## **ANNUAL REPORT**
# **AND**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1ST APRIL 2023**
## **THE GREAT MISSION**
**CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1175956**
## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1ST APRIL 2023**
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|**Legal and Administrative Information**|3|
|**Trustees' Report**|4 to 8|
|**Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts**|9|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|10|
|**Statement of Assets & Liabilities**|11|
|**Notes to the Accounts**|12|
## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
## **CHARITY NUMBER**
1175956
**START OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 02 April 2022 **END OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 01 April 2023 Hubert De Pelet Luke Sturgess Paul Addison Timothy Gentry
The existing trustees appoint any new trustees following the provisions laid out in the Charity's governing instrument.
## **GOVERNING INSTRUMENT**
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Nov 2017
**REGISTRATION DATE** 28 November 2017: CIO Registration
## **OBJECTS**
1. ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STATEMENT OF BELIEFS. THIS ADVANCEMENT WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BROADCASTING EVANGELISTIC AND TEACHING MESSAGES, HOLDING LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS, PRAYER AND HEALING MEETINGS, ALONG WITH THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL AND USAGE OF MEDIA FACILITIES.
2. RELIEF OF SUFFERING THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK ESPECIALLY AMONG ORPHANS AND STREET CHILDREN, PERSECUTED AND MARGINALISED GROUPS, AS WELL AS VICTIMS OF WAR, NATURAL DISASTER OR CATASTROPHE, BY ANY MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE FOR PERSONS, ORGANISATIONS AND COUNTRIES AFFECTED.
3. RELIEF OF POVERTY THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, SKILLS TRAINING, COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS GENERATE A SELF-SUFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE INCOME.
## **CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS**
The Old Rectory The Street Stour Provost SP8 5RZ
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
Donna Leppitt Independent Examiners Ltd Unit 2 The Broadridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham PO18 8NF
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## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1ST APRIL 2023**
## **INTRODUCTION:**
As detailed below, we have held dozens of events throughout the year 2023 that have included conferences, crusades, encounters, church services, regional tours, and online training. These have been attended by groups from a few dozen to thousands depending upon the occasion and location.
This report is divided into sections:
1. Report on Campaigns and Conferences
2. New Opportunities
3. Administrative Responsibilities
## **1. REPORT ON CAMPAIGNS & CONFERENCES**
- FEBRUARY 2023
Tour of Hope PARANA – Londrina, Ponta Grossa, Goiatuba, Curitiba.
This was a short tour over 6 days with day and night events held in local churches. Thousands packed into the conferences in each place. The presence of the Lord was often manifest leading to hundreds being drawn into deeper commitments. During the services in a poor area of Curitiba, many demons manifested and were cast out. In Ponta Grossa the whole church was filled with the Spirit after a series of remarkable healings took place.
- MARCH 2023
Activate Conference ETHIOPIA – Addis Ababa & Hawassa (Pastor Suraphel)
It was our first event in Africa for over twenty years. I was surprised at fervour of the local believers who came to the events which started at nine in the morning and often continued until nine in the evening without stopping. The pastor wept as he translated my messages. He later said that even though his people thought he was crying because of his intimacy with the Lord, he was actually crying because my messages made him realise that he could know the Lord much more deeply. From packed out meetings in Addis we travelled up country to Hawassa. It had rained when we arrived at the airport and now it rained again. This was the first rain they had had for months. The locals took it to be a sign from heaven that we had been sent from God. Here five thousand people crammed into a hanger. There was no room for other thousands who stayed outside. Again the people were fervent in worship and shouted “Amen” loudly each time they heard a promise of God. My son Daniel, who was accompanying me, preached an evangelistic message. Over 500 were saved. Later thousands were filled with the Spirit.
## i. Activate Conference UGANDA – Kampala
From huge crowds I flew to Kampala to hold a mini-conference with the Vine Church. Two bishops participated in meetings. At the end one stood up and declared that the message that I was preaching was needed throughout all the churches in the country because of the mix in doctrines between law and grace; and the Spirit of God and the familiar spirits.
