## 2023年主題： 同 **⼼**[同行] 事 **主** 侍人 

## **2022-23** Annual Report 週年報告 

**牛津華人基督教會 Oxford Chinese Christian Church** 

**Registered Charity 291514** 



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## **目錄 Index** 

**2022-23年教會架構 1** Church Structure **牧者的話 - 趙鳳萍牧師 及 林⼩敏傳道 2-5** Pastor’s Report - Laura Chiu & Toby Lam **主席感⾔ 6-7** Chairman’s Report **教會⼤事年表 8-9** Major Events **經常聚會 10** Regular Meetings **財政部告 11** Treasurer’s Report **財務活動報表 12-15** Statement of Financial Activities **2023 常費預算案 16** Budget 2023 **2023 常費預算備註 17** Notes to the Budget 2023 

## **使命及異象** 

## **Our Mission & Vision** 

**通過祈禱，敬拜和親切款待去鞏固家庭及學⽣事⼯， 培訓萬邦的信徒成為主耶穌基督忠⼼的⾨徒。** To disciple all nations and ages through prayer, worship and hospitality, with emphasis on family and student ministries. 

**讓我們⿑⼼以熱誠的敬拜、有效的訓練、 忠⼼的⾒証及關愛的家庭來榮神益⼈。** We seek to glorify God through passionate worship, effective training, faithful witness and being a caring family. 



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## **牛津華人基督教會架構 OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## **2022-23 年度執事會 CHURCH COUNCIL** 

**顧問牧師 : 盧龍光牧師** , 前香港中⽂⼤學崇基學院神學院院⻑ 

**Advisor : Reverend Professor Lung Kwong Lo** , retired Director of Divinity School of Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong 

**主任牧師 : 曹⼦光牧師** (⾄2023年4⽉30⽇) 

**Senior Pastor : Benny Cho** (until 30th April 2023) 

**牧師 : 莊仰明牧師** (⾄2022年6⽉30⽇) **Pastor: Paul Zhuang** (until 30th June 2022) 

**趙鳳萍牧師** (由2022年10⽉1⽇起) **Laura Chiu** (from 1st October 2022) 

## **同⼯ : 林⼩敏傳道** 

## **Church Worker : Toby Lam** 

**主席 : :** ⾺⽇恆弟兄 

**主席 : :** ⾺⽇恆弟兄 **Chairman :** Mr Sunny Ma **財政 :** 何俊懿姊妹 **Treasurer :** Ms Chun Ei Ho **⽂書 :** 勞⼦滔醫⽣ **Secretary :** Dr Toby Lo **執事 :** 周家強弟兄 **Deacon :** Mr Ka Keung Chau **執事 :** 梁偉權醫⽣ **Deacon :** Dr Wei Chuen Liong **執事 :** 盧張秀嫻姊妹 **Deacon :** Mrs Ruth Lomas **執事 :** 巫冠雄弟兄 **Deacon :** Mr Henry Mo **執事 :** 胡耀昌弟兄 **Deacon :** Mr Tony Wu **執事 :** 周洪博⼠ **Deacon :** Dr Hong Zhou 

## **2022-23 年度部⾨部長 DEPARTMENT HEAD** 

**崇拜部 :** 黃浩⼦博⼠ **牧養部 :** 盧張秀嫻姊妹 **傳道部 :** 何永光弟兄 

**會務部 :** 史燕娣姊妹 **校園事⼯部 :** 勞⼦滔醫⽣ 

**粵語事⼯部 :** 勞吳穎殷姊妹 **國語事⼯部 :** 周洪博⼠ **主⽇學統籌 :** ⾺家盈姊妹 

**Worship :** Dr Brian Wee **Pastoral :** Mrs Ruth Lomas 

**Evangelism :** Mr Wing Kwong Ho **Administration :** Mrs Yen Tee McCoy 

**Campus Ministry :** Dr Toby Lo **Cantonese Ministry :** Mrs Karis Lo **Mandarin Ministry :** Dr Hong Zhou **Sunday School :** Mrs FeFe Ma 



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## **牧者的話** 趙鳳萍牧師 

承蒙上帝恩領，去年5⽉移居英國⽜津，展開新⽣活；並且在上帝的感召下，10⽉在⽜ 津華⼈基督教會開始牧職事奉，⼀切皆有主的安排，全是恩典。 

隨著香港⼈移英的⼈數增加，粵語事⼯的香港⼈家庭⼩組也⼀直在擴展中。在⽣活上， ⼤部份都已安定下來，住屋、⼯作和⼦女讀書等都安排妥當。在信仰上，各⼈渴慕追求 屬靈成長，並嘗試不同的事奉的崗位，盡⼒獻上⾃⼰作卑微的活祭。感恩敬拜隊⼈材鼎 盛，讓每週敬拜與神相遇。還有感謝各組長的艱苦努⼒和無私付出，造就了九個⼩組的 成立。未來新組長的培訓和造就，會是⼩組發展的重要元素。 

國語堂的需要也是不容忽視的，現在事奉⼈⼿仍然有限，但願每⽉的探訪和祈禱會，激 勵肢體有剛強壯膽的⼼，全部動員起來，毫無保留的獻主所⽤，建立國語堂的敬拜隊和 ⼩組，讓我們都能經歷「在⼈不能、在神凡事都能」的喜悅。 

⾄於同⼯團隊，能與林⼩敏傳道⼀同事奉，是美好和精采的。感謝主，四⽉的受苦節默 想晚會，在極短時間之內，分⼯預備了聚會內容。神感動當晚有六⼗多⼈參加，超過我 們所想所求。「兩個⼈總比⼀個⼈好……三股合成的繩⼦不容易折斷。」(傳4:9,12) 期 望神為我們預備第三位同⼯，讓同⼯團隊更能按恩賜配搭事奉，榮神益⼈。 

今年教會的挑戰是架構的重組，以執事為各事⼯的領袖，建立緊密合作的班底。過往藉 選舉⽽產⽣的部長⾓⾊，現在可以直接委任，按恩賜在各事⼯上與執事配搭，達致更有 效的服事。願上帝恩上加恩，⼒上加⼒，叫神的名在⽜津被廣傳、被⾼舉，被尊榮！ 




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## **PASTOR’s REPORT** Laura Chiu 

Thanks to the grace of God, I moved to Oxford, England in May last year to start a new life; and under the inspiration of God, I became a pastor at the Oxford Chinese Christian Church in October. Everything was granted by the Lord and it was all grace. 

With the increase in the number of Hong Kong people immigrating to the UK, the Hong Kong family groups of the Cantonese ministry have also been expanding. In terms of life, most of them have settled down, and housing, work and children's education have been properly arranged. In terms of faith, everyone is eager to pursue spiritual growth, try different roles of service, and try their best to offer themselves as a humble living sacrifice. Thanks to the worship team for its abundance of talents, allowing weekly worship to stay close to God. I would also like to thank the group leaders for their hard work and selfless dedication, which led to the establishment of nine groups. The training and development of new team leaders in the future will be an important element in the development of the team. 

The needs of the Mandarin Church cannot be overlooked. The manpower for serving is still limited. I hope that the monthly visits and prayer meetings will inspire the members to have a strong and courageous heart to put themselves forward to serve, to establish worship teams and small groups, so that we can experience the joy of "what seems impossible to man is totally possible with God". 

As for the team of co-workers, it is wonderful to be able to serve along with Pastor Toby. Thank the Lord for the Good Friday meditation evening in April, we divided up the work and prepared the contents of the meeting in a very short period of time. God moved more than 60 people to participate that night, more than we could have imagined. "Two are better than one... A rope made of three strands is not easy to break." (Ecclesiastes 4:9,12) I hope that God will prepare a third co-worker for us, so that the pastoral team can better coordinate and serve according to our gifts to honour God and benefit people. 

The challenge of the church this year is to reorganise the structure, with the Deacons as the leaders of the ministries who can directly build a committee accordingly. The role of Department Heads who were selected through elections in the past can now be directly appointed, and they can cooperate with Deacons in various ministries according to their gifts to achieve more effective service. May God increase grace upon grace, strength upon strength, so that God's name will be widely proclaimed, exalted, and honoured in Oxford! 




