2021
New Life Baptist Church
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2021
Table of Contents
Statutory Information..........................................................................................................................2 Registered Charity Number............................................................................................................2 Registered Address.........................................................................................................................2 Trustees...........................................................................................................................................2 Property Trustees............................................................................................................................2 Bankers...........................................................................................................................................2 Independent Examiner....................................................................................................................2 Annual Report for 2021.......................................................................................................................3 Charitable Object............................................................................................................................3 Organisational Structure and Decision making processes..............................................................3 Objectives and Activities................................................................................................................3 Achievements and Performance......................................................................................................5 Financial Review............................................................................................................................5 Approval and declaration................................................................................................................6
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New Life Baptist Church
2021
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2021
Statutory Information
Registered Charity Number
Registered as a charity in England & Wales with number 1164973
Registered Address
37 Abbey Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5NG
Trustees
Mr H Williams Mr D Mellen (reappointed 15 May 2022) Mrs T McVey (retired 10 October 2021) Mr R Jackson (retired 22 April 2021) Mrs C Staves (retired 17 November 2021) Mrs A Williams Mrs K Paterson Revd P Muir (appointed 5 July 2021) Mrs C Jackson (appointed 13 February 2022)
Property Trustees
East Midland Baptist Trust Company Limited The Baptist Union Corporation Limited Baptist House 129 Broadway Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 8RT
Bankers
Cooperative Bank Delf House, Southway, Skelmersdale, Lancashire WN8 6NY
Independent Examiner
Debbie Caine
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New Life Baptist Church
2021
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2021
Annual Report for 2021
The trustees present their Annual Report and financial statements for 2021.
Charitable Object
The Charity is governed by a constitution approved by the members in December 2015 and updated most recently in November 2021. The constitution states that the principal purpose of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith.
Organisational Structure and Decision making processes
Members of the church are accepted in accordance with the constitution which required them to publicly profess their faith in God, Father Son and Holy Spirit.
The members meeting takes place several times a year and has responsibility for the overall policy of the church. In accordance with the constitution, the members appoint the Minister, Treasurer and Church Secretary and other Leaders who are responsible for the day to day running of the church’s work and witness, and the financial and legal aspects of the charity. The Leaders, Minister, Treasurer and Church Secretary are the Charity Trustees. All members are encouraged to take an appropriate part in the spiritual and practical tasks involved in the furtherance of the charitable objective.
Relevant matters may be submitted to the church meeting by the trustees for guidance or may be raised by members in church meeting for further consideration by the trustees. Though the constitution permits decisions to be made at church meetings by appropriate majorities, the church seeks to work by consensus wherever possible.
Objectives and Activities
In order to achieve the principal objective which is set out above, the church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him as living Lord.
The most significant change for the church in 2021 was the appointment of Revd Paul Muir as minister. Paul took up his role in July.
In the early part of the year Covid measures continued to restrict our gatherings, The church continued to livestream services to the congregation. Recordings of most services were then made available through the website. The closed facebook group has continued to play a role in providing thoughts for the day and a weekly midweek reflection and a chance for members to connect. In addition the church launched a public facebook page in the summer.
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New Life Baptist Church 2021
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2021
The church resumed meeting together at Rushcliffe at Easter and as Covid restrictions eased has been able to return to normal operation, offering refreshments and then resuming monthly breakfast services on the first Sunday of each month.
The church’s wellbeing café Renew 37 has remained open whenever Covid restrictions allowed and as restrictions eased has returned to normal operation, providing a safe space for those in the community who are lonely or suffering with mental health problems.
The milkshake bar for teenagers on a Wednesday at Renew 37 re-opened in the summer using the outdoor space. This continues to be very popular with well over 100 young people attending each week.
A Christianity Explored course was run at Renew 37 in the autumn.
Other small groups resumed meeting as restrictions eased including a friendship group meeting at Morrisons and the study group at Burton Manderfield. The church has committed to running a monthly service at Burton Manderfield from November 2021.
The church was also able to run a coach trip to Skegness in September, the first trip since the start of the Covid pandemic.
The church was unable to go ahead with a planned weekend away in October due to the venue Hothorpe Hall going into administration. Instead the church ran a weekend at home, using St Luke’s church as the venue, with Ken Benjamin from LICC as guest speaker.
The church operates systems to ensure that all people working with children and adults at risk are appropriately vetted with regard to the Disclosure Barring Service.
The church has read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and is satisfied that the activities outlined above clearly demonstrates that the charity is providing a benefit to the public.
Achievements and Performance
The church does not measure the success of its programmes only in numbers, including financial numbers, but also in less tangible areas like fellowship, community involvement and encouragement.
