# **POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP UK PORTSMOUTH CHURCH** 

Trustees’ Annual Report 

# **For the Period 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020** 

## **Reference and administration details** 

Charity Number 1183067 

Principle Address Landport Community Centre, Charles Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1JD 

## **Names of charity trustees who manage the Charity** 

Mr Samuel Holt 

Mr Basil Choudhry 

Mr Adam Claxton 

## **Structure Governance and management** 

The Church registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 23 April 2019 

## **Constitution of trustee and selection methods** 

The charity is constituted as a trust and the trustees are appointed by the existing trustees. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

## **Objects of Charity** 

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the statement of beliefs in Portsmouth, other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the church council may from time to time think fit and other such purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales and consistent with the work of the charity. 

The relief of poverty and sickness and to relieve the distress caused thereby regardless of nationality, religious political or other opinion in the said Portsmouth and in such other parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the church council may from time to time think fit. 

The Charity exists to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and to teach people the bible. All our activities reflect these core goals. The Church arranges or participates in 



# **POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP UK PORTSMOUTH CHURCH** 

Trustees’ Annual Report 

# **For the Period 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020** 

## **Reference and administration details** 

a number of activities to this end, namely Bible Conferences, Marriage Seminars, Men’s Discipleships, Revival Meetings with visiting preachers, Tent Crusades (home and abroad). We have complied with our duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. 

## **Achievements and performance** 

Regular church services are held at The Landport Community Centre, Charles Street, Portsmouth on Sunday mornings and evenings. 

2020 has been a year of stabilising and steady advancement. The Church has continued in its vision to bring the gospel to the local community and overseas through it's giving and involvement. We have made great impact in the area and have been able to work with youths from the local community and university. The Church has also responded well to the harvest field, and investment in World Evangelism has increased. 

## **Financial review** 

This year there is a slight increase in income and World Evangelism has remained stable and giving towards other Christian ventures has increased. We have maintained low expenses which has enabled the Church to make great investment in the mission field. 

## **Policy on reserves** 

The charity has no reserve policy. Restricted funds are normally used up when raised. 

## **Declaration** 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 



# **POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP UK PORTSMOUTH CHURCH** 

Trustees’ Annual Report 

# **For the Period 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020** 


## **Reference and administration details** 

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**Mr Samuel Holt** 

**Trustee Date: 05 October 2021** 




## **Potter's House Christian Fellowship UK Portsmouth Chu1183067** 

**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 1/1/2020 12/31/2020 **To from** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 


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Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds<br>funds funds funds<br> to the nearest<br>to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>£<br>A1 Receipts<br>Donations and Other Similar Receipts                    10,544                            -                              -                      10,544<br>Gift Aid Refund                     1,952                            -                              -                        1,952<br>Bank Interest                             0                            -                              -                               0<br>Funds transferred from old church                             -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>Sub total (Gross income for AR)                    12,497                            -                              -                      12,497<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>Sub total  [                            - ]                             -                              -                            -<br>Total receipts                12,497                           -                           -                    12,497<br>A3 Payments<br>Tithes                     1,170                            -                              -                        1,170<br>World Evangelism                     1,675                            -                              -                        1,675<br>Visiting Speakers                     1,735                            -                              -                        1,735<br>Conference and Seminars                        392                            -                              -                           392<br>Revival Expenses                        815                            -                              -                           815<br>Building Hire                     1,888                      1,888<br>Telephone & Broadband                        353                            -                              -                           353<br>Motor and Travelling                     1,088                            -                              -                        1,088<br>Hospitality                        769                            -                              -                           769<br>Utilities                        100                            -                              -                           100<br>Local Outreach                        331                            -                              -                           331<br>Equipment Purchases                     1,023                            -                              -                        1,023<br>Insurance                        316                            -                              -                           316<br>General Expenses                        566                            -                              -                           566<br>Sub total                   12,221                            -                              -                      12,221<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>Sub total                             -                              -                              -                            -<br>Total payments                12,221                           -                           -                    12,221<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                     276                         -                           -                        276<br>A5 Transfers between funds                          -                         -                           -                              -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                           -                         -                           -                           -<br>Cash funds this year end                     276                         -                           -                        276<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Cash at Bank|**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**<br>**915**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**915**|<br> <br> <br>|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))||Agreement Error|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
||||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**||
|**charity’s own use**||||<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|<br> <br> <br> <br>|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name||
||||Samuel Holt|||






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## **Endowment funds to nearest £** 

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## OK 

## **Endowment funds to nearest £** 

**-** 

**Current value (optional)** 

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**Current value (optional)** 

**When due (optional)** 

Date of approval 10/5/2021 

