Hope House Church-mablethorpe Trustees annual report 2021 Hope HouaÈ ChurcFtrMoblethorpe Hop• Hou 97 Vi¢tori• Rowd Mabl•thowpq LN12 2AL Tel: In507 478995 E mall.. irrfo@hopfrh<>uxuxuk ReGL8tered Charlty No.. 1176585 Introduction: Wglcome to the Hope Houso Churth Mablethorpo. trustses annual reportfor2021. This docu- ment is intended to give an overview of the activities of the Church throughout the year. For most businesses. charities and inthviduals. 2021 will be romembered for the continued im- pact of the COVID19 pandemic. Our activities continued to be impacted, although work done by our team during the previous year. when COVID19 first spread. ensured we were well pre- pared for the gffgcts of lockdown lJanuary-April 2021) In April 2021, after 14 month$ &wayy we were able to begin face to face meetings agaln at Hopo House. We initially started with mid weekfellowthip rneeting and then. 1 month18tor. for Pentecost. we started Sunday meetings again. Having broadcast all our meetings to the Internet fi)r the past year. we took the declslon to make our maln rneetlngs'hybrld, rnovlng forward: a moeting which can be attendgd in person or joingd live onlino. All throughout the pandemlc. the Hope House bulldlng has been used as a ¢ommunlty hub to servo the local greas nggds: in particular for the preparation and delivery of hot meals to pg0- plewho were isolated in their hornes. This continued until mid May when ouremphasis rnoved back to providing meals at Hope House to encourage people to connect back Into the widgr community aft9r a long period of isolation. We also Continuod to provtdo ond of day food sourced from local supermarkets and lood outlets, to people who are in need. This work has grown qulte signlftcantly durfng the year. both in terms of the arnount of food we source and in the numbor of pgople who use thi$ service. The transltlon from our bullding belng used excluslvely as a communlty hub, back to being a plgco of worship thot 1$ Opgn to the public. involvod a largo amount of work. Having bggn closed to the general public for so long. there was much to be done to prepare to reopgn and we are vory grateful to the small tearn who worked hard to e $urn we were once again r ready for action. Onco wo reopenod in May• we focused our efforts upon reconnecting people into community, methingwe believe is great strength of the Christian Church. Wo held a number of extra social events and special ¢elebration$ to enable pgoplg to feel connected. Right Last delivery of hot meal4 14 May 2021. 905T meals dellvered over 8 15 month pèriod. #Prayerchangesthings: Prayer has continuad to be at the heart of Hope House. Much of our prayer time had to be moved online throughout the year. Every Monday we held a 'Stsrt the week ￿th prayer, maetingy 30 minutes of prayer at the start of tha week. These meetings were online and when possible, we held 'hybrid' meetings which could be attended irk person or online. Y H UA 5PIY I AN UAR Y 115T Our network of Churcho$ EroundLovel' hold thro0 days of prayer & lasting for our county. These conslsted of an event planned in the local Church and Sn arga wide 'Zoom' prayer gathering in the evening. LINC•LNSHIRE pv4y•r m••tSni Al 7..30prn. Churches Together nomially plan a prayer meetirkg to startthe year. Due to lockdown. thisyear it was held online. We had representatives from most of the Churches present at the meetlng. Photo lefr￿ Whon we first startod our'start the woek wlth prayer. meetlng, one of our founder members, Jen- niler Collin& found 8 prayer journal sha had kept from the first days of our Church meeling In 1986. We focus8d upon prayer in gach of our onlina m8eting$ held during the pandemic and have kept a focuson prayer during all of our Sunday and rnid wgok$ m80t- ings. yi #prayerchangesthings urc es ogether In Mablethorpe, Trusthorpe & Sutton on Sea Online Prayer meeting Monday 18th January 2020 7.00PM V5a Zoom Contact your Church for a Ilnk toJoln m•etlry Online community: IVJl 2021 started wlth an Immedlate return to lockdown and all our Hope House rn8ètings returned to online usin9 51Y- cial media. This remained the case until April whon we began holding limited mld week meetings at Hope House. In porson Sunday meettng$ retsmed in May. Nigel &Judy led the online meetlTrgs from their home and we maintainod full pro9ramme of Sundayworship, mld wegk fgllowship and Monday prayer meetings. In April we slarted holthng hybrid meoting$ onee again which could bo attended In person or lolned onllne. During lockdown. we also held a Frfday nightonlin8 Zoom social ovwtwhich included games, and prizes. A fund raising programme held in 2020 enabled us to purchase some good quality cameras and a broadcasting box to en8ble usto provide high quality Ilve broadcasts to those joinlng us online. We are very gratslul to ono of our trustees. Joe who