Hope Church Lytham Registered Charity Number: 1051831
Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31[st] December 2021.
Hope Church Lytham
Report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021
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| Charity information | 3 |
| Trustees' Annual Report | 4 |
| Statement of trustees' responsibilities | 5 |
| Financial review | 6 |
| Financial Statements | 7 |
| Independent Accountant's Report | 15 |
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Hope Church Lytham
Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2021
The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021.
Reference and administrative details
The charity name
The legal name of the charity is: Hope Church Lytham
The charity's areas operation and UK charitable registration
The charity is registered in England & Wales with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) with charity number 1051831.
The charity does not operate in any overseas jurisdictions.
Legal structure of the charity
The charity is constituted as an incorporated association constituted by a Deed of Trust adopted by special resolution on 29th October 2016.
There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the Charity or on its investment powers other than those imposed by Charity Law.
The trustees are all individuals.
The principal operating address, telephone number, email and web addresses of the charity
10 Preston Road Lytham Lancashire FY8 5AA
Telephone: 07592 003 501 Email: hello@hopechurchlytham.com Website: hopechurchlytham.com
The Trustees in office on the date the report was approved
Mr J Filmer Mr G Armett Mrs R Armett Mr M Turvey Mr S Farman
It is considered that all Trustees and any others who may be considered as having ‘management’ responsibilities in the life of the charity are deemed to be ‘fit and proper’ persons under the terms of the Finance Act 2010.
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Hope Church Lytham
Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2021
Objects and activities of the charity
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document
The advancement of the Christian faith and the extension of the kingdom of God and other charitable purposes.
The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the year
Due to the ongoing pandemic Sunday services remained online, including Easter services. Other activities also ran online whilst the building was closed including Life Groups, prayer meetings and Alpha.
On 27 June 2021 we re-opened the church in line with government guidelines at which point we were able to resume in person meetings which included an end of Summer BBQ and Christmas services.
The main activities undertaken during the year to further the charity's purpose for the public benefit
For the first half of the year the majority of our activities which serve the local community were put on hold, however we continued to make ourselves available to those in the area who needed support either practically or pastorally.
We were able to reopen Hope Kids Toddler Group in September.
Our Forget-Me-Notts project continued to run throughout 2021 supporting the social care team of Lancashire Council. This included provision of beds, bedding, furniture and other such items. During the course of the year we supported 50 families covering over 100 children.
An Easter egg appeal for the project enabled us to provide 200 chocolate eggs for vulnerable families in the area. We also ran a Christmas gift and hamper appeal from which we gave over £1,000 worth of gifts as well as 50 hampers.
The main achievements and performance of the charity during the year
For the first half of 2021 our church meetings were online. On average we had 68 devices joining us for our online Sunday morning service. Once back meeting in person numbers slowly grew with an average of 40 people each Sunday.
At the Hope Kids Toddler Group we saw on average 30 babies and toddlers per session.
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Safeguarding and Risk Assessment
The Trustees recognise that in relation to ‘Risk Assessment’, risk is defined as ‘the threat of any action or event which will adversely affect an organisation’s ability to achieve its objectives and execute its strategies’. It also accepts that the term ‘risk’ can include any circumstances that may, or do, have an adverse effect, and is wider than financial matters. ‘Risks’ relate not only to the negative consequences of a threat, but also to the impact of not taking advantage of opportunities.
The Trustees recognise it requires a practical Health and Safety Policy covering activities for both the church, its surrounding grounds . This is reviewed on a regular basis. An Accident Book is maintained.
The contents and obligations of the Equality Act 2010 and the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation are known and complied with to the best of the Trustee’s ability. The Trustees are aware of its responsibilities in respect of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in its requirement to carry out a fire assessment to identify any possible dangers and risks, to take action to minimise the risks and to create a plan to deal with any emergencies, and to write up and keep a record of its findings and to review its assessment annually. The Trustees have appointed Gary Armett to be the responsible person to put these things into operation.
