Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start dale Apnl I Period end date 2020 2021 Frorn To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name His Place Other names charity is known by (Previous name) St Leonards Pentecostal Church Registèrad charity numbèr {if any) 1054331 Charity's principal address His Pla Church & Community Venue Robertson Street Hastings East Sussex Postcode TN34 1HL Names of the charity trustees who manage the chariiy Dat86 acted if not for whole ear Trustee name Offlce Ilf any) Nam• of person (or body) entitled toa oint trust If an Rev Christopher Sears Margarel Sears Nicola Roper Caroline Whaeler Chairperson Treasurer Safeguarding Officer I Café Manager Trevor Webb From 30 November 2020 Names of the trustees for the charlty, rf any, (for example, any custodian trustaes) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear Burt West Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information} e of adviser Name Address Name of chlaf executlv8 or namès of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of the charlty's trusts TAR March 2012
Type of governing document leg. Irusl deed, constitution) Constitution How the charity is constituted leg. Irusl, association, company) Trust Truslee selection methods leg. appointed by, elected by) Elected by church members when due at annual general meeting. Additional governancè issues (Optional information) Trustee Risk Management Two of the trustees, Revd Christopher Sears {Chair) and Margaret Sears, are married and due to this they do not make or sign off any financial decisions alone or manage any banking or aGGounling matters between themselves. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees- the charily's organisational slructure and any wider network with which the Gharity works., relationship with any related parties; trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Building Rlsk Management The managemenl of the building's safely risks continues to be a priority for the tnjstees, as might be expected from the building's A rating {'immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric,. no solution agreed'} on the Heritage at Risk Register. Monthly building inspections were instituted, and a structural engineer's report on the ¢ondition of the steel slructure underpinning the south elevation was commissioned. Covid-related Risk Management Because of the financial risks arising from thè pandemic. the trustees instituted more regular monitoring of income and expenditure, and scaled back expenditure to Ihe essential minimum on building safety and maintenance in order to ensure the charity's survival. The trustees successfully applied for £5,000 from the Govemment's Covid-support funding- this came through in July 2020. Financial management and banking policies were reviewed and updated to redu the amounl of money retained on site and to ensure the safety of staff making deposits. particularly in the months of lockdown when depositors were required to queue for long periods outside of the bank. As the community café remained open for vulnerable clients throughout 0$t of the pandemic lockdowns, the Iruslees instiluted Gontinuous prOsS of reviewing and updating risk assessments to ensure staff safely and compliance with the law. This was accompanied by a monthly review of operations regarding the management of communal spaces, social distancing, sanitisation and hygiene practices. and improved signage and communication with volunteers, church members and clients. Section C Ob'ectives and activities His Place is a free church li.e.. not affiliated to any denomination} in the Pentecosla5 tradition. The objects of the trust are for the benefit of the public.. (a) to advance the Christian Faith., (b) to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health,. Ic) and to advan education. The means of delivering the objects are detemiined by the Church Council from time to time as it sees fit-, in practice the beneficiaries are based in the towns of Hastings and Sl Leonards. Summary ofthe objects of the charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012
The trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission's guidan on public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives of the chaiily and planning future activities. The Irustees are committed to welcoming and supporting people of all faiths and none on Iheir journeys of spiritual and mental wellbeing andlor exploration of the Christian faith. As part of their Christian mission, the trustees seek lo provide spiritual and physical refreshment to people from Haslings and St Leonards, particularly those from marginalised groups who experience financial deprivation, poor health, andlor exclusion from common forms of social and cultural enrichment. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had règard lo the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on publi benefit) The His Place Community Café is open to all and is a haven for people who feel out of place or unwelcome in conventional commercial cafés but who need somewhere safe and accepting to be. There are also several community rooms which are let for free or at very affordable rales lo Charitable and self-help organisations, su¢h as AA, Cancer Support and a hard of hearing group. Since 2017, His Place has hosted Opus Theatre in its main worship space. an innovative arts venture led by the Brilish-Argentine composer and pianist Polo Piatti. which seeks to bring musical performan and education of the highest international standards to Hastings. Revenue after costs from Opus's events is shared 50150 with His Place and is ring- fenced for improvemenls to the church building and its facilities. Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional inforrnation) Th8 truste8s ar8 committed to stabilising and strengthening the financial position of the charity. A key element of this is meeting the building's repair needs with a detemiined programme offundraising from grants and donations. with a view lo reducing the drain on income of emergency repairs and overly burdensome maintenance spends. The charity relies on the generous labour of volunteers, which even in a year of pandernic lockdowns amounted to 5,500 hours. Over 800/0 of this conlribution was made by the volunteers who keep the Community Café operating. Six volunteers also redecorated the community hall over two weeks. You may choose lo indude further statefflents, where relevant, about= policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. The trustees endeavour to make volunleering a rewarding activity at His Place and encourage where safely possible the recruitment and training of volunteers from its vulnerable adult users. Most of His Place's volunteers are referred by GPS. mèntal heaith services, learning disability practitioners and other social care teams. Out of all Ihe volunteers there are only four who are not engaged with some type of statutory service. The volunteers with mental health needs are seen to grow and improve in their health and His Place is included in their Ireatmenl reviews and acknowledged a5 a posilive relationship for these people. The truslees take seriously their responsibilities towards Ihe safeguarding and well-bèin of their volunteers. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year Many of His Place's activilies and those that other charities offer at His Place were curtailed by the impact of Covid in 2020121. Bul a surprising amount continued in one form or another and the trustees are grateful to all thè volunteers who worked so diligently, responsibly and with such passion lo continue to provide support services for vulnerable people. Church services and other religious activities Two Sunday services (morning service in worship space attended by up to 60. evening ¢afé Servi attended by 20) Mid-week Bible Study, wilh up to 15 attendees Two House Groups (Bexhill and Hastings) Annual Healing Service Two 12-hour inter-church prayer days during the pandemic Representation at an inler-church Prayer and Praise event, covering Eastbourne, Haslings and Bexhill, re Covid Four baptisms in the sea Outreach activitias His pla runs a range of outreach activities that are open to both church and community cenlre users, including community meals, walks. quiz nights, film nights in the café, painting and Grafting groups. family play days and open mio nights (the latter in conjunction with One Haslings Many Voices). Many of these ran infrequently in 2020121, but they proved remarkably resilient in springing back to life whenever lockdown restrictions were eased. Café His Place operates a not-for-profit community café, which is stsffed by a team of 10 volunteers and is open for 25 hours a week {excepting Thursdays and Sundays). After the first, severe lockdown it continued to operate throughout the year, offering home-made, allergy-friendly food and drinks at very affordable prices. During the year under review, the café purchased a new dishwasher and completed payments on its coff machine. The café space continued to act as an informal, safe meeting space for professionals from Social Services, Homeworks, and the local Mental Health Community Tearn to meet their clients for 1..1 meetings. His Place Community Centre The Communily Cenlre continued to offer or host, where lockdown regulations permitted, a range of activities, including- Disability-friendly exercise and activity days On Wednesday mornings, usually attended by 14 people from two care settings with their carers for social engagement with other café users. games and other activities. Participants included people with significant physical disabilsties and young adults with learning disabilities. Mental Health Hastings Activities on Wednesdays and Saturdays offering peer support, workshops (craft, mindfulness, fishing for health, music, suicide awareness, managing on a budget. life skills) in partnership with His Pla and the 1066 Crafters group. In March 2021, this work secured a grant of £IOk from National Lottery Awards forAII. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review The tru5tee5 have a policy of maintaining a minimum of three months, expenditure in thè current account. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraisingl- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity, investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration 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) Nicola Roper Caroline Wheeler Treasurer Safeguarding Officer Date 112 22 TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance Mental Health Safe Place A drop-in on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays during the Covid lockdowns for signposting access to social care and mental health first aid support. Monthly Meet and Greet Community Lunch Approximately 30 allendees. mainly retired or unemployed people. Hastings Safe Space Haslings Safe Space ran from His Place for a second year, offering a safe zone on Saturday nights for people affected by alcohol, or who lack transport to relurn home or who require First Aid or other support that does not waffant an ambulance call-out. This NHSIRother CCG-run community project is staffed by volunteers and generates a modest income and goodwill for His Place. The value of the service was underlined on one occasion when local street pastors brought in slabbing victim who was kept alive by Safe Space's emergency medic team until an ambulance arrived. He made a full recovery and returned to thank the volunteers for their role in saving his life. Snownake Due to Iha pandemic, Ihe ragular winter homeless shelter scheme in Hastings had to switch from offering overnight accommodation lo providing hot meals to rough sleepers and people in temporary accommodation. To facililale this. His Place made ils café kitchen available to homeléss charity Snownake. Every night from early November 2020 to the end of March 2021, Snowfiake's volunteers turned out 150 hot meals from the kitchen. Opus Theatre Opus Theatre had ils fourth year of residency at His Place, but its ability to host concerts and to generate income both for itsglf and the repair of His Place's building was redUd to almost nil by the pandemic. In normal times, Opus holds regular concerts