## **NICC Trustees’ Annual Report** **Year ended 31 December 2024** ## **Table of Contents** **Placeholder for table of contents** **0** ## **Chair’s Report – Achievements** During 2024 we focused on strengthening fellowship, launching our permanentIhome appeal and deepening community engagement. Highlights were: • Christmas Worship Night – 14 December 2024 at our Unit E1 premises drew around 50 worshippers for an evening of praise, ministry and prayer, igniting fresh momentum for the building appeal. • “Meet Me There” Picnic & BBQ – 26 August 2024 (summer bankIholiday weekend) brought approximately 50 adults and children together for food, sport and conversation, introducing several new families to NICC’s community life. • BuildingIProject Launch – Sunday 3 November 2024 formally kickedIoff our £100,000 appeal for a permanent home; pledges and gifts had already reached the full target by yearIend. • Leadership restructure – we clarified and expanded departmental oversight under the Church Council, establishing dedicated ministries for Men, Women, Youth, Children, Music, Evangelism, Finance, Media, Events, Usher, Protocol and Administration. These milestones, achieved entirely by volunteer effort, mark a year of renewed vision and forward momentum. ## **Achievements and Performance** Key Activities in 2024: • Worship & Discipleship – weekly services, smallIgroups and prayer meetings continued to nurture faith and fellowship. • Community Events – the ‘Meet Me There’ picnic and Christmas Worship Night strengthened local connections and showcased NICC’s heart for inclusive community. • Strategic Development – trustees approved, and the congregation embraced, a refreshed departmental structure to enlarge capacity for evangelism, pastoral care and administration. Across all ministries, eight committed volunteers contributed over 2,000 hours of service, enabling every initiative without paid staff. ## **Financial Review – Year ended 31 December 2024** Total income for the year was £70,932, comprising £27,508 of donations and £43,424 other income. Total expenditure was £65,657, of which £38,360 related to deposit, legal and planning fees toward the proposed purchase of a permanent facility. The trustees consider these costs a necessary investment in achieving NICC’s longIterm objective of securing a stable base. Despite rising costs, careful budgeting ensured the charity ended the year in a stable position with sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet dayItoIday commitments. The trustees have not yet adopted a formal reserves policy and will address this during 2025. ## **Governance and Volunteers** The charity is run entirely by volunteers. A core team of eight gave over 2,000 volunteerIhours during 2024, covering everything from preaching and worship to administration, catering and event setIup. Their dedication remains the lifeblood of NICC’s ministry. ## **Risk Management** During 2024 the board regularly monitored three principal risks: 1. Funding shortfall – monthly budget reviews and active fundraising pipeline; 2. Safeguarding – adherence to Assemblies of God and Thirtyone:eight guidance; 3. Volunteer capacity & burnout – realistic scheduling and pastoral support. Controls remained effective and no reportable incidents occurred. ## **Future Plans** In 2025 the trustees will: - Progress the purchase of a permanent home, including planningIpermission for change of use and mortgage funding; - Relaunch a weekly foodIbank and streetIdistribution programme; - Expand discipleship, youth and outreach events utilising the new departmental structure; - Broaden fundraising to underwrite core costs and new ministries. ## **Thanks to Supporters** The trustees extend their heartfelt thanks to all partner churches, individual donors and friends whose generosity makes our work possible. ## **Trustees, Governing Document & Independent Examiner** Trustees – Alex Azu, Samalie Sekatawa Tugume and Jose Tomas served for the whole of 2024. Governing document – unincorporated church constitution adopted 2016; no amendments in 2024. Independent examiner – details supplied separately. ||**New Identity Christian Centre**|**New Identity Christian Centre**|**New Identity Christian Centre**|**New Identity Christian Centre**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
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**-**||**13 515**| |Grants|**-**||||**-**| |Vol Sector CommunityGrant|**-**||||**-**| |BAWSO Ltd|**-**||||**-**| |Donations/Tithe|**27 508**||||**39 803**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
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**-**||**1 062**| |Volunteers cost & Travel|**1 760**||||**2 397**| |Food/refreshments/dry goods|**5 560**||||**2 122**| |Assemblyof God|**720**||||**720**| |Consumables/Postage|**1 610**||||1174| |Salaries & Training|**4 500**||||| |Musicequipment/TV|**1 965**||||**-**| |Utilities|**654**||||**-**| |Stationary/Internet/IT|**89**||||**454**| |Storage ThirtyoneEight|**1 430**||||**1 297**| |Maintance/Repairs|**2 720**||||| |Building|**38 360**||||| |Accounts|**500**||||**668**| |**_Sub total_ **|**65 657**||||**9 894**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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