VICTORIOUS FAMILY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2024
CHARITY NUMBER: 1151312
VICTORIOUS FAMILY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES 44 KENWOOD ROAD EDMONTON GREEN LONDON N9 7JD
INDEX Page Index 1 Trustees’ Report 2 - 3 Independent Examiner’s Report 4 Receipts and Payments Account 5 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 6 Notes on the financial Statements 7
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VICTORIOUS FAMILY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES TRUSTEES’ REPORT YEAR ENDED 31[st] March 2024
The trustees are pleased to present their report for the year ended 31[st] March 2024 for the charity, Victorious Family International Ministries with Charity Number 1151312.
The Trustees of the charity are: Ms Winifred Kwasi Dzikunoo Ms Elizabeth Bentil
Mrs Jemima Amissah-Dougham
The principal address of the charity is: 44 Kenwood Road London N9 7JD
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Charity governing document is a trust deed that was dated on 4[th] April 2008.The Charity is governed by a board on which the trustees are represented. It meets regularly to review, plan activities and monitor the financial position.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The Objects of the organisation are to advance the Christian Religion [in accordance with the Statement of faith] throughout the world as the trustees may see fit from time to time. The trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
ACHIEVMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The Organisation continues to hold successful Christian worship services through the year in which individuals were equipped and educated on the principles and doctrines of the Christian faith. In addition to the services the church continues to hold several conferences in the United Kingdom and this has continued to make a good impact in the community. The church has now returned to in person services after the lockdown. The charity continues to run workplace pension for its 2 employees. The church also sponsored mission support for the gospel in Ghana.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
The income of the charity is above £90,000. This is a decrease on the previous year’s income. The costs have been managed over this period. The charity is in a good position to develop itself in the community.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The church intends to continue to host its regular weekly services in the UK.. The intended re-appointment of our present independent examiner at the upcoming trustee meeting is expected to support the financial operations by making it more effective.
RESERVE POLICY
It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the reserves of the charity at about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure .This provides sufficient funds to cover any emergency expenditures that may arise from time to time. The charity will seek to maintain this level throughout the year.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The charity have assessed all the major risks to which the charity is exposed to, in particular those related to operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks.
TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the Charities Act 2011, the trustees are required to prepare a statement of accounts for each accounting year which gives a true and fair view of the state of the church. They are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
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State whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed.
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Prepare financial statements on an ongoing basis.
They are responsible for keeping proper records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the finances of the church at any time and to ensure that such accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011.They also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the church and to take reasonable steps to detect fraud or other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees on 28[th ] January 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
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Independent Examiner’s Report To the Trustees
VICTORIOUS FAMILY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31[ST] March 2024 set out on the following pages which have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies shown in the corresponding pages.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The trustees of the church are responsible for the preparation of accounts: they consider that the audit requirement under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act),does not apply. It is my responsibility to :
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Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.
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Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners made under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 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 an 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 the requirements to ensure that:
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proper accounting records are kept( in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act
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accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply
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with the accounting requirements of the 2011 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.
Chuks Ajuka Bsc(Man), FICB PMDip FRESH FIRE ORGANISATION Generator Business Centre 95 Miles road MITCHAM Surrey CR4 3FH 4
VICTORIOUS FAMILY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2024
| **1 ** | Receipts & Payments Account (General | Purpose Fund) | Purpose Fund) |
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| Income Receipts | £/2024 | £/2023 | |
| Donations | 66414 | 62226 | |
| Building Fund | 24213 | 63656 | |
| Total Receipts | 90627 | 125882 | |
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| Direct Charitable Expenditure | |||
| Admin | 40 | 738 | |
| Light & Heat | 0 | 0 | |
| Sundry | 0 | 0 | |
| Rent of Hall | 30074 | 25275 | |
| Transport | 548 | 1133 | |
| Music Services | 0 | 250 | |
| Insurance | 2433 | 393 | |
| Refreshments | 129 | 350 | |
| Welfare | 490 | 6200 | |
| Bank | 0 | 0 | |
| Hotel accomodation | 766 | 490 | |
| Supplies | 661 | 1485 | |
| Telephone | 2212 | 2169 | |
| Pension | 3964 | 3995 | |
| Missions | 0 | 2187 | |
| Stationary | 550 | 75 | |
| Subscriptions | 292 | 211 | |
| Accounting services | 740 | 380 | |
| Wages | 36000 | 36000 | |
| Conference costs | 7017 | 11294 | |
| 85916 | 92625 | ||
| Other Expenditure | |||
| Equipment | 0 | 0 | |
| Church event costs | 2447 | 6330 | |
| Tax/National insurance contributions | 12371 | 1519 | |
| 14818 | 7849 | ||
| Total Payments | 100734 | 100474 | |
| Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year | -10107 | 25408 | |
| Cash Funds brought forward | 160098 | 134690 | |
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| Cash Funds at the end of the year | 149991 | 160098 |
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VICTORIOUS FAMILY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
2 Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2024
| Cash Funds Bank Petty cash Total Cash Funds Assets Retained for the Charity's Own use Musical Instruments Equipments Fixtures & Fittings Liabilities Accounting fee NET ASSETS |
Unrestricted Funds £/2024 £/2023 £ £ 149991 160098 _ _ 149991 160098 _ _ 103 128 1400 1750 223 279 1726 2157 390 380 151327 161875 |
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Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf:
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VICTORIOUS FAMILY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1 Basis of Accounting
These accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis of the Charities Act 2011.
2 Funds
Unrestricted funds are those which can be used at the Trustees' discretion. Restricted Funds are those whose purposes have been restricted by the donor.
3 FIXED ASSETS
| Cost 01/04/2023 Additions 31/03/2024 Depreciation 01/04/2023 Charge 31/03/2024 Net Book Value 01/04/2023 31/03/2024 |
Equpment Instrument Fixt & Fitt Total 7411 763 898 9072 0 0 0 0 |
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| 7411 763 898 9072 5661 635 619 6915 350 25 56 431 |
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| 6011 660 675 7346 1750 128 279 2157 1400 103 223 1726 |
Depreciation is calculated using the 20% reducing balance method.
4 Staff
The church had 2 employees during the accounting year. All the other work of the organisation was undertaken by volunteers during the financial year. No employee earned more than £25,000 in the financial year.
5 Public Benefit
The charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or aims that are for public benefit.Details of how this is achieved are provided in the Trustees report. The trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
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