## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 15/10/2024 To 15/10/2025** **Charity name: Oasis Central Church** ## **Charity registration number: 1180714** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|The objectives of the CIO are:
a) To advance the Christian
faith for the public benefit in the UK and
worldwide in accordance with the
Statement of Faith.
b) The relief of poverty, sickness and
financial hardship.| |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|**Introduction:**
This report outlines the primary activities
undertaken by the church to fulfil its
mission and serve the community, as
reflected in the church's financial
accounts. These activities are designed
to promote spiritual growth, provide
community support, and enhance the
overall well-being of individuals and
families.
**1. Worship Services**
The church conducts regular worship
services every Sunday, with additional
services during special occasions. These
gatherings are central to the church’s
mission, providing spiritual guidance and
fostering a sense of belonging among
congregants.
Services typically include:
•
**Sermons**focused on relevant
themes and teachings.
•
**Music and Worship**featuring| choirs and congregational singing. - **Prayer Sessions** for individual and collective needs. ## **2. Community Outreach Programs** The church is committed to outreach initiatives aimed at addressing local needs and supporting vulnerable populations. Key projects include: - **Food Drives** : Regular collections of non-perishable food items for local food banks. - **Clothing Donations** : Organizing seasonal clothing drives to provide for those in need. - **Partnerships with Local Shelters** : Collaborating with nearby shelters to offer support and resources for the homeless. ## **3. Educational Programs** To promote spiritual development and lifelong learning, the church offers a range of educational opportunities: - **Bible Study Groups** : Weekly sessions for different age groups focused on scripture and daily life application. - **Workshops and Seminars** : Topics cover personal development, mental health, and community service. - **Children's Sunday School** : Engaging activities that teach children about faith and values. ## **4. Youth and Family Services** Recognising the importance of engaging families and youth, the church provides several tailored programs: - **Teens Church** : Activities and discussions that foster fellowship and spiritual growth among young members. - **Family Events include** wedding ceremonies, child naming ceremonies **,** community dinners, game nights, and retreats that strengthen family bonds and promote church involvement. ## **5. Counselling and Support Services** The church offers pastoral care and counselling services to assist individuals and families facing various challenges: - **Pastoral Counselling** : Confidential support for emotional and spiritual issues. - **Support Groups** : Facilitation of groups for grief, addiction, and other life challenges. ## **6. Volunteer Opportunities** The church encourages active participation through various volunteer roles: - **Service Projects** : Organizing community clean-ups, assisting at local events, and providing handson help to those in need. - **Leadership Engagement** : Opportunities for congregants to lead educational programs and outreach efforts, fostering a sense of ownership and community engagement. ## **7. Cultural and Social Events** The church hosts a variety of cultural and social events aimed at enhancing community relationships: - **Concerts and Talent Shows** : Showcasing local talent and fostering appreciation for the arts. - **Community Gatherings** : Seasonal festivals, potlucks, and picnics that encourage fellowship |||and cultural exchange.
**Conclusion:**
The church remains dedicated to serving
the community and promoting spiritual
growth. Through its diverse activities and
programs, the church nurtures its
congregants and contributes significantly
to the broader community's welfare. This
commitment to public benefit is reflected
in the financial accounts, which support
ongoing and new initiatives to foster a
caring and connected community.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Oasis Central Church’s mission is
supported by our passionate volunteers
who generously give their time to the
church and its people. This is evidenced
in numerous ways; from providing food
and hospitality, giving musical
performances to mentoring young people
in their studies.| |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 church has supported its members
to enrol into adult learning and further
education. We are proud to say that
several of our members have started
pursuing qualifications that they would
admittedly not have sought had it not
been for the encouragement of the
church.
The church has also supported members
in their search for employment.
The pastoral team has provided remedial
care to young members who
experienced trouble with the police.
The church also supported the weddings
and marital ceremonies of members by
providing counselling and support.
