## Charity no. 1186494
## Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO
Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended
31 March 2021
Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021
|Content|Page|
|---|---|
|Charity Information|2|
|Trustees Report|**3-5**|
|Statement of Financial Activities|**6**|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|**7**|
|Notes to the Accounts|**8-9**|
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# Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021
## References and administrative Details
## **TRUSTEES**
Elder Donovan Modest (Chair) Evangelist Delores Modest Minister Errol Swaby Brother Patrick Dwaine Richards Sister Grace Ffrench Sister Rose Gordon
## **Charity Information**
Principal address:
189 Greenhill Avenue Sheffield S8 7TJ
Bankers
NatWestBank 5 Market Place Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 1TW
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Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021
## Trustees Report
The Trustees present their report and financial statement for the year ending 31[st] March 2021. This report is presented in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice. ``Accounting and Reporting by Charities`` (SORP), issued in March 2005 **.**
## Introduction
The church became charitable incorporated Organisation (CIO) in 21 November 2019.
The Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) is currently an Independent affiliate member of the Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ U.K. which pursues similar aims and signposts local beneficiaries to our services.
## Aim and purposes
The Apostolic Life Church Intl(ALC) has the responsibility of promoting the oneness Apostolic Faith in Chesterfield and the surrounding areas, evangelistic, social and community.
## Objectives And Activities
The Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) is committed to ensuring that many people come to worship at the church and to become part of the community of Chesterfield.
Our services and worship are through scriptures, prayer, singing and music
## **Achievements and Performances**
## **Worship and Prayer**
The Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) offers a range of services on the fourth Friday of each month. Over the past eighteen months we were constrained by the closure of our usual place of worship due to COVID19.
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Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021
## Statement of Trustees` responsibilities
The Charities Act 2011 requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which 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.
## Structure, Governance And Management
The Church is governed by an Approved Governing Document. Members of the Church are accepted in accordance with the Constitution which 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.
## 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
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## Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021
## Trustees Report (continued)
## Financial Review
Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £590. £459 was spent to provide the Christian ministry in Chesterfield.
## Reserves policy
It is the Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIOeath policy to maintain a balance of unrestricted fund
## Volunters
We would like to thank all volunteers who worked very hard throughout the whole period.
## Risk Management
The trustees have examined the major risks which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
## Plans for the future
- Continue to developing the services and activities offered
## **Approved by the board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by:**
**Elder Donovan Modest-Chair November 2021**
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Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
||**Notes**|**Unrestricted**
**Fund**|**Restricted**
**Fund**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**31 March**
**2021**|**31 March**
**2021**|
**31 March**
**2021**|
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|**IINCOMMING RESOURCES**|||||
|**Donation and Legacies**|**2**|590||590|
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|TOTAL INCOMMINGRESOURCES||590||590|
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|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**|||||
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|**Expenditure on charitable activities**|**3**|459||459|
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|**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**||459||459|
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|**NET INCOMMING RESOURCES**||**131**||**131**|
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|**RECONCILLIATION OF FUNDS**|||||
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|**Total funds brought forward**||**-**||**-**|
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|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||**131 **||**131 **|
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Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021
## **Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021**
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31 March
2021
Notes £
Fixed Assets
Total Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Cash at Bank and in hand 131
Total Current Assets 131
Liabilities
Creditors falling due within -
one year
Net Current assets
Total Assets less 131
Current Liabilities
Creditors: falling due after -
more than 1year
Total Net assets 131
Funds of the charity
Restricted and Unrestricted 131
Funds
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The notes on pages 8 to 9 form part of these financial statements
## **Approved by the board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by:**
**Elder Donovan Modest** -Chair **November 2021**
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Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021
## Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## **a) Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention
## **b) Income and Expenditure**
All income and expenditure is accounted for on an accrual basis.
## **c) Fund Accounting**
The unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the
Management Committee in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity.
There are no restricted funds held by the Charity
## **d) Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation.
Fixed assets are capitalised in the accounts where their initial cost is a value of £200 and greater, items lower than this amount are expended through the Statement of Financial Activities.
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold property not provided Fixtures & Fittings & Office Equipment 20% straight line Computer & Laptops 20% straight line Motor Vehicles 25 % Reducing balance
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Apostolic Life Church Intl (ALC) CIO Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2021
## Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020
## 2 Donation and Legacies
||**31 March 2021**|**31 March 2021**|**31 March**
**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Total Funds**|
||**£**|**£**||
|Tithes & Offering|**590**|**-**|**590**|
## **3 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities**
||**31 March 2021**|
|---|---|
||**£**|
|Administration|**186**|
|Marketing &Advertising|**273**|
|Transportation&Travel||
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|**Total**|**459**|
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