REGisfERU) NUMBER: 06370243 AEGIsfEReD CHARITY NUMBER: 1150634 NEW LIFE LANCAsfER ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 7.1.10 LarKashlre LAI 4XF
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Naw Ul¢ L•ntaBter For The Yr Ended 31 D•rnmber 2033 Ufe Lanustar Is a CharItab MpanY Ilrn by gurnnts¢. It Wag Incorporntsd on 22 j8fty 2013 wlth the alm of adv¥n(6ng the ChdsUaTh lalth In Lanu5tqr. the United Klngdom and boyond. The trust•eg. who •re plso dlrettord of the thaty for the purposes olthe Cornpanle5 Att are pleoged to present thèlr annuel tnMt¢es' report 38ther wlth the fimftdal siatsmerts of the tharlty for the year •ndln9 31 December 2023 whlch Ire 4199 prtparad to me8t the requlrements for a dlrearrt repryt and attounts for Companles Act purpose8. Thls rerth al aimpdses the dlrtttorfg rnport, aB requlred by cgmpany1oYi. The flnandal Jtot•nth comply vAth th• Chorfues Art 2011, the Companlos ALt 2006, the Menymyndum ofid Arttdes of AssoclaJoA, and Atcountsng ar Reporting by Cha5. Ststomert of Recommththd Pradtce appllc4ble to prep•rtNJ thelr accounts In atcord&ncè wlth th• Nnandthl Aeportlng Standarf for Smaller EntIes. ObJ•¢ts ol th• Ch•rfiV Th• otsJe of th• crIty. ai ated In Arddej olAsso¢l•tyon ¥r¢: The advancement of the ChrlsY)n falth JrKf the wor5hlp ol God: Thé rellef of pertoni who ère In condltlons of need, h•rdshlp or dlrtmi, or who are aoed or slck. Tha adv•nc•ment of •ducatton on the basls ol ChrlsY•n prtftclpleA' To promote suth other ch&rftable objects as the Trust••s sholl from tlm• to tSm• consld•r appwprf4t¢. Tha actl¥ll1 adopt•d to fvrth•rth• +2bJ•cts af th• chaty •r: Condudng me¢tlngs'. Runnlng communlty proJe¢ts' Organlln9 attivitye$ 8nd groups,. Worklng dosoly sllth Other ch$an orginlMWorA to provlda outraoth wNlcas. conw•ny and crffy be•n wl•bllsh•d In wder to Inp)rpornie chty number 1150634'New Ufe L•nEaBt•rf and CharSty nurnbor 1o77452.chrts•n• l¥•- Lancaotsrf. bs5•ts 0l.Chrtstl•ns NASv• - L•nust¢fl wqr• hrwferr•d to thls on. Wh•r• lundi had be•n d•s1gnot•d • glfts to"ChrtsOfti Alv•- Laftc4rtaf, deslgnthns w•re malntslTred In the tr)nslar to thIB Ch•rlty. qov•rn•M The Incorp0rnt chadty New uf• Lancogtqr was 11tabllstt und•r a M•mwandum & Arucles of AMo¢latkn dwt•d 22 J¥nu¥ry 2013. It Is a Charfty RIgr4d In enpland & wal {No 11506341 •nd •1 ) Company rnglst•r•d •¢ Companlu HwB• a• number 08370243. The Charfty 1> the teg¥l entity through whlch New Ufe Church In LMrKJster15 Drnted. Tru#t•ei bre drnwn Irom tylshed members of the Churth and provldld wlth tralnlno on mattern ol Gov•rnanca and arn therefor• hmlllor wlth Its op¢raUons. Th• tru5tee5 mqot #t l••st 4L•rt•r dudnq the y¢•r to review ftrategyi perlorm•rK•i cp¢r•tlng ptjng, bJdg•ts, employments •nd bulldlng matters, Th• tryrt••• h•ve coThlwed the key opratloml. fbnirtthl Ind gtr•i•9lc th•t ¥ • bMdr4J on th• Charlty. Sult4bl• mènlymert Inforni•Uon h avallable to th• on • rnorthly to •d11r thme Jnd allow any mlllytyng Jttlon to bt tsken to address them. The ¢h•rlty