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Trustee Annual Report: April 2022 - March 2023

Alive City Church UK Charity Registration No. 1182816

Trustee Annual Report for year ending March 2023

Alive City Church UK is governed and constituted by a CIO foundation constitution, registered 05/04/2019.

Principle Address

Alive City Church PO Box 79417 London N7 1HF

Bank

UK Metro Bank 136A High Rd London N22 6EB

Trustees

Trustees are appointed by Alive City Church UK by a resolution passed at a meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment the charity trustees are to take into consideration the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity. They are also expected to be familiar with the practical work of the charity having been involved in other capacities or because of experience gained in other organisations. Trustees are kept up to date with the charities operational framework, financial position, objectives and future plans.

The Trustees that served during the year under review :

Dionne Forrest Tanya McNeish Stephanie Quirk ( Chair )

Key Personnel

Senior Pastor Volney Morgan Senior Pastor Ifedayo Morgan Head Of Finance Tanya McNeish Head Of Operations Stephanie Quirk

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The governance of the Church resides with the Trustees and Senior Pastors of Alive City Church UK, with support from head volunteers who led various teams within the organisation assisting with the progress of weekly operations.

Objectives and Activities

The Objectives of Alive City Church UK are:

Achievements and Performance

Alive City Church UK is committed to providing various activities and services to their members and the wider community. We aim to create a space where individuals can come together at least once or twice a week.

We currently have 1 employee and approximately 27 volunteers who support and contribute significantly to the charity’s operations. Enabling us to complete our objectives, achievements and conduct various activities by sharing their skills, talent and time.

Some of our key teams are:

Groceries on Us

Our Groceries on us service provides free groceries to those in need in our local community, this service is offered once a month.

Support: Sick, Grieved and Elderly

For those who are unable to consistently attend weekly activities provided by Alive City Church UK i.e. because of sickness, lack of means to travel, lack of mobility or due to being elderly etc, we provide volunteers who make home visits to support these individual. In addition we also provide support and assistance to those who are grieved. This includes pastoral care as well as signposting to various organisations should they need help with funeral planning or further counselling.

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Sunday Services

Alive City Church UK meet in-person on a Sunday for their weekly worship service, which includes vibrant uplifting music and passionate speakers who share and enlighten on the Christian faith.

Matters Of The Heart - Bible Study

‘Matters Of The Heart’ is a mid week gathering where people can connect through God’s word, prayer and learn more about Christianity in an informal way. It is a space where people can discuss life issues and gain basic support. ‘Matters Of The Heart’ is conducted in-person and is also an avenue where people can socialise and get to know each other and ask questions that you may not be able to during a Sunday worship service. Through these sessions we aim to educate, grow together, build, strengthen and maintain community.

Alive City Youth

Alive City Kids - Once a week we provide a space for children to come together socialise, play, get creative, have fun and learn about God. With the addition of an outing that takes place during the summer holidays. Alive City Teens -

Business Fair

Alive City Church conducted it’s first Business fair, giving local small businesses within the community a platform to showcase and market their business to new customers.

Alive Hub - Before and after Sunday service

2022 saw the introduction of Alive Hub at Alive City Church UK, which is open on a Sunday and is accessible before and after our weekly worship services. The Alive Hub is a place where both members and the community can come together and socialise. There is no obligation to join our worship services as Alive Hub is also set as a place where the homeless can get something free to eat and drink. The Alive Hub provides a free continental breakfast, various snacks and beverages both hot and cold.

The Alive Hub also offers a book loan service, providing a small selection of books that individuals are able to sign out and loan for the duration of two weeks.

Movie Club

Alive City Church launched a Movie Club, where their members meet up and watch the latest movies together.

Together Month

Together month at Alive City Church is the month where we organise more community focused Sunday services. This year included a Fun Day, a panel sharing expertise and information regarding navigating the world of social media. And ended with a musical concert, bringing together various gospel musicians and artists from around London.

Annual Retreats for lead Volunteers

November 2022 marked Alive City Church UK’s second annual retreat for their lead volunteers and the charity’s trustees. This annual retreat is a place where volunteers can refresh after many months of handwork, receive training and understand the goals of the charity for the upcoming year. It is also a time for the trustees and senior leadership of the church to review the performance and activity of the charity, discuss concerns or any significant changes and review plans for the new year.

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PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

The Charity continues to explore ways of furthering its charitable objectives in an effective manner by ensuring there is an awareness of its services. The Charity seeks to provide services and activities that meet the needs of people in the community. These activities provide a positive change in the moral and spiritual climate of the local borough which reflects the charity’s Christian ethos and beliefs. The charity would like to expand its outreach to the community and are proactively seeking opportunities to become more involved.

