COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 8121715 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1151481
WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED Company Limited by Guarantee Unaudited Financial Statements
30 June 2025
WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
Year ended 30 June 2025
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| Trustees' annual report (incorporating the director's report) | 1 to 7 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 8 |
| Statement of financial activities (including income and | |
| expenditure account) | 9 |
| Statement of financial position | 10 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 11 to 17 |
WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report)
Year ended 30 June 2025
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2025.
Reference and administrative details
WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Registered charity name Charity registration number 1151481 Company registration number 8121715 Principal office and registered 7 Avery Way office Allhallows Rochester Kent ME3 9PX The trustees Foday Lansana Josephine Lansana Alfred Lansana Company secretary Josephine Lansana Independent examiner Milton Sawyerr Kebbe Kouroma & Co 54 Hansol Road Bexleyheath Kent DA6 8JG
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The everyday management including the implementation of strategy are approved by the Trustees Board, and the church’s spiritual operations and activities, are delegated to the Board of Trustees whose members are elected by the Pastor in consultation with the Trustees Board members.
Risk Management
The Board of Trustees remains committed to ensuring that the long-term health and survival of Wisdom Sanctuary is maintained through an effective risk management framework. Strategic decisions are consequently taken in the context of our exposure to risks that arises from the charity’s operations and the resources available to counter these threats.
Wisdom Sanctuary has developed risk-management tools to help ensure that we identify and manage key risks which could affect its ability to deliver and achieve its strategic charitable aims and objectives. This reduces uncertainty and allows the charity to be innovative and manage change effectively.
The charity has a risk register to enable us to better identify, manage and mitigate the risks and facilitate a proper reporting procedure to the Trustees.
Accountability
The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for establishing an effective system of internal controls, including overall day to day risk management. This involves review and appraisal of our approach to risk through our assurance framework and oversight by the Board. Their work is complemented by our Financial advisory team.
We also appointed a designated Safeguarding Officer who manage the safeguarding performance standards and quality of our operational services and projects. In practice, the risk registers and records identifiable risks and then assesses them in terms of impact and document any actions taken to deal with the risks. Risks are divided into two categories: -
- Strategic Risk Management - This provides support for beneficiaries to comply with regulatory, legal and funding (donor) compliance requirements. Wisdom Sanctuary directly oversees the planning, monitoring, and managing of each project activity. Our short, medium and long-term focus is on monitoring core costs, continually improving the quality of our services and developing our management skills to improve our effectiveness in delivering project activities that are cost effective.
The Trustees in conjunction with the Pastors manage the charity’s finance to ensure we continue to meet the medium to long term objectives, maintaining adequacy of reserves and effective cash flow.
- Operational Risk Management - This is embedded in our daily business activities, and we have established processes and policies to handle this. Operational level risks are managed and reviewed quarterly by the Trustees and the financial adviser.
We have established practical comprehensive internal policies and quality assurance systems in place at Wisdom Sanctuary, and we work to comply with regulations as well as aspiring to adopt best practice in our operations. These policies are subject to a rolling programme of review to ensure they are up to date and reflect service and practice development. The correct assessment of risk greatly assists in our ability to deliver funds for core activities and overheads.
Trustees Indemnity Insurance
Wisdom Sanctuary has indemnity insurance for its trustees against liability in respect of potential
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
action brought by third parties, subject to the conditions set out in the Charities Act. Such qualifying third-party indemnity insurance will remain in force for the life of the charity.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Wisdom Sanctuary remains a fellowship of Christian Believers under the lordship of Jesus Christ. Our primary purpose is to make Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour known to all the world and to conform to His image through the power of the Holy Spirit. We do not belong to any denomination, neither are we opposed to denominations, only when they create differences in Christian doctrines, that have led to the division of the Body of Christ. We hold that the only foundation of Christian fellowship is our emphasis on knowing the Person and principles of Jesus Christ, which negates any differences that divide us and without which, we have no basis for our Christian identity.
Public Benefit Statement
The primary aim for establishing the charity is for the advancement of the Christian faith to all nations. We confirm the charity has complied with its duty in section 4 of the 2006 Act, to have due regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties.