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## **牧者的話** 林小敏傳道 

感謝神的帶領，不知不覺已在教會事奉⼀年多。能夠與弟兄姊妹同⾏，是我最感恩及開 ⼼的事。雖然在過去的⽇⼦中，我們⾯臨不少轉變；但⾒到⼤家起來承擔事奉、事⼯有 新發展且逐漸上軌道；全是神的恩典。 

學⽣⼯作⽅⾯，我們有⼀群忠⼼事奉者多年來默默作⼯；教導兒童、Youth及⼤學⽣聖 經知識，實在寶貴！過去⼀年喜⾒不少新⼒軍加入，壯⼤了事奉團隊；但教會的需求更 ⼤，希望有更多⼈起來接棒。週六的學⽣團契對象亦由⼤學⽣，擴⼤⾄Year10到職青。 能在短暫的留學⽣涯中遇上，播下福⾳種⼦及建立關係，真的很值得，⼜難得。 

香港⼈事⼯⽅⾯，本年新增三個⼩組。在眾組長及副組長帶領下，九個⼩組均穩定聚 會；分別是基立組、平安組、信實組、H&M組、歡欣組、伊甸園、溫柔組、同⾏組及 的確家。⽽隔⽉⼀次的香⾥⼤排檔亦成功聯繫了不少新、舊朋友呢！ 

同⼯團隊⽅⾯，感恩曾被曹⼦光牧師帶領，作為第⼀個英國師傅。隨著趙鳳萍牧師加 入，並肩事奉實在好得無比；還有執事、部長忠⼼同⾏。求主繼續賜下合適僕⼈，使我 們更有效分⼯，牧養各群體。 

最後，我想藉此機會感謝教會開放接受新加入的香港信徒，願意配合及作出改變。但願 我們繼續對準基督，蒙神使⽤、陶造；在這裡學習「同⼼同⾏，事主侍⼈」。 




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## **PASTOR’s REPORT** Toby Lam 

Thanks to God's guidance, I have served in the Church for more than a year without noticing it. Being able to walk with brothers and sisters is the most grateful and happy thing for me. Although in the past days, we have faced many changes; but seeing everyone rise to serve, the ministry has new developments and is gradually on track; it is all the grace of God. 

In terms of student work, we have a group of loyal servants who have worked relentlessly for many years; teaching children, youth and university students Bible knowledge is precious! In the past year, I was glad to see many new troops join in and strengthened the serving team; however, the needs of the Church are even greater, and I hope that more people will take over the baton. The audience of the student fellowship on Saturday is also expanded from university students to Year 10 to working youth. It is precious to have fellowship, sow the seeds of the Gospel and build relationships in their brief academic life here aboard. 

In terms of Hong Kong people's ministry, three groups have been added this year. Under the leadership of the group leaders and deputy leaders, the nine groups met steadily; they were Cherith, Peace, Faithfulness, H&M, Joy, Garden of Eden, Gentleness, Walking with Jesus, and Didcot Family. And the bi-monthly “Food Stall evening” has also provided an opportunity to meet new and old friends! 

In terms of co-workers, I am grateful that I was led by Pastor Benny who is my first mentor in the UK. With the joining of Pastor Laura, serving side by side with her is truly wonderful; there are also Deacons and Department Heads who serve faithfully. May the Lord continue to give us suitable servants so that we can divide the work more effectively and shepherd various groups. 

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Church for its openness to accept new brothers and sisters from Hong Kong, for its willingness to cooperate and make changes. May we continue to focus on Christ and be used and shaped by God; together we learn to "walk with one heart, serve the Lord and others". 




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## **主席感言** 馬日恆弟兄 

感謝主過去⼀年對教會的祝福，尤其感恩的是祂讓不少剛來到⽜津的弟兄姊妹在靈命上 更新，也與其他會眾在靈內契合。神也在去年帶領教會推⾏不同的事⼯，⼤家從兩位牧 者的感⾔中當可看到神如何恩待教會及興起⼀群忠⼼的僕⼈，僕也不在此贅。謹藉此機 會，感謝神對教會的厚愛，也由衷感謝弟兄姊妹在過去⼀年對教會事⼯的⽀持、各部長 在不同崗位上的委⾝事奉，以及執事們在維繫教會⾏政及管理上的辛勞。此外，⼀眾主 ⽇學教師在兒童及青少年⼯作上的無私付出、各組長不懈地預備查經資料以豐富弟兄姊 妹的靈命，以及本會顧問盧龍光牧師所給予的寶貴意⾒，在此也⼀併致謝。 

在教牧同⼯⽅⾯，感謝主帶領林⼩敏傳道及趙鳯萍牧師來教會事奉，特別感恩看到她們 合作無間，為神在⽜津牧養我們，願榮耀頌讚歸於我主。可是，過去⼀年教會也不是全 然⼀帆風順，最讓僕⼈難以釋懷的便是莊牧師及曹牧師的離開，相信弟兄姊妹也有同樣 的感受。願主祝福他們分別在劍橋及列斯的事⼯，在此衷⼼感謝他們在任內對教會的貢 獻及對弟兄姊妹的教導。 

我們在這次的週年⼤會除了會選出新⼀屆的部長與執事，也是破天荒為長老之任命⽽投 票。願神的旨意得以成就，讓祂揀選的僕⼈能⼼無旁騖地事奉教會。也願來年教會的事 ⼯、弟兄姊妹的靈命以及得救的⼈數也與⽇俱增。教會仍會努⼒不懈地聘請多⼀位牧 師，祈求神帶領祂的僕⼈到教會事奉。最後，特別為教會推⾏的新架構禱告，祈求神藉 此興起更多的弟兄姊妹在不同崗位上事奉並為教會建立更多榮神益⼈的事⼯。阿⾨！ 




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## **CHAIRMAN’s REPORT** Sunny Ma 

I am grateful to the Lord for leading the Church in the past year, and I am especially grateful that many brothers and sisters who have just come to Oxford have been renewed spiritually, and they are also in harmony with other members of the congregation. You can see in another two articles written by our Pastors of how God has blessed the Church’s ministry as well as sending more servants to serve, I need not to repeat how blessed our church is here. However, I would like to take this opportunity to thank God for His endless love to the Church, and to thank the wholehearted support given by brothers and sisters towards all ministries, the dedicated service of all Department Heads in running their departments, and the hard work of the Deacons to maintain the governance of the Church. In addition, the Church would like to extend the appreciation towards the Sunday School teachers for their hard work for the children and youth ministry as well as all the Group leaders whose dedicated effort in preparing the Bible study and fellowship sessions which helped to nurture the spiritual growth of the participants, and the insightful advice given by the Church’s advisor – Rev Lung Kwong Lo. 

On the pastoral team, I am grateful to the Lord for leading Pastor Toby and Pastor Laura to serve in the Church. I am especially grateful to see them cooperating seamlessly and shepherding us in Oxford. May Glory and Praise be to the Lord. However, it wasn’t all plain sailing for the Church in the past year for we do have regrets. My biggest one is to see the departure of Pastor Zhuang and Pastor Benny. I believe brothers and sisters share the same sadness. May the Lord bless their respective ministries in Cambridge and Leeds, and I sincerely thank them for their contributions to the Church and teaching to brothers and sisters during their tenure. 

In addition to electing new Department Heads and Deacons at this Annual General Meeting, we will also vote for the appointment of an Elder for the first time. May God's will be accomplished so that His chosen servants can serve the church without distraction. I also hope that the ministry of the Church, the spiritual life of the brothers and sisters, and the number of saved people will also increase day by day in the coming year. The Church will still work hard to hire another pastor, pray that God will lead His servant to serve here. Finally, pray especially for the new structure implemented by the Church, and that God will call for more brothers and sisters to serve in different positions and establish more ministries that will honour God and benefit people for the Church.  Amen! 




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## **教會大事年表 MAJOR EVENTS** 

|**2022**|||
|---|---|---|
|**4⽉**|24|週年會友⼤會|
|**April**||Annual General Meeting|
|**5⽉**|8|浸禮主⽇崇拜-共14位新葡受浸歸主|
|**May**||Baptism Service|
||14|事⼯活動⼩組主辦「倫敦美食觀光⼀⽇遊**」**|
|||London Food & Sightseeing Tour|
|**7⽉**|10|重啟主⽇崇拜後茶聚-於每⽉聯合崇拜後舉⾏|
|**July**||Tea and biscuits after the monthly Combined Sunday Service|
|**8⽉**|27|青少年組旅⾏|
|**Aug**||Youth group day out|
|**9⽉**|11|為巴基斯坦⽔災籌款共£1,000|
|**Sept**||Special collection for those affected by flooding in Pakistan|
||23|Oxford Brookes新⽣迎新營|
|||Freshers fair at Oxford Brookes|
||25|特別會友⼤會通過聘請趙鳳萍牧師|
|||EGM approved appointment of Pastor Laura Chiu|
|**10⽉**|8|學⽣團契迎新晚會|
|**Oct**||Student Fellowship Welcome Party|
||9|主⽇學親⼦崇拜|
|||Sunday School Family Worship|
||30|兒童主⽇學運動⽇|
|||Sunday School Sports Day|
|**11⽉**|19|青少年組旅⾏|
|**Nov**||Youth group day out|





