TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Legal and Adminlstrative Information
Newark Evangelical Church Trust is also known as Newark Evangelical Church.
Charlty Commlsslon Registered Number
The Charity Commission Registered Number 15 1068885.
Financial Year
This report is for the year started l April 2023 and ended 31 March 2024.
Prlndple Address
The principal address for contacts is:
10 Cavendish Avenue
PONTEFRACT
West Yorkshire
WF8 2UU
Governing Document
Newark Evangelical Church Trust was established by a charitable trust deed on 16 February 1998 and
15 registered in England and Wales as a charity (number 1068885).
Objects of the Trust
The charity was established by Newark Evangelical Church with the following Objects:
(a)
To advance the Christian Faith
(b)
To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and
to relieve the distress caused thereby
(cl
To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes
Newark Evangelical Church is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at the
church and to become part of the church. The Trustees maintain an overview of the church
programme and make suggestions on how the church programme can involve the many people that
live within our local cornmunity.

When planning activities for the year, the Pastors, Elders, and Trustees have considered the
Commission's guidance on public benefit and in particular, the specifi'c guidance on charities for the
advancement of religion. In particular, the church works to enable all people to come to faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ, and to live lives worthy of this high calling through:
Corporate and private worship; learning the whole council of God as it is taught in the Bible
and growing in faith and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. A comprehensive teaching
programme is planned and delivered for all age groups. There is an emphasis on clear,
relevant and expository Bible preaching as well as topical teaching.
Provision of pastoral care for people living within the community
Missionary work and evangelism.
To facilitate this work, it is important that the Trustees maintain the fabric of the church building. At
present about ninety to a hundred people from the community attend church Services and other
activities; however, the elders and Trustees would be delighted if many more people attended church
activities. The church building can accommodate about a hundred and ten people; if more people
from the community joined the church or became regular attendees then alternative larger
accommodation would be sought.
The Trustees are mindful that the church building is a useful asset within the community as it has a
large hall with numerous smaller rooms and other facilih'es. When community groups approach the
Trustees for use of the building, the Trustees usually make the building available. Ever since the
building was opened in 1995 the Trustees have sought to have the building utilised to benefi't the
whole community.
The church seeks to be contemporary and comprehensive, and to provide benefi'ts for all sections of
the community, including children, young people, ladies, mothers and toddlers, families, elderly
people, and the sick.
Independent Examlner
Mr Tim Oglesby BA ACA
26 Ward Close
Leicester
LE2 8NJ
Bankers
TSB Bank
PO Box 453
Mitcheldean
GL14 9LR
CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ

Webslte and emall address
Website: htt
newarkevan
elical.or
Email.. church
newarkevan
elical.or
Location of Church Building
The church building is located on the corner of Portland Street and Pelham Street, Newark-on-Trent,
Nottinghamshire, NG24 4XD.
The Church telephone number is 07546 114807.
Trustees and Governance
During the Year ended 31 March 2024 the Trustees were:
Mr David Harrison
(Chairman)
Mr Robert Neville Ghent
(Treasurer)
Mr Andrew David Wilding
Mr Adam Matthew Davies
Transartions with the Trustees
There have not been any transactions with the Trustees during the year ended 31 March 2024, (None
during year ended 31 March 2023).
Remuneration of the Trustees
No Trustees received any remuneration or expenses during the year ended 31 March 2024, (None
during year ended 31 March 20231.
Aggregated donations received from the Trustees
The aggregated donations received from the Trustees were £33,975 during the year ended 31 March
2024, {£23,437 during the year ended 31 March 2023).
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
Trustees are generally already familiar with the work of the Trust through membership of the Church
prior to their appointment and after a period are nominated by a Trustee to become a Trustee.

