## EBENEZER TRUST 

(Registered Charity No. 283812) 

## TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 

## for the year ended 5 April 2022 

## INDEX 

Trustees’ Report 1 

Examiner’s Report 2 

Balance Sheet 3 

Receipts & Distributions Account 

4 

Gifts to Charitable Causes 

4 



## EBENEZER TRUST 

## Trustees’ Report 

## for the year ended 5 April 2022 

The Trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2022. 

The trustees have continued to distribute the funds held by the trust and a list of gifts made in the year is given on page 4 of these accounts.  The gifts total £96,240.  (2021: £82,520) 

The Trust’s main activity has continued to be the provision of financial support to a Christian church in County Wicklow, in the Republic of Ireland.  The gifts are not designated to any specific object and so the corporate leadership of the church uses the funds  as  they  consider  necessary  to  advance  its  work.   The Trustees are consulted to ensure the use of funds is appropriate. 

Following  the  lifting  of  Covid  restrictions  the  church  has recommenced its open meetings and has been blessed by the addition of some new members.  It has continued to reach out through contact in the neighbourhood.  After the financial year end,  a  young  Ukrainian  girl  has  been  accommodated  in  the community that is at the centre of the church’s activities. 

Ebenezer Trust was able to give £4,000 towards the construction of a  church building  on the site  in West Kenya which was purchased last year. The Trust also gave £890 to a school in Mudete, West Kenya, to help with its expansion. 

Gifts  were  sent  to  Romania  for  the  provision  of  food  and medication among the gypsy population.  An initial payment of £1000 was made for the costs of setting up a trust in Romania to own and operate a community centre to provide warm shelter for gathering, a soup kitchen and a place for basic children’s education for the poorest gypsies in Targu Mures.  At the year end a further £17,950 was held which is designated gifts for this cause. 



The Trustees will continue to distribute funds whenever they become available to appropriate causes in accordance with the Trust’s objects. 

Signed on behalf of the trustees 

………………………………… ……………………………………. A. M. Giles D. B. Giles 

17 June 2022 

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## Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of 

## EBENEZER TRUST 

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 5 April 2022, which are set out on the following pages. 

## Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner: 

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.  The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act); 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the 

- Charity Commissioners (under section 43(7)(b) of the 

- 1993 Act);  and  to state whether particular matters have come to my attention 

## Basis of independent examiner’s report: 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners.  An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.  It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters.  The procedures undertaken do not provide all the 



evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. 

Independent examiner’s statement: 

In  connection  with  my  examination,  no  matter  has  come  to  my attention: 

- (1)which gives  me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act 

   - have not been met; or 

- (2)to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

……………………………… N A Weir MSc PGDip Ugadale Farm Near Campbeltown Argyll PA28 6QR Scotland 17 June 2022 Page 2 EBENEZER TRUST 

Balance Sheet     5 April 2022 2022 2021 £ £ ASSETS Debtors                                                                                             - - Bank Balances                                                                         61,411 50,947 61,411 50,947 LIABILITIES 



Creditors - - _______                  _______ TOTAL ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES £61,411 £50,947 Balance carried £61,411 £50,947 forward Signed ……..…………………………….. …………………………………… A. M. Giles D. B Giles Represented by:GENERAL FUND Balance brought forward 50,947 38,110 Excess of receipts over distributions for the year 10,464 12,837 

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## EBENEZER TRUST 

## Receipts & Distributions Account 

## for the year ended 5 April 2022 

||2022|2021|
|---|---|---|
||£<br> <br>|£|
|RECEIPTS|||
|Gifts Received|87,300|77,606|
|Tax repayment|19,401||





17,750 Sundry income - - Interest 3              1 106,704     95.357 

## DISTRIBUTIONS & EXPENSES 

Gifts to charitable causes (96,240)        (82,520) -see below Bank charge - - Excess of receipts over distributions for the year       £ 10,464 £12,837 

## Gifts to Charitable Causes 

|2022|2022|2021||
|---|---|---|---|
|£||||
|Christian Community Church, Blessington, Ireland||89,000||
|63,000||||
|Romanian gypsy poor – Targu Mures<br>||2,350|5,500|
|Kenyan church project – Mulele<br>||4,890<br>|14,020|
|£96,240<br>|£82,520|||



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