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)

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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.

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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 l*en 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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**NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

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



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**NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION** 

## **31 DECEMBER 2023** 

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



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## **NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **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: 

- 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 

- The director acknowledges his 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 micro-entity provisions. 

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

- ………………………………………………………………….. **I. GOBENA (Director)** 

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**FOR TRUSTEES INFORMATION ONLY** 

## **NOTTING HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH** 

## **DETAILED INCOME STATEMENT** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** 

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



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