## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
**From: Period start date 01/11/2019 To: Period end date 31/10/2020**
**Charity name: Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries**
**Charity registration number: 1164401**
## **Company number:**
## **Objectives and activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The object of this CIO is to advance the**
**Christian faith in accordance with the**
**bible in such ways and in such parts of**
**the United Kingdom or the world as the**
**Trustees from time to time may think fit.**|
|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|**Christian religious activities, welfare of**
**members, hosting gospel night of songs,**
**bible**
**teaching**
**programs**
**for**
**emotional/psychosocial development of**
**members of the ministry and the local**
**Communities in which we worship. Over**
**the period of the pandemic, we adjusted**
**our services which were moved to zoom to**
**maintain social distancing and comply with**
**the restrictions in place.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**We are aware of the guidance on public**
**benefit and have taken this into account**
**when**
**making**
**decisions**
**on**
**church**
**programs. Special community-oriented**
**programs such as Our International**
**Day, the Ladies Retreat which attracted**
**women from a variety of backgrounds, the**
**night of prayer and reflection which**
**happens once a month have been well**
**received by families needing a reflective**
**prayer time from their busy schedules**
**over the month, were all done online from**
**the time restrictions were introduced as**
**we continued to provide avenues to**
**engage the public to provide support as**
**needed. Many in our community**
**have continued to engage with our**
**Sunday services which start later in the**
**afternoon in London as it affords them**
**time to rest in the morning after their busy**
**schedules during the week and to still be**
**part of the evening church service. We are**
**pleased to report on the growing women’s**
**fellowship activities, Men’s fellowship in**
**Manchester, the teenage choir**
**which**
**is**
**developing**
**further.**
**Our**
**December 2019 Levites Gospel**|
**Conference which featured songs, gospel messages and seminars on spiritual empowerment was well received by the public as a way of reflecting on events through the year.**
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and performance**
**This year has been a year of great achievements but also challenging due to the pandemic. We have had a number of** Summary of the main Para 1.20 **new visits, with the online services** achievements of the charity, **proving very popular as people from** identifying the difference the **various countries were able to join. As a** charity’s work has made to **charity, our international service that** the circumstances of its **celebrates the diversity of our community** beneficiaries and any wider **and the membership has continued to** benefits to society as a **attract new visitors; the event was hugely** whole. **successful. Activities involved songs, recitations and poetry from a very diverse milieu of social, geographical and ethnic backgrounds. The event created a rich atmosphere for spiritual, cultural and social exchange which all that attended enjoyed. Over the pandemic, our key focus has been to provide emotional, spiritual, psychological and practical support to our member and the wider public as we continued to grapple with the challenges brought about by the pandemic including restrictions on social contacts etc. Our online services have been a huge success attracting people from all works of life from various parts of the world who reported that they felt spiritually,**
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|emotionally|and|psychologically|
|empowered through the ministration of|
|the word as well the practical support|
|given in some cases. Our services and|
|outreaches incorporate bible teaching|
|sessions, songs/ worship sessions and|
|corporate prayer sessions. Participants|
|have continued to be both socially,|
|emotionally empowered and spiritually|
|energized.|
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|**Unlike in previous years, the church did**|
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|**not hold a community barbecue in first**|
|**week of August. However, continued to**|
|**create**
**an**
**opportunity**
**for**
**dialogue,**|
|**refreshment**
**and**
**understanding**
**with**|
|**people from the local**|
|**Community through our online services.**|
|**We continue to be financially, spiritually**|
|**supportive of members in need and where**|
|**there has been bereavement.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other
## **Financial review**
||Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Total receipts of unrestricted funds for the**
**period was £17,680 of which £8,086 was**
**the expenditure on things like transport to**
**the**
**different**
**church**
**organized**
**programs(before**
**restrictions**
**were**
**introduced), welfare of church members in**
**need (as well as dealing with bereavement**
**and burials). Our expenditure during the**
**period**
**covered**
**the**
**purchase**
**of**
**refreshment for**|
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|||**members after church programs and**
**rent of premises where we hold bible**
**study and regular church services. **|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**It’s our policy to try to maintain a reserve**
**of at least £300 in order to address**
**emergency situations requiring welfare**
**support among our members or in order to**
**pay rent for the property used for church**
**meetings. This is necessary as receipts of**
**freewill offering might not be of equal**
**amount from month to month. Some**
**months we experience a downward trend**
**of giving from members. **|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£9594**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**This is not applicable**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**This is not applicable**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Although there has been an**
**economic squeeze during the**
**pandemic and a downward trend**
**in free will offering, we continue**
**to have the funds needed to**
**continue as a charity.