Yeshua Trust Annual ReportApril'2(kMareh'2J Yeshua Trust Annual Report of the trustees for the year I" April 2022 31" March 2023 Purposes for Public Benefit: l) The prevention and relief of poverty 21 The advancement of education 3) The advancement of religion Beneficiaries: l) General public 21 Interfa communities What Yeshua Trust Does: its Public Benefit The activities of Yeshua Trust/Annalong Christian Fellowship over the period 2021-2022 are Gsfollows.. The trustees have had regards to the Commission's Public Benefit requirement and are satisfied that Yeshua Trusvs activities successfully achieve this. Use of the Riverside Centre (Annalong Chrlstian Fellowship's building): general statement To facilitate Annalong Christian Fellowship open public meetings several times per week, thus advancing the Christian faith. To facilitate The Hub activities, (umbrella public name for variety of different community activities operating at the Riverside Centrel. These were very curtailed during covid restrictions but are now picking up again. Cuppa & Chat {public drop-inl once weekly, were started up again in March, 2022 and barring summer break have continued since. (No charge is made for attendance. Donations only.)
To facilitate funding donations, meetings, events and fund-raisingfor other Christian ministries. Yeshua Trust /Annalong Christian Fellowship gives a public platform to ministries (see those cited below) to share their work and raise funds / donations. Regular Donations and Giving to Christian ministries operating UK-wide and abroad - general statement: This forms approximately 65% of Yeshua Trust's spending, the remainder of which goes to maintain and service The Riverside Centre building in the centre of Annalong village which is used for Annalong Christian Fellowhip meetings and to support the Hub attivities (see Use of Riverside Centre above). Income is in the form of personal donations to the trust by Annalong Christian Fellowship members and those attending Christian meetings in the Riverside Centre. Generous donations byThe Wee Charity Shop, Newcastle, in the form of restricted funds tofund The Hub activitie5, also form a sizeable proportion of income. Regular financial donations made by The Yeshua Trust help support various Christian ministries whose purposes include the following: The promotion of the Christian faith. The prevention and relief of poverty The advanoment of education Yeshua Trust has financially supported the following organisations / ministries during the financial year 11412022 - 311312023 (see accounts details) with the following outcomes and Impact: CAP: Christians Against Poverty: A highly respected award-winning national charity, supported by Archbishop Justin Welby and the Prince of Wales among others, with the following Impact Statement: "Our service literally 5ave5 lives. It keeps families together, relieves stress, restores health, keeps families in their homes, providesfriendship and can connect people to church and to the God that loves them." Lifeline Ministries, Kenya: 6 schools, 950 pupils, feeding programmes, widow support, wages for 25 teachers, 5 cooks. There is further ongoing expansion. Boreholes sunk, and maintained, to provide water at Mali-sabah and Kona, Kenya. Business start-up and support for Kenyan widows. Support for orphan5 and needy children to receive an education. Maize plantation to supply feeding programmes for the Kitale schools, Kenya. Prowsion of school buildings including toilet blocks. Support for churches in Kenya- Kitale, Kisumu, Kisil, Nyakach, Koru, Ragumo, Nzola, and Maili-saba. Trans-mission (Ken Needham): An international Christian speaking ministry to over 70 different countries with the simple and profound message of Jesus Christ UCB Radio- national Christian broadcasting Latin Link Michael and Christine Stenning- missionaries to Peru
Youth for Christ {Ukraine) - Christian worldwide ministry. Sayeed and Tara, Iranian Refugees Yeshua Trust outcomes act achieved 2022-2023 Advancement of Religion: Public worship and fellowship meetings have been conducted every Sunday morning at 11am throughout the year and everyone is very welcome to attend. While it is mainly attended by the core members of Annalong Christian Fellowship, meetings are regularly attended by members of other denominations locaSly and also, particularly in holiday season, by visitor5 and tourists such as those staying in the local caravan park5. Visiting speakers are welcomed regularly and represent a wide range of minlstries, mostly ministering abroad, and donations are made to these (see more detailed financial support report}. The regular Tuesday night prayer meeting is also open to anyone wishing to attend. Details of these meetings are avoilable on the Annalong Christian Fellowship website.. christionfellowshipannalong.org The Flnanclal support for the followin8 Christian ministries (see Financial Support / Impact report above for more details): a) CAP Christlans Against Poverty bl Trans-mission (Ken Nedham} c) Lifeline Ministries, Kenya d) Latin Link Michael and Christine Stenning Peru missionaries e) Youth for Christ (Ukraine) - Christian worldwide mlnistry. United Chrlstlan Broadcasters Preventlon and Rellef of Poverty: Cuppa & Chat, run free of charge (donations only) once weekly in The Riverside Centre (Annalong Christian Fellowship's building). This provides cakes and pastries in order to help alleviate the poverty and loneliness which affects many local people of all ages from all sections of the community, both Catholic and Protestant, who would otherwise struggle to afford to go out regularlyto to meet up with friends. A regular core of Cuppa & Chatters includes the elderly, disabled, unemployed and young parents experiencing social isolation, bereavement and other social problems from both sides of the religious divide. Good friendships have been built up amongst those participating and both theyi and in some cases spouses / carers, have testified asto how much they value this service. Many animated and very interesting discussions have resulted around the tables. Donations to other charities." Yeshua makes donations to the following ministries, all of which have relief of poverty as a key component of their mission:
a) CAP Christians Against Poverty b} Trans-mission (Ken Nedham) cl Lifeline Ministrles, Kenya dl Latin Link Michael and Christine Stenning Peru missionaries e) Youth for Christ {Ukraine)- Christian worldwide ministry. fl United Christian Broadcasters For details, see financial support / impact reports above Furtherlng Education: Lifeline Ministries. Kenya- 6 schools, 950 pupils, teaching a full primary and increasingly, secondary education. There 15 ongoing development of school buildings, resources and increasing numbers of pupils in various parts of rural Kenya. Reference and administrative details The Yeshua Trust is registered In Northern Ireland under Charity Number 104735. The charity is constituted as a trust. The princlpal administrative Offi of the trust is at: 239 Head Road, Annalongi Newry, Co Down, BT34 4RJ The trustees who held office during the period I. April 2020to the date of this report were: o Thomas Guist o William David Gordon Natalie Amanda Gordon The power to appoint new trustees is vested in the existing trustees who have all the powers conferred by the Trustee Att {Northern Ireland) 1958 as amended by the Trustee Act (Northern Ireland) 2C(JI. It 15 a requirement that any trustee holds to basic doctrines of faith set out in the Trust Deed. The trustees arrange for suitable familiarisation with the trust's affairs for any newly appointed trustee.
Financial position At the end of the financial year, the financial position of the trust was satisfactory. The cash basis accounts prepared by the trustee5 are attached to thi5 report. The trustees, policy is not to hold reserves, beyond the financial resources required for immediate needs and to meet existing current obligations. The trustees considerthat the trust is a going conrn and there are no uncertainties such as might cast doubt on the trusvs ability to meet its obligations and continue to futfil its mission as blessed by the Lord. Approval: This report w45 approved by the Trustee5 On........ TS Gulst...i... .ITrusteel