2025-03-31-accounts

Hope Pregnancy Advice Centre

Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2025

HOPE PREGNANCY ADVICE CENTRE LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 53 Drayton Green West Ealing W13 0JE GOVERNING DOCUMENT Constitution dated 20 December 2019 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1187074 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR Froukje Cradock MANAGING THE CHARITY Lourens du Plessis Andrew Rae (resigned 24 May 2024) Marta Willcox John Silva (appointed 3 September 2024)

INDEX Page 1 Legal & Administrative Details Pages 2-3 Trustees' Report Page 4 Receipts and Payments Account Page 5 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Page 6 Notes to the Accounts

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HOPE PREGNANCY ADVICE CENTRE

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Objects of the charity

The charity is governed by a constitution and is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation. The charity's principal objects, as set out in its governing document, are:

a) to preserve and protect the health and well-being of women & their unborn children from the point of conception as well as their families in accordance with Christian principles as set out in the statement of beliefs by such means as the trustees may consider appropriate in the west London area and in such other parts of the united kingdom or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit,

b) to relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are sick and to relieve the distress caused thereby in accordance with Christian principles, particularly by the provision of advice and assistance to women and their partners and families who are experiencing unplanned or unwanted pregnancy or suffering from any physical or mental illness, distress or poverty during or as a result of pregnancy or following abortion, miscarriage, cot death, still birth, loss of a child, rape or other sexual abuse,

c) to advance the Christian religion, and

d) the advancement of education in the subject of pregnancy and the termination of pregnancy and into the effects thereof upon women.

Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements

To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:

In preparation for welcoming and serving clients according to the stated charity objectives, a group of five volunteers began and completed a pregnancy crisis counselling training course in the winter and spring of 2022. This is a 60-hour course recognised by the Association of Christian Counsellors as a pastoral care with counselling skills course, and brought the total number of trained volunteers to nine. Since then we have engaged a supervisor to oversee our volunteer operations, as well as continued to meet as a volunteer team to discuss relevant client issues.

In October of 2022 our charity went live as we launched a new website, phone line, and made final preparations to serve local women. Since then and through this financial year, we have been networking with churches and registered charities in order to raise awareness and reach women in Ealing and the West London area. Our centre manager has continued to engage more churches, and we have presented courses and workshops in a number of churches - particularly to address the issues of post-abortion grief, and equipping church members to provide pastoral support to women who experience this trauma. In addition, we have raised funds with the purpose of renting a building in Ealing, which will anchor our work and allow us to reach women within the community more effectively.

In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.

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Financial review

During the year income decreased by £2,888, to £10,199, and expenditure decreased by £1,429, to £584. As a result the cash held by the charity increased by £9,615, to £59,739 of which all is unrestricted and can be used for any charitable purpose.

Reserves policy

The trustees do not currently have a formal reserves policy as the charity is still new. The level of reserves is monitored regularly, and the trustees anticipate that most of the current reserves will be spent in setting up of the charity’s services. Once formal fundraising efforts commence, the trustees will establish a formal reserves policy according to budgetary projections.

Governance

Responsibility for setting policy and for making operating decisions rest with the trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. Responsibility for the day to day operation of the charity has been delegated to a volunteer centre manager, attached to the International Presbyterian Church Ealing. New trustees are recruited and appointed by the elders and trustees of International Presbyterian Church Ealing.

Relationships with other charities and related parties

While the charity is independent, and the trustees independently act for this charity, new trustees are initially appointed by the trustees of the International Presbyterian Church Ealing, who provided the impetus for starting this charity.

Risk statement

The charity is exposed to various risks - be they operational, financial or reputational. The trustees review the charity's activities regularly to identify significant risks and, where possible, they take appropriate measures to mitigate those risks.

Responsibilities of trustees

Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.

We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.

We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.

Approval

This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Lourens du Plessis

_____ LOURENS DU PLESSIS 20 October 2025 Date:___

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HOPE PREGNANCY ADVICE CENTRE

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Notes Income receipts Donations Gift aid receipts Interest Capital and similar receipts Total receipts Payments 2 3 Total payments Transfers between funds - Net movement in funds Cash funds as at last year end Cash funds at this year end A Net of receipts / (payments) before transfers Sale of fixed assets Sale of investments Loan repayments Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly Grants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others	General Funds £ 9,348 791 60 10,199 - - - - 10,199 584 - 584 9,615 - 9,615 50,124 59,739 Unrestricte	Unrestricte	Designated Funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - d Funds	Restricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	2025 £ 9,348 791 60 10,199 - - - - 10,199 584 - 584 9,615 - 9,615 50,124 59,739	2024 £
						12,415 672 -
						13,087
						- - -
						-
						13,087
						2,013 -
						2,013
						11,074 -
						11,074 39,050
						50,124

The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts.

HOPE PREGNANCY ADVICE CENTRE

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Notes A Cash funds Cash at bank with immediate access D Assets retained for charity's own use Computers and IT Furniture	General Designated funds funds £ £ 59,739 - 59,739 - Unrestricted Funds	Restricted funds £ - -	2025 £ 59,739 59,739 Fund to which asset belongs General General	2024 £
				50,124
				50,124
				Cost £
				360 100
				460

F Guarantees and secured debts

The charity has not given any guarantees and has not provided its assets as security for any liabilities.

The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Lourens du Plessis

_____LOURENS DU PLESSIS

20 October 2025 Date:_____

The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts.

HOPE PREGNANCY ADVICE CENTRE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1 Accounting policies

The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.

2 Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly Website, marketing & software Safeguarding Legal & insurance Supervision & training Bank charges Independent examination	Unrestricted Fun General funds £	ds Designated funds £ - - - - - - -	Restricted Funds £	Total 2025 £ 445 80 - - 60 - 584	Total 2024 £
	445 80 - - 60 -		- - - - - -		693 60 560 160 60 480
	584		-		2,013

3 Transactions with related parties

While not strictly a related party, the charity received £5,198 (2024: £5,125) during this period from the International Presbyterian Church Ealing. There were no transactions with related parties.

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