## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/03/2021 Period start date To 28/02/2022 Period end date**
**Charity name: Southampton Christadelphian Ecclesia Charity registration number: 1140168**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 To advance the Christian faith in
of the charity as set out accordance with the Christadelphian
in its governing Birmingham Amended Statement of
document Faith for the benefit of the public,
through the holding of meetings for
worship, prayer and the preaching of
the Gospel, providing religious
teaching and publications, the
promotion of charitable works and the
provision of pastoral care.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Sunday services are arranged for
1.19
activities in relation to Breaking of Bread for worship, prayer
those purposes for the and praise, and weekday meetings of
public benefit, in Bible Class and Bible Reading Group for
particular, the activities, study and discussion of scripture. All
projects or services members of the public are welcome to
identified in the attend. Baptisms, weddings and
accounts. funerals are also performed. However,
since the introduction of Coronavirus
restrictions it has not been practicable
to hold our usual Sunday Bible Hour
Services, and we have adopted
alternative ways of proclaiming the
Gospel message. We hope in summer
2022 to resume this activity
We wish to advance the gospel for its
spiritual and moral benefits to
individuals and the public at large, as
is the Christian duty. Our activities and
free literature are exclusively Bible
based, intended for evangelising to
attract new members and for
encouraging the religious and spiritual
development of existing members in
furtherance of the way of life in Christ.
We promote that way of life, the Bible
duty “to live self-controlled, upright
and godly lives... eager to do what is
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good” to all people and to “live at peace with everyone.” Whilst acknowledging social responsibility for the Public Benefit, we have no involvement in political matters nor any secular aspiration in what we do. Our distribution of religious literature door to door either in person or via Royal Mail is to raise religious awareness by inviting the public to to have free literature to encourage Bible study and belief of the gospel. We raise members’ donations also to support gospel proclamation in the wider UK through other Christadelphian Ecclesias and in Europe and Africa via the Christadelphian Bible Mission. Our pastoral work is organised to visit the elderly, infirm or sick in homes or hospital and attend to the need to cheer and encourage them, as well as to deal with practical difficulties. This can include errands or purchases, financial help or advice, or transport to and from meetings, or medical appointments. Spiritual counsel is also arranged for those with such a need. For work farther afield in the UK, we raise members’ donations for the Christadelphian Benevolent Fund. We also financially support with donations pastoral work principally in the UK by the Christadelphian Isolation League which includes provision of Braille books and matter for those who are deaf, and overseas through the Christadelphian Bible Mission in the use of its Welfare Fund for alleviating hardship. Subject to restrictions we have also run Coffee Mornings which are open to the public and provides a social venue in the area. Another aspect of our charitable work is provision of low-cost accommodation. We own two flats which are let at low rental to tenants disadvantaged by age, infirmity or low income. We have no commercial motive and surplus (when there is any) is ploughed back into the Ecclesial funds. Elderly and ill members of our UK community are cared for in Christadelphian Care Homes and we raise financial support for them. Contributions from our members are
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made to Christadelphian Benevolent
Fund for helping those in need in the
UK, to Christadelphian Meal-a-Day for
relief of poverty overseas and aid in
providing fresh water supplies, farming
and health advice. For disaster relief
anywhere in the world, we donate to
the Christadelphian Samaritan Fund.
We also raise funds for charities with a
local connection such as those
supporting the homeless and needy in
the Southampton area, the Hampshire
Air Ambulance, and well-known
national charities with medical, social
or care objectives. We have held fund-
raising Coffee Mornings to allow those
in the neighbourhood to support us in
these causes.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees declare that, in the planning and
whether the trustees execution of our activities, they have considered
have had regard to the the Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit,
guidance issued by the including that given for charities for the
Charity Commission on advancement of religion
public benefit
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
The functioning of the Ecclesia
Para 1.38 depends entirely on the services, time
Contribution made by and financial donations freely given by
volunteers unremunerated member volunteers.
The Trustees gratefully acknowledge
that we could not honour our
commitments to our Object without
such generous and unstinting support.
