Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
From
21
01
2025 To
11
2025
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Centres of Hope
Other names charlty Is known by
Hope Into Actlon (Staffordshlre)
Registered charity number (if any)
1211802
Charlty's principal address
Rising Brook Community Church
Burton Square
Stafford
Postcode
ST17 9LT
Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty
Dates acted If not for WI￿10
ear
Trustee name
Office (If any)
Name of person (or body) entltled
toa
Int trustee
Ifan
Thomas Dawson
Richard Cooper
Pauline Heath
Chair
Franchise Lead
0810212025
Mark Corson
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charlty, If any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
TAR
March 2012

Names and addresses of advlsers (Optlonal Inforniation)
of advlser
Name
Address
Accountant
Wynniatt-Husey Ltd
Hampson Chambers, Stsfford St, Stone ST15 8QW
Name of chlef executlve or names of senior staff members (Optional infonnation)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descrlptlon of the charity's trusts
Constituts'on
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
Charitsble Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Trustee selection methods
Elected by trustees
Additlonal governance issues (Optlonal Infonnatlon)
You may ch(iose to include
additlonal Information, where
relevant, about:
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees;
é 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 prO￿dureS to manage
them.
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
1. TrIE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR
AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN STAFFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING
AREAS BY THE PAOVISION OF HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED ASSISTANCE AND
LONGER TERM HELP IN SECURING AND MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING.
2. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF HOMELESSNESS IN
STAFFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF
SUPPORT AND SELF-HELP SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE
BENEFICIARIES TO MAKE K)RE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS AND CHOICES.
Summary of the objects of the
charlty set out In Its
governlng document
TAR
March 2012

This year has been a year of preparation with the aim of getting first
tenants in mid 2026
Summary ofthe main
activitles undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
thls sectlon the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
Issued by the Charlty
Commlsslon on publlc
beneflt)
Additional details of objoctlvos and activiti•s (Optional informatlon)
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking:
policy programme related
investment;
contribLrtion made by
volunteers.
TAR
March 2012

Section D
Achievements and performance
We have been getting the charity ready to take tenants into its first
house. Converting the house from offi￿S to a home. Preparing the
documents for running a charity, namely policies and procedures.
Planning for employlng a support worker.
Summary of the maln
achievements of the charlty
durlng the year
TAR
March 2012

Section E
Financial review
The Trustees. policy with regard to reserves is to seek to maintain
unrestricted furKls, other than those designated from time to tiffE for
specific purposes, at a level sufficient to provide the charity with enough
workirrfJ capital to cary on its existirKJ activities s￿￿SsfUllY for two to
four months. This will enable trustees to ensure continuty of activities
arKI horK)ur contra(Xual liabilities.
Brlef statement of the
charlty's pollcy on reserves
Detalls of any funds materlally
In deficit
None
Further flnanclal revlew details (Optional informatlon)
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.
Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustses
Slgnature(s)
Full name(s)
Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Mark Corson
Thomas Dawson
Trustee
Chair of Trustees
Date
03107126
TAR
Marth 2012

## Accounts for Centres of Hope for Year ending 30/11/25 Charity No: 1211802 

|Date|Income|||
|---|---|---|---|
|2/21/2025|Charityride sponsorsh|ip|£   6,523.69|
|2/25/2025|Doanton|P Johansson|£      400.00|
|5/6/2025|Doantons|Anon|£      175.00|
|8/26/2025|donatons|BNI staford|£      318.78|
|||||
||Total||£   7,417.47|



||Expenditure|||
|---|---|---|---|
|2/27/2025|Franchise Fee(inital)||£   2,450.00|
|2/27/2025|Franchise Fee|Feb-25|£        30.00|
|6/6/2025|Franchise Fee|Mar-25|£        30.00|
|6/6/2025|Franchise Fee|Apr-25|£        35.00|
|6/6/2025|Franchise Fee|May-25|£        35.00|
|6/6/2025|Franchise Fee|Jun-25|£        35.00|
|6/22/2025|Franchise Fee|Jul-25|£        35.00|
|7/31/2025|ICO Fee||£        47.00|
|8/1/2025|Flick Account|paid to HIA|£        20.00|
|8/1/2025|Franchise Fee|Aug-25|£        35.00|
|9/11/2025|Franchise Fee|Sep-25|£        35.00|
|9/17/2025|F&S Training||£      270.00|
|9/17/2025|Food for F&S training||£        80.49|
|10/15/2025|Franchise Fee|Oct-25|£        35.00|
|11/21/2025|Franchise Fee|Nov-25|£        35.00|
|||||
|||||
||Total||£   3,207.49|