Radiant Encounter Ministries
Trustees Annual Report
Year ended 31 December 2021
Charity number: 1165807
Trustees
Stephen Jones, (Chair of Trustees)
Adonna Jones
Andrew Timms. (Also, a Trustee for Destiny Life Church, charity number 1167525) Alison Timms
Philip Goodson
Richard Dendle
Andrew Muir
Principal Office
4 Woodlands,
Cheriton Bishop,
Exeter,
Devon,
EX6 6HH.
Report of the trustees for the year ending 31 December 2021.
The trustees present their annual report and financial statement of the charity for the year ending 31 December 2021. The financial statement complies with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and has been compiled in accordance with the charity’s constitution.
Structure and Governance
The Charity is a registered charity, number 1165807 and was established in England as a Charitable Incorporated Organization on 02 March 2016. It was established to continue the work that Stephen and Adonna Jones began through short term mission trips to Bulgaria.
New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees. The Charity’s Constitution provides for a minimum of 3 trustees, to a maximum of 7 trustees.
On appointment all new trustees formally accept in writing and are given a welcome pack, including a copy of the constitution, the board of trustee’s minutes, trustees’ annual reports and accounts and a copy of the Charities Commission’s publication entitled “The Essential Trustee: What You Need to Know”.
All trustees give of their time freely and no trustee remuneration was paid in this year. Trustees are required to disclose all relevant interests and in accordance with the charity’s policy withdraw from decisions where a conflict of interest arises.
Risk Management
The trustees work together to identify risks and where necessary seek training or external advice to reduce the risk.
Objectives and activities for the public benefit
The objects of the CIO are:
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The advancement of the Christian religion for the public benefit by means of evangelism and the preaching of the Christian faith, working with local churches, in Bulgaria and other countries as the trustees see fit, in distributing aid and delivering pastoral care.
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The relief of poverty in Bulgaria, and other countries as the trustees see fit, by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need.
The Charity’s main activities are:
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Encouraging local Bulgarian communities in their faith through local churches and through one to one pastoral care.
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Giving grants or supplying equipment to local churches to improve their services to their communities.
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Giving supplies to relieve poverty and cultivate a sense of personal value among the poor.
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Supporting local relief and development initiatives.
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The transporting of donated goods for the poor to Bulgaria from the UK.
How the charity delivers public benefit
When planning activities, the Trustees of Radiant Encounter Ministries have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The Charity strives to make The Christian faith available to all. Radiant Encounter Ministries seeks to work with a broad spectrum of organisations and people in order to advance the Christian faith for the benefit of as many people as possible.
Radiant Encounter:
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Inspires faith, hope and personal growth through the proclamation and demonstration of the good of the Christian faith. Radiant Encounter’s interpretation of the Christian faith is based on The Nicene Creed of 325AD. This creed is shared by many denominations including The Orthodox Churches, The Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches.
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Supports projects which bring relief to communities. Radiant Encounter has continued supported projects in Kazanluk region, including: the provision of donated clothes as well as hygiene products. Radiant Encounter has also been able to give a grant to help with the building of a facility to house 12 orphans. This facility will house and educate the children and show them the love of God.
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Looks for ways to proclamation of the good news of the Christian Faith. An example of this was when Radiant Encounter supplied a Grant to a local church to help buy over 600 Roma children a Christmas food parcel. For many of these children the food parcel would be there only gift at Christmas and the only food they received that day.
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Provides support of personal hygiene products such as dental hygiene, sanitary ware and nappies for babies in the Roma community’s, because of poverty many of the
Roma communities see these products as luxury's and are unable to afford them, themselves.
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Provides support to some of the local nursing homes. Radiant Encounter has supplied goods such as clothes, hygiene products and food parcels. As well as encouraging the staff, whilst adhering to the covid restrictions
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Transports clothes, shoes, and toiletries, which are donated in the UK, and distributes them via local churches in Bulgaria to the poor . This has become an ongoing project.
Financial Review
The charity started the financial year with £598 in the bank.
The Charity has received £6402 in donations this year. These funding has enabled a lot to be achieved whilst leaving funds available at the end of the year of £2,960 of which there is £184 held as restricted funds.
