## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 April 22 Period start date To 31 March 2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: ACCESS CHURCH** ## **Charity registration number: 1177661** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The objects of the Church are, for the**
**benefit of the public :-**
**(a) to advance the Christian faith in such**
**ways and in such parts of the United**
**Kingdom**
**or the world as the Trustees from time to**
**time may think fit;**
**(b) to relieve sickness and financial**
**hardship and to promote and preserve**
**good health**
**by the provision of funds, goods or**
**services of any kind, including through**
**the**
**provision of counselling and support in**
**such parts of the United Kingdom or the**
**world**
**as the Trustees from time to time may**
**think fit;**| |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|**The charity's trustees have complied with**
**the duty in section I 7 of the Charities Act**
**2011 to have due regard to Public Benefit**
**guidance published by the Charity**
**Commission.**
**The charity exists to proclaim the**
**Christian faith and to develop the**
**spiritual life of its congregants. This has**
**happened primarily through Sunday**
**services throughout the year. These**
**services, held at the local community**
**centre, are free and open to members of**
**the public both young and old. During**
**these meetings, there are activities for**
**children to engage in under the**
**supervision of their parents.**
**We believe that the church also exists for**
**the benefit of others. To this end, Access**
**Church organises a monthly Sunday**
**breakfast that is open to the public.**| |||**During the breakfasts, residents from the**
**local area are invited to enjoy a cooked**
**breakfast and participate in all age**
**activities that are aimed to make the**
**church as accessible as possible to the**
**local community. The breakfast event is**
**of particular benefit to the street**
**homeless members of the community**
**who feel that this event makes them feel**
**included as part of society**
**notwithstanding the challenges that they**
**face as a result of homelessness.**
**An important aspect of outreach is work**
**with the community where Access**
**Church organise weekly youth group on**
**Mondays after school. This session is**
**relaxed, informal and includes a meal,**
**teaching about a relevant topic followed**
**by a discussion. The young people**
**attend consistently without and look**
**forward to the session. Additionally, the**
**church has also started a men’s support**
**group that meets weekly virtually with a**
**monthly group activity aimed at inviting**
**new members. The weekly meetings are**
**an opportunity for the men to discuss**
**pertinent issues affecting men ranging**
**from spiritual discipline, mental health,**
**finances and parenting. This group is**
**very active and has been attracting other**
**men especially into the monthly group**
**activity.**
**Other activities include weekly music**
**practice and training sessions.**| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**I can confirm the trustees have had**
**regard to the guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **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|**The charity's trustees have complied with**
**the duty in section I 7 of the Charities Act**
**2011 to have due regard to Public Benefit**
**guidance published by the Charity**
**Commission.**
**The charity exists to proclaim the**
**Christian faith and to develop the**
**spiritual life of its congregants. This has**
**happened primarily through Sunday**
**services throughout the year. These**
**services, held at the local community**
**centre, are free and open to members of**
**the public both young and old. During**
**these meetings, there are activities for**
**children to engage in under the**
**supervision of their parents.**
**We believe that the church also exists for**
**the benefit of others. To this end, Access**
**Church organises a regular breakfast that**
**is open to the public. During the**
**breakfasts, residents from the local area**
**are invited to enjoy a cooked breakfast**
**and participate in all age activities that**
**are aimed to make the church as**
**accessible as possible to the local**
**community. The breakfast event is of**
**particular benefit to the street homeless**
**members of the community who feel that**
**this event makes them feel included as**
**part of society notwithstanding the**
**challenges that they face as a result of**
**homelessness.**
**An important aspect of outreach is work**
**with the community where Access**
**Church organise weekly youth group on**
**Mondays after school. This session is**
**relaxed, informal and includes a meal,**
**teaching about a relevant topic followed**
**by a discussion. The young people**
**attend consistently without and look**
**forward to the session. Additionally, the**
**church has also started a men’s support**
**group that meets weekly virtually with a**
**monthly group activity aimed at inviting**
**new members. The weekly meetings are**
**an opportunity for the men to discuss**| **pertinent issues affecting men ranging from spiritual discipline, mental health, finances and parenting. This group is very active and has been attracting other men especially into the monthly group activity. This year, Access Church also organised marriage enrichment sessions that are held three times in the year. The aim of these sessions is to support and celebrate married couples by creating a safe space and forum for people to meet, discuss, receive peer training on relevant topics that affect today’s marriages. During the Easter weekend, the church organised a holiday trip to Wales for families so that children can have an opportunity to enjoy the rich diversity of the UK.** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **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|**No current policy at the moment but it is**
**anticipated that a policy will be**
**developed in due course.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO – Foundation registered 22 March**
**2018**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO – Foundation registered 22 March**
**2018**| |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|**All trustees are members of the charity**
**and are appointed in accordance with**
**Charity’s governing document.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Access Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1177661| |Charity’s principal address|134 Kestrel Crescent
Oxford
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Gitau Gakuo|||| ||Rachel Wainaina-
Walton|||| ||Janet Law|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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** **Signature(s)** Gitau Gakuo **Full name(s)** Gitau Gakuo **Position (eg Secretary,** Church Pastor **Chair, etc)** **Date** 26 August 2024