## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **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 2024........................................................................................................................3 Charitable Object............................................................................................................................. 3 Organisational Structure and Decision making processes...............................................................3 Objectives and Activities.................................................................................................................3 Achievements and Performance......................................................................................................4 Financial Review.............................................................................................................................4 Approval and declaration.................................................................................................................6
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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **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 Mrs A Williams Revd P Muir Mrs C Jackson (retired 12 February 2025) Mrs R Handy (appointed 22 September 2024) Mrs S Wall (appointed 22 September 2024)
## **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**
## **2024**
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **Annual Report for 2024**
The trustees present their Annual Report and financial statements for 2024.
## **Charitable Object**
The Charity is governed by a constitution approved by the members in December 2015 and updated most recently in May 2022. 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 church meets as a whole on Sunday mornings for worship and throughout 2024 the church continued to livestream services for those unable to attend in person. Recordings of most services were then made available through the website. We run a closed facebook group which provides thoughts for the day and a weekly midweek reflection and a chance for members to connect. Much of this content is also posted on the churches public facebook page. The church holds monthly breakfast services, to which members are encouraged to invite family and friends.
The church holds prayer meetings twice a month and there are a variety of small groups that meet weekly for bible study, prayer, fellowship and discipleship.
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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
## Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024
The church’s wellbeing café Renew 37 has continued to provide a safe space for those in the community who are lonely or suffering with mental health problems. Numbers using the space have increased and resources for the café are stretched. We received a £500 grant from the Asda Foundation through their green token scheme.
The milkshake bar for teenagers on a Wednesday at Renew 37 continues to be very popular with well over 100 young people attending each week.
The church has continued to run a friendship group meeting at Morrisons and a study group at Burton Manderfield, a sheltered housing complex in the Meadows. The church also runs a monthly service at Burton Manderfield.
The church has held social activities monthly, including coach trips and these are open to users of Renew 37 and others connected with the church. They have provided a valued sense of community.
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. All Renew 37 hosts and small group leaders have attended Level 2 training in safeguarding.
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.
In 2024 we were delighted to baptise 1 person and welcomed them into membership. Two members were removed from the list, so membership has overall decreased from 68 to 67.
The churches wellbeing café renew 37 continues be busy and is well regarded by professional agencies who frequently signpost people to the café.
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. But we
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## **New Life Baptist Church 2024**
## Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024
are grateful to Nottinghamshire County Council for a number of grants received during the year to support the milkshake bar (2 lots of £200) and the writing group project at Renew 37 (a further £200 to cover the printing cost).
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, Minister.
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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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
## Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024
## **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
10 September 2025
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## **New Life Baptist Church 2024 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
|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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**2024**
**Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **Independent Examiner's Report**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 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
2 Peveril Drive, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7AU FCCA CTA ACA
12 September 2025
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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **Receipts and Payments account**
|**Receipts:**
Note
General Offering
Church events income
3
Tax Recovered
4
Rental income
Grant income
5
Investment income
Fundraising
Special Offerings
7
**Total Receipts**
**Payments:**
Employment costs
8
Church events costs
3
Other church activities
9
Office & admin costs
Rent, property & insurance costs
10
Subtotal
Giving away
11
**Total payments**
**(Deficit) / Surplus**
Opening Funds:
**Funds at the end of the period:**
General Funds:|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
£
101,362
4,804
13,834
5,168
2,100
1,976
274
5,364
**134,882**
68,608
5,714
6,338
3,325
23,122
107,107
11,727
**118,834**
**16,048**
80,967
**97,015**
**97,015**|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
£
73,698
1,275
14,787
9,600
500
2,122
5,258|
|---|---|---|
|||**107,240**|
|||68,608
680
5,210
3,110
27,146|
|||104,754
13,170|
|||**117,924**|
|||**(10,684)**
91,651|
|||**80,967**|
||||
|||**80,967**|
The notes on pages 5 to 8 form part of this Statement
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**2024**
## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **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|61,362
35,580
73
**97,015**
**At**
**31-Dec-2024**|52,387
28,507
73
**At**
**31-Dec-2023**|
|---|---|---|
|||**80,967**|
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)
Total Cash bank and other assets|43,484
15,891
3,900
**63,275**
**160,291**|42,382
12,200
3,900|
|---|---|---|
|||**58,482**|
|||**139,449**|
## **Liabilities:**
|Special offerings to pay on
11
30
Sunday morning rental
1,053
Total Liabilities
**1,083**
Prepared by
Huw Williams
Assisted by
Mhel Handy
Rob Moss
Independent Examiner
Debbie Caine
**At**
**31-Dec-2024**|410
0
**At**
**31-Dec-2023**|
|---|---|
||**410**|
|||
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 10 September 2025 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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**2024**
## **New Life Baptist Church Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **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 5), all church funds are unrestricted and may be used for any of the church's ordinary purposes.
## **3 Other church activities**
For a number of years the church has put on social events where contributions are received towards the costs and only the net cost has been shown under church activities (in note 9 below).
The Harvest Supper in 2023 was a much bigger event than we have organised before and it has been decided to show the income and costs for events separately for this event and going forward. It should also be noted that accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis so that income and costs already incurred for events in 2025 are included in the 2024 figures (and amounts incurred in 2023 for 2024 events are included in the 2023 figures)
## **4 Tax Recovered**
Tax recovered under the gift aid scheme covers the period April to December 2023 (9 months). The amount recovered in the 2024 accounts was for 12 months to March 2023. The amount receivable for donations made in 2024 is shown under 'assets'.
## **5 Grant income**
A number of grants were received (and spent) during the year. The largest was £1,500 to help with ongoing education for the minister, 2 grants of £200 from Nottinghamshire County Council towards the costs of our milkshake bar and a further £200 from the County Council towards the cost of publishing the work of our writing group at Renew 37.
In 2024 a grant was received during the year to help with the costs of Renew 37 – as those costs are far in excess of the grants (the premises costs alone exceed £15,000) we have not shown restricted funds separately.
## **6 Fundraising**
Although we do not often seek to raise money from outside the church, we have included some fundraising during the course of some of our events during 2024.
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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **Notes to the accounts**
|**7 Special offerings**
**Paid away or to be paid away (see note 11)**
Breakfast services
Other special offerings
Subtotal
**Utilised during year**
Gifts for Renew 37 costs
Other offerings
Sale of surplus assets and other income (recharging training costs)|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
1,916
470
2,386
2,584
234
160
5,364|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
2,945
1,457|
|---|---|---|
|||4,402
856
-|
|||5,258|
## **8 Trustee remuneration**
During the year we had two trustees who were paid by the church.
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 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 2024**|**31 Dec 2023**|
|Remuneration (total gross)|£28,600|£29,901|
|Pensions (total employer payments)|£3,531|£3,027|
|Manse costs|£13,834|£12,767|
|Expenses|£3,517|£1,741|
## **Expenses**
Expenses are paid primarily to the minister and shown under “employee costs”
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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**2024**
## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **Notes to the accounts**
|**9 Analysis of Church Activities**
**General**
Catering - general
Church social events
(*)
Equipment & repairs
Evangelism - General
Craft materials for 37 and trips from 37
Publicity
Things used in services
Training / conferences
(**)
Visiting Speakers
Other general payments
**Children and youth**
Milkshake bar|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
1,282
-
807
231
241
438
191
1,780
283
451
634
**£6,338**|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
1,290
200
786
211
577
318
421
(321)
390
494
844|
|---|---|---|
|||**£5,210**|
'(*) - this relates to events before the 2023 Harvest Supper, see note 3 above
(**) - This was a negative number last year because income exceeded costs – read on.
