Hope Church Colchester Limited A company limited by guarantee FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year to 31st December 2025 Company Number 08563346 Charity Number 1154059 Hope Church Colchester Limited A company limited by guarantee FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year to 31st December 2025 CONTENTS Company Information Trustees, Report Statement of financial activitie5 Balance Sheet Notes The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts Accourstants Report Hope Church Colchester Limited A company limited by guarantee Company information for the year to 31st December 2025 Charity registration number Company registration number 1154059 08563346 Trustees John Spademan David Scrimshaw Kym Stroud Merle Johnson REGISTERED OFFICE I Ventura drive Colchester C012FG BANKERS CAF Bank ACCOUNTANTS Neil Loxlev Accountancy Services Hope Church Colchester Limited A company limited by guarantee Trustees report for the year to 31st December 2025 Hope Church ColchesteT is a charitable company limited by guarantee incorporated on 10 June 2013 and ￿gIstered as a charlty. rhe company wa5 estsbli5hed under a memorandum of association which established :he objects and powers of the tharltable company and is govemed under its articles of association. In the event of ihe company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. The organisatioi of the work of Hope Church is In the hands of the trustèes. The governing documents provide for new trustees to be appointed by the current trustees. The objects of the charity are to advarhce the Chrishan faith in accordante with the statement of beliefs, to relieve those who are In need, hardship or are aged or sick and to promote and fulfil other purpose5 beneficial to the comrntJnity. The maln area of the charity's operations is the county of Essex. Ourlng the year funds received from all sources have been used to malntsin a congregation In Colchester with its assoclated activitres. Flnanclal Posltlon The accounts on pages 3 and 4 set out the trdnsadons for the period. The trustees are satlsfied with the C+verall P051tton. The trustee5 are ¢onthdent that the long term v13billty of the company is not in question. Reserves pollry The trustees have examlned the chariry's requirements for reserves In the118ht of the ma5n rlsks to the organisation and consider that the unre5trlcted funds held by ihe Charity should be between 3 and 12 months expendlture. Future plans The trv5tee5 plan to continue and grow the a¢tr"vlties of the congrega￿On In forthcomln8 year5. Small company exemptlon5 The directors are satisfi.ed that the company was entitled to exemptlon under subsection111 of secUon 249A of the Compani*s Act 1985 and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to SubseC￿0n IZI of sectson 2498, The dire¢tory acknowledge their responsibilities for: Il Ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with settlon 221; and 111 Preparlng accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of thè company as at the end ol the financlal period anol of it5 profit or loss In the linancSal period in accordance with the requirements of Section 226, and which olherwlse Comply wlth the requirements of thls Act relatin8 to accounts, so for a5 applicable to the company. The directors have taken advantage of the special exemptr'ons ¢onferred by Part l of Schedule 8 of the Companles Act 1985 and have done so on the grounds that in their oplnion the Company is entitled to these exemptions as a srnall company. Trustee Hope Church Colchester Limited A company limited by guarantee Statement of financial activities for the year to 31st December 2025 Restricted Unrestri¢ted funds nds Total 2024 Note Incoming resources Glfts & donatfons 1,725 26,171 27,896 31,097 Interest 5.956 5,956 5.426 Totsl incoming resources Charltable expense5 Stipend costs 9,869 9,869 13.574 Bullding & office costs 6,919 6,919 5,966 Minislry expenses 2.313 2,313 3,263 GRnts & overseas exps Total charltable expenses 22.221 22,221 37,658 Adrninistrattve expenses A¢countan¢y 150 150 Iso Total resources expended Surplu5 for ye¥r Retalned proflt brought forward 1,725 9,756 11,481 -I,Z85 Retslned profit carrled forward 55 Balance sheet As at 31st December 2025 2024 Current assets Bank accounts 237,539 225,728 Debtors- G5ft aid tsx reclaimable 16 Total current assets 242,702 231,371 Current Ilabilifjes Net assets Restricted funds 2.312 587 Unrestricted funds Total funds 231071 On behalf of the trustees Hope Church Colchester Limited A company limited by guarantee Notes to the accounts for the year to 31st December 2025 l. Accoundng pollcles The 3¢¢ounts have been prepared in accordance with appllcable