HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES Annual Report & Accounts 2020- 21 _to unite · to empower · to serve_ HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES ## **Contents** - 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Brief 3 1.2 Administrative Details 3 - 2 Objects and Activities 4 3 Annual Report 5 1.3 Activities 5 1.4 Financial Review 8 - 4 Financial Statement 9 5 Final Remarks 10 Page 2 of 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 _to unite · to empower · to serve_ HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES ## **1 Introduction** ## **1.1 Brief** Hearts United Ministries is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered in England and Wales. The charity was incorporated on the 17[th ] of March 2020. It currently has three trustees. New trustees are voted in by the presiding trustees at the time of voting. The charity is based on, and run according to, Christian values. This document is the annual report and financial statement for the year ending on the 2[nd] of March 2021. At this time, the charity is not obliged to have an external examination. ## **1.2 Administrative Details** **Trustees:** Sviatoslav Griskevicius Andrei Bazanov (Chair) Snezana Griskeviciene **Administrator:** Snezana Griskeviciene **Registered Address:** 94 REDHOAVE ROAD, POOLE, BH17 9DX **Registration Number:** 1188589 **Website:** https://heartsunited.org.uk Page 3 of 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 _to unite · to empower · to serve_ HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES ## **2 Objects and Activities** Hearts United Ministries is an independent Christian, Bible-based, Church-type community of believers based in Poole, UK. Our members come from different nationalities, backgrounds and walks of life. We are united by one vision, which is to see members of the public walk in the spiritual, physical, and emotional freedom that Jesus Christ can provide. We aim to share the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ to all mankind in Poole, UK, and around the world. The charity’s objects are specifically restricted to the following: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION WORLDWIDE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, BIBLE STUDIES, CONFERENCES, SUPPORTING OTHER CHRISTIAN CHARITIES, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE AND MEDIA ITEMS TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND PROMOTING UNITY AND HARMONY AMONGST CHRISTIANS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPALS. Page 4 of 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 _to unite · to empower · to serve_ HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES ## **3 Annual Report 1.3 Activities** ## **Vision and Values** Our primary mission is to see people walking in the freedom that Jesus Christ has purchased for them on the cross, with His own life. And that is because of His great love for the world. The team here at Hearts United Ministries are dedicated to unite, to empower, and to serve anyone who would like to walk into their God-given destiny. We know from personal experience that only Jesus Christ can transform your life and give you the assurance of salvation. **To Unite:** It is our vision, mission, and passion to bring unity among Christians of all backgrounds and nationalities. We seek to remove the boundaries between Christians set by their nationalities, cultures, worldviews, and their general background. **To Empower:** Another component of our vision is to produce Christian media which will empower, encourage, and edify believers in their Christian faith. People today have preferred modes of consuming media, whether in video format, text format, audio format, or even in person. We want to make the Good News of Jesus Christ available in all formats so that people would be able to be empowered in their daily walk of faith. **To Serve:** We seek to serve both churches and Christian-based charities in their God-given missions, in whatever way we can. We have spiritual gifts, skills, talents, and cash to support God’s work here on earth. We want to partner with and support all expressions of God’s love towards humanity here on earth. ## **COVID-19** Hearts United Ministries was registered in March 2020, and the next month the UK (and the whole world for that matter) entered the most severe lockdown known for decades. We had to respond and adapt given the government guidance and our overall responsibility towards people’s safety. We switched entirely to online meetings using Zoom. Snezana and Slava assumed the running and cost (for which we are all very grateful) of our Zoom subscription. Snezana as the administrator organised all the meetings and the invites. Once meeting outside was permitted, we met outside in open spaces just to continue the very vital in-person interaction which was so very needed. ## **Prayer Meetings** Our Monday night prayer meeting switched to online Zoom meetings. We had visitors from Bournemouth, Southampton and of course Poole. Our focus in prayer has always been: Page 5 of 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 _to unite · to empower · to serve_ HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES The Government: We keep our UK governmental authorities (both national and local) in our prayers so that they may make wise decisions in such a challenging time as the pandemic. Individual’s Needs: We would always prioritise individual’s needs during our prayer meetings. If anybody needed a job, or in need of healing, or just emotional support, we always prioritised our visitors as well as members immediate needs. The Local Residents: We always intercede before God for the local residents of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch. We desire that the light of God’s love would shine brightly in this conurbation. ## **Bible Study** Our Friday night Bible study session moved online as well, and we had it on Zoom. We had some amazing times, and we learnt a lot. It was primarily led by Andrei, but at times all other members were given the chance to bring whatever God put on their hearts. We completed a couple of series such as Biblical Finances, God’s Promises, and others. There were times when we had approximately 10 Zoom windows into different households, and other times when it was much less. Either way, we continued to teach God’s Word, and the pandemic was unable to stop the hope found on the pages of the Bible from being propagated into people’s hearts. ## **Media Production** Our media production has taken some steps forward during the last year. The Blog: We started a blog which is available on our website. The blog aims at providing encouraging content for those who prefer it in written format. There was a delay in starting it due to the work on the website, but eventually it was up and running and it looks and reads very nice. YouTube: We also started a YouTube channel. We are using it for publishing many of the Zoom meetings that