ANNUAL REPORT OF
BETHEL BELIVERS CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FOR THE PERIOD 1[ST] .APRIL.2023- 31[ST] .MARCH.2024
The BETHEL BELIEVERS CHURCH INTERNATIONAL was registered on September 23, 2019 as a charity under the Charity Commission of England and Wales. Sonu Cherian, Jenimol Samuel and Regina Hanna Royce are the first Trustees of the above charity. The Charity has got two main objectives
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To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures; public celebration of religious festivals; producing and/or distributing literature on Christiafaith to enlighten others about the Christian religion.
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The prevention or relief of poverty in by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
During the period of APRIL 2023 to March 2024, this charity has been actively involved in the following activities.
1. Introduction and promotion of the charity to the like-minded persons - The trustees were actively involving in the introduction of this charity to likeminded people, exclusively to the Asian community, in Slough and the neighbouring places. As a result, so many people came to know about it and were willing to get involve with this charity in its activities
2. Education and Training - The charity has conducted weekly and monthly education and training for both young and old people in the charity’s regular meeting place and in the selected homes of the members. During this program the following topics like Health and Social care, Maintaining the right spiritual outlook, Developing sensitivity to the needs of the poor and the less privileged, Handling the peer pressure of the youth and the young adults, Maintaining a vigilant attitude in keeping the community at peace and Maintaining a vibrant family atmosphere were taught and discussed. Also some of the volunteers helped the participating children with voluntary tuition assistance in their studies
3. Comforting the sick- The members of the charity has done a few visitations to the sick and bedridden people in the Slough community to give them comfort and moral strength to survive their illness. This activity has helped some of those people by giving them an assurance of hope and comfort.
4. Religious Activities- Conducted regular prayer meetings and Bible study classes to advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public. Also shared and distributed literature on Christian faith to enlighten others about the Christian religion
5. Survey on giving financial support to overseas Christian missionaries – The charity has conducted a few surveys, in India, with the volunteers from India to streamline eligible Christian workers in some of the remote villages of India. This, in turn, will help us budget fund for supporting those needy people in the future.
6. Physical assistance to families in dire need of transportation to attend religious worships and meetings- The charity has voluntarily assisted a few families who has no transportation facility of their own to attend religious worships and meetings on a regular basis.
7. Praise and worship to soothe the soul and relaxation- Conducted weekly praise and worship to soothe the soul and relaxation of the mind so that the beneficiaries will ease their stress out of the mind.
8. Prayers at “NO COST” to the sick and other needy- Conducted monthly 1-3 days fasting prayer to pray for the healing of the sick and people with various other needs.
9. Assistance for finding job - Assisted tofind suitable jobs for a few persons and guided them till their settlement.
10. Free advice for de-addiction- Given free advices fora few people who were addicted to alcohol and other bad habits.
Since the Charity is in its sprouting stage and is in need of raising sufficient fund, much financial commitments were not made during this period.
Sonu Cherian Managing Trustee For Bethel Believers Church International
BETHEL BELIVERS CHURCH INTERNATIONAL
Receipts and payments accounts
1st April 2023 31st March To 2024
For the period from
CC16a
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds
to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest £ £ £ £ £
A1 Receipts
| tithe and Offering | 2,822 | - | - | 2,822 |
3,022 |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 2,822 | - | - |
2,822 |
3,022 |
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| 2,822 | - | - | 2,822 | 3,022 |
A3 Payments
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| Rent | 1,000 | - | - | 1000 | 1000 |
| Travelling | 2000 | - | - | 2000 | 750 |
| SUBSISTENCE HOSTING FEES AND IT CONSUMABLES AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING FEES GENERAL PURCHASES CONSULTANCY FEES |
1,000 | - | - | 1000 | 240 |
| 177 | - | - | 177 | 162 | |
| 180 | - | - | 180 | 180 | |
| 10 | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
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| Sub total | 4,367 | - | - | 4,367 | 2,342 |
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Sub total Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 4,367 | - | - | 4,367 | 2,342 | |
| (1,545) | - | - | (1,545) | 680 | |
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| 7,471 | - | - | 7,471 | ||
| 5,926 | - | - | 5,926 | 7,471 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| Categories B1 Cash funds B1 Cash funds B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B2 Other monetary assets B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B3 Investment assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| Total cash funds | 5,962 | - | - | |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B5 Liabilities B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
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| Signature Print Name Date of approval Sonu cherian Sonu cherian 06/03/2025 |
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| Sonu cherian | Sonu cherian | 06/03/2025 | |||