REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 244569
Raport of the Trusts*s and
Financlal Ststements forthe Year Ended 31st Mor¢h 2025
for
Th• Hopmarkèt Charity
The Rlthmds Sandy Partner8hip
TI￿e10& House
25 Barboume Road
Wor(E8ter
Worce318rshir8
WRI IRU

Thg Hopmarkèt Ch¥rfty
Contents of tha Financial Statem8nt8
forthe YearEnded 31st MarGh 2025
Page
Report of the Trnste8S
1 to 4
Inthpondent Examlnetrs Report
Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltle$
Balanca Sheet
Nots¥ to the Hn4n¢l81 Statements
8 to 14
DEtoiled Statement￿FI￿an£l￿ ActtvEtles
15

Tho Hopmark•t Ch•rSty
Report of the Tru8t¢8É
for tho YoarEndod 31st March 2025
Th8 tru6teas pre58nl their r8POrt with Ih8 financial statements of the charmy for the year 8ndad 3151 Mar¢h 2025. The
tru81ees have adoptsd tho provlslons of Accounllng and Ropotting by Charities.. SlaletnETrt ol Re¢ommended Pracllc8
arplic8ble to chaTlties preparing Ihar a¢oJunls In accorttanca ¥rfth the Financial Reporbng Stsndwd appll¢abb In th6
UK and Repul￿￿ of Ird8nd IFRS 1tr21 leffeGtfve l J8nu8ry 20191.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTivmES
Obje¢tive$ 8nd alm8
Th8 charity has been sel up lo benefit 'needy persons" kn the clty of W(wst8r. 'N￿ p8r8ons" ￿anS persons w￿)
by reasm ol poverty, slcknes& or Infinnity whether srI￿g or old are in need of finandal asslslan¢o, car8 or attentkJrL
e8dy perso￿$ kn the cty cl Worostef are Fers¢)ns wl¥)se n88d ￿1588 In the tsty. vthèthw or they pem18n8ndy
rosido there.
In accordan￿ with Ch8rfty C(mml8slon guidance. the INstea8 iegwd p80ple 8thAno frc¢n poverty Indud5
persons do nol have Ihe resour¢es to provid8 (or Ih8ms6lvas, eitheron a short or a long-temi b8818, ￿th lh8 normal
tNngs of life m051 people take for granted. The Irus108s alm to addr￿ IM)th th& causes and the consequences of
poverty by altoGating grants to assist whh both the pr&ventlon and relief of povèrty. In Mew of the limiled resourc8s of
th8 charily. Ihe Iwstees take the ￿eW that the objects ol the ch8rfty caTr best be fu￿11￿d by 5UPP(*rting olher
ganlsallons hav8 been 8staNlshed for purposes yrithin the d)adtls {￿eCts. rather than d8￿tIng the re$ouT￿$
of lh8 tharity to the support of a limited nymber of indfvlduaL%.
Slgnlflcant activities
The Ch8rlty owns a building know) as the Hopm*et ¢(Anplex IforThrty Th8 Fkjp Mark81 Hot61) In Foregats Str88(
Wortsstèr. ￿8th8r wlth ann8x8d pr8mi8e8 8t 13. 14. 15 an¢J 16 Tl)e For8gat< Wor¢estgr. Th8 complex ct¥ntYIsos
numberof retall unils whh resldenll818ccommod&trw above.
inmme frL¥n ￿8$1￿ Ihe yemlses of the Chwlly18 h814 on Irust to Ihe same for the benafft of needy Fersons
the cty. Needy persc￿$ are defined In the 8$ P8rsork8 who by reason of poverty, dckness or Inf¥mlty whelh8r
ung or dd 8re in ￿ed of financial assistance, carts and attention.
The aLx)ve ihe relall uniL8 *t l&ased lo Pktfomi Houslng Group. Alth¢wgh no rent is P3YdtAe, Flatform HousirvJ
Crow t￿818 75% ofthe cost olthe rep&ir5 and m￿n￿an¢* to th8 buiktiry.
Publi¢ ben¢fit
Th8 trust88S c4)nffirm that they have compl￿￿ ￿th the thty In se¢llon 17151 of the 2011 Charities Act to ha￿ due regard
lo gthd8n¢k Issued by Ihe Char5ty Commlsslon on putrAlc beneffltwhen deddryJ ￿ the aclmuos.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Property Management
In January 2023 the TrLBtees apP￿nIell GJS Dllknn lo su¢¢eed Fish8r German LLP for a 013 ￿ar$ As Ihe Charfiy
operty manager. %*ilh the opuun (o roll I￿. The Gonirad ¢omm8nced wllh effect from 1st A￿12023. Tre fru$ie85
Iva property m8nao8ment rewJrt8 from GJS Dillon AThJ thoir ropresentallves att8Th1 meetings of the Trnsttsès Bo8rd
to wesent their rep)rts and answer ques110￿. The rew)tts IndudÈ infom18tlon on lèases. maintenance, swvlc8 ch8ra88
and gonfjral manag8manl18suas.
A wmpr¢hbnslv8 condltk)n surtey of Ihe Hopmarket buHdng wa8 ￿Mpl￿ted by GJS $rtl prwntfjd to th8
Tnjstees Board Sn Mare* 2024.
In r88pons8 10 8dvlc8 from Iho CharK￿6 Audttors, a ifrvaluatlon of th8 wwrty was und*takon by GJS DIUon durlThg
2024125. the la3t valuallon h8Mng b88n dr￿6 by F18her German LLP In 2021. The PTcyerty h88 boen valu8(5 81 £8(*),￿0
as a guide for 8ccounting puwwsos.
Platform Hov8lng Group
Under Ihe terms of the leasè be￿Ve￿ the Ch8rity and Platfom) Houslno Grthjp. th8 Charfty 18 respc￿s￿ble for th8 r8P8ir
and rnalntenanc8 01 th8 exteffl￿ f•brio and structur8 of the thole building and 75% 01 Ihe total Mst of the 1$
refy)ver8d from Plalfomi.
The TTUStees ￿￿iVe0 8 presenlalknn Irom Dir8clor8 of Platform Houslno at thelr meeting In July 2024 on tha (xjndltlon
of Ihe bulldlng. There regular rneetirys with th& Chalmian. Vic*£hairnian, City Cojnulknr Officers and Hatlom)
Houglw ¥ewesentaUves dvrfng the y88r Ih55 L￿0 rernaiJLS thè chief pAorlly forth8 CharKy.
Pagè 1