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
The effects of Coronavirus have
continued to impact preaching
activities carried out in our hall,
Summary of the main however, we continue to carryout
Para 1.20
achievements of the preaching activities on line and
charity, identifying the continue to have a regular visitor at
difference the charity’s our midweek bible reading group. The
work has made to the Ecclesial Plan was completed in full,
circumstances of its with the scheduled meetings and
beneficiaries and any services taking place. Visiting speakers
wider benefits to society joined via Zoom and encouraged and
as a whole. uplifted the congregations. Bible study
comprised a mix of lecture, DVD or
visual presentations. As restrictions
have eased we have been able to hold
our Sunday services as hybrids, from
our hall and on Zoom. The personal
delivery of “Glad Tidings” magazines to
areas of Southampton has continued
and there have been 20 regular postal
recipients.
Attendance at the adult meetings
averaged approximately 52
attendances per week spread over the
three meetings. Total membership
averaged 45. Currently we do not
have any scholars in our Sunday
School.
In the year we have held a baptismal
service, and gained two new members
transferred from another
Christadelphian Ecclesia. Sadly also we
have had three funeral services,
The focus of our gospel proclamation
this year has been using social media,
newspapers and advertising outside of
our hall to proclaim the Gospel
Message. We plan to resume our
Sunday Bible Hour and an online
Seminar Summer 2022
The amount and importance of welfare
work is such that it is a standing item
on the agenda of the monthly
Arranging Trustees’ meeting. The
trend towards care and help for the
elderly continues. Taking account of
current Coronavirus restrictions and
advice, this help has comprised visiting
at home or in hospital, with private
breaking of bread if requested,
transport, shopping, comfort and help
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with funerals, continuing contact with those in Care Homes, dealing with social services and financial matters, all on behalf of those in need, some of whom for various reasons struggle to cope with today’s society. Whilst the requirement for welfare support expenditure has been relatively low this year. The need continues, however, for volunteers’ time and effort for the welfare ministrations, especially since our membership is ageing and needs more and greater attention. This burden falls most heavily on our Welfare Team and those who assist them and we are particularly indebted for their services. The tenancy of both flats continues, with long term tenants.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Members donations have continued to
financial position at the be received and income has exceeded
end of the period expenditure, this has been helped by
the rents for the two flats which have
both been occupied by tenants for the
whole year. The finances of the charity
remain in a healthy state.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Ecclesia’s policy is to establish
policy for holding within the General Fund (unrestricted)
reserves stating why they a reserve of £10,000 to meet future
are held unforeseen contingencies, over and
above a target working income of
£5,000 per annum. This provision is
calculated with reference to potential
loss of one year’s income and council
tax if the flats are vacated
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £10,000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 No fund was in deficit at 28 [th] February
in deficit 2022
Explanation of any Para 1.23 There are currently no uncertainties,
uncertainties about the The age range of the members of the
charity continuing as a ecclesia is such that whilst we have a
going concern number of elderly members there are
sufficient younger members to enable
the ecclesia to continue as a going
concern.
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Our sources of funds are from
collections and donations from
The charity’s principal members and tenants’ rents. When
sources of funds Para 1.47 extra funds are needed, e.g., for
(including any unforeseen maintenance costs,
fundraising) members are asked to increase
donations by single gifts or by
contributions made. If further funding
is required in time of real need,
Ecclesias and other Funds within the
Christadelphian body support one
another mutually by special appeals.
We have not needed to call upon this
support to date.
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
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A description of the Para 1.46 principal risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution adopted 25 October 2015
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Unincorporated Association
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 All Trustees are elected by ballot of the
methods including details membership annually
of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to
post or name of any
person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
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Trustees are elected from among experienced
members of the Ecclesia. Induction per se is not
Policies and procedures necessary, since Trustees are introduced to the
adopted for the induction Para 1.51 Charity Commission website publications, with
and training of trustees
emphasis on CC3 – The Essential Trustees: what
you need to know and Public Benefit principles.
All periodically receive CC newsletters to keep
them abreast of developments. When necessary
they are briefed on current topics, such briefings
drawing heavily on CC guidance notes.
All Trustees are members of the Arranging
Committee, which makes day-to-day
The charity’s arrangements on behalf of the charity in
organisational structure Para 1.51 consultation with the Treasurer.
and any wider network
On a monthly basis Trustees review all matters
with which the charity
works and make necessary decisions on activities and
expenditure. The teams for Welfare, Preaching,
and Bible Class all report to the Arranging
Trustees. Quarterly interim accounts for the
Ecclesia are received and reviewed.
Members receive minutes of Arranging Trustee
meetings and review them half yearly at
business meetings to confirm that all aspects of
our Object are receiving due attention and
diligence.
