ROg￿t•red Charlty No: 1186W
HOPE CHURCH SITTINGBOURNE
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Caladine
Chartered Certified Accountonts

HOPE CHURCH
SITTING8OURNE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
CONTENTS
Page(s)
Trustees. Report
Informatlon Page
Independent Examiners Report
Receipts and Payments Account
Statement of Assets and Liabllltles
Notes
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HOPE CHURCH SITtINGBOURNE
CHARITY NUMBER #1186867
Trustees. Report
for the perlod 1# January 2025 to 31st December 2025
The Trust & Trustees
HopÈ Church Sittln8bourne 15 a Charitable Incorporated Organ153tlon ICIOI, règlstered with the UK charity
Commlssion1#11868671.
Hope Church SlttinBbourne was offlclally reglsiered a5 a CIO on 10th C)ecembÈr 2019 and continues to function
as a local church wlihin the Relatlonal Mi55lon frdmily, part of the wlder Newfrontlers network.
The Trustees of the Hope Church sr(tlngboume CIO durln8 thls reportln8 perlod were..
Chrlstlne Monlca Willmott~ Chair of frustees
Jtte Ufuoma IdDWU-Tru5tee & Safe8uardln8 Lead
Ellzabeth Gre80ry- Tnjstee
Emmanuel Samuel- Trustet & Treasurer
In August 2025, Emmanuel Samuel undertook the role of Treasurer, alongside hls role as a TTU5teè.
We remaln Incredlbly thankful for the CODSlStent and prayerful Se￿Ce ol Dur trustees. Their w15dom, pastoral
senslt5vlty. and governance overslght contlnue io be Invaluable in thls season ot growth and development. All
current trustees have been OBS checked, and we are actwely explorln8 forma1151ng procedures for fvture
appointments In Ilne wSth best practSce and ChaI￿V Comm155ion 8uldance.
Trust Oblertlves
The object of the CIO Is for the public benefit. the advancement of the Chrlstlan falth in Slttlngbourne, Kent,
and in such other areas 45 the charity Trustees may from time to tlrne declde.
Hopè Church S1tt5ngbourne exlsts to grow & multlplythe HOPE of Je5U5 In the heart5 of everyone, everywhere,
every day.
We asplre to reproduce d15clples who: Honour Jesus, Obey H15 Word, Pray beyond themselves, and Ilve as
Everyone a Wilness. We 8ather in homes and publlc places as well as weekly orn Sundays to hear and obey the
WDrd of Sod. We seek to brin8 the light and love of Jesus to our town through worship, disclpleship, mission,
and community en8aEement.
Pr•mls•s
Hope Church Sittin8bDurne does not lease or own any property. Our church offire and re8lStered CIO address
remalns the horne of 6ordon Watson, the churc+) leader, ond 15 used for administratlve purposes.
For the accounting year, we continued to host our prlmary Sunday gatherings at Meadowfield School,
Swan5tree Avenue. Slttlngboume. ME104NL. We are thankfu1 for the partnersh5p and provision of thls great
venue.
Member5hlp
We do not currently operate a formal rnembershlp structure. Wowever. we continue to foster a strong sense of
belonging and shared misslon among those who regularly participate in the life of the church. Ovr current
regular attendance stand5 at approxlmatety 65 zdult5, iTrcludlng approximately 20 chIld￿n and young people
under the age of 18.

HOPE CHURCH SI￿1NG80uRNE
CHARITY NUMBER #1186867
Flnances
Gordon Watson remalned our sole ernployee throughDUt 2025, setving both Hope Church Sittingbourne and
the wider Relatlonal Mi551on famlly. in partlcular as part of Stef Lision'5 apostolic support tearn.
We made no major capllal Investments thls year and contlnued our regular monthly gfvlng lo Relatlonal
Mission a5 in prevlous years.
We continued to support the Spocchta famlly as part of thelr ongoing ministry with Good News Church
Sheppey. We a150 contlnued to support our local CAP Debt Centre, 5wale Foodbank, and 51tt1ngbourne Street
Pastors.
We were prlvlle8ed to support overseas mls51on with one-off 81rts to..
Carrnel Mlni5trles, Indla.
Enablin8 delegates to engage with a conference hosted in the 10140 window.
Ralslng fund5 for our ID studeTht5 over5ea5 misslon trlps.
