2020-12-31-accounts - Hope Church Newham

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Registered Company Number: 07307429

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Registered Charity Number : 1139566

Financial Statements

For the year ending to 31/12/2020

Hope Church Newham (a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' and Directors Annual Report For the year ending to 31/12/2020

Charity Name:	Hope Church Nehwam
Constitution:	Hope Church Newham was incorporated on 7th July
	2010, and registered as a charity on 30th December
	2010. It is governed by the memorandum and articles of
	association signed on 14th Nov 2010.
Registered Charity Number	1139566
Registered Company Number	07307429
Directors/Trustees:	Mark Thomas Waterfield
	David Mark Sawyer
	Ursula Crosbie
	Beverley Nair (to 4 July 2020)
	Fiona Suleman (from 25 September 2020)
	Bolade Kerr (from 25 September 2020)
Trustee Selection	Trustees are appointed by the the existing trustees.
Company Secretary:	n/a
Pastor:	Mr Mark Thomas Waterfield
Registered Office:	Ithaca House
	27 Romford Road
	London
	E15 4LJ
Bankers:	Santander UK plc.
	Business Banking
	301 St Vincent Street
	Glasgow
	G2 5NT

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees / Directors Annual Report For the year ending to 31/12/2020

Objectives

The objects of the Church are, for the benefit of the public:

• To advance the Christian faith [in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs] in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit;

• To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit; and

• To advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees from time to time may think fit.

Activities

In the first two months of 2020 Hope Church Newham carried out similar activities to those in 2019 and earlier years. The COVID-19 pandemic had a big impact on all charities including Hope Church Newham and this year’s annual report reflects this.

Advance the Christian faith & advance education

In March 2020 Hope Church Newham moved its Sunday service online. This was a major change requiring both staff and volunteers to invest many hours in pre-recording worship, prayer, moments of encouragement and sermons. These services reached new audiences both in the UK and overseas and we quickly decided we would livestream services when we were able to meet in-person. This allows the church to advance the Christian faith to those unable to make our in-person meetings perhaps due to ill health or because they live too far away.

Hope Church Newham continued to provide children’s activities every Sunday for those between 0 and 11 years old. These were a mixture of pre-recorded videos which were made available on a Sunday and could be watched at any time and virtual meetings which worked better with the older children. Both formats were used for teaching stories from the bible and explaining the Christian faith in a relevant and age-appropriate manner. All these activities were run by volunteers.

As reported in the 2019 accounts Hope Church Newham is partnering with a couple employed by Young Life International (YLI) who are also youth leaders in the church. Their aim is to advance the Christian faith among young people including those who have no church background. The church supported this work with grants totalling over £26,000 which came from donations and a grant from the Mustard Seed charity. Activities undertaken in these joint roles include:

Kick football academy for 5-11 year olds which ran from January to early March and restarted when Covid rules allowed. From September 2020 a second training session was added for those between 11 and 16.

In February half term a 5-day football camp was held supported by staff from Young Life International and Hope Church volunteers

Hope Church Newham (a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees / Directors Annual Report For the year ending to 31/12/2020

Soon after lock down began two weekly events were set up for young people - a virtual bible study and a virtual fun club with online games, silly characters and a short bible message. These allowed the church and YLI to continue to build into the lives of young people despite the restrictions imposed by the pandemic

In September 2020 a virtual craft club for girls was set up with materials delivered to each person’s home before the session

Hope Church Newham has continued to meet regularly to pray for the advance of the Christian faith and for the good of the local community in East London. These meetings moved online from March 2020.

Hope Church Newham hosted an online Alpha course in Autumn 2020 providing a small group of people with an opportunity to explore the Christian faith.

Hope Church Newham has continued to support the advance of the Christian faith outside the local church, both in the UK and overseas. In 2020 Hope Church Newham gave:

£5,000 to Fundacion Remanente, a project in Columbia which provides a safe space for children who would otherwise be at risk of getting involved with drugs and criminal activity. This donation went towards covering the building’s bills and rent, providing healthy meals for the children, and running art and music projects and teaching the children from the bible.

£250 to the University of East London Christian Union

£100 to Share Jesus International

£9,000 to Christian Evangelistic Assemblies to help towards the cost of educating the children of those who lead churches in Northern India.

Relieve sickness & financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health

Hope Church Newham has provided financial and practical support to a food bank for several years and from its earliest days has helped individuals and families facing financial hardship and difficult situations to help pay rent, heating bills and food shopping.

Hope Church has also provided counselling and prayer for those facing difficult situations including sickness, abuse, and financial hardship.

The church quickly recognised that these needs would increase because of Covid-19. Letters of encouragement were sent to all those connected to the church together with details of how to get in contact if they needed any practical or financial help due to the pandemic. £10000 was set aside to help meet these needs. Staff and volunteers continued to reach out to church members and their families throughout the year offering support and help.

In addition to supporting church members, staff and volunteers provided practical support to the local community in the following ways:

Providing emergency food parcels to Newham residents when contacted by Newham Council

Partnering with Nurture Academy to provide food parcels to ex-offenders across London on release from prison.

