2023-05-31-accounts

BELIEVERS DOMINION OUTREACH MINISTRY

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MAY 2023

CHARITY NUMBER: 1167680

BELIEVERS DOMINION OUTREACH MINISTRY 67 HANGER LANE LONDON W5 3HL

INDEX Page Index 1 Trustee’s Report 2 – 3 Receipts and Payments Account 4 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 5 Notes on the financial Statements 6

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BELIEVERS DOMINION OUTREACH MINISTRY

TRUSTEES’ REPORT YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MAY 2023

The trustees are pleased to present their report for the year ended 31[st] May 2023 for the charity, Believers Dominion Outreach Ministry with charity number 1167680.

The Trustees of the charity are: Mrs Annette Buabeng Miss Faustina Kyei-Baffour Miss Judith Jane Osei

The principal address of the charity is : 67 Hanger Lane London

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Charity governing document is a CIO – Foundation Constitution registered 16[TH] July 2016.The Charity is governed by a board on which the trustees are represented. It meets regularly to review, plan activities and monitor the financial position.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The Objects of the organisation are first to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs for the benefit in the United Kingdom and in such other parts of the world as the trustees may think fit from time to time . The trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

ACHIEVMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The Organisation continues to hold successful meetings through the year in which individuals were equipped and educated on the principles and doctrines of the Christian faith. The organisation was able to return to in person services in the hired hall it uses. They continue to reach out to the community and have had good results in seeing new attendants at the services.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

The income of the charity is above £2131. This is a lower amount for this year of the charity the costs have been well managed over this period. The organisation is still in a good position to manage its costs. The main cost of the organisation was paying for the equipment it uses for its meetings.

RESERVE POLICY

It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the reserves of the charity at about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure.This provides sufficient funds to cover any emergency expenditures that may arise from time to time. The charity will seek to maintain this level throughout the year.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The charity have assessed all the major risks to which the charity is exposed to, in particular those related to operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks.

TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the Charities Act 2011,the trustees are required to prepare a statement of accounts for each accounting year which gives a true and fair view of the state of the church. They 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.

4. Prepare financial statements on an ongoing basis.

They are responsible for keeping proper records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the finances of the church at any time and to ensure that such accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011.They also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the church and to take reasonable steps to detect fraud or other irregularities.

Approved by the Trustees on 21[st] August 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st May 2023

**1 **	Receipts & Payments Account (General	Purpose Fund)	Purpose Fund)
	Income Receipts	£/ 2023	£/2022
	Donations	2131	2535
	Interest	0	0
	Total Receipts	2131	2535
	Direct Charitable Expenditure
	Hall Hire	2060	2120
	Fuel	0	0
	Church Supplies	10	5
	Stationary	280	0
	Welfare	0	0
	Fixtures & Fittings	0	0
	Transport	0	0
	Refreshments	0	0
	Music Services	0	0
	Telephone	0	0
	Accounting services	195	190
		2545	2315
	Other Expenditure
	Equipment	0	0
	Instruments
		0	0
	Total Payments	2545	2315
	Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year	-414	220
	Cash Funds brought forward	659	439
	Cash Funds at the end of the year	245	659

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**2 **	Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 31st May	Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 31st May	2023
	Monetary Assets
	Cash Funds	Unrestricted Funds
		£/2023		£/2022
		£
	Cash at hand and in bank		245	659
	Total Cash Funds		245	659
	Assets Retained for the
	Charity's Own use
	Non-monetary Assets and Liabilities
	Musical Instruments		60	75
	Equipments		458	572
	Fixtures & Fittings		20	25
			538	672
	Liabilities
	Bookkeeping		250	190

These accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: Miss Judith Jane Osei

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st May 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Accounting These accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis with all revenue and expenses shown on a cash basis. Non-monetary assets are shown at estimates of the value at the end of the year. Funds The CIO has a general unrestricted fund that receives voluntary donations from attendants at the services. The CIO has no outstanding guarantees to third parties no any debts secured on the asstes of the CIO Public Benefit The charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or aims that are for public benefit.Details of how this is achieved are provided in the Trustees report. The trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

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