2021 was again a challenging year because of Covid. Throughout the lockdown and re-opening, the Trustees have been greatly encouraged by members active participation in what has been provided and in their return to in person activities. The membership has reduced slightly from 69 to 65.
The churches wellbeing café renew 37 continues be busy and is well regarded by professional agencies who frequently signpost people to the café. The café submitted a successful bid to be a local Co-op community cause for 2021/2022. We are grateful to the Co-op for its support.
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Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2021
A number of our members are involved in other community activities such as Safe Families. The church also actively supports The Friary in West Bridgford, which provides much needed assistance for deprived members of our community.
Financial Review
The church continues to raise the funds which it needs to carry on its activities from within its own membership and congregation. No wider public appeal was made for funds during the year.
The most significant expenses relate to the renting of premises and the employment of team members.
We rent a space to meet on a Sunday morning and rent our wellbeing cafe at 37 Abbey Road.
Our paid team members throughout the year were:
Mr P Muir, appointed to the post of Minister in July.
Mr D Mellen our Children's and Church support worker. Mr Mellen stepped down from his paid role in July.
Mrs V Bragg who is the Centre Host at our Wellbeing Café Mrs A Williams our church administrator.
The church expressed its part in the life of the wider church by making grants to national and international Christian organisations and societies with Christian aims and objectives compatible with the church’s own charitable purpose.
The church is heavily dependent on its membership working as volunteers in all aspects of the church’s activities, many of which run with little or no impact on the church’s expenditure, but nevertheless contribute substantially to the achievement of the church’s objectives.
The financial results for the year, together with a summary of the accounting policies adopted are set out in the accompanying financial statements.
The Trustees are satisfied that they have sufficient reserves at the Balance Sheet date, together with ongoing income anticipated, to enable the church to function effectively in the coming year.
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2021
New Life Baptist Church
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2021
Approval and declaration
I declare, in my capacity of charity trustee, that:
-
the trustees have approved the above report and attached accounts; and
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have authorised me to sign them on their behalf
Alison Williams 217 Musters Road West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7DT
- 8 September 2022
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New Life Baptist Church 2021 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
| Independent Examiner's Report | 2 |
|---|---|
| Receipts and payments account | 3 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 4 |
| Notes to the accounts | 5 to 8 |
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2021
New Life Baptist Church
Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
Independent Examiner's Report
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 set out on pages 3 to 8
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
-
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
-
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the 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 ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
-
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
-
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Debbie Caine
Independent Examiner
43 Blanford Gardens, West Bridgford,
Nottingham, NG2 7UQ
FCCA CTA
8 September 2022
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New Life Baptist Church
2021
Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
Receipts and Payments account
| Receipts and Payments account | ||
|---|---|---|
| Receipts: Note General Offering Tax Recovered 3 Rental income Grant income 4 Investment income Special Offerings 5 Total Receipts Payments: Employment costs 6 Church activities 7 Office & admin costs Rent, property & insurance costs 8 Subtotal Giving away 9 Total payments (Deficit) / Surplus Opening Funds: Funds at the end of the period: General Funds: |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 £ 74,698 8,113 9,600 2,667 367 3,417 98,862 52,349 9,457 2,298 26,836 90,940 15,096 106,036 (7,174) 121,906 114,732 114,732 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 £ 74,150 26,189 7,200 11,000 436 3,739 |
| 122,714 | ||
| 25,113 2,312 3,072 21,557 |
||
| 52,054 16,679 |
||
| 68,733 | ||
| 53,981 67,925 |
||
| 121,906 | ||
| 121,906 |
The notes on pages 5 to 8 form part of this Statement
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New Life Baptist Church Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
2021
Statement of assets and liabilities
Assets:
The balance reported as total funds is made up of the following assets:
| Note Cash on deposit with the BU Cash at Co-Operative Bank Cash in hand |
89,970 24,689 73 114,732 At 31-Dec-2021 |
82,603 39,175 128 At 31-Dec-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 121,906 |
In addition to the assets above, the following items should be taken into consideration to understand the financial status of the church:
| Equipment (at insured value) Gift aid tax recoverable Rental deposit (on 37 Abbey Road) Rental deposit (on manse) Total Cash bank and other assets |
36,872 12,100 3,900 1,615 54,487 169,219 |
33,703 4,400 3,900 |
|---|---|---|
| 42,003 | ||
| 163,909 |
Liabilities:
| Special offerings to pay on 9 237 Sunday morning rental 3,390 Church outing deposits held over 0 Total Liabilities 3,627 Prepared by Huw Williams Assisted by Mhel Handy Rob Moss Independent Examiner Debbie Caine At 31-Dec-2021 |
122 1,400 450 At 31-Dec-2020 |
|---|---|
| 1,972 | |
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 8 September 2022 and signed on their behalf by Huw Williams (treasurer)
The notes on pages 5 to 8 form part of this Statement
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New Life Baptist Church Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
2021
Notes to the accounts
1 Accounting policies
These accounts have been prepared on a 'receipts and payments' basis in accordance with the Charities Act 2011
2 Church Funds
Apart from special offerings which are paid on within a few weeks or used for specific church projects, and the grant income received for Renew 37 (see note 4), all church funds are unrestricted and may be used for any of the church's ordinary purposes.
