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2023-03-31-accounts

Cambridge Campus Ministry Ltd

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023

Period: 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023

1 Basic information regarding the charity

Charity name: Cambridge Campus Ministry Ltd (CCML)

Edward Wai Sun Kwong (Chair)

Kwok Choi NG (Treasurer)

Gershom Lee

Ping Shun David AU

1.1 Structure, governance and management

The organisation is a Charitable Company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 20 December 2018 and registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 22 December 2020 with the Charity Commission. After registration as a CIO, all the activities , assets and bank account were transferred from the CCML (Charitable Company) to the CCML (CIO). And the CCML (Charitable Company) was officially winding up on June 2023.

Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association the members of the trustee are elected to serve for a period of three years after which they must be re-elected at the next Annual General Meeting. All member of the Management Committee gives their time voluntarily and received no benefits from the charity.

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Currently, there are six volunteer positions, pastoral leaders, are filled. They are responsible for running the charity on a daily basis. The board of trustee will sit annually, to make decisions on important matters.

2 Objective and activities

2.1 Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, STUDY, FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS AND LECTURES, AND PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT CHRISTIANITY.

2.2 Annual Report 2022-23

As a charity based in Cambridge, we exit to promote the Christian faith and to share Christian love and care to others. So we thought it would be good to share how we have been doing that and our plan for the future.

We have much to thank our Lord for during the last year, not least for his sustaining and protection of our Centre which was open upon the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions, the door of our Centre open much wider than before the pandemic. Since reopening after the pandemic, we have reached out over 300 people, most of them came to know Jesus for the first time.

During the year we partnered with the local churches, Cambridge Alliance Church, Holy Trinity Church, Henry Martyn Hall and OMF International UK which have led to our diversity in ministry.

Cambridge is best known for its legendary university and beautiful scenery. Yet, its rich Christian heritage is less recognized to many. The revival of evangelical

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movement in the nineteenth century in England originated in Cambridge was truly epoch making. The legacy, known as The Cambridge Seven, spread the gospel across the continents, including James Hudson Taylor who spent 54 years in China and found the China Inland Mission in 1865. Over the past year, while Cambridge Campus Ministry (CCM) is steadfast on the mission to minister to Chinese scholars on campus, God has given us new co-workers and new insight to serve Him. In His name, we shall walk stronger and longer.

  1. Reaching-out to Visiting Chinese Scholars in Cambridge Campus

Cambridge Campus Centre is a platform to reach out to visiting Chinese scholars who engage in advanced research at the University of Cambridge. During the past year, tailored made programs and activities were carefully crafted to develop rapport with them and arouse their interest to explore Christian faith, including:

The on-site class of British Culture English Course was resumed in the Fall of 2022 and repeated in the Spring of 2023. The enrollment of 15 quotas for this 4-months course was quickly full. The class met on a weekly basis sometimes piggyback by the lectures on “Clash of Western and Jewish Cultures”. Dinner was served in between the lectures, which was found a great opportunity to build rapport with the scholars. These distinguished Chinese scholars were holding key positions in academic institutions or in the Chinese government and with a diverse

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background. They came from reputable universities at different parts of China, like Shanghai, Anhui, Guizhou, Shandong, Taiyuan, Hangzhou.

Our honorable teaching staff, Mrs. Ruth Lewis is a local academic major in Language and has a lifelong commitment to Chinese ministry. She and her family lived in China for several years, which gave her a wide exposure to Chinese culture. This enabled Ruth to connect with the scholars freely and gain their trust. Thankfully, seven scholars of the British Culture English Course subsequently joined an in-depth course on Exploring Christian Faith. We are praying for these scholars who would come to know Christ one day and become His disciples bringing the gospel to their communities when they return to China.

(ii) A Guided Tour to British Museum on “History of Jewish Faith”

Rev Rosa Chan undertook the role of the docent of this guided tour. Participants were impressed by her vast knowledge in ancient history of near east and middle east. This tour wisely introduced the Jewish faith depicted in the Old Testament through discussing the collections of the museum about the arts, culture, religion and the civilization of the empires B.C. The tour conveyed a clear message that the chosen people clung on the promise of God from generation to generation, “A Messiah is coming to deliver them from all sufferings”.

(iii) Spring Camp

The 2-night 3-day Spring Camp held in High Leigh Conference Centre, Lord Street, U.K. between 29 and 31 May was the highlight of the annual activities. The Camp brought together the visiting Chinese scholars who or their friends had attended the British Culture English courses. The delegation comprised 12 visiting Chinese scholars and 7 staff members and guest speakers of CCC. Knowing that majority of these scholars would return to China within a year, the ultimate goal of the Camp was to arouse their interest to Christian faith and share the gospel with them where possible. The theme of the Camp of the program was “Communication Climates”, which was thought provoking and fun. It consisted of on-site and zoom seminars, experience sharing and a Talent Show. Both speakers, Mr. David Lewis,

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an anthropology professor, and his wife, Ms. Ruth Lewis, were committed Christians and experienced educators. They shared their life stories and values, and how they lived by the gracious gifts of God. The story was touching and enlightening. In response, few scholars shared their personal stories and regrets. In the Camp, a deeper sharing of faith and values was evident. May the seed of the love of God ripe and flourish in their hearts one day. This has paved the way for future contact with these scholars.

