Charity number: 1179747 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2022 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Contents Page For the year ended 30 June 2022 |Report of the Trustees|1 to 3| |---|---| |Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees|4| |Statement of Financial Activities|5| |Statement of Financial Position|6| |Notes to the Financial Statements|7 to 10| |Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|11| ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Report of the Trustees ## For the year ended 30 June 2022 The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements for the Period ending 30th June 2022. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** Life Connection Ministry International, is a Christ-centred, Bible-based, multicultural, and multi-congregational Christian Church. We live for the glorification of Christ, the edification of the church, and for the service of our community. ## Our Objectives:- a)To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of Beliefs appearing in the schedule hereto in London and in such other parts of the United Kingdom the world as the trustees of the charity may form from time to time and think fit. b)To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in London and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit. c)To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in London and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit. d)adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice The trustees have considered the Charity Commision's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'. 1 of 11 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Report of the Trustees Continued For the year ended 30 June 2022 ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** Fellowship: Every Saturday Youth Gathering once every month Children Gathering every Saturday ## Our Vision: The fulfilment of the Great Commandment by loving God and others (Matt. 22:37-39), and the fulfilment of the Great Commission through the Multiplication of Disciples (Matt. 28:18-20) Strategy: Win, Connect, Train and Send ## IDT TRAINING AND COURSES: Level One: Alpha Course: Online Class and One-to-one Classes continue Beta Course: Online and One-to-one Classes continue EGR: Continue Level Two: SOL 1 - Relationship - Ongoing SOL 2- Becoming A Leader - Ongoing Counselling - Done as required Life Groups - Every Saturday Children VBS are organised for kids and children from the community. ## Youth Ministry Youth service being held once a month. Youth leaders Caelan, Clyde, Thisbe and Karen work with the youth ministry. LCC Youth have fellowships, outings and fun time. ## LCC LONDON OUTREACH To provide food supplies to the homeless, families struggling in finances due to job loss, support for widows/er, Caring for the sick and needy, etc. ## Football tournament Organised a Youth community charity football tournament. Prizes were given to the winners and runners up. Many other prizes were distributed. Child Sponsorship - Abroad Support the El Shaddai Children - India ## Community Day Out Organised a day out to the sea for the community. Arranged a 53 seater coach along with food, water, prizes for games. ## LCC Orpington Church Service: Every First Sunday of the Month Life Groups: Every Friday at Don and Jennica Home Life in the Spirit Seminar: One Completed Alpha and Beta: One and Ongoing EGR: One Completed ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL **Name of Charity Charity registration number** 1179747 **Principal address** 4a NEELD PARADE WEMBLEY HA9 6QU 2 of 11 LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Report of the Trustees Continued For the year ended 30 June 2022 ## **Trustees** The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows: ## **Independent examiner** Mr CRUZEDIO C. RODRIGUES Mr PAAPA KOFI NYARKO Mrs ASHRYL AGUIAR Mrs ELVA MARIA RODRIGUES Mrs FELICIANA SILVEIRA E FERNANDES CHRIS ATKINS SERVICES ONE LIMITED OFFICE 310, ACCESS SELF STORAGE UNIT 1, MERIDIAN TRADING ESTATE 20, BUGBY'S WAY LONDON SE7 7SF Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by ............................................................................. 30 March 2023 Mrs ELVA MARIA RODRIGUES 3 of 11 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees For the year ended 30 June 2022 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2022. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the charity'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 examiners statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no 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 the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable 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. CHRIS ATKINS SERVICES ONE LIMITED OFFICE 310, ACCESS SELF STORAGE UNIT 1, MERIDIAN TRADING ESTATE 20, BUGBY'S WAY LONDON SE7 7SF 30 March 2023 4 of 11 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 30 June 2022 |**Notes**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Investments
3
Bank interest receivable
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
4/5
Evangelism
**Total**
**Net income**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
62,328
11
**62,339**
(51,684)
**(51,684)**
**10,655**
29,632
**40,287**|**2021**
**£**
53,258
3| |---|---|---| |||**53,261**| |||(31,874)| |||**(31,874)**| |||**21,387**
