## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|Period end date|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||31st|MAY|2023||31st|MAY|2024| |**From**||||**To**|||| ## Section A Reference and administration details ## HOPE CONNECT CHURCH **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1200754 **Charity's principal address** 13 Cattle Market, Loughborough **Postcode LE11 3DN** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Dr Uchechukwu
Victor Okere|||| |||Dr Courage
Chigozirim Okere|||| |||Dr Ihechiluru
Goodnews Anozie|||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| |||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**|||| |||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |||N/A|||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted CIO Constitution CIO - (eg. trust, association, company) By appointment Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** March **2012** **TAR** 2 The objects of the Church (“the Objects”) are for the benefit of the public: (a) to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit; (b) to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and **Summary of the objects of the** preserve **charity set out in its** good health by the provision of funds, good or services of any kind **governing document** including the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time think fit; (c) to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit. Provide such activities as lead to the propagation of the Christian faith. Provide such services and activities that lead to the individuals' Christian faith. Provide educational and other support activities for the benefit of humanity. In planning the activities, the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** We continued to hold regular Sunday services, providing opportunities for **achievements of the charity** fellowship, prayer and teaching the bible. Individuals and families from **during the year** the community have found these services encouraging and uplifting. In the summer, we took one of our Sunday services to Queens Park in the heart of our town for “Church in The Park”. Following that, some from the community attended our services for some weeks. We have conducted significant renovation work on the building which we leased, making it more accessible and comfortable for all users. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** We do not have a policy on reserves but will develop one. **Details of any funds materially** One of the trustees lent the charity the sum of £11,650 for repairs on the **in deficit** leased Hope Centre. ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Uche Okere (Mar 27, 2025 14:13 GMT)Uche Okere Uche Okere Uche Okere (Mar 27, 2025 14:13 GMT) **Full name(s)** Dr Uche Okere **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc) Date** Mar 27, 2025 March **2012** **TAR** 6 HOPE CONNECT CHURCH ## Independent Examiner’s Report ## TO THE TRUSTEES OF I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Hope Connect Church ('the charity') for the year ended 31 May 2024 on pages 8 to 9 following. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Sarah Crispin (Mar 27, 2025 19:58 GMT)Sarah Crispin Sarah Crispin ACA Stewardship 1 Lamb’s Passage London EC1Y 8AB Date: Mar 27, 2025 7 |**HOPE**|**CONNECT CHURCH**|**CONNECT CHURCH**||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Receipts and payments accounts**|||||**CC16a**| |**For**|**the period**
**from**|1st JUNE 2023|**To**|MAY 31ST 2024||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**28,583**
**3,020**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**31,603**
**-**
**-**

**-**
**31,603**
**7,625**
**-**
**2,947**
**1,664**
**1,726**
**287**
**2,224**
**800**
**800**
**18,074**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,074**
**13,529**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**22,712**
**11,650**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**34,362**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**34,362**
**46,116**
**291**
**337**
**175**
**46,919**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**46,919**
**-**
**12,557**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**51,295**
**3,020**
**11,650**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**65,965**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**65,965**
**7,625**
**46,116**
**3,238**
**1,664**
**1,726**
**287**
**2,224**
**337**
**800**
**800**
**175**
**64,993**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**64,993**

**972**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |OFFERINGS / DONATIONS|**28,583**|||**-**
**-**
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**-**||**-**| |ANNIVERSARY OFFERINGS|**3,020**|||||**-**| |LOANS||||||**-**| |||||||**-**| |||||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**31,603**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||**-**
**-**
**-**||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|
**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||||| |
RENT|**7,625**|||**-**
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**-**||**-**| |MAINTENANCE|**-**|||||**-**| |LOGISTICS|**2,947**|||||**-**| |HOSPITALITY / WELFARE|**1,664**|||||**-**| |MEDIA / TECHNICAL|**1,726**|||||**-**| |WORSHIP TRACKS|**287**|||||**-**| |PUBLICITY|**2,224**|||||**-**| |INSURANCE||||||**-**| |AOG MEMBERSHIP FEE|**800**|||||**-**| |HONORARIUM|**800**|||||**-**| |HOPE CENTRE COSTS||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**18,074**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases (see table)**||||||| |**,**|**-**|||**-**
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**-**||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||**-**||**-**| |||||||| ||**13,529**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**
**12,557**||**12,557**
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**902**|**-**| ||**902**|||||**-**| ||**1,874**||**-**|
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**1,874**|**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 26/03/2025 8 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|Loan for Hope Church Centre
CASH OFFERINGS
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
NOT APPLICABLE
**Details**
**Details**
NOT APPLIACBLE
**Details**
NOT APPLICABLE
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**1,874**
**-**
**1,874**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
Hope Centre
Restricted|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**11,650**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||Loan for Hope Church Centre|
Hope Centre
Restricted|**11,650**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ## **Guarantees and secured debts** The charity has not given any guarantees and has not provided its assets as security for any liabilities Signed on behalf of all the trustees |Signature
Uche Okere (Mar 27, 2025 14:13 GMT)
~~Uche Okere~~|Print Name
Dr Uche Okere|Date of
approval| |---|---|---| |Uche Okere (Mar 27, 2025 14:13 GMT)
~~Uche Okere~~|Dr Uche Okere|Mar 27, 2025| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 26/03/2025 9