Resurrection Life Centre Ltd

The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the Charitable Company for the 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. The Annual report serves the purposes of both a Trustees' report and a directors' report under company law. The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019). Since the Charitable Company qualifies as small under section 382 of the Companies Act 2006, the Strategic report required of medium and large companies under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013 has been omitted. The Charitable Company also trades under the names t/a Chadwell Heath Nursery & Preschool and RLC Community Resource Centre. Objectives and activities a. Policies and objectives Resurrection Life Centre, shall be for the benefit of the residents in the Boroughs of Havering, Barking & Dagenham and Redbridge in particular families with children and young people, by: 1. Advancing the education of the residents through the provision of training, Early Years Childcare facilities and Community Children & Family Support Services; 2. The provision of services, advice, support and guidance on issues relating to Parenting, Youth Development, Children and Adult Education; 3. Encouraging the study of the needs of children and families in the local area and promoting public interest in and recognition of these needs 4. The relief of hardship and poverty in the borough of Havering, Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge and around the world and promotion of community education and awareness of the plight of the disadvantaged and less privileged of society. 5. Seeking to REEEID (recruit, equip, empower, envision, inspire and deploy) young people, men and women within the local community to maximize their life potential for the public benefit of our community, the nation and humanity. In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'. The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, Charities and Public Benefit." RLC has referred to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and its principles as part of the review of RLC's objectives and activities in the past year and is pleased to report 100%. b. Volunteers In spite of the very difficult and unprecedented years gone by due to the COVID 19 global Pandemic, the charitable company is grateful for the unstinting efforts of its volunteers who are involved in service provision, and numerous charitable and fundraising initiatives. It is estimated that over 5,000 volunteer hours were provided during the year. If this is conservatively valued at £11.44 an hour National Living Wage rate of year under review,the volunteer effort amounts to over £57,200. The charitable company has an incumbent Volunteer Programs Coordinator to ensure that best value is derived from the sterling efforts of our volunteers.