# **Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (Northampton) Gethsemane Assembly** Registered Charity No 1157667
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 March 2022**
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## **Contents**
Pages Reference and Administrative Information 3 Trustees Annual Report 4 Independent Examiner’s Report 8 Receipts and Payments 9 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 10 Notes 11
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## **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1157667**
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2022 FOR APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES (NORTHAMPTON) GETHSEMANE ASSEMBLY
## **WORKING NAMES OF CHARITY:**
Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries UK (Northampton) Gethsemane Assembly.
## **TRUSTEES:**
Mr Tapiwa Mujuru
Mr Reason Katuruza
## **CHURCH LEADERSHIP**
Rev Cornelius Kachere. ( **Chairman** ) Mr Raymond Chitwanga. ( **Secretary** ) Mr Andrew Nganjo. ( **Administrator** ) Mr Brighton Nyamutamba. ( **Committee member** ) Mr Kenneth Chapanduka. ( **Committee member** ) Mr Reason Katuruza. ( **Committee member** ) Mr Garry Dingolo. ( **Committee Member** )
## **CHARITY'S PRINCIPAL ADDRESS:**
12 Balmoral Close. Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 4WA
**REGISTERED NUMBER:** 1157667
**BANKERS:** HSBC **INDEPENDEND EXAMINER** : Mr Jeremiah S Gweme 7 Henley Close Chatham ME5 7SU
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## **TRUSTEES’S ANNUAL REPORT**
The trustees who are Custodians of the charity for the purposes of the advancement of Christian Religion according to the Holy Scriptures as contained in our statement of Faith present our report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2022. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the Charity’s governing document and confirm the accounts comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and the Trust Deed.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.**
## **Governing Document**
The **AFM IM (UK) Gethsemane (Northampton)** Assembly was registered as a trust on the 1st of July 2014. The charity is governed by the Trust deed for the purposes of the advancement of Christian Religion according to the Holy Scriptures as contained in our statement of Faith.
## **Structure**
The AFM IM (UK) Gethsemane (Northampton) Assembly is run by a committee of seven members which are supervised by the Board of trustees (One paid and six unpaid) to make sure the running of the organization is in accordance with the laws of the country as guided by the charities commission. The trustees and the committee have a leadership role within the charity.
## **Trustee Recruitment:**
The trustees were appointed on registration. The Charity Commission “The Essential Trustee (CC3)” booklet and documentation of AFM IM (UK) Gethsemane (Northampton) Assembly were given to the trustees and training for the trustees is ongoing.
## **OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES**
The charity’s objects and principal activities are to:
## **1. Advance the Christian religion**
Based on the advancement of the Christian religion, teachings will be done covering a wide range of areas such as:
a) Contributing to the deepening understanding and acceptance of the Christian religion and helping individuals to learn about the Christian Faith and develop their spiritual lives.
b). Equipping the general public and followers on the human rights, religious or racial agreement, equality and or diversity as required all through the love according to the Holy Scriptures.
c). Undertaking educational/ training sessions on how to alleviate poverty within followers and general public, teaching them to be self-sufficient and using their skills. (E.g. to reduce the amount of people relying on benefits from the government).
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The scope of these objectives and activities are within the Northamptonshire.
## **The strategies employed to assist the charity to meet these objectives included the following:**
## **1. Advance the Christian faith.**
- a. Sunday church service.
- b. Weekly cell group meetings
- c. Friday evening bible study meeting.
- d. Monthly ladies’ meetings.
- e. Regular youth and young adult’s meetings.
## **2. General charitable purposes.**
a. The charity continues to support other churches with organs that support the less privileged in Northampton with food parcels.
b. The charity established & maintains contact and a working relationship with the organ of the Northamptonshire County Council in order to be involved in any charitable work that may be available to create a better and cleaner community as and when the work is available.
c. The charity youth group continues to get involved in fund raising for the Alzheimer's society by involving other youths from various groups within the community.
## **3. Recreation**
Promoting the happiness and enjoyment of the followers and the general members of community which helps to alleviate tresses and depressions. This is continuously done by undertaking & engaging the followers & general members in outdoor activities.
When planning activities for the year, the trustees considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.
a. The charity also set up health and wellbeing team which supports and promotes the wellbeing of people in the church and community. This has been done through walking and cycling groups, promoting health eating and wellbeing.
b. The charity usually annual celebration (Christmas party) for the members and non-members to celebrate accomplishments of the year (Music, dancing and praising the Lord with food provided).
c. The charity has children ministry, this is where children are taught about Christian values and beliefs, how to live in the community with others in line with British Values.
d. The charity supported the Elderly to take up fitness classes such as swimming, walking and keeping fit sessions.
