## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/10/2023 Period start date To 30/09/2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH** ## **Charity registration number:1159005** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The charity is dedicated to fostering public
understanding and practice of the Christian
Faith, guided by its established “Statement
of Faith.” Its work spans spiritual outreach
and humanitarian aid, aiming to ease
hardship and support those in need. This is
carried out through direct financial
assistance to individuals and by delivering
faith-based services, pastoral care,
counselling, and educational materials.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|To ensure RLCC continues to operate in
line with its Public Benefit Intent (PBI),
Trustees and senior leaders remain up to
date with their obligations through guidance
and communications from the Charity
Commission. All Trustees have completed
relevant online training made available by
the Commission. Additionally, safeguarding
training and policy support are provided by
Thirtyone:eight, an external organisation
that helps us uphold effective safeguarding
standards across our activities.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference| |---|---| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on grant making|| Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We continued to hold our regular public
gatherings, including Sunday services,
Tuesday house group meetings, and
Thursday prayer sessions. We also hosted
occasional men’s and women’s meetings,
all open to the public. Additionally, we
launched our first couples’ meeting,
designed to bring couples together for
prayer and mutual encouragement in
navigating everyday relationship
challenges.
Special “bring and share” Sunday services
were held, where meals were shared with
the aim of strengthening connections
among congregants and with the wider
community. These events proved
successful, enabling us to minister to
individuals from diverse social and faith
backgrounds.
Our Tuesday online Bible study remained
active, specifically engaging those in the
community who may not otherwise attend
church or are unable to do so regularly.
This platform continues to reach individuals
beyond our city, contributing to a notable
increase in in-person Sunday attendance,
and Baptisms. Our virtual gatherings now
connect with people across and beyond the
UK, many of whom reach out via email or
phone for prayer and spiritual support.
We maintained regular communication and
pastoral care within our congregation and
the wider community. This included
practical support such as hospital visits,
collecting prescriptions, and shopping for
an elderly member who lives alone and
became bed-bound after suffering a stroke.| We also continued to provide transportation to and from all meetings for both congregants and members of the public. House visits, hospital visits, and counselling, whether in person, by phone, or via FaceTime, remained a key part of our care, especially for the bereaved and those with terminal illnesses. For our outreach programme, “Leading Soles”: the usual donations of shoes, clothing, scarves, sleeping bags, and toiletries were lower this past year. However, a financial gift from a member of the congregation was passed on to Sheffield Community Church, with whom we have long partnered. They prepare meals, while we wrap and deliver Leading Soles gifts as Christmas presents during the festive season. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of September 2024 we had,
£413 cash funds available| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The Trustees have no concerns about any
material uncertainties that could impact the
charity’s ability to continue operating.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s ongoing work relies on
financial contributions from church
members and other supporters.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The current trustees assess all prospective
trustees to ensure they meet eligibility
requirements. Applicants are required to
submit written confirmation of their eligibility
and disclose any current or potential
conflicts of interest. They are also made
aware of any disqualifying factors. Where
the charity’s work involves children or
vulnerable adults, appropriate background
checks are carried out through the relevant
authorities.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CHARITABLE INCORPORATED
ORGANISATION (CIO)| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|In accordance with Charity Commission
guidance, trustee nominations require
candidates to show a strong alignment with
the Charity’s mission and demonstrate
suitable governance skills and experience.
Appointments are made following a
screening process and approval by existing
trustees. All candidates must complete
compulsory safeguarding training and
maintain an up-to-date DBS check,
supported through our relationship with
Thirtyone:eight.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees are provided with the charity’s
governing document, Vision and Mission
statement, and the most recent Trustees’
Annual Report and Statement of Accounts.
New trustees also receive key guidance
from the Charity Commission, e.g., ‘Charity
Governance Code,’ outlining their roles and
responsibilities. In addition, they are given
the church’s core policies, covering
safeguarding, data protection, lone
working, complaints, and volunteer
management, which they are required to
read and formally acknowledge by signing.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity is governed by a Board of
Trustees, with a minimum of three
members. The current Senior Minister
holds an ex-officio Trustee role.
Operational leadership is provided by a
team comprising the lead minister,
Associate Pastor, Chair of Trustees,
Finance Director, Administrator, and
Worship Director. All staff appointments are
made by the Trustees.
With only one part-time Minister employed,
the charity depends heavily on volunteers
who support worship, hospitality, and day-
to-day functions. We encourage broad
participation, believing everyone has a part
to play in our mission.
Since 2018, the charity has been affiliated
with Churches in Communities International
(CIC), a registered charity (no. 1139043)
based in Bromley, Kent, offering
accreditation and support to independent| |||churches. CIC is a member of the
Evangelical Alliance, the Free Churches
Group, and Churches Together in England.
