Company Number
Charity Number
7390188
1139071
Connected Ministries
(A Charitable Company Limrted By Guarantee)
Trustees, Report
and Financial Statements
30th September 2024

Connected Ministries
Trustees. Report and Financial Statements 30 September 2024
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of (x)mpany law, present their report
and accounts for the year ended 30, September 2024 which have been prepared in
accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011, the
Memorandum and Arlicles of Association. Finanual Reporting Standard 102 and follow the
recommendations in Accnunting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended
Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordan￿ with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102 1A) (effective 2
February 20161-
Public Benefit
The trustees have had due regard lo the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit
reporting in deciding what aclivrties the charity should undertake. The remainder of this report
illustrates the activities undertaken to support the public benefit requirement.
Reference and Administrative Inforniation
Charity Name
Connected Ministries also known as Hope Church
Charlty Number
1139071
Company Number
7390188
Charlty Trustees
C Paul Hinton
Stephen Baker
Alislair S Park
(Chair)
Reglgtered Offl¢e
4 Blackgates Fold
Tingley
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF3 1TF
Prlnclpal Addre
Hope Church
Unils 14
Wesl Lea Park
Lowry Road
Tingley
Wakefield
Wesl Yorkshire
WF3 1TW
Bankers
CAF Bank plc
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME1g 4JQ
Independent Examiner
Adam James MAAT
Eric Southwick & Co
Accountants
51 The Avenue
Seaham
Co Durham
SR7 8NS

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Trustees. Report and Financial Statements 30 September 2024
Structure and Organlsatlon
Organisation
The organisation is a company chartty limited by guarantee. incorporated on 28 September
2010 and registered as a charity on 1T November 2010. The company was established under
a Memorandum and Articles of Association which established the objects and powers of the
charitable company which is governed in accordance with rts Articles of Association. In the
event of the company being wound up members are required lo contribute an amount nol
exceeding £10. The chanty is managed by the trustees who, under the charity's articles, are
known as members of the Management Comm￿ee. The Managemenl Committee meet
regularly to consider the progress of the charty and to consider rts future direction and
activities. The daY-t￿daY operation of the charty is delegated to the Pastor who is supported
by the other members of the Management Committee and by volunleers.
Trustee Appointments
The charity aims lo recruit Iruslees who have the requisite charity and sector specific
experience to be able to direct and manage the affairs of the charity-
The Trustees are appointed by the members in the Annual General Meeting. AJI trustees are
inducted into the policies and procedures of the charity to ensure they are well equipped lo
fulfil their duties.
Rlsk Management
The Trustees have conducted their own review of the major risks to which the charity is
exposed, and systems have been established to mrtigate those risks.
Oblectlves and Actlvltles
Charitable Objects
The aims of the Charty are, for the public benefit, to advance the Christian faith in accordance
with the statement of beliefs of Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches, in Wesl
Yorkshire and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from
time to lime think frt and lo fulfil such other purposes which are exdusively charitable according
to the law of England and Wales and are connected lo the charrtable work of the Charity.
Achlevements and Perforniance
Revlew of the Year
The charity continues to support the work of Hope Church in Leeds. The young people's and
children's ministry at Hope church continues to serve the community. The church has been
instrumental in establishing a summer day camp for primary school aged children which ran
for it's second year this summer. The regular Sunday services and mid week small study
groups have continued to grow. There have also been a number of special events particularly
over the Christmas Holidays including a meal, craft nighl. pantomime and carol seNices. The
food bank ministry has continued to provide a Servi￿ lo those in need in the communty. The
Community Cafe draws in a number from the area providing a place of friendship for many.
The church has also been able lo expand tts leadership team over the past year.
Financial Review
At 30, September 2024 the charity had funds totalling £390,93812023.' £377,368) of these
£122,057 {2023.' £108,447) were unrestricted fijnds. £75.738 {2023.' £83,966) has been raised
during the year. Outgoing resources amount to £62.168 {2023' £78.636) as detailed in the
notes to the accounts.
Reserves Policy
The trustees consider Ihat it is appropriate lo hold free reserves arnounting to in excess of
three months of average expendrture. At 301h September 2024 there were unrestricted
undesignated reserves of £122.05712023'. £108.447).