A new Trustee may be appointed by a resolution of the Trustees passed at a meeting of the Trustees
at which there is a majority of the Trustees present and such resolution shall be recorded in the
minutes and signed by the new Trustee and by the chairman of the meeting and such records shall
be conclusive evidence of his appointment.
Activities and Achievements
Review of Activities
During the Year ended 31 March 2024 the charity continued to achieve its Objects. The Trustees are
pleased to report that the work of Newark Evangelical Church continues to grow and prosper.
The Church has sought to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and our own generation within our local
community and throughout the World.
The Church has offered a range of services during the week and throughout the year that our
community has found benefi'cial and helpful. These services are arranged to facilitate community
needs, and they include..
Sunday morning at 10:30 am is usually our best attended service of the week
including people of all ages from teens to eighties from Newark and surrounding
areas. Hymns and Christian songs, both old and new, are sung.
Sunday morning at 10-45 am is when the children go off to the Sunday Club. In this
club we aim to teach our children faithfully from the Bible, lessons that will stand
them in good stead for the future. We learn through Bible teaching, song and craft.
We teach age-appropriate content for children from 4 to 11 using a variety of
teaching material.
Sunday evenings at 18:00 pm is usually, a time of worship in song and prayer
followed by an exposition of the scriptures. On some Sunday evenings we include
cornmunion.
CLAY is NEC'S Sunday afternoon church, youth group and is a great opportunity for
people in their mid to late teens and early twenties to meet together, get to know
each other better, make friends, have some fun but also to explore the Christian faith
in a relaxed, informal setting.
Mondays - The Ladies, Prayer Fellowship has been an important weekly feature in
the life of this church for many years. This is a group of women from the Church who
meet together to pray for the Church and its activities within the community, and
also for Christian activities elsewhere, including both home and overseas missions.
Wednesdays-Toddlers. Each Wednesday morning during school terms the church
building is visited by very small children and their parents.
Wednesdays p.m.
The Meeting place is an informal time with crafts, games and
chat. Teas, coffee and cake are served and all are welcome. Each week a short
evangelical tslk is given and there is an invitation, for those who wish to, to discuss
Christian matters further

Thursdays- Prayer and Bible Study. Thursday evening is our regular Church Prayer
Meeting and Bible Study, sometimes accompanied by missionary reports with a Bible
study talk. On some Thursday evenings we also have communion. The usual (though
not inflexible) pattern for Thursday evenings is to have an emphasis on themes as
foll0v￿, on different weeks of the month:
1st Thursday.. Mission Update and prayer meeting
2nd Thursday: Homegroups
3rd Thursday: Prayer and Communion
4th Thursday: Homegroups
5th Thursday (when there is one)- Prayer and Bible Study
Fridays- Kids Club {Primary School Children) every Friday from 6 pm to 7.30 pm.
Apart from School Holidays, Kids Club is at the NEC building every Friday evening.
Kids Club has Games, Sports, Quizzes, Movies, Theme nights, Adventures, Solving
problems, winning prizes and much more. The evening caters for children of all
abilities and there is always something for everyone. After a time of activities or
games, there are refreshments, sometimes songs, and always finished off with a
short time from the Bible.
Fridays - Xplorers Youth Club (High School aged Children) 7.30 pm to 9 pm. Xplorers
is essentially a church youth club running in Newark on Trent. It's for kids who are in
High school or are High school age. We meet every Friday (at the NEC building)
except School Holidays. Every evening is packed with Games, Sports, Quizzes,
Movies, Food, Chatting, and anything else fun we can think of. It's a relaxed
atmosphere with stuff that's suited for slightly older young people. We provide
refreshments at the end- or sometimes a full dinner (depending on the night) and
fi'nish with a short time around the Bible.
Saturdays- Prayer breakfast 8.30 to 9.30 am on the first Saturday of each month.
We meet together to pray for the outreach work of the church. Each Saturday,
weather permitting, we have a bookstall in Newark Market Place, where free tracts
and booklets are offered to the public. We also respond to questions people may
have about Christianity.
During school holidays there may be breaks in these programmes.
The church is available for weddings and funerals.
An annual holiday Bible Club is held each summer for children from the community
of school age.
Other groups from the community use the church building on an occasional basis.
The church is always welcoming to new people, and during the year was successful in welcoming
new families to the church. All of the services and auxiliary meetings are open to all. There are
toilets for the disabled, and a hearing aid loop for the hard of hearing. The weekly services are
available on Zoom and are recorded on You Tube
Visitation of the sick is an important part of church life.

