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COMMUNITY CHURCH where people grow. Kensington Park Rorf London Wl12ES Trustees, Annual Report and Statement of Financial Activities lJanuary 2023 to 31 December 2023 E-mail: irftY@Fihec.org.yk R¢gtste[￿1 Charity No 1153289 Company No 08326749 Notting Hill Community Church is in fellovthip with theAssemblies of Gi¥J tncA)TFX)Yatsa

Affiliat¢d to the Evangelical Alliance CONTENTS Pages Annual Report REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATtVE INFORMATION [21 STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT [31 OBJECTtVES AND AcfiviTIES 14] ACHtEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 5-6 FINANCJAL REVIEW Report of the Independent Examiner (see accounts) Balance Sheet (see accounts) Sthicmeni of FitwiGial Ai¢ivitics (s¢¢ accounts) Notes to the Accounts (see accounts)

Page I REFERENCE ANDADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Name •f charity: Other names by whleh rhartty k knowtt: NHCC Previous names.. P¢niel Chapel & Itnmanuel Church NHCC was fomied in June 2002 by the merger of Peniel Chapel, Kensington Park Road, London Wl I nd Immanuel Church. iAttiner Ro4￿ txindon WIO. Both thurches were registered charities (nos 1054399 & 1054398 resPCCtively) and in fellowship with Assemblie5 of God In 1153289 08326749 Charity Reglstration Number.. Comp8ny Number. Addre&s: Kensington P2Tk Roa(L London WI 12ES Current Trustees and Dtrtetors: Ken Persaud (Chairnian) Israel Gobena Marta Casotto - Ministerof Religion Builder - Charity Wo ProfessioDal 5erviees: Bankm.. HSBC Bank plr, Nottillg Hill Branc 25 Notting Hill Gate. Londoth Wl 13JJ Kingdom Ballk Limited Malia House, Padge Road. Bee5tOTt, Nottingbarn NG9 2RS The Accounting House Company Limit&l Weir Bank, Monkey Island Lane. Bray on Thame4 maiden￿￿ SL6 2ED Independent Exalniner. Solicitors- Geldard's LLP. NumTrKrOnePride Pl￿¢ Pride Par Derby DE24 8QR Building& ProFaty'. GouldBaxter. Chartered SurveyoTS 2-3. LucastC5 Mew4 Paddockhall Rd HaYw￿th Heath RH16 IHE

srRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT GovernittgdoeumeDt: Trust deed-NHCC tr8Thsferred all into a new iDCoryJorat￿I clwity efftctive from l February 2017 using the iD¢orpoThtd mod¢l dee4J of the A5sembliL8 of G<KI CoD$tilutioD of NUCC: NHCC is self-gov￿1￿g. NHCC h&$ a full-time {salaried) Senior Ministu- Revd. Ken Petsaud- &8sistAI by other dir￿. Many tasks are undertaken by memF*r5 of the Church ¢)n a voluntsry b&4is and others paid by ho￿, job or part-time for specifi¢ piec¢s ofwo For day-tIFday matters eoncemed with the running of the Church. the P&rfor is ￿lsted by a p8rt-tin]e admini5ts2tor and also by other members who lead dep8rttnents {&g. Music) and undertake a variety of ministrie5 and administratiye tasks on a voluntsry basis" oversecll by The Board of Diredors (Trnsi￿S). NHCC has a management docwnent which together with the Tn￿ Deed detsils how the Church is to be managed. Th¢ ChU￿b hold5 an Annual General Meeting of all rnemb¢r5 and other Sp¢cial Members, Meetings if required. The Annual Retrt)rt and Stst¢ment of Financial Activities are received by the Board of Director5 a]d the AGM. The apFKTrinttllent of th¢ Senior Minister and Director5 are validated by the AG The Board of Directors is ￿ntinuallY looking to increLY it nulli￿r from the current minirnum level with suitable skilled pwle. The current board is made up of a diverse ￿0UP of people, reflecting the Com￿UnIty. NHCC is part of the fellowship of Assemblies of God Inwrporated- a group of some 550 self- governing Pentecostal churches. The Assemblies of God pmvides accreditation and 5UPPOrt for minigters churches. It organizes facilities that are better provided Corporately than by individual churthes, e.g. a Bible College and Missionary support organization. The Assemblies of God is a company limited by guardntee (no 2873415) registered iti England having its registered offices at Nationa] Ministy Centre. Retford RO8￿ Doncaster. South YothirE DNIO 5HD and a registered charity (no 1032245). Risk DJ&DagemeDt: The TNstee5 review the rnajor rt5ks to which the charity is exposed. Syst¢TllS are estobiished to ]fliti￿t0 riak. Plan5 ar¢ in Progre￿t0 ineoyporate the clJaTity a furtherprotection and at the same time seek to In￿eaSe the nutnber of trust￿5. A sensitive matter for churches is thild prot¢eiion. NHCC provides services for all age5, including children 2nd youth. Such activiti¢5 require (￿fijI SUFaVi5i¢)n. NHCC h&% adopted a Safeguarding Policy which has been updated early in2014. To manage th¢ risl NHCC receives support from thirtyone:eight Iprev&ously known ￿ the Churches. Child Protection Advisory S¢r¥ice), Swanley, Kent, BR8 7UQ who act &$ an agency for DBS Ch￿kS for trustees, stsff and volunteers who deal with chi]dren and vulnerable adults.

