**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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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2021**
## 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
- 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,
- 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
1. 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
2. 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
1. 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
2. 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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