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|**12⽉**|11|浸禮主⽇崇拜|-共10位新葡受浸歸主|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Dec**||Baptism Service||
||17|⽜津街頭報佳⾳||
|||Christmas Carols||
||18|主⽇學聖誕聯歡會||
|||Sunday School Christmas Party||
||25|聖誕聯合崇拜於All Saints⼤教堂舉⾏||
|||Christmas Combined Service at All Saints Church||
|**2023**||||
|**1⽉**|14|《愛》分享舊物助⼈計劃-捐助實⽤得體舊物來幫肋有需要社群||
|**Jan**||Sharing love with the Barton Neighbourhood||
||22|新春主⽇崇拜及聯歡會||
|||Lunar New Year Service and celebration||
||29|與All Saints Church聯合早堂崇拜-曹牧師證道||
|||Combined Service with All Saints Church||
|**2⽉**|19|為⼟耳其及敍利亞地震災⺠籌款共£2,000||
|**Feb**||Special collection for those affected by earthquakes in Turkey||
|**4⽉**|2|教會事⼯會議||
|**April**||Church Business Meeting||
||7|「沒有祢 哪有我**」**受苦節默想晚會||
|||Good Friday meditation evening meeting||
|**5⽉**|7|香港基督徒⾳樂事⼯協會(ACM)⾳樂宣教之旅@⽜津華⼈基督教會||
|**May**||HKACM “Rebirth” evangelical music tour @ OxCCC||
||14|浸禮主⽇崇拜|-共2位新葡受浸歸主|
|||Baptism Service||





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## **經常聚會 REGULAR MEETINGS** 

## **主⽇崇拜 Sunday Service** 

## **粤語⼩組 Cantonese** 

星期⽇ 下午⼆時  Sunday 2pm 

**粵語堂** 

All Saints Highfield Lime Walk, Headington. OX3 7AL 

## **國語堂** 

Lime Walk Methodist Church 47 Lime Walk, Headington. OX3 7AB 

各組聚會時間不同，現有9組： 

**基立、平安、信實、H&M、歡欣、 伊甸園、溫柔、同⾏、的確家** 

## **全體⼩組網聚** 

隔星期五 晚上八時 Every other Friday 8pm 

## **聖經教導 Teaching** 

**粤語成⼈主⽇學 Cantonese Bible Study** 星期⼆ 晚上八時 Tuesday 8pm 

**國語查經班 Mandarin Bible Study** 星期四 晚上八時半 Thursday 8:30pm 

## **祈禱會 Prayer** 

隔星期三 晚上八時 Bi-weekly Wednesday 8pm 

## **青少年事⼯ Youth Ministry** 

**兒童主⽇學 Sunday School** 星期⽇ 下午⼆時  Sunday 2pm 

**X-Life 學⽣團契 Students** 

星期六 晚上六時半  Saturday 6:30pm 

## **⽣活團契 Life Fellowship** 

**香⾥⼤排檔晚會 Food Stall night** 隔⽉⼀次共同分享⼈⽣點滴  Bi-monthly 

**婦女團契 Ladies’ fellowship** 因事⼯重組，本團契於30/2/23已完滿結束 

**YouTube 網絡事⼯ Online Ministry 2022-23** 

**總瀏覧⼈次 Views 總展⽰次數 Impressions** 16,254 289,442 

**觀看時間 Watch Time 最⾼觀看次數 Highest views** 2,434 hours 1,497 



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## **收支賬目報告 SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS** 

for the year ended 31[ST] December 2022 

## **財政報告** 

1. 本賬⽬報告撮要⾃獨立核數師的報告，該完整報告可供會員索閲。 

2. 收⽀賬⽬表 (第⼗⼆⾴) 中的「指定經費」為建堂基⾦。 

3. 建堂基⾦ : 詳情請參閲 附註 14 (第⼗五⾴) 。本年度之總收入為£2,957，當中包括 利息及會友每⽉定期認捐。£2,836的總開⽀全⽤作教會中⼼的裝修。 

4. 共£5,720 的差傳奉獻分別捐給包括英國華⼈關懷癌症協會、基督教華僑布道會、英 國號⾓、烏克蘭基⾦及巴基斯坦⽔災基⾦等機構。 

5. 我們真的要再次感謝主對 2022 年豐富的供應。我們也感謝會員每⽉定期奉獻以及 那些通過網上銀⾏和星期⽇奉獻的會員. 總收入比 2021 年多 £45,516，並有盈餘 £1,462. 通過可豁免稅項奉獻的會員⼤⼤增加, 因此今年的退稅額將有所增加。當我 們繼續事奉信實的神時我們以歡喜之⼼來禱告，感謝你慷慨、無私作出愛的奉獻， 我們深信主將為我們不斷增長的教會事⼯豐厚的祝福我們。 

## **TREASURER’S REPORT** 

1. These Accounts are taken from the Independent Examiner’s full Report and is available on request. 

2. On the “Statement of Financial Activities” (page 12), the column headed “Designated Fund” is the Building Fund. 

3. Building Fund: The summary of this is shown separately in Note 14 (page 15). Total Income was £2,957 for the year and this included Interests. There are members who pledge monthly to the Building Fund. Total Expenditure of £2,836 was spent on Refurbishment of Church house. 

4. Gifts to Missions of £5,720 were given to some Missions including Chinese Association for Cancer Care, CCHC-UK, Ukraine Fund and Pakistan floods Fund. 

5. We really want to thank the Lord again for His rich provision for the year 2022. We are thankful to those members who give monthly by Standing Order and to those who give by Online Banking and Sunday offerings. Total Income was £45,516 more than 2021 and there was a surplus of £1,462. The members who give via Gift Aid have increased greatly hence the Tax Refund will increase this year. As we continue to serve our faithful God we pray with joy and thanks over these expressions of your love and through your generous and sacrificial giving, we truly believe that the Lord will bless us abundantly for the increased ministries of the Church. 



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## **財務活動報表 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

## 牛津華人基督教會 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

6. 

## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 

|**for the year ended 31st December 2022**<br>二零二二年十二月三十一日年結收支帳目<br> 常費            指定經費       總共           總共<br>Note**Unrestricted Designated**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Income from:**收入<br>Donations and legacies奉獻與遗赠 <br>3<br>110,756<br>2,930<br>113,686<br>72,210<br>Other income其他收入<br>4<br>4,899<br>-<br>4,899<br>-<br>Investment income利息<br>682<br>27<br>709<br>1,496|
|---|
|**Total incoming resources**總收入<br>116,337<br>2,957<br>119,294<br>73,706|
|**Expenditure on:**支出<br>Charitable activities教會開支<br>5<br>114,433<br>2,836<br>117,269<br>80,100|
|**Total expenditure**總支出<br>114,433<br>2,836<br>117,269<br>80,100|
|**Net income/(expenditure) and net**<br>**movement in funds for the year**<br>1,904<br>121<br>2,025<br>(6,394)<br>收支/支出轉帳<br>**Transfer between funds**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|**Net movement in funds**<br>1,904<br>121<br>2,025<br>(6,394)<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>906,582<br>29,774<br>936,356<br>942,750|
|**Total funds carried forward**<br>£908,486<br>£29,895<br>£938,381<br>£936,356|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities. 

There are no recognized gains or losses other than those included in the Statement of Financial Activities. 沒有被認可的損益除了那些包括在結收支帳目的聲明 

The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these financial statements 第八至十二頁之附註屬於財政報告一部份 



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## 牛津華人基督教會 

**OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 7. 

資產負債表 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

**for the year ended 31st December 2022** 

|Note<br>**Fixed assets**固定資產<br>Tangible assets有形固定資產<br>11<br>**Total fixed assets**<br>**Current assets**流動資產<br>Bank accounts銀行帳戶<br>Deposit accounts儲蓄存款<br>Building fund accounts (designated)建堂基金<br>**Total current assets**<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors falling due within one year債權人一年內累積負債<br>12<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Creditors:**falling due after more than 1 year<br>Provisions for liabilities<br>**Total net assets**淨資產<br>13<br>**The funds of the Charity**包括<br>Designated income funds指定經費<br>14<br>Unrestricted income funds非限定用途經費<br>14<br>Revaluation reserve<br>Total unrestricted funds<br>**Total charity funds**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>744,636<br>744,636<br>3,964<br>160,870<br>29,895<br>194,729<br>984<br>193,745<br>193,745<br>-<br>£938,381<br>29,895<br>908486|**2021**<br>**£**<br>744,164|
|---|---|---|
|||744,164|
|||6,801<br>156,571<br>29,774|
|||193,146<br>954|
|||192,192|
|||192,192<br>-|
|||£936,356|
|||29,774<br>906582|
||,<br>- <br>938,381<br>£938,381|,<br>-|
|||936,356|
|||£936,356|



## 信託人於二零二三年   月    日認可及簽署 

Approved by the Trustees on ……………………………. 2023 and signed on their behalf. 

