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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 10 2019 30 09 2020
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1159005
Charity's principal address 58 CROFT DRIVE MAPPLEWELL BARNSLEY SOUTH YORKSHIRE Postcode S75 6AN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Chrispen Shumba | Chair of Trustees | |||
| Anne Christine Hill | Administrator / Trustee |
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| Amirah Ashlyn Stambuli |
Treasurer / Trustee | |||
| Matilda Kafwaliman Phiri |
Trustee | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Dr Alexander Phiri - Lead Pastor Trevor Hill - Associate Pastor
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CONSTITUTION Type of governing document
CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION (CIO) How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
The position of trustee is open to anyone committed to upholding the objects of Trustee selection methods the trust and who has the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the (eg. appointed by, elected by) effective administration of the CIO subject to vetting and the agreement of the existing trustees. Apart from the first charity trustees every trustee must be appointed (for a term of three years) by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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The charity is governed by its trustees; the minimum number being three.
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You may choose to include The ‘Senior Pastor’ for the time being (the office holder) shall automatically
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additional information, where (ex-officio) be a charity trustee, for as long as he or she holds that office.
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relevant, about: policies and procedures The day to day running of the charity is carried out by the leadership. The leadership team comprises the Senior Pastor and Associated Pastor. The
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adopted for the induction and Chair of trustees; Director of Finance; the Administrator and the Worship
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training of trustees; Director also trustees. Employees are appointed by the Charities trustees.
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider Any incoming employee or trustee are given a copy of the charities governing network with which the charity document plus the charities vision and mission statement. A copy of the latest works; Trustee’s Annual Report and accounts and minutes of trustee meetings. New trustees are given a welcome pack containing the latest Charity
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relationship with any related Commission Document which contains documentation regarding the role and parties; responsibility of a charity trustee. Also the ‘Essential Trustee: ‘What You Need To Know’ (CC3) and ‘The Hallmarks of an Effective Charity’. Safeguarding
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trustees’ consideration of Polices; RLCC is a member of Thirtyone:eight who provide Safeguarding
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major risks and the system Training for trustees and group leaders. We are also a member of NCVO who
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and procedures to manage provide information and training for volunteers.
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them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
To advance the Christian Faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Charities ‘Statement of Faith’. This involves various religious activities and the prevention or relief of poverty to the general public or mankind. This is done by making grants to individuals and organisations providing religious services and educational resources, advice, counselling and information. |
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| All of our meetings were open to the general public before the lockdown imposed on church gatherings due to the Corona Virus. Meetings then continued to be open to the public but online via Zoom and YouTube. It was noted that there was a definite increase in attendance to the online meetings. Regular Sunday Meetings were streamed on YouTube due to the closure of the Methodist church during lockdown. Worship and communion continued online together with prayer. Individual contact with people for prayer, counsel or fellowship was done via facetime or telephone. For the vulnerable care was taken to make sure regular contact was made with them by members of the church, and groceries and other needs were provided for them when necessary. Weekly, Life Groups, Bible Study and Prayer Meetings continued via Zoom. All the meetings were open to those from outside RLCC who wanted to join us for fellowship, teaching, and personal prayer. |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) sessions
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The Charity depends on donations from members of the public who attend church and other well-wishers.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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| Section D | Achievements andperformance |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
The restrictions brought on by the covid pandemic affected what we could do as a charity. It was also limited because we could not access our meeting hall. We started a “Stay Free” course online mainly for young men battling certain types of addiction. A Friday evening bible study, initially for members of our congregation was started which now includes people from other churches and denominations within the UK, and abroad. The leadership and members of the congregation volunteered for shopping and collecting prescriptions for the elderly member(s) of our congregation living alone or not able to go out. Elderly members of the congregation who did not have access to online meetings were asked if they would like to be part of a prayer group. With their permission, weekly updates regarding church and prayer requests were initiated via telephone in order to keep them informed and included. Christmas parcels were dropped on doorsteps for the elderly and the children. Leadership provided ongoing bereavement support to a lady who lost her husband in the previous year. Sunday services continued YouTube. Tuesday Life Groups and Thursday prayers on Zoom. Members of the community were able to join in. Emmaus Bible School continued online. A men’s meeting was held which was open to the public and joined in by members of other churches. The women’s meeting went online until we could meet in person. Ongoing support and prayer was provided for women working from home, with young children and those living alone. Regular contact was kept throughout with families and individual members of the church on Zoom and church WhatsApp groups. We had no sharp rise in numbers in congregation but grew steadily during this time. For the safety of the congregation and public, risk assessments were carried out to ready us for when we were to be allowed back into the church building. Help and guidance was sought from the Charity Commission. |
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Section E Financial review
Our weekly donations are used for charitable purposes. The only reserve Brief statement of the at the moment is the Building Fund which is to be used for obtaining our charity’s policy on reserves own building.
Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
Our principal source of funds comes from weekly donations by church members and well-wishers.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Anne Christine Hill Full name(s) Chrispen Shumba Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair of Trustees Administrator / Trustee etc) Date 29/07/2021
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| River of Life Community Church | River of Life Community Church | River of Life Community Church | River of Life Community Church | No (if any) | No (if any) | CC16a | |
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| Receipts and payments accounts | |||||||
| For the period from | 10/1/2019 | To | 9/30/2020 | ||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| WEEKELY OFFERINGS | **10,137 ** | **687 ** | - | 10,824 | 11,190 | ||
| DONATIONS | 4,296 | - | - | 4,296 | 5,850 | ||
| ESOT | **461 ** | - | - | **461 ** | 1,185 | ||
| GIFT AID TAX CLAIM | 2,117 | - | - | 2,117 | 3,026 | ||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 17,011 | 687 | - | 17,698 | 21,251 | ||
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 17,011 | 687 | - | 17,698 | 21,251 | |||
| STAFF LIVING ALLOWANCE | 3,600 | - | - | 3,600 | 1,800 | ||
| STAFF SALARIES NI AND SUPERANNUATION |
14,428 | - | - | 14,428 | 13,110 | ||
| RENT OF PREMISES | 1,320 | - | - | 1,320 | 2,580 | ||
| GENERAL SUPPLIES | 330 | - | - | 330 | 715 | ||
| PRINTING AND STATIONERY | 153 | - | - | 153 | 322 | ||
| VISITING SPEAKER EXPENSES | 221 | - | - | 221 | 380 | ||
| WEBSITE | 107 | 107 | 101 | ||||
| CIC SUBSCRIPTION | 375 | 375 | 300 | ||||
| INSURANCE | 139 | - | - | 139 | 309 | ||
| CCLI LICENSE | 120 | 120 | 44 | ||||
| DONATION TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||
| TRAINING EXPENSES | 130 | - | - | 130 | 648 | ||
| EQUIPMENT | 596 | - | - | 596 | |||
| **Sub total ** | 21,579 | - | - | 21,579 | 20,369 | ||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 21,579 | - | - | 21,579 | 20,369 | |||
| - 4,568 | 687 | - | - 3,881 | 882 | |||
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| - 4,568 | 687 | - | - 3,881 | 882 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details | Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| HSBC COMMUNITY ACCOUNT | 127 | - | - | |
| HSBC BUSINESS MONEY MANAGER ACCOUNT |
- | 3,279 | - | |
| ESOT ACCOUNT | 461 | - | - | |
| Total cash funds | 588 | 3,279 | - | |
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Agreement Error | Agreement Error | OK | |
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Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| MUSIC EQUIPMENT | - | 3,650 | ||
| GENERAL EQUIPMENT | - | 445 | ||
| CHAIRS | - | 1,050 | ||
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| Print Name | Date of approval | |||
| CHRISPEN SHUMBA | 7/28/2021 | |||
| ANNE CHRISTINE HILL | 7/28/2021 | |||
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