Registered Charity No: 1149393 REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD CHRIST ASSEMBLY REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDING 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024 ## **Redeemed Christian Church of God** ## **Christ Assembly** ## **Reports and Financial Statements** ## **Legal and Administrative Information** **Status:** Registered Charitable Organisation since 19 October 2012 ## **Trustees and Management Committee** Ms Joycelyn Aku Owusu Mr. Samuel Tobi Oluwatayo Mrs Eunice Ogheneovo Tom-Ezewu ## **Registered Office Address** 19B Penpark Rd BS10 5SD ## **Charity Operations Address** 19B Penpark Rd BS10 5SD **Registered Charity Number:** 1149393 **Bankers:** HSBC Bank PLC ## **Redeemed Christian Church of God** ## **Christ Assembly** ## **Reports and Financial Statements** Contents Legal and administration information Trustees report Independent Examiner report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes forming part of the financial statements ## **Redeemed Christian Church of God** ## **Christ Assembly** ## **Reports and Financial Statements** ## **Trustees Report** ## **Christ Assembly Bristol 2024 Activity Report** Christ Assembly Parish experienced a fruitful and encouraging year. We started the year as usual by reaching out to the community. In the month of January, the church had a community outreach programme title ‘Church-on-the-move’. In this programme, the workers in the church along with some members of the youth department took evangelism flyers for distribution throughout the Southmead and part of Henbury community. The programme was a great success and well received by the community of Southmead. In the last weekend of January, an early morning outreach was organised in Southmead. In February, a hymn night was done. It is a night where the church choir rendered glorious hymn worship. Members of Southmead community participated. Also, the youths in the church had activity of sports within the Southmead community. The youths in the church to invited friends to come and participate in the thoughtprovoking programme. The youths were provided with ample refreshments and the ability to socialise in a relaxed environment. In the month of March, Christ Assembly Parish had the annual training and skill development for workers. In 2024, the training was in-house. ‘Workers-in-Training’ programme where we taught upcoming workers the attributes of a Christian worker in the church according to the doctrine of The Redeemed Christian Church of GOD. The programme was also targeted at the current workers to refresh their knowledge concerning the attributes of a good worker in the church. Our teachers also used the opportunity to give strategies towards managing conflicts and good communication skills as well as customers relations. April 2024, an advanced programme was done. It includes teaching on financial management, how to get into property ladder, and CV writing. The programme was liked by all the participants. The Feedback from participants shows many benefited from the teaching. An outreach programme was also organised in areas of Bentry and Henbury were visited spreading the good news of Easter period. Gifts and food items were given to people in Southmead. 2024, May we held our annual 24-hour prayer program at the church. This was well received by Southmead community as there was more opportunity for counselling. Also, Christ Assembly Parish had its Good women empowerment programme that was centred on good parenting skills as well as caring for our loved ones. Our teachers, including invited teachers, gave teachings on how families and individuals could improve communication and demonstrate compassion and love. We also encouraged the members of the community the importance of love and the fear of God and how to handle sensitive reports from their children and about their children. Teaching on family and personal economy was done. In July 2024, the parish held the summer praise night, which was a music concert, an annual gospel community concert for the North Bristol community. The programme aimed at collective praising God continuously for the night. Southmead community and people far and wide were in attendance. This programme involved significant amount of dedication as the Choir department had spent months rehearsing for the programme. The women’s department devoted their time into decorating the church in time for the programme. The men’s department as well as youth’s department were actively involved, in terms of logistics, ensuring that people working in the church late in the evening were transported home safely. The event was a success and those in attendance left with the feeling of hope, joy, and worship as was the intention of the programme. Also, in July the Men’s Fellowship of the church champion the Bristol Barbecue Gospel outreach. Sept 2024, the month of new academic year, Christ Assembly Parish carried out an Out-reach programme targeting the university campus. A welcome pack was given to the students and church information flyers were distributed to student. The University of West of England Frenchay Campus as well as the University of Bristol were visited. This is similar the ‘Church-on-the move’ we targeted at Filton community. December 2024 was time for Christmas and end of year thanksgiving. A Christmas carol programme was organised. As this programme is always well received by members of Southmead community every year, every department in the church showed significant commitment to ensure a great success of thew programme. The children in the children’s department rehearsed with their teachers the event they would perform on the day, and the choir also devoted their time to intense rehearsals for the event. There were specific workers chosen from each department to read a passage from the bible concerning the birth of Jesus Christ, who is the theme at every single Christmas carol hosted by Christ Assembly Parish. There was a Christmas party and dinner for both members Southmead community and members of the church. All the children in attendance were presented with gifts. There was bible quiz contest during the programme, Christmas gifts were given to people in community and less privilege the homeless were given some special packs. On the 31st of December, the church had its New Year’s Eve vigil in which members of the Southmead community attended to pray into the New Year with Christ Assembly Parish. The activity included praise and worship as well as prayers for the New year 2025. **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/ members of**
**On accounts for the year ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Respective**
**responsibilities of**
**trustees and**
**examiner**
**Basis of independent examiner’s**
**statement**
**Independent examiner's statement**
**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant**
**professional qualification(s)**
**or body (if any):**
**Address:**|Charity Name
Redeemed ChristianChurchofGod ChristAssembly|Charity Name
Redeemed ChristianChurchofGod ChristAssembly|Charity Name
Redeemed ChristianChurchofGod ChristAssembly| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||2024
**Charity no**|1149393|| ||||| ||6 onwards
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the
Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of
the Act and that an independent examination is needed. [The charity’s gross income exceeded
£250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of CIMA
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section
145(5)(b) of the Act, and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
My examination was 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 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.