To ensure the appropriate use of charitable
donations by the Ecclesia and members, these
Relationship with any Para 1.51 are channelled through other charities in the
related parties Christadelphian body, as listed in the Annual
Accounts. These charities share our objectives
and Trustees are able to be represented on the
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major ones by attendance and/or voting. We also from time to time collect for local Southampton or Hampshire and national charities who help the disadvantaged or have some specific project for public benefit. The aims of these bodies are always examined before we propose them to members for a donation. Consideration of risks which could threaten the operation or reputation of the Ecclesia takes place at the Annual Trustee Meeting in July or otherwise as necessary. Trustees are elected from among experienced Other members of the Ecclesia. Induction per se is not necessary, since Trustees are introduced to the Charity Commission website publications, with emphasis on CC3 – The Essential Trustees: what you need to know and Public Benefit principles. All periodically receive CC newsletters to keep them abreast of developments. When necessary they are briefed on current topics, such briefings drawing heavily on CC guidance notes.
## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Southampton Christadelphian Ecclesia
Other name the charity Southampton Christadelphians
uses
Registered charity 1140168
number
Charity’s principal Christadelphian Hall,
address 16 St. James Road,
Shirley,
Southampton
SO15 FH
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Nicholas Oulton Secretary
Timothy Evans Assistant
2
Secretary
Martin Haines Treasurer
3
4 Kenneth Lacey
Paul Bonner
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
David Cox Holding Trustee
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Kenneth Lacey Holding Trustee
Keith Millington Holding Trustee
Nicholas Oulton Holding Trustee
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/A for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** M. Haines **Signature(s)** N. Oulton Martin John Haines **Full name(s)** Joseph Nicholas John Oulton **Position (eg** Secretary Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 05/12/2022
21-22 Annual_CC
## **SOUTHAMPTON CHRISTADELPHIAN ECCLESIA**
(Charity Reg. No. 1140168)
## **Statement of Accounts for period from 1st March 2021 to 28th February 2022**
|**Unrestricted Fund**
**Restricted Funds**
Total
Total
Total
Total
**RECEIPTS**
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
Members' donatons and collectons
7,366 214 100 7,681_15,361_13,681
Rent
9,800 - - -_9,800_10,368
Interest
32 - - -_32_96
BT Compensaton
478 - - -_478_
Tax refund- Gif Aid
2,323 - 3 550_2,875_1,148
Tax Refund – Small Donatons
- - - -_-_
Diaries and Magazine subs
420
_420_474
-
_-_
-
_-_-
-
_-_
-
_-_
-
_-_-
Total Receipts
20,420 214 103 8,231 28,966 25,767
**PAYMENTS**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Preaching Expenditure**
Visitng speakers' expenses
60
60
-4
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
200
1,916 2,116
1,242
Tributes in memoriam
45
45
33
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
-
-
Diaries and Magazine
457 52 -
509
712
Statonary/Books/printng
- - -
-
41
"Glad Tidings" magazine distributon
- - -
-
- 211 -
211
20
Website /Licences/Zoom
396 - -
396
152
Market Stall Costs
- -
-
-
Advertsing
- 146
146
Banner/Poster
- -
-
69
Equipment/Furnishings
281 -
Zoom Setup and equipment
-
-
611
Laptop
-
-
100
Communion Cups
-
-
233
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Welfare Donatons and Costs**
-
-
Sundry Welfare Gifs/Grants
- - 1,814
1,814
679
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
50 -
6,314 6,364
4,969
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
40 -
40
40
Food/Meals/Outngs
- -
-
65
Postage
- -
-
16
-
-
**General Expenses**
-
-
Gas
427
427
446
Electricity
263
263
182
Water
95
95
112
Broadband
269
269
143
Insurances - Hall and fats
1,659
1,659
1,580
Carried forward
4,243 409 1,814 8,231 14,415 11,441
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21|**Unrestricted Fund**
