New Life Baptist Church
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 2025 .................................................................................................................. 3 Charitable Object.................................................................................................................... 3 Organisational Structure and Decision making processes ..................................................... 3 Objectives and Activities ........................................................................................................ 3 Achievements and Performance ............................................................................................. 4 Financial Review .................................................................................................................... 4 Transfer of Activities .............................................................................................................. 5 Approval and declaration ....................................................................................................... 6
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New Life Baptist Church
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 (retired 8 February 2026) Mr D Mellen
Mrs A Williams (retired 8 February 2026) Revd P Muir (retired 29 December 2025) Mrs C Jackson (retired 12 February 2025) Mrs R Handy (retired 12 April 2026) Mrs S Wall
Mrs K Paterson (appointed 8 February 2026) Mr N Twomey (appointed 8 February 2026) Mr M Godden (appointed 8 February 2026)
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
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
Annual Report for 2025
The trustees present their Annual Report and financial statements for 2025.
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 on Sunday mornings for worship and throughout 2025 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 private Facebook group which provides an opportunity for members to share and connect. The church also runs a public-facing Facebook page with information about our services and events. The church holds monthly breakfast services, to which members are encouraged to invite family and friends.
The church holds several regular weekly prayer meetings 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
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 reduced slightly during the year. We received a £500 grant from Talking Therapies to support the work of Renew 37.
The weekly after-school milkshake bar for teenagers was discontinued in 2025 in order to prioritise support for other user groups.
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 holds monthly worship services at Burton Manderfield.
The church has held regular social activities, including coach trips and evening events, which 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 2025 we had no baptisms and retained our membership of 67.
The church’s wellbeing café, Renew 37, continues to 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. In March 2024 we held a successful book sale and raised approximately £1000 for The Friary.
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New Life Baptist Church
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 are grateful to the Talking Therapies organisation for a grant received during the year to support the work of Renew 37.
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 during the year were:
Mr P Muir, Minister (paid until the point at which he resigned in December 2025) Mrs A Williams our church administrator (paid until August 2025)
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.
Transfer of Activities
As at 31 December 2025, the financial assets and liabilities of the charity were transferred into a new legal entity. The new legal entity is New Life Baptist Church CIO and is registered with the Charity Commissioner for England and Wales, charity number 1212691. There have been no changes to the objectives and activities of the church as a result of this transfer, merely a change in the legal structure,
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New Life Baptist Church
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
2025
Approval and declaration
I declare. in my capacity of charity tntsttt. that..
the Irustees have approved the above report and attached accounts" and
have authorised me to sign them on their behalf
Michael Godden
38 St Austell Drive
Wilford
Nottingham
NGII 7BP
New Life Baptist Church 2025 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2025 [le[le Lxaminerfs Repon Reipts and payments accounl Stslemtni of assds and liabiliiles Nuivi to accoun 5108 Pa8e I
New Life Baptist Church
2025
Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2025
Independent Examlnerfs Report
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New Life Baptist Church 2025 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2025 Receipts and Payments account Ytar to Year to 31 Dec 202S 31 Dec 2024 Noie General Olfering Church events iKome Tax Recovefed Rcnial income Grani income 85.970 4.692 30.839 101,362 13.834 2.1(Kl 1,976 274 Investsneiit inLYJme Fundraisln8 S(la1 Olferings Toial Receiws 1,916 154 135.240 134.882 Paymtnts: Employnwni cos 7.816 4,256 2.534 ?6.862 92.920 5.714 (Xher Lhurlh activities Oflice & admin cos 3.325 23.1?2 107,107 Reni. PronY & insUTre costs Sulrtotal io li 11.7?7 118.834 Totsl paymen¢s 106.348 (Deficit) I Surplus 2&892 16.048 Openin8 Funds: Tra$(er w CIO 97.OJS (125.9)7) ).%7 12 Funds at the end ol thp periDd: 97.ols Ceneral Furnls: 97.ols The noies on pages S 10 8 fonn part of this Stsieme Page 3
New Life Baptist Church 2025 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2025 Statement of assets and Ilabllltles A15¢ts: 'I'hc balanc¢ retM)rtcd as funds is madc up of the following Note l-1)é*21124 1-11rt-21124 01.36? 35J79 73 Cash on de$11 '11h the BU Cash in hand In Jddition io the pssets thii'e. the followin8 iients shoukl bc inio ¢(midcrniK>n ¢0 uThktsd the finazKial slatus of the church: Equipment lat insured I'alue) CRift i&x rccoi'crnblc Rtal &p)sii (on 37 Abbey Road 59% 15.Xl)I Totsl Cash bank and other &ss¢ts 4911 IiAbilitltJ: At 31-Dec-2025 1-Ikt-1024 Spwial otYer1n pay on Sun&} morning rcntsl Tothl Lthdiues 30 l.U53 Pr¢swrcd by AssiAcd by Huw Willian Ihcl Handy Rob ¥1054 Ikbbie C'ai 11thndent Examiner Th¢ ¢01 w¢r¢ appro%'ed by the on 16 Apnl !0•6 Thc Mie5 on pages 5 10 ¥ forni pprt of this Statcn Page 4
New Life Baptist Church 2025 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2025 Notes to the accounts Tse x(ounts have bM pryred on a and pa)YMits' basis in xr01dae with Chariiies 2 Clwth Funds Aparl Im swai oltetinR5 kni(h a id on M'iihin a few weeks or ed fof Specif Church oiffi% and RraN iKomp recviiyd lor Renew 37 (see )}. all chw(h luNls are unrestyicied and may be used any ol the church's or(h'nay 3 •vnts The Ihurch orRJnisé5 a numbN of sotlal pvems t1ur1 tht yw f< church mtrmbrts and associaied kniih the church. In addiuon ihe church orRani5es a (hwrh w(ekend every lew Yea wilh ilin speaker and S¢&1 alliYiiies- this is also on to Fwle associaed h'ith the (hwth. For mom (tAJi all) ol I$e even the clwjrrh seeks to reCoT costs b). C1'nA a iickei price aThl the am(Mmts are latRe ert0h Lh fi8wts w be saralY in ihe acccwts as can vary SiRnilicanil)' Irom }ear ts) soar. The xcowiis are pltpared iffl a rectipts and paynnb basis so that iome c(fjts alrtady incuned lor tveNs in 2076 are Incl in the 202) lilur (and the 2024 IiAurts included income ceived aThl co45 incwrnl in th'ae lor 2025 eveni 4 Tax Rt(•b'rtd Tai c0ed tl Rift aid sdmè co%vrs permxl J•)uary 2024 to Novvmber 2025 (23 moth). The allU1 rpcovered in the 2024 arcrAts lia5 lor the Apnl io DeCemr 2023 (9 momhs). The balance rectyenble al the ytar end is on the swment ol assets and liabiliiiek S Grