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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 January 2020 To 31 December 2021**
**Charity name: JAMES STREET CHURCH**
## **Charity registration number: 1172983**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP
reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 The purposes of the Church shall be:
purposes of the charity The advancement of the Christian faith [in
as set out in its accordance with the Statement of Faith] in such
governing document ways as the Charity Trustees may from time to
time decide; and
The relief of persons who are in need by reason
of financial hardship, ill-health, disability,
unemployment, and such other economic or
social disadvantage.
The support of Christian missionaries and
humanitarian appeals outside of the UK.
Para 1.17 The main activities of the church remain as described
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|Summary of the
purposes of the charity
as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
**The purposes of the Church shall be:**
**The advancement of the Christian faith [in**
**accordance with the Statement of Faith] in such**
**ways as the Charity Trustees may from time to**
**time decide; and**
**The relief of persons who are in need by reason**
**of financial hardship, ill-health, disability,**
**unemployment, and such other economic or**
**social disadvantage.**
**The support of Christian missionaries and**
**humanitarian appeals outside of the UK.**|||
|Summary of the main|Para 1.17|**The main activities of the church remain as described**|
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activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the
accounts.|and 1.19|**below although these have been particularly challenging**
**throughout the covid-19 crisis.**
**We have for the most part moved our communal worship**
**and bible studies online and as the restrictions have**
**eased, we have continued to offer this facility for people**
**in isolation.**
**We have however tried where possible to continue to**
**visit physically and provide support to people in**
**isolation. We have also arranged a 'covid safe' party at**
**Christmas for the children of the estate.**
**Advancement of the Christian Faith:**
**Sunday services of public worship**
**Weekly bible studies and prayer meetings**
**Ladies conferences and regular Men's**
**Breakfasts**
**Youth (under 12)**
**We run a weekly evening club open to all**
**children from the surrounding housing estate.**
**During the club we organise crafts, games and**
**provide a small meal. This club is running at**
**capacity with over 30 children regularly**
**attending.**
**We have organised trips to take children and**
**their parents to an environment outside the**
**local estate including to Open Farms and**
**surrounding beach or picnic spots**
**We run occasional seasonal events attended by**
**over 80 children including an annual Light Party**
**as an alternative to Halloween and annual**
**Christmas carol services and meals for children**
**and their parents.**|
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|||**Youth (12-18)**
**We run a weekly evening club for young teens**
**(12-18). This also includes games, crafts and**
**trips out including to local recreation facilities**
**and country parks.**
**We organise an annual camp taking teens from**
**the estate camping in the new forest.**
**Adults**
**We run a weekly food bank meeting the needs**
**of residents in Golden Grove. During the covid**
**lockdown we provided food for up to 50 families**
**a week. This was funded from generous**
**donations by church members alongside food**
**donations obtained from local shops and**
**restaurants.**
**We work in partnership with SAFE to run back**
**to work and confidence courses for local**
**residents (http://www.safe.org.uk/).**
**Mission**
**We support other relief and mission organisations**
**working outside of the UK especially including;**
**Open Doors https://www.opendoorsuk.org/,**
**Bringing Good News**
**https://www.bringinggoodnews.org/**
**Ebenezer Child Care Trust**
**http://www.friendsofebenezerchildcare.co.uk/**|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have the had regard to the Charity**
**Commission’s guidance on public benefit.**
**The charity seeks where possible to reach out and offer**
**loving care to all residents on the surrounding estate**
**and to anyone who approaches us for help.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**At the discretion of the trustees, the charity will make**
**occasional donations or grants to other charities or**
**individuals that are performing activities which are**
**aligned with the charitable objectives of this charity.**
**To this end, we seek to give a proportion of our**
**income through other relief and mission**
**organisations.**|
|Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment|Para 1.38|**The charity currently has no program of social**
