## Section A ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date **From** 1 August 2020 Period end date **To** 31 July 2021 ## Reference and administration details **Charity name** Portsmouth Chinese Christian Church **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1088197 **Charity's principal address** Wesley Centre 128 Fratton Road, Fratton Portsmouth, Hampshire **Postcode** PO1 5DD ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Alex Pun|||| ||EmilyCheung|Treasurer||| ||Mei LengFong|||| ||Julie Wong|Secretary||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B** ## **Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Portsmouth Chinese Christian Church Constitution (created and Type of governing document submitted to Charity Commission in 1999, amendments were made (eg. trust deed, constitution) which were approved and updated by the Charity Commission in April 2014) By trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) > Trustee selection methods Trustees are elected or reappointed at the AGM for a term of 2 (eg. appointed by, elected by) years ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 1. Ongoing review of heath and safety issues to ensure that all requirements and standards are met. - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C** ## **Objectives and activities** To glorify God by preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, promoting and advancing the Christian faith, and by providing Christian fellowship primarily but not exclusively among members of the Chinese community in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** **TAR** March **2012** 2 - Sunday service - Bible study - Student fellowship - Adult and children Sunday School - Annual Student Gospel Camp - Children’s Days - Visitation to families, students and the elderly - Outreach activities into the local community **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** - Evangelistic meetings Some face to face meetings have not yet been resumed due to Covid where members do not feel ready to return. This includes the elderly fellowship group. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Achievements and erformance p ## Section D **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** - Adult and Children Sunday School - weekly meetings for different age groups after the main service to deepen their understanding of God’s Word and purpose for their lives - Student Ministry – regular meetings and alternate cell group evenings - Continued support of the Herald Christian newspaper (in Chinese) via distribution and visits to local Chinese businesses and families in Portsmouth and surrounding areas - Use of Wesley Centre for informal sports and games activities for children and young people in the local community on Saturdays and half term breaks - Help and support for new immigrant families to settle into life in the UK. There has been a sharp increase of new families from Hong Kong. - Training of members to lead regular meetings including students - **TAR** March **2012** 4 **Section E** ## **Financial review** Reserves are used to: - **Brief statement of the**  Maintain the day to day running of the ground and first floor of the - **charity’s policy on reserves** Wesley Centre  Provide financial support to other Christian organisations for the work of preaching the gospel of Christ **Details of any funds materially** The charity is not in deficit **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); The charity’s principal source of funds is purely from offerings made from members and Christians from other churches and organisations. The expenditure enables the charity to provide the necessary outreach work to the local community especially during special events such as Chinese New year, Easter, Christmas and various outings during the year. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F** ## **Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Emily Cheung Julie Wong **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary **etc)**[Treasurer ] **Date** 2022 **TAR** March **2012** 5 Portsrnwth Port Chrtstlan Chufth ent Of Assets & Llabll 15tefed Num 31-Juk21 Fixtures. Flttlng & Equiprnent Freehold Property ImprovementTo Property Legal C05t5 Bank Current Account De￿sItA£cOuTrts Petty Cash 41.784.56 41,784.56 IL707.00 6.438.24 76.Y6.13 91T28.Y3 11.707.IXI 6,43824 55,536.19 92.719.65 6(P3.f￿￿6 588.285.64 LSab115tleJ others Credltors & Acuuats NET ASSETSIUABILMES Aeye5ented bv Bèlar￿ at start of perbod Add: surplu5 588.285.64 21,319.22 542.678.36 45,607.28 6rr3.f4)4.86 588.285.64 IC(MJncll Se¢￿tary) (Church Treasurer) Datr nthur Commlssk)n OFFEAII 3423asi 3U75.69 &707SI GWtAldsTaxClalmgd 34J3351 40.583.57 OThER IFKOME Bank Intere5tRxefftd 928 144.67 928 144.67 2QWXS.O) TOTALIN(OME 6152824 OFFEAINGS 2A20.rp) 3520.W) Sy) PRÈMLSE5C05rs 532.34 537SZ 417.55 eat& U8ht 43857 48741 REPNJPS L442. L89ZAY GENEKIiNIIMINISTrATK>N TeWore C￿niry 47920 95.97 9554 Svrdry 1169) 1.63620 GOSPEL VINISVAY GOsp￿(•￿P MinstsyEy L366.12 I.OIIA4 43.17 137756 REFRESHMEPIT& FELlOWSHIPME￿5 287J4 5UNDAYXHOOi MATERIAL TOT￿Expe￿I[NTu 2357 NEfpAOFtYI{DEFTh) 21 ToTh• 41.n4 Addth L¢ssdi91**414*} ¢h¥oe lry Lessdi9y)sal$l￿￿I Nfftla31 Juty 1021 IIWM31 W2020 ,(w. 6.W24 11.7D7.L 14524 Adthon9 Lès&thspoÈabl.4el 11&24 Bal*xè Ba￿nC•￿ta NBV* 3t 11.707. 14&24 NBvoi31￿￿2 14&24 NrhifjllAthiDD) I￿¢¢.￿7 tyJ Ill4￿11 J)) L43 2>M•Trll I￿ATr21 CtrA 7PJ 43J7 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
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Portsmouth Chinese Christian Church| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||31 July 2021|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1088197| ||||| ||1-5||| ||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 /07 /2021.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
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 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. **Date:** 27.5.2022 **Signed: Name:** Mandy White **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Ashton House, Forest Road, Swanmore SO32 2PL 1 ## **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** . 2