Training costs have regularly included a leaders conference in January – the church books places in the previous year and contributions towards the total cost are received after the conference. It was decided not to book for the 2024 conference so there was no major cost incurred in 2023, but we still received contributions towards the 2023 conference at the beginning of the year.
|**10 Rent, property & insurance costs**
37 Abbey Road
Other property and insurance costs|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
16,949
6,173
**£23,122**|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
17,170
9,976|
|---|---|---|
|||**£27,146**|
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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **Notes to the accounts**
|**11 Analysis of Giving away**
BMS World Mission
Friary Drop in Centre
Home Mission Fund (EMBA)
Tear Fund
Open Doors
Other giving (amounts under £500 each)
Giving from General Fund
Special offerings paid away (see note 7 and below)
Total Giving away|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
2,280
2,760
1,800
720
720
680
8,960
2,767
**£11,727**|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
2,340
2,820
1,860
834
780
540|
|---|---|---|
|||9,174
3,996|
|||**£13,170**|
£30 of the special offerings were paid away in 2025 (previous year £410 paid away in 2024) Included in special offerings paid away were additional gifts to Friary Drop in Centre of £449 (2023 £23), Tearfund £546 (2023 £1,178) and Red Cross £536 (2023 £287) for various crisis appeals over the two years.
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## **New Life Baptist Church 2024 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
|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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**2024**
**Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **Independent Examiner's Report**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 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
2 Peveril Drive, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7AU FCCA CTA ACA
12 September 2025
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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **Receipts and Payments account**
|**Receipts:**
Note
General Offering
Church events income
3
Tax Recovered
4
Rental income
Grant income
5
Investment income
Fundraising
Special Offerings
7
**Total Receipts**
**Payments:**
Employment costs
8
Church events costs
3
Other church activities
9
Office & admin costs
Rent, property & insurance costs
10
Subtotal
Giving away
11
**Total payments**
**(Deficit) / Surplus**
Opening Funds:
**Funds at the end of the period:**
General Funds:|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
£
101,362
4,804
13,834
5,168
2,100
1,976
274
5,364
**134,882**
68,608
5,714
6,338
3,325
23,122
107,107
11,727
**118,834**
**16,048**
80,967
**97,015**
**97,015**|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
£
73,698
1,275
14,787
9,600
500
2,122
5,258|
|---|---|---|
|||**107,240**|
|||68,608
680
5,210
3,110
27,146|
|||104,754
13,170|
|||**117,924**|
|||**(10,684)**
91,651|
|||**80,967**|
||||
|||**80,967**|
The notes on pages 5 to 8 form part of this Statement
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**2024**
## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **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|61,362
35,580
73
**97,015**
**At**
**31-Dec-2024**|52,387
28,507
73
**At**
**31-Dec-2023**|
|---|---|---|
|||**80,967**|
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)
Total Cash bank and other assets|43,484
15,891
3,900
**63,275**
**160,291**|42,382
12,200
3,900|
|---|---|---|
|||**58,482**|
|||**139,449**|
## **Liabilities:**
|Special offerings to pay on
11
30
Sunday morning rental
1,053
Total Liabilities
**1,083**
Prepared by
Huw Williams
Assisted by
Mhel Handy
Rob Moss
Independent Examiner
Debbie Caine
**At**
**31-Dec-2024**|410
0
**At**
**31-Dec-2023**|
|---|---|
||**410**|
|||
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 10 September 2025 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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**2024**
## **New Life Baptist Church Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **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 5), all church funds are unrestricted and may be used for any of the church's ordinary purposes.
## **3 Other church activities**
For a number of years the church has put on social events where contributions are received towards the costs and only the net cost has been shown under church activities (in note 9 below).
