# **NEXT LEVEL INTERNATIONAL Mission: Europe Re s port and Account**
**year ended 31 December 2021**
## **MISSION: EUROPE**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **CHARITY INFORMATION**
|**Trustees**|Luke Gratton||
|---|---|---|
||Kevin Westfield||
||Jessica Anne Hymus-Gant||
|**Executive Trustee**|Kevin Westfield||
|**Governing Document**|Declaration of Trust dated 23|November 2015.|
|**Charity Registration Number**|1164522||
|**Registered Office**|Mission: Europe||
||14 Ash Road||
||Thornton Cleveleys||
||Lancashire||
||FY5 4GP||
|**Bankers**|Barclays Bank plc||
||Southport||
||PR8 1PD||
||**CONTENTS**||
|||Page|
|Charity Information||1|
|Trustees' Report||2-4|
|Statement of Financial Activities||5|
|Balance Sheet||6|
|Notes to the Accounts||7-8|
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## **MISSION: EUROPE**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **CHARITY INFORMATION**
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year.
The following Trustees served throughout the year: Luke Gratton Jessica Anne Hymus-Gant Kevin Westfield
The appointment of Trustees is governed by the Trust Deed of the charity. The Board of Trustees is authorized to appoint new Trustees to fill vacancies arising through resignation or death.
## **Investment Powers**
The Trust Deed authorizes the Trustees to make and hold investments using the general funds of the charity.
In planning the activities the Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission in December 2008 on 'Public Benefit'.
## **Constitution, Objects and Policies**
The Charitable Trust is constituted by the Trust Deed dated 23 November 2015 named Mission Europe. Its objects are to advance the Christian faith in (but not limited to) Europe. The policy of the Charitable Trust is to positively impact nations facing economic and social distress. The charity provides Leadership Development, Short Term Missions teams (7-14 days) and a variety of Community Development initiatives based on country and need.
## **Developments, Activities and Achievements**
The year ended 31 December 2021 saw the achievement of objectives and vision in some areas of the ministry as detailed below:
In 2021 Mission Europe didn't provide any Leadership Development or Short Term Mission teams due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We did however continue one of our Community Development initiatives in order to advance the Christian faith in Europe and positively impact nations facing economic change and social distress.
The project in operation for individuals, families, teams and churches was in the nation of Moldova.
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**Community Development:** 'The Storehouse' project continued in 2021 and expanded to reach out to the under-privileged with the practical love of God. The four focuses include: Clothes - making a child warm; Food - providing food for familes; Heat - making a home warm; Medicine - providing supplies and health awareness. 'The Storehouse' is a support structure to deliver the level of care we would for our own children and family. In 2021 we partnered with two orgnisations to deliver winter clothes into local schools in Moldova and had monies donated to deliver food parcels and firewood. One 40 tonne lorry with AID also went to the Moldova Storehouse project.
## **Looking Forward 2022**
**Short Term Mission Teams:** We will work towards the beginnings of sending out mission teams if at all possible. This will be possible if restrictions of Covid-19 in travel will be lifted and it is safe to do so in Moldova
**Community Development:** We will continue working to address issues in society where the Christian message can offer a positive influence and solutions. Our aim is to have 'The Storehouse' project sustainable in Moldova with the possibility of sending more 40 tonne lorries full of AID and to continue research into what is most needed in the country.
**Leadership Development:** We will not continue due to the restrictions on travel based around the Covid-19 pandemic.
**Other:** Mission Europe is working well with the change in leadership with Rose Foulds taking more of a lead role and becoming the Director of Mission Europe. Rose has developed a great team of people working with her especially in 'The Storehouse' Project in Moldova.
Our work will continue in partnership with churches and grassroots networks of passionate people investing their time, resources and abilities. 2022 will see the continued efforts to expand the capacity of the charity to respond to the many opportunities to impact Moldova and potential other nations throughout Europe.
## **Financial Review**
Total receipts for the year were £5,645, comparable to £388 in 2020.
Total payments for the year were £4,938, increased from £2,249 in 2020. Efforts were focused on fundraising for the sending of aide, accounting for the increases from previous year.
Year ended for 2021 resulted in a funds increase of £707, compared to 2020 funds decrease of £1,861.
At year end net current assets totalled: £7,879, an increase from £7,172 in 2020.
## **Risk Management**
The Trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces. Based on the funds that are maintained, the regular review of the controls over financial matters/systems, there are suficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks faced by the Charity and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
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The Trustees regularily assess the risk of working in war torn countries recognising our duty of care to our Volunteers and Field workers.