The Hcymthrket Charlty
Report of tho Tw$to0s
for th8 Yoar Ended 31st March 2025
ACHIErfEMEKfs AND PERFORPIANCE
Legal 18sues
The Trustees rer*iv¢ 0dvke from Cily Coundl Offi¢er8 on a rary8 ofgov8manc8 and legal issue5.
The￿ were rKJ onoolng governanoe ￿ legd Issues at Ihg year ond.
Hopmarket Bulldtho
Taking account of lh8 Co￿l￿on of the property. r8Feirs h8ve been Identtfied and the Gharftys flnanthS tM)sllbn.
the Trustè8s took a major decision durlng Ihe year to consider fulure OPt£ons for the site. The Trustees agreed lo
Ibcatg up lo £20k of tha charity's fvnds. rnalchwj by Platrorm Hcu5ing. to piocurg independent exlernal ad￿Ce and
¢￿f￿le￿IaI markg11gsfjng.
JLL. a nallonal prop8rty consultsncy. ￿re 8pw>Sn18d Ihrough a compelit¢V8 prooJrement wocess aThY JLL proj8r
leam hJs met on $everal o¢caslfmS wlth 8 Trustees Steedng group. SUr￿orted by OfficÉr8 frcrfn Ihe Council and Platform
Housing repre88nlatives. In FebDJary, the Trustees re￿Ived a rep)rt from JLL on the first stage ol their w)rk and it wa$
aw88d that lurth8r considwation should b8 given to refLthtiishm8nt and redevdopment optiOAS. Ai the time ol WTiling.
Ihis ptece of th r8FnpAn5 ongoing on a confidential bas5. The TnJ5teès a￿ mlndfvl of any Implcath)ns for Hownark8t
re8ldents.
Hoprnarket Pmmotion and Income Generation
Ttr￿ Trust68s re¢elv8 regular raports on various mattets ￿dUde￿ Msual ￿pea￿Ce, etryty unlts, markeung and
promotion and 8clivilles. Truste95 hgve enoage¢J KAtJbla LAnoford to manag& Fll IputrAKaty through 8OL4al medla
and Ihe pr8ss. A forn￿1 agr88mènt wtlh Kabb* L8ngford hos been 6igned *filch 18 an add¢honal ¢ost to the Charkty
Applteallon$ for GrantAld
TakSng Into conslderatlon th8 Ch8ril515 fin8nu81 posS1ion. Ihe f￿ar￿[al implicatk)n$ of the mal(w ropalrs ￿[ch ar8
rewired to Ihe bu1￿￿n￿ and the ra￿￿W whlth has boon cortwnkdon8d. the TDJStees agr88d not to fft8ke any grant
awards f£* 2025r26.
FINANCIAL REVIEIV
Flnanclol posltlon
Th8 Flnanc181 r8Vi6w was carlied out in February 2024 lor 2024125 and wes baseil on lh& cuNant year-ttrdat& 8CtU818
and lh$ forewts of future costs and sncom8. The lev810l incom8 was fL¥eca5t to be slvJhlty more than budgeted due lo
more occupled unlts. The Investmeni management cx>st5 2024125 were fu8casl to be less Ihan budgetad. The man
r8ason for this b8lTrJ lower g8n8r81 rep8Jr8. property m8nag8ment & vold (x>5ts. The major re￿IrS ￿$ts ￿rg lorewt ¢0
be S[￿htlY I)w￿. The wpport costs loreGasl was for808St to be mue than budgeted due to property revalua￿On loe
JLL report.
The ovw811 wrpkjs 81 31 March 2025 Icw8t to be £04.4k £9.1k th8n budgeted. Itwas pr￿0￿sty
agreed with Trustees that no gr￿ts wwe lo l* pad ujt In 2025126, 8nd is ins18ad r81ain8d to (x)￿r ￿jId￿9
rdated costs.
Thè Repairs Fund al 31 M8reh 2025 was for6c88t to ba £85.7K.
Th8re wds a balanca of £9K on Ihe D•vd(4vn8nt Fund res&n￿ loThvard fvom 2023r24. Tha fLrecasl Spend for
24125 was £7.3k. A L*Ag8t of £1(K< was requ1r￿j for2025126.
R•s•rw$ polky
Th8 Charfty h(4d5 generdl unreslrfctod funds (￿l¢h ex¢lude$ arrKJunls held In d88ignated fvnd81 of £59.134 12024
£608261 to fund ongoing 8xp8ndtture Ifth8r8 Lq 8 fthure drop In rental Incorne Tecetved by the c￿a￿ly.
D81ans r8gardlng d85ignal8d lund5 hotd by Ch8ritycan be f¢)und In noi8 12 of Ihe notes to th8 finawd 5taiernents.
Golng concern
S88 note 1 regard￿g an 8￿5¢in9 uncortalnly sutround*wJ the goln9 concarn oftha charity.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Govemlng doGumÈnf
The Hwrnarket Is a Chority e51ablbhed Act ol Pa￿1￿ent. Ils current Gov8mlrvJ Act IS th8 W￿¢￿Star Clly
nal Arl 1985.
Pag8 2

