Hayat Ministries
End of Year Report and Accounts Year ending 31[st] December 2022
Charity Information
Trustees: Tanas Alqassis Nigel Nicholson (Chairman) David Taylor New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees. Governing Document: “Foundation” Model Constitution Charity Registration Number: 1157140 Registered Office: 46 Ravenswood Crescent Harrow HA2 9JN Bankers: HSBC Objects
The objects of the CIO are:
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To relieve poverty and sickness thereby demonstrating the Christian faith in particular but not exclusively by providing, assisting or working through selected partner organisations in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income.
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To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public through:
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a. The training and encouragement of Christians in practical methods of sharing their faith through lectures, seminars, and individual tuition.
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b. To encourage Christians to grow in their faith through the holding of Bible studies, lectures, seminars, and individual tuition.
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c. The production and distribution/broadcast of messages of an evangelistic and teaching nature.
Aims and Objectives
The two foundational principles of Hayat Ministries are that the Christian Faith itself brings immediate benefits to its followers but also that there is a requirement for Christians to demonstrate their faith in practical ways - “By their fruits you will know them” as the Bible puts it.
The long-term aims are therefore to work with organisations in poorer countries which are actively demonstrating their faith through practical work amongst the poor and oppressed, whilst also building the Church through the usual means of teaching and preaching etc. These organisations can often best be helped by the provision of much needed funds and a primary function of Hayat Ministries is to be a channel for such funds from the UK to the projects where they are needed. An example of this is the child sponsorship programme.
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Activities in 2022
Leaving aside regular donations, one-off donations from both individuals and organisations dropped considerably in 2022 compared to 2021. Presumably this is because people respond to the needs presented in the media with the war in Ukraine eclipsing other areas of need. To be fair the Life Center did benefit from the same effect in 2020 with the explosion at the port in Beirut and so it was possible to continue feeding the surplus funds from that appeal to the Life Center throughout 2022. A £5,795 Gift Aid claim covering 2019-2021 was also very welcome in making up the deficit.
Towards the end of the year St Mungo’s Church in Balerno, Scotland announced their Christmas appeal this year would be for the Life Center Christian Education Institute initiative. This typically raises £10-15,000, but at the time of writing is in excess of £20,000. This will provide a very good start to 2023 when the funds are released.
Pastor Said was able to visit the UK in the autumn and renew contacts at two of the main donor churches in the UK. As always his passion for the work in Beirut shone through and we are confident will result in some extra financial support in 2023.
Plans for 2023
In addition to the usual fundraising activities for the Life Center we are exploring funding an administrator role at the Life Center. The team there are overwhelmed with the immediate, practical needs of the people in the community, which means that administrative tasks take a second place. The aim of employing an administrator would be for this person to prepare funding applications for potential donors and then prepare the necessary reports for those donors. In this way we hope the income to the Life Center can be increased and made steadier to facilitate long-term projects.
Financial Review
Reserves Policy
The intention, as previously, is to hold the current unallocated funds in reserve for promotional activities and any other targeted activities which will provide a return on the investment. This will not necessarily be in financial terms. An example from previous years was using the reserves to pay for Rev. Dib’s visit to the UK. The reserves will not, except under exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the trustees, be used for general grants to supported projects or other causes.
Funds in Deficit
There are no funds in deficit in the current accounting period.
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Statement of Financial Activities
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Prior year | |
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| funds | funds | funds | funds | total funds | |
| Total income | — | 29,431 | — | 29,431 | 36,823 |
| Total expenditure | 909 | 42,402 | — | 43,312 | 47,926 |
| Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer | (909) | (12,971) | — | (13,881) | (11,103) |
| Net movement in funds | (909) | (12,971) | — | (13,881) | (11,103) |
| Total funds brought forward | 9,268 | 38,421 | — | 47,689 | 58,792 |
| Total funds carried forward | 8,358 | 25,449 | — | 33,808 | 47,689 |
| Unrestricted | |||||
| General fund | 8,358 | — | — | 8,358 | 9,268 |
| Restricted | |||||
| Life Center: General Fund | — | 15,945 | — | 15,945 | 26,211 |
| Life Center: Humanitarian | — | 4,815 | — | 4,815 | 7,486 |
