2021-12-31-accounts

Southam Community Church Annual Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2021

Coventry Street

Southam

Warwickshire CV47 0EP

Charity number 516060

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From	1st	January 2021 To	31st December 2021
Charity name:	Southam Community		Church
Charity registration	number:	516060

Objectives and Activities

Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	THE CHARITY EXISTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL, THE WORSHIP AND SERVICE OF GOD AS REVEALED IN THE BIBLE, THE CARE OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN HARDSHIP, DISTRESS, OLD AGE OR SICKNESS. THE CHARITY CONDUCTS CHRISTIAN WORSHIP AND BIBLE STUDY AND MAKES GRANTS TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN WORK IN ASIA AND AFRICA.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	The main activities and achievements of the charity are detailed in the Trustees Annual Report below.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	The trustees had due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	The charity held £199,700 of monetary assets at the end of the period under review.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	The Trustees aim to hold sufficient reserves to be able to continue with a full-time ministry during any hiatus in fundraising, and to provide for future expansion.
Payments to Trustees	None

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:	The charity is constituted under a Trust Deed dated 16th January 1985.

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Mr Brian Goodwin
	Miss Janette Ebanks	Chair
	Mrs Brenda Goodwin
	Mrs WendyHancock
	Mr AnthonyBrown	Treasurer

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Anthony Brown Position (eg Secretary, Trustee, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 31/10/22

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAN[> AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th¢ p¢rlod To 31112121 Section A Receipts and payments UnrÉstrictÈd funds RÈstri£tÈd funds End0km￿ni fund5 Tola fund5 Last y•ar toth• nHrnst£ thè n•ar•si£ ioth• ￿orSt£ Jth• n•ar•st£ A1 R¢Gtipts Clts & Donatsons fyts foilistribution Qftaid tsxreclairnèd Inte￿$10Th¢a$ndeFOsIts 27NI 27yI 22.818 20.571 224 18 18 Sub tolal(Grossincome for ARJ 2•.$39 2•￿9 52.968 2 Asset and Investment Sa￿$,15ee table). Sub total Total rece¥)ts 519 I PayTrnts Salanes Staff pensions ts trj missions Residenl ministyGits Qffs to Indimduals 14949 16 2.170 169 1300 •50 291 Utslity¢OSts Insurance &fees neial mainnance Repaiis * eouipment Purchases ofequipmeni Telephone &¢ornmuni¢abons Printng. PDStsge &5tsbot￿ry treath p¢¢Oun￿nGV Leg818 profe$$ional fees SundryeApenses Honoiana 3203 939 IA79 3203 939 1A7r 304 2￿82 1.552 337 •37 837 3• 6,000 225 22$ 26 324 1,400 2B,OB8 Sub total 24027 A4 A55Pt and inve5trtEnt pU￿haSe5, (see tablel nnt $22 Sub lotal 522 241)27 24027 28.620 Nttof mcwpts1￿ayMntsj A5 Transfers betv*en frjnds Cash fvnds last ￿ar end Cash funds this y•ar•nd 4.512 451 2& 195.188 199.7 195.188 199.700 170.852 195.1

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Cagoiie5 t)elals UnrEStricted Rest1￿d Enth)vTrnt ￿j￿￿e$l£ fdwest£ B1 Cash funds H8￿ LWilAt Tofal(wh fvnds 199.7ts) B4Assets retained forl charity's own use 11 B5 Llablwlles D*of

Trustees Annual Return 2021

Southam Community Church

Year ending 31[st] December 2021

This has been another year which has been affected by Covid-19.

The impact of the pandemic has resulted in the church having to close our doors during the lockdown period.

However, the church was able to continue its respond to the pandemic lockdown situation by continuing with regular Zoom based services to maintain social connection with the majority of the congregation who were able to connect. We also had several other Christians who were unable to attend their own local services join with us on a regular basis. Those who were not able to join us on Zoom were provided with regular telephone contact.

We were also able to continue our outreach programme by creating regular weekly video messages that were sent out via Facebook, email and Twitter

The Trustees have all remained in place and have been a great encouragement to the church leadership.

Keith Batstone, the original minister, and Tony Brown have continued leading the church and have been ably supported by James Williams as our new Associate Minister who has been working in a part time capacity during the year.

We are members of the Combined Churches in Southam and took a leading part in the virtual Easter Good Friday march on Zoom which was well attended by folks from all the churches. We were also able to take part in the annual Southam Christmas lights switch on ceremony by providing a choir to lead the carol singing.

We were able to re-open in late summer/early Autumn for Sunday morning services but continued to use Zoom for our Monday evening prayer times and Wednesday evening bible studies.

Other face to face meetings such as the Wednesday afternoon services, parents and tots meeting and services in local residential homes were not able to resume in 2021.

During 2021 we have continued our on-going support for Nagaland Bible College, World of Worth, Anneth Nkanda in Tanzania and the work of Ebenezer

We are investing in a replacement audio visual system which will allow us to stream the Sunday services as a hybrid solution linking face to face meeting with simultaneously providing internet access on Zoom and Youtube.

At the end of a challenging year there has been a real strengthening of faith within the church and the online services have helped keep people together.

We look forward to God’s blessing on the church in 2022 as we acknowledge God’s direction for the fellowship and start to emerge from lockdown conditions. We are also looking forward to James and his family moving into Southam in Autumn 2022.

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Southam Community Church

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Southam Community Church (the Trust) for the year ended 31[st] December 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust’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 Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

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.

Signed:

Name: John K Starley FCA

Address: Moonrakers, Back Lane, Birdingbury, Rugby, CV23 8EN Date: 31/10/22