In the autumn of 2025, we had three Gfft Days, almln8 to ralse funds toward5'.
l. Rele8sln8 Emmanuel Samuel Into vocatlonal employment wlth the church (initially l-day per weekl.
Purchasln8 equlpment for our Worshlp & Tech Teams.
3. Suppgrtlng those partSclpatlng In LEAD tralning.
4. Inve5tlng In new Sunday faclng resources Ircller banners, A-framès, welcome packs, printed
Ilteratur•l.
The Board of Twstees has establlshed a policy to malntain svfflclent Teserves to covtr short-torm cashflow and
any Immedlate Ilabllltle5, IncluJln8 In the event ot a sudden drop In Income or the closure ol the charKy. Our
current reserves tarKet remaln5 at £5.￿0.
O¥eryl*w of Churth Uh and Artl¥lttai
ID Intem$: OUT ￿010 Interns, Llly Bays and Troy Hudson, completed thelr ID year In the summer of 2025.
Highllght5 included mlsslon trfp5 to Ngrth Alrlcz and Scandlnavla. where ihey had the prSvllege of servin$ the
wlder church and experiencSn8 global mlsslon flrsthand. We are thanklul for thelr wholehearted commitment
to the local church durlnRtheir internshSps.
Eld•rs Appolntm•nt: On Sunday, 13th April 2025, we reached a sl&nlftcant milestone woth the appointment of
our first elder5hip team. Supported by thE church family and guests Adam Voke and Stel ￿$t￿n. thi5 moment
e5tabllshed a fTrrm New Testarnent foundation f¢Jr Hope Church Slttlngbouifte. marklng our transition from a
church-plant to a church.
Llly Bay5: Followln8 the cornpletlon of her ID year, Llly Bays has StayÈd on to serve the church in a voluntary
capaclty one day per week. In a slmllar arrangement to her Intemship year, Lily15 a5S151ing wlth ¢huTch
admlni5tration. systems. and commulllcation5, while also pro¥iding emergln8 adrnlnlstrative 5UPPOrt to
Gordon Watson.
Mldw*ek Tralnln4: Our autumn tralnin8 5ea5on provided a frultful 5e3son of equlpplng for the church family.
Short courses on theology IErnrnanuel Samuell, prophetic rnSnSstry (Naialie Watsonl, and evan6eSism (Ade
Samuel) were de15vered, and it wa5 incredibly encouragingto see people beln8 equipped and stepping out in
rhelr glftlnB5 wilh increasin8 confidence.
Alph? Cours•- The Alpha Course in September 2025 was a signlfitant hSghlight. li was a joy to see this srnall
group come alive in thelr faith. with every dele8atÈ making a PEfsDnal decision for Jesus. We continue to pray
for thErn a5 they begln theirjourney as disciples. We give thanks to Ade and Emmanue5 Samuel and Rob
Fletcher forfac51iiatin£ the Alpha Course.

HOPE CHURCH SITTINGBOURNE
CHARITY NUMBER #1186867
Youth & YounK Adult5'. We began preparlng to multlply our youth and youn8 adult5 into two age-appropriate
gfOUP5 lages l(>17 and 18-301 to create dedicated a8e-appropriate context5 which helps u5 appropriatelv
safeguard. A leadership team for the Young Adults has been established, and WE aim for a Hope Youth team to
f￿rn in 2026.
Tralnlng
We Invested In leadershlp development through..
Relea5inu & hostin8 Lily Bays and Troy Hudson as Interns vla the Intenllonal Dlsclpleshlp year-long
tralnin8 programme. dellveTed by Rel8t1onal Mis510n.
SendSn8 Leslie Moyo & Gill Hope on the Relational MIs￿on LEAD 2-yeartralnlng course (October 2025
to July 20271.
UP: The Urban Plantlng S¢hool14th_ 6th October 2024, Camdenl, with 40 students from across 3
natSons. Gordon Watson 5etvÈs as the UP Course Dlrector, with Natallè Watson participatinK both as
support to Gordon and a5 a student.
Sending Gordon Watson, Adam Gregoryi ano Emmanuel Sarnuel tO8ether tsnto the Shepherd training
prograrnme Ioctober 2024 to June 20261, as part of our preparatlon to appoint ourflrst eldershlp
team In 2025.
Locil M1551on
Slttlngbourne: We remalned actlvely enga8ed In local compassion and justlce inltiative5 through our ongoing
partnershlp with Swale CAP Debt Centre, Swale Foodbank, and ACT5435. This Includes regularflnanclal
contrlbut5on5 and rhe Involvement of several volunteer5 from wlthln the church larnlty tD SUPPOrt these
ini5trles. We a150 began to support and serve the new Street Pastors Initiative, whlch launched In 2025.
