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2023-12-31-accounts

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Registered Company Number: 07307429 Registered Charity Number : 1139566

Financial Statements For the year ended 31/12/2023

Hope Church Newham (a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' and Directors Annual Report For the year ended 31/12/2023

Charity Name: Hope Church Newham
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
Fiona Suleman
Bolade Kerr
Trustee Selection Trustees are appointed by the existing trustees.
Company Secretary: n/a
Pastor: Mr Mark Thomas Waterfield
Registered Office: The Hub
259 High Street
Stratford, London.
E15 2LS
Bankers: Santander UK plc.
Business Banking
301 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5NT
Independent Examiner: Mr David Pask

Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' and Directors Annual Report For the year ended 31/12/2023

Objectives

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

Activities

We finally took over the lease of Stratford Hub in July 2023 and appointed a facilities manager to look after the building and generate income from hiring out the space to third parties. This allows more of our donations to be spent on our primary objectives rather than paying rent and overheads.

The activities run in 2023 were like those in 2022. In addition to our Sunday worship service, we ran community outreach activities at The Hub all day on a Tuesday and on Friday evenings. We also used the venue on Saturdays for one-off events like Fashion Forward and our annual Christmas Wreath making event. We also have lunch together after our Sunday meeting a couple of times a year, including on our International Day. While some activities have been run in partnership with Young Life International and London City Mission, most activities are run by volunteers from Hope Church Newham.

Advance the Christian faith

Hope Church Newham has a worship service at the Hub each Sunday which is live streamed for those unable to make in-person meetings due to frailty, ill health, or because they live too far away.

Hope Church Newham continued to provide volunteer led children’s activities every Sunday for those between 0 and 11 years old. A youth meeting is also held every other Sunday.

The weekly parent/carer and toddler group which began in November 2021 continued throughout 2023. The numbers attending was lower than in 2022 and with key volunteers unable to continue in their role, we took the decision to close the group in early 2024.

As reported in previous accounts Hope Church Newham is partnering with a couple employed by Young Life International (YLI). Their aim is to advance the Christian faith among young people including those who have no church background. In 2023 Hope Church supported this work with financial gifts totalling £3,300 and volunteers to help run the activities described below and to sit on the YLI regional committee. Activities undertaken in these joint roles included:

Weekly - during term times

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Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' and Directors Annual Report For the year ended 31/12/2023

Five-day football camp with bible teaching

Five-day camp at a local school where 47 young people enjoyed hours of fun, food, and bible teaching.

Taking 26 young people to a Young Life residential camp in Scotland and being part of a group that took 15 young people from the church to Newday, a gathering of 7000 young people from across the New Frontiers family of churches. Both these events provided the young people with plenty of fun and opportunities to worship together and to learn more about the Christian faith.

Hope Church Newham partnered with London City Mission (LCM) throughout 2023. LCM missionaries helped run the toddler group referred to above and Hope at the Hub (see below). They used these opportunities to build relationships with those attending the groups, talking to them about Jesus and encouraging them to come to the church and to Alpha (see below). They also trained Hope Church volunteers in how to have gospel conversations with those coming to these community events. As part of this partnership Hope Church Newham contributed £750 to LCM.

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.

Hope Church Newham has continued to support the advance of the Christian faith outside the local church giving with note 7.3 providing a information on all of the £8,123 grants given .

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

Hope Church Newham distributed £4,500 in food vouchers in 2023. £3,500 was raised by the special offering held at the end of 2022 in response to the cost-of-living crisis, and a further £1,000 was given during 2023. The vouchers were distributed to people in need known to the Church and its members and to some individuals who attended Hope at the Hub.

Hope Church has also provided counselling and prayer for those facing difficult situations including sickness, abuse, and financial hardship. As reported in our 2022 accounts we raised over £3,500 to support Orchards, a charity which provides counselling services to vulnerable women in London. Hope Church Newham continued to support Orchards in 2023 by providing, free of charge, a dedicated space where vulnerable women could be counselled. Some members also received training and are now coming alongside women who are being supported by Orchards.

Hope Church Newham received a grant of £1,600 from the London Borough of Newham as part of its Welcome Newham programme, welcoming asylum seekers and refugees to the area. £1,200 of the grant was received in early 2023 and the balance in early 2024. In the early part of the year LCM missionaries and Hope Church volunteers visited hotels housing asylum seekers and invited them to Hope at the Hub where a hot meal was provided. Hope at the Hub volunteers also worked in partnership with council employees to promote the Hub and encourage asylum seekers to come along. Activities were tailored for those who spoke little English. While the number of asylum seekers and refugees who attended were low, the number of other guests doubled during the year and over 100 different people attended between August and December. These included rough sleepers who were referred to Streetlink, people living in temporary accommodation, and many people who are lonely and isolated. Their ages range from early 20s up to 80s and there is an equal split between men and women. We have people from different faiths and no faith and many different ethnicities. Hope at the Hub volunteers keep in contact with guests during the week and have helped with filling in forms, signposting to other services, meeting up for coffee and more.