In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention (other
than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and
content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a
matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination
to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accounts to be reached.
*_Please delete the words inthe brackets if they do not apply. _||| ||**Date:**||| ||||| ||Princess Nyasha Tondoro||| ||||| ||CIMA||| ||||| ||17 Singers Knoll, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1GJ||| ## **Redeemed Christian Church of God** ## **Christ Assembly** ## **Reports and Financial Statements** **Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31[st] December 2022** |Incoming Resources
Voluntary Income
Gift Aid Claims
**Total Incoming Resources**
Resources Expended
Resources Expended
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net Surplus/ (Deficit) for the**
**year**
Opening Funds
Closing Funds|**Total**
**Funds**
**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**2023**
78187
83705| |---|---| ||**78187**
**83705**| ||69859
83283| ||**69859**
**82823**| ||| ||**8328**
**421**| ||| ||17128
16707| ||| ||25456
17128| **No restricted funds at the end of the year.** ## **Redeemed Christian Church of God** ## **Christ Assembly** ## **Reports and Financial Statements** ## **Statement of Financial Position for the year ended 31[st] December 2024** |**Notes**
**Fixed Assets**
Leasehold
Improvements
**2**
Equipment & Furniture
**Current Assets**
Cash at bank
6467
Prepayments
**5**
1850
_Less: Current Liabilities_
**3**
400
**Net Assets**
**REPRESENTED BY:**
**Unrestricted Funds**|**2024**
1305
16234
**17539**
7074
400
**7917**
**25456**
25456
25456|**2023**
1631
8823| |---|---|---| |||**10454**| |||| |||**6674**| |||| |||**17128**| |||17128| |||17128| ## **Redeemed Christian Church of God** ## **Christ Assembly** ## **Reports and Financial Statements** ## **Note 1: Accounting policies** - a) The financial statements have been prepared under the Statement of Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities, issued in March 2005 and follows the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. - b) Voluntary income is received by the way of members commitment to religious service tithes and offerings. Donations received is included in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are received. - c) Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resources expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered. - d) Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset over it’s expected useful life as follows: - a. Equipment and Furniture at 20% reducing balance - e) Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds. - f) Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. ## **Redeemed Christian Church of God** ## **Christ Assembly** ## **Reports and Financial Statements** ## **Note 2: Tangible Fixed Assets** |Cost:
As at 1 January 2024
Additions
As at 31st December
2024
Depreciation
As at 1 January 2024
Charge
As at 31st December
2024
Net Book Value
As at 31 December 2024
As at 1st January 2024|**Leasehold Improvement**
**Equipment &**
**Furniture**
**Total**
10570
37349
**47919**
11470
**11470**| |---|---| ||**10570**
**48819**
**59389**| ||8939
28526
**37465**
326
4059
**4385**| ||**9265**
**32585**
**41850**| ||**1305**
**16234**
**17539**
**1631**
**8823**
**10454**| ## **Note 3: Trade Creditors** |Trade Creditors & Accruals|**2024**
**2023**
400
400| |---|---| ||**400**
**400**| ## **Note 4: Total Resources Expended** |**Note 5: Trade Debtors**
Trade Debtors & Prepayments
Accountancy fees
Bank Charges
Central office Contributions
Depreciation
Events costs, Outreach & Publicity
Insurance
Lighting and Heating
Members Welfare
Rent and Rates
Repairs and Renewals
Telephone, Mobiles & Internet
Travel and accommodation
**Total Resources Expended**||**2024**
**2023**
400
400
896
436
4944
1739
4385
2613
13960
19635
0
102
2460
14080
5050
5840
15794
27141
12690
9442
2720
1855
6560| |---|---|---| |||**69859**
**83283**| |||**2024**
**2023**
1850
0
**1850**
**0**| ||||