## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From April 2024 Period start date To April 2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Circle of Faith Sisters** **Charity registration number:** 1202756 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|The charity exists to support socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals
particularly girls, women, and young people
by building their skills, confidence, and
ability to engage fully in society. Its
purposes include advancing education and
awareness of equality, diversity, and human
rights; supporting the personal and social
development of children and young people;
and promoting the Christian faith through
activities that promote social inclusion and
well-being.| |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|The charity provides a range of activities
and support services aimed at improving the
well-being, confidence, and social inclusion
of women, young people, and families
within the community. These activities are
delivered in line with the charity’s purposes
and are designed to address emotional,
mental health, and social needs while
promoting community engagement and
personal development.
A key area of the charity’s work is
providing emotional and wellbeing support.
This includes women’s support groups and
one-to-one sessions where individuals are
able to discuss personal challenges in a safe
and supportive environment. These sessions
offer guidance, encouragement, and
practical support to help individuals
manage difficult circumstances, improve
their mental wellbeing, and build resilience.| The charity also delivers regular group activities aimed at reducing social isolation and strengthening community connections. Weekly women’s fellowship sessions provide a welcoming space for women to meet, share experiences, and support one another. These gatherings promote emotional wellbeing and provide peer support for those experiencing personal or mental health challenges. In addition, the charity runs Therapy Thursday sessions, which provide access to therapeutic-style support and wellbeing discussions for individuals who may benefit from additional guidance. These sessions aim to help participants better understand and manage personal difficulties while encouraging positive coping strategies. Family-focused activities and community events are also organised to promote positive relationships and strengthen family bonds. These activities provide opportunities for families and individuals to spend time together in a supportive environment and encourage stronger connections within the community. The charity also promotes healthy lifestyles through community fitness activities that encourage physical exercise and overall wellbeing. These sessions help participants improve their physical health, boost confidence, and develop positive habits that contribute to long-term wellbeing. Workshops and discussions on topics such as mental health awareness, healthy relationships, personal development, and wellbeing are occasionally organised to provide practical information and support to participants. Where appropriate, individuals are also signposted to other services that may provide additional specialist support. Monthly social gatherings, including community meals and group discussions, further support the charity’s aim of reducing loneliness and creating a sense of belonging among participants. These activities provide a relaxed environment where individuals can connect with others |||and build supportive relationships.
All activities are largely delivered with the
support of volunteers and are designed to
provide a clear public benefit by improving
wellbeing, strengthening family
relationships, reducing social isolation, and
supporting vulnerable individuals within the
community.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have had due
regard to the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit when planning
and delivering the charity’s activities.| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main|Para 1.20|This year, Circle of Faith Sisters continued
to focus on supporting vulnerable women| |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.||and families within the community through
emotional, practical, and faith-based
support. Our work is primarily delivered by
volunteers who give their time to provide
guidance, encouragement, and a safe
environment for women facing personal
and family challenges.
A key achievement during the year was
providing intensive one-to-one support to a
vulnerable parent experiencing significant
family difficulties involving her teenage
child. Through regular meetings,
counselling-style conversations, prayer, and
ongoing encouragement, the charity
provided a safe and supportive space where
the individual could speak openly about her
circumstances. This support helped her to
develop strategies for managing her
emotions, improving communication, and
addressing family conflicts more positively.
As a result of the stability and guidance
provided, the family situation improved
significantly, contributing to a more stable
home environment and supporting the safe
reunification of the family.
The charity also supported beneficiaries in
improving their personal circumstances and
independence. Through mentoring and
encouragement, individuals were assisted in
exploring opportunities for education and
employment, including applying for courses
and taking steps toward returning to work
in order to better support themselves and
their families.
Throughout the year, the charity held
regular group support sessions, including
weekly wellbeing gatherings and prayer
meetings. In total, 42 sessions were
delivered. These sessions provided a safe,
confidential, and non-judgemental
environment where women could share
their experiences, discuss challenges, and
receive encouragement from both
volunteers and peers. The sessions helped
reduce feelings of isolation and enabled
participants to build supportive
relationships within the community.
In addition to structured support sessions,
the charity organised social and wellbeing
activities designed to strengthen community|| |---|---|---|---| connections and improve emotional wellbeing. One such event was a social gathering for women, which provided a relaxed and supportive environment where participants could enjoy conversation, shared activities, and mutual encouragement. Feedback from attendees indicated that the event helped strengthen friendships and foster a sense of belonging within the group. The charity also organised regular community brunch gatherings, which provided an opportunity for individuals experiencing isolation to connect with others in a welcoming and supportive setting. These events helped participants feel less alone and gave them something positive to look forward to each month. Overall, the charity’s work has made a meaningful difference to the lives of its beneficiaries by improving emotional wellbeing, strengthening family relationships, and reducing social isolation. By supporting individuals to develop confidence, access opportunities, and build stronger support networks, the charity contributes to the wider benefit of creating a more supportive and resilient community. Looking ahead, Circle of Faith Sisters aims to continue developing its volunteer-led programmes so that more women and families can benefit from the personalised support, encouragement, and community connections that the charity provides. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of Para 1.41 fundraising activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the reporting period, Circle of
Faith Sisters maintained a modest but stable
financial position, with a small balance of
approximately £31 carried forward to the
next financial year. The charity operates on
a very small scale and does not currently
maintain formal financial reserves.
