work, taklng a56emblios in a
local school.
We also slarted our monthty Coff00
Morning, welcomlng anyonè In the
community to join us in the cold Winter
months, giving an opportunity to bulld
fri•nd8hip8 and m••t new pooplo.
Approxlmately 50 boxes were put
togèther and collected for Operatlon
Chrlstmas Chlld. Wo thank members and
frionds for tholr continued generosity and
for sharlng the love of Jesus wlth so
many childron across tho world.
A Lego mornlng was held on a Saturday
morning in Novemberwhich was
attended by 40- 50 children from the
surrounding area. having bgen advertised
in the local 8chools.
Throughout the month of Docernber, we
organised and published short
ovangoli8ti¢ video8 each day. walklng
through the Christmas story. This virtual
advent calendar was woll recoived and
shard amongst many non- Chrfstians.
A Christmas Craft Evening was hold, to
whlch around 30 people attendod making
varlous ftems including Christmas cards
& baubles.
De8plte our numbers and demographics,
we managed to dellver and Share over
1000 Christmas loaflets informing people
that thére is still a church open and
colebratlng Josus Chrlst. Vve also gave
out 1000 copies of tho Christmas odition
of Ask magazlne, an evangellstic
magazino with cloar gospel controd
artlclos and testlmonles.
Our woekly leaflet 'Focus' continues to
be published to keop church visitors
Infomied of whatls happenlng at
Libanus. Thls a180 includos a prayer diary
to help u8 as a whole church pray
togoth•r and soek God's loading.

Llbanus support mi5sionarfes in various
parts of the world both flnancially and in
prayer.
Wo contlnuo to publi¢i$o on our wobsite
and also on Facebook, Twlttar and
Instagram.
Addltlonal Infomiation (optlonal)
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choose to include further ststèm8nts where relevant about..
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performan¢8 of fundraising
activities agalnst objectives
Para 1.41
Investment performan
against objectives
Para 1.41
(Xher

Financial Review
Rèview of the charity's
financial posiknon at the end
of the period
statement explaining th8
policy for holding reserves
statin
why the are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserv8S
Details of fund matertally in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
Charity continuing as a going
concem
Pam 1.21
Flnancial statements attached
Para 122
To protect future ministrle8
P8rn 1.22
£119.158.00
NIA
Para 1.22
Par8 124
NIA
Pgra 1.23
NIA
Additional inforniation (optional)
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choose lo include further statements where relevant about..
Donations form members and adherents,
along wllh Gift Aid reclaims
The charity's principal
sourcas of funds (including
any fundraislng)
Para 1.47
NIA
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social inveslment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
NIA
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
NIA
Other

Structure. Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts".
Type of governing docum6nt
Pard 1.25
CONSTITUTION
How is the charity
¢onslltLrted?
", porated
?cia'.li)ii, C,IOI
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
Pwa 1.25
ASSOCNTION
Para 1.25
ELECTED BY CHURCH MEMBERS
Addillonal Infomiatlon (optlonal)
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choose to indude further statements where rel8vant aboLrt:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
Pwa 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
nehvork with which the
charity works
Parn 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
Para 1.51
Other
Reference and Administratlve details
Charity name
Other name the chari
uses
Registered charity number
Charity's principal address
LIBANUS EVANGELICAL CHURCH
1147260
MARKET STREET
MORRISTON
SWANSEA
SA6 8DA

Name5 of the charity trustees who manage tho ¢harlty
Date8 a¢t•d If not for whol•
TruBte• nam•
Offlco Ilf any)
Treasurer
Namo of pgrson lor body) •ntlll•d
nt tru$t•è
Ifan
David Hadley
LIBANUS EVANGELICAL
CHURCH
Matthew
Humphreys
Philip Jones
Tim Howell
Secr8tary
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20
Cor
rate trustees - narnes of the directors at the dats the re ort was 8 roved
Dlrèctor name
Name of trustees holding titl8 to property belonging to the charity
Trustee n•m¢
Dates acted If noi forwhol•
•ar

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
NIA
held in Ihis capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
NIA
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own assets
NIA
Addltlonal informatlon {optlonal)
Names and addresses of advisors {Optlonal information}
Typo of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of Chief gxocutive or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal Information)
Exemptlons from disclosure
Reason for non4isclosure of kg
rsonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
Thè trustees deelarn that they have approv￿ the trustses, report above.
Slgn•d on boh•lf of tha charlty'8 trustees
Signature(8)
Full name(8)
Posltlon {èg Secrotary•
Chair, etc)
Philip Mark Jones
Secretsry
Dato
1511012023

||`Page`|
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|`Statement of Financial Activities`|`1`|
|`Balance Sheet`|`2`|
|`Notes to the Financial Statements`|`3`|
|`ReportoftheIndependentAccountant`|`6`|





