Trustees, Annual Report for the period Perictyd start date Period end dale Year 2019 Year 2020 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charfty name Oxford Christadelphians Other names charity is known by Oxford Christadelphian Ecclesia. Oxford Christadelphian Church Registered charity number {if any) 256668 Charity's principal address Christadelphian Hall Tyndale Road Oxtord Postcode OX4 1JL Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Oates acted if not for who ear Trustse name Offlc81Sf any) Name of person lor body) •ntltlod toa oint trustee ifan P Jeavons Secretary Assistant Secretary Treasurer J Clifford A Drake P Richardson J Pitt-Francis Joint-trustee Iwilh No 61 Joint-trustee l%bith No 51 N Pilt-Francis SAsh K Watson T Drake 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the truslaes for the charity, if anys {for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole oar TAR May 2021
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inforniation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomation} Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts I"Failh and Practi. document which incorporate5 our Gonstitution and rules Type of governing document How the charity is constituted The Oxford Christadelphians are an independent, 5elf-governing church within the worldwide Christadelphian fellowship. The church is a re istered charit All trustees are elected by members of the church and are also members of the Affanging Committee of the church. Trustee selection methods aoi)oir..:Pkn b5, e.eclél Additional governanGe issues (Optional infonnation) You may choose lo include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational structure and any w+der network with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties-, trustees. ¢onsideration of rnajor risks and the system and procedures to manage them. pThip Suppl St synd 5Ehwl 5ÈM¢eS . CAT Ir This is the governance rnc%Jel of the church. showing the responsibilities of the Arranging Committee members. IAII members of the Arranging Committee are trustee5 TAR May 2021
Section C Ob'ectives and activities e, professing our faith in through the Lord Jesus Christ and seeking to obey his authority, undertake to live our INes according to his commandrnents, dependent only on His grdce and the guKlan of Holy Scriptu. We dedicate ourselves to the work and WK)rship in this Ecclesla and by our presen, prayers and gifts we strNe to uphold the ministry of the word in this place for the glory of Gcxl. When and where we fail we confess our need of the Lord's mercy.. Summary of the objects ofthe charity Set out in its governing document Religious services, pastoral and social activities, outreach, support of charitable ¢auses both in and OLrtside the Christadelphian community. M05t activities take place in the Oxford area. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guldance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional infomiation) You may choose to include further statements, vthere relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment-, contribution made by volunteers. TAR May 2021
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity durlng the year "Achievements and erformance" Isep 2019-Au8 20201 Our Sunday services for worshlp, praise and Bible study continued in 2019120, and also a Wednesday evening Bible Class Ithough all via Google Meet. and later Zoom. from late March 2020 onwards, due to the coronavirus pandemicl. Our official membership is now at 53. which is slightly down f rom last year. The Church website had roughly 16,400 visits - about the same a5 last year. The Sunday school continued as normal until March 2020. We based our lessons on the Christadelphian Sunday School Union material and had four classes.. infants, juniors, seniors and discussion group, with up to 15 children attending. From the spring lockdown we experimented with remote Sunday School on Zoom. This included varied material and a summer project on the theme of "Faith, Hope and Love" In the autumn we relaunched the programme with le550ns for infants and juniorslseniors on Zoom. The discussion class had socially-distanced face-to-face meetings when that was possible. In the autumn the young people created 'hope'_themed linocut designs which were then printed and sold as Christmas cards. These proved popular and sale5 proceeds were donated to The Porch and Viva Isee belowl. The Sunday School teachers are DBS-checked and there is an ongoing process to keep this up to date. The Annual Outing to Youlbury Scout Camp had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. On Sunday 8 March we h05ted a first aid course which was focused on parents of young children. About 10 parents attended including some of our nei8hbours on Tyndale Road. Regardin8 Hall maintenance, an el[lent Wi-Fi system was installed, enablin8 limited number of people to join in the online services from the