2024-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2023 To 31/08/2024

Charity name: Hope Church Bedlington

Charity registration number: 1153786

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	1) To advance Christanity in Northumberland and elsewhere, by any means or medium that is or may become available, in accordance with the Statement of Doctrine set out in the Schedule 2) To relieve poverty and/or provide care for those who are in need because of sickness, age, distress or some other reason. 3) To advance educaton both general and vocatonal for children or adults but always within the principles of the Christan faith
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	1) The Church holds Sunday services which are open to members of the public and profled in our publicity material. Three diferent “Kids Church” groups are also held during the Sunday services, ofering games and Christan teaching to children aged 1 to 18 years old. 2) The Church contnues to run weekly small group meetngs which ofer those atending the opportunity for support, furthering their faith and prayer. 3) The Church runs a community garden which provides a space for the local community. It promotes well-being and biodiversity. 4) The Church runs a community clothes hub to provide free school uniform and other children’s clothing, as well as ofering a recycling platorm for local residents. 5) The Church runs assemblies for local primary schools to increase awareness around issues such as the need for recycling and biodiversity.

Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees are aware of guidance issued by the charity commission and have regard to this when making decisions.
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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	The primary objectve of the CIO is not specifcally grant-making and no specifc policy exists. Individual requests are considered by the Church leaders based on their merit and their ft with the Church values as set out in the Schedule to the Trust Deed.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	Social investment is not undertaken by the CIO
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The CIO recognises the signifcant contributon made by volunteers in pursuing its objectves.
Other
Achievements and Performance
	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The main Sunday Meetngs for Hope Church contnue to atract new people to the Church. Mid-week groups for church members or those interested in joining The Church are on-going. The regular groups and services promote spiritual and social wellbeing. Over the year The Church had 2 Sundays where it served a local need, rather than holding a typical worship service. These included things like liter picking an area, improving it for the community. The CIO contnued to employ a full-tme leader as well as a part-tme community clothes hub manager.

The Church financially supports, and its members practically support, the charity ‘R21’ which works with families who have suffered from domestic abuse. A team of Church members have volunteered to clear the land and continue to establish a community garden. The aim of the garden is to serve to local community and particularly the estate in which it is situated, giving a space for activities that help foster relationships that care and support the community as well as a space for the community to gather and experience nature, growth and creativity. A team of volunteers, led by a clothes hub manager, sort donated clothing to provide free school uniform to anyone in need of it as well as other children’s clothing. This meets the financial hardship needs of people using the bank, as well as providing a space to socialise and find support. The clothes hub also provides a service for reducing the volume of clothes going to landfill, enabling re-use of items.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Established volunteers, and clothing stock for Clothes Bank, it has been open weekly. Established volunteer group, and site plan for community Garden, it has been open weekly.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	At the end of the fnancial year the CIO had an excess of income over expenditure of £9,081 and a total expenditure of £81,947. During the year 3 months operatng expenses were contnually held as reserves. The Church contnues to receive regular donatons from its members.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The CIO aims to hold on reserve sufcient funds to meet antcipated expenditure over the following 3-month period. At this stage in the CIO’s development, to do anything more than this is unrealistc, though the Trustees are aware the CIO has a 3-month term commitment on the lease of the Community Help Hub premises. A building fund exists, and the associated funds are reserved for the purpose of establishing premises.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£81,288
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The majority of the church income comes from donatons from individuals who support the objectves of the CIO.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The major risk is that an unexpected fall in monthly donatons to the Church leaves it unable to meet its outgoings. As the CIO does not at this tme own assets, most of its outgoings can be reduced quickly. The exceptons are the employment of a church leader and rental and utlity bills for the Community Help Hub premises (although the CIO has negotated a 3-month notce period on the premises to mitgate the later risk). These are the potental vulnerable areasfor theCIO.

Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed,royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO Consttuton dated 21stDecember 2014
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Additonal trustees may be appointed for a term of up to 5 years by resoluton of the existng trustees, subject to the nominated trustee signing a declaraton of willingness to act as a Trustee and a statement agreeing to uphold the doctrines set out in the Basis of Faith produced byThe Evangelical Alliance.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	The CIO has in place a writen procedure for the appointment of new Trustees
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Hope Church is part of the Catalyst Network family of churches. It is also a member of the Evangelical Alliances and the Churches Child Protecton Advisory Service (Thirtyone:eight).
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	Hope Church enjoys a strong relatonship with The Catalyst Network of Churches, partcularly Mosaic Church Leeds, which leads our local partnership.
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Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Hope Church Bedlington
Other name the charityuses
Registered charitynumber	1153786

	Charity’s principal address	Community Help Hub
		30 Front Street West
		Bedlington
		Northumberland
		NE22 5UB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Nam e of pers on (or body ) entitl ed to appo int trust ee (if any)
	Sally Rose-Marie Poxon	Chairperson
	Dennis Beverley Clive Fancet	Secretary	1st September 2023 - 14th October 2024
	Adrian Mills Gibbins
	Thomas Gallagher		15th October 2023 - present
	Oliver Seymour		21st January 2024 - present

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/A
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
	Independent Examiner	David Fielding	DCM Business Services, 19 Staton Street, Bedlington Staton, Northumberland, NE22 7JN
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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Sally Poxon Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date

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