Tho H0pmath￿ Charlty
Report of the Tru5téo¥
forth• Yoar End•d 31$t March 2025
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND AIANAGEMENT
Tru5tee$ and Méetings
Yh8 Charily 5s g0￿Med by a Bcérd ol Trustees. The Board hB5 8t leas16. but not than 7 Worco$ter City
Coundllors and al loasl 2. bul IKJ than 3 Independont Trustees. The City CoundlloT Trustee5 are 8ppolnled
annually in May. The Indepgndent T￿￿tee5 are Bppolnted for a pèrtod olyp lo four y8ar5. Dalalls of the Trvslees durfng
the Peri￿ t￿Ver8d bythis report art 8et ou¢ below.
The Chalmian of Ih6 Trustees forthe pwl)d waB Mr Blll SlmpKm wmh Jenny Bgmes a8 VIc£-Ch8irm8n.
The Tru8t88s Board met thr&è times dufing lh6 pertod covered by report. In Jujy Snd November 2024 and February
2025. Meetings are held face-to-face with the opt￿￿ ofjolnlng onllne.
Organlsatlonal 5tru¢ture
Th8 Charity 15 adminlstered by WLYC8Ster C¥ty Coundl fr<m tho Gullth81I, HvJh Street. Wcrc4ster. The c￿j￿¢￿I* Head of
Finance acts88 th8 Treasuror of Ihe Chadly and legd sup￿rI Is prov¥Jqd by Ihe Councils Lwl SeTrices team.
Tru8tso r•muner8tlon
The Trustsas re¢8fved rn remuneradon dudng 2024125 thgrawer8 no related party tran8aGtKth&
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Regl$ler8d Charlty number
244569
Prlnelp81 addr•88
Gulklhall
WOr￿t•r
Wor¢￿terSh￿T￿
WR12EY
Trust￿9
Curront Clty GounelllorTru8tees
CLwnGillor Jenny 8ames
Counclllor Lynn tlenham
C￿￿ncIl10r Karen HaltllOS
C￿nCil￿r Tor Plngrse
Ctyjncilbr Ad8m StA)11
CtyJn¢lllor Louls Slophen
¢urr•nt Independenl Tru6ts•8
Blll Slmpson
Jo Hodg88
stephen Hodgson
-Ch8irman
Re-8ppoint8d 20 May 2025 IEx-Ind8P8ndant Twste81
Re-appolnled 20 fvlay 2025
Re-8ppoinled 20 May 2025
Fltst Appolnted 20 May 2025
Re-appointed 20 May 2025
R8-8pp)inted 20 May 2025
Chalmwn
Re-appointed 23 May 2023
Re-appointed 24 May 2022
Firsl Appointed 21 May 2024 IEx-Cily Ctyjwlor Trustsg)
Fornier Clty CounclllorTru8tOe5
Counclllor Kalle Collier
Councillor Stephen Hodgsc
Coufttlllor Kar8n L￿ing
Councillor Elena Round
Councillor James Stsnloy
Couftclllor Jes￿e J8gger
R8signed 21 May 2024
Indepandent Trustee after 21 May 2024
R8signed 21 May 2024
Reslgned 21 May 2024
R8swJned 21 May 2024
Reslqned 21 2025
Fomier Independent Trustees Dwlng Poilod Cov¢Md by Thls Report
Jonny Barnes
City Countsllor Trustee 8fter 21 May 2024
IndÈpondent Examiner
Tha Rlcknd8 S8ndy Parfnership
T￿rA￿l0@ Hou88
25 BarLvume Road
Worcester
Worcèslershlre
WR1 1RU
Page 3

