Hope Community Church Middleton Report and Accounts Year ended 31 December 2022 Stewardship Active generosity l Lamb's P85sage, London ECIY 8A8 www.steMrd5hip.or9.tsk
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH MIDDLETON LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 21 Middthn Park MoLmt Leed5 LS104BB GOVERNING CQCUME CIO cSlution registered 12 November 2020 CHARITY REGISTFi4mON NUMBER 1192315 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE CHARITY Duncan Johnson mith1 LuEhfffOnn Michael Philltt Stephen Walker BANKERS The a>owaty"ve Bank INDEpENDEr EXAMINER Jamée Ywng steardSh"p l Lan)'s Passage LoNN ECIY BAB INDEX P8ge I Pages 2-3 Pag8 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Legal and Adninistr&ive Oeiails Trustees, Rep lThJeperthnt ExatYirfs Report ReceiOS and PayentS Account Statement ol Assets & ts"at4"I"tyes Nbles to Ihe ACcnts page i
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH MIDDLoN REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 The Trustees have pleasure in submith'ng the Report Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022. Objects of the charity The charity. which Is a church, is 9overneiJ by a consiiiution and is consbtuted as a charitable Incorporated org&nisv4tlDn. Th8 charitys principal obiectNes. as set out in its governing documeni, are to &fvance the ChriSan th in a¢¢ordance wth its basis ol Iw"th. and for othei stsch ¢haTitable pUr[SeS {pYimwily bu¢ not exclusNely to Middleton) that put int¢ practice Ihe ChrisDan faith. The churth membership has adoFrted the vsion of'sharing New Life in Chiist. as a mearrs of en¢ar6ulab'ng these objecves. ¢pe Comrnunity Church Middleton is commilled to preaching the 905pèI of Jesus Christ. welcoming atl and any into ils public worship services on a Sunday. The church is ajso commitie<l to the Y+Ellare of its mernbers. which indudes avelY erKouraging their own Spiritual life and the spiritu life of the church community. Our services and practs"¢es are Informed by the Bible which VP sutymit w as our authority. As such wr services invOe sung worship, prayer. reading the Bible, coMmunn, bap¢ism and Ihe Preaching of the tld of God. We piornots the spiritual grcwth of our membership through a MIdk home group. We prowde pasro1 support to individu&s gnd familles. WE Invite other5 to hear about the message of Christianrty and offer the OPFQrtunity io join the church. We run and participate in events in the ¢ommunty to provhl8 public benefft and promote the Christian message. We partner other local churche5 In order to In practsce our Chrisan faitr. Review of the charity's main activilies and achievements To fvrlhèr the above objects and vision, the chariws mwn actNit$ and athievements V•pre as follo.. Sunday worship Our services are open to the %thLile communty at 3wn wery Sunday. We meet at Elements Primary School. and these afe adverts'sed vKth signage, lyers and 50cid media. Those attending have been welcomed and ertouraged 10 partiopats in sung vKJrship and prayer. The Bible has been faithfijlty tavght and communion administered. This year we have had £$ babies in eongregabon and have provided play mats at the back for parents to superv15e any pre-school ¢hildren %thilsl sts"Il being able to parts'cipate in the seTVlCe. We publiciseo a carol se In December 2022 and had severaj vistwts auend frcn the local community. Discipleship & pastOTd care Pasioral care is provided more form<y by the eldèrship of the chufth and a fernale staff V•fjrker set asi(Je fDr the women of the ¢huTch and locality. These individuats aL80 seek to equip the ol the membership for "one another. ministry. The membership is exhorted io Gare fur one another pracD"calty, emotsonajty and spirityaily. A weekly home group provides rther Bibli1 instructs.on for the nmbers ol the church and Is a place %there the struggles of life can be share(1 openty- yet approprwtety- wth one another and prayed fDr. In Ihis pasiyear, a5 well as siudying botsks ofthe 8ible, thls home group has also seNed to train the rr*rnbe help thrtse suffering in our church and wlder community. Mission & evangelism The church provided a ciaft event at Elements Primary School both for Easter 2022 ar Christmas 2022. Both of these had a gtsod number ol families trom the eornmunty atteTra tske part The church also had a stall at Elements, Christmas fair, providing Christmas Dera0"on$ and Christian literature. The church prowde(J a stall at The Great MIddlen Park Show. This included garnes for all to parts'cipate in, and the profile of the church was ratsed with the locd community as a The churth encoLtrages and equips people to be ¢0 bS the community In ateVer enterprises tt)ey Individual engage in. Wè aLso encourage the shv4ring of their Christian bdief for the tetterment of Olhers, and their own spiritual hedlh as they are èngaged in thi8.