**Restricted Funds**
Total
Total
Total
Total
**RECEIPTS**
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
Members' donatons and collectons
7,366 214 100 7,681_15,361_13,681
Rent
9,800 - - -_9,800_10,368
Interest
32 - - -_32_96
BT Compensaton
478 - - -_478_
Tax refund- Gif Aid
2,323 - 3 550_2,875_1,148
Tax Refund – Small Donatons
- - - -_-_
Diaries and Magazine subs
420
_420_474
-
_-_
-
_-_-
-
_-_
-
_-_
-
_-_-
Total Receipts
20,420 214 103 8,231 28,966 25,767
**PAYMENTS**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Preaching Expenditure**
Visitng speakers' expenses
60
60
-4
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
200
1,916 2,116
1,242
Tributes in memoriam
45
45
33
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
-
-
Diaries and Magazine
457 52 -
509
712
Statonary/Books/printng
- - -
-
41
"Glad Tidings" magazine distributon
- - -
-
- 211 -
211
20
Website /Licences/Zoom
396 - -
396
152
Market Stall Costs
- -
-
-
Advertsing
- 146
146
Banner/Poster
- -
-
69
Equipment/Furnishings
281 -
Zoom Setup and equipment
-
-
611
Laptop
-
-
100
Communion Cups
-
-
233
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Welfare Donatons and Costs**
-
-
Sundry Welfare Gifs/Grants
- - 1,814
1,814
679
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
50 -
6,314 6,364
4,969
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
40 -
40
40
Food/Meals/Outngs
- -
-
65
Postage
- -
-
16
-
-
**General Expenses**
-
-
Gas
427
427
446
Electricity
263
263
182
Water
95
95
112
Broadband
269
269
143
Insurances - Hall and fats
1,659
1,659
1,580
Carried forward
4,243 409 1,814 8,231 14,415 11,441
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21|**Unrestricted Fund**
**Restricted Funds**
Total
Total
Total
Total
**RECEIPTS**
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
Members' donatons and collectons
7,366 214 100 7,681_15,361_13,681
Rent
9,800 - - -_9,800_10,368
Interest
32 - - -_32_96
BT Compensaton
478 - - -_478_
Tax refund- Gif Aid
2,323 - 3 550_2,875_1,148
Tax Refund – Small Donatons
- - - -_-_
Diaries and Magazine subs
420
_420_474
-
_-_
-
_-_-
-
_-_
-
_-_
-
_-_-
Total Receipts
20,420 214 103 8,231 28,966 25,767
**PAYMENTS**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Preaching Expenditure**
Visitng speakers' expenses
60
60
-4
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
200
1,916 2,116
1,242
Tributes in memoriam
45
45
33
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
-
-
Diaries and Magazine
457 52 -
509
712
Statonary/Books/printng
- - -
-
41
"Glad Tidings" magazine distributon
- - -
-
- 211 -
211
20
Website /Licences/Zoom
396 - -
396
152
Market Stall Costs
- -
-
-
Advertsing
- 146
146
Banner/Poster
- -
-
69
Equipment/Furnishings
281 -
Zoom Setup and equipment
-
-
611
Laptop
-
-
100
Communion Cups
-
-
233
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Welfare Donatons and Costs**
-
-
Sundry Welfare Gifs/Grants
- - 1,814
1,814
679
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
50 -
6,314 6,364
4,969
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
40 -
40
40
Food/Meals/Outngs
- -
-
65
Postage
- -
-
16
-
-
**General Expenses**
-
-
Gas
427
427
446
Electricity
263
263
182
Water
95
95
112
Broadband
269
269
143
Insurances - Hall and fats
1,659
1,659
1,580
Carried forward
4,243 409 1,814 8,231 14,415 11,441
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21||
|---|---|---|---|
||Total
Total
Total
Total
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
7,366 214 100 7,681
9,800 - - -
32 - - -
478 - - -
2,323 - 3 550
- - - -
420
-
-
-
-
-
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund|_£_
_£_
_15,361_13,681
_9,800_10,368
_32_96
_478_
_2,875_1,148
_-_
_420_474
_-_
_-_-
_-_
_-_
_-_-
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21||
||20,420 214 103 8,231|28,966|25,767|
||**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
60
60
-4
200
1,916 2,116
1,242
45
45
33
-
-
457 52 -
509
712
- - -
-
41
- - -
-
- 211 -
211
20
396 - -
396
152
- -
-
-
- 146
146
- -
-
69
281 -
-
-
611
-
-
100
-
-
233
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - 1,814
1,814
679
50 -
6,314 6,364
4,969
40 -
40
40
- -
-
65
- -
-
16
-
-
-
-
427
427
446
263
