Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From
01 10 2023 To 30 09 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Life with Life Church
Other names charity is known by Life with Life
Registered charity number (if any) 1198326
Charity's principal address 59A Rye Lane London Postcode SE15 5EX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not **for whole year ** |
Name of person (or body) to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Marcelle Leake Sandra da Costa Silva Lucineide Oliveira |
Chair Treasurer |
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| Names of the trustees for the charity |
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| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| Marcelle Leake Sandra da Costa Silva |
Chair | ||||
| Lucineide Oliveira | Treasurer |
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Trust Deed How the charity is constituted Trust Trustee selection methods Appointed by the leaders
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Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document.
The advancement of religion, specifically the promotion of the Christian faith and its public benefit to the community.
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Advancement of religion, specifically the Christian faith: All along the period (01 October 2023 to 30 September 2024), we continued to have our weekly services at the charity registered address, teaching, speaking and living the Christian faith. This has been done through spiritual and social work.
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Weekly services were focused on Christian teaching, worship and brotherly communion, which has had a beneficial impact on every participant, giving the sense of being part of a family and strengthening relationships.
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Communal weekly meals have continued to be served at the end of each service, free of charge, so that any hungry person or anyone with a poor diet due to financial constraints could had a healthy and nutritious meal.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects.
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Donations have increased significantly, so that the funds could have been used to expand the charity’s objectives, with more allocation to new expenses categories (please see the charity’s Receipts and Payments accounts for the period).
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Charitable events have continued to be carried out with the objective of attracting, connecting and spreading the Christian message to more people, as well as strengthening relationships.
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The principles on which Life with Life Church operates have been preserved and focused on, with relationships having a central place, which continues to help people to deal with daily recurrent problems, as loneliness, depression, anxiety, other than financial and spiritual needs.
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For all the asserted above we, trustees, can confirm that we have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission as for the public benefit, which have been available to the public in general.
Additional details of objectives and activities
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This charity is funded by the donations of the trustees and the public in general, with the collections in the weekly services.
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Donations are totally used for the charity purposes.
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| Section D | Achievements and performance |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
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| During the year, Life with Life Church has been able to reach more people, raise more funds and, as a consequence, help more people in need. |
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| Section E Financial review | |
| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity. |
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| During the period in review, 01/10/2023 to 30/09/2024, the charity has been able to afford all of it expenses, including rent, the communal meals held and other new expenses categories, like music equipment supplies, which have been very useful in the musical ministry, involving young adults. At the end of the period, Life with Life Church have a positive cash balance of £4,603. |
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| We have no funds in deficit. | |
| • Our main source of funds has been the weekly collections during the services and other voluntary donations from the public. • All of the charity’s expenditure has been used to carry on the key objectives of the charity, either to afford normal operations or to help people in need, where most of the funds were applied to. |
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature Full name |
Lucineide Lopes Lima de Oliveira |
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Lucineide Lopes Lima de Oliveira |
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| Position Date |
Treasurer |
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| 16/06/2025 |
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LIFE WITH LIFE CHURCH No.1198326 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01/10/2023 30/09/2024 To from
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Voluntary donations 49,516 - - 49,516 30,174
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Sub total (Gross income for
- - 49,516 30,174
AR) [ 49,516 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 49,516 - - 49,516 30,174
A3 Payments
Trustee Stipend Account 19,810 - - 19,810 11,740
Rent 8,400 - - 8,400 8,400
Financial Aid Grants 9,288 - - 9,288 6,470
Special Event Expenses (previously
called Event Expenses) 1,253 - - 1,253 847
Communal Meals 2,433 - - 2,433 998
Miscellaneous Expenses 583 - - 583 585
Communal Trip - - - - 537
Holy Communion Expenses - - - - 15
Educational Resources 15 - - 15 -
Facility Maintenance and Repairs 300 - - 300 -
Guest Speaker Expenses 1,352 - - 1,352 -
Media Equipment Supplies 471 - - 471 -
Music Equipment Supplies 562 - - 562 -
Trustee Expense Reimbursements 686 - - 686 -
Accounting fees 810 - - 810 -
Sub total [ 45,963 ] - - 45,963 29,592
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Equipment 990 - - 990 250
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Sub total [ 990 ] - - 990 700
Total payments 46,953 - - 46,953 5,637
Net of receipts/(payments) 2,563 - - 2,563 24,537
A5 Transfers between funds - -
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A6 Cash funds last year end 2,040 - - 2,040 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Cash funds this year end 4,603 -
2,040
- 4,603
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | the end of the period | |
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| Categories B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Net of receipts/(payments) Details Details Equipment Furniture Details Balance from previous year |
Unrestricted f d to nearest £ 2,040.00 2,563 - |
Restricted f d to nearest £ |
Endowment f d to nearest £ - - - |
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| 4,603 OK Unrestricted f d to nearest £ |
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| Endowment f d to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) |
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| Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted fund Unrestricted fund Fund to which liability relates |
Cost (optional) 1,093 990 - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature Print Name Date of approval Lucineide Lopes de Lima Oliveira 05/05/2025 Verified by signNow 05/05/2025 23:15:05 UTC f102458d3e9548eb9cdf
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
05/05/2025
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts soction A Independont Examinerfs Roport Report to the trusteesl members of Life with Ltfe Churth On ac¢ounts for the year ended 30 September 2024 Charlty no lif any) 1198326 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 30 109 12024. Responslbllltles and basis of As the charity's trustees, you are reswnsible for the preparation of the report acOIS in accordance wtth the qUirements ol the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe A¢r}. I report in respecl of my examination of the Trusfs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions gtven by the Charity Commission under section 145(5llbl of the Act. Independent examlnerfs statement The chartivs gross income did not exed £250.000 and l am qualffied to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of IFA. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no materi81 matters have ¢ome to my attentK)n in connection wtth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Charities Ac( or the actounts did not accord with the accounting records" or the accounts did not compty with the applicable requirements conceming the fom and contenl of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other Ihan any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not 8 matter nsIded as part of an independent examination. I have no COnmS and have come a(xoss no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to e a proper unde nding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Dale: 2910512025 Name: ciano De FFA FIPA Rglevant professlonal qualifi¢ation(s) or body (rf any): IFA Certified Accwntsnl Address: 7a The Close, Bamhill Road London HA9 9BY 29MlY2