ANNUAL REPORT AND
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
HOPE CHURCH BINGHAM
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER:
SCOTLAND SC050500

HOPE CHURCH BINGHAM
coKrEKrs
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Trustees Report
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Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees
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Statement of receipts and payments
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Statement of balan￿5
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Notes to the Accounts

HOPE CHURCH BINGHAM
Trustees Report
2024
The trustees present their report for the charity for the year ending 31 st December
2024
Objectives and Activities
Objectives
The advanTrment of the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of
Faith primarily but not exclusively within Bingham and the surrounding
neighbourhood
Other charitable purposes as shall put into practice the Christian faith
including but not limited to: the prevention and reliet of need, hardship and
sickness,. the advan￿ment of educab'on and the provision of community
facilities
Activities
Preaching of the Word and gathering on a Sunday
Discipleship including Bible Studies and giving and encouiaiying pastoral care
Evangelism and mission through the church cafe and meetings
The teaching, encouragement and inclusion of young people in weekly and
monthly organised meetings in the church building
Highlights of the year
Church membership was 17 at the end of the year
Regular activities during the year included
Sunday Morning gathettng and evening prayer meetings
Weekly Mens and Womens Bible Study Groups
Weekly Children's activities - Wee Hope and Hope Kidz
Weekly International Conversation Group and Bible Explore
HGB football team - weekly matches and training
Other activities included
Successful Holiday Bible Club for children in August- Space Squad -
over 20 attending
Act Like Men conferences - around 50 people attended the 2 events
Regular church family meals on Sundays
Communtty Easter Event for family - around 15 families attended

2 Mission Teams from the US to support th8 church's work inGluding
the Hol',day Bible Club
Spring School of Theology- 3 days of bible leaching with around 15
people attended each day.
Christmas Events for the community- with over 30 people of all ages a(
each event.
Financial Review
The charity now has a bank account with Wirgin and has produc*d ils second annual
set of accounts for the year ending 31st December 2024. A copy of these accounts
and other relevant financial reports are attached.
The trustees cary out a regular roview of the financial c£)ntrols and policies
(including the safeguarding policy) in place for the safe running of the charity and
confimi they are sufficient.
Reserves Policy- the Trustees have agreed that the Charity should have a minimum
balance in it's bank account of at least 2 months of the annual budget. For 2024 this
amounts to about £6.000 and il is noted the balance is in excess of this.
During 2024 the following grants were paid to our mission partners (approved at the
church meetipn In .19D,,,:-; 2n?fj}
£600
£600-
• £600-
All these partners maicnea The pnortties for partnership outlined the Church's
Mission Policy and the grants were for the benefit of the activities of the
organisations that they work with in pmclaiming the gospel of Christ.
A copy of the independent examiners report islwill be attached lo this report which
states there are no significant COn￿ms. The trustees of the charity will ensure
alllany recommendatiop.s will be reviewed and implemented.
Future Plans
Tha eharity will continue wtth all Uie dclivitles as set out above and has no pl3ns to
aller ils objeciives an(J aims. The trustees will be considering ways to increase the
activities of Ihe church in the advancement of the Christian faith.
This will bring Its challenges but it has been our experignce that when facing
chJlenges of all types we can trnst in Mmighty God lo provide for our needs as he
has promised to do. Vle have n.ever been let down by Him and we go confidenlly into
the next year knowing that He will provide for all our needs.

Structure and Governance
The full name of the charity is Hope Church Bingham.
The Structure of the chaiity is as shown in the govemin9 document (constilution)
and consists of the Mèmbers and the Board whith is made up of Charity Trustees
(who are elected by Nqembers in accordan￿ with the procedure as set out in the
Constitution)
References
The registered office of the charity is- Hope Church BinghaTn, 135 Mountcastle
Drive South, Edinburgh. EH15 3LR
The Charity Number is SC050aOO
The Charity Trustees are -
Statement of trustees responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records. which disclose
with reasopable ac.piiracy at any time the financial position of the tnjst. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable
5tep> for the prevention and detection of fraud and other iffegularities.
The Trustees continue to ensure that the Church compliÉs with all relevant legis18tion
including Data Protection. Health and Safety.
Th8 Trustees have identified the risks which impact their work.
Approved by the Trustees on 1 June 2025 and signed on their behalf by Gerakl
Whita, Trustee

