REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 07968840 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1148243

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FOR

HOPE CHURCH, NOTTINGHAM

Page

Reference and Administrative Details

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Report of the Trustees

2

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6

Independent Examiner's Report

7

Statement of Financial Activities

8

Statement of Financial Position

9

to

10

Notes to the Financial Statements

11

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17

TRUSTEES

Mr SJ Hackney Chair

Mr J T Fahy

C S Bromley

Mr P Whitehead

Mr PA Beswick

REGISTERED OFFICE

Hope Centre

2 Southchurch Drive

Clifton

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

NG11 8AR

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER

07968840 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER

1148243

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

David Rice Associates Ltd

Chartered Certified Accountants

4 Wellington Circus

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

NG1 5AL

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

The company is a private company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. It has claimed exemption from using the word "Limited".

Hope Church, Nottingham continues to define its purpose through mission, community, worship and discipleship and is pleased to have in place a youth and children's programme, small group structure, prayer, worship, teaching, ladies events, alongside social and outreach events that work towards that goal. We continue to work with other churches both within the community and across the city of Nottingham, and to be represented and respected by many of the voluntary and statutory organisations within the community.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

How our activities deliver public benefit

Our main activities and who we try to help are described below. All our charitable activities focus on helping to support individuals within the community of Clifton, Nottingham and beyond with a wide range of projects that promote personal, social and spiritual wellbeing leading to increased self-esteem. We take a holistic approach to our work and our activities support the development of physical, social and spiritual wellbeing and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

2024 has been a stable year for our charity as we work hard to fulfil our objectives. We have been encouraged to see our congregation maintain steady numbers with about 135 adults and 60 children with average Sunday congregation of about 100.

The heart of our vision is: Transforming Lives and Communities Through the Message of Christ, and we remain active throughout the week within our community and operate out of our central base - The Hope Centre.

This report for 2024 details the significant changes and activities throughout the course of the year.

Sunday Services

Sunday services during 2024 remained stable, and continued to grow in regard to our children and youth with increasing numbers attending over the course of the year. In addition, the diversity of the congregation continues with our special International Service representing again over 20 nationalities!

Café

The Community Café continues to operate at the heart of the Centre as a hub and community space as well as a warm space during the winter. In partnership with the Foodbank we also operate a food voucher system for Foodbank clients whereby people can access a hot meal and drink.

In addition, the Café hosts many local groups including the Chess Club and is a catch point for the local team of social prescribers. In addition, we are a venue offering many volunteer opportunities where individuals can learn new skills and grow in confidence before looking for other employment opportunities as their skills and confidence grows.

Room Hire

Although we no longer offer hire on Saturdays for birthday parties due to the building being closed, we have seen a steady stream of new bookings from a healthcare, local business and community organisations. We are limited on hire periods during the week due to regular activities within the centre but room hire continues to be part of our strategy and we can where required offer catering as part of the booking package.

Small Groups and Gatherings

We have a number of small groups and gatherings operating which offer various levels of support in terms of friendship and Christian growth and development. Currently this includes: Prayer meeting, Men's Breakfast, Ladies Breakfast, Women of Hope, Chess Clubs and Life Group.

Youth and Children's Work Overview

Andrew Wallace writes: This was how I concluded my 2023 report last year: For 2024 I anticipate a year of deepening. I feel we are at capacity in terms of the number of regular activities we can run and 2024 will be about making these as good as they possibly can be.

This is certainly what 2024 turned out to be. It has been a year of consolidation and establishing and refining all the things that we are doing well. A combination of financial constraints and my time and capacity have contributed to this being a year where we have looked to maintain rather than do anything radically different, and I don't think that's a bad thing.

Sundays have continued strongly, running groups for all ages from 0-16. The volunteer team has remained strong and many have stepped up to take responsibility for leading sessions. We have enjoyed doing family services on the first Sunday of each month where all the children and young people join us in the room. This gives opportunity for children to be involved up the front (e.g. presenting a song) and also for our youth to get involved in serving - this includes worship team, tech desk, refreshments and reading/speaking from the front.

