Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Periods start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 09 2021 To 31 08 2022
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Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
ZION CHRISTIAN CHURCH (BOYNE)
Other names charity is known by
N/A
Registered charity number (if any) 1179758
Charity's principal address
25 Arundel Avenue
Dalton Rotherham Postcode S65 4JY
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for the **whole year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Bishop Dr BER Lekganyane |
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| Ephraim Mafetsa | N/A | |||
| Pakane Matau | N/A | |||
| Liver Ndlovu | N/A | |||
| Mpumelelo Tshuma | N/A | |||
| Nhlanhla Moyo | N/A | |||
| Nyaladzani Tshuma | N/A | |||
| Xolelani Moyo | N/A | |||
| William Mzoma Mithi | N/A | |||
| Simulani Bango | N/A | |||
| Rabson Ndlovu | N/A | |||
| Keneri Mambane | N/A | |||
| Coster Nkala | N/A | |||
| Mandla Mhaule | N/A | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers No Advisors for the year ended 31 August 2022
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure, governance, and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed by the church committee
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees.
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works.
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Relationship with any related parties.
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Trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Induction/Training
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➢ Range of guidance offered by the organization.
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➢ Guidance on the role of the trustees designed by the church.
Structure
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➢ Part of the Zion Christian Church (Boyne)
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➢ Accountable to the Z.C.C headquarters.
Risks
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➢ Considered by the trustees and mitigating factors. ➢ Take professional advice as required.
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➢ Regularly review policies and procedures about grants and volunteers regarding acquisitions and expenditure.
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➢ Adopted Safeguarding Policy and ensured it is implemented and enforced for the safety of children and vulnerable adults
Section C Objectives and activities
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Providing a peaceful environment where everyone is welcome for spiritual reflection is beneficial for mental well-being by achieving the below objectives:
- ➢ The promotion of religion, which encompasses acts of worship, witness, teachings, and community service based on belief and deity
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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➢ To preach the word of God, through religious service, seminars, concerts, and other means
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➢ To convert non-believers to Christians and to acquaint them with the teachings of Christ
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➢ To heal the sick (Spiritually), faith healing
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➢ Develop literature and audio and visual material and disseminate such materials to church members
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➢ When planning our activities for the year, the trustees consider the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit. Notably the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.
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➢ The trustees ensure that the government guidelines are observed to achieve the objectives in the governing document. Our mission is to enable ordinary people to live a Christian life through prayer, worship, learning the gospel, and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.
Summary of the main objectives in the governing document. Our mission is to enable ordinary people activities undertaken for to live a Christian life through prayer, worship, learning the gospel, and the public benefit in developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. relation to these objects (include within this ➢ The trustees are keen to offer a range of services every week and throughout section the statutory declaration that trustees the year that our community finds both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. For
have had regard to the example, all night, held monthly, provides a jubilant, close, delightful guidance issued by the environment for worship. Opportunities are provided for people to engage in Charity Commission on more outgoing outreach worship provided by the male group, known in our public benefit) church as Mokhukhu, and the female group in their respective sessions. [ this has only resumed during the current financial year.
- ➢ We confirm that the trustees have considered the charity commission’s guidance on public benefit to ensure it is achieved.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to ➢ The organization’s grant-making policy is by the Trustees Act 2000 and the include further statements, (CC46). where relevant, about:
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➢ The organization’s investment policy is by the governing instrument and the
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policy on grant making. Trustees Act 2000.
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policy programme related investment. ➢ The organisation’s contribution policy is by the Charity Commission Act 2006 in
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• contribution made by relation to giving and spending public funds. volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and erformance p
| Summary of the main | ➢Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the state of emergency globally, and |
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| achievements of the charity during the year |
the travel ban, we were not able to conduct any activities during this financials year. |
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Section E Financial review ➢ The policy is to hold a sum equivalent to 6 months' average expenditure,
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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves which should be sufficient to meet any unforeseen item or significant expenditure that the organisation may incur.
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➢ These reserves can be used for economic downturns unexpected expenses, events, or new opportunities. We as, the Church we build up reserves for a goal. We believe an appropriate benchmark for this ratio is between 40 to 80 days of annual cash expenditures on hand
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➢ It is necessary to hold sufficient working capital to enable the monthly expenses as stipulated in terms and conditions of the rented premises.
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Details of any funds materially ➢ No material funds deficits for the year under review.
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in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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➢The organisation’s principal source of funds is donations and other contributions, excluding fundraising. Voluntary contributions by |
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| relevant about: | congregants make 90% of the revenue; the other 10% is through gifts aid. |
| • the charity’s principal |
Voluntary contributions and gift aid help to fund the premises that we hire |
| sources of funds (including any fundraising). |
for our church activities; thisensures the organisation to achieve its key objectives as outlined in the governing document. |
| • how expenditure has |
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| supported the key objectives of the charity. |
➢The organisation’s investment policy is by the governing instrument and the Trustees Act 2000. The main objectives is to generate sufficient income and |
| • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. |
capital growth to enable the charity to carry out its purposes consistently year by year with due and proper consideration for future needs and the maintenance and enhancement of the value of the invested funds while they are retained. |
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
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Full name(s) Pakane Matau
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Accounting Officer etc)
Date
9/7/2023
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