REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08370243 REGiST￿E0 CHARITY NUMBER: 1150634 NEW LIFE LANCAsfER ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 3-2-1 Storey House Lancaster Lanca5hSre LAI 4XQ New Ufe Lancastsr Contents of tho Accounts For The Year ended 31 Decembér 2024 Contents Page Reference and AdmInIstra￿ve detalls Trustees. Report Independent Examlner's Report statement of Flnandal Act]vltles Balan￿ Sheet Notes to tha Accounts PaB¢ I New Llfe Lan￿Stsr Refernnce and Admlnlgtratlve Detall$ For The Year ended 31 Docember 2024 Company Number 8370243 Charlty MuM￿r 1150634 TrusteesIDlr￿tQrS Samson Gumbo Rephael Walmsley Andrew Hlggs Hannah Mackay (8ppolnted 29102124) Reglstsrgd Addr¢ss 23 Yealand Drlve Lancaster L41 4EW I1￿•pendent examlner Accounts Matters Umlted 3-2-1 storey House Whlte Cross Lancaster Lancashlre L414XQ Banker• C4F Bank Ltd 25 Klngs Hlll Avenue Klngs Hlll Kent Mei 4JQ Sollcltors Edward Connor Solicltors 41 The Polnt Market Harborou9h Lelcestershlre LE16 7QU Trust*e¢ Report (Indudlng dlreet¢rfs report) For Tho Year Ended 31 Dec¢rnber 2024 New Ufe Lan&ister Is a tharStable cornpany Urnlted by guardntee. It vlas 1rK0rpu￿ rn 22 January 2013 tNIth the alrn of advanclrwj the Chr6stlan falth In Lancast￿, the Unlted KEngdorn arrfl beyoniL The trustees, who are a150 dlrettors of the ¢harfty for the pJrposes of the Companles fv£t are pleased to presffit thelr annual tr￿tee5. report together wlth the flnandal Staterr￿ts of the charlty for the year endlng 31 Dec*nber 2024 whlch are also prepared to meet the requlrements for a dlrectof$ rwt and accourts for Canwanles purposes. Th15 rwrt also comprTrses the dlrerto￿s report, as requ[￿ by company law. The flnanclal ststsments compty wlth the Charltles l£t 2011, the Csynpanles Act 2006, the Merrornndum and Artlcles of Assoclatlon, and Accountin9 and Reporttng by Charlues: Statement of RecommeThled Practke appllcable to charRlès preparfng thelr accounts In accordance wlth the Flnarthl Rewrttn9 Standard for Smaller Efthj ObJo¢ts of the Ch•rlty The objects of the Charlty. as stated In Its Art1￿￿ of Assodatlon are: The advancernent of the Chrfstlan falth and the worshlp of God: The rdlef of persons who are in condltyons of need, hardship or dtstress. or who are aged w skk. The advBncement of eduotlon on the basss of Chrlstian pr[fid￿e$. To pmmote such other charltable objects as the TrLL%tees stroll from tkne to tlme conslder approprlate. The attivftles adopted to further the obJeLts of ts* aiarlty are: CondurtSng meetln9S: Runnlng communlty projects,. Organlslng acUv5tles and grnups. WoTldng dosely wlth other Chrlstlan orga1￿*10ns to provlde outreach Thls company and charlty has been estabEtshed In order to kKorpordte Ctsrlty Trumb¥ 1150634'New Ufe lancastert and Charfty number 1077452"Chrlsttans Allve - Lar¢casteff. All assets of Xhrfstlans ￿1Ve - Lancasteff were tran*rred to thls one. Where fund$ had been deslgnated as gifts to Yhrtstlans Allve - Lancasterf, deslgnatlons were malntalned In the traft￿er to thls Charlty. Governanc4 The Incorporated charlty NE•¥ Llfe Lancaster was e5tabllshed ufthr a Memordndum & Artldes of AssocI￿on dated 22 January 2013. It Is a Charfty Reglstered In England & Wales (No 1150634) and also a Company reglstered at Companles House as number 08370243. The Charfty Ls the legal entity through which New ufe Churth In LarKasier Is operated. Trustees are drawn from establ&hed members of the Churth and provkled wlth tralnln9 on Matters of GOVernar￿ and a￿ therefrJre famlllar with Its operatlons. The trustees rr￿t at least quartth durlng the year to revlth strate9y. perfwrnan¢e. operatlng plans, budgets, employments arKI bulldlng matters. Rl$k Managem•nt The trustees have