REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: N1666904 (Northern Ireland) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2023 FOR CENTRE 61 MINISTRIE8 Ivan Shannon & Co 39 Church Street BaI￿nahInch Northern Ireland 8T24 8AF CENTRE 61 MINISTRIES CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Page Report of the Trustees 1 10 3 Independent Examlnoes Raport statement ol Flnanclal Actlvltle• Balance Sheet Not•8 to Ihe Flnanclal Ststsmants 7 to 10 Dgtalled 8tatsment of Flnanclal knllvlths CENTRE 61 MINISTRIES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 The trustee$ vtho are aiGO dlr8Ctors of the *)r p￿p0￿ of ts c￿panIeS Acl 2LK)6. present th8ir reFQrt wilh the financial slalements of the tharity for Ihe year ended 31 December 2023. The Iwslees have adopted the provislons of Accountiw and Reporting by Charilies.. Stakment of Recom￿ Practice app￿Cab[e lo d￿ritieS preparing their accounts in accordance wilh the Financial ReF>ortiry Starthrd appftsble in the UK and Rewblic of Iteland IFRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). Oblecllveg and actlvltlgs Oblectlvea and alms Centre 61 mlnislries desi￿ Is k) build up. ew)urage arKI nurtwe people profess a faith in Jesus Chri51 and lo see people come to fallh In Jesus oulshJe of the thurth ￿th￿￿nity. The chanty alms to wovth a place where there is regular biblic81 teathiThJ, worship and support ow MOM￿ and d4klren. The ¢hanty aims to WO￿ thalPy wlll ao secltorts of c¥)nvwW lo prty¥*Je support and ¢are lo tlw In r￿ed tPwe deffKmstraliry Ihe love of God. Page 1 CENTRE 61 MINISTRIES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Obfvctlves and activltles Achievement and porfonnanco 2023 began In our newly rented buihling Glenada, where Ihe Sunday worship services became weN eslabltshed as the year progressed. It provided a much4velcomed feeling of spaLY for these larger gathering of our members. The chlldren's mini51ry beneffted grealty to having a dedicated spacious area to work in. These servicos continued we8kty with new people being added lo Ihe numbor allendlng. The Centre on Causeway Road conllnued lo be the locallon for Tuesday nlghl tab8macl8 gatherin9s and Thursday morning prayef meetings. The development of the Inner healing minlstry led to a room in the centre being transfomied Into a dedicated space called the resloratlon room. Inner heallng teachlng along wllh Ind6vldual sesslon5 ha$ proven lo be of subsl8nllal halp lo Ihosa of our membars arwj olher8 In communbty, 8p1d1ual￿. ￿nIalty and omotlonally. In May Ihe Lgrge marque was erected on the Northfleld slte In preparalloD for sumrner evenls. In May, a spedal Pentecosl ntght arranged though the Nua team was h8id In the lent. Over 700 people frorn dlfferenl churches In Northem Ireland gathered lo worship. tuming Into a rN)$l wonderful n¢ghl of fellowshlp. Nua fegllval wa8 hetd al Northfield agaln thbs year al the end ol Junè wlth many ol our members attendlng and volunl8édng. Thls was a weekend of fijn. WOT8hlp. 18ught8r. ielalionship bulldlng and fomlng for everyone. Peopla 18ft refreshed and spiritually nourished after 011 ￿ wond8rful biblical teaching throughout the weekend. A ministy to encourage wcffien was began In 2023. Thls Included a serf88 of nights wh8r818dl&8 ol th8 church and the loeal communlty were invlled lo lak8 part In a walk followed by Ilght rafr88hments and a short talk on how God hed per80nally touched people's lfves. The normal roultne of servlces dlffered dudng th8 summer month8 lo Sunday