## ii. Activate Conference UEA – Dubai
This conference was difficult to hold and required us to hire an underground venue. Principally it was attended by the immigrant community who were reluctant or nervous to attend and some of which only attended because of the provision of refreshments. I preached about the grace of God, and it melted their hearts. At the end they were so desirous that I stayed on or returned quickly. One Muslim came who had married a Brazilian Christian. I had made friends with him and chatted over dinner the previous night. He did not respond publicly when I gave an appeal for those to commit their lives to Christ but in the prayer time he came forward and kissed me on the cheeks whispering that he believed what I had taught. Later I understood that it would have been dangerous for him to make a public confession.
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## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1ST APRIL 2023**
- APRIL 2023
i. Prayer Campaign – FULL HOUSE
We spent 21 days in prayer and fasting for God to fill His house, the church, with His presence and new souls.
ii. Activate Conferences TOCANTINS – Palmas & Gurupi
These conferences are designed to be mobilise believers into the precious work of soul-winning and to be a forerunner to a large scale evangelistic event. Two days of ministry left the local believers full of the Spirit and rejoicing in the Lord having been activated in the call to the ministry and spiritual gifts. The strategy to activate the believers in the area of evangelism is to use our Manual of Good News Houses. Guided by this, each cell group starts an evangelistic meeting in the house of an unbeliever. Over the course of seven weeks, one of the seven Good Things written in the manual is presented. In this way a new cell group is birthed in a new house.
## iii. Evangelistic Campaign TRINIDAD & TABAGO
I travelled with my daughter Jemimah to the island of Trinidad, where a local crusade had been organised by Rachel & Wayne Williams from Florida upon the invitation of a dozen local churches. We joined a team from the US which included two other preachers. During the daytime, we evangelised locally and at night we preached at the venue. The spiritual atmosphere was quite closed and the churches somewhat divided. On the first night, Pr Mark Boykin of All Nations Church Boca Raton asked if I would preach in his stead as his throat was sore. I preached with as much faith and fire to break the atmosphere which, thank God, I did. Whilst not large numbers, many came forward to be saved and then were filled with the Spirit as the week progressed. Pr Boykin was so impacted by my preaching that he asked me to help him with a new TV channel that he is launching in the US and the 10/40 window.
- JUNE 2023
i. Activate Conference – Ethiopia
I returned to Ethiopia as the local pastor said his people wept when they heard I might come. I could not resist this even though it was so expensive and trying to travel there. The services were in amongst some of the poorest people imaginable with a very simple education so that I was forced to deal with the very basics of Christianity. However, the response of the people was heart-warming.
## ii. Activate Conference – UGANDA - Kamapla
My colleague Pastor Suraphel had organised this conference to minister to Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees that had fled to Uganda. The majority of these were desperately poor and without work. My heart broke for them, but the Lord gave me an mighty anointing to preach to them for many hours each day. Titus, my son, admirably supported me in these labours. I noted, not for the first time, that he is able to present deep gospel truths in clear, concise ways, and, with each sermon, is better at bringing people to a point of decision. His sermon on “Grace that teaches us” was remarkable.
## iii. Church Event SOUTH AFRICA – Johannesburg
Taking the opportunity of being in Africa we dropped down to Johannesburg on our way out where I met up with an old friend and colleague in the ministry who had the honour of being the great-grandson of the renowned apostle of faith Smith Wigglesworth. Taking on from his parents he now leads a thriving multi-racial community of believers on multiple campuses. I ministered on living a life full of the Spirit from beginning to end.
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## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1ST APRIL 2023**
## • JULY 2023
- i. Tour of Hope GOAIS – Goianesia, Goias Velho, Neropolis, Sancerlandia, Nova Veneza, Goiania
For this tour we received five Americans and one Englishman to join a team of twenty young Brazilian evangelists. The tour took us to six cities over the course of ten days. Each day the team evangelised on the streets and held gospel events at night in town squares and football fields. Many came to the Lord at the events and the team was so thrilled with the experience that they want to repeat it as soon as possible. We travelled between cities in a hired coach and slept in houses, hotels, and camps. My campaign organiser quit a few days before the campaign and left me with much organisation and administration to do. But the Lord graced me and all things fell into place without stress.
## • SEPTEMBER 2023
## i. Conference RIO DE JANEIRO
I have been received well here over the years and this time was no exception. Many were filled with the Spirit.