8,245| |||**29,632**| 5 of 11 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Statement of Financial Position As at 30 June 2022 |**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
9
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
10
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets**
**The funds of the charity**
Unrestricted income funds
11
**Total funds**|**£**
**2022**
824
**824**
41,553
**41,553**
(2,090)
**39,463**
**40,287**
**40,287**
40,287
**40,287**|**£**
**2021**
1,098| |---|---|---| |||**1,098**| |||30,404| |||**30,404**| |||(1,870)
**28,534**| |||**29,632**| |||**29,632**| |||29,632| |||**29,632**| The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by: Mr CRUZEDIO C. RODRIGUES Trustee 30 March 2023 6 of 11 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2022 ## **1. Accounting Policies** ## **Basis of accounting** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments which are included at market value and the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Charities Act 2011. LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s). ## **Incoming resources** All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the Charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: ## **Resources expended** Liabilities are recognised as resources expended when there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to the expenditure: ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. ## **Tangible fixed assets** Tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis: ## **2. Income from donations and legacies** |**Unrestricted funds**
Donations received|**2021**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
53,258
62,328
**53,258**
**62,328**| |---|---| ## **3. Investment income** |**Unrestricted funds**
Bank interest receivable|**2022**
**£**
11
**11**|**2021**
**£**
3| |---|---|---| |||**3**| 7 of 11 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 30 June 2022 ## **4. Costs of charitable activities by fund type** ||**2022**|**2021**| |---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**| |**Unrestricted funds**||| |Evangelism|51,684|31,874| |**osts of charitable activities by activity type**||| ||**2022**|**2021**| ||**£**|**£**| |**Activities undertaken directly**||| |Evangelism|51,684|31,874| |**et income/(expenditure) for the year**||| |This is stated after charging/(crediting):||| ||**2022**|**2021**| ||**£**|**£**| |Depreciation of owned fixed assets|275|365| ## **5. Costs of charitable activities by activity type** ## **6. Net income/(expenditure) for the year** ## **8. Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities** The comparative year values on the Statement of Financial Activites are for unrestricted funds. ## **9. Tangible fixed assets** |**Cost or valuation**
At 01 July 2021
At 30 June 2022
**Depreciation**
At 01 July 2021
Charge for year
At 30 June 2022
**Net book values**
At 30 June 2022
At 30 June 2021|**Fixtures and**
**Fittings**
**£**
570
**570**
329
60
**389**
**181**
**241**|**Computer**
**Equipment**
**£**
1,371
**1,371**
514
214
**728**
**643**
**857**|**Total**
**£**
1,941| |---|---|---|---| ||||**1,941**| ||||843
274| ||||**1,117**| ||||**824**| ||||**1,098**| 8 of 11 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 30 June 2022 ## **10. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** |**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||**2022**|**2021**| ||||**£**|**£**| |Accruals and deferred income|||2,090|1,870| ||||**2,090**|**1,870**| |**Movement in funds**||||| |**Unrestricted Funds**||||| ||**Balance at**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Balance at**| ||**01/07/2021**|**resources**|**resources**|**30/06/2022**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |_General_||||| |General|29,632|62,339|(51,684)|40,287| ||**29,632**|**62,339**|**(51,684)**|**40,287**| |**Unrestricted Funds - Previous year**||||| ||**Balance at**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Balance at**| ||**01/07/2020**|**resources**|**resources**|**30/06/2021**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |_General_||||| |General|8,245|53,261|(31,874)|29,632| ||**8,245**|**53,261**|**(31,874)**|**29,632**| ## **11. Movement in funds** ## **12. Analysis of net assets between funds** ||**Tangible**|**Net current**|**Net Assets**| |---|---|---|---| ||**fixed assets**|**assets /**|| |||**(liabilities)**|| ||**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |_General_|||| |General|824|39,463|40,287| ||**824**|**39,463**|**40,287**| 9 of 11 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 30 June 2022 ## **Previous year** ||**Tangible**|**Net current**|**Net Assets**| |---|---|---|---| ||**fixed assets**|**assets /**|| |||**(liabilities)**|| ||**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |_General_|||| |General|1,098|28,534|29,632| ||**1,098**|**28,534**|**29,632**| 10 of 11 ## LIFE CONNECTION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 30 June 2022 ||**2022**|**2021**| |---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENT**||| |**Donations and legacies**||| |Donations|62,328|53,258| ||**62,328**|**53,258**| |**Investments**||| |Bank interest receivable|11|3| ||**11**|**3**| |**Total incoming resources**|**62,339**|**53,261**| |**EXPENDITURE**||| |**Charitable activities**||| |Cost of direct charitable activity|(51,684)|(31,874)| ||**(51,684)**|**(31,874)**| |**Total resources expended**|**(51,684)**|**(31,874)**| |**Net Income**|**10,655**|**21,387**| 11 of 11 This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements