## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
Charity number 1168120
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 9|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates**
Jovita Patinglag Lailanie Ringor Harold Rasalan Danilo Alimba Gemma Tacderas Jingle Ortiz
Trustee Trustee Trustee Chair Treasurer Secretary
Appointed 24 November 2024 Appointed 24 November 2024 Appointed 24 November 2024 Resigned 24 November 2024 Resigned 24 November 2024 Resigned 24 November 2024
**Charity number**
1168120
Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
## **Bankers**
49 The Rein HSBC Bank Plc Seacroft PO Box 105 Leeds 33 Park Row LS14 1LA Leeds LS1 1LD
## **Independent examiner**
Sarah Coates MAAT
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 7 July 2016 and is governed by a constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
- 1) To advance the Christian religion in England and Wales, mainly Yorkshire and the Humber, particularly the Metropolitan District of Leeds.
- 2) To advance the education of the public in the Christian religion.
- 3) The advancement of the Christian religion mainly, but not exclusively, by means of broadcasting the Christian religion messages of an evangelistic and teaching nature.
- 4) To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals, producing end or distributing literature on the Christian religion to enlighten others about Christian religion.
- 5) The prevention or relief of poverty by providing items and services to individuals in need.
## **The charity's main activities**
- l Regular Sunday Services.
- l Sunday school conducted for children.
- l Weekday prayer meetings and quarterly corporate prayer meetings.
- l Marriage and parenting counselling.
- l Weekday Bible study group for families, working adults, young adults and youth.
- l Leadership training - virtually via Zoom, leadership retreats.
- l Community activities – Meet and greet events for UK newcomers
- l Summer Camp.
- l Easter Camp - HOPE Fest.
- l Marriage Courses.
- l Family beach day outings – including but not limited to baptisms.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
- l Able to reach out nationally and internationally via our Sunday service and mid-week Bible study.
- l Emotional and spiritual support (bereavement, sickness) - via hospital and home visits.
- l Continued charity usual activities.
- l 7 New baptisms from April 2024 - March 2025.
- l Had celebrated 1 year Anniversary of Norton/Malton Church under the umbrella of HOPE Leeds.
- l Birthed 6 new bible study groups.
- l Created a new ministry - Sport Ministry.
- l Leadership Training - Local venue and Global Venue, Worship Nite activity.
- l Marriage and Parental Course.
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## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year were £36,448, including net receipts of £27,590 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £8,858 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £145,956.
The purposes of the church reserves are:
- 1) for the future purchase of church building if the church building fund is not sufficient.
- 2) for future staff employment
- 3) for church expenditure if the regular donations are not sufficient to cover it.
To achieve the above, the maximum amount of the reserves should be £99,000 and the minimum amount of reserves should be £12,000. The Church is in the process of purchasing a building, in December 2025, and so actual reserves are higher than the policy.
The Trustees are aware that the Church has excess free reserves for the year 2024-2025. The excess will be used for the following:
1. To purchase a building for the church.
2. To increase the number of missions
Approved by the board of trustees on 20/12/2025
Jovita Patinglag (Trustee)
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## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Hope Leeds Community
## Church CIO
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 9.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sarah Coates MAAT
22/12/2025
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025
|Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Offerings and tithes
54,306
Campers payments
2,068
Building fund pledges
-
Donations and love gifts
1,580
Gift aid
12,377
Fundraising
-
Other income
-
**Total receipts**
70,331
**Payments**
Salaries
-
Rent
5,314
Leadership conference and training
984
Church supplies
2,600
Church equipment
1,048
Transport
6,399
Events and activities
1,487
Insurance
244
Independent examination
792
Administration and subscriptions
663
Mission support / Hope church worldwide
5,102
Love offering
2,150
Benevolent fund
150
Campers payment
11,808
Leaders retreat
4,000
**Total payments**
42,741
**Net receipts / (payments)**
27,590
**Fund balances brought forward**
118,366
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
145,956|2025
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
7,331
-
-
1,387
140
8,858
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,858
76,026
84,884|2025
Total
funds
£
54,306
2,068
7,331
1,580
12,377
1,387
140
79,189
-
5,314
984
2,600
1,048
6,399
1,487
244
792
663
5,102
2,150
150
11,808
4,000
42,741
36,448
194,392
230,840|2024
Total
funds
£
58,701
7,227
14,372
1,910
25,179
-
-
107,389
900
4,881
791
2,871
1,054
58,441
6,985
224
720
651
15,798
2,150
300
7,990
-
103,756
3,633
190,759
194,392|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 March 2025
2025
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
145,956
**Total cash funds**
145,956
**Debtors and prepayments**
Debtors
Prepayments
**Assets retained for the charity's own use**
Musical equipment
Kitchen equipment
2 x Laptops
Various other equipment
Van
Apple computer
Wireless Mic system
**Liabilities**
Accruals
Other creditors|2025
Restricted
£
84,884
84,884|2025
Total
£
230,840
230,840
2025
£
6,800
1,219
8,019
2025
£
864
587
1,451|2024
Total
£
194,392
194,392|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 20/12/2025
Jovita Patinglag (Trustee)
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## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2025
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2025
|**2 Restricted funds**
Building fund
**Fund name**
Building fund|Balance b/f
Incoming
Outgoing
£
£
£
76,026
8,858
-
76,026
8,858
-
**Purpose of restriction**
To fund the purchase of a property.|Transfers
£
-
-|Balance c/f
£
84,884
84,884|
|---|---|---|---|
## **3 Related party transactions**
## **Donations from trustees and related parties**
The total aggregate value of unconditional donations to the charity from the trustees or related parties was £7,936 (2024: £9,425).
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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## Hope Leeds Community Church CIO
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Hope Leeds Community
## Church CIO
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 9.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: …………………………………… Name: Sarah Coates MAAT
22/12/2025
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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