Charlty Nurnber Company number 1204826 CE033619 OLIVE BRANCH COMMUNITY CHURCH Reportand Accounts forthe perlod ended 31 March 2024 OLIVE BRANCH COMMUNITY CHURCH Report and Accounts lor the pellod to 31 March 2024 Contents Page Trust Informatlon Trustees Report Trustees Responslbllllles Independent Examlner's Report Statement of Flnancial Actlvltles Balance Sheet Notes tolheAccounls 9-11 Detalled Statement of Flnancial Activities 12 OLNE BRANCH COMMUNITY CHURCH Trusl Inlorniatlon for the perfod to 31 March 2024 Charlty Number 04826 Company number CE033619 Trust8•8 AnlhonyAiexander 8ryce Eric Emanuel Cockburn Norma Gordon-King AddreYJ Hope Park Buslness Centre Hope Park Bradlord West Yorkshlre BD58HH Independerf Examlner S J Sutcllffe FCCA Toievell Dent Llmiied 1-3 StAnn's Place Pellon Lane Hallfax HXI 5RB Bankers Iloyds Bank plc 25 Gresham Street London EC2V 7HN Page I OLIVE BRANCH COMMVNITYCHURCH Trustees Annual Report forthe perfod 1031 March2024 L INTRODUCTION The trltstees ol Ollve Branch CommunitylOBI are pleasedto presenl Iheirannual report together￿th the financial statements forthe period ending 31 March 2024. Thls report has been prepared in accordance ￿th the CharitiesAct 2011 and the charlty Commission's Statemem of Reconmmended Practice ISORPI FRS 102. I OBJECTIVES ANDACTIVITIES Charftable Oblecllves: OB Is dedicated to creatlngsale spaces where Indivlduais can explore anddeepen theirfaith In Jesus Chrlst. Our prlmary objectivès are: To advancethe Chri51Ian reiloon for Ihe public benefit by hoidlng ot prayer meetlngs, publlc celebratlons ol Chrlstian retiglon and O￿TeaCh wo￿. To provide biblicalteachings that offerwAsdom and guldance lor Ilfes's clrcumstances. To losterchrlstlan fellowshlp as a means otsupport and strenethenlngspiritualvalues. alDktSvlU From the date ol our reglstrallm. 20 September 2023 to perfod ended 31 March 2024 OB engaged In vaFlous a¢tivltle5 tofuffil its charltable objectNes. SundaySeNlce$: Heldweektyat Hope Par*Workspaces. our seNlces included prayer sessions. blble readings, and singingol psalms. hymns. and spiritual songs. These gatherlngs provlde coneTegants wfth opponunltlesto conne¢twith God and each other. Chlldren and Y¢Nrth Programs: Duringswvices. we offered breakout 5esslons for prlmary school-aged children. proviijing age-appr0pri￿e blbti¢alteKhings and dedlcated youth 5eNces. Communlty Oulr••ch: OB organised eventsfocused on womens's well-belng and men's health and also prowde each month a Iree bjnchtor approximatley 50 Visitors. Page 2 OLIVE BAANCH COMMUNITYCHURCH TwJteegAnnualA*portlcorfnue411 lor¢h*perfod to31 March 2024 &ACHIE¥MENIS¥lND PERFOA14ANCE In 2024, 08 made sign11ca￿str￿JeS in adyancknlns mlssfion. Incr••s•dAttend•n¢•:We obseThod asteaty knCreasekn￿￿tySep#1Ceatterm}￿¢e. nectlngthE communlvs IW￿￿¢t￿StanO Interest in￿SerV￿e$. Pre4•Thke￿llWMe¢l1ncJanUary2O24 sawthe iaurKhol(￿r￿IYrnOM1￿R gatherlngas a conrnt•JThlLX prayer. J2Year C•1dw•￿0n.Tre MofttholFebru￿y2O24,Ythne5s1dthe celebratlonol Durtongregatlon'5 InCept￿Tr. Baptlsrn:Tht month of Felyuary2024. witnessed 6pecple beln8lndwteJJ Into thechrlstsln latth. Men'$W•llbelniGath•rtn¢ Febwary Saw1￿ ￿lUin ofour meTh'5wellbel qatherfngwhkhwas aiiended tymen outsldeofourlailh communmy. SIN• Hous• F•Uomhlp Lunch.. The laur￿￿ olthls m1nrytryh8sseen￿sllols recefvlng alree ￿nch onthe 3rd Sundayoleach munih. 4. FIPIANCIALREVIEW Incomv. 08's Incomefortheyew was derl¥*d mo$ttyfrorn congr8gatbnal donauons wlth a sm*1 sum belngrecefved bya gfft mak1￿char￿.T0ta11rKQrnekn 2024an)ounted to £11,086. Expendltui•: Expendmures were All4ne(J￿lh0urcha￿1alts¥u11tses. kncludln8¥enw mntaiat Hope Pa Workspaces. pro￿aM matthats, and outreacheventCOSts.Total expeTh1Mure ft*theywr wa5 E9.822 STRUCTURE.GOVEIIIUCIAND m￿lAGEmEN1 GtrMrnlwDocument OBoperate$ uThJera constliLrtlofi frychailtable Incorporated Oigan15alions ICM)). loun¢JailDn modeLwhose onlyvotjrrfmembeis are its chaityvusiee5. Thecon$titutlon OUt￿nestheIramethI0ro￿goVernancea￿ adp*ltJes. TiuJle•Appolnlm¢nt: Trustees are appolntsd inacc(ffdarKevthhthe wcedures5etoui in our&￿eMing t1ocument. NewiDJStee5 Under￿ aninducUM pwocessto f8mlllari5e themwrth OB. mlsslon.value5. an(J operaiions. Manatsmen Day-to-dayopuations *e managed bysèthce Leadets. P*3 OLIVE BRANCH COMMUNITY CHURCH Trugtees Annual Report (contlnuedl forlho perlod to 31 March 2024 PLANS FOA FUTURE PERIODS Looking ahead, OB alms to . Expand Outreach: Increase the f￿quencY and scope of¢omrnuntyth*nts to address gmerwng needs, partlculartyamongmen.women arKI youth. Develop Dl$clpleshlp Proyamme&' Iniroduce structure(I programs to deepen congreganis under51andlngof blbucal themes. Est8bllshlng Better Toget￿r. An Intergeneratlonal ministrythat fosier harmonlus familial relationshlps between parents. slblin8S. spouses and in laws and berween congregant5. Enh*n¢e Facllltl•s: Explore opportuniiles to Improve our meeting spaces lo better ser4e our community. 7. STATEMENTOFTRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITES The trustee5 are responslble for ènsurin8 that 08.5 activllles are conducted in accordance wllh Irs charftable oble¢lives and ¢omplywlth appllcable law5 and reguiatlons. Th8y are also responslble for malnianing pioperllnancialrecords and safe8uar(Jing OB'S assets. & CONCLUSION The trustees express their heartlellthanks to the congregatlon. volunleevs. donors. and communlty partnefs who have supported 08,5 woik. We remaln commllted to servingthe splrltual and pracllcal needs ol ourcommunliy. embodylngthe teachings of lesus Chrisi in allwe do. DECLARAnoN Thetru5tees declarelhat they apprO￿d1hlStMSIees. report. Slgned on behall olthe ch•rn*s Irustee& knIIK)nyAiexander Bryce Senlor PastorlTrustee 1910312025 Page 4 OUVE ORANCH COMMUNITY CHURCH Slatementof Trnstees Resp(￿SibIlItIeS lorlhe p¢rl¢xl to 31 March 2024 The trustees are responslbletor preparingthe Report of the Trustees and Ihe financlal ststements In accoflance wlth appllcable Liwand Unite(J Klngdom Accountlng Standards. The iawappllcable to chaiilies in England andwales. the CharityAct2011 and the pro￿510n5 ofthe trustdeed requires the ITUStees to Pfepafe tinancial ststementstoreach financialyear. %thich g a true arKI fairwew of the state of affairs oflhe Charityand ol the incomlng resources and appllcatlon of resources. includingthe income and expenditure oflhe charityfof that period. In prepaTingthose Ilnancial statements, the trustees are required to select sultable accounting policles anothen applythem consistenttr. obserye Ihe methods and prlnciples in the ChartySOP" makejudgements and estlmates Ihal are reasonable and prudent; prepare the linancial slalements on the going concem tk15iS. unless It Is Inapproprlate to presume Ihat the charitywillconlinue in Ixjslness. The irusiees are responslbie lor keeplng proper accounting records which dlsc105e with ￿aSonable accuracy at any time Ihe Ilnanclal position of Ihe charity, and to enable them to ensure Ihat the flnancS8l statements complywf(h Ihe Charllles Act 2011 and the provislons otlhe t¥ust deed. They are a150 ￿sponSible for saleguardlngthe assets ollhe charltyand hence for iaking reasonable steps lor the preventlon and detecllon of fraud and other irregutsrltles. Page 5 OLIVE BRANCH COMMUNrrY CHURCH Independent Examlner's ReporttotheTrustoes ol Oljve Branch Communlty Chutch I report on the accounts of theTrust forthe period to 31 March 2024. which are set out on pages 7t0 12. Aespectlve Responslbllllles of Trustees and Examlner As the charl￿5 trusteesyou are responsible lo( the preparation of the accounts: you consideithatthe audit requirement ol Section 145 of the CharttiesAct 2011 (the Act) does notapply. It is myresponsibilty to state, on the basis of proceijures specified in the General Directions bythe Charltycommission undei Section 14515llbl ol the Acl, %thether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls ol Independent Examlnef s Report My examination was carrled out in accordance wmh the general dlrectlons g￿en tythe Charlty Commlssloners. An examinatlon Includes a rwew ol the accounling records kept tythe charity and a comparlson otthe aecounls presented with those records. It also Includes conslderatlon of any unusual Itemsordlsclosures in the accounts. and the seekongof explanations from you as trustees concemlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldence Ihal would be requlred In an audit and, consequently. I do not eXp￿$S an audit opinion on the ￿ewgfven by the accounts. Independent Examlnefs Statemenl In connection wlth my examlnatlon. no matter hascome to myattenilon: 11 Whlch gives me reasonable cause to be beueve that. In any material respecis, the requlrements lal To keep accountlng records in accordance wtth S130 01 the 2011 Act; and Ibl To p￿pare accounts whlch accord wilh Ihe accounting records and to complywith the accountlng requlremefitsol the 2011 Act have not been mel; or 21 To whlch. In my opinlon. attenllon should be dra*m in orderto enable a proper understandlngofthe accounts to be reached. s