## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 January 2024 To 31 December 2024**
**Charity name: Hooe Baptist Church**
## **Charity registration number: 1187358**
## **Objectives and Activities**
|**Objectives and Activities**|||
|---|---|---|
||SORP
referenc
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|Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Para
1.17|The principal purposes of the church are the
advancement of the Christian faith according to
the principles of the Baptist denomination and
to advance education and carry out other
charitable purposes in the United Kingdom
and/or other parts of the world.|
|Summary of the main activities in
relation to those purposes for the
public benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para
1.17 and
1.19|The activities may include:
• regular public worship, prayer, Bible study,
preaching and teaching;
• baptism, as defined in the Baptist Union’s
Declaration of Principle;
• the Communion of the Lord’s Supper which
shall normally be observed at least once a
month;
• evangelism and mission, locally, regionally,
nationally and internationally;
• the teaching, encouragement, welcome and
inclusion of young people;
• nurture and growth of Christian disciples;
• education and training for Christian and
community service;
• giving and encouraging pastoral care;
• supporting and encouraging charitable social
action in the United Kingdom and abroad;
• encouraging relationships with and supporting
Baptists and other Christians.|
|Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para
1.18|In establishing the CIO and throughout its
existence, the trustees have given due regard
to Charity Commission guidance.|
The charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) was approved by the Charity Commission on 14 January 2020.
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Hooe Baptist Church maintained a full programme
of activities and services in 2024. Work with
toddlers, young people and drop-in facilities for the
community were provided alongside weekly
worship services. The church continues to partner
with Plymouth Ukraine Medical Aid (PUMA) and
serves as a local donation collection point.
Supported by Plymouth City Council, the church
ran a Warm Spaces venue in the final quarter of
the year and was part of the city’s Community
Recovery Fund project.|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The CIO received £49,731 in 2023 and made
payments totalling £47,629. The net surplus was
£2,102. This includes £1,192 held in restricted
finds and £102 in designated funds. The operating
surplus was therefore £808 which was added to
reserves.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The CIO maintains a reserves policy. Reserves
are held to ensure that short-term fluctuations in
income do not disrupt the activities of the CIO, to
allow time for a considered reaction to any
sustained decline in income, and for emergency
repairs to properties.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The CIO held reserves of £24,000 as at 31
December 2024.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable.|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are no uncertainties.|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|
|---|---|---|
|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Trust deed.|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|CIO.|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected by the members. The
minister of the church (appointed by the members)
is an ex officio trustee.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Hooe Baptist Church|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Not applicable|
|Registered charity number|1187358|
Charity’s principal address
Hooe Baptist Church 29 Hooe Road, Hooe, Plymouth. PL9 9QS
## **Names of the charity trustees who managed the charity as at 31 December 2024**
|1
2
3
4
5
6
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8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Hannah J Freeland|Minister||Members|
||Robert G Ashurst|Treasurer||Members|
||Jean M Osmond|Secretary||Members|
||SallyL Dunne|||Members|
||Gillian K Webster|||Members|
||KerryMoore|||Members|
||Stephen Williams|||Members|
||||||
There are no corporate trustees
The CIO operates property at 29 Hooe Road, Plymouth, and 1 Stefan Close, Plymouth. Both properties are held in trust on behalf of the CIO by the Baptist Union Corporation.
The charity did not hold any funds on behalf of others, as custodian trustee, in 2024.
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members**
Rev. Hannah J. Freeland - Minister
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
No exemptions.