l• lrnmensely grateful for tht eommlknèrt orth• memb•rn olth• thurth who are In1ved In •ll 8ipe¢ts of the Ch•rlty's operatlons. Wlthoutthe m•ry hour• of f•lthfvl so[Co, provld•d ty so m•ny. It would not b• pomlblo to run w many of th• Church'i 8rtlvltlqL N•w Ul• L•ncartor INLLI h•ve contlnued, wlth Joy. to strve and mknlrt•r In th• Goipd 01jM Chrl8t and to Iwthor its tharltsble oblectlves. Encowoglng the Ch¢Jrth In lollowlhlp, teathlng. Vme$ of corpor•te worshlp Surthy school youthi young adults, méfi s and wom•n's work, aThl mifilstry. Th• Church •lso hés w¢ll •ttended Itf¢ groups thèt meet weekly In homu ond that are flourtihln9. There •r• al r•pular prayer meetlngB throughout th• w•ek rn••tlng onlln• and In p•rson WPPL¥lSng th• <hurctt ffllnljtrles. NLL ve con¥nued to meet on sunday mornlfigs for of COTPOrnie wor5hlpt fellowihlp and mlnlstry at $tIOrth, St P¥ul'$ Co mary •Ad Nutsery School, Scotrorth Rd, L•rus¢er. The School prernI contlnues to help NLL wlth Its charltable purposes - vlng g lalrty larye hall for cabpornts worshlplmeetlngi a kltchen and sp•ce forthlldren youth wor Chlldren aiteodlng NLL c4JnOnue to enjoy the use of the Khoul's outdour sy¢•s for $port Ictyvltles ar ptsy. Good •¢cesslblllty 4nd r*dlltl¢s at th¢ school ar¢ Invalu•b helplng perwn6 wlth wheelchalrs and prams to attend t4LL NLL contlnued to engage bulld relatlon5hlps 4¥1th th0 l¢)cal scotforthluth LarKastsr ¢ommunlty. Uke last year, th1$ ha$ lfivolved dmès oPfrUOh[p and teo¢hlng In th¢ ¢ommDnlty. OLrtdoor communlty srtI actMe5 on the local playlnq fteld and card slnglng, pr•s•nt wrnpplno on thè Hala Ete at ChrfsbnM. LL has Saed In well at wtlorth St Paul's ColE Prfmary and Nurgery Sch and hpve set up kn partnershlp wlth NISCLI and the school a lunch Ume JAM (Jegvs artd Mel Club. NLL Cortlnues to look for opportunlU05 to orqulrt bldIrt9 In Lancaster. A bulldlng wtyJld help NLLto meet corporotely on ¥ morn frequent basls and would allow other of Cthurch Ible to grow.
TfU•t¢e•' A•port ¢onL F•r Th• Year tnd•d 31 De¢wMb4v 1013 horne1$ or vulnernbly I¥wse(l. ¢)fferfw a warm. safe and frkn1ty pl•¢• to lov• oljesus In wovrfs aTrJ ortlons. Those charltsble oryants4nS and the $tycY objethes arrfl NLL knmenth for•11 the gmt wo other5, Followln9 chawu l)etween GID1 Uf. NLL 118 •mIn Its t•Ag•t hr 2024. In 2024, ihe Tru5t•qs Ind wdl contlnm tD Wtffk together to en5ur• that: coThUnulng to In¥est In ow ¢Nldrw Ind yourwj peor. b. The Cthity malntalns a fimndwlly su5tslnob PDsldDn and WIMIY: Rl•k •t•t•VMnts Tht trt4s ho rnW•wed the rlsks to whlth ) dwlty a# ¢trds ts ¢xpased. The tntstees wulaty rnonltw the poNcles and pr¢xaduru In plac¢ to m•nw¢ thex •r#1 •nsurn thwn. Irwance ts In pknce to covw m•ny rlsks, Nlthough th[5 d¢J•5 not m•n that th• organIs•On on h cffjmpL•¢• •nyJnd thls. Tl Chwlty $ a Salegu•rdlng Pol for vulnernbl• •dult• Jnd chlldren In place whkh Is kept urthr re•. thr• l•ad work wlth thlldren D8S •ftd rn9ul•r brl•flng and trnlnln9 wi¥loni •r¢ held to erwre thjt a¥Mr•rws rf thHd prrtth l%wk