not only helped us but a number of other Churches in the area achieve 8 higher levol of broadcast quality. Going onling has expanded our nNnis- try to people who we had lost touch with or never previously known. It has been encouraging to see a faw people who used to attend Church but had now moved to diffargnt areas of the county, reconnectlng and also gettlng connected back into their local Churches. USGn SkylG Collins lJudy Lol LLAGE Celebrate: New Year Service As the Church battled wlth the COVID pandem- ic. we put a big focus upon celebrating together. In some coses our ¢81gbrating had to be onling but we also had opportunity to meet together and enjoy time with one another. opi We started the yearwith an online serviceto both ¢g18brato thg Past ygor and to look forward to 2021. ri OYouTube 47 We also celebrated our annlversary servlce and Mothers day in March. again these were online ovgnt& Easter and Pentecost are two big Christian eel brations. Easterwas also onllne only bul we dld join Churches Together in F4acing a cross out- $id8 tho Church which we do¢or8tsd with flo ers frorn Easter Sunday. Pentecost was our first opportunlty to rneet to- gether in person at Hope House. It was great to bo back toggthgr 898in aftor time apart. We celebrated Harvest with a servÉce at which we collected food for the local f￿d banks but for the first time we also included a harvest su Por toggthgr which w8svgry popular. We •nded the year with a Christmas carol con- cert which was held both In person at Hop2 House and online via social rne(la. AnnI￿rsarY Service ¥undap7tb March 2q21 . Onlln&via the Hope Howt Church Facebook pa8è and You Tube chanThel Come and loin.u5 at iO.30am Pentecost Join us at Hope House'ln person, or online Sunday 23rd May at 10.30am. We also held a number ot social events* particu- lorly during the summer rrM)nths. These arg cov- ered elsewhere In thls report. Rtithetrth sèrvice Harvest Festlval Servlc• 6undiy&d ¢)utobw •I￿10￿M Harvest Supper Re-opening: After 14 months of closure Hope House reopened for midweek rneetings on 21st April 2021 and fr>r Sunday meeilngs for Pentecost on 23rd May 2021. During tho pandemic, Hopo Hous8 had baan used as a food preparation and distribution eentrè as well as for food provlslon to those In need. A large amount ol work took pla¢0 to en$ura Hope House was ready to reopen and a small team of voluteers worked tireles51y to ensure we were ready to open. Also, to ansurg we could provida hybrid meetings (meetings hyhich can be Vi￿ed live online or at- tended In person) we made some $i￿1￿Cant Im- provemonts to tho internat capability of Hopg House as well as installing a couple ol high quality cameras for live strearning our rneeting& Meotings wgrg initially café style with th¢t so¢ial distancing wtthin the room and pooplo limitod to srnall groups4 In keeping with a promlse, the Pastor pgid lor i¢e ¢r8ams for 811 who attendod our first mg8ting back after the pandemic. Photos: Top lettt Sue cleanlng the maln hall. Ce tras left: cafa stylo social distAncad m8oting& low left new reception being prepared by Val & Pete. Below: free ice crnam to celebrate being back In the l)ulldlng. Open House: Open House reopened In May after another perfod of lockdown. We have seen a good number of pgople ¢oming in for driTrk$. meals. Support and friwd$hip. Tha Opon Housg has also providgd a base lor mental health support groups, carers groups, art groups as well as ourown activitie5. The community lunch also returned in May and most weeks this has been at full capacltiy. We also provlde breakfast$ on a Wednesday and an wts group on a Thursday. During tha closura, w8 had funding from East Lindsoy District Council to convert our disabled toilet to i clude a shower wet room for the homdw3s. This pro- vides an irnproved facility in additi¢)n to our vlashers dryers. clothlngj meals and access to services whlch we presently provlde for tl)ose who are on the streets. (See more detsils elsewhere In ihis report) Wo also provide end of day food to poopla in naod. We h8v8 saan a risa in the numbgr of P80FAe who 8r8 r istered with us to have access to end of day food. Presently we have around S) peO￿e registerod at any onetime and dailywe will giveoutlood to around 30 families or individuals. We are gratelul to the C Operative supermarket. Greggs. Tesco and Mabl thorpe Primary A¢ademy (who paid for Fair Share momber$hip ) tor their daily supply of food. without thi$ support we would be unablo to provido this sgTr vice. Our Open House manager Claire, had her salary fund- ed by Tudor Trust throughout the year (part of 3 years of fundlng for this post) and vie are very grateful lor th1$ supporL Photo$ Top: Ono of the groups who use Open Houso gnjoying timo togother. Middle: Our tsam of hord working voluntoars waiting to serrfe the community lunch. Bottorn: We receive end of day food to distri- bureto those in need. Most days? all thefood we r ceive is given away. Children/youth: We were not able to open our Children'slyouth activi- ties straight away when the Church Sunday ￿ryI started after the pandernic. However. the youngstsr$ woro koen to got their activities going again as soon as wo could. Our children/youth are rmre interested in doin som8thing rnthorth8n listoning. So wo've dono a lotof hands on/moving about activitios this year as you can see from the photos. Also quizzes? powor point$. boing ¢rgatlVaJ praying 8nd lots ol othgr things. Our gvgragg agg h8$ bggn 12, dthough wo havg had children asyoung as4 and 8s old as 16 join in with u$ from timg to time. The grouptands to bg older junior$ and secondary ￿h0o1 agg. It not on easy agg range to put together a¢tivitlOS ond tsaching? $0 wo have tond- ed to do a lot of gomes from which you con do spiritual teaching and moro19 ¢ode$. We have ¢overod a variety of bible stories, some of which we have looked at wilh PowerPoint$ and some through the sketches that have boen produ¢ed as portof the all ages part ofthe Sun- day service. Jenga seems to have been popular for teachlng and just for havlng fun wiih. We have also had a go at chocolate Jenga. where you get to eat the chocolate Ilngers you use Instsad of the usual v400den Jenga. We haveworked our way through lots of toplcs such What Is a Christian. The importance of the bible How ean I pray. The 10 cornmandrnents The comrnandments that Jesus said were the most important We've dso eaten lots of !!!! That wasone ofthe thingsthe chil- dren/youth wanted to do as we start- ed back. So we have had pancakes. cake4 brealrfast cereal. toast. bis- cults amd lots otsweets! Not much fruit and vg9 Im afraid! Glow-worms: When we rtropgned GIow-worm$ after the pandemic. families were desperate to get out and meet up. There were a lot of children bom during the pan- domic who had not bgon able to soei81ise at all. some of them Thgarly 2 yoar$ old. So initially thorgwa$ a mad rush for people to come along and joln the group. For the first time ever we had to create a booking in system to limit numborswhich for 8 whilowas full evgry week. a$ wg had to limit numbers for covoid reslrictlons. We did ty putting on a second group, but there were very few tskers for thls and eventually things settled down $0 that we were ableto s￿0mm9dat0 averyona again on a Friday morning which ho$ always bgon our popular weekday sloL As wlth a lot of groups. as thlngs have opened up again after the pandemic. and people have gone back to work/nursery/ehildren's groups our numbors hava droppgd. Howovgr, wo hove managed to maintain reasonable numbers in splts ot there belng more on offer for prtrschoolers In the area than there ever has been. We have ￿en able to give a lot away to families too, lots of fresh fruit and veg and bread from the end of day lood scharno: also thera have bggn donation$ of toy clothe$ aftd shoeswhlch have enabled families to have a little more at Christ- rna& Photos: Top. Santa came to visit at the Christmas party. Middle. first week back aftet lockdown was very popular. Bottom. 2021 group p￿t0. Social get togethers: For everyone at Hope House what has been lackingduring the months of isolation has been person to person interaction. To help ease Isdatlon we held a number of pur ly social events which gave P￿PIethe oppor- tunity to be together. Durlng the summer months. after our Sunday worship service, we held socal events each week during the school summer holiday. These included a BBQ. use of a beach chalet, kite fly- ingj a visit to Queens Park and a tripto a local naturo rgwrvg for a picnic and gxFAore. Some of these get togethers were well attended, others had only a few gathering but in every case wg had a thoroughly enjoyablo timo to- gothor. We also held a number of cglebrgtion events whith are mentiongd elw4herg in this rewL Top left: We had a great turn for our beath chalet aftemoon together. Left middle: Kite fly- ing on Sherwood field. Left: Exploring the tank at the noturg rgsgrve. Bottom Igft arnd bottom right: Thanks to Claire & Pgt8 lor a lovdy BBQ at thair home. #bettertogether Community help: 2021 sow us entering year two of a global pa demie and Hope House was again used as a corTr munity hub to serve local peopleln need. Left mlddle: We provided 9057 meals to people who were isolating during COVID ￿th our last meal being delivered in May. Top left. We also provided end of day to¢xl bags to people in need. Over 3500 food bags were pr vidgd during the pandemi¢ and wg arg Vory grnt0- lul to The Co Operative Store Mablethorpes Greggs and latterly Tesco for their generous pro- vision of lood which makes this Po￿lbIg. Wo also partnered with Mablethorpe Prfm8ry Academy who funded the provision of a dellvery from Fair Sharo which supplgmontgd further thg food bag& Bolow: A$ w911 9$ food we provid8d hundred$ ol items of clothing to people in need. Weare gra lul to'spoiltfor choice. a local dothing outlel who provide us with van$ full of brand new Clothing Iree of charge. In May we reropened our Open House café and had a very bu￿ period as restrictions eased and P8ople looked to get out. Bottom left: Our O￿n House manager Debbio rtr tlred In January and Clalrewho previously ran our Hope House accommodation took over as manag- or. Thank you Deb for all you have dono. ,Ll! o Churches Together: Hope House has b88n Sn activa memb8r of Churthes Togothor in Mablothorpaj Trusthorp8 & Sutton on Sea. Our usual activities were somevthat resitricted due to COVID but we did display crosses outside local Churches for Easter. These were decorated from East- er Sunday and the photographs were displayed on w- cial media. (photo top left) At Christmas we put on an Open Air Nativitiy. This is the second time we have done this presentation. The nativity was enacted atthree locations and was well attended over each of the evenings. All the local Churches had members who came forward to play part4 truly a Churches Together event. (Photo below right) Churches Together also contlnued to do 'Open the book. In two local schools. Durlng the pandemlc. our activities were suspended. but we kept In touch with the teachers. sendlng gifts at Chrlstmas to both the schools. AT VITY Churches Together also contlnued to support th• work of Furnichureh. a local Christian furniture ¢harity and the homeless aecommodation provided by Ho Houso. Wg managed to hold a $ponsorod walk to hglp replaco rA)me of ourdepletsd funds during thg pandemic. To rgduco the risk ol $pre8ding COVID, 98ch Church just put forward one walker for the gvent. (photo bottom left) 1•KWTKA￿￿￿5ULEy[•)IS1Y4lr¢J$ Homelessness: We have cMtinued to operats two su ported living houses for men who are homeles& The houses are run by the church Pastor assisted by a team of volunteers who halp with house vi$it$. One of the highlightsof thls yearwas seeing Tony (left) move on to live in his ownflot. Tony came to us having been sleeping behind a local bjsiness and has madg 8xc8llent prograss W￿110 Wlth us. 11 We have also seen other men move on to live independently and it is encourag- ing to sea how many past rgsidents keep in touch orcome in to Open House to visit. Equally. our homeloss work has facod some challenges durlng the year. Our manager resignad in May and so far wa have not replaced him . As is to be expectsd. we have a150 had some residents who have found it hard to keep the house rules and have elther moved on or b98n 8skad to loav9. Each resident attends a dally mornlng meeting at whlch plans for the day are dlscussed. We also pray about the day ahead. Also. éach resident has a weekly 1 to 1 meeting which fo¢us- es upon working towards indgpgndent living. We have a small team of TNomen volunteers who vlsit the I￿uSe$ in the evenings and provlde friendship and support to th8 men. We 8ro very grnteful to this dodi¢8ted team who go al>ove ond beyond in their care for the men. often laking them out for social events or providing treats for them. Hopo Housg 1$ also equipped with many farylitios to help thosg who ore strgot homo19ss. These Include a shower, meals, washer and dryer. Internet access, clothlng and support In contacting the local ￿UnCIl homelgss team. We aro gratsful for a want from CDS Action Charitable trust who provide funding for now solas In our accommodation as well as fundin9 to decorate our hallw8y& They also funded new ¢rockery for our Op8n House which doeswork with the homeloss. Volunteers: Voluntsers remain èssential to the lile of Hope House Church. Here arejust someo* the re$ponsi- bities that our volunteers carry out at Hope House. Sunday welcorno team. Catering team Maintenance work Kitchen staff. Sorving team for Open House. Cleaning. Ordgring and purchasing. Leadership planning team. Trustsos. Childrens workers. Pastoral support. Bus driving Administration House support workers. Worship toam Technical support Photos: Top left preparing meals to go to the con munity during the pandemic. Middle: Engllsh breakfasts on a Wadnosd8y....always popular. Bottom lefL Congratulations to volunteer Kelly who married Martin in September. They had their wedding breaklast at Hope House. Our volunteers contribute a massive 3500 h ours p.a. (conservative estimate) Community support: This has once again b•en a year of incrodible community support from a range of different organi5ations and in(fjviduals. We have received food from Ctrop. Greggs, Tesco. Golden Sands and rnany individuals. We have been given fvnding by Tudor Trust to pay the salary of our Open House manag- er. We hove had individuals and organisa- tions fund raise for our community work