**ST PETER’S C&S CHURCH UK** ## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND ACCOUNTS** ## **St Peter’s C&S Church UK’s Trustees' Annual Report and accounts: 09/03/2023 - 28/03/2024** ## **Trustees’ Report to the Members of St Peter’s C&S Church UK.** St Peter’s C&S Church UK was registered on 09 March 2023. SPC&SC is a body of the Eternal Sacred Order of C&S worldwide. **Registered Charity Number:** 1202269 ## **Principal Address:** 85 Great Portland Street First Floor London W1W 7LT ## **Governance:** The Trustees who served during the year and at the date of this report were: Rev’d Marian Yetunde Onabanjo Pastor David Olujimi Onabanjo Rt. Rev’d Caxton Olumuyiwa Onabanjo ## **Management:** Members of the management team at the date of this report were: Church Reverend: Marian Yetunde Onabanjo Church Pastor: David Olujimi Onabanjo Church Snr Reverend: Caxton Olumuyiwa Onabanjo **Banker** Lloyds Bank Plc 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN ## **Statements of Trustees’ Responsibilities:** The Charities Act 2011 and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities are the laws that apply to charities in England and Wales. The Trustees are obligated to prepare financial statements for each financial year that provide a true and fair representation of the charity's financial activities during the year and its financial position at the end of the year in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice ("SORP"), which applies to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Charity SORP (FRS102) small charities. While compiling those financial statements, the Trustees are obligated to: - Determine appropriate accounting policies and implement them consistently; - render reasonable and prudent evaluations and estimates; - Indicate whether the financial statements have followed the applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice, with any deviations disclosed and explained. - Prepare the financial statements on a continuing concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue to operate. The Trustees are responsible for keeping precise accounting records that correctly represent the charity's financial condition and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable legislation. They are responsible for safeguarding the charity's assets, which requires the establishment of judicious procedures to avoid and identify fraud and other discrepancies. ## **Aim & Purpose:** The SPC&SC is tasked with collaborating with the incumbent, Reverend Ken Wylie, to further the comprehensive mission of the Church within the Ecclesiastical Parish, including pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical dimensions. It also has maintenance obligations for the churches and other facilities within the SPC&SC territory. ## **Goals and Actions** The SPC&SC is dedicated to facilitating the participation of as many individuals as possible in worship at our churches and in our Parish community. The SPC&SC oversees worship within the Parish and proposes methods to engage the many groups residing in our community. Our liturgies and worship actualise faith through prayer, scripture, music, and sacraments. ## **Public Advantage** In preparing our annual activities, we have taken into account the Charity Commission’s guidelines on public benefit, namely the supplemental guidance on charities that promote religion. Specifically, we endeavour to empower individuals to practise their religion within our Parish community by means of: - Engagement in worship and prayer; acquisition of gospel understanding; and enhancement of faith and trust in Jesus - Delivery of pastoral care for those residing in the Parish - Missionary and outreach initiatives. The annual report outlines the actions conducted by the PCC during the year to further, according to the Trustees, its philanthropic objectives for public benefit. The Trustees believe they have fulfilled the obligation outlined in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. ## _**Annual Review:**_ Each year encompasses significant events, characterised by both highs and lows. We have consistently maintained our faith in the Lord for all our needs and will persist in this commitment in the next year. This year starts with thankfulness: appreciation to God for supplying our needs, for being our hope and inspiration, and gratitude to the many persons who support the parish's functions in accordance with our understanding of the Lord's mission. Throughout the year, we have been delivering spiritual care by supporting individuals throughout extended hardships or urgent needs. As we progress, it is important to maintain this ethos of support and compassion within our community. Collectively, we may enhance our connections and guarantee that all individuals feel esteemed and nurtured, embodying the love and principles that drive us. This dedication to support and compassion strengthens our community bonds and exemplifies the fundamental qualities of love and service inherent to our religion. By cultivating an atmosphere of appreciation, we create an inclusive environment conducive to the flourishing of all individuals. The core of community support and compassion is in the profound connections we establish and the acknowledgement that each person merits to be esteemed. By embodying love and the lessons down through centuries, we strengthen our communal bonds and support an individual's progression towards our fundamental principles. This supportive atmosphere fosters mutual respect, guaranteeing that all individuals discover a welcome area in which to flourish. By adhering to these values, we facilitate the development of a more inclusive society, where compassion serves as the foundation of our shared pursuit of unity and understanding. Facilitating an individual's process of recovery and completeness. We assist people in the process of reconciling with God, themselves, and others. Assisting people during extended hardship or urgent need. This encompasses facilitating the path of healing and completeness, which entails the process of reconciliation with God, oneself, and others. This entails contemplating the process of reconciliation with God, oneself, and others. This entails providing counsel on supplementary materials and promoting the evaluation of other viewpoints, commemorating existence together. ## **Volunteers** ; The SPC&SC relies on the substantial participation of those engaged in church activities within the area. Volunteers have crucial responsibilities within the SPC&SC’s operations, including administrative tasks, financial record-keeping, facilitating mother and infant groups, organising youth events, providing prayer, grief, and support networks, and participating in worship. Approximately 100 volunteers participated during the year, providing an average of 2.5 hours per week. The contribution offered to our local community by church volunteering profoundly influences individuals' connection to the Church, especially during crises. The SPC&SC highly appreciates the significant time contributed by all volunteers around the Church in support of our mission. ## **Administration of the nonprofit organisation** The whole SPC&SC convened four times in 2023. The mean attendance was 85%. The Standing Committee convened consistently, at a minimum of once per month, throughout the year to deliberate on policy and budgetary issues. The principal issues were submitted for deliberation in the comprehensive SPC&SC sessions. ## **Compensation policy for employees** The SPC&SC employs zero staff members.. The SPC&SC are members, serving as trustees of the charity, and volunteered their services without any compensation for the year. The Standing Committee convened consistently, at a minimum of once per month, throughout the year to deliberate on policy and budgetary issues. The principal issues were submitted for deliberation in the comprehensive SPC&SC sessions. ## **Financial Review:** ## _**Financial period**_ Financial period start date 09/03/2023 Financial period end date 28/03/2024 ## _**Income and spending**_ Income £ £ 2,500 Spending £ £ 2,300 ## _**Number of contracts from the government**_ How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return? 0 ## _**Number of grants from the government**_ How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return? 0 ## _**Income breakdown**_ Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received) £ 700 Charitable activities £ 1,600 _**Other trading activities**_ £ 0 ## _**Investments**_ ## £ 200 ## **Other** ## £ 0 ## _**Grantmaking**_ Is grant-making the main way your charity carries out its purposes? No ## _**Recipients of grants**_ Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Individuals ## £ 0 ## _**Other charities**_ ## £ 0 ## _**Other organisations that are not charities**_ ## £ 0 ## _**Trustee payments**_ Excluding out-of-pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return? e. None of the trustees has been paid Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return? No ## _**Income from outside the UK**_ Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No ## _**Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom**_ Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No ## _**Spending outside England & Wales**_ Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No Total Spending outside England & Wales £0 **Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?** No **The Annual Report was approved by the chief trustee of the St Peter’s C&S Church UK ON 15[th] December 2025 and signed on 28[th] December 2025 on its behalf by:** **The Reverend Marian Onabanjo, Chief Trustee, Vicar.** St Peter’s C&S Church UK’s Trustees' Annual Report and accounts: 09/03/2023 - 28/03/2024