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2022-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] Jan 2022 To 30[th] Dec 2022

Charity name: The Harrogate Hub

Charity registration number: 1163939

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The objects of the CIO are specifically
restricted to such purposes which are
exclusively charitable under the laws of
England and Wales as the charity trustees
shall in their absolute discretion determine,
including (but not limited to):
1.1
the advancement of the Christian
faith;
1.2
the relief of those in need because of
youth, age, ill-health, disability,
financial hardship or other
disadvantage;
1.3
the relief of social isolation and
promotion of social inclusion.
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		 The Harrogate Hub’s vision is for “Everyone
in Harrogate to know the love of God and
love of Community”. Our role in this is to
help churches across our area unite for
mission.
We do this by making connections between
people in churches of different
denominations, encouraging people to work
together and catalysing joint projects.
By doing this we share resources and
leverage scale so that we can have a
bigger impact in our local area.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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 Across 2022 we had a number of
innovations which have furthered our
charitable objects.
We established 4 pillars as outlined below:
1) Prayer
We created the Harrogate District House of
Prayer. Through this, we continued the
Christian Leaders’ Prayer Breakfast;
meeting monthly in a local community café.
We also introduced a weekly prayer
gathering for people from churches across
the town to pray for local mission. This
has grown as the year progressed,
welcoming people in person and online, as
well as having a following via email.
2) Relationships
Over the last few years we have built a
strong relational network among church
leaders in our town. We continue to meet
twice a year to nurture relationships and
plan joint action. We invite external
speakers who spark ideas and provide both
challenge and encouragement.
This year we sought to look beyond
hierarchies and started to connect anyone
who was interested in working with others

on mission. We’ve done this by launching an online community on the Mighty Networks app which continues to grow. To reflect this change in focus we also rebranded from The Harrogate Hub to Netmakers – highlighting the fact that we wanted to create a network across the town, not only connect leaders with a central hub. (Our legal name remains the same). We managed a smooth transition to the new brand, along with a comprehensive communications package including website, social media, email campaign and a printed booklet. Along with the change of brand, leaders have spent more time speaking at different churches, telling stories of our work and encouraging more people to get involved. This has helped to grow awareness of what we do. 3) Frontlines As a way of encouraging the whole church community to participate in local mission, we’ve partnered with LICC (Charity number 286102). Together, we are inspiring people to take their Christian faith into their everyday life. We have done this via a series of in-person events, a prominent social media campaign and by accepting invitations to speak at churches. 4) Create Our last pillar is all about helping people from local churches, and our community stakeholders, to work together on projects that support people in our town. For example: Refugee Welcome In response to the Ukraine war we coordinated a response to welcome refugees to our town. We developed a welcome booklet for refugees which was written in partnership with Harrogate District of Santuary and HADCA, and was distributed to families. We also developed a Refugee Signposting Guide for churches, collating all the different resources that are available in our town for those who want to help refugees. This remains on our website and continues to be relevant. Warm Welcome In response to the cost of living crisis we worked with churches and HADCA to

create a network of over 30 Warm Welcome venues across the town, ensuring that there was support available each day, and in different parts of the town and produced a timetable which was broadly circulated by both local government partners and on social media. Pioneer Youth Worker We continued to seek an appointment to this role, getting advice, amending the job description and advertising through different routes. Scripture Union’s “It’s Your Move” We continued to coordinate a number of churches who put on this event. It sees Year 6 children from across primary schools coming together to connect with others who will be going to the same high school as them. We provide an interactive event for them on The Stray, with worship, prayer, scripture and a short talk. We also provided all the publicity and administration for the event. Brand Development We have continued to invest in our brand communications. This has included ongoing development of our website, regular e-newsletter to our supporters, a social media plan and developing our database. We also connect with other church networks around the country such as New Wine, Kairos Connexions and Gather.

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41 N/A
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 N/A
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 N/A

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 Income: £5,619
Expenditure: £36,213
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 £40k reserves have been ear-marked for
the appointment of a Pioneer Youth Worker
for 3 years. The balance of the reserves
are from the sale of our building in 2020.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Balance carried forward: £167,634
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
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements		 Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements		 where relevant about:
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 The principal sources of funding are from
personal donations and church grants.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 N/A
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 N/A
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25		 Constitution
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 1.1
Apart from the first charity trustees,
every trustee must be appointed for
a term of three years by a resolution
passed at a properly convened
meeting of the charity trustees.
1.2
In selecting individuals for
appointment as charity trustees, the
charity trustees must have regard to
the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements		 Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements		 where relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees		 Para 1.51 The charity trustees will make available to
each new charity trustee, on or before his or
her first appointment:
1.1
a copy of the current version of this
constitution; and
1.2
a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’
Annual Report and statement of
accounts.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51 The charity has 9 Trustees and 1
Employee.
We network with churches across the
Harrogate and Knaresborough district and
connect more widely with church networks
such as Kairos Connexions, New Wine and
Gather.
Relationship with any
related parties		 Para 1.51 N/A
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name

The Harrogate Hub

Other name the charity uses N/A
Registered charitynumber 1163939
Charity’s principal address c/o St Peter’s Church,
Cambridge Rd
Harrogate
HG1 1PB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
David Wynn James Chair
Ben Askew Vice Chair
Martin Woodroofe Treasurer
Carol Bracher
Nik Gee
Alan Garrow
Ben Clowes
Adam Price

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

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

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

Charity Name

No (if any) CC16a

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period
from		 Period start date
1/1/2022		 To Period end date
12/31/2022
Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Gift Aid / Personal Donations 360 - - 360 480
Church Sponsorship 4,863 - - 4,863 3,760
Other Donations 366 - - 366 20
Business sponsorship 30 - - 30 5
- - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 5,619
(Gross income for AR)		 - - 5,619 4,265
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total receipts 5,619
-
-
5,619
4,265
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
~~—————~~
A3 Payments
Salaries inclpension,NI 14,311 - - 14,311 14,397
Other 21,902 - 21,902 10,543
Charitable activities - - - -
Loss on sale of fixed assets - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
**Sub total ** 36,213 - - 36,213 24,940
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total payments 36,213
-
-
36,213
24,940
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
~~—————~~
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
**Cash funds this year end **		 - 30,594
-
-
- 30,594
- 20,675
-
-
-
-
196,855
1,095
-
197,950
218,617
166,261
1,095
-
167,356
197,942
~~===>=>~~

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

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Cash in bank 166,472 1,095 -

Categories B1 Cash funds

Cash in hand 90 - -
Creditors - 300 - -
Total cash funds 166,262 1,095 -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 Agreement Error OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets - - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B4 Assets retained for the - -
charity’s own use - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
B5 Liabilities Creditors General 300
-
-
-
-

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Date of Signature Print Name approval