Registered Charity Number: _1145507 Report of the Trustees and unaudited flliancial statement for the year ended 31° March 2024 for Fareham Baptist New Life Church
Fareham Baptist New Life Church Contents of the financial statements for the year ended 31. March 2024 Page Contents Report of the Trustees 2to 15 Statement of Financial Activities 16to 17 Independent Examiner's Report 18 Page I
Fareham Baptist New Life Cbur¢h Report of Ibe Trustees 51 for the year ended 31 Mareh 2024 Th¢ truste¢s present their r¢pDrt with the financial statements of the Lharity tor the year ellded 31, March 2024. Thc trustees have adopied the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practicc (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities, issued in March 2015. Reference alld Administrative details Registered Charity Nutnb¢r: 1145507 Principle addro$8 Gosport Road Fareham Hampshire P016 OQW Trustees Mr John D¢ar Mr H Ellis Mrs M Rog¢rs Mr David Allison Mr Matthew Hibberd Acting Secretary "I'reasurer SafeguvdrdiDg Officer Deputy Wendy Townrow Sarah Cartwright Safeguarding Trustees Myrtlc Rogers Hugh Ellis Independent Examtner Mr David Standing 12 Thc Moorings Fareha Hampshire P016 OTF Bankers Lloyds Bank PI,C Fareham Branch Page 2
Farebam Baptist iyew Life Chureh Reporl of the Trustees for tbe year ended 31, Mareh 2024 Structure, Governance and Management Governing docum¢Mt The charity is eongtituted under the Baptist Union of Greai Britain Model TTUSt Deed, dated 20th March 2008. The charity 1$ constitutcd as an unincorporated agsociation. Reeruitment and Mppointment of new trustees. TSte¢S are appointed by the Church Memberfs Meeting in arKordan¢e with thc Church ConstitutLOn. Or8Anisational strueture The tllLStees are the Leadership Team cojnposed of the Minister and Deacons elected under the authority of the Church Meeting. Wlder network The Lharity is a member of thc Baptist Union of Great Brttain, adopting their model irnst deed and Subscribing io thcir doctrine. and the Southern Counties Baptist Association. Risk mln8gemet The trustees have a dury to identify and review the risk5 to which ihe charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in pla to provid¢ reasonable &8surance agaijjst ftaud and error. Obje¢tiv¢s And Activiti¢s Objectives Ind •lm Th¢ prin¢ipal purpose of the Church is thc advancement of th¢ Christian Faith a¢¢ording to the principles of the Baptist D¢noinination and the W(Trrd of God. Thc Church may a150 adYJnce education and out other charitable purposes in the United Kingdom andlor other parts of the world. As a member of the Baptist Union the ¢hurch subscribes to the Union's Declaration of Principle.. 'That our Lord and Saviour Jcsus Christ. God manifest in flesh, is the sol¢ and absolute authoiity in all matters pertaining to faith and practi. revealed in the Holy Scriptures, and that each church has liberty, under the guidance of ihe Holy Spirii, to intery)ret and admtnister His laws. That Christiatt Baptism is the immersion in water into the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, of those who havc professed repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ who 'died for our sins according to Scripturcs- was buried. and rosc again on the thud day,. That it is the duty of cvery disciple to bear peT50nal witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to take part in the evang¢lisation of thc world." Page 3
FarehAm Baptist Neiv Life Church Report of the Trustees st for tbe year ended 31 March 2024 Achi¢vem¢nls And Performance Charitable activities Actin Seeretaries Re ort As I look back at 2023, 1 am amazed at how much has happened and how God led the church tl]rough a year of transition. The year started with ow Pastor Rev Alan Rogers Tetiring after many years leading the church. The Iheme verse God led us to was frojn Malachi chapter 3 and versc 16 441 tbe Lord do not ehange". Coupled with this tbe deacons felt we should not seek a new pastor or an extemal moderator until at least the next phase of the building work was completed. This was ratified by the church me¢ting. So you might suppose this would be d year of 'treading water,. How mistak¢n you would be..... During a deacons Quiet Day in Pebruary. we were prompted to start thinking about an OLLtrcach onto ihe Rowner Estate and initial enquires were mad¢. In April at the Annual Church