The hub church Portland Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, CM233SL 07788612398
Annual Report for the year ending 31 August 2024.
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Trustees. Mr A Hickman, Mr J Baxter and Miss Evelyn Ibekeh-Olasegha served for the whole year.
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Purpose of the Charity. Throughout the report period, this charity has continued to promote the Christian Faith in Bishop’s Stortford. .
We have continued to help individuals with needs, within Bishop’s Stortford or the surrounding area when brought to our attention.
During the report period, the building has continued to host the Portland Child Contact Centre. This fulfills a great need in the community. The Contact Centre provides a safe environment where solicitors and social services can arrange for children to meet with a separated parent on a regular basis, if necessary.
Local people including dance classes, Two AA groups, a camera club, a children’s activity group and a U3A dance exercise group continue to hire the building.
- Report of progress towards our aims.
Weekends are used for the contact centre for broken families and church services on Sunday. Friday nights are used for a prayer group and during the week connection groups. Local community groups use the hall in the day time and evenings when the church is not holding meetings. The babies and toddlers group regularly has up to 20 mums with their children in attendance which brings in a small amount of finance. 4/. For the past two years now we have opened the centre as a “warm space” for those who are homeless, struggling to put on their own heating or needing a warm social environment for contact with friends. We proved food and drink all day Monday and Friday.
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Anthony Hickman (trustee) Date: 21st January 2025.
| Tax Back (Gif Aid) Rental Income Tuck Shop Sales Bumble bees Tithes & Oferings Sundry Income (donatons) Insurance Claim Bank Interest Grant for Warm Space Expenses Postage, Statonery and Printng Bumble bees Pastor's Expenses +Visitng Pastor expenses Cleaning Supplies/toiletries Sundry Expenses Licences/subscriptons Evangelism/Advertsing Tuck Shop and youth Heat & Light/Telephone/Insurance/online Gifs to Disadvantaged & Other Ministries/Mission Ofce expenses Pety Cash Children and Youth ministry Mortgage Interest & Loan Interest Depreciaton of Equipment Bank/ Legal/Professional Fees Centre Maintenance/Repairs NET RETAINED INCOME |
2024 8817.63 9235.00 99.92 1238.38 37289.50 100.00 2539.53 349.87 1060.00 60729.83 515.26 175.49 2214.06 325.97 303.83 1218.28 1347.61 1844.30 4061.35 3128.75 8.99 0.00 209.65 19821.12 2823.72 2662.00 6274.87 46935.25 13794.58 |
2023 | |
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| 4336.06 10395.00 70.00 1351.38 18267.92 240.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 34660.36 | |||
| 245.24 218.85 1188.40 543.01 288.89 744.00 465.39 1387.26 3776.72 1830.18 0.00 0.00 1170.93 14836.42 1648.19 72.00 10599.02 |
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| 39014.50 | |||
| -4354.14 |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of airty Christian Outreach Centre (Bishop's Stortford) On accounts for the year ended 31st August 2024 Charity no (if any) 1049175 Set out on pages (remenib to Inciudp tr paga I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust") for the year ended 3110812024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: 0610112025 Independent examiner's statement Signed: Name: Ayoyinka Akande Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): FCA (Fellow-lnstitute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales) Address: 15 Millcroft, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 2BP IER October 2018
S•ctlon 8 Dl•clo•ur• Only complete if the exomlner need8 to highlight matter6 of concern (8ee CC32, Independent ex8mlnation of charity account8 directlon8 and guidanc• for examlner8), Glvo hern brlef dotalls of ony Items that tho examlnor w18he• to dlsclos•, IER October 2018