Independent examinerfs report on the accounts
HOPE CHURCH BINGHAM
Report to the
tnMteeslmember5 of
Registergd Charty SCOS0500
number
On the a¢¢ounts of the
¢harlty for the period
Pertod stsrt date
Peri(MY end date
Moith
Year
01
01
2024
31
12
2024
Set oul on pages 6 to 8
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numt*rs rfath*tronal sheetsj
Respective The chority's trustees are responsible for the weparation of the accounts in a(ts)rdan
rgspons1bil￿oS of wth the terms of the char￿e$ and Trustee Investment Iscottandl 2005 Act and the
trustges and oxamingr
cha11t￿ Accounts (SC￿t￿4[KIl Regulatsons 20C6 (as amendedl. The charity trustees
consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 Idl of the Accounts Regulations
does not appty. It 15 my responsibility to examine the accounts as required uftder section
4411) Icl of the Act afid to state whether particular matters have come to my atterilion.
Basis of independent My Èxamination is ￿rried out in accordance wrth Regulation 11 of the 20C￿ Accounts
examlner's ststement Regulations. kn examination includes a review of the accounting rEroTds kept by the
charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes
consKleiaD"on of any unusual items or discjosures in the accounts and seeks
expLgnalions from the trustees con¢eming any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that woukJ be required in an audit and, consequently, I do
not express an audit opinion on the view gÈven by the accounts.
Independent examiner's In the cwrse of my examinatKsn. ￿ matter has corne to my attentw)n
statement
wh￿h gives me reasonable ￿us￿ lo believe that in any material respect the
requirements
to k&p xcounting records in accordance with se￿.9￿ 44111 {a} of the 2005 Act and
ReguL3lion 4 of the 20￿ Atxo(Jnts ReguL4tions. and
to prepare accounts wh￿h a(xx)rd with the acGounting records and compty wrth
Re9uLqtH)n 9 of the 2006 A(xx)unts RegulatK)ns
have not been met, or
to ivhich. In my opir>ion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
nderstandino of the accounts to be reached
Signeql..
Name..
Relevant professional
qLkalificationlsl or body
(if any)..
Address:

Ho
Church Bin
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SC050500
Recelpts and payments accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
Total funds
Total fund$
current perlod last year
to nearest £
to nearest £
Receipts
Donations
Grants
Income from investments other than
land and buildings
Gross re￿iptS from other tharttable
adivities
Total recelpts
14,562
22.108
14.562
27.611
11.977
34.080
5.502
137
2.249
39,056
137
2.249
44,558
627
5,502
46,683
Payments
Payments relaling direcuy to chatitable
actrvrties
Grants and donations
Govemance costs..
Audiuindependent examination
Preparation of annual accounts
Total payments
39.868
39,868
32.976
1.800
5,220
7,020
230
100
41,998
230
100
47.218
5.220
32,976
Net roceiptsllpayments
-2,942
283
-2,659
13,707
Surplusl(deficit) for year
-2,942
283
-2,659
13,707

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8tatem•nt of balanc88
At 31 Decom￿r 2024
SC050KJO
UnfO$trktsd R88trlctsd
Total funds Total fundg
nds
urront p•rlod last ygar
to neaiest £ to nearest £ to n8arost £ to nearest £
Cash fvnds
Cash and bank balancas at start of y
Surpl andupJ(dofiL4t) ¥hown on re¢elpts
Pgwnents a0￿U￿t
Cash and bank balanc•s at enfl ot y•1
13456
-2,942
252
283
13,707
-2.659
13,707
10,514
535
11,048
13,707

Ho
Church Bi
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SC050500
Nolo6 to th• a¢counts
for thg ￿ar ondod 31 Decwnb•r 2024
Natur• and PUTpo¥e of funds
unrestn.eted fiJnds are those to run the activibes of the Chyrch
Restricted funds are to facilitste short term missions te*ns
teams travelling from overseas to help the Church.
To support the recruitment of a Churth adrninistralor.
To provide events to the kcal communty
Grants
These are from an ndivKIL￿l for the W￿￿MatiOn of the
Gospel of Christ
Trustee remuneration detaibs
One trustee
Is paKJ under secbons 67 & 68
of the Chaiitieo afits I Inveslment IScDtlandl Act 2025.
as the pÈrt-b"me Church Administrator.
Trustee expenses
Two Iruslees had expenses for literature and provision of a￿)mm[x1ation teimbursed.
Trnnsa¢tions with trustees and connected persons
T￿jst￿ donated £7,480 in the year.
Gross
Pension contributions
Total
8,166
762
8,928
169