Mccting David Alison and Matthew Hibberd were called to join thc deaconate, also the idea about a RoTrer outreach along with a possibl¢ venue was broughi to the membership and acLepted. More detailed plans were then shared and accepted at the members meeting in May. We had the initial meeting of the Rowner outreach at the Nimrod Centre on the 4 June, in one of the smaller rooms, which proved loo small. Th¢s¢ services were continued on thc I st Sunday of each tllonth for the rest of the year. Towards the end of the year, we were asked to lead a Community Carol Service at the centre. also Gosport Waterfront Baptist Church expressed interest of joining with us for th¢ Rowncr Outreach. Thc Cornmunity Carol service was successful and well attended. We also startcd rebuilding relationships with the Southem Counties Baptist Association, attending several association meeting5 at Basingsloke BaptASt Church and wclcoming Rev Simon Gray to another Deacons Quiet Day later in the year. The Bible School which Alan had been rLU)ning on alterndte Thursday evenings Came to a natural conclusion at the summer bTeak in August. For fLve Wednesday evenings in Nov¢mber, wc ran ihe C ol'F. Difference Course both in-person in the loung7e and on Zoom which was well reccived and plans we made to do something SiEnilar in the New Year. A new Babyrroddler and Carcr support group Sunbeams was started in September, initially meeting monthly. This slarted with largc numbers but tailed off as winter approached. We also hosted Baptismal services for two other churches during the second part of the year and it was great to see our buildings packed on these occasions. All of this happened in addition lo and alongside all of the regular long teTm weekly activities of Sunday worship, Prayer Meetings, Oasis Group for those with additional need5, Girls. Brigade and Activ8 whose reports you will fmd elsewhere. In conclusion, God proved ihe theme verse of being tbe satne faithful God who continued to bless the church despite Alan's retirement, but that it was tar from a y¢ar of just 'trcading wateT'. We look forward with excilement of wher¢ God will lead in th¢ coming years. John De- Acling Secretary. Page 4
Fareham Baptist New Life Church Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31, March 2024 "Men $ Breakfasts. _ 2024 f was 'sure' I'd made out our Men's Breakfast report already, but I guess I'll have to put its disappearance down to a hungry laptop that seems to have digested it ¢Jnd not even left a crumb of incriminating evidence. I don't know about (Y of you other guys, but my scales and tape measure are startin9 to point very accusing fingers at mell It would seem that some drastic measures are in need of serious consideration. When the safety of some of the buttons on my various waistcoats are in jeopardy, its time to take actionl Perhaps I should consider stickin9 to cereals or maybe toast and marmalade ??? I'll pray about it and maybe get back to you next time. Seriously though guys. it's great to gather together to encourage one-another and share what God has done ond is continuirvj to do in our lives. One thing I will say and with this I'll climb down off my soapbox, and that is....... lookin9 at... and hearing about the state of our sick and wayward world how many more breakfasts will there be before our Lord Jesus returns and calls us home? I'll leave that with you. So, back to ' the food, we've enjoyed fellowship over well-cooked breakfasts and are grateful to those responsible f or (a) turning out f aithf ully, regularly and early enough and in all weathers, to hove it all ready for when the clarion call goes out.come and get it!. Gr(Jteful th(mk go also to those who forsake their beds early enough to set up our dining orea already to 90. Thanks must also go to the"Little Angelsfi15taff who often times leave the area already for us. Now and again, we also have the pleasure of our womenfolk and look forward to repeat occasions in this comin9 year. As the menfolk of the fellowship. our numbers have not been as great as we would like and would encourage one and all to spread the word. As it also says in the word "it 1$ good for man to dwell together in unison" and one of the better ways (my opinion) to do this is to see if we can't °build-up, the inner man. by building up 'the outer one. also? and what better way than round the breakfast table and a bite to eat to start the day. Let's see if. in this comin9 year, we can't spread the Word. the Good News like we spread marmalade on Toast. Blessings - John Curd Page 5