The charity maintained these consistent high standards, despite the challenges faced by members since March 2020, members continue to push themselves to maintain high expectations and standards. Members have adapted and returned to face to face meeting, some has shown ability to be resilient since the pandemic.
## **4. Charitable Support**
1. The charity maintained established contacts and a working relationship with the organ of the Northampton County Council in order to be involved in any charitable work that may be available to create a better and cleaner community in Northampton.
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2. The Charity supported the BAME elderly, youth, and young adults from the church and local community with food hampers, and transport to hospital appointments, companionship and welfare checks.
3. The Charity supported the young people through empowering them in various trainings and empowerment seminars such as career guidance, money management, interview coaching, relationships and good citizenry.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFOMANCE:**
During the year, the charity has been meeting weekly as planned. Sunday services were attended by an average of about 150 people including children. The church is increasingly multicultural and drawing people together of all ages, including many under the ages of thirty. During the year, the sermons were based upon themes of **“Arise, Shine”.**
During Sunday services the children and the youth were put in separate classes in order to teach them of the religion beliefs and practices that may help them to conduct themselves in a socially acceptable, responsible way in the community.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW:**
## **Income**
The charity relies on the voluntary tithing and offerings of its members as taught from the scriptures and on other fundraising activities for its incoming resources
The overall incoming resources of the charity were reduced from ££54,050 (2021) to
£50,526 (2022).This also included restricted funds £4,951 (2021) £4,275 (2022)
Tithes were increased from £19,766 (2021) to £24,684 (2022)
Love Offering were Increased from £2,275 (2021) to £7,061 (2022)
Donations were reduced from £4,395 (2021) to £2,944 (2022)
## **Expenditure**
Total resources expended significantly increased from £27,119 (2021) to £49,623 (2022)
- Church running costs increased from £8,699 (2021) to £22,091 (2022)
- Spiritual Leadership costs were increased from £11,099 (2021) to £15,830 (2022)
- Other costs reduced from £3,575 (2021)to £1,841 (2022)
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The trustees continues to monitor the charitable expenditure to ensure efficiency and sustainability
and for more detsils see the financial report5 below.
Reserves Pollry
The charity reviews the level of funds In reseNe whlch is the amourst of unrestricted funds that are
between three and four months of recurrent operating expenses for the current financial year. To
ensure the financial stability of the charity, the charity accounts will maintain a minimum of two
months expenditure in reserve. The trustees will monitor the actual income and expenditure
quarterly to ensure adherence to the free reserve policy.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE:
The charity continues to seek to purchase a permanent place of worship. In the past year, the charity
was involved in looking for a property to buy which will be used for Sunday meetings and other
community and charity related adivities. However, the charity hopes to contlnue to work towards
securing its own place to operate from in the future. The charity has already embarked on a fundraising
campaign towards its own place of worship. Once the charity finds a place there will be need to raise
more funds in order to sustain Some of the charitable activitie5. Therefore, such a place will be on
offered to the general public in the community for use at an affordable financial donation. The
donation will be consldered by the trustees to make sure it is not out of reach for the general public
that may wish to make use of such facility. The trustees will also make sure that those living below
poverty line can benefit from such a facility by making sure it is suitable for such purpose e.g. giving
shelter to the homeless, food bank and providing hot food/soup during cold winter days.
DECLARATION:
Signed on behalf of the charlvs trustees
Slgnature(s)-................
Posltion
Date....
AFM Northampton {GethsemanÈl Assembly
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
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**Independent Examiner’s Report**|**Section A**
**Independent Examiner’s Report**|
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|**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Responsibilities and**
**basis of report**|**Charity no**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2022.
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (“the Act”).
Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries UK Northampton.