There is a Safeguarding Policy in place in respect of children and vulnerable adults. The appointed Safeguarding Coordinator is Ruth Filmer, and the Safeguarding Deputy is John Filmer. Checks have been and are made with the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly the CRB) in respect of persons dealing regularly with young people and vulnerable adults and annual safeguarding training is provided for all staff and volunteers. Whilst it is impossible to eliminate all risks and their consequences, efforts are constantly made to minimise such occurrences.
Structure, governance, and management of the charity
All areas of church life are essentially staffed by volunteers who freely give their time and skills, and without whom the charity could not function. During the year the only remunerated staff members were the full time Lead Pastor and the Youth Pastor.
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2015, (as amended by the Bulletin issued in October 2018 and applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP).
In particular, charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:
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to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law);
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business;
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state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year.
The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with regulations made under the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the Trustees' report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees' report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that, on the face of the report, there are no material inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.
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Hope Church Lytham
Financial Statements for the year ending 31st. December 2021
| General Fund (Unrestricted). | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Tithes and Offerings Gift Aided | 29,142 | 26,130 | |||
| Tithes and Offerings - other | 9,743 | 9,424 | |||
| Internal Events / Course Materials & Fees | 337 | 69 | |||
| Rents received | 4,380 | 2,790 | |||
| Toddler Group | 31 | 195 | |||
| Grant (Restricted use) | 10,600 | 3,500 | |||
| Grant (Non-Restricted Use) | 3,733 | 3,496 | |||
| Income for specific events / causes (Restricted Funds) | 629 | 1,589 | |||
| Other Income | 5,336 | 898 | |||
| Total Receipts | 63,931 | 48,091 | |||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | ||
| Payments | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Wages, salary and N.I. | 22,269 | 22,449 | |||
| Conferences and meetings | 633 | 508 | |||
| Printing / Postage / Stationery | 296 | 305 | |||
| Utilities | 3,733 | 3,027 | |||
| Supplies / Cleaning | 1,704 | 630 | |||
| Telephone & Broadband | 649 | 222 | |||
| Subscriptions and membership | 584 | 560 | |||
| Gifts and Offerings (Speakers) | 1,450 | 650 | |||
| Hospitality | 93 | 33 | |||
| Missions Outreach | 0 | 0 | |||
| Insurance / Professional / Legal Fees | 3,231 | 1,769 | |||
| Sound/Lighting/PA/Media/Music | 1,229 | 604 | |||
| Building repairs, maintenance and improvements | 1,691 | 620 | |||
| Church Events | 405 | 87 | |||
| Sunday School and Youth | 1,143 | 248 | |||
| Toddlers Group | 293 | - | |||
| Bank / Credit Card Fees / Errors | 31 | 37 | |||
| External Event Payments | 1,068 | 0 | |||
| Gifts and donations | 411 | 429 | |||
| Internship payments | - | 400 | |||
| Manse | - | 800 | |||
| Mortgage (Manse) | - | 0 | |||
| Covid-19 Support | 0 | 95 | |||
| Forget Me Notts | 941 | ||||
| Cash | 610 | ||||
| Other | 0 | 1,742 | |||
| Total Payments | 42,464 | 35213.58 | |||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | 21,467 | 12877.11 | |||
| Transfers in from other funds | 2,000 | 1,245 | |||
| Excess of receipts plus transfers in | 23,467 | 14,122 | |||
| Transfers out to other funds | 17,804 | 13,919 | |||
| Excess of receipts plus transfers in minus transfers out | 5,663 | 203 | |||
| Bank Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 775 | 572 | |||
| Bank Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 6,438 | 775 |
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| Deposit Fund Receipts and Payments Unrestricted Fund. |
Deposit Fund Receipts and Payments Unrestricted Fund. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Interest | 1 | 2 | ||
| Donations | 90 | |||
| Transfers from other funds | 5,000 | 5,699 | ||
| Total Receipts | 5,001 | 5,791 | ||
| Payments | ||||
| Transfers to other funds | 2,000 | 745 | ||
