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

**From** 24 Apr 2024 **Period start date   To** 31 Dec 2024 **Period end date** 

**Charity name:** Dongrae Central Presbyterian Church UK 

**Charity registration number:** 1208448 

## **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|To advance the Christian Faith in<br>accordance with the statement of beliefs by<br>the holding of prayer meetings, lectures,<br>public celebration of religious festivals,<br>producing and/or distributing literature on<br>christianity to enlighten others about the<br>christian faith as the trustees from time to<br>time may think fit.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The organization is a church organization<br>that holds regular services online on zoom<br>which consist of<br>regular teaching of making attendants aware<br>and knowledgeable about the principles, and<br>beliefs of the<br>Christian faith.<br>Prayers are offered to interested parties.<br>This is the make-up of the regular services<br>that are held every<br>week. The organization advertises on social<br>media https://www.facebook.com/dcpcuk;<br>this enables the<br>general public to engage with its services.<br>The organization also holds special services<br>or seminars online where the structure of the<br>service is solely<br>focused on teaching principles of the<br>Christian faith. This involves teaching the<br>principles of the Christian<br>Faith based on the Statement of Beliefs,<br>which incorporates singing and prayers that<br>are offered to<br>interested participants in the community. The<br>organisation is also involved in sharing the<br>Christian<br>message on the streets of Sutton on<br>Saturday afternoons with interested<br>members of the public and gives<br>out tracts and Christian literature to<br>members of the public in order to raise an<br>awareness of the Christian<br>message and its ethos.|





|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 confirm that they have had due<br>regard to the Charity Commission’s<br>guidance on public benefit when exercising<br>their duties and planning the charity’s<br>activities.<br>The church operates for the advancement of<br>the Christian faith, holding regular worship<br>services, prayer meetings, and Bible study<br>groups which are open to the public.|
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**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** 

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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|Attendants receive the encouragement of<br>harmony.<br>•Attendants benefit from mutual instruction,<br>encouragement, and correction.<br>•Attendants gain opportunities for joy,<br>mutual comfort, unity, encouragement, and<br>peace.<br>•Attendants receive God-given opportunities<br>to develop patience.<br>•Attendants become aware of God-given<br>opportunities to grow in kindness and<br>forgiving others.<br>•Attendants receive mutual encouragement<br>and growth that comes from corporate<br>worship before God.<br>The success of the church’s activities is<br>evaluated by regular meetings of the|





leadership of the Church, where discussions on how to constantly improve the church activities to benefit all beneficiaries are held. 

|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|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|At the end of the financial year, the charity<br>remains in a stable financial position. Total<br>income for the period was £172,324, with<br>total expenditure of £139,342. The closing<br>balance of funds was £32,982.<br>No significant liabilities are outstanding, and<br>all commitments are being met as planned.<br>The trustees are satisfied that the charity<br>remains financially sustainable and well-<br>positioned to continue delivering its<br>charitable objectives in the coming year.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22||
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|The charity does not currently hold any<br>reserves due to its small scale of operations<br>and reliance on regular incoming funds to<br>meet ongoing expenses. All income received<br>is used directly to support the charity’s<br>charitable activities within the same financial<br>period.<br>At present, the trustees consider this<br>approach appropriate given the charity’s<br>funding model and cost structure. However,<br>the trustees recognise the importance of<br>building a reserve to strengthen the charity’s<br>financial resilience and are actively exploring<br>ways to develop a reserves policy and set<br>aside funds in future years as income allows.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



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

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted 



A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||**The charity is structured as a Charitable**<br>**Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and is**<br>**governed by its constitution dated 29th**<br>**May 2024. It does not hold or administer**<br>**any separate trusts. All funds are applied**<br>**in accordance with the charitable**<br>**purposes set out in its constitution.**|
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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|**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|**Trustees are appointed in accordance**<br>**with the provisions set out in the**<br>**charity’s constitution. New trustees are**<br>**elected by the existing board of trustees**<br>**through a majority vote at a quorate**<br>**meeting. Trustees are appointed for an**<br>**initial term of three years and may be re-**<br>**elected for subsequent terms.**<br>**The charity does not have any external**<br>**body or individual with the authority to**<br>**appoint trustees. All appointments are**<br>**made internally, ensuring that candidates**<br>**have the necessary skills, experience,**<br>**and commitment to support the charity’s**<br>**aims. A skills audit is undertaken**<br>**periodically to inform recruitment and**<br>**support effective governance.**|



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

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|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 Dongrae Central Presbyterian Church UK Other name the charity uses Registered charity number 1208448 Charity’s principal address 14 Maulsford Avenue, EH22 1PJ 



**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 any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||JunSoo Park|Rev||Church GoverningDocument|
||SungHoon Chung|Rev||Deacons election|
||HangJae Kim|||Deacons election|
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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 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

**Type of Name Address 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) Full name(s)** Rev. Dr. JunSoo Park **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair **Date** 28 May 2025 




**Charity Name No (if any) Dongrae Central Presbyterian Church UK Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 24-Apr-24 31-Dec-24 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
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|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**172,324**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**172,324**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **172,324**<br>**139,110**<br>**157**<br>**75**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **139,342**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **139,342**<br>**32,982**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**32,982**|**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>**172,324**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**172,324**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**172,324**<br>**139,110**<br>**157**<br>**75**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**139,342**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**139,342**<br>**32,982**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Offerings|**172,324**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**172,324**|||||**-**|
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|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|Ministerial|**139,110**|||||**-**|
|Transport|**157**|||||**-**|
|SundryExpenditure|**75**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**139,342**|||||**-**|
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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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||**32,982**|**-**|**-**|**32,982**||**-**|
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||**32,982**|**-**|**-**|**32,982**||**-**|



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2025-06-03 



|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<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>JunSoo Park|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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**Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 


**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the trustees/**<br>**members of**<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>**Set out on pages**|Charity Name<br>Dongrae Central Presbyterian Church UK|Charity Name<br>Dongrae Central Presbyterian Church UK|Charity Name<br>Dongrae Central Presbyterian Church UK|
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 12 / 2024** . 

**Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 

**Date: Signed:** 28 May 2025 **Name:** YounHee Kim **Relevant professional** Not applicable **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 56, Elmbourne Rd, London SW17 8JJ 

**October 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



**Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

**October 2018** 

2 

**IER** 

