## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **01 04 2021 31 03 2022 From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** New Life Pentecostal Church (Hemel Hempstead) ## **Other names charity is known by** Registered charity number (if any) 1054356 ## **Charity's principal address** Lawn Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9JF ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) Trustee name Office (if any) year entitled to appoint trustee** 1 Joel Nanganuri Pastor/Chairman Church Council 2 John Guy Church Council 3 Claudette Harding Church Council 4 Samuel Johnson Church Council 5 Godwill Sithole Secretary Church Council ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Trust Deed How the charity is constituted Trust Deed Trustee selection methods Appointed by the Church Council **TAR** 1 ## **Additional governance issues** New Life Pentecostal Church (Hemel Hempstead) is an autonomous church in fellowship with Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland. The Governing Document of the Charity is a Model Constitution and Trust Deed adopted 23 September 1993 as amended on 2[nd] February 1998, 12[th] November 2006 and 19[th] May 2009. Trustees are appointed by the Church Council who oversee the induction and training procedures to enable new trustees to function in accordance with Charity’s objects and the requirements of Charity Law. No further appointments have been made. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** The objects of the Charity are for the benefit of the public: - To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith of Assemblies of God in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit. - To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time think fit To advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time think fit. ## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects** The Church Council is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church building and elsewhere and to become part of a lively Christian community based at New Life Pentecostal Church. The Church Council seeks to maintain a place of worship that is available as often as possible for prayer, teaching and counsel and seeks to involve other community groups in using the facilities available. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and preaching. When planning our activities for the year the Church Council have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our church community through: **TAR** 2 - Worship - Prayer - Learning about the Gospel - Developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus - Provision of pastoral care for people both within and outside the church - Missionary and outreach work To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church building so that meetings and activities can be run in a safe, welcoming and comfortable environment. ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** ## . **Regular activities:** During the year under review, we have maintained: - Sunday worship services - Sunday School for infant and junior school children - Young Lions -a group on Sunday for 11 to 16 year olds - midweek groups for worship, prayer and study - pastoral care and support for many people (both church members and nonchurch members) - a weekly Toddler group which is open to all - a weekly coffee morning (Oasis) welcoming people from all backgrounds - a regular group for young adults - a monthly women’s meeting - a monthly men's meeting As in previous years we held a successful and enjoyable International Day at which we celebrated our cultural diversity and unity. Our website (nlpc.org.uk) is kept up to date and has freely downloadable resources including sermons and Bible study notes. ## **Overseas mission support** During the year we have: Continued to sponsor the education and welfare of three children in Uganda. Donated money to support a missionary couple in South East Asia. Supported 5 pastors working in India and provided clothing and food for widows and children in need. Supported a school and Church in Uganda. Supported Love Russia organisation during Christmas ## **Local community work** We have provided Bibles for two year groups of children in a local primary school. **TAR** 3 We have continued to play our part in the local ecumenical partnership (Churches Together in Hemel Hempstead) and Pastor Joel has continued to be a member of its management committee. We have again this year collected and donated goods to a local charity (DENS) that provides help and accommodation to homeless people and also provided food donations for the Dacorum Foodbank. We have also been able to distribute vouchers to enable people to receive emergency food parcels from the Foodbank. ## **Stafng** At present Pastor Nanganuri is our sole employee. There are volunteers who help in running regular activities. ## **Section E Financial review** We endeavour to ensure that at least one month’s running costs **Brief statement of the** are kept in reserve. **charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds** None of our funds are in deficit. **materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details** The Charity is reliant on the offerings made weekly by those attending the Church. The Church Council endeavours to ensure that all funds received are prudently used. If at any time there is a surplus of working funds these are deposited in an easy access deposit account. ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **TAR** 4 **Signatures Full names** Joel Nanganuri Godwill Sithole Pastor and Chairman Secretary **Position** 22[nd] Sep 2022 22[nd] Sep 2022 **Date** ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** > **Report to the** New Life Pentecostal Church (Hemel Hempstead) **trustees/ members of** **31[st] March 2022 Charity** 1054356 **On accounts for the no (if year ended any) Set out on pages** 1 and 2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 03 / 2022** **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of **basis of report** the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **TAR** 5 **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 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. **Signed: Date:** 27[th] Jan 2023 **Name:** George Abraham **Relevant** BBM, MBA **professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 15 Little Hivings, Chesham Chesham HP5 2NA ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **TAR** 6 **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **TAR** 7 # **NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (HEMEL HEMPSTEAD)** ## **ANNUAL ACCOUNTS** # **FOR THE YEAR ENDED** **31[ST] MARCH 2022** ## **Registered Charity 1054356** **TAR** 8 **----- Start of picture text -----**
NEW LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Charity Number
(HEMEL HEMPSTEAD) 1054356
Receipts and payments accounts
Period start Period end date
For the
date To
period from
CC16a 01 04 2021 31 03 2022
Unrestricted Restricte Total Last
funds d funds funds year
A1 Receipts
22,
Tithes and Offerings 751 - 22,751 14,196
30,
Gift Aid Donations 990 - 30,990 29,998
7,
Gift Aid Tax Refunds 211 746 7,957 7,982
Miscellaneous Income 676 1,250 1,926 600
Mission Donations 5,046 5,046 8,530
Church Building Fund
Receipts 2,050 2,050 1,771
Manse Building Fund
Recepts - - - -
Other Funds 733 733 1,452
9,
61,629 826 71,454 64,528
A2 Asset and
investment sales,
etc.