The Hopmarkgt Charity
Rèport ol tho Tru$t&O8
for tha Yaar Endad 31st March 2025
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Tr¢8$urer
Cathy Davies
Head of FingDC8
Worcastèr City cour￿[1
Yhe Guiklhall
Hwjh Svè8t
Worc8Ster
WorrEstershire
WR12EY
Admlnhtrato
Wor(xsler Clty Counal
The Gulldhall
HvJh Str88l
WortEsler
Worcestershir8
WR12EY
Invgslment property managers
GJS Dilkjn Llmlted
7 Roman Way BusSness Centre
Dr￿￿Ch
W¢]rcoS1e￿htre
WR99AJ
19 November 2025
Apwov811 by ordorof th& ix)ard of trust8e8 on.............................................
and slgned on Its behall ty:
W J Simpso
- Tru51e
Page 4

Ind•pend&nt E¥amlneV$ Rèport to tha Trustees of
The Hopmarktrt Charlty
Iwthpendorit wmlner's raport to the trusteos of Th A Hopmarket Chadty
I report to Ihè charily trustees on my examlnatlon ol the aCGounts of Tho Hopmarkgl Charity1th8 Tvustl lor the ye
ended 31st Marth 2025.
R¢sponslbllltle8 and basis of raport
As the tharily trustaes of thè Tntst YOU 8re re8ponslbl8 for the prgparat(on of the gccounts In 8¢cordance vAlh Ihe
r4urements ol Ihe char5t￿S Acl2011 Ilhe Ad'l.
I rèport In re5P8¢1 ol my exarnlnalkjn ol the Trust's 8ccounls carrl8d out under S¢¢llon 145 of the Act 8nd In Garrylng out
my eX￿nInation I have followed all applSc4bl8 Dlrecllons glv8n by the Charlty GOm[Th5￿on under Se¢Yon 14515llbl ol
Indèpendent e￿mIne￿8 Statsment
I hav8 LX)mpleted my examlnabon. I Confi￿ that no mat￿1￿1 matters have (ome to my atl8nlion in o)nnedion wlth th8
8Y8mlnallon githng me cause to believe that in any malerlal r8SP8cL-
accounung recorLls ￿re not kept In reyct of th8 Trustas required by S￿￿On 130 01 the Art
Ihe accounts do nol 8ccord wllh those reeords.. or
the accounls do ￿>t cOm￿Y Mrilh the ap￿1¢able wuir8m8nts conwning the fom and t￿t￿l of 8ccounts set
out in th& Chartties IAccounts Reports) R0gulaVons 2008 oth8r Ih8n any requlrefflenl thal Ihe a¢counts give
a tNe and fall￿$W wthich Is not 8 m81ter consrd8r8d a5 part ofan hdepwd$nt examknalton.
I hava no ¢￿t￿rnS ha¥8 come across no other matter5 in conned(m I￿1h the examinatK)n to vthlch alkntion 8￿k¢
b8drawn In thls rèFK¥l In order to onabkg a proper ￿dar81a[￿ng of thè ècceunts kn bo roa¢hed.
dlssa Jean GOd￿n ACA ACCA
The Flth8rd8 Sandy Pawlnew51Np
Thorn&b& House
25 Barb)ume Road
wor￿ster
Worce51er5hire
WR1 1RU
Date.....l.l.:.i.L. .zQ￿..............
Pag8 5

The Hopm8t*et Charlly
Statsment of Financial Activities
lorth8 Y••r Endod 31$t Mar¢h 2025
2025
2024
Devolopmanl
designated
fund
Rowrs
d&8hJnat8d
lund
Unre8lricted
funds
Total
funds
Total
frjnds
Notas
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM
Invgstrnent In¢om8
211,739
211.739
Ig6.186
EXPENDITURE ON
Rai8bl9 funds
93,254
193,254
125,593
Chadtablq actlvlita8
Gtants Issued
SwpDrt ￿518
42,279
19.395
22,873
22,873
Total
216,127
218,127
187.267
Nel 9#lnsllk)$8es) on
tswestm8nis
I870.￿0>
NET INC￿E1{ExpEN0lTuREl
14,38BI
2.596
(4.3881
1861,0811
Transférs b8twe8n funds
12
2,760
15,356)
Net movement in
11,792)
2,760
15,3561
14,38B)
1861.0811
RE¢ON¢ILIATION OF FUNDS
Total lunds broughtfotward
360,926
9,000
94335
464,161
1.325.242
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD
359,134
11,760
88.879
459,773
464,161
Thg ￿t$S form p8rtof th￿ finandal 9tat6ments
Pag8 6

The Hopmarket Clmrfty
Balance Sheet
31st Aqarch 2025
2025
2024
D8¥*lopment
oskJnatad
rund
Repairs
daslgngt
fund
Unr8slrfciad
funds
Total
fun¢ts
Tol
fvnd8
No￿5
FIXEO ASSETS
Invaslment property
300.000
300.000
300.￿0
CURRENT ASSETS
08blors
&8h 91 bÉnk
10
35,770
218,639
35,rro
319,278
33.806
247.350
11.760
88.879
254.409
11,760
88,879
355,048
280,956
CREDtYORS
Amounts falllng due ￿￿thIn on8
year
1195,2751
1195,2751
{118.7951
NET CURRENT ASSETS
59.134
11.760
88,879
159.773
164.161
TOTAL ASSETS LESS
CLIRRENT UABILrriES
3￿,134
11,780
88.879
459,773
464,161
NET ASSErs
359.134
11.760
88.879
459,773
464,161
FUNDS
Unre5MGte(S frJr¥J5:
G8Jeral UNOstri¢t8d Sunds
C8Pltal r8S8rva fund
Development lund
Repaws fund
12
59.134
300.000
11.760
88,879
.926
3&).￿0
g.000
Y4,235
459,773
464,161
TOTAL FUNDS
459,773
464.181
Th8 financial $1818m8nis 8pproved ty the Board ol Trustee8 and authori8ed
1.a.NovEmbEr.2025., and ￿r& gkjnèd on11s behdf by..
WJ
The nol8$ fomi partof Ihe8$ fin8ndal statements
Pagg 7

