## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 21/10/2023 Period start date To 20/10/224 Period end date**
## **Charity name: The Ark Movement**
## **Charity registration number: 1196038**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The advancement of the Christian**
**religion for the public benefit mainly, but**
**not exclusively, by means of**
**broadcasting Christian messages of an**
**evangelistic and teaching nature**
**through musical and other artistic**
**performances. In furtherance of the**
**above object but not otherwise, the**
**trustees shall have the power to:**
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**Work with other community groups**
**and and charities in the**
**neighbourhood, to produce**
**engaging and resilient programmes**
**and/or activities**
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**Trade in the course of carrying out**
**the objects of the charity and carry**
**on any other trading (provided that it**
**is not substantial permanent trading**
**activity)**
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**Arrange and provide for, either alone**
**or with others, the holding of**
**exhibitions, meetings, lectures,**
**classes, seminars or training**
**courses**
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**Promote and develop or to assist in**
**the promotion and development of**
**community organisations and**
**community social enterprises in the**
**area of benefit**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Music events**
**Prayer meetings**
**Seminars**
**Workshops**
**Teachings**|
Statement confirming Para 1.18 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
**The trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity commission on public benefit**
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference **Online bible study Music production Social Media engagement** Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The balance in the account is to be paid**
**out to the prayer retreat for January**
**2024.**
**We have no access to the bank to due to**
**security changes. **|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No reserves**|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|**No reserves**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**We have not received donations apart**
**from the amount that was received for**
**the specific January 2024 prayer retreat**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||**Trustees**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trustee deed**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Voting**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Ark Movement|
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|Other name the charity uses|none|
|Registered charity number|1196038|
|Charity’s principal address|44 Salisbury Road, Stafford, ST16 3SF|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Richard Makore||Allyear||
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Mungwira||All year||
||Rachel Ncube||Allyear||
||Tapiwa Kadzviti||Allyear||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** R Makore **Full name(s)** Richard Makore **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 10/03/2026