**Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From Period start date To Period end date** ## **Charity name:** ## **Charity registration number:** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 To advance the Christian religion
of the charity as set out in England and Wales for the
in its governing benefit of the public by teaching
document on the life, death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ and by baptising
the ones who believe in the name
of Jesus for the remission of their
sins. To disciple all that have
believed and have been baptised
in the name of Jesus by teaching
them to observe everything that
Christ has commanded and help
them develop a close relationship
with God.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Conducting weekly church services
1.19
activities in relation to on Sundays for our members and
those purposes for the for the general public who are
public benefit, in interested to attend. We have also
particular, the activities, been teaching the scriptures for
projects or services people to see purpose in following
identified in the Jesus using social media (Paltalk
accounts. service, YouTube, Facebook,
Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber and
Twitter). These are on top of
visiting people at their home to
witness gospel to them as and
when interest shown and
consented for, evangelising on
street, witnessing over telephone,
updating educational contents on
our website and adding more
contents, supporting members to
annual conferences, delivering
counselling service to member
families by working with social
workers, and supporting members
and general public by teaching
online especially since covid-19
lockdown. There are also people
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who have been learning will be
ready soon for baptism.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 As stipulated in our objective,
whether the trustees benefit to the public is what drives
have had regard to the everything we do at The First
guidance issued by the Church of God. Some services are
Charity Commission on limited to our members while most
public benefit of our works are to reach out to
the general public to bring about
good change in their relationship
with Jesus and, hence have
stability and purpose in life.
Therefore, we fully adhere to the
guidance issued by the UK Charity
Commission as we have no
activities at all which are not
charitable in its nature.
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SORP reference
Our income comes from our
Para 1.38 dedicated members and put
Policy on grant making towards evangelism purposes. We
do not give grants or receive one.
The First Church of God invests all
Para 1.38 its income towards reaching out to
Policy on social the public to preach the gospel of
investment including Jesus Christ directly or indirectly
program related as well as supporting those who
investment believe to grow in their
relationship with Jesus. We do
arrange communal trips
sometimes as and when needed as
part of the overall objective.
All our works are done by
Para 1.38 volunteers including the trustees.
Contribution made by We have no employees we pay
volunteers salary. Weekly church services are
one of the platforms where mainly
the members as well as the
interested public receive spiritual
counselling and guidance. We do
also render other practical support
as and when needed.
None.
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference ||Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts to society
as a whole.|Para 1.20|**Counselling and guidance services**
**rendered in collaboration with**
**social services including taking**
**part in family conferences,**
**travelling to many cities in**
**England to teach people at their**
**homes, baptising those who have**
**been willing to be baptised,**
**continuously running weekly**
**services, teaching on social media**
**and using our website contents,**
**hosting conferences, supporting**
**our members when they relocate**
**elsewhere, and reaching out to the**
**public through on street**
**evangelism.**|| |---|---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
All chieved and further target set.
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Not in our objective as income
comes only from our members.
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
No investment plan in our
objective. We put all our incomes
Investment performance Para 1.41 towards our main objective –
against objectives evangelism.
None.
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The First Church of God raised
financial position at the £6,251.00 and spent £1,596.00
end of the period from 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022.
The total balance by 31/03/2022 is
£14,296.79 as can be seen from
our financial statement.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Not Applicable.
policy for holding
reserves stating why they
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Not Applicable.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 Our income is always ready and
reserves available when need which are
within our main objective arise.
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 Not Applicable.
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 Not Applicable.
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Only contribution by its members –
believers.
The charity’s principal
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Not Applicable.
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
Not Applicable.
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
None.
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s The First Church of God. It is a
trusts: Church.
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution of a Charitable
document Incorporated Organisation
(trust deed, royal
whose only voting members
charter)
are its charity trustees.
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees are nominated from
methods including details among the members by the
of any constitutional chairman and approved by the
provisions e.g. election to General Meeting.
post or name of any
person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Trustees will be recruited and
trained before nomination to be
Policies and procedures appointed.
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
Trustees are accountable to the
members for now. But in the
The charity’s future, the trustees may appoint
organisational structure Para 1.51 elders from among the members
and any wider network to serve in the church when we
with which the charity will be reviewing our current
works policy to start paying salary if
their full time is needed.
None for now. But may establish
one in the future.
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
None.