The Pastors and Elders look after the spiritual welfare of the members at the main venue and provide services including weekly Bible studies and prayer meetings, conducting baby dedications, wedding blessings, counselling as well as hospital and home visitations for all members who require our services.
All Wisdom Sanctuary activities are available to Christians and non-Christians; regular and non-regular members and attendance is open to all. We have attracted the wider community to our fellowship services, especially during our celebration of Christian festivals including Easter, Christmas and New Year’s Eve services.
We have limited our weekly worship fellowship and preaching services every Sunday morning and our weekly Wednesday Bible study and Friday prayer meeting are now held online, (on zoom), an unfortunate outcome of the Covid 19 pandemic. We however enjoy active participation of the members in our online activities.
We still live stream our Sunday services making it available to a wider community of both domestic and international audiences. Our regular online presence has increased our viewership every year as we use the tools of technology to help us achieve this. The trend continues to be encouraging.
We remain committed to providing the following services as part of the public benefit activities to the community at large: -
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Pre-marital counselling
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Bereavement counselling
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Hospital and home visitation
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Prayer and intercessory meetings
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Wisdom Women of Valour fellowship meetings and activities
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Wisdom Men Fellowship
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Sunday/ Mid-week services
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Children’s ministry- (Sunday school for children)
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Youth church and activities
Our Children’s ministry (Sunday school for children) and Youth church and activities have been stalled because of the transition to our new venue in Sidcup. This distance to the new venue impacted some of our parishioners from coming to church. We are trying to build the fellowship in the new community through evangelism and outreach activities which have yet to yield the desired results.
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
Our Volunteers
Wisdom Sanctuary had 27 volunteers last year who contributed 1000 hours of their time to work with us to deliver services, undertaking different programmes and projects including working in the premises, counselling and advice, and participating in events. We remain committed to increasing the number of volunteers to cope with the increasing workload in delivering our services and programmes and adopting best practice to assess and review our policies and processes.
We continue with our regular recruitment drive and improvement training to both enhance the appeal of volunteering for the charity and increase the effectiveness and impact of their activities on the lives of our members and visitors.
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES
The fellowship moved from our known location in Sydenham and did a temporary four-month rental of a hall in the Bromley Court Hotel to keep the fellowship going. This move affected our membership and attendance at our services, as the distance posed a major challenge for some of our parishioners. It was an expensive exercise, which had to be time limited because of the high cost of a weekly hire and forced us to find another venue to fellowship. We have now moved to the Holy Trinity Church Hall in Sidcup, and the venue is conducive for our needs, even though we need only once a week on Sunday. We are getting adjusted to the new location and had to change our notices and printed materials to reflect the new meeting place.
The Wisdom Women of Valour ministry
This ministry occupies a pivotal position as a viable and robust pillar of the church. The support of the women remains significant in maintaining regular church attendance and volunteering in the various department of the church. They continue to hold their regular meetings both in house and online in maintaining and achieving their objectives to empower women in improving their relationship with God, as well as equipping them to be great home builders and champions of industry. We recognize their valuable contributions as stake holders in their homes and communities.
The planned Retreat programme postponed for June 2025 did not materialize due to cost restraints and the general climate of austerity which is impacting families across the board.
The food campaign supporting poor mothers and struggling widows was undertaken again in May 2025 to a community in Calabar Town in the nation of Sierra Leone. This involved purchasing rice which is the staple in the country and giving them out with other basic food items and toiletries. The positive impact of this campaign was clear, among women who were destitute and in great need of material support. The campaign will continue in the coming year, hopefully on a larger scale as funds are available.
Children's Ministry
The effect of the Covid 19 pandemic, with varying attendance at church services continues to have a big impact on the hosting of regular Sunday school sessions for the Children's Ministry. The increase in viewership through social media against church attendance has warranted the reliance on technology to carry out some of our activities. We however stalled the Saturday children’s ministry teaching on zoom because of low attendance due to the move and low uptake of volunteer teachers. This is being actively reviewed and will soon commence with scheduled teachings to be carried out for the different age ranges and year groups.