……………………………. C E  Ho - Trustee 

The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these financial statements 第八至十二頁之附註屬於財政報告一部份 




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## 牛津華人基督教會 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

10. 

## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

**for the year ended 31st December 2022** (continued) 

二零二二年十二月三十一日年結收支帳目 

5. **Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** 

||牛津華人基督教會<br> **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH**<br>10.<br>NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS<br>**for the year ended 31st December 2022**(continued)<br>二零二二年十二月三十一日年結收支帳目<br>5.<br>**Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities**<br>2022<br>2021<br>Total<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>**Church expenditure** 教會開支<br>Church worker傳道人<br>59,444<br>29,962<br>Children's and Youth ministry<br>兒童與少年事工<br>1,658<br>1,475<br>Evangelism and outreach<br>佈道與外展工作<br>1,953<br>1,766<br>Literature and training<br>屬靈書籍及訓練<br>829<br>-<br> Gifts to speakers講員禮物<br>6,060<br>4,052<br>Other gifts and donations<br>其他禮物及捐獻<br>5,720<br>8,500<br> Love gifts愛心奉獻<br>300<br>4,200<br> Hall hire禮堂租金<br>12,223<br>5,502<br> Property expenses物業支出<br>9,464<br>15,210<br> Church events教會活動<br>-<br>-<br> Depreciation – equipment折舊-設備<br>1,076<br>3,168<br>98,727<br>73,835<br>**Administrative expenditure**行政<br>Hospitality款待<br>2,949<br>1,035<br> Motor and travel汽車及交通費<br>899<br>-<br> Telephone電話費<br>1,394<br>959<br>Printing, post and stationery<br>印刷,郵費及文具<br>1,016<br>148<br> Repairs and renewals維修及翻新<br>9,985<br>1,635<br> Other expenditure其他支出<br>1,315<br>1,534<br> Accountancy會計<br>984<br>954<br>18,542<br>6,265<br> **Total**<br>£117,269<br>£80,100|牛津華人基督教會<br> **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH**<br>10.<br>NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS<br>**for the year ended 31st December 2022**(continued)<br>二零二二年十二月三十一日年結收支帳目<br>5.<br>**Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities**<br>2022<br>2021<br>Total<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>**Church expenditure** 教會開支<br>Church worker傳道人<br>59,444<br>29,962<br>Children's and Youth ministry<br>兒童與少年事工<br>1,658<br>1,475<br>Evangelism and outreach<br>佈道與外展工作<br>1,953<br>1,766<br>Literature and training<br>屬靈書籍及訓練<br>829<br>-<br> Gifts to speakers講員禮物<br>6,060<br>4,052<br>Other gifts and donations<br>其他禮物及捐獻<br>5,720<br>8,500<br> Love gifts愛心奉獻<br>300<br>4,200<br> Hall hire禮堂租金<br>12,223<br>5,502<br> Property expenses物業支出<br>9,464<br>15,210<br> Church events教會活動<br>-<br>-<br> Depreciation – equipment折舊-設備<br>1,076<br>3,168<br>98,727<br>73,835<br>**Administrative expenditure**行政<br>Hospitality款待<br>2,949<br>1,035<br> Motor and travel汽車及交通費<br>899<br>-<br> Telephone電話費<br>1,394<br>959<br>Printing, post and stationery<br>印刷,郵費及文具<br>1,016<br>148<br> Repairs and renewals維修及翻新<br>9,985<br>1,635<br> Other expenditure其他支出<br>1,315<br>1,534<br> Accountancy會計<br>984<br>954<br>18,542<br>6,265<br> **Total**<br>£117,269<br>£80,100|
|---|---|---|
||**Church expenditure** 教會開支<br>Church worker傳道人<br>Children's and Youth ministry<br>兒童與少年事工<br>Evangelism and outreach<br>佈道與外展工作<br>Literature and training<br>屬靈書籍及訓練<br> Gifts to speakers講員禮物<br>Other gifts and donations<br>其他禮物及捐獻<br> Love gifts愛心奉獻<br> Hall hire禮堂租金<br> Property expenses物業支出<br> Church events教會活動<br> Depreciation – equipment折舊-設備<br>**Administrative expenditure**行政<br>Hospitality款待<br> Motor and travel汽車及交通費<br> Telephone電話費<br>Printing, post and stationery<br>印刷,郵費及文具<br> Repairs and renewals維修及翻新<br> Other expenditure其他支出<br> Accountancy會計<br> **Total**|2022<br>2021<br>Total<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>59,444<br>29,962<br>1,658<br>1,475<br>1,953<br>1,766<br>829<br>-<br>6,060<br>4,052<br>5,720<br>8,500<br>300<br>4,200<br>12,223<br>5,502<br>9,464<br>15,210<br>-<br>-<br>1,076<br>3,168|
|||98,727<br>73,835<br>2,949<br>1,035<br>899<br>-<br>1,394<br>959<br>1,016<br>148<br>9,985<br>1,635<br>1,315<br>1,534<br>984<br>954|
|||18,542<br>6,265|
|||£117,269<br>£80,100|
||||
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## 牛津華人基督教會 

**OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 12. 

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT **for the year ended 31st December 2022** (continued) 

二零二二年十二月三十一日年結收支帳目 

**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 12. 債權人一年內累積負債 

|Accruals累積<br>.**Analysis of net assets between funds**<br>Tangible fixed assets有形固定資產<br> Cash at bank and in hand銀行帳戶<br>Other net current assets/(liabilities)<br>其他淨流動資產（負債）<br> **Total**|General<br>Designated<br>Fund<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>744,636<br>-<br>164,834<br>29,895<br>(984)<br>-|2022<br>£<br>984<br>£984<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br> <br>£-|2021<br>£<br>954|
|---|---|---|---|
||||£954|
||||<br>Total<br>£<br> <br>744,636<br> <br>194,729<br> <br>(984)|
||£908,486<br>£29,895||<br>£938,381|



13. **Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|14.**Analysis of charitable funds**<br>**Analysis of movements in designated funds** 指定經費<br>Balance<br>Incoming<br>1.1.2022<br>resources<br>£<br>£<br>Building fund建堂基金<br>29,774<br>2,957<br> **Total**<br>£29,774<br>£2,957<br>**Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds** 非指定經費<br>Balance<br>Incoming<br>1.1.2022<br>resources<br>£<br>£<br>General fund常費<br>906,582<br>116,337<br> **Total**<br>£906,582<br>£116,337|14.**Analysis of charitable funds**<br>**Analysis of movements in designated funds** 指定經費<br>Balance<br>Incoming<br>1.1.2022<br>resources<br>£<br>£<br>Building fund建堂基金<br>29,774<br>2,957<br> **Total**<br>£29,774<br>£2,957<br>**Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds** 非指定經費<br>Balance<br>Incoming<br>1.1.2022<br>resources<br>£<br>£<br>General fund常費<br>906,582<br>116,337<br> **Total**<br>£906,582<br>£116,337|Resources<br>expended<br>£<br> <br>(2,836)|Transfers<br>£<br>-|Funds<br>31.12.2022<br>£<br> <br>29,895|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£29,774<br>£2,957|£(2,836)|£-<br>Transfers<br>£<br>-<br>£-|<br>£29,895<br>Funds<br>31.12.2022<br>£<br>908,486<br>£908,486|
|||Resources<br>expended<br>£<br> <br>(114,433)|||
||Balance<br>Incoming<br>1.1.2022<br>resources<br>£<br>£<br>906,582<br>116,337||||
||£906,582<br>£116,337|£(114,433)|||
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## **2023 常費預算案 BUDGET** 