| Life Center: Worker Support | — | 1,110 | — | 1,110 | 340 |
| Spring of Life | — | 3,578 | — | 3,578 | 4,383 |
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Balance sheet
| General | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | At 31/12/2022 | At 31/12/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | Funds | Funds | Funds | £ | £ | ||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 8,358 | — | 25,449 | — | 33,808 | 47,689 | |
| Current assets | 8,358 | — | 25,449 | — | 33,808 | 47,689 | |
| Net current assets less current liabilities | 8,358 | — | 25,449 | — | 33,808 | 47,689 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 8,358 | — | 25,449 | — | 33,808 | 47,689 | |
| Total net assets less liabilities | 8,358 | — | 25,449 | — | 33,808 | 47,689 | |
| Represented by | |||||||
| Unrestricted | |||||||
| Unrestricted - General fund | 8,358 | — | — | — | 8,358 | 9,268 | |
| Restricted | |||||||
| Restricted - Spring of Life | — | — | 3,578 | — | 3,578 | 4,383 | |
| Restricted - Life Center: General Fund | — | — | 15,945 | — | 15,945 | 26,211 | |
| Restricted - Life Center: Humanitarian | — | — | 4,815 | — | 4,815 | 7,486 | |
| Restricted - Worker Support | — | — | 1,110 | — | 1,110 | 340 | |
| Funds of the charity | 8,358 | — | 25,449 | — | 33,808 | 47,689 |
Statement of assets and liabilities
| Cash at bank and in hand 1001: Current Account - Asset Spring of Life Restricted Life Center: General Restricted Fund Life Center: Restricted Humanitarian Worker Support Restricted General fund Unrestricted 1002: PayPal account - Asset Life Center: General Restricted Fund Cash at bank and in hand Grand Total |
Balance | Previous balance 47,689.35 — 47,689.35 4,383.20 26,211.67 7,486.28 340.00 9,268.20 — 47,689.35 |
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| 3,578.83 15,930.30 4,815.50 1,110.00 8,358.36 33,792.99 15.25 15.25 33,808.24 33,808.24 |
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Fund movement by type
| Fund and type | Fund balances | Incoming | Outgoing | Transfers | Gains and | Journal | Fund balances |
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| brought forward | Resources | Resources | Losses | Entries | carried forward | ||
| Spring of Life | |||||||
| Restricted | 4,383 | 6,866 | 7,670 | — | — | — | 3,578 |
| Sub-totals | 4,383 | 6,866 | 7,670 | — | — | — | 3,578 |
| Life Center: General | |||||||
| Restricted | 26,211 | 19,794 | 30,061 | — | — | — | 15,945 |
| Sub-totals | 26,211 | 19,794 | 30,061 | — | — | — | 15,945 |
| Life Center: Humanitarian | |||||||
| Restricted | 7,486 | — | 2,670 | — | — | — | 4,815 |
| Sub-totals | 7,486 | — | 2,670 | — | — | — | 4,815 |
| Life Center: Worker | Support | ||||||
| Restricted | 340 | 2,770 | 2,000 | — | — | — | 1,110 |
| Sub-totals | 340 | 2,770 | 2,000 | — | — | — | 1,110 |
| General Fund | |||||||
| Unrestricted | 9,268 | — | 909 | — | — | — | 8,358 |
| Sub-totals | 9,268 | — | 909 | — | — | — | 8,358 |
| Totals | 47,689 | 29,431 | 43,312 | — | — | — | 33,808 |
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Analysis of income and expenditure
| Total | ||||||
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| Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | This year | Last year | |
| Incoming resources | ||||||
| Incoming resources from generated | funds | |||||
| 2001 - Gift Aid Donation | — | — | 9,526 | — | 9,526 | 7,311 |
| 2002 - Non Gift Aid Donation | — | — | 1,355 | — | 1,355 | 2,880 |
| 2004 - Donation from Charity | — | — | 10,400 | — | 10,400 | 16,410 |
| 2005 - Donation including Gift Aid | — | — | 2,355 | — | 2,355 | 10,221 |
| Incoming resources from | — | — | 23,636 | — | 23,636 | 36,823 |
| generated funds Totals | ||||||
| Other incoming resources | ||||||
| 2003 - Reclaimed Gift Aid | — | — | 5,794 | — | 5,794 | — |
| Other incoming resources Totals | — | — | 5,794 | — | 5,794 | — |
| Incoming resources Grand | — | — | 29,431 | — | 29,431 | 36,823 |
| totals | ||||||
| Resources used | ||||||
| Charitable activities | ||||||
| 3001 - Supported Project Payment | — | — | 42,402 | — | 42,402 | 47,765 |
| 3002 - Web Sites | 164 | — | — | — | 164 | 119 |
| 3003 - Fees | 60 | — | — | — | 60 | — |
| 3004 - Admin | 41 | — | — | — | 41 | 41 |
| 3005 - Promotion | 644 | — | — | — | 644 | — |
| Charitable activities Totals | 909 | — | 42,402 | — | 43,312 | 47,926 |
| Resources used Grand totals | 909 | — | 42,402 | — | 43,312 | 47,926 |
Notes:
Incoming Resources:
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Gift Aid Donations are donations for which Gift Aid must be claimed.
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Non-Gift Aid Donations are donations for which Gift Aid can’t be claimed.
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Donation from Charity is a donation from a church or other charitable organisation.
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Donation including Gift Aid covers donations via Stewardship or the PayPal Giving Fund where the intermediary claims the Gift Aid and includes it in the payment.
Outgoing Resources:
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Admin covers the annual cost of a Skype phone number.
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Promotion covers some of the costs of Pastor Said’s visit to the UK in the Autumn.
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Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 21[st] February 2023:
Dr N Nicholson.
Chairman
Approved by the examiner on 29[th] March 2023:
Mr M Harris
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