considered the key Operat￿nal, Ilnandal and Strateglc rlsks that have a bearfrwj on the Charfty. Suitsble management Inforn)atlon Is avallabte to the trustees On a monthly basls tr* a(IdTess these r15k5. and allow arry mltlgatlng aLtlon to be taken to address thern. The Charty Is Immensely grateful for the comMftm￿t of the members of the church who are Involved In all aspects of the Charlvs operatlons. Wlthout the many twrs of Pdlthfvl seryke, pro¥lded by so many. It wtyjld not be posslble to run so many of the Church's aeuv￿les. Révlaw of Actlvltlts for 2024 New Llfe Lancaty (NLL). In furtherance of the dwrch s chavltable obJeCu￿, has cont5nued to meet together to worshlp God. to serve and encouRge one-another and the local o)mmuntty In the Chrlsuan fath and to share ￿ good news of Jesus Chrtst. Thls has Involved contknulng to enowrage tr* thurch lft mln15try, fetlowshlpj teattilng, tfme5 of corporate worshlp* Sunday school, youth, youn9 adults, men's ?nd woffRn's work. The Churth also has well attended Ilfe groups ttwt Meet weekly In homes and that are flourtshlng. There are also wul¥ prdyer meetln9S t1￿￿ttOUt the week meetlng onllne and In person supportlrwj the church mlnlstrles. NiL have contlnued to meet on Sunday mornlngs for tlmes of corp)rate worshlpl fetlowshlp and rninlstry at Scotforth, St Paul's ColE Prlmary and Nursery 5￿t￿l. Scotrorth Road, Lancaster. The School premlses ￿Tr￿nUes to help NLL wlth Its charttable wrposes - havln9 a falrfy lar4e hall for corprte Wor5￿p/MeetIrnJ. a kIttt￿ aNI space for thudren arKI youth wo￿. ctru1d￿n attendlng NLL contlnue to enjoy the use of the sthool s outd¢Jor spaces for sport actfvltfjes aftd day. Good accesslblllty and fac#ltles at the school are Inv4lu4ble, helpln9 perso￿ wlth wheelthairs and prnms to attend NLL NLL has contlnued to engage and tsjlld relatlonshlps wlth the local Scotfortwsouth Lancaster communlty. Uke last year. thls has Involved tTmes of fellowshlp arKI teachlng tn the communlty, outdoor communlty sports actlvltles on the local playlng fidd and carol 51nglNJ on the Nala Estate at Chrlstmas. NLL has contlnued to help run the ￿ lunth Ume Jesus and Me C￿b (JAM) with NISCU (Northern Interschools Chrfstlan Unlon) and the xhool throughout 2024. NLL continues to be on the lookout for opportunltles to acqulre Its own buildln9 in Lancaster. A bulldlng would provlde NLL a venue for corporate wothlp on Sundays and would glve us a pemianent Preser￿ In the area 4$ a ¢omrTwnW outreach centre to much more effectlvefy mlnlster tu the needs and share Jesu5 wllh the local comrnunlty. N¢w Ul¢ Lan¢•ster The Y￿r Ended 31 D•c•mb•r 2024 NLL has contlnued wlth Its support for local mlss10Tr5, the Ollve Branom, Chrlstlans Agalnst Poverty arrfj NISCU. NLL contlnues to help out wlth the Arki organlsed by St Thomas Churth of England cstre In Lancas*r. The Ark offers a weekly meal for adults that are homeless or vulnerably Iwwd. offerlng a w•Th, safe and frlendly place to shara the love of Jesus In words and actlons. These charltsble oryanisatlons and the strnn9ly allgn wlth NLL'S objedlves, NLL remalns Immutsety grnteful for all the great work that these Chr15tlan enterprfses undertake. NLL also contlnued to supwt overseas rnls*n5, these lTrduded Opendoors, Frlends lrt¢rnaUonal, the Awareness Foundatlon and others. It has been an alm of NLL to reallgn Its afftllc covera9e an(1 fouowlng prnywfvl dlKusslons durlng 2024, NLU wlth other Ulellnk churches have agreed to Joln *4th Go Global In 2025. In 2025, the Trustees and Elders wlll contlnue to w¢%k tO9etl*r to ensure that: NLL c¢ntlnues to prornots Its charltable objectlves, suppo￿TrO other UK Charltles and overseas mlsslons and contlnulng to Invest In our chlldren and young