Youth Ministry
The Youth ministry has continued to struggle to grow post covid, as attendance is ad hoc and we have brought them in to join the regular Sunday services. The youth and young adults between the ages of 12-18 constitute this ministry, which like the adult congregation come from diverse cultural backgrounds.
The leadership and volunteers continue to strategize and plan to attract more youths and volunteers to
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
support this important ministry. Many of the youth have transitioned into the main service because they are now adults and are encouraged to serve in different capacities and departments in the church.
The need for mentoring and role models on character development and choices is still our commitment, and we use the established online forum and other platforms for the remaining youths to engage tutors or pastors to answer questions relating to the issues facing them.
The youth are encouraged and continue to share their experiences, questions, and challenges within their group and in church and encourage interaction for group discussions for the few times they meet.
In a climate where there is limited opportunity for social interaction for the group beyond their weekly church attendance, these outlets help to establish relationships between the young people and develop their communication and social skills. Wisdom Sanctuary operates a safeguarding policy in line with the charity commissions and government guidelines.
Men's Ministry
We still hold that the church, families and society need strong, godly men who can lead themselves well and serve God for His glory. Like with the other ministries, this ministry suffers from low attendance of men to our fellowship. The men’s fellowship is yet to take off as a viable ministry and the available men have regular meetings with the pastor to advise on issues facing them as husbands, workers and members of their community.
The principles of Biblical discipleship, mentoring, stewardship and accountability are still being followed, and we continue to teach through the medium of the Sunday services. The weekly “invite men to church” initiative by the members continue and the response is gaining ground, but with much more room for improvement.
The Senior Pastor is responsible for leading this ministry and undertook several quarterly reviews and planning with the support of the available men in the ministry to grow the fellowship. We are still hoping to translate the growing online subscription of men into attendees to church. The challenge to bring them to the inhouse fellowship remains.
Twelfth Anniversary Conference
We had a low-key celebration for our 12th Anniversary with a one-day service on Sunday 27th October and the senior pastor ministered for the programme. We also celebrated the anniversary with our usual feasting after the service, which was well organized and supported.
Our Christmas service was well attended at the venue in Bromley, but our new year service was held online due to prebooking arrangements with the venue which affected us. We enjoyed a good online presence with new visitors and first-time attendees.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Over the course of the year from January to May 2025, the senior pastor had several overseas ministering opportunities to various churches in Europe, America and Africa to propagate the gospel to the nations. These programmes were hugely successful in bringing Christ to the nations. These have greatly helped to expose Wisdom Sanctuary ministry to new online subscribers and viewers.
We continue to host all our public ministries on a weekly basis, including our Sunday morning services at 10am and Friday prayer meetings at 7pm online. Our weekly Bible study continues every Wednesday on zoom at 7pm and this is open to members and viewers at home and abroad. The interactive sessions provide a great platform for an in-depth study of the Bible and adds to the spiritual enrichment and growth of participants.
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
Our weekly online prayer meetings on zoom continues at 10.30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays has greatly helped in improving the prayer life of members. This new development saw an increase in attendance at the online zoom meetings both by members and non-members alike. Prayer remains a major part in the life of the church as one of the key foundations of our Christian faith.
The past year saw our continued commitment to strong word and faith based expository teachings relevant to the spiritual development of members, parishioners, visitors and online viewers and subscribers.
Our website remains a major means of communication with our online community and visitors worldwide to relevance in our activities as a church. We offer ongoing live streaming of all our Sunday morning broadcasts programmes and conferences on Facebook and You tube.
This has been a mixed bag, whereby we are reaching the wider global community through technology with our live streaming and zoom meetings. It provides service transmissions and broadcasts to those unable to attend, enabling them to be part of the service on Sunday morning on a regular basis. The growing number of regular online subscribers and participants to our services also support us financially and is making a great and positive impact on our ministry.
The attendance at church on the other hand has dwindled, and many factors account for this, including austerity and cost of living crisis which is having a severe toll on families and people alike.
