Acfs MINISTRIES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2024 The Board of Trust888 present iheir report with the financial 8t8tament5 of the charityfor tho ye8r ended 28 Febru8ry 2024. The Trustees have adopted the provislons of Accounting Reporting by Charitie5'. Statement of Recommended PractlC8 applicable to ¢haritie8 preparing their 8ccounts In accord8nce wlth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffactive 1 January 2019). Retèronce and adminl#tratlvo d•talis The Charfty Name. The le8al name of the charlty Is ACTS Mlnlstrfes. The ch*rltVs af¢as of operatlon and UK ehirltable re8lstratlgn The charity work5 for the benefit of disadvantaged chlldren and adults In Indla. The charlty is reglstered In Northern Ireland wlth the Charlty Commlsslon In Northem Ireland (CCNII charlty no. 105730. Le8415tfUrture of the Charlty. The charlty Is constituted a5 an unincorporated charlty, establlshed by a wrltten const5tutlon. The governlng document of the charity is the wrltten con5tltutlon approved by the members and endorsed by the Charities Comm155lon In Northern Irdand ICCNII, There are no restrlction5 in the go¥ernlng documents on the operatlan of the charlty or on Its investment powers other than those Imposed by the Charlty law. The trustees are all Indlvldual5. Tho prlnclpal oper#tlni addr•ss. telephon• no, e rnall and web slte addresses of the charlty 53 Locksley Park, Belfast 8TIO OAS. Telephone no. +44 7585117739, E Mall address. artornson@hotmall.¢om FacebooL Acfs Minlstrles. Trustees The trustees in OITice on the date the report was approved were... R4ymond Thompson Ashok Thomas David Thompson Lorraine Thompson. The trustees wh0 Served as a trustee In the reportin8 period are as shDwn above. Page 2
Acr5 MINISTRIES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2024 Objects and actlvltles of the charlty The purposes of the charfty as set out In Its governing document ACTS Ministries was established for the advancement of religion and the relief of poverty and to promote the benefit of disadvantaged people in developing countries without the dlstlnction of age, gender. disabilitv, sexual orlentatlon, nationallty. ethnSc Identity, polltlcal or religious opinlon by associatlng the statutory authorities. communlty and voluntsry or8anisations and the inhabltants in a common effort with the objectlve of improving the conditlon5 of Ilfe for the sald inhabltants and In particular: . Support of the charltable work of the Little Hearts Or8anlsation In Indla. b. To advance educatlon In accordance wlth Chrlstlan principles. c. The recrultment, selectlon and sendlng Out of volunteers for short term service wlthln the are? of beneflt. The m¥ln actlvltles undertiken In ielatlon to those purposes and for the publlc benefft dur1 the y•ar We exlst to ra15e funds and recelve donatlons for the beneflt of chlldren and adult5 under the care of Lsttle Hearts Orphanage, Little Buds School, Balwadl Pre-school (South Indlal and Hatvest Mis51on Workers and Harvest Mlsslon Schools (North India) (see notE5 below). There are many disadvantaged people In India who need 5UPPOrt and protectlon. Uttle Hearts Orphanage 51tuated In Panayur, ECR, Chennai. cares for almost 130 children and adults who have moderate to severe and complex learnlng dlfflcultie5. Chlldren and adults wlth these dlfficultles are often ne8letted. 50metlmes abused and often abandoned. Llttle Hearts Qrphana8e provides a carlng envlronment for these vulnerable people. They are fed and clothed* 8lven physio treatment where needed and medical attention and cared for by the dedlcated Staff. Not all of the children and adults are orphans some do have parents, howevEr they often StrUge to care for chlldren wlth these levels of dlsabllltv. Llttle Hearts Orphanage wlth thelr tralned staff provldes exactly what these vulnerable people need. 88lwadl Pre-school - thls school 15 based In the Ghandl Nagar slum area of Sholllngonallur. Chennal. The school draws in dally the local children to prepare them for movlng Into maInst am educatlon 18overnrnent schools) when they have reached the requlred age or Standard. These 51um chlldren have no basic Ilteracy. There are at present about SO chlldren (aged 2-81 re8lStered and about 25-30 children coming to the pre-school every day. The chlldren are under the supervision of a trained primary sthool teather and classroom asslstant. The chlldren also enjoy a good meal in the school before going home. In addltlon to basic literacy the Pre-school is also homework club where the children from the the 51um. who are in the government schools. can receive help with their School work. The teachers in the pre-school also have a social role connectin8 Wlth parents about how their chlldren are managlng both In govemment schools and In Pre-school. A Sunday 5chool15 also held In the sch(K)I for all the local children who wish to come. Page 3