ei- ther through the prowsion of rrK>ney or g¢>ods. We are very thankful for everyone who hgs donated to our work throU￿oUt the year. it makes a huge difference. MOPE Il•. Harvest celebrations: Every year, we hold a Harvest celebration. thi$ yearwas no exception. We once agaln asked people to brlng tinned or longllfe foods for dlstrlbutlon to the local food bank$. Wg were ablg to dglivgr 8 good ¢ar ￿0t full of food to the Fumi¢hurch food Iwdgr which covers mablethOr￿ and to the Sutton on Sea loodbank Thisyear, forthe first tlme and as part of an efft*rt to address loneliness and isolalion. weheld • H8rvost fastival Suppgr. This provod popul8r 8nd wg h8d a fvn gvening together. As w911 as an excellent buffet. we had a quiz and entertainment from Dave. Photos: Right: Dave leathng everyone in a sing along. Bottom: Onco again people were amazlngly generous In their harvest oftering for tho local ft)od b8nk& Toplo it was a packed Hope House for the har- vest supper together. Christmas: Despite the tncreasing challenges of meeting together we managed to put on a full range of Christmas activitio$. We held a volunteers Christrnas party: we joined with Overboard Church to host a Christmas concert with Danny Oatgs at the Dunes Th98trg. wg also displayod the gi- ant illurninated nativity lor a second yearand we once again held a Christmas carol conce with this years event having limited socially thstanced seating at Hope House and also being broadcast Ilve onllne to our so¢lal medla channels. The voluteers Christmas Party was funded by a grant which was given by Tudor Trust which was specifically given to help us support our volunteers through the pandemic. We also held our traditional Christmas Day service, this year was a hybrid service which people could enjoy at Hope House or onllne In thelr own homes. Photos: Top right Worship leader Danny Oates once again visited to host the Kings Chamber Christmas tour. Bottom left and right The giant illuminated nativitiywas back by popular demand. Thanks to a small team who helped erect It for everyone to enjoy. Top left: Its Christr rnas party tirne for our gr8at tsam of voluntsers. °hisTMAS4T FI￿10t 2011 tJoLei)Ibw VTT -11 In brief: Left: Alan is one of the Hope H(￿Se volunteers who has been driving the community bus to deliver meals during the pandemic. Alan reached retlrement age while voluntsering. Alan initially came to our hom less accommodation but the best news is that he got his ovffl hom0 during the year. Sadly for us. that meant that Alan moved too far away to continue his volunteering with us. Thank you Alan for all you have done for us and we hope you enjoy your new home and retlrement. Left: We roceived funding from the CDS Adion thgri- table trust for funding for new crockery for Open Houso. new sofas for the lounge in our accommoda- tion, new furniture and decorationg in cur homeless hostsl and for money to provlde trlps to help people overcomo isolation. In the photo is the new crockery (we also had brand new cutlery as well) r￿dY to be used as we opon8d up th8 Open House in May. Tho funding came because a local dentist saw our commu- nitywork during the pandemic and norninatod u$for the funding. Thank you. Left: We received so much 5UPPOrt over the Chri# mas period Irorn so many people. We are grateful to Haven Holidays caravan owners who provied us wlth a credit of £500 at 8 local cash and carry which we used to provide Christmas goods to people in need. We also recievod lunmially meet every 2 weeks durir¥ the pandemic meetings have been reduced and often held online. At the ye¥r ¢rnl, our le4d¢rsl¥p team were: Nig¢1 & Judy ColliThs David Smith Earl [￿nton Claire Suddaby Trustees: Our trustees help us rneet our legal obligations as a fegistered charity. Therf are responsible for all financial and lesal rnthtters of the Clwrch. Our trust••s m••t monthly •nd have tontlnu•d to do so cmlin• thrO￿hOut the parMlemiL At the end of the year our trustees were: Lorna Mountsln (Chalr of trustees) Davld Smlth Ileadershlp team representathiel Deborah 5utcllffe {Appoknted 18 March 20211 Joseph Ct**urn Carol Wllson reslgned as a trustee on 2 March 2021. The tNstees are Ernteful for Carols help. Public Benefit: As a community based Church, our cornrnunity benefit can be clearFy seen. We prodided Sunday service• ev ry week durlng the pandemlc, often held onllne. Our Sunday meetlng also Includes a chlldrens l youth meeting. We 41¥0 hold regular prayer and fellowship meetings during the week. Our Open House reopened in May of tlmsyeari prv4iding a meeting place. food, drinks, end of day food, wash- ers and dryers, knternet all free of tharge to those In need. Slnte reopenlry we have focused upon connettlng those who are struggling with anxiety and isolation. GlovTrwomis carers and toddlersgroup meets weekly to P￿Ide conrlection and support for parents MAth your¥ children and a base for play. During periods of COVID lockd(vwn, online activities were PTovided. We operate the community Iws, whith Pr￿Ides low cost tran5POrt to local community groups. Durir¥ lodt- down, •ll these groups teased to meet and the bus was used to dellever meals to people who were Iwlatlng in the pandemiL The bus drip4e over 61XM) miles delivering mea15. We aTe now w￿k￿4 to rebuild ourbase of community Group users. We provide 2 supported livirva horneless houses in Mablethorpe tD 3￿port rnen who are horne1￿ We cun support up to 7 men I￿t have been avereglng between 4 and 5 durtng the year. Our I￿lIdI￿S serve as a resource to our communlty. As well as our Church worK our t￿lIdIngS provlde a base for carer support groups. addictitjn councelling. mentsl health supw>rt, art groups. o4er 55 social groups all who h•¥e started to meet up 4aln after months of closure. We often prcwlde ourfacllltl•$ free of th•ry& or at low cost vthere the group provides a community benefiL Our I￿lId11¥ provides a hub for end of day food distribution and SUPFX>rt forthose who are street homeless. ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE** # **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021** ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE** ## **YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2021** ## **INDEX** |Legal and administration information|1| |---|---| |Report|2| |Independent Examiner's report|3| |Trustees' approval|4| |Receipts and payments account|5| |Statement of assets and liabilities|6| |Movement of restricted funds|7
| |Notes to accounts|8-13| ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** **Trustees** Mr J Coburn Mrs L. Mountain (chair) Mr D Smith Mrs D Sutcliffe appointed 18.03.2021 **Charity number** 1176585 **Registered address** 74 Wellington Road Mablethorpe Lincolnshire LN12 1HT **Bankers** Lloyds Bank plc Kingdom Bank Ltd Mablethorpe Ruddington, Nottingham **Independent Examiner** Mrs Sara M Cooper Associate of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers SC Bookkeeping Services Howard House Old Trusthorpe Road Sutton on Sea Lincolnshire LN12 2LL **Solicitors'** Robinsons 10-11 St. James Court Larges Street Friargate Derby DE1 1BT 1 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021** In accordance with the terms of our engagement we have compiled the financial accounts of Hope House Church Mablethorpe from the accounting records and information and explanations you have given us. This report is made to you, in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken so that we might compile the accounts that we have been engaged to compile, report to you that we have done so, and state those matters that we have agreed to state to you in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not assume responsibility to anyone other than you, for our work, or this report. We have carried out this engagement in accordance with technical guidance issued by The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers and have compiled with the ethical guidance laid down by the Institute. You have approved the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2021 and have acknowledged your responsibility for them, for the appropriateness of the accounting basis and for providing all information and explanations necessary for their compilation. We have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial information. **SC Bookkeeping Services Howard House Old Trusthorpe Road Sutton on Sea Lincolnshire LN12 2LL** **Date: 5th October 2022** 2 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** ## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF HOPE HOUSE CHURCH MABLETHORPE** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021** I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31st December 2021, which are set out on page 5 to 13. ## **Respective responsabilities of trustees and examiner** As a charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner's report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records; and - to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or 2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Mrs Sara M Cooper - Associate of The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers SC Bookkeeping Services Howard House Old Trusthorpe Road Sutton on Sea Lincolnshire LN12 2LL** **Date: 5th October 2022** 3 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021** ## **TRUSTEES' APPROVAL** The financial statements on pages 5 to 13 were approved by the Trustees on 5th October 2022 and signed on their behalf by: D J Smith L Mountain Date: 5th October 2022 Date: 5th October 2022 4 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2021** |**RECEIPTS**
Tithes & Offerings
Gift Aid Tax Refund
Donations
Note 1
Grants Received