Fareham Baptist New Life Church Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31" Mareh 2024 Fellowshi F.vents 2023124 One ot.the m05t nothble features of the early church is their practice of meeting together for fellowship. and we have endeavoured &s a church to continue to do so. We eontinue to have coffee mornings regularly. when we can meet over a cuppa and cale, with each other and with friends from outside Ihe church. Th¢s¢ are from l O till 12 on the last Saturday cach montlL and we welcome all who com¢ to join us. In 2023 we had a BFIQ in the church carpark, when the weather kept fair, and the food was excellent. We look forward to another this year in June. Always a popular evening is ow Quiz Evening, when we are joined by friends from several other churches, all come to bc testcd in their knowledge. Perhaps this yeaT w¢ should do sotne revision so that we at FBNLC might winl Most Christmases we have a Christmas Fair, when money is raised towards the church building fund. This last year was ni exception, and over £300 was raised, as well as our being able to welcome friends and families from outside the church circle. Age, Covid and high prices have broughi the church holidays to an end after wecks spent in Bournemouth, Torquay, Eastboum¢. and the 151e of Wight. The balance remaining in the holiday account, £236, has been allocated to thc building fund. We thank all who went to make these holidays such fun. We look forward to thig year's fellowship activities and pray that this will be a blessing to many. If you want a note of what is planned, see mc. Myrtle Rogers. Page 6
Farcham Baptist New Life Chur¢b Report of tbe Trustees for the year ended 31, Marcb 2024 Mission News In May over l 00 worship5 from Portsmouth Pentecostal Church of CJod used our sanctuary and baptism pool. and we were ablc to bless other local churches also using our facilities for baptisms. In June, in outreach, we started to meet at Nimrod Communily Cenlre in RowneT on¢¢ a month for an informal service. Gosport Waterfront Baptisi Church would join us for thcse services soon after and in December a special Christmas Service was held with over 40 people, including the Mayor of Gosport. attending. W¢ continue to nL¢et and remain open to see what God has planned. Also. in June we also welcorned Chris and Gabby from the Leprosy Mission. We hedrd how Gabby had been drawn into thc ministy, working for God by bringing hope to people who are on the edge of society. Prayers and support for works in Nepal, support for lea workers in Indi4 Chris spok¢ on I Corinthians 3.3-9 and the assignments CJod glves to each of us to plant and water, that only God can make things grow, ld that we are God's field and God's building. ID October, Geoft and Irene visited us from Open Doors. We hcard about how the charity serves persecuted Christians around the world. including in places like North Korea where having a Bible would result in an entire family being sent to prison. Irene used ihe illustration of chocolal¢ to demonstrate how we need to keep dipping into the Word of God to 'taste and see that the Lord is good,, and how importtint having access to a Biblc is to undeTStand the full Word of (rod, sharing how th¢re is a lack of Bibles. Geoft" shared Matthew 25.3146, how the bon of rnan WAII s¢parate the sheep frorn the goats, sJ]d how we mustn't deny serving atly of his people, giving the lowest hospiiality, making lime to support and clothe others no atter how unimportant they seem, and that we do it to Jesus when we do. Geoff also mentioned 'We are onc family, (John 1.12) and one body where 'if one member suffers. we all suff¢r' (Corrin 12.26), therefore if you are the Church then you are also persecuted. In February we welcomed Cath¢iin¢ who spoke about WEC, how she was called by God to Japan and the work that she is und¢rtakiiig Ihcre. It was wonderful to he[ liow God was using, her talents as a h&ry)ist to minister to others, to hear how shc was integrating with churches and to leam about some of the culture diffcrences. At the churLh anniversary 5ervi¢e, in March, Rev Jim Thomas, Regional Mintster for missio Southern Counties Bible Association, spoke