CWACHWIW Trustees Annual Report 202314 In accordance with our Constitution the objectlsl of the CIO are: The advantement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith and the Church flules. primartly but not exclusively within Shaw. Oldham and the 5urroundin8 neighbourhood; and b. Such other charitable purposes as shall. in the opinion of the members of the church in general meetin8 further the work of the Church. This report seeks to summarise the progress that has been made during the year to meet the objectNes of the CIO. This report Is spllt Into a number of differènt areas to cover the actfvltles that were undertaken during the year. In planning the artivitie5, the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commlssion. I. (I￿r(h meMb￿hIP Th55 year we saw a number of new people brought into membership and we thank God for brin8lng them to U5. None of them were new converts and all came to us from other chLtrches and fellowships. Overall, the church membershlp has now risen to 31. We are thankful that our Sunday services continue to grow, and we have a numbef who attend regularly but have not yet been brou8ht into membership. l. Church Mlnlstvles There are a number of church ministries that are in place and operate on a regular basis. each of Ihem 15 listed below with a summary of artivities that have taken place during the year. Sunday Ser¥lce5 The Sunday Services provide the main focus of the Church and generally we achieve somewhere between 50-60 people. Throughout the year we have seen a number of people come to the church for Sunday Worship- not all have remained regular. but some have, and we continue to encourage them and make them welcome. In our sermons we had in the first part of the year been Iwking at the book of Rornans and also lookin8 at how that speaks to LSS as the body of Christ. This focus on the body of Christ has been present throughout the year. For the last 3 months of the year, we felt God direct US to speak on the subject of Chrisys relum and from January this has been a second focus. We believe that God is showlng us the sort of people we should be in these end times. and how He wants US to grow tQ8etherto be the body of Christ. lof5 We understand the necessity of the Holy Spirit to be at work amongst us to change us so that we demonstrate the love of God to one another and to the people who live in the c()mmunity of Shaw. Our worship ministry continues to be strengthened and whilst Nahum Evans remain5 our worship leader. we have haé others who have Stepped up to support and supplement this vital ministry. We now have a number of additional people assisting Wlth our Sunday Worship. b. Pr￿r We have continued to press our congregation into understanding the vital need for prayer. We know that God is more than capable of bulldin8 His church on His own, but He gloriously seeks partnership with His people in prayer. In that Sense none of the ministry we seek to deliver will make any head way unles5 and until we pray. We have continued with our Monday morning prayer meeting, and we have achieved between 6 and 10 people each tirne. These have been some very blessed times and we have heard God speak to us during these times. We also include a time of prayer durin8 our midweek meetln8 and before our Sunday mornin8 worship serw¢es. . Sunday Sch(￿1 Sunday sch￿1 attendance has now grown with new thildren attendin& 8rowing to an average of 10-12 attending each week. Positive relaiionships are building among the children. The Sunday school now uses books called Go Teach which the children seem to enjoy* and it has required less preparation for the Sunday khool teachers. The use of 8ible story videos has also helped with the burden of preparin8 eath Sunday. We still onty have two people leadin8 Sunday School but there have been additional people who have stepped up to help durin8 the cla55es a5 assistants. Thi5 Is not ideal and there remains a clear need for more Sunday school teacher5, and we continue to encouTa8e people in the chLsrch to help with this important ministry. whilst the need for more teachers is pressing it is Imp)rtant that the person tlolng the teaching is glfted in that area. d. Mld-week meetln For the first part of the year, we continued with our two Life Groups. These groups were established to create smaller groups that could grow together and be able to Share more personally the thin85 that were either an encouragement or a challen8e to their Christian Walk. We contlnued to discuss the subjects raised in the sermons on the preteding Sunday and this gave an opportunity for people to discu55 further any difficult4e5 they had with what had been preached •. Youth Group The youth group continues to be quite small in number but has seen a number of ihe older ones leave. This ha5 left u5 Wlth a fresh 8roup but one that is much younger in age and f31th and 50 brings its own challenges. It continues to meet onty fortnight￿ during the semion as part of our Sunday seThiice but then monthfy on a Friday evening which is more focused on social activities and for the youn8 people to get to know one another as friends. 