## **Trustees' Annual Report**
For the period from **01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022**
## Charity Name: **SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH**
Also known as: SCCC
Registered charity number: 1087945
## **Charity's principle address**
The Chapel Ancasta Road Southampton Hampshire SO14 6SL
## **Name of Trustees**
Dr Tat Shing Yam Mr Ho Lee Wong Mr Erik Hu
## **Governing document** Constitution adopted 6 July 2001
The charity is constituted by Trust
## **Trustee selection method**
Candidates must be 18 years of age or over and are members of the SCCC and have demonstrated over a sufficient length of time that they are faithful and spiritually mature members of the body of Christ. Existing trustees can nominate new trustees for election at the SGM or AGM.
## **Policies and Procedures**
There is a safe-guarding policy (updated in April 2021) in place. We carried out DBS check for all Sunday School teachers and helpers. These checks will be renewed every three years recommended by Charity Commission.
Ongoing review of the health and safety issues including COVID-19 policy to ensure all statutory requirements and standards are met and in-line with the UK government guidance.
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## **Objectives of the charity**
- l. To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Chinese, primarily but not exclusively, in Southampton and its surrounding areas.
2. To provide a spiritual home for Christians and to care for their spiritual welfare.
3. To equip Christians for service
4. To collaborate with other Christian churches or organizations.
5. To relieve those in need, hardships and distress
## **Church Vision**
By God’s grace, we will become a living and outreaching church
## **Highlights of 2021-22**
Due to ongoing pandemic measures SCCC continued all of the online activities for Sunday service, Children Sunday School, as well as other small groups and fellowship for the most part of 2021. As the restrictions were gradually eased by the UK government, we had our first face to face Sunday service and children Sunday school on the 1st August 2021 albeit with a limited capacity because of social distancing being observed. However, live streaming of Sunday service on SCCC YouTube channel was continued. Face to face meetings for small groups and fellowships were also gradually resumed at SCCC church centre and the university in the following month.
During this twelve months period there were two baptismal services where a total of eleven brothers and sisters were baptized into our Lord Jesus Christ. Seven of those were the new immigrants from Hong Kong. In addition, another eleven brothers and sisters applied to become a member of SCCC.
As more Hongkongers joined our church activities, our congregation quickly swelled beyond the capacity we have at Portswood church for our Sunday afternoon service. By God’s grace on 16[th] January 2022 SCCC had its first single language Cantonese Sunday morning service with children Sunday school at SCCC church centre which was attended by over 30 adults plus their children. Several new cell groups / fellowships have been created to meet their needs, such as Cantonese ladies group, Cantonese/English young family group, and a brothers group. In addition, weekly Wednesday prayer meeting and adult Sunday school were introduced in February 2021 to complement various church ministries and sustain the spiritual growth of brothers and sisters in Christ.
In response to the increasing number of families arriving from Hong Kong, a new immigrant ministry has been initiated not only to care their spiritual needs but also to provide practical supports to help them settle down in Southampton and its neighbouring areas. Apart from weekly
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conversational English classes held at church centre we also ran a series of workshops covering a wide range of topics such as job hunting, setting up business, buying properties in the UK, buying cars, how to use NHS and pharmacy, etc.
The University of Southampton reopened its campuses for students in September 2021. Hence, both student fellowships, MCF (Mandarin Christian Fellowship) and CCF (Chinese Christian Fellowship) also resumed their face to face meetings on campus. Moreover, CCF had its first Weekend Away at Woodcroft Christian Centre in March 2022 since the first nationwide lockdown. The event was very much enjoyed by almost 30 students from CCF.
## **Financial review**
Our principal sources of funds are from members of the church. There is no outside fund raising. The key expenditures for this year include the rental cost for our Sunday meeting venue, staff salary and wages, as well as financial support to the external Christian Mission organizations and our mission partners. We also donate to other charity organisations for the relief of natural disasters and the homeless. The charity employs one part-time worker for the children ministry and one full-time pastor.
The general fund includes a reserve of one year of staff salary, pensions and operating expenses to ensure that the trustees are able to response to any unexpected changes in income and expenditure.
The charity has no deficit.
The charity has a property as Church Centre purchased in December 2016.
