Conne¢1 Christian Fellowshlp Llmited Company limlted by guarantse For the year ended 5 April 2023 The Trustoes. re The Trustees, four of whom who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their annual report together with the financial statements and independent accountants, report of the charitable company for the year ended 5 April 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial staterrEnts and comply with current ststutory requireffEnts, the Mernorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and °Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practick applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102). {as amended for accounting periods commencing 1 January 2016). Legal Structure Connect Christian Fellowship Limited is a Charitable incorporated company governed by its Articles ofAssociation and is a registered charity in Northem Ireland (Charity Registration No. 104970). The charity is a charitable company limrted by guarantee. Purpose Connect chriskn.an Fellowship's main activities are public meetings at the Connect Centre and group meetings in private homes for worship, prayer, teaching. fellowship and support and encouraging all participants to engage in altruistic activities in the community. The meetings are open to the public and information is available on the website in relation to the gatherings and other events that the church supports. The church has programmes catering for children of all ages up to school leavers. The church supports indtviduals and Christian charities involved in charitable work locally and internationally. The church supports joint activities with other churches in the Ballymoney area. Objectives and activities Public Beneflt The principal public benefft is the advancement of the Christian faith through a personal belief in Jesus Christ. The church promotss the application of Biblical teaching for life. It trains, equips and supports people in their Christian faith with the beneffts flowing from the promots'on of family stabilty and the well-being for those attending. The public are welcome to attend our meetings which are free of charge and open to all. Through rts activities and the support given by the church, people have increased opportunty to contribute positively to society and to address povety and help those in need of care at home and elsewhere. We facilitate those who attend to carry out acts of social concem to benefft persons in the Causeway and suOund1ng areas facAng hardship on the basis of their need and thereby promote the practi of the Christian faith. The benefits are evidenced through weekly meetings to present the teachings of the bible and the provision of opportunities for Christian response including but not limited to prayer and worship and the building up of fellowship. There are groups for children of all ages up to school leavers. In the various meetings we promote the Christian faith. friendship and care. The church Pacilitates and encourages contsct and acknvities with other churches in the Ballymoney area. The church's beneficiaries are those who attend and parb'cipate in meetings and actsvities including children, youth parentslGarers with toddlers and also members of the general public in the local community and further afield to whom the church members reach out. Many people testfy to the beneficial effects resulting from attending the meetings and parb'cipating in the activities. The charty also brings benefits to the poor in the local community and abroad through financial and other support of people, and appropriate charitable organisations and individuals carrying out charitsble Christian work helping people in need by reason of povety or stckness and people in need of educational help. Any private benefit tlowing from the wrpose of the church is incidental. No harm arises from these purposes. Achievements and Perforniance Total incoming resources amounted to £194,414 (2022 - £203,648) and after deducting total resources expended of £156,770 {2022 - £157,363}, which exdudes fixed asset investments. net incoming reSoUrS amounted to £37,644 (2022 - £46,285). At the year end unrestricted funds amounted to £233,020 (2022 - £195,376). resources received and expended a treated as unrestricted funds, unless otherwise stated.
Connect Chrlstlan Fellowship Llmited Company limited by guarantee For th• year ended 5 Aprll 2023 The Trustees. re Cont'd Governance and Managem•nt The Trustees of the charity have the responsibilty for the operational deliveran of the charity's activities and achievement of the objectives. The Twstees who served during the year are as ststed below: William John Patterson Paul David Paynter Bary William Hyland Iliam John Kennedy Keith Scott Freeburn Trustees are elected in accordan with the Articles of Association. The Trustees have assessed major risks to which the company is exposed. in particular those related to the operations and finances, and are satisfied that systems are in ptace to mitigate exposure. Statement of Trustees. R•sponsibilitlès The Trust*s are responsibte for preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable taw and Unlted Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in Northem Ireland requires that the Trn$t ppare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charitable company and the incoming reSoUrS and appli&2tion of the resources, including the net income or expendrture, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistenty", obSee the methods and principles in the Charities SORP make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudentr. stste whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been folbwed. subject to any material departures disclosed and explalned in the financial statements. Prepare the financial statements on a going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operabon. The Trustses are responsible for keeping proper accounting records whh disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Small company provlslons This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisons for srrAII companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. This report was approved by the Trustees at meeting on If Decemter 2023 and signed on its behalf by Trustee