Swale: We arE encouraged by th? deepenlngfTiendshlp and meanln8ful partner5hlp formlng between the
three Relational Mission churches In our local area of Sw31e.' Hope Church Sittingboume, Good News Church
Shtppey, and Faver5h4m Comrn¢Jnity Church.
Ov•rs•as MIs51on
We had the joy of h05tlng visitSng International guests, includin8 Ebénezer & Isaac Sastryllndlal, and Paul
Wlchterman IUSAI, each of whom encouraged the church and contrlbuted to our vlslon for local and global
m15510n.
P•rtnershlp wlth Relailon•l Mls$lon
We eontlnued to deepen our relationshlp wlth Relatlonal Ml551on In 2025. Key h+8hlS6hts Included:
SENT 2025: Several of our yDun6 adults attended Sent 2025 In Ipswlch. Thi5 annual gatherlnR continues to be a
wonderful time of tncoura8ementt provldln8 our youn8 people wlth a vlslon lof revlval and radic31
di5cipleshlp.
RM Globally F￿1t￿l. Gordon and NatallÈ Watson were invited to the Inaugural RM Globally Fruitful gathering.
Th55 event brought tO8ethertran5-local mlnlstrlÈs servlng the Relatlonal M1551on famlly acro5$ the UK, Europe,
and the nations foi encouragement and equlpping.
ELF2025: Gordon Watson was Invited as part of a Relatlonal Mlssion delegation to serve at the European
Leadership Fowm, hosted in Wlsla, Poland between 17 -22, May 2025. Gordon was responsible for
developing an 8-session advanted trainlng stream on leadership and urb3n mlssion, prlmarily delivered by Stef
Liston.
Newday: Our Youth & Young Adults attended Newday 2025, the national youth event held each summer at
the Norfolk Showground. Over 15 young people and leader5 frorn Hope Church SittingbDurne Joined wth
friend5 from New Life Church Tunbrid8e Wells to share a camping village and journey through the week
together.

HOPÉ CHURCH S1￿1NGBOuRNE
CHARITY NUMBER #1186867
Mor• To8ether: A grDUP of around 20 from our congiegation attended the More Together Festival at Trinity
Park, Ipswich. It was a joy to share our 51te with our three Swale churches, whilst gathefln6 Wlth over l.OLVJ
others IrDm rhe wider Relatlonal Mission famlly for worship. teachlnK, and tirne together. It was a joy to have
Several of our party servlng the wider event,. 5tewardlng, offerlng Flrsl Aid support, dEllvedng seminars and
hostln8 main meetings.
Plon••r Europe Conferencè.. Gordon Wat50n and Lily Bays attended the Relational MI551Dn Ploneer Europe
onference in Septernber. Thls was a key COrnPLinent of Lil¥15'Called 2 Go, year, and It was a privilege for
Gordon to support Lilys development while connectln8 wlth the wlder Relatlonal Misslon family from auoss
Europe.
God's LIBht Church. Lublln: Gordon flrst met Pastor18or Bubln at ELF2025. and was subsequently Invlted in
October 2025 to vlslt God'5 Light Church In Lublln. PolaThJ. It was a frultful tlme of connection and mlnlstry
wlth thls beautllul Ukralnian nallgnal church. Gordon was able to serve thelr church community over the
weekend and forge meanlngful rel4tlonshlp5 Wlth their leadershlp and con8reKatlDII.
Summ•ry & I￿￿re outlook
2025 ha5 been a foundational year for Hope Church SlttlngbourThe, rnarked by sl8nlflcant leadership
maturation and 5plrltual 8rowth. The appolntment of our flrst eldershlp tearn In Aprll establlshèd a vltal New
Testarnent structure for our governance and future development. while our mldweek trainlng and Alpha
Cours￿ Saw Individuals deepened In thelr falth and others makln8 fir5t-tlme commltments to Jesus. With
stable core attendance of approxirnatesy 65 adult5 and the successful cornpletlon of our ID intern5hlp
pro8ramme, the churth has demonstrated a vibrant tommltment to It5 primary oblèct.. the advancernent of
the Chrlstlan faith and the reproductlon of dlsclples who honour Jesus and serve their ¢omrnufiltv.
