Trustees Annual Report for 2024
The principal purpose of the Church is the advancement of the Christian faith according to the principles of the Baptist denomination. The Church may also advance education and carry out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world.
In order to fulfil our purpose our mission is:
To speak boldly – We have a responsibility to share the good news of Jesus with the community around us.
To worship wholeheartedly – We were created and re-created to worship God and to praise Him in all circumstances.
To grow spiritually – Being a Christian means we don’t stand still but go on a journey during which we learn and grow.
To care sacrificially – In a world full of difficulties we need to look to the needs of the community around us through the love of Jesus.
To pray persistently – We believe in the God who cares for His world and who responds to our prayers.
The trustees, in making decisions about the activities and in the running of the church, have had due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance. The aims of the church are met through a wide variety of activities for the public benefit, a summary of which is shown below. Activities are open to members of the public, with particular reference to those in the local community and, although they flow from the faith and beliefs of the membership, are open to people of all faiths or none. The church is totally dependent on the work and contributions made by a large number of volunteers, without whom we could not function; however, much of its work is undertaken by the paid staff.
The church puts considerable resources into paying its staff. The other major expense the church faces is its utility bill and the maintenance of its buildings.
Some of this maintenance is done in-house by suitable volunteers but we do need to employ experts for some of the work.
Summary of the Various Areas of Church Life
WORSHIP, PRAYER AND STUDY: As a church, worship is obviously a central aspect of our activities. We meet for worship regularly on Sundays from 10.30am and Wednesdays from 19:30pm, with our Sunday services also live streamed to our YouTube channel.
The Pastoral Team has done its best to support members of our church and the church community.
It is the responsibility of every church member to care for and look out for others in the congregation, and we are grateful for the help of the many church members who take this responsibility seriously.
We look at the membership list annually and try to contact those who have not attended recently, urgent prayer requests are sent (with permission) by email or by phone to church members.
Throughout 2024 we have held a monthly Sunday afternoon tea for older people. This has been well received by the local community.
MISSION & EVANGELISM: The church seeks to engage with the local community and the wider world both financially and practically by, for example, giving regularly to a range of charities and supporting church members’ involvement in charity work. We also continued to support a small number of missionaries who are stationed in difficult and often dangerous places overseas.
JUBILATTE COFFEE SHOP: remains open and continues to be a meeting place for community groups and individuals who value the peace and beauty of the church sanctuary.
MUSTARD SEED BOOKSHOP: The bookshop that operates in Jubilatte Coffee shop has seen an increase in trade over the year. We are now one of the few Christian book shops in the city.
NEW LIFE NURSERY SCHOOL: The Nursery school continues to offer high quality education to children aged 2 to 4 years of age. We are fortunate to have well qualified and motivated staff. The school has maintained steady numbers over 2024.
FOODBANK: The Foodbank continues to be open on Wednesdays with local agencies referring people in need to us. We have seen an increase in the number of people seeking food parcels through the year. We have been grateful for the support of the church, local supermarkets, and government agencies over the year.
HIGH STREET CHAPLAINCY: We continue to offer a chaplaincy service to the High Street traders which is well received and valued by them.
YOUTH WORK: We run a number of weekly groups for children of all ages. We ran a summer holiday club for primary age children which was well attended.
LETTINGS: The church has an extensive property, parts of which are available for hire by community groups. The church also owns three houses which are let and thereby provide a regular and significant source of income.
Overview of 2024
2024 has been an excellent year for the church with growing attendances at most, if not all, of our activities.
However, 2024 has been a challenging year for the church with the continued rise of utility prices.
We have seen improvements from the measures implemented last year but continue to look for ways of getting the church closer to being net zero, something we would like to achieve.
We have been grateful for various grants that we have received for this work, but it has been a big expense. However, we hope it will enable our halls to continue to be a resource for our community on into the future.
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1135380 New Life Baptist Church(Kings Heath) 01/01/2024 31/12/2024 No (if any) Charity Name Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from ~~ee~~ |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Restricted | Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||||
| Offertory | £ | 80,231 £ |
- | - | - | 80,231 | 77,036 | |||||
| Jubilatte | £ | 49,995 £ |
- | - | - | 49,995 | 47,648 | |||||
| Lettings | £ | 50,966 £ |
- | - | - | 50,966 | 47,256 | |||||
| Gift aid | £ | 13,459 £ |
- | - | - | 13,459 | 15,206 | |||||
| Nursery | £ | 88,403 £ |
- | - | - | 88,403 | 85,799 | |||||
| Others | £ | 2,841 £ |
- | - | - | 2,841 | 2,603 | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
(Gross income for AR) |
285,895 | 285,895 | - | - | - | 285,895 | 275,548 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 285,895 - - 285,895 275,548 ~~—s222==~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||||||
| Insurance | £ | 9,283 £ |
- | - | - | 9,283 | 7,104 | |||||
| Jubilatte | £ | 28,085 £ |
- | - | - | 28,085 | 58,861 | |||||
| Ministry | £ | 2,977 £ |
- | - | - | 2,977 | 9,483 | |||||
| Nursery | £ | 3,587 £ |
- | - | - | 3,587 | 71,563 | |||||
| Propertyexpenses | £ | 29,421 £ |
- | - | - | 29,421 | 33,311 | |||||
| Utilities | £ | 21,700 £ |
- | - | - | 21,700 | 13,556 | |||||
| Wages | £ | 182,106 £ |
- | - | - | 182,106 | 90,324 | |||||
| Other | £ | 16,395 £ |
- | - | - | 16,395 | 10,633 | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 293,555 | 293,555 | - | - | - | 293,555 | 294,835 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 293,555 - - 293,555 294,835 ~~see~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
- 7,660 - - - 7,660 - 19,287 - - - - - 51,884 - - 51,884 71,171 44,224 - - 44,224 51,884 ~~===>>~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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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 283 School Road, Kings Heath 42 Pineapple Road 121 Hazelhurst Raod Details Church Building (80 High Street) Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details HSBC Details Signature Nursery Loans |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 44,224 - - - - - 44,224 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted funds - - - - - Print Name Callum MacKinnon |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Callum MacKinnon | 30/10/2025 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees New Life Baptist Church On accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024 Charity no (if any) 1135380 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3111212024. Responsibilities and basis of report 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"). 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 confirm 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 requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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: 9th October 2025 Name: Michael Newbold Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): None Address: Flat 5, Homepeal House, 231 Alcester Road South, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 6DT IER Oct 2018