2025-04-05-accounts - The Church In Southampton

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 06 April 2024 Period start date To 05 April 2025 Period end date

Charity name: The Church in Southampton

Charity registration number: 1176336

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The object of the CIO is to advance the Christian faith in accordance with its statement of faith.
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	Specifically, the charity seeks to benefit the public through: 1. Conducting and facilitating events for preaching the gospel, nourishing believers in Christ through the Bible, and helping Christians develop their function as members of the Body of Christ. 2. Conduct various meetings locally and encourage and support participation in meetings and conferences extra-locally for fellowship and edification. 3. Offering support (including financial support) to other charities with similar goals to the Church in Southampton.
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 full regard to the Charity Commission on Public Benefit guidance in considering its purposes and activities.

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference

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	Accomplishments this year similar to the previous year: 1. The charity has facilitated local Christian gatherings. 2. The charity has encouraged and supported participation of its members to joint gatherings with nearby churches in the Southwest region including London as much as practicality allows. 3. The charity has continued to offer financial support for gospel outreach events in the UK and also abroad.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity relies mainly from one-off donations. Whilst its income fluctuates yearly depending on various uncontrollable circumstances, its monthly expenditures nearly remain constant, if not increasing. In addition, the charity anticipates the need for increased financial capability for supporting full-time Christian workers and having its own meeting hall in the future.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
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

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		N/A
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)-Foundation.
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
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements		where relevant about:
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The Church in Southampton recognises the necessity for fellowship with other believers in Christ to keep the oneness in the Body of Christ. In this regard, the charity strives to coordinate many of its meetings and activities with other charities and organisations sharing the same goals. This include but is not limited to the Church in Reading, the Church in London

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Church in Southampton
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1176336
Charity’s principal address

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
Reymart Bona	Trustee	N/A
Roland Tambic	Trustee	N/A

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

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

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

	JOHN REYMART BONA	ROLAND TAMBIC
	Trustee	Trustee

	16/05/2026	16/5/2026

Charity Name		No (if any)
Church in Southampton		1176336
Receipts and payments accounts			CC16a
6-Apr-24 Period start date For the period from	To	5-Apr-25 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 4,858 - - - - - - - 4,858 - - - 4,858 1,319 400 - - - 1,719 - - - 1,719 3,139 - - 3,139	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 67 - - - - - - - 67 - - - 67 - - - - - - - - - - - 67 - - 67	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 4,925 - - - - - - - 4,925 - - - 4,925 1,319 400 - - - - - - - 1,719 - - - 1,719 3,206	Last year to the nearest £
General Giving	4,858				3,428
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	4,858				3,428

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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					3,428

Operational Costs	1,319				1,533
Offering	400
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**Sub total **	1,719				1,533

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					1,533

	3,139	67	-	3,206	1,895
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	3,139	67	-	3,206	1,895

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

5/16/2026

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
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 Cash at bank Cash in hand Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) loan receivable Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 30,604 - 3,463 - - - 34,067 - Agreement Error Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 5,000 - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name JOHN REYMART BONA ROLAND TAMBIC	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		JOHN REYMART BONA	16/05/2026
		ROLAND TAMBIC	16/05/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

5/16/2026