2022-10-31-accounts

Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period

From: Period start date: 01/11/2021 To: Period end date 31/10/22

Charity name: Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries International Charity registration

number:

1164401 Company number:

Objectives and activities

	~~SORP~~ reference
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. Face to face services have been re-started on Sundays. However, we have continued to retain the online services during the week.
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 on church decisions 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 and youth retreat which is developing further. Our December 2021 Levites Gospel Conference which featured songs, gospel messages and seminars on spiritual empowerment was well received by the public as a way engaging the community in the things of God and supporting people in their spiritual journey.

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	~~SORP~~ reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38
Other

Achievements and performance

	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	This year has been a year of great achievements but also challenging due to the pandemic and personal loss in our church community. We lost our senior pastor (Pastor Friday Adejo on 02/09/2021) after a brief period of illness. Despite this, God has remained faithful to his course in our hands. We have had several new visits, with the online services continuing to prove very popular as people from various countries can join. As a charity, our international service that celebrates the diversity of our community and the membership has continued to attract new visitors; the event was hugely successful. Activities involved prayers, Worship/ praise through songs, recitations and poetry from a very diverse milieu of social geographyiscal

songs, recitations, and poetry	from
a v e r y d i v e r s e milieu	of social,
Geographical and ethnic
backgrounds. The event created a
rich atmosphere for	spiritual,
cultural and social exchange	which
all that attended enjoyed.

As the pandemic eased and we became accustomed to the new normal, our key focus has been to provide emotional, spiritual, psychological and practical support to our members and the wider public as we continued to grapple with the challenges brought about by the pandemic.

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, 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.

Like in previous years (pre- pandemic), the church held a community barbecue in first week of August 2021. We continued to create an opportunity for dialogue, refreshment and understanding with people from the local community through our online services and our face-to-face Sunday services. We continue to be financially, spiritually supportive of members in need including where there has been bereavement or unemployement.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have instituted a youth fellowship which runs every so often at least once every quarter. The aim is to grow the faith in the younger generation and engage them in being responsible members of society as they grow.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
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 £7606 of which £2248 was the expenditure on 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 members after church programs and rent of premises where we hold bible study and regular church services.

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 £500 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~~	20289
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 since the pandemic, we continue to have the funds needed to continue as a charity.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Free will offerings and other free will giving.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	None.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, governance and management

	Description of charity’s
	trusts:
	Type of governing		~~Para 1.25~~		Trust deed
	document: for example,
	trust deed, memorandum
	and articles of
	association etc

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. (e)(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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Policies and procedures Para 1.51 adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s organizational Para 1.51 structure and any wider network with which the charity works.

Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other

Reference and administrative details

Charity name Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries International Other name the charity N/A uses Registered charity number 1164401 Charity’s principal address 5, Pontypool Walk Romford, RM3 8YD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Praise Adejo	Trustee
	Denise Agyemang	Trustee
	Priestly Adejo	Trustee

– 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

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Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
advis
er

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 PAdejo NamePraise Adejo

31/08/2023 Date

		Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries International (OFOMI)	Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries International (OFOMI)	Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries International (OFOMI)	Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries International (OFOMI)	Overcoming Faith Outreach Ministries International (OFOMI)	No (if any)	No (if any)		CC16a
		Receipts and payments accounts
		For the period from		Period start date		To	Period end date
				01/11/21			31/10/22
	Section A Receipts and payments
		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds		Total funds		Last year
		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £
	A1 Receipts
	Donations (Offerings, Tithe and Pledges)	7,606		-		-		7,606		15,874
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	Sub total(Gross income for AR)	7,606		-		-		7,606		15,874

A2 Asset and investment **sales, (see table). **
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Sub total	-		-		-		-		-
Total receipts	7,606		-		-		7,606		15,874
A3 Payments
RENT	5,460		-		-		5,460		3,150
TRANSPORTATION	-		-		-		-		-
WELFARE	2,248		-		-		2,248		542
OUTREACH PROGRAMMES	1,615		-		-		1,615		-
TELECOMMUNICATION (PHONE AND ZOOM)	653		-		-		653		-
BANNERS AND FLYERS	267		-		-		267		-
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Sub total	10,243		-		-		10,243		3,692
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)

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Sub total	-		-		-		-		-
Total payments	10,243		-		-		10,243		3,692
Net of receipts/(payments)	- 2,637		-		-		- 2,637		12,182
A5 Transfers between funds	-		-		-		-		-
A6 Cash funds last year end	22,926		-		-		22,926		10,744
Cash funds this year end	20,289		-		-		20,289		22,926
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories	Details				Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds
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B1 Cash funds	Cash at Bank				20,289		-		-
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	Total cash funds				20,289		-		-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))				OK		OK		OK
					Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds
	Details				to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £

B2 Other monetary assets			-		-		-
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B3 Investment assets					-		-
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B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use					-		-
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B5 Liabilities								-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalfof allthe trustees		Signature				Print Name				Date of **approval **
						Praise Adejo				31/08/2023