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Hope House Church-mablethorpe Trustees annual report 2022 N￿e tknich.M4blethoipe Hope Ihjvse 97 ￿[1￿16 lkn•d Mablethorpe LN12 2AL Tel.. 01507 478995 Emal: irfo@hope-hou5&(o.uk Itezistered (hirity No.. 11765&5

Introduction: This is the trustees annual report for Hope House Church Mablethorpe for the year 2022. It Is intended to provide a summary and overview of our key activities throughout th¢ year It has been good to have a full year back with face to face meetings following th¢ Interrup" tlons caused by th6 COVID pandémlc. Our focus has been up¢)n restorlng fac• to faco fellowshlp whlch had been so mlsslng durlng the past year. We held worship services at Hope House every Sunday which included chil- dren's meeting& We continued to broadcast these services live online. We also held weekly pr8y¢r 8nd mld wo¢k fpllowshlp meetlngsty again these were av8llabl¢ In pers¢)n èl Hop¢ House or online, We held our first ever Church holidayweekend which was a big success and we loln6d wlth our arèa Ground L6vèI Churches for the flrst ever'Arlse' area ce16bratlon which w85 held at Skegnes& This was a real blessing* partloularly as our national oel¢bratlon at Lincoln had to be cancelled this year. We continued with our community worki providing the Open House café and food distribu- tlon to poople who are In ne¢d. We continued to provlde our 2 supported Ilving houses for men who arè homeless or faclng h¢)melessnes& Hop6 Housè worf(ed wlth'ChurchosTogeth6r' to provld6'0p6n th6 book, blble storles Into 2 local primary schools. Working with other Churcheswe also presented a Passion Play M the promenade at Mablethorpe on Good Friday. More detail and a summary of our activlties is in this report. Photo below, worship at our Chur¢h holiday w¢ekend.

Church services: Its bèen g¢>od to have a full year of bèlng back log ether forworship and fellowship at Hope House. We held Sunday worship throughout the year and for the majorlty of th¢ tim* thls also Induded a ¢hlldren's meeting. We also held mid week meetings which followed up on the theme we shared on the Sunday. Hei5 ri We continued to broadcast our Sunday and mid week meetlngsvia the intern6t and we have continued io s¢¢ a number of people connecting in thisway. We haye a great worship team who are ccffimitted to bringing Ilve worship to our Sunday services. Wè hèld communlon on èvary second Sunday through- out most of the year. Our teaching themes covered 'The nature of God,, A study of Nehemi- ah, and a study on'christian heal- Ing., We èlso dld a number of Q&A sessions during the summer. We also held a number of special events at Christmas Easter, Har- vest etcwhlch are m6nilon6d else- where in this report. Thanj And rl '4S 4X

Prayer life: We believe in the power of prayer and have upheld a regular prayer life together through- out the year. As well as making prayer a part of our Sunday meetings, we held weekly'start the week with prayer, meetings on Mondayswhich ￿Uld be jolned in person at Hope House or online. We also lolnfrd with three Groudl•v•l days of Prayer & Fasting for which we hosted the local area for an evening prayer meeting which connected uswith three other prayer centres across the county. Tuesday 7:30PM PRAYER FOL ASTINQ PR-NER GAlkiERING Miel 01 ila io•m We also have an online prayer team vtho pray thr¢)ugh prayer requestswhich we receive.

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Mid week fellowship: Wednesday afternoon fellowship group Llve & Interactlve Every Wednesday @ 1.30pm HYBRID MEETING o Hop•Mw*ORvi•wrl•lme41• Get the kettle on and a cake. Come and loln us Jg) I Frlendsh5p - 81ble tea¢hSng - Prayer Chat lalYouTube We held mid week fellowship groups on a Wednesday afternoon. Thesè meetlngs provldè a polnt of contact for frlendshlp as well as provldlng the opportunlty to explore further the themes that have been covered on a Sunday morning in the main service. These meetings are èlso broadcast Mllne via social medla