Note 2
Rent - Furnichurch
Hall & Accommodation
Open House - income
Note 3
Children & Youth Projects
Note 4
Homeless & Hardship
Other Outreach Projects
Note 5
Miscellaneous Income
Note 6
Bank interest
**Total Receipts**
**PAYMENTS**
Church Tithe & Ministry Gifts
Note 7
Salaries
Study/Craft Materials
Open House Costs
Note 8
Children & Youth Activities
Note 9
Homeless & Hardship
Other Events
Note 10
Premises Costs
Note 11
Equipment
Minibus Costs
Phone, Internet, Stationery
General Admin. Costs
Note 12
Professional Fees/ Memberships
Mortgage Interest
**Total Expenses**
Purchase Fixed Assets
Repay Loan & Mortgage
**Total Payments**
**Inter-Fund Transfers**
Note 13
**Net Inflow of Cash in Year**
Bank & Deposit a/c 01 January 2021
**Bank & Deposit a/c 31 December 2021**|**Church**
**Covid**
**Community Restricted**
**& café**
**Projects**
**Funds**|**TOTAL**
**2021**|**TOTAL**
**2020**| |---|---|---|---| ||£
£
£
32,344
4,088
1,392
1,528
380
105
1,000
17,150
6,360
80
3,949
325
957
36,121
150
14
222
19|£
32,344
4,088
3,405
18,150
6,360
80
4,274
957
36,121
164
222
19|£
30,512
7,325
11,329
16,754
6,360
390
3,503
107
45,292
766
39
46| ||**48,604**
**2,853**
**36,515**
**18,212**|**106,184**|**122,423**| ||4,350
25,134
10,405
10,000
2,729
4,132
498
1,798
22,681
1,934
1,012
738
4,020
1,150
24
1,067
1,376
577
348
7
478
1,903
2,209|4,350
45,539
0
7,359
1,798
24,615
1,750
5,194
1,067
1,376
577
833
1,903
2,209|4,810
46,163
66
11,233
609
27,171
744
7,406
394
1,959
990
463
1,720
2,423| ||**43,349**
**5,289**
**34,462**
**15,470**
1,224
4,199|**98,570**
1,224
4,199|**106,151**
3,388
3,986| ||**48,772**
**5,289**
**34,462**
**15,470**|**103,993**|**113,525**| ||4,606
194
-4,800|0|0| ||**4,438**
**-2,242**
**-2,747**
**2,742**
18,302
2,242
16,358
20,714|**2,191**
57,616|**8,898**
48,718| ||**22,740**
**0**
**13,611**
**23,456**|**59,807**|**57,616**| 5 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITES FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2021** |**ASSETS**
Buildings
Equipment
Motor Vehicle
Deposit account
Current accounts
Bank Balances & Cash
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**LIABILITIES**
Mortgage
Grant DfT
**TOTAL LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**CHANGE IN RESERVES**
Reserves Bfwd
Cash Inflow
Fixed Assets Purchased
Depreciation
Asset Disposal
Mortgage payment|**Church &**
**Covid**
**Community Restricted**
**Café**
**Projects**
**Funds**|**TOTAL**
**2021**|**TOTAL**
**2020**| |---|---|---|---| ||£
£
£
£
240,862
7,664
117
258
32,283|£
240,862
8,039
32,283|£
240,862
9,545
39,733| ||248,526
117
32,541
10,476
12,264
13,611
23,455|281,184
10,476
49,330|290,140
10,475
47,141| ||22,740
0
13,611
23,455|59,806|57,616| ||**271,266**
**0**
**13,728**
**55,996**
80,578
32,283|**340,990**
80,578
32,283|**347,756**
84,777
39,733| ||**80,578**
**0**
**32,283**|**112,861**|**124,510**| ||**190,688**
**0**
**13,728**
**23,713**|**228,129**|**223,246**| ||183,432
2,242
16,514
21,058
4,437
-2,242
-2,746
2,741
1,224
-2,360
-40
-86
-244
4,199|223,246
2,190
1,224
-2,486
-244
4,199|209,431
8,898
3,388
-2,457
3,986| ||**190,688**
**0**
**13,728**
**23,713**|**228,129**|**223,246**| ||||| 6 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE MOVEMENT OF EACH RESTRICTED FUND DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2021** |**RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS**
Evans Cornish
Tudor Trust
Tudor Trust 2
Dentist CDC
Pastoral Funds
Homeless/ Hardship Fund
Carpet Fund
New Building
Children & Youth Groups
Glow-worms
Youth Group (Bridge)
**Total Restricted Funds**
**ASSETS & LIABILITIES BY FUND**
Evans Cornish
Tudor Trust
Tudor Trust 2
Dentist CDC
Pastoral Funds
Homeless/ Hardship Fund
Carpet Fund
New Building
Children & Youth Groups
Glow-worms
Youth Group
**Total Restricted Funds**|**Balance**
**bfwd**|**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Inter Fund**
**Transfers**|**Balance**
**cfwd**| |---|---|---|---| ||£
1,500
6,667
85
5,170
206
1,000|£
£
£
24
10,000
10,000
2,000
1,203
5,000
511
255
1,934|£
1,476
6,667
797
4,489
85
0
3,491
0
206
0
1,000| ||14,628
5,204
882|17,255
13,672
0
957
1,073
726|18,211
5,088
156| ||6,086
**20,714**|957
1,799
0
**18,212**
**15,471**
**0**|5,244
**23,455**| ||||| ||**Fixed**
**Assets**|**Bank &**
**Total**
**Liabilities**
**Cash**
**Assets**|**NET**
**ASSETS**| ||£|£
£
£
1,476
1,476
6,667
6,667
797
797
4,489
4,489
85
85
3,491
3,491
206
206
1,000
1,000|£
1,476
6,667
797
4,489
85
0
3,491
206
1,000| ||0
150
108|18,211
18,211
0
5,088
5,238
156
264|18,211
5,238
264| ||258|5,244
5,502|5,502| ||**258**|**23,455**
**23,713**
**0**|**23,713**| 7 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2021** |Note 1
Note 2
Note 3
Note 4|**Donations Received**
Anonymous
Homeless Fund
Hardship Fund
Covid-19
Supported Housing project
Open House
Beyond the Walls
(Internet broadcasting)
Other
