Charity Registration No. 1190743 Company number CE023368
Trustees' report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025 (A charitable incorporated organisation)
HOPE AND ANCHOR COMMUNITY CHURCH
Charity Information For the year ended 30 September 2025
| Chair: | Johanna Dafne Liste |
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| Trustees: | Salma Aracely Kreiser Courtney Madison Mills |
| Registered Ofice: | 39a Camden High Street London NW1 7JH |
| Charity Number: | 1190743 |
| Accountants: | M N K ACCOUNTNTANTS LTD 62 Camden Road Camden Town London NW1 9DR |
HOPE AND ANCHOR COMMUNITY CHURCH
Charity Registration No. 1190743 Company number CE023368 Trustees' report and financial statements For the year ended 30 September 2025 (A charitable incorporated organization)
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025.
Summary
The trustees are pleased to report a successful year for Hope and Anchor Community Church.
The highlights of the year were as follows:
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We have had twenty (20) full-time volunteers working with us, together with more part time volunteers. Hope and Anchor Community Church is entirely dependent upon the services of unpaid volunteers for which we are greatly indebted, and we thank them for their commitment and support.
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This year we relocated our church services to a different area of London services and reached a new community, seeing over 50 new members of the community join our services. Many people visited the Think Coffee & Ink for social activities as small groups, and for other free community events.
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We have helped people in our local community by serving tea and coffee for those in need, and by inviting people in general to church services and to our free community activities.
Aims and Purpose of the charity
Our main aim is the advancement of the Evangelical Christian Faith in London, England, and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, or abroad as laid out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the charity.
Objectives and Activities
The objectives and activities of Hope and Anchor Community Church are as follows: We desire to advance the Christian faith in all that we do, but those who benefit from our activities do not need to be of any particular religion, race, creed, colour or demographic. We serve anyone in need and who would benefit from our services. The organisation carries out its purposes to advance the Christian religion by doing the following:
We partner with groups, such as every main church denomination, local councils, local charities, social action groups, and other Christian movements and organisations. Our heart is to serve our community, by looking for the needs that we can address and bringing people together.
We have been involved in all kinds of activities, such as pioneering local works, as well as organising trips and outreaches to partners abroad. These activities are designed to promote the objectives of our charity. We have been involved in many kinds of outreach and social action projects such as Food Banks, Cafe/Food Drop-ins, Street Ministry, Community Projects/Centres such as skills workshops, art or education classes, arts exhibitions/live performances, and work with the homeless, the vulnerable in the community and refugees. In addition, we have been involved in developing relationships and partnerships with local authorities, local people and businesses.
Creating and maintaining relationships are a fundamental part of our work, and we train our volunteers to carry out this aspect of the work. We will continue to work with existing projects whilst seeking new ways to encourage those who benefit from these activities.
Evangelism - everything we do is motivated and expressed through our commitment to the Christian Faith. We are motivated by love and are working to express that love. The organisation is committed to regular street evangelism, to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of people. A weekly church service is held and is open to anyone to attend, as well as regular small groups and bible studies.
It is intended that the objectives and activities will be achieved as follows:
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Having weekly church services, regular prayer small groups, bible studies, weekly evangelism times, and other Christian activities
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Inviting people to local church services at Hope and Anchor Community Church in Hackney, a local church planted by the charity, to bring community and faith values to local families and individuals
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Hosting social activities at the locations (including Think Coffee & Ink) to create friendships with local people and a sense of community and enjoyment
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Offering services such as coffees, teas and food at the charity cafe and
drop-in location in Camden (Think Coffee & Ink), as well as reconstructive tattoos free for those who have need. The tattoo artists who provide these services are suitably qualified to do so. They are charity volunteers who are licensed tattoo artists. They have a certificate of competence. These reconstructive tattoos are provided in circumstances of scarring because of accidents or surgeries due to cancer or other traumas.
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Offering free tea, coffee, food and conversation on the streets of London.
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Helping to meet practical needs and provide support to people in the community who are struggling with homelessness, poverty, addiction, and loneliness.
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Providing opportunities for people to learn more about Christianity and its tenets for living
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Providing short-term (less than 3 weeks) and long term (five months) training and mission opportunities and by equipping people for missional ministry through personal experience and hands-on training.
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Supporting communities: identifying missional needs in London and surrounding communities, and to strategically place individuals, teams, and resources into those situations to help meet those needs.
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Supporting Overseas Work: to form, support, and partner with missional communities, create projects and institutions to address areas of social need in other nations for the advancement of the evangelical Christian faith worldwide.
Public Benefit
The trustees confirm that the Charity has complied with its duty under section 4 of the 2011 Charities Act and has had due regard to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's objectives and activities. The trustees have considered how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.
Achievements and Performance
We hold church services at our local church, Hope and Anchor Community Church, which is open to the public each week in London’s Borough of Tower Hamlets. At least two times per week we go out into the community to invite local people to come and share time with us to be a part of our services and local free activities. We have had over 70 people coming to the church in person.
We run two local connect groups during the year where people came to share fellowship together. In addition, four times each weekend we spend time in the community, giving out food,tea, coffee and bibles, and sharing with people in the community.
