Charity No. 1198709
Hope Community Church Aintree
(Dormant Accounts)
(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
25[th ] April 2022 to 31[st] December 2022
Contents
Legal and administrative information
Report of the Trustees
Dormant Balance Sheet Notes forming part of the financial statements
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Legal and administrative information
Charity number 1198709 Registered address 11 Aintree Lane Liverpool L10 2JJ Trustees Lee Duncan JENNINGS (Chair) Appointed 25[th] April 2022 Susan Margaret CROPPER Appointed 25[th] April 2022 Myra DODDRIDGE Appointed 25[th] April 2022 David ROBERTSON Appointed 25[th] April 2022 Howard Leighton TURPIN Appointed 25[th] April 2022 Christopher John WELLS Appointed 25[th] April 2022 Bank Details Bank Name: The Co-operative Bank Sort Code: 08-92-99 Account number: 67271869
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Hope Community Church Aintree
Trustees' Report
The Trustees present their annual report and accounts for the first period ended from 25[th] April 2022 to 31[st] December 2022.
During this period, the charity had dormant accounts.
Structure, governance and management
The Charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (Association model), as a body corporate under Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011. The CIO registered with the Charity Commission on 25[th] April 2022 under charity number 1198709.
Trustees are legally responsible for the governance and management of the charity. Trustees are responsible for setting strategies and policies and ensuring these are implemented.
Risk management
The charity's trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have reviewed potential risks. Systems and procedures have been put in place to manage the risks and to mitigate any adverse outcomes.
Objectives and activities
The principal Purposes of the Church are:
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the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination; and
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the advancement of education and the carrying out of other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
Achievements and Performance
The CIO was dormant during this period.
Financial review
No transaction took place during this period.
Trustees' responsibilities statement
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
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The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.
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make judgements 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.
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report was approved by the trustees on …………....................... and signed on their behalf by:
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Revd. Lee Duncan JENNINGS Chair of Trustees
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Hope Community Church Aintree
Balance Sheet as at 31[st] December 2022
(Dormant Accounts)
| Period to 31st December 2022 | Period to 31st December 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible assets | 0 | |
| Total fixed assets | 0 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Stock and work in progress | 0 | |
| Debtors | 0 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 0 | |
| Total Current Assets | 0 | |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 0 | |
| Total Liabilities | 0 | |
| Net current assets | 0 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after one year | 0 | |
| Provision for liabilities | 0 | |
| Net assets | 0 | |
| Reserves |
0 | |
| Approved by the board on ……………………………… and signed on its behalf by: |
………………………………………..
Revd. Lee Duncan JENNINGS Chair of Trustees
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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the period ending 31[st] December 2022
1. Accounting policies
a) Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charity Commission guidance.
b) Charity status
Hope Community Church Aintree was established under a CIO (Association model) Constitution and is a registered with the Charity Commission under the charity number 1198709. The Trustees are appointed and function in accordance with the Constitution.
c) Fund accounting
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 and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
d) Receipts
All incoming resources are included in the Receipt & payment Accounts when the charity actually obtains legally entitled income.
e) Payments
All expenditure is accounted for on payments basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.
2. Member liabilities
The members of the CIO have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.
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3. Debt outstanding
There are no particulars of any debt outstanding at the date of the statement of assets and liabilities which is owed by Hope Community Church Aintree and which is secured by an express charge on any of the assets of Hope Community Church Aintree.
4. Related Parties
Controlling entity
The charity is controlled by the trustees. During the year the Trustees received no emoluments or incurred any expenses using Trust funds.
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