Quite of lot of time and thought was spent during the year on making the best use of services and
resources.
Helping those in need is an importsnt part of our life of faith. The church made donations during the
year to:
Engineering Ministries International (Ugandal
Reach Beyond (Central Asia)
Challenge Ministries swaziland
Zambesi Mission (Malawi and Northern Mozambique)
Tearfund
Details of the church and meetings are given on some web sites so that people from the community
have information about the church, for example:
htt
www.findachurch.co.uk
churches
sk75
elical-churches
evan
elica I
and htt
elical-tr mes.or
www.e-
evan
and htt
www.evan
churches
When special meetings are to be held, for example Christmas carol services, invitation leaflets are
distributed to local homes.
The Church has renewed its affi'liation with the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.
During 2020 Fernwood Community Church on the Fernwood Estate of Newark was established.
Details of the Church can be viewed at htt
fernwoodchurch.or
Fernwood Community
Church continued to grow and prosper during the year ended 31 March 2024.
The Trustees are very grateful to all who have donated time, labour, and financially to the Church.
Without their assistance the ongoing work of the Church would not have been possible.
The Church gratefully acknowledges the providence and faithfulness of God throughout the year.
Review of Financial Statements
Total receipts for the year ended 31 March 2024 were £119,178 (£107,638 for the year ended 31
March 2023). Total payments for the year ended 31 March 2024 were £124,2391£106,012 for the
year ended 31 March 2023). This shows a defi'cit for the year ended 31 March 2024 of £5,061, (a
surplus for the year ended 31 March 2023 of £1,626). The Trustees will monitor income and
expenditure closely.
The Financial Accounts with the Independent Examiner's Report are appended to this report.
The Church acknowledges God's provision of all necessary resources for the work of Newark
Evangelical Church.

Future Plans
The Trustees plan to continue the work of the Trust during the Year to 31 March 2025. Receipts and
payment5 will be kept under review.
The Trustees plan to continue to develop Fernwood Community Church on the Fernwood Estate of
Newark during the Year to 31 March 2025.
Pollcles
Accounting Pollcies
1. Basis of Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended
Prartice- Accounting and Reporting by Charities {SORP 20051.
2. Receipts Recognition
Receipts are included on a 'receipts basis,. Receipts received as offerings and donations through Gift
Aid are recognised when received; the associated tax claim receipt is also recognised when received.
3. Payments Recognition
Payments are included on a 'payments basis,. Payments are recognised in the period in which the
payments are made.
4. Funds Accounting
The Unrestricted Fund, upon which no restrictions are imposed, is:
General Fund - funds which the Trustees are free to use in accordance with the charitable objects.
Restricted Funds, upon which restrictions are imposed, comprise:
Mission Fund- funds which the Trustee5 shall use for mission work.
Training Fund-funds which the Trustees shall use for training people to develop in their service to
the church and community.
Benevolent Fund - funds which the Trustees shall use for the relief of persons who are in conditions
of need or hardship.
Gospel Growth Fund - funds which the Trustees shall use for the Gospel Enterprise at Fernwood.
During year ended 31 March 2024 a Pastor was appointed to serve at Fernwood Community Church.
The Pastor's employment costs are accounted for in the General Fund so the money held in the
Gospel Growth Fund was transferred to the General Fund with the consent of the donors.
Fernvvood Community Church Music Fund- funds which the Trustees shall use to purchase music
equipment.

Reserves Policy
The policy of the Trustees is to maintsin reserves (which are unrestricted funds) that are sufficient to
maintain the work of the Trust.
Rlsk Management
The Trustees have reviewed the risk5 that affect the charity and have risk management strategies in
place, including an ongoing review of the financial and operational activities of the Trust.
The Trustees have reviewed the adequacy of the insurances and other measures designed to manage
risks that affect the Trust.
Declaration and Signature
Trustees, Responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing fi'nancial statements for each fi'nancial period, which give
a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the surplus or deficit for that period.
In preparing those h'nancial statements, the Trustees are required to".
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently,"
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have
been followed;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees recognise their responsibility for keeping proper accounting records which disclose,
with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure
that the fi'nancial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. They also recognise their
responsibility for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable step5 for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularitie5.
The financial controls that are now in place have been reviewed and the Trustees consider them to
be adequate. The appended accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis and
have been examined by an independent examiner, whose report is also appended.
Approved by the Trustees
And signed on their behalf by
.(Trustee).