We are also members of the National
Council for Voluntary Organisations
(NCVO), which provides us with access to
up-to-date sector guidance and resources
to support best practice in charity
governance and operations.| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1159005| |Charity’s principal address|58 CROFT DRIVE
MAPPLEWELL, BARNSLEY
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
S75 6AN| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Norman Muntanga|Chair of Trustees||| ||Anne Christine Hill|Administrator/Trustee||| ||Amira Stambuli|Treasurer/Trustee||| ||Ropa Muntanga|Trustee/Children’s Lead||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Anne Christine Hill **Position (eg Secretary,** Administrator /Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 23/07/2024 ||**RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH**|**RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH**|**RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH**|**RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH**|**RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH**|**RIVER OF LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH**|||**1159005**|**1159005**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||||||**CC16a**|| ||**For the period**
**from**||**For the period**|Period start date
**For the period**
01/10/2023|||**To**||Period end date
30/09/2024|||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||||**Total funds**|**Total funds**||**Last year**|| ||**to the nearest**
**£**||**to the nearest**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**|| |**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||||| |WEEKLY/MONTHLY OFFERINGS|**18 822**|**18 822**||**215**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**19 037**|**19 037**||**21 004**|| |DONATIONS|**3 314**|**3 314**||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**3 314**|**3 314**||**4 900**|| |EMMAUS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY|**6 813**|**6 813**||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**6 813**|**6 813**||**5 565**|| |GIFT AID|**2 681**|**2 681**||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**2 681**|**2 681**||**-**|| |BUILDING FUND|**454 454**|**454 454**|**454 454**|**454 454**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**908**|**908**||**-**|| ||**- -**|**- -**|**- -**|**- -**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| ||**- -**|**- -**|**- -**|**- -**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| ||**- -**|**- -**|**- -**|**- -**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|_AR)_
**32 084**|**32 084**||**669**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**32 753**|**32 753**||**31 469**|| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ - -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_**
**32 084**
**669**
**-**
**32 753**
**31 469**
**A3 Payments**
STAFF LIVING ALLOWANCE
**2 420**
**-**
**-**
**2 420**
**3 800**
STAFF SALARY, NI, SUPERANUATION
**17 068**
**-**
**-**
**17 068**
**16 369**
GIFT FOR FUEL COSTS
**100 -**
**-**
**100**
**-**
PENSION
**598 -**
**-**
**598**
**598**
~~———————~~
~~ee~~||||||||||||||| |RENT OF PREMISES|**3 025**|**3 025**||**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**3 025**|**3 025**||**2 930**|| |CIC SUBSCRIPTION|**360 -**|**360 -**|**360 -**|**360 -**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**360**|**360**||**360**|| |PRINTING & STATIONARY|**340 -**|**340 -**|**340 -**|**340 -**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**340**|**340**||**148**|| |VISITING SPEAKERS|**500 -**|**500 -**|**500 -**|**500 -**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**500**|**500**||**370**|| |BANK CHARGES|**151**|**151**||||||||**151**|**151**||**621**|| |WEBSITE COSTS 123 & GODADDY|**857**|**857**||||||||**857**|**857**||**621**|| |CIC SUBSCRIPTIONS|**360**|**360**||||||||**360**|**360**||**360**|| |ONLINE STREAMING|**167**|**167**||||||||**167**|**167**||**167**|| |CCLI SUBSCRIPTIONS|**132**|**132**||||||||**132**|**132**||**123**|| |318 SAFEGUARDIING||||||||||||||| |SUBSCRIPTIONS|**145**|**145**||||||||**145**|**145**||**145**|| |INSURANCE|**336**|**336**||||||||**336**|**336**||**323**|| |EQUIPMENT|**600**|**600**||||||||**600**|**600**||**652**|| |EVENTS/GRADUATION|**425**|**425**||||||||**425**|**425**||**1 087**|| |DONATIONS|**675**|**675**||||||||**675**|**675**||**60**|| |TRAINING COSTS|**73**|**73**||||||||**73**|**73**||**40**|| |GENERAL OUTGOINGS|**250**|**250**||||||||**250**|**250**||**149**|| |ZOOM|**208**|**208**||||||||**208**|**208**|||| |TEACHING COSTS|**2 550**|**2 550**||||||||**2 550**|**2 550**||**2 150**|| |TRANSFERRED TO MAIN ACCOUNT|**500 500**|**500 500**|**500 500**|**500 500**||||||**500**|**500**||**300**|| |**_Sub total_ **|**31 840**|**31 840**||||**-**|**-**|**-**||**31 840**|**31 840**||**31 373**|| |**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||||||||| |**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||||||| |**- -**
**-**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ - -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**31 840**
**500**
**-**
**31 840**
**31 373**
~~—_———~~||||||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**244**
**169**
**- 406**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**244**
**169**
**- 406**
**31 373**
~~===>=~~||||||||||||||**-**
**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 ## **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 £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||HSBC COMMUNITY ACCOUNT|**200**|**-**| ||HSBC MONEY MANAGER||**169**| ||EMMAUS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY|**44**|**-**| ||**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**244**|**169**| |||OK|| |||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|| |||**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|| ||MUSIC EQUIPMENT||**-**| ||GENERAL EQUIPMENT||**-**| ||CHAIRS||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||Signature||| |||ANNE CHRISTINE HILL|| |||ADMINISTRATOR/TRUSTEE|| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of River of Life Community Church Charity number:** My report on my light examination of the accounts of the River of Life Community Church for the year ended 30 September 2025 will be made available to the Trustees of the same charity. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** The charity trustees of River of Life Community Church are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my light examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination causing me to believe that in any respect the accounting records of the Charity were not kept in line with Charity Commission Guidelines. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: ## Name: **PETER MDLULI** Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): ## **Currently Studying: MEng Aerospace Engineering** ## Address: **31 ROCKLEY CLOSE, GRANGE-WOOD, CHESTERFIELD** Date: 23/07/2025