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I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
|**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**||29/01/2023|
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||Jeremiah S Gweme||
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||FCCA, MBA, B.Compt||
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||7 Henley Close||
||Chatham||
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**Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries (Northampton) Gethsemane Assembly Receipts and Payments Accounts for the Year ended 31 March 2022**
|**Notes**
Building Fund
**Incoming Resources**
Voluntary Income
1
Other Incoming Resourses
2
**Total Incoming Resources**
**Resources Expended**
**Charitable Activities**
Church Running Costs
3
Spritual leadership Costs
4
Community Building Costs
5
Support Costs
6
Other Costs
7
Governance Costs
8
Fixed Assets Additions
9
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net Incoming and Outgoing Resources**
**Adjustments in Financial year**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds**
35,472
4,275
10,779
-
**46,251**
**4,275**
22,091
15,830
-
5,269
-
1,807
-
1,841
1,511
4
1,269
-
**49,619**
**4**
(3,368)
4,271
26,971
32,745
**23,604**
**37,016**|**Total 2022**
39,747
10,779
**50,526**
22,091
15,830
5,269
1,807
1,841
1,515
1,269
**49,623**
903
59,717
**60,620**|**Total**
**2021**
32,187
21,863|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**54,050**|
||||8,699
11,099
1,221
902
3,575
431
1,192|
||||**27,119**|
||||26,931
(363)
33,149|
||||**59,717**|
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## **Notes Accompanying Accounts as at 31 March 2022**
|**Notes**
Voluntary Income
**1. Voluntary Income**
Tithes
Love Offering
Donations
Thanks Giving
Missions
Building Fund
**2.Other Incoming Resourses**
Gift Aid
Other Grants
Refund
Interest Received
Transfer between Funds|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
24,684
7,061
2,944
623
160
-
**35,472**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
7,440
-
814
3
2,523
**10,779**|**Restricted Funds**
-
-
-
-
-
4,275
**4,275**
**Restricted Funds**
-
-
-
-
-
**-**|**Total**
**2022**
24,684
7,061
2,944
623
160
4,275
**39,747**
**Total**
**2022**
7,440
-
814
3
2,523
**10,779**|**Total**
**2021**
19,766
2,275
4,395
680
120
4,951|
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|||||**32,187**|
|||||**Total**
**2021**
10,671
10,000
176
15
1,000|
|||||**21,863**|
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||**3.Church Running Costs**
Church Running Costs
Rent
Office Supplies
Travel & Subsistence
Adminstration Costs
Consumables
**4.Spiritual leadership costs**
Spritual leadership Costs
A-Honouraria
Wages & Salaries
Pensions Contributions
NI & PAYE|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
11,846
-
573
6,970
2,702
**22,091**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
2,835
12,264
210
521
**15,830**|**Restricted Funds**
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**Restricted Funds**
-
-
-
-
**-**|**Total**
**2022**
11,846
-
573
6,970
2,702
**22,091**
**Total**
**2022**
2,835
12,264
210
521
**15,830**|**Total**
**2021**
3,800
284
-
-
899|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**4,983**|
||||||**Total**
**2021**
1,950
9,149
-
-|
||||||**11,099**|
|||||||
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||**5.Community Building Costs**
Community Building Costs
Pensioners Expenses
Youth Expenses
**6.Support Costs**
Support Costs
Budget Support
**7. Other Costs**
Funeral expenses
**8. Govenance Costs**
Bank Charges|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
264
5,005
**5,269**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
1,807
**1,807**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
1,841
**1,841**
1,511
**1,511**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
-
-
**-**
**Restricted Funds**
**-**
**Restricted Funds**
-
**-**
4
**4**|**Total**
**2022**
264
5,005
**5,269**
**Total**
**2022**
1,807
**1,807**
**Total**
**2022**
1,841
**1,841**
1,515
**1,515**|**Total**
**2021**
427
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**427**|
||||||**Total**
**2021**
902|
||||||**902**|
||||||**Total**
**2021**
3,575|
||||||**3,575**|
||||||431|
||||||**431**|
|||||||
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## **9. Assets for Charities Use**
|**Office Equipment**
Opening Balance
Additions
Depreciation
**Instruments**
Opening Balance
Additions
Depreciation
Total Asset Value
**_10. Cash at Hand_**
**Opening Balance**
**Cash movement during the Financial year**
**Adjustments in Financial year**
**Closing Cash Position**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
799
-
(393)
**405**
278
1,269
(456)
**1,091**
**1,496**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
26,971
(3,368)
-
**23,604**|**Restricted Funds**
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**Restricted Funds**
32,745
4,271
-
**37,016**|**Total**
**2022**
799
-
(393)
**405**
278
1,269
(456)
**1,091**
**1,496**
**Total**
**2022**
59,717
903
-
**60,620**|**Total**
**2021**
-
1,192
(393)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**799**|
|||||793
-
(514)|
|||||**278**|
|||||1,077
**Total**
**2021**
33,149
26,931
(363)|
|||||**59,717**|
## **11.Trustees’ Remuneration**
The trustees received no remuneration and other benefits or reimbursement of expenses in the year ended 31 March 2022. (2021: Nil)
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