New Lrfe Community Church (South Gillinghaml Trust 2022 Annual Report NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (SOUTH GILUNGHAM) TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2022 Charity No: 1152608
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New Life Communtty Churth (South Gillinghaml Trust 2022 Annual Report TRUST INFORMATION The following Trustees were serving at the these ac£t)unts were approved.. James Bejkhambe Chairman Mark Anderton Directorffrustee Alan Eldndge Carol Lunniss DIr*JrnjStee Dir&torrrrustee other senior offer5 of the TTUSt Bradman Sogie-Thomas Financial Controller Charity Number 1152608 Registered Office 17 Brisbane Avenue Sittingboume Kent MEIO IXZ Bankers National Westminster Bank PLC 74 High Street Rainham Kent ME8 7JH Solicstor Whitehead Monckton Monckton House 72 Kings Street Maidstone Kent ME14 IBL
New Llfe Communty Churd) (South Gillinghaml Trust 2022 Annual Report TRUSTEES. REPORT The Trustees present their retxKt arKI a¢¢¢unts for the year erKl&a 311t DMber 2022. Trustees DlroCtor8 and Professional Advisor8 The fwrTrusteelDirectots serving at the time th8$8 ac(x)untswere approv&1 are shown on pago 3. Thè charty's banker and solicitor are also listed on page 3, wth the independent examiner shown on page 7. StnKtur• G New Life Community Church (South Gillingham) Trust (the company) is a Limrted Company with chartlablo tslatus ¢on$trtuted by ArtKles of Asswiation dated 18 March 2013. The Arkn"cfes of Association govem the appointment of Directors who are also Trustees. Wheneverthis report referslo Trustees or Truste8, it is referring b those who hold the joint re8F>onsibilrties of Director and Trustee. The Board of Trustees Is authorlsed lo appoint new Trustees to fill vacancies aiising through r8moval. reswJnation or death of an existing Trustee, Subject lo the express approval of the PastorlElders. The Trust's objectives arg.. The advancement of the Christian Faith and the worship of God in Gillingham, Kent and elsewhere, through preaGhing. leaching. pr0damatn of the gospel. the dtstrtbu1n of Chnstian lit8ratur8 and pa8toral care The relief of persons who are in condrtions of need. hardship or distress The a(fv8nc£ment of 8du¢abon on the basis of Chnstsn principles The Company has been fOrd to support the ongoing work of the New Lwe Community Church, I'NLCC"), an aGtive independent group that came Into exlstence in 198718. hilst Covid-19 has had an effect on the perfor of the Church in the first part of the year, the mOv#1 of Covid restrictions al the end of March 2022 ha5 seen a retum lo normal. Church services have been held whenever possibb on a Sunday moming in th8 main hall of the Rainham Sch¢)ol for Gids. DeTwent Way, Rainham, Kènt. When government restri¢lions have prevented the Church meeting, seNices have been held over the intemet, on ZoTh)m and Facettyaok. Under these n¢t11)n5, Zoom has been used to pemiil prayer meetings, bible studies and local house group5 to continue. Attendance at Church meetsng8 at the school have risen from about 3510 65 as the year has progressed.. Meetings have continued to be broadcast on tho internet to allow others lo pin in who cannot attend personally. The Company with its Church body. Ne•V Lrfe Communty Church, has conb.nued to support a number of indwiduals and chanlies involved in missK)n work at hoff* and overseas. prinp areas of support have been.. Salvatlon Arniy. We have provided finaft¢I assistance to Iwo local branches (Gillingham and Chatham) of the Saa.0n Army trj SUPFQrt l¢)cal issues. Food Bank. Providing finanaal support to the Food Bank (Medwayl wfftlch in turn is provldlng emergency food SLtpport to peop in desperate short-temi need in the eornmunrty. Chrlstlans Against Poverty {CAPI. WorkJ"ng with CAP whh provKles immediate relief and ongoing counselling and debl management services in the Gillingham area. Em•rye Advocacy (The Queen's Award for Voluntary SeNre). We have provided financial assistsn¢e to Emerge Adv¢Y, a charrtable ministy of youth w(rters supwrtlng people struggling wlth their feelings or mental heath issues.
New Life Communltychunth {S(yJth Gilliwam) Trust 2022 Annual Report Ukrane. V#lth thè r86ation oftho c¢Nl5 reslJkkn kn tha fkst Fwt ofth8 yoar. th8 Churth has contInL th• public l)wfiL 0$ rw4LfvJ by tho Chwity c0nwrt.S stakn1 gUhja Iho mattor. Detall& of how In tho UK: &Jpptyl and glvlr#J lo the Sa1 Arn Supw to Ih kKl F¢xM18w W• In11ThL to 8UtvKt i wKl• l8r of *Thk. tKAh at hm aNI o¥er8ea6. Thg TrLth8s rallY
New Llfe Community Churtt¢ (South Gillinghaml Trust 2022 Annual Report Flnanc Revlew The NLCC Board of TrusteewDirectors continue8 to erKourage the ethos of the Chur¢h in ging and supportiThJ those in need, indudirvJ UK ¢haJi mission in Tho Philipplng5. In compath8on to 2021. toL71 income arKI expendibjre were up by 50% and 20% re$pectNety. This was mainly due to an inoyase in offerings received wtmeh was u8ed to fulty offset the ts)¢rease in mission giving and ministy support costs. 1. VOLUNTARY INCOME D•tails Gift hid Offerings Stewardship (UKET) Interest Total Incomo 2022 7.695 43,277 3.041 72 54.085 2021 Chang0 5,431 2.264 27.757 15,520 2.800 241 35.992 18.093 2. EXPENDITURE Detall• Pastoral C08t8 Missions Miniatry Support Costs Other Charity ktivty Costs Total Ch•rltabl• Expondlture Governance - Independenl Eyaniner Total ExndItur• 2022 35.149 8,907 9,726 2,578 56,360 1.680 58,040 2021 Charw• 32.809 5.665 6,685 1,590 46,749 1,680 48.429 3.041 9.611 9,611 3. MISSION GIVING The Philippines Other Ministries Total 2022 2.489 6.418 8,907 2021 Chango 1.822 667 3.843 2,575 5,665 Approved by the Boar(l ofTrLthes 15th Ociober 2023 ¥KJ signed on its behatr. Bradman SogWThomas Fmanc181 Controller
New Life Community Church (South Gillinghaml Trust 2022 Annual Report INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT to the tru8tse8 of the NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH (SOUTH GILLINGHAM) TRUST Resp8the rn8ponsibllftle8 of Trusto08 and Examlmr The chanty's trustees are Tesponsible for the preparab'on ol the financial stat8monts for the year ended 31 t)ecemb6r 2022 and consider that the company is exempt from an audit. Bul8 of Ind•p•ndent Examln•fs R•port My examination was carried out in accordance wth general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a réview of the acuunb'ng records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with thck88 records. It also includes conser8tn of any unusual items or di$closum$ in the aOnts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees o)n¢eming any such matters. The procedures undèrtaken do not provide all the evidenGe that woukl be requlred in an audit, and 0)nsequenY no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a True and fair view. and the report is limtted to those matters set out in the statement below. Indep•ndont ExamIn•• Stst•m•nt In connection with my examlnatlon. no m8tter h83 come to ry attentton". 11) which gives me reasonable Cause lo believè that any material èrror has occurred in respect of th8 accounting record5', and {21 to which, in my opinion, attenl'on should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding oflhe aecounls to be reached. Colin Gough TAG IM8idstonel Ltd 10 Coverdale Avenue Maidslona Kent ME15 gDR Date. 19 October 2023