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Open House: Open Hous¢, the outreach arm of Hope House continued to be very active. We provlded end of day food on 4 days a week to any that need it. This food is provided by the CO-OP store, Greggs and now also byTesc Through the génèroslty of these ¢omp8nles, we have been able to redirect thousands of poundsworth of food to people in need. W8 also provlded a w66kly communlty luneh and also a café 4 days a week. We also have support available to any people in need. With concern being raised ab¢)ut significant rises in fuel costs we joinedwith other Churches ènd organlsatlons to provido 'Saf• warm spac6g for peoplè who wère In fuel pov- erty. We added an ev6nlng Tilm? ¢v6nt for those We wore greatly honoured to see our community w<xk recognised by Mablethorpo & Sulton T¢)wn Council when we were awarded the Gregory Cup for our communityw¢ Hope House Is also a centre lo support the homel&sswhl¢h Is coYrod In a separat¢ s¢¢tlon of this report. Photo b61obv. Mayor of Mablethorpè & Sutton M Sea presèntlng th6 Grg(ry Cup to Nlgol & Claire from Hope House Church. AT HOPE HOUSE HOT PAINICS SNACICS IPA 11 pA£L6•fte MONPAYS Gil loyei ¥

Children/youth: Although our numberswere small, we ¢ontlnued to have a v¥ide age range of children and youih from those who were at primary right up to school leaving ag6, so it has b66n difficult to find a rang¢ of tea¢hlng and activities that fit hvith all. However we were able to do this through bible based teaching? but mainly centred this around lots of games and a¢tlvltlfrs: where those Invdved had lots to do ra- ther than sit and listen. We also had lots of snacks. The snacks were specifically asked for by some tsf the old- or one We crmtinued with youth type activltles on a Sunday mornlng such as tab16 t¢w f¢xtball or alr h￿koY as a way to get rid of energy before doing the games and a¢tSvities centred on biblical teachlng. One particular session that stands out was about how to help ourselves when w fel angryp and we looked at the causes of anger. It was Interesting to see that several of our young people admitted to feelin9 'hangry') belng hungry maklng thom angry. So that parents and others Could get a taste of the teachlng w6 w6r6 dolng In the youih room on a Sun- day mornin9 we continued with sketches as part of the main meeting before the ehildrenlyouth went out to thèlr own meetlngs. Thesè tled In wilh iho t6ad7lng for children/youth for the day and were mainly biblical stwies dramatl¢8lly presented or object l¢sson& We continued to use the wall for displaying things that we had made and wordsearches or ￿loUrIng. We also have tried to put ¢)n Facebook pictues of us In actlon so that others can see what we have been up to. We were treated to a freshly painted notice board and wall in blue, the colour that the youth/children had chosen th¢mselv6

Glow-worms: Numbers at Gl¢)wworms baby and loddler group contlnued to be steady through¢)ut the year. We alwayswelcome new faces as ihe months go by? and many of thè famlllès hav¢ slayed with us long temi. W6 have also had a few returners (where the chlldren In the famlly have moved ¢)n to nursery or school, and ihe family have then gono on to hav¢ other babl6s and return¢d to us) W6 have also welcomed several families where the parentswere once aow-worms children themselves Several outlngs to¢& placè. In the summarwe did our usual walk to raise funds for Barnar- do's by toddling along the seafront 8nd back with a cheeky ice cream involved halfway. At Chrislmas we went to a wildlife park on a very cold day) bul w¢ were able to s¢¢ tho animals and make reindeer f¢x•d as well as sefring Santa and having lunch in the café ar- ea towarm ourselves up. We took the Hope House community bus so that famllies who had no transp¢)rt of their own were able to loin in. Th¢ photographor cam6 In Nov¢mb¢r for an- nual porlrait pictures, and 9ave us a free group photo.

Church weekend: We held our first ever Chur¢h famllyweekènd In July. The purpl￿, was to restore fel- l¢>wship time which had been so la¢klng ovèr th6 past y6ar or so. Our hosts for the woekend were Tim and Linda Ng who are re- tired missionaries who havè worked In Hong Kong & Macau. As a Church we have financially supported TIM & Llnda In ihe past. Theywere joined by their daughtor B¢thanlè and husband Paul, both of whom workwith Man¢hestor Intematicmal House of prayer. The we¢kend consisted of wor- ship? testim¢>ny) preaching* lime relaxlng at a beach chal¢t, and plenty of food to share. We had over 40 pe¢)ple who booked in for some or all of the weekend. We hope to do another Church holidaywèekond in 2023.