In Ihe tyrwt Iln•nclal iltuatlon th¢ Trwi•u aart¢ly •w•rn alth¢ rrted io carefijlly man•9• ImI and flnbncI rer1, enwrfrw that any reMry69 afe nct d•pleted •rxl thjt th¢ Chjrlty wlthln th• rewwJr¢ts It •vall•b Th• tru¥t¢w cornpll¢d dlty In th• Act 2011 to h•¥e du• rty•ryl to th• putrAlc wld•nce publlshed by th• crtty COMMOn. Th• drlty provhl•s Irs to tr JThl th• rnJlorlty of its athlil•s are provkled fre• of tharye to that th•y •rn •v4naNe to m•ny. WIw •al¥lt$ are g)ect to * Sub11•$ arn m•de •v•ll•ble to thgw who •re In need. At the y4•r end th• th•ry ld r•••prt8 h¥d Iv pwpom olfvithg th• fubJr• puh of• thwth ol £133.097 12022: £96.162) of whlth £32.851 (2022 - £29.826) Is w*tht•d INS In •ddltl1)D to trd•. the charlty fr•• reserves 01 É34.OS7 (2023: £4S.1451.
The tru5te95 (who are algo dlrecttys rf rw Lme iarK•5ttr for the wrpD5es ¢c¢4npary law) are for preparlng the Iunlted Klngdom Ge1wl¥ Puepted Practkn). Company law requlres the trustees to prepare flnwthl staremeth foreath flnartdal year. Lh¢tyry>any the tru5te8s must not pprove the flnandal statements are satssfted that tly fv a and falr of the state of affalF5 of the charttsble 0)MnY aftd olthe Incomlftg reSr and aPIcAl)n of the Incvme and eXPdItUre. of the ttorltabie 5dert SUltae accountlng pdkles and then apply ttr cOn5y. obgeThe the metId5 prfttlp In the Charftles SIXP 2019 (FRS 102): make Judgements and e5Eknl4tes that are #Thl prtmknt.. Cornny WUI conUnue In (yuatkni. The tnJstee$ are resp51e fty keg)Ing ade4uats a(uunVThJ rtu>rds that dtsclr wlth rèasonable &r8¢Y at any rne the finanugl po$lYon af the charkable company and *habk them to •)m th)tbkn flnandal statements comply wtth the Cornpanbes Nxt prevEfi¥on and detectloft of fratyj and other Irregularltie& In so far ¥5 the trustÈÉs are awaye: Inf0ml]n •Thl to establtsh th& the exnkner ts aY•re ¢rfth•t Inform. It15 ¢Jur beltsfthat we have AKcessW aThl fadIY d1$thw thrtles durfry 2023. Apprnnl IZFeAA kL laALv)A J L£y Date
Xnd4p4nd#nt Examln•rf$ Report For Tho Yeav End Jl DKembgr 2023 Ind•pendent Ex4mlogrfg R•purt to th• Tvusto¢• of New Uf¢ L#ne•#tsr l pOrt to the chartty Iltee5 on my examlmtlon of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023 wNch are set out tyi pages 6 to 12 Re•poTr$lbllltIés and ts•818 report As the tharlty trustee5 of the company (and ?150 Its dlr¢ctors forthe PUWPDses of company lawl you are r8spM4ble for the preparauon cf the accounts In accon18n wlth the requlrements ofthe Qjmpanles Aet 2006 fthe 2006 AcV}. Havlng 5aUsfted mygeWth4t the Hccounts of the company a not requlred to be audlted under Part 16 of the 21106 Act ard are ellglble for Independent exaMInaOn. I rEPOrt In re$pert of my examlnadon of your company'5 accounts a$ ¢athed out er sectlon 145 01 the Charltles Att 2011 fthe 2011 Act?. In c8ryln9 Out my eKamlnatlDn I have followed the Dlrectlorts 9lven by the Charlty Comrnls$lpn under 14515)Ib) ol the 2011 Aci. 1ndependentoxamlnes statsmont I h)ve c(Kngletsd my exarnlnlon. I conflrrn that no matters have come