## **OASIS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** ## **ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS** **APRIL 2021 TO MARCH 2022** ## STATEMENT OF FAITH **WE BELIEVE IN:** **The unity of the Godhead and the divine co-equality of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; the Sovereignty of God in creation, providence and redemption.** **The true and proper Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; His Virgin birth, His real and perfect manhood; the authority of His teaching and the infallibility of all His utterances; His work of atonement for sinners of mankind by His vicarious sufferings, His death, His bodily resurrection, and His ascension into heaven; His present priestly intercession for His people and His second coming.** **The full inspiration of the Holy Scriptures; their authority and sufficiency as not only containing but being themselves the Word of God; the reliability of the New Testament in its testimony to the character and authorship of the Old Testament; and the need for the teaching of the Holy Spirit to a true and spiritual understanding of the whole.** **The reality of original sin in consequence of the fall and the necessity for regeneration.** **The jusification of the sinner solely by faith, through the atoning merits of our Lord Jesus Christ.** **The necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit in conversion and sanctification; also in ministry in worship and in the exercising of spiritual gifts through the body of believers.** ## **OASIS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 288387** Date registered: 9[th] January 1984 Governing Document: Trust Deed dated 14[th] November 1983 Objects: 1. The advancement of Christianity 2. The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship, or distress, or who are aged or sick. 3. The provision of Christian teaching and education Registered Address: 230 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5LD Telephone Number: 01268 565233 Bankers: National Westminster Bank Plc P.O. Box No. 438 124 London Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5RT Independent Examiner: Independent Examiners Ltd Unit 2 The Broadbridge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham PO18 8NF Connected Companies: Oasis Community Services Ltd (Dormant company) Web Site Address: www.oasisbenfleet.org.uk ## **OASIS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP** **PASTOR:** RON WEBB **TRUSTEES:** STEPHEN LARKIN DAVID SCOGINGS (Chairman & acting secretary) BARBARA BALDWIN **TREASURER:** PAUL ROBERTON **SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES SUNDAY WORSHIP** 10:30AM **PRAYER MEETING** (TUESDAY) 10:00AM **PRAYER MEETING** (FRIDAY) 7:30PM **MENS FELLOWSHIP** (2[ND] MONDAY IN THE MONTH) 7.30PM **LADIES FELLOWSHIP** (2nd MONDAY IN THE MONTH) 2:30PM **SENIOR CITIZENS** WEEKLY VISITS TO LOCAL RESIDENTIAL HOMES **COMMUNITY ACTION** (dates and places as announced) **Training and teaching in basic Christianity, discipleship and evangelism takes place throughout the year.** Oasis Christian Fellowship is committed to work together for unity of the church in Castle Point ## **Pastor’s Report April 2022** This year physical meetings have resumed in our Church building but with various covid restrictions remaining in place. Thankfully the last of these restrictions were removed in April. Our prayer meetings are back to normal with the inclusion of taking the prayer bus on alternate Friday evening to various locations and praying for these areas. The men and ladies continue to meet monthly on a Monday evening and afternoon respectively. Recently on a Sunday morning other Oasis members have been sharing God’s word with us. Due to Covid we’ve not been able to go out in the community on outreach and the