Safeguarding:
The ever-increasing need for safeguarding of the vulnerable including children and the elderly in our care necessitates that all the children’s ministry staff undergo a criminal record check. Also safeguarding the members, volunteers in our fellowship, and within the communities in which we serve is of paramount importance and reflects the respect for the law governing this as well as the duty of care we have to those in our parish.
To ensure that safeguarding is fully supported and maintained, policies and procedures have been developed and presented to be accessible and understood by all, including those that have a legitimate interest in the welfare of our children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
We continue to maintain links with other ministries, and we are a member of Thirtyone: Eight Safeguarding company to enhance our child protection and safeguarding procedures at Wisdom Sanctuary, so as to prevent and appropriately respond to any matter of safeguarding the people in our care especially children and the vulnerable adults. This company provide regular ongoing training sessions and updates on safeguarding matters.
Furthermore, our new facility also has a security system in place with regular on hand stewards who ensure a safe environment for the parishioners and visitors. There is a fire evacuation procedure for the church, and the members are duly updated on the protocols regarding this.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Funding for the year's activity was obtained from various sources as detailed on page 14.
We are very grateful to our members and donors who regularly support the charity financially and otherwise and we recognize the gravity of the trust put in us to run the fellowship. We must of necessity therefore handle our main source of income through voluntary donations with fiscal competence and integrity.
Financial protocols and disciplines have been well established with regular monitoring reviews at all levels are part of our operations to maintain this and sound financial record keeping is adhered to for our annual audit. These ensure integrity and openness to justify the trust of our parishioners and
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Trustees' Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
donors. We remain committed also to raising funds and soliciting financial help from our members and viewers for our own place of fellowship for the ministry. We have now revived the building project initiative in June to raise funds for the building programme through donations which remains our primary source of funding.
We ended the year with a deficit of £25,587 (2024, deficit of £4,991). None of the income and funds received is specific to any specified project. As a result, all incomes are classified as unrestricted. The Trustee recognises the need to develop and implement a free reserves policy.
Reserve Policy
The Trustee recognises the need to develop and implement a free reserves policy. This is to maintain sufficient level of reserves to enable operating activities to continue, considering the potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time.
The trustees reviewed the charity's needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and have set reserves at a level equivalent to three months running costs. This policy is reviewed annually.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 25 March 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
Foday Lansana Pastor and Chair of Trustees
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Year ended 30 June 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED ('the charity') for the year ended 30 June 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
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the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
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.
Milton Sawyerr Independent Examiner Kebbe Kouroma & Co 54 Hansol Road Bexleyheath Kent DA6 8JG
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure account)
Year ended 30 June 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
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| Unrestricted | ||||
| fundsTotal funds | Total funds | |||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 56,077 | 56,077 | 75,617 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 56,077 | 56,077 | 75,617 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 5,6 | 81,664 | 81,664 | 80,608 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 81,664 | 81,664 | 80,608 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Net expenditure and net movement in funds | (25,587) | (25,587) | (4,991) | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 59,828 | 59,828 | 64,819 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 34,241 ============================ |
34,241 ============================ |
59,828 ============================ |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Statement of Financial Position
30 June 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
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| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 12 | 1,559 | 2,721 | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors | 13 | 10,199 | 11,018 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 25,686 | 49,278 | ||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |||
| 35,885 | 60,296 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 14 | 3,203 | 3,189 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |||
| Net current assets | 32,682 | 57,107 | ||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 34,241 | 59,828 | ||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 34,241 | 59,828 | ||
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| Funds of the charity | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | 34,241 | 59,828 | ||
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |||
| Total charity funds | 16 | 34,241 | 59,828 | |
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For the year ending 30 June 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476;
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 25 March 2026, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Foday Lansana Trustee
The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 30 June 2025
1. General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a private company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 7 Avery Way, Allhallows, Rochester, Kent, ME3 9PX.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Companies Act 2006.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Disclosure exemptions
The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102: (a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company. (b) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Tangible assets (continued)
An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Equipment - 25% straight line
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
Defined contribution plans
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.