Collecting prescriptions from a number of pharmacies and delivering these to local residents

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees / Directors Annual Report For the year ending to 31/12/2020

A call for donations allowed Hope Church Newham to give the following grants to other organisations seeking to alleviate financial hardship in the local area and overseas:

£5,000 was given to Inspire Women Men & Children for its charitable work in Zimbabwe. The money was used to:

provide seven groups of 20 people with livestock, animal feed and training on how to farm these animals, allowing them to generate an income

drill a borehole for a rural community providing access to clean and safe water avoiding the need to walk long distances with heavy buckets risking sexual harassment and attack

£4,000 was given to the Newham Community Renewal Programme enabling them to meet the increased demand for their food bank and other services and support over 1000 individuals from the refugee and migrant community. The charity told Hope Church “Your donation has had a life-changing impact for the service user and their families, which supports and empowers them to lead a more fulfilling life.”

A further £5,000 was raised towards the homeless initiative carried on in partnership with Nurture Academy (see 2018 and 2019 annual reports). Grants totalling just over £21,000 were paid to Nurture Academy in the year. This funding supported the planning stages of a project to provide education and training to enable homeless people to find work, understand how to budget and to live independently. The project was to be launched in April 2020 but could not go ahead because of Covid-19. In Autumn 2020 Nurture Academy and Hope Church agreed to use the remaining funds for a new project – ‘Hope in the Box’. This project provided 350 homeless people with a carefully selected box of gifts and essentials which was distributed in late 2020/early 2021.

Advance education

In previous years members of Hope Church Newham went into local schools to teach and explain the basics of the Christian faith in religious education lessons. This did not happen in 2020.

The trustees will explore new ways to meet this objective post pandemic.

Achievements & Performance

Despite the global pandemic Hope Church Newham continued to promote the Christian faith every week on a Sunday and through other settings throughout the year. It continued to run Sunday services and children’s’ activities and was able to reach new people of all ages through its online presence.

Hope Church Newham community groups continued to meet, moving online during the pandemic.

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees'/Directors' Annual Report For the year ending to 31/12/2020

Financial Review

Total income reduced by £22k to £158k, with £6k of lower restricted giving, and £16k lower unrestrcited giving due to the impact of Covid-19 on meeting face to face.

Total expenditure of £165k was £15k higher than 2019. Restricted giving was £59k higher than 2019, due to the distribution of funds raised in both 2019 and 2020. Unrestricted spend was £43k lower than 2019 due to Covid-19 both reducing the cost of hiring space for Sunday services and reducing the opportunity for face to face outreach and events.

Unrestricted funds excluding designated funds increased by £21k to £24k by the end of 2020. They continued to grow through to the middle of 2021 until the Hope Church was able to meet face to face again.

Plans for future periods

At the time of signing off the 2019 accounts the trustees advised that our normal venue of Stratford Circus remained closed. We went on to say: ‘we continue to explore opportunities for moving to a new venue that will allow the church to meet in person and to act as a base for the many activities we are already undertaking’. When Covid restrictions eased Hope Church Newham was not able to return to Stratford Circus and after a few difficult months found an alternative venue where we have been meeting since July 2021.

We are planning to take over the lease of these premises later in 2021. This will give the church more scope to carry out its youth activities and to begin new ventures increasing the church’s influence in the local area and allowing it to continue to meet its objectives.

Declaration

Approved by the trustees on 12 September 2020 and signed on their behalf by:

David Sawyer

Trustee

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Independent Examiners Report to the members/trustees of Hope Church Newham For the year ending to 31/12/2020

I report on the accounts for the year ending 31st December 2020 which are set out on pages 8 to 13.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner

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 Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement

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 the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

Independent Examiner's Statement

In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention

which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act; or
to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met; or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the

accounts to be reached,

David Pask Jubilee Church, Enfield, UK.

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ending to 31/12/2020

Notes Incoming resources Donations & Gifts Gift Aid Tax Grants Other Income Total Incoming Resources 1 Resources expended Direct Charitable Activities 3 Publicity Management and Administration 4 Total resources expended Net incoming resources Gross transfer between funds Net movement in funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward	2020 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 96,171 33,298 129,468 17,340 6,717 24,057 - 4,418 4,418 342 - 342 113,853 44,432 158,285 80,540 72,257 152,797 - - - 12,498 - 12,498 93,038 72,257 165,295 20,815 (27,825) (7,010) - - - 20,815 (27,825) (7,010) 12,858 52,747 65,605 33,673 24,922 58,595	2019 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 105,955 24,800 130,755 24,785 5,731 30,516 - 19,469 19,469 - - -
		130,740 50,000 180,740
		123,350 13,253 136,603 101 - 101 13,354 - 13,354
		136,805 13,253 150,059

		(6,065) 36,747 30,681
		- - -
		(6,065) 36,747 30,681
		18,924 16,000 34,924
		12,858 52,747 65,605

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Statement of Financial Position As at 31st December 2020

Current assets Notes Debtors 8 Cash at Bank Total current assets Liabilities Amounts falling due within one year 9 Total assets less current liabilities Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds Designated funds 10 Total unrestricted funds Restricted Income Funds 11 Total Funds	2020 £ 40,149 20,891 61,040 (2,445) 58,595 23,673 10,000 33,673 24,922 58,595	2019 £ 42,965 24,085
		67,049 (1,445)
		65,605
		2,858 10,000
		12,858 52,747
		65,605

For the year ending 31 December 2020 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The financial statements on pages 7 and 8 were approved on behalf of the Board of Trustees on 12 September 2020 and signed by:

David Sawyer

Trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending to 31/12/2020

1 Basis of Accounting

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities effective April 2008.

