Trustees. Annual Rep ort for the period Pericmj start dale Period ernl date From To Section A Reference and administration details Charfty name Hope Churth Femdown CIO Oth¢r names charlty Is known by Reglstsred charity numbor (rf any) 1181924 Charlty's prlnclpal adthess, Hope Church. Corbin Avenue. Femdown Postcode BH22 8A2 Narnos of tho charity trustees who manage tho charity Tnot•• nam• Dales act•d If not forwhole Nam• of person lor body) titlod to appoint truste• Ilf Gi18s W¢)odcrafl (Chairl Barry Robinson Pastor Deacon Hazel Ruth Thomas Deacon Died 10th June 2023 Stuart William John Smith Elder David Alan Hall Elder Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Dos¢rlptlon of the charlty's trusts CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 0710212019 Type of governing docum8nt How the charity is constituled CHAR￿ABLE TRUST Tfustee selection methods The Charity Tfustees of the church are the persons appointed lo the offices set out in accordance with the Church Handbook. Th8s8 offices are Pastor, Elder. Deacon. Addltlonal governance Issues (Optional infornmtion) TAR 23-24 You may choose to include addilional information. where relevant, about- Hope Church Femdown is a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches {FIEC). policies and procedures adwled lor the Inducti(￿ and traning of trustees., the charity's OrganisalK￿al structure and any wider network with which the charity works.. relalionship with any related parties.. Iru51ees' consideration of major risk5 and the system and procedures to manage them. Hope Church Femdown th8 unincorwated association merged to becA)me Hope Church Femdown CIO. Hope Church Femdown CIO took on all of Hope Church Ferndown's staff. polices. assets and liabilities from 1 S8Ptember 2019. The lease of the propety on Corbin Avenue was finally transfe￿ed to Hope Church Femdown CIO on 3￿ April 2024. During this year we have reviewed and approved the Equality and Saf&guarding Policies. Section C Ob'ectives and activities The purposes of the Church are: 3.1.1. the advancèment of tha Christian faith in ac￿rdance with the Basis of Faith prifnarily but not exdusively wilhin Femdown and the surrounding neighbourhood.. and Summary of the objects of tho charlty sot out In Its govornlng document 3.1.2. such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees, put into praclio the Christian faith in ac¢ordan¢e with the Basis of Faith, including but not limiled lo: the prevention and ￿lief of need, hardship and sickness,. the advancement of education,. and the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth. age infirmity or disability. fmancial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their condits'ons of lrfe prOV￿ed that the advancemef)l of such pwposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the Doctrinal Distinctives and Ethical Ststements as may be adopted and amended by the Church fr(xn lime to time in accc(dance with the provisions of the Church Handboo In the process of Tunning the church, the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity CcKnmission on public benefit. This year has seen the completion of the building project as the building was handed back to us from the builders in August 2023. We celebrated the completion of the building project with a community barbeque on Sunday 13th August. This was an enjoyable aftemwn with numerous wsitors attending the event and tOPP8d off with a free I￿ cream for all attendees from a local resident's ice cream van. For a small charity, renovating the premises was a sizeable achi8V8ment and all the more of a success as it was managed without leaving the charity in any debt. For this we primarily have to thank the Lord for his provision. However, we are thankful for receiving grants from several bodies induding Joseph Rank Foundation. Talbol Village Trust, The Beatr1￿ Laing Trust, The Benefact Trust and FIEC. This project would never hav8 happened without God's people gMfKJ gen8rousty and faithfulty. Summary ofthe maln actlvltles undertaken for the publlc benefit in rolatlon to those objects {Include wlthln thls sectlon tho statutory declaration that trustees have had r•gard to the guldance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) The renovated buildirvJ has made our Sunday moming meetings rnore accessible. It has also been a benefit to the local communty with groups such as Cocaine Anonymous now using the space. It was a great sadness that our church trustee and administrator, Hazel Thomas, passed away in June 2023. Hazel was much more than a trustee she was a valued and treasLred member of our fellowship. Her thanksgivirvJ service took place on 6th July at Moordown Baptist Church, the buiklirvJ was fvll with standing room only- a testimony to TAR 2>24 the esteem in thich she was hekl al her Pla￿ of VKJrk and in the wider community. Hazel continues to be missed since her departure and is irreplaceable. Our grief was increased later in the year, in October, when Rita Livingstone, a former trustee, also passed away. Rita was so well known in the community having run so many groups wilh children over the deGades. Rita's funeral was held in our church building and seating was needed in the lobby to accornn￿date all the attendees. Rita, like Hazel, is a significant loss for our fellowship. The keep fit class she had run for so many years has continued to meet despite her passing. Jenny Harbar. another walued member, also passed away in the spring of 2023. Her funeral took pla￿ at Poole Crematoriurn on 151h May 2023. Jenny was so pleased that the work had begun on the buikjing in Corbin Avenue and she wished that her thanksgiving could take place in the building. This was not possible but we mathed her passing in the building vith her family. along with a remembrance for Hazel and Rita. The church took the dectsion to end the running of the Focmj Store from August 2023 as there was no one who could manage the project. A drop-in café, after the keep fit session. was set up to hopefully keep the links we had made in running the food store. We have had a few visitors over the weeks but the café has not been Su￿ssful in attracting fomer food store visitors to attend the café