PE CIT CH FinaDelAI StAtements for the Year ended 31 December 2023 Charity Number 1191850 Hope Clty Chllrch ror the year elld￿ 31 D¢¢anber 2023 P*ge I Ch*rfty bformallon PAg•2to4 P8ie 5 Ind*peMdent E5•mIDe￿I Report P•ge 6 Stslement of Aedvlde• 8¢7 n¢¢ Sh¢4¢ P*8ts 8-10 Note4 to i¢¢ouDts Hope Clty Chur¢h CHARITY INFORMATION TrUstee￿Ilreeto Michael Needs Susan Brookes Graham Phillips Belinda Maddox Darryn Walker Keri Grant Darren Banks Resi8ned S¢ptanberf2023 Appointed October 2023 Appointol September 2023 Chxrlty Number 1191850 Registered orriee 29 Compton Hill Drive Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9DL IndependeDt Examlnpx Colin Dalton FCA 794 High StreeL, Kingswinford West Midlands, DY6 8BQ Bank¢ra Unity Trust Bank Willenhall WVI 9DG Hope City Church Trustees, Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 Governlbg Dotll*e*t The organisation is a ¢haritable incorporated trust rcgistered in autumn 2020. Trnst¢¢8 The trustees as named on pa8e I have served throughout the period, exeept those who have been appointed or eeas¢d to act as trust¢cs durin8 the current ycar. as indi¢at¢d. New Trustees are hosen by invitation in order that the Tn￿t may havc ￿PreSentatIon from a wide range of expcricjjrc from wl(hln the l)ody of the fellowship. We match our skill requirements with knowl¢dge and experience and where there are gaps w¢ off¢r appropriate training. Trn•lee Indu¢15on Training There are no specific policies and procedures for inductiothining of trustees. However, they are inducted according to individual requirements. A copy of the Trust Deed is supplied. &long with the Trust policies and procedures and copics of rcccnt board meeting minuies and accounts. Individual Trustces roleslresponsibilities ar¢ ncgotiated with all the trustees so that their roles complement oth¢r. obJ￿tfves and A¢tlvltl l. The advanccmeni of the Chri*i8n faith in accordance with the ststement of f￿'th primarily> but noi exclusively within Wolverhampton and the surroundfftn8 area 2 Such other charitable purposes which put into pra¢ti¢¢ th¢ Christian faith in¢ludin8 the prevention and relief of n¢¢d, hardship and si¢kness. Th¢ advancement of ￿lUcation and community i¢tiviti¢s. All in a manncr consistent WAth the doctrinal distinctive$ ffid ethic8] statemenis adopted by the church Throughout the yw th¢ trustees have paid due regard lo the Chariti¢s Commission's guidane¢ on Public Benefit and. in particular, the sperific 8uidance provided to charities for the adv&nKment of r¢ll8lOtL A¢bl¢v¢meDts *Rd Performxn¢¢ Since its openin8 in authmn of 2020 the ChU￿h has met weekly ond c4)ntinues to Brow in number A1¢8dership team has b￿1 set up to deal with th¢ spiritual nmning and direlicy wag set at months fixed costs currently around £8,000. Rlsk Poll The mana8wn¢nt tcam conducts an ongoin8 reyicw of major risks as part of its regular monitorin8 and r¢portin8. Internal risks arc minimised by the impl¢mentstion of pr￿dureS in regard to G￿d PractiLX Child Protection Policies, Fire Safety and Health and safety inspections wher¢ the Trust's activities operat¢. Financial rfsks are minimised by the impl¢mentstion of prc¢edurcs for the autlb)risation of all transactions by the t¢&m and reviews on a reBular b￿1$. Hope City Church Thistees, Report for the year ended 31 December 2023 Truste¢8' R¢sp)nsibillti Charity Law requires the trustces to prepare financial statements for e4ch financial year which giv¢ a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Tn￿t and of its financial activities