We did a big local initiative during Easter week to engage with the community and give them a space to learn more about the meaning of Easter and celebrate this event together. We had drums, stilts, free teas and coffees.
We held two worship nights in East London open to the community, and partnered several times with other ministries in London to lead worship nights in their church. Think Coffee & Ink: Cafe ministry: We have a cafe, to create a space in the local community where people can gather and have a social network. The space also hosts workshops and similar activities of benefit to the community. We hold monthly “Open
Nights” where we stay open later to give the community a space to connect and to talk about principles for Christian living in an accessible manner. Reconstructive tattoos for those who have had surgeries or other traumas are offered as well.
Another local initiative we have is We Love Camden. This year we’ve continued to connect with the homeless and people on the streets through handing out food and warm beverages. We aim to work together with other people, businesses, and organizations, to help those on the streets in Camden.
We run a year-long missions training programme called Destiny Year. Two trainees joined us, gaining practical experience in church and missions, and using their unique gifts to serve the community.
Financial Review
Plans envisaged
The charity aims to create and expand in the areas of offering even more workshops and social events to the community, and growing out weekly church service and activities for the advancement of the Christian faith,
Structure, Governance, and Management
The charity was created on 6 August 2020. Its foundation model constitution sets out its objects and powers and it is governed by its Constitution. The governing body of the Charity is the Board of Trustees.
Recruitment, appointment and ongoing training of trustees
As the Charity is of a very relational nature, new trustees will be recruited through the extensive network of the current trustees and the leadership in the charity to meet the needs of the charity in different fields of expertise. The trustees may appoint any member to become a trustee provided the prescribed maximum is not exceeded. Any trustee appointed in this way is required to retire and be formally elected at the next annual general meeting. They would be eligible for re-election by the members.
Governance
The Board of Trustees are responsible for the property and financial monitoring and approving the strategy and vision of the Charity and ensuring the strategy is being implemented. It delegates the main day-to-day decisions to the Executive leaders.
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities
The trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the organisation and its incoming resources and application of those resources, including the net income or expenditure for the year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
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make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on a going-concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue to operate.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2015) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Financial Reporting Statement FRS102 issued on 16 July 2014 and published in September 2015. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Volunteers
Volunteers are engaged in all aspects of the Charity's activities including senior management and training roles. Volunteers receive support from their own sponsors and/or other supporters or may have other sources of income including income from self-employment activities.
Reference and Administration
Charity registration no. 1190743 Registered office:
39 Camden High St, London, NW1 7JH
Charity Trustees: Johanna Liste Courtney Mills Salma Kreiser
Registered number CE023368
Hope and Anchor Community Church
Charity Registration No. 1190743
30 September 2025
Hope and Anchor Community Church Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 30 September 2025
| Incoming resources: Voluntary income Other income TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES Staff costs Other charges Loss |
2025 £ 18,968 130,848 149,816 (8,416) (147,903) (6,503) (6,503) |
2024 £ 36,254 175,772 |
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| 212,026 (7,838) (253,679) |
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| (49,491) | ||
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Hope and Anchor Community Church Registered number: CE023368 Charity Registration No. 1190743 Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2025
| Current assets Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Accruals and deferred income Net assets Capital and reserves Number of trustee Johanna Dafne Liste Chairman Approved by the board on 12 August 2026 |
51,591 | 2025 £ 51,625 51,625 - 51,625 51,625 Number 3 |
62,912 | 2024 £ 57,907 |
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| 51,591 34 |
62,912 (5,005) |
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| 57,907 (1,000) |
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| 56,907 | ||||
| 56,907 | ||||
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Hope and Anchor Community Church Detailed profit and loss account items for the year ended 30 September 2025
This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts
| INCOMING RESOURCES Sales Other income Other operating income Staff costs Travel and subsistence Entertaining Other charges Premises costs: Rent Service charges General administrative expenses: Subscriptions Bank charges Insurance Equipment expensed Repairs and maintenance Sundry expenses Legal and professional costs: Accountancy fees Other legal and professional |
2025 £ 18,968 18,968 130,848 130,848 8,045 371 8,416 78,367 - 78,367 1,167 286 820 20,903 2,840 40,996 67,012 397 2,127 2,524 147,903 |
2024 £ 36,254 |
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| 36,254 | ||
| 175,772 | ||
| 175,772 | ||
| 7,838 - |
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| 7,838 | ||
| 167,288 3,728 |
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| 171,016 2,534 - 785 48,209 1,760 26,442 |
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| 79,730 1,000 1,933 |
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| 2,933 | ||
| 253,679 |
Hope and Anchor Community Church Detailed balance sheet items
as at 30 September 2025
This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts and should NOT be sent to HMRC
| Current assets Other debtors Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Other creditors Accruals and deferred income Accruals Capital and reserves Profit and loss account Profit and loss account Brought forward Loss Opening Balance Equity |
2025 £ (3,044) 54,635 51,591 (34) (34) - - 51,625 51,625 56,907 (6,503) 1,221 51,625 |
2024 £ - 62,912 |
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| 62,912 | ||
| 5,005 | ||
| 5,005 | ||
| 1,000 | ||
| 1,000 | ||
| 56,907 | ||
| 56,907 | ||
| 106,398 (49,491) - |
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| 56,907 |