We continued running our two after school clubs on Tuesday and Wednesday, seeing 50 children regularly attend across the two days. They are still offered free of charge and provide children with sandwiches, fruit, crisps and a drink. We play games and talk about a Bible story together. These clubs are great environments for children to build friendships and have fun alongside learning about faith.

The Bubbles toddler group continues with numbers a little lower than in previous years (ranging from 18-30 children). Parents very much enjoy and appreciate the group. I have parents regularly tell me that it's their favourite one to go to!

We have seen more regular attendance at Hope Youth Club on a Friday with friendships continuing to deepen and young people feeling relaxed and safe in our space. We have had a strong volunteer team helping make this happen. We also launched NG youth nights, opportunities to gather our young people from different churches together for a time of worship, teaching and fun! This built from the foundation of another great trip to Dreaming The Impossible summer youth festival. This time we had 18 young people from Hope but also joined with another 8 from Eagle's Nest Church. It was great to watch the friendships from across the days and to see them look forward to seeing one another at our NG events.

This has been a great year to establish a great strong foundation for our work with children and young people within our church and community. I am aware going into 2025 that it will likely be a year of change for my own role with the church and this will impact the shape of our work with children and young people. I believe, however, that because of this year of laying strong foundations, we will be in a great position to move forward into whatever the next season holds.

Overseas Mission Support

We work closely with several mission charities and AoG Missionaries and offer small amounts of support to them each month. This includes two child sponsorship programs in Ghana and Colombia.

NG11 Foodbank

The past year has been a busy one for our Foodbank with over 900 referrals serving 13,000 adults and over 900 children with over 2000 separate parcels being distributed.

Nottingham Citizens Advice continued its partnership with us which has resulted in significant gains for the people we have been able to support.

A Case Study

A recent case study of one person helped included a driver who suffered a heart attack and was told could no longer drive. He had other serious health problems and had no idea what to do. Through the Foodbank we were able to refer this person to the NCA here at the Hope Centre. With no idea how this person was going to afford to live and pay the rent and council tax, advice was given on what support is available. The following day we were able to supply this person with a £100 supermarket voucher. At the same time, we applied to the local authority for energy vouchers. We advised the client how to apply for Universal Credit and Council Tax support, which they were then able to progress themself. This person was awarded Universal Credit to pay for all the rent and £368.74 per month to live on, and council tax was reduced to £8 per month. Assistance was given to apply for a Personal Independence Payment and this person was awarded £172.75 per week as extra support for dealing with the effects of his conditions and a back payment of £1,924.93.

As a Foodbank we continue to work on our strategic approach as outlines under our 8 objectives which are:

i) To provide emergency food to those in crisis

ii) To directly help people find long term solutions to their issues

iii) To signpost effectively to other services

iv) To build connections and partnerships between local services

v) To raise awareness about poverty in the local area

vi) To campaign to end poverty in the local area

vii) To help the local community and engage with those experiencing poverty

viii) To influence what happens nationally by providing local information fund raising to ensure our activities and services were robust and sustainable.

Fundraising activities

Hope Enterprises (Nottingham) Limited is the trading subsidiary company of Hope Church Nottingham and continued

to operate its four shops in Clifton, Sherwood, Meadows and Crown Island. 2024 was a good year for the business. In his role as Senior Area Manager, Dave Horner has developed the business and staff team bringing his experience in retail into Hope Enterprises. Our aim for the shops is to create optimum success for the benefit of the charity and its objectives; to provide good quality pre loved goods to our customers and create environments of hope and welcome in the communities where our shops operate.

The charity also operates a separate trading subsidiary in order to run the Hope Café as referred to earlier in the report called Hope Café Nottingham Limited. Separate accounts are submitted for Hope Enterprises (Nottingham) Limited and Hope Café Nottingham Limited to Companies House annually.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Principal funding sources

The Charity has four principal sources of income:

1. Voluntary contributions of its members

2. Grants

3. Gift Aid from Hope Enterprises Nottingham Limited

4. Gift Aid returns

Reserves policy

The Trustees have examined the charity's requirements for reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be three months of expenditure. The reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirements of the charity and the Management Committee are confident that at this level they would be able to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Organisational structure and staffing

The Church Council has continued to meet regularly throughout the year to monitor finance and expenditure, to oversee procedures and policies and to ensure that the charity maintains good housekeeping and adheres to its responsibilities under charitable law.