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Responslbllltle$ of the Trustees
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period,
which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charrty and its financial activities
for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Iruslees are required lo..
select surtable accounting policies and then apply them consislenlly..
make judgments and eslimales that are prudenl and reasonable..
slate whether applicable accounting slandards and statements of recommended praclice
have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial
slalemenls., and
prepare the financial slatements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriale lo
presume that the charity will continue in existence.
The trustees are ￿sponSible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose wrth
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charty and lo enable them to
ensure that the financial statements compty with 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 irregulartties.
Small company provlslons
This report has been prepared in accordan￿ wrth the S￿la1 provisions for small companies
under Part Vll ofthe Companies Act 2006.
Signed on behalf of the trustees
Stephen Bakei
fSG
Date..
3 February 2025

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Trustees. Report and Financial Statements 30 September 2024
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Members of Connected Mlnlstrles
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 301h September 2024, which are
set out on pages 5 to 11.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The trustees Iwho are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company lawl are
responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity Iruslees consider that an audit is
not required for this year under section 144 of the Chartlies Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that
an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible
for independent examination, it is my responsibility to..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.,
to follow Ihe procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act: and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examlner's report
My examination was carried oul in accordance wilh the general Direclions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity
and a ts)mparison 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 ￿n￿rnIng any such matters. The Pr¢)￿dureS undertaken do not provide all the
evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, no opinion is given as lo
whether the accounts present a llrue and fair vievr and the report is limited lo those matters
set out in the statement below.
Independent examlner's statement
In connection with ry examination, no matter has come to my attention..
which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that, in any material respect, the requirements
al to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006;
and
b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the
accounting requirements of section 396 of Ihe Companies Act 2006 and with the
methods and principles of the Slalement of Recommended Practice.. Accounting and
Reporting by Charities
have not been met; or
lo which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Adam James MAAT
Eric Southwick & Co
Accountants
51 The Avenue
Seaham
Co Durham
SR7 8NS
Date= 2111012024

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Trustees. Report and Financial Statements 30 September 2024
Statement of Flnan¢lal A¢tlvltles {In¢ludlng Income and Expendlture Account)
For the year ended 30th September 2024
2 Unresirfjrfed Restrl¢ted Total lunds
nds
funds
2024 Total funds 2023
Incom• and •ndowm•nts from:
Donalions and *gac
Investn￿nt Incon
75.618
120
75.618
120
83.882
85
75.738
75.738
83.966
Exp•ndltur• on:
Chanlaljle ac1m￿S
Total
62.128
62.128
62.168
62.168
78.636
78.636
N•t Incom•ll•xp•ndiiur•l
N•t mov•m•nt In fvnds
13.610
13.610
1401
1401
13.570
13.570
R•conclllaiion ot Funds
Total lunds brought forward
Total funds urrl•d lor4Yard 10
108.447
122.057
268.921
268.881
377.368
3gKI.938
372.038
377.368
The notes on pages 7 to 11 form part of these aco)unts.

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Trustees. Report and Financial Statements 30 September 2024
Company Number: 2370795
Balance Sheet As at 30th September 2024
2024
2023
Fix•d Ass•ts
Tangib* assets
Toiol Ilx•d oJJ•ts
452.231
452.231
452.922
452.9L
Curr•nt ass•ts
Debtors
Cash al bank and In harKJ
1.446
15.242
16.688
673
12.277
12.9
Total eurr•nt ass•ts
Curr•ni Llablllll•s
CredKors Arnounts laiiing due
wtthin one year
N•t curr•nt a55•ts
77.980
88.505
161 2931
390.938
(75.555)
377.368
Total ass•ts l•ss eurr•ni I￿￿"1￿1•$
Th• funds ofth• ¢h•rlty
Resiricted funds
10
268.881
288.021
Unie5tncled IncorrE fijnds
General ￿r￿1
T?tal unr•strfct•d lunds
10
122 057
108.447
122057
10B.447
377.368
Total eharfty funds
3￿,93@
For the year ended 3￿ Septembèr 2022 the company was entitled to exèmption from audit
under section 477 of the Companies Act 20C6.
Thè members have not required the company lo obtain an audtt in accordance with section
476 of the Companies Acl 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilty for complying wtth the requirements of the Act
with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting
standard for Smaller Enlities (effective January 2015).
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
rsiA
stephen Baker
Date-.
3 February 2025
The notes on pages 7 10 11 fom part of these accounts.