|Total<br>**總數**<br>**Total**<br>**2023預算 Budget**||**21,000**|**18,000**|**-**|**51,000**|**400**|**13,000**|**5,000**|**12,000**|**-**|**800**|**200**|**121,400**||**65,000**|**2,000**|**2,000**|**1,000**|**-**|**8,000**|**5,000**|**400**|**9,000**|**15,000**|**500**|**4,500**|**2,000**|**6,000**|**5,000**|**1,000**|**126,400**||**5,000**<br>**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|General<br>Adminstration<br>Worship<br>Outreach<br>Pastorial<br>Designated<br>Total<br>**常費**<br>**General**<br>**會務**<br>**Admin**<br>**崇拜**<br>**Worship**<br>**傳道**<br>**Outreach**<br>**牧養**<br>**Pastoral**<br>**指定費用**<br>**Designated**<br>**總數**<br>**Total**<br>**2022實際收支 Actual**||**23,033**|**18,252**|**4,150**|**50,823**|**486**|**8,287**|**5,725**|**-**|**-**|**682**|**4,899**|**116,337**||**59,444**|**1,659**|**1,953**|**830**|**-**|**6,060**|**5,720**|**300**|**6,628**|**12,223**|**-**|**2,949**|**899**|**11,533**|**3,725**|**954**|**114,875**||**1,462**|
|||||||||5,725.00|||||**5,725**||||||||720.00|||||||||||||
||||||||||||||||||||||5,|||||||||||||
||||||||||||||**-**|||1,658.59||||||||||||||||||
||||||||||||||**-**||||4|||||||||||||||||
||||||||||||||||||1,953.2|||||||||||||||||
||||||||||||||**-**|||||||||||12,223.00||||||||||
||||||||||||||**-**|||||||||||||2,948.97|898.78||3,724.58|||||
|||23,033.00|18,252.00|4,150.00|50,822.75|486.00|8,287.42||||681.66|4,899.00|**110,612**||59,443.74|||829.50||6,060.00||300.00|6,627.75|||||11,532.78||954.00||||
|**Note**<br>#####|1<br>2|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|**2023常費預算案**<br>**THE BUDGET OF GENERAL FUND FOR 2023**|來源收入  INCOMING RESOURCES<br>主日奉獻  Sunday Offering<br>信心認獻  Pledges and CAF<br>特別奉獻  Special Offering<br>可豁免稅奉獻 Gift Aid<br>愛心奉獻  Love Gift<br>回繳稅款  Tax Refund<br>差傳基金  Mission Fund<br>教會中心租金  OCCC House Rent<br>教會活動 Church Events<br>銀行利息  Bank Interest<br>其他收入  Other Income<br>總收入  TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES<br>支出  RESOURCES EXPENDED|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||





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## **2023 常費預算備註** 

## **財政預算包括分配給各部⾨的預算** 

1. **可豁免稅項奉獻 (Gift Aid) :** 我們⿎勵更多在英國繳稅的會友透過此計劃作奉獻。您 每捐贈 £1，教會可從稅務局取得 25p 退稅。 

2. **愛⼼奉獻 :** 於每⽉聖餐主⽇所收集的主⽇獻⾦將有 10% 撥作愛⼼奉獻之⽤。弟兄姊 妺於愛⼼奉獻的捐款將⽤以幫助有需要⼈⼠。 

3. **傳道⼈ :** 預算⽤於聘請主任牧師 (半職) 四個⽉和兩名全職牧師, 及包括僱主應付的國 ⺠保障⾦ (National Insurance)，退休⾦和房屋津貼。 

4. **禮堂租⽤ :** 包括租⽤ All Saints Church、Lime Walk Methodist Church、All Saints Church House 及 Woodstock Road Baptist Church。由於燃料成本上升以及教會事 ⼯的不斷擴⼤，這數額有顯著增加。 

5. **辦事處⾏政費 :** 包括公眾保險、信托⼈保險、辦事處電話、⽂具、影印費及 Lime Walk Methodist Church 的無線網絡。 

6. **專業服務費 :** 包括教會⼾⼝獨立賬⽬核數員的費⽤及法律顧問費。 

## **NOTES TO THE BUDGET** 

## **of General Fund 2023** 

1. **Gift Aid :** we encourage more members who are UK taxpayers to give via the Gift Aid scheme. The Church can reclaim 25p tax on every £1 you offer, at no extra cost to you. 

2. **Love Gifts :** 10% of the Sunday offering during the Joint Communion Service will be given out as Love Gift / Hardship Fund.  Donations can be made to this Fund to help those in need. 

3. **Church Worker :** the budget is for the employment of a Senior Pastor (Part time) for 4 months and 2 Full time Pastors. This includes Employer’s contribution to the National Insurance and Pension scheme and Housing Allowance. 

4. **Hall Hire :** this includes donations for the use of All Saints Church, Lime Walk Methodist Church, All Saints Church House and Woodstock Road Baptist Church. This has increased greatly due to rising fuel costs and expanding ministries. 

5. **Office and Administration :** includes Public Liability Insurance, Trustees Indemnity Insurance, Church house telephone/broadband, stationery, printing and BT Broadband in Lime Walk Methodist Church. 

6. **Professional Fees :** includes Independent Examiner’s fee for the Church Accounts and Legal Fees. 



## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## **Registered Charity No: 291514** 

Accounts - 31st December 2023 

## **INDEX** 

- 1-4. Report of the Trustees and General Information 

5. Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees 6. Statement of Financial Activities 

7. Balance Sheet 

- 8-12. Notes to the Accounts 



1. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES 

## **for the year ended 31st December 2023** 

The Trustees are pleased to present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2023 _._ 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and complies with the Charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (second edition) and Financial Reporting Standard FRS 102. 

## **Reference and Administration Details** 

The charity’s name is Oxford Chinese Christian Church. 

Charity Registration Number: 291514 

Registered Office and Principal Address: 117 Lime Walk, Headington, Oxford OX3 7AD 

## **Trustees** 

The Trustees who served during the year and since the year end were as follows: 

|Chairman|-|Mr Y H Ma|
|---|---|---|
|Secretary|-|Dr T Lo|
|Treasurer|-|Ms C E Ho|
|Deacon|-|Mr K K Chau (resigned 21stMay 2023)|
|Deacon|-|Mr H K H Mo|
|Elder|-|Mrs R Lomas|
|Deacon|-|Dr W C Liong (resigned 21stMay 2023)|
|Deacon|-|Dr H Zhou|
|Deacon|-|Mr Y C Wu|
|Deacon|-|Dr W C Lee (appointed 21stMay 2023)|
|Deacon|-|Mr L F Wong (appointed 21stMay 2023)|
|Deacon|-|Mr T S Ngo (appointed 21stMay 2023)|



## **Objectives and Activities** 

The main objects of the charity are the advancement of the Christian faith and education in the Chinese language and culture. 

In planning the activities of the charitable company, the directors have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

## 1. **What did you set out to do in 2023** 

OCCC aims to spread the Gospel to people in Oxfordshire through passionate worship, appropriate teaching, active pastoral care, dedicated fellowship groups and good hospitality. 



2. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES **for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## **Achievements and Performance** (continued) 

## 1. **What did we set out to do in 2023** (continued) 

We set the following new structure in 2023 to support our objectives: 

Worship : We have a diverse team of gospel singers and musicians to organise music worship in three languages, namely English (for Sunday School), Cantonese and Mandarin.  We firmly believe that passionate worship will promote great sense of engagement to new comers who may have conservative views about Christian churches as well as to established church goers who are seeking a powerful worship place to enrich their spiritual life. 

Pastoral : Pastoral care is the major area to ensure healthy spiritual growth.  It also supports individuals who need spiritual guidance or practical advice on difficulties encountered in their daily life.  It also supports the Campus, Sunday School, Cantonese and Mandarin ministerial departments. 

Evangelism : This department aims to organise evangelical event – hosted by OCCC or external partners.  It also organises outreaches to reach out to people who do not normally hear about our church’s activities. 

Campus Ministry : This is to promote our student ministry to students in Oxford and to support the pastoral care of the students participating our activities. 

Sunday School : This is to promote our church’s activities to English speakers (mainly for children and youth) in Oxford and to support the pastoral care of the English speakers participating our activities. 

Cantonese Ministry : This is to promote our church’s activities to Cantonese speakers in Oxford and to support the pastoral care of the Cantonese speakers participating our activities. 

Mandarin Ministry : This is to promote our church’s activities to Mandarin speakers in Oxford and to support the pastoral care of the Mandarin speakers participating our activities. 

## 2. **How well did we do it** 

Worship : Our worship team provides physical services at the church as well as live streaming them online.  Its key responsibilities outside the usual on-premises service are to produce and edit online worship and sermon materials and to support online operations in other ministries. 

Pastoral : Pastoral care is provided by online meetings, phone conversations, chat groups and visitations.  The regular Inter-departmental meetings is a platform to share pastoral needs among our members who are cared for via various channels.  Another objective of this department is to plan for the sermon themes in the Sunday services in order to systematically enhance churchgoers spiritual life.  It also oversees various Sunday school groups to allow biblical knowledge being learnt in a relax environment among children and teenagers.  We are very pleased to have hired two pastors to support the pastoral care of the church. 

Evangelism : The main way to promote the Christian faith and our church is via social media.  Facebook, Signal and WhatsApp groups are created to promote the church’s Sunday service and other events.  After the reopening of church service, it has organised a few bigger evangelical events such as a Chinese New Year service to get to know new arrivals to Oxford. 

Campus Ministry : We have regular weekly fellowship targeting students in Oxford.  The participants enjoy the biblical sharing as well as having dinner together. 



3. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES **for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## **Achievements and Performance** (continued) 

## 2. **How well did we do it** (continued) 

Sunday School : We are teaching up to 80 children and youth at Sunday School.  We split it into the KS1/2 and KS3/4 groups.  Each group will have the same main message of the day and then split into smaller groups for discussion and other activities. 

Cantonese Ministry : We have regular weekly online and on-premises fellowship among the Cantonese speaking participants.  It size has grown significantly due to the influx of immigrants from Hong Kong. 

Mandarin Ministry : We have regular weekly online and on-premises fellowship among the Mandarin speaking participants. 

## 3. **What do we expect to do over the next 12 months** 

We will carry on the good work indicated above in the next 12 months.  We will also aim to provide pastoral care and fellowship groups for the Cantonese congregation by 5 regions of Oxfordshire due to its significant growth in numbers.  In addition, we have a few new projects aiming to enhance the quality of church’s life among the church goers – these projects include: 

- Regional fellowship groups: to support the new immigrants from Hong Kong to integrate into our church 

- - Leadership training: to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of the department leaders to grow the ministry that they are responsible for 

- Pastor recruitment: to actively seek a pastor to enhance the pastoral care to the Mandarin speaking group 

- Host a multiple-day camp to strengthen the Christian faith of participated believers as well as promoting Christianity to non-believers 

## **Financial Review** 

The total income for the year was £166,220 and total expenditure on charitable activities amounted to £122,013. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

The trustees have examined the charity’s requirements for reserves taking account of the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between three and six months of expenditure. The trustees consider that this should be between £12,000 and £24,000 in general funds. The reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirement of the charity and the trustees are confident that at this level they would be able to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding The current reserves are in excess of this level but the directors have earmarked significant reserves for the eventual employment of a pastor after which reserve levels will fall to more normal levels. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

## **Governing Document** 

Oxford Chinese Christian Church is a registered charity and was formed under a constitution originally dated May 1984.  A new constitution was approved on 28th March 2010. 



4. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES **for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## **Appointment of Trustees** 

The trustees keep the composition of the board under review and will seek to appoint additional members with appropriate skills and expertise should the need arise.  Interested parties are given details of the background of the charitable company in order to make them aware of current activities. 

Approved by the trustees on 24th March 2024 and signed on its behalf by: 

Y H Ma ………………………………….. Trustee 

Oxford 



## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Oxford Chinese Christian Church (the charity) for the year ended 31st December 2023. 

## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

A P Williams BSc FCCA A J Carter & Co Chartered Accountants 

22b High Street Witney OX28 6RB 

2nd April 2024 



6. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES **for the year ended 31st December 2023** 

|Note<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>3<br>Other income<br>4<br>Investment income<br>**Total incoming resources**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>5<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) and net**<br>**movement in funds for the year**<br>**Transfer between funds**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted Designated**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>148,684<br>2,880<br>151,564<br>113,686<br>12,150<br>-<br>12,150<br>4,899<br>2,205<br>301<br>2,506<br>709|
|---|---|
||163,039<br>3,181<br>166,220<br>119,294|
||122,013<br>-<br>122,013<br>117,269|
||122,013<br>-<br>122,013<br>117,269|
||41,026<br>3,181<br>44,207<br>2,025<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||41,026<br>3,181<br>44,207<br>2,025<br>908,486<br>29,895<br>938,381<br>936,356|
||£949,512<br>£33,076<br>£982,588<br>£938,381|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities. 

There are no recognized gains or losses other than those included in the Statement of Financial Activities. 

The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these financial statements 



## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

7. 

## **BALANCE SHEET for the year ended 31st December 2023** 

|Note<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>11<br>**Total fixed assets**<br>**Current assets**<br>Bank accounts<br>Deposit accounts<br>Building fund accounts (designated)<br>**Total current assets**<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors falling due within one year<br>12<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Creditors:**falling due after more than 1 year<br>Provisions for liabilities<br>**Total net assets**<br>13<br>**The funds of the Charity**<br>Designated income funds<br>14<br>Unrestricted income funds<br>14<br>Revaluation reserve<br>Total unrestricted funds<br>**Total charity funds**|**2023**<br>**£**<br>746,257<br>746,257<br>11,795<br>192,480<br>33,076<br>237,351<br>1,020<br>236,331<br>236,331<br>-<br>£982,588<br>33,076<br>949,512<br>-<br>982,588<br>£982,588|**2022**<br>**£**<br>744,636|
|---|---|---|
|||744,636|
|||3,964<br>160,870<br>29,895|
|||194,729<br>984|
|||193,745|
|||193,745<br>-|
|||£938,381|
|||29,895<br>908,486<br>-|
|||938,381|
|||£938,381|



Approved by the Trustees on 24th March 2024 and signed on their behalf. 

C E  Ho ……………………………. Trustee 

The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these financial statements 



8. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS **for the year ended 31st December 2023** 

## 1. **Accounting Policies** 

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows: 

## a) **Basis of Preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. 

Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes. 

## b) **Income Recognition Policies** 

Items of income are recognised and included in the accounts when all of the following criteria are met: 

- The charity has entitlement to the funds; 

- any performance conditions attached to the items of income have been met or are fully within the control of the charity; 

- there is sufficient certainty that receipt of the income is considered probable; and 

- the amount can be measured reliably. 

Income received in advance of a specific performance or provision of other specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. 

- c) **Interest Receivable** Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank. 

## d) **Fund Accounting** 

- Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the Charity.  Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the Charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for the particular areas of the Charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the Charity. 

## e) **Expenditure and Irrecoverable VAT** 

- Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. 

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. 



9. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

## **for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

- f) **Tangible Fixed Assets** 

Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on the straight line basis. 

- g) **Debtors** 

Debtors and prepayments are recognised at the settlement amounts due. 

- h) **Cash at Bank and in Hand** Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

- i) **Creditors and Provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount. 

## 2. **Legal Status of the Charity** 

Oxford Christian Chinese Church is a registered charity and was formed under a Constitution dated 28th March 2010. 

## 3. **Income from donations** 

|Gifts and donations<br>Love gifts|2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>150,974<br>113,200<br>590<br>486|
|---|---|
||£151,564<br>£113,686|



Of the £151,564 of income received in 2023 (2022: £113,686) £2,880 was designated funds (2022: £2,930) and £148,684 (2022: £110,756) unrestricted funds. 

## 4. **Other income** 

|Rental income|2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>12,150<br>4,899|
|---|---|
||£12,150<br>£4,899|





10. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

**for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## 5. **Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** 

|**Church expenditure**<br>Church worker<br>Children's and Youth ministry<br>Evangelism and outreach<br>Literature and training<br>Gifts to speakers<br>Other gifts and donations<br>Love gifts<br>Hall hire<br>Property expenses<br>Church events<br>Depreciation - equipment<br>**Administrative expenditure**<br>Hospitality<br>Motor and travel<br>Telephone<br>Printing, post and stationery<br>Repairs and renewals<br>Other expenditure<br>Accountancy<br>**Total**|2023<br>2022<br>Total<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>63,172<br>59,444<br>1,471<br>1,658<br>339<br>1,953<br>1,063<br>829<br>6,750<br>6,060<br>7,000<br>5,720<br>590<br>300<br>17,191<br>12,223<br>8,026<br>9,464<br>325<br>-<br>2,158<br>1,076|
|---|---|
||108,085<br>98,727<br>2,815<br>2,949<br>1,223<br>899<br>1,347<br>1,394<br>994<br>1,016<br>3,213<br>9,985<br>3,316<br>1,315<br>1,020<br>984|
||13,928<br>18,542|
||£122,013<br>£117,269|



Of the £122,013 expenditure in 2023 (2022: £117,269), £122,013 was charged to unrestricted funds (2022: £114,433) and £nil to designated funds (2022: £2,836). 

## 6. **Net income/(expenditure) for the year** 

|_This is stated after charging:_<br>Independent examiner's fee<br>7.<br>**Staff costs**<br>Salaries and Wages||2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>1,020<br>984|
|---|---|---|
|||2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>63,172<br>59,444|
|||£63,172<br>£59,444|





**OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

11. 

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

**for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## 8. **Staff numbers** 

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: 

|2023|2022|
|---|---|
|Number|Number|
|3|3|



## 9. **Related party transactions** 

There were no transactions with the trustees during the year which require separate disclosure within the financial statements. 

## 10. **Corporation tax** 

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. 

## 11. **Tangible fixed assets** 

|Cost:<br>As at 1 January 2023<br>Additions<br>As at 31 December 2023<br>Depreciation:<br>As at 1 January 2023<br>Charge for year<br>As at 31 December 2023<br>Net book value:<br>As at 31 December 2023<br>As at 31 December 2022|Freehold<br>Fixtures &<br>Property<br>Equipment<br>£<br>£<br>741,685<br>14,218<br>-<br>3,779<br>741,685<br>17,997<br>-<br>11,267<br>-<br>2,158<br>-<br>13,425<br>£741,685<br>£4,572<br>£741,685<br>£2,951|Total<br>£<br>755,903<br>3,779|
|---|---|---|
|||759,682|
|||11,267<br>2,158|
|||13,425|
|||£746,257<br>£744,636|





## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 12. 

## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

**for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## 12. **Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

|Accruals<br>**Analysis of net assets between funds**<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>Other net current assets/(liabilities)<br>**Total**<br>**Analysis of charitable funds**<br>**Analysis of movements in designated funds**<br>Balance<br>1.1.2023<br>£<br>Building fund<br>29,895<br>**Total**<br>£29,895<br>**Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds**<br>Balance<br>1.1.2023<br>£<br>General fund<br>908,486<br>**Total**<br>£908,486|<br>**funds**<br>Balance<br>1.1.2023<br>£<br>29,895|General<br>Designated<br>Fund<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>746,257<br>-<br>204,275<br>33,076<br>(1,020)<br>-|2023<br>£<br>1,020<br>£1,020<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br>£-<br>Transfers<br>£<br>-<br>£-<br>Transfers<br>£<br>-<br>£-|2022<br>£<br>984<br>£984<br>Total<br>£<br>746,257<br>237,351<br>(1,020)<br>£982,588<br>Funds<br>31.12.2023<br>£<br>33,076<br>£33,076<br>Funds<br>31.12.2023<br>£<br>949,512<br>£949,512|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£949,512<br>£33,076|||
|||Incoming<br>Resources<br>resources<br>expended<br>£<br>£<br> <br>3,181<br>-|||
||£29,895|£3,181<br>£-|||
|||Incoming<br>Resources<br>resources<br>expended<br>£<br>£<br> <br>163,039<br>(122,013)|||
||£908,486|£163,039£(122,013)|||



## 13. **Analysis of net assets between funds** 

## 14. **Analysis of charitable funds** 

## **Analysis of movements in designated funds** 



## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

**Accounts - 31st December 2023** 



## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## **Registered Charity No: 291514** 

Accounts - 31st December 2023 

## **INDEX** 

- 1-4. Report of the Trustees and General Information 

5. Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees 6. Statement of Financial Activities 

7. Balance Sheet 

- 8-12. Notes to the Accounts 



1. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES 

## **for the year ended 31st December 2023** 

The Trustees are pleased to present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2023 _._ 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and complies with the Charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (second edition) and Financial Reporting Standard FRS 102. 

## **Reference and Administration Details** 

The charity’s name is Oxford Chinese Christian Church. 

Charity Registration Number: 291514 

Registered Office and Principal Address: 117 Lime Walk, Headington, Oxford OX3 7AD 

## **Trustees** 

The Trustees who served during the year and since the year end were as follows: 

|Chairman|-|Mr Y H Ma|
|---|---|---|
|Secretary|-|Dr T Lo|
|Treasurer|-|Ms C E Ho|
|Deacon|-|Mr K K Chau (resigned 21stMay 2023)|
|Deacon|-|Mr H K H Mo|
|Elder|-|Mrs R Lomas|
|Deacon|-|Dr W C Liong (resigned 21stMay 2023)|
|Deacon|-|Dr H Zhou|
|Deacon|-|Mr Y C Wu|
|Deacon|-|Dr W C Lee (appointed 21stMay 2023)|
|Deacon|-|Mr L F Wong (appointed 21stMay 2023)|
|Deacon|-|Mr T S Ngo (appointed 21stMay 2023)|



## **Objectives and Activities** 

The main objects of the charity are the advancement of the Christian faith and education in the Chinese language and culture. 

In planning the activities of the charitable company, the directors have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

## 1. **What did you set out to do in 2023** 

OCCC aims to spread the Gospel to people in Oxfordshire through passionate worship, appropriate teaching, active pastoral care, dedicated fellowship groups and good hospitality. 



2. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES **for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## **Achievements and Performance** (continued) 

## 1. **What did we set out to do in 2023** (continued) 

We set the following new structure in 2023 to support our objectives: 

Worship : We have a diverse team of gospel singers and musicians to organise music worship in three languages, namely English (for Sunday School), Cantonese and Mandarin.  We firmly believe that passionate worship will promote great sense of engagement to new comers who may have conservative views about Christian churches as well as to established church goers who are seeking a powerful worship place to enrich their spiritual life. 

Pastoral : Pastoral care is the major area to ensure healthy spiritual growth.  It also supports individuals who need spiritual guidance or practical advice on difficulties encountered in their daily life.  It also supports the Campus, Sunday School, Cantonese and Mandarin ministerial departments. 

Evangelism : This department aims to organise evangelical event – hosted by OCCC or external partners.  It also organises outreaches to reach out to people who do not normally hear about our church’s activities. 

Campus Ministry : This is to promote our student ministry to students in Oxford and to support the pastoral care of the students participating our activities. 

Sunday School : This is to promote our church’s activities to English speakers (mainly for children and youth) in Oxford and to support the pastoral care of the English speakers participating our activities. 

Cantonese Ministry : This is to promote our church’s activities to Cantonese speakers in Oxford and to support the pastoral care of the Cantonese speakers participating our activities. 

Mandarin Ministry : This is to promote our church’s activities to Mandarin speakers in Oxford and to support the pastoral care of the Mandarin speakers participating our activities. 

## 2. **How well did we do it** 

Worship : Our worship team provides physical services at the church as well as live streaming them online.  Its key responsibilities outside the usual on-premises service are to produce and edit online worship and sermon materials and to support online operations in other ministries. 

Pastoral : Pastoral care is provided by online meetings, phone conversations, chat groups and visitations.  The regular Inter-departmental meetings is a platform to share pastoral needs among our members who are cared for via various channels.  Another objective of this department is to plan for the sermon themes in the Sunday services in order to systematically enhance churchgoers spiritual life.  It also oversees various Sunday school groups to allow biblical knowledge being learnt in a relax environment among children and teenagers.  We are very pleased to have hired two pastors to support the pastoral care of the church. 

Evangelism : The main way to promote the Christian faith and our church is via social media.  Facebook, Signal and WhatsApp groups are created to promote the church’s Sunday service and other events.  After the reopening of church service, it has organised a few bigger evangelical events such as a Chinese New Year service to get to know new arrivals to Oxford. 

Campus Ministry : We have regular weekly fellowship targeting students in Oxford.  The participants enjoy the biblical sharing as well as having dinner together. 



3. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES **for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## **Achievements and Performance** (continued) 

## 2. **How well did we do it** (continued) 

Sunday School : We are teaching up to 80 children and youth at Sunday School.  We split it into the KS1/2 and KS3/4 groups.  Each group will have the same main message of the day and then split into smaller groups for discussion and other activities. 

Cantonese Ministry : We have regular weekly online and on-premises fellowship among the Cantonese speaking participants.  It size has grown significantly due to the influx of immigrants from Hong Kong. 

Mandarin Ministry : We have regular weekly online and on-premises fellowship among the Mandarin speaking participants. 

## 3. **What do we expect to do over the next 12 months** 

We will carry on the good work indicated above in the next 12 months.  We will also aim to provide pastoral care and fellowship groups for the Cantonese congregation by 5 regions of Oxfordshire due to its significant growth in numbers.  In addition, we have a few new projects aiming to enhance the quality of church’s life among the church goers – these projects include: 

- Regional fellowship groups: to support the new immigrants from Hong Kong to integrate into our church 

- - Leadership training: to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of the department leaders to grow the ministry that they are responsible for 

- Pastor recruitment: to actively seek a pastor to enhance the pastoral care to the Mandarin speaking group 

- Host a multiple-day camp to strengthen the Christian faith of participated believers as well as promoting Christianity to non-believers 

## **Financial Review** 

The total income for the year was £166,220 and total expenditure on charitable activities amounted to £122,013. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

The trustees have examined the charity’s requirements for reserves taking account of the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between three and six months of expenditure. The trustees consider that this should be between £12,000 and £24,000 in general funds. The reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirement of the charity and the trustees are confident that at this level they would be able to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding The current reserves are in excess of this level but the directors have earmarked significant reserves for the eventual employment of a pastor after which reserve levels will fall to more normal levels. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

## **Governing Document** 

Oxford Chinese Christian Church is a registered charity and was formed under a constitution originally dated May 1984.  A new constitution was approved on 28th March 2010. 



4. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES **for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## **Appointment of Trustees** 

The trustees keep the composition of the board under review and will seek to appoint additional members with appropriate skills and expertise should the need arise.  Interested parties are given details of the background of the charitable company in order to make them aware of current activities. 