Churches Together: Hope House continues to support the work of ChurchesTogether in Mablethorpe & Sutton. Thls hès b6tsn a buw year, wlth Churches lolnlng on G¢)od Frlday to pr¢s6nt a Passlon Play whlch was p6rform6d on tho cèntral prom¢nade In MablethfAP6 to è large crowd of pèop16 which had gathered. Chur¢hesTogethgr als9 ￿ntInued to do'open the Book, bible presentation5 into two lo¢al Pri- mary Schools. There are two teams fr¢xn virtually every Church in the tovvn whi¢h carry out these assemblies throughout the year. Hope House also hosted the Newyear prayer gatherin9 for ChurchesTogether at the start of the year. Thisyoar, for the first time, we joined with a number of Churches in order to provide 'Safew8rm Spaces for people who are stru9- gling to meet thetr heating bllls during the winter months. It was agreed that all the Churches that provided warm spaces would not make a charge and also provlde some form of refreshments at no cost. Picture t• the left 5how5 m¢mbers from local Churchos presenting 'Open th book,. Bel)w. The crucifixion scene from the Passion play. MP

Arise celebration: GroundLevel Churches have hèld a natlonal ¢¢lebratlon ¢vtrryy¢8r for the p8St 4 dec- ades. Unfortunately) due to the pandemic it did not take place in 2022 and so it was de- A WEEKEND CELEBRATION ARISE-...-,.-..,- Church leaders to host a local c¢l¢brailon for the Church¢& 'I'fvI NOT. QF COD&. Thls was held at The Ster¢)rehouse Church at Skegne$5 In early August and was SUP- ported by all the local GroundLevel Church- es as well as some from further away. The weekend Consisted of 3 maln ¢elbra- tion meetings, an afternoon of seminars and plenty of time for food and friendship. The whole weekend was themed ar¢>und 'Arise' and was well supp4Yted by the par- ticipating Churche The meetings and seminarswere mainly led by local Pastors and the main Sunday meet- Ing was l¢d by Pastor Nlgel from our ¢ywn Church. We hop¢ to support a fvrther ¢vent in 2023. WILLIAW DOOTH FREE EVENT 6-7TH AUGUST 2022 SATtsoDAY MO11N1-￿0 ￿p￿TION VAIIIOIJS S¢NINAS TP1#OuG￿Oyy T￿£ •VTÉIINOOI• MCSSY CIlLAC ¢hlLOA£N'S ACTIVITIE> SATURDAV lGHT CELE8RATIop4 $VhOA¥ MORNING COWMUNIOII S£PVI¢E PICNIC ON TWÈ #tACPI T¢AS S ¢OFP¢t¥ AVAILA•LÉ- ¢AP¢ opet4 STOREHOUSE

In brief: Androw & Nick did a sponsored walk lo raise monoy for the Hope House homeless fund. With the money that Andy & Nick raised sleeping bags tents, torches and themios flasks were provided io increase the stock of vital items Hope House holds to support those who are sleepSng r¢yJgh. Nick himself had a short period at Hope House Homes in our supported living accommodation and wanted to say a Thank you, for the support he had recelyed. Thankyou Andy, Nick and all those who have raised funds for Hope H¢)use thr¢)ughout the year. Sue one of our Open House volunt¢ers retired at the end of the year. Sue has been involyed in our fo¢xl distribution and also helping in the Open House café. In the photo Sue is seen receiving a bunch of flowers from fell¢)w workers and s￿e of our Open House vis- itors. We are very grateful to all ourvolunteers, each ¢)ne plays a vital role in ensuring Hope House is able to operate effectively. We joined with oiher Ground Level Churches in the local area to once again support a visit from Paul Leh, a bible teacher from Singapor¢. Paul spent 2 days holding meetings in Mabltthorpe as well as other meetings in the area. We hop• towork wlth (¥ound16vel Churchas to ar- range a further wslt in 2023. Thankytyj Paul for giving the time to be with our Church6s.

