HOPE CHURCH, LANCASTER

Charity number: 518178
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

As a church, we hold regular Sunday services and meet during the week for prayer and Bible study. We are deeply committed to serving our city and the wider Lancaster district, sharing God's love by supporting vulnerable people and those in need. We do this through our Celebrate Recovery programme and Bay Volunteers project, among other activities, and work very closely with the Adullam Programme.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £118,015
Total expenditure: £170,379

Total income includes £13,319 from 3 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

199 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 another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire
  • Bulgaria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 November 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FREE METHODIST CHURCH, LANCASTER (Previous name)
  • LANCASTER FREE METHODIST CHURCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Daniel Johannes De La Rey Trustee 19 June 2024
None on record
Eleanor Mary Wright Trustee 19 June 2024
None on record
Marilyn Thomson Trustee 28 June 2023
None on record
Harry Wilkinson Trustee 27 June 2022
None on record
Skyler Jeffrey Ehly Trustee 27 June 2022
None on record
Nanette Frances Cameron Wilkinson Trustee 27 June 2022
None on record
Paul Bernard Murphy Trustee 27 June 2022
None on record
Stephen John Ellershaw Trustee 13 January 2022
None on record
Timothy Paul Morris Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record
James Leslie Clive Haxby Trustee 06 February 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £103.24k £106.84k £142.00k £110.88k £118.02k
Total expenditure £90.73k £80.98k £81.41k £134.54k £170.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £28.40k £16.00k £13.32k

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 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 October 2020 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.

SCHEME OF 9 JANUARY 1984 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 9 MARCH 2000 as amended on 09 Nov 2017

Charitable objects

THE FURTHERANCE IN LANCASTER OF THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, DISCIPLINES AND USAGES OF THAT CHURCH FOR THE TIME BEING AS SET FORTH IN THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE.

Area of benefit

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

LANCASTER

Contact information

Address:
Hope Church
Queen Street
Lancaster
LA1 1RX
Phone:
01524 841941
Email:
info@hopelancaster.co.uk
Website:

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