2. “Street Café” - Reaching out to the Community

Under the guidance of our Lord, the CCM expanded its boundary to reach out to the local community for the first time. In collaboration with Hope Faith Love Mission Mobilization Centre, China Training and Resource Centre (UK), Cambridge Alliance Church (CAC) and the short-term mission teams from churches in other parts of UK, like London, Milton Keynes, CCM hosted a “2-day Street Café” program in the city center of Cambridge in December 2022 with an aim to share God’s love with the local people and other nationalities. About 50 brothers and sisters from different parts of the UK joined hands to serve free hot drinks to passersby and engage them in a placard story telling game to present the gospel. During the two days brothers and sisters met for worship, praying and caroling, underwent a short evangelical training, and participated in a role play and a heritage walk in Cambridge. The response of the passersby was overwhelming especially the local young people who were ready to stop at our booth to chat with us. They were curious about why a group of Asians paid an effort to serve heartwarming drinks in the cold. The interactions were friendly and relaxed. Brothers and sisters were overjoyed. Most importantly, they experienced the power of the gospel and the unity in the body of Christ.

4. A Home Away from Home

Over the past years, we were delighted to open our premise to visiting ministers and short-term mission teams. As a token of appreciation of their dedicated service, the Centre was tasked to bring a warm welcome and hospitality for

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servants of God. We wished they felt at home and refreshed themselves while staying at the Centre. We provided a cozy accommodation to over 15 ministers and church leaders in the past year.

5. Serving all Ages - Campus Youth Ministry

The house of the Lord is open for all ages. Starting from autumn term of 2022, a Youth Fellowship for teens and university students met every week in the Centre. In spring of 2023, Cambridge Alliance Church also rented the Centre to start a Senior Fellowship to bring seniors together for worship, praying and social activities every week.

6. Sharing the Vision Worldwide

With the gradual resumption of international travel, Rosa and Edward went abroad to share the vision and mission of CCM. It was thankful that Kowloon City Baptist Church has been faithfully supporting the ministry in prayers and provisions. So as the parent organizations of CCM, Ambassadors for Christ and West Calgary Alliance Church, their commitments to our ministry have never ceased.

On the other hand, the emerging of social media creates an unprecedent opportunity to connect people worldwide. Rosa and Edward were interviewed by several overseas Christian and missionary organizations like Good TV of Taiwan to share their sweat and tears in the course of their missionary life. Many have been deeply moved by their perseverance and the pioneered works carried out in Cambridge. Undeniably, God has a divine plan on each of His children.

7. Training and Development

CCM has a long linkage with the International Chinese Biblical Seminary in Europe (ICBSIE). Owing to increasing demands for co-workers and adapting to a changing world, formal theological training is a key to meeting the talent deficit and bridging the gap. For the first time, CCM sent a co-worker to ICBSIE for a short

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course and endeavors to send more brothers and sisters to receive formal theological training. A couple, Daniel and Eliza, who are passionate on the campus ministry, will be supported to undertake theology study in the near future. We are very pleased that Daniel and Eliza joined our hands to serve Cambridge Campus.

8. Establishment of Executive Committee

An Executive Committee with 6 members was recently established to oversee the management of CCM. A Task Force was also formed to look into options of how to fully utilize the manpower and resource on-hand and to work out a seamless interface between the ministry of CCM and Cambridge Alliance Church.

9. Growing Family

In the past years, the Centre gathered new strengths and recruited new coworkers to meet the present challenges of the mission. We thank God for our honorable retired missionary Basil Scott has accepted our invitation to be our Ministry Adviser, he and his wife Shirly were two of the famous Cambridge Seventy missionaries after the Cambridge Seven.

The co-workers of CCM increased from 2 to 6 covering various daily activities including course coordination, book-keeping and administrative matters. The work of God is never-ending.

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3. Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period 31 March 2023.

Donations were dropped from 45K in 2021/22 to 20K this 2022/23. An increase of expenses from 36K to 74K this financial year. It was owing to a major building maintenance works were carried out. As a result, there was 54K deficit as expenses over the income for the period of 2022/23.

The cash at bank was £56K in unrestricted funds. Donations are expected coming at steady level. The reserve is held to cover operation costs if losing of income and need to meet unexpected events.

4. Declaration

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

_________ Kwok Ng Trustee

25 March 2024

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of Cambrid e Cam us Ministr Ltd g p y

On accounts for the year Charity no ended 31 March 2023 (if any) 1192905 Set out on pages - 1 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 ~~[The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to~~ examiner's statement ~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]].~~ Delete [ ] if not applicable.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination ~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~ which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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.

