Charity number: 1170386
## **HIGHERGROUND CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2024**
**Charity number: 1170386**
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|**CONTENTS:**|Page|
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|Charity Informaton|3|
|Trustees’ annual report|4|
|Independent Examiner’s Report
|8|
|Statement of Financial Actvites|10|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|11|
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## **CHARITY INFORMATION AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2024**
|Trustees|PST GODFREY IGBOEGWU|
|---|---|
||JOSHUA IGBOEGWU|
||GLADYS OGECHI SCHLIEK|
|Charity registered number|1170386|
|Registered Address|47 ASHMORE CLOSE|
||PECKHAM|
||LONDON|
||UNITED KIGDOM|
|Independent Examiner|Robert Sesay-Accountant|
||USK Accountng Solutons|
||(Chartered Accountants)|
||69 St Francis Avenue|
||Gravesend|
||England, DA12 4SZ|
|BANKERS|BARCLAYS BANK PLC|
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## **HIGHERGROUND CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2024**
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The Trustees present their annual report and the Charity’s accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2024.
## **ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT**
- The overall management of the charity is the responsibility of the trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the trust deed.
- Day to Day project activity of the charity is managed and carried out by the volunteers.
## **AIMS AND OBJECTIVES**
- The advancement of Christian Faith.
- Employing diverse ways of teaching and educating members on the knowledge of God .
- To give Christian care and welfare to all members of the community as necessary.
- Working with others charities, organisations and churches in the organisation and support
of events with similar Christian objectives.
## **THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY INCLUDE:**
- The advancement of Christian faith worldwide.
- The relief of sickness, financial hardship and preserve good health by the
provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision
of cpouselling and support.
- The advancement of education in such ways in the United Kingdom as the
trustees from time to time may think deem fit.
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## **HIGHERGROUND CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY TRUSTEES’ REPORT(continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2024**
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## **VOLUNTEERS/WORKERS**
- The charity has a very dedicated volunteers/workers team.
- We are committed to training and development of these volunteers to enhance
their performance.
## **GOING CONCERN BASIS**
The Trustees have formed a judgement, at the time of approving the financial
statements that going concern basis is appropriate.
## **GOVERNING DOCUMENT**
Higherground Christian Assembly is a registered charity, it is governed by a trust
deed.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR**
The charity carried out major activities to further its objectives and they include:
- The charity offered help and connected with other charities nationally and international
- in accordance with the objectives of the charity.
- A lot of programmes and events were organised during the year to promote Christian faith.
- City wide Evangelistic outreaches.
- Monthly street outreaches.
- Weekly church services, praye meetings and bible study.
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- Relieving homelessness through various support.
## **THE TRUSTEES’REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31t DECEMBER2024**
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## **REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL POSITION**
The financial statements cover the operation of Higherground Christian Assembly.They
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the 2005 statement of
Recommended Practice(SORP).
For the year ended 31[st] December 2024, the financial activities showed a total incoming resources
of £61,144which comprised of total tithes, offerings and donations from members and external
contributors. This was spent mainly on charitable activities and total expenditure amounted
to £47,419. We closed the year with a net surplus of £13,725.
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES**
The Trustees (who are also the directors of the Company for the purposes of company
law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year
which give a true and fair view of the charity and of the income resources and
application of resources, including the income and expenditure of the charity for that
period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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- Observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
- Make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been
## **THE TRUSTEES’REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2024**
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followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the
financial statements.
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is
inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in opeeraion.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, hence taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The accounts were approved by the Board of Trustees on 15/12/2025 and signed on
behalf of the Board by:
PST GODFREY IGBOEGWU GIgboegwu Trustee
………………………… ……………………………. ………………………… Name Signature Position
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TURSTEEES OF HIGHERGROUND CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY**
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We report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 which
are set out in pages below. This report is made soley to the Charity’s Trustees, as
a body.
## **Responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this financial
statements (under section 43(2) of the Charity Commission (under section43(7)
(b) of the Act), and to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
## **Basis of Independent examiner’s report**
Our examination was carried out in accordance with Charity SORP. An
examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and
a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also include consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures
undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit,
and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true
and fair view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement
below.
## **Independent examiner’s sstaement**
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In the course of our examination, no matter has come to our attention which
indicate that:
- Adequate accounting records have not been kept.
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT (continued) TO THE TURSTEEES OFHIGHERGROUND CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY**
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- The financial staatements are not in agreement with the accounting recoprds.
- We have not received all the information and explanations for our audit
Signed By: …Rsesay……………………………
Robert Sesay
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## **HIGHERGROUND CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY’S STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMEBR 2024**
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|**RECEIPTS**
Incoming resources:
Notes
Voluntary income
Gif aid donaton
HMRC grants
Genarl donaton
**TOTAL INCOME RESOUCES**
**EXPENDITURE**
Church actvites payments
1
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**NET INCOME /OUTGOING**
**NET RESOURCES B/F TRANSFER**
**Net incoming /outgoing resources for the year**
**Net movement in Funds**
**Balances brought forward**
**Funds carried forward at 31 December 2024**|**Non restricted**
**fund**
**Total Funds**
**2024**
£
£
7,
924
7,
924
13,
000
13,
000
10,
220
10,
220
30,000
30,000|
|---|---|
||61,
144
61,
144|
||47,
419
47,
419|
||47,
419
47,
419|
||13,
725
13,
725|
||13,
725
13,
725|
||13,
725
13,7
25
1,
051
1,
051|
||14,
776
14,
776|
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## **NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIVES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2024**
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## 1. RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ANALYSIS OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES
|**RECEIPTS**
Incoming resources:
Volutary income
Donation
**TOTAL INCOME RESOUCES**
**PAYMENTS**
Admin cost
Rent
Charity activity
Rates-council
Advertisement
Printing&postage
Travel
Light &heat
Accountant Fee
**Net incoming income**|**Non Restricted**
**Funds**
**Total Funds**
**2024**
£
£
7,924
7,924
53,220
53,220|
|---|---|
||**61,144**
**61,144**
1,075
1,075
5,598
5,598
35,773
35,773
248
248
765
765
570
570
3,107
3,107
163
163
120
120|
||**47,419**
**47,419**|
||13,725
13,725|
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