SAVE CHILDREN OF GOD
TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05 April 2023
Charity number: 1193386
Save Children of God. Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements 2023
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05[th] April 2023
Save Children of God is governed and administered by an executive board comprising of the Board of Trustees. The Board of trustees provides strategic leadership and the day-to-day administration and running of the charity. There are currently 4 serving members in the Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees
Chair Chima Okere Kingsley Ezeah Mary Okonkwo Maxwell Ujunwa
Charity registered number
1193386
Registered Office
27 - 29 CAMBERWELL ROAD LONDON SE5 0EY
Independent examiner
Rich Brother Accountants Ltd, 28 Camberwell Road, London SE5 0EN
Bankers
Cash Plus
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TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05th FEBRUARY, 2023
The aims and purpose of Save Children of God is to relief poverty through activities and events recommended and approved by the trustees of the charity and has identified and approved the following as our main aims and purpose:
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The prevention or relief of poverty of individuals through effective support.
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To build a godly community through identifying people’s social and spiritual needs and facilitating ways to meet those needs.
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To actively engage in a continuous collective global community based charitable works to raise good citizens.
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To co-operate with the churches or similar bodies for the relief of poverty and for other charitable purposes that are for the benefit of mankind.
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To advance education and charitable activities for the benefit of disadvantaged children and young people.
In planning our activities for the year, Save Children of God has considered the Commission guidance on public benefit and in particular the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of eradicating poverty. For wider public benefit purposes, the Charity in the course of the year has actively engaged in community wide activities that are geared towards promoting and empowering people to live a sustainable life. Amongst them are;
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Reaching out to the homeless most especially the single homeless and enabling them to have a new start through help with finding privately rented accommodation, training and life skills.
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Empowering the unemployed through provision of advice and assistance, counselling, life skills and job-hunting advice, etc.
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Enabling the vulnerable in the society through face-to-face surgery in, support, advice, counselling and necessary spiritual guidance.
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Facilitating a multi-agency approach in addressing issues affecting the vulnerable in the society through developing a joint working approach with other existing bodies, charities and local support groups.
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THE TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05 APRIL 2023
Achievements During the year
As part of the charity activities we incorporated since 2022 which is “Operation Feed the Poor”, following the sum of £1,000 received from Anold Clark Automobiles, the sum of £338.31 received from Crowd Funding and the sum of £2,289 donated by the Chair, Board of Trustees, Mr. Chima Okere to ensure that the Charity is involving and doing its proposed duties. The Charity supported the vulnerable people and the disadvantaged people in England including engaging in counselling and advice services which contributed a lot in stopping some legal issues from escalating hence the high cost of litigation were prevented and some crucial matters resolved indoors through the suggestions and good advice system involving Save Children of God.
In the course of our evangelism and reaching out to the community, we realised that a lot of the vulnerable people in the society today especially in England have no money, no Bank accounts because they don’t have the required documents to open accounts. Most of them are not working because they do not have the necessary documents to apply for jobs even the money to enable them process their documents or pay for the services of a solicitor who can assist them to do their papers.
These very people are suffering a lot and for some of them to eat is an issue. Thus, in facilitating a multi – agency approach in addressing issues affecting the vulnerable in the society through developing a joint working approach with other existing bodies, charities and
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local support groups, we liaised with Arnold Clark Automobile who supported the Charity to help alleviate the sufferings of the vulnerable people who so much needed our assistance.
Hence, we handed over some money to these disadvantaged people.
THE TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05[th] APRIL 2023
The trustees present their annual report together with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 05[th] April 2023. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and financial statements of the charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Charity’s governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” issued in March 2005.
REVIEW OF FINANCIAL POSITION
The financial statements covered the operation of Save Children of God and they have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the 2005 Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP)
For the year ended 5[th] April 2023, the financial activities show total incoming resources of £3,628 which is the total donations received. This was engaged mainly on charitable activities and total expenditure amounted to £3,432. We closed the year with a net surplus of £196
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE’S RESPONSIBILITIES
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The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustee’s report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law.
Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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Observe the methods and principle in the Charity SORP;
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Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
THE TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05[th] APRIL 2023
This report was approved by the Trustees on 12[th] March 2023 and signed on their behalf.
Speaker 1: The Chair, Board of Trustees – Chima Okere
Speaker 11: Trustee – Kingsley Ezeah
Summary of the issues raised and adopted:
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Moved and signed by C. Okere Signed and seconded by: K. Ezeah
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT OF THE MEMBERS OF SAVE CHILDREN OF GOD
We report on the financial statements for the year ended 2nd February 2022 which are set out in pages 8 to 10. This report is made solely to the Charity’s Trustees, as a body.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As explained more fully in the Trustees’ responsibilities statement, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements.
The charity’s trustee consider that an audit is not required for these financial statements (under section 43 (2) of the Charity Commission (under section 43(7) (b) of the Act), and to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of Independent examiner’s report
Our examination was carried out in accordance with Charity SORP. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
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presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit hence the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
In the course of our examination, no matter has come to our attention: which indicates that:
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Adequate accounting records were kept;
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The financial statements are in agreement with the accounting records
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We have received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Julius Olaogun
For and on behalf of
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05[th] APRIL 2023
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05[th] April 2023
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Unrestricte Designate Endowmen
d d Restricted t Total
funds funds funds funds 2023
£ £ £ £ £ £
RECEIPTS
Donation 3,628 - - - 3,628
Collections other
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than giving
Income Tax
Gift Aid - - - -
3,628 3,628
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PAYMENTS Charity activities
| share other payment (Note 2b) 3.432 3,432 Excess of Receipts 196 over payments 5Net Capital Movement 19 6 Cash fund last year 0 end Cash fund this year end 19 6 |
share other payment (Note 2b) 3.432 3,432 Excess of Receipts 196 over payments 5Net Capital Movement 19 6 Cash fund last year 0 end Cash fund this year end 19 6 |
3.432 |
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| 3,432 | 3,432 | |
| 196 | 196 | |
| 196 | ||
| 196 |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 0 5[th] April 2023
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
| Cash Funds Cash |
Unrestricte d funds £ |
Restricted funds £ |
Endowmen t Total funds 2023 £ £ |
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| 2,740 | - | 2,74 0 |
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| Creditors Within 1yr Assets retained for charity use Furn& Fit / Mus / Audio Visual Net Funds |
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| 2,740 - - 2,740 |
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SAVE CHILDREN OF GOD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05[th] April 2023
1.The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulation 2006 Using the Receipts and Payments basis
- Receipts and payments analysis of the charity activities
Receipts
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| Donation received Payments Donation to the needy Support for disadvantaged young people Transport and Sundries Other charities |
Unrestricted funds £ |
Designated funds £ |
Restricte d Total funds 2023 £ £ |
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| 3,628 | 3,628 | ||||
| 1,885 1,048 499 0 |
1,885 1,048 - 499 0 |
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| 3,432 | 3.432 |
This report was approved by the Trustees on 12[th] March, 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
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Chima Okere Kingsley Ezeah
Chair Trustee
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