## **GILGAL PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2021**
**CHARITY NUMBER: 1191032**
**GILGAL PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY** SHEILA ROPER COMMUNITY CENTRE TENANTS HALL CLOSE BEESTON NOTTINGHAM NG9 2RW **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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## **GILGAL PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY**
# **TRUSTEES’ REPORT YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2021**
The trustees are pleased to present their report for the year ended 31[ST] March 2021 for the charity, Gilgal Pentecostal Assembly with charity number 1191032.
The Trustees of the charity are: Pastor Pradeep Anthony Preethi Perathu Shibu Andrew Taylor Shanti Sabu Charuvilla
The principal address of the charity is : Sheila Roper Community Centre Tenant Hall Close, Beeston Nottingham, NG9 2RW
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
The Charity governing document is a CIO – Foundation Constitution registered 26[th] August 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. They also supported missions work in India in helping spread the gospel in those communities.
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## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The income of the charity is above £17,000. This is a small 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 rent of its building that it uses for worship services and assisting those in financial distress due to the pandemic.
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## **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 20[th] January 2022 and signed on their behalf by:
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## **GILGAL PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY**
## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2021**
|**1 **|**Receipts & Payments Account (General**|**Purpose Fund)**|
|---|---|---|
||**Income Receipts**|£/ 2021|
||Tithes and Offerings|17851|
||Interest|0|
||**Total Receipts**|**17851**|
||**Direct Charitable Expenditure**||
||Pastoral expenses|4800|
||Missions|2836|
||Office expenses|173|
||Travel|20|
||Welfare|1100|
||Professional fees|480|
||Donations|330|
||Speakers expenses|306|
|||10045|
||**Other Expenditure**||
||Equipment||
||Instruments||
||Fixtures & Fittings|0|
|||0|
||**Total Payments**|**10045**|
||**Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year**|7806|
||**Cash Funds brought forward**|**6007**|
||**Cash Funds at the end of the year**|**13813**|
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## **GILGAL PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY**
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2 Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2021
Monetary Assets
Cash Funds Unrestricted Funds
£/2021
£
Bank 13813
Total Cash Funds 13813
Assets Retained for the
Charity's Own use
Non-monetary Assets and Liabilities
Musical Instruments
Equipments
0
Liabilities
Bookkeeping 250
These accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Pastor Pradeep Anthony
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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2021**
## **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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