3 Tax Recovered
Tax recovered under the gift aid scheme covers the period October 2020 to March 2021 (6 months). The amount recovered in the 2020 accounts was for 18 months to September 2020. The amount receivable for donations made between April and December 2021 is shown under 'assets'.
4 Grant income
As part of the response to the covid pandemic, the church, along with other local rate-payers, received a grant of £2,667 (2020 - £10,000) from Rushcliffe Borough Council. In 2020 the church also received a discretionary grant from Rushcliffe Borough Council to support the work of Renew 37 of £1,000.
The use of this income is restricted to costs on Renew 37, but as those costs are far in excess of the grants (the premises costs alone exceed £15,000) we have not shown restricted funds separately.
| 5 Special offerings Paid away or to be paid away (see note 9) Breakfast services Other special offerings Subtotal Utilised during year Gifts for Renew 37 costs Sale of surplus assets (tent and laptop) Money towards church weekends in 2021 (£910) and 2022 (£200) |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 630 920 1,550 616 1,110 141 3,417 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 572 738 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,310 2,309 - 120 |
||
| 3,739 |
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New Life Baptist Church Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
2021
Notes to the accounts
6 Trustee remuneration
At the beginning of 2021 we had two trustees who were paid by the church and added one more during the year (in 2020 we had the same two trustees who were paid by the church throughout the year). David Mellen, an employee of the church, was appointed as a leader (and therefore a trustee) in May 2016 and Alison Williams was appointed as a leader (and therefore a trustee) in December 2018 and took on the paid role of administrator in May 2019. In July 2021 we appointed Paul Muir as our minister.
The church constitution says that a minister will usually be paid and that trustees can be paid with the approval of the church members in general meeting. The church considered whether or not to appoint paid employees to the leadership team before appointing David Mellen and whether to appoint an existing trustee to a paid position before employing Alison Williams. In particular the trustees considered the disadvantage of some trustees being unable to participate in decisions when they had a financial interest in those decisions because they were being paid by the church; the trustees could not identify any situations in which this might prove to be a problem.
The figures shown below are for remuneration, pensions, and other costs paid whilst the employees were also trustees.
| were also trustees. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year to | Year to | |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | |
| Remuneration (total gross) | £16,415 | £6,116 |
| Pensions (total employer payments) | £1,403 | £419 |
| Manse costs | £14,712 | £0 |
| Expenses | £912 | £0 |
Expenses
Expenses are paid primarily to the minister and shown under “employee expenses”
Training and related expenses are also paid for or on behalf of church members involved in particular areas of church service whether they are trustees or not. The relevant costs are shown under the appropriate headings in the expense analyses. No separate record is made of how much of these costs is incurred for or on behalf of trustees.
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2021
New Life Baptist Church
Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
Notes to the accounts
| 7 Analysis of Church Activities General Catering - general Church weekends Church days out Equipment & repairs Pastoral (gifts/cards and financial support) Publicity Service Materials Training / conferences Visiting Speakers Other general payments Children and youth Milkshake bar see below(1) see below(2) |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 510 740 227 2,328 1,188 432 273 2,110 1,047 169 433 £9,457 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 165 - (441) 402 405 133 148 (717) 1,640 336 241 |
|---|---|---|
| £2,312 |
(1) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not able to take people on our usual day out in March 2020, but money had already been collected in and was le with the church against the trip in 2021
(2) Normally the church pays for a leaders’ conference for the following January and collects back contribu!ons from some a"endees a er the conference. Because of COVID-19 the 2021 conference happened online for free, so the 2020 figures mostly reflect the contribu!ons received back for the 2020 conference.