to rny attenuon In connecUDn wlth the eX?mInaQn 9lvlng me Cause tv lIeve that In ¥ny matertal respeos: countlng records were Mt kept In reGpect of the coMn¥ as wequlr¢d by sectyon 386 of the 2006 Att; 2. the accounts do not 8ttard wlth the re¢ord$' or the accounts do not comply wlth the accountlng requlrements of sectlon 396 of the 2006 other than any requlrement that the accounts glve a'tn and falr vlew, whlch Is not a matter consIded a$ part of an Independent e¥èmlnatlon' or the accounts have nrt been prepad In acctylaThce wlth Ihe methods and pdnclple5 of the Ststement of Recommended Practke for accountyn9 and rep)rting by charities lapplicèble to tharitle5 pfEpadng thelr acctyjnts In accordance wlth the nanclal Reporung Stsndard appllcable In UK and Republlc ol Ireland IFRS 10211. I have no concems and have eorne across no other matter5 In connedon wlth the exarnlnavon to whlth ittenUon ¥lwuld be drawn In thls report In order to enable • prpper under5tondlw of tha attounts to be reached. signed Nome: Chrlstsne tr1orMood ACMA Chartered Instliute of Managem nt Accourttants Doted: Accounts Matters Umlted 7-1-10 Cameron House Whlte Crnss Lan$rer Lancashlre LAI 4XF
T(tsl Fur#Js Totsl Funds 2023 2022 Income Donoiions •nd gfft ald 100,746 121,748 Oth•r Sundry Income 1.651 1.315 InvuThent Inc¢me 3.121 3,601 T•t•l In¢om• IQS.998 12J.547 Ixp•ndltsr•i rltsblo artlvltlts {84.430) {4,4XI) 188.900) {82,285> (•U30) (V70) (M,g00) (11205) 17m• 41,261 Trnnshr b•trMMn fvndl (838) ft•Mndll•iioft rffwid• Fund b•l•hW •• at l J•Thry 2023 119.933 30,123 150.050 108,794
A• *t 31 Do(•ThbBY 2013 2021 Cosh at bank aTKI In Glft ald debtor 167,304 750 143.556 7,4110 168,054 150.956 900 167.154 x¥o,056 TOTAL ASIETS 107,154 150,056 107.154 190ojo VUND BALAIICIS 134JOJ 32.851 119.933 30,123 xx 107,154 150,OB6 to sm¥1 476,. .Ls J_,L
L Aceounllw Pollcl•• New Ufe Lancaster ts a charftable regitred In Eryland. In the evert rfthe thalty belng up. the IbBblllty In respect of the guarantee ts Ufted to £1 per Irrnber fAthe charlty. Tr addre55 of the rtylstered Offi Ls glven In the chèr Funnlng ofa church. Tr tharlty's addrnss and Ott deials a on page The chadty coftsistuths a publlc bendt enttty as tsIIMd ty FPS 101 The fln)ndal statsmerts have been prepared I ceordance wh AcctyJntlThJ and ReprUrtg by (Mrl¥¢s.' 5taiernert of Recoft l¢#ke apF41L3blo to Charle5 prep4rtThJ twr ?ryOUnts In accordance wlth thi Aeportyng 9dard afWlt4ble kn the UK •NI liepubtsc of IrEland L45u¢d In October 2019. the Flnand¥ ReIn9 &and4nl •ppllcable In the Urfted Klfigdwfi and RepulAlc of Irelartd IFRS 102). the Items at lalr value. Tr firwdal ststwnents are wesented kn erMng Is the ILMCEh orncy ofthe charfty and rojnded to the nearest El. The Ignmcart accr•Jntlrfj [deS appned kn tr wepjrauon rfthos• ststemerts arn set tyjt below. The5• polldes (b) ralsed by ihe o%grlty for pwucular purF¢ses. The cost of admh4#erlw fvnd5 are chèr9ed agalrst the sped Jnd. The alm and use of eath restrbtted fund b set lrt the nrtes to the