for that y¢ar together with its &￿ts and liabilities at the end of the year. adequately distin8uishing any matcrial, special trnst or other restricted fund of th¢ Trust. In preparing those financial statements, th¢ directors aTe required to: S¢l¢ct suitsblc ￿tIng ￿licI¢S and then appty them consistently: b) MakeJudgement$ and estimates that art Teasonable and prndenL' Stsle whether the policies adoptyl Are in accordance with the appropTiat¢ SORP on accounting by Charities and the Aceounting Regulations and with applicablc accounting standards subject to any material departure5 disclosed and ¢xpl&ined in th¢ financlal d) Prepare the financial statements on thc going conrzrn basis unles5 it 1$ inapproprlate to assume that the Trust will ￿ntinlle in its activities. The Irustees responsibl¢ for keeping proper ¥counting records which disclosc with reasonable accurw a¢ any time the financial wsition ofthe Trust and to enable them to ensure that the financl statements compty with the Statements of Rerx)mmend¢d Practice 2019 and the regulations made under section of the Charities Act 2011. Thry are also rcsponsibl¢ for safcguardin8 the assets of the Trust and h¢nL% for taking rwonabl¢ steps for the prev¢ntion and dct¢Gtion of fraud and irrc8ulariti¢s. The trustees have thc p)wcr to invest in such asscts as they see fit. This re￿t w&¥ approv￿ by the tsustres on DATE........ NAME ofTRUSTEE..&M.s.aN.... 6¢wOICGI Hope City Church Indèp¢Dd•nt Examltt¢r¥ R•port For th¢ year £lld￿ 31 Dercmbtr 2(12J r rq)ort the *c￿￿￿ts for the YMT ukltd 31 Dffath2023 setout on the followin8 PA RMpvtlv¢ rupowlbllitlu trftTrst￿ a4d ex•mlmer Tr¢ Intst¢es ( alw directors of the ¢oJwy fwthe purpm of compw 14w) 4r¢ rHpoJLryibl¢ for the pryr¥tion of the 4ceounts. The tnLStres consider an wdil is not rouired fLY this year under seetton 144(2) Df the Ch4rtti&% Act 2011 thnd that an ind¢pend¢nt examination 15 netdd. Havlng saiisfioj M￿]r th* the ¢harity is not subject to audit under company law Ind 18 ellBibl¢ for Independffj¢ exami￿0￿ it 1$ my ￿$pl￿1b111ty to.. (l) Examine the acLX)unts undtt se£11￿ 145 ofthe 2011 Act. (2) To follow the Proced￿ laid down in the directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 A¢ (3) To stste whether pxrticular mlttvs have com¢ to my atientio B*sli ofithd•p¢ttd•At •YAmln¢r• r•port My examin￿lon out in accOrd￿Ce with th¢ 8enerAI DIr￿tionS 8iven by th¢ Chority Ccrni31ion. An exwnination I￿ludeS a miew of the •r￿untIn8 rtcords kept by the ¢harity a ¢ompDrison of the unts Pres￿led with tho* recLYd$. It indudes ¢on3id¢rntion of My unu5uoi itcms or di￿]03UrCS In th¢ a¢tounts ond s¢¢ktn8 explwwtions from you ￿ trustres rAmcemin8 w such mDtteT& The pnKe4ures widertlken do not provide all the ¢videnc¢ would be r4ulred in ￿ tt￿11t ond consequenuy no oplnlon 1$ 8iven A5 to whrfh¢r the prwni a Ind fair Yiew the report is limit>J to those mltterx set out In the sl•tom¢nt below. Ind¢pend¢llt ExamlAePs Stst¢meD¢ I hav¢ ￿Mpleted my ¢xamination. I confirni no mlltters h&ve wm¢ to my attttttlon in wnnfyaion with th¢ w(omirthtron 8ivin8 me ¢au* to b¢lievt that in Any M*r1￿ resw: accountlnq rwds wtte not kept kn rup&# of tlw r•quired by ix¢ion 386 of tho 2￿0 Act or (3) the 4¢¢oun¢s do not ¢onWy with the actvJnth8 requirwffits of Kction J90 of the 2006 Act other than any requirtm¢ni th4t the aCco￿ts 8iv¢ a hir vlew. 1$ not a m conSid￿¢d u pAn of an itid¢pathit tt¥•miMtÉon ;QT {4) the a¢counts hAve not bren preputd in Accord￿¢¢ with th¢ aThl princ1p1￿ of the Ststem¢nt of Recommended Pra￿le¢ for