## **The Potter’s House Christian Fellowship Walsall**
**Year Ended 31 March 2023 Charity number 1183356**
## _**Contents**_
Page No. Trustees Annual Report 1 - 3 Independent Examiner’s Report 4 Receipts and Payments Accounts 5 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 6
# **The Potter’s House Christian Fellowship Church Walsall**
Trustees’ Annual Report
**For the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
## **Reference and administration details**
Charity Number 1183356
Principle Address 29-31 Old Square, Walsall, WS1 1QF
## **Names of charity trustees who manage the Charity**
Mr Wesley De Costa
Mr Lewis Claxton
Mr Joseph Gabriel
## **Structure Governance and management**
## **Governing Document**
Constitution adopted 2 April 2019
## **Constitution of trustee and selection methods**
The charity is constituted as a trust and the trustees are appointed by the existing trustees.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **Objects of Charity**
The charity is governed by constitution and the main objectives are the furtherance of the Christian Faith. In order to do this, regular activities are carried out and invitations given out to public. Finance is raised solely from members’ contributions. The day to day running of the church is delegated by the Trustees to the Pastor.
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## **(Continued from page 1)**
## **Summary of main activities in relation to these objects**
The Charity exists to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and to teach people the bible. All our activities reflect these core goals. The Church arranges or participates in a number of activities to this end, namely Weekly Church services, Bible Study groups, Bible Conferences, Marriage Seminars, Men’s Discipleships, Revival Meetings with visiting preachers, Tent Crusades (home and abroad).
We have complied with our duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
## **The year of 2023 was yet another year of improvements and achievements. The targets we had set regarding visitors and congregants has been met:**
The number of Sunday morning attendees is now in the 50’s which is what we wanted to see. We are now receiving enough funds to create an official Pastoral role. The pastor has now resigned from his other job and is full-time pastoring in the church.
We also took on another lease for the building connected to ours, which the landlord has confirmed that we can knock the wall through and extend our current premises to cater for more people and new services. The number of ministers in church has grown, there is regular visitors and frequent givers.
## **Financial review**
Our financial targets have almost been met. We now have enough coming in to create a full-time role for the Pastor, but there is still more we need so that we have surplus. We believe surplus at the end of each month is going to be extremely important. We are currently just breaking even, but if we are going to be able to afford all the up and coming expenses we are going to need more givers.
We have put in place a couple of initiatives such as selling snacks at our music events and clothes swaps, this has helped with some of our costs.
Our income has certainly increased this year, however there is much room for more.
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## **Policy on reserves**
The charity has no reserve policy. Restricted funds are normally used up when raised.
## **Declaration**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
------------------------ **Mr Wesley De Costa Trustee Date: 12 April 2024**
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS**
## **To the Trustees of**
## **The Potter’s House Christian Fellowship Walsall**
## **For the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
## **Charity number 1183356**
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] March 2023, which are set out on pages 5 and 6.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Mr Augustine Lee (BA Hons) **Lee & Co (Accountants) 276 London Road Westcliff on Sea Essex SS0 7JG 12 April 2024**
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## **THE POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP WALSALL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NUMBER: 1183356**
|**Receipts**
Donations and Other Similar Receipts
Gift Aid Refund
Bank Interest
Sale of Assets
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Tithes
World Evangelism
Visiting Speakers
Conference and Seminar
Revival Expenses
Rent
Utilities
Pastoral Allowance
Motor and Travelling
Hospitality
Legal and Professional
Independent Examiner
General Expenses
Purchase of Fixed assets etc.
**Total Payments**
Net Receipts
Opening cash fund
Cash funds this year end|**2022**
**Total**
**Total**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**£**
**£**
£
£
45,172
28,900
6,424
8,362
-
-
51,596
37,262
5
-
-
51,601
37,262
4,252
2791
860
1,355
3,239
2,445
2,233
5,416
2,807
2,762
15,910
3,896
5,518
3,348
4,294
-
3,597
881
4,394
810
660
-
360
360
4,048
1,608
52,171
25,672
4,004
2,669
56,174
28,340
(4,573)
8,922
11,101
2,179
6,528
11,101|**2022**
**Total**
**Total**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**£**
**£**
£
£
45,172
28,900
6,424
8,362
-
-
51,596
37,262
5
-
-
51,601
37,262
4,252
2791
860
1,355
3,239
2,445
2,233
5,416
2,807
2,762
15,910
3,896
5,518
3,348
4,294
-
3,597
881
4,394
810
660
-
360
360
4,048
1,608
52,171
25,672
4,004
2,669
56,174
28,340
(4,573)
8,922
11,101
2,179
6,528
11,101|
|---|---|---|
||**£**
4,252
860
3,239
2,233
2,807
15,910
5,518
4,294
3,597
4,394
660
360
4,048||
||||
|||25,672
2,669|
|||28,340|
|||8,922
2,179|
|||11,101|
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## **THE POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP WALSALL STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 MARCH 2023**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**£**
## **CASH FUNDS**
Cash at Bank
6,528
This figure agrees with the amount on the receipts and payments account
## **ASSETS RETAINED FOR THE CHARITY'S OWN USE**
**Funds to which asset belongs**
Equipment
Unrestricted funds
## **LIABILITIES**
**Funds to which liability relates**
Independent Examiner fees
Unrestricted funds
**................................................................. Mr Wesley De Costa Trustee Date of Approval 12 April 2024**
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