Hall when that was permitted. The Church now has a contract with Chubb for the provision, rental and maintenance of improved fire safety equipment. During thi5 year we have built up a good relationship with the owner5 of the seven St Clement's properties that back on to our building. A lot of work has been done to get rid of the trees and ivy that were causing damage to the back of the Adelaide Room and the Printmakers. buildin8. The Church continued its support of local organi5ation5 and charities. In particular we increased the regularity of our contributions of supplie5 to The Porch {d3y centre for homeless people) and were asked by Sister Frances Dominica. one of the All Saints Sisters of the Poor who started the work from the porch of their convent in 1986, for a contribution to the book she has compiled about the history of The Porch. Although we weren't able to collect and donate items for the Food Bank during the pandemic. we continued to support them by sending £100 a month to help with their ongoing costs. We also continued to support Viva, the Oxford-based charity whose prayerful, May 2021 TAR
Section D Achievements and performance worldwide practical workwith vulnerable children is at times Inspirational. Section E Financial review Our Building and ReseThe Fund la restricted fund) constilutes our reserves and enables us to finance major maintenance and refurbishment projects. Income for this fund comes from the rent of the workshop adjoining our Hall. A set of pre-authorised transfers lo other funds support the general expenses and outgoing donations of the church. Extraordinary expenditure items which draw on the Building and Reserve Fund are subject to the approval of the church al a Business Meeting. Brief statoment of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit No funds are In deficit Further financial review details (Optional infomiation) You may choose to include additional information. where relevant about.. the charity s principal sources of funds {including any fundraising)- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Regular collections. grft aided donations and rental income remain the principal rneans of income. These have enabled us lo cover the majority of our ccmmitments during the year and members have continued to respond generously to intemational appeals for financial help with natural disaster5. Section F Other optional information None Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charltys trust es Signaturels) Full namels) Position leg Secretary* Chair, etc) Ilfi) M I Il TT-Fx4hlLI YirffÉÉME ffllfvj i- Date ne &zi. TAR May 2021
Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a F¢y th• p•rfod from To 01 19 317ty20 Section A Receipts and payments unstA¢1¢d fund• Restrl¢ted Endowment Total lurrfl• tothb n•Mt£ knth• M•r•#É J th• M•v••t£ fo w•r••t£ toth• nMmt£ A1 R•col .401 X.714 4126 R•nt 1QX to 44iX 41.714 •t¢. Tot•1 rK•t• J•.•x. 41, A3 P•ymtnl• 31.712 J1.712 23.111 M2 Put¢ral & mnniN4 1.972 1.8S7 4971 15.791 4.937 4,937 1.7 Sub total ,181 A4 A•••t •nd Inv••bn•nt purch•1. •tc. 48.181 Net of rvc•lpts/(p•ymentsJ . AS Tran•f•r• b•tw••n lund• 2x1 IA17 A6 Ca*h fund• l••t yur WKI C•sh funds th1$ y••r •nd 14923 31109 40,Q32 47,802 14. 48,032 CCXX Rl accounts ISSI 2W2021
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre8Met•d Restrtcted lund• to É Endowment funds to nMrvMt £ 81 Ca8h fvnd• 14282 4277 Vryin 29.122 122 Total $h luftds 14.403 33,399 Unro•trlct•d fund• RMtricted fund• to n••rn#t É Endowm•nt fund• to Mar••t E Fund to tth ¥rr•ni ¥•lu• 83 InvMtm•nt a•••t• 21 St. OxJ# Furld to Curr•ffl v•lu• 84 A•••t• r•tsln•d lor th• harlty'• own u•• Funttto rJJrtth Y•Th•n BO Llablllll•• SvJr by one ortsu tru8ts0• behaw of all Ihe trustws Date of oval sn#t[¢ Print Nam CCKX P2 accounls ISSI 2510N2021
19 June 2021
Mr A Drake Treasurer Oxford Christadelphian Ecclesia 2 Brookhampton Close Stadhampton Oxford OX44 7XR
Oxford Christadelphian Ecclesia
I confirm:-
I have followed the Directions of the Charity Commission under Section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act in respect of independent examination for the accounting year September 2019 to August 2020.
The Ecclesia accounts are eligible to have an independent examination.
An independent examination is an external scrutiny that provides a limited check on specific matters. They are:-
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The accounting records kept
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Whether the accounts agree with those records
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Whether the format of the accounts is correct
I have completed all the above checks and find the accounting records are kept the required standard.
I have not identified any matters of concern or issues I feel should be brought to the attention of the Ecclesia.
Signed
John Glavey B.A. Dip Ed Dip FA 18 Jury Place 17-19 Jury Street Warwick CV34 6RG