with lis briefly about Homc Mission Fwid. Throughout th¢ year we have continued to make donations from our Missions Account to support BMS World Mission, Noel and Mandy at WEC, Catherine Porter. Barnabas Foundation, Mission Aviation Fellowship. Home Mission Fund and Wycliffe Bible Translators. JOI Curd remains the point of contact for Catherine, David st(ding for WyLliffe, Hu8h for Masih Das and S¢rita', I remain the POC for Leprosy Mission and have now also taken on LIMS. following David Towmrow's years in role, for which we thank him. Over several years. David Standing has done a sterling job ofbringing all these organisations into a regular newsletter, I now will tske on this responsibility, with his a5%1Stance. Our thanks to David for his service. Acts 13:47 For this is what the Lord ha5 commanded us". you may bring salvation to the ends of the Eartli." '1 have made you a light for the Gentiles, that Page 7
Fareham Baptist Ncw Life Chureh Report of the Trustee5 for the year ended 31 Manh 2024 ht and Li e Church Re rt 2023-2024 We are a small group, formerly called Faith and Light, for people with additional needs and their carers. We meet On a month for fellowship, worship and a shared tea. There are up to 11 members of the group. We usually meet on the second Sunday of the month in the afternoon from 3pm to 5.30pm. We share our news and our concerns, we worship God and we have tea together. During our worship we hear and mime a Bible story, make a craft item to reinforce the Bible story, sing and pray. This year our theme is 'Meeting Jesus., We have met with Jesus with different Bible characters and have learnt how meeting Jesus has changed them and can change us too. In December, we opened our meeting to the members of Oasis. We acted out the nativity, sang our favourite carols and enjoyed a deliGlOUS tea together. The group is open to anyone who has an interest in supporting our special friends. Wendy Townrow Worshi Grou During the year Joy and I have swapped roles, with Joy standing do1 as the leader of the group, but continuing to be part of the group and my deputy. None of us are professAonal musicians, but we do the best we can to bring the talents we do have as an offerlnu of worship to God. I am very gtateful to: All of the musicians and singers. Martin on the sound desk for his efforts in making us sound the best we can be. Jo for following us makÉng sure the rtght words are displayed. ¢ven when we go 'off-track' and not where she expects. and everyone for their understanding as I find my feet in this new n)le. The new outreach at the Nimrod Centr¢ has proved a challenge. especially WAth the transport of equipment each time, but also the opportunity to try new styles of worship. We have managed to learn and bring several new songs during the year, and we are also learning to be more collaborative in the way we worship logether as we try to follow the Holy Spirit's leading. At the end of thc year, we prepaTe for Kirstie, David ToThroW and Matthew to slep-down and I want to pay tribute to the hard work and effort they have put into the worship group. We also look forward David Alison to join us. John Dear- Worshtp Group Leader. Page 8
Fareham Baptist New Life Church Report of the Trust¢¢s for the year ended 31, March 2024 a and Chat How did we start? We thought the rncn have a breakfaqt. why can't we ladies have sornething for us? So, we deLided to start with afternoon tea- therefore, January 2023 w&s our first me¢ting. Many of us are on our own and there are days when we see or speak to nobody, so as you can imagine there is quite a bit of chatter that goes on. One of our nlembers is very good at craft WOTk and shares with us the things she h8s been working on. We have dlso been looking at what we can do that will encourage us and make our time togetheT Worthwhile. At our meeting just before Cluistmas, we invited the men lo join us and share a lunch together. Our numbers have dropped a little thts year with thc passing ot'two of our ladies- Mary Ross and Ann Scrivener, so any ladies who would like to join us. come and speak to me (Joy) and I will give you Ihe date of our next meeting. Joy Webb. The Girls, Bri de and Activ8 l Fareham 6rou Actlv8 rt . 