## ## ||||||SORP|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||reference|| |Summary
charity as|ofthe purposes ofthe
set out in its governing||||Para 1.17|The objects ofthe CIO are for the benefit ofthe public,
(a) to advance
the
Christian
faith
in accordance
with
the| |document||||||Statement(as
stated
in the Charity's
Governing
document)
in| |||||||such ways
and
in such parts of the United
Kingdom
or the| |||||||World as the Church Council, from time to time, may think fit;| |||||||(b) to relieve sickness and financial
hardship
and to promote| |||||||and preserve good health
by the provision offunds, goods or| |||||||services
of any
kind
including
through
the
provision
of| |||||||counselling
and support
in such parts of the United
Kingdom| |||||||or the World as the Church
Council, from time to time, may| |||||||think fit; and| |||||||(c) to advance education
in such ways and in such parts ofthe| |||||||United
Kingdom
or the World
as the Church
Council
from| |||||||time to time may think fit.| |Summary|ofthe main activities|||in|Para 1.17and|Special Events:| |relation to those purposes|||for the||1.19|~ 2020- 2021 presented
huge challenges to all churches due to| |public benefit,||in particular,|the|||the COYID-19 pandemic.
Government
and Assemblies ofGod| |activities,|projects or services|||||(AoG)
UK Guidelines
instructed
all churches
to cease from| |identified|in the accounts.|||||public gathered
services from mid-March
2020. Life Abundant| |||||||Pentecostal
Church
(LAPC) immediately
began virtual
Sunday| |||||||services
and other
weekly
meetings
on ZOOM. Although
it| |||||||has been very challenging,
it has also been a very creative| |||||||time that has really encouraged
the church.
Despite
all the| |||||||restrictions,
the church
family
have
remained
very
united,| |||||||committed,
and connected.| |||||||o We had the Annual
Fasting Prayer from 15-19April 2020. Dr| |||||||Joy T Samuel
and Mrs Soji Samson were the guest speakers| |||||||during these meetings.| |||||||o We
have
participated
'Jesus
Parade
for
All
Nations'| |||||||(Leicestershire
day
of
Prayer)
virtually
via
ZOOM
on| |||||||5'"December
2020. Many
churches
from
Leicester
joined| |||||||together on ZOOM to prayfor Leicester.| |||||||~ The Mission Team ofthe Church organised
a Mission Sunday| |||||||on 21"February
2021. Rev Sasidharan
Pillai was the guest| |||||||speaker for this event, A special offering was taken to support| |||||||mission works.| |||||||~ During the peak time of pandemic,
the church met every day| |||||||virtually
via ZOOM to pray for the nation. The daily prayer has| |||||||been
a real source of strength
during
this unprecedented| |||||||time| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||Children
IVIinistry:| |||||||~ The children
ofthe Church attended
a Virtual Vacation
Bible| |||||||School (VBS)"PHILOS"via ZOOM from 03' to 07' August 2020.| |||||||The Children
had
an opportunity
to meet
with
likeminded| |||||||kids from different
parts ofthe World, especially
UK. Theyhad| |||||||learned
about different
theological
topics, had fun by playing| |||||||games and more importantly
developed
team
building
skills| |||||||as they had to work in teams.| |||||||~ Virtual
Sunday School was held every Sunday for an hourvia| |||||||ZOOM. Sunday School had students
from Foundation
year to| |||||||Year 12with relevant
curriculum.
We catered students
above| |||||||Year
12
who
expressed
interest
to
learn
more
about| |||||||theological topics.| |||||||Youth Ministry:| |||||||~ The Youth Team organised
monthly
virtual youth meetings
on| |||||||the third Saturday ofevery month to enhance the confidence| |||||||of Children
by exhibiting
their talents.
During these meetings| |||||||kids were encouraged
to participate
in KAHOOT Bible quiz.| |||||||~ The youngsters
of the Church
met virtually
via ZOOM every| |||||||Thursday
for half an hour to pray for the nation
during
the| |||||||pandemic.| |||||||~ The youth ofthe Church attended
the Virtual Summer
Youth| |||||||camp 'Kindle 2020' via ZOOM and Facebook Live, from 17'"to| |||||||19'
August
2020. KINDLE
is a youth
Christian
Movement| |||||||whose
aim
is to contribute
towards
the
rich
heritage
of| |||||||Christian
spirituality
in this nation. The youth of the Church| |||||||are involved
in various teams and lead various activities.| |||||||Women Ministry:| |||||||~ The women ofthe Church met virtually
via ZOOM onthe third| |||||||Tuesday of every month
for prayer,
fellowship,
and spiritual| |||||||edification.| |||||||Financial Support to Other Charities:| |||||||~ We
have
extended
financial
support
to
a few
charities,| |||||||organisations,
and
individuals
as the pandemic
had affected| |||||||everyone.| |||||||~ We partner
with Open Hands,
a charity based
in Leicester to| |||||||meet the needs ofthe homeless
and hungry
in Leicester city.| |||||||Apart from financial
support to this charity, we also provided| |||||||essential food items to the needy through
Open Hands.| |Statement
the trustees|confirming
have had|||whether
regard to|Para 1.18|Yes, the
Trustees
had
considered
the
Charity
Commission's
guidance
on public benefit.| |the guidance||issued|by the|||As Trustees,
we are focussed that
all the main activities of the| |Charity Commission
benefit|||on public|||Charity are undertaken
in line with the Objects ofthe CIO and for
public benefit.| |investment|||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Contribution|made|by|volunteers|Para|1.38|All|income oftheCharity|is through|voluntary|contribution|by| |||||||its|members.||||| ## ## ||||||||SORP|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||reference|| |Summary
of
the
main
achievements
of
the
charity,
identifying
the
difference
the
charity's
work
has made to the
circumstances
of its beneficiaries
and any wider benefits to society
as a whole|||||||Para 1.20|~ The Charity
was able to provide
support to the homeless
and
hungry
of
many
in
Leicester
city
through
our
partnership
with Open Hands
in Leicester.