263
182
95
95
112
269
269
143
1,659
1,659
1,580|||
||4,243 409 1,814 8,231 14,415 11,441|||
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21-22 Annual_CC
|Total
Total
Total
Total
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Brought forward
4,243 409 1,814 8,231
13,272
-
Gas safety checks - Hall & fats
360
Electrical Safety Checks
-
Fire extnguisher service
109
Cleaning
20
Wine
90
Statonary/Postage
21
-
Honorarium
-
Total Payments
18,116
409
1,814
8,231
1
£
£
£
£
Surplus/(defcit) for period
2,304
-195
-1,711
0
Opening Balance
24,987 1,487 10,927 1
Closing Balance
27,291 1,292 9,215 1
Closing Balance represented by:
Cash at Lloyds Bank
Pety Cash
Less unpresented cheques
Virgin Money Account
**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
Fund
ASSETS
Investments Freehold Flats (Note 4)
General
Church Hall
General
Movable furniture and equipment in hall
General
Cash at Lloyds Bank, Virgin Money Account and Pety cash
LIABILITIES
Unpresented cheques
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund
Building & equipment repairs and
maintenance
Retained for
Charity Use|Total
Total
Total
Total
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
4,243 409 1,814 8,231
13,272
-
360
-
109
20
90
21
-
-
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund|**£**
**£**
14,415 11,441
13,272
7,560
-
360
360
-
109
106
20
64
90
21
88
-
-
400
-
-
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21|
|---|---|---|
||18,116
409
1,814
8,231|28,288
20,019|
||£
£
£
£
2,304
-195
-1,711
0
24,987 1,487 10,927 1|2021/22
2020/21
£
£
397
5,748
37,402 31,654|
||27,291 1,292 9,215 1|37,799 37,402|
|||_£_
_£_
13,118
12,731
68
89
-
0|
|||13,186
12,820
24,614
24,582|
|||37,799
37,402|
|||_2021/22_
_2020/21_
_£_
_£_
360,000
_360,000_
Not Valued Not Valued
Not Valued Not Valued|
|||37,799
37,402|
|||_- -_|
The Notes below form part of the accounts and financial statements.
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## **Signed on the Ecclesia's behalf by:**
**May-21** Nick Oulton – Secretary
Martin Haines – Treasurer
## **NOTES**
- 1 The Ecclesia's financial statements and accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines as published, particularly in publication CC15b, _Charity Reporting and Accounting: the Essentials_ (January 2013) and with the use of example accounts.
- 2 "Members' donations" and “Donations in memoriam” comprise voluntary money contributions to causes approved by them and grants made by the Trustees, in each case to organisations with our own objectives of spreading the Gospel and Bible teaching and promoting welfare and charitable works. In this way, our activities benefit not only the community in Southampton but also a wider field throughout the UK, Europe, Africa and, where natural disasters occur, anywhere in the world. These donations are analysed below:
|**Spreading the Gospel**|_2021/22_|_2020/21_|2021/22|2020/21|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||_£_|_£_|Total|Total|
|Christadelphian Bible Mission General Fund|_795_|_445_|||
|Christadelphian Bible Mission Project Aid|_263_|_250_|||
|Christadelphian Isolaton League|_396_|_236_|||
|Christadelphian Auxiliary Lecturing Society|_270_|_152_|||
|Christadelphian Sunday School Union|_150_|_86_|||
|Christadelphain Magazine and Publishing Associaton|_43_|_73_|||
|Ecclesias and Christadelphian bodies in UK|_-_||||
|Christadelphian Youth organisatons|_-_||||
||||1916|1,242|
|**Welfare and Charitable Works**|_2021/22_|_2020/21_|2021/22|2020/21|
||_£_|_£_|Total|Total|
|Christadelphian Care Homes|_1,122_|_1,362_|||
|Christadelphian Meal-a-Day|_1,372_|_1,415_|||
|Christadelphian Bible Mission Welfare|_1,300_|_1,050_|||
|Christadelphian Samaritan Fund|_535_|_320_|||
|Christadelphian Benevolent Fund|_415_|_155_|||
|Agape in Acton|_410_|_305_|||
|Other Christadelphian Bodies|_-_||||
|Local Causes – note 3|_1,250_|_402_|||
||||6404|5,009|
||||8,321|6,251|
- 3 The Local Cause donations were spread between Oakhaven Hospice, MacMillan Cancer, Hampshire Air Ambulance, The Society of St James – a local charity which the homeless and City Life Church Housing which administers the Southampton Church rent Deposit scheme.
