Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period slarl dale Period end dale From To Section A. Reference and administration details . Charity name Oxford Christadelphians Other names charity is known by Oxford Christadelphian Ecclesia,. Oxford Chrisladelphian Church Registered charity number lif any) 256668 Charity's principal address Chrisladelphian Hall Tyndale Road Oxford Postcode OX4 1JL Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Oates acted if not for whole ear Trustee name Office lif any) Name of person lor body) entltled toa olnt trustee If an P Jeavons Secretary Assistant Secretary Treasurer J Clifford A Drake P Richardson D Gibbs T Drake E Sharman J Robson 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example. any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear TAR May 2025
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) e of advlser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts "Faith and Practice. document which incorporates our constitution and rules Type of governing document How the charity is consliluled The Oxford Chrisladelphians are an independent, self-governing church within the worldwide Chrisladelphian fellowship. The church is a re istered charit All Iruslees are elected by members of the church and are also members of the Arranging Committee of the church. Trustee selection methods Additional governance issues (Optlonal informatlonl You may choose lo include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Iruslees., the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures lo manage them. Trnd•hH¢•¢ Eist POD*0 Supplva& roll TyfjdilFR JndiyS¢h 5widay5 Llkl&onwNhALS, CAT Itc PtOyiaMth•s & r¢t4s &&FrAllgomBn15 This is the governance model ol the church, showing the responsibilities of the Arranging Committee members. IAII members ol the Arranging Committee are Iruslees TAR May 2025
Section C Ob"ectives and activities 'We, professing our faith in God through the Lord Jesus Christ and seeking to obey his authority, undertake to live our lives according to hi5 commandments, dependent only on His grace and the guidance of Holy Scripture. We dedicate ourselves to the work and worship in this Ecclesla and by our presence, prayers and girts we strive to uphold the ministry of the word in this place for the glory of G(. When and where we fail we confess our need of the Lord's mercy." Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Religious services, pastoral and social activities, outreach, support of charitable causes both in and outside the Christadelphian community. Most 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 guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) You may choose to include further slalements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. TAR May 2025
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Achievements and erformance" Isep 2023 - Aug 20241 Our official church membership now stands at 76, which is the highest it has beÈn for a rlumber of years. The increase in our numbers was due to 13 more baptisms of our Iranian friends. Our Sunday services for worsh ip and praise and Wednesday evening Bible Cla55 Continued throughout 2023124. Attendance on a Sunday mornin& accord ing to the register, was averaging about 32 member5 in the hall plus nine online lon Zoom) each week. Bible Class continued to meet on Zoom each woek. In February 2024, following a survey of members, house groups for those who can meet in person have been scheduled into the program me once a month alongside the Zoom sessions. On average there have been 18 Zoom logins per wee1(. An additional benefit with Zoom is that we have a150 had some visiting presenters from further afield. Footsteps (Sunday School) continued well. From September 2023, we had an additional class, so four classes in total: crèche, early years, primary and upper class. Within these classes there were 12 children (although not all four classes were held everyweek, as it depends on attendance). The children enjoyed the Ch Ljrch outing to Beale Park in July 2024. The two-yearly elections to the Arranging Committee were held th is year, and we are very grateful to those who agreed to serve on the Committee and were duly elected with full support. A small group met on Zoom every three months or so to considerthe welfare of members. A separate group was set up to support the ongoing needs of our Iranian members and friends. A few highlights from the 202312024 year included our hosting, in early December 2023, of a Christmas Oratorio entitled 'No Room at the Inn, written by Malcolm Atl(ins. This was a selection of carols and music interspersed with recent experiences of refugees. It was great to see the Hall full to bursting for this topical event. The 2023 Christmas Eve Service was very popular again with friends, family and neighbours joining us. Januarv 2024 saw Tyndale Road host a service for Christian unity organised by the Methodist Church and involvingfour other local churches including ourselves. There was standing room onlyl Regarding malntenance of the Church Bu ilding.. essential repa irs were carried out to the roof, including installation of snow guards to prevent tiles falling to tho ground,. both gas boilers were 5erviced,' the l(itchen hot water boiler wa5 replaced,. ar) Asbestos Survey Report Was undertal(en, and none was found at the Hall,. an Electrical Installatioll Condition Report IEICRI was undertaken, and no issues were identified; broken chairs were repaired,. and the crèche room was cleared and redecorated, primarily for use by the Footsteps Upper Class. Our two newly-commis5ioned videos on the church web51te attracted 509 views over the course of this year, from a worldwide Ithough mainly UK) May 2025 TAR