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Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' and Directors Annual Report For the year ended 31/12/2023

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 2023, part is part of the activities of Young Life which Hope Church Newham supports. The trustees will explore new ways to meet this objective.

Achievements & Performance

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 and youth activities.

Hope Church Newham ran two ten-week Alpha courses providing people with the opportunity to explore the Christian faith in a welcoming environment where they were served a meal.

Hope Church Newham community groups have continued to meet mid-week on a regular basis. While some groups meet in person others have an online meeting supplemented by in-person gatherings at least once a month. These continue to be a great way for those who attend Hope Church to get to know others and to be challenged to deepen their relationship with God.

In 2023 the trustees continued their programme to ensure that Hope Church Newham has appropriate policies and procedures in place. During the year the leadership team and trustees signed off on its equality and diversity, communications and confidentiality policies. It also began a programme of annual and triennial reviews of existing policies.

Plans for future periods

We will continue to use our Stratford Hub premises for our Sunday meetings, to run Alpha outreach courses, youth activities and Hope at the Hub. We plan to run more activities from the Hub including events for women and after church socials and to make greater use of the counselling room.

We will seek grant funding to allow us to open Hope at the Hub on a second day each week. We will reopen the baby and toddler group when there are sufficient volunteers.

Hope Church Newham is part of the Commission Sphere in the New Frontiers family of churches and will attend the Commission festival in August 2024; a five-day celebration held annually at the Bath and South West Showground.

The trustees will continue its programme to ensure Hope Church Newham has appropriate policies in place and that these are followed in practice.

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Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Trustees' and Directors Annual Report For the year ended 31/12/2023

Financial Review

Total income decreased by £10k to £176k in 2023. Unrestricted giving was £14k higher than 2022 as a result of higher income through renting out the space the Hub which Hope Church took on the lease of mid way through the year.

Total expenditure of £217k was £51k higher than 2022. £42k was a result of taking on the lease of the Hub, with £18k due to the higher lease cost compared to rent, £10k due to higher running costs, and £14k of one-off spend to aquire equipment in the building.

Unrestricted funds excluding designated funds decreased by £14k to £26k by the end of 2023.

Declaration

Approved by the trustees on 22/09/2023 and signed on their behalf by:

David Sawyer

Trustee

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Hope Church Newham (a charitable company limited by guarantee) Trustees' and Directors Annual Report For the year ended 31/12/2023

I report on the accounts for the year ending 31/12/2023 which are set out on pages 10 to 14.

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

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

  1. which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act; or

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met; or

  4. 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.

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Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Statement of Financial Activities

For the year ended 31/12/2023

2023
Notes Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
Incoming resources
Donations & Gifts
119,183
3,010
122,193
Gift Aid Tax
27,906
-
27,906
Investment Income
132
132
Grants
1,200
1,200
Commercial Income
13,630
13,630
Other Income
1,575
1,575
Total Incoming Resources
1
163,627
3,010
166,637
Resources expended
Direct Charitable Activities
3
172,069
35,818
207,887
Management and Administration
4
5,411
4,140
9,551
Total resources expended
177,481
39,958
217,439
Net incoming resources
(13,854)
(36,948)
(50,802)
Gross transfer between funds
-
Net movement in funds
(13,854)
(36,948)
(50,802)
Total funds brought forward
48,239
37,380
85,619
Total funds carried forward
34,385
432
34,817		 2022
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
120,881
6,268
127,149
26,390
712
27,102
21
21
-
300
300
1,804
1,804
149,397
6,980
156,377
147,033
6,236
153,269
4,482
8,270
12,752
151,515
14,506
166,020
(2,118)
(7,526)
(9,644)
-
-
-
(2,118)
(7,526)
(9,644)
50,357
44,906
95,263
48,239
37,380
85,619

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Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31/12/2023

Notes
Current assets:
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		 2023
£
26,026
22,625
48,651
(13,833)
34,817
26,263
8,122
34,385
432
34,817		 2022
£
19,664
68,443
88,107
(2,488)
85,619
40,117
8,122
48,239
37,380
85,619

For the year ending 31/12/2023 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 8 and 9 were approved on behalf of the Board of Trustees on 22/09/2023 and signed by:

David Sawyer Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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Hope Church Newham (a charitable company limited by guarantee) Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31/12/2023

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 gifts Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at 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 performance These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are conditions 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.

