OASIS CHURCH South Elmsall
Trustees Report
As at
31 JULY 2023
## Charity No. 1167213
||Oasis Church, South Elmsall|
|---|---|
||Reference and Administrative Details|
|Charity name:|Oasis Church, South Elmsall|
|Charity registration number: 1167213||
|Registered address|Oasis Christian Centre|
||10a Exchange Street|
||South Elmsall|
||West Yorkshire|
||WF9 2RD|
|Trustees:|Mr David Burton (Chair) (Deceased)|
||Mr Simon Philp|
||Mrs Susan Philp|
||Mr. Matthew Witt (Pending)|
|Treasurer:|Mrs Susan Philp|
|Bankers:|Barclays Bank|
||Bank Street|
||Hemsworth|
||West Yorkshire|
||WF9 4JX|
|Independent Examiner:|Mr Stuart Gladstone|
||Huddersfield Christian Fellowship|
||Cathedral House|
||St Thomas Road|
||Huddersfield|
||HDI 3LG|
## Oasis Church, South Elmsall
## Trustees Report
## Trust information
Details of trustees and other information are set out on the front page and form part of this report
## Structure, governance and management
The charity is governed by a trust deed dated 17[th ] May 2015. New trustees are elected by existing trustees.
The charity has a council comprising the trustees, the pastor and leaders of the various departments. None of the trustees are employed within the church. There is one full time, and one part-time employee and a number of unpaid volunteers.
The charity is affiliated to Ministers Fellowship Global.
## Achievements during the year
## A place of worship
Sunday morning begins with a time of prayer, dedicating the morning meeting to the Glory of God. The meeting itself consists of lively worship, followed by a time of teaching, encouraging the congregation to live consistent with the Christian faith and to demonstrate God's love in their daily lives. After the meeting there is a time of fellowship, where people are encouraged to discuss together the implications of the days message in relation to their lives and also to share any needs or blessings.
Due to deaths and age-related health problems the numbers of attendees has shifted. We have seen new people join us and become members of the church, in this the church dynamics have altered, but our vision and goals remain the same.
We still have problems with getting people to attend mid-week meetings, but our Sunday service remains well attended.
We have a number of outreaches that are either new or ongoing. Palms cafe is our main outreach to our community and is well attended.
## Trustees
The trustees meet several times in the year. It was with great sadness we have to report that David Burton, an elder of the church and trustee, passed away in December of last year. His wife, Patricia Burton, who was our accountant, suffers from dementia and is now in a secured home.
Unfortunately, due to financial constraints and learning book-keeping, we are late in handing over our accounts. We apologies for that and hope you will have leniency with us. The accounts are still not complete as irregularities, pointed out at the last year accounts, could still not be found.
Matthew Witt has been appointed as assistant pastor and will be brought in as a trustee at the next trustee meeting. Pastor Ian Jackson is leading the church through these trying days and will look to appoint a chair as soon as possible.
Future plans
We hope to continue to reach out into the community and to provide hope to the hopeless. We are
planning to have a healing outreach service later in the year, to help to bring healing to our church
and community.
We hope to be able to continue to make the building a welcoming place and to that end hope to
mprove the heating, and repair the roof, which has developed a few leaks over the last months.
We are also using the building as a COVKI vaccine dropin ntre through the NHS, and, again
through the NHS. a well-bein& heatth advisement drop-in for senr citizens.
Mainly Music. a help 8roup for babies. toddlers and their parents/Ca rs 15 going from strength to
strength. we now have a waiting list for people to be able to join the 8roup.
We a150 hope to be able to extend the facilities for a drop-in ¢entre for the youth so that they have
somewhere to 80 off the streets.
Financial Review
Income and expenditure for year to 31"July 2023 {and 2022 in brackets) were £58,486
1£66,9461 and £58,7671£69.310). This gave a net incomeldeficlt of-£2811-2,3651.
There were no major chan6es In either Income or expendtture.
The full accounts and are presented in the following pages.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Mr lan Jackson
Date.. 2010512025
Mrs Susan Philp
Date- 20105/2025
## OASIS CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023
## **1 Accounting Policies**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the historical cost conversion.
The principal accounting policies which the trustees have adopted within that convention are set out below.
## **Depreciation**
Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost of each tangible fixed asset over its expected useful life by annual instalments at the following rates applied on the reducing balance basis:
## Furniture & Equipment
15%
## **Grant income**
Grant income is credited t the profit and loss account on a receipts basis.
## **2 Tangible Fixed Assets**
||Building||Furniture &|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Equipment|||
|**Cost**|||||
|As at 1 August 2022|49,544|16,289||65,833|
|Additions|-||-|-|
|Disposals|-||-|-|
|As at 31 July 2023|49,544|16,289||65,833|
|**Depreciation**|||||
|As at 1 August 2022|-|12,633
||12,633|
|Charge|-||548|548|
|Released on disposal|-||-|-|
|As at 31 July 2023|-|13,181
||13,181|
|**Net book value**|||||
|As at 31 July 2023|49,544||3,108|52,652|
|As at 1 August 2022|49,544||3,656|53,200|
|**3 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one**||**year.**|
**2023**|**2022**|
|Accruals and deferred income|||0|0|
|Mortgage|||0|0|
|Taxation and social security|||0|re wages - HMRC|
No Creditors 0
## OASIS CHURCH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023
|**4 Creditors: Amounts falling due after one year.**|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
||0|0|
|**5 Total Funds**|**2023**|**2022**|
|Balance as at 1 August 2022|53,643|57,548|
|Surplus (Deficit) for the year|-281|-2,365|
|Authorised transfer of funds|-|-|
|UNANALYSED DIFFERENCE|313|-1,540|
|Balance at year end|53,674|53,643|
## OASIS CHRISTIAN FE INCOME AND EXPENDITU YEAR ENDED 31 JU
creditor b/fwd for wages £564
|**Income**
Tithes & Offerings
Community event
Gifts Aid Claim
Hire of Room
Palms Income
Special Offerings
Other income
OCC payments for PW's Salary
**Expenses**
Salaries & Wages
Palms Purchases
Community events
Gifts or Gratuities
Insurance
Equip Maintenance
Printing, Stationery & advert
Telephone
Light, Heat & water
Repairs & renewals
Building alterations
MFG contribution
Security
Other expenses
Sundries
Depreciation
CCLi||2023
27,030
96
3,983
1,985
11,170
0
1,727
12,494|
|---|---|---|
|||46,853
1,930
96
35
2,180
80
758
802
3,159
492
291
55
865
295
327
548
0|
Surplus(Deficit) for the year
## ELLOWSHIP URE ACCOUNT ULY 2023
||2023
58,486
58,767
-281
0||2022
28,200
0
3,786
8,575
13,174
315
0
12,896
52,044
2,729
0
0
2,245
2,069
0
665
4,610
2,073
0
430
0
0
1,555
645
244|2022
28,200
0
3,786
8,575
13,174
315
0
12,896
52,044
2,729
0
0
2,245
2,069
0
665
4,610
2,073
0
430
0
0
1,555
645
244|2022
66,946
69,310|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||
|||||||
||||||-2,365|
|||||||
|OASIS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 JULY 2023
Notes
2023
2023
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
2
52,651
**Current Assets**
Debtors and prepayments
0
Cash at Bank and in hand
1,024
1,024
**Creditors payable within one year**
3
0
**Net current assets/liabilities**
1,024
**Total assets less current liabilities**
53,675
**Creditors payable after one year**
4
0
53,675
**Capital and Reserves**
General Fund
53,361
Restricted Funds
0
Unanalysed difference
313
**Total Funds**
5
53,674
0|OASIS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 JULY 2023
Notes
2023
2023
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
2
52,651
**Current Assets**
Debtors and prepayments
0
Cash at Bank and in hand
1,024
1,024
**Creditors payable within one year**
3
0
**Net current assets/liabilities**
1,024
**Total assets less current liabilities**
53,675
**Creditors payable after one year**
4
0
53,675
**Capital and Reserves**
General Fund
53,361
Restricted Funds
0
Unanalysed difference
313
**Total Funds**
5
53,674
0|OASIS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 JULY 2023
