Connect Christsn Fellowshlp
Tni8t8e8 Roport
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The Trusts8s, are also the dired0￿ of the company for the purposes of the Companiés Act
20C6, present their annual ￿port together with the finanaal statements aTrJ independent
8xaminers' reDOrt of the charitsble comDany for the wr e￿J&d 5 April 21)24.
Th8 financial statements have been prepared in aceordan(x with the accounting policies sèt out
in note 1 to the financial ststements and comply with Current statutory rwuirements. the
Memorandum and Artides ofAsK￿]stI0n, and Accounting and Reportin9 by Charities.. Statsmènt
of Recommer￿ Practio applicable to chariti8s in preparing their accounts in acco￿lance
the Financial Reporting Standard applicab￿ in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
{effeLlive 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Finana81 Reporting Stsndard
applicable in the UK arKI Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the C(xnpanies Act 2(￿.
Connect Christian Fellowship meets the d8finition of a wblic berftfit entity under FRS 102.
Assets and liabilities are initially rec(>3nis8d at historical ¢xst or transaction value unless
othew8e stated in the re18vant accounting policy note.
Loaal Struthre
Connect Christian Fellowship Limitsd ig a tharIlab￿ incorporated cornpany govemed by its
Articles of Association arKI is a registered charity in North8m Ireland {Chaiity Registration No.
104970). The Charty 55 a charitable C(￿panY limited ty guarantee.
Purpos•
Connect Christian Fellowship's man activities are public meetings at the C¢Jnnect Centre and
group meetings in privatè homes for worship. prayer, t8aching, fellovtship and support and
encouragirKJ all partiripants to engag8 in altruistic activities in the Community. The meetings are
cwi to the public infomialion is available on the V￿b$it6 in relatton to the gatherings and
other events that the supports. The church has pr¢)grammes cat8ring for children of all
ages up to school l&avers. Th8 church supports indlviduals and Christian chartses involved in
tharitsble wotk locally and intematiorially. The church supports joint adivities v￿th other churthes
in the Ballymoney area.
Publ1¢ Bon•fft
The principal publÈc benefft is the advancem8nt of the Christian faith through a p8rson8i beli6f in
Jesus Christ The thurch promotes the appli¢ation of Biblical tsaching for lif8. It trains, equips
and supports people in their Christian faith w7th the benefits from thè promotion of family
stability and the ￿P1kb@in9 for those attendiNJ. The public are ￿lCOme to attend our meetings
which are free of charge and open to all. Thr¢￿gh its arAivthes and th6 SUPPOrt given by the
church, peoplè have increased opp￿lUnty to contribute posrtivety to sooety and to address
Povety and hélp those in need of care at hom8 and elsewhere. We fxilitate those atteTrS to
rry out acts of soci81 conc8m to benefft person8 in the Causeway and surrounding areas facing
hardship on th8 basis of their need and thereby promote ￿ practice of tha Chrislian faith. The
be￿fil$ are evidenrA through V•e8kty meetings to present the teachings of the bibl8 and the
p￿lIs1On of opportunities for Chrtstian response induding but not limited to prayer and worship
and the building up of fellowship. Th8re are groups for children of all ages up to schooi leavers.
In the various me8tings V•B promots the Christian faith, friendship and care. The church facilitates
and en￿urag8S contact and activiti8s with oth6r churths in the BalEymoney area. Ttk8 church's
beneficiaries are thosè vtho attend and particrpate in meetings and activities inctudirvJ thildren.
youth, parentslG4re￿ toddlers arKI also members of the general public in the local
community and Iljther afiekl to v*hom the church rn￿berS reath OUL

Conngct Chr18U4n FelkM8hlp
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Many testify to the beneficial effèrts resulting from attending the m8etÉngs and
participating In the actsvibes. The chartty also brings tenefits to those in n88d in the local
[￿mmUn￿ and abroad throtpJh financial and other support of p8wle, ¥KKopriate charitable
organisations and individuals carrying out charitsble Christian helping ￿e0￿e in ne&1 by
reason of pov8ty or sickn8ss and people in need of &Jucational help. Any private benefft flowing
from the purpose of th8 chufth is incidental. No hann arises from these purposes.
A¢hhvements and Porfomiance
Total incoming resources amounted to £215,165 (2023 - £194,414) arKI after dedUcA1r￿ total
resources exp8nded of £157,253 (2023 - £156.770), whith exdudes fixed asset investments, net
incoming resouros amounted to £57,912 {2023 - £37.644). At the y8ar end unrestrFcted funds
amounted to £259,932 (2023 - £233.020). All re￿r￿S receiwJ and expended a￿ treated as
unrestrict8d furth, unless otherwise stated.
Govemanco and Managoment
The Twsteès of the charity have the respDnsibilty for th8 operational deliverance of the charitys
activities and a¢ht8vement of the ci)iectiv8s. Th8 Trustees who 8erved during ts year are as
ststed below.
M8Tk Ballantine {aprM)intsd 18 SePt￿bar W23}
William Patterson
Paul Paynter
Barry Hyland {r88igned 18 September2023)
William Kennedy (resignèd 5 April 2024)
Trustees are elected in accordanc8 With the Artscles of Association.
The Trustees hav8 assessed major risks to vthieh the txmpany is exposed, in particular those
related to the 0￿ratiOnS and financ85. and are $8tisfied that systems are in pkce to mittgate
exposure.
Trustees. Roport (Confd)
Statement of Tru8teo8' Re8ponsibllftles
The Trustees are responsible for preparing thè Trustees, Annual Report arKJ the financial
st*ments in accordanee with applieable law and United Kingdom Ar£ounting Standards (United
lfjngdom Generally Acceptsd Aceounting Practi￿).
The law applicable to charities in Northem Ireland rquires that Ihe Truste8s prepare financial
statements for each financial which give a tr¢ts and fair view of the affairs of charitsble
(¥mpany and the incoming resources and application of the resources, including the net income
or expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these finar￿la1 statsments,
the Trustees are required to:
.select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently,.
'obseJve the methcrtls and prf￿￿e$ in th8 Charib6s SORP
.make judg8ments and è8timat85 th* sre reasonable and prudent,.

Conno¢t Chrlstlan Fellowshlp
Tru8te8# Roport
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'stste thether applicab￿ UKAccounting Stsndards have b88n follo¥￿d, subjé¢t to any material
depathres disdosed and explainwj in the financ¢al statèments.,
.Prepare the financial statsm8nts on a going concem basi8 unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the thaiitable ￿rnpanY ￿11 Contin￿ in operation.
The Trustees ara responsible for keeping proper accounting records di$ctose y￿th
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of ￿ chaitabl8 Company and which
enable them to ensure that the ffinanc4al ststements compty W￿th Companies Act 2006. They
are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the ¢haritable company and hert8 for taking
reasonable sleps for the prevantion and detection of fraud other irregular￿85.
Small company provl8lons
This report has been prepared in accordan￿ wilh the sFecial provisions for small (>Jmpan
under Part 15 of th8 Companies Act 21XE.
This report was approved by the Trustees at the maèting on ILDèLYmter 2024 aryj signed on
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