New Llfe Church ottery St Mary TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT and ACCOUNTS th For the year ended 30 September 2025 Charlty Reglstratlon Number 1115552
New Llfe Church Ottery St Mary Trustees Report For the year ended 301h September 2025 The Trustees of New Ufe Church Ottery St Mary present thelr Inwme and Expendlture for the year ended 30 September 2018. Legol and odmlnlstratlve detaits New Llfe Churth Ottery St Mary 15 a UK Charlty and Is an unlncorporated assoclatlon whlch was reStered as a charlty on the 24, July 2006, wlth the re8lstratSon number 1115552. The obletts of the Charfty are a) to •thIan the Chrlstlan falth In attOTdance wlth the Ststement of Bellets appearlnz In the Schedule hereto In Ottery St Mary, Devon and In such other part of the Un5ted Klngdom or the world as the Trustees may from tlme to tlme thSnk fit and to fulfil suth other purposes whlch are excluslvely charitable accordlng to the law of England and Wales and ale connected with the charitable work of the TrusL b) to relleve persons who are In conditlons of need or hardshlp or who are aged or slck and to relle the d15tress caused thereby in the 5ald locatlon and in such other parts of the Unlted Kingdom or the world a5 the Trustees may from tlme to tlme think fit. The Trustees of New Llfe Church Ottery St Mary The Trustees of the charlty are members of New Ufe Church Ottery St Mary. A new Trustee rnay be appolnted by resolutk>n of the Trustees passed by a maprity of the Trustees for the tlme belnz. The trustees during thè year and any offices held or othèr specSal responslbllltles were: Cholrperson.. Rob Baldry Trea5urer.' Fronk Sanena Secretary.. Heather 8roudbent Other commlttee members.. Alan Alford Heother folbot Allson Puttlck Gory Grove Bankers Uoyds 82 Hlgh Street Honlton EX14 IJJ Re i5tered Addre55 Inde endent Exomlner Rlverbank 2 Beuumont Cottoges Alflngton ottery St Mary EXII IPB lon Jetscotk 15 Mount Vlew Fenlton Devon EX14 3EB
New Llfe Church Ottery St MAry Trnjtee Annual Report Tnjslce Annual R¢port for the year ending September 2025 Through the year New Life Church ha.4 m#inlained 11$ activities. support and giving. during th¢ yur the main Way the chureh soughi to achievc (he Lalling of Christ upon it, have been 89 follows.. l. Fulfilling the viqion to t¢och the Bible to all age groups Our Sunday mornings. have becn focu%¢d on Bible based teaching. The majority of the teAching wL8 undertaken by m¢nibcr8 of th¢ church. The services are an important part of th¢ ehurch life, providing an ongoing Support and source of encouragement as well Lg a much needed supply of prny¢r and leaching on Christian values. We encourage youth t() bc involved in the life of the church. Thcy are involv¢d in playing in the mustc and worship teatn. helping in crechel children's groups. setting up the hall and some hxve given talks to the church. Th¢ provision of a Bible b&sed Sunday School on a Sunday morning also fulfils our vision of the gospel for 411 ages. In addition. the church paid the cost for the children of churcb families attending th¢ New Wine Ci)ristian Festival. The chur¢h Icaders have also vi51tcd many in the church, providing pa5tornl supp)rt and pray¢r. 2. New Life Church in the Community We have wntiDued to put on events that the community can enjoy. We hav¢ held a number of social events including a monthly men's breakfast, summer fun day, arts and crafts tim¢s, games evenings and chub lunches. There ar¢ also a numb¢r of regular gatherings for prnyer groups, home group and worship eveniDgs. We h¢ld a eandlelight service at Christmas wilh contributions from s¢v¢ral members of the congregation and youtb. Our SunÉtsy gatherings conttnu¢ to be well attended by individuals and families a¢ros5 the local are& We have conlinued to support th¢ The 06 youth project in Ott¢ry St Mary. which currently has a part- tim¢ youth worker. as well as support for local families facing financial hardship. 3. Supporting over5ea5 work Our value of supporting mission work ov¢rseas has continued a5 follows.. Supporting the YWAM lead¢rship in North Indii N¢pal and the Himalya region Supporting a child in Africa thmugh Compasston Supporting a married couple in Kallimpon& North India who overs¢¢ Christian outr¢ach and training in the region Supporting the work of the Bible Society 4. Plans for next year Our core va]ue5 remain undiminish¢d.
- Grant making policy Gifts to external organisations and individuals are ¢on8ider¢d by the trusteeB on the basis of need and Ifilment of the ¢haritable objectives. There are no upper or lower limits of support. All r¢gular gifts are reviewed on an annual basis.