attended by an average of 500 people each. It is hoped that Opus will be able lo renew a full programme of concerts and other music events in 2022. Grant Fundirbg In July 2020, the Iruslees secured a £5,000 grant from the Government's Covid-support funding to help stabilise the financial situation during the pandemic. In March 2021. the Iruslees were awarded £5,000 from the Sussex Community Foundation to fund activities and the community centre's running costs specifically for Ihe benefit of socially isolated, elderly andlor unemployed clients. See above under Mental Health Haslings for news too of 8 £10,000 grant from the National Lottery Cornmunity Fund to support MHH'S a1VitieS at His Place. The trustees also had the benefit of a heritage conservation adviser who was awarded a £5,000 contract under the Trinity Triangle Heritage Action Zone IThHAZI scheme to devise a project budget and fundraising strategy for four projected phases of repair to His Place's building. TAR March 2012
1054331
His Place
Receipts and payments accounts
07-Apr-20 06-Apr-21 To
For the period from
CC16a
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 76 125 15,338 14,277 - 100 1,580 3,045 - - - 34,542 - - |
Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 76 125 15,338 14,277 - 100 1,580 3,045 - - - 34,542 - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 656 3,085 - 315 - 600 3,692 5,000 1,000 10,000 5,000 29,347 - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 656 3,085 - 315 - 600 3,692 5,000 1,000 10,000 5,000 29,347 - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 732 3,210 15,338 14,592 - 700 5,272 8,045 1,000 10,000 5,000 63,889 - - - 63,889 340 552 325 1,330 54 2,697 3,964 908 14,582 1,727 193 1,015 4,780 1,731 1,181 1,374 3,043 41 39,835 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 732 3,210 15,338 14,592 - 700 5,272 8,045 1,000 10,000 5,000 63,889 - - - 63,889 340 552 325 1,330 54 2,697 3,964 908 14,582 1,727 193 1,015 4,780 1,731 1,181 1,374 3,043 41 39,835 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Buildingfund donation | 76 | - | |||||||
| Café sales | 125 | - | |||||||
| Church collection | 15,338 | 15,395 | |||||||
| Donation/Legacies | 14,277 | 24,814 | |||||||
| FundraisingActivities | - | 7,649 | |||||||
| Homeless Vouchers | 100 | - | |||||||
| Insurance Claim | 1,580 | - | |||||||
| Miscellaneous | 3,045 | 15,822 | |||||||
| Room hire | - | 3,748 | |||||||
| Awards 4 All - Mental Health Hastings | - | - | |||||||
| Sussex C Foundation - Carer/cared 4 | - | - | |||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 34,542 | 67,427 | |||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
34,542 290 552 325 - 54 223 3,964 400 14,458 430 193 1,015 4,780 1,325 438 1,374 131 - 29,952 - - 29,952 4,590 - 228 4,818 |
29,347 49 - - 1,330 - 2,474 - 508 124 1,297 - - - 406 742 - 2,912 41 9,884 - - 9,884 19,463 - 11,817 31,280 |
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| 67,427 | |||||||||
| Administration costs | 290 | - | |||||||
| Audio visual supplies / software | 552 | - | |||||||
| Christian outreach / church materials | 325 | - | |||||||
| Freelance / contractpay | - | - | |||||||
| Fundraisingcosts | 54 | 91,514 | |||||||
| Groceries | 223 | - | |||||||
| Insurance | 3,964 | - | |||||||
| Licences | 400 | - | |||||||
| Maintenance / buildingsupplyand services | 14,458 | - | |||||||
| Miscellaneous | 430 | 50 | |||||||
| Publicityand marketing | 193 | - | |||||||
| Phone and internet | 1,015 | - | |||||||
| Utilities | 4,780 | - | |||||||
| Volunteer expenses bus / mileage | 1,325 | - | |||||||
| Waste and clearance costs | 438 | - | |||||||
| QUA QUA mission | 1,374 | - | |||||||
| Cateringequipment | 131 | - | |||||||
| Homeless vouchers | - | - | |||||||
| Sub total | 29,952 | 91,564 | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 39,835 | 91,564 | ||||||||
| 24,054 | |||||||||
| 4,590 | 19,463 | - | 24,054 | - 24,137 | |||||
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| 228 | 11,817 | - | 12,045 | - | |||||
| 4,818 | 31,280 | - | 36,099 | - 24,137 |
02/02/2022
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
Signature Details Details Bank Current Account Bank Church Account Cash Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details ~~2~~ |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 4,034.23 13,146.63 - 18,133.54 784.12 - 4,818 31,280 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) General - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name |
Restricted funds to nearest £ 13,146.63 18,133.54 - 31,280 |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 13,146.63 | - | |||
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| 31,280 | - | |||
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of His Place For the Accounts Year Ended 6 April 2021 I reFQrt to twstees on my examirk4tion of accounts of His Fla fcr year eThJed 6 April 2021. Responsibilities and basis of report As the chartty trustees you are reSe for the [ryra.¢ of the in acaydan with the reqU1ments of the a)arities Art 2011Cthe Acff). I rewrt in respect of my examination of the Trustee's accoursts (which compnse the receipts and payments accounts and statement of assets and 11a.11"es) orried out under section 145 of the 2011 Att and in canwrrfj out my examinatson I have followed all the applicable Direthons given by the Char¢ty Commisgon uTrJer sethon 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Art. Independent examinerfs ststement I have completed my examination. E confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection the examinatr.on giviro me cause to telieve that in any material (l) accountiro recrd5 We not kept in re5Fect of the Trust as requiroj by section 130 of the Att; or (2) the accounts do mt acc(Yd with tfr rds. I have Conce and have come 7Kross no other matters in COnntiOn with the examination to whith attention should k drdwn in this rewrt in order tD enable a pryer understandir¥J of the accounts to te reattd. S.R. Sampson BFP FC4 FCIE DChA For and on beFkHlf of Ashdown Hurrey Audrtors "MIted 20 Havelod( Road Hasti5 East Sussex TN34 IBP Dats: ....... o.. j.. l%o2-