2025-03-31-accounts

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Hope Family Arbourthorne On accounts for the year 31 March 2025 Charity no 1166179 ended (if any) Set out on the two pages following the TAR: balance £26,000 (of which £3,115 is restricted) (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or

• the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 27/01/2026 Signed: Name: Jennifer Copley Relevant professional N/A to this post qualification(s) or body: 07842 124747 Contact: [e-mail] www.facebook.com/jennifercopleyfinance

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Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period Start date Pwic•J end date From 01 04 2024 31 03 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Hope FarnHy Arbourthom8 Olh•r nam•s ehArlty18 known by Rogl8t•r•d ¢harlty nUM￿r (If any) 1166179 Charlty's prfnclpal addross SpFr8s Centre 600, East Bank Rd Sheffleld Postcod• Name8 of th• eharfty trusto•s who manago th• charty Tru•t•• n•m• Offlc• Ot4nyl D•tos act•d If not for t*ho Treasurer Chaimian Nam• ol p•rson lor bo￿ anllll•d toa Frankie Fair Steve Spink Christopher Slmpson Peter Falr 0110412024- 1911112024 01104r2024 - 1710912024 1710912024- 3110312025 Treasure I Secretary Marc Bond 1911112024- 3110312025 10 12 Names of tho Iruste¢s for th• charity, If any, (for exampk, any ¢ustothan Irusto•s) Name Dates a￿ed 11 not for who Namos and addrnssès of advlsors (Optlonal Infornlallon) of advlser Name Address Namo of ehi•f oxgculfvo or names of sonlor staff mombors {Opfjonal Inlorniallon) TAR Marth 2012

Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Doscrlpdon of the charlty'8 trusts Memorandum and artides of asswatbon Type of goveming document How the charlty Is constituted 's. trJs¢. Charilable Incorporate(l Organisation Trustee selection rnethDJs Appointed by ojrrent truslees Addlllonal goveman¢e issues (Optional infomiation) Trustees are invited by Ihe current trustees after careful enquiry as to their sultability and support for the objects of the charity. The truslees aim to have a broad range of skills to provide clear and Informed wvemance of eath area of th8 church and its activities. Current trustees bring a variety of expertise in Christian doctrine. safeguarding and business. Truslees are not paid for their roie as trustees. You may choose to include additional Informatlon, where relevant, about: policies and procedures adopied for Ihe Inducllon and training of trustees. the charity's organisational structure and any wider network wtlh which the charity The church has 2 goveming bodies- the m teaders and the trustees. The core leaders oversee the spintual and day to day running of the church and lh8 activibes that run out of IL The trustees are legally reSponsi￿e in tem)s of the CIO and oversee financial ntnning of Iho Charity. Core leaders also provide inputl recommendations but deCI￿on$ in relalion to the charity are made by trustees. • relationshlp wlth any related parties: trusloes, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Trustees meet regularfy. as a minimum quarterfy, to review all areas ofthe Charity and dis¢us$ any potential major risks to IL Section C Ob'ectives and activities The objects of the CIO are.. (1) To advance the Christian faith in accordance wtth the Statement of Beliefs in Schedule in such parts of Sheffield, the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit and to fulfil such other purposes vthlch are excluslvely charitable accordlng to the Law of England and Wajes and are connected wrth the ¢haritsble work of the Summary of th• objects of th• charlty sot out In Its governlng document (2) To provide or assist ￿ the"provisvJn of knlities in Ihe into￿ts of swal vtslfare for recreation or other leisure time ttcupation of indivtduals who have need of such facilities by reason oftheir youth, age, infim)ity or disability, ffinancial hardship or s(xial cIr￿MStanceS V*ith the ot4ect of improving their ¢J)ndition$ of life. (31 To advan¢e in life and ￿lIeVe the needs of young people through providing support arKI activtties whbch develop their skills. 13pacities and capabllrties to enat4e them to particlpats in society as mature and responsible individuals. TAR Paarth 2012