Notes
2023
2023
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
2
52,651
**Current Assets**
Debtors and prepayments
0
Cash at Bank and in hand
1,024
1,024
**Creditors payable within one year**
3
0
**Net current assets/liabilities**
1,024
**Total assets less current liabilities**
53,675
**Creditors payable after one year**
4
0
53,675
**Capital and Reserves**
General Fund
53,361
Restricted Funds
0
Unanalysed difference
313
**Total Funds**
5
53,674
0|OASIS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 JULY 2023
Notes
2023
2023
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
2
52,651
**Current Assets**
Debtors and prepayments
0
Cash at Bank and in hand
1,024
1,024
**Creditors payable within one year**
3
0
**Net current assets/liabilities**
1,024
**Total assets less current liabilities**
53,675
**Creditors payable after one year**
4
0
53,675
**Capital and Reserves**
General Fund
53,361
Restricted Funds
0
Unanalysed difference
313
**Total Funds**
5
53,674
0|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||||53,675
0|
||||53,675|
||||53,361
0
313|
||||53,674|
||||0|
2022 2022 53,199
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0
1,008
1,008
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564
444
53,643
0
53,643
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55,183 0 -1,540 53,643 0
re wages - HMRC 2022
this is a difference from the books, I don’t k for 2022 to put to unanalysed difference, do
know where the difference comes from so ian mentioned one same for 2023.
**2022/2023**
|2FIXED ASSETS
B/FWD
ADDITIONS
DISPOSALS
DEPRECIATION
B/FWD
CHARGE FOR YEAR
ON DISPOSALS
NET BOOK VALUE|BUILDING
49,544
0
0|
|---|---|
||49,544|
||0
0
0|
||0|
||49,544|
|FIXTURES||
|---|---|
|& EQUIPMENT|TOTAL|
|16,289|65,833|
|0|0|
|0|0|
|16,289|65,833|
|12,633|12,633|
|548|548|
|0|0|
|13,181|13,181|
|3,107|52,651|
2023
2022
564
no creditors
re wages- HMRC
|**Total Funds**
5 BALANCE B/FWD
SURPLUS(DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR
UNANALYSED DIFFERENCE
BALANCE AS AT YEAR END||2023
53,643
-281|
|---|---|---|
|||313|
|||53,674
0.00|
||||
||||
2022
57,548 -2,365 -1,540 53,643 0.00
- this is a difference from the books, I don’t know where the differe for 2022 to put to unanalysed difference, done same for 2023.
Ince comes from so ian mentioned
## **Oasis Church – Year End Accounts 2022/23**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Oasis Church**
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 July 2023. These were sent to me as a pack of printed accounts from the trustees of Oasis Church, together with an emailed spreadsheet and Trustees Report.
## **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 (other than that disclosed below
*):
(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.
* An ‘Unanalysed Difference’ was inserted in order to make the Balance Sheet work – given the size of the adjustment in relation to the Balance Sheet figures, it is materially insignificant. This correction was necessary as there was no other way to diagnose when this difference occurred (whether in this financial year, or in previous years) or where the error occurred within the accounts ledgers. The explanations that
## **Oasis Church – Year End Accounts 2022/23**
have been given, that the errors were the result of the bookkeeper having a long-term illness yet they attempted to continue their work, is accepted. There is no evidence that any malicious activity has occurred or that it was a deliberate attempt to hide any material detriment that was affecting the charity; therefore, I am satisfied that no further action is required.
My recommendations to the Trustees at Oasis Church are two-fold:
- That its accounts continue to be kept by a qualified bookkeeper and
- That someone within the Trustees, with sufficient financial knowledge, is assigned to periodically check its finance figures before the year end accounts are produced (if this is not possible, then the alternative would be to use the services of an independent accountant to do these checks).
Name: Stuart Gladstone
Address: 23 Bowland Close, Honley, Holmfirth HD9 6FF
Date: 5 June 2025