## Section C:  Notes to the accounts Trustees’ annual report for the period 


> Period start date 1 9 1 0 2 2 Period end date 3 1 0 5 2 3 

Charity No Charity name HOPE CONNECT CHURCH (if any) 

1 2 0 0 7 5 4 

## Objectives and Activities 

||SORP<br>reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of the<br>charity as set out in its governing<br>document|Para 1.17|Provide such activities as lead to the propagation of the<br>Christian faith. Provide such services and activities that lead to<br>the individuals' Christian faith. Provide educational and other<br>support activities for the benefit of humanity.|
|Summary of the main activities<br>in relation to those purposes for<br>the public beneft, in particular,<br>the activities, projects or services<br>identifed in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Hope Connect Church holds church services every Sunday for<br>the purposes of christian worship, fellowship, prayer, teaching<br>from the Bible and support of those in need. The services are<br>free of charge and open to anyone who is willing to attend.<br>We are also meet during the week in smaller groups for<br>discipleship and prayer helping Christians to continue to follow<br>the teachings of Jesus in becoming all they can be, loving their<br>neighbor and making the world what God intends for it to be.|
|Statement confrming whether the<br>trustees have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission onpublic beneft|Para 1.18|I can confirm that the trustees have taken every due care<br>within the limits of our knowledge and ability to have due<br>regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission<br>on public benefit.|



## Additional information (optional) 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment including<br>program related investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||



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## Achievements and Performance 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main achievements<br>of the charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s work has<br>made to the circumstances of its<br>benefciaries and any wider benefts<br>to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|We have  continued to  meet for our regular<br>weekly services with attendance of 30 -50<br>persons. We have seen people make<br>commitments to follow Jesus on a regular basis<br>in our Sunday services.<br>We ave also seen people from the recovering<br>addict community come into the church and<br>have found the friendship and fellowship as well<br>as the teachings in church helpful to their<br>journey.|



## Additional information (optional) 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Achievements against objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising activities<br>against objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance against<br>objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||



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## Financial Review 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s fnancial<br>position at the end of the period|Para 1.21|~~The charity has been supported financial by the giving of church~~<br>members and those that have supported us. We have been able to<br>carry out our objectives but not yet able to hold any reserves.|
|Statement explaining the policy for<br>holding reserves stating why they<br>are held|Para 1.22|Reserves will be held as surplus of income   for the purposes of<br>readiness for future unexpected expenditures or emergencies.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The charity did not hold any reserves at the end<br>of this financial year.|
|Reasons for holding zero reserves|Para 1.22|This was the first year of the church and we were not<br>receiving ufficent income to meet our needs and have a<br>reserve.|
|Details of fund materially in defcit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any uncertainties<br>about the charity continuing as a<br>goingconcern|Para 1.23|Not Applicable|



## Additional information (optional) 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal sources of<br>funds (including any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and objectives<br>including any social investment<br>policy adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal risks<br>facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||



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## Structure, Governance and Management 

|Description of charity’s trusts:|SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|CiO Constitution|
|How is the charity constituted?<br>(e.gunincorporated association,CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods including<br>details of any constitutional<br>provisions e.g. election to post<br>or name of any person or body<br>entitled to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees appointed by church leadership|



## Additional information (optional) 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policies and procedures adopted for<br>the induction and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational structure<br>and any wider network with which<br>the charityworks|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



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## Reference and Administrative details 

|Charity name|HOPE CONNECT CHURCH|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1200754|
|Charity’s principal address|11 SNOWDROP CLOSE<br>LOUGHBOROUGH<br>LE11 2WG|



## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for Name of person (or whole year body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Uche Okere Lead Pastor 2 Courage Okere Trustee 3 Ihechiluru Anozie Trustee 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

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## Reference and Administrative details (cont) 

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

Director name 

## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole<br>year||
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## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others 

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## Additional information (optional) 

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) 

Type of adviser Name Address 

## Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) 

## Exemptions from disclosure 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## Other optional information 

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## Declarations 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 


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**HOPE CONNECT CHURCH No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 19TH OCTOBER 31ST MAY 2023 **To from** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**<br>SERVICE OFFERINGS<br>**4,741**<br>TITHES<br>**9,353**<br>VENUE DONATIONS<br>**1,150**<br>EVENTS<br>**230**<br>SEED OFFERINGS<br>**630**<br>CASH OFFERINGS AND DONATIONS<br>**972**<br>**799**<br>**-**<br>**17,874**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                              -**<br>**_Total receipts_                 17,874**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>RENT<br>**10,990**<br>MEDIA<br>**385**<br>WORSHIP<br>**207**<br>MINISTERS' HONOURARIUM<br>**600**<br>EVENTS<br>**766**<br>CHURCHSUITE<br>**163**<br>PRINTS<br>**509**<br>SUNDRY OPERATING COSTS<br>**2,628**<br>REFUNDS<br>**725**<br>**_Sub total_                     16,971**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**_Total payments_                 16,971**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_                      903**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                      903**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>BALANCE TRANSFERRED TO THE CIO<br>ON INCORPORATION<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**4,741**<br>**9,353**<br>**1,150**<br>**230**<br>**630**<br>**972**<br>**799**<br>**-**<br>**17,874**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**17,874**<br>**10,990**<br>**385**<br>**207**<br>**600**<br>**766**<br>**163**<br>**509**<br>**2,628**<br>**725**<br>**16,971**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**16,971**<br>**903**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**903**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|||**-**|**163**|**-**|
|||**-**|**509**|**-**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Details**<br>BALANCE ON MAY 31ST 2023<br>**Details**<br>N/A<br>**Details**<br>N/A<br>**Details**<br>N/A<br>**Details**<br>N/A<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**903**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**903**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

|Signature|Print Name<br>UCHE OKERE|Date of<br>approval|
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||UCHE OKERE|5/4/2024|
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