Radiant Encounter received £2,596 from Stewardship. Stewardship is the charity which administers much of Radiant Encounter’s online giving and reclamation of tax. £3,368 was given by other charities and donations.
This year the charities total expenditure year was £3,952, of which £262 was spent on overheads and the remaining £3,690 was spent on projects and grants to support those in need.
Grants totalling £1,500 were given this year, of which:
Grant totalling £500 was given to support the Christmas feeding project in Kazanluk, Bulgaria. They were feeding over 600 children on Christmas day.
Grant totalling £1000 was given to support the building work of a facility to house 12 orphans in the Kazanluk Roma neighbourhood
Assets and Liabilities
The Charity has finished the financial year with a positive balance and no debts outstanding.
Gift Aid
In order to process its online website giving, Radiant Encounter uses the service of a charity registered in England and Wales called Stewardship, (charity number 234714). Stewardship administers the reclaiming of tax on behalf of the donor. The funds then come to Radiant Encounter, as a grant from Stewardship of the original amount donated online, plus any tax that has been reclaimed, minus their small administration fee of 3 %. All of Stewardship’s profits go to support good charitable causes.
Radiant Encounter has also claimed gift aid where applicable on gifts that did not come through Stewardship.
Reserve Policy
The Charity retains a reserve of sufficient funds to ensure that any ongoing expenses can be covered. Also, all funds held as restricted are retained until they are used for their designated purpose.
Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to financial statements.
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustee(s) to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources for the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to select suitable accounting policies and to apply them consistently and make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and enable them to ascertain to ensure that the financial statements comply with the law. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on any of the charity’s publications or websites.
Looking Toward the Future
Currently Radiant Encounter is working mainly in the central Bulgarian town of Kazanluk, with some work also in the southwestern Bulgarian towns of Razlog and Sandanski. Radiant Encounter is looking to continue working in these regions.
Radiant Encounter has now established a permanent base in the Kazanluk region as the centre of operations for ongoing relief projects. With Stephen and Adonna Jones, two of the trustees moving out to Bulgaria fulltime.
Radiant Encounter want to continue to build relationships with a local kindergarten whilst partnering with the local church to see this done.
Radiant Encounter want to return to helping and supporting the children’s home in Razlog as well as the day centre for people with additional needs, as soon as COVID restrictions are lifted.
We want to continue to reach out to those that are in need and forgotten. Seeing lives being changed, through a practical demonstration of love.
This Trustees annual report was approved by the trustees
On 16/08/2022
RADIANT ENCOUNTER MINISTRIES
Registered As a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in England and Wales,
Number 11658
4 Woodlands, Cheriton Bishop, Exeter, Devon, EX6 6HH.
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT:
FROM 01 JANUARY 2021 TO 31 DECEMBER 2021
INCOME
General Donations 5965 Restricted Donations 437 Gift Aid Nil Other Income Nil Total Income 6402 EXPENDITURES Direct Operational Costs Shipping and Packaging 1362 Supplies Given 828 Interpreter Nil Travel and Accommodation 58 Grants 1500 Total Operational Costs 3748 Less Other Expenses Bank Charges Nil Office expenses 204 Total Other Expenses 204 TOTAL EXPENSES 3952 FUNDS (after expenses) 2450
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RADIANT ENCOUNTER MINISTRIES
Registered As a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in England and Wales,
Number 11658
4 Woodlands, Cheriton Bishop, Exeter, Devon, EX6 6HH.
Summary of Income and Expenditure Account Funds (after expenses) 2450 Retained funds at beginning of year 948 Balance of retained funds at the end of year 2960 Summary of Restricted Funds Restricted funds at beginning of year 350 Restricted donations within this year 271 Spent restricted funds 437 Balance of retained restricted funds at the end of year 184
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RADIANT ENCOUNTER MINISTRIES
Registered As a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in England and Wales,
Number 11658
4 Woodlands, Cheriton Bishop, Exeter, Devon, EX6 6HH.
BALANCE SHEET STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS ON 31 DECEMBER 2021
31 December 2021 Previous Year (on 31 Dec)
ASSETS
Total Cash £2960 £948 Restricted Cash 184 350 Other Assets Nil Nil LIABILITIES Current liabilities Nil Nil Long Term Liabilities Nil Nil
Note: All figures on these accounts are rounded to the nearest pound.
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