Externally, the chartty ha5 extended Its lrnpact throu8h robust partnèrshlps wlth Relatlonal Mlsslon and local
compassSon InStlatlvc5. Intludlng the Swale Foodbank and CAP Debt Centre. Our financial stewardshlp remalns
hèalthy, bolstered by successful GSft Day5 in the auturnn that wlll enable us to Invest In vocational staffing and
worshlp technology upgrades In 2026.
As we look toward 2026. the Trustee5 are encoura8ed by the church'5 generaslty and the deepenlnB of our
Internatlonal rn1551on connectlons. We remain commltted to our 5trateglc vlsion. praylng for continued growth
and the multipllcatlon of hope acro55 Slttingbourne and beyond.
Christine Ikjillmott
2310512026
Sl8ned................
TNste•
Dated
Christine Willmott

HOPE CHURCH SIThINGBOURNE
OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
CHARIry INFORMATION
32 Homewood Avenue
Sittln&*)ourne
Kent
ME10 1XW
harlt
number
1180867
truste0$
C Willmott
E Samu81
E Gregory
J Idowu
ank•
Not Wejt Bank plc
PO Box 209
SillingLK)urne
Kent
ME10 4AU
Ind
endo
J R Cal8dine FCCA CTA FCIE
Caladine Limrted
Chartered Certifled Accountants
Ch8nty House
22 Upperton Road
Ea81bourng
East Su880x
BN21 1BF

HOPE CHURCH SITTINGBOURNE
FOR THE YEAR
DED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Inde
ndent Exa
ort
he Tru
fHo
• Chur¢h Sittln
bourn
l Aport to the charity trusteeB on my exarninaticn ol th• accourts d Hope Church Smingbwme for the y?ar el￿ed 31
D￿ember 2025, arvj 391 on pages 5 to 7.
R•Mpon51blllil•¥ and b•sl* ol r•port
AS tm tTU6t888 ofthe Chartty you ar• rew8iblo for th¥ prep8r¥llon of the acttsjnts In accord￿¢• wlh th? r•qulremw¢ts of
the ChariliwJ Act 2011 Ixhe AGVI.
l rnport In respact of my oxamknatlon of the Charity8 acxojnlg caffjed out undw 8•dcn 145 01 Ihe 2011 Act and In carylTrJ
out my oxbmlnatlon I hav• foll¢)Mid all th8 applicolAe DIr￿￿On6 by tha Charfty Comm18elon un¢l•r $￿tIon 145(5Xbl of
the Act.
Indty•nd•nt •x•mln•l• •t•t•ffl•rrt
I hav? wmpleted my èxamlnadon. I conffirm ￿t mat•rfal mBtler$ hava eorne to my attentlon In eonnectlw
•xomfjnthn glvlng m8 cau80 to b•li•ve that in wy rnaterlal wp8ct'.
accounUThJ rnwrds were not kept In rnspact of th• Charfty is requlrèd by 88ctkJn 130 01 Iha Act., or
Ihe acL¥Junt8 do Th)t accord ￿th Ihoga record8.
131
tha occounty do not Cornply ￿1th the 8pplIca￿a rnqulremonts conceming the fomi and cont•nt of
aKcwnt8 Gat out In the Charttle& IAccounts and Report81 R8uu18tlons 2008 olher than any
requirement that th& accounts giv• a 'tru• ond falr vlew Is 8 matt•r eorffjSder•d Bs part of bn
Independent ex8mlnaUon.
I hBve no cor￿3 and hav8 come a¢ross no other mattws In conn8ctl¢n wSth the axgmlnatlon to whkh attentlon $h¢xld b
In thls r8pthI In Order to enaN• a prop8T W￿￿￿18ndIng ofthe acc￿nts to ba reeched.