Castle Point show was again cancelled in 2021. Our physical presence in local care homes has slowly begun to resume. Noah’s Ark and Carers Café are now closed. I would like to say thank you to the whole congregation for their faithfulness, commitment and understanding through the challenges of the past year. Life in general has changed but God’s word never changes and will always be the same ‘yesterday, today and forever’. The challenge for us personally is to seek to live out God’s word, keep calm, keep close to his word and Jesus himself. Pastor Ron Webb ## **Oasis Christian Fellowship, Benfleet. Trustees Report Year Ending March 2022** ## **Our commitment** The trustees recognise their legal responsibility to ensure that the charity’s obligations and requirements are fulfilled and that the activities of the charity satisfy its charitable status. The trustees meet regularly (usually bi-monthly) to discuss and make decisions involving the governance of the charity. We also hold consultative meetings with others including but not limited to the pastor and treasurer. No governance decisions are made at these meetings. We submit reports to the Charity Commission to demonstrate that we have fulfilled these requirements and responsibilities. ## **Public Benefit** The trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. - The charity of the Oasis Christian Fellowship's core activities are reported separately in these ‘Report and Accounts’. - Our Sunday church services, and weekly prayer meetings are open to the public and advertised accordingly. - The charity of the Oasis Christian Fellowship has continued to regularly reach out into the community sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and offering support through prayer and encouragement at local community events. This work continues to develop and change. Some changes were made to this due to the pandemic but as restrictions are now eased, we will look to all available options to start this ministry again fully. - Our ministry to the elderly particularly in care homes in the local community continues to be significant and is much valued by the residents and the home’s carers. Many lives have been enhanced and transformed by this work. During the pandemic this was mainly held via Zoom meetings but as restrictions have eased and the homes are starting to open up, we have begun to reintroduce this ministry into the homes in person. ## **Overview** As trustees we have continued to meet on a bi-monthly basis where possible to discuss only the practical needs of the fellowship. Significant items included: - 1 Our charitable giving and other financial commitments - 2 Maintenance needs of the building, grounds, and the Minibus 3. Regular and ongolng rlsk assessment covethg all aspects of the tha￿ty. i) We are committ￿1 to our obligalions 88 a member of thIrty•C￿e•819ht. fMnally known 8$, Churches Child Protection A0￿lSOry Serlice. Our Safeguarding policy document was reviewed durlng the year. as required. This co¥ers thildren and vulnwable adults and Is avallable to see on request. il) Our financial po*Uon is rep￿d monthty to ￿ tNsto85 and leaders by our treasurer Paul Roberton. 11) Our pdlcy on Personal Data protectSon has been updated to refieca the new E.U. law whlch came into effect in May 2018. We now keep rec(*th of pemiission given, or not given, by ea person of whcmn we hold data. The tr￿Slee$ ar8 respons11￿ for keeping records of thls pemii8s1c￿ 8tatU8, 8180 of what per80n81 data 18 held by the Oasis Church. W6 as trustee8 contlnue to seek God tr, guKlance and *a8dom and that of the leader. and to pr8y for provlslon flnandalty, spSrltually and practlcalty for the tasks, the Leader bell•v•s, the fellow6hlp should engage upon. Cov1&19 Wlth all restrSctlon8 lffted the trustees are pleased that