ACTS MINISTRIES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2024 Harvest Misslon- At our ACTS meetln8 in December 2023 it wa5 agreed that we had completed our 5UPPOrt for Harvest Missions and therefore will be ending support in 2024. The Charity set out to help Harvest Mission in 2008 and have supported regularly slnce that time but now feel that we have completed our task. It has been 8 worthwhile partnership wlth HoTvest where we have ass1Sted in many project5, new classrooms, blcycle5 for workers in remote area5, flood victlm support, funding boreholes and funds for teacher salarles. The CEO of Haest was Informed in January 2024 of our decision and wa5 in agreement. We a150 have wrltten tc all the Harvest SUPPQrters to inform them of our decision to cease our fundlng of Harvest Mlssions and to fTnallse th55 by the 31st March 20241. There are still some funds In the Harvest account which we wlll send in due Course when the new bank detalls and FCRA detalls are recelved. Fundln8- Ail the fund5 raised and donated to Acfs Mlnistrle5 are used for the support of the above people directly and/or Indlrectly, Iteachers and staff salarles etc,. school unlforms,, bulldlng maintenance,. etcl. The m•ln achlevoM•nts and p•rftJrmance of the charlty durlnl the year We have contlnued to support the beneflclaries mentioned above durin8 the year. The Tru8t8as of the charlty conflrm that they have Gomplied with thelr duty under 88ctlon 416) of the Charltl88 Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 to have regard to the CCNI'S guld8nce on publlc benef It 8nd that the publlc beneflt requlrement has informed thé Bctivlties of the ch8rlty In th8 year 8nd8d 5 April 2024. Th• dlfference the charlty's perforrnance durlng the yeir has made to th• beneficlirles of the charlty and to the wlder saclety Our contlnued suppart of the followlng projects have had a posltlve Impact on the Ilves of the beneficlarles and also on the wlder soclety: Little Heart5 Orphanage Balwadl Pre-school and 4omework Club Harvest Misslon SchoDIs Structure. iovernance •nd management of the tharlty. The nwthods used to recrult and appoint new charlty trustees. The charlty recrults and appolnts trustees with a range of skllls, eKperience and knowledge In keeplng wlth the pursuance Of Its objects. The trustoe5' banker5 and advlsors Bankers.. AIB, Unlverslty Road. Belfast, BT7 IND Financial review of the p05Ition at the ieportlTrg date. 5 Aprfl 2024 The trustees consider the financial performance by the charfty during the year to have be2n satisfactory. Page 4
Acfs MINISTrIES REPORT OF THE TRusfEES YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2024 The Statement of Flnanci81 Activities ISOFAI show8 the extent of and movement in, all charltable funds differertiating bétween restrlcted funds Imonie5 provided for spoclflc purpos881 and unrestricted funds Imonies that can b8 applied to any charit8bL8 obj8Ctives within the organisation's oblectlvesl. Total Incoming resourc88 for the yèar were £27,62612023: £21.7691. Total expendlture on ch8rltable 8Ctlvltl83 for the ye8r was £18.68012024: £23,665). Total funds of the charity for tha ye8r 8nded 28 February 2024 were £14.363 {2023: £6,697). Palldes on reserveg. The charlty alm5 to hold an amouni in reserves that Is at least equlvalent to the runnln8 Costs tor 3 months. As at S Aprll 2024 the charity held £14,363 In reserve5 and thls would be sufflclent to run the charlty for 3 months based on currert levels of expendlture and also provlde an amount forcontlngencies. Avallablllty and adequacy of assets of •a¢h of the fvndi The board of trustees Is satlsfled that the charlty's asset5 in each fund are avallable and adequate to fulff I Its obllgatlon5 In respert of each fund. Detalls of The Independent EKamlner Teresa Campbell, AAB Group Accountant5 Llmlted Unlt I, Bulldlng 10 Central Park, Mallusk Road Newtt>wnabbey Co. Antrim BT36 4FS ststement of Truste•s' Respon51bllltl•s The charity's trustees are re5pon51ble for the preparation of the accounts In accordance wlth the terms of the Charities (Northern Ireland) Act 2008, as amended and The Charltles (Accounts and Report51 Regulatlons INorthern Ireland) 2015. In partlcular, charlty law requlres the Trustees, If they prepare account5 on an accruals basls, to prepare flnanclal statements for each ftnanclal year whlch give a true and falr vlew of the state of affair5 of the charlty as at the end of the flnanclal year and of the surplus or deflcit of the charity. In preparlng those flnanclal statements the TnJstees are requlred to . prepare the account5 In accordance with United Klngdom Generally Accepted Accountin8 Practice Iunlted Klngdom Accountlng Standards and applicable lawl.. select 5Ultable accounttn8 policies and apply them consistently. • rnake judgements and e5trrnate5 that are re05onable and prudent- Page 5
Acfs MINISTRIES REPORT OF THE TRusfEES YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2024 Ppare the fina131 statements on the going concern basis unless it is inapproprlate to presume that the charity wlll continué in business; state whether applicable accountin8 standards and statements of recommended prdctice have been followèd, subject to any material departures disc105ed and ejtplalned in the financial statements. The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satlsfied that thry glve a true and falr vlew of the state of affalrs of the charity and of the surplus or deficlt of the charityfor the year. The Trustees are also responsible far malntalnln8 adequate accountlng records whlch dlsclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any tlme the flnancial p051tion of the charily ènd which are sufficient to show and explaln the charlty's transactions and enable them to ensure that the flnanclal statements comply wlth regulations made under the Charities (Northern Ireland) Act 2008, 45 amended. They are also responsible for 5afeguardlng the a55et5 of the charlty and honce for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detectlon of fraud and other other irre8ulorltles. The Truste*s are also re5pon5ible forthe contents of the Trustees, r•porL •nd the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examlner In relation to the Trustees. report Is Ilmited to examlnlng the report and ensuring that, on the face of the report there are no materlal inconslstencles wlth the flgures d15cIosed In the financial statements. Thi5 report was approved by the board of trustees on .... Z&?5 Si8ned Raym Trustee d Thompson PaBe 6