Signed: Name: Guangyuan Yang

Date: 25 Mar 2024

Relevant professional Certified Financial Risk Mana er qualification(s) or body g

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IER

(if any):

Address: ~~54 Malvern Road~~ CB1 9LD ~~Cambridge~~

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 examiner wishes to disclose .

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IER

Charity No: 1192905 Charity No: 1192905 Charity No: 1192905 Charity No: 1192905 Charity No: 1192905 Charity No: 1192905
Cambridge Campus Ministry Ltd
Income and Expenditure Account(1 April 2022 - 31 Mar 2023)
2022/23 2021/22
Income Note £ £ £ £
Donation
Donation-Outside UK
1
Total Income
Expenditure
Office Expenses
6,676
Travel and Subsistance
12,461
Administration Expenses
1,756
Activities and Events
2,013
Gifts and Donation
6,000
Sponsorship allowance
2
4,600
Legal and Insurance
3,189
Building Maintenance
22,070
Barnabas Ministry
-
Depreciation
15,319
Total Expense		 6,892
12,588		 4,776
3,048
443
2,113
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2,556
514
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7,500
15,319		 34,726
10,530
19,480 45,257
74,084 36,269
74,084 36,269
Income Over Expenses 54,604
-		 8,987
Company No : 11736600 Charity No: 1192905
Cambridge Campus Ministry Ltd
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023
Fixed Assets
Building Cost
less: Depreciation
Current Assets
Bank
Net Assets
Funded By
General Fund b/d
Deficit for the year
Long Term Loan (for Building)		 765,934
30,638		 735,296
55,761		 765,934
15,319		 750,615
95,045
791,057 845,661
766,954
54,604
-		 757,967
8,987
712,350
78,707		 766,954
78,707
791,057 845,661

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

_________ Kwok Choi Ng Treasurer

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Notes to the accounts

Note 2 Accounts Aanlysis

Notes
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2		 Income 2022/23 2021/22
Donation 6,892 34,726
Donation - Hong Kong 12,588 10,530
Donation - Baranaba Ministry 0 1,600
Receipt Total 19,480 46,857
Expenses 2022/23 2021/22
Specific fund raising for missionaries 22,000 31,553
less: Payment to Missionaries 26,600 34,109
Net Sponsorship allowance 4,600
-		 2,556
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Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.*

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1.2 there is no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern,

1.4 There is no changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP).

1.5 There is no material prior year errors have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP).

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 2 Accounting policies

2.2 INCOME

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those ticked "No" or "N/a". Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

Recognition of income
Income from
membership
subscriptions
Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations and
Legacies.
Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other benefits
are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as income from
charitable activities.
Settlement of insurance
claims
Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria
are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other income in the
SoFA.
Investment gains and
losses
This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and any
gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
Support costs
The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in
the trustees’ annual report.
Income from interest,
royalties and dividends
This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can be
measured reliably.
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations when
receivable.
Donated services and
facilities
Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of the
gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.
Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as income
with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate heading in the
SOFA.
The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be the
fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt. In the
reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an expense at
the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.
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expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income
from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance sheet.
On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading activities' and
Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets and
included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.
Tax reclaims on
donations and gifts
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor.
Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is
treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms
of the appeal have specified otherwise.
Contractual income and
performance related
grants
This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or services
or met the performance related conditions.
Donated goods
Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be
exchanged) unless impractical to do so.
In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent that
the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant only
occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP).
Legacies
Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has been
grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate
and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity or have
been met.
Government grants
The charity has received government grants in the reporting period
· it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and
• the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Offsetting
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required
or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
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2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES

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2.4 ASSETS
Intangible fixed assets
Heritage assets
They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments.
Debtors
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at
settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently,
they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.
Current asset
investments
The charity has has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and
cash equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit and
cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for investment purposes rather
than to meet short term cash commitments as they fall due.
Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a
maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments
Stocks and work in
progress
Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net
realisable value.
Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value
based on the service potential provided by items of stock.
Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the
contract.
The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have
physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody or
legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.5
They are valued at cost.
The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic, scientific,
technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and maintained
principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The depreciation rates and
methods used as disclosed in note 9.6.1.4.
They are valued at cost.
Investments
Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are valued
at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year end. The
same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be measured
reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.
Basic financial
instruments
The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per paragraph
10.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19,
FRS102 SORP.
Tangible fixed assets
for use by charity
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least
They are valued at cost.
The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.2.
Deferred income
No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
Creditors
The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade
discounts
Provisions for liabilities A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured
at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date
Grants with
performance conditions
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of
service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the
recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without
performance conditions
Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to
realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be
recognised.
Redundancy cost
The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive
obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can
be measured with reasonable certainty.
Governance and
support costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support.
Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its
compliance with regulation and good practice.
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