- 4 The freehold properties are all situate in St James Road, Shirley, Southampton. The Hall is no. 16 and the residential flats nos.18 and 18a. The estimates of sale value of the flats were provided by Pearsons of Southampton in June 2021.
- 5 The Ecclesia has no Endowment Funds.
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## **Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of Southampton Christadelphian Ecclesia (“the Charity”) Reg. No. 1140168**
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the accounting period ended 28th February 2022, which are set out on pages 1 to 3 of this document.
## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 ("the 2011 Act") and that an independent examination is needed.
## It is my responsibility:
to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act;
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
James Skinner
Gore Cottage Green Lane Trottiscliffe ME19 5DX
> Date: 4th August 2022
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## **SOUTHAMPTON CHRISTADELPHIAN ECCLESIA**
(Charity Reg. No. 1140168)
## **Statement of Accounts for period from 1st March 2021 to 28th February 2022**
|**Unrestricted Fund**
**Restricted Funds**
Total
Total
Total
Total
**RECEIPTS**
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
Members' donatons and collectons
7,366 214 100 7,681_15,361_13,681
Rent
9,800 - - -_9,800_10,368
Interest
32 - - -_32_96
BT Compensaton
478 - - -_478_
Tax refund- Gif Aid
2,323 - 3 550_2,875_1,148
Tax Refund – Small Donatons
- - - -_-_
Diaries and Magazine subs
420
_420_474
-
_-_
-
_-_-
-
_-_
-
_-_
-
_-_-
Total Receipts
20,420 214 103 8,231 28,966 25,767
**PAYMENTS**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Preaching Expenditure**
Visitng speakers' expenses
60
60
-4
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
200
1,916 2,116
1,242
Tributes in memoriam
45
45
33
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
-
-
Diaries and Magazine
457 52 -
509
712
Statonary/Books/printng
- - -
-
41
"Glad Tidings" magazine distributon
- - -
-
- 211 -
211
20
Website /Licences/Zoom
396 - -
396
152
Market Stall Costs
- -
-
-
Advertsing
- 146
146
Banner/Poster
- -
-
69
Equipment/Furnishings
281 -
Zoom Setup and equipment
-
-
611
Laptop
-
-
100
Communion Cups
-
-
233
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Welfare Donatons and Costs**
-
-
Sundry Welfare Gifs/Grants
- - 1,814
1,814
679
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
50 -
6,314 6,364
4,969
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
40 -
40
40
Food/Meals/Outngs
- -
-
65
Postage
- -
-
16
-
-
**General Expenses**
-
-
Gas
427
427
446
Electricity
263
263
182
Water
95
95
112
Broadband
269
269
143
Insurances - Hall and fats
1,659
1,659
1,580
Carried forward
4,243 409 1,814 8,231 14,415 11,441
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21|**Unrestricted Fund**
**Restricted Funds**
Total
Total
Total
Total
**RECEIPTS**
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
Members' donatons and collectons
7,366 214 100 7,681_15,361_13,681
Rent
9,800 - - -_9,800_10,368
Interest
32 - - -_32_96
BT Compensaton
478 - - -_478_
Tax refund- Gif Aid
2,323 - 3 550_2,875_1,148
Tax Refund – Small Donatons
- - - -_-_
Diaries and Magazine subs
420
_420_474
-
_-_
-
_-_-
-
_-_
-
_-_
-
_-_-
Total Receipts
20,420 214 103 8,231 28,966 25,767
**PAYMENTS**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Preaching Expenditure**
Visitng speakers' expenses
60
60
-4
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
200
1,916 2,116
1,242
Tributes in memoriam
45
45
33
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
-
-
Diaries and Magazine
457 52 -
509
712
Statonary/Books/printng
- - -
-
41
"Glad Tidings" magazine distributon
- - -
-
- 211 -
211
20
Website /Licences/Zoom
396 - -
396
152
Market Stall Costs
- -
-
-
Advertsing
- 146
146
Banner/Poster
- -
-
69
Equipment/Furnishings
281 -
Zoom Setup and equipment
-
-
611
Laptop
-
-
100
Communion Cups
-
-
233
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Welfare Donatons and Costs**
-
-
Sundry Welfare Gifs/Grants
- - 1,814
1,814
679
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
50 -
6,314 6,364
4,969
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
40 -
40
40
Food/Meals/Outngs
- -
-
65
Postage
- -
-
16
-
-
**General Expenses**
-
-
Gas
427
427
446
Electricity
263
263
182
Water
95
95
112
Broadband
269
269
143