| Total Payments | 2,000 | 745 | ||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | 3,001 | 5,046 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 5,053 | 7 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 8,054 | 5,053 | ||
| Mission Fund Receipts and Payments Unrestricted Fund. |
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| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Donations | 130 | |||
| Refund of fees | 4 | |||
| Transfers from other funds | 4,177 | 13,628 | ||
| Total Receipts | 4,177 | 13,762 | ||
| Payments | ||||
| Missions Outreach | 1,500 | |||
| Donations | ||||
| Transfers to other funds | 600 | 4,150 | ||
| Total Payments | 2,100 | 4,150 | ||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | 2,077 | 9,612 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 9,785 | 173 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 11,862 | 9,785 |
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| Building Fund Receipts and Payments Unrestricted Fund. |
Building Fund Receipts and Payments Unrestricted Fund. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Interest | 17 | 171 | ||
| Total Receipts | 17 | 171 | ||
| Payments | ||||
| Missions Outreach | 10,000 | |||
| Electic Works to Church | 750 | |||
| Building refurbishment (set up of office) | 10,360 | |||
| Loan to B&P Murgatroyd | 600 | |||
| Transfers to other Funds | 9,994 | |||
| Total Payments | 10,750 | 20,954 | ||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | -10,733 | -20,782 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 179,076 | 199,858 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 168,343 | 179,076 | ||
| Youth Fund Receipts and Payments Restricted Fund. |
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| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Transfers from other funds | 0 | 540 | ||
| Total Receipts | 0 | 540 | ||
| Payments | ||||
| Total Payments | 0 | 0 | ||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | 0 | 540 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 4,949 | 4,409 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 4,949 | 4,949 |
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Forget Me Notts FundReceipts and Payments Restricted Fund.
| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Donations | 450 | 100 | ||
| Grants | 7,637 | |||
| Transfers from other funds | 5,862 | 5,750 | ||
| Total Receipts | 6,312 | 13,487 | ||
| Payments | ||||
| Covid-19 Support | 2,498 | 1,241 | ||
| Forget Me Notts | 777 | 3,047 | ||
| Transfers to other Funds | 4,400 | 4,078 | ||
| Forget Me Notts Administrator Wages | 279 | 484 | ||
| Travel (Mileage) | 37 | |||
| Donation to Other Charities | 750 | |||
| Total Payments | 8,704 | 8,886 | ||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | -2,392 | 4,601 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 4,601 | 0 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 2,209 | 4,601 | ||
| Equals Prepayment Cash Account and Credit Cards | ||||
| Equals Cash Account Receipts and Payments Unrestricted | Fund. | |||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Transfers from General Funds | 2,765 | 5,525 | ||
| Transfer from Missions Fund | 600 | 1,400 | ||
| Transfers from FMN Account | 4,400 | 6,128 | ||
| Refunds | 200 | |||
| Total Receipts | 7,965 | 13,053 | ||
| Payments | ||||
| Payment for Credit cards | 24 | |||
| Top-up Card 5339*9080/5339*5429 | 5,165 | 11,408 | ||
| Top-up Card 5339**1752 | ||||
| Top-up Card 5339**9040 | 1,665 | |||
| Total Payments | 5,165 | 13,097 | ||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | 2,800 | -44 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 81 | 125 | ||
| Bank Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 2,881 | 81 |
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| Receipts and Payments Unrestricted | Fund. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equals 5339**9080/5339**5429 FILMER | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Transfers from Equals Cash Account | 5,165 | 11,408 | ||
| Refunds | 1,098 | 1,168 | ||
| Transfers from Other Cards | 1,414 | |||
| Total Receipts | 7,676 | 12,576 | ||
| Payments | ||||
| Conferences and meetings | 312 | 1,082 | ||
| Printing / Postage / Stationery | 296 | 856 | ||
| Supplies | 104 | 202 | ||
| Telephone and Broadband | 96 | |||
| Hospitality | 29 | |||
| Sound/ Lighting/ PA/ Media | 828 | 792 | ||
| Repairs and Maintenance | 67 | 588 | ||
| Church Events | 42 | 51 | ||
| Youth and Sunday School | 41 | 525 | ||
| Credit Card Fees | 8 | |||
| Event Payments | 45 | |||
| Gifts and Donation | 104 | 325 | ||
| Covid-19 Support | 428 | |||
| Forget Me Notts | 5,528 | 7,834 | ||
| Cash | 210 | |||
| Other | 283 | 35 | ||