Approved by the trustees on 24th March 2024 and signed on its behalf by: 

Y H Ma ………………………………….. Trustee 

Oxford 



## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Oxford Chinese Christian Church (the charity) for the year ended 31st December 2023. 

## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

A P Williams BSc FCCA A J Carter & Co Chartered Accountants 

22b High Street Witney OX28 6RB 

2nd April 2024 



6. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES **for the year ended 31st December 2023** 

|Note<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>3<br>Other income<br>4<br>Investment income<br>**Total incoming resources**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>5<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) and net**<br>**movement in funds for the year**<br>**Transfer between funds**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted Designated**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>148,684<br>2,880<br>151,564<br>113,686<br>12,150<br>-<br>12,150<br>4,899<br>2,205<br>301<br>2,506<br>709|
|---|---|
||163,039<br>3,181<br>166,220<br>119,294|
||122,013<br>-<br>122,013<br>117,269|
||122,013<br>-<br>122,013<br>117,269|
||41,026<br>3,181<br>44,207<br>2,025<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||41,026<br>3,181<br>44,207<br>2,025<br>908,486<br>29,895<br>938,381<br>936,356|
||£949,512<br>£33,076<br>£982,588<br>£938,381|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities. 

There are no recognized gains or losses other than those included in the Statement of Financial Activities. 

The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these financial statements 



## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

7. 

## **BALANCE SHEET for the year ended 31st December 2023** 

|Note<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>11<br>**Total fixed assets**<br>**Current assets**<br>Bank accounts<br>Deposit accounts<br>Building fund accounts (designated)<br>**Total current assets**<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors falling due within one year<br>12<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Creditors:**falling due after more than 1 year<br>Provisions for liabilities<br>**Total net assets**<br>13<br>**The funds of the Charity**<br>Designated income funds<br>14<br>Unrestricted income funds<br>14<br>Revaluation reserve<br>Total unrestricted funds<br>**Total charity funds**|**2023**<br>**£**<br>746,257<br>746,257<br>11,795<br>192,480<br>33,076<br>237,351<br>1,020<br>236,331<br>236,331<br>-<br>£982,588<br>33,076<br>949,512<br>-<br>982,588<br>£982,588|**2022**<br>**£**<br>744,636|
|---|---|---|
|||744,636|
|||3,964<br>160,870<br>29,895|
|||194,729<br>984|
|||193,745|
|||193,745<br>-|
|||£938,381|
|||29,895<br>908,486<br>-|
|||938,381|
|||£938,381|



Approved by the Trustees on 24th March 2024 and signed on their behalf. 

C E  Ho ……………………………. Trustee 

The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these financial statements 



8. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS **for the year ended 31st December 2023** 

## 1. **Accounting Policies** 

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows: 

## a) **Basis of Preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. 

Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes. 

## b) **Income Recognition Policies** 

Items of income are recognised and included in the accounts when all of the following criteria are met: 

- The charity has entitlement to the funds; 

- any performance conditions attached to the items of income have been met or are fully within the control of the charity; 

- there is sufficient certainty that receipt of the income is considered probable; and 

- the amount can be measured reliably. 

Income received in advance of a specific performance or provision of other specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. 

- c) **Interest Receivable** Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank. 

## d) **Fund Accounting** 

- Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the Charity.  Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the Charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for the particular areas of the Charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the Charity. 

## e) **Expenditure and Irrecoverable VAT** 

- Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. 

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. 



9. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

## **for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

- f) **Tangible Fixed Assets** 

Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on the straight line basis. 

- g) **Debtors** 

Debtors and prepayments are recognised at the settlement amounts due. 

- h) **Cash at Bank and in Hand** Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

- i) **Creditors and Provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount. 

## 2. **Legal Status of the Charity** 

Oxford Christian Chinese Church is a registered charity and was formed under a Constitution dated 28th March 2010. 

## 3. **Income from donations** 

|Gifts and donations<br>Love gifts|2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>150,974<br>113,200<br>590<br>486|
|---|---|
||£151,564<br>£113,686|



Of the £151,564 of income received in 2023 (2022: £113,686) £2,880 was designated funds (2022: £2,930) and £148,684 (2022: £110,756) unrestricted funds. 

## 4. **Other income** 

|Rental income|2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>12,150<br>4,899|
|---|---|
||£12,150<br>£4,899|





10. 

## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

**for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## 5. **Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** 

|**Church expenditure**<br>Church worker<br>Children's and Youth ministry<br>Evangelism and outreach<br>Literature and training<br>Gifts to speakers<br>Other gifts and donations<br>Love gifts<br>Hall hire<br>Property expenses<br>Church events<br>Depreciation - equipment<br>**Administrative expenditure**<br>Hospitality<br>Motor and travel<br>Telephone<br>Printing, post and stationery<br>Repairs and renewals<br>Other expenditure<br>Accountancy<br>**Total**|2023<br>2022<br>Total<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>63,172<br>59,444<br>1,471<br>1,658<br>339<br>1,953<br>1,063<br>829<br>6,750<br>6,060<br>7,000<br>5,720<br>590<br>300<br>17,191<br>12,223<br>8,026<br>9,464<br>325<br>-<br>2,158<br>1,076|
|---|---|
||108,085<br>98,727<br>2,815<br>2,949<br>1,223<br>899<br>1,347<br>1,394<br>994<br>1,016<br>3,213<br>9,985<br>3,316<br>1,315<br>1,020<br>984|
||13,928<br>18,542|
||£122,013<br>£117,269|



Of the £122,013 expenditure in 2023 (2022: £117,269), £122,013 was charged to unrestricted funds (2022: £114,433) and £nil to designated funds (2022: £2,836). 

## 6. **Net income/(expenditure) for the year** 

|_This is stated after charging:_<br>Independent examiner's fee<br>7.<br>**Staff costs**<br>Salaries and Wages||2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>1,020<br>984|
|---|---|---|
|||2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>63,172<br>59,444|
|||£63,172<br>£59,444|





**OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

11. 

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

**for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## 8. **Staff numbers** 

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: 

|2023|2022|
|---|---|
|Number|Number|
|3|3|



## 9. **Related party transactions** 

There were no transactions with the trustees during the year which require separate disclosure within the financial statements. 

## 10. **Corporation tax** 

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. 

## 11. **Tangible fixed assets** 

|Cost:<br>As at 1 January 2023<br>Additions<br>As at 31 December 2023<br>Depreciation:<br>As at 1 January 2023<br>Charge for year<br>As at 31 December 2023<br>Net book value:<br>As at 31 December 2023<br>As at 31 December 2022|Freehold<br>Fixtures &<br>Property<br>Equipment<br>£<br>£<br>741,685<br>14,218<br>-<br>3,779<br>741,685<br>17,997<br>-<br>11,267<br>-<br>2,158<br>-<br>13,425<br>£741,685<br>£4,572<br>£741,685<br>£2,951|Total<br>£<br>755,903<br>3,779|
|---|---|---|
|||759,682|
|||11,267<br>2,158|
|||13,425|
|||£746,257<br>£744,636|





## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 12. 

## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 

**for the year ended 31st December 2023** (continued) 

## 12. **Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

|Accruals<br>**Analysis of net assets between funds**<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>Other net current assets/(liabilities)<br>**Total**<br>**Analysis of charitable funds**<br>**Analysis of movements in designated funds**<br>Balance<br>1.1.2023<br>£<br>Building fund<br>29,895<br>**Total**<br>£29,895<br>**Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds**<br>Balance<br>1.1.2023<br>£<br>General fund<br>908,486<br>**Total**<br>£908,486|<br>**funds**<br>Balance<br>1.1.2023<br>£<br>29,895|General<br>Designated<br>Fund<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>746,257<br>-<br>204,275<br>33,076<br>(1,020)<br>-|2023<br>£<br>1,020<br>£1,020<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br> <br>-<br>£-<br>Transfers<br>£<br>-<br>£-<br>Transfers<br>£<br>-<br>£-|2022<br>£<br>984<br>£984<br>Total<br>£<br>746,257<br>237,351<br>(1,020)<br>£982,588<br>Funds<br>31.12.2023<br>£<br>33,076<br>£33,076<br>Funds<br>31.12.2023<br>£<br>949,512<br>£949,512|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£949,512<br>£33,076|||
|||Incoming<br>Resources<br>resources<br>expended<br>£<br>£<br> <br>3,181<br>-|||
||£29,895|£3,181<br>£-|||
|||Incoming<br>Resources<br>resources<br>expended<br>£<br>£<br> <br>163,039<br>(122,013)|||
||£908,486|£163,039£(122,013)|||



## 13. **Analysis of net assets between funds** 

## 14. **Analysis of charitable funds** 

## **Analysis of movements in designated funds** 



## **OXFORD CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH** 

**Accounts - 31st December 2023**