2023-24 ur trigade Group has continued to evolve over the last year. We bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to children and young people. We pray that they will be aff ected by what they have heard lon9 into the future. Who we are There are now 11 girls and 6 boys. The children are aged from 4 to 17 years-old. We hove 3 leaders.. Sarah Cartwright, Vickie Partridge and Wendy Townrow. We have a rota of parents to assist each Friday. One of our leaders, Margaret Davies, died in January. She was associated with I. Fareham f rom her teens. Her membership paused when she had her 2 daughters but she was back with her daughter as soon as she was 5. Margaret became a helper, then an auxiliary and then a leader. She worked with all 4 age-9roups, from 4-year-old Explorers to 18* Brigaders. Margaret attended many camps. of ten as cook. We will miss Margaret.. l Fareham will not be quite the same without her. However, although Margaret's passing is sad for US. we know that as a Christian she is now enjoyin9 a much better place and that we will meet her again orte day. Page 9
Fartham Baptl8t New Lrfe Church Report of the Tru8t¢es for the year ended 31, Mareh 2024 The Girls, Brigade and Activ8 - continued What we do We meet on Friday evenings f rom 6pm to 7.30, with the older teenagers stayin9 on until 8pm. We start the evening Wlth games - tag and stuck-in-the-mud bein9 f irm favourites. We move onto our Bible story and then the activities to reinforce the message. We have covered topics on The Coronation. Our Community, Self-control. Creativity, Heolth and Our Planet. Five members of our Group have completed their N:f luence (Young Leaders,) Training. The most we have had in many years! They attended a trainin9 day in February and had to complete a challen9e in their own time. Seven of our older teena9ers began their Duke of Edinburgh's Award during the year. There are 4 ports to the Dof E Award.. Skills, Volunteering, Physical and Expedition. The f irst 3 sections are individual activities to be undertaken over 3-6 months. The Expedition is a team ef f ort. We have taken them on a practice walk and a practice weekend. A further practice weekend and the assessed weekend will take place this summer. Highli9hts of the year In May last year we visited Parker Meadows Core Home and joined the residents in potting up plants and sowing seeds. There were some bri Iliant conversations between our youn9Sters and the elderly residents. Our Awards Evenin9 was in July. We held it in the car park again and it was followed by a barbecue. Some 40 people attended to celebrate the year's achievements and enjoy burgers and hot dogs. Our Group had not been away on camp for 4 years but this year all that changed. In Au9USt we went to Weymouth with 7 girls. We stayed at the Baptist Church, just a stone's throw f rom the lovely sandy beach. We visited Sealife. Monkey World. Sand World and Nothe Fort. In October. we Joined with other Groups in the District for a Fun Day. Games were played, craf t was coloured and a balloon man demonstrated balloon-modelling. We had a Li9ht Party in November with games, a disco, f ood party bags and lots and lots of fairy lightsl We learnt how Jesus came to be the Li9ht of the World. At Christmas we had a traditional Carol Service, attended by friends ond family. Every company evening. and district and national event includes a time of worship, fn all our activities we Strive to f ulf il our GB Aim: 'To help girls (and boys) to becom followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and through self-control. reverence and a sense of responsibility to f ind true enrichment of lif e,. Wendy Townrow (Team Leader) Page 10
Fareham Baptist New Life Churcb Report of the Trustee for the year ended 31. Mareh 2024 Oasi5 Grou We are a social group for adults with additional needs and their carers. We meet every Wednesday 10am until 12pm, with the exception of school holidays. We have 9 members of our group who are accompanied by 7 carers, we occasionally get a few more carers if they are in training. Every week members, numbers vary due to illness or appointments. It is a relaxed atmosphere where people can enjoy listening to music and have a chat with a cup of tea or coffee and cake. We have a range of puzzles and books which everyone can use and swap and share. We also play games such as dominoes, Connect4 and card games. We have been doing some work in scrapbooks this year. Irs been interesting finding out lots of new things about each other