## **Declarations**
## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position**
**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Hannah Jane Freeland|Anne Rogers|
||Chair|Secretary|
||13 April 2025||
||**Financial Statement for the year ending**
**31 December 2024**
_Charity Number 1187358_|**Financial Statement for the year ending**
**31 December 2024**
_Charity Number 1187358_|**Financial Statement for the year ending**
**31 December 2024**
_Charity Number 1187358_|||||
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||**GENERAL RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**|||||||
|||Note||2024||_2023_||
||Receipts|||£||_£_||
||Gifts & Donations (Gift Aid and GASDS)|||28,736.73||_28,980.70_||
||Gifts & Donations (Non-Gift Aid and GASDS)|||1,390.00||_0.00_||
||Income Tax recovered on Gifts|||7,184.19||_6,780.18_||
||Warm Spaces Council Grant|||1,700.00||_1,700.00_||
||Other Income inc use of premises|1||2,738.28||_1,610.72_||
||Interest|||1,313.62||_960.66_||
||**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**43,062.82**||**_40,032.26_**||
||Payments|||||||
||Donations to other organisations|2||8,549.00||_7,573.00_||
||Ministry|3||21,464.65||_19,838.19_||
||Pension Defcit Contributions|4||10.00||_13.00_||
||Manse Costs|5||2,707.37||_3,037.55_||
||Upkeep of Church|7||3,997.27||_4,490.78_||
||Administration|8||3,284.90||_3,675.23_||
||Equipment/Maintenance|9||1,638.03||_1,140.95_||
||Mission Outreach & Youth|10||603.83||_393.06_||
||**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**_42,255.05_**||**_40,161.76_**||
|||||||||
||Surplus / Defcit for year|||_807.77_||_-129.50_||
||Balance Brought Forward|||37,207.35||_35,146.63_||
||Transferred from Designated Funds|||0.00||_2,190.22_||
||Balance Carried Forward|||**_38,015.12_**||**_37,207.35_**||
|||||||||
||**RESTRICTED FUND**|||
||||
||Balance Brought Forward|||4,563.61||_5,705.40_||
||Gifts & Donations (Gift Aid and GASDS)|||400.61||||
||Gifts & Donations (Non-Gift Aid and GASDS)|||2,145.02||_0.00_||
||Income Tax recovered on Gifts|||100.15||||
||SWBA for Network Minister|||1,250.00||_1,250.00_||
||Network Minister Role|||_-1,249.96_||_-1,875.00_||
||Community Initiatives|||_-1,453.41_||_-387.80_||
||New Computer Equipment|||_0.00_||_-128.99_||
||Total of Restricted Funds|||**_5,756.02_**||**_4,563.61_**||
|||||||||
||**DESIGNATED FUND**|||
||||
||Balance Brought Forward|||**_8,289.73_**||**_10,236.29_**||
||Gifts & Donations (Gift Aid and GASDS)|||2,099.92||||
||Gifts & Donations (Non-Gift Aid and GASDS)|||147.29||_2,373.13_||
||Income Tax recovered on Gifts|||524.98||||
||Donations to other organisations|||_-2,575.53_||||
||Expenditure on equipment|||_-94.99_||_-2,129.47_||
||Transferred to Unrestricted Funds|||_0.00_||_-2,190.22_||
||Total of Designated Funds|||**_8,391.40_**||**_8,289.73_**||
||**FUND TOTALS **|||
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||General Fund (Unrestricted)|||38,015.12||_37,207.35_||
||Restricted Funds|||5,756.02||_4,563.61_||
||Designated Funds|||8,391.40||_8,289.73_||
||TOTAL of ALL FUNDS|||**52,162.54**||**_50,060.69_**||
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||**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31 DECEMBER**|||**2024**||**_2023_**||
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||Bank and other cash balances:|11||**52,162.54**||**_50,060.69_**||
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||Non Monetary Assets|12||**1,974,167.00**||**_1,799,652.00_**||
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||TOTAL LIABILITIES|13||**0.00**||**_30.00_**||
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# **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
## **Report to the trustees of**
Charity Name HOOE BAPTIST CHURCH
**On accounts for the year** 31 December 2024 **ended Charity no.:** 1187358 Company no.: **Set out on pages** 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31/12/2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or
- the accounts do not accord with such records; or
• the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
- •the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
|**Signed:**
**Name:**|||29/03/2025|
|---|---|---|---|
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|||Hugh J Rodway||
1
**October 2018**
**IER**
## **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**Address:** 21 Maudlin Drive Teignmouth TQ14 8RZ
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
None.
2
**October 2018**
**IER**