J R C*l*dln• FCCA
Caladlm Umlted
Chartered Cgrbfiod Accountants
Chantry Hous•, 22 UFperton Road
E8stboume, 8N211BF

HOPE CHURCH
Rècei
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IThINGBOURNE
ènts Account- Y•aT Ended 31 D•¢ember 2025
RECEIPT8
2025
Z024
GI￿ng {Gift ￿ded)
Giving (Non Gift Aid&Y)
HMRC Grft repaymenl
Flnandal Support
ACTS 435 Income
Relunded expendlture
Other inc(Kn8
Sund8y offering
Special offerin9
54,659.09
724.34
13,299.24
47,403.75
2.872.00
12,488.88
300.th)
755.00
174.09
116.40
400.00
387.85
40.35
651.02
2.055.t)o
1,800.1)0
TOTAL RECEIPTS
72,216.89
65.910.12
PAYMENTS
1025
2024
EmFloyee w8ges and B818rfes
Pension
Travalllng
Hotel and Accomodatl¢)n
Prinllng & Marketing
Office stati￿$ry & Admln
Intemel Ch8ryOS
Computgr & sofh¥ar
Mobile ChBrges
Buslness Insurance
Equlpmant
Books bought
Sunday Costs
Food & drink
Ttth8 to Rèl8tlonal M18slon
crtsislFamlly Fund
Gift Ivlsftlng spaakér81
Gift Imisslon81 support)
Glft Ispeclal offerlngl
Gift Ipaslor81 reasons)
Glfts IThank you
CAP Life Skllls
Miscellaneuos gxpensès
Subscriptions
DBSISafeguardkng
TraSning Costs
Conference lid(ets
VenuelHall hire
Storage
Independent exominer
ACTS 435 expendllure
Office Equipment and IT- cosl
Events
33,414.60
2,527.20
4,579.15
852.88
33.406.80
2,527.20
1,969.05
1,445.39
102.95
215.55
369.57
868.17
413.62
399.04
896.72
94.39
503.05
83S.21
246.15
416.88
329.20
50.21
716.47
961.92
2.400.00
41.85
980.00
3,220.00
2,810.00
2CQ.00
59.40
720.00
526.40
318.20
192.30
4.689.00
1,327.67
4,297.50
867.30
348.06
2,400.C4J
126.78
1,130.08
2,320.00
2,652.50
57.50
523.66
720.00
954.50
183.00
265.84
7,352.50
669.50
5.243.50
556.51
220.00
620.00
720.frj
398.98
2.286.61
1.745.83
TOTAL PAYMENTS
70,715.20
71,571.12
Excess of Re¢•ipts over Exponditure
1,501.69
(6.661.001
G•n•ral Fund Balance brought foThYard
5,581.81
11242.81
G¢n•ral Fund Balane8 carried forward
7.083.50
5,581.81

Ho
e Church Sittin
bourn•
Statement of Assets and Llabilltle8- As At 31 December 2025
2025
2024
Monotsry Ass•t6
Bank 6al8nces
- #1 Makn Account
- #2 Hope CAP Funds
- #3 Training & Future StafflrwJ
- #4 Reserve Furtd
#5 CrlslslFamily Fund
2,447.16
839.80
1.00
3,332.50
463.04
2,144.51
689.80
2.250.00
497.50
7,083.50
5,581.81
Non.Monetary A¥Jets
Assets
Office EquI￿ent 8nd IT- c08t
PA Equipment
1.286.38
2.452.93
1.286.38
2,452.93
3,739 31
3,739 31
08btor8
HMRC Glft Ald cl8lm- Docember 2024
Llabllltlo•
Cr8dlloTS
Indgpondent Examlnatlon
756.00
720.00
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HOPE CHURCH srrriNG8OURNE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1. Acc¢unt$ b•*i•
The accounts have been prBpared using ts receipts and payments bas[6 In accordanc& wlth tsection 133
of the Charities AGt 2011.
l Fund¥ Movement Note
Brought
Fo￿ard
Carrled
Recelpts Paymènts Tran•f•r# Fornard
Unre5trfcled Funds
Hope CAP Funds
Tralnlng & Fulure Stafflry Fund
R&sorv8 Fund
ACTS 4351CrfBbsffiamlly Fund
2,144.51
689.80
2,250.th)
497.50
83,762.15 {83,459.501
1,609.80
11,459.801
3,454.50
{5.703.50)
13,075.95 (10.240.95)
900.00
{438.96}
2,447.16
839.80
1.00
3,332.50
463.04
5,581.81 102,802.40
101,300.71
7,083.50
3. Rèlat•d P•rty Not•
None of the Tru8te88, or ony persons Gonnerted to them, r¢oeSved Jny remuner3tTon or ￿nefft$ from tho
Cha￿tY¢2024.. nil).
4. TnMt•e Don•tlon•
Durfng 2025, the 8èrvlng tru8ts88 contrlbuted a comblned totsl of £19,782.4012024.. £15,941.35) In
flnanclal olvlngi whlch we gralgfully acknowlgdge.
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