fl•thI stst•merts. (c) Inc•m• r¢r•inltlon I lrtmir4 resouyw are Induded In the State[n of Fln¥Klal A1¥5 (SOFA) when the chadty ts begally entitled to Income after any wfomrKe conditlryts hove bEen rrt. the aThunt be measured reuabty aTrJ w(knable that the IncJ)rne WMI be wived. For donavors to be reccgnw the thorlty been noiitsy ofthe arnounts date Ifthere are COT¥Jitlon5 ottaoled to the donovon artl th15 requlres a levd of performarKe beffft can be obtsined then Income Is deTerred unVI those cOrth1 are mBt orthe fdrnmertof th05t 15 wthin the ¢orttd ofthe th•r6ty and It LS probable that they wlll be fulmled. probable, li be meayjroj rdaNy ar tharfty bos over the em. Falr Is detenTrlned the W$ of the value of the gfft to drIty. Fw the the tharfty be to pay In the open market for5uch fadlld Whe¥e practloblet 91fts In ktnd donated for to the benendarles rtharlty are Includ In stock and d(ffiat the fina101 statements recdpL If It 1$ Impfadlcthe to assess falr value at rept ¢x if the costs to undertake sud) a valuathjn ¢ubY¢l9h ary beneffts. then the value Is recog •$ • ¢tyYwrt ofdrthadon5 wheth It & dlstr1bu aThJ an equfvalert amount recoanlsed as drItab exs For legacles, eThement Is tt of the thawlty be ovan dl5lruTh or the legary belng recelved. At thls Irt Incorne reoJgn15eO. On 0¢¢0skn leqade5 b¢ rftffied to tha rat posth to IrUre the Income frryn gov¥nTht orJ Oth a feCr#] at fatr value ttte dwrtty ha5 erthment alter Jny pvformar condlth]ns have meL t Is prob•Ne that the Income be recdved arKJ tho amourt ¢an be measured rellably. Ef (d) Exwdltsw• r•ctynlllon JI expermllturo ts X¢WnttsJ far on an tIl5 ba#$ aThJ hps been dasslfted wbjer th)t •ggYegate all costs relatsd to the utegory. ExperTe Is recrsnlsed Tmlwe trre L8 a legal Orax&ne obllgakn t¢ make payments to th1 partles. It Is probable that the settmert be requI18nd the amcAt0rthe otll9aikn ¢•n be Yeuèbly. Grants payable to thlrd parde5 are the <harkable obJeclhs. grarts are offered. th1$ Is actyued soon a$ the pknt Is rnt1fi (l the gr•rt. as thb gl¥es rbe to a reasxth exp&ikn that the redplent wlll retewe the outslde of the contrnl olthe tharlty.
N•w Ufe Lkn¢osior Nrt to thg Ac(*ynts Fov The Y•ar endod 31 Docember 2013 Support costs are thoge that asslst the work of the thtrrfty but do not dlrectly rePent churftsble attlvitle5 and Indude oM¢e ¢05t5. governan costs, admlftlstrawve payroll costs. They are Incurred dlrtttfy In support of expendlbjre on the objects of the Cbarfty and Include project management carrled out at the ¢huY¢h. Where pPort costs canrMIt be dlrecdy attrfbuted to partlcular heaOlng$ they have been allocètad to cost of rd151ng furtds and expendlbjre on charltable aLvIe$ on ) basls c4nslstent wtu) use of the resources. (f) Tanglble fixod ass•ts Tanglble flxed •s5ets costlng £SOO or more Jre #ited ¥t CQSt lor deemed c05tl or v•luatlon less acojmulated deprtdatlon and •c£umulated lfftP)Im¢nt l¢sses. Cost $ty dIrecY b¢•ble to mklng th¢ assrt of operatlng a6 Intended. Depredatl¢Jn Is provlded M all