Socials: We believe ihat Church is at its best when it spends tlme together. Once again we devoted timo to brlng thé Church tog¢thor for sè¢lal a¢- tivities which had been $0 lacking durlng re¢enl periods of lockdown. We enjoyed times of friendship thrwgh T Tlme* an evening meal and games which was our Churches contribution to the 'Safe wami spaces, provlded by Churchos In Mablethorpe durlng the winter. We also held a number of soclal event4 includ- Ing a slnglng 6v6nlng whlch16d to thè èstabllsh- ment of the Hope House Choir. Wt had a hèNest suppèr, a BBQ and c¢xnmunlty lunches which were of benefit to Church mem- bers as well as the wider community. Our Chur¢h weekénd, mentioned elsowhere In this report included much social time, with the use of beach huts a pizza evening and fish and chlp yJpp¢r. li

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Homelessness: We manag¢ 2 houseswhlch pr¢wlde supported Ilvlng accommodatlon to men who are hom¢- less or at risk of h¢ynelessness. In total we have 7 beds available. Durlng the year, we h¢)used 14 men In our accommodatlon. Our alm Is to get the men ready for independent living through developing their life skills and where p0s￿bIe by helping them find employment. While this is not 8lway5 Possible to 8¢hieve? generally speaking) most of the men who we supp¢t do make noti¢eablè progr6ss during their tlme with us. Our houses are run by 8 manager and a small team ofvolunteers. We also have ex¢ellent facilities at Hope House that enable us to support those who ar street homeless. We are able to provide sleeping bags? washing & drying facilities meals• phone calls, Int6rnot conn6ctlon and clothlng. We work closely wlth th¢ dlstrld ¢ouncll homeless toam who also oftèn use our facllltlès to meet or Interview people who are homeles& We also arranged som¢ soclal actlvltles for our r¢sldents, br¢akfasts, walks and bowlln9. Below, Jan, one of our volunteer house helpers takes some of our men out to enjoy 10 pln bowlin9. .Ay 11 IÈ.

Christmas: Christmas Is always a busy tlme at Hope House and this year was no exception. A new Christmas Illuminated tab- leaux was installed at the front of Hope House for the Christmas p¢ri- od. This once again proved popular in the local community. We joined with'Love Christmas, to dislribule 50 bags of love to th ose in need at Christmas lime. Thank you to tho sm811 team ofvolunteers who obtained the food and pr•- par6d It to gp out. We also held our Carols by Candle- light con￿rI which was well at- t6nd6d by Church mombers and tho local r¢sldents. Our newly formed Church cholr sang at the servlce. We provided Chrfstmas lun¢hes nd a Chrlstmas buffot for thosè who w¢ support. As in previousyears, we held 8n all age Chrlstmas Day sèrvlce.

News in brief: We are very grateful toTudor Trust who have provided fundlng for the sal- ary of ¢￿r Open House manager for the second year running cfudorTrust have agrèed to fund thè posltlon tlll Mar 2023) The funding has enabled our Open Housè café, food dlstrlbutlon and 6 sential support work to continue. the udortrust 41 Left: We are saddened to rep¢xt that 2 key members of Hope House Church went to be wlth the Lord during 2022. Mike Collins and Barrywilson were both committ¢d and hard working members of the Church whowill be sadly missed by us all. Below. At our Harvest FestiV81 we ￿ce again collected long life foods which we dlstrlbut6d to tho locèl fo¢)d banks at Sutton and Mablethorpe. We also held a harvest supper on the Monday evening followlng th• service. HOP House Ch Mabl

Volunteers: Volunteering is key to thé lif6blood of H¢p¢ Hous6. A wlde variéty ofjobs arè ¢an4ed out by a team of dèvot¢d voluntèèrs. Thank you to èvèry ¢)nè of you for all you d¢x Sundaywel¢ome team. Caterlng team Maintenance work Kit¢hen staff. S6Nlng tèam for Opèn Hous6. Cleaning. Ordering and purchasing. Leadership planning team. Trustees. Childrensworker& Pastoral support. Bus drlving Administration H¢)use suppwt worker& W¢)rshlp team Technical support Treasurer. Food distribution team T¢)p left: Designing & building the new Christmas tableau. Bottom left: Huge Chrlstmas buffet....thank you Jan. Right centre: Getting 50 Christmas hampers ready. Our volunteers contribute a massive 5000 h ours p.a. (conservative estimate)

News in brief: The Church is part of the Ground Level network. We attend leadership days and ¢onne¢t with ¢kound Lèvel Churches in the local area for prayor breakfasts, days of prayer & fasting and support. Sadly, the first national celebration for 3 years planned forAugust had to be canc611¢d but hopefully wlll tako place 8gain in 2023. In November, our leaders and trustees spent a day away together at the beau- tiful Glbraltar Point naturè rèsèrvè to do some planning and thinking togeth- er for the future. Th¢ day W85 funded by 50m¢ money given to us by TudorTrust (who helped to sponsor our Open House mana9er Josh, who is one of ouryoung people, did an 8 mile bike ride to raise funds for 'Twin a bin, This was an incredible effort for Josh who for 4years has l>at- tled Chronlc Fatigue. Well done Josh and thanky¢)u for con- sidering others

