## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date a yf **T From** 1 1 2024 **o** 31 12 2024 Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~ **Charity name** This Hope CIO ~~a~~ **Other names charity is known by** ~~ee~~ **Registered charity number (if any)** 1170568 ~~|~~ **Charity's principal address** 4 St Peter’s Road West Mersea Essex **Postcode CO5 8LJ**
## **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[Rev Joseph ] Haward
- 2 Hannah Land
- 3 Judy Swann
- 4 Caroline Laver Treasurer
- 5 Sarah Steele
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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**
Type of governing document
Constitution
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
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How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
## CIO
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by Church Members Meeting
(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**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination.
The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
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 **Summary of the main activities** observed at least once a month; **undertaken for the public bene-** · evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and **fit in relation to these objects** internationally; **(include within this section the** · the teaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young **statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the** people; **guidance issued by the Charity** · nurture and growth of Christian disciples; **Commission on public benefit)**
· 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;
- supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the United Kingdom
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- and abroad; · encouraging relationships with and supporting Baptists and other Christians. The public benefits that flow from these activities are: (a)an enhancement of community, whereby regular gathering together 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)**
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 performance
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## Section D Achievements and performance
(a)regular community support that brings local people together to explore **Summary of the main achieve-** faith and build relationships; **ments of the charity during the** (b)baptism in the sea; **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; (k)individual pastoral support for those in mental health difficulty;
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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.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Signature(s)
CawoLmne
Full name(s) [Caroline Laver]
Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer
Chair, etc)
Date 31/10/2025
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## **This Hope Final Accounts Year 9 2024**
|**Income**||**Total**||
|---|---|---|---|
|Regulargifts|||5134|
|TOTAL|||5134|
|**Expense**||||
|RENT|||0|
|Council tax|||1913|
|BOOK COSTS|||1036|
||||0|
|TOTAL|||2949|
|Balance|||2185|
|**BANK SUMMARY**||||
|Bank balance 1st Jan 2024|2745|||
|Income|5134|||
|Expense|2949|||
|**Balance 31 Dec 24**|**4930**|||