Hope Farni￿ Arbourthome is a Christian charisrnatic evangel￿1 church that meets weekly on a Sunday for corporate worship & leaching. as well as at other times during the week for prayer and Bible study. In addltlon to church meetings. the cl￿rIty also endeavours to fulfil Its objects via a number of activities working out of the Spires Centre. facilttated by church members and volunteers narne￿. Spires Foodbank Provrding emergency focrfj parcels and ImJer-teffti suptKt to needy local individuals and famili85. This fomis the main part of the charlws fundion, with demand still high due to ojrrenl cost of living crisi5. Sumrnary of the maln actlvltles undertakon for thè publ1¢ benefit in relation to thèso objects (include wlthln thls sectlon the statutory declaratlon thal truslees have had regard to the guldance ISSU￿ by the Charlty Commisslon on publlc beneflt) Community albtrnent This is a growing vibrant communty of volunteers whj meet a couple of time a week to support the growing of food on the atlotmént & supp(YtirMJ others to le8m new skills. Produce is used by some of the Spire's Centre projects. (Over this last year the Spires Community Alloknent has become its own independent group- though still operates (xrt of the Splres Centre and closely wtth the Hope Famty CharTty.) Craft and Chatter Meets weekly during term time. Opporbjnity f￿ pwple to meel socially particularly for those who are socially isolated. Soup Wagon Weekly thrOug￿Ut the ￿rynter months. Hope F￿llY Arb(MJrt￿rne fulfils the Sunday sbt on the Cit￿ rota providing soup etc to Sheffield's homeless communty. Dementla Café Once weekly cafe. Friendly space lo meet for those with dem￿tia and their carers to prowde cwortunlties for sc¢ial interaction. Additlonal details of objeclivos and acllvitles (Optlonal infomiation} You may chooso to include further statements, vthere relevant, about: policy on grantmaking., pollcy programme r8laled inveslmenl., contributlon made by volunt88r8. Section D Achievements and performance Foodbank continues to provides food for approxffnately 120 people eath week. On site there is citizen's advice support available for clients to book a slot. along hMth a Debit Adwce person and an independont quit smoking SUPFrt)rt dini¢. Other ¢our5es l advi￿ ¢lini¢x have also been made available at times through out the year- including a money course. and a green doctor. Summary oftho main achiov9ments of tho charlty during ihe year Dementia café and Craft and Chattw continue to be an important part of the what th8 Spires Centre (the Charity) offers. with many members of the local community benefitting. wa on has maintained stea(1 numbers throu hout the ear. TAR Mai( 2012

Section E Financial review Our policy is to have enough reserve to pay 2 mcnths salariesl consultancy fees and 3 rnonths of utility bills. Reserves are ￿rren￿Y satisfactory. Brlef sLitament of the charltys pollcy on reserves Detalls of any funds materlally In deflcit Further financial review details {Optional inforniation) The charity's primary source of frjnding is via church mernbers, giving. We do also r￿1ve funding through room hire aTrJ a small amount frc¥n grants. You may choose to indude additional infomiation, where relevant about.. the charily s principal sources of funds {including any fundraising}'. how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charlty: Investrnent pollcy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Expenditur8 has been split this financial year betyfftn funding a PIT operations manager, and running costs of the prciecLsl buikling. As a Christian organisation we aSso give a proportion of our money away to support ministries elsewhere both in the UK and to those supwting projects in Afri￿, Pa￿st?￿ and Sri Lanka. We have Tr) Inveslments. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The Irustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnature{8> Full name{s Position (ty Secretary, Chair, Dats 16 29lb TAR Marth 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WAiES HopB FamilyArbourthorn Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forth? pgriod 01104r2024 To 31mr2025 Section A Receipts and payments nd¢>vM•nt fvnd¥ nd fund¥ Totsl fund• A1 ReEolpts oluntarylncon In lQndVokntarylntth 13•7 21 ttes tr uBnerAry In¥•6bMnt IrKeq 178 Sub total(Gmss Incom8 for , AR) s•t an (s￿ tabh Totsl recpts A3P• •nts ¢hantsbleAcW¥4Ue# CharitsbleLWsFtndirp ￿kkn￿ 14rtrr&Itr￿p LKttyxd8 C06tsrf13enw•lng VdwtaryR*pts co6t4 hw WendI￿rn 174 Sub total 273J r¢h••8 tab Sub total ¥4a9• 27. Net of r•c•ipts/(p•ynMnts) AS Tran¥fvrB b•twwn fund• A6 Cash fvnd8 1o¥t y•ar end Cash funds thls y•ar•nd 25,253 28,8

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Cat?yori D•tsil• funds nds B1 Cash fund8 8gh Total cash fvnds 1115 fund8 fund• Details Détalls . Z•4• Dets115 Buldlrg B4 Ass•ts r•taln•d forth• charity's own u d98 PUtth88WJ 2017Ma 17 HP & lknritor PA rfth¥de8k O•trits BS Llablllti behawof ulthe tr￿188$ signa￿ Print Nwne Date of 2e 2G