|||`Actual`||`Actual`||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||`2022`||`2021`||
|||`£`||`£`||
|`INCOME:`||||||
|`General Offerings`||`84,502.93`||`84,506.24`||
|`ExceptionalGifts`||`14,500.00`||`6,600.00`||
|`Tax Rebate`||`19,035.27`||`20,730.27`||
|`Designated Income`||`8,516.25`||`1,167.50`||
|`EFCC Grant`||`5,000.00`||`0.00`||
|`Rent - Centrepoint`||`0.00`||`0.00`||
|`Rent - Flat`||`3,300.00`||`4,812.26`||
|`Other Income`||`350.94`||`221.89`||
||`TOTAL INCOME;`|`135,205.39`||`118,038.16`||
|`EXPENDITURE:`||||||
|`Salaries and Visiting Preachers`||`50,912.71`||`15,575.03`||
|`Church Activities / Evangelism`||`3,223.17`||`1,428.07`||
|`Missionary Support & Gifts`||`24,692.51`|`18.3%`|`27,900.00`|`23.6%`|
|`Designated Gifts`||`8,516.25`|`6.3%`|`1,167.50`|`1.0%`|
|`Utilities`||`11,793.12`||`8,032.93`||
|`General Repairs & Renovations`||`1,955.52`||`4,362.58`||
|`Larger Repairs`||`5,697.03`||`5,818.79`||
|`Stationery`||`85.06`||`265.54`||
|`Bank Charges`||`281.26`||`0.00`||
|`Rental of Car Park`||`40.00`||`0.00`||
|`Cleaning Materials`||`16.23`||`40.00`||
|`Miscellaneous`||`696.00`||`1,051.44`||
|`Loss on Disposal of Assets`||`0.00`||`2.00`||
|`Depreciation & Amortisation`||`7,258.80`||`7,624.10`||
||`TOTAL EXPENDITURE;`|`115,167.66`||`73,267.98`||
|`SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR `|`YEAR`|`20,037.73`||`44,770.18`||





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||`2022`|`]`|`2021`||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||`£`|`£`|`£`|`£`|
|`Fixed AssetsfNBV):`|||||
|`Land and Buildings`|`216.716.91`||`223,278.22`||
|`Fixtures`<br>`Fittings & Equipment`|`1,967.78`||`2,665.27`||
|||`218,684.69`||`225,943.49`|
|`Current Assets`|||||
|`HSBC Current Account`|`61,678.96`||`55,974.29`||
|`HSBC Deposit Account`|`119,958.58`||`100,225.12`||
|`Debtors & Prepayments`|`4,662.98`||`3,416.82`||
|`Tax Rebate Recoverable`|`32,025.50`||`31,898.25`||
|||`218,326.02`||`191,514.48`|
|`Current Liabilities:`|||||
|`PAYE/NIC Creditor`|`0.00`||`0.00`||
|`Accruals`|`(2,793.48)`||`(3,278.47)`||
|||`(2,793.48)`||`(3,278.47)`|
|||`434,217.23`||`414,179.50`|
|`Represented By:`|||||
|`General Fund`||`433,350.23`||`412,078.38`|
|`Designated Fund`||`867.00`||`2,101.12`|
|`Total Funds:`||`434,217.23`||`414,179.50`|





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|`3.1`|`Trustee Benefits:`||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||`Y/E: `|`31/12/22`|`Y/E: 31/12/21`|
||`No. of trustees paid expenses`||`0`|`0`|
||`Nature of benefits:`|`Derived by trustees (in line with ail`|||
|||`attendees) for their `||`children to attend camps.`|
||||`£`|`£`|
||`Total amount paid;`||`0`|`0`|
|`3.2`|`Fees for the examination of Financial Statements:`||||
|||`696`||`672`|
|`Note 4: `|`Paid Employees`||||
|||`Y/E: `|`31/12/21`|`Y/E: 31/12/21`|
|`4.1`|`Staff Costs:`||`£`|`£`|
||`Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind.`|`48,760`||`12,850`|
||`Visiting Preachers`|`1,430`||`2,500`|
||`Employers NIC`||`0`|`0`|
||`Pension Costs`|`723`||`225`|
||`Total staff costs`|`50,913`||`15,575`|
|`4.2`|`Average No. of Full-time equivalent employees`||||
||`in the year.`||||
||`Charitable Activities`||`2`|`0`|
||`Governance`||`0`|`0`|
||`Other`||`1`|`1`|
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||`Freehold`|`Fixtures.`|`Total`|
|---|---|---|---|
||`Land`|`Fittings &`||
|`& `|`Buildings `|`Eguipment`||
||`£`|`£`|`£`|
||`328,065`|`57,865`|`385,930`|
||`0`|`0`|`0`|
||`0`|`0`|`0`|
||`0`|`0`|`0`|
||`328,065`|`57,865`|`385,930`|
||`104,787`|`55,200`|`159,987`|
||`6,561`|`697`|`7,258`|
||`0`|`0`|`0`|
||`0`|`0`|`0`|
||`111,348`|`55,897`|`167,245`|
||`223,278`|`2,665`|`225,943`|
||`216,717`|`1,968`|`218,685`|



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