2024-10-31-accounts

Charity Number: 1160750

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024

Charity name: Hope4BarkingDagenham

Other name charity is known by: H4BD Registered charity number: 1160750 Charity’s principal address: Bethel Christian Centre 170 Bennetts Castle Lane DAGENHAM RM8 3XP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office	Dates acted if not the whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee
Nicholas David Hilliard	Chair		Trustees
Jeff Potter	Vice Chair		Trustees
Rev Unesu Audrey Chindabata	Trustee		Trustees

Structure, governance and Management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document:

Charitable Incorporated Organisation(CIO) Constitution

How the charity is constituted: Charitable Incorporated Organisation(CIO) Constitution

Trustee selection methods: Appointed by Trustees

Additional organisational structure.

An operational Manager was engaged by means of a service level agreement (SLA) in March 2015 to provide overall management of the night shelter and to assist guests into benefits and accommodation (on going). Night Shelter managers have also been engaged by means of a service level agreement (SLA) to manage the Night Shelter each night and to ensure the smooth running and safety of the guests and volunteers. The Operations Manager line-manages the Night Shelter Managers. The night Shelter Managers and the Operations Manager are line-managed by

the Chair of Trustees. This structure was implemented to manage risk more effectively. The Operations Manager reviews policies and procedures and establishes effective links with local agencies, the council, housing partners and the police.

H4BD work closely with the voluntary sector, local churches and Barking Churches Unite. These churches provide volunteers to help each night with cooking, cleaning and providing other appropriate support to service users. Volunteers undergo appropriate Night Shelter training, safeguarding training and DBS checks.

The Source provides a postal address for benefit applications.

Objectives and activities.

The relief of poverty and distress among people including (but not restricted to) those who have become homeless as a result to release from prison, addiction issues, or relationship break ups, through the provision of a night shelter refuge, counselling, advice, guidance and other support responsive to their needs and in accordance with Biblical principle.

In summary, following support is provided to homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless

1. Assistance to apply for benefits.

2. Assistance to gain accommodation.

3. Provision of a food via the foodbank.

4. General support given for the emotional and spiritual well-being.

5. Clothing assistance provided.

6. Sign posting to other services.

Achievements and Performance

The Charity remained dormant during the year

Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.

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Date

30[th] August 2025

Hope4BarkingDagenham

1160750

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period from	1st November 2023	To	31st October 2024

Section A Receipts and payments

			Unrestricted funds	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds	Endowment funds		Total funds		Last year
			to the nearest £		to the nearest	to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £
	A1 Receipts
	Brought Forward Accounts		7	7,161		1,150		-	-		8,311		10,875
	Donations		580	580		-		-	-		580		711
	Interest		60	60		-		-	-		60		25
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			-	-		-		-	-		-		-
			-	-		-		-	-		-		-
			-	-		-		-	-		-		-
			-	-		-		-	-		-		-
	Sub total(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)	7,801	7,801		1,150		-	-		8,951		11,611
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 7,801 1,150 - 8,951 11,611 ~~——————~~
	A3 Payments
	Operations Manager		-	-		-		-	-		-		3,300
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			-	-		-		-	-		-		-
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			-	-		-		-	-		-		-
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			-	-		-		-	-		-
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	**Sub total **		-	-		-		-	-		-		3,300
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments - - - - 3,300 ~~——————~~
	Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end	7,801 1,150 - 8,951 8,311 - - - - - - - - - - 7,801 1,150 - 8,951 8,311 ~~===>>~~

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Categories Details funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B1 Cash funds Cash at bank 7,801 1,150 - - - - - - - Total cash funds 7,801 1,150 - ~~——~~ (agree balances w ith receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B2 Other monetary assets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—===~~ Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) B3 Investment assets - - - - - - - - - - ~~—~~ Fund to which Current value Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional) B4 Assets retained for the - - charity’s own use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~====~~ Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) B5 Liabilities - - - - - Signed by one or two trustees on Date of behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval N D Hilliard 30-Aug-25 ~~=.~~