2024-02-29-accounts

SHARON FELLOWSHIP CHURCH COLCHESTER

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28[TH] FEBRUARY 2024

CHARITY NUMBER: 1195543

SHARON FELLOWSHIP CHURCH COLCHESTER STANWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE VILLA ROAD STANWAY COLCHESTER CO3 0RH

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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SHARON FELLOWSHIP CHURCH COLCHESTER

TRUSTEES’ REPORT YEAR ENDED 28[TH] FEBRUARY 2024

The trustees are pleased to present their report for the year ended 28[th] February 2024 for the charity, Sharon Fellowship Church Colchester with charity number 1195543.

The Trustees of the charity are: Rejoice Rajan Joseph Varghese Jain Thomas

The principal address of the charity is : Stanway Community Centre Villa Road, Stanway Coclchester CO3 0RH

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Charity governing document is a CIO – Foundation Constitution registered 17[TH] August 2021.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. The church also supported Christian outreach work in India.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

The income of the charity is above £28,300. This is a higher 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. Ministers expenses and equipment 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 2[nd] September 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

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SHARON FELLOWSHIP CHURCH COLCHESTER

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28th February 2024

1 Receipts & Payments Account (General Purpose Fund)

Income Receipts Donations Interest Total Receipts Direct Charitable Expenditure Advert Hall Hire Professional fees Church Supplies Web hosting costs Welfare Insurance Pastor Expenses Refreshments Church conferences Printing Missions Volunteer expenses Travel Other Expenditure Equipment Instruments Total Payments Net Receipts/(Payments) for the year Cash Funds brought forward Cash Funds at the end of the year	£/ 2024 £/2023 28855 19047 0 0
	28855 19047
	231 5654 2933 460 280 922 156 160 0 505 0 198 191 10800 7950 1640 177 2157 1020 0 744 2380 727 230 2
	25339 14178 3342 2517
	3342 2517 28681 16695 174 2352 8456 6104
	8630 8456

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SHARON FELLOWSHIP CHURCH COLCHESTER

**2 **	Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 28th February	Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 28th February	2024
	Monetary Assets
	Cash Funds	Unrestricted Funds
		£/2024	£/2023
		£
	Cash at hand and in bank	8630	8456
	Total Cash Funds	8630	8456
	Assets Retained for the
	Charity's Own use
	Non-monetary Assets and Liabilities
	Musical Instruments
	Equipments	4771	2622
	Fixtures & Fittings
		4771	2622
	Liabilities
	Bookkeeping	290	280

These accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: Rejoice Rajan

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SHARON FELLOWSHIP CHURCH COLCHESTER

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28th February 2024

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.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated at 20% reducing balance method.

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