**50114**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 January 2021 To 31 December 2021**
**Charity name: JAMES STREET CHURCH**
## **Charity registration number: 1172983**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|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
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|**With the easing of the Covid-19 crisis, we have been**
**able to begin resuming more normal face to face**
**activities. However we have continued to provide on**
**line activities and streaming of our services for more**
**vulnerable members.**
**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**
**children and parents including an annual Light**
**Party as an alternative to Halloween and annual**
**Christmas carol services and meals for children**
**and their parents.**
**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.**|
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**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. This has**
**continued after the Covid crisis since the**
**hardship on our estate seems to be increasing.**
**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/**
**).**
**We have been running Alphahttps://alpha.org/**
**to gently introduce adults in the community to**
**the Christian faith**
**We have also been running The Wellbeing**
**Journey (https://wellbeingjourney.org/**
**) course**
**to help adults in our community post covid-19**
**to embark on a holistic journey to physical,**
**mental and spiritual wellbeing.**
**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/**|
|---|---|---|
|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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SORP
reference||
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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.**|
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**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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reference||
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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|**Despite its small size and limited resources,**
**James Street Church has during 2021 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 35 people come regularly to our Sunday**
**meetings including a number from the adjacent**
**sheltered housing where we also have volunteer**
**visitors. We have continued to provide online**
**services and helped many of our older**
**vulnerable citizens to access these through their**
**phones or tablets.**
**Although the immediate covid-19 crisis has**
**eased, we continue to see a high demand for**
**help for impoverished families on our estate. We**
**continue to support up to 50 families with food**
**donations through our Thursday food bank.**
**We have continued to organise outdoor**
**celebrations of Christmas and Easter with**
**dramatic presentations and community singing.**
**Our children's clubs have begun meeting again**
**in person. We provide games, crafts and a**
**simple snack for all of the children who attend.**
**We have also organised a number of trips to**
**local landmarks which gets the children off the**
**estate.**|
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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,has**
**continued to provide leadership and pastoral**
**support to the community.**
**As a result of Alpha and other initiatives we have**
**seen a number of new members who have**
**appreciated pastoral support and someone to**
**talk to about various issues in their lives.**|
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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**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Our income has dropped significantly**
**following the covid crisis due to the lack of**
**car park and room bookings. This is unlikely**
**to return in the immediate future due to**
**more people working from home.**
**Our expenditure has 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.**
**The trustees expect that we will have to plan**
**some significant investment into more**
**permanent roof repairs in the coming**
**period. However we have received**
**considerable ‘at cost’ help from a local**
**builder in addressing the immediate leaking**
**roof issues.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity’s policy is to maintain sufficient**
**reserves to cover 6 months of operational**
**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|**£50,267**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|
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|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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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.**|
|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 ageing 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. Ageing 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:|||
|---|---|---|
|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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## – 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
held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|N/A|
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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** 16/10/2022
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**Charity Name JAMES STREET CHURCH**
**No (if any)** 1172983
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
**CC16a**
**For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01-Jan-21 31-Dec-21
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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**funds**||||**Restricted**
**funds**||||**Endowment**
**funds**|**Endowment**
**funds**||||**Total funds**||||**Last year**||
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**£**||||**to the nearest £**||||**to the nearest**|**£**||||**to the nearest £**||||**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||||||||||||
|Giftable Tithes and Donations||**12,319**|||||||||**-**||||**12,319**||||**11,527**||
|Tithes and Donations||**15,215**|||||||||**-**||||**15,215**||||**6,867**||
|Car Park and Room Hire||**670**|||||||||**-**||||**670**||||**970**||
|Youth Ministry||**365**|||||||||**-**||||**365**||||**-**||
|Special Appeals||**1,441**||||**6,327**|||||**-**||||**7,768**||||**1,788**||
|Mini Bus Hire|||||||||||**-**||||**-**||||**893**||
|Grants||||||**10,000**|||||**-**||||**10,000**||||**-**||
|Interest Received||**108**|||||||||||||**108**||||**109**||
|Food Bank Donations||**3,822**|||||||||||||**3,822**||||**3,911**||
|Estate of Late David Burnett|||||||||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_||**33,940**
||||**16,327**|||||**-**||||**50,267**||||**26,065**||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**|||||||||||||||||||
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|||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|||**-**||||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|||**-**||||**-**||
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|**_Total receipts_ **||**33,940**||||**16,327**||||**-**|||**50,267**||||**26,065**||
|**A3 Payments**|||||||||||||||||||