**investment.**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**We are very grateful for the faithful volunteers who**
**help activities at James Street happen. Many of these**
**volunteers are retired but faithfully devote a lot of**
**energy to blessing the surrounding community**
**through the activities of James Street.**
**These include voluntary youth workers, cooks, drivers**
**and musicians, administrators and caretakers.**
**In addition, we wish to recognise the voluntary**
**members of the pastoral team who visit the sick and**
**elderly, provide pastoral guidance and prayer for the**
**community. **|
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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Despite its small size and limited resources,
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**James Street Church has during 2020 continued**
**its tradition established over 50 years of**
**blessing the people of the surrounding Golden**
**Grove estate.**
**Alison Strudwick continues to be a part time**
**Pastor for the church. Alison spends three days**
**a week organising the activities of the church**
**and providing pastoral support to individuals as**
**needed.**
**We have continued to provide pastoral support**
**and encouragement to anyone who came to our**
**church, either on-line or through the weekly food**
**bank.**
**We support the spiritual needs of the estate**
**through offering prayer and counsel as**
**appropriate to anyone who comes to us.**
**Around 45 people come regularly to our Sunday**
**meetings including a number from the adjacent**
**sheltered housing where we also have volunteer**
**visitors. Throughout lockdown, we continued to**
**provide online services and helped many of our**
**older vulnerable citizens to access these**
**through their phones or tablets.**
**During 2020 during the covid lockdown we**
**supported up to 50 families with food donations**
**through our Thursday food bank.**
**We organised a covid-safe Christmas carol**
**celebration and an easter drama.**
**Although we are not able to meet the children as**
**often as we would have liked during lockdown.**
**we kept in touch through regular letters and**
**small gifts of crafts and through occasional**
**online meetings.**
**At Christmas we organise a covid-safe party and**
**gave the parents Christmas hampers.**|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**The trustees wish to record our profound**
**gratitude to Alison Strudwick, our pastor, who**
**despite personal family issues with covid,**
**continued to provide leadership and pastoral**
**support to the community.**
**Covid 19 set back many of our plans for direct**
**outreach to the Golden Grove estate. However, it**
**also provided opportunities to expand our reach**
**through the use of online meetings and our food**
**bank which provided a vital lifeline to many on**
**the estate.**|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**We are encouraging the majority of our members**
**to rearrange their giving to give a regular gift to**
**James Street through Stewardship Services who**
**will handle direct debits and charitable tax**
**recovery on our behalf.**
**(https://www.stewardship.org.uk/)**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Our income has dropped significantly
financial position at the end during the covid crisis due to the lack of car
of the period park and room bookings and the lack of
physical collections during services.
Last year we did receive a special one-off
legacy which improved our position
significantly. However, even taking this into
account, our underlying position has
weakened as members have sadly died and
income has dropped.
However, our expenditure has also dropped
so, for now, we remain in a viable position
although we are eating into our reserves.
The trustees are aware of this trend and are
considering how we can raise additional
funds to sustain our charitable activities.
We have had some extraordinary
expenditure due to leaks in the roof but
most of this has been offset by insurance
claims.
The trustees expect that we will have to plan
some significant investment into more
permanent roof repairs in the coming
period.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The charity’s policy is to maintain sufficient
policy for holding reserves reserves to cover 6 months of operational
stating why they are held expenditure. From time to time we may dip
into these reserves to cover emergency
building or maintenance costs.