Stephen Hackney continued in a full-time role as Minister of the church, and continued with the leadership, pastoral and ministry responsibilities, supported by the wider Church Leadership.

Wider network

The church has key strategic partnerships with the NG11 Foodbank, offering services to the local community and people in need. NG11 Foodbank is a franchise of the Trussell Trust.

Wider Ministry

Stephen continues to take an active role in the city-wide ministry through the NG Network and also attends regular meetings with other city leaders for Prayer, Training and Fellowship days. Stephen also took on the role of Chair of the Clifton Neighbourhood Board during 2024

We continue to develop relationships with other denominational churches and ministers within the locality and Stephen and Andrew attend a monthly meeting with Ministers from other churches in the local community.

Connected Charities

Assemblies of God:

The Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland is the largest Pentecostal Denomination and serves a membership of some 500 churches nationwide and Hope Church Nottingham has been in affiliation with the Denomination since the late 1950's. Each member church is required to donate 1 ¼ % of their annual income to support the administration and promotion of the Christian faith, nationally and world wide.

NG Church Network:

The church Minister, Stephen Hackney continues to hold an active role in the wider NG Church Network and often attends leadership training events with them.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

The church has specific policies in respect of the following matters:

Children Protection and Vulnerable Adults Policy

Health and Safety Policy

Grievance Policy

Equal Opportunities Policy

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 21 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Mr SJ Hackney - Trustee

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Hope Church, Nottingham ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1.	accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2.	the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3.	the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

4.

the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

David Rice FCCA

David Rice Associates Ltd

Chartered Certified Accountants

4 Wellington Circus

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

NG1 5AL

21 October 2025

2024

2023

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

Total

fund

funds

funds

funds

Notes

£

£

£

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies

143,993

130,360

274,353

287,494

Investment income

2

-

-

-

179

Other income

21,070

690

21,760

43,384

Total

165,063

131,050

296,113

331,057

EXPENDITURE ON

Raising funds

70,955

27,731

98,686

124,509

Charitable activities

Foodbank project

-

105,594

105,594

93,392

General charitable activities

110,790

-

110,790

111,092

Total

181,745

133,325

315,070

328,993

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

(16,682

)

(2,275

)

(18,957

)

2,064

Transfers between funds

14

8,150

(8,150

)

-

-

Net movement in funds

(8,532

)

(10,425

)

(18,957

)

2,064

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

115,997

167,576

283,573

281,509

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

107,465

157,151

264,616

283,573

2024

2023

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

Total

fund

funds

funds

funds

Notes

£

£

£

£

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

7

829,851

69,819

899,670

922,822

Investments

8

2

-

2

2

829,853

69,819

899,672

922,824

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash at bank and in hand

29,622

119,762

149,384

169,503

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

9

(14,805

)

-

(14,805

)

(12,338

)

NET CURRENT ASSETS

14,817

119,762

134,579

157,165

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

844,670

189,581

1,034,251

1,079,989

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

10

(165,781

)

-

(165,781

)

(177,941

)

ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME

13

(571,424

)

(32,430

)

(603,854

)

(618,475

)

NET ASSETS

107,465

157,151

264,616

283,573

FUNDS

14

Unrestricted funds:

General fund

107,465

115,997

Restricted funds:

Foodbank project

157,151

167,576

TOTAL FUNDS

264,616

283,573

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a)	ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 21 October 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr SJ Hackney - Trustee

1.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value.

Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The charitable company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland':

•

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;

•

the requirements of paragraphs 11.42, 11.44, 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c);

•

the requirements of paragraphs 12.26, 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A;

•

the requirement of paragraph 33.7.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Freehold property

-

2% on cost

Fixtures and fittings

-

25% on reducing balance

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

2.	INVESTMENT INCOME

2024

2023

£

£

Deposit account interest

-

179

3.	NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

2024

2023

£

£

Depreciation - owned assets

23,152

23,661

4.	TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

2024

2023

£

£

Trustees' salaries

39,148

37,806

Trustees' social security

4,147

3,265

Trustees' pension contributions to money purchase schemes

987

947

44,282

42,018

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.

