# **POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP UK PORTSMOUTH CHURCH** Trustees’ Annual Report ## **For the Period 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024** ## **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 Kane Nichols 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. Daniel Crisp and Sam Holt resigned and Kane Nichols was assigned as his replacement in November 2024. ## **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 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** ## **POTTERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP UK PORTSMOUTH CHURCH** ## Trustees’ Annual Report ## **For the Period 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024** ## **Reference and administration details** Regular church services are held at The Landport Community Centre, Charles Street, Portsmouth on Sunday mornings and evenings. 2024 has been a year of growth both in people and finances. 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. As a church we were able to host a full revival and several special Sunday services which proved to be very fruitful. ## **Financial review** This year there is an increase in income due to the growth in the number of people coming to our services. We have maintained equally low expenses and have been able to host more special Sundays with guest speakers due to the increase in giving. ## **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 ------------------------------ ## **Mr Kane Nichols** **Trustee Date: 15 October 2024** |**Potter's House Christian Fellowship UK Portsmouth Church**|**Potter's House Christian Fellowship UK Portsmouth Church**|**Potter's House Christian Fellowship UK Portsmouth Church**|**1183067**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|01/01/2024|**To**|31/12/2024||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
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Donations and Other Similar Receipts|**16,075**||**340**||**-**||**16,415**||**14,669**| |Gift Aid Refund|**3,648**||**-**||**-**||**3,648**||**3,093**| |Bank Interest|**3**||**-**||**-**||**3**||**-**| |Funds transferred from old church|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**19,727**||**340**||**-**||**20,067**||**17,762**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
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Tithes|**1,670**||**-**||**-**||**1,670**||**1,490**| |World Evangelism|**530**||**-**||**-**||**530**||**30**| |VisitingSpeakers|**1,170**||**-**||**-**||**1,170**||**1,700**| |Conference and Seminars|**1,912**||**-**||**-**||**1,912**||**2,221**| |Revival Expenses|**560**||**-**||**-**||**560**||**798**| |BuildingHire|**3,240**||||||**3,240**||**2,874**| |Telephone & Broadband|**578**||**-**||**-**||**578**||**805**| |Motor and Travelling|**2,468**||**-**||**-**||**2,468**||**2,785**| |Hospitality|**2,137**||**-**||**-**||**2,137**||**1,991**| |Utilities|**1,070**||**-**||**-**||**1,070**||**950**| |Local Outreach|**330**||**-**||**-**||**330**||**312**| |Equipment Purchases|**622**||**-**||**-**||**622**||**500**| |Insurance|**852**||**-**||**-**||**852**||**1,216**| |General Expenses|**708**||**-**||**-**||**708**||**395**| |**_Sub total_ **|**17,848**||**-**||**-**||**17,848**||**18,067**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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