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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
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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
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18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example. any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
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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.
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This is the governance model ol the church, showing the responsibilities of the
Arranging Committee members. IAII members ol the Arranging Committee are
Iruslees
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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)
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OIARITY
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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. txI1￿￿On8. 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 OfkY￿ises
19B7
6,722
3,S49
uts1￿"es
3,242
3,242
4.135
I￿uranCe
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 £
Cat*gorles
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 pr￿lse5
Cost loptlonall
B3 In￿stMent ass•ts
Fund to vihlch
asset bel(
Unrestrrled
Currentvalu•
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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