2of5 CWRCH f. Street Evan8eli5m This ministry is responsible for or8anisin& 5trategisin& ar4d executing planned activitie5 for the Street Evangelism and other actiwties in line with Jesus's great commission to the church (Matthew 28..18-201 and the church's vision. This activty plays an important role in connecting with the larger community of Shaw. seeking to meet deeply felt needs in the community and act as a channel of feedback to the local church about the community of Shaw. The Outreach rninistry holds their regular evan8eli5m once a month during autumn and winter and twice a month during the summer months. They 80 into the local community of Shaw to Share the gospel. by sharlng Gospel tracts and having meaningful conversations with the public and praying lor those who request for prayers. Whilst this group 8oes Out on the streets a second group remains in the church in intercessory wayer those connectSon5 that are bein8 made on the streets. Although this year we have seen little breakthrough in people coming to Jesus for salvation we believe that as we continue to SOW Seed, it will at x)me point lead to a har¥e5t. Coffee Mornln We have continued to run a weekly Coffee Morning on Thursday5. This is open to anyone from the fellowship to meet for a that and if required prayer too. We re8ularty have had about 14-15 people each time we have met. and this has been a 8reat time of fellowship. We have had some regular attenders who do not attend the chLJrth on a Sundayi and this has been a means of exposing them to the fellowship. They have generally been people who we have made contact wrth through the blessin8 box ministry, and we have sought ro focus the distribution of these food parcels during the Coffee Mornin8s as this allows 8reater level of interaciion between them and the church fellowship. h. Coffee Shop & Book Shop At the end of last year, we felt God call us to extend our Coffee Mornln8s into something much bigger that would become a hub for people in the comrnunity of Shaw to come and enjoy good coffee. a warm welcome and a friendly environment. This would be a means of maklng a connectSon wlth the peO￿e of Shaw and would not be overtty evangellstlc but rather would be to build brid8es. For most of this year we have been working towards that goal. We have significantly refurbished the Church's existing refreshment area to make it into a funrtional Coffee Shop. Thls has taken a signrficant effort from a small group of men from the church but also has been allowed by the gracious donations from the church fèllowship. We have receNed £12.660 in dlrected gifts for the Coffee Shop and we have used about 60% already this year. We still have a lot to do including the purchase of an espresso machine, barista training and Food Hygiene training for all those preparing food. We hope to be fully open in the second half of next year and have sufficient volunteers to open 3 days a week. This will be a not-for-profit operation and will be fully incorporated in the financials of the church. The church has verified that this ministry 15 covered under our existing insurance policy ond no changes are required to cover this new activity. We have already registered the Coffee Shop with the l(Kal Environmental Health Office but have not yet been inspected. 3of5 C￿VICH WW Community Connecbons We continue to host the Age UK Luntheon aub on a Friday lunchtime. This tontinues to work well. and the Age UK team are now an established part of the weekly arttvities of the church. There are about 30 regulars at this event and offer51)oth food and fellowship to the older more vulnerable in the community. The club is fvll and there is a wailiftg list for those seeking to attend. We have for some years now been connected wilh the Shaw and Crompton Events Committee. This is a volunteer orEanisation that seeks to put on community events based in Shaw. We were invited again to tske part in the events for the Christmas light switch on. We opened the church to 5er¥e te35 and coffees and to speak with people who came in. We will continue to work with them as much as we can to engage in the activities thev put on. Bless1￿ Box We have continued to operate a 8lessing Box in the church. This is not a fvll Food Bank t does prowde a source of free food to ihose in the community who are incTeasin8lv 5trug8ling with the cost-of.living pressures. The food is provided by the fellowship, and we have also been able to connect with Asda who have also provided us w•th some food. This ha5 been a way of meeting the needs of very vulnerable people in the town. 3. Flnanclal