the flnandal stabllty and the Integrfty of the trust Is Intact. Should there be any relntroductlon of restrlctlons caused by the pandemlc we wlll of course reas8e88 the 81tyatlon and act acccrdlngly to Safeguard the IN8t and tha members of the fellowship. The tTUStees are ￿8p￿SIble for keeping proper accounling records. which di8do8e with reasonable accuracy at any time the financlal position of the InJsL They are also responslble for saf8guardlng tha assets of the trust and heni* for laklng rea$(￿able Steps for the prwrfenlon and detectEon of fraud and other irregularltie8. Signed.... .. (rnkn . cl￿1rnien) AY ## Men’s Meeting We meet every 2nd Monday of the month in the Church at 7:30pm and normally start as a social gathering with tea or coffee and a chat. We then open the meeting in prayer and have a short time of praise and worship. This is followed by a further time of prayer during which the men have an opportunity to share any needs or prayer requests. We always look at God's word. One of the men will bring a portion of scripture which is always followed by a lively discussion when everyone has the opportunity, and is encouraged, to share their views and thoughts. All men are welcome to our meeting. It is always a great time of fellowship. Steve Ladies Meeting The ladies began to meet in October after lockdown finished. We decided to change the time of the meeting to the second Monday in the month at 2.30pm as this was considered a more suitable time for most of the ladies. We have had a very enjoyable time, with a different lady sharing a wide range of views and feelings. We continue to be blessed by Sue supplying cakes or biscuits for which we are so grateful. We hope to continue sharing God’s word with each other and praying together as led every month throughout the coming year. ## **Senior Citizens Report April 2022** We were committed to visit four Care Homes in the community until the Covid 19 outbreak. These homes are Elizabeth House (both wings on an alternate basis), Goldenley, Hopes Green and Stafford Hall. Although the homes were closed to outside visitors during this time we endeavored to keep in regular contact and continue to pray for their needs. We were also able to provide a live church service on Mondays, directly into Goldenly, using Zoom technology. The service was viewed through a television in their main lounge and provided an opportunity for some live interaction with staff and residents. The homes are now beginning to open up and we have started to take some services in Goldenley and Hopes Green. We are aware of how difficult a time this has been for all those who work in care homes and are grateful for the work which they do. Many of the elderly have come to a ‘saving faith’ shortly before they have gone home to be with the Lord. There is a great need for this ministry because of the aging population, and we will continue to serve God in this, sometimes challenging, but always rewarding way. The words that Jesus said continue to be particularly apt ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few, therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest’. ## **FINANCE REPORT FOR THE YEAR APRIL 2021 TO MARCH 2022** The accounts are produced on a cash basis and are reviewed regularly by the trustees. There was a small decrease in the amount of income during the year. We continue to have a weekly offering for outreach purposes, and to cover the costs of running the minibus. The outreach fund balance was £273.21 at the end of the financial year. Our regular monthly giving is now as follows: Eurovision (David Hathaway) £120 New Life in Christ £50 Christian Concern £20 Sporshow (India) £50 A single gift of £1,000 was also given to Out of Ashes Ministries which has been used to support churches in Poland who are providing humanitarian aid to refugees from Ukraine. A weekly offering is taken for ‘Release International’. This year we were able to give a total of £1,000 (see ‘note 7’ of the accounts for a record of all our gifts made during the year). We ensure that our giving (including gifts to guest speakers) is maintained to at least the level of a tithe (10% of our total income). In addition to our monthly giving we transfer £50 per month into our tithe fund. At the end of the year the balance was £300. 