REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1200180 B20 Limited ChaThvell Hous& Wdsom Road Alton Hampshirn GU34 2PP Rep￿￿ of the Trust668 1 to 3 Independent EyAmlnets Report Balance Sheet Not88 to the FlnafKaal Statsments 7 to 10 0?￿￿d Statement of Fln8nd81 AcM16S 11 The tTUStee5 present tholr rewt v*th the financial statements of the charity the year ￿ded 31 March 2026. The truslo&8 have adopted the provisions of Ac￿Unting and Reporting by Charilifjs.. Ststgment of Recommended Practico appii¢able to charities prep8ring their 8CC¥)unts in aixordanc8 wlth the Flnandal Reportlng Stsnd8rd ￿l￿ble h th8 UK and Rapubllc of Ireland (FRS 102) (effectrrfe 1 January 20191. By a Spoa'al Resolutlon passed by Members of th& Church on 28 October 2025, the naTh of the Charfty was changed from Butts Frea Church to Hope Churth All¢)n in ord8r to refied the work of Ihe Churcli rather than the 8r•a ofthe tovm ofAlton in Nthich tha Church Is located. ObJ•¢tlv•s and alms Tho princApal obith of the Churth is to advan￿ the Chrl$tian faith In accor11an￿ %Mth the statwnent of faith of Thè Fellow¥hip of lrthpor￿ant Evangelical Chur(*es, prodaiming the hope that tho Chrfsyan falth offer8. 81gnmcanl athltl•• As part of rts outreach into tho local communty, tho Church PK4ds a torm tlm6 mo8ting 8ath we8k for Y￿ng people, and as well as other meetlngs thn)ughout tho year. Thes9 meetings Include suitable supwvised a¢tivlties as w811 as relevant t•athlng based on the Biblo. Tha Chur¢h also holds a 44Jay holiday dub durlng the summer school hoilday. In addillon to the rwmd gervlces on a SurKlay. the Chwch also holds a wedty prayer and Blble study, and a bweekty meeting for the retired. The Pastor takes a morrthly Serv￿ In a rndrement hcAn8 arKI a180 vlslls a ￿mber of the kKd primary sch(MY$ to lead Cc41ects'v6 Worship. M6mbers are InvÈt8d to take Services in other churches. This indud8s a churth In 8 no0￿Y billago ¥there a ry)uple of membern preath sevwd tinw throughout Ihe yw. Publlc bfrn•fft In planning the Church's activÉtie8. tho Truste68 have applied th8 guKJ8nc* on wblic bènefft Issued by the Charity Commission. Pag0 1 ACHIEVEMEKfs AND PERFORMANCE Charltablo actlvltl•s The Churth continues to b8 activdy Invofved wllh othor kThl ctwrthes In the op8ralTh of Aknn Foodbank which is affillated to the Truss811 Trust which is the main national and re8Fe¢led Foodbank In the UK wth som8 1,400 Fc#)abanks nauonwde. Ajton Foodb8nk1s op8r8ted by Afton Christian Corè Lld and som6 of the gre membersofth8 Church. The Church c¥)ntinues to provKI8 financial support to a charity that is workiro in the MKldle East, in partlwl8r disathantaged (*iklren, and since 2014 has b88n partlculady aclive in assisting Ihos& arn refugees from conflrLt and war, and vffjrk Is rew3nlsed and supFKJrted by Thé Church 0180 contlnues to support thurth ￿ntIng In1U8￿￿￿ and a Blble Ir￿ h Ptytyl. Hope Churth hjlun has fidl tlme Pa8t(Y 8w¥lng tho Church and thè wider o)mmunty and he works tojetrw wbtri Othèr Churchets, Mlnistsrs to mlnistrles wllhln the of Altm ar surrounding vil*. As stated above. th8 Churth ccmtlnLW to have an interest in iJJtreach locally, nationally. and Intemaknalty, and aims to gi￿ 25% of tls Inc4)m to thkd partie$ wlth sMniLqr aims to that of the Church itself. FINANCIAL REVIEW Ros•rvoB pollcy The Trustees, Fdlcy k8 to mointain a pnKlent leval of resorv86. comMer￿urs1O with ts ongoing actvFties. FIrnJRE PLANS Trte Trustees intsnd trj ¢ontinL* ts oJff8nt dmg ol advandng the Cmsoan laith in Ihe town of Alton and beyond. 