**Grants Received**
Dentist CDC
Tudor Trust
Tudor Trust 2
Local Government - Covid-19
Small Grants - Homeless Fund
Other
**Outreach Projects Income**
**Open House**
**Covid-19**
(Meals for housebound)
**Children & Youth Projects:**
Admissions / Refreshments:
Glow-worms
Youth
Events & Trips
Glow-worms:
Youth Group:
Sponsored Toddle
Trips
Trips|2021
£
992
105
1,528
280
400
100
3,405
5,000
10,000
2,000
1,000
150
18,150
3,949
325
4,274
329
329
628
628
957|2020
£
538
480
200
6,135
1,626
2,170
180| |---|---|---|---| ||||11,329| ||||10,000
5,750
745
259| ||||16,754| ||||1,611
1,892| ||||3,503| ||||72| ||||72
35| ||||35
107| 8 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2021** |Note 5
Note 6
Note 7
Note 8|**Other Outreach Projects:**
Church Lunches
Harvest Supper
Minibus
**Misc Income**
Recycling
Sale of assets
**Tithes & Ministry Gifts**
Ground Level
R&M Young - Wycliffe Translators
Kidz 2911 - Zimbabwe
Churches Together All Lincolnshire
Worship leaders
Guest Speakers etc
Streaming equipment for local church
Harvest gift
Furnichurch
**Outreach Projects- Expenditure**
Open House
Covid-19
Meals & Delivery
Equipment (Grant funded)|2021
£
150
14
164
222
222
1,350
1,040
1,320
100
500
40
4,350
2,729
4,132
498
7,359|2020
£
39
727| |---|---|---|---| ||||766| ||||39| ||||39| ||||1,350
960
1,320
100
880
100
100| ||||4,810| ||||913
10,320| ||||11,233| 9 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2021** |Note 9
**Children & Youth work:**
Food and craft materials
Glow-worm trip
Christmas/ Easter events
Barnados Big Toddle
Equipment
Note 10
**Other Events**
Easter
Harvest
Christmas events
Volunteers - Thank You
Other events
Note 11
**Premises Costs**
Insurance
Water/Electricity/Gas
Building Repairs
Housekeeping
Building developments
Note 12
**General Admin costs**
Retirement/Leavers Gifts
Bank charges
Internet streaming software
Leadership training
Banners/Literature
Other|2021
£
444
134
628
592
1,798
84
144
784
725
13
1,750
2,209
2,123
718
144
5,194
230
478
44
81
833|2020
£
560
49| |---|---|---| |||609| |||715
29| |||744| |||2,222
1,723
972
425
2,064| |||7,406| |||88
188
151
36| |||463| 10 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2020** Note 13 |**Inter-Fund Transfers**
From:
Supported Housing
To:
General Fund (rent)
From:
General Fund
To:
Covid 19
write off loss on project|2,021
£
-4,800
4,800
-194
194
0|2,020
£
-4,800
4,800| |---|---|---| |||0| |**Homeless & Hardship Funds (restricted)**
Transfer from Church Funds
Donations
Grants
Other
**Income**
Accommodation
Bus/train fares
Clothing/heating/food
Other
**Expenditure**
Balance at 1st Jan
**Balance at 31st Dec**|105
150
255
1,164
90
250
430
1,934
5,169
**3,490**|500
1,861
745
39| |---|---|---| |||3,145| |||1,237
139
141
455| |||1,972| |||3,996
**5,169**| 11 **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2021** ## **Covid 19** During the years 2020 and 2021 much of the work of Hope House and the associated Open House ministry was severly disrupted by the onset of the pandemic and two lock downs. The café was closed and the kitchen was deployed to feed housebound people. The community bus was used to deliver meals to people's homes. Hope House is immensely grateful for the support provided by Local Government and individuals to fund this outreach work. ## **Statement of Receipts and Payments in respect of this project in 2020 /2021** ||2021|2020| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |**Income**||| |Donations|815|6,135| |Local Govt grants|1,000|5,750| |Donations re meals & food|1,038|1,892| ||2,853|13,777| |**Expenses**||| |Food|3,197|8,645| |Waste disposal|297|366| |Fuel - delivery|608|916| |Other|37|393| |Water,Gas, Electricity|1,150|1,215| ||5,289|11,535| |Fund balance at start of year|2,242|0| |**Fund balance at end of year**|-194|2,242| |Transfer from General Fund|194|| |**Fund closed**|0|| In addition to the above Open House received end-of-day food from Greggs and Co-Op. These were also distributed to persons in need through Hope House. 12 ## **HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2021 COMMUNITY PROJECTS** |**Community Bus**
Scheme Joining fees
Trip Income
Operating Costs
Tax & Insurance
MOT & Inspections
Servicing & repairs
Fuel
**Surplus/Deficit**
Fund Balance cfwd
**Supported Housing Project**
Specific Donations
Rent from Residents
Housing Benefit received
Grant Funding
Housekeeper salary
Rent to Landlord
Food etc
Equipment
Household expenses
Other
**Surplus in period**
Fund Balance cfwd
**Community Projects Funds cfwd**|2021
£
50
64
114
795
531
10
41
1,377
-1,263
2,696
280
12,872
23,249
36,401
10,405
14,400
4,697
1,185
5,883
1,315
37,885
-1,484
10,915
**13,611**|2020
£
150
577| |---|---|---| |||727| |||795
328
704
132| |||1,959| |||-1,232
3,959| |||824
14,554
30,653| |||46,031| |||11,587
14,400
6,113
1,736
6,666
1,084| |||41,586| |||4,445
12,399| |||**16,358**| 13