- Risk management All major insurable risks are subject lo nomial Chur¢he5 insuran¢¢. Contra¢tu21 risks ar¢ r¢vi¢w¢d before entered into tr) assess that they could not significantly impact upon the Church's ability to fulfil its objectives. 7, Trustees The trnstees of the church me¢t on at lcast a quart¢rly basis. Most Trustees attended each meeting> with each meeting having th¢ quorum of attend¢¢s. Financial statements The Trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statemenls each year that give a true reflection of UK charity's fman¢ial records, safeguarding the assets of the charity and Complying with th¢ charities act 1993. Rob Baldry- Chairperson On behalf of the trnstees Date £?/7/10£<
Independent Examlnerfs Report to Nèw Llfè Church, Ottery St Mary I report on the account5 for the year ended 30th September 2025. Re5pettive responslbllltles of the trustses and examlnèr The trustees are responsible for the preparatSon of the accounts. The trustees conslder that an audit Is not required for this year under sectlon 144121 of the Charlties Act 2011 Ithe 2011 Artl and that an independent examination is needed. It is my fEsponslbility to: examlne the accounts (under sectlon 14515llbl ol the 2011 Act); to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions Blven by the Charity Commission. and to State whether partlcular matters have come to my attention. Basls of independent exlminerfs report My examination was carried out in accordance wlth the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the project and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It a150 includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the a¢¢ounts, and seeking explanation5 from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequ&ntly I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examlnerfs statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention.. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act.. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting (OrdS and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met;. or to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be r ed. l Jeacock 15 Mount View Feniton HonSton Devon EX14 3EB
ew Life Church Otttry St Mary Recelpts and payments Accovnt For the yeAr ende(130th September 2025 Ilnreqtricted Deii%nAted Restricted 'I'otAI 2025 A'otAI 2924 Ineomlng Resources Offerin Gift Aid Sterdship Fund raising (yrants & t)onatsons Re5tri¢led Funds Interest Tax Received Youth Week¢Dd OuLr¢aLh Sale of assets Other 7.023 2U,4110 3.210 7,023 9,839 2U.480 20,830 3.210 3.000 181 5.049 186 11.017 5,049 420 420 Tolal income Fundr¥isin8 cxpcns¢s Fundraisin 36.363 36.363 41.872 Chrit•ble expendire Rent Premises Lighi & Heat 2.724 2.724 2.835 141 399 174 293 895 43 399 174 Wthr Telephone & post Pn"nt/Stal l¢omp/&dmin Donaiions paid Rcstri¢tcd Funds Fixed Assets. Consumables Legal Exp Sunday School Yoiith 14onor 55 7.326 55 7,326 55 9,037 439 1,832 576 66 459 1,832 576 66 1,002 2.038 510 129 19.000 423 19.000 423 17,800 2.087 Fund rdiSiDg Exp Outreach Repair5 Other Total Chrfiible cxpcndltur¢ Tranjfen from Gener•1 Fund N¢l incornel {expendiiLirc) for the ywar Accumulated funds al the start of the Accumulated funds. al the end of the yr 294 294 249 75 130 37.178 38 38 33,508 2.855 26,804 2,855 4,694 26.804 22.110 29,659 26,804
New Life Chureh Ottery St Mary Statement of A$se¢s and Liabililies For the year ended 30th September 2024 TotAI 2025 Tot21 2024 Monetary assets CuTr¢nt aecouDI Reserves a¢count C8s1i aL¢ounl DL4)tors Less creditorUnC1aIMed cheque5 5,474 6,610 20.196 310 29,661 26.800 Libilities Creditors NoTJ-monetary Assets held for the Cbarity's own use Cost Current Value Cost As at l Octob¢r 2024 Additions As at 30 Sepmber 2025 Depr¢ciation at 40% on ftssi year purchases Oth¢r dePTlatIOn A5 at 30 Sept¢Tnber 2025 Net book value As at 30 S¢ptemb¢r 2025 1,316 459 1,775 184 383 1.392 Thes¢ aCCOUDts were approved by th¢ TnL%l¢¢s on 19. 07. 2DU and w¢r¢ sted on thetr behalf by: - Treasurer
New Llfe Church Ottery St Mary Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 301h September 2025 l Accountln8 Pollcles la} Basis of Accountlng The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, in accordance with the applicable accounting standards and the Charity Commlssion guide "Accounting for Smaller Charities". (b) Income Income is treated as bein8 receivable in the year in which it is received. 2 Employees The charity has no employees and therefo no remuneration. 3 Transactions with Trustees and Connected Partles Mr Bruce Talbot received an honorarium during the year, in accordance with the Declaration of Trust. S Donations The charity supported the following causes through donations in 2025: ca for the Family Chrtstian Charities Donations to famllies Missionary work overseas Sponsoring Indian nurse's training Supporting a child Supporting a YWAM wot*er in India 40 1,120 3,682 1.200 600 384 300 7,326