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Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31/12/2023

3. Direct Charitable Activity

3. Direct Charitable Activity
Salaries, NI and Pension (Note 6)
Rent of meeting place
Lease of the Hub
Property running costs
Property equipment
Sunday meeting running costs
Sunday meeting equipment
Training, prayer meetings and conferences
Motor and travel
Grants and giving (Note 7)
Community and social events
Other charitable
Total Direct Charitable Activity		 2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
79,234
-
79,234
5,220
-
5,220
42,397
11,569
53,966
10,570
-
10,570
646
14,000
14,646
7,211
40
7,251
2,337
-
2,337
962
-
962
792
-
792
4,584
10,299
14,883
9,014
-
9,014
9,102
(90)
9,012
172,069
35,818
207,887		 2022
Total
Funds
£
72,411
41,468
-
736
-
7,637
2,453
3,006
571
8,206
9,262
7,518
153,269

4. Management and administration

4. Management and administration
Stationery, Postage and Telephone
Legal Charges and Health & Safety Regs
Miscellaneous
Total Management and administration		 2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
2,568
-
2,568
1,260
4,140
5,400
1,584
0
1,584
5,411
4,140
9,551		 2022
Total
Funds
£
1,554
9,231
1,967
12,752

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 (2022 = £0).

5.2 Trustee remuneration

2 Trustee remuneration
Trustee/Pastor :
Salary
Employer's NIC
Employer's Pension Contribution		 2023
£
54,000
6,197
6,480
66,677		 2022
£
54,006
6,628
6,379
67,013

The Charity allows payment to trustees under clause 5.4 of the Trust Deed.

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Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31/12/2023

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
6.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year		 2023
£
None
None
2023
£
64,402
7,054
7,779
79,234
1.4 FTE		 2022
£
None
None
2022
£
59,308
6,720
6,384
72,411
1.4 FTE

6.3 Pension Scheme

A defined benefit Pension Scheme is provided through Peoples Pension. Hope Church Newham contributes up to 12%, and employees contribute up to 6%, 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.

7. Grantmaking and giving
7.1 Total value of grants and giving
Grants
Giving to individuals (not grants)
7.2 Summary of grants
Purpose for which grants made:
Advancing the Christian faith
Alleviating financial hardship and spreading joy		 2023 2023
£
8,123
6,760
14,883
£
Total Grants

4,540

3,583

8,123		 2022
£
7,043
1,163
8,206
2022
£
£
Grants to
institutions
Grants to
individuals
4,540
-
3,583
-		 £
Total Grants
3,225
3,818
8,123
-		 7,043

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Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31/12/2023

7.3 Grants made to institutions
Names of institutions
Purpose
Young Life
Advancing the Christian faith
Orchards
Alleviating financial hardship and spreading joy
Newday
Advancing the Christian faith
London City Mission
Advancing the Christian faith
Oaks Trust
Advancing the Christian faith
Commission
Advancing the Christian faith
Clarenden Trust
Advancing the Christian faith
Catalyst Network (Ukraine)
Alleviating financial hardship and spreading joy
Faith in Schools
Advancing the Christian faith
8. Debtors and prepayments
Gift aid tax refundable
Trade Debtors
Other Debtors
Total Debtors
9. Liabilities. Amounts falling due within one year
NI & PAYE due to HMRC
Pensions contributions due to Peoples Pension
Other accruals
Total Liabilities		 2023
£
Total Grants
3,300
3,583
300
750
55
50
85
8,123
2023
£
24,186
500
1,340
26,026
2023
£
(1,803)
(1,041)
(10,990)
(13,833)		 2022
£
Total Grants
2,750
125
100
100
3,818
150
7,043
2022
£
16,414
3,250
19,664
2022
£
(1,216)
(772)
(500)
(2,488)

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Hope Church Newham

(a charitable company limited by guarantee)

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31/12/2023

10. Designated Income Funds

Movement of funds
Building Fund
Total designated income funds
11. Restricted Income Funds
Movement of funds
Alleviating financial hardship & spreading joy
Building Fund
Orchards
Food Voucher outreach
Total restricted income funds		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfers
£
£
£
£
8,122
8,122
-
-
-
Fund
balances
brought
forward
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfers
£
£
£
£
2,509
(2,167)
90
29,709
(29,709)
3,583
-
(3,583)
1,579
3,010
(4,500)
(90)
37,380
3,010
(39,958)
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
8,122
8,122
Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
432
-
-
-
432

12. Fundraising

No professional fundraisers or commercial participators were used to approach individuals on the behalf of Hope Church Newham in 2023.

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