NEWARK EVANGELICAL CHURCH
st
Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
NEWARK EVANGELICAL CHURCH TRUST is a Registered Charity No. 1068885

(HARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent Examiner's Report
on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examlner'8 Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Newark Evangelical Church
On accounts for the year
ended
31" March 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1068885
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charily {"the Trust") for the year ended 31 $1 March 2024.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
("the Act").
Responsibilities and
basis of report
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.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
examiner's statement 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
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirernents
concerning the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any ￿quIrernent
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attenlion should be drawn in this ￿pOrt in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Dats:
24th January 2025
Name:
Tim Oglesby
Relevant profe8s5onal
qualificatlon(s) or body
(If any):
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, 1988-2019
Addrn••:
Olive House, 26 Ward Clo88, Leicesier, LE2 8NJ
IER
Oct 2018

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as at 31 March
31 March 24 31 March 23
Difference
Assets
Moneta
Asset
TSB Bank Current Account and Petty Cash
TSB Bank Deposit Account
Charities Aid Foundation Current Account
Total
18,851
16,077
2,773
2,037
20,888
9,871
25,949
-7,834
Non-moneta
Assets
Market value of church building and land on 31 March '
' see note 1 below)
393,426
391,638
1,788
Total Assets
414,314
417,587
-3,273
Llabllltles
HMRC Tax and NIC for Q4
2,764
1,868
Total Llabllltles
2,764
1,868
896
Details of moneta
assets: restricted and unrestricted funds
31 March 24
31 March 23
Difference
Fund Details
General Fund {unrestricted)
Mission Fund (restricted)
ITraining Fund (restricted}
Benevolent Fund (reslncted)
Gospel Growth Fund (restricted)
FCC Music Fund (reslricted)
Total monetary assets
14,172
3,081
780
794
6,513
1,211
780
794
16,650
7,659
1,871
-16,650
2,060
-5,061
2,060
20.888
25,949
Note 1.. The Church property was v8lued by a local estate agent at circa £290,000 on 11 July 2016.
The market value of the property on 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2024 was estimated using
the Nationwide web sile ww.nalionwide.co.ukJh
ilcalculatorlcalculator. htm
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GENÉRAL FUND
un￿strIcted . RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT
ACCOUNT
Year ended
31 March 2024
Year ended
31 March 2023
Difference
'Offerings and donations
HM Revenue & Customs (Gift Aid reclaimed tax)
, Transfer from Gospel Growth Fund
Transfer to Mission Fund
IMPACT donation
Quiz Group
Comerston8 donation
Bank Interest
Total Receipts
77,189
15,181
16,650
74,725
12,761
2.463;,
2,420
16,650
12,000
-50
33
-500
-12,000
250
200
33
500
10
17
109270
33.023,
| Pa ments
, Pastoral Ministry
i Uts'lilies (Gas. Electricity. Water, Zoom licence, fibre)
Building Maintenance and Insurance
', Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
| East Midlands Churches Day
' Other Expenditure
Advertising and Publicity
Governance
Total Payments
76,314
5,123
2,607
2,442
120
12,259
1,989
757
101611
52,004
3.460
2,659
2,082
80
12,394
1,071
805
24,3101
1,663
-51
-1351
918,
-49
Excess of Receipts over Payments
7,659
1,691
MISSION FUND
Restricted . RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
Year ended
31 March 2024
Year ended
31 March 2023
Dlfference
Recei
i Offerings and donations
| HM Revenue & Customs (Gift Aid ￿claiMed tax)
Donation from 8elton-In-Rutland Baptist Church
Transfer from General Fund
Total Receipts
16,895
2,538
1,500
647
19
16,248
2.519
1,500
-12,000
12,000
20,933
ments
Adam and Laura Gordon (EMI Uganda)
John and Hannah Williams (Central Asia)
Cad and Mandy Meachem {£3001month from NEC)
Cafl and Mandy Meachem (additional NEC support)
Carl Meachem pension scheme contributions
