AFMIM (UK) Slough Assembly
Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (AFMIM) Slough Assembly Calvary Fellowship
Registered Charity 1153480
Trustee’s Annual Report & Statement of Accounts April 2021 to March 2022
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AFMIM (UK) Slough Assembly
| Charity Name | Apostolic Faith | Mission International | Mission International |
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| Ministries Slough | |||
| Working Name | Calvary Fellowship | ||
| Registered Charity No | 1153480 | ||
| Meeting Address | Langley College, | Station Road, Slough, | |
| Berkshire SL3 8BY | |||
| Independent Examiner | Dashwoods |
Chartered | Certified |
| Accountants. | |||
| 31 Dashwood Avenue | |||
| High Wycombe | |||
| Buckinghamshire | |||
| HP12 3DZ | |||
| 01494 521687 | |||
| www.dashwoods.co.uk |
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AFMIM (UK) Slough Assembly
Introduction
The Trustees present their annual report together with the audited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022.
AFMIM Slough Assembly had an income of £40,740.08 (down from £80,872.16) in the period from 1[st] April 2021 through to 31[st] March 2022. This report is aimed at illustrating the activities of the church during the financial year the period 2021/22.
The Board of Trustees is also grateful all our members and voluntary workers for subscribing into the vision of the church and for rendering their support in cash and in kind.
Our Objectives
To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public in accordance with our vision.
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To empower Christians to embrace the word of God and to reach out to the public and our community and to inspire individuals to participate in God's work.
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To support missions within and beyond our community as well as in local and global shores.
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To minister the love of Christ to the saints and the needy through charitable service and giving.
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To serve our community through environmental care, community improvement and civic participation.
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To foster loving relationships and a strong sense of community among the various groups of believers according to shared ministry, location or age group.
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To establish cell groups for mutual edification, mentorship, pastoral care, discovery and development of members’ gifts.
Activities for Achieving Objectives
The Church provides public worship services every Sunday from 10 am to 12pm. The Church also achieves its objectives by promoting evangelism through the outreach programme, organising workshops, teaching programmes.
The following are some of the various ways through which Slough Assembly seeks to achieve its objectives;
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Pastoral Care and counselling services
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Weekly Sunday school teachings
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Fundraising activities to support the activities of the Church to benefit its members and the public
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Supporting and donating to disaster appeals
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Food banks for our members and those in need in our local community
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Supporting and administering Weddings and Funerals for our members and non-members.
Achievements and Performance
Our income was significantly lower than the previous financial year due to the decline in general donations and tithing. We have seen a significant increase in expenditure attributed to salary payments for our full-time pastor.
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During 2021/22 Charity had approximately 111 members of the church. The average weekly attendance is 100. We have consistently met every Sunday for the main church services, Tuesdays for cell groups, and at the end of each month for all-night prayer services.
As well as our regular services, we enable the local community to celebrate and thank God by inviting the public to our Church Service.
Through offering baptism services, we thank God for the gift of life. We offer support to our grieving members who have lost their loved ones through funeral services. We strongly strong believe in mourning with those who have suffered the death of a loved one and we offer our support both emotionally and materially.
We take pride and celebrate dedications, baptisms and weddings.
Congregation
For the 2021/22 reporting year, the Church congregated at Langley College, Station Road, Slough, SL3 8BY and was still actively looking for larger premises by the end of the fiscal year to accommodate more people and to support any increase in membership.
Pastoral Care
AFMIM Slough Assembly is now being led by a full time Pastor following the successful recruitment of Reverend Edward Mazando. Reverend Mazando joined the Assembly on 09 December 2018 and continues to lead the Church by overseeing all the activities of the Church with the support of the elected Church Board.
Ecumenical Relationships
AFMIM Slough Assembly is a member of AFMIM UK International Ministries. In 2021/22 the Assembly participated in 3 national conferences and 2 regional conferences organised and facilitated by AFMIM UK International Ministries. Slough Assembly also conducted joint services with other regional sister churches.
Volunteers
Most of the church workers are lay workers who volunteer to administer the day-to-day activities of the church. The Church has volunteers who help with tasks such as cleaning, sound engineering, serving of refreshments after church, decoration. It is through the priceless work of our volunteers that the Church can achieve its objectives and perform its charitable activities in the community.
Structure, Governance and Management
The board of Trustees oversees all activities that the church undertakes and is supported by the Church Board which is responsible for the day-to-day administrative activities of the Church.
This Church (Management) Board is elected by the members of the church in line with the Church's Constitution. The board is made up of the following members;
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Chairman, Vice Chairman,
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Secretary
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Administrator
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Four Committee members
The Church (Management) Board is responsible for the general and operational management of the Charity and is responsible for developing and implementing annual plans with the support and overview of the Board of Trustees.
The Church Board is responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the church reporting and seeking approval from the Board of Trustees on matters of high risk to the Charity. The Church Board met once every 2 months during 2021/22.
The structure of the Church also consists of other operational subcommittees which report to the Church (Management) Board. These are;
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The Youth Committee,
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Praise and Worship Committee,
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Finance Committee,
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Men’s Fellowship Committee,
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Hospitality & Decorations (HOSDECO) Committee
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Sunday School Committees.