Plans for 2023: As we come to the end of 2022 and look forward to 2023, we know that we will be facing some chenge& One reason for this is our Open House Manager, Claire will retire in Ma￿h 2023 ènd we plan to not replace her. This will mean the closure of our Open House café but we will con- tlnuè to focus upon those In th6 most dèsp6rato n6&d through our food dlstrlbutlon work wlth the h¢)meless and support for people in need. We also are pray'ng for a person to work al*)ngside our manager in our homeless accommoda- tlon. We alsowant to ¢ontlnu6 to provlde ¢)pportunltles to r6¢<>nn6Ct through fellowshlp bvhl¢h has been so lacking due to isolation during the pandemic. Our numbers attending meetings post pand&mlc are dohvn sllghtly compared to bèf¢>rehand and we wlll contlnue lo try and onsure people feel connected and supported. Jeremiah 29.11 'For I know the plans I have fwyou,, declared the Lord, 'Plans to prosperyou and not to harm YOU? plans to glve you hope and a futur&. Finances: &ving has remained healthy throughout the year, despite the rising cost of living which has been affecting many of our members. W¢ hav¢ seen a slgnlficant rlse In our own utillty costs duAng the year. We have done what w6 can to keep those under ¢ontrol. We believe that our income and reserves are sufficient for us to operat¢ vAthout any fln8n¢ial burden aswe enter into 2023. The trustees are very grateful to those who supp¢)rt ourwork through faithful givtng throughout the y¢8r. A full set of accounts for the year are included at the end of this annual report. Ph151ppian$ 4.19. And my G¢)d will meot all your noeds according to Iho riehes of his glory in Christ Jesu5.

Leadership & Governance: H¢)pe Hous¢ Chur¢h- Mablethorpe Ss a registered charity number 1176585. Leadership team: Our leadershlp team ar6 responslble for tha splrltual dlrectlon of the Church. Th•y ovèrsee th• teaching and preaching programme and appr¢)ve appointments within the Church. They also pro- vide oversight and help to gr¢)up leaders. Our leadership team has met approximately every 6 weeks. At the year end, our leadership team were: Nlgèl & Judy C¢lllns David Smith Earl Dunton Claire Sudd8by Trustees: Our trustoes help us mèet our legal obllgatlons as a réglstèred charlty. Th¢y are responslble for all financial and legal matters of the Church. Our trustees meet monthly. At th6 end of thè y6ar our trustèés were: Lorna M¢)untain (Chair of irustees) Davld Smlth Oeadershlp team repros6ntatEve) Deborah Sutcliffe (Appointed 18 March 2021) Joseph Coburn Public Benefit: Thisyear has seen us getting back lo a more normal procedure. We pr¢)vided Sunday morning ser- vices each week along with Children￿ meetings. These meetingswere also broadcast online. We al￿ provlded weekly prayer m¢¢tlngs and mld w¢¢k fellowshlp m¢etlng& Bolh th¢sp metrtlngs could be attended in person orjoined onlin¢. Our Open House Café operated throughout the yearl pr¢>vldlng a meeting place and support for anywhowant6d to attend. W6 also provld6d a rrime moètlng during thè wlnler months (fr¢yn Oc- tober% Both the Open Housè and Thlme were our contrfbutlon to thè Churthes Safe wami spacès which were pr¢)vided during the cold period for people experiencing fuel p¢)verty. Glow-worms carèrs and toddlers gr¢)up m&éts ￿eklY to provldè connéctlon and support for par- entswith young children and a base for play. We operate th¢ communlty bus, which had to stop belng used by ¢ommunlty groups durSng th¢ pandèml¢. Wè have seèn a gradual In¢rèase In Its us* agaln durlng thè year bui It Is not back to level pre pandemic. We provide 2 supported livlng homeless houses in Mablethorpe to support men who are homeles& We can support up to 7 men but have been averaglng betwe¢n 5 & 6 durlng the yaar. Our buildings serve as a resource to our community. As well 85 our Church work, ¢)ur buildings provide a base for carer support groups addicti￿ counselling) an art group and a support group for peopl6 wlth Parf(Inson's. Our building pr¢)vides a hub for end of day fo¢xl distributi<>n and support for those who are street hom61ess.

HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022

HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE

YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022

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

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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Mr J Coburn resigned 31.08.23
Mrs L. Mountain (chair)
Mr D Smith
Mrs C Suddaby appointed 21.09.23
Mrs D Sutcliffe
Charity number 1176585
Registered address Hope House
97 Victoria Road
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
LN12 2AL
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 Anthony Collins solicitors LLP
134 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022

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 Institue.

You have approved the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2022 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: 16.10.2023

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF HOPE HOUSE CHURCH MABLETHORPE

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022

I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31st December 2022, 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

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records; and

  4. to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or

  5. 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 16.10.2023

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022

TRUSTEES' APPROVAL

The financial statement on pages 5 to 13 were approved by the Trustees on 16th October 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

D J Smith L Mountain 16.10.2023 16.10.2023

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HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022

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
Note 14
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 2022
Bank & Deposit a/c 31 December 2022
Church
Covid
Community Restricted
& café
Projects
Funds
TOTAL
2022
TOTAL
2021
£
£
£
37,508
4,042
4,024
210
200
6,360
370
4,689
1,228
32,420
1,386
1,833
50
15
£
37,508
4,042
4,434
0
6,360
370
4,689
1,228
32,420
3,219
50
15
£
32,344
4,088
3,405
18,150
6,360
80
4,274
957
36,121
164
222
19
58,444
0
34,463
1,428
94,335 106,184
7,375
27,703
3,321
10,000
4,425
89
1,183
21,026
1,254
2,038
667
5,041
54
233
1,442
2,903
672
40
175
2,025
3,188
7,375
41,024
0
4,514
1,183
22,280
2,705
5,095
1,675
2,903
672
215
2,025
3,188
4,350
45,539
7,359
1,798
24,615
1,750
5,194
1,067
1,376
577
833
1,903
2,209
52,740
0
27,250
14,864
1,269
3,532
94,854
1,269
3,532
98,570
1,224
4,199
57,541
0
27,250
14,864
99,655 103,993
4,950
-4,487
-463
0 -463
5,853
0
2,726
-13,899
22,740
13,611
23,456
-5,320
59,807
2,191
57,616
28,593
0
16,337
9,557
54,487 59,807

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HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITES FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022

ASSETS
Buildings
Equipment
Motor Vehicle
Deposit account
Current accounts
Cash in hand
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
2022
TOTAL
2021
£
£
£
£
240,862
6,611
88
194
24,833
£
240,862
6,893
24,833
£
240,862
8,039
32,283
247,473
88
25,027
10,476
17,496
15,821
9,557
621
516
272,588
10,476
42,874
1,137
281,184
10,476
48,730
600
28,593
0
16,337
9,557
54,487 59,806
276,066
0
16,425
34,584
77,046
24,833
327,075
77,046
24,833
340,990
80,578
32,283
77,046
0
24,833
101,879 112,861
199,020
0
16,425
9,751
225,196 228,129
190,688
0
13,728
23,713
5,853
0
2,726
-13,898
1,269
-2,322
-29
-64
3,532
228,129
-5,319
1,269
-2,415
0
3,532
223,246
2,190
1,224
-2,486
-244
4,199
199,020
0
16,425
9,751
225,196 228,129

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HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE MOVEMENT OF EACH RESTRICTED FUND DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022

RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS
Evans Cornish
Tudor Trust
( see below)
Tudor Trust 2
Dentist CDC
Pastoral Funds
Homeless/ Hardship Fund
Note 14
Carpet Fund
New Building
Children & Youth Groups
Glow-worms
Youth Group (Bridge)
Total Restricted Funds
Balance
bfwd
Receipts
Payments
Inter Fund
Transfers
Balance
cfwd
£
1,476
6,667
797
4,489
85
3,491
206
1,000
£
£
£
10,000
373
2,053
-393
200
1,254
£
1,476
-3,333
424
2,043
85
2,437
206
1,000
18,211
5,088
156
200
13,680
-393
1,228
1,111
-70
72
4,338
5,135
84
5,244
23,455
1,228
1,183
-70
1,428
14,863
-463
5,219
9,557
ASSETS & LIABILITIES BY FUND
Evans Cornish
Tudor Trust
( see below)
Tudor Trust 2
Dentist CDC
Pastoral Funds
Homeless/ Hardship Fund
Carpet Fund
New Building
Children & Youth Groups
Glow-worms
Youth Group
Total Restricted Funds
Fixed
Assets
Bank &
Total
Liabilities
Cash
Assets
NET
ASSETS
£ £
£
£
1,476
1,476
-3,333
-3,333
424
424
2,043
2,043
85
85
2,437
2,437
206
206
1,000
1,000
£
1,476
-3,333
424
2,043
85
0
2,437
206
1,000
0
113
81
4,338
4,338
0
5,135
5,248
84
165
4,338
5,248
165
194 5,219
5,413
5,413
194 9,557
9,751
0
9,751

