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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** This Hope CIO **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1170568 **Charity's principal address** 19 Keyberry Road Newton Abbot Devon **Postcode TQ12 1BX**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) whole year to appoint trustee (if any)**
- 1[Rev Joseph ] Haward
- 2 Sarah Haward
- 3 Judy Swann
> 4 Caroline Laver Treasurer
- 5[Sarah Steele ]
6[Hannah Land ]
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
**Description of the charity’s trusts**
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Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by Church Members Meeting Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
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The activities may include but are not restricted to: · regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching; · baptism, as defined in the Baptist Union’s Declaration of Principle; · the Communion of the Lord’s Supper which shall normally be observed at least once a month; · evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally; · the teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young people; · nurture and growth of Christian disciples; · education and training for Christian and community service; · giving and encouraging pastoral care; **Summary of the main activities** · supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the United **undertaken for the public** Kingdom **benefit in relation to these** and abroad; **objects (include within this** · encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other **section the statutory** Christians. **declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** The public benefits that flow from these activities are: **issued by the Charity** (a)an enhancement of community, whereby regular gathering together **Commission on public benefit)** promotes well being, and lessens loneliness within the local community;
- (b)increased social cohesion;
- (c) enhanced sense of wider commitment to the needs of others, and an active participation in works that support those in need;
- (d)education and teaching that reaches beyond the local community and impacts people internationally.
**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and erformance p
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## Section D Achievements and erformance p
- (a) regular community support that brings local people together to explore
- **Summary of the main** faith and build relationships;
- **achievements of the charity** (b) baptism in the sea;
- **during the year** (c) pastoral care to local people from a wide variety of backgrounds and situations;
- (d) mental health support for people across the UK; (e) published books that have been sold internationally and provided education;
- (f) teaching within schools and universities; (g) pastoral care within businesses; (h) radio interviews and segments giving a wider voice from the church perspective;
- (i) the provision of services such as funerals, weddings, and children’s blessings;
- (j) journalistic articles published in the national press;
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## **Section E Financial review**
Should the charity cease its work, any funds left in the bank after all **Brief statement of the charity’s** expenses have been paid would be gifted to another charity doing similar **policy on reserves** work, or with similar values. **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
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**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Signature(s)
Full name(s) [Caroline Laver ]
Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer
Chair, etc)
Date 02/10/2024
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## **This Hope Final Accounts Year 8 2023**
|**Income**||**Total**||
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|Regulargifts|||7636|
|TOTAL|||7636|
|**Expense**||||
|RENT|||3600|
|Council tax|||1994|
|water|||675|
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|TOTAL|||6269|
|Balance|||1367|
|**BANK SUMMARY**||||
|Bank balance 1st Jan 2023|978|||
|Income|7636|||
|Expense|6269|||
|**Balance 31 Dec 23**|**2345**|||