The Hopmarknt Ch•rfty
Not•$ to Fkn8ndal Statements
for tha YearEnded 31st March 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financlal Slatemenls of the charity, whiGh is a ￿nefIt entity under FRS 102. havè boen prepared
accordance wlth the Charfties SORP (FRS 1021 'Accounlknu and Raptsrhno by Charitie5= Statement of
R8cornrnendgd PraG11￿ appli¢atle to oharitles pr8parlng Ih81r ac￿unt8 in acwrdatKe wlh the Flnan(xal
Repottr"ng Slaidard appli&8ble in th8 UK and Republic of Irelalld IFRS 1021 leffeC￿Ve 1 January 20191., Flnand81
Repothno Slandard 102'Tha Financial Reporting Slandard apFlicable in the UK and RepvNl¢ ol Ireland, and the
Charilios Aci 2011. Th8 fin8ndal ststemanls have piepared under the hlsloric21 cost ttbnv&ntlon, a8
modlfied by the rèvalualh)n ol certaln ass91&
The finaneAal st8tem8nts are pr8par*l in Ste￿1￿￿. whith Ls Ihe funthnal eUr￿D¢Y0f the ¢h8rity.
Monal*y amounts in these fiftancial Statements are rounded to lh¢ nearoBI £1.
GOING CONCERN
During Ihe prlor lh8 tswsts8s b8eam8 awar8 of 5ubstantlal remvauon that n89d9d lo b8 done to Ihg
FWPWty. forwhlch Iha charity may not b8 8ble lo finance oirt of the ch8rlty8 current level of frae ras8rv88. A8 st
the date of slgning th8 financlal statem811ts, no ￿￿15[0￿ has been r8ach8d 8nd th6 Irus188S 8r8 SUII Cc￿￿￿￿1)Vj
thelr opUoThs, Thore Is a rtsk that the Ivu8t8es may deci(Je to sell sorne or all of the property If Ihay are unable tu
find an alterna￿ve tnellKxJ of finanong tho necss8ary renovabon work. and the impact to the ros¢rves of the
d￿rtlY a8 8 r88uII $8 eurrtntly unknown. Tho current aim of th¢ Irusle8S is to retain a healthy re8wve as a result
cl any decisions reoardlng Ihe property, and il the propety 15 sold ¢here rnay be 5uffi(xent ¢8$h generated fru
Ihe sae to acqulre 4llem8tlve Investments, the Inccm8 ff(Mn vthlch ￿111 then fund futuie grant p8ymenl8.
Howover. until 8 decl8ion regardlrtg the futur8 of th8 proparty ts r￿h￿d and thg ￿Pact on the r6seNaS Is
kn￿. Ihere rernwns uneert8lnly as to the thatltV8 abilityto continue 8$ è gthNJ th)n￿m.
INCOME
All Inco￿ ts reccgnlsed in the Slat•m8n¢ of Fin￿¢181 tho charty has en￿t￿men1 io the funds. It
1$ probab18 that the income will ￿ received and the amount can b8 me8sured rehbly.
Rental Income Is recélved on 8 $traloht Ilne b8ds overth8 p￿0￿ to whlth R rektes.
Grant in¢ome is ￿¢09n1&ed vthen Iher8 Is e￿denc6 olentillernent to the grant. re¢elpt Is Kthabte and rts arnount
can be moasur¢d rellatdy_ EnllUem8nt usually arfses lrnmedlal8ly on it5 ￿ceIpt, ￿lesS ther8 are terms ¢
Lxmdltkns w￿h must be n*t b8fwe thè charty Is ènltted to the Income.
In18r851 inwrn815 rwnlsed for all IDteresl*Jearfry Instruments using Ihe effeGlive interest rate molhod.
EXPENDITURE
Lkqb115Ues ore recognised as expèndilurtr as soon as there is a legal or 0)n¥in￿￿￿$ oWroAtlon u>mmllllng the
ch8ri¢y lo Ihat expenditure. il Is probable thal a transfer of econornrc b8nefits wll bo reqUIr￿ In satU8m&nt and
the amount ol Ihe obllgallon c8n ba maa8ur8d rellably. Ewendilure i% a¢countsd lor on an a¢￿￿015 basis and
h8s been deS￿rIed under headlngs that aggragale 811 r￿t related to the category. Where costs cAnNJt b
diredy altrfbuted io parfcuJ8r h88dings they have t%en allo¢aled to a¢bwli&s o# a basis wnsistent with Ihe use
of iesources.
Grants payable are charged to expenditwe Iho offor 1$ conv8yed to the recpient, unless the oifer 18
conditwal in whith Gase such gr8ntS are th8rg8d to 8xpendlture ¥then the ¢ondilion$ attaching are fulfilled.
Grants offerad sublecl to conditioTrs which have not b88n m8t al Ih8 y8ar 8nd are not￿1 as a IXbTnmilment. bul
)1 as exp8ndliur8.
INVEsfMENT PROPERTY
IDvBslm&nt propety is showll al fflosi reGenl valuollon. Any aggr8gat8 surplus or arising (￿M change8 In
faw va￿0 is r8cegnised m the Stalemenl i)f Flnandal Acti￿tIO&
TAXATION
Th8 ch8ri1y fis exemptfrom tex C￿ Its ch8rft8Uo a¢b￿t￿8.
FUND ACCOUNTING
UnT8slrirted fund¥ can be usèd In g¢¢ordan¢e Ihe cth8rflab￿ obloc￿veS at the dlsaetion of the truste85.
Reslricted lunds Can be for particular restrict8d putposes within the oble¢ts of the Charity. Rèstrfd￿s
ari$6 wh8Th 8PBdfi8d by the donor or when ltsn¢Js arè ra(sod for partlcularrestricted purp05e5.
Futherexpl8nadon ol the nature and purposè of èach lund Is ItKluded In the note8 to the finandal statements.
Page 8
¢ontlnu8d...