via pictures. Crafting is popular, making cards, colouring, sewing and threading beads have also been enjoyed by all. We have a large tree poster which was made by Julia, and everyone helps to decorate it according to the seasons. We are all very proud of it. We enjoy a sing song and have adopted the community song as our own. David Townrow has a skill at getting everyone singing, helped along with Wendy who knows all the actions. In April 23 we had a trip to Petersfield Lake, looking at wildlife and a walk, followed by a meal in Poppins Cafe. The weather was a little crisp and windy, but it was good spending time together and warming up in the cafe. The lake is beautiful in any weather. At Christmas we had a party when Father Christmas visited us with gifts. We also discovered that Lloyd loves sausage rolls and mince pies very much. Lloyd has also become a regular worshipper, joining us on a Sunday morning. It is great to hear him singing along with the songs of praise and worship- I Ihink his favourite song is How Great Thou Art. We are always open to prayer requests as and when requested by our members and ask that you all remember Oasis in your prayers. I would like to give a big thank you to David, Gill, Julia. Val and Wendy for all their help. Liz Allison - leader. Pagell
Fareham Baptist New Life Church Report of the Trustees yt for the y¢ar ended 31 March 2024 Junior Church Re ort 2023-2024 It has been delightful to see the numbers of children in Church increase during the year. There are now up to 7 children who attend Junior Church. There are three Junior Church leaders at the present. My heartFelt thanks go to LizAllison and Sarah Cartwright for being such stalwarts. I have so enjoyed working with our 2 older children over the years, watching them develop along their spiritual paths. However, the Lord has increasingly laid on my heart the need to work with the younger children. By July I knew I had to change my focus. From September I have taught a very simple lesson to the younger children, reading or telling a Bible story. Early on I discovered that they loved singing. And in the run up to Christmas, I intrOdUd a simple craft. So, although initially l expected to just do a story and a prayer and that they would play for the rest of the session, the toys have not come out of the cupboard for several weeks now! The parents of the younger children stay with them so that we don't need another leader. Liz and Sarah still help with the older two children when they come on alternate weeks. We have looked at stories from Acts, and the parables and miracles of Jesus. Please pray for our children and young people, that they will grow and develop their own relationships with God. l also urge you to pray for more leaders, who are able and willing to teach or help in Junior Church week-by-week. It is our collective responsibility as a Church to help lead these children and young people to Christ. Jesus plad children at the centre when others would have marginalised them. Let us place them at the ntre too, not indulging them but bringing them up to be responsible. disciplined Christian young people. Children and young people are a vital part of the Chuich. We cannot be Church without them. Wendy Townrow Page 12
Fareham Baptist New Life Cburch Rcport of the Trustees fTrr the year ¢nded 31" Mareh 2024 Little Angels Pre-school Church Re ort A New Year We started the new school year in September 2023. once again after our school leaving children have gonc on their new advenlures to big school! We had lots of new children joining us, Natalie is not an apprentice anymore, she is now our level 2 member of staff working full lime. Sue has now retired, and Ch(wlotte has left to start a new challenge at Halson School. Money has been a const(U]t struggle as the Government funding for children we rcceivc does not coTrcr the full Lost of a child's place arld the national wag¢ keeps going up! Because of this and as a way of trying to save money we had to takc the decision to not replace Sue and Charlotte but to inslead me (LoTraine) Sam and Mich¢ll¢ would work 11 time in the Pre-school room. This has meant a lot of our papenvork has to be done at home in our own time. We are lucky to have Annie in the otTice working and she keeps all our children's scrapbooks up to date. It has been a challengiug year with the children we