**Reserves policy:** It is the policy of the charity to maintain funds throughout the year at a level that is sufficient to cover management, administration and support costs for a period of three months.
## **Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities:**
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which give a true and fair view of the state of the charity and of its income and expenditure for the year. We are required to:
1. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
2. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
3. State whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts;
4. Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
## **Approval**
This report was approved by the Trustees on 5th May 2022.
## **Kevin Westfield - Executive Trustee**
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## **MISSION EUROPE**
## **RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT CHARITY INFORMATION**
|**Notes**
**Receipts**
Voluntary income
2
Total Receipts
**Payments**
_Activities in furtherance of charitable objectives_
Charitable activities
3
Governance Costs
4
Total Payments
Net Receipts/(Payments) before transfers
Transfers between funds
5
Net movement in funds
Balances 1 January
**Balances 31 December**|**General**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Fund**
**Fund**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
5,645
-
5,645
388|
|---|---|
||5,645
-
5,645
388|
||4,938
-
4,938
2,249
-
-
-
-|
||4,938
-
4,938
2,249|
||707
-
707
(1,861)
-
-
-
-|
||707
-
707
(1,861)
7,172
-
7,172
9,033|
||7,879
-
7,879
7,172|
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 5th May 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
Kevin Westfield
The notes on page 7-8 form part of these accounts
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## **MISSIONS EUROPE**
## **AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES**
## **1. Fixed Assets**
The estimated market values of the assets owned by the charity were:
|Furniture & Equipment
**2. Bank Balances**
Bank operating accounts
Bank deposits
Petty cash|2021
2020
£
£
-
-
6,675
5,969
1,000
1,000
203
203|
|---|---|
||7,879
7,172|
## **3. Liabilities**
Mission Europe fell below the threshold for an external review.
## TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the Charities Act 2011, the trustees are required to prepare a statement of account for each accounting year.
They are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to ensure that such accounts and records comply with the Charities Act 2011.
They also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to detect fraud or other irregularities and to provide reasonable assurances that:
## 1. The charity is operating efficiently and effectively
2. Its assets are safeguarded against unauthorised use or disposition
3. Financial information used within the charity or for publication is reliable
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 5th May 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
## APPROVAL
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 5th May 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
## Kevin Westfield
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## **MISSION EUROPE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS CHARITY INFORMATION**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis with a Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
## **2. Giving to the Charity**
|**2. Giving to the Charity**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
||Funds|Funds|2021|2020|
||£|£|£|£|
|General Donations|5,645|-|5,645|388|
||5,645|-|5,645|388|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|**3. Charitable activities**|Funds|Funds|2021|2020|
|**a. Direct Charitable Costs**|£|£|£|£|
|Project costs|3,313|-|3,313|-|
|Travel and accommodation|-|-|-|-|
||3,313|-|3,313|-|
|**b. Support & Administration**|£|£|£|£|
|**Premises:**|||||
|Rent and service charges|600|-|600|1,200|
||600|-|600|1,200|
|**General Administration:**|||||
|Conferences and promotions|261|-|261|280|
|Trustees' expenses|-|-|-|-|
|Volunteers' expenses|-|-|-|-|
|Equipment|-|-|-|-|
|The accounts were approved by the trus|60|-|60|36|
|Sundry expenses|704|-|704|733|
||1,025|-|1,025|1,049|
|**Legal and Professional:**|||||
|Bank and credit card charges|-|-|-|-|
|Professional fees|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
|**Combined charitable activity cost**|4,938|-|4,938|2,249|
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total **4. Governance costs** Funds Funds 2021 2020 £ £ £ £ Accounts and examination - - - - - - - -
## **5. Transfers Between Funds**
There were no transfers between Unrestricted and Restricted Funds in 2021. All expenses were paid by Unrestricted Funds.
## **6. Staff & Trustees**
The charity has no employees. Its activities are generally carried out by volunteers. Three trustees were reimbursed Trustee-related expenses, totalling £0 for the year (2020: £0).
## **7. Funds**
The restricted funds represent amounts received for specific purposes. Movements in the year across all funds are as follows:
|_Restricted Income Funds_
_General Funds_
**Total Funds**|Balance
Balance
at 01.01.21
Receipts
Payments
Transfers
at 31.12.21
£
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||-
-
-
-
-|
||£
£
£
£
£
7,172
5,645
4,938
-
7,879|
||7,172
5,645
4,938
-
7,879|
||7,172
5,645
4,938
-
7,879|
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