Tho Hopmarket Ch8rity
Not88 lo the Flhan¢lal Statements- contlnu8d
forlh• Y82r Ended 31st March 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES- continued
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Th8 charity has elected lo apply the provffjlons of Sectlon 11, Bas￿ Finanaal Instruments. and Seclan 12 '0th8r
Ftn8n¢lal Instruments Issues. of FRS 102 to all oftt8 financwl in51rumonls.
Finan¢lal Instruments are recogni8ed ￿than th8 ch8rityb8comes party to eonlraclual provisK)n8 of instrument.
Finaa¢io1 assets are offset. wlth amtsjnts yo$6ntod In th8 accounts where there Is 8 legalty enf￿Ceètsk*
right to sel off the recoonlsed am(NJntS 8nd there Is an Inlentlon to sEtt￿ on a net basls w to reall8è thè assat
and Settle the liability sirnultaneousty.
B#slG Flnan¢lal A88ets
Baslc financial assels, which includa trade and other reGefvabbs Bnd c8sh 8nd bank balances. inFtldly
rnaasured at transaction pric0 indu(Ing transacllon costs and Bre subsequently at 8mortised cost uslrwJ
thg gffg(1fv8 Int8r8St m81hod un1885 the ar[￿gement con$Ulute8 a flnancing 1r8ns8cll￿. vh8r8 thÈ t¥an8acbon 18
easU￿d ai I￿ Nesent Val￿ of the futvrs receipts dlscounfed at a rnarkel rate of Interest.
Baslc Flnanclal LSabllltlo8
Basic financlal Uablllties. Incjuding trad8 and oth8r payab￿, are inlti811y recoortsed at transactlon price unless
th8 8rrang8m8nt consututes 8 fin8nclng transaction. wher$ the debt instrument Is measured a¢ lh8 we8ent value
of future re￿Ipts. dls¢rAtnled at a m8rk8l rate of inlete5t. Debt inslnJmenl$ are 8ubsequtrnUy carried at
amDrfL88d ci>st. U51ng the effeclve Inlor¢sl ra18 method.
Trade paydlAe5 are obllWk)n$ to pay for gocxls or s￿l￿S Ihat have been acquired in the ordkn8ry ¢￿Vr$8 of
the operallons from suppli8rs. ACc￿nts payable are classffied 88 ¢7Jrr8nl liabilities if payment ts due ￿1h1Th or
y88r or 16$$. 11 not, Ihay ar8 pr8s8nled as rKJn-Burrent Ilabllllles. Tiade payabl8s are r8cogniwJ Inlldly al
Irdnsaclion c05L
SERVICE CHARGE MONIES
ser￿£0 chargo rnonies (x)118cl8d and m8n8g8d by the Inv￿ment woporty manager of th8 charily marwged
on trust on behabf of Ihe tenants of the hvestmenl prq)erly. Servlce charge wnonle5 8re not GoTrsid8r8d to b8k)ng
to Ih6 charfiy and th& financlal actiwties linc4￿jIng income, expendltrjre, assets and liabililiesl relatKig to 8eThlc8
th8rga mon18$ ha￿ bèén •xcJudod from tha&e fin8ncSal statemenls.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIAIATION UNCERTAii¥rY
A￿￿unI1n￿ 8Stlmat8s and judgement gre continually evaluated 8nO are basèd on hi$torf(41 experlence and other
factOTS. Indudlng ey4*ctaUon$ ofluture evenls Ihat are be116ved to b8 roa8onatrJ9 undgr the druJwnstaTrGes.
Slgnlfl¢art stsurc•$ of estlmatlon uncortalnty
Th& Investment propetly is revalued lo rnarket value b89ed ￿ a ￿lUa￿On performed by an kn4Jependenl
prof8ssion81 qualif*d v81uÈr a litue ovw a mnth before the finAn&al year end. The twste8s 8re of the oplnlon
that the v8luallon of the Snv8slm8nl pr(pert$85 have not signlficanlly ch8ng8d I￿￿&n Iha date of the valuatlon
aThJ the financlal year WMI. Th& valug of hvaslm8nl woperty is included In nole 9 01 Ihe financi81 stslements.
INVESTMENT INCOME
2025
2024
R8nts recawed
211,739
196,186
Page 9
continued...