have. We have a few children who have cballenging behaviour and additional n¢¢ds. This has put a strain on us all, when children have caused physi¢al harn] to us and other children. I thank my fantaslic team for all theiT hard work and how w¢ have all supported each othcr through this lough time and continue Lo do so. Fundraisin We have been very lucky this year to have an old parent who has been volullteering 3 days a week, her nam¢ is Kirsty. Shc is fantastic with the children and bas good knowledge of children's behaviours. The childr¢n love her (tnd so do we! She start¢d in September and soon fundraiscd on our Pre-school Facebook page foT a wonderful water tray for outside as ours was broken. They are quite expensive to repla¢¢ so a cost we couldn't affoTd. Kirsty sorted it all out and soon raised enough to buy il for us. Our hildr¢n were delighted. Kirsty has also bought OUT children 2 mud kitchens, some bags of sand to go in our kitchen area, and lots of pens, mini note pads and chalk5. Our local school, Redlands, also came to visit us on a few occasions with thc school council Children. The Children from there recently had a vote on somewhcre in the ¢ornmunity to raise money foT and voted for Little Angelsl They have raised £190 for us lo buy our childr¢n a new sand pit which is fantastic as ours is broken. We thank them so muLh for this kind gesture. Committee Just before Christmas we lost one of our committee members, Mary, who died at a wondethl age of 901 Shc has a part of our commitfre for many years and we apprecialcd all the time she has givcn us. We will miss her on the comtnittee and send our thoughts to all her family. We are still searching for a parent to join our committee and hope to find someone soon. Students W¢ always like to support our local students in our area to help them with their leaming and development. We offer placement OppOrtLties to come and spend the wcck at Pre-schuol learning about children and the job. This year we have a student from Cams School who was brilliant with all the children. We have a further student from Cams coming and a sludent from Fareham Academy in June. Page 13
Far¢ham Bapti8t Ncw Life Church Report of the Trustees for th¢ year ended 31, Mar¢b 2024 Little Angels Pre-school - continued Pro ection f or next ear We have 35 children at the moment on our books. We will be loosing 20 in July to go to school. We have some more children joining us after Ihe easter holidays and already have more children regisiered to join in September. After the Easter holidays, 2 year-old childreD of working fatnilies now claim 15 hours funding from th¢ govemment. We are hoping ihis will encourage more parents to register their children with us so we can build up ()ur numbers more. We are always looking for ways to improve our Pre-school so we can best support all our cbildrfflL help their development and reach their full potential. That's the TC&8on we do our job and why we are all passionate about it. We want cach child who joins Lillle Angels lo have a safc td happy place to learn. lThaine Hartley Manager Sunbeams Sunbeams has been running appmximately just over a year now and it Is a group of like-minded people getting tO8ether each week to chat and have cups of tca and coffee while their children play. Kirstie and Liz both run this group together and cuentlY we have 3 regular families who come along but are praye1 that more will join in the fun. We have r¢cent]y ¢el¢brated Easter with an Eiaster craft. and the children are particularly interested in getting messy and we have rccently been doing some biscuit decorating wh¢r¢ more icing was consumed than used for decorating. At Sunbeams we pride ourselves in being open to all and wel¢om¢ all types of caregivers and their children. We ask for a donation of£i.50 per family wliich covers the cost of Tefrcshments (usually biscuits and drinks) and we have a wid¢ variety of toys available for each age range ofchild. We have r¢cent]y been donatcd lots of new toys and games by Ihe community which we are thankful for. We'd value prayer for the grolllh of this group. 'IIMDkyou. Kirstie Dear Page 14
