| Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | for the period | for the period | for the period | for the period | for the period | ||||||
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| From | Period start date | T o |
Period end date | ||||||||||||||
| 1st | Septembe r |
2019 | 31st | August | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Section A | Reference and | administration details | |||||||||||||||
| Charity name | NORTH DEVON HOUSE OF PRAYER | ||||||||||||||||
| Other names charity is known by | NDHOP | ||||||||||||||||
| Registered charity number (if any) | 1170454 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charity's principal address | Church Lane | ||||||||||||||||
| Barnstaple | |||||||||||||||||
| Devon | |||||||||||||||||
| Postcode | EX31 1BH | ||||||||||||||||
| Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Paul Hopkinson Chair 2 Jack Saunders 3 James Ware Chief Executive 4 Michael Rogers 5 Stephen Bones 6 Andrew Lynch Appointed 21/09/2020 |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of adviser Name Address |
Type of adviser Name Address |
Type of adviser Name Address |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Examiner |
Magnus Proctor | Lindisfarne, Landkey Rd, Barnstaple, Devon,EX32 9BW |
| Bankers | Barclays Bank CAF Bank Ltd |
38 Boutport Street , Barnstaple, Devon EX311HH 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ |
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Brewer Harding & 1, The Square, Barnstaple, Devon Rowe EX32 8LS
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Constitution dated 29[th] November 2016
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
A Foundation, therefore new trustees nominated by any existing trustee, then formally appointed by all trustees at the next meeting.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in North Devon and throughout the world in accordance with the evangelical alliance statement of faith
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| Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
(1) Developing and making available a Christian prayer resource centre in North Devon, helping people to explore prayer and the spiritual dimension of life with multiple prayer rooms available for prayer and staffed by a team of volunteers; (2) organising activities and special worship services that explore Christian prayer in various dimensions; (3) being a resource hub of information about prayer and education about Christian spirituality for local congregations and individuals; (4) offering Christian outreach and services for community groups based around exploring spirituality; (5) providing a drop-in service for people seeking support or a chat; (6) running training courses about prayer and aspects of the Christian faith; (7) coordinating conferences for Christians in the wider area; (8) offering help in local schools through R.E. classes, assemblies and school visits to our premises; (9) running a confidential listening and healing prayer service in a local community building. Our facilities are open on most days and evenings; (10) undertaking overseas and UK missions; and (11) to make grants to individuals and organisations in line with the above objective. Much of the above has continued for the second half of the financial year, despite the lock down, by operating virtually where possible via Zoom or Facebook. Where activities have not been possible due to their lack of transferability to online, we have curtailed those activities in accordance with Government requirements. The trustees have complied with the Charities Act 2011 in regard to the public benefit requirement. |
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES IN 2019-2020
September 2019 to August 2020 was a year like no other for the North Devon House of Prayer as with many of charities around the UK and beyond.
We started the year with our year 1 interns from the previous year continuing into a 2[nd] year of training. This followed the same pattern as previous years with weekly training sessions and the opportunity for those interns to grow in their skills they learnt in the previous year.
A number of our interns who had started in 2017 joined our staff team and enabled us to grow the amount of prayer and worship meetings we did.
We did a mission trip in the UK to Watford and Central London in February which was a success both for our team and the places we went to.
In March 2020 we had the privilege of doing a short term mission trip to the island if Ireland. We spent time both in and around Belfast and then travelled to the West of the Republic of Ireland to host a number of meetings there in different locations. One of the highlights for the team was being able to spend a day at Drumcree Parish Church where historically there had been so many issues during ‘The Troubles’, taking a number of church services that day.
The daily routine in the organisation of prayer and worship meetings continued up to the end of March 2020 when the global pandemic hit and we had to close our doors to the public.
During and initial lock down from end of March to June we moved as many activities on to social media and Zoom as was feasible. We did daily worship sets on Facebook live which reached 10s of thousands of people and enabled us to extend our reach beyond what we would have been able to pre Covid. These sets were done from peoples homes and when the lockdown rules were eased some sets were then done from the House of Prayer building while remaining closed to the public.
In April 2020 we ran an 8-week discipleship training course over zoom that around 50 people from all over the country connected with every Wednesday evening.
The pattern of worship sets and prayer meetings over zoom and social media continued through to the end of August 2020 and enabled us to continue doing what we do but in a safe and covid secure manner.
The research and planning process for the renovation of the building continued during this time.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the building has been closed to the general charity’s policy on reserves public since March 2020, resulting in unrestricted income dropping by one third from £30,006 to £20,411, though general expenditure only fell by £1,332 to £17,245. Consequently our cash general funds at 31 August 2020 were £701, which is approximately two weeks general expenditure, down from £4,021 or two months at the end of the previous financial year. With the appointment of a part-time employee during 2020, the trustees plan to determine during 2021 what is a reasonable range for general funds. Details of any funds materially None in deficit
Section F Other optional information
As we move towards 2021 we are looking forward to lockdown being lifted and us being able to formally reopen to the public. We look forward to seeing people returning to the prayer room, recommencing training and internships as well as supporting our local community.
