LARNE CHRtSTIANFELLOWSHtP TRu%r TRUSTEES, REPORT LARNE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2023 LARNE CHRISTL4N FELLOWSHIP TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT L4RNE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TRUST REFERENCE AND ADM[￿IsTIl￿TIVE INFORMATION li Trustees for Year ended 5 April 2023 J I Calwell B Howe HONeill (Ch￿ rotated monthly) Treasurer I Miller PrincipaI Office Church Premises 21 l Old LTlenatm Road Lame BT40 ITT Cbarity Number HMRC XN74324 NTC 100687 Independent Examiner MrNHull 14 Princes Gardens Lame BT40 IRQ B8nkerJ Danske Bat)k Limite4 Ballymena Solicitors O RoTke, McDonald & Tweed 29 The Roddens Larne BT40 L￿{NE CHRISTL4N FELLOWSHtP TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT The trustees present their report ￿ollg with the financia] statemcnts of the trLLSt for the year ended 5 April 2023. The financial statements have been prepared ill accordance with the accounting policies set out in note I to the accounts and comply with the Tn￿'S trust deed and the Statemcnt of RKommended Practic¢ '. C]￿ltieS Act (ND 2008. Public Benefit ststemenv Ob2ectives and ac*iTrry The aim of the Trnst is to proclaim the gospel of Salvalioll and Deliverance of our Lord Jesus ChrisL among people of all ages and without geo￿aphIcal or sectarian limitstion. The "Advancemcnt of Religton" was Principally through ITr person Sunday moTning and Wednesday evening meetings, with services alsop)sted on line via the B8rnab&s.treland youtllbe chaunel and Facebook The weLkly bible study was by ZoonL Prayer mectings werc amixt of in person and on Zoory with a Whatsapp ￿ollp for individual prayer requests. It w&s recognised that.about 10 % of the congregation could not access these services owing to lack of intern¢t access. These people were visited whenever possible. The church rdll a cliildrell's hoEiday bibl¢ in July 2022, op¢n to any cliild ofprlljw school The congregation are encouraged to support the "Shoebox" appeal and the Prison Fellowsbip (NIC 103772) hamper appeal. Thc TTUSt has supported a pastor in Zin]babwe since 2013. Gifts w¢r¢ also madc to two Francophone churches in the Sahel (W Afiica) and an Educational Amula working with Bedouins in IsraeL An orphan in Guatemala was supported indirecdy by Con￿gatiOnal givyjjg via a restricted fimd Adopt a Child (SC029685). This ceased in August 202? when Adopt a Child closed Total giNing to charitable causes Outside the UK was around 20Q/o of general incotne during the y¢aT, The Church is affiliated with Barnab&s Felloivship of Chwch¢s (BFOC), a charity regist￿ed in England (1071300). A firther IOO/o of general incoine is given towards the running of the wider BFOC wo Strnctur% governance and management The Larne Christian Fellowshxp Trust was established by Trust deed on the 26 November 1986. New trustees may be appointed from UK r&sidents by a majority of the Trustee& The day to day management of the Larne Cknistian Fellowship TrusL is conducted by the Tn￿teel assisted by the TreasuTer. LARNE CIJIUSTIAN FELLOWSHtP TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT Risk Management The trilstees have considered the rnajor risks to which the tsust is &Yposed and estabjished systems and procedures to manage those risks. Fiduciary- all cbeques must be signed by two people. There are 5 signatories. Annual accounts have been indepeu(lently examined since inception and the cxaminers recommendations for Jn4iroiied woc£diires haiie beell-JinilIemellte The Trust has a child and IqJJnerable adu]t protection policy in place similar to that of local scELools. This was rcviewed dwing thc year. The Trnst Ca￿leS insurance for Publtc Liability, Employers Liability, Buildings and cx)ntcnt4 and Business inteIruption. The Trust has the premises inspeoted annually for fjre safety and electiical safety and CODducts periodic health and safty checks. The Trusthas rnailltained a FoodHysiene rating of 5*** from Mid and East Antrim Borough Council for its kitchen facilities and practtces, althougb the cafe has not reopened following the Covid shutdowll Financial Review The trust mainly relies on its donors who gave £37,808, during the financial year, with a fi]rther £6,503 Gitl. Aid t&x rebate from H￿[￿C. There was llo Trading Income. The Trust has at the year end £ 87,219 (2022 £91,751) of cu￿¢llt Liquid ass¢ts investments and these reserves are being accumulated for.. l. Future paid emplo5rynent of a full time pastor. 2. Future expans1onlup￿ade of the Church facilities. The major acquisition of assets was a new overflow carpark for 24 vehicles. LARNE CHRISTLINFELLOWSHIP TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT T￿￿tees, respojtsibijities in relation to the financial statements The trustees are required to prepare fmallcial statfflnents for each finanGiat year, which give a true and fair view of the affairs of the thjst and of its f￿anCIal activities for that peJiod. In preparing tbose financial statement& the trustees are requiied to.. Select suitable accounting policies then apply them consistently. Make judgements and estimatcs that are re&sollable and prudent. State whether the applicable accounting standards and statements of recon]mended practice have been followed subject to any departtjtes disclosed alld explained in the statements. and Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to .presume that the (Just will continue in operation, Tbe thstees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disdose with reasonable accuracy tlle fmancial position of the trust and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements con]ply with United Kingdom AGcounting Standards and the provisions of the trust deed. lJe trustees are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the tn￿t and h¢llce for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Ille￿[ar1ties. B Howe Trnste¢ JI we stee Dated 20 January2024 Dated 2? January 2024