131 NHCC'S objectlves a￿. (i) the advancement of the C￿]￿]8￿ religion by the proclamation and futtherdn(% of th¢ Gospel of God concerning His SO￿ Jesus Christ the Lonl (li) such tharitsble purposes as shall furtherthe atta]nm￿lt ofthe obje¢ts ofNHCC (iii) the furtherance ofthe other charitable woAt of NHCC IxTrnsist¢ntwith the statement of fi￿daMents] beliefs {tv} the fijrtherance oFthework of the A&sanbli&8 of God IncoTP)ratsJ and the promotion of spitibjal teaching and religious observance NHCC aims to discharge these responsibilities by (a) the building-up of a thriviDg'home' church aJKI (b) being involved in widermiiiisty to makeknown the Go￿1 e]sewhere in th¢ UK and ovejseas. ACHtEVEMENfs AND PERFORMANCE (¥) Home Chll￿h Activitsey All church 5ervicc5 have been held at th¢ Kensington Park RO￿ Wl I buildtng. The style of suviee is infornjal and contemporary and is aimeAI at I￿Ing accessible to wple with no church backwund or knowledge. The 2022 rnain pro8rdtDmeconsisted of. Sunday I 1.00 am Church opens for frllowship. music and prayer. 11.30 am Weekly + weekty services going out online at 5pm. Weekdays VarioEL8 Connect Groups meeting for fellowship I prayerl care I study at the church & in church or electronically. Also, groups, sueh as the Wotship Team. meet for practice. Thursday and Friday 103Oam-12.30 the Hub Café is open Fortnightly on Thursdays th¢ Dlnntt Club (a coMM￿lty free meal) is provided The progpdmme has been design￿ to allow flexibilty for special events or training. The Church Council keeps the programme Und￿ revi¢w, seeking to develop furthu activities. In addition to the Ill2in prowllne, the church runs training & develOp[ne￿ ￿U[Se$ for member& It also holds courses Or olle-off events to help those wishing lo explore Christianity. Conccrned by the growth in food tx)vety localty NHCC l]as sinix 2015 been involved in h¢lping to provide 50rne support. Since COVID this has been through a ¢omJnunity partnership under the North Kensington Communtty Kitch0]. which enabled up to one thouswKI p¢ople receive weekly food parcels. Melanie Wolfe a well-known COMM￿lty champion has been the k¢y F¢f50n behind this and thouOJ others have helped for a time has led this project through three yea￿. With the pandemic behind th¢ Board reviewed the situation and from May 2023 the projert mgved on to run und¢r1heir own steam in a way appropriats for the times. This has ellabl￿ NHCC to r¢g8in flexibility in th¢ use of the