Partnership The churth is under the Ltmbiella of the Fellowstip of Independeni Evangelical Churches. Tlse are over 650 like-minded churd)es across the UK seeking to promote the ChrisDan faith. The churth is also partnered wth other chur¢hes under Medhurst Ministries TM15 exists to see the gospd of Jesus Christ go Into foigotten communib'e5 In England and W&le5, The churth has a150 been sending a regular financi gift fDr trose having recentty planted a church in Gothenburg. Sweden. In planning actNities, the Trustees hav• apPld the guidanc9 on publt benefft IssuecS by the Charity Commission. Financial review Hope Community Church Middleton was re¢ogni58d as a charity ty the Charity CommissKin on 12th November 2020. It QFened its first bank account In September 2021. Finances are re¥vd In the Tiustee meell.ngs ar in Church members meetings. charity does noi have any loans and had no financid concerns over this peri1. Reserves policy The trustees have determined that the charty shouK1 aim to hold unrestrthd cash of no18ss than 3 months expenditure (approximalY £15,000) so that the charity coulo ¢onD"nue operate should IrMe and l or expenditure vary adversety. At the year end, the chafty held unresiricted cash of £59,122 and the charity ss comptying wth its reserves policy. Governance At Hope Community Chur¢h MiddWn tre vision and direcon are sei out by the eldershlp ¥¥fio have r8$pOrlbl1itY for the 5riritual oversight of the thu. Tho Trustges ensure that the chLsrch MplieS with all of its18gal responsibilityes, and that the charitabl• objectN8s ar8 being pr¢moted by the eklershlp as set out In the Church'8 constituh'on and do¢tn'nal distinthve8. The Trustees ol the charity are the eldership. Wih the exception otrts foun(Jing trustees as detailed in the Cttureh Conso"tution Intsrim Trustees can &so be apinted should the number of Trustees lati telow the number of three This Is donè by th8 Elders proFosing an IndNidualls) vkno ihen need5 the approvd of 7596 of the church membefship pYe5ent in order to be aFwinted. Th& full particubr5 are clearty laid out in the ¢hurc'8 govemiro documents. The church has a Treasurer vtho adminisr$ the finawe5. providing infr)rmatson for the Trustees to make Informed d8cisions for the charity. Responsibilitie5 01 trustees Charity law requiies us as Trustees to prepwe financi swements fDr accoLtntsng year IOrd the receipts and payments ol the tharity for the year. We are responsible for keeping proper accountsng Tecords vthictr disclose wth rett50r1e accuracy at any b.me the financi p0son of the charity an(J enable us to ensure thoi the financial statements CEynply Trmth the Charities Act 2011. We $0 have a responsibility w safeguard the assets of the chwity and to tske reasorthbe stsps ts prevent fraud or any Other iNegular.e$. Approvat Th15 Feporl vms approve11 by the trustees arKI 5]nett their lJeMI by". Mithael Phil Date. 2oL8
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH MIDDLETON l iepKSrt io the tiusiees on my examinaiion of ihe accounts of Hope Community Church Middleton (Ihe charity'i for the year ended 31 December 2022 on pages S to 7 folknwng. Responsibilities and basis of repo¥t As the tnjsiees of the chlty you are fesponsible for the weparlon of the accounts in accordance y¢h the requlrern8nts of the Charrbes kn 2011 (the 2011 Act). I report in respect of my exanNnation of the tharity's lUnts carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Aci and in carrwng otsi my examination I have followed all ihe aP.cable Tr'reclions given by the Charily Comnmssion undef section 145{5)Ibl of Ihe 2011 Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed ry examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention in connecll.on wth the examinab.on gNing me cause lo bel'eve that m any matenal respect.. l. accouniing Tecords were not kept In accordance ¥%ith section 130 01 the 2011 Ac( Of 2. the accounts do not accowd with the aOuntIng records. I have no concerns and have across no othei mailers in connectson wllh the examination to which allenlion should be drawn in der lo enable a woper undelalIng of the attounts lo be reached. Jaimée Young Stewardship l Lamb's Passage LONDON ECIY BAB Date.. 20 September 2023 Page 4
HOPE COMP•UNITY CHURCH MIDDLETON RECEIPTS AND PAYMENfs ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2022 Toial 3022 FuTrts FJ% Incom• iqc•lpt$ E)onation$ Gittabj 14¢4AS Ottrgrnnts 51.766 8.173 5.763 51,766 8.173 5.7&1 TO1 rtt•l)ts Paymènts Pa5w£nts in relaii?n io acd¥0$ uN4*eV $2.279 52.279 8,172 Grarts phkl in chaiithtl• 5.279 5.27B Tow p•ym•nt$ ol fecfws 1 (po)fftwrtsi b•fo 8.144 8,144 .#78 Trnrtsfer5 b•tswn hM>J P4gr m0¥4m•nt In luTrd$ 8.144 8,144 .978 Cash as at 1.978 50,978 Cash lund$ at this y•u •nd 39 122 Pays
OPE COMMUNITY CNLIRCH MIDDLETON STATEklENT OF ASSETS ANO LIA8ILITIES FOFI THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEM8ER 2022 O•¥rwted fuod5 R•stritted Toial 2021 2022 A 5h funds 39.if 39.IZ2 5g.L22 50.978 50.97B 8 Other montlary assets Glft 1.161 1.161 1.161 1.16L 1.07B C Ll•bllitse$ FStlio Wifhin on• year.. Pens due PAYEINI d Feo for Irthp•rKIBrrt &artharAin £¢nJed exp)rS 55 597 $97 634 540 B25 L.54 1.5PO 2.3 D Assets reialnd lor charfty's oi¥n us• NO aswr8ovThd ty thE chwty. E Guar8nieos and setureo debts The ¢antyhas notgN¢m •rty gwantoes and th4$ 15 assets •$ s¢cwtyforarty labmths. Tho 4cctyJrts wrÈ aF¥e bythe 8$ siunod on th•ir trh 15 10£3 PhilWIt Tho Mtes on pog? 7 forn) ol thex Pwe 6
E CCWMUMTY MI(XiÉTC*4 401ES TOTrE ACWJNTS FCXI M YÉAR EED31DÉ&ÉA2fj22 I kCOuniiDI POIIcios ro ¥24 4.7 6196 367 297 16 3 and Ailts IOdthw5 SX9 5279 5259 5 IAohYm•ni c4turd¥ .ssyi BulLlryfw 50974 50978 $7 $58