Section D Achievements and performance audience. Another Crafternoon was hold in December 2023 which raised over £200 for Mind. We werejoined by friend5 and neighbours forthis event, Age UK coffee mornings commenced taking place in the Hall every month, and these events have been a success, with various participant5 joining from the local area. In December 2023, some of our members dropped off 60 sock bags to The Porch. The bags contained warm socks supplied by COG Ichristadelphian Outreach Groupl and other useful items. Also thisyear, the Church continued its support of various charities Including the Leprosy M ission (specifically the Rainbow Children's Home, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India- building a future for children affected by leprosy) and Viva, the children's charity. Furthermore, the East Ham church had asked for financial help, specifically concerning transport for Iranian members and visitors, which had been costing them £60 per week. We agreed to offer them an initial contribution to cover £60 per week for six months, and invited them to come back to us after the six months are up if they need further Support. Section E Financial review Our Building and Reserve Fund (a restricted fund) Constitutes our reserves and enables us lo finance major maintenance and refurbishment projects. Income for this fund comes from the rent of the workshop adjoining our Hall. A sel 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 lo the approval of the church al a Business Meeting. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in def icit No funds are in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose lo include additional information, where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds {including any fundraisingl., how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any Regular collections, gift aided donations, rental income and interest from the sale of the church's East Street house are the principal means of income. These have enabled us lo cover the majority of our commitments during the year and members have continued lo respond generously lo inlemational appeals for financial help with natural disasters. TAR May 2025
ethical inveslmenl policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Sèction G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signaturelsl Full namelsl Position leg Secretary, Chair, etc) M h LDLJ IS'C S trtAE(trihhJ f £LlSf&6 T£S /ec- Date TAR May 2025
OIARITY (Oh51 Oxford Chrfstadelphian Eccle5ia Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlo(I from To 01-Se -23 3t-Aug-24 Section A Receipts and payments Unr95trict8d funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Totsl funds Last year to thè n•arn8t£ tolh8 [$t£ to the nearnyt£ trj the nearnst£ tothe neare¥t£ A1 Recei Donations. txI1On8. GIftAd 28.197 28.197 26,893 Tax rebateon Gift Ahled (&)nabc( 4,584 4,247 Rent 1.596 9.816 13,220 Interesteamed 15,827 15,862 ub total 50,204 58,459 44,571 A2 A#¥et and investment sales, *tc. 498,730 Total receipts $0.203. 8,256 58.45 543,301 A3 Payments Don8trons to extemal tharities &ixises 26.404 29.333 Prea¢hingloutr8ach expenses 1,685 986 Paswr4 & Djming rtsts 476 70 4,194 Maintenance OfkYises 19B7 6,722 3,S49 uts1"es 3,242 3,242 4.135 IuranCe 2.197 2.191 1,982 Sub total 41,99t 6.793 48,784 44.179 A4 Asset and In¥•stmgnt purchasès, •te. Total payments 41,991 6.793 48,784 44.179 Net of recwpts/(payments) AS Transfers between funds 8,212 1,463 9,675 499,122 4.110 4,110 35.484 A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 607.275 542.759 43,639 519.598 32.837 552,435 542.759 CCLK R1 accounts ISSI 3110512025
Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr8strtct8d funds to near08t£ Re8trict8d funds to twr•st£ Endowment fund¥ to neartst £ Catgorles Details 81 Cash fund$ Current 9.542 Cash Flagst& 510.034 32,837 Total cash funds 519,598 32,837 p>yn*s a$1} Unrestricted funds to neaie81£ Restricted funds to n8aY88t£ Endowment funds to nearvt£ Details Fundtowhich asset belon Unresthcted Curr8rtvalue onal DÈtails PartofChJrch prlse5 Cost loptlonall B3 InstMent ass•ts Fund to vihlch asset bel( Unrestrrled Currentvalu• onal Detai15 Chuch prerfi¥es Cost loptlon•ll B4 Assets rotslnod for the charity's own u8e Fund to which rglate Amount due onal WThen due i¢Jfial Details trlore B5 Llabiliti08 Signed by one oriwts trustees on behalf of all th8 trust885 Signatuf Print Name Date of roval Ajan Drake- Treasurer CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 3110512025
Mr A Drake Treasurer Oxford Christadelphian Ecclesia 2 Brookhampton Close Stadhampton OXFORD OX44 7XR 28 March 2025 Oxford Christadelphian Ecclesia Accounts 0110912023~ 3110812024 I have examined the above accounts in accordance with the directions and guidance of the Charity Commission and confirm that: The Ecclesia's accounts fall within the eligibility criteria for "Independent Examination. The ateountÉng records are kept to the required standard The oc¢ounts agree with the records I have not identified any matters of concem or issues that require the attention of the ecdesia. Andrew Baillie 58 Hill Farm Road Marlow Bucks SL7 3LU