The charity would like to provide additional training to its volunteers, supporting them as individuals and in their volunteer role.

In addition the charity will be taking a direct approach to reviewing practices and operational systems to cover all bases in terms of policies and procedures, working with trustees to ensure all main risks are taken into account with the relevant action taken.

Financial Review

Alive City Church UK once again saw an increase in our income during this financial year in correlation to the increase in membership. As expected, we also saw an increase in our expenses compared to the previous year which can be attributed to more outreach supplied to our community, the purchase of necessary equipment to improve our services and an increase in the rent charged for the building that we hire to conduct our weekly Sunday Services.

During this Financial Year we also officially employed our senior Pastor Volney Morgan with the expectation to add senior Pastor Ifedayo Morgan to payroll in the next financial year.

Overall, this has been another positive year financially for Alive City Church UK and we endeavour to continue utilising funds to aid members and reach our wider community.

The Trustees report was approved by the Board of Trustees

Signed:

Dionne Nicole Forrest ( Trustee ) Dated: 27/01/2024

Alive City Church UK Alive City Church UK Alive City Church UK Alive City Church UK Alive City Church UK CC16a
Receipts andpayments accounts
For theperiod from 1st April 2022 To 31st March 2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Lastyear
to the nearest
£		 to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 86,382.14 - - 86,382 50,529
- 0 - - - -
- 0 - - - -
- 0 - - - -
- 0 - - - -
- 0 - - - -
- 0 - - - -
- 0 - - - -
Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _
86,382		 - - 86,382 50,529
A2 Asset and investment sales,(see table).
- 0 - 0 - 0 -
- 0 - 0 - 0 - - 0
Sub total
- 0		 - 0 - 0 - - 0
**Total receipts **
86,382		 - 0 - 0 86,382 50,529
A3 Payments
Rent/Hire 18,786.00 - - 18,786 11,120
Charitable Activities 26,099.80 - - 26,100 12,017
Insurance 382.30 - - 382 674
Media/Music Supplies 2,412.50 - - 2,413 5,017
Grants/Donations Paid 14,873.78 - - 14,874 15,972
Bank Charges 240.00 - - 240 240
Salaries/Pension 15,017.91 - - 15,018 -
HMRC 909.39 - - 909 -
- 0 - - - -
**Sub total **
78,722		 - - 78,722 45,040
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see
table)
- 0 - 0 - 0 -
- 0 - 0 - 0 -
**Sub total **
- 0		 - 0 - 0 - - 0
**Totalpayments **
78,722		 - 0 - 0 78,722 45,040
**Net of receipts/(payments) **
7,660		 - - 7,660 5,489
A5 Transfers between funds - 0 - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 9,500 - - 9,500 -
**Cash funds this year end **
17,160		 - - 17,160 5,489
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Details Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Metro Bank 17,160 - -
- - -
- - -
Total cash funds 17,160 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own
use		 - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Details Fund to which
liability relates		 Amount due
(optional)		 When due
(optional)
B5 Liabilities -
-
-
-
-
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the
trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
approval
Tanya McNeish Tanya McNeish 02.01.2024

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Charity Name No
Alive City Church UK 1182816
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period
from		 1st April 2022 To 31st March 2023

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Last year
to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest
£ £ £ to the nearest £ £
A1 Receipts
Donations 86,382 - - 86,382 50,529
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 86,382 - - 86,382 50,529
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 86,382 - - 86,382 50,529
A3 Payments
Rent/Hire 18,786 - - 18,786 11,120
Charitable Activities 26,100 - - 26,100 12,017
Insurance 382 - - 382 674
Media/Music Supplies 2,413 - - 2,413 5,017
Grants/Donations Paid 14,874 - - 14,874 15,972
Bank Charges 240 - - 240 240
Salaries/Pension 15,018 - - 15,018 -
HMRC 909 - - 909 -
- - - - -
Sub total 78,722 - - 78,722 45,040
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 78,722 - - 78,722 45,040
Net of receipts/(payments) 7,660 - - 7,660 5,489
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 9,500 - - 9,500 4,011
Cash funds this year end 17,160 - - 17,160 9,500
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use		 (agree balances with receipts and
payments account(s))
Details
Metro Bank
Details
Details
Total cash funds
Signature
Tanya McNeish
Details
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
17,160
-
-
-
-
-
17,160
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Tanya McNeish		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
02.01.2024

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Alive City Church UK On accounts for the year 31.03.2023 Charity no 1182816 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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.

Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
Aamer Shehzad
ICAEW
Omnibus Workspace, 39-41 North Road London
N7 9DP

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of NA any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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