Colin Lowther (Reach Beyond)
Challenge Ministries Swaziland
Zambesi Mission
Tearfund
Central Eurasian Partners CEP Ukrainian Mission
Open Doors with Brother Andrew
Ukraine Alex & Diana Horai
Slavic Gospel Association Ukraine
SASRA
People International Turkey Earthquake Relief
Total Payments
3,600
3,600
3,600
4,720
2,742
200
200
300
100
3,960
4,100
-360
-500
3,600
2,100
642
200
2001
3001
100,
650
650
500
400
500
100
-650 i
-650
-500
400
-500
-1001
Excess of Receipts over Payments
1,871
-294
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General Fund Payments
Year ended
31 March 2024
Year ended
31 March 2023
Dlfference
Pastoral and PrBachi
Minist
Stipends and Employers National Insuran￿ Contributions
Other preaching ministry including visiting preachers
Pastoral ministry resources and expenses
Pension Schemes contributions
Totsl Pastoral Ministy Payments
68,451
1.835
1,800
4,228
76,314
43,235
2,335
2,411
4,024
52,004
25,216
-500
11
204
24,3101
Utilities
i Gas and Electricity
I Water
,, Zoom li￿nce fees and fibre
Total Ufr"lities Payments
4,382
141
600
5,123
2,773
149
538
3,460
1,609
62
1,663
Buildin
inten
In
' Boiler and heating system maintenance
' Fire protection equipment and security system maintenance
i Dishwasher repair
Cleaning materials
Insurance
! Totsl Building Maintenance and Insurance Payments
457
268
299
470
155
54
1,681
2,659
158
-202 |
-155
1,882
201
-51
Donati
Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
' Easl Midlands Churches Day
Total Donations
2,442
120
2.562
2.082
80
360,,
40
400
Other Ex
enditu
Printer and loner
IT Equipment
Churches copyright and streaming licences
Christian Safeguarding Services
Teaching resources (books and teaching materials)
Children's work, incl. Holiday Bible Club and Explorers
Hire of Femwood Community Centre
,, FCC Sound Equipment & FCC resour￿8
Catering
New chairs
Jubilee event
other items
Total OtherExpenditure Payments
564
134
676
526
484
1.413
6,444
1,248
324
564
1.182
628
240
78
607
5,653
1,215
43
421
703
1,624
12.394
406
8061
281,,
421
-307
396
51
12.259
-135:,
Advertisin
and Publici
i Evangelism (courses, posters, invitations, booklets, tracts)
Advertising and publicity
Total Advertising and Publlclty Payments
1,871
118
1,989
1,041
30
1,071
830;
88
918
Governance
Management and Governance
Financial and accounting services
Total Govemance Payments
187
570
757
245
560
805
-59
10
49
Total Payments
101,611
74,556
27,055;
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TIIAINING FUND
Restricted '. RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
Year ended
31 March 2024
Year ended
31 March 2023
Difference
Recei
Offerings and donations
', HM Revenue & Customs (Gift Aid redaimed tax)
|Total Receipts
Pa ments
None
Total Payments
Excess of Receipts over Payments
'. BENEVOLENT FUND
Restricted . RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
Year ended
31 March 2024
Year ended
31 Ma￿h 2023
Difference
Recei
Offerings and donalions
' HM Revenue & Customs (Gift Aid reclaimed tax)
Total Receipts
2,500
625
3,125
2,758
63
563
305
Benevolent Fund payments
Total Payments
3,125
3,125
2,751
2.751
374
374
Excess of Receipts over Pay.ments
69
GOSPEL GRowfH FUND
Restricted
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
Year ended
Year ended
31 March 2024
31 March 2023
Difference,,
Recei
Offerings and donations {GGF Generall
Offerings and donations (Carl & Mandy support)
HM Revenue & Customs (Gift Aid reclaimed tax)
Transfer to General Fund
Total Recelpts
985
12,510
2,410
-12,510,
-2,410
-16,650
-16,650
15,905
-32,555.
', Pa ments
! Central Asia (Cad and Mandy genéral support)
Centra5 Asia (Cad pension scheme contributions)
.. Total Payments
13,820
1,925
15,745
-13,820
-1,925
, Excess of Rèceipts over Payments
-16,650
160
, FCC Music Fund
Restricted
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
Year ended
31 March 2024
Year ended
31 March 2023
Difference,,
', Recei
Offerings and donations
HM Revenue & Customs (Gift Aid reclaimed tax)
Total Receipts
2,000
500
2,500
2,000
500
2,500
',Pa
ments
I FCC Music Fund payments
l Total Payments
440
440,
440
| Excess of Receipts over Payments
2,060
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