Farebam Baptist New Lrfe Cbur¢h Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31, March 2024 Finaiici31 Review The chaTity continues to be fi]nded mainly ihrough gifts and donaiions ftom members of the charity. plus incomc from the pre- school. Phases l & 2 of the building wod( have been compl¢t¢(L We are waiting to start on phases 3 to 5. Rc5erv¢s Poliey Thc trusteeg do not consider a reserves policy is required at this time. The situation is continually monitored in Conjunction with the pre-school management team. Future Developments Looking to the future, the ¢hurch is continuing to grow numerically. There 15 a ¢ontinuing programme of social activitie%. We look towards being able to 5Ct a staft date for the comrnencement of phase tl)ree of the bllilding programme. Weekly services are held on Sunday mornings, and have also been broadcast on FacebooL YouTube and recordings distributed on DVDIUSB memory sticks. Prayer meetings and other activities have taken place on Zoom. We have $eeth several pcople regularly view servi¢es from outside the local area. Offcrings and donations, although reduced, hav¢ 6onLinued to be received. We are confident that God will continue to gustain us going forward. ()N BEHALFOFTHE TRUSTEES: Mrs M Rog¢rs- Trustee Date.. Pagc 15
Fxeham Wi81 Now Lif• Church ccffisllidat Stats(t of Finadal Affars for the yearend 31st Marth W24 . 202W24 lthwlrktsd R88lrfcltd Fd5 FurKJ$ Totsl Fun15 RECEIPTS AND PAYMEIITS ACCOUNT R•ekpts ur¢h Off8rirvJ5. Glts Oon8t¢ Tax rÈcov8red GTants. Fess & Substxwr R¢¢•ptfrom Hire ofpr8mlses R¢¢olpts frun church & evthts 0th8rAcl(ls & redepts rnStrnenl Inw 23.245 16.279 36.624 4.706 1Ck8,740 820 Q128 108.740 I1¥)J76 IQOW6 3.408 101 507 32,039 124.616 15656 1Tr7,1 145U PanI6 Mlnlsteripl t8. Pens8 & expwffjo8 vtsbNJ Skers P•storal eypenses MwdTon Support In8uranr Uifjty Costs T•bphon8. Pth¥NJ & StsIipn8ry Maintenance & Security 108 An9ols Wage¥ LKUe An9e1s otsr Op Costs Other l¢hurrhl AcUTrAty ExpÈn888 Résources and Equipment Buldkng Dfjv¢knpmgnt Exp8Th5•s 643 55 543 134 &131 7,62S 7,825 6,622 1.4e6 1.11) 1270 3,548 91,389 7.575 3.756 1,475 7.575 145Jg 3,756 1.475 44S1 20,519 1Cfj.$89 127,108 Exces$ 01 Recbpts over IPwnts) Trdn5hr8 bthxon Fund5 115¥J 18.Q27 29.547 11.520 44,329 55.849 18,027 98,879 116.906 29,547 143.208 172,755 -1? Bank arxl 18h balances at 1$tAprll Bonk 8nd 5h bal$ 8131st MaTth 918 119 STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABILMES C••h Funds Cash al Bank 8nd in 55.629 55,629 117,126 117.126 172.755 172.755 46.4M .401 Olhor Mon•loryA88•ts LiJbilit¥ A¥s•t¥r•laln•d. Church 132.(X)4 2,600,1))0 2,732,1 11&9Ti iQU4N 11*375 P#9• 16
Fwehlm 88ptl¥¢ N•w LIF• Chw¢h Noks to¥ 3151 Myt¢h2024 ioAc¢wnty Vnr• Tclil Tll 1 Re¢wtsfrw 120 1X) I>JD 12( 24 W4F 175 600 550 7¢25 7625 BAIHncq •1 1stAprti 44.329 40,900 717 19.655 3 FLoYs GerrnlFw Pasqmnts 17,479 Tr¥Akn 31 29.104 15,279 101 1.¥39 l¥ 53,179 7,625 7fflF LrteArfjliJvg1 031 St6 2.510 2.378 236 Td6 622 628 774 LW&L SurtAms 67 16 155 35 143. 127,1Q Ir2.755 5bJrAbn. Spjftaturo.. trHughEIL5 Pago 17
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Charrty Naine Fareham Baptist New Lrfe Church On accounts for the year ended 31st March 2024 Charity no lif any) 1145507 Set out on pages 1 to17 IreniÈnihJknl to indude I'.t' paye ,, . ol adclitYJn81- Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for Ihis year trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Acl 2011 (the Charrties Act) and that an independent examinalion is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow th8 procedures laid down in the general Direclions given by the Charity Commission (under seclion 145(51(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examinaS statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review ofthe accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'twe and fair. view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination, no material matters have Come to my examin6r's statsment attention (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respecl,, accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I 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 Ihe accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackels if they do not apply. Signed: Date: (w, lo?.¥ Namè: David Standing Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body (If any): Address: 12 The Moorings IER December 2017 Page 18
Fareham Hampshire. P016 OTF Section B Disclosure Only complete ifthe examiner needs to highlight matters of cOnM {s88 CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER December 2017 Page 19