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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name DOME OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH Other names charity is known by N/A Registered charity number (if any) 1162575 Charity's principal address UNIT 3, 280 FOLESHILL ROAD COVENTRY WEST MIDLANDS Postcode CV6 5AH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1
2
3
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not
for whole year
Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
IVY DUFIEWILSON LEAD TRUSTEE CHURCH COUNCIL AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EBENEZER AGYEMANG
AMPONSAH
ORGANISING
SECRETARY
CHURCH COUNCIL AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ANNIE
OWUSU
FUNRAISING
LEAD
CHURCH COUNCIL AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of professional advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of professional advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of professional advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of professional advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTS/AUDITORS
ACCOUNTANCY
SOLUTIONS LIMITED
UNIT 9, 243 CROSS ROAD, COVENTRY,
ENGLAND, CV6 5GP
SOLICITORS BAND HATTON BUTTON
SOLICITORS
53-55 BUTT ROAD, COVENTRY, ENGLAND
CV1 3BH
BANKERS NATWEST BANK PLC 24 BROADGATE, COVENTRY, ENGLAND,
CV1 1NE

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

  - Our governing document is the backbone of Church and also as a charitable

  - document organisation, it is the memorandum and articles of Constitution of a Charity

  - (eg. trust deed, Incorporated Organisations (CIO). The governing document has been in use constitution) since 16th July 2014 and was later amended by the trustees following a consent resolution on the 1[st] July 2015.

Trustee selection

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Additional governance issues (Optional information)

1. Organisational Structure:

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organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

2. Annual General Meeting (AGM)

It is the collective responsibility of the Trustees and the Church Council to present a summary of the financial record of the church, administration, monitoring systems and all church activities that transpired within during 2023 to the congregation. An agreed date scheduled for AGM on a Sunday in January (Before the first trustees’ meeting of the year) is communicated to the congregation in advance. At our AGM, light refreshments and pastries are normally served to compliment members support and commitment to the church. We also award and reward exceptional members’ and non-members contributions for the year.

Our AGM enables the trustees to make amendments to Annual Trustees Report (TAR), if any, before the TAR is uploaded onto the Charity Commission’s website by 31[st] January. This year, we were fortunate to have our AGM on the 25[th] January, 2023 in our church hall. The meeting started at 12:30pm and ended at 2:30pm. In attendance were all the Trustees, Church Council Members, members of the church and our independent accountant (as observer). The Lead Trustee led the AGM by presenting the 2023 accounts (1[st] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023). Our AGM includes all achievements, management (including financial control) and a summary of financial records for the year 2023. Customarily, our PowerPoint summary of the church’s plans for 2024 were presented electronically on all TV screens in the church hall. We gave attendees the opportunity to ask questions after the presentation and responded accordingly and where clarifications needed, lead Trustee, supported by our independent Accountant ensured that financial report is well understood by all present. Our AGM is always an important to the trustees and is well-attended by our members as it is an opportunity to answer their questions and queries because they form majority of all our donors. Feedback resulting from our AGM are later analysed and reviewed to improve our services to donors and the community we serve. As a rule, this year’s meeting was amazing by a mile. Thanks be to God for continually providing for our committed members - our main donors.

3. Church Members

Our church’s membership is free and open to everyone who by the grace of God shows the embedded faith in the gospel Lord Jesus Christ in him or her, the desire to worship with us and serve God in line with the basic and true Christian principles as stipulated in church’s Statement of Faith which is grounded in the Holy Bible. This year, the leadership of the Dome of Grace | International Church reminded all members of their individual membership categories as explained last year in our trustees’ annual report, as reviewed by the Church Council:

4. Risk Management

The church's main objective is to glorify our God. Whilst it is the church's policy to expect members to have faith in God, which we inherently believe will work out God purpose in our lives, we also ensure members are always safe whilst they are in our custody (especially, children). For the Trustees achieve this our

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main objective, collectively, the leadership strives to encourage all members to be responsible for their safety at church, by way of empowering individuals, to identify and manage potential risk faced by them and any other member wen fellowship at the church premises.

The Trustees have put in place a Risk Management Policy which will be reviewed in May 2024 to conform with latest legislations if any. Our Risk Management Policy at Dome of Grace International Church emphasizes the guidance for assessing major risks to which our church members could be exposed to. This policy also highlights, especially, certain specific operational areas of the Church, how to control risk to the minimum, and procedures to follow, should te unexpected happens. The Trustees and the Church Council are satisfied that there is nothing known to us as church posing any form of risk as of the time of writing this report.

5. Policies and Procedures

Our essential operational aims of Dome of Grace International Church are to maintain law, order, peace and members’ satisfaction. Therefore, we have the following policies in place for our members to adhere to:

It is the duty of Trustees and Church leaders to ensure members strive adhere to policies. All our policies are normally reviewed every two years and reenforced by the Church Council (which includes all the Trustees). We treat all our policy documents essential.