44% of the donations received during the year were made under the governments ‘gift aid’ scheme. We always seek to encourage tax payers to ‘gift aid’ their donations where possible. No payments or other material transactions took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them during this financial period. Paul Roberton Treasurer ststementofReceipts and Payments Apr41 Mar-22 Apr-￿) Mar-21 INCOME notes Voluntary Receipts {unrestiicted funds) General Tithe Building Voluntary Receipts {restsicted funds) Mission Ireach Special Funds Cha ritsble Activities IGeneral fund) Mother and Todler Group TOTAL 27866.49 3110.00 0.00 28729.88 3780.00 0.00 13 13 1037.00 583.29 1CI)O.00 1266.96 578 45 0.00 13 0.00 33596.78 0.00 34355.29 OUTGOINGS Costs ofcharitsble Activities GeneRI Expense Comm Prof Fees R&M L&H Literature Sialionery Water Motor Exp hsuran¢e eank Chgs Sundry 196.66 492.69 1927.02 2481.69 0.00 61.40 232.24 131393 1505.04 0.00 81.45 8292.12 188.53 448.99 2388.83 1239.35 0.00 24.24 267.25 1242.07 1437.14 0.00 0.00 7236.40 10 Other Costs of Chants ble Activities fts 5630.00 4680.00 ¢￿treach 0.00 0.00 PasloRI 18455.00 22200.00 vernance 450.00 450.00 Depreciation 12 560.48 320.47 TOTAL 33387.60 34886.87 SURPLUSIDEFICIT 209.18 31.58 Funds Brought Forward 97C66.46 97598.04 Fundscanied Forward 97275.64 97066.46 SOURCE AND APPLICAMON OF FUNDS April 21 to March 22 Apr-21 Mar-22 Apr-20 Mar-21 SOURCE Surplus 209.18 -531.58 Dep￿Ciall0n 12 560.48 320.47 TOTAL 769.66 .211.11 APPLICATION Fixed Asset$ Premises Equipmgnl Fumiture & Fitting$ Vehicles 12 0.00 1043.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 842.09 0.00 0.00 kn¢reaselDecrea$e Funds General euilding Tithe Mission ¢￿treaCh Special Fund$ 13 19)4.82 -1280.97 20.00 37.00 414.19 0.00 -1282.71 0.00 230.00 66.96 47.45 0.00 TOTAL 769.66 411.11 ststeme nt of Assets and Liabilities 3110312022 ASSETS notes 3110312022 3110312021 Fixed Assets Premises 145472 68 145472 68 Fumiture & Fittings 12 186.65 248.87 Equipment 12 1222.80 678.06 Vehicles 12 0.00 0.00 Current Assets Accoun15 ReceNable 0.00 0.00 Cash at Bank 12393.47 12666.81 Total Awts 159275.60 159066,42 REPRESENTED BY FUNDS notes 3110312022 3110312021 GeneRI Fund 13 4920.55 3015.73 8uilding Fund 13 5980.54 7261.51 Mission 13 254.10 217.10 Ireach Fund 13 273.21 687.40 rithe 13 300.00 820.QJ Special Funds 13 665.07 665.07 Accumulated Funds 84882.13 84399.61 Re￿lUati.On Reserve 62￿0.00 62000.00 Cu￿ent Liabilities: Accounts Payatle 0.00 0.00 TOTAL FUNDS 159275.60 159066.42 ## **NOTES TO ACCOUNTS** **APRIL 2021 TO MARCH 2022** **1** . Income: Non Gift Aid Donations 17,205.99 Gift Aid Donations 13,668.83 Tax Recoveries 2,721.96 **33,596.78 2** . Cash at Bank: All funds are consolidated into one bank account. **3** . Professional Fees: Thirtyoneeight 129.00 CCLI Copyright 345.89 Company House 13.00 Webb Address 4.80 **492.69 4** . Repair & Maintenance: Skip Hire 195.00 Boiler Maint 89.50 Reliable Fire Maint 159.59 Church Cleaning 960.00 Lighting 108.50 Sundry 239.43 Projection Bulb 175.00 **1.927.02 5** . Light & Heat: Electricity 744.00 Gas 1,737.69 **2,481.69 6.