| Total Payments | 7,701 | 13,008 | ||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | -25 | -433 | ||
| Account Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 196 | 629 | ||
| Account Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 171 | 196 | ||
| Receipts and Payments Unrestricted | Fund. | |||
| Equals 5339**9040, PETTY CASH | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Transfers from Equals Cash Account | 1,665 | |||
| Transfer from Other Cards | 396 | |||
| Refunds | 378 | |||
| Total Receipts | 396 | 2,043 | ||
| Payments | ||||
| Supplies / Cleaning | 12 | 100 | ||
| Building repairs, maintenance and improvements | 670 | |||
| Church Events | 413 | 230 | ||
| Forget Me Notts | 54 | 423 | ||
| Transfer to Card 5339**1752 | 500 | |||
| Total Payments | 479 | 1,923 | ||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | -83 | 120 | ||
| Account Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 170 | 50 | ||
| Account Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 87 | 170 |
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| Receipts and Payments Unrestricted | Fund. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equals 5339**1752 | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Transfers from other Equals Cards | 500 | ||||
| Transfers from Equals Cash Account | 2,500 | ||||
| Refunds | 377 | ||||
| Total Receipts | 2,877 | 500 | |||
| Payments | 0 | ||||
| Forget Me Notts | 1,842 | ||||
| Transfer to Other Equals Cards | 1,514 | ||||
| Total Payments | 3,355 | 0 | |||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | -478 | 500 | |||
| Account Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 500 | 0 | |||
| Account Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 22 | 500 | |||
| Receipts and Payments Unrestricted | Fund. | ||||
| Cash | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Receipts | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Withdrawal from Credit Card 5339**9080 | 210 | ||||
| Withdrawal from General Account | 610 | ||||
| Total Receipts | 610 | 210 | |||
| Payments | |||||
| Conferences and meetings | 8 | ||||
| Supplies | 143 | ||||
| Youth and Children | 30 | ||||
| Forget Me Notts | 215 | 205 | |||
| Total Payments | 396 | 205 | |||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | 214 | 5 | |||
| Account Balance as at 1st. January 2021 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Account Balance as at 31st. December 2021 | 219 | 5 |
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Charfties Art 2011. Independent Examlnerfs Report Independent Examinerf5 Report totheTrusteesof Church Lytham I report on the atcounts of the charityforthe year ended 31° DMr 2021. which are set out on pages 8t0 14 of thi5 Report. Re5pectlve responsibilitlesof the trustees and exarir The chariV5 trustees ale responsible lorthe preparation of the xcount& The charivs trustees cons(dèrthat an audlt is not required forthis year U[er sertion 144(21 of the Chants"e5 Act 2011 (the 2011 Actl and that an independent examinatr'on is needed. tt is my responslbllity to.. examine the Kcounts under selllon 145 of the 2011 Act: follow the PredureS lald down In the general Dlreciions gfven bythe Charlty Commlssfjoner under sertion 145 151 Ibl of the 2011 Att,. and to state vthether partiojlar matters have come to my atterrtlon. Bas1% olthe Ind•pendent•umln•rf$ rnport My examlnatlon was carrled out In attordance wlth the general dlrettions gn by thè Charlty Commlssion. An examination includes a revlew of the accounting records keo byihe tharty and a companson of the actounts presented with those records. It a150 includes consideration of any unusual Items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking expfanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The pr(redU undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be requlred in an avdlt and consequently no opinKJn is gNen as to whetherthe accounts present a'true and fair v[e. and the report is Ilmhed to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent exarnknerf551•tement In connectlon with my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attertion- whlch 8lves me reasonable to believe that in any material respect the requlrementsto keep accountirb8 records in accordance wilh section 130 of the 2011 Act.. and to prepared attounts which accord with the accountsn8 records and comply wtth the ¥countln8 requlrements ot the 2011 Art have not been met. to whith. in my opinlon, attentlon sh(Id be drawn in order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Sign.. Ji J Fi elfi Print: Fellow of the A5$0datlon of Charlty Independent Examiner5. ReV(S. A. A. aements MA ACIB. FCIE. 15 Carteton Road, Great Knowle, Chorley PR6 8TQ 15