2023-03-31-accounts - Southampton Chinese Christian Church

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Trustees' Annual Report

For the period from 01/04/2022 to 31/03/2023

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 May 2022) in place. We carried out DBS check for all Youth group / Sunday School teachers and helpers. These checks will be renewed every three years as recommended.

Ongoing review of the health and safety issues including COVID-19 policy to ensure all statutory requirements and standards are met and aligned with the UK government guidance.

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.

To provide a spiritual home for Christians and to care for their spiritual welfare.
To equip Christians for service
To collaborate with other Christian churches or organisations.
To relieve those in need, hardships and distress

Church Vision

By God’s grace, we will become a living and outreaching church

Highlights of 2022-23

Currently our congregation mostly comprises immigrants from Hong Kong, Chinese students from the university, some local Chinese and non-Chinese people. We have been renting from Portswood church for our Sunday afternoon service, Children Sunday School and outreach events for over twenty years. To accommodate the increasing number of Cantonese speaking people among our congregation, Cantonese Sunday morning service and Cantonese Children Sunday School has been relocated from our church centre to a much larger venue at the Richard Taunton Sixth Form College in June 2022. Youth group meetings regularly took place at church centre on alternate Sunday afternoons. Occasionally, children and youths may also have their additional activities on Saturday or weekdays at Portswood Church and church centre. During the week there are as many as twenty regular meetings such as bible studies, fellowships, cell groups and family group meetings taking place at various locations including church centre, University of Southampton, as well as brothers and Sisters own homes.

Since the pandemic we had our first church retreat at Hill House Christian Centre Otterhampton in April 2022. The theme of this retreat was ‘together we build up soldiers of Gospel’ and it was attended by eighty people. During this twelve month period there were two baptismal services where a total of eight brothers and sisters were baptised into our Lord Jesus Christ. In addition, another fifteen brothers and sisters applied to become members of SCCC.

Weekly Wednesday online prayer meetings and online adult Sunday school courses were continued to complement various church ministries and sustain the spiritual growth of brothers and sisters in Christ. There were a total 74 brothers and sisters signed up for seven different adult Sunday School courses.

SCCC continues to care for the spiritual needs of the new immigrants from Hong Kong but also provides practical support to help them settle down in Southampton and its neighbouring areas.

Financial review

Our principal sources of funds are from members of the church. There is no outside fundraising. 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 organisations and our mission partners. We also donate to other charity organisations for the relief of natural disasters and the local homeless. The

charity employs one part-time worker for the children ministry, one half-time pastoral worker in training 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 respond to any unexpected changes in income and expenditure.

The charity has no deficit.

The charity has a property as Church Centre which was purchased in December 2016.

All trustees are volunteers and do not receive any remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Prepared by

Dr Tat Shing Yam

Trustee

Chairman of SCCC Management Committee

SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR FROM 1st APRIL 2022 - 31st March 2023

CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NUMBER: 1087945

	General Fund Note RECEIPTS General Fund Bank interest Gift Aid Tax Refund TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS Rent for church meetings Pastor ‘s accommodation rental cost Speaker Fee Salary and tax Contribution to Workplace Pension DBS Check Bibles & books Courses Insurance Music Licence Sundry payments 1 Donation to other charities 2 General expenses in Church Centre 3 Children and Youth ministry 4 Outside Mission Support 5 Church events 6 TOTAL PAYMENTS BALANCE of General Fund this period ADD balanced fund b/f from last year 21/22 LESS transferred to Reserved Fund Balance of General Fund @31/03/2023	2022/23 £ 86,886 738 12,687 100,312 19,227 9,900 3110 32,354 621 350 395 660 830 1,798 500 3,109 629 11,400 2,409 87,292 13,020 107,732 120,752 A	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

SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR FROM 1st APRIL 2022 - 31st March 2023

CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NUMBER: 1087945

	CHURCH CENTRE FUND Offering received Less: Repair & Renewal Capital Expenses for Church Centre BALANCE of Church Centre Fund this period Add Retained fund from lastyear 21/22 Balance of Church Centre fund @31/03/2023 Reserved Fund @ 31/03/2022 Balance of Reserved Fund @ 31/03/2023 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 year21/22 Balance Fund for this year 22/23 Allocation of funds @31/03/2023 General Fund Church Centre Fund Reserved Fund TOTAL FUND	2022/23 £ 0 26,683 26,683 B 50,000 50,000 C 197,435 A+B+C 100,312 87,292 13,020 183,515 D 197,435 120,752 A 26,683 B 50,000 C 197,435	2021/22 £ 3,000 597
			2,403 24,280
			26,683
			50,000
			50,000

			183,515
			82,252 70,995
			11,257 173,158
			184,415
			107,732 26,683 50,000
			184,415

SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR FROM 1st APRIL 2022 - 31st March 2023

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)	2022/23 £ 166,250 2,176 7,787 39,956 80,000 120,752 -	216,169 197,435 413,604 0 413,604	2021/22 £ 166,250 2,176 7,787 39,956 80,000 104,415 -	216,169 184,415
				400,584
				0
				400,584

SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH ACCOUNT FROM 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023

Notes on Accounts

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name SOUTHAMPTON CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH members of

On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages	31STMARCH 2023	Charity no (if any)

	(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: A Khan Date: 28/01/2024 Name: Asif Khan Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 26 Kent Avenue, Slough, SL1 3AA

Oct 2018

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

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