71,4 64,5
61,629 9,826
54 28
Total receipts
A3 Payments
Staffing Costs 15,
758 - 15,758 23,040
Building - Church General
5,538 - 5,538 3,867
Building - Church Repairs
365 - 365 2,145
Building - Manse General
9,245 - 9,245 9,060
Building - Manse Repairs
312 - 312 13,195
Church - Running Costs 2,
031 - 2,031 1,365
Church - Giving 4,
215 - 4,215 4,615
Church - Departments
- - - -
Conferences, Training &
Travel 85 - 85 10
Miscellaneous Expenditure
672 - 672 625
Legal, Subscriptions & 2,
Contracts 522 - 2,522 2,388
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Building Fund
- - - -
Mission fund
- 5,699 5,699 8,728
Other Funds
- 394 394 220
Sub total
40,744 6,093 46,837 69,258
A4 Asset and investment
purchases
46,8 46,8
Total payments
40,744 6,093 37 37
Net receipts/(payments) 20, -
885 3,733 24,618 4,730
A5 Transfers between
funds
A6 Cash funds last year 18,
end 754 6,841 25,595 25,595
Cash funds this year end
50,2 20,8
39,639 10,574 13 65
1
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** ||
**Details**
**Unrestrict**
**ed funds**|
**Details**
**Unrestrict**
**ed funds**|
**Details**
**Unrestrict**
**ed funds**||**Restricte**
**d funds**|**Restricte**
**d funds**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**|**Details**||||||| |**B1 Cash funds**|Current Account||**39,490**||**5,619**||| ||Deposit Accounts||**49**||**4,955**||| ||Petty Cash||**100**||**-**||| ||**_Total cash_**
**_funds_**||**39,639**||**10,574**||| ||||||||| |||**Unrestrict**
**ed funds**|||**Restricte**
**d funds**||| ||**Details**||||||| |**B2 Other**
**monetary**
**assets**|None||||||| |**Categories**|**Details**| |---|---| |**B1 Cash funds**|Current Account
Deposit Accounts
Petty Cash
**_Total cash_**| ||**_funds_**| ||**Details**| |**B2 Other**
**monetary**
**assets**|None| **Details** None **Details** None **Fund to which asset Cost belongs Fund to Current which asset Cost value belongs** **B3 Investment assets** ## **Details** **B4 Assets** **TAR** 10 |**retained for the**
**charity’s own**
**use**|Musical, Audio &
Video equipment|Musical, Audio &
Video equipment||General||||**22,000**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Church building &
land - Trustees
valuation|||General||||**6**
**00,000**| ||Miscellaneous
equipment|||General||||**20,000**| |**Details**
**Fund to**
**which**
**liability**
**relates**
**Amount due**
**When due**||||||||| |**B5 Liabilities**|None|||||||| |||||||**0**||| |Signed by two
trustees on behalf of
all the trustees
Signature
Print Name
Date of
approval||||||||| |||||Joel Nanganuri||||22/09/2022| |||||Godswill Sithole||||22/09/2022| |||**2**||||||| **TAR** 11