When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
4. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2025 | Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | ||||
| Tithes and offerings | 45,572 | 45,572 | 75,617 | 75,617 |
| Tax refund from gift aid | 10,505 | 10,505 | – | – |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 56,077 ============================ |
56,077 ============================ |
75,617 ============================ |
75,617 ============================ |
5. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2025 | Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activity | 66,904 | 66,904 | 66,819 | 66,819 |
| Support costs | 14,760 | 14,760 | 13,789 | 13,789 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 81,664 | 81,664 | 80,608 | 80,608 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
6. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
| Activities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undertaken | Support |
Total funds | Total fund | |
| directly | costs |
2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activity | 66,904 | 2,858 |
69,762 | 73,020 |
| Governance costs | – | 11,902 |
11,902 | 7,588 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 66,904 | 14,760 |
81,664 | 80,608 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | |
| Analysis of support costs | ||||
| Analysis of | ||||
| support costs | Total 2025 | Total 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Premises | 1,547 | 1,547 | 2,836 | |
| Communications and IT | 758 | 758 | 825 | |
| General office | 557 | 553 | 2,540 | |
| Governance costs | 11,902 | 11,902 | 7,588 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 14,764 | 14,760 | 13,789 | ||
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| Net expenditure | ||||
| Net expenditure is stated after charging/(crediting): | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 1,162 | 1,748 | ||
| ======================= | ======================= |
7. Analysis of support costs
8. Net expenditure
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
9. Independent examination fees
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable to the independent examiner for: | ||
| Independent examination of the financial statements | 700 | 700 |
| Other financial services | 990 | 990 |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | |
| 1,690 | 1,690 | |
| ======================= | ======================= |
10. Staff costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 34,014 | 34,000 |
| Employer contributions to pension plans | 1,666 | 1,666 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| 35,680 ============================ |
35,666 ============================ |
The average head count of employees during the year was 1 (2024: 1). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | |
| Number of staff | 1 | 1 |
| ============== | ============== |
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).
11. Trustee remuneration and expenses
The following trustees received remuneration from the charity during the year. Foday Lansana
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Gross Pay | 34,000 | 34,000 |
| Employers' NI contribution | 3,665 | 3,541 |
| Pension contribution | 1,666 | 1,666 |
| The following trustees received payments for expenses during the year. | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Travel and telephone expenses | ||
| Josephine Lansana | 9,050 | 4,150 |
| Office Rent | ||
| Foday Lansana | 1,300 | 2,600 |
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
12. Tangible fixed assets
| Equipment | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Cost | ||
| At 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025 | 13,722 | 13,722 |
| ============================ | ============================ | |
| Depreciation | ||
| At 1 July 2024 | 11,001 | 11,001 |
| Charge for the year | 1,162 | 1,162 |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| At 30 June 2025 | 12,163 | 12,163 |
| ============================ | ============================ | |
| Carrying amount | ||
| At 30 June 2025 | 1,559 | 1,559 |
| ============================ | ============================ | |
| At 30 June 2024 | 2,721 | 2,721 |
| ============================ | ============================ | |
| Debtors | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Other debtors | 10,199 | 11,018 |
| ======================= | ============================ | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 1,450 | 1,450 |
| Social security and other taxes | 1,499 | 1,485 |
| Other creditors | 254 | 254 |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | |
| 3,203 ======================= |
3,189 ======================= |
13. Debtors
14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
15. Pensions and other post-retirement benefits
Defined contribution plans
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £1,666 (2024: £1,666).
16. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | |||||
| At | 30 June 202 | ||||
| 1 | July 2024 | Income | Expenditure | 5 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 59,828 | 56,077 | (81,664) | 34,241 |
|
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| At | At | ||||
| 1 | July 2023 | Income | Expenditure | 30 June 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 64,819 | 75,617 | (80,608) | 59,828 |
|
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
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WISDOM SANCTUARY LIMITED
Company Limited by Guarantee
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 30 June 2025
17. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 1,559 | 1,559 |
| Current assets | 35,885 | 35,669 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (3,203) | (3,203) |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 34,241 | 34,025 |
| ============================ | ============================ | |
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 2,721 | 2,721 |
| Current assets | 60,296 | 60,296 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (3,189) | (3,189) |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 59,828 | 59,828 |
| ============================ | ============================ |
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