regularfy. This year we held weekly Sunday worship services. Our Sunday morning services ntinue to be the primary gathering place of our church community and our Sunday evening meetings have teen more infomal with a prayer focus. Our moming rn8etings a￿ recorded vthh only the message being posted online aft8r Ihe services. The Sunday School has run. throughout this y8ar arKI been consistent in numbers even with our retumed rnissionary family. the Youren5. movir¥J to the Bristol area for Alislair's work. Small groups have wntinued to meet in person for bible teaching. fellowship and prayer ministy at various times of Ihe week. CAMEO has continued to meet on Thursday aftemoons Ihroughout the year maintainlr a regular conliNJenl and octs$￿1 wsitors. A Friday mornirvJ online prayer meeting has continued to meet. There has also been phone support and a text message prayer chain. Monthly women's meetings have conlinued to benefft from Jen Wilkin's study malerials. A new a(klition during year has been men's and women's iffeakfast and ¢xcasionally a joint breakfast an invited speaker. The church has continued to oversee The East Dorset CAP debt centre. However, the decision was rnade during this perv)d to make plans to move the oversight of this project to a new multi churth group. This will hopefully insure the future viability of the project. As of 5th March 2024. The East Dorset CAP Cenlre locally had: 16 current dients of whith 6 clients are repaying their debt 1 going through insolvency 8 ¢lients aré in the visiting stages Since the project began 10 years ago: 41 are debt free 30 are independently debt fre8 15 clients have eX￿eSSed a faith commitment TAR 23-24 The church has continued to offer pastoral care to members of the church, and those in the community, lo the best of its abilty. Again, this year. people have experienced many pressures and the pastoral care has been complicated at times. Family life has faced significant dfficulties. During the y8ar we have continued to financially support tt)e work of Open Doors, Pastor Leonard in Embo. Mission Aviation Fellowship. Intemational Mission to Jewish People and the East Dorset CAP Centre. We receive regular nevts from these organisations pray for them. Door-todoor visitalb)n and delivery of the Good News paper was Sp￿adi¢ throughout 2023. Seasonal visits were hekj al Turbary Court durirwJ the year. TAR 23-24 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achlevements of the charlty durlng Ihe year At the end of ￿ year. our membership induded 36 adult members. There was one joyous baptism during the year. John Freer was baptised in December 2023. This was the first bapiism in Ihe newly renovated buikling. It was thrilling to hear John's testimony and to rejoi￿ together. In January. we began to hire rooms out to community ¢J(ganisations. namely TumbleTols, Cocaine Anonyrnous and the Medical Practice rExt door. This has been of benefit both for the Gommunity and for the income of the church. The following questions help us to assess our successes during the year. Have we tsught people the truth from the Bible? Yes. On Sundays in our public meetings. in the mid-week fellowship groups and informally, there has been faithful bible teaching. This has been evaluated by our eldership team throughout the year. Have we reminded people of the centralty of Jesus? Yes. by celebrating communion togeiher regularly at our meetings as a communlty. we have reminded ourselves of who we arè in Christ. Have we given the community OPI)Ortuntlies lo ￿gage with the message of Jews and consider spirilual matters? Yes, through community visitation. online uploads and at our services people have been given the opportunity to 8ngage ￿th the message of Jesus. Have we prayed faithfully a$ a ¢hur¢h? Yes, in our Sunday services and online we have continued to do so. Have we supported people in Ihe fellowship. To Ihe best of our ability. we have So￿ht to care for people in our thurch community. The pastoral care team in the church has been in contact with people on a regular and continual basis throughout the year. W8 continue lo seek to create a culture of love and care for people. TAR 2>24 Detalls of any funds materlally In deficlt Further financl81 rnvl•w dotsils IOption•l Information) You may choo¥e io indLwJe additional information, Where relevant about: the chari￿$ prinapal sources of funds (￿Uding any fUndra￿ing1.. how expenditure h8S supported the key objectives of the charity- investment rnllcy and objeclNes inC￿ding any ethical irNestff*nt pol adopt8d. Section F Other optional information The trustees declare that they have approved the twsle•s' report above. Slgned on bèhalf of th• ch•rfty's trnstees Signature(8) Full name(s) Positlon {•.g., 8Krntsry, Chalr, etc) Giles Peter WCK Stuart Wdliam John Smith Cha T￿Surer TAR 2344 Independent examiner's report to the trnstees of Hope Chureh Ferndowu I r¢port to th¢ Charity twst¢es on my examination of the accounts of Hope Church Ih Ferndown {the Charity) for the year ended 5 April 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity truste&8 of the Trust you are responsible for the prepardtion of the accounts in accordance with requirffl]¢nls of th¢ Charities Acl 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts canied out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(B) of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examinalion. I can confimi that no material matters have come to my attenlion in connection wilh the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect". accounting r¢cords wer¢ noi kq)i in ffspcct of th¢ Trust as required by section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with those records. or 3 th¢ accounts do nol comply with lh¢ applicable requIr￿Trents conceming the fom] and content of accounts sel out in the Chariti&s (Accounts and Report5) Regulations 2(K)8 other than th¢ accounts giv¢ a Irue and fair view which is nol a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I confirni thal there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accL)unls to be rcachaj. A Clark FCA r & Coley, Chartcrol Accou[￿nIS 3 Durrant Road. 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