** Stationery: Ink 41.00 Tape and dispenser 20.40 **61.40 7** . Gifts: Release International 1,000.00 New Life in Christ 1,100.00 Sporshow 600.00 CCFN 240.00 Eurovision, David Hathaway 1,690.00 Out of Ashes (Ukraine/Poland) 1,000.00 **5,630.00 8** . Insurance: Annual premium to Ansvar Insurance Company. **9** . Pastoral Fees: Support for the Pastoral Work **10** . Motor Expense: Running Costs/maintenance of minibus and insurance **11.** Governance: Payment to Independent Examiners Ltd for Independent examination 40TL5 TO AcCour￿￿ CONT. 12. Fixed Asscts". LAnd *•d Equlpmetht Ftyrnltwrn & Vehlck Total 3113121 AdditiotLS tKss Disp)sals 3113122 83,472.68 15.059. 17 I.043.￿ * 2262.43 8220.(KJ 109,014.28 8V72 I&IOL17 1262.43 &221XO• IIIL057.28 D¢pY¢darf•n 14J81.11 498.26 1013.56 62.22 8.220.OL) 24.614.67 5(d).48 Plus Currcni L&88 r)isposa]s 3113122 14J79J7 a07S78 V217.•0 25.175.15 R¢w¥luatloD 00 Net Value 3113122 14S47L68 1.222.8• 18&65 14&882.13 NeL Value 3113121 145.472.68 678.06 248.87 14&399.61 •l¥wn MOW￿ £430.(Kl. Hcd8e Trimti￿ £188.(M). Cy*d¢n bknwer £215.(￿, lknion tA)op L*IO.00 13. Fwyjs Bulldkni Ouirexh Genenl Tltbe. Sped DesL8naicd Rcwicled Rcstricied Unrestricicd Lk5ignfylcd R¢Mrielcd 7361.51 217.1• 3.01&73 820.00 665.lJ7 ** B•lAn¢e 314-21 Funds Re¢eived Ixss ￿lS01A￿S nil 1.280.97 1.037.fy) i.C(K).L 583.29 997.48 27.86&49 25.961.67 3.110.￿) 3.630. I.LK¥).ty) Bal•uc¢ J113122 5,98llJ4 254.1• 27121 4.9MSS 3(NJ. R￿TIc(ed fumth: £1,192.38 UJre•trfeted Gox Fwyls £4.920.55 Designaicd Funds £6,280.54 * The fund ttinllsts Of srt ￿ld¢ grn¢rAI tlfts t• other 0ry4nl$•doni •Dd IndlvtduAls (In¢￿dID8 gutst sptakenl In •ccord*nce Th4tb OUT •lm& . BMlldln8 Includes ibt kn1ur￿ee p*)IneD¢ rttelwed o* •ur dlim f•r flre dAmaF. 14. Rj'sk Asse5$m¢nt.. The tnL%tCC5 actsvel). review the mttjor rtsks which th¢ charity kn ott a re8ular bosis &rtd believe thai maintainin8 th¢ free r¢serve$ state¢ combitied with th¢ review over key flMn¢ial syst¢ttw carried out oll att atllwal bASiS will provid¢ sufftcieni resour￿ itl the eveni ofadvux COJMkiiion%. Th¢ truHc¢s hawe exAmin¢d the opcrknirtal lllld busitkCS5 risks whiclj They and wnfm thii Ihey havr esthbliS￿ $y*¢ms to miLi8ate tht Si8DIf￿nL nsks. IS. Th¢ %¢vun(s ￿ prepared a receipts & payDeDts tAsis accordanc¢ scction 4213 of th¢ ¢harrties aci 1993. Ch4riiy L4w requires the tnLSt¢¢s to wepar¢ accounts for e4cb f￿￿￿la] year wluch con4Jly with the re￿Il(lon$ Set out in the Ch8ritie6 Act ?01 l. The ttu#ees have elected io tske advallLa8e oftbe tmvisioLs lha¢ apply lo SMRII ch8rities atsj have prep￿ a Receiws and Payments arrount and a 8idcn*ni of A$sds wd Liabilitics. Non pmpeny &ssds h*ve de[￿l01¢d. Th¢ Fwilding i'aluc iLYTrrdcd at CQSI pri¢¢119¥314) ph¥ ci)$t of 411 subxquent improvements. p￿S a rev4luatKm adiustmcm of £62,(KKI.00 (based on a Val￿11￿￿ of thc properry by D¢dman Property S¢rviceB dated 24° jwwary 2￿1). Thc Accounts woe by Tn￿t￿$ Si%ncd.. David Scogin8s TnLMtt (Chinnan) G-" LCYLZ appendix to notesof the accounts Allocation of costs to the aciiviiies of the charity The allocalN)n of costs has been directly altntMJled vknere Il is reasonaNe lo do so. The Allocabon of thÉ remainder ￿ each cost has been based on an estimaed ￿0P)rtIOn of t1me costs of the IndiMdLfjI paid member of staff. the prO￿rtIon d lime worked by volLnteefS. and the exwditUTe related to Ih&r aclmty EvangelS*n T6achlngl Sonbr Intem'l Local min15try Cltlzen$ Support Con¥nunlty Total Ggngrol E 1936. 766 84 1815.79 726.32 YJ26 32 8,292.12 Glfts 2790.C•) 0.00 0.00 2840 00 0.00 5,630.00 Outreoeh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Pasloral S881.￿ 567846 4(6.60 3650.44 283923 18,455.00 Governance 105.11 4271 39.42 164.23 450.1)0 Depreclatbn 130.91 53.18 122 73 4909 204 55 560.48 Toial 10844.14 6561.19 24Q.67 7305.27 6234.34 11,387.60 32.4T 19.65 7.32 21.88 18.67 100.110 IiiwtNLYNT EXAIIINeii'$ AEPORT 011 THE ACCOUIITS t lo the trusieeFlrnwTrbvs d Oask Feknsh* £th th• enééd 31st 14arth 2022. 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