New Life Pentecostal Church, Saffron Walden
Trustees Report for 2022
The Church was able to open as usual for the whole of 2022, with Covid restrictions lifted. Some of the services were also streamed on Facebook for those unable to make it in person. For the majority of the year, the Church was quite low on numbers, with some families having moved away or not returned after Covid. However, in the later part of the year, numbers began to increase, with several new families joining the Church, including a number from the Ukrainian community.
During the year, the Church members continued to tithe generously, but the Church finances were very tight for most of the year.
We were able to provide a Polish language service once a month, which has grown in popularity, and this will continue throughout 2023. There was also a Polish and Ukrainian life group held every week in the Church building.
The Church ran a Prayer and Praise evening every Thursday in the Church Building, and a Ladies Strength meeting once a month on a Saturday.
The Church was able to run its Sunday morning children’s groups during the service, including a Creche for the youngest children, and a group for Primary aged children.
The Hope Community Hub has continued to work hard to provide for families in need in the local area. The Make Lunch team continued to deliver food bags to families during the school holidays, and during the summer holidays the Hub was able to open its doors to the families, providing them with hot meals, events and activities. These events continued in each of the school holidays, and occasionally at weekends, and food vouchers were also provided to the families in the school holidays. Around 25 families were supported by the Hub, including over 100 children. The Hub also started up a Friday night Youth café for children and teenagers.
The Church continues to run a very popular Parent and Toddler group on Wednesday mornings. It is an essential and important group which is very much appreciated by the parents that attend.
The premises were also used by the Town Toy Library, National Childcare Trust, Little Learners, and Saffron Players.
For and on behalf of the Trustees
Richard Knight
31[st] March 2023
The Christian Centre, 9 Shire Hill, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3AQ Tel: 01799 506045 E-mail: finance@nlpc.co.uk
Accounts 2022
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Summary of receipts and payments accounts '2022 and 2021’
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Summary of cash in hand, non monetory assets & liabilities
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Key Groupings of receipts and payments
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Financial Review
In Fellowship with Assemblies of God in Great Britian and Ireland – Charity No. 1054353
Summary of receipts and payments '2021+2022’
| Income Tithes & Offerings Gift Aid Tax Return Buildings Fund Hire of Church Gift In Baby + Toddler group Hope Hub Income Loan in Other income Total |
2021 45,567 10,334 7,420 2,101 285 1,099 1,565 1,266 69,637 |
2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45,567 | 44,026 | ||
| 10,334 | 9,282 | ||
| 7,420 | 2,470 | ||
| 2,101 | 1,924 | ||
| 285 | 790 | ||
| 1,099 | 2,138 | ||
| 1,565 | 590 | ||
| 3,600 | |||
| 1,266 | 2,247 | ||
| 69,637 | 67,067 |
| Expenditure Salaries, Tax & Pensions Church building & manse Utilities Mortgage Repayments Missions/Ministry Gifts Gifts Music & Technical Youth Work + Hope Cafe Annual Contribution to AOG Cleaning Caretaker Insurance Food & Drink Hope Hub & Make Lunch Polish Church Baby + Toddler group Loan Return Other Total Surplus of Income over Expenditure |
24,491 7,132 6,870 5,916 3,484 807 1,925 728 1,620 2,836 4,025 1,386 658 1,968 850 555 3,255 68,506 1,130 |
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|---|---|---|
| 25,861 | ||
| 4,406 | ||
| 7,449 | ||
| 6,020 | ||
| 2,214 | ||
| 506 | ||
| 1,210 | ||
| 709 | ||
| 1,620 | ||
| 3,469 | ||
| 3,887 | ||
| 1,491 | ||
| 340 | ||
| 2,656 | ||
| 1,150 | ||
| 2,012 | ||
| 2,600 | ||
| 4,676 | ||
| 72,276 | ||
| 1,130 | -5,210 |
Cash, Assets & Liabilities
| Cash Santander Account Lloyds Account CAP Account Building Fund Youth Account Cash in hand Change in cash balance |
Cash Santander Account Lloyds Account CAP Account Building Fund Youth Account Cash in hand Change in cash balance |
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| 3,158.02 | 1,605.23 | ||||
| 567.17 | 117.17 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3,275.71 | 68.55 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7,000.90 | 1,790.95 | ||||
| -5,209.95 | |||||
| Non monetary assets Church & Manse buildings |
1,569 ,527 | 1,600,918 | |||
| Liabilities Loan Mortgage Church Building Total Liabilities |
0 -1,000 -36,583 -31,914 -36,583 -32,914 |
Key Groupings of receipts and payments
| KEY GROUPINGS | |||
| INCOME | 2022 | ||
| Tithes & Offerings | 44,026 | ||
| Gift Aid Tax Return | 9,282 | ||
| Loan In | 3,600 | ||
| BuildingFund | 2,470 | ||
| Toddler Group | 2,138 | ||
| Hire of Church | 1,924 | ||
| Gift In | 790 | ||
| Hope Hub Income | 590 | ||
| Other Income | 2,247 | ||
| Total income | 67,067 |
| KEY GROUPINGS | KEY GROUPINGS | ||
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| EXPENDITURE | 2022 | ||
| Salaries,Tax & Pensions | 25,861 | ||
| Utilities | 7,449 | ||
| Mortgage Repayments | 6,020 | ||
| Church Building& Manse | 4,406 | ||
| Caretaker | 3,887 | ||
| Cleaning | 3,469 | ||
| Hope Hub & Make Lunch | 2,656 | ||
| Loan Return | 2,600 | ||
| Missions/MinistryGifts | 2,214 | ||
| Toddler Group | 2,012 | ||
| Annual Contribution to AOG | 1,620 | ||
| Insurance | 1,491 | ||
| Music & Technical | 1,210 | ||
| Polish Church | 1,150 | ||
| Youth Work & Hope Cafe | 709 | ||
| Gifts | 506 | ||
| Food & Drink | 340 | ||
| Other expenditure | 4,676 | ||
| Total expenditure | 72,276 |
FINANCIAL REVIEW
New Life Church owns its own building on Shirehill in Saffron Walden, and it also owns the Manse on Pennystone Road, where the Pastor and his family live.
