New Llfe Church ottery St Mary
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT and ACCOUNTS
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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
re￿Stered 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
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Re
i5tered Addre55
Inde
endent Exomlner
Rlverbank
2 Beuumont Cottoges
Alflngton
ottery St Mary
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lon Jetscotk
15 Mount Vlew
Fenlton
Devon
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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 chu￿b 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.

5. 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.
6. 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
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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
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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
Ste￿￿rdship
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
Ch*rit•ble expendi￿re
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 Ch*rfiible 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 creditor￿UnC1aIMed cheque5
5,474
6,610
20.196
310
29,661
26.800
Li*bilities
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 Sep*mber 2025
Depr¢ciation at 40% on ftssi year purchases
Oth¢r dePT￿latIOn
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¢
st￿ed 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