| 8 Rent, property & insurance costs 37 Abbey Road Other property and insurance costs see below(3) |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 19,337 7,499 £26,836 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 15,502 6,055 |
|---|---|---|
| £21,557 |
(3) During 2021, the lease was extended for a further 5 years and costs include the associated £2,120 legal costs
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2021
New Life Baptist Church
Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
Notes to the accounts
| 9 Analysis of Giving away BMS World Mission Friary Drop in Centre Home Mission Fund (EMBA) Nottingham Refugee Forum Tear Fund Open Doors Nottingham Trent Christian Union Butterfly Space (Malawi) Bless Network Other giving (amounts under £500 each) Giving from General Fund Special offerings paid away (see note 5 and below) Total Giving away |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 3,000 3,600 2,400 696 1,511 996 - 500 - 958 13,661 1,435 £15,096 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 3,150 3,600 2,500 696 1,230 996 500 1,000 500 1,158 |
|---|---|---|
| 15,330 1,349 |
||
| £16,679 |
£237 of the special offerings were paid away in 2022 (previous year £122 paid away in 2021) Included in special offerings paid away were additional gifts to Friary Drop in Centre of £20 (2020 £143), Tearfund £722 (2020 £428) and Open Doors £0 (2020 £210)
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New Life Baptist Church 2021 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
| Independent Examiner's Report | 2 |
|---|---|
| Receipts and payments account | 3 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 4 |
| Notes to the accounts | 5 to 8 |
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2021
New Life Baptist Church
Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
Independent Examiner's Report
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 set out on pages 3 to 8
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
-
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
-
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
-
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the 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 ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
-
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
-
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Debbie Caine
Independent Examiner
43 Blanford Gardens, West Bridgford,
Nottingham, NG2 7UQ
FCCA CTA
8 September 2022
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New Life Baptist Church
2021
Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
Receipts and Payments account
| Receipts and Payments account | ||
|---|---|---|
| Receipts: Note General Offering Tax Recovered 3 Rental income Grant income 4 Investment income Special Offerings 5 Total Receipts Payments: Employment costs 6 Church activities 7 Office & admin costs Rent, property & insurance costs 8 Subtotal Giving away 9 Total payments (Deficit) / Surplus Opening Funds: Funds at the end of the period: General Funds: |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 £ 74,698 8,113 9,600 2,667 367 3,417 98,862 52,349 9,457 2,298 26,836 90,940 15,096 106,036 (7,174) 121,906 114,732 114,732 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 £ 74,150 26,189 7,200 11,000 436 3,739 |
| 122,714 | ||
| 25,113 2,312 3,072 21,557 |
||
| 52,054 16,679 |
||
| 68,733 | ||
| 53,981 67,925 |
||
| 121,906 | ||
| 121,906 |
The notes on pages 5 to 8 form part of this Statement
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New Life Baptist Church Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
2021
Statement of assets and liabilities
Assets:
The balance reported as total funds is made up of the following assets:
| Note Cash on deposit with the BU Cash at Co-Operative Bank Cash in hand |
89,970 24,689 73 114,732 At 31-Dec-2021 |
82,603 39,175 128 At 31-Dec-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 121,906 |
In addition to the assets above, the following items should be taken into consideration to understand the financial status of the church:
| Equipment (at insured value) Gift aid tax recoverable Rental deposit (on 37 Abbey Road) Rental deposit (on manse) Total Cash bank and other assets |
36,872 12,100 3,900 1,615 54,487 169,219 |
33,703 4,400 3,900 |
|---|---|---|
| 42,003 | ||
| 163,909 |
Liabilities:
| Special offerings to pay on 9 237 Sunday morning rental 3,390 Church outing deposits held over 0 Total Liabilities 3,627 Prepared by Huw Williams Assisted by Mhel Handy Rob Moss Independent Examiner Debbie Caine At 31-Dec-2021 |
122 1,400 450 At 31-Dec-2020 |
|---|---|
| 1,972 | |
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 8 September 2022 and signed on their behalf by Huw Williams (treasurer)
The notes on pages 5 to 8 form part of this Statement
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New Life Baptist Church Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
2021
Notes to the accounts
1 Accounting policies
These accounts have been prepared on a 'receipts and payments' basis in accordance with the Charities Act 2011
2 Church Funds
Apart from special offerings which are paid on within a few weeks or used for specific church projects, and the grant income received for Renew 37 (see note 4), all church funds are unrestricted and may be used for any of the church's ordinary purposes.
3 Tax Recovered
Tax recovered under the gift aid scheme covers the period October 2020 to March 2021 (6 months). The amount recovered in the 2020 accounts was for 18 months to September 2020. The amount receivable for donations made between April and December 2021 is shown under 'assets'.
