**Hope Church Lytham** Registered Charity Number: 1051831 Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31[st] December 2024. ## **Hope Church Lytham** ## **Report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024** |**Contents**|| |---|---| ||**Page**| |**Charity information**|3| |**Trustees' Annual Report**|4-5| |**Statement of trustees' responsibilities**|6| |**Financial Statements**|7-12| |**Independent Accountant's Report**|13| 2 ## **Hope Church Lytham** ## **Charity Information** ## **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. 3 ## **Hope Church Lytham** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024** ## **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**_ Our focus as a church for 2024 was around the theme ‘Stand’; standing in unity with one another, standing up for truth, and standing firm on the Word of God. During the week we held Life Groups, bible studies based in homes across the Fylde. We were intentional about growing these and added one more group per week. During the last quarter of the year we ran a number of courses; preaching, prophecy, and a Bible study. These were well attended. We ran regular prayer meetings with fluctuating attendance, we also opened a prayer room during the month of August which was well utilised. ## _**The main activities undertaken during the year to further the charity's purpose for the public benefit**_ Hope Cafe continued to run on Monday mornings and saw a steady number of people attending each week, on average 25-30 people, mainly those 60+ but some younger as well. Evening Cafe also continued once a month providing a free hot meal, average attendance for this has been around 35 people. Our Forget-Me-Notts project continued to run throughout the year 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 30 families covering over 100 children. An Easter appeal helped provide 250 Easter Eggs to children across the region, and our Christmas appeal enabled us to provide 250 selection boxes for vulnerable families in the area. ## _**The main achievements and performance of the charity during the year**_ Throughout the year we saw our weekly attendance increase by 20%, and a high number of our congregation volunteer in various capacities to support the work of the church. We dedicated one baby. In September we held a water baptism service giving three new believers an opportunity to publicly demonstrate their faith. 4 ## _**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 there were two remunerated staff members with one being the full time Lead Pastor and the other part time employed for 4 months. ## _**Bank**_ _Co-operative Bank 147 Church Street, Preston, PR1 3UD_ ## _**Independent Examiner**_ _Rev’d. A. A. Clements MA, ACIB, FCIE, 15 Carleton Road, Great Knowley, Chorley PR6 8TQ_ 5 ## _**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: - to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law); - select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business; - 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. 6 HoFe ChurGh Lyttrqrn Finanaal Statem*nt5 furthe year ending 3151. December 2024 Ger*rnl Furd (Unrestricted) PAceipts Tithes and Off*rinB5 GiftAid 2024 2024 2023 2023 63,641 44.595 7.890 34S Internol Event5 1 cllu￿ e Materi015 & Fee5 Rent5 received 2,820 3,528 2,316 9.515 OtherlncomÈ Transferfrom othèrfund5 T01al PAceipts 66,461 68,189 PaynEnt5 Accuuntonw Fee5 Bankl Credit Card Fee5 1 Errllr5 Building rÈpair5, mainttnancè and ifflprovèfflents Cash 5,112 229 2,520 li 1.026 2,517 3.050 Church DJènt5 2,647 2,619 Conference5 and ffleeting5 Cour5 e Moterial & Fee5 2.970 164 Oementio Gruup &ternal Event Pryments Gifts and OffÈring5 (SpÈakèTr I Hospitality In5 urance I Prufe55 illnal l Legal Fee5 Life GrDUP Materia15 OfficelGenerol Administrative Pa5tural &pen5e5 Pèr5 onal Develllpmènt Printingl Postage Istaiionèry SDund/LightinglPAIMedialPth5 IC Sub5criptlDn5 andmeMbe￿￿lP Sundaycatering Sundayschuul ondyuuth Supplie5 Icleanir TÈlèphonÈ & Bmadband Utiliiies 63 211 18 1,884 435 1,314 428 2,009 199 3.656 91 229 259 46 18 556 495 939 787 2,075 1.079 2.179 593 171 324 2,S91 689 575 7,243 25,850 6.000.00 5.500 31.557 Wages,salaryand N.1. Tran5fer5 to Diherfunds Total PaynEnt5 61,438 S2￿07 &ce55 uf Receipt5 llver Payment5 FundBalancÈ as at Ist.January2024 Fund Balancè as at 31st. DécémbÈr2024 5,023 6,335 11,358 S,581 733 6,335 Mission Fund (Uniestrictedj 2024 2024 2023 2023 Re¢eipQs Donalions Relund ol fees Transler5 from other fuTrJs Total Rec*•pls 60 60 Payments Missions O￿leaCh Oonaliorbs Subs¢fiplions & Mernbe15hps Translers to other hJnd5 Tolal Paymenls 500 370 500 500 870 Excèss ol Rècèipts ovèi Payments Fund Balance as at 1st. January 2024 Fund Balancè as ai 31st. De¢*mbèr 2024 .810 8.111 7,301 7.301 6.801 Bullding Fund (Restr•ctedl 2024 