Insurances - Hall and fats
1,659
1,659
1,580
Carried forward
4,243 409 1,814 8,231 14,415 11,441
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21|**Unrestricted Fund**
**Restricted Funds**
Total
Total
Total
Total
**RECEIPTS**
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
Members' donatons and collectons
7,366 214 100 7,681_15,361_13,681
Rent
9,800 - - -_9,800_10,368
Interest
32 - - -_32_96
BT Compensaton
478 - - -_478_
Tax refund- Gif Aid
2,323 - 3 550_2,875_1,148
Tax Refund – Small Donatons
- - - -_-_
Diaries and Magazine subs
420
_420_474
-
_-_
-
_-_-
-
_-_
-
_-_
-
_-_-
Total Receipts
20,420 214 103 8,231 28,966 25,767
**PAYMENTS**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Preaching Expenditure**
Visitng speakers' expenses
60
60
-4
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
200
1,916 2,116
1,242
Tributes in memoriam
45
45
33
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
-
-
Diaries and Magazine
457 52 -
509
712
Statonary/Books/printng
- - -
-
41
"Glad Tidings" magazine distributon
- - -
-
- 211 -
211
20
Website /Licences/Zoom
396 - -
396
152
Market Stall Costs
- -
-
-
Advertsing
- 146
146
Banner/Poster
- -
-
69
Equipment/Furnishings
281 -
Zoom Setup and equipment
-
-
611
Laptop
-
-
100
Communion Cups
-
-
233
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Welfare Donatons and Costs**
-
-
Sundry Welfare Gifs/Grants
- - 1,814
1,814
679
Members' Donatons (Note 2)
50 -
6,314 6,364
4,969
Donatons in memoriam(Note 2)
40 -
40
40
Food/Meals/Outngs
- -
-
65
Postage
- -
-
16
-
-
**General Expenses**
-
-
Gas
427
427
446
Electricity
263
263
182
Water
95
95
112
Broadband
269
269
143
Insurances - Hall and fats
1,659
1,659
1,580
Carried forward
4,243 409 1,814 8,231 14,415 11,441
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21||
|---|---|---|---|
||Total
Total
Total
Total
_£_
_£_
_£_
_£_
7,366 214 100 7,681
9,800 - - -
32 - - -
478 - - -
2,323 - 3 550
- - - -
420
-
-
-
-
-
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund|_£_
_£_
_15,361_13,681
_9,800_10,368
_32_96
_478_
_2,875_1,148
_-_
_420_474
_-_
_-_-
_-_
_-_
_-_-
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21||
||20,420 214 103 8,231|28,966|25,767|
||**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
60
60
-4
200
1,916 2,116
1,242
45
45
33
-
-
457 52 -
509
712
- - -
-
41
- - -
-
- 211 -
211
20
396 - -
396
152
- -
-
-
- 146
146
- -
-
69
281 -
-
-
611
-
-
100
-
-
233
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - 1,814
1,814
679
50 -
6,314 6,364
4,969
40 -
40
40
- -
-
65
- -
-
16
-
-
-
-
427
427
446
263
263
182
95
95
112
269
269
143
1,659
1,659
1,580|||
||4,243 409 1,814 8,231 14,415 11,441|||
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|Total
Total
Total
Total
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Brought forward
4,243 409 1,814 8,231
13,272
-
Gas safety checks - Hall & fats
360
Electrical Safety Checks
-
Fire extnguisher service
109
Cleaning
20
Wine
90
Statonary/Postage
21
-
Honorarium
-
Total Payments
18,116
409
1,814
8,231
1
£
£
£
£
Surplus/(defcit) for period
2,304
-195
-1,711
0
Opening Balance
24,987 1,487 10,927 1
Closing Balance
27,291 1,292 9,215 1
Closing Balance represented by:
Cash at Lloyds Bank
Pety Cash
Less unpresented cheques
Virgin Money Account
**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
Fund
ASSETS
Investments Freehold Flats (Note 4)
General
Church Hall
General
Movable furniture and equipment in hall
General
Cash at Lloyds Bank, Virgin Money Account and Pety cash
LIABILITIES
Unpresented cheques
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund
Building & equipment repairs and
maintenance
Retained for
Charity Use|Total
Total
Total
Total
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
4,243 409 1,814 8,231
13,272
-
360
-
109
20
90
21
-
-
General
Fund
Witness
Fund
Welfare
Fund
External
Fund|**£**
**£**
14,415 11,441
13,272
7,560
-
360
360
-
109
106
20
64
90
21
88
-
-
400
-
-
Total
2021/22
Total
2020/21|
|---|---|---|
||18,116
409
1,814
8,231|28,288
20,019|
||£
£
£
£
2,304
-195
-1,711
0
24,987 1,487 10,927 1|2021/22
2020/21
£
£
397
5,748
37,402 31,654|
||27,291 1,292 9,215 1|37,799 37,402|
|||_£_
_£_
13,118
12,731
68
89
-
0|
|||13,186
12,820
24,614
24,582|
|||37,799
37,402|
|||_2021/22_
_2020/21_
_£_
_£_
360,000
_360,000_
Not Valued Not Valued
Not Valued Not Valued|
|||37,799
37,402|
|||_- -_|
The Notes below form part of the accounts and financial statements.