~ The Charity continues to support other charities
in the UK
by offering
support
in varied
ways to the disadvantaged
and differently
abled people.
~ Through
the Church activities our youth have been able to| |||||||||grow
in
their
spiritual
and
personal
lives.They
could| |||||||||display
theirskillsets
which
provided
opportunities
for| |||||||||them to learn,
and to lead group sessions
and involve
in| |||||||||various team
building
activities
which aidedthe
youths to| |||||||||improve
their
skills
for
teamwork
and
collaboration| |||||||||building
skills ofthe youths.| |||||||||~ Focussed education
for the children
and teens has been| |||||||||conducted
regularly
for
their
spiritual,
moral
and| |||||||||character formation.| |||||||||~ The Church
members
were
confident
in organising
and| |||||||||designing
various
events.
These opportunities
improved| |||||||||their leadership
and team building
skills.| |Performance|offundraising|offundraising|| |---|---|---|---| |activities against objectives set|||Para 1.41| |Investment|performance|against|| |objectives|||Para 1.41| |Other|||| |Financial Review|||| |Review ofthe charity's financial
position at the end ofthe period|Para 1.21|The CIO was able to meet the financial
needs for the year
while maintaining
the balance and holds healthy
reserves to| |---|---|---| |||meet the ongoing needsof the CIO.| |Statement
explaining
the policy
for holding reserves stating why
they are held|Para 1.22|Life Abundant
Pentecostal
Church's
Reserves
policy
is to
maintain
sufficient
level of reserves
to enable
operating
activities,
consideringthe
potential
risks
and
contingencies| |||that
may arise from time to time. The Trustees
review the| |||policy annually
and the Church
Council
is authorised
to take| |||necessary steps and policies to use the reserves
in line with| |||the
Model
constitution
of the
Assemblies
of God, Great| ||||Britain| |---|---|---|---| |Amount ofreserves held||Para 1.22|f100,572 as of31"March 2021| |Reasons for holding zero reserves||Para 1.22|| |Details offund materially
in||Para 1.24|NA| |deficit|||| |Explanation
ofany uncertainties||Para 1.23|NA| |about the charity continuing
as a|||| |going concern|||| |Additional
information|(optional)||| |You may choose to include||further statements|where relevant about:| |The charity's
principal sources of||Para 1.47|| |funds (including
any fundraising)|||| |Investment
policy and objectives||Para 1.46|| |including
any social investment|||| |policy adopted|||| |A description
ofthe principal
risks||Para 1.46|| |facing the charity|||| |Other|||| ## |Description ofcharity's trusts:|Description ofcharity's trusts:|||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Type of|governing
document|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation||Constitution||('Association'|||Model||||| ||||Constitution)|||||||||||| |How isthe charity constituted?||Para 1.25|Charitable
Incorporated|||Organisation|||("the CIO")|||||| |Trustee|selection methods|Para 1.25|The Senior Minister and|||other Trustees shall nominate|||||||and|| |including|details ofany||appoint
new Trustees from||||time to time.|||||||| |constitutional
provisions e.g.||||||||||||||| |election|to post or name ofany|||||||||||||| |person or body entitled to||||||||||||||| |appoint|one or more trustees|||||||||||||| ||Additional
information|(optional)||||||||||||| ||You may choose to include further statements||where relevant||about:|||||||||| |Policies|and procedures
adopted|||||||||||||| |for the induction
and training of||Para 1.51||||||||||||| |trustees||||||||||||||| |The charity's organisational|||The Trustees|delegate||day to day|||operations|||and|other|| |structure|and any wider network|Para 1.51|responsibilities||to the existing teams.|||||||||| |with which the charity works||||||||||||||| ||||CurrentTeams|in placeareAdministration,||||||Mission||and||| ||||Charity, Choir,|Prayer, Finance, Media,|||||Women||Ministry,|||| ||||Youth Ministry,||Children's|Ministry
and Hospitality.||||||||| ||||Partnership|||||||||||| ||||The Church
partners
with||||Assemblies||of|God|GB, which|||is| ||||one the largest||mainstream||Pentecostal|||movementsin||||the| ||||UK. Each church||in this movement
is|||requested|||to|donate||3%| ||||of their
regular||received|offerings||from||their|members|||to| ||||their national
office located||||in Mattersey,|||Doncaster.||||| ## ## ## ## ##