2024-12-31-accounts

Southam Community Church Annual Trustees Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2024

Coventry Street

Southam

Warwickshire CV47 0EP

Charity number 516060

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From	1st	January 2024 To	31st December 2024
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 £213,208 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

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

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 ~~oo~~ Position (eg Secretary, Trustee, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 5/12/25

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES iithirn CofnTniinity Chiirch 16060 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from To 01101124 31112124 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endo￿1nent funds Total funds Last year to the nearest to tho noarest £ to the nearest £ totho nearostt to th8 n8aroste A1 Receipts Gifts & Oonabons Gifts for (Iislribubon Gift aid tsx reclairned Inleiesl on Gash deposits 43,880 43,890 10240 10.305 3,630 42,592 10,632 10.596 2,934 10,240 10,305 3,530 Sub totsI(G￿sS income for AR) 57,715 10,240 87.955 ee.7S4 A2 Asset and Investment sales, Isee table Sub total 57,710 10,240 e7,gS5 66,764 I Payrnnts S8lariÈs Stsff pensions Gifts ￿ missions Resident rnin151rygif Gift5 10 indiwdua15 Utility costs Insurance 29,866 713 29,866 713 11,780 336 30,000 713 11,780 336 16,540 800 250 6,828 628 2,688 101 948 176 100 947 1,464 3,197 84 2,199 120 1,183 179 188 939 1,192 3,197 84 2,199 120 1,163 179 188 939 1,192 General malntenanee Repairs to equipment CommuniGalion5 & IT Prinbng. postage & stationery IAJtreach Legal & profe$$ional fee$ Sundryexpenses Sub lotal 39,629 12,116 61,744 80,048 A4 Asset and Investment purGha5e5,15ee table) Equlpw*nt 821 821 1.760 Sub total 821 821 1,780 40,450 12,115 S2,S65 61,808 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers bet￿ten funds A6 Cash funds last >tar end Cash funds this year end 17,265 1,875 197,818 1,875 1,875 15,390 4946 197.818 192.872 213,20B 213.208 197.818

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Details Unrestricted Restricled Endownent to n•arest£ to￿￿[851£ tr• near•st£ B1 Cash fvnds Petyc88h 622 HSBC CU￿EntAt OJ02 HSBC Dep)s￿l 200017 Co%Enty BS SM7 Tolal cash funds 213,208 laurop wAh p￿vrr￿n1 cuJnMs}1 OK Endowrnnt funds Unrestrlcted nds Restrlcted funds Detai15 rest£ tonearest£ I￿rest£ B2 Other monelary assets MItOTAhkh s•t Detalls B3 Inveslment assets Fwmltovhkh •s¥et rr•rtva Detslls B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Deta115 BS Liabilities SI￿*d or Instee5 1 b8haWofdl th8 In￿1085 Si3natu Print Name Date of roval 6M2fa6

Trustee Annual Retum ?0?4 Southam Community Church Year ending 31st December2024 The growth within the Church continues with new people joining for worship. It is especially good that they include new family groups as well as seniors: not only have numbers increased but we have also experienced continued spiritual growth as a result of the wide range and variety of worship opportunities we are able to provide either in person or via technOl￿Y options, included in these are Sunday momlng worshSp caterlng for all age groups. wlth clear blble teaching for our younger people. Weekly on line prayer meetings where pr3yers are offered for those with specific needs. the I￿1 community and the National and International world Monthly Wednesday afternoon service whlch Is widely supported by the local community. Twice monthly Sunday afternoon Se￿iCe held in the local British Legion care home. this again has seen steady grovrth over tlme and is gratefully received by both staff and residents as well as visiting family members. Weekly term time meetings of Parents and Tots from the local community, at times numbers have reached levels where we have had to restrict entry on safety grounds. Weekly Interactive Bible Study meetings where we look and discuss In detall various books of the Bible. Youth work over the year has progressively continued with some modest growth in numbers. as the young people continue to mature they grow in thelr knowledge and understanding of their faith. During this year we have seen two of our young people follow a young leadership course in order to equip them to undertake progressively more of a role in leading the group. As a Church we contlnue to be blessed and in tum we believe it is our duty to bless others. we contlnue with our long standing support of Internatlonal organisations as well as blessing people within our local community. Internationally we continue to support:_ Nagaland Bible College World of Worth Anneth Nkanda In Tanzanla Ebenezer This year we took part for the first time in the Shoe Box Appeal which sends out shoe boxes throughout the world in order to give children with little a box full of small gifts at Chrisbnas which also includes a small booklet to provide knowledge of the Gospel, as part of this venture we acted as a receiving ￿ntre for the local area.

The Youth Group visited the collection/despatch centre to help volunteer stsff with the sorting and packing work as did some other groups from the Church. The Like New Shop continues to minister to the needs of mothers in the community by providing good quality nearly new cloths for children at very affordable prices. income from this work is passed directly to World of Worth to help with their missionary work overseas. There has been no change in either the Church Elders or the Trustees. both continue to work together to help spread the Word of God throughout Southam and beyond. David Hadley (Chair of Trustees)

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 2024.

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: piu Name: John K Starley FCA Address: Moonrakers, Back Lane, Birdingbury, Rugby, CV23 8EN

Date: 5/12/25