All trustees are volunteers and do not receive any remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Signed by
Dr Tat Shing Yam Trustee On behalf of SCCC Management Committee
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## **SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR FROM 1st APRIL 2021 - 31st March 2022**
## **CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NUMBER: 1087945**
||**General Fund**
**Note**
**RECEIPTS**
General Fund
Bank interest
Gift Aid Tax Refund
Sundryreceipt
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**PAYMENTS**
Rent for church meetings
Pastor Henry Wai's accommodation rental cost
Speaker Fee
Salary and tax
**1**
Contribution to Workplace Pension
DBS Check
Bibles & books
Courses
Insurance
Music Licence
Sundry payments
**7**
Donation to other charities
**5**
General expenses in Church Centre
**2**
Children and Youth ministry
**3**
Outside Mission Support
**4**
Outreach evangelism events
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**BALANCE of General Fund this period**
ADD balanced fund b/f from last year 20/21
LESS transferred to Reserved Fund
**Balance of General Fund @31/03/2022**|**2021/22**
£
64,015
671
14,566
**79,252 **
6,624
9,900
1,390
26,241
413
411
205
634
614
500
2,579
10,500
1,104
333
6,380
2,571
**70,398**
8,854
98,879
**107,732**
A|**2020/21**
£
70,576
94
21,357
16|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**92,043**|
||||3,450
9,900
1,360
25,260
383
129
581
196
652
9,000
1,721
358
2,400
320|
||||**55,710**|
||||36,333
62,546|
||||**98,879**|
## **SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR FROM 1st APRIL 2021 - 31st March 2022**
## **CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NUMBER: 1087945**
||**CHURCH CENTRE FUND**
Offering received
Less:
Repair & Renewal
**6**
Captial Expenses for Church Centre
BALANCE of Church Centre Fund this period
Add Retained fund from lastyear 20/21
**Balance of Church Centre fund @31/03/2022**
Reserved Fund @ 31/03/2021
Balance of Reserved Fund @ 31/03/2022
**TOTAL FUND @31/03/2022**
**ACCOUNT SUMMARY**
**Total income for the year**
**Total expenditure for the year**
**Total Net gain for the year**
**Add Balance b/f from last year 20/21**
**Balance Fund for this year 21/22**
**Allocation of funds @31/03/2022**
General Fund
Church Centre Fund
Reserved Fund
**TOTAL FUND**|**2021/22**
£
3,000
597
2,403
24,280
**26,683**
B
50,000
**50,000**
C
**183,515**
A+B+C
82,252
70,995
11,257
173,158
D
**184,415**
107,732
A
26,683
B
50,000
C
**184,415**|**2020/21**
£
3,000
1,153
420|
|---|---|---|---|
||||1,427
22,853|
||||**24,280**|
||||50,000|
||||**50,000**|
|||||
||||**173,158**|
||||95,043
57,284|
||||37,759
135,399|
||||**173,158**|
||||98,879
24,280
50,000|
||||**173,158**|
## **SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR FROM 1st APRIL 2021 - 31st March 2022**
## **CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NUMBER: 1087945**
|**Statement of Assets &**
**Liabilities**
**Assets**
Church Centre building
Legal and survey fee
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Improvement to Property
Deposit accounts
Bank current account
Cash in hand
**Liabilities**
**NET Assets/(Liabilities)**|**2021/22**
£
166,250
2,176
7,787
39,956
80,000
104,415
-|**216,169**
**184,415**
**400,584**
0
**400,584**|**2020/21**
£
166,250
2,176
7,787
39,956
80,000
93,158
-|**216,169**
**173,158**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**389,328**|
|||||0|
|||||**389,328**|
## **SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH ACCOUNT FROM 1 April 20201 - 31 March 2022 Notes on Accounts**
|**1**
**Salary**
Deborah Harris
Chi Kong Wai
**2**
**General Expenses of**
Gas safety inspection & boiler service-annually
**Church Centre**
Broadband
Gas & Electricity
Energy rebate
Misc
Waste collection
Water tap
**3**
**Children and Youth ministry**
Urban Saints - teaching materials (£21 per month)
Materials for Sunday school & Youth
**4**
**Mission Support**
Glo-bless (£100 per month)
Andrew & Laura (£50 per month)
Lilian Lee
Carol Forbes
**5**
**Donation to other charities**
AfC (Ambassador for Christ)
COCM
SOP
Friends International
Hope Now LTD-Ukraine
CCHK & Herald Newspaper|£7,791
£18,450|
|---|---|
||**£26,241**|
||£354
£294
£827
-£853
£29
£427
£25|
||**£1,104**|
||£252
£81|
||**£333**|
||£1,200
£600
£3,130
£1,450|
||**£6,380**|
||£2,000
£5,000
£500
£1,000
£1,000
£1,000|
||**£10,500**|
**SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH ACCOUNT FROM 1 April 20201 - 31 March 2022**
## **Notes on Accounts**
|**6**
**Repair & Renewal**
Laptop & mobile phone
**7**
**Sundry payments**
Bass guitar
COCM Calendars
Communion cups
Drum set
Guitar bar
Misc
Piano stool
Portable speak
Safety guards for door
Payroll system (SAGE)
S C N (Southampton church network-
subscription)
Wreath
Wireless mic|**£597**|
|---|---|
||£269
£458
£172
£475
£29
£585
£35
£161
£60
£101
£120
£60
£55|
||**£2,579**|
CHARITY COMMISSION
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