people. b. NLL malntalns a finandally 5U51alnable posltlon and uses Its resources wlselv; We contlnue to prny 4lx)uL and keep a lookouL an alternatlve sult•ble premIses to purrhas• to further the work of the Charlty. AIAk •t•t4nxnts The trustees have revlewed the rlsks to whlch a chartty such as thls 1$ txposed. The trustees regularly monltor the pollcles Jnd procedures In placo to m•nage these and ensure compllance wlth them. Insurw 1$ In place to cov¥ mny rlsks, although thls d( not mean that the organlsatlon can be c4mpla¢ent around thls. The Charlty has O strorrfj Safeguardlng PollLy for vulnerable adults and chSldren In place whlch Is kept und¢r revlew. All who lead work ￿ thlldren are 085 checked and regular brleflng and trJlnlng sesslons are held to engure that there Is a strong awareness of chlld protectlon Issues. In the current flnand31 ￿￿jatI¢>n th• TN￿¢￿ are aartety •warn of the need to eardully mjnage Ino>me Jrrfl llnand•l resourees, •nsurlng th•t any reservtt arn not d•pl¢ted Jnd th•t the Chartty works w*hln the resources It has •vallable. Pybll¢ ben•fft The trustees have complled wlth the duty In th• Charlues A¢t 2011 to have due regard to the publlc benefit guldance publlshed by th• Charfty Commlsslon. The chartty pmvldes Its serrflces to the genernl publlc and the majorlty of actlvldes are provlded fre¢ of tharye to ensure that they are avalloble to many. Where artlvltles are $ubJert to J ch4r9e subsldles are made avallable to those wl are In need. PIn0n¢￿1 R•vl•w At the year end the tharlty had reserves hekl for the purpose of fundlng the f￿re purthase of • thurth prernlses of £155,084 (2023: £133,097) of whlch £35,028 (2023 - É32,851) Ss reStrt¢￿ solely for thls purpos•. In addltlon to thls. the c￿rIty had free reserves of £39.9IYI (2023: £34,057). The trustses are content th•t thls Is approwl4t¢ to the rjze and rfsk proflle of tt* tharlty. New Ufe L•nuster Trusteos. Report cont. For The Year Ended 31 December 2024 Trustoes. M8pon8lbllltles The trustees (who are also dlrectors of New ufe Lancaster for the purposes of compary kw) are responslble for preparfng Trustees, Annual Report and the financlal statements In accordance with appllcable law and Unlted Klngdom Accountlng Standards (Unlted Klngdom Genernlly Awted Accountlng Prartlce). Cornpany law requ1￿$ the trustees to prepare flnandal statements for each nnandal year. Undw company law the trustees must not approve the flnanctal ststements unless they are satlsfled that they glve a true and falr vlew of the state of affalrs of the charftable company and of the Incomlng resour￿ and appllcatlon of resources, Indudlng the income and expenditure, of the charltable company for that period. In prepartng these flnanclal statements, the trusiees are requlred to: selert sultable accountlng pollc5es and then apply them consI5tentsy; observe the methods ènd prlrtclples in the Charitles 50RP 2019 IFRS 102): make Judgements and estlmatts that are reasonable and pnjdent: prepare the flnanclal staternents on the golng concern basls unless It b Inappropriate to presume that the charitsble company wlll contlnue In operntlon. The trustees are responslble ft*r keepln9 adequate accountlng re¢or(ls that dlsclase wlth reasonable accuracy at any tlme the financlal posltlon of the charltsble company and enable thwn to ensure that the flnandal statements comply wlth the Companles Act 2006. They are a150 responslble for safeguardlng the assets of the charltsble company arKI hen￿ for tsklng reasonable steps for the prevention and detedon of fraud and other Irregularfyes. In so far as the trusrees a￿ aware: there Is no relevant accountlng Informatlon of whlth lJ)e charltable compafv's examlner b unaw4ro; and