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
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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
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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.
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Suppl
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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
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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.
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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 e￿l[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,
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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
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Signaturels)
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Recei
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ments accounts
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19
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Section A Receipts and payments
un￿stA¢1¢d
fund•
Restrl¢ted
Endowment
Total lurrfl•
tothb n•*M*t£ knth• M•r•#É *J th• M•v••t£ fo w•r••t£ toth• nMmt£
A1 R•col
.401
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4126
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to
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41.714
•t¢.
Tot•1 rK•*t•
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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
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unre8Met•d
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Endowment
funds
to nMrvMt £
81 Ca8h fvnd•
14282
4277
Vryin
29.122
122
Total ￿$h luftds
14.403
33,399
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fund•
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fund•
to n••rn#t É
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fund•
to Mar••t E
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Date of
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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:- 

- The accounting records kept 

- Whether the accounts agree with those records 

- 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