actounting standards. There were no material departures from those standards. al Basis of prepa'atlon of financial statements. The fi'nancial statemènts have been prepared under historical cost accounting rules. The effert of events relating to the vear whlch occurred before the date ol approval ol thè linanclal 5tatement5 by the trustees, have been Included in the statèments to the extent required to show a true and fair view of the state of affairs al the year end and of the results for the period ended on that date. bl Fund accounting Unrestricted funds are avallable for use at the dlscretion of the trustees In furtherance of the general obJec￿VE5 of th* charity. Restrirted funds are subjected to restrith.ons on thelr expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. The restrlcted funds are for relief of poverty or need in the COngrega￿Dn or community. ¢1 Inc¢mln8 resources Income is included at the date ihe charlty is entitled to that income. The tax recoverable on gift ald donations15 Included on the date the orlginal glft is recelved. The value of 5ervlces provided by volunteers has not been Included In these accDunts. dl Aesources expendable Expenses Is recognSsed on an a¢crua15 ba51$ as a liability Is incurred el Capltol equlpmenl The costs of minor additions or those less than £3,OW are not capitali5ed but any fixed assets are stated at cosi less accuwnulated depreci3tton. Depreciation is provideé at rates calculaied to write off the c05t of the asset ove¥ Its expected usefJl ILSe, In all cases ostr'mated at 4 years. 2. Ciedliors., Amounts fèlllng due within one year Trade credito £ 150 ply £300 3. Trustee remuneT*6on & related party transacdons No trustee received any rèmuneration during the year. No trustee had any personal Interest In any contract or transaction entered into by the charity durlng the year 4. Taxatlon.. As a charity Hope Church is exempt from iaxaiion on in¢ome and gain5 to the extent that these are applled to the charitable object5. No tax charges have arfsen in the charity S. Analy￿5 of net assets between funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds total Net current assets 2,312 240,240 242,552 6. Funds blf in¢ome eJEPS t/f Resticted - Body need5 -611 75 -536 Restricted - NLCC 1,198 1,650 2,848 Total re5trirted 587 1.725 2.312 General fund 230 240.240 Total fund5 231,071 33AS1 -ZZ,371 24Z,552 8. Comparlson for prevlous year. 2024. To show re51drted and unrestrlcted funds Restricted un￿StrICted fund5 funds Tcttal Incoming resources Gifts & donations 1,781 29,316 31,097 Interest 5,426 5,426 Totsl In¢omlng re$ources Charltable expenses Stipend costs 8ulldlng & office ¢o#s 13,574 13,574 5,966 5,966 Ministry expenses 3,263 3,263 Grants & overseas exps Total ¢h3ritable èxpénses 11,147 26,511 37,658 Adminlstrative expenses Accountancy 150 Iso Total resources expended Surplus for Year -9,366 8,081 -1,285 Retalned proflt brought forward 232,356 Retalned profit carrled forward 30 Independent Examlner's report to the Trustees of Hope Communlty church Colchester Ltd I report tsn the accounts of the trust for the year ended 315[ December, set out on pages 5 and G. Respective re5pon5ibilities of trustees and exam5ner As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.. you ¢onslder that the audlt requlrement tsf secbon 43121 of the charities Act 1993 (the Act) doe5 not apply. It is rny responsibility to state, on the basls of procedures specified in the General Directfons given by the Charlty Commissloners under section 4317llbl of the Act, whether pa￿CUlar matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examlner's report My examina￿0￿ wa5 Carried out in accordance with the General DirecLlons glven by the Charlty Comrn15s1c¢ners. An examination includes a review of the aceountt.ng records kept by the charlty and a comparlson of the aCCOkJnts presented with those records. It also incluijes conslderatr'on of any unusual items or dlsclosures In the accounts, and seeking explanations Irom you as trustees concernin8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be requ5red In an aud￿. and consequently I do not exp￿$$ an audit oplnlon on the vlew glven by the accounts. Independent examlner's 5tatem•nt In connectton wlth my examinats'on. no matter has come to my attentlon: whlch glves me reasonable cavse to believe that In any material respect the requlrements to keep accoun￿Tr8 records in accordance with section 41 of the act,. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting ￿CordS and to Comp￿ wlth the accounfjng requliements of the act have not been met,. or to which, In my opinion, attentton should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be ￿ ached Nell Loxlev.