## ## ## |Description ofthe charity's trus|Description ofthe charity's trus|ts| |---|---|---| |Type of governing
document||CIO Con titution dated 21"December 2014| |How the charity is
onstituted||| |||CIO| |Trustee sehc5on methods||Additional
trustees may be appointed
fora term ofup to5years by| |||resolution ofthe existing trustees, subject tothe nominated
trustee signing| |||a dedara5on
ofwillingness
to actas a Trustee and a statement
agreeing| |||to uphold the doctrines set out in the Basis ofFaith produced
by The| |||Eva
elical Alliance.| |Additional
governance
Issues (Optional
informafion)||| |You may choose to indude||The CIO has in place a written procedure forthe appointment
ofnew| |additional
information,
where||Trustees| |relevant,
about:||| |~ policies and procedures
adopted forthe inducgon
training aftrustees;|and|Hope Church is part ofthe Catalyst Network
family ofchurches.
It is also a
member ofthe Evangelical
Alliances and the Churches
Child Protec5on
Advisory Service (Thirtyone:eight)| |~ the charity's organisa5onal
structure
and any wider
network
with which the charity
works;||Hope Church enjoys a strong rWa5onship
with The Catalyst Network of
Churches,
parficWarly
Mosaic Church Leeds, which leads our local
partnership.| |~ rehgonship
with any related
parties;||The major risk isthat an unexpected
faN in mordhly
donations to the
Church leaves it unable to meet its outgoings. As the CIOdoes not at this| |||time own assets, most ofits outgoings can be reduced quickly. The| |~ trustees'
consideralion
of||exceptions are the employment
ofa church leader and rental and utility| |major risks and the system||bigs for the Community
Help Hub premises
(although
the CIO has| |and procedures
to manage
them.||negotiated a 3-month notice period on the premises to mi5gate the latter
risk). These are the poten5al vWnerable areas for the CIO.| |||1) Toadvance
Christianity
in Northumberland
and elsewhere,
by any| |||means or medium
that is or may become available,
in accordance
with| |||the Statement ofDoctrine set out in the Schedule| |Summary ofthe objects of|the|| |charity set out in ils||2)To relieve poverty and/or
provide care for those who are in need| |governing
document||because ofsickness, age, distress orsome other reason.| |||3) Toadvance education
both general and vocational for children or| |||adults but always within the principles ofthe Christian
faith| |Summary ofthe main||| |activities undertaken
forthe
public benefit in relation to
these objects (inWude within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees have||1)The Church hokls Sunday services which are open to members ofthe
public and proSed in our publicity material These have continued
online
during the Covid-19 pandemic
when ithas not been advisable to meet in
person and in doing so have attracted people from outside the local area.| |had regard tothe guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public||2)The Church con5nues toalso otfer Alpha Courses (online or in-person
as per lockdown
rules at the time).| |benefit)||| |TAR||2
April 2008| |||||3)The Church continues to run weekly small group meetings
which|offer| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||those attending
the opportunity
for support,
furthering
their faith and|| |||||prayer. During the Covid-19 pandemic these moved to an online format.|| |Additional
details||ofobjecthres||and activities (Optional information)|| |You may choose
further statements,
relevant,
about:||to Include
where||The primary objecbve ofthe CIO is not specilicaNy
grant-making
and no
spectfic policy exists. Individual
requests are considered
by the Church
leaders based on their merit and their fit with the Church values asset
out in the Schedule to the Trust Deed|| |~
policy|on grantmaking;||||| |||||The CIO recognises the significant
contribution
made by volunteers|in| |||||pursuing
its objectives.|| |~
policy|programme||related||| |lnv sbnent;|||||| |~
contribution
made|||by||| |volunteers.|||||| |Summary|ofthe main|||The main Sunday Meetings for Hope Church moved to a live, online|| |achievements
ofthe charity
during the year||||platform due to Covid-t 9,they continue to attract new people to the
Church.|| |||||Mid-week groups for church members orthose interested
in joining
Church are~oing. They moved to an online format due to the|The| |||||pandemic.|| |||||In the Chrisbnas
period the Church Members cerned out "actsof|| |||||kindness"
during which many acbvities were cerned
out to contribute|to| |||||the local community
(e.g. litter picking, donating to local food bank).|| |||||The CIO continued
to employ afuN-time leader.|| |Briefstatement ofthe||||The CIO aims to hokl on reserve sullicient funds to meet anticipated|| |charity's|policy on reserves|||expenditure
over the following
3-month period. At this stage in the CIO's
development,
to do anything
more than this is unrealistic,
though the|| |||||Trustees are aware the CIO has a3-month term commitment
on the|| |||||lease ofthe Community
Help Hub premises.|| |||||A bufiding
fund exists, and the associated funds are reserved for the|| |||||purpose ofestablishing
premises.|| |||||The effect ofthe Covid-19 pandemic
on the CIO have, so far, been|| |||||minimal.|| |Details ofany funds|||materially||| |in deficit||||N/a|| |Further
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examiner's
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examiner's
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examiner's
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examiner's
report on the|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||FOR ENGLANO||ANO WALES
accounts||| |Report tothe trustees/
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(ifany)||| |Setout on pages|||||| ||||I report to the trustees on my examination
ofthe accounts ofthe above||| ||||chariiy (the Trust" )forthe year ended||| |Responsibilt5es
basis ofreport||and|As the charity's trustees,
you are responsible
forthe preparation
ofthe
accounts
in accordance with the requirements
ofthe Charities Act 2011||| ||||("theAcr).||| ||||I report in respect ofmy examination
of the Trusfsaccounts canied out||| ||||under section 145ofthe 2011Act and in carrying
out my examination,|I|| ||||have followed
all the applicable
Directions given by the Charity Commission||| ||||under section 145(5)(b)ofthe Act.||| |Independent|||||| |examnnne's|statement||||| ||||I have completed
my examination.
I confirm that no material
matters have||| ||||come to my attention
in connection
with the examination
(other than that||| ||||disdosed
below
) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material||| ||||respect
~
the accounting
records were not kept in accordance
with section|130|| ||||ofthe Charities Act; or||| ||||~
the accounts did not accord with the accounting
records; or||| ||||~
the accounts did not comply with the applicable
requirements||| ||||concerning
the form and content ofaccounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008other than any requirement||| ||||that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter||| ||||considered as part ofan independent
examination.||| ||||I have no concerns and have come across no other matters
in connection||| ||||with the examinabon
to which attention
should be drawn
in this report||in| ||||order to enable a proper understanding
ofthe accounts to be reached.||| ||||Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.||| |||Signed:|||| |||Name:|sr~
f(i4b&ub.||| |Relevantprofessional
qualification(s)
or body|||g g
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