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Notes to the accounts
1 Accounting policies
In preparing Ihe accounts the following accounting policies have been complied wilh."
al The accounts have been prepared on the historic cost convention and in accordance
with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011, the
Memorandum and Articles of Association, Financial Reporting Standard 102 and follow
the recommendations in Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable to charrties preparing their accounts in accordance
with Ihe Financial Reporting Slandard applicable in Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 102 1A) (effective 2 February 20161.
bl Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance
of the general objectives of the charty.
cl Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on theirexpenditure imposed by the donor
or through the terms of an appeal.
dl All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when Ihe
charity is entitled lo the income and Ihe amount can be quanlrfied with reasonable
accuracy. The following specific wlicies are applied lo particular categories of income..
il donations and legacies are received by way of granls, donations and gifts and is
included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants,
where entitlement is conditional on the delivery of a specrfic performance by the
charity, are recognised when the charty becomes unconditionally enlilled lo the
grant.
ill Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this
can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been
included in these accounts.
iiil Income from investments is included when receivable.
iv) Income from charitable activrties. wherè related lo perfomiance and spécthc
deliverables, are accounted for when the charity eams the right lo consideration by
its performance.
81 Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liabilty is incurred. Expendrture
includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the
expenditure to which it rdales..
il Costs of raising funds comprise costs assoaated with attracting voluntary income,
including costs of trading for fundraising purposes and the use of a fundraising
¢onsuAanl.
ill Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery
of ils activrties and serVI￿S for its beneficiaries. It includes costs that can be
allocated directty lo such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary
to support them. It also includes those costs associated with meeting the
conslrtutional and slalulory requirements of the charity and include Ihe costs linked
lo Ihe slrategic management of Ihe charty
iiil All costs are allocated between the expendtture categories of the statement of
financial activities on a basis designed lo reflect the use of the resource. Costs
relating to a particular activity are allocated direcuy, olhers are apportioned on an
appropriate basis as set out in the notes.
2 Taxatlon
The charity is exempl from taxation on its income and gains where they are applied for
charitable purposes. Irrecoverab￿ VAT is included in the cost of the 9oods or serVi￿S on
which il was charged.

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Note$ to the a¢¢ounts Icontlnuedl
3 Income and endowments Irom: Donations and legacies
Unresthrfed Restrleted Total funds
funds
lunds
2024 Totsl funds 2023
Donaiions vrvjer Gift ANJ
Donalscrfls not GfftAhY
Total
34 979
40.639
34.979
40 639
29.765
54.117
R.q A8?
4 Charitable activities
al Unrestricted funds
Unr•strlct•d ftsnds
Oth•r
dlrect
costs
Total
funds
2024
Total
tunds
2023
Support
costs
Slaff costs
i.iY4
1.1¥4
1.286
7.051
2.blJ
1.707
1.133
4.912
413
844
2.010
580
ServKes and musk
UlIlK*s and rates
Property mainlenance
OffKe expenses
Equlpmenl
A(Jvertlserwii & Eveni
Independent Examlners Fees
PayToII serykes
Legal and ProfessK￿*
Insurance & SLtbscrVKM)s
DePrec￿tK)n
Bank charges
Outreach and aC￿¥￿*S
Flre Serykes
Visrting Sp￿akerS
1.286
7.051
641
3.146
812
149
315
1.236
641
3,146
812
149
315
1.236
1.028
193
1.312
1.350
81
1.028
977
347
977
347
762
Websne
SUnd￿s
Wages and salar
Total r•source5 expended
25
25
3.19)
36413
62.128
3.1
1.266
38.155
57.651
36.413
36.413
23.402
2.314
bl Re$trl¢ted funds
R•strlctod funds
Olh
dIr￿1
costs
Total
funds
Total
2023 funds 2022
Support
costs
Staff costs
Property meintenen¢e
Legal and professional
Bank Charges
Wages and salaries
Total resources 8xpond8d
20.925
20.925
13.146
20.925
20.985
13.236

