**Charity registration number 1084441**
## **NEW LIFE REVIVAL CHURCH TRUST**
# **ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **New Life Revival Church - (Liverpool) Trustee Annual Report -2021**
## **Aim & Purpose**
New Life Revival Church-Liverpool (NLRC) is situated in Lorenzo Drive, in the Norris Green area of the city and provides support and spiritual wellbeing of the community for a diverse mix of ages and ethnicity that reflects the changing nature of Norris Green and Liverpool.
## **Objectives and activities**
NLRC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to support our local community. NLRC church services and worship are continually reviewed with the view that the many groups that live within our area can participate. Our services and worship based on biblical principles put faith into practice through prayer, scripture, and music.
When planning our activities for the year NLRC have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and 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 community through:
- Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.
- Provision of pastoral care for church members and people living in the local community.
- Missionary and outreach work.
During 2021 there was ongoing impact to meetings schedule due to the Covid 19 restrictions and regulations with this period of time being limited to numbers attending in person and therefore we continued to stream meetings via other channels including Zoom & Youtube.
Whilst 2021 was a difficult year in the transition from full lockdown rules to restricted numbers and compliance with other regulations for public meetings and gathering’s we still had to retain the ongoing lease for the building and by default had continue to maintain the fabric of the NLRC Liverpool building in Lorenzo drive Norris Green.
## **Achievements and Performance**
## Worship and Prayer
NLRC continued in January & February with several services and activities during the week online and this has continued into 2021 as a recognised format for the rest of the year. The average weekly attendance is approximately 60 for Sunday Worship meetings in the building and with approximately 15 family’s represented online.
Our services and meetings included the following during the year:
- Mid-week evening meetings – these are more intimate and provide a reflective environment for worship for the congregation. This is online via Zoom
- In our Sunday morning meetings, the worship team is a blend of youth and older members to capture the wide age group. Meetings are both open to the public (with compliance to Covid restrictions and regulations) and online via streaming channels. This provides opportunities to invite friends, family and colleagues to experience church in a different format.
- The first Sunday each month continues to be a family style worship aimed at families with young children. This has proven popular in the previous years.
- On Sunday mornings we also have our Children’s Ministry. “The Children’s Church” ministers to our children aged between 3 and 10 years of age.
- We also provide a creche on Sunday morning to provide a suitable area for toddlers to play.
- Our Youth and Children’s Ministries continues to draw good numbers every week.
## **Achievements & Performance**
## Youth Work – Fusion
The Fusion Youth ministry has been impacted this year by Covid lockdown restrictions, however when restrictions to meet were lifted, we started to get together again.
We have been meeting on Sunday mornings and Friday evenings. We seek to provide an inclusive and safe environment for young people to enjoy each other’s company though fun and social events. We also discuss and teach on a variety of subjects including: the basics of the Christian life, but very conscious of subjects that effect young people. As an example we gave a lot of time to anxiety and mental health issues and continue to do so.
We also organise social events like ice skating, ten pins bowling and dedicated social evenings where we can play pool, badminton, archery and Nintendo games.
## Kids Church
Our Kids Church Ministry was impacted by Covid lockdown restrictions, but as the Church reopened we were able to recommence Kids Church. We hold this ministry during the main service time on Sunday mornings. We currently draw 6-10 kids a week.
In the Kids Church we aim to bring Christian teaching through a mixture of stories, games, crafts and object lessons. Also supporting our children through life’s challenges with encouragement and strategies to help them.
## Buzz Tots – Toddler Group
Like all of our other activities this ministry was effected by Covid restrictions during the year. Our successful Buzz Tots ministry is a toddler group which caters for 0-4 year olds. The ministry runs twice per week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The ministry provides young parents and grandparents a place to bring their little ones, where they can play safely in a relaxed atmosphere. We also seek to stimulate the little ones with some crafts and provide a healthy drink and snack too. We generally have 15 to 20 children at each session. Our Christmas and summer parties are also very well attended.
As well as helping toddlers relate to each other, Buzz Tots also serves to support new mums by giving them someone to talk to about the challenges of bringing up a child and provides a place to make friends.
## Mission and Evangelism
In Sierra Leone, in West Africa, a need was identified to support and help the underprivileged children in Kent, Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world, has had a fair share of civil wars, national disasters and epidemics.
A proposal to establish a local New Life Revival Church, with an orphanage (as an opportunity to reach out to the community) is continuing in partnership with NLRC - Wales. In 2021 as part of the ongoing work this started the process for registration as a charity. Whilst this is in progress the activities to support the work continue. This has made slow but steady progress despite operating under the Covid restrictions. This project will greatly benefit both the children and their communities. During 2021 the work slowed based on Covid global restrictions against the plan as travel was restricted with delays to the work schedule realised. However, to ensure some progress the funds were raised to continue the installation of the roof from 2020, secure the external building and complete as much outside work as possible and, complete the plumbing, wiring and external property walls.