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## **Signed on the Ecclesia's behalf by:**
**May-21** Nick Oulton – Secretary
Martin Haines – Treasurer
## **NOTES**
- 1 The Ecclesia's financial statements and accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines as published, particularly in publication CC15b, _Charity Reporting and Accounting: the Essentials_ (January 2013) and with the use of example accounts.
- 2 "Members' donations" and “Donations in memoriam” comprise voluntary money contributions to causes approved by them and grants made by the Trustees, in each case to organisations with our own objectives of spreading the Gospel and Bible teaching and promoting welfare and charitable works. In this way, our activities benefit not only the community in Southampton but also a wider field throughout the UK, Europe, Africa and, where natural disasters occur, anywhere in the world. These donations are analysed below:
|**Spreading the Gospel**|_2021/22_|_2020/21_|2021/22|2020/21|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||_£_|_£_|Total|Total|
|Christadelphian Bible Mission General Fund|_795_|_445_|||
|Christadelphian Bible Mission Project Aid|_263_|_250_|||
|Christadelphian Isolaton League|_396_|_236_|||
|Christadelphian Auxiliary Lecturing Society|_270_|_152_|||
|Christadelphian Sunday School Union|_150_|_86_|||
|Christadelphain Magazine and Publishing Associaton|_43_|_73_|||
|Ecclesias and Christadelphian bodies in UK|_-_||||
|Christadelphian Youth organisatons|_-_||||
||||1916|1,242|
|**Welfare and Charitable Works**|_2021/22_|_2020/21_|2021/22|2020/21|
||_£_|_£_|Total|Total|
|Christadelphian Care Homes|_1,122_|_1,362_|||
|Christadelphian Meal-a-Day|_1,372_|_1,415_|||
|Christadelphian Bible Mission Welfare|_1,300_|_1,050_|||
|Christadelphian Samaritan Fund|_535_|_320_|||
|Christadelphian Benevolent Fund|_415_|_155_|||
|Agape in Acton|_410_|_305_|||
|Other Christadelphian Bodies|_-_||||
|Local Causes – note 3|_1,250_|_402_|||
||||6404|5,009|
||||8,321|6,251|
- 3 The Local Cause donations were spread between Oakhaven Hospice, MacMillan Cancer, Hampshire Air Ambulance, The Society of St James – a local charity which the homeless and City Life Church Housing which administers the Southampton Church rent Deposit scheme.
- 4 The freehold properties are all situate in St James Road, Shirley, Southampton. The Hall is no. 16 and the residential flats nos.18 and 18a. The estimates of sale value of the flats were provided by Pearsons of Southampton in June 2021.
- 5 The Ecclesia has no Endowment Funds.
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## **Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of Southampton Christadelphian Ecclesia (“the Charity”) Reg. No. 1140168**
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the accounting period ended 28th February 2022, which are set out on pages 1 to 3 of this document.
## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 ("the 2011 Act") and that an independent examination is needed.
## It is my responsibility:
to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act;
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
James Skinner
Gore Cottage Green Lane Trottiscliffe ME19 5DX
> Date: 4th August 2022
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