
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  19/03/2024   Period start date   To  31/12/2024    Period end date Charity name: GRACE ROMANIAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Charity registration number: 1207498** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the Church is the<br>advancement of the Christian faith in<br>accordance with the<br>Basis of Faith within England, primarily, but<br>not exclusively, within London, Oxfordshire,<br>Banbury, and the surrounding<br>neighbourhoods, and in such other parts of<br>United Kingdom or<br>the world|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Engaging in evangelistic outreach initiatives<br>within local communities, such as<br>organizing events, providing pastoral<br>counselling, and offering support services<br>to those in need.<br>Nurturing spiritual growth and discipleship<br>among believers through vibrant worship<br>services, Bible studies, and fellowship<br>opportunities.<br>Promoting Christian values and ethics in<br>society through advocacy, community<br>engagement, and social justice initiatives.<br>Equipping believers with the necessary<br>resources, training, and support to fulfil<br>their calling as ambassadors of Christ in<br>their spheres of influence.<br>By fulfilling these objectives, Grace<br>Romanian Pentecostal Church seeks to<br>make a positive impact on individuals,<br>families, and communities, demonstrating<br>the transformative<br>power of the Gospel in the lives of people.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the Charity<br>Commission's guidance on public benefit,<br>including the guidance on public benefit<br>and fee charging, when reviewing the<br>charity’s aims and objectives and in<br>planning future activities.|



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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** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The aims and objectives sated above are<br>the basis of our charitable status. As a<br>charity we are new however we teach<br>principles of faith and Christian living and<br>how that impacts on members personally<br>and how together meet needs in our<br>community.<br>We start organising on teams that work<br>hard to carry our vision and message to our<br>community and expressing God’s heart in<br>numerous ways.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set 



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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|We only started in December 2024 our<br>fundraising activities and the amount of aid<br>received was only £961|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees seek where possible to retain<br>within the Current Account cleared funds<br>that allows 3 months without any income.<br>At 31 December 2024 the account balance<br>was £961 which has been accepted as<br>reserve and did not match our target.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£961|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|It is only beginning of our activity and we do<br>not see any concern|



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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|The method of selection the trustees is set<br>out in the Constitution and they have to not<br>be under the age of 16, to be approved by<br>a majority or at least 75% of the charity and<br>must affirm in writing the Basis of Faith,<br>Ethical Statements and Doctrinal<br>Distinctives. The charity trustees’ positions<br>are the Chair, the treasurer, the Secretary,<br>the Safeguarding – DPS and the<br>Administrator.|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|GRACE ROMANIAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1207498|
|Charity’s principal address|Ruscote Community Centre<br>5 Ruscote Arcade<br>Longelandes Way<br>BANBURY<br>OX16 1PH|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if**<br>**any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>**(ifany)**|
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||Mr. MADALIN CONSTANTIN SCHIOPU||||
||Mr. VASILE SAVASTIAN||||
||Mr. DANIEL SILVIU IONICA||||
||Mr. GABRIEL COSTICA SAVASTIAN||||
||Mr. DANUT NEGRU||||
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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 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**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)** Madalin C. Schiopu **Full name(s)** MADALIN CONSTANTIN SCHIOPU **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 29/12/2025 




|**GRACE ROMANIAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH**|**GRACE ROMANIAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH**|**1207498**||
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|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||**CC16a**|
|19/03/2024<br>**For the period**<br>**from**|**To**|31/12/2024||



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
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|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**961**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br> **961**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**961**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**-**<br>**961**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**961**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**961**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**961**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**961**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**961**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|GIFT AID|**961**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br> **961**|||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**961**|**-**|**-**|**961**||**-**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

03/02/2026 

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**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>GIFT AID RECEIPTS<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>Madalin Schiopu|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**961**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**961**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>MADALIN CONSTANTIN SCHIOPU|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||Madalin Schiopu|MADALIN CONSTANTIN SCHIOPU|29/12/2025|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

03/02/2026 

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