## ii. Evenings of Hope UK & GERMANY – London, Swindon, Yeovil, Germany
I was glad to minister to my own country folk in the UK and to see that the church that I planted in Swindon ten years ago continues to flourish. I met with members of the folk who have remained faithful and also many new folks. The services were filled with Spirit, and I was received with much joy. Similar in London and Shaftesbury we enjoyed rich fellowship in the presence of the Lord, and many feasted upon the words of grace that I shared. One service was held in the house of former trustee Pip Earl and the other in the café of a fellow evangelist Dominic Muir. My experience in Germany was refreshing too. Ministering to mostly Brazilian immigrants I noted how they had kept their fervour for the Lord and were so hungry for the things of God. Some Germans are being won to the Lord but mostly through marriage and these seem still to be quite reserved in their expression of faith.
## iii. Association of Campaign Evangelists NORWAY
It was a long way to go and a great expense to get there but I felt privileged to be invited again to a select group of campaign evangelists and to share with them. My topic was: How to grow in the anointing. I preached a good hour and then many younger evangelists crowded around me for another hour or more to ask questions as they had been stirred when they saw the correlation between grace and glory in the scriptures. All seemed to bask in the revelation. That said, some days later, I received a very critical communication from an older American evangelist who accused me of teaching heresy and abusing the good will of the board of trustees by mentioning the doctrine of the eternal salvation of the believer. In response I communicated with the board and asked them if this accusation was just and whether my doctrinal position on this or mentioning of it was a problem for them. They have yet to give me a formal reply.
## • OCTOBER 2023
## i. Activate Conference – IPATINGA – Pr Ricardo
I returned to a city I had been to years before and seen a great outpouring of the Spirit. The new pastor has done a fine work in building up the church, though there was little intense expression in among the believers. This soon broke under the presence of the Holy Spirit and by the end of the conference the atmosphere was electric.
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## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1ST APRIL 2023**
- ii. Tour of Hope IBERIA – Lisbon, Faro, Viano de Castelo, Valladolid, Madrid, Torreveja
I returned for another tour in Europe, this time of the Iberian Peninsula. Ministering mostly in Brazilian immigrant churches that were most lively. I was pleased to note that these churches were making inroads to the local communities and winning the local Portugesue and Spanish. In the Costa Blanca, a small Russian group had also joined the church. I preached in Portuguese that was translated to Spanish in the pulpit and simultaneously to Russian through headsets. Whilst not expressive, it was clear that the Russians hearts were being affected.
- NOVEMBER 2023
- i. Activate Conference – CUIABA – Pr Fernando
Although tired from my recent overseas trip and after only two nights at home with my wife and children I headed off to the neighbouring state, in a very poor area. It was a burning 42 degrees C (107 F) when I stepped out of the airport terminal. However, I was glad I went. The people were hungry for the word and fervent in worship. A group of of small children (4 years old and upwards) were baptised in the Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues, prophesying and declaring God’s goodness. I held the microphone to one child and as he spoke in tongues the whole room seem to fill up with the presence of the Lord.
- DECEMBER 2023
- i. Vine Leaders Conference – GOIANIA – Pr Aluizio
I am now in the process of helping to organise a large conference in my home city of Goiania with Pr Aluizio of the Vine Church who has agreed to receive two ministers from Africa that I have recommended – Pr Surphel Demissie and Pr Peter de Fin.
## **2. NEW INITIATIVES:**
I have launched a monthly MasterClass on Evangelism in both Portuguese and English. These meetings take place live on Zoom. Later the recording was shared on the WhatsApp Group. There are currently 540 participants in the Portuguese-speaking group and 92 in the English-speaking group.
Another new iniative is the weekly radio broadcast that Silvia and I are doing on the local radio station Vinha FM 91.9. This is the third largest station in the region. Being digital it also has a wider reach. Our objective here is to share a short word about Christ to inspire faith in the hearts of listeners and then to pray on air for listeners. The audience also can send in specific prayer requests to be prayed for in person given the time.
A new opportunity has been presented to me. As well as Pr Boykin inviting me to be an anchor minister on his new TV channel, Pr Marcio Alves from The Vine Church in South Florida has asked if I will join him as the lead pastor of the American church (his own being Brazilian). In this capacity I would work part-time for the church and parttime in missions. I am interested to pursue this option as both these opportunities could mean that I am able to reach out to more poor people in Asia and Africa through TV and social media and that I would be able to preach in English.