5.	STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

2024

2023

Ministers

1

1

Support staff

2

3

3

4

No employees of the charity earned in excess of £60,000 in this year or the comparative year.

6.	COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

fund

funds

funds

£

£

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies

137,792

149,702

287,494

Investment income

179

-

179

Other income

42,694

690

43,384

Total

180,665

150,392

331,057

EXPENDITURE ON

Raising funds

69,794

54,715

124,509

Charitable activities

Foodbank project

-

93,392

93,392

General charitable activities

111,092

-

111,092

Total

180,886

148,107

328,993

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

(221

)

2,285

2,064

Transfers between funds

90,303

(90,303

)

-

Net movement in funds

90,082

(88,018

)

2,064

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

25,915

255,594

281,509

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

115,997

167,576

283,573

7.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures

Freehold

and

property

fittings

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024

1,081,486

49,395

1,130,881

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2024

164,757

43,302

208,059

Charge for year

21,629

1,523

23,152

At 31 December 2024

186,386

44,825

231,211

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

895,100

4,570

899,670

At 31 December 2023

916,729

6,093

922,822

8.	FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Shares in

group

undertakings

£

MARKET VALUE

At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024

2

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

2

At 31 December 2023

2

There were no investment assets outside the UK.

The company's investments at the balance sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Hope Enterprises (Nottingham) Limited

Registered office: 2 Southchurch Drive, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8AR

Nature of business: Operation of charity shops

%

Class of share:

holding

Ordinary

100

Hope Café Nottingham Limited

Registered office: 2 Southchurch Drive, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8AR

Nature of business: Operation of a café

%

Class of share:

holding

Ordinary

100

9.	CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 11)

5,559

4,504

Amounts owed to group undertakings

3,442

3,442

Social security and other taxes

3,989

2,051

Other creditors

(584

)

-

Accrued expenses

2,399

2,341

14,805

12,338

10.	CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Bank loans (see note 11)

165,781

177,941

11.

LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2024

2023

£

£

Amounts falling due within one year on demand:

Bank loans

5,559

4,504

Amounts falling between one and two years:

Bank loans - 1-2 years

6,359

4,808

Amounts falling due between two and five years:

Bank loans - 2-5 years

19,076

16,461

Amounts falling due in more than five years:

Repayable by instalments:

Bank loans more 5 yr by instal

140,346

156,672

12.	SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2024

2023

£

£

Bank loans

171,340

182,445

The bank loan is secured by way of a fixed legal charge dated 28 March 2014 in favour of Kingdom Bank Limited, over the freehold property owned by the company, and by a floating charge over the general assets and undertaking of the company.

A further charge dated 28 April 2015 in favour of Big Lottery Fund has been created to secure the grant monies received from them to assist the company in its project of acquiring and refurbishing the Hope Centre. Should the company breach any of the terms relating to the award of the grant then Big Lottery Fund has the right to request repayment of the grant monies, and should that prove to be not possible then they are able to acquire the freehold of the Hope Centre from the company.

13.	ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME

2024

2023

£

£

Deferred funding grants

603,854

618,475

The charity has received an amount in total of £731,053 of grant funding (of which 89% was from The Big Lottery Fund) towards the cost of the acquisition, refurbishment and subsequent extension of the Hope Centre.

These amounts have been treated as deferred income, and as the centre is now in use, then of this amount, £13,931 (2023: £14,621) has been amortised and credited to reserves in the year. Cumulative amortisation of the grants received amounts to £127,199 to the end of this accounting period (2023: £112,578)..

14.	MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Net

Transfers

movement

between

At

At 1/1/24

in funds

funds

31/12/24

£

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

115,997

(16,682

)

8,150

107,465

Restricted funds

Foodbank project

167,576

(2,275

)

(8,150

)

157,151

TOTAL FUNDS

283,573

(18,957

)

-

264,616

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

165,063

(181,745

)

(16,682

)

Restricted funds

Foodbank project

131,050

(133,325

)

(2,275

)

TOTAL FUNDS

296,113

(315,070

)

(18,957

)