Trustees. Annual Report for the perlod Period s18rt date From Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Hope Church Femdown CIO Other names charlty Is known by Reglstsred charity numbor {if any) 1181924 Charity's prlnclpal address Hope Church. Corbin Avenue, FpJndown Postcode BH22 8AZ Names of tho charity trustees who manage the charity Offlu Ilf L)at•s act•d If not for whol• Name of person lor body) ent5tled to appolnl trust Ilan Giles Wd¢raft (Chair) Barry Robinson Past Deacon Retired W1012024 Sluart William John Smith Elder David Alan Hall Elder Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrfptlon of the charfty's trusts CIO- ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 0710212019 Type of goveming document How the Charity is constituted CHARITABLE TRUST Trustee selection methods The Charity Truslees of the church are the persons appointed to the offices sel oul in a¢¢ordance wtth the Church Handt0k. These offices ar8 Pastor, Elder, Deacon. Additional governance issues (Optlonal Infornth) TAR 22.23
You may chorJs• lo include additional information. where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Iruslees.. the charity's organisational structure and any wider network wih which the ¢h¥ity works." relationship vAth any related parties.. Iru$lees' ¢on$ideration of major risks arKI the system and Yoceduw to manage them. Hop8 Church Femdown is a member of the Fellowship of Independenl Evangelical Churches (FIEC). Hope Church Femd(r44n is a CIO managed by trustees. During this year we have writlen. reviewed arKI or updated thes8 policies.. Health and Safety policy, Safeguarding. GDPR, Section C Ob'ectives and activities The purposes of the Church are: 3.1.1. the advancemenl of the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exdusiv8ly within Femdown and the surrounding neighbour10d.. and Summary of the objects of the charity set out In Its governing document 3.1.2. such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the charity trustees. put into practice the Christian faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith, including but not limited to.. the prevention and relief of need. hardship and Sickness" the advancement of education. and Ihe proirysn of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisu time occupation of indivtduals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth. age infirmty or disability. finanaal hardship or social circumstances with the object of improviw their CA)nditions of life provided that the advanment of such Purposes must be undertaken in a manner that is consistent with the Doctrinal Distinctives and Ethical Slalements as may be adopted and amended by the Church from time to lime in accoftlance with the provisions of the Church Handbook. This year we held weekly SurKlay worship seTrices. Our Sunday moming services continué to be the primary gathering place of our church community and our Sunday evening meetings have been more infcymal. However. since January 2025 we returned to a more fomial slnKture with a s8mion. Also Iwo members of the congregation have begun live worship on th8 guitar and tK)x drum in the evening services. ()Jr meetings are recorded only the message being posted online after the services. Summary ofthe maln activities undertaken for the publlc benefit In relation to these objects (include wlthln thls section the statutory doclaratlon that trustees havo had regard to the guldance issued by the Charity Commlsslon on publlc benefft) The Sunday School has Nn. throughout this year and has fluGtuated in numbers throughout the year. Small groups have met in person fLY bibl8 teachirb3. fellowship and prayer mlnistry at different times of the week CAMEO has continued to m8èt on Thursday aftemoons throughout the year. Although taking a l¢Mger than usual pause for a season when ill health shrunk the group. A Friday moming online prayer meetiThJ has continued. There has also been phone support and a text message raY chain. Monthly women's m8etiNJs have continued to benefrt from Jen Wilkin's study materials. Men's and women's breakfasts have run durirMJ the autumn, winter and spring. TAR 22-23
We have held barbeques. birthday celebrations and bring and share lunths throughout the year. The management of The East Dorset CAP debt ntre moved from the church to a new multi church group called East Dorset Church Partnership. This will hopefully insure the future viability of the project. The church has continued to offer pastoral rAre to members of the church and those in the community to the best of its ability. Again. this year, people have experienced many I pressures and the pastoral care has been complicated at times. Family life has faced significant difficulties. During the year we have continued to financially suppcrt the work of Open Doors. Pastor Leonard in Embo. Mission Aviation F811owship, Intemational Mission to Jewish People and the East Dorset CAP Centre. We reve regular news from these organisations and pray for them. Door-to-door VISItan and d81iv8ry of tha Gocrfj News pap8r has continued throughout the year. The ladies keep fit group and a community café have run throughout the year on a Tuesday moming. The church premises have been used rn0 regulady by outside groups which include; Barcellos Family Practice. Tumble Tots. Cocaine Anonymous and a bi weekly fitness group. At the end of the year. our meMbship slands at 34 adult memb8rs. TAR 22-23
Section D Achievements and performance TAR 22-23
Summary of the maSn achievements of the charlty durlng the year The following questions help us to assoss our succ8SS8s duriNJ the y8ar: Have we tauglrt people the truth from the Bible? Yes. On Sundays in our public meetings. in mid4veek fellowship groups and infomially, there has been faithful bible teachirKJ. This has Lwi evaluated by our eldership team throughout the year. Have we reminded people of the centralrty of Jesus? Yes, by ce18brating communion together regularly at our meetings as a community, we hav8 reminded ourselves of who w8 are in Christ. Have we given the community opportunilies lo engage wtth the message of Jesus and consider spiritual matters? Yes, through community visitation. online uploads and at our services people have been given the opportunity to engage wtth the message of Jesus. Have we prayed faithfully as a church? Yes, in our Sunday services and online we have continued to do so. Have we suppcffled people in the fellowship. To the best of our ability, we have sought to re for people in our church community. The pastoral care team in the church has been in contact with people on a regular and continual basis throughout the year. We continue to seek to create a culture of love and care for people. Section E Financial review TAR 22.23
Hope Church will endeavour to have the equivalent of between three to SLX month'5 expenditure in reserves. If the amount in the reserves 8oes above this, the trustees will consider howthese funds can be used to fvrther the purposes of the tharity. Brfef statement of the charlty's Poll on resorv•s Detalls of any funds materfal In dofklt Further flnanclal reOW detalls {Optlonal Inforrnallon) You may choose to include additional informatiffi, where relevant aLM)ut: the tharivs prinopal sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives includng any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees de¢laro that they have approved th• tru8t••s' report abov¢. Slgned on behalf of th• eharltys trusts•s Slgnalure(s) Full nam•(s) P081tlon (e.g.. Secretary. Chalr. etc) Giles Peter W(KMJcraft Stuart William John Smith Chalr Treasurer Date ?li Ll TAR 2243
Independent examiner's report to the trnstees of Hope Church Ferndown I report to the charity tntee5 on my examination of the accounts of Hope Church FerndowTh (the Charity) for the year end 5 April 2025. Responslbilitles ind basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trusl you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with requirements of the Clwities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in r¢spect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in callying out my examination I have followed all applicabl¢ Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5XB) of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my eLqmination. I can confimi that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material rpeCt. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with those rccords. or 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts Set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 21)08 other than the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a niatter considered as part of an independent examination. I confirn] that there are no other matters to which your attention slK)uld be drdwn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. drew A Clark FCA Carter & Coley, Chartered Accountsnts 3 Durranl Road, Bournanouth. BH2 6NE 9th Dernber 2025
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