The Hopmarket Charlty
Notes to the Flnan¢lo1 $ts1grnènts- ￿ntInUed
forth* Yt8r Ended 31st Mar¢h 2025
RAISING FUNDS
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COSTS
2025
2024
Investment prop8rty m8nagerf88S
Property Insuranc•
Advert18irvJ marketing
Elgctririty, Wdier and busin88s fdte8
Bad debt provislon
Propety repalrs snd M￿ntenartl*
56,996
52,146
7.040
1,794
29.114
58,128
13.618
5,525
283
18.925
74278
193354
125,593
GRANTS PAYABLE
2025
2024
Gr8nts Issued
42.279
The tolal gr8n18 P8id lo instslutions duriThJ Ihg w8s as
2025
2024
I Sorts ol Performir
Amchalr
Hgppy Da
Maggs DaYc￿tr&
Mentor Link
Oasis W?rndon
ReLgte Wor¢e8ter8hire
Th8 Myriad C8ntre
Wor¢￿ter ￿l￿zenS Ad￿(¥ Bur88u & WHABAC
Worceslercommunity Trtjsl
2.(K)O
3,500
1,079
7.000
3.700
3.000
3.0
7.000
7,000
42,278
SUPPORT COSTS
me￿ageMent
Supp(41 rJ)St8
22.873
Support Costs, induded ifb tho above, aro as folows".
2025
Support
2024
To181
aCtI￿￿e$
Admini8tr81ion th8rge8
Inde￿ndent examlnalion foe
Twstee indemnlty insufance
Lea81 fees
Sundrfes
16,300
2,640
720
2,955
258
16,300
1.800
700
380
215
22,873
19.39S
Page 10
conllnued,..

The Hopm8rk•t Charlly
Notes to the Flnanclal Stat•m•nts. ¢ontlnued
forthe Yo•r Ended 31st March 2025
TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
Th8re were no InJstees' remuneration or oth8r benefts for the year èndad 31st Mgrth 2025 nor frf the year
ended 31st March 2024.
TRUSTEES. EXPENSES
Th&r6 wer& no trustees, expense5 paid fv the year ended 318t March 2025 n(* for the year eThl8d
318¢ March 2024.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANGIAL ACTIVITIES
Developrftent
destgnated
lund
Repblrg
de5ignat8d
fuTh
Unre51ricted
funds
Total
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROII
Inv8slmeTht incorne
196,186
196,186
EXpEND￿VRE ON
R81SN￿ lunds
125,593
125.593
Charitable activitles
Gr8nls is8ued
Sukwort costs
42279
19.395
42,279
19.395
Total
1B7267
187.267
Net galn8111g55851 on investrrwts
1870.0001
(870,0001
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
Tran$f¢rn betwoeTh funds
1861,OB11
2,571
{881,081}
(4,239)
1.668
Nèl M0￿m•￿t Irb f￿d9
1858.5101
14.239)
1.608
{861.081}
RECONCILIAnON OF FUNDS
Tolal funds brouohl forward
1.219.436
13,239
92567
1.325242
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIEO FORWARD
360.926
g.oc
94235
464.161
INVESTAIENT PROPERTY
FAIR VALUE
At 1st Aprfl 2024
and 31st M8r¢h 2025
30￿000
NET BOOKVALUE
At 31st Klarth 2025
300,000
Al 31st March 2024
300,000
Th8 Investment propertywas rev8hJad by w independent professlonal quallfled valuer on 22 January 2025. ThSs
wa$ unrf8rtaken by Anneka Wuks BS¢ IHmsl MRICS on behallol GJS Dlllon Llmlled.
The Irustees ar8 of th8 oplnlon that the valuation ol the iftvestmont propertles havo not slgnfficanlly ¢hangod
botW80n 31 March 2025 and 22 Janu￿2025.
P8ge11
conlnu8d...

Th• Hopmark•t Chaklty
Notes to the FIMn¢lal Statèm&nl$- continued
forth8 YearEnd8d 31st March 2025
10.
DEBTORS.. Akioukifs FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Trade debtor8
GJS Dillor¥
Prepayments and accrued Incomo
4,110
22,004
9,656
4.049
26,251
3,308
35,770
33.606
11.
CREDITORS. AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE VATHIM ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Worcesier Clty CouThcH
Accrued e¥penses
Def8rr8d Income198e nola 131
135,914
58,659
702
103,368
10.003
3,424
195.275
116.795
1Z
MOVEMENT W FUNDS
Transfe
belween
funds
mV8menl
In lunds
At
31.3.25
At 1.4.24
Unr•strl¢ted lund8
General unr8slrict8d fijnds
C8pILql ieserve Iwd
Developmentfund
Repairs lund
60,926
30Q,OQ
9,000
94.235
14,3881
2,596
59,134
300.000
11,760
88,879
1760
IS3561
464.161
(4.3881
450.773
TOTAL FUNDS
464,181
(4.3881
459,773
Nel movement in lunds, in¢￿ded in the above ale as folk￿..
Jnc(thlng
resources
R8sourcas
expended
Movement
in funds
Unrestricled funds
Generdl EJnte5trlGted funds
211,739
1216,1271
TOTAL FUNDS
211.73
1218,127)
14.3881
Paae 12
continued...