All our policies in place are in line with the church’s constitutional and operational objectives and the Trustees work so hard to ensure each policy is adhered to. All policies are open to review at an agreed time.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

In accordance with the Constitution of Dome of Grace International Church, our core objective is the advancement of the Christian faith for the public benefit by:

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sickness and financial hardship, promotes and preserves good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision of counselling and support within our members and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world. The Trustees from time to time assess the feasibility of this objective.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these benefit and enthuse the public to promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ: objects (include within this 1. Supporting other Charities in England and Wales: section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The Trustees have given due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefits, especially, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In 2023, just like the year 2022, we did not relent on such activities that benefit and enthuse the public to promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ:

As part of our core aims, we continue to support the needy, homeless and the hopeless, in our prayers, in fellowship together (as the Bible says ‘Do not forsake the assembly of the brethren’) and in donations in kind or cash. It is in this selfless giving that makes us fulfil scripture. Year on and year on, the Trustees have ensured dates are set for donating food items and toiletries to the Coventry ‘Food Bank’ and cash donation to other Charities in England. We also ensured that members who lost their jobs, as well as the disadvantaged families supported in cash and kind (grocery shopping for them fortnightly). These gestures have always been welcoming to our community and serve as huge relief for families, especially, when rising living cost is rife.

2. Our Youth

Just like 2022, this year also our women ministry took the initiative of ensuring our youth are happy and brought up in the teachings of the Bible. The leadership of the church, spearheaded by the Youth Ministry In collaboration with the Women Ministry organise fortnightly sessions for pre-teens and teenagers to keep them engaged and active to improve their quality of lives and mental health. These sessions were aimed at tackling difficult social and challenging issues faced by the modern youth. The sessions are more like talk-shows, where the youth discuss topics on healthy relationships with the opposite sex, making informed life decisions, life in university, difficult conversation with other youth, knife crimes, loneliness, career searching opportunities and choices, personal hygiene, becoming an adult, volunteering, spiritual life and many more.

Adult volunteers within the men and women ministries also led on these sessions. However, we sometimes we invite external resource persons to lead sessions. These programmes are open to all youth from our community. Attendance is

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always remarkable.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose As usual, grateful to our church members and non-church members and other to include further donors (volunteers) who donated money to support our activities throughout the statements, year 2023, especially, when living cost and other household bills soared high. On where relevant, the hindsight, as a church we were able to achieve all most of short-term plans for about: 2023, thanks to our awesome donors.

Section D Achievements and performance

We are an independent, culturally diverse, vibrant and charismatic Bible-believing Summary of the main church in Coventry (England). We get our congregation from a wide range of achievements cultures across Coventry city and sometimes from nearby cities and towns. We of the charity cater for all age groups with great diversity. Over the last ten years, Dome of during the year Grace International church has maintained a strong presence in our community with regards to the good work we do. We have been able to forge good relationship and collaborate well with other churches and religious faiths in Coventry in pursuant of achieving our long and short-term goals.

As we do every year, we have rate activities and departments in the church by conducting members’ survey on the last Sunday in December collate information to improve on areas we are not doing well as a church from an observer’s point of view. This yearly accountability exercise has been truly rewarding.

From our findings, we gather from members’ feedback, out of a 100%:

1. Family Worship Service (90%)

2. Mental Health Activities (64%)

3. Youth Programmes (96%)

4. Men Ministry (72%)

5. Women Ministry (90%) :

6. Visitation and Hospitality (100%)

7. Growth and Training (66%)

8. Projects (80%)

9. Outreach Evangelism (67%)

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Section E Financial review

Our operating reserve policy as a church ensures stability of our Brief statement church’s vision mission, programmes, services, and ongoing of the charity’s operations of the church are not cut off. Our Operating Reserve, this policy on year is £48K. This an accumulation of previous years’ reserves to date. reserves The reserve is intended to provide an internal source of funds for situations such as a sudden increase in expenditure, one-time unbudgeted expenses, unanticipated loss in funding, or uninsured losses. More importantly, the reserve is our hope for a deposit for mortgage for our own church premises. The Reserve is there for a oneoff non-recurring expense that will build long-term capacity, such as staff development, research and development, low-risk investment opportunities, starting a new church branch, or initial deposit for purchasing the church’s permanent place of worship.

Dome of Grace International church’s operating reserves does not replace any permanent loss of funds or eliminate an ongoing budget gap. It is the intention of the trustees to ensure the Operating Reserves to be used and replenished within reasonably short period only. The Operating Reserve Policy has been implemented in accordance with the other governance and financial polices of Dome of Grace International Church and is intended to support the goals and strategies contained in these related policies and in strategic and operational plans. As usual, our trustees have a responsibility of protecting our operational reserve.

Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose The church’s principal sources of funds are from: to include additional  Members’ tithes information, where relevant about:  Members’ freewill offertory

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policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

1. Strategies for next year:

The church strategy for next year will be like previous years. We will still aim to invest in more volunteers in area of evangelism, counselling, and financial support in the Ministry to push ministerial work forward. We will again continue to invest in activities that will attract more youth to turn to Christ Jesus, and to motivate them that there is still hope in Christ, even if they have messed up their lives in relation to social vices. We will continue to have our summer socialising fayre and strive to feed the hungry and disadvantaged people in our community. We will intensify our outreach evangelism (which was rated lowest in 2023) to encourage new members to worship with us.

The Church is still actively searching for a new property to buy and use as our permanent place of worship. This is because the Trustees are anticipating a 100% increase in congregation population in the next couple of years and we would not fit into our current place.

2. Plans for 2024:

We believe God and that He always makes His way amidst uncertainties, and that everything is in God’s control and without Him we cannot be effective in our planning and the service we render to mankind. Our plans for 2024 will be the same as 2023:

1. Conclusion:

The Trustees hereby present the Annual Report together with the Financial Statements of Dome of Grace International Church for the year ending 31st March 2024.

The Trustees also confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the church comply with the current requirements guided by the Charity Commission

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

IDWilson

Dome of Grace International Church

TAR

IVY DUFIE WILSON

Full name(s)

LEAD TRUSTEE

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date

31/01/2024

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Charity Name

DOME OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH
Charity Name

DOME OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH
Charity Name

DOME OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH
No (if any)
1162575
For the period
from
Period start date
1/1/2023
To Period end date
12/31/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts
Tithe and Offertory
42,450
VoluntaryThanksgivingDonations
30,560
In-House FundraisingActivities
12,800
Hire of Church Hall and Equipment
3,960
VoluntaryConsultation Donations
5,856
BuildingFund
4,250
Other Cash and Cheque Donations
99,876
Receipts from sale of fixed Assets
-
Sub total -
Total receipts 99,876
A3 Payments
Fuel,Transportation and other Sundries
3,150
Rentingof Premises and Accomodation
16,571
UtilityBills,Phone Bills & HeatingCosts
9,700
Insurance/Tax(Building& Motor Vehicle)
4,240
Events,Training& FundraisingCosts
9,890
Office Supplies and Administrative Costs
1,115
Honourarium(Pastors,Guests)
16,020
Grants and Charitable Donations
7,340
Decorations,Repairs and Maintenance
2,737
Sub total 70,763
Musical Equipment & Accessories
480
-
Sub total 480
Total payments 71,243
Net of receipts/(payments) 28,633
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
-
Cash funds this year end 28,633
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
Endowment
funds
Total funds
to the nearest £
42,450
30,560
12,800
3,960
5,856
4,250
99,876
-
-
-
99,876
3,150
16,571
9,700
4,240
9,890
1,115
16,020
7,340
2,737
70,763
480
-
480
71,243
28,633
-
28,633
Last year
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
42,450 36,803
30,560 28,699
12,800 11,725
3,960 3,265
5,856 7,018
4,250 6,750
5,020
99,876 99,280
-
-
-
- 450
- -
- 450
- 99,876 99,730
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,150 2,166
16,571 15,488
9,700 7,792
4,240 3,050
9,890 10,250
1,115 1,820
16,020 15,521
7,340 6,312
2,737 1,200
70,763 63,599
-
-
-
480 560
-
480 560
- 71,243 64,159
- -
-
-
-
28,633 35,571
- -
- - -
- 28,633 35,571
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Details
Current Account
Saving Account
Details
Details
Details
Musical Instruments
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
Computers, Printers and TVs
Electrical Equipments & P.A. Systems
TOTAL
Details
Signature
IdWilson
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Kitchen Utensils, Glasses, and Cutlery
to nearest £
to nearest £
26,560
3,456
-
-
30,016
-
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
15,300
16,500
3,450
16,220
2,005
53,475
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
IVY DUFIE WILSON
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-
-
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
IdWilson IVY DUFIE WILSON 30/01/2024

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of

DOME OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

On accounts for the year ended

31[ST] MARCH 2024 Charity no (if any) 1162575 Set out on pages

1, 2 and 3

Responsibilities and basis of report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023.

The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the charities Act 1993 and that an independent examination is needed, the accounts do not exceed £250 000.

It is my responsibility to

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”).

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.

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Direction given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by Dome of Grace International Church and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.

It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanation from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit as afore mentioned and consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true and fair view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

October 2018

1

IER

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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.

Signed:

PK_OHENE

Date:

27/01/2024

Name:

Prosper Kwabena Ohene

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body

Chartered Institute of Auditors (CIA)

Address:

22 Kendon Avenue

Coventry

CV6 1GG

APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

I approve the accounts which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes. I acknowledge my responsibility for the accounts, including the appropriateness of the applicable financial reporting framework as set out in note 1, and for providing The Accountancy Solutions with all information and explanations necessary for their compilation.

Name of proprietor signing balance sheet: MRS. IVY DUFIE WILSON

(Lead Trustees)

Address: 148 WOODSIDE AVENUE SOUTH

COVENTRY, STYVECHALE

CV3 6BE

Signature: IDWilson

October 2018

2

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

3

IER