The Lifeboat Mission Trustee, Report The trnstee, who are directors for the purp05¢s of company law, Psent the annual report together with the financial statements of the charitable wmpany for the year ended 28 February 2023. Objectives and aetivities Public benefit In order to continue to fuIfil the purpose and have re8d to the CommissioTh's public benefit requiremenl we have continued to provide weekly church services for fellowship, prayer, praise and Bible teaching as well as continuing to provide services for specific community sectors followryng government guidance. Christian principles and Christi3m discipleship along with the gospel message are shared at these service5. The trustee confirm that they bave complied with the requirements of the CharÈties Act to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Trustees and officers The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the end were as follows: T5¢. Mr Roy McFarland Mr Bertie Johnston Mr Adrian Kelso Chainnan: Mr Bertie Johnston Secretsry: Mr Roy McFarland ADnu81 report We wish to sincerely thank all those who attend the services or are involved in the running of the thurch, for their time. hard work and generous giving. The purpose of the Lifeboat Mission is for the advancement of the ChTiStian faith and in pursuance of this objective it may Spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and the rne5sage of the Bible at home and &broad in word and in deed Engage in religious preaching, teaching, crusading. ministering, counselEin& wiln¢ssing (domesti¢ and foreign) and soul-Thinning for the Lord Jesus Christ Operate in an evangelistic matu]er and wherever possible to assist in support for worthy benevolent humanitarian projects During the year ended February 2023. to continue to fulfil this putpose and have regard to the Commission'5 public benefit requirem¢nL we have continued to provide weekly church services for fellowship, prayer. praise d Bible teaching as well as continuing to provide services for specifir rommunity sectors. Our oThltne presence has incre&8ed Si1]ficantlY with regular services being showi of Facebook. We had an increase in visiting preachers and sin8ets to our servi¢¢s. The purpose of the Lifeboat Mission continue to be met although the method of delivery ha5 evolved depending on the particular restrictions in place. During the year Sunday servi5 and prayer meettngs have continued at OUT church premises and we have seen a gro in the fellowship. Our messaggs are being posted online through our Facebook page where they can reach a mu¢h wider audience. As the numbers att¢nding serYic¢s inCreS steadily our message is strong. Page 2
The Lifeboat MissioJJ Trustee, Report As we enter into another year our desire is to spread the gospel of saving grace to the wider community and to see a gr0rth in our fellowship, seeking God's guidance at every point. Our inLX)me level for the fmanci81 year ending 28 February 2023 was almost 124K with expenditure of £88k leaving a surplus for the year of approximately £36K. As Trustee5 we would like to offer our sincere thanks for the generous giving of our cOngation and 5uprK)rters. Bertie Johnston, Adrian Kelso and Roy McFarland served Trustees during this year. Statement of trustee, responsibilities The trustee (who are a150 the directors of The Lifeboat Mission for the purposes of company law) are Tesponsible for preparing the trustee, report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). including FRS 102 "The Financial RerKJrting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" Company law requires the trustee to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustee must not approve the financial Statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable MpanY 2nd of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, of the charitable Gompany for that period. In preparing these fmancial statements, the trustee are required to: select suitable cOUnting policies and apply them consistently" observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; make judgements and estimate5 that are re&80nable and prudenL' state whether applicable accounting standards. comprising FRS 102 have be¢n followel subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements" and prepare the fmancial statements on the going ¢oncern basi5 unless it is inappropriate to PTesume that th¢ charitable cx)mpany will continu¢ in business. The trustee are responsible for keeping proper accounting record8 that w] disclose reawnable accurw at any time the financial position of the charitable Gompany and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companie5 Act 2006. Th¢y ar¢ also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for tsking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of frdud and other irregularities. The tntstee are restK)nsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and fmancial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statem¢nts rnay differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. The a1Ual Teport was approved by the trjstse of the charity on 13 November 2023 and signed on its bthalf by: y McFarland Company Secretary and Trustee Pa8¢ 3