## Charity no. 1184345 ## _1._ The House of the Lord UK Church. CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 The House Of The Lord UK Church CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 Content Page Charity Information 3 Trustees Report 4 - 8 Statement of Financial Activities 9 2 The House Of The Lord UK Church CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 ## Charity Information ## **Trustees** Pastor Maxine Brooks (Chair) Beverley Richards (Trustee) Kamaih Wilkes (Trustee) Jordon Abeyie (Trustee) Jade Luke (Trustee) Lloyd Hull (Trustee) Principal address: Ebenezer Mission Hall Cook Street, Nechells Birmingham B7 5LG Bankers: Lloyds Bank plc, P O Box 1000 BX1 1LT 3 The House Of The Lord UK Church CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 ## **Trustees Report** The Trustees present their report and financial statement for the year ending 31 December 2023. This report is presented in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice. “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (SORP), issued in March 2005. ## **Objectives and Activities** The Object of the church is to advance the Christian Religion in accordance with the Christian Faith, primarily but not exclusively within Birmingham and the surrounding area. To achieve the principal objective, which is set out above, the Church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. (1) Enhance the religious principles in accordance with the Christian belief that God may be exalted, worshipped, and proclaimed in His glory and in accordance with the Tenets of Worship in relation to discipline, rituals, wedding ceremonies, blessings, funerals, and other religious rites (2) Engage in missionary work and pastoral work and the training of workers, both men and women, to teach the Tenets of Worship wherever there shall be found, people who wish to worship in accordance with those Tenets (3) Visit and comfort the sick and do other outreach work (including the promotion of social cohesion) within the wider community (4) Organise retreats and social events open to the local community 4 The House Of The Lord UK Church CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 Trustees Report (continued) ## **Statement of Trustees` responsibilities** The Charities Act 2011 requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: - ➢ Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently - ➢ Observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP; - ➢ Make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent - ➢ State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and - ➢ Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to do so. The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities. 5 The House Of The Lord UK Church CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 Trustees Report (continued) ## **Structure, Governance and Management** An Approved Governing Document governs the Church. Members of the Church are accepted in accordance with the Constitution that requires them to be or to have been publicly baptised on the profession of faith in Jesus Christ, and following a mode of baptism as per Acts 2v38. A trustees meeting takes place throughout the year and has responsibility for the overall policy of the church. In accordance with the Constitution, the trustees, who together with the Pastor, Church Secretary and Treasurer, are responsible for the day-to-day running of the church’s work, and the financial and legal aspects of the charity. All trustees are encouraged to take an appropriate part in the spiritual and practical tasks involved in the furtherance of the charitable objective. Relevant matters may be submitted to the General Congregational Church meeting by the Trustees for guidance, or may be raised by members in General Congregational Church meeting for further consideration by the Trustees. The Constitution permits decisions to be made at a General Congregational Church meeting by a simple majority; The House of the Lord UK seeks to work by consensus wherever possible 6 The House Of The Lord UK Church CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 ## Trustees Report (continued) ## **Public Benefit** The trustees have considered the guidance produced by the Charity Commission on the provision of public benefit and they confirm that public benefit has been provided by- - ➢ Providing regular public worship open to all - ➢ Providing sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation - ➢ Conducting pastoral work including visiting the sick and the bereaved - ➢ Teaching Christianity through sermons and Bible studies. - ➢ Promoting the whole mission of the church through activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other special needs groups ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Team Meetings** During the period January to December 2023, we have held three Trustees meetings, four Members and eight Events Team Meetings. These Teams are part of the Team Structure of The House of the Lord UK Church to ensure that there is full inclusion and stability within the organisation. ## **Conferences** The House of the Lord UK hosted a Power Conference in autumn 2023. This has been specifically beneficial for the ministry team in terms of peer support and being part of the National discussions on strategic matters. In addition, we deliver regular Leadership Training Programmes for Ministers, Deacons, Sunday school teachers, ushers, intercessors, and development classes for the congregations 7 The House Of The Lord UK Church CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 ## Trustees Report (continued) ## **Prayer Meeting and Collective Fasting** Within this period we have held twelve Saturday morning prayer meetings, together with twelve collective fasts at different periods throughout the year. Fasts range from one day to 40 days; we also have consecration weeks, in response to our local needs. These events have served to strengthen and sustain the body of The Church spiritual and mentally. Our continued objective is to engage more in the community with projects that the community wants. I.e monthly movie nights for the community. The church engaged in a homeless project called Jordon’s Heart. This project ran for 12 weeks from 5 December 2021 to 25 February 2022. This year 2023 we went on the streets in January to February going to the homeless on the streets with provisions. ## **AGM** 5 January 2023 we held our Annual General Meeting to review progress and plan the year ahead. We now have a more cohesive structure and consistent practice that enables us to be aligned with the requirements of the Charity Commission. ## **Visits and Phone Calls** We engaged in a series of personal visits and phone calls to brethren who were ill. This included long-term sicknesses that prevented church attendance as well as temporary illness. Weekly phone calls are also conducted (especially the elderly) to ensure the general well-being of brethren (duty of care). Trustees Report (continued) 8 The House Of The Lord UK Church CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 ## **Financial Review** The Church continues to raise the funds, which it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and congregation. The Church is dependent on its membership working as volunteers in all aspects of the church’s life. A number of these activities and initiatives operate with minimal impact on the church’s finances nevertheless contribute substantially to the achievement of the church’s overall charitable objectives Total receipts on ordinary unrestricted funds were £21,505.30 and are detailed in the financial statements. £20,969.65 was spent to provide the Christian ministry. The net result for the year was a gain of (£535.65) and adding bank and deposit balances brought forward at the beginning of the year, the balances carried forward at 31 December 2022 for unrestricted funds totalled £26,736.02 ## **Risk Management** The trustees have examined the major risks that The House of the Lord UK are exposed to and are satisfied that the systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. ## **Plans for the future** ➢ Continue developing the services offered Approved by the board Trustees and signed on its behalf by: Maxine Brooks - Chair December 2023 9 **THE HOUSE OF THE LORD UK - RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS** |**Opening balance 1 January 2023**
Donations to The House Of The Lord UK
Midland Fire Services
Property and liability insurance
Landscaping and Gardening
Sound desk/Audio equipment
**Equipment**
Printer, scanner, replacement ink
cartridges and networking leads
**Maintenance**
Church rewiring and installation of fire
purchase and installation of window and
door blinds
Ebenezer Mission Hall utilities bills
including N Power Business, water charges
**Utilities**|**Receipts**
**26,200.37**
A
**21,505.30**
B
A+B
**Payments**
3,600.00
67.20
Water Plus
2,428.36
**6,095.56**
Printing and advertising
Book keeping and financial statements
Bereavements
Blue Mountain water
5,523.60
642.00
Congregation meals
360.00
**6,525.60**
427.93
International outreach ministries
2,105.60
Bereavements
**2,533.53**
**Total payments**
**Total receipts - total payments =**
**Unrestricted funds**
**Donations**
Christmas/Easter gifts.
Birthdays/Mothers & Fathers
day/decorations/gifts/love offerings
licensing christian copyright/ antivirus
software/website update
**Activities**
Barbeques, childrens club and seniors
community meetings
**47,705.67**
**Administration**|180.53
278.30
685.87
600.00
450.00
105.46| |---|---|---| |||**2,300.16**
1,483.50
680.00| |||**2,163.50**
500.00
401.30
450.00| |||**1,351.30**| |||**20,969.65**| |||| |||**21,505.30**| |||| |||**26,736.02**|