Beacon House of Prayer (Registered charity, number 1159478) Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2024 Page Contents Trustees, annual report Independent 6xaminer's report Receipts & Payments Account Statement of Assets & Liabillties Notes to the Accounts Beacon House of Prayer Trustses, Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2024 Full name Beacon House of Prayer Other names Beacon HOP, BHOP, The Beacon Registered charity number 1159478 Registered company number CE002415 Principal address 550_552 High Street Sandyford stoke-on-Trent ST6 5PD Trustees Mrs Katie Britton Mr Kevin Britton Mr Kevin Benson Mrs Judith Benson Mr Paul lan Critchley Mrs Alison Gaunt Mrs Dilwen Gwyn Naylor Mr John William Naylor Mrs Karen Jane Porter Rev William Robert Porter Mrs Dawn Heather Tarr Bankers Natwest Bank 75 High Street Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 1PN Independent •xamln•r Daryl Denson ACMA VAST The Dudson Centre Hope Street Hanley stoke on Trent ST15DD a•v•rn•n•• And manAgom•nt Beacon House of Prayer is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered charity number 1159478, company number CE002415, registered on 3 De￿rnber 2014. Responsibilty for Beacon House of Prayer rests with the board of trustees, known as the Leadership Team, which meets quarterly. Board members are appointed in accordance with the constitution. Beacon House of Prayer Trustees, Annual Report (continued) for the year ended 31 August 2024 Aims and obJectiv•s The objects of the charity are to advance the Chistian faith and to promote the values thereof for the benefit of the public by: 1) Developing and making available a Christian prayer resour￿ centre in the north Midlands, helping people to explore prayer and spiritual dimensions of life with multiple prayer rooms available for prayer and staffed by a team of volunteers. 2) Organising actrvities and special worship services that explore Christian prayer in various dimensions. 3) Being a resource hub of information about prayer and education about Christlan spirituality for local congregations and individuals. 4) Offering Christian outreach and ServI￿S for community groups based around exploring spirituality. 5) Providing a drop-in $8f41iGe for people seektng support or a chat. 6) Runnlng training courses about prayer and aspects of the Christian faith. 7) Co-ordinating conferences for Christians in the wider area. 8) Offering help in local schools through RE classes, assemblies and schoo5 visits to our premises. 9) Running a confidential listening and healing prayer service in a local community building. Where possible, our facilities are open most days and evenings. Summary of the maln activities undertaken for the public benefit a) Worship and prayer rhythm We open three days a week- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings g:30am- 1pm, and Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7pm - 9".30pm. Each day we have a rhythm of gathered worship and prayer, covering different topics and issues. We have six people who lead prayer and four lead times of worship. Additionally, we have had extended times of worship, encouraging people across the city to come, and some half days of guided prayer relreat. b) Conn•cting with local Churches We have a few people who join us from other churches as well as our own community. The Beacon hosts a monthly cty leaders Connect meeting and lunch, which is an important gathering point for leaders across denominations. We have sent teams to pray and encourage local churches in their ministry and mission and have been a hub to bring together youth leaders. c) Our prayer community The beacon has a small, dispersed prayer community of around 45 people, a half of whom are part of other churches. We continue our monthly Saturday morning breakfast, worship and communion times and monthly Tuesday evening bible teaching times. Beacon House of Prayer Trustees, Annual Report (continued) for the year ended 31 August 2024 Public Benefit The trustees of the Charity are aware of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefft and have had regard to it in their administration of the Charity. The charity's policy on reserves To ensure that the charity remaines sustainable as a going a going concem in the event of significant loss of income or other unforseen circumstances, it is the trustee's policy to hold reseNes of approximately 3 months expenditure. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees: Signed Rev William Robert Porter LJoe.L- Date Independent examiner's report to the trustoos of Beacon House of Prayer ft>r the year ended 31 August 2024 I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 August 2024 which are set out on pages 5 to 7. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner As the charity's trustees of Beacon House of Prayer, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act). I report in respect of my examination of Beacon House of Prayer accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5}(b) of tha Act. Independent examinerfs ststement I have completed rny examination. I confirm that no material mattèrs have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any rnaterial respect.. l. Accounting records were not kept in respect of Beacon House of Prayer as required by section 130 of the Act" or 2. the accounts do not accord with those reGords; or 3. the accounts to not comply wlth the accounting requirements concertFing the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Daryl Denson ACMA VAST Date 2610612025 Beacon House of Prayer Receipts & Payments Account for the year ended 31 August 2024 2024 Total 2023 Total Receipts Gtfts & Donations Gift Aid Total re¢eipts 36,780 5,486 42,266 31,g44 5,952 37,896 Payments Water Light & Heat Licence Fees Loan Repayment Sundries Professional Fees Insuranc8 Repairs & Renewals Building Miantenance Gifts Presenc8 Worship stipend Se￿iCes Admin Support Resources Printing & Stationary Refreshments Computer, Internet, Te18phon8 Equipm8nt Hire Publicity Tools & Equipment Cleaning Training Safeguarding Total payments 390 6,057 930 5,000 998 270 1,076 3,978 345 12,479 649 245 892 2,044 450 9,800 11,040 9,800 11,040 49 718 480 453 977 1,639 651 1,304 100 3,366 40 174 18 47,598 663 105 62 145 41,629 Net reGeiptsl{payments) Cash funds at start of this period Cash funds at end of this period 5,332) 30,789 25,467 (3,733) 34,522 30,789 BeaGon House of Prayer Statsment of Assets and Liabilities at 31 August 2024 2024 2023 Cash Assets Cash in Bank and at hand Notes 25,457 25N57 30,789 30,789 Tangible Fixed Assets Freehold Property 165,678 165,678 These financial ststements are accepted on behalf of the charity by.. Signed Rev William Robert Porter Dated ,16lzr Beacon House of Prayer Notss to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 1. Receipts & payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of Gash into and out of the charity during the financial year. In this context "cash" includes cash equivalents, for example, bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they become due. For the purposes of understanding a statement of assets and liabilities at the year-end has been included. 2. Trustees, remuneration Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this year. 3. Tanglble fix•d assets Freehold Property Fixtures & Flttings Total Costs As at 1 September 2023 Additions Disposals As at 31 August 2024 165,678 165.678 165,678 165,678 Depr•¢lation As at 1 September 2023 Addits'ons Disposals As at 31 August 2024 Net B¢x>k Valu• As at 31 August 2024 165,678 165,678 As at 1 September 2023 165,678 165,678 4. Related party transactions Presence Worship (Trustee Paul Critchley) was paid £9.800 for the provision. training. development and oversight of worship music. Rev William Porter is an ordained Methodist Minister employed by the Methodist Church and was paid £11,400 to provide senior leadership to the organisation.