2024 2023 2023 Re¢eip¢s Inteiest Tianslers frorn other fuTrJs Total Rece•pts Payments Transler to othef l￿d5 Total Paymenls Ex¢ess ol Receipts ovei Payments Fund Balance as ai 1st. January 2024 Fund Balance as at 3151. De¢ember 2024 168,709 168.709 16,709 168,709 Yov¢h (UnresfTi¢led) 2024 2024 2023 2023 Ré¢èipis Translers Frorn oihèr fuThJs Tooal Rèceipts Paymefits Transler to olh*r luftds Toial Pajmeftls 4.949 4.949 Excess ol Receipts ovèr Paymènts Fund Balance as at 1st. January 2024 Fund Balance as at 31st. December 2024 .4.949 4.949 Deposit Fund (Uniestiicted) 2024 2024 2023 2023 Receipts Interest Donations Translers From other funds Total Receipts Payments Translers lo other Funds Total Payments 4.566 4.566 Excess ol Receipts over Payments Fund Balance as al151. January 2024 Fund Balance as al 31st. December 2024 -4.566 4.566 Forget Me Notts Fund (Restricted) 2024 2024 2023 2023 Receipts Donations Grants Room Hire Income lor speciFic events Translers From olh@I funds Total Receipts 10 5.200 10.000 4.933 4.948 100 5.310 19.880 Payments Forget Me Nolts Translers lo other Funds 4.669 19.609 Subscriptions and merTrbership Travel (Mileage) OllicelGeneral Administrative Expenses Total Payments 17 9.908 4.875 14.578 24.501 Excess ol Receipts over Payments Fund Balance as al 1st. January 2024 Fund Balance as al 31st. December 2024 -9.268 1.965 -7.302 -4.621 6.586 1.965 Events Fund (Restiicted) 2024 2024 2023 2023 Receipts Income lor SpeciFic events Events I Course Materials & Fees 818 329 400 Translers From other funds Total Receipts 818 729 Payment5 Church Events Conloroncès. Moolings & Travèl Subscriptions and merTrbership Forget Me Nolls Translers lo other Funds 1.502 450 30 Total Payments 1.982 Excess ol Receipts over Payments Fund Balance as 411st. January 2024 Fund Balance as 4131st. December 2024 818 -1.253 -435 -1.253 -1.253 Kaidia Fund (Restiicted) 2024 2024 2023 2023 Receipts Income lor SpeciFic events Grants Donations 3.100 17.800 1.000 1.000 Translers From other funds Total Receipts 20.90 2.000 Payments Kardia Course 2.686 7.123 21 Supplieslcleaning Translers lo other Funds Conlerences. Meetings &Travel Wagos. salary & Nl Total Payments 10 4.000 6.696 7.143 Excess ol Receipts over Payments Fund Balance as 41151. January 2024 Fund Balance as 4131st. December 2024 14.204 -5.143 9.061 -5.143 .5.143 10 Dementia Group Fund (Restricted) 2024 2024 2023 2023 Receipts Income lor Specilic events Grants Donations Room Hire Events I Course Materials & Fees Translers From other Funds Total Receipts 7.174 6.810 5.110 1.760 313 700 13.680 8.187 Payments Church Events Other Equipmertt Dementia Group Supplieslcleaning Subscriptions and membership Translers lo other Funds Total Payments 155 920 5.158 5910 5.915 6.233 Excess ol Receipts over Payments Fund Balance as al151. January 2024 Fund Balance as al 3151. December 2024 7.785 1.954 9.719 1.954 1.954 stsiemenialAssetsandLiabilitiesasat31sL tlecember2014 MonetaryA55ets. General Dep051t M155iorts Fund Fund Youth Builtling Fund ForEet Me Notts Dernentia Events 2024 2023 Fund Fund GfOUP Rest. Fund Fund Total Total Unrest. Unfest. UnresL Unrest Rest_ Rest. ResL IW68125 General 10633 445 -7843 J16 632 410 12273 3853 10)68133 Saving5 10108194 Missions 168264 168264 168270 4111 10108208 Building IC(170464 FMNkctsunr 233 233 22 Kardi 8428 8428 Equa15 Equals Equals Equals Cash Cash kcvunt 5339."""""" 307 307 435 5339"""""" 67 134 5339""""""""0510 20) 2(K* 458 702 175 1334 Total Its58 168709 .730a 9718 Liabilitie5 due kcountspayable NorHnonetaryass2ts Lytharn Christian Ceotre. 10 Preston Road. Lythan StN•r•es, FY8 S Valuatil￿nE185,C#)J OthorA55ets Equipment 13374 14078 Outstandin¥ incornin£hJnd5 OutstandinsGiftNid pprOV￿ tyth•Tru5t￿50n 2￿￿£20￿. and signed on their behawby Print.. 12 ## **Charities Act 2011.** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report.** Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Hope Church, Lytham Charity Commission Registration Number 1051831. I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] . December 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 12 of this Report. ## **Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner.** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to : - examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; - follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commissioner under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act; and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of the independent examiner’s report.** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner’s statement.** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and to prepared accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners. Rev’d. A. A. Clements MA, ACIB, FCIE. 15 Carleton Road, Great Knowley, Chorley PR6 8TQ 13