The Harvest Supper in 2023 was a much bigger event than we have organised before and it has been decided to show the income and costs for events separately for this event and going forward. It should also be noted that accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis so that income and costs already incurred for events in 2025 are included in the 2024 figures (and amounts incurred in 2023 for 2024 events are included in the 2023 figures)
## **4 Tax Recovered**
Tax recovered under the gift aid scheme covers the period April to December 2023 (9 months). The amount recovered in the 2024 accounts was for 12 months to March 2023. The amount receivable for donations made in 2024 is shown under 'assets'.
## **5 Grant income**
A number of grants were received (and spent) during the year. The largest was £1,500 to help with ongoing education for the minister, 2 grants of £200 from Nottinghamshire County Council towards the costs of our milkshake bar and a further £200 from the County Council towards the cost of publishing the work of our writing group at Renew 37.
In 2024 a grant was received during the year to help with the costs of Renew 37 – as those costs are far in excess of the grants (the premises costs alone exceed £15,000) we have not shown restricted funds separately.
## **6 Fundraising**
Although we do not often seek to raise money from outside the church, we have included some fundraising during the course of some of our events during 2024.
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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **Notes to the accounts**
|**7 Special offerings**
**Paid away or to be paid away (see note 11)**
Breakfast services
Other special offerings
Subtotal
**Utilised during year**
Gifts for Renew 37 costs
Other offerings
Sale of surplus assets and other income (recharging training costs)|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
1,916
470
2,386
2,584
234
160
5,364|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
2,945
1,457|
|---|---|---|
|||4,402
856
-|
|||5,258|
## **8 Trustee remuneration**
During the year we had two trustees who were paid by the church.
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 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 2024**|**31 Dec 2023**|
|Remuneration (total gross)|£28,600|£29,901|
|Pensions (total employer payments)|£3,531|£3,027|
|Manse costs|£13,834|£12,767|
|Expenses|£3,517|£1,741|
## **Expenses**
Expenses are paid primarily to the minister and shown under “employee costs”
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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**2024**
## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **Notes to the accounts**
|**9 Analysis of Church Activities**
**General**
Catering - general
Church social events
(*)
Equipment & repairs
Evangelism - General
Craft materials for 37 and trips from 37
Publicity
Things used in services
Training / conferences
(**)
Visiting Speakers
Other general payments
**Children and youth**
Milkshake bar|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
1,282
-
807
231
241
438
191
1,780
283
451
634
**£6,338**|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
1,290
200
786
211
577
318
421
(321)
390
494
844|
|---|---|---|
|||**£5,210**|
'(*) - this relates to events before the 2023 Harvest Supper, see note 3 above
(**) - This was a negative number last year because income exceeded costs – read on.
Training costs have regularly included a leaders conference in January – the church books places in the previous year and contributions towards the total cost are received after the conference. It was decided not to book for the 2024 conference so there was no major cost incurred in 2023, but we still received contributions towards the 2023 conference at the beginning of the year.
|**10 Rent, property & insurance costs**
37 Abbey Road
Other property and insurance costs|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
16,949
6,173
**£23,122**|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
17,170
9,976|
|---|---|---|
|||**£27,146**|
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## **New Life Baptist Church**
## **2024**
## **Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **Notes to the accounts**
|**11 Analysis of Giving away**
BMS World Mission
Friary Drop in Centre
Home Mission Fund (EMBA)
Tear Fund
Open Doors
Other giving (amounts under £500 each)
Giving from General Fund
Special offerings paid away (see note 7 and below)
Total Giving away|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2024**
2,280
2,760
1,800
720
720
680
8,960
2,767
**£11,727**|**Year to**
**31 Dec 2023**
2,340
2,820
1,860
834
780
540|
|---|---|---|
|||9,174
3,996|
|||**£13,170**|
£30 of the special offerings were paid away in 2025 (previous year £410 paid away in 2024) Included in special offerings paid away were additional gifts to Friary Drop in Centre of £449 (2023 £23), Tearfund £546 (2023 £1,178) and Red Cross £536 (2023 £287) for various crisis appeals over the two years.
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