building. Some workwas done to Irfresh as well as rq)air the building interti￿ly and o4UiP it &8 needed. From September 2023 two p8rt.time staff weTE TeLruitedto enable the thutrhto open up on at least NTO day5 a week for the c¢)InM￿Ity to drop in. Providing a safe spaiy to me4 have coffee. frllowship 2nd to talk, pray and study. No charye was as we seek to both serve the Community and reach more peopl¢ that just church suvices. By the end ofthe year. we also provided a space for careTS with pre-sthool children to play in wbi]st the (¥fé is Taking on staff also enabled with the joint support of London Live. to begin the DIT￿er Club Again after more than three years. Providing a three-￿Urse meal for the community on an early Thursday evening we soon found thai on avmge we had 30 guests each time. With a volunteer pool of gxound 35 kxople and the new stsff members we have been able to Teach out to provide sn opportunity for connectivity. The finances ¢ODtinueto r¢fiect the large Ios5 of income Since pre-pandemic ttmes. Offerings Ire way down and although there is more interest in hir&s people seem reluciant to commit their financ¢s. In the difficult econornic climate. there will be many thallenges ahead, bw we are in a healthy place still fuwicially. As far as local Com￿unity parttterships wehav¢ continu¢d to make new connections being seen by many as a safe space for people to come.

(b) Missitsttary Aetivities The Church has maintained regular f￿ancial. practi￿7 prayer support of its adopted missionaTi¢S. Much of NHCC'S missionary work is carried out in ¢{￿pa￿lOn with other churche5 within the Assetnblies of God Fellowship. The World Ministries Departmenl of As5¢mblies of God coordinates this. Of course. over the l&st few years much of our gtving to missions has been eoneentrated on ¢)ur locat 8rtA Wtth helping those in food povety in partic￿1¥r. NHCC provides regular financial supwrt for the followiDg overse&8missionarie5: Gillian H2tTiS Daniela& Gabriel CotTadini Claire Kinkead South Afri¢8 8ndMoyAmbique

FINANCIALREVtEW Although the congregation is slowty growing again mwly are in low-income so building up offerings will a slow priws. As mentioned. the bires are slowly building up but this will take A large financial outlay has len rnade on the building with work lo replace boilers and tnoderni7£ some of the heating and ligbting in the church. In additio￿ WO￿ on the roof has beeT] done with more planned for next year. We have continued to make sure the building is kept in good order. Thanks to Israel Gob¢na for using his skills to keep an eye on the building fabric Other income has been received from the Strawkn FieldsNuTsery and ￿ndo￿LiVe foruse of the buildin We have also able to do ontine Servi￿ with the rninimum of ¢xpenditure. thanks go to the Persaud fanlily for their ingenuity over this and ￿ingtheir home for mud) of the woE. The Deed gives the chU￿h Coun¢il general powers of inv¢slmenL Reserve fjjnds are currently held with Kingdom Bank Limited on d¢posit or in our cunEnt a￿Ount flow detnands. NHCC prepares its aceounts on the accruals b&sis and in the forn]atpre5Cri￿ in the Statementof Recommended Practi￿ for Chatiti¢s (2(K)5). Signed TNstee on bebalf oftheNHCC Tn

REGISTERED CHARITY No : 1153289

NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

- Company Number: 08326749 -

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

THE ACCOUNTING HOUSE COMPANY LIMITED

- Bray on Thames -

NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

INDEX

INDEX
Page
Charity information 1
Trustees Report of the Directors 2
Report of the Accountants 3
Income Statement 4
Statement of Financial Position 5
Detailed Income Statement 7

NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

CHARITY INFORMATION

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

COMPANY NUMBER 08326749 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1153289 COMPANY OFFICERS Director & Trustee K. Persaud Director & Trustee M. Casotto Director & Trustee I. Gobena REGISTERED OFFICE Kensington Park Road London W11 2ES

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REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS

The directors presents their report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2023.

