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 W￿d¢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 Handt￿0k. These offices ar8 Pastor,
Elder, Deacon.
Additional governance issues (Optlonal Infornth)
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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 neighbour1￿0d.. 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 proirys￿n 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
advan￿ment 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 r￿aY￿ 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.
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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 re￿ve regular news from these
organisations and pray for them.
Door-to-door VISIta￿n 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 meMb￿ship slands at 34 adult memb8rs.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
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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
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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 re￿OW 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
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Independent examiner's report to the trnstees of Hope Church
Ferndown
I report to the charity tn￿tee5 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 r￿peCt.
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 D￿ernber 2025

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