Status The ¢urrÉnt overall financlal posltion of the CIO has improved through the year. There was an income of £61,082 lan increase of about £20,LWXII and an expenditure of £39.815. All of the assets of the CIO are made up of the church buildin8 and the physical equipment neCe￿ry to operate the church functio￿ and cash in the bank. At the end of ihi5 year there wa5 £46,910 in the bank. During the year the Trustees obtained a £￿,0(￿) rn0rt8age from The Kingdom Bank to purthase the church building from the current Landlord. This sale was completed in August 2023 and the church now owns the building in its own right. This has meant that the church no longer pays rent and the difference between the rent and Ihe mortgage payments results In an annual saving of about £8,700. Thls has put the church on a much stronger financial footing. 4. Safeguardlna During the year our Safeguarding Lead has reloc*ed and left the church. As a consequence. our Deputy now taken over as our Safeguarding Lead. We have issued our Safeguarding Policy that was in draft last year and now covers vulnerable adults as well. We have Still to arrange formal training for all those who have a role in Safeguarding within the church and this will be completed as soon as possible. Our Safeguardin8 Lead was formally trained last yeaf. All details of leaders DB5 checks have been collated on a spreadsheet and there are some that requlre renewal. We have also had some new members who wll require OBS checking to be completed. We are in the process of re-registering with an umbrella organisation for Safeguarding and are currently Ir>Dking to Use Christian Safe8uardin8 Services. 4of5 CHURLXSWiW Risk assessment documents have been completed for èll the artivlties that happened wlthin the chufch. Financial re¥lew During the year income increèsed by £20.2￿. to £61.1￿), and expenditure increased by £6,0(Xl, to £39,8￿. As a re5uIt. the cash held by the charity increased by £21,3(h). to £46,900, of which £7,300 was restricted for use with the Coffee Shop. The remainder is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose. Reserves pollcy The trustee5 have updated the Reserrfes Policy and have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestrirted cash of no less than £2,8CiI so that the charity could continue to operate Should income and l or expenditure ¥ary adveisely. Our current Cash reser¥es are significantly in excess of this minimum and will be used to make repair5 to one section of the flat roof and open up a new Sunday School room in the unused upstairs storeroom. ResponslbSlltles of tTUStees Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accountin8 year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year. We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reawnable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements cornpty with the Charities Art 2011. We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other Irregularit￿$. Ch•nKes to Trustee Oowd It the tlme ol sl&nlry¥ ol thls ¥nnual rewL The following than8es to pefsonnel makin8 UP the Trustee Board have taken place since year end. Karen Mwk5- Resigned on 26 May 2024 Graham Cook- Elected on 26 May 2024 Approval This report was approved by the tnjstees and si8ned on their behalf by: Emmènuel Oyow Date.. 5of5 Hope Church Shaw Report and Accounts Year ended 30 April 2024 Stewardship Ktlvtgtnero> 1 Lwyb's Passap, ECIY w*W.St￿rd8hip.Ug.Uk HOPE CHURCH SHAW LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 30 Egslway Shaw Oldham OL2 8NY GOVERNING DOCUMENT CIO C￿￿titutiOn dated S8ptembèr 2018, as ¥mended August 2022 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1179929 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR AIANAGING THE CHARITY Graham Cook lappcmnted May 20241 Dovid Ccllns lappjinied October 20231 Nahum Evans Brian McDaid lapFMJnled June 20231 1<8ren Monks IresNJn8d May 20241 Emm8nuel Offt¥e Marie Sutdrfe Ireslgned A￿￿$1 20231 John Wamer lappointed June 20231 Ivan Wcdler (Yesigned June 20231 BANKERS NatK¢AI Weslrnlnster Bank P INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Jaknts Young Stevrdfd6hip 1 Lamb's Passago LONOON EC1Y INDEX Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 P8ge 4 Page 5 )p•ndrx Legal Admir4stratbve Dela15 Irthpendent Examinels R8rKfft Receipts and Pa￿ents Accwnt Slalement of Assets & Liabilities Note5 to tho A¢ccAmts TnBtees' RepLYt15 pages] Pag8 1 INDEPENDENT EXAMINEifs REPORT TO ThE TRUSTEES OF HOPE CHURCH SHAW I report to the trustees on my examinatk)n of the acctsjnts of Hope Chsjrch Shaw I'ihe Ch￿￿) for the year ended 30 April 2024 M pages 3 to S folcwng. R•$pon•lbllltl•• and b•¥ls ol r•port As the trustees of the ch8nty you are respo￿¢118 lor Weparati￿ gf thg accounts in gLYITdance the requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 (ihe 2011 Act'i. I report in re$F￿rt of rny eurnin8tiw of the charitys accounts carried wt under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in catyng ¢>Jt rny examinats'￿ I have fc41ThbEd al the aOicable OIrect￿N6 given by the Chanty Cclnmlssion ￿ller secti(N) 145{5Xb) of the 2011 Act. Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mSnrf• st•l•m•nt I have LX)mpleted my examination. I c￿ri￿ Ihat Th) material fflatte￿ have cLJrne to my attent1￿ in nnectron w7th the oxaminat￿n me cause to ￿lIeve tr81 In any matertal respect.. 1. 8ccnunling records wert not kept in aetord8nce wllh secttoft of the 2011 Act., 2. the 8¢counts do nol acc(ffd ¥*ith the acccwnting rec￿d9. I have no conwns ond have ccvne 8cros8 r#) matters in cLffm8ction 4wlh the exwnination lo which attenli¢M sh￿Jk1 bo dravm In ordef to enable a pmper understanding ol Ihe aca)unts to ￿ rgachad. Jairnée Y(￿rI3 Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONOON EC1Y 8AB Dale.. p￿e2 E CMVRCH SHAW RECEIPTS AND PAYIIENTS ACCIXINT FOR THE YE￿1 ENDED JOAPRIL2W24 Td 2024 Fund5 2023 34.21? 47.117 5.707 28.565 7.127 305 &,730 (>hAid rÈc*p camrflatde 46.379 14.703 61m2 P•ym•nts aciiv**s und•t&keD dwrfdy T.159 31.739 29,871 InAt￿l undM•keTh ty ¢Y 4277 7fXJ S.077 39815 alEL al M￿p1• I lpByrn￿ts1 b tr•nol• 14.422 21.267 7.rA1 Tranifern to￿1n 14551 N•t moV•mrt In 13.967 21.267 7.rK1 C4sh fund* ￿ •1 25.613 25.643 16.562 Tth X011 46.910 2&￿3 ¢ Ll•blf f•¢ •).410 •JAIo .41 J.410 2￿9 2&770 P•p4 IIOTes 70 M A¢¢I)UI4TS 5. D23 Awt 4.958 sffjj? i&ec¢) 2,$16 F.109 1.042 2.405 102 454 70 7$0 3.420 (th￿lu• 4.jn 5.on 4&379 4*379 J9.611 39.611 31.167 V.139 7.299 245 456 456 T.299 26ffi43 48 910 Hope Church Shaw Report and Accounts Year ended 30 April 2024 Stewardship Ktlvtgtnero> 1 Lwyb's Passap, ECIY w*W.St￿rd8hip.Ug.Uk HOPE CHURCH SHAW LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024 ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 30 Egslway Shaw Oldham OL2 8NY GOVERNING DOCUMENT CIO C￿￿titutiOn dated S8ptembèr 2018, as ¥mended August 2022 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1179929 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR AIANAGING THE CHARITY Graham Cook lappcmnted May 20241 Dovid Ccllns lappjinied October 20231 Nahum Evans Brian McDaid lapFMJnled June 20231 1<8ren Monks IresNJn8d May 20241 Emm8nuel Offt¥e Marie Sutdrfe Ireslgned A￿￿$1 20231 John Wamer lappointed June 20231 Ivan Wcdler (Yesigned June 20231 BANKERS NatK¢AI Weslrnlnster Bank P INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Jaknts Young Stevrdfd6hip 1 Lamb's Passago LONOON EC1Y INDEX Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 P8ge 4 Page 5 )p•ndrx Legal Admir4stratbve Dela15 Irthpendent Examinels R8rKfft Receipts and Pa￿ents Accwnt Slalement of Assets & Liabilities Note5 to tho A¢ccAmts TnBtees' RepLYt15 pages] Pag8 1 INDEPENDENT EXAMINEifs REPORT TO ThE TRUSTEES OF HOPE CHURCH SHAW I report to the trustees on my examinatk)n of the acctsjnts of Hope Chsjrch Shaw I'ihe Ch￿￿) for the year ended 30 April 2024 M pages 3 to S folcwng. R•$pon•lbllltl•• and b•¥ls ol r•port As the trustees of the ch8nty you are respo￿¢118 lor Weparati￿ gf thg accounts in gLYITdance the requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 (ihe 2011 Act'i. I report in re$F￿rt of rny eurnin8tiw of the charitys accounts carried wt under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in catyng ¢>Jt rny examinats'￿ I have fc41ThbEd al the aOicable OIrect￿N6 given by the Chanty Cclnmlssion ￿ller secti(N) 145{5Xb) of the 2011 Act. Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mSnrf• st•l•m•nt I have LX)mpleted my examination. I c￿ri￿ Ihat Th) material fflatte￿ have cLJrne to my attent1￿ in nnectron w7th the oxaminat￿n me cause to ￿lIeve tr81 In any matertal respect.. 1. 8ccnunling records wert not kept in aetord8nce wllh secttoft of the 2011 Act., 2. the 8¢counts do nol acc(ffd ¥*ith the acccwnting rec￿d9. I have no conwns ond have ccvne 8cros8 r#) matters in cLffm8ction 4wlh the exwnination lo which attenli¢M sh￿Jk1 bo dravm In ordef to enable a pmper understanding ol Ihe aca)unts to ￿ rgachad. Jairnée Y(￿rI3 Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONOON EC1Y 8AB Dale.. p￿e2 E CMVRCH SHAW RECEIPTS AND PAYIIENTS ACCIXINT FOR THE YE￿1 ENDED JOAPRIL2W24 Td 2024 Fund5 2023 34.21? 47.117 5.707 28.565 7.127 305 &,730 (>hAid rÈc*p camrflatde 46.379 14.703 61m2 P•ym•nts aciiv**s und•t&keD dwrfdy T.159 31.739 29,871 InAt￿l undM•keTh ty ¢Y 4277 7fXJ S.077 39815 alEL al M￿p1• I lpByrn￿ts1 b tr•nol• 14.422 21.267 7.rA1 Tranifern to￿1n 14551 N•t moV•mrt In 13.967 21.267 7.rK1 C4sh fund* ￿ •1 25.613 25.643 16.562 Tth X011 46.910 2&￿3 ¢ Ll•blf f•¢ •).410 •JAIo .41 J.410 2￿9 2&770 P•p4 IIOTes 70 M A¢¢I)UI4TS 5. D23 Awt 4.958 sffjj? i&ec¢) 2,$16 F.109 1.042 2.405 102 454 70 7$0 3.420 (th￿lu• 4.jn 5.on 4&379 4*379 J9.611 39.611 31.167 V.139 7.299 245 456 456 T.299 26ffi43 48 910