|BuildingUpkeep& Operational Cost||**14,180**||||||||**-**|||**14,180**||||**10,416**||
|Fees and Subscriptions||**1,172**||||||||**-**|||**1,172**||||**326**||
|Church Activities||**2,949**||||**2,425**||||**-**|||**5,374**||||**10,844**||
|Charitable Giving||**5,386**|||||||||||**5,386**||||**3,364**||
|Outreach and Conference||**373**||||||||**-**|||**373**||||**4,858**||
|Administration Costs||**2,107**||||||||**-**|||**2,107**||||**1,240**||
|Employment||**6,727**||||||||**-**|||**6,727**||||**7,744**||
|Mini Bus||**2,290**||||||||**-**|||**2,290**||||**2,472**||
|Food Bank||**5,981**||||**-**||||**-**|||**5,981**||||**-**||
|**_Sub total_ **||**41,165**||||**2,425**||||**-**|||**43,590**||||**41,264**||
|**_Sub total_**||**41,165**|||**2,425**|||**-**|||**43,590**|||**41,264**||
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|**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||||||||||
|**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
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|**_Total payments_ **||**41,165**|||**2,425**|||**-**|||**43,590**|||**41,264**||
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|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**||**-7,225**|||**13,902**|||**-**|||**6,677**|||**- 15,199**||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||**46,383**
**39,158**|||**3,731**
**17,633**|||**-**
**-**|||**50,114**
**56,791**|||**37,382**
**22,183**||
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Bank Account Balances General Accounts
Bank Account Balnces Saving Accounts
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**10,366**
**6,000**
**30,011**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40,377**
**6,000**
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Print Name
Mr C R Gallen
Mr A J Strudwick
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|||Mr C R Gallen|**07/09/2022**|
|||Mr A J Strudwick|**07/09/2022**|
**50114**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 January 2021 To 31 December 2021**
**Charity name: JAMES STREET CHURCH**
## **Charity registration number: 1172983**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|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
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|**With the easing of the Covid-19 crisis, we have been**
**able to begin resuming more normal face to face**
**activities. However we have continued to provide on**
**line activities and streaming of our services for more**
**vulnerable members.**
**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**
**children and parents including an annual Light**
**Party as an alternative to Halloween and annual**
**Christmas carol services and meals for children**
**and their parents.**
**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.**|
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**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. This has**
**continued after the Covid crisis since the**
**hardship on our estate seems to be increasing.**
**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/**
**).**
**We have been running Alphahttps://alpha.org/**
**to gently introduce adults in the community to**
**the Christian faith**
**We have also been running The Wellbeing**
**Journey (https://wellbeingjourney.org/**
**) course**
**to help adults in our community post covid-19**
**to embark on a holistic journey to physical,**
**mental and spiritual wellbeing.**
**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/**|
|---|---|---|
|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:
||
SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|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.**|
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**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**
||SORP
reference||
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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|**Despite its small size and limited resources,**
**James Street Church has during 2021 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 35 people come regularly to our Sunday**
**meetings including a number from the adjacent**
**sheltered housing where we also have volunteer**
**visitors. We have continued to provide online**
**services and helped many of our older**
**vulnerable citizens to access these through their**
**phones or tablets.**
**Although the immediate covid-19 crisis has**
**eased, we continue to see a high demand for**
**help for impoverished families on our estate. We**
**continue to support up to 50 families with food**
**donations through our Thursday food bank.**
**We have continued to organise outdoor**
**celebrations of Christmas and Easter with**
**dramatic presentations and community singing.**
**Our children's clubs have begun meeting again**
**in person. We provide games, crafts and a**
**simple snack for all of the children who attend.**
**We have also organised a number of trips to**
**local landmarks which gets the children off the**
**estate.**|
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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,has**
**continued to provide leadership and pastoral**
**support to the community.**
**As a result of Alpha and other initiatives we have**
**seen a number of new members who have**
**appreciated pastoral support and someone to**
**talk to about various issues in their lives.**|
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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**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Our income has dropped significantly**
**following the covid crisis due to the lack of**
**car park and room bookings. This is unlikely**
**to return in the immediate future due to**
**more people working from home.**
**Our expenditure has 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.**
**The trustees expect that we will have to plan**
**some significant investment into more**
**permanent roof repairs in the coming**
**period. However we have received**
**considerable ‘at cost’ help from a local**
**builder in addressing the immediate leaking**
**roof issues.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity’s policy is to maintain sufficient**
**reserves to cover 6 months of operational**
**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|**£56,791**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|
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|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**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.**|
|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 ageing 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. Ageing 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:|||
|---|---|---|
|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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## – 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
held in this capacity|N/A|
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|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|N/A|
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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** 16/10/2022
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