tanglble flxed assets. at rates ¢aloJlated ro Wr off the cost, less estlm)ted re51duJl vjlue, ol each asset on a systematlc b8$13 over Its useful Ille. Ig) D•bt•Y• g4bxI cr¢dltor• r¢¢•fv•ble / payable wlthln on• yr Oebtors and credltthy wlth no stated lftteregt rate and re¢dvBble or payable wlthln one year are record at tran5aCtton prleè. Any losses arkng from ImlIment are recognlsed In ¢¥p¢ndl¢ure. (h) T•x The charlty Is an exempt tharlty wlthln the meanlng of sthedule 3 of the Charftle5 Act 2011 15 con51dered to pa55 the tests set out In Parngraph I Sthedule 6 Anance Act 2010 and therefore It meets thi definiuon of a chadtable rA)mpany for UK corptsrntltyi tax wJrp05e5. (i) aotho ¢on¢ém The financlal staiements have been prepared on a golng concem h$ls as the trustees belleve that no mjterfal uncertdniie5 ext. The trustees hBve COlere1 the level of funds held and the experted level of IrKome and exdre for 12 morths from aul151ny these flnanclal statements. budgeted Incm¢ ond ¢xp¢ndlwr• b suffldert wlth the level of reserves for the charlty to be able to coniinue as a 901ft9 concem. 2. Voluntw Incom• 2022 General don4¥ons 85.705 83.529 Bulldlng fund 2,029 S,043 Mlsslon contrfbutlons 2,257 3.174 Tax recoverdlAe Sundry Incon 2023 2022 H?11 hlre 195 Other IncomB Pqy 10
2023 Mbsion glvh Mlnlrtry SeThI fy e¥peroes 12.9)8 11640 47J25 41.763 NISCU ChOdM and Yrth work 241 122 rnlnlstrauon . sakirles and exp8n5es 1.719 1.941 77fj Penslons 3.158 1936 Insunn 616 174 Renl rates & electrldty 8.201 6.815 Audlo vbual expenses 1.212 2.492 Le9al fees 1.186 Paymants wer? rnade to a fomitr trustee rAtr d6yy fomi ¢ a vthkh was £5.940 (2022: E5.6441. No trustees were pald a age• or dalmed any ¢xperse4 In thls ye8r ¢y the year before. 6. 1ndwndl*X¥m[Qrf• f•4s 20 2022 IrKlepwtht examlnpllon
N1)t to th• A¢eounts For TM Yr end•d 31 D¢Mber 2023 . Stsff •ts Th• JveTrge fflonthly nurnber ofemploye45 and fvll Ume equfvèjent IFfE) durfng the ya•r was a5 follows: 2013 2022 Ilumb•r Numbor Charlt•ble ictlvltle5 (I full tlrrn. 2 pjrt Yrnel Govern•nce11 part tlmel total staff and •nployqe hneftts weY• es fd10. 2013 Wa9 Employer penslon ¢tbO 44,916 40,392 No employw r•c•lveLI tot•1 •mploy¢q benefiu lxcludlng pI0v8r PenOn costs) oe Mort than £80,000. . Credltot•i Il•blllll•• f•lllng dy• wllhln on• y••r 2031 30LI £¢ru• 900 9QO g. R•l•tad yrty tr4n••ctlon# 202> 2022 Dofft•tlon6 rac•ed from tnmteei 10. ATr•lyd• ot •wt ••Mts by fvhd Unrwlrf¢ R••trf¢tsd Tolal fvndg Fur¢d balances •t 31 December 2023 represerted by.. Curr•nt *55•ts 135,203 32,851 168,054 Current Ilabllly 900 134,303 32.851 167.154 P12
AatiJ4n 2023 As•t31 fvnds General fvrM1 119 933 Total 119.933 99.638 (fj4.430) (8381 134.303 51¢1rtrJ 29.974 1509 32,483 Mlsskffls 149 1257 <10381 Deslgbted other than ml551ons IL432> 838 123 Totyl fumlg at l Jan 2022 A5at31 fund Generdl fthj li 330 119 933 83.863 115.330 {79.260) 119.933 Idlng mSlO5 24,931 29.974 149 24.931 8.Z17 13,0251 30.123 Tot•1 fv*d• 123 follows.. futwe when the bulkMr4J & Idned. Pylj