Th6 Hopmark8t Charfty
Note5 to the Financial Statements- conttnued
for the YearEnd•d 315t March 2025
12.
MOVEIIENT IN FUNDS. Continued
Comparatlvgs for movement In fu]Tds
Net
movement
In fur￿3
Transfars
b&hvean
fund$
At 1.4.23
31.3.24
Unrestricted funds
Genoral unre8lrk18d funds
Capit81 res8tv8 fund
Develownenl fund
Rep&rs fund
4a.436
1.170.000
13,239
92.$67
8.919
I870.1￿0)
2,571
60.9
300.000
9,000
94.235
{4,2391
1,668
1.325,242
1861.0811
464,161
TOTAL FUNDS
1.325.242
1861.0811
464,161
C¢Jmp8raliv8 n81 movemw)I In funds, included in th8 abov£ af8 as follows:
Incomlng
r850urc8S
Resourc8s
8xpended
G8ins 8nd
losses
Iov8menl
In lunds
Unre8tslct&d funds
Gener81 unrestricted Iwds
Capltal reserve fund
196.186
1187,2671
8,919
1870,0001
1870.0001
196.186
1187.2671
1870,0001
(861,0811
TOTAL FUNDS
196.186
1187,207)
I870,0￿)
1861.0811
alrÈ Fund
The Repai￿ Fund is h8kl lo rnwde fundlng frir maj(x repair5 and a5 a continger￿Y for unfor8s88n r8p8irs. This
ts P8rticularfy important for a bUild￿g ol this age. typ8 and construc￿on. The Charitys W0￿rtY agont Is
OXtsLdied lo ertswe Ihe adoquaey of th8 r988r¥e.
Develo
ment Fund
The Deve4(pment FuTrd is held for futur8 Inveslm8nl In m8rkellnu acllthy to p￿INte and develop the Hoprnarket
and thevebyatlract more lellings.
sFun
The cap￿81 Re5erv¢s FuThJ represerts the Ch8rflrfs hcldlng in the inveslrn￿t property.
13.
DEFERRED INCOME
Deferr￿ itwm8 of £￿1(2024 - £1.0491 rdal88 10 10 ￿ar lease payment Mee￿j In advance and other rwtsl
Income rec&ved In Bdvan¢* lolalllng £702 (2024- £2.875}.
Page 13
ccfitlnued...

Th8 Hopmarket Charity
Notes to the Flnancl81 Stat8ments. contlnu8d
forthe Y•ar Ended 315t March 2025
14.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Worcester Cliy Council provKles key management pèrsonn81 to the tharfty. Worcestsr Clty Coun¢ll
recelved key managemant personnel remun&rallon for th888 set￿¢&8 of £16.300 12024 - £1fj.30(bl. Durlng the
year Worcester Cily Council made payments lo Ihird parties 85 agent of Ihe thartly tolalling £119.613 12024
£87.￿71. Al the year end the ch8ri1y owed Worc88ier Clty Coundl £135.91312024- £103,367).
There wgro no other ra¢4ted party transacbons Kn the yew.
15.
OPERATING LEASE INCOME COMMITMENTS
m5￿mum lease Income due to Iha ¢harltyundèr non-c8n¢8llatAe oporatlThg le88es fal due as foMcthE'.
202S
2024
Wllhln ong y8ar
Be￿ttn one and years
Aftw fiv8 years
101.362
212,374
115.275
94,467
277.609
1￿.473
429.011
505,549
Pagg 14

The Hopmark•t Charity
Dotallod Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltl•8
for the Year Ended 31st March 2025
2025
2024
INCOPIE AND ENDOWMENTS
Investment InGom•
Rents received
211,739
1￿.186
Total In¢omlng r•sourc05
211,739
196,186
EXPENDITURE
Investfflant manag8ment costs
Investm8Trl prop8ty managerfee$
Prop6rty insurance
Adv8rt16ing and m8rkellng
Elo¢lrtdty. waler3nd bJslnes5 rale5
8ad debl prov151on
Properly repairs and malnt8n8nr
.996
52,146
7.040
1.794
29,114
58,128
13,618
5,525
283
18.925
75.278
193.254
125,593
Charftabl¢ a¢tlvlth5
to institutions
42.279
Support costs
Management
AdmSnlslraUon ¢harges
INlep6ndent examination fee
Trustee Inderllnlty Insurance
L8gal fg9S
Sundrie$
11300
2.640
720
2,955
258
16.3CK)
1.800
7¢JO
215
22,873
19.395
Total resou￿e8 8XPond8d
216,127
167.267
N•t lexpanditurelhncom8
14,3881
8,919
Thls pag& does not form part of tho Blatutory financl81 stat8m8nt8
Pogo 15