Charity registration number: 1168912
## Word Of Life Celebration Centre
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Contents**
|Reference and Administrative Details|1|
|---|---|
|Trustee's Report|2|
|Statement of Trustee's Responsibilities|3|
|Independent Examiner's Report|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Balance Sheet|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7 to 10|
## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
**Trustee** Reverend Charles Darwin **Charity Registration Number** 1168912 **Principal Office** 23 Frobisher Gardens Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG5 6ET **Independent Examiner** RM Accountancy Services Castle Cavendish Works Nottingham NG7 5PN
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Trustee's Report**
The member presents the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Objectives and activities**
## _**Objects and aims**_
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities.
## _**Public benefit**_
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities. Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity. Recreation, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Other Charitable Purposes. Who: Children/young People, Elderly/old people. People With Disabilities.
The trustee confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
## **Financial instruments**
## _**Objectives and policies**_
The charity’s activities expose it to a number of financial risks including credit risk, cash flow risk and liquidity risk. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the charity’s policies approved by the board of trustee, which provide written principles on the use of financial derivatives to manage these risks. The charity does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
## _**Credit risk**_
The charity’s principal financial assets are bank balances and cash, trade and other receivables, and investments.
The charity’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for doubtful receivables. An allowance for impairment is made where there is an identified loss event which, based on previous experience, is evidence of a reduction in the recoverability of the cash flows.
The credit risk on liquid funds and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies. The charity has no significant concentration of credit risk, with exposure spread over a large number of counterparties and customers.
The annual report was approved by the member of the charity on 21 December 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Reverend Charles Darwin Trustee
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Statement of Trustee's Responsibilities**
The trustee is responsible for preparing the trustee's report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities requires the trustee 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 of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the member is required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The member is responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the constitution. The member is 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.
Approved by the member of the charity on 21 December 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Reverend Charles Darwin Trustee
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the trustee of Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
I report to the trustee on my examination of the accounts of Word Of Life Celebration Centre for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustee of Word Of Life Celebration Centre you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Word Of Life Celebration Centre's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of Word Of Life Celebration Centre as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
......................................
RM Accountancy Services
Castle Cavendish Works Nottingham NG7 5PN
21 December 2023
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
|**Note**
**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Total income
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net expenditure
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
**Note**
**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Total income
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net income
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
31,999
31,999
(9,952)
(78,764)
(88,716)
(56,717)
(56,717)
144,449
87,732
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
19,441
19,441
(11,839)
(16)
(11,855)
7,586
7,586
136,863
144,449|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
31,999|
|---|---|---|
|||31,999|
|||(9,952)
(78,764)|
|||(88,716)|
|||(56,717)|
|||(56,717)
144,449|
|||87,732|
|||**Total**
**2022**
**£**
19,441|
|||19,441|
|||(11,839)
(16)|
|||(11,855)|
|||7,586|
|||7,586
136,863|
|||144,449|
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2022 is shown in note .
The notes on pages 7 to 10 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 5
## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **(Registration number: 1168912) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023**
|**Note**
**Current assets**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
8
**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
9
**Net assets**
**Funds of the charity:**
**Unrestricted income funds**
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**|**2023**
**£**
-
87,983
87,983
(251)
87,732
87,732
87,732|**2022**
**£**
(9)
144,458|
|---|---|---|
|||144,449
-|
|||144,449|
|||144,449|
|||144,449|
The financial statements on pages 5 to 10 were approved by the , and authorised for issue on 21 December 2023 and signed on behalf by:
.........................................
Reverend Charles Darwin Trustee
The notes on pages 7 to 10 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 6
## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Statement of compliance**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
## **Basis of preparation**
Word Of Life Celebration Centre meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
## **Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement**
The charity opted to early adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not included a cash flow statement in these financial statements.
## **Going concern**
The trustee consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
## **Income and endowments**
Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## _**Donations and legacies**_
Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.
## **Expenditure**
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
## _**Raising funds**_
These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
## **Support costs**
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, for example, allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
## **Governance costs**
These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustee’s meetings and reimbursed expenses.
## **Taxation**
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
## **Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
## **2 Income from donations and legacies**
|Donations and legacies;
Donations from individuals
**Total for 2023**
**Total for 2022**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
31,999
31,999
19,441|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
31,999|
|---|---|---|
|||31,999|
|||19,441|
## **3 Expenditure on raising funds**
## **a) Investment management costs**
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
|**Note**
Allocated support costs
**Total for 2023**
**Total for 2022**
**4**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Note**
**General**
**£**
Governance costs
78,764
**Note**
Governance costs
**Total for 2022**
**5**
**Net incoming/outgoing resources**
Net (outgoing)/incoming resources for the year include:|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
9,952
9,952
11,839
**Total**
**2023**
**£**
78,764
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
78,764
16|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
9,952|
|---|---|---|
|||9,952|
|||11,839|
|||**Total**
**costs**
**£**
**Total**
**2022**
**£**
16|
|||**Total**
**funds**
**£**
78,764|
|||16|
|||**Total**
**expenditure**
**£**
**2023**
**£**|
## **6 Trustee remuneration and expenses**
The amount expenses waived by the trustee during the year totalled £Nil (2022 - £Nil).
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
## **7 Taxation**
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
## **8 Cash and cash equivalents**
|**8**
**Cash and cash equivalents**|||
|---|---|---|
|Cash at bank
**9**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Other creditors
Accruals
**10 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year**
**11 Analysis of net assets between funds**
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Current assets|**2023**
**£**
87,983
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
87,983
(251)
87,732
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
144,449|**2022**
**£**
144,458|
|||**2023**
**£**
1
250|
|||251|
|||**2023**
**£**
**Total funds**
**at 31 March**
**2023**
**£**
87,983
(251)|
|||87,732|
|||**Total funds**
**at 31 March**
**2022**
**£**
144,449|
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Statement of Financial Activities by fund for the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
||**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Income and Endowments from:**|||
|Donations and legacies|31,999|19,441|
|Total income|31,999|19,441|
|**Expenditure on:**|||
|Raising funds|(9,952)|(11,839)|
|Charitable activities|(78,764)|(16)|
|Total expenditure|(88,716)|(11,855)|
|Net (expenditure)/income|(56,717)|7,586|
|Net movement in funds|(56,717)|7,586|
|**Reconciliation of funds**|||
|Total funds brought forward|144,449|136,863|
|Total funds carried forward|87,732|144,449|
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
|**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and legacies (analysed below)
Total income
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds (analysed below)
Charitable activities (analysed below)
Total expenditure
Net (expenditure)/income
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
31,999
31,999
(9,952)
(78,764)
(88,716)
(56,717)
(56,717)
144,449
87,732|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
19,441|
|---|---|---|
|||19,441|
|||(11,839)
(16)|
|||(11,855)|
|||7,586|
|||7,586
136,863|
|||144,449|
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## **Word Of Life Celebration Centre**
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
|**_Donations and legacies_**
Appeals and donations
**_Raising funds_**
Casual wages
Rent
Project Costs
Telephone and fax
**_Charitable activities_**
Accountancy fees
Consultancy fees
Legal and professional fees
Bank charges
Bank interest receivable|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
31,999
31,999
-
(4,080)
(4,689)
(1,183)
(9,952)
(250)
(9,440)
(69,257)
(164)
347
(78,764)|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
19,441|
|---|---|---|
|||19,441|
|||(1,500)
(680)
(8,954)
(705)|
|||(11,839)|
|||-
-
-
(16)
-|
|||(16)|
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