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2025-03-31-accounts

HIGHER LIFE IN CHRIST MINISTRIES

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025

CHARITY NUMBER: 1189838

HIGHER LIFE IN CHRIST MINISTRIES 62 – 64 CHARLES STREET LEICESTER LE1 1FB

INDEX Page Index 1 Trustee’s Report 2 – 3 Receipts and Payments Account 4 Statement of Assets and Liabilities 5 Notes on the financial Statements 6

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HIGHER LIFE IN CHRIST MINISTRIES

TRUSTEES’ REPORT YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025

The trustees are pleased to present their report for the year ended 31[st] March 2025 for the charity, Higher Life In Christ Ministries with charity number 1189838.

The Trustees of the charity are: Pastor Damith Attanayake

The principal address of the charity is : 62 – 64 Charles Street

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Charity governing document is a CIO – Foundation Constitution registered 8[TH] June 2020.The Charity is governed by a board on which the trustees are represented. It meets regularly to review, plan activities and monitor the financial position.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The Objects of the organisation are first to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs for the benefit in the United Kingdom and in such other parts of the world as the trustees may think fit from time to time . The trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

ACHIEVMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The Organisation continues to hold successful meetings through the year in which individuals were equipped and educated on the principles and doctrines of the Christian faith. The organisation also continues to hold outreach meetings during the year in which individuals had the opportunity to hear the message of the Christian faith. This has produced good results in reaching and helping members of the community.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

The income of the charity is above £7,000. This is a fair amount for this year of the charity the costs have been well managed over this period. The organisation is still in a good position to manage its costs. The main cost of the organisation was paying for the hall it uses for its meetings.

RESERVE POLICY

It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the reserves of the charity at about 3 months of unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficient funds to cover any emergency expenditures that may arise from time to time. The charity will seek to maintain this level throughout the year.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The charity have assessed all the major risks to which the charity is exposed to, in particular those related to operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to major risks.

TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the Charities Act 2011, the trustees are required to prepare a statement of accounts for each accounting year which gives a true and fair view of the state of the church. They are required to:

  1. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.

  2. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.

  3. State whether the applicable accounting standards have been followed.

  4. Prepare financial statements on an ongoing basis.

They are responsible for keeping proper records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the finances of the church at any time and to ensure that such accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011.They also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the church and to take reasonable steps to detect fraud or other irregularities.

Approved by the Trustees on 14[th] January 2026 and signed on their behalf by:


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HIGHER LIFE IN CHRIST MINISTRIES
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2025
**1 ** **Receipts & Payments Account (General ** Purpose Fund)
Income Receipts £/2025 £/2024
Donations 7005 10502
Interest 0 0
Total Receipts 7005 10502
Direct Charitable Expenditure
Hall Hire 1513 2472
VehicleExpenses 0 7356
ChurchSupplies 292 199
Media Supplies 156 0
Refreshments 27 6
Travel 915 40
Welfare 0 0
Webhosting 101 24
Rates 0 0
Stationery 0 94
Professional fees 336 336
Bankcharges 0 3
Church events 0 0
3340 10530
Other Expenditure
Equipment 510 0
Instruments
510 0
Total Payments 3850 10530
Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year 3155 -28
Loan payments -2452
Cash Funds brought forward 11 39
Cash Funds at the end of the year 714 11

HIGHER LIFE IN CHRIST MINISTRIES

**2 ** Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2025 Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2025 Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2025
Monetary Assets
Cash Funds Unrestricted Funds
£/2025 £/2024
£
Cash at hand and in bank 714 11
Total Cash Funds 714 11
Assets Retained for the
Charity's Own use
Non-monetary Assets and Liabilities
Musical Instruments 41 51
Equipments 522 653
Fixtures & Fittings
563 704
Liabilities
Bookkeeping 360 336

These accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: Pastor Damith Attanayake


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HIGHER LIFE IN CHRIST MINISTIRES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2025

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting

These accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis with all revenue and expenses shown on a cash basis. Non-monetary assets are shown at estimates of the value at the end of the year.

Funds

The CIO has a general unrestricted fund that receives voluntary donations from attendants at the services.

The CIO has no outstanding guarantees to third parties no any debts secured on the asstes of the CIO

Public Benefit

The charity acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or aims that are for public benefit.Details of how this is achieved are provided in the Trustees report. The trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

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