Hope Community Church

Charity number: 1056283
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The activities of the church range from regular meetings on Sundays for praise & worship of God, provision of children's and youth classes to help understand the Christian gospel, advice & support for struggling parents in the community, debt counselling and emergency food aid.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £226,517
Total expenditure: £242,588

People

6 Trustee(s)

150 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MEADOWS COMMUNITY CHURCH (Working name)
  • THE MEADOWS COMMUNITY CHURCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Pearce Trustee 11 November 2024
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Recently registered
Amy Cassandra Longmore Trustee 11 November 2024
None on record
Kathryn Joy Allen Trustee 14 January 2020
None on record
Matthew John MacDiarmid Trustee 26 December 2018
None on record
PHILLIP JOHN BEYNON Trustee 05 January 2016
None on record
MIKE PEARCE Trustee 29 January 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £121.44k £154.87k £169.80k £190.34k £226.52k
Total expenditure £122.64k £156.78k £180.66k £199.85k £242.59k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £5.50k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 07 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 07 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 07 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 07 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 24 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 24 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 13 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 13 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 APRIL 1995 AS AMENDED 2 JUNE 1996, 8 DECEMBER 1996, 1 FEBRUARY 2000, 12 DECEMBER 2000 AND 30 OCTOBER 2001. AS AMENDED ON 03/03/2015 as amended on 29 Aug 2019

Charitable objects

THE CHURCH IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE RELIGION (EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANITY) AND TO FURTHER OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE ELDERS IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE, INCLUDING WHERE IT IS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RESTORATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF A BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE WHICH IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL AND WIDER GLOBAL COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHURCH?S STATEMENT OF FAITH. THE BUILDING THE CHURCH MEETS IN: 1. IS A PLACE OF WORSHIP 2. IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 3. IS SITUATED IN THE VICINITY OF A LANDFILL SITE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
56 BULL HEAD STREET
WIGSTON
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE18 1PA
Phone:
01162884321
Email:
admin@hopechurchwigston.co.uk
Website:

Www.hopechurchwigston.co.uk