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, governance and management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO|Para 1.25|**Charity Incorporated Organization (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|**Eligibility for trusteeship**
**(a) Every charity trustee must be a natural**
**person.**
**(b) No individual may be appointed as a**
**charity trustee of the CIO: if he or she is**
**under the age of 16 years; or if he or she**
**would automatically cease to hold office**
**under the provisions of clause 12(1)(e) of**
**our constitution.**
**(c) No one is entitled to act as a charity**
**trustee whether on appointment or on any**
**re-appointment until he or she has**
**expressly acknowledged, in whatever way**
**the charity trustees decide, his or her**
**acceptance of the office of charity trustee.**
**(d) At least one of the trustees of the CIO**
**must be 18 years of age or over. If there is**
**no trustee aged at least 18 years, the**
**remaining trustees may only act to call a**
**meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint**
**a new charity trustee. (10:1) Every trustee**
**must be appointed by a resolution passed**
**at a properly convened meeting of the**
**charity**
**trustees.**
**(10:2)**
**In**
**selecting**
**individuals for appointment as charity**
**trustees, the charity trustees must have**
**regard to the skills, knowledge and**
**experience needed for the effective**
**Administration of the CIO.**|
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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.51 Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organizational structure and any wider network with which the charity works. Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Other
## **Reference and administrative details**
|Charityname|**Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries**|
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|Other name the charityuses|**N/A**|
|Registered charitynumber|**1164401**|
|Charity’sprincipal address|**5, Pontypool Walk Romford, RM3 8YD**|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Denise Agyemang|Trustee|||
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## – 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)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||
**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 company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors**
**Signature(s)** _Praise Adejo_ **Full name(s)** Praise Adejo **Position (for example** Trustee Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 05/06/2022
**OVERCOMING FAITH OUTREACH MINISTRIES 1164401 INTERNATIONAL Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y** 01/11/19 **For the period To from**
31/10/20
## **CC16a**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £ £ A1 Receipts** DONATIONS ( Offerings, tithes and pledges) **17,680 - - 17,680 19,916 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total** (Gross income for AR)_ **17,680 - - 17,680 19,916 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **-**
||**_Total receipts_**|**17,680**|||**-**|||**-**||**17,680**||**19,916**|
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|**A3 Payments**|||||||||||||
|RENT|||||||||||||
|||**6107**||**-**|||**-**|||**6,107**||**10,820**|
|TRANSPORTATION|||||||||||||
|||**650**||**-**|||**-**|||**650**||**3,663**|
|WELFARE|||||||||||||
|||**1,329**||**-**|||**-**|||**1,329**||**5,085**|
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|||**-**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|||**-**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|||**-**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**_Sub total_**||||||||||||
|||**8,086**||**-**|||**-**|||**8,086**||**19,568**|
**A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)**
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||**_Sub total_**||||||||||||
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||**_Total payments_**|**8,086**||**-**||**-**||**8,086**|||**19,568**||
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||**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**9,594**||**-**||**-**|||**9,594**||**348**||
|**A5**|**Transfers between funds**||||||||||||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||
|**A6**|**Cash funds last year end**||||||||||||
|||**1,150**||**-**||**-**|||**1,150**||**802**||
||**_Cash funds this year end_**|**10,744**||**-**||**-**||**10,744**|||**1,150**||
|**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**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**
Cash in bank
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**10,744**
**-**
**-**
**10,744**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs **|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
## **B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
|**Details**
**Details**
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P.Adejo|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs **
**Cost (optional)**
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**-**
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**-**
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**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
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Praise Adejo|**Current value**
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|P.Adejo|Praise Adejo|05/06/22|
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## **B2 Other monetary assets**
## **B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
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**funds**
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**asset belongs **|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs **|**Cost (optional)**
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## **Details**
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**asset belongs **|**Cost (optional)**
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## **Details**
## **B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
|**Details**|**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
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Date of Signature Print Name approval
CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
30/03/2021
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