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Outreach Committee
The boards and committees serve a term of 3 years.
Financial Review
Total funds banked for this financial period were £40,740.08 of which the majority came from tithing with an amount of £22,201.49. The other sources of income were love offering which amounted to £1,802.67 and “other” fund totalled £100.00.
Total expenditure for the period was £66,611.07 leaving us with a deficit of £25,870.99 as a result of increased expenditure for salaries following the recruitment of a full-time permanent Pastor. Also, the increase in the deficit was due to some of the members relocating to other regions. And the impact of the COVID pandemic cannot be understated as it impacted our Sunday services as we could not meet. This impacted our cash collections and denotations as these are done when we meet. Lastly, the ongoing inflation has had an impact on church contributions from members. Our closing cash position for the year was £54,452.37.
This was the sixth year of operation as a charity, most of which we have seen continued growth in the church's finances. Our long-term plan is still to have a building of our own.
Reserves Policy
It is AFMIM Slough policy to keep minimum reserves of £5,000 of unrestricted funds. In this year this was not possible as our income lower than our expenditure, so we have not managed to stay above this minimum reserve amount.
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AFMIM (UK) Slough Assembly
| AFM INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES (UK) | Charity | 1153480 |
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| SLOUGH | ||
| Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year 2022 | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| Income Resources | £ | £ |
| i-zettle | 8,573.66 | 0.00 |
| Sum-up | 1,732.26 | 0.00 |
| Love Offering | 1,802.67 | 1,690.00 |
| Tithes | 22,201.49 | 29,965.70 |
| Gift Aid | 0.00 | 29,965.70 |
| Furlough | 0.00 | 7,771.44 |
| Charity Contributions | 70.00 | 220.00 |
| Men’s Fellowship | 0.00 | 80.00 |
| Ladies Union | 0.00 | 60.00 |
| Sunday School | 0.00 | 40.00 |
| Funeral Contributions | 6,260.00 | 2,015.00 |
| Other | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| 40,740.08 | 80,872.16 | |
| Charitable Expenditure | ||
| Church Hall rent | 15,080.00 | 5,895.89 |
| Honorarium | 1,680.00 | 300.00 |
| Conference/Meeting Exp | 124.99 | 0.00 |
| PA/Sound | 978.00 | 0.00 |
| Stationary | 465.70 | 423.60 |
| Car Expenses | 400.00 | 0.00 |
| Fellowship/food/hospitality | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Audit | 204.00 | 540.00 |
| Miscellaneous | 2,100.00 | 0.00 |
| Pastors Rent | 16,200.00 | 16,200.00 |
| Pastors Expenses | 454.00 | 1,764.19 |
| Pastors Salary | 14,148.00 | 15,327.00 |
| Insurance | 356.00 | 341.60 |
| Visa Renewal Expenses | 5,378.00 | 0.00 |
| Bank account charges | 188.21 | 130.21 |
| CRB Checks | 0.00 | 67.20 |
| Sunday School Expenses | 423.88 | 351.92 |
| Funeral Expenses | 5,720.00 | 1,630.00 |
| Regional Expenses | 0.00 | 348.70 |
| HMRC | 1,555.68 | 1,555.68 |
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| AFMIM (UK) Slough Assembly Nest Expenditure Total Annual Expenditure Total Expenditure Surplus funds foryear Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022 Current assets Cash in bank Cash in hand(notyet banked) Current Liabilities Net current assets Represented by Profit and loss account b/f Surplus foryear |
AFMIM (UK) Slough Assembly Nest Expenditure Total Annual Expenditure Total Expenditure Surplus funds foryear Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022 Current assets Cash in bank Cash in hand(notyet banked) Current Liabilities Net current assets Represented by Profit and loss account b/f Surplus foryear |
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| Nest Expenditure | 1,154.61 | 907.83 | ||
| Total Annual Expenditure | 66,611.07 | 45,783.82 | ||
| Total Expenditure | 66,611.07 | 45,783.82 | ||
| Surplus funds foryear | -25,870.99 | 35,088.34 | ||
| Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022 | ||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Current assets | ||||
| Cash in bank | 54,452.37 | 80,323.36 | ||
| Cash in hand(notyet banked) | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| 54,452.37 | 80,323.36 | |||
| Current Liabilities | - | - | ||
| - | - | |||
| Net current assets | 54,452.37 | 80,323.36 | ||
| Represented by | ||||
| Profit and loss account b/f | 80,323.36 | 45,235.02 | ||
| Surplus foryear | -25,870.99 | 35,088.34 | ||
| 54,452.37 | 80,323.36 |
I report on the accounts of the Apostolic Faith Mission (UK) Slough Assembly for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiners
As the church trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. You consider the audit requirements of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) as amended by s.28 of the Charities Act 2006 do not apply. It is my responsibility to 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 Commission.
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An examination includes a review of 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 explanation from trustees concerning 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 in the accounts.
Independent Examiners Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respects the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act, as amended; to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirement of the Act; have not been met or:
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To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Philip Rackstraw FCCA
11/01/2023 Date…………………………………………
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