Note: Tudor Trust Grant (£5,000) scheduled for December 2022 was received on 8th February 2023

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HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022

Note 1
Note 2
Note 3
Note 4
Donations Received
Anonymous
Hardship Fund
Covid-19
Supported Housing project
Open House
Sponsored walk
For Christmas food parcels
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
2022
£
290
200
210
2,412
437
800
85
4,434
0
4,689
4,689
233
233
580
415
995
1,228
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

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HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022

Note 5
Note 6
Note 7
Note 8
Other Outreach Projects:
Harvest Supper
Jubilee
Church Weekend
Themed evenings
Sunday Lunch
Minibus
Misc Income
Sale of assets
Compensation received
Tithes & Ministry Gifts
Ground Level
R&M Young - Wycliffe Translators
Kidz 2911 - Zimbabwe
Churches Together All Lincolnshire
Guest Speakers etc
Streaming equipment for local church
Harvest gift
Manchester House of Prayer
Outreach Projects- Expenditure
Open House
Covid-19
Meals & Delivery
Equipment (Grant funded)
2022
£
122
99
420
635
110
1,833
3,219
50
2,350
2,380
1,320
100
625
600
7,375
4,514
4,514
2021
£
150
14
164
222
1,350
1,040
1,320
100
500
40
4,350
2,729
4,132
498
7,359

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HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022

Note 09
Children & Youth work:
Food and craft materials
Glow-worm trip
Youth outing
Christmas/ Easter events
Barnados Big Toddle
Equipment
Note 10
Other Events
Special Services
Harvest
Sunday lunch
Jubilee Celebration
Christmas events
Volunteers - Thank You
Other events
Church Weekend
Trips (Grant Funded)
Note 11
Premises Costs
Insurance
Water/Electricity/Gas
Building Repairs
Housekeeping
Building developments
Note 12
General Admin costs
Retirement/Leavers Gifts
Pastoral
Leadership training
Banners/Literature
Other
2022
£
116
544
72
36
415
1,183
70
128
46
216
1,057
198
90
396
504
2,705
2,314
2,274
407
100
5,095
40
175
215
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

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HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022

Note 13

Inter-Fund Transfers
From:
Supported Housing
To:
General Fund (rent)
From:
General Fund
To:
Covid 19
write off balance
From:
Restricted Funds (Dental)
To:
Bus
Trip costs
To:
Church
Trip costs
From:
Restricted Funds (Glow-worms)
To:
Bus
2022
2021
£
£
-4,800
-4,800
4,800
4,800
-194
194
-393
243
150
0
-70
70
0

Note 14

Homeless & Hardship Funds (restricted)

Donations
Grants
Other
Income
Accommodation
Bus/train fares
Clothing/heating/food
Other
Expenditure
Balance at 1st Jan
Balance at 31st Dec
200
200
689
227
108
230
1,254
3,490
2,436
105
150
255
1,164
90
250
430
1,934
5,169
3,490

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HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022

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
2022
£
200
1,946
2,146
1,035
400
537
931
2,903
-757
1,939
210
13,940
18,480
32,630
3,321
14,400
4,199
175
6,727
325
29,147
3,483
14,398
16,337
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

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HOPE HOUSE CHURCH - MABLETHORPE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER 2022

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.

2022 2021
£ £
Income
Donations 815
Local Govt grants 1,000
Donations re meals & food 1,038
0 2,853
Expenses
Food 3,197
Waste disposal 297
Fuel - delivery 608
Other 37
Water,Gas, Electricity 1,150
0 5,289
Fund balance at start of year 2,242
Fund balance at end of year 0 -194
Transfer from General Fund 194
Fund closed 0 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.

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