2021-12-31-accounts - Hope Community Church, Brentwood

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Office :- 11 Mandeville Walk Phone: 079 6676 3042 Meeting at 10.15 on Sundays at:Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 1QT E-mail: trustees@hopecommunitychurch.me.uk Long Ridings Primary School Hall Registered Charity No. 1131190 Website: www.hopecommunitychurch.me.uk Long Ridings Avenue, Hutton Brentwood Essex CM13 1DU

Trustees’ Annual Report 2021

The full title of the Charitable Trust is Hope Community Church (Brentwood), which was established by Trust Deed on July 5[th] , 2009. This report covers the Trust’s activities for January 1[st] to December 31[st] , 2021.

The trustees for this period were Helen Gell (chair & secretary), Frank Ferguson (treasurer), Margaret Woodroof and Desiree LeRoux, who jointly attach their names to this report, having considered it at the Annual General Meeting held on April 27[th] , 2022.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Trust Deed determines the method for appointing or removing trustees and all trustees are required to subscribe and adhere to the charity’s Statement of Beliefs. The minimum number of trustees is three and there is no maximum.

The trustees are responsible for the day-to-day financial management and administration of the church’s property and funds. Annual budget proposals are presented to the trustees for approval, with a requirement that any proposed expenditure above these limits will itself be presented to the trustees for specific approval. A number of policies are in place to ensure the more effective and controlled running of the organisation, the safeguarding of those associated with it and compliance with Charity Commission guidelines. Church members who arrange and oversee the work with young people are all DBS checked, and the established child protection and safeguarding policies are reviewed periodically.

The church continued to be led by a Team of Elders:- Martin Crook, James Gell and Tom McDonald, with oversight from a wider sphere within the Relational Mission family of churches, which is itself part of the international New Frontiers Church.

The church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance (EA), Churches together in Hutton and Shenfield (CTHS) and Brentwood And District Evangelical Fellowship (BADEF).

Objectives, Activities and Achievements

The objects of the church are for the benefit of the public, firstly by way of advancing the Christian faith and secondly through the relief of sickness and financial hardship, and the promotion of good health and education. This may include the provision of counseling and support services. The trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should

undertake. Consequently, the church supports through prayer, practical help and financial aid, a number of works in the local and wider community

The release of people from poverty, in association with a charity: Christians Against Poverty.
Hope Mums, a single mother support service run by a former member.
Manna Meals – a scheme for providing meals during school holidays for those children who qualify for free school meals during term time.
The Hutton Community Centre.
Lighthouse Furniture Project – a local organisation involved in the recycling of used furniture and, in conjunction with the local authority (Brentwood Borough Council), providing essentials for a new home, at minimal or no cost, for people being re-housed.
Brentwood Schools Christian Workers Trust.
Tearfund, periodically in response to international crises.
Long Ridings School (in which we meet – except during the COVID19 restrictions).
A church in Malaga, Spain with whom we have special links, and which undertakes similar community relief work there akin to the church’s work here.
The international and regional work of Relational Mission.

Due to COVID19 restrictions, regular Sunday services of public worship were not able to resume until June. Until then, online services were provided for those who were able to access the technology.

The church’s involvement with the local community in providing for those most seriously affected by the lack of income during the pandemic continued through the year, not only by way of financial support for local food agencies, but in the practical help given by many members in assisting in the collection, bagging and distribution of food to those in need.

Financial Review

The accounts show that our income exceeded our expenditure and giving by some £5000, in no small part on account of the lower costs brought about by the lack of physically meeting together. The members of the church continue to worship God through faithful financial giving. This demonstrates the trust that they have in the leadership to hear from God as to where and how the finances should be used. Some of this has been to support other church related work. It is not intended that any deficit should be allowed. The primary source of funding is from personal giving by members of the congregation, mostly by standing orders. The charity does not own, or have a financial interest in, any property.

Accounts

There are no restricted funds held by the charity. Where funds are given for a specified purpose, the trustees ensure that they are applied to that purpose and to no other.

The accounts for this period were prepared by the treasurer and independently examined by Mrs. Fiona Wallace (copy report attached). They were presented to, and approved by, the trustees at the Annual General Meeting held on April 27[th] , 2022. The charity has accounts at Barclays Bank, Shenfield & Hutton branch and with Kingdom Bank, Nottingham.