4 Grant income
As part of the response to the covid pandemic, the church, along with other local rate-payers, received a grant of £2,667 (2020 - £10,000) from Rushcliffe Borough Council. In 2020 the church also received a discretionary grant from Rushcliffe Borough Council to support the work of Renew 37 of £1,000.
The use of this income is restricted to costs on Renew 37, but as those costs are far in excess of the grants (the premises costs alone exceed £15,000) we have not shown restricted funds separately.
| 5 Special offerings Paid away or to be paid away (see note 9) Breakfast services Other special offerings Subtotal Utilised during year Gifts for Renew 37 costs Sale of surplus assets (tent and laptop) Money towards church weekends in 2021 (£910) and 2022 (£200) |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 630 920 1,550 616 1,110 141 3,417 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 572 738 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,310 2,309 - 120 |
||
| 3,739 |
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New Life Baptist Church Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
2021
Notes to the accounts
6 Trustee remuneration
At the beginning of 2021 we had two trustees who were paid by the church and added one more during the year (in 2020 we had the same two trustees who were paid by the church throughout the year). David Mellen, an employee of the church, was appointed as a leader (and therefore a trustee) in May 2016 and Alison Williams was appointed as a leader (and therefore a trustee) in December 2018 and took on the paid role of administrator in May 2019. In July 2021 we appointed Paul Muir as our minister.
The church constitution says that a minister will usually be paid and that trustees can be paid with the approval of the church members in general meeting. The church considered whether or not to appoint paid employees to the leadership team before appointing David Mellen and whether to appoint an existing trustee to a paid position before employing Alison Williams. In particular the trustees considered the disadvantage of some trustees being unable to participate in decisions when they had a financial interest in those decisions because they were being paid by the church; the trustees could not identify any situations in which this might prove to be a problem.
The figures shown below are for remuneration, pensions, and other costs paid whilst the employees were also trustees.
| were also trustees. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year to | Year to | |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | |
| Remuneration (total gross) | £16,415 | £6,116 |
| Pensions (total employer payments) | £1,403 | £419 |
| Manse costs | £14,712 | £0 |
| Expenses | £912 | £0 |
Expenses
Expenses are paid primarily to the minister and shown under “employee expenses”
Training and related expenses are also paid for or on behalf of church members involved in particular areas of church service whether they are trustees or not. The relevant costs are shown under the appropriate headings in the expense analyses. No separate record is made of how much of these costs is incurred for or on behalf of trustees.
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2021
New Life Baptist Church
Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
Notes to the accounts
| 7 Analysis of Church Activities General Catering - general Church weekends Church days out Equipment & repairs Pastoral (gifts/cards and financial support) Publicity Service Materials Training / conferences Visiting Speakers Other general payments Children and youth Milkshake bar see below(1) see below(2) |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 510 740 227 2,328 1,188 432 273 2,110 1,047 169 433 £9,457 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 165 - (441) 402 405 133 148 (717) 1,640 336 241 |
|---|---|---|
| £2,312 |
(1) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not able to take people on our usual day out in March 2020, but money had already been collected in and was le with the church against the trip in 2021
(2) Normally the church pays for a leaders’ conference for the following January and collects back contribu!ons from some a"endees a er the conference. Because of COVID-19 the 2021 conference happened online for free, so the 2020 figures mostly reflect the contribu!ons received back for the 2020 conference.
| 8 Rent, property & insurance costs 37 Abbey Road Other property and insurance costs see below(3) |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 19,337 7,499 £26,836 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 15,502 6,055 |
|---|---|---|
| £21,557 |
(3) During 2021, the lease was extended for a further 5 years and costs include the associated £2,120 legal costs
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2021
New Life Baptist Church
Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2021
Notes to the accounts
| 9 Analysis of Giving away BMS World Mission Friary Drop in Centre Home Mission Fund (EMBA) Nottingham Refugee Forum Tear Fund Open Doors Nottingham Trent Christian Union Butterfly Space (Malawi) Bless Network Other giving (amounts under £500 each) Giving from General Fund Special offerings paid away (see note 5 and below) Total Giving away |
Year to 31 Dec 2021 3,000 3,600 2,400 696 1,511 996 - 500 - 958 13,661 1,435 £15,096 |
Year to 31 Dec 2020 3,150 3,600 2,500 696 1,230 996 500 1,000 500 1,158 |
|---|---|---|
| 15,330 1,349 |
||
| £16,679 |
£237 of the special offerings were paid away in 2022 (previous year £122 paid away in 2021) Included in special offerings paid away were additional gifts to Friary Drop in Centre of £20 (2020 £143), Tearfund £722 (2020 £428) and Open Doors £0 (2020 £210)
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