Separately we have established a building
fund to cover ongoing maintenance and
improvements to the building.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £26065
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 N/A
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**The charity’s principle source of income is**
**the faithful giving to the church members**
**who although mostly retired, continue to**
**support the ongoing operational costs of the**
**charity.**
**We have also received some more**
**substantial gifts (or gifts in kind) from**
**individuals who wish to support the youth**
**work.**
**Where appropriate in addition we seek**
**grants from relevant awarding bodies to help**
**fund our charitable activities. In particular**
**we have received a small number of grants**
**to assist with youth work from West**
**Itchen Community Trust**
**https://www.wict.co.uk/**|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**We have no long-term investments and hold**
**our cash reserves in public banking deposit**
**accounts. We have no specific policy on**
**social investment.**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The principle risks facing the charity are**
**1. The aging church membership.**
**Although our members are very faithful and**
**active in their support, we recognise that**
**they are getting older and several have**
**passed away this year. However, we also**
**recognise that this church has always had a**
**similar age profile and so we trust that new**
**members will join us as others depart.**
**2. Aging building in need of refurbishment**
**Our building is an asset which continues to**
**serve us well. We continue to sustain its**
**usefulness through sustaining repairs and**
**decoration. However, we recognise that as it**
**gets older, more major work may become**
**necessary for which the charity has no**
**immediate provision.**|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated**
**Organisation**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**New Trustees are selected by unanimous**
**vote of the current Trustees.**
**All Trustees must be in agreement with the**
**aims and objectives and statement of faith**
**of the charity.**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|**JAMES STREET CHURCH**|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|**1172983**|
|Charity’s principal address|**James Street Church**
**James Street**
**Southampton**
**SO141PH**|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Craig Gallen Chair
2 Andy Strudwick Treasurer
3 Melanie Ashleigh
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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
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A 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 for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Craig Gallen Andy Strudwic **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of Trustees Trustee (Treasurer) **Chair, etc) Date** 16/11/2021
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Charity Name No (if any)
JAMES STREET CHURCH 1172983
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01-Jan-20 31-Dec-20
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Giftable Tithes and Donations 11,527 - 11,527 9,635
Tithes and Donations 6,867 - 6,867 11,609
Car Park and Room Hire 970 - 970 5,455
Conference and Outreach - - - 556
Special Appeals 1,788 - 1,788 823
Mini Bus Hire 893 - 893 1,315
Grants - - 9,640
Interest Received 109 109
Food Bank Donations 3,911 3,911
Estate of Late David Burnett - - 14,963
Sub total (Gross income for
26,065 - - 26,065 53,996
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 26,065 - - 26,065 53,996
A3 Payments
Building Upkeep & Operational Cost 11,302 - 11,302 10,416
Fees and Subscriptions 812 - 812 326
Church Activities 1,325 1,127 - 2,452 10,844
Charitable Giving 3,382 3,382 3,364
Outreach and Conference 2,550 - 2,550 4,858
Administration Costs 3,121 - 3,121 1,240
Employment 6,431 - 6,431 7,744
Mini Bus 2,801 - 2,801 2,472
Food Bank 3,629 - - 3,629 -
Sub total [ 35,353 ] 1,127 - 36,480 41,264
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 35,353 1,127 - 36,480 41,264
Net of receipts/(payments) -9,288 -1,127 - -10,415 12,732
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 46,383 3,731 - 50,114 37,382
Cash funds this year end 37,095 2,604 - 39,699 50,114
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Bank Account Balances General Accounts
Bank Account Balnces Saving Accounts
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**4,391**
**1,157**
**34,152**
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**-**
**-**
**38,543**
**1,157**
Agreement Error
Agreement Error
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**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
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Mr C R Gallen
Mr A J Strudwick|**Endowment**
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Date of
approval
**24/10/2021**|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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||havefollowedalltheapplicable DirectionsgivenbytheCharity Commission|
||undersection145(5Xb)ofthe Act.|
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examiner'sstatement|[Thecharity'sgrossincome exceededf250,000andIam qualified to
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||Ihavecompletedmyexamination.Iconfirmthatno materialmattershave|
||cometomyattentionin connection with theexamination(otherthan that
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||respect:|
||othe accountingrecordswerenot keptinaccordancewith section130|
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||otheaccountsdidnot accord withtheaccounting records;or|
||.theaccountsdidnot comply withtheapplicable requirements|
||concerning theformand contentofaccounts setoutintheCharities|
||(AccountsandReports) Regulations2008otherthan anyrequirement|
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||consideredas part of an independent examination.|
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