March 26[th] , 2022

Frank Ferguson, Treasurer

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Hope Community Church - Income and Expenditure Analysis Jan - Dec 2021
2021
January February March April May June
INCOME - Direct to bank or paid in at branch
Standing orders etc. (incl. CAF) £1,965.00 £2,985.00 £2,405.00 £2,145.00 £2,010.00 £1,795.00
Cash - wekly offering
Credit from Stewardship £60.62
Tax Reclaim £1,462.17 £1,688.75
Specifically designated gifts £497.99 £500.00
Other non-gift £560.00 £250.00 £300.00 £40.89
TOTAL INCOME £3,487.79 £3,545.00 £3,152.99 £4,633.75 £2,010.00 £1,835.89
EXPENDITURE & OUTGOINGS
People Costs
Salaries £504.16 £504.16 £504.16 £504.16 £504.16 £504.16
Employers NI £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Payroll costs £37.85 £37.85 £37.85 £38.85 £38.85 £38.85
Admin Costs
Capital Equipment & Repairs
Administration & office £1.99 £1.99 £1.99 £1.99 £142.19 £1.99
Community A/c transfer £100.00 £50.00 £50.00 £50.00 £50.00 £50.00
Mobile phone contract £11.92 £25.00 £24.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00
Insurance and bank
Web hosting + support £530.00 £30.00 £30.00 £30.00 £30.00 £30.00
Church Suite program £19.00 £19.00 £19.00 £19.00 £19.00 £19.00
Venue Hire
Storage Hire £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.30
Conference, training & education
Travel & Accommodation
Affilliation & Membership subs £100.00
Youth & Children (incl Newday)
Worship (incl CCLI & projection)
PA
Hospitality & catering
Safeguarding incl CCPAS/ 31:8 £164.25
Ministry Resourses
Evangelistic activities
Hope Mums £792.10 £773.97 £257.04
Manna Meals £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00
Expenditure sub-totals £1,316.92 £1,672.10 £1,552.97 £1,025.04 £1,072.45 £768.30
Pockit Load - Natalie £100.00 £100.00
Pockit Outlay - Natalie £33.49 £1.99 £1.99 £31.99 £142.19 £21.99
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GIVING
Regional funding - Relational Mission £350.00 £350.00 £350.00 £350.00 £350.00 £350.00
Brentwood Schools CWT £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £167.20
Christians Againt Poverty £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00
Pastoral support
Recognition giving £31.50 £10.00 £30.00 £20.00
Other - specify in comments £300.00 £1,057.08 £2,400.00
Giving sub-totals £581.50 £860.00 £550.00 £580.00 £1,607.08 £3,037.20
TOTAL OUTGOINGS £1,864.93 £2,530.11 £2,200.98 £1,673.05 £2,537.34 £3,783.51
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July August September October November December TOTALS
£1,975.00 £1,675.00 £1,725.00 £1,525.00 £1,725.00 £1,725.00 £23,655.00
£50.00 £20.00 £70.00
£60.62
£1,432.50 £1,313.75 £5,897.17
£997.99
£100.00 £1,600.00 £2,850.89
£2,025.00 £3,107.50 £1,725.00 £1,525.00 £1,825.00 £4,658.75 £33,531.67
£504.16 £504.16 £504.16 £504.16 £504.16 £504.16 £6,049.92
£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
£38.85 £38.85 £38.85 £38.85 £38.85 £38.85 £463.20
£186.34 £186.34
£1.99 £1.99 £77.58 £1.99 £49.99 £285.68
£50.00 £50.00 £50.00 £50.00 £50.00 £50.00 £650.00
£12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £168.92
£453.12 £453.12
£30.00 £30.00 £173.88 £30.00 £30.00 £30.00 £1,003.88
£19.00 £19.00 £19.00 £19.00 £19.00 £19.00 £228.00
£0.00
£12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 £144.30
£0.00
£0.00
£50.00 £150.00
£0.00
£320.00 £70.00 £390.00
£0.00
£0.00
£35.25 £199.50
£0.00
£0.00
£536.46 £300.00 £2,659.57
£100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £1,200.00
£1,526.05 £768.00 £1,810.59 £768.00 £886.00 £1,066.01 £14,232.43
£200.00
£1.99 £51.99 £1.99 £1.99 £15.90 £307.50
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£350.00 £350.00 £350.00 £350.00 £350.00 £350.00 £4,200.00
£100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £1,267.20
£100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £1,200.00
£15.90 £15.90
£50.00 £82.13 £223.63
£500.00 £1,052.17 £2,000.00 £7,309.25
£550.00 £1,100.00 £1,602.17 £550.00 £2,550.00 £648.03 £14,215.98
£2,074.06 £1,816.01 £3,412.76 £1,316.01 £3,434.01 £1,698.14 £28,340.91
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