2023-12-31-accounts - Netmakers

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] Jan 2023 To 30[th] Dec 2023

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	We are a local network which helps churches work together on mission. We also connect with local schools, charities and local government because we believe that we can do together what would be impossible alone. Our work can be summed up as “making connections, sparking collaboration and catalysing systemic change in our local area.” This is particularly important given the cost of living crisis – social need is high and yet resources are very tight. The more we can communicate with one another and share resources, the greater the benefit to society as a whole. Although our registered charity name is The Harrogate Hub, we brand ourselves locally as Netmakers.
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
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Our volunteers are engaged with leading youth work, either as child mentors in schools or as youth worship leaders outside of school. The majority of our work involves coordinating volunteers and staff from other charities, schools and churches (rather than our own volunteers), helping them work together for the good of our local area.
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 2023 we have engaged in the following areas: 1) Prayer and Worship - Gathered church leaders for monthly prayer breakfast - Gathered people from across 12 different churches for weekly prayer for the town - Coordinated 8 churches of different denominations for the Good Friday service at the war memorial which was attended by over 200 people. 2) Building relationships and connections - Invested a lot of time in meeting with local stakeholders to better understand how we can meet the needs of our community and connect relevant people with one another e.g. NYC Rough Sleepers Coordinator, NYC Community Safety Officer, local Imam, local schools etc. - Partnered with Wellspring to provide mental health training for church leaders. Course was over-subscribed with over 20 leaders in attendance. - Continued to build our Mighty Networks platform in order to connect people across the town around social action topics (130 members). - Invested in new website to build our brand and explain the breadth of activity we are involved in. - Continued to grow our social media presence, using it as a platform to champion and spread the word about local initiatives.

		3) Activating more church member participation in civic life - Partnered with https://licc.org.uk to encourage church members to bring their faith to life wherever they already spend their time e.g. work, school, home, street. - Held two training events for church leaders (40 attended) and another two evening talks/workshops for everyone (60-80 attended). - Held training workshop for young adults, helping them engage and lead conversations about popular culture. 4) Youth Work - Gathered churches from across the town to do joint worship service for about 40 young people every month. Held in a local café and starting to be led by the young people themselves. - Appointed a pioneer youth worker to reach out to young people and create new expressions of youth church. - Appointed a Family and Schools Lead to develop a partnership with TLG https://www.tlg.org.uk,establishing a mentoring programme in 1 high school and 3 primary schools for children who are struggling. So far, we are mentoring 14 children. 5) New projects - Coordinated over 30 warm spaces across the town into one timetable that local GPs/voluntary services could use for referrals. - Coordinated church participation in national “Shine your light” initiative, where churches took their carol services out of the building and into the local community. - Brought together Christians from many different churches who all live in the Jennyfields area. Encouraged collaboration to serve the community through listening, prayer, volunteering at local community café and engaging with local school.

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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: £20,302 Expenditure: £38,753
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	There is a designated reserve of 6 months running costs, plus an additional development reserve of £30k because we are a new charity.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Total balance c/f: £146,277 6 months running costs: £18,107 Development reserve: £30,000 Restricted funding: £9,620 Unrestricted reserve: £88,550 balance from sale of building to be invested in staffing youth work
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 where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The principal sources of funding are grant funders and donations from local churches.
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 where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	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 1 Trustees and 2 Employees. 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

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
David Wynn James	Chair
Ben Askew	Vice Chair
Martin Woodroofe	Treasurer
Carol Bracher
Nik Gee
Alan Garrow
Ben Clowes		Until May2023
Adam Price
Moses John		From May2023

– 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

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

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

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	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	01/01/2023 Period start date	To	31/12/2023 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Gift Aid / Personal Donations	340	-	-	340	360
Church Sponsorship	8,775	-	-	8,775	4,863
Other Donations	193	-	-	193	396
Events	856	-	-	856
Grants	-	10,138	-	10,138
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	10,164	10,138	-	20,302	5,619

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					5,619

Creative Agency Hospitality Laptop Purchases Miscellaneous Publicity Salary costs Staff costs Training Travel Web costs Youth	12,037				15,388
	1,296				1,146
	2,928				-
	715				983
	658				319
	15,744				14,311
	567				-
	3,025				2,235
	697				337
	1,472				1,494
	929				-
	-				-
**Sub total **	40,068				36,213

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					36,213

	- 29,904				- 30,594
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	166,539				197,950
	136,635				167,356

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

CCXX R1 accounts (SS) Categories B1 Cash funds	1 Cash in bank Cash in hand Creditors Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 136,567 90 136,657 Agreement Error Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £ 9,620 - - 9,620 OK Restricted funds to nearest £	25/09/2024 Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Endowment funds to nearest £

Details

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B3 Investment assets				-		-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the				-		-
charity’s own use				-		-
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		Fund to which	Amount due		When due
	Details	liability relates	(optional)		(optional)
B5 Liabilities	Creditors	General	300
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

25/09/2024