The trustees appointed Mr Samuel
Opoku-Kuffour as an independent
examiner.| **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** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|See attached CC16a form| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |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: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|By voluntarily donations from members| |---|---|---| |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||We would like to thank all the volunteers
who make Oasis Central Church the
Spirit-filled and vibrant community it is.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |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|**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|| ## **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|_Ecumenical Relationships_
We are a member of Transform Bexley
Borough, and of Churches Together
South London and Evangelical Alliance.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Oasis Central Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity
uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1180714| |Charity’s principal address|231 Ampleforth Road
London
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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 (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Francicca Nantwi|||| ||Rev Paul Agyei|||| ||Rev Daniel
Amoateng|||| ||Grace Chirombo|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 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 N/A 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** |**Signed** **on behalf of**|**the charity’s trustees**|| |---|---|---| |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|FNantwi|PAgyei| ||Francisca Nantwi|Reverend Paul Agyei| ||
Secretary|Chairman| ||9/01/2026|| ||9/01/2026|| |**Oasis**|**Central Church**|**Central Church**||**1180714**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For**|**the period**
**from**|15/10/2024|**To**|15/10/2025|| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**58,672**
**10,635**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**69,307**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**69,307**
**20,000**
**18,000**
**5,000**
**13,500**
**4,000**
**950**
**1,500**
**3,500**
**1,000**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**58,672**
**10,635**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**69,307**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**69,307**
**20,000**
**18,000**
**5,000**
**13,500**
**4,000**
**950**
**1,500**
**3,500**
**1,000**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**58,672**
**10,635**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**69,307**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**69,307**
**20,000**
**18,000**
**5,000**
**13,500**
**4,000**
**950**
**1,500**
**3,500**
**1,000**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**58,672**
**10,635**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**69,307**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**69,307**
**20,000**
**18,000**
**5,000**
**13,500**
**4,000**
**950**
**1,500**
**3,500**
**1,000**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Donations|**58,672**||||||||**38,470**| |Gift Aid|**10,635**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**69,307**||||||||**38,470**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**38,470**| ||||||||||| |Hire of Premises/Rent|**20,000**||**-**||**-**||**20,000**||**-**| |Purchase / Hire of Equipment and Repairs|**18,000**||**-**||**-**||**18,000**||**-**| |Promotion & Advertising& Trainings|**5,000**||**-**||**-**||**5,000**||**-**| |Welfare|**13,500**||**-**||**-**||**13,500**||**-**| |Evangelism,Missions & CampMeeting|**4,000**||**-**||**-**||**4,000**||**-**| |General Travel & Car Hire Expences|**950**||**-**||**-**||**950**||**-**| |CommunityProjects|**1,500**||**-**||**-**||**1,500**||**-**| |Worship / Teens / Sunday School
Telephone / Internet & Live Strreaming|**3,500**||**-**||**-**||**3,500**||**-**| ||**1,000**||**-**||**-**||**1,000**||**-**| ||**67,450**||**-**||**-**||**67,450**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**purchases, (see table)**|**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**||||||||||| ||**67,450**||**-**|||**-**||**67,450**||**-**| |**_Total payments_**||||||||||| ||**1,857**||**-**|||**-**||**1,857**||**38,470**| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**1,857**||**-**|||**-**||**1,857**||**38,470**| |**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 12/01/2026 1 |**Section B Statement of**
**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
GChirombo
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**Details**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,857**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,857**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Grace Chirombo|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**||| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||OK| |||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**When due**
**(optional)**| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||Date of
approval| ||Grace Chirombo|29/12/2025| |||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 12/01/2026 2 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Responsibilities and**
**basis of report**|Oasis Central Church|Oasis Central Church|Oasis Central Church| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||**15/10/2024 - 15/10/2025**|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|**1180714**| ||||| ||||| ||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended**15/10/2024 - 15/10/2025**.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.||| ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - • the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. - _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**|SOKuffour|5/01/2026| |---|---|---| |||| ||Samuel Opoku-Kuffour|| |||| ||N/A|| **Oasis Central Church** 1 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2025 ## **(if any):** **Address:** 46 Carlton House Algers road IG10 4RS, Lougton ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the** N/A **examiner wishes to disclose** . **Oasis Central Church** 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2025 2