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. **----- Start of picture text -----**
||| |---|---| |Signatures| |Full Name|Nicholas Hilliard| |Position|Chair of Trustees Board| **----- End of picture text -----**
## 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**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**_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**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|||| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|||| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|||| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|||| ||||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|||| ||**_Sub total_ **||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**||**3,300**|| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
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**-**
**-**
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**_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 ~~=.~~