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years.

2 Accounting Policies

Incoming Resources

Recognition of incoming resources These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is certain, or virtually certain they will be received, and they are measurable. Grants and donations Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources. Tax reclaims on donations and Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at gifts the same time as the gift to which they relate. Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable.

Expenditure & Liabilities Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. Grants payable without These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has performance conditions been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.

Assets

Assets are written off in the year of purchase, or in the case of assets gifted, in the year they are donated.

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ending to 31/12/2020

3 Direct Charitable Activity

Direct Charitable Activity Note Salaries, NI and Pension 6 Rent of meeting place Sunday - other Sunday - equipment Training, prayer meetings and conferences Motor and travel Outreach and proclaiming the gospel Giving - poor Giving - other Community and social events Other charitable Management and administration Stationery, Postage and Telephone Legal Charges and Health & Safety Regs Office Rent Miscellaneous	2020 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 57,148 - 57,148 9,385 - 9,385 5,169 - 5,169 616 - 616 1,165 - 1,165 229 - 229 130 - 130 75 - 75 1,349 72,257 73,606 1,385 - 1,385 1,765 - 1,765 80,540 72,257 152,797 2020 Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 2,329 - 2,329 1,083 - 1,083 6,000 - 6,000 3,086 - 3,086 12,498 - 12,498	2019 Total Funds £ 68,449 29,645 6,349 895 4,237 1,088 6,790 830 13,891 986 3,444
		136,603
		2019 Total Funds £ 3,160 1,080 6,000 3,115
		13,354

4 Management and administration

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ending to 31/12/2020

5 Details of certain items of expenditure

5.1 Trustee expenses

The aggregated amount of expenses reimbursed to 4 Trustees during the year was £0 (2019 = £0).

5.2 Trustee remuneration Trustee/Pastor : Salary Employer's NIC Employer's Pension Contribution The Charity allows payment to trustees under clause 5.4 of the Trust Deed. 5.3 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts Other fees paid to the independent examiner or auditor 6 Paid employees 6.1 Staff Costs Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind Employer’s National Insurance costs Employer's Pension Contribution	2020 £ 40,792 3,990 3,671 48,453 2020 £ None None 2020 £ 49,452 4,026 3,671 57,148	2019 £ 40,792 4,067 3,671
		48,530
		2019 £ None None 2019 £ 60,675 4,103 3,671
		68,449

6.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year

1.4 FTE 2.2 FTE

6.3 Pension Scheme

A defined benefit Pension Scheme is provided through Peoples Pension. Hope Church Newham contributes 9%, and employees contribute 3%, and it is available to all employees.

A defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts. Obligations for contributions to defined contribution pension plans are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Financial Activities in the periods during which services are rendered by employees.

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending to 31/12/2020

7 Grantmaking

7.1 Total value of grants /giving 2020 2020 £ £ Purpose for which grants made Grants to institutions Grants to individuals Advancing the Christian faith 40,659 - Alleviating financial hardship and spreading joy 30,270 2,752 70,929 2,752 7.2 Grants made to institutions Names of institutions Purpose Share Jesus Advancing the Christian faith Young Life Advancing the Christian faith Inspire Women Men & Children (Zimbabwe) Alleviating financial hardship Newham Community Renewal Programme Alleviating financial hardship Fundacion Remanente Advancing the Christian faith Christian Evangelistic Assemblies Advancing the Christian faith UEL Christian Union Advancing the Christian faith Nurture Academy Alleviating financial hardship 8 Debtors and prepayments Gift aid tax refundable Other Debtors 9 Liabilities. Amounts falling due within one year NI & PAYE due to HMRC Pensions contributions due to Peoples Pension Other accruals	2020 2020 £ £ Grants to institutions Grants to individuals 40,659 - 30,270 2,752	2020 £ Total Grants 40,659 33,022 73,681 2020 £ Total amount of grants paid 100 26,309 5,000 4,000 5,000 9,000 250 21,270 70,929 2020 £ 27,807 12,342 40,149 2020 £ (1,057) (388) (1,000) (2,445)	2019 £ Total Grants 3,708 11,012
	70,929 2,752		14,721
			2019 £ Total amount of grants paid 3,333 250 9,920
			13,503
			2019 £ 30,965 12,000
			42,965
			2019 £ (1,057) (388)
			(1,445)

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ending to 31/12/2020

10 Designated income funds

Movement of funds

Fund names Building Fund Total Restricted Funds	Fund balances brought forward Incoming resources Resources expended Transfers £ £ £ £ 10,000 - - 10,000 - - -	Fund balances carried forward £ 10,000
		10,000