8TrUCTURE, OOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Gov•mlng do¢um•nt The Charity is a Charllabl& Incorporated Organlsatlon, recogntsed al Companles House CE030078 and registered at th6 Chadty Commlsslon 1200180 on 25 August 2022. and 1$ ¢xsntrdled by rmstltutlon and c*urch handbook. The chu￿ Is gov8m•J by Minisler, TnJst668 8nd Elected Officers wt￿ meet rogularfy to set polw and review the aCtI￿tieS of the Church in the town of Aton. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS R•ghlerod Charlty numbgr 1200180 prtnclpal addro8• 14 NorlhaTrJer Ck Hampshlro GU34 28H Rev B D J Burge PADunn Prof J Evans S J Warwick DrPJWast REWost J E Taybr Ind•p•nd•nt Ex*mln•r Caroline Scull FCCA B20 Ltmited Charwell Hcmjse Wilsom Rood ton H8mpshlre GU34 2PP pproved by O￿ler of th8 boord of Intstee8 on ... ....... beh￿f by: and 8ignod on Its Ind•p•nd•nl •x•mln•rf• r•port to tho tru•t•ts of HOPE CHURCH ALTON (fornwrfy Burrs FREE CHURCH) I repart to the charlty tnJste88 c￿ rny gxamination ol the aC￿jUnts of HOPE CHURCH ALTON Ifom6rty FREE CHURCH) (the Trust) for the yearended 31 Marth 2028. Ro8pon8lblllllu and ba•ls of r•port A8 th8 charity trustses of the Trnsl you are resFrtinsibl& for Ihe preparakn of the a￿)Urts In a¢xordwTh wlth Ihg requirements oftho Charl1￿ Act 2011 Act,). I reFOrt in resF*cI of my examination of th8 Tnjsfs aCc￿ntS ￿rrIed ¢Xrt under SKtion 145 of th Act and In ￿nyIng out my examinatlon I have followed all appltcable Dlre¢tlons glven by the Chadty Commisslon undèr Sectlon 14515Xb} of the Act Ind•pond•nt •xamln•rf• stat•m•nl I have Com￿eted my examlnation. l ¢x)nflrm that no rnatsrial mattern have c¥)m to my at*ntt(x) In a0￿ntIr￿a reoyd8 were not kept In of th6 Trust as requlrod by Seclion 130 of I the a￿UThts do not all￿d w7th thcA8 r￿Ords,. c the accounts do Tr)t OM1p￿ with the apFllrable requirements I￿sn(￿mIng the form and tent of accounts sel out In the Chariues (Acc¥Junts and Rety)rt8) Regulatio￿ 2008 other than any requirement that the a(ax)unts give 8 In￿ and fair vi8w whith Is not a matter conskIer￿I as Part of an indep8nd8nt 8xamlnatim. I have no coneems and have come a¢ross no 0th8r matter8 In connedon wrlh the examination to whlth attention should be dr8wn in th18 rewrt In order to onable a prop8r undarstandlng of tho accounts to be reached. Can￿1r* FCCA 820 Llm cha￿￿1 House Wilsorn Rood Ajton Hampshire GU34 2PP Pag8 4 31.3.26 Total funds 31.325 Total Unrestrided Restricled funds funds INCOME AND ENDOWMEITfs FROM and legactes 8,029 96,574 96,607 Investrr￿ incom8 3,274 3.274 3,197 91,819 8,029 99,848 99.804 EXPENDMIRE ON ChaTttabh actlvltl•• Church acATrwlies 71,099 3,149 74.248 71,848 570 71,099 3,149 74,248 72,418 NET INCOME 20,720 25,6(KI RECONCIUATION OF FUN03 Total funds brought foThYar 111.197 50.975 162,172 134,786 TOTAL FUND8 CARRIED FOIIWARD 131,917 55,855 187.772 162,172 31.3.26 Totsl fund8 31.3.25 UnreslriLted Restrlcted fvnds CURRENT A88Ef8 Debto Cash ai bank 19,792 117,458 19,792 173,418 17,147 146,402 55,960 137.250 193.210 163.549 ¢REDrroRS Amounts faUirKJ duo vAthin one year (5,333) {105) (5.438) {1.377) NET CURRENT ASSErs 131.917 55.855 187,772 162,172 TOTAL A88Efs Less CURREpir LIABILMES 131,917 55.855 187,772 162,172 NET ASSET8 131,917 55,855 187,772 162,172 FUNDS Unrestrictsd fijnds Resth¢ted fund8 131,917 111,197 50,975 TOTAL FUND8 187,772 162.172 The finan