## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 2024 Period start date 1 September To 2025 Period end date 31 August Charity name: GUILDFORD HOLY WORD CHINESE CHURCH (GHWCC)** **Charity registration number:** 1191109 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Advance the Christian faith for the benefit
of the public in accordance with the
Statement of Faith appearing in the
schedule.| |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|Sunday service including Sunday school
Regular bible study and teaching sessions
Pastoral care| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Budget for 10% of the cash reserve every
year as donations to other Church or
external ministries| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All Church ministries are run by volunteers
except for pastor who is the only paid
employee
Estimated volunteer hours are 6 hours per
week| ## **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|-
Up to now there are about 14
families attending the Church
services regularly
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The platform has been established
for local Chinese Christian families
to worship and fellowship
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All Church ministries have been set
up properly with clear procedure
and guidance| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The Church objects are well met in the
reporting period| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The Church offerings are meeting the
objectives and the Church is now
sustainable in terms of financial situation| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Healthy and well-balanced financial
position| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Cash reserves for sustaining the Church
operations in case of potential financial
shortfalls in the future| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£14960.82| |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 and based on current offering level, the
Church is sustainable financially| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|Family offerings| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N/A| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|GHWCC Charity Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO organization| |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|Every trustee must be appointed for a term
of five years by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees| ## **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|N/A and no new trustees appointed during
the reporting period| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Church is governed by a committee
which consists of 5 members in which of
them are trustees of the Charity
The daily operations are managed by the
ministries leads| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|N/A| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|GUILDFORD HOLY WORD CHINESE CHURCH (GHWCC)| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1191109| |Charity’s principal address|Merrow Methodist church hall, Bushy Hill Dr, Guildford GU1 2SH| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Ho Leung Nigel
Cheung|N/A|N/A|First trustee| ||Yi Li|N/A|N/A|First trustee| ||Ai PingLiang|N/A|N/A|First trustee| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details No external advisers appointed ## **Other optional information** **N/A** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Ho Leung Nigel
Li Yi Ai Ping Liang
Cheung
Position (eg Trustee Trustee Treasurer
Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date
30.01.2026 30.01.2026 30.01.2026
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## `吉` **尔福德明道教会 2025** `年度` **财政收入 /** `支出` **报告 GHWCC Income and Expenditure Statement - FY2025 September 2024 - August 2025** |**Total Offering Received /**`奉献`**总收入**
**EXPENDITURE /**`支出`
Church Venue /`教会`场地租金
Staff , Benefit and Pension/员工费用
STEW. Service /`年`费
Events /`活`动费
Children Ministry /`儿童主日学`
Books and Equipment
Web Expenses /`网`络服务费
Sundry Expenses /杂费
Insurance /`保`险
Account External Examination/账户审计
**Total Expenditure /总支出**
**Income less Expenditure**
**Balance Carried Forward from Aug 2024**
**Current Balance**|**FY2025**
**£19,120.04**
£4,870.00
£14,467.80
£70.00
£1,220.55
£83.43
£327.75
£399.25
£362.95
**£21,801.73**
**-£2,681.69**
**£17,642.51**
**£14,960.82**| |---|---|