Accounting and rew¢in8 by charities Jpplicable ¢0 charities pr¢ptirin8 their a¢eounts in a¢cord•n¢e with th¢ Finm¢1￿ R¢wtin8 StvAdaTd Appllcabl• in the UK and Rwubli¢ of Ireland ( FRS102). I hthve no C￿¢¢M8 and hov¢ con% acr￿ no other in with the examination to whEth attention $I￿Uld be dra￿ in this tepcrt in wderto eMbJe • ￿ undts5fandin8 of th¢ aceounts tr* be rea¢hed. N•m¢ and qualificAtion Addrrsj Colin Dalton FCA 794 Hi#L Strtt KinBswinford W¢gt midlan￿ DY6 8BQ Hope City Church St*temeDt of FlnaDclal Activities ( illcludej illmmary of i￿￿￿e alld expeodhure) for the ycar ended 31 Dettmber 2023 2023 2022 Income Income from ¢h4rlta￿¢ A¢tivltlts Income 50,678 47283 Totsl Ineomt 50,678 47,283 Expelldltur¢ Cknritable A¢dvld Church Running Costs 42.￿3 36.459 TotAI Expendltur¢ 419Y13 36.459 N¢¢ llleome 7,775 10.824 Funds brought forward 15,367 4.543 Total carrled forward 23.142 15,367 There were no rrcognised gains or10ss¢s for 2023 or 2022 otherthan those included in the Statement of Financi#l Activiti Hope Clty Church Sheet at 31 Ikemb¢r 2023 Note 2023 2022 Current Assots Debto Bank & Cash 1.815 22297 24,112 1,913 16.054 17,967 Total current Crtdltsn . amowits fallin8 due within one year 970 2,6fJ) N¢¢ CuRYtnt ￿ets 23.142 15.367 Tot*1 #ii•ts kn emrrent Il*blll¢l 23,142 15,367 Net knets 23.142 15.367 Tbe of the ¢h*rlty Unrutrieted Fundi.. Generlll Funds 23.142 23,142 Totsl 15.367 15,367 Th¢ dlrertor4 have taken advnntsgc of the Companies Act 2006 in not having these accounts audited under Section 477 {1). No members have required the comp8ny to obtain an audit of its accounts for the ye•r in question in &c￿rdanCe sectlon 476 The Dirrctor5 acknowledge thelr r¢sp)nsibilitie5 for ensuring that the company keeps ￿e1)untIng records which comply with $386 and s387 of the Companies Act 2006 and for prepHrAn8 accounts which 8IV¢ a and fair view ofth¢ stat¢ of •ffairB of the rompany as 4131 [k￿rnber 2023 and of il¥ profft for the y¢4r then ended In accothce wlth the requir¢ments of 5396 which comply with the requirements of the Act rElating lo the accounts so far as applic4ble to the ¢omp8ny. Th¢ accounts have been p￿Pared in A¢cord4nce with the provisio￿9 in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2LK)6 applicable to companies Subject to the small companies re8ime. Signed and approved on the behalf of the Bowd on............... Name:.....S.v.sw......N&Aaè Hope Clty Church Notes lo the accounts for the year to 31 De¢emlxr 2023 l. A¢eouTrtlNg Politlt4 of pnp*r•llo The eknty Its A Ckntubl¢ Or8inisation (CIO) and L¥mstitute5 a public benefit ¢ntity Is defwed by FRS102. The firAthcial stthments have bKrt prepwed in accordthnce with Acns Governance Bank Chor8e8 28,705 21.050 3.785 649 182 67 343 331 1.335 313 1238 715 235 iJ94 306 417 235 166 518 397 132 283 179 190 250 250 41yJ3 34459 Hope City Church Notes to the aceounts ¢oDt'd for the yur to 31 December 2023 Net mov•m•nt funds for the yrnr The net movem￿1 in fimds for th¢ yw 13 sth*d 2022 250 250 & Trnile¢ doD*doD& opeAM• #Dd rel•ted party dhekrfur¢• Other thon Grth4m Phillips non¢ of the trts5t¢es were kny or r¢*iv¢d any other ben¢fits ￿ a or from an en4Jlo)rni in ch￿lty (2022- Non¢). No expc4tS¢3 were reimburwj io trustee5 dwin8 tr*year(2tr22. NO￿). Donations from trusirns during theyc4r w￿led £5.205 Th¢ro were no othw r¢lated pany ¢rans4dioAJs during the year (2022. rwuirin8 di￿oSure. Graham Phlllips wa8 ￿ld £2&705 fcr ministy D•btor* 2023 2ts22 Gift Aid du• 1,815 1,913 7.Cndltor•: *nounts f•llin8 due in y¢ar 2022 970 970 10