2023-03-31-accounts - Life Abundant Pentecostal Church

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Charity	Charity	name:				Life	Abundant Pentecostal Church	Abundant Pentecostal Church
Charity		registration	number:			1181849
Objectives and Activities
					SORP
					reference
Summary	ofthe purposes		ofthe		Para 1.17			The objects ofthe CIO are for the benefit ofthe public,
charity as	set	out in its governing						(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 ofthe 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 orthe World asthe Church Council from time
								to time may think fit.
Summary	ofthe main activities			in	Para 1.17	and		Special Events:
relation tothose purposes			forthe		1.19		~	We had the Annual Fasting Prayer from 13'"to 17'" April 2022.
public benefit,		in particular,	the					Dr VJ Samkutty was the guest speaker during these meetings.
activities,	projects or services							We had a baptism service on Sunday, 17'"April 2022. Dr Wessly
identified	in the accounts.							Lukose and Pastor Bennitt Abraham gave leadership to the
								baptism service.
							~	We had the Church outing on 04~June 2022 at Stanwick Lakes,
								Wellingborough. This enabled all the members ofthe Church
								including adults and kids to meet to connect and relax with
								games, food, and other activities.
							~	We have participated in 'God Loves you Tour' on 16"July 2022
								in London, organised by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
								(BGEA). This is an evangelistic ministry by Franklin Graham to
								spread the Good News of Jesus Christ through hundreds of
								outreaches around the world.
							~	We had a Combined Fellowship with Birmingham Pentecostal
								Fellowship at Transformation Church, Birmingham on 24'"
								September 2022. This was aimed to have fellowship with two
								churches and to know new members ofboth the churches more
								personally.
							~	The Mission team of LAPC had organised a Charity bike ride at
								Watermead Country Park, Leicester on 08'" October 2022for all
								the LAPC attendees to raise money to support the Christian
								Charities in the UK like Openhands, Christians against poverty,
								and Christian Aid.

~	We have participated in 'Jesus Parade for All Nations' on 3'4
	December 2022. This is a Prayer movement initiated by
	Christians in Leicester. Many churches from Leicester joined
	together to pray for Leicester.
o	We had the Christmas Dinner on December 25~, 2022, where
	all the families of the Church cooked various items of the
	Christmas Menu. This was a time offellowship and celebration
	ofthe festive season.
~ The Mission Team ofthe Church organised a Mission Sunday on
	05'" February 2023. Evangelist Daniel Shearer was the guest
	speaker for this event. A special offering was taken to support
	various mission works.
~ The Children Ministry and Youth Ministry teams have organised
	a Talent Day on 25'" February 2023 for all the members ofthe
	Church to display their skills and talents. This included Songs,
	Speech, Instrumental music, Essays, Quiz etc. Pastor Blessan
	Mathew and Mrs Roshni C Roy were the resource people for
	the occasion.
	Children Ministry:
~ Sunday School was held every Sunday from 4-5 PM via ZOOM.
	Sunday School had students from Foundation year to Year 12
	with relevant curriculum. We catered for students even above
	Year 12 as many expressed interests in learning more about
	theological topics. 52children were taught in the LAPC Sunday
	school, and 21teachers were actively involved in delivering the
	Sunday School lessons.
~ ABLAZE- Ablaze is a Children's ministry aimed at our 4 —17s.It
	is a dynamic and an interesting place for the young hearts to
	grow and nurture them in God's Word and confidence. We
	provide a safe, spiritual, and fun environment where God's
	Word comes to life through various programs tailored to the
	needs of different age groups, such as - games, crafts, action
	songs, teaching sessions, storytelling, prayer, and worship,
	watching videos and many more. We also encourage team
	building activities toteach the importance ofteamwork and to
	establish the culture ofrespect, trust, and value.
~ We resumed ABLAZE since May 2022 (post covid) and takes
	place on the fourth Sunday ofevery other month at Stoneygate
	Baptist Church, Leicester.
	Youth Ministry:
~	The Youth Team organised virtual youth meetings on the third
	Saturday ofevery month till November 2022 due to COVID and
	from December 2022 physical gatherings ofthe youth meeting
	were restarted at Stoneygate Baptist Church, Leicester on the
	third Friday of every month. Youth meetings enhanced the
	confidence ofthe Children by exhibiting their talents.
~ The youth of the Church attended the Virtual Summer Youth
	camp 'Kindle 2022' at Cefn Lea Wales, from 23' to 26'" August
	2022. KINDLE is a youth Christian Movement, whose aim is to
	contribute towards the rich heritage of Christian spirituality in
	this nation. The youth ofthe Church engage in various teams
	and lead many activities.
	Women Ministry:
~ The women ofthe Church met via ZOOM on the third Thursday
	ofevery month for prayer, fellowship, and spiritual edification.
	Financial Support to Other Charities:

														~	We have extended financial support to	a	few	few	charities,	charities,
															organisations, and individuals as the pandemic			has	affected
															everyone.
														~	We partner with Open Hands, a charity based		in Leicester			to
															meet the needs of the 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. The
															members of LAPC have donated new/used	shoes			to Open
															Hands, on 29 May 2022.
														~	We partner with Christians Against Poverty	(CAP), a			Christian
															charitable company in the United Kingdom			and	provide
															financial support.
														~	We partner with Christian Aid, a relief and development				agency
															of41Christian churches (Protestant, Catholic	and Orthodox)				in
															the UK and Ireland. We provide financial support			tothem.
														~	We have financially supported the Ukraine Relief			fund.
Statement			confirming						whether				Para 1.18	Yes, the Trustees had considered the Charity				Commission's
the trustees				have		had			regard		to			guidance on public benefit.
the guidance				issued				by the						As	Trustees, we are focussed that all the main activities of					the
Charity	Commission							on public						Charity are undertaken in line with the Objects		ofthe CIO and				are
benefit														meant for public benefit.
	Additional					information						(optional)
	You		may choose to							include			further statements	where relevant about:
													SORP
													reference
Policy	on grant				making								Para 1.38	NA
Policy	on social investment													NA
including		program					related						Para 1.38
investment
Contribution				made			by		volunteers				Para 1.38	All	income ofthe Charity is through voluntary contributions
														by	its members.
Other
	Achievements								and	Performance
													SORP
													reference
Summary					of			the			main		Para 1.20	~	The Charity was able to provide support to many			homeless
achievements					of			the		charity,					and hungry in Leicester City through our partnership				with
identifying				the			difference					the			Open Hands in Leicester.
charity's		work			has			made		to		the		~	The Charity continues to support other charities			in the UK
circumstances					of	its		beneficiaries							like Christians Against Poverty and Christian	Aid	by offering
and any wider					benefits to					society					support in varied ways tothe disadvantaged	and		differently
as a whole															abled people.
														~	Through the Church activities our youth have been able to
															grow in their spiritual and personal lives. They could display
															their skillsets which provided opportunities	for them to
															learn, to lead group sessions and be involved	in various			team
															building activities which aided the youths to improve				their
															skills for collaboration and teamwork.
														~	Focussed education for the children and teens			has	been
															conducted regularly for their spiritual, moral	and		character
															formation.

~	The	Church members were confident	Church members were confident	in organising	in organising	and
	designing various events. These		opportunities		improved
	their	leadership and team-building	skills.

Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)
You may choose to	include	further statements	where relevant				about:
Achievements against objectives		Para 1.41
set
Performance offundraising
activities against objectives set		Para 1.41
Investment performance against
objectives		Para 1.41
Other
Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's financial		Para 1.21	The	CIO	was able to			meet		the	financial		needs	for the		year
position at the end ofthe	period		while	maintaining the				balance and holds					healthy		reserves to
			meet	the	ongoing needs ofthe CIO.
Statement explaining the	policy	Para 1.22	Life	Abundant			Pentecostal			Church's		Reserves		policy		is to
for holding reserves stating why			maintain		a sufficient			level		of reserves			to enable		operating
they are held			activities,			considering			the 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	f30,000as of31"March 2023
Reasons for holding zero reserves		Para 1.22	NA
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)	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	ofcharity's	trusts:
Type ofgoverning		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
forthe induction		and training of			Para 1.51
trustees
The charity's	organisational					Trustees —- Deacons -- Team Leaders -- Team						Members
structure and any wider			network		Para 1.51
with which the charity works						Current Teams in	place		are Administration,				Mission		and
						Charity, Worship Team,			Prayer Ministry,		Finance,			Media,
						Women Ministry,	Youth		Ministry,	Children's		Ministry			and
						Hospitality.
						Partnership
						The Church partners	with		Assemblies	ofGod GB,			which	is	one
						the largest mainstream			Pentecostal	movements			in the		UK.
						Each church in this	movement is requested				to	donate		3%of
						their regularly received offerings from their					members totheir
						national office located in			Mattersey,	Doncaster.
						The Church partners	with		other UK-	based	charities such				as
						Open Hands Trust (Leicester), Kindle				Community			Limited,
						Birmingham Pentecostal			Fellowship,	Christians		Against
						Poverty and Christian Aid.
Relationship	with	any related
parties					Para 1.51
Other

Charity	name	name		Life Abundant
Other name		the charity uses		LAPC
Registered		charity	number	1181849
Charity's	principal		address	32Grove Road
				Leicester
				LE8 6LN

		Signature(s)
		Full name(s)	Dr Wessly Lukose	Mr Biju Matthew
Position	(eg	Secretary, Chair,	Chair ofTrustee	Trustee
		etc)
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						Recei		ts	and	a	ments accounts				CC16a
						Forthe period
									01/04/2022			31/03/2023
						Unrestricted funds	R	t	ted f		Endowment funds	Total	funds		Last year
						to the nearest	6	to the nearest 6			to the nearest 6	to the	nearest	6	tothe nearest	6
A1 Recei ts
Donations towards		Buildin		Fund					25,882				25,882		10,206
Other Donations	received
Fastin ra er							475						475
Other income
Cha ' 8 Mission										8089
Tithes						39	234						39	234	28	586
Sunda offerln						19	112						19	112	12	481
Other collections
Interest received										728				728
Ladies Fund							270								1,200
Rental income							220									75
Year end Offerin
Asset Fund
Librara Fund							80
Gift aid Claim						30	811						30	811
Sub total(Grossincome					forAR)	90,336							125,035		57,932
A2 Asset and	investment				sales,
see table .
					Sub total
			Total		receipts	90,336			34,699				125,035		57,932
A3Pa ments
Allowance to senior IVtnister						16416							1	416	16416
Adrrinistarivs /rental ex				nses											2	856
Rental ex nses
Website ex nsss																312
Rs irs & renewals
I ex nses														145
Insurance							262							262		262
Subscri tion - Zoom														173
Charit & Mission		ex	nses							5,475			5	475	3,034
Children's &Youth		ntnist		ex	sss
Women's rninist		ex	sss
S iritual &Welfare		ex	nses			6	064
Ca ital ex nses						1	089						1	089		308
Gift for visit' ninisters
Trainin & Develo		ment
Refreshments						1	407						1	407
Professional fees						1	800
AOG Subscri tion						1	123						1,123		2,395
Other ex nses
Station & Consumables
Bank cha es							116							116
					Sub total	35,041				5,475			40,516		28,421