the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant accountlng Infomiatlon and to egtsblf5h thal the examlner Is aware of that Informatlon. It is our bellef that we have successfully and falthfully dlscharged these dutles durfng 2024. Thg report has been prepared havlng t4ken advantage of the small companles exemptlons ln the Companles Art 2006. Approval .1 and slgned on thetr behalf by: r14AC C L -/, P8Be 5 Por The Year Ended 31 De￿mber 20Z4 Independent Examlnerfs R•port to the Tntstoes of 14¢w Llfe Lancastsr I report to the charfty trustets on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the company lor the year ended 31 D￿mber 2024 whlth are set out on pages 7 to 13 Respon$lbllltles and balkn of report As the charhty trustees of the company (and also Its dlrectOT5 for the purposes of company law) you a￿ responslble ft)r the preparatlon of the accounts In aC￿rdar¢￿ wlth the requlrements of the Companles Act 2006 ethe 2006 Act,). Having sat15ned myself that the accounts of the ttlmpany are not requlred to be audlted under Part 16 or the 2006 Act and ire ellglble for Independent examlnatlon, I report In respett of my w(amlnaUon of your company's accounts as un1ed out under sectyon 145 of the Charlttes Act 2011 fthe 2011 ACV). In carythg Out my exarnlnatlon I have followed the Dlrectlons glven by the Charfty Comrnlsslon under sectlon 145(5){b) of the 2011 ACL Independent examlnerfs 8tstement I have completed my examlnthn. I conflrm that no rnatters have corne to my attentlon In connectlon wlth the examlnjtlon glvlng mg cause to belteve that In any materfal r￿. accotlntlng re¢ords wert r￿¢ kept In respect of the conyny as requlred by sectlon 386 of the 21J06 Act. or 2. the accounts do not accord wlth those recwds; or the accounts do not comply wlth the accountlng requlrements of secdon 396 of the 21x16 Art other than any requlrement that the accounts gfve a'true and falr vlew. whlth ts not a matter considered as part of an Independent examln•tlon; or the accounts have not Ixen prepared In accordance wlth the methods and prtnclples of the Ststement of Recommended PraL*lce for ac¢ountlng and repordng by chabltles [applkable tt> tharftle5 preparln9 thelr ￿￿Unts In accordance wlth tha Flnanclal Reportlng Stsndard applIca￿e In the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102)]. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnaYor* to whlch attentlon Should be drjwn In thls report In order to enablo a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reach&l. Slgned Name: Chrlstlne Harwaod ACMA Chartered Instltute of M•nagement Accountsnts O•te(t: Accounts Matters Llmltsd 3-2-1 Storey Hous• Whlt¢ Crn Lancaster Lancoshlre L414XQ Ilaw Llte Lancagter Stst•ment ol Flnaftdal Actlvltles (Xncorporatlng In￿me and EXpendI￿re AcGount) For The Yoar Endod 31 Dtxamber 2024 Note Toial Funds Total Funds 2024 2023 Funds Funds Income Donatlons and glft ald 112.192 2,736 114,928 100,746 Other Income Sundry Income ios 3,499 3.604 1,651 Investment Income 4,606 961 S,S67 3,601 Total Income 116,903 7,196 124,099 105.998 Expondlture: Charltsble artlvltles (91,106) (5,163) (96,269) (88,900) Total expondlture {91,106) (&163) C9￿269) (8&900) Ilet Income and net movement In fvnds 25.797 2,032 27030 17,098 Transler between ￿ndS (447) 447 R¢conclllatlon of funds Fund balances as at l January 2024 134,303 32,851 167,154 150,056 Fund balances as at 31 Doombar 2024 159,654 150,056 B•1)n￿ Sheet A• at 31 December 2024 2024 2023 CURRENT AsseTS Cash at bank and In hand Glft ald debtor 191,605 4.279 167,304 750 195,884 168,054 CURRENT LXABILMES Attruals and deferred Income 900 900 CURRENT Assris 194,984 167,154 TOTAL ASSETS 194.984 167.154 NEf ASSETS 194.904 167,154 FUND BALANCES Unrestrkted funds Restrlrted fiind$ 159.654 35,330 134,303 32,851 Balafvce C•Irl￿ Pon￿10 li 194.984 167,154 For tho year endlng 31 Oecmts 2024 comppry tt) ex•Wkn from ur#lerse£¥on 477 ofthe Crynpjnles kt 2006 rnlatlng to small comwles. 476; on behalf of the bow* of bisteQS ,LJJ_ Rethad Walm*y. TnJ# Company reglstratkn rKwnber. 1x370243 Now Llfe Lanca#tèr Notes t• the A¢counts For The Year Ended 31 D¢¢ember 2024 Accountln9 Pollcles Summ•ry of slgnlflunt actountlnp pollcle• and key •¢ General donauons 94,145 85,705 2,029 8ulldlng fund Mlsslon contrlbutlons 1,152 2,257 Tax recoverable 114 928 3. Sundry In¢om• 2024 2023 Other In¢t)me P48e i Por The Y•or End¢d 31 D¢rnmb•r 2024 4. expendltsre on ¢harltsble acdvltle• 2024 2023 MI￿10n glvlng 7.169 12.908 14llnbstry serv￿$ & expenses S6.755 47,325 1.500 I,soo NISCU 2.016 I,soo Chlldren arKI youth work Admlntstratlon - salarles ar￿ expenses Marketlnglwqbslte expenses 421 241 2.002 1.719 1.014 Z86 Travel 1.407 1,292 Penslons 4.120 3.158 Penslon for fomier employee 6,372 5,940 Insurance 736 697 Bank charyes R•nt, rntss & qleLtrlclty Audlo vlsual expens•6 73 174 7,671 8,201 411 1,212 Computer hirdware Legal ftts Staff tralnlng He41th and s•fety 1,892 fjoo 1,132 1.186 33 Independent exaMIn￿0Th and accountany (support costs) 1.140 S. Trust•erf d•el•rntlon Payments We￿ rn8de to a l¢xrner trustee oe the tharlty In the forni of a penslon whlch was £6.372 {2023: ES,940). No trustees were pald a wage, or clalmed any experses, In thbs year or the year before. 6. Independ•nt •xamlMrf• f•e• 2024 2023 Independént •xarnlnJtlon 960 960 Now Ule LJna8ter Nots8 to the Accounts For The Year Ended 31 Decernbor 20VI 7. Stsff costs The average monthly number of employees and full tlme equlvalent {FfE) durfng the year was as follows: 2024 2023 Number Number Charftable actlvltles {1 fvll Yme, 2 part tlme) Govemance {1 part tlme) The totsl staff costs and employee beneffts were as follows: 2024 2023 Wages Jnd Ml•rles Employer pen5Eon contrlbutlon$ 47,471 44,916 No ampltyeas recelvéd total ernployee benents (exctudlng employer penslon costs) ol rnore than £60,000. 8. Credltorn: Ilabllltlev f•lllng due wlthln on• yoor 2024 2023 Accruals 900 900 900 900 Related ￿rtY tr4nM¢il•n• 2024 2023 Donatlons recelv¢d from trustee5 10. Analyds of n¢t amets by fund Unro•trl¢tqd Re•trkt•d Total fund• funds Fund balances at 31 December 2024 represented by: Current assets 160,554 35.330 195,884 Current Ilablllties 900 900 159,654 35,330 194,984 Page 12 Par The Year Ended 31 Dfjcem￿r 2024 11. Movement In filnds Asatljan 2024 TranBfers A•at31 D•eofftber 2024 funds General fund 447 Total 134.303 116,903 (91.106} (447) 159,654 Restrlrted lunds Bulldlng 32883 35,028 Mlsslons 1,152 (1.217) 303 Deslgnated arnounts other than mlsslons 3,499 (3.946) 447 Total restrfrt 447 T•)tal funds 124 Comparntlve Mov￿ents In funds were as folknws: Asatljan 2023 Incom• Asat31 Doc•mbor 2023 Unrwtrl¢t¢d funds General fund 119 933 838 Total unrO•lrl¢ted 119,933 99.638 (84.430) (838) 134.303 Buildlng 29,974 32,483 Mtsslon5 149 2,257 {2.038) Deslgnated amounts other than mlsstons 1.594 (2,432) 838 Total re*trlcted 838 Total fitnds 167 154 The general fuThl represents the free lunds of the Chèrfty whlth are de*nate for a partlcular purpose. The restrlcted funds are held for speclnc pwposes. malrdy In connecuon wlth local and ovttseas mlsslon. The maln funds are as follows: Bulldlng - ￿ Church awrently hlres part of a sth)ol for Surthy mtturrfjs l>ut Is keen to purchase property ln the future when the rlght bulkllng ts Identlfled. In addltlon to thè reStrIrt￿ fvrKI for thls purpose, there Is £119,754 deslgnated for thls purpose. Mloslong - these funds are glven for spedfic mlsslon wo￿$ or for ovThas m15sEon purposes.