## **3. ADMINISTRATION**
The TGM administrative team currently consists of:
- Giles Stevens (Evangelist & Director)
- Camila Crispin (Book-keeping)
- Thomas Hincapie (Studio production)
- Daniel Stevens (Social Media production)
For local events and missions, a team of volunteers normally accompany me.
I hereby submit this report and the accounts to the board of trustees for their approval. Giles Steven
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## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1ST APRIL 2023**
## **Responsibiities of Trustees**
Charity law requires the Board of Trustees 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 its incoming resources and resources expended for the period. In preparing those financial statements, the Board of Trustees should follow best practice and are required to;
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
- make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
- comply with applicable accounting standards 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 charity will continue in operation
The Board of Trustees is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. 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 and to provide reasonable assurance that:-
- the charity is operating efficiently and effectively
- all assets are safeguarded against unauthorised use or disposition and are properly applied
- proper records are maintained and financial information used within the charity or for publication is reliable
- the charity complies with relevant laws and regulations
The systems of internal control are designed to provide reasonable but not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.
Approved by the Trustees on….....................................
Signed on their behalf by Trustee …..............................
Printed Name:
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## **THE GREAT MISSION INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021**
Report to the trustees/ members of The Great Mission on the accounts for the year ended 1st April 2023.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
## It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general directions given by the Charity Commission. 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 includes 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 statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and 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
have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Donna Leppitt Independent Examiners Ltd Unit 2 The Broadridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham PO18 8NF Date: 31st January 2024
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## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1ST APRIL 2023**
|**Notes**
**RECEIPTS :**
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS :**
**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES**
Balances Brought Forward
**BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD**
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Conference costs
Donations and legacies
Donation costs
Salaries
Travel and subsistence
Administration costs
Office equipment
Rent
Hospitality
Bank charges
Training
Sundries
**TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2023/21**
**2021/22**
£
£
**£**
**£**
45,362
-
45,362
37,362|
|---|---|
||**45,362**
**-**
**45,362**
**37,362**|
||Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total**
**Total**
Funds
Funds
**2023/21**
**2021/22**
£
£
**£**
**£**
13,253
-
13,253
2,259
289
-
289
1,488
896
-
896
3,437
13,750
-
13,750
15,000
849
-
849
2,495
13,120
-
13,120
3,260
-
-
-
19,450
199
-
199
1,247
-
-
-
216
303
-
303
-
2,158
-
2,158
-|
||**44,816**
**-**
**44,816**
**48,851**|
||**546**
**-**
**546**
**(11,489)**
-
-
-
-|
||**546**
**-**
**546**
**(11,489)**|
||8,390
-
8,390
19,878|
||**8,936**
**-**
**8,936**
**8,390**|
All operations are classed as continuing operations.
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## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 1 APRIL 2023**
|**AS AT 1 APRIL 2023**
**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**||
|---|---|
|**Cash Funds:**
**Net Assets**
**Represented by:**
General Funds
Restricted Funds
**Liabilities:**
Independent Examiner's Fee
**Total Current Assets**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS less current liabilities**
Current Account|**01-Apr-23**
**01-Apr-22**
£
£
8,936
8,390|
||**8,936**
**8,390**
**8,936**
**8,390**
**8,936**
**8,390**|
||**8,936**
**8,390**|
||8,936
8,390
-
-|
||**8,936**
**8,390**|
||**01-Apr-23**
**01-Apr-22**
£
£
750
720|
||**750**
**720**|
## **TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the trust. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which comply with the regulations set out in the Charities Act 2011. The Trustees have elected to take advantage of the provisions that apply to small charities and have prepared a Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and Liabilities which are set out on pages 6 and 7. Other statutory information is provided on page 3.
Approved by the Trustees on …....................................
Signed on their behalf by Trustee …..............................
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## **THE GREAT MISSION**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1ST APRIL 2023**
## **1. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING**
The accounts have been prepared under the “Receipts and Payments” basis as prescribed by the Charity Commissioners, and they meet the appropriate legal requirements.
## **2. RESTRICTED FUNDS**
The Charity held no Restricted Funds during this or the previous financial period.
## **3. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS**
The Charity employed no members of staff during this or the previous financial period.
## **4. TRUSTEES AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES**
No payments were made to trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them.
## **5. PUBLIC BENEFIT**
The Charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or ‘aims’ that are for the public benefit. Details of how the charity has achieved this 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.
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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