2022-12-31-accounts

Southam Community Church

Annual Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2022

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

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Review of the charity’s The charity held £192,872 of monetary assets at the end of
financial position at the end the period under review.
of the period
Statement explaining the The Trustees aim to hold sufficient reserves to be able to
policy for holding reserves continue with a full-time ministry during any hiatus in
stating why they are held fundraising, and to provide for future expansion.
Payments to Trustees None
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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

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Mr Brian Goodwin
2 Miss Janette Ebanks Chair
3 Mrs Brenda Goodwin
4 Mrs Wendy Hancock
5 Mr Anthony Brown Treasurer
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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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Anthony Brown
	Trustee, Treasurer
	31/10/23
	31/10/23

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Trustees Annual Return 2022

Southam Community Church

Year ending 31[st] December 2022

This has been a year where we have started to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

We have invested in a replacement audio visual system which is now operational and has allowed us to stream the Sunday services as a hybrid solution linking face to face meeting with simultaneously providing internet access on Zoom and Youtube and also to record the service to distribute via email, Facebook and WhatsApp. This has increased the reach and spread of the church. We have continued with regular Zoom based prayer services which we will continue into the foreseeable future as this has proved to be an efficient way to enable the maximum amount of participation.

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

James Williams was able to move from Birmingham to Southam in July 2022 and took up a full-time role in September 2022.

We restarted our Wednesday evening bible studies on a face-to-face basis at the church. Other face to face meetings such as the Wednesday afternoon services, parents and tots meeting and services in local residential homes were also resumed during the course of the year.

During 2022 we have continued our on-going support for Nagaland Bible College, World of Worth, Anneth Nkanda in Tanzania and the work of Ebenezer

At the end of a transitional year there has been a real strengthening of faith within the church and the online connections have provided a way to include those who would not necessarily be able to attend in person and also to extend the reach of the church worldwide.

We look forward to God’s blessing on the church in 2023 as we acknowledge God’s direction for the fellowship.

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 2022.

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: 31/10/23