This is in line with the church’s vision of fruitfulness and multiplication; a compassionate, concerned people reaching into all areas of society.
## **Financial Review**
NEW LIFE REVIVAL CHURCH TRUST A REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1084441
## **Financial Reports**
During 2021 whilst Covid restrictions were being revised and lockdown were in place NLRCLiverpool used the remaining funds of a discretionary grant (from the TAR report in 2020) which was agreed by trustees to be used to ensure payment of the rent to the landlord whilst the building could not be used.
This money was used exclusively for this purpose and paid off the rent owed to the landlord during the period, a breakdown is included for reference below but is also in the financial reports:
LCC Grant Income 10,000.00 (Received 2020) Rent Jul-20 - Paid Jul'20 -3,200.00 Rent Aug-20 - Paid Oct'20 -3,200.00 Rent Jan-21 – Paid Jan-21 -3200.00 Rent Apr -21 – Paid Apr-21 -400.00 -------------£NIL
The attached financial statements show that the current state of the finances is sound in the opinion of the financial committee.
Funds at the end of the year totalled £74,757 (2020: £54,168) as per our accounts.
The trustees consider that the funds are sufficient to meet the foreseeable ongoing requirements of the charity.
## **Related Parties**
Trustees
Paul Hepplestall (Trustee Chair)
John Easson
Alieu Amara
Saji John
Lini Saji
Tiboy Thomas
David Shaw
Linsey Sinnott
## **Related Party Transactions**
Ruth Shaw (Volunteer – wife of David Shaw) Gifted for recognition valuable service £850 x two payments (total £1700)
Ruth Shaw (Volunteer – Wife of David Shaw)
Kadie Amara (Volunteer- Wife of Alieu Amara)
Alieu Amara (Trustee/Pastor)
David Shaw (Trustee)
Trustees and volunteer’s were reimbursed total expenses of £566 during the year. The expenses related to telephone, travel & stationary.
## **Significant Laws and Regulations**
Charities Act
Data Protection Act & GDPR
Children Act 2004
Disclosure and Barring check procedures
## **Administrative information**
NLRC Liverpool is situated in Lorenzo Drive Norris Green Liverpool.
NLRC Trustee members have served as follows since December 2020:
Mr Paul Hepplestall (Trustee Chairman) Mrs Lynsey Sinnott (Secretary) Mr David Shaw ( Treasurer) Mr John Easson (Trustee)
Mr Alieu Amara (Pastor/Trustee)
Mr Saji John (Trustee) Mrs Lini Saji (Trustee)
Mr Tiboy Thomas (Trustee)
Signed: Mr Paul Hepplestall Trustee Chairman Date
**Charity Name No (if any) New Life Revival Church Trust 1084441 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/01/2021 31/12/2021
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Voluntary Income 66,904 - - 66,904 74,484
Activities Income (Buzz tots) 428 - - 428 353
Other Income (Leasing) 24 - - 24 32
Mission Income - 12,661 - 12,661 2,160
Income from Tithes - 9,384 - 9,384 3,979
Grant income - - - - 10,000
Building Fund - 4,863 - 4,863 975
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
67,356 26,907 - 94,263 91,983
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 67,356 26,907 - 94,263 91,983
A3 Payments
Education & Training 5,914 - - 5,914 3,457
Community Fellowship - - - - 159
Gifts - 200 - 200 5,114
Property 45,160 - - 45,160 48,576
Management & Administration 2,227 - - 2,227 3,742
Sierra Leone Expenditure - - - - -
Activities Income (Buzz tots) 350 - - 350 341
Mission - 19,824 - 19,824 3,386
- - - - -
Sub total [ 53,651 ] 20,024 - 73,675 64,775
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 53,651 20,024 - 73,675 64,775
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,705 6,884 - 20,589 27,208
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 50,523 3,645 - 54,168 26,960
Cash funds this year end 64,228 10,529 - 74,757 54,168
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
05/10/2022
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
Fixtures and Fittings
Investments and Audio
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Gift Aid
Lloyds Business Account
Petty Cash
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Accruals
Reliance Business Current Account
Kingdom Savings Account
Buzz Tots Cash Account
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**63,662**
**10,529**
**-**
**-**
**156**
**-**
**255**
**-**
**155**
**-**
**64,228**
**10,529**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**5,220**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
Unrestricted
**500**
Unrestricted
**500**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
**1,605**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval|
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
05/10/2022
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**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** New Life Revival Church Trust **members of On accounts for the year** 31 December 2021 **Charity no** 1084441 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2021.
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Date:** 19/10/2022 **Name:** Anita C Mason **Relevant professional** BA(Hons) BFP FCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** BWM Tempest, Suite 5.1, 12 Tithebarn Street Liverpool, L2 2DT
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**October 2018**
1
**IER**
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**October 2018**
2
**IER**
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