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name The First Church of God
Other name the charity The First Church of the Living God
uses
Registered charity 1182506
number
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Charity’s principal Flat 4
address 6 West Holme
Birmingham
B9 4NJ
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Tesfaye Korsa Chair 18/03/2019 Members
2 Dominic Ngewu Secretary 18/03/2019 Members
Tigiest Aba- Treasurer 19/02/2022 Members
3
macha
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
N/A N/A N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
N/A N/A N/A
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/A for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Type of Name Address
adviser
N/A N/A N/A
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** **The First Church of God is a church organisation with the sole objective of evangelising mainly the United Kingdom but also worldwide. It is not engaged in any other business.** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Tesfaye Korsa **Full name(s)** Tesfaye Korsa **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 20/01/2023 Today: **20 Jan 2023** MR TESFAYE ABEBE KORSA ## **Transactions** ## **COMMUNITY 20-08-64 63540596** |Available balance|**£15,963.99**| |---|---| |Last night's balance|£15,963.99| |Overdraft limit|**£0.00**| Showing **70** transactions between **09/04/2021** and **30/03/2022** from 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022 |**Date**||**Description**|**Money in**|**Money out**|**Balance**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |30/03/2022||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£190.00||£14,296.79| |28/03/2022||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£35.00||£14,106.79| |21/03/2022||Credit Payment
14BIRMINGHAM HIGH
14BIRMINGHAM HIGH||-£1,000.00|£14,071.79| |16/03/2022||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£180.00||£15,071.79| |11/03/2022||Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£78.00||£14,891.79| |28/02/2022||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£204.00||£14,813.79| |18/02/2022||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£110.00||£14,609.79| |15/02/2022||Counter Credit
MS H A TEKLU
TITHES BGC|£140.00||£14,499.79| |28/01/2022||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£170.00||£14,359.79| |28/01/2022||Counter Credit
D Ngewu|£78.00||£14,189.79| Page 1 of 6 ||||TITHE BGC|||£14,111.79
£14,091.79
£14,002.79
£14,502.79
£14,352.79
£14,182.79
£14,013.79
£13,863.79
£13,693.79
£13,645.79
£13,612.79
£13,442.79
£13,405.79
£13,255.79
£13,226.79
£13,176.79| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||25/01/2022||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£20.00||| ||25/01/2022||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£89.00||| ||24/01/2022||Bill Payment
TIRUNESH DEMISSIE
MARGARET FUNERAL BBP||-£500.00|| ||24/12/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£150.00||| ||23/12/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£170.00||| ||21/12/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£169.00||| ||06/12/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£150.00||| ||26/11/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£170.00||| ||15/11/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£48.00||| ||05/11/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£33.00||| ||01/11/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£170.00||| ||29/10/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£37.00||| ||25/10/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£150.00||| ||21/10/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£29.00||| ||19/10/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£50.00||| ||15/10/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£38.00||| Page 2 of 6 ||11/10/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£33.00||£13,138.79
£13,105.79
£12,935.79
£12,902.79
£12,752.79
£12,708.79
£12,681.79
£12,678.79
£12,528.79
£12,358.79
£12,325.79
£12,291.79
£12,258.79
£11,980.79
£11,947.79
£11,913.79| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||04/10/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£170.00||| ||04/10/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£33.00||| ||24/09/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£150.00||| ||13/09/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£44.00||| ||06/09/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£27.00||| ||06/09/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£3.00||| ||31/08/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£150.00||| ||31/08/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£170.00||| ||26/08/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£33.00||| ||20/08/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£34.00||| ||16/08/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£33.00||| ||12/08/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
DOMINIC TITHES BGC|£278.00||| ||09/08/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£33.00||| ||30/07/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£34.00||| ||28/07/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£170.00||| |||||||| Page 3 of 6 ||27/07/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£5.00||£11,743.79
£11,738.79
£11,705.79
£11,555.79
£11,482.79
£11,444.79
£11,274.79
£11,241.79
£11,090.79
£11,056.79
£11,022.79
£10,811.79
£10,777.79
£10,743.79
£10,603.79
£10,453.79| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||26/07/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£33.00||| ||23/07/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£150.00||| ||19/07/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£73.00||| ||09/07/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£38.00||| ||05/07/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£170.00||| ||02/07/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£33.00||| ||29/06/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£151.00||| ||25/06/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£34.00||| ||21/06/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£34.00||| ||11/06/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
DOMINIC TITHES BGC|£211.00||| ||04/06/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£34.00||| ||01/06/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£34.00||| ||01/06/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£140.00||| ||25/05/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£150.00||| ||20/05/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£34.00||| ||||Counter Credit|||| Page 4 of 6 |17/05/2021||TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£50.00||£10,419.79| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |14/05/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£39.00||£10,369.79| |07/05/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£34.00||£10,330.79| |30/04/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£34.00||£10,296.79| |28/04/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
TESFAYE TITHES BGC|£140.00||£10,262.79| |28/04/2021||Debit
NOMINET UK
ON 27 APR BDC||-£96.00|£10,122.79| |23/04/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£178.00||£10,218.79| |23/04/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£35.00||£10,040.79| |19/04/2021||Counter Credit
TODOR IVANOV
Tithes Todd BGC|£180.00||£10,005.79| |16/04/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
TITHE BGC|£50.00||£9,825.79| |13/04/2021||Counter Credit
T Korsa
DOMINIC TITHES BGC|£100.00||£9,775.79| |09/04/2021||Counter Credit
D Ngewu
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