evenlng encounter n*hts al the Northfield sllg, These were well attended and even opened Ihe opportunity lo worshlp wlth people from other Churches. We hekl a speclal B8Q In Juty to say farewell to the WJrrow famlly VA￿ were relocaltng ￿ USA. They h8d sor￿d tho church body falihfvlty Ihrough Simon leading I￿rshIP and Saral's 188chlng of the V•Drd. We are #o very graleful for Ihe Ilme they spent wilh us as part of ourchurch lamlly. The New Llfe Confergn¢e o¢¢urred In Ihe 3rd week of Augu81 al the Northfleld slte. Paul Johnston, his family and a team from Our Fathers House IUSAI came and preached, lead worshlp and sepied lor Ihe conference. We thank G￿j for the move of His Spirit during Ihls Ilma and Saw wonderful bles8lng8 8u¢h 88 peop[8 comlng to fallh In Jesus Chri81. 80m8 bèing r&slored to thelr lallh and 14 people baplkad. The suntlower fiold was rèplanted this summèr bul unfortunalaly duè to we8th8r condltions ?ffècllng growth was not open fully to publt. Whoever those Ilowers th81 dld bloom where gathered and members of the church visited neighl)ouring houslng estates with bunthes lo gfve out. Thls gave wonderful opportunltles to connect wllh many In the local ¢ommunlty. Sunday seNlces resumed In G16nada In Septembor wllh the thange ol tsbemade nlghts belng Interchanged wlth home groups on a Tuesday evening. This was lo encfjurage buildlng up of conneclion and friendshlp bet4¥een ¢hur¢h members. Chdslmas season was celebrated with different nwjhts s￿h as the special daughters mln161ry craft nlght. a ¢hlldren's night, a natmty play and 8 new years eve paty. Throughout the year we have wlthes8ed how God has transfomied and renewed peopl88 fves and we pray that this wlll conlinue in 2024. Structurei governance and manog•mont Governlng documènt The charity is controlled by ils goveming document. a deed of tr￿1, and ojnslilutes a limited company, limited by guarantee. as defined by Ihe Cornpani8s Act 2006. Page 2 CENTRE 61 MINISTRIES REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Structure¥ govamanco and management Organlsatlonal struclurg The Iruslees also act as direclors for the charity. The charity has a lolnt leadershlp team made up of the dlrectors. The &ach have equal responsibility. authority and power in deC4￿n maklng. a unanlmous declsSon cannot be made. a m810rfty dacislon Is reached. Wtthln the context of Centre 61 Ministries the88 directors Serve 8s1gaders and ar6 responsibla for all de¢i8ion making along with the WKler ¢hur¢h188dership 18am. All trustees musl pass a strict criteria. they rnusl bé abovè raproach, of a good reputstlon and be responslbl& with monay. A unanimous decision must be reached by all truslees whan appointing new Irusteas. AJI rfsks posed lo the charlty are covered by professlonal Indemnlty Insuranc8. All appropriale procedu￿$ and systems are In place lo ensure thal crltaria arg m81 to comply with insurance policies. Th8 charity has safeguardlng polky in place worklng wllh chlldren and 811 voluniaers are approprfalely vetted. Reference and admlnlltratlve dotalls Reglstored Company number N1666904 (Northern Irel8ndl Reglstorod Chaflty number Reglstsred offlco Tru$leo5 N A W Alexander P A Cousin$ A P Molesty (reslgned 1.12.23) Company Secretary Indopendent ExamSn•r Kelly Gillespie Iv8n Shannon & Co 39 Church Street 8allynahinch Northern Ireland BT24 8AF Approved by order oftho board of Iruslees on .l3.1.fl.I.,YA........,. and slgned on Its behall by. 8r- Trustee Page 3 INDEPENDENT EXAMINERE REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CENTRE 61 MINISTRIES I rep￿1 on the accounts ol tr￿ o)mpany for Ihe yearend&d 31 De￿rnber 2023. wttich are set out on pages fve to ten. Respecllve responslbilitles of ¢harity In￿teeS and oxarnln•r As the tharivs trustees (and atso the dtredorn for pury)05es of C¥￿nY Iwl you are reSpo￿lbIe the preparation of the accounts in accordanc£ with the requirem8nts of the Companies Act 2006. HthTr3 salisf*d mysdf Ihat the (*￿rity is r#X SW to autht under (ayrpany law aryj is digthle for imlependent examination, it i8 ry respowbilty to.. examiné lh& accounts ur¥Jer SectH)n 65 oftr* Charib'es A foifow the pro¢ethJres la¢d duwn in the ￿r￿al DiredM)ns g¥en by the Ctrwity Commission for NoTlhem I￿laThJ ur#Jer Section 6519Xbl of the charit￿ Ad Basis of the Independent ¢xaminerfs report I have examifted your charity accounts as requlred urthr SedN)n 65 of ￿ Ch•it¢es kt and my examinalion wa$ caffied out in accordance with the ger*Trl Directhjns gNen by the Charity Commissp)n for Northem Ire]and under S&tion 65{9llb) of the Charsties Acl. The eXa￿￿nat￿)n irKluded a review of the rocc￿ts kept by the chartty and a comparison of Ihe accounts presented with those reoyds. ft akn induded ¢onsderaIi￿ of any unusual item$ or di8closures in the My role is to ststs whets any material mattets have to my attth giviry Th ￿use to belwe: That the accounts do r￿t acc4yd Imlh tTrK)se a¢xwnling re¢ords That Ihe accounts do not wtih ihe acoyjnting reqUirtsn￿ts of sect1(￿ 396 of Ihe Companies Act 2006 and wilh Ihe methctds and Wir￿lpleS of the Chariti&s Stalemenl of Reo)mmend8d Pra¢tscÈ applicable to charities pTrparing they xo)unts (n ac(xlrdw￿ *ith the FThrMial Repfy1tro SlarKlard appfjcable in the UK and Republic of Irebnd That there is furtherinfomth needed for a prow understandro of the acc4)unts to be reacP*d. Independent examlnerfs slatement I have completed my examinaliM and ￿￿errts in respec* of the matters (11 to14) fjsted above and, in connectKJn with fouowing the DirecticAts of the Charity Commk%sion f(¥ N(wttwn Ireknd. I have fourvj no matters that ￿quIre drawing to your allenltsjn. Kelly Gillespie IV￿ Shannon & Co 39 Church Street Ballynahlnch Northem I￿larKI BT24 8AF Dale-....... Page 4 CENTRE 61 MINISTRIES STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 31.12.23 Unrestrl¢ted fund 31.12.22 Total funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donalh)ns and legac18S 81.362 73,249 Inv8slmenl Income 15 Total 81.377 73,249 ExpeNDmJRE ON Raising lunds 76,120 54,751 NET INCOME 5,257 18,498 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fvnds brought fomiard 30,878 12.380 TOTAL FUNOS CARRIED FORWARD 36.135 30,878 The notes form part of these financial statements Page 5 CENTRE 61 MINISTRIES BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBER 2023 31.1223 Unrestrictod fund 31.12.22 Total funds CURRENT ASSErs Cash at bank arnl In hand 36.135 30,878 NET CURRENT ASSETS 36,136 30,878 TOTAL ASSETS LÉSS CURRENT UABlU￿8 36.135 30,878 NET ASSETS 36,135 30,878 FUNDS Ur*estrfctod fur 36.135 30.878 TOTAL FUNDS 36,135 30.878 The cha￿table comwy Is onllllad lo exerylh)n from *￿11 undw S•cllon 477 of ts Comp8nle8 Act 2006 for the year ended 31 Decernber 2023. The members have r#)1 requlred Its ¢cAnpany to obtain an 8udit of Ns lknandal Sts1￿￿￿ for the year ended 31 December 2023 in accofdance ￿th Sed#)n 476 ofts c￿nIeS kl 2006. The Iru$t60s a¢knovAedge Ihelr respon$lbtrrtles for (al ensuring that the ¢harilable c4)mpany keeps ac(¥yJntYy rec