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Notes to the accounts Icontlnued)
5 Trustee and employee Infomiation
a) Trustee information
Mr Paul Hinton, a trustee, is employed as a pastor. He was paid £31,714 12023=
£30,750) during the year under the authorty to pay a trustee which is contained in the
articles of association.
b) Employee Information
No employee received emolumenls in exr£ss of £60.000 during the period (2022: nill.
Employee costs during the period were as follows..
2024
2023
Sawr*s
36.413
38.155
There were employees throughout the current period (2023-2}. the average number
of full-time equivalent people empbyed during the period was as follows..
2024
2023
PaslLYS
6 Flxed Assets
PA,AV&
Oth•r
Bulldlng eOrnPUt•r •quipm•n
•quiwn•nt
Total
Cost
At 01 October 2023
Addrtions
448.875
11.506
7.181
337
467.562
337
At 30 September 2024
D•pr•clallon
At 01 CfloDer 2023
Charge for the wTrod
At 30 September 2024
Net book valu•
At 30 September 2024
At 30 September 2023
448.875
7.517
467.898
7.695
953
6.944
75
7.019
14.639
1.028
448.875
448.875
2.858
3.811
452.231
237 452.922
PA, AV & computer equipmenl is deprecialed al 25.10 per annum on a slraighl-line basis
and other equipment is depreciated at 25Yo perannum on a slraighl-line basis. Items below
£300 are not capilalised.

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Notes to the accounts Icontlnued)
7 Debtors
2024
2023
Accnjed Income
Other deblov5 and prepay￿￿nts
1446
1.446
673
673
8 Credltors: Amounts falllno due wlthln one year
2024
2023
Loans
other creilrtors aThJ accnJaL8
72.650
5.330
T7.980
85.300
3.205
88.505
9 Analysis of net assets between funds
2024
2023
R•strlct•d funds
Fi¥ed asseis
Current assets
Unr•$t￿￿•d lunds
F￿ed assets
Currenl assets
341.531
72.650
268.881
268.921
110.700
11.358
122.057
390.938
108.447
377.368
10 Reserves
R•strlcl•d lunds
Builuiiig Fund
SaiarEs FuTrJ
268.921
(40)
268.881
268.921
40
268.881
Unrestrl¢t•d lunds
General lund
108.447
108.447
377 368
75.738
(62.128>
62.128
62.168
122.057
122.057
390.938
Building Fund- This is funding for the aCqUisrt￿n of a surtable building for the charity.
Salaries Fund - This is funding for the S8￿ries of the employees.
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Notes to the accounts Icontlnued)
11 Comparallve Slatement of Flnanclal Acllvltles by fund type
Unresirlcted Restrlcted Total lunds
funds
funds
2023
Income and endo*Tnents from:
Donations aTrJ legaC￿S
Investment income
83,882
70
83,952
83.882
85
83,966
14
Totsl
14
Expendlture on:
Chantable actNit￿$
Tolal
57,651
57,651
20,985
20,985
78,636
78,638
N•t incom•l{•xp•nditur•)
N•1 mov•m•nt In funds
26,301
26,301
(20.971)
(20,971)
5,330
5,330
R•¢onclllatlon of Funds
Total funds brought forwar(I
Total funds ¢arri•d lotward
82.148
108,447
289.892
268,921
372,038
377,368
12 Related Party Transactsons
Mr Paul Hinton, a trustee, is employed as a pastor. He was paid £31.71412023.' £30,750)
during the year under the authorty lo pay a trustee which is contained in the articles of
association. The charity does not have any other related party transactions.
13 Ultlmate Controlllng Party
The charity is control￿d by the trustees.
14 Other 1nf0mia￿0n
The charity, which is a public benefit entity. is a company limited by guarantee ￿gIStered
in England and Wales and has ils registered office al 4 Blackgates Fold, Tingley,
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1TF.
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