we had, and any series we did during our Bible study sessions. Looking forward, we want to organise it more into playlists of Sunday worship videos, teachings, etc. We have had very positive feedback from people that do not attend our meetings about the material posted on YouTube. It is having the desired impact on people’s lives. There is still work to be done in our media production endeavours. The podcast channel has not yet been launched, and we have some other ideas which we are hoping to launch in the year ahead. ## **Worship** Page 6 of 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 _to unite · to empower · to serve_ HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES Our worship meetings pretty much stopped during COVID-19 but we continued to worship God in the comfort of our own home within the circle of our own families. We also continued to worship God in action by offering prayer and support to people around us, even if it was mainly on Zoom. ## **Community** One of the great needs we see around us is the lack of community and belonging. By and large, many people live separate lives with very little sense of togetherness and belonging. This negatively affects people’s mental health and emotional balance. Our focus has always been on building communities where people can interact with each other and spend time together. The pandemic has hindered this particular ministry, but when there were some lockdown respites, we were able to meet outside on the beach, go for walks and find out how everyone was doing. Loneliness is a big problem in our society and the pandemic has exacerbated it even more. People were locked in their homes for undetermined amounts of time. For many it wasn’t easy. But we feel that we have made a difference in this aspect at least with the people that we interacted with, and we will continue to include people and spend time with them in the effort to reduce loneliness in our community. ## **Activities Oversees** Given the pandemic and how flying was almost impossible unless absolutely essential, our activities in impoverished communities overseas completely stopped during the last year. There is nothing to report in that regard, but we have kept in touch with the people over Zoom. ## **Public Benefit** The trustees have adhered to their duty for due regard towards the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission when exercising their authority and duties. The trustees have always endeavoured to plan the charity activities in accordance with sections G3 and G2 from the Charity Commission’s General Guidance on Public Benefit (Jn 2008). The paragraphs above demonstrate our activities, achievements, challenges, and successes that we had in the past year. We mainly achieve our objects and purposes through worship, Bible study, prayer, media production and practical help, activities which are directly related to the aims of the charity and are fully compliant with the Charity Commission Principles on Public Benefit. Page 7 of 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 _to unite · to empower · to serve_ HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES ## **1.4 Financial Review** The financial year ended on the 2[nd] March 2021. At the end of the financial year, the charity bank account showed a balance of £4,783.00. All funds that came in during the year have come in as unrestricted funds. All the funds that have come in over the year have been from donations. The donations have come mainly from the trustees in the way of tithes and offerings. We have had some little money come from non-trustees. Over the course of the year, there seems to have been no expenditure at all. No money has been spent on anything at all. As mentioned above, the Zoom subscription was taken on by Snezana & Slava. All other expenses were assumed by the trustees from their own pockets. ## **Reserves Policy** Our aim is to build up some reserves with the view to rent or lease a building for our regular meetings. Therefore, the trustees are very careful with any expenditure. Given that none of the trustees are dependent financially on the charity nor do we have any paid staff at the moment, the expenses are very minimal. However, for us to further our objects and achieve success in our mission, we need to have a regular place of meeting where we can provide the public benefit described in our objects. Therefore the plan going forward is to continue to build our reserves and ensure that the charity is in a good financial position from which it can carry out its activities. Page 8 of 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 _to unite · to empower · to serve_ HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES ## **4 Financial Statement** Financial Statement for Year Ending 2[nd] March 2021 ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total 2021**| |---|---|---|---| |Regular Giving|4,783|-|4,783| |Receipts|-|-|-| |Payments|-|-|-| |Expenses|-|-|-| |Liabilities|-|-|-| |Cash Funds|4,783|-|4,783| |**Total Funds**|4,783|-|4,783| This was our first year of operations and the funds accumulated are below £5,000.00. This financial statement was prepared by the charity trustees with no outside help. Our aim is to be totally transparent about our financial activities whilst protecting the identity of individuals who have donated. We believe we do not need an independent examiner at this time. Page 9 of 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21 _to unite · to empower · to serve_ HEARTS UNITED MINISTRIES ## **5 Final Remarks** We would like to thank everyone who has supported us during the last year. It was a challenging year and yet the love of God was so evident in so many different ways. We would like to thank all the people who have donated towards our mission and vision over the last year. Your financial support is extremely valuable, and the trustees are totally committed to spending it wisely and in the Fear of God. We will make every effort to further the charity’s objects with the financial aid so kindly donated to us. Also, we would like to thank all those who have volunteered and helped the charity practically during the last year. We prayed for people and saw them free from emotional difficulties, we have seen people get jobs that they really needed, we have seen people’s lives positively affected through the practical help that people have been able to offer. Thank you! Next year will be a big year. We will aim to find a building where we can interact with even more people and reach even further into our community. It will enable us to meet more regularly and better provide the public benefit that the trustees so desperately want to offer our great community here in the BCP Council area and beyond. “The LORD bless you and keep you; > **25** The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; > **26** The LORD [e]lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.” ’ (Num 6:24-26) Page 10 of 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21