Our activities are largely delivered through
the dedication and support of volunteers
who generously give their time to plan and
run programmes for the community. This
volunteer support significantly reduces
operational costs and enables the charity to
continue providing activities despite limited
financial resources.
Where a fee is charged for certain activities,
it is set at a subsidised rate to ensure that
participation remains accessible and
inclusive for members of the community.
The charity’s income during the year
consisted mainly of small donations and
modest contributions towards activities.
Although the charity has not received any
grant funding to build financial reserves,
careful financial management has ensured
that all income has been used responsibly
and directly in support of the charity’s aims
and activities. Through prudent spending,
volunteer support, and community
goodwill, Circle of Faith Sisters has been
able to continue delivering its charitable
work while maintaining a positive balance
at the end of the reporting period.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Circle of Faith Sisters currently holds no
financial reserves. However, the trustees
have adopted a reserves policy that aims to
build reserves equivalent to three months.
Reserves are intended to provide a financial
buffer for emergencies or funding shortfalls
to ensure the continuity of essential
programs. The charity has not yet received
grant funding to build reserves, and much
of its work to date has been supported by
community volunteers. The trustees will
continue to review and update the reserves
policy annually in line with the charity’s
growth and fundraising efforts.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The charity holds zero reserves.| |---|---|---| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|We have not yet received adequate funding
to establish financial reserves. Many of the
activities we deliver are made possible by
the generosity and time of community
volunteers. This has enabled us to offer
services free of charge or at a subsidised
rate, while remaining financially
responsible without holding formal
reserves.| |Details of fund materially
in deficit|Para 1.24|The charity does not have any funds in
deficit| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|There are no uncertainties about the
charity’s ability to continue as a going
concern. We remain committed to
delivering our mission with strong
community support and volunteer
engagement.| ## **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:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (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|Trustees are elected by the charity members
at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The
constitution allows for the appointment of
trustees by the existing board to fill casual
vacancies or as co-opted members, subject
to confirmation by members. The minimum
and maximum number of trustees is defined
in the constitution, and terms of office are
typically three years, renewable as outlined.| ## **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|Circle Of Faith Sisters| |---|---| |Other name the charity
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**not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Everlyne
Mapanda|Chair|n/a|Appointed by the members
in accordance with the
constitution| |||Tendayi Ajayi|Secretary|n/a|Appointed by the members
in accordance with the
constitution| |||Ade Ajayi|Treasurer|n/a|Appointed by the members
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**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
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**information)**||| ||||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **n/a** ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Full name(s) Everlyne Mapanda
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Secretary, Chair,
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**Circle Of Faith Sisters No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 5th April 2024 5th April 2025 **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**|||**Endowment**
**funds**|**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**to the nearest**
**£**||**to the nearest**|**£**||**to the nearest**|**£**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest**|**£**| |**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||| |Donation|**50**|||**-**|||**-**||**50**|||**-**| |Charitable Activities|**105**|||**-**|||**-**||**105**|||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_|**155**|||**-**|||**-**||**155**|||**-**| |_AR)_||||||||||||| |~~**A2 Asset and investment sales,**~~|~~**A2 Asset and investment sales,**~~||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**(see table).**|||||||||||||| |||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||| |||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**| ||**_Sub total _**|**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**| ||||||||||||||| ||**_Total receipts_**|**155**|||**-**|||**-**||**155**|||**-**| |**A3 Payments**|||||||||||||| |Charitable Activities||**120**||**-**|||**-**|||**120**||**-**|| |Operational cost||**106**||**-**|||**-**|||**106**||**-**|| |||||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|| |||**-**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|| |||**-**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**|| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 3/5/2026 1 ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**226**||**-**||**-**||**226**||**-**| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||**-**
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**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**- 71**||**-**||**-**||**- 71**||**-**| ||**-**|
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|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**102**||**-**||**-**||**102**||**-**| ||**31**||**-**||**-**||**31**||**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**monetary assets**
**unds**|End of the Year
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
End of the Year|End of the Year
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
End of the Year|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**31**||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**31**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||OK| ||||||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| **B1 Cash funds** **B2 Other monetary assets** CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 3/5/2026 2 |**-**||**-**||**-**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**-**||**-**||**-**| |**-**||**-**||**-**| |**-**||**-**||**-**| |**-**||**-**||**-**| ## **B3 Investment assets** ## **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** ## **B5 Liabilities** |**Details**|**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**
**(optional)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |**Details**|**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**
**(optional)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |**Details**||**Fund to which**
**liability relates**||**Amount due**
**(optional)**||**When due**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**||| |||||**-**||| CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 3/5/2026 3 Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |||||**-**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**||| |||||**-**||| |Signature||Everlyne Mapanda
Print Name||||Date of
approval| |||Everlyne Mapanda||||1/2/2026| |||||||| CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 3/5/2026 4