We are currently working with local architects to move the building renovation programme forward, and expect to gain planning consent in the next few months and then to commence renovations.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) | PAUL HOPKINSON | JAMES WARE | |
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| Full name(s) | Paul Hopkinson | James Ware | |
| Position | Chair | Chief Executive | |
| Date | 26 April 2021 |
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| NORTH DEVON HOUSE OF PRAYER | NORTH DEVON HOUSE OF PRAYER | NORTH DEVON HOUSE OF PRAYER | NORTH DEVON HOUSE OF PRAYER | NORTH DEVON HOUSE OF PRAYER | 1170454 | 1170454 | |||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||||||
| For the period from |
1st September | To | 31st August | ||||||
| 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Total funds | 2019 | ||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Donations | 12,781 | 1,703 | 14,484 | 40,885 | |||||
| Stewardship | 4,286 | - | 4,286 | 8,146 | |||||
| Offeringbox | 2,842 | - | 2,842 | 5,603 | |||||
| Use of building | - 0 | - | - | 500 | |||||
| Internships & trainingincome | - 0 | 1,175 | 1,175 | 8,161 | |||||
| Sale of merchandise | 500 | - | 500 | 315 | |||||
| Bank interest received | 2 | - | 2 | - | |||||
| Gift to full-time worker | - 0 | - | - | 1,050 | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 20,411 | 2,878 | 23,289 | 64,660 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||||
| Sub total | - 0 |
- 0 | - | - 0 | |||||
| **Total receipts ** | 20,411 |
2,878 | 23,289 | 64,660 | |||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Ministry gifts | 256 | - | 256 | 1,592 | |||||
| Internships & training costs: | |||||||||
| * accommodation and subsistence | 1,489 | 1,175 | 2,664 | 3,955 | |||||
| * food & hospitality | 652 | - | 652 | 2,843 | |||||
| * travel | 4,554 | - | 4,554 | 8,510 | |||||
| Safeguarding | 125 | - | 125 | 120 | |||||
| Telephone | 1,072 | - | 1,072 | 303 | |||||
| Computer costs | 115 | - | 115 | 14 | |||||
| Internet costs | 380 | - | 380 | 566 | |||||
| Insurance | 1,436 | - | 1,436 | 767 | |||||
| Utilities | 2,901 | - | 2,901 | 2,649 | |||||
| Office costs | 709 | - | 709 | 1,071 | |||||
| Maintenance | 1,004 | - | 1,004 | 982 | |||||
| Rent | - 0 | - | - | 1,088 | |||||
| Trade waste | 121 | - | 121 | 161 | |||||
| Merchandise for sale | 342 | - | 342 | - | |||||
| Advertising/promotional | 324 | - | 324 | 1,036 | |||||
| Printing, postage and stationery | 8 | - | 8 | 182 | |||||
| Leadership/trustees meetings | 110 | - | 110 | 301 | |||||
| Legal costs | 31 | - | 31 | 2,021 | |||||
| Accounting | 150 | - | 150 | 160 | |||||
| Salaries | 1,424 | - | 1,424 | - | |||||
| Sundries | 42 | - | 42 | 63 | |||||
| Payment to full-time worker | - 0 | - | - | 1,050 | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 17,245 |
1,175 | 18,420 | 29,434 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Worship equipment | 766 | - 0 | 766 | 1,422 | |||||
| Building | - 0 | 1,550 | 1,550 | 79,900 | |||||
| Fixture & fittings | 5,720 | 153 | 5,873 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 6,486 |
1,703 | 8,189 | 81,322 | |||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 23,731 |
2,878 | 26,609 | 110,756 | |||||
| CCXX R accounts (SS) 1 |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) | (3,320) | 0 | (3,320) | (46,096) | |||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | 4,021 | - | 4,021 | 50,117 | |||||
| Cash funds thisyear end | 701 | - | 701 | 4,021 | |||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Total funds | 31-Aug-19 | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | Deposit account | 215 | - | 215 | 2,895 | ||||
| Tithe account | 249 | - | 249 | 286 | |||||
| Current account | 237 | - | 237 | 840 | |||||
| Total cash funds | 701 | 0 | 701 | 4,021 | |||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost | |||||||
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Worship equipment | General | 2,867 | 2,101 | |||||
| Building | Restricted | 81,450 | 79,900 | ||||||
| Fixtures & fittings | General | 5,873 | - | ||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval | ||||||
| J WARE | Jim Ware | Monday, April 26, 2021 | |||||||
| S R BONES | Stephen Bones | Monday, April 26, 2021 |
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