DIRECTORS

The directors serving throughout the year were as follows:

K. Persaud

M. Casotto I. Gobena

SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 10 May 2024

K. PERSAUD Director

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NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTANTS TO THE DIRECTORS

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

As stated on the statement of financial position, you are responsible for ensuring that the company has kept adequate accounting records and for preparing statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the company. You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the period.

In accordance with your instructions, we have compiled the unaudited financial statements set out on pages four to six from the accounting records and information and explanations given to us in order to assist you in fulfilling your statutory responsibilities.

THE ACCOUNTING HOUSE COMPANY LIMITED

Weirbank Monkey Island Lane Bray on Thames SL6 2ED

10 May 2024

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NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

INCOME STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

INCOME
Staff costs
Depreciation of assets
Other charges
Tax
(DEFICIT)/PROFIT FOR THE YEAR		 2023
£
128,644
56,084)
(
4,906)
(
110,728)
(
-		 2022
£
176,528
45,901)
(
5,606)
(
111,071)
(
-
43,074)
(		 13,950

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NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

31 DECEMBER 2023

FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
Investments
Current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
NET ASSETS
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
EMPLOYEES
Average number of employees during the year
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Cost
At 1 January 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2023
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 January 2023
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2023
Net book value
At 31 December 2023
At 31 December 2022
2 Statement of changes in equity
At 1 January 2023
(Deficit)/Profit for the period
Appropriations
At 31 December 2023		 NOTES
1
2
Land & Property
£
595,000
-		 Other Land
& Property
£
628,566
-
-
628,566
-
-
-
628,566
628,566
Retained
Earnings
£
1,364,894
43,074)
(
-
1,321,820		 2023
£
1,251,367
2,584
1,253,951
73,702
5,833)
(
67,869
1,321,820
1,321,820
1,321,820
No:
2
Furniture &
Fittings
£
73,482
937
-
74,419
41,712
4,906
46,618
27,801
31,770
Total
Equity
2023
£
1,364,894
43,074)
(
-
1,321,820		 2022
£
1,255,336
2,561
1,257,897
111,247
4,250)
(
106,997
1,364,894
1,364,894
1,364,894
No:
2
Total
£
1,297,048
937
-
595,000 1,297,985
-
-		 41,712
4,906
- 46,618
595,000 1,251,367
595,000 1,255,336
Private Limited
Company by
guarantee without
share capital use
of 'Limited'
exemption
£
-		 Total
Equity
2022
£
1,350,944
13,950
-
- 1,364,894

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Continued)

31 DECEMBER 2023

For the year ended 31 December 2023, the company was entited to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the micro-entity provisions.

These financial statements were approved by the board of directors on 10 May 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

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FOR TRUSTEES INFORMATION ONLY

NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

DETAILED INCOME STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

INCOME
Tithes, gifts and offerings
Rental income
Other income
Investment income
Gift Aid
Amsvan insurance claim
Grants receivable
TOTAL INCOME
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Salaries and NIC
Pension costs
Directors remuneration
Rent and rates
Light and heat
Communications
Printing, postage and stationery
Travel expenses
Insurance
Donations and gifts
Cleaning and caretaking costs
Flowers
Licences and certificates
Accountancy
Legal and professional
Computer & software costs
Repairs and renewals
Sundries
Hospitality and catering
Missions
Hire of equipment
Volunteers expenses
Grenfell Towers anniversary
Evangelical contribution to A.O.G.
Bank charges
Depreciation
OPERATING (DEFICIT)/PROFIT FOR THE YEAR		 £
5,248
123,373
-
23
-
-
-
13,257
526
42,301
1,772
6,013
1,557
716
3,814
7,176
1,690
11,817
488
949
2,868
-
6,898
31,520
761
1,024
7,795
4,310
8,336
-
11,160
64
4,906		 2023
£
128,644
171,718		 2022
£
21,563
128,311
508
19
1,375
14,324
10,428
176,528
6,568
525
38,808
4,078
7,626
1,689
547
2,821
6,768
2,990
9,108
605
917
3,378
1,585
4,550
17,575
772
1,178
14,931
4,548
15,676
300
9,360
69
5,606
162,578
43,074)
(		 13,950

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