Birmingham Zion Church of The Nazarene Cha Trustees Annual Re Oct 012022 - Se 30 2023 Aim and Pu Birniingham Zion Church of the Nazarene Board of Trustees has the reswnsibility of working with the Pastor Gabriel Modesto (and in 2024 Rev. Jacqueline Joseph) to advance the Chrislian Faith as part of the International and UK Church of the Na72rene, in promoling the whole mission of the Church in Handsworth, Birniingham. Ob"ectives and Activilies The Trustees have the primary objective of enabling as niany people as possible to have access to the teaching and practice of the Christian Faith and to be slrengthened in their faith with acts of worship. prayer. fellowship and study of the scriptures. The Trustees are commilled to continue to adjust and improve the service& activities and facilities to allow everyone to fellowship ts)gether and be built up in their Christian Faith. The benefit of the local community is always a considerntion for the Tn￿e¢s. tK)th through church ministry and making the church building available to local agencies who are seeking to benefit the local community such as the NHS and allowing other churches to rent the building for theii meelings. We seek to help people find faith and live it out in the community through: Worship, Prayer and Bible Swdy. Pastoral care of the church community and those of the wider community who come to our church week by week. Mi&sionary and ￿treach worL globally and locally. Achievements and Perforniance orship and Prajrr During this period the nornial worship and other services have been taking place together with sFcial monthly meetings with visiting sp￿erS and singers. Pa%loral Care Regular meelings for prayer and Bible Study have been held in the church and online in midweek to supp)rt everyone and encourage their faith. Building and Mainlenance Repair 2nd maintenance work on the buildings has Iwi carried out together with necessary decoraiion. Mission and Evangelum A total of £550 was sent to the Na7Arene Worldwide Evangeli72tion Fund in this period. Financial Review Total receipts ts) unrestricted funds were £38.603. £24.712 of this was from Tithes and Offerings. £?.779 w&s received for restricted fimds as detailed in the financial statements. £46,223 was spent to provide the Christian ministry from Birniingham Zion Church of the Na72rene including the contribution of £1.450 to the Nazarene British Isles Southern Dislrici which helps support the wider church organlzation in the UK. The net result for this peri(xl was an excess of payments over receipts of £4,842. Unrestricted fund balance carried forward on Septrmber 30 was £3 ?02 and £859 in restricted funds. Reserves wlicy The Trustees policy is to maintain a balance of £1 O.(KM) on unrestricted fimds (if possible) for contingencies. Tr unrestricted fimd balance was £3.202 on septern￿r 30 2023. We intend to restore these reserves as activity hoFfully increases in 2023 - 2024 Volunteers The Trustees want to thank everyone. members and friends who have given of their time. talents and financial suptx)rt for the work of The Lord to enable the ministry here to continue in Handsworth. Birniingham. Structure. governance and management Birniingham Zion Church of the Nazarene is a CIO and is governed by the rules of the Governing tknument approved by the Charity Commission in January 2015, which is based on the Manual of the Global Church of the Nazarene where UK law rniits. Application for Membership of the CIO and appointment of Charity Trustees is described in the Governing Document. The Charity T￿￿teeS manage the affairs of the CIO and may for pury￿Se exercise all the ￿werS of the CIO tncluding how the funds of the CIO are to be s￿nt. The Charity Trustees are elected or re-elecknl annually or biennially by the rnem￿rs of Binningham Zion Church of the Na7arene at the AGM. The Pastor &s well as NYI. NMI and Sunday School ofificers are ex-oificio T￿￿tees. Administraltve Infom￿110￿ Charity Name . Birniingham Zion Church of the Nazarene. Charity Registration No. . 1159788 Address: 2. Brearley StreeL Handsworth. Binningham B21 OJJ Charity Trustees (2024) ." REV JACQUELINE JOSEPH Chairperson and Pastor appointed March 2024 MR JONATHAN DAVIS Church Treasurer appointed January 2015 MRS PUSHPA MASIH app)inted January 2015 MR VINCENZO RACITI appN)inted Febnwy 2022 MRS ANNEKA MEIRA appointed FebTuary ?022 MRS KATYUSCA BASTOS Assistant Treasurer appointed Febnwy 2023 MS HALLIYAH LUMSDEN app)inted March 2024 MR DIOVANY MATOS aptK)inted March 2024 MR KELVtN MEKRA appointed March 2024 Holding/CustOd￿n Tn￿tee Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District (A Charitable Company Limited by Guaranlee: Company No. 7028764) I I Crow Nest Mews Leeds LSII 8JQ. Bankers Lloyds Bank P.0. Box l(X Andover BXIILT Indepernleni Examiner Mr Kelvin Morris 122 Westw(M*l Road Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B73 6UH Appmved by The Board of Trustees on 2110712024 and signed on their behalf by Rev. Jacqueline Joseph (Chai of the Board of Trusiees) . Birningham Zion Chur ofthe Nazarene '. CIO registered ln EThJland and Waks. Charity No. 1159788 (HARITY COMMISSION J FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustoes BIRMINGHAM ZION CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE On accounts for the year ended SEPTEMBER 2023 Char•ty no 1159788 I report to the twstees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trusv) for the year ended 30 109 12023 Responsibililies and basis of report accounts in acoydarK£ Wrth requirements of ts char￿e$ Act 2011 {'the Acr). I rewt in respeL* of my examination of the Tntsfs accounts carrEd oul under sedion 145 of the 2011 A¢A aThJ in (xryirwJ out my examination. I under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent tThe ch￿1￿$ gross inc(xne exceeded £250.IXM) and l qualrf*d to examinerfs statement urKlertake the examinat￿ by being a qualrf*d nEmL*r of [Inswt applicable listed b￿]1. Delete I l rfnot appkable. I have comp18t8d my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my allent1￿) in connecaion with examination (other than that disdosed below") *tMch gives me Gquse to believe that in. any materi the accounting records y￿re not kept in accordance wtth section 130 of the Charities A< or cOn￿MI[¥j the fomi and content of accounts set (xrt in the CharrlEs (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf vivw is not a matter with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to ènable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the the b￿et5 rfthey tt) apply. Signed: /2 ILIS Relevant professional qualifi&*ion(s) or body: Ciww IER Oct 2018 Address: 11 LJe.S Section B Disclosure Only comwe ￿ the examinei needs lo *h1￿h1 ma&enal matters ol concErn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity account6.. directions and guidan￿ for eXaMW￿S). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018 I1￿￿ Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Mty22 Section A Receipts and payments Unrvstricied Total hHKIs A1 14712 1175 43$3 127 127 475> Fund 1.756 CowKil Tax 1.116 LKch 175J4 lsf 4171 183 17• 1Y 1•3 Fir* OBS (CRBI 146 129 Subth 44 Sub tolal 41.479 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted Restncted luTrds ETrdtsw￿nt 81 Cash funds BS Li•bilit605 Birmin ham Zion Church of the Nazarene NOTES TO THE 2022- 2023 CHARrrY ACCOUNTS Mr Gabriel Modesto Wa5 ex-officio Chair of the Board of Charity Trustees and received remuneration for his emplo￿nent as Pastor of the Church as provided lor in the Goveming tk)cument of the Charity. Remuneration and Pension received 2022- 2023 £17,534 Employment Benefits paid by the Charity (Utilities) £3661 Expenses paid for Employment related Items NIL No other Trustee received any financial or other benefits for their work for the Charity.