The Church meets every Sunday morning, and there are also several other Church meetings held in the building during the week, including children and youth groups, Parent and Toddler group, Worship band practice, Prayer and Praise meetings, Leader’s meetings, and Ladies’ Meetings.
The Church hires out rooms in the building to groups in the local community, including Teddies Toy Library, Little Learners messy play group, and Saffron Players, and also for birthday parties.
Total income amounted to £67,067 (2021: £69,637). The main income for the Church comes from money given through Tithes and Offerings, a total of £44,026, and Gift Aid tax return, a total of £9,282 in 2022. The income was lower than that of the previous year, mainly due to the Church being quieter than usual for some of the year.
There were no significant building projects in 2022, but the Church did replace the fence running down the side of the building, and a closed-in area was created for use at Toddler group, Make Lunch and Church events. This accounts for the extra income into the Building Fund. This money was donated by members of the Church, and also the Hope Community Hub contributed towards the cost.
Income was received related to the Hope Community Hub and Make Lunch. The Hub is located at the Church but runs as a separate organisation. The money received was either to reimburse items bought for the Hub from the Church account, or donations towards the running of the Hub which were then transferred to the Hub bank account.
As finances were tight in 2022, a Church member gave the Church a loan to help with costs, and this loan is being gradually paid back.
Total expenditure amounted to £72,276 (2021: £68,506). This is higher than the expenditure of the previous year, mainly due to higher salary and utilities costs, and increased Toddler group costs due to paying a Church member to run the kitchen.
A significant amount of money is spent on Salaries, HMRC and Pensions (the salary of the Church pastor), a total of £25,861, and paying the invoices of the Church caretaker and cleaner – a total of £7,356 altogether. Other large amounts are spent on utilities, mortgage repayments, Music and Technical equipment, and Insurance.
Money is also spent on Missions – the Church continues to support 5 children through Compassion UK, and it also supports a Missionary working overseas. It also gives monthly to the NSPCC, and it supports the Polish language services which are held monthly in the Church building.
During 2022, the Church pastor continued to choose to receive a reduced salary of 80%, so that the additional money could be used to support people in need. This support was given by way of monetary gifts for petrol and car repairs, and also the purchase of food and drink for people in need.
The Benevolent Fund is also used to support people both within the Church and outside, when they are in need of financial support for a specific purpose (car repairs and food are just 2 examples).
The Church has continued to be part of the NEST workplace pension scheme set up by the government, with the Pastor having joined. Initial contributions were set at 1% of eligible salaries for both employee and employer; however, this increased again in line with the government guidelines in April 2019. From this date, contributions have been set at 3% for employer, and 5% for employee.
NEW LIFE CHURCH SAFFRON WALDEN CHARITY NUMBER 1054353 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 TO THE TRUSTEES OF NEW LIFE CHURCH SAFFRON WALDEN I report to the ttuslees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES AND THE EXAMINER As the charills Iruslees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Acts 2011 1.the Act l. I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act, and in carrying out my examination I have followed the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5}Ibl of the Act. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT I have completed my examin31ion. I confirm that no material mallers have come lo my allenlion in connection with the examination giving me cause lo believe that in any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by se¢lion 130 of the Act., or the accounts do not accord with those records., or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and conlenl of accounts sel out in the Charities IA¢counls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'lrue and fair, view which is not a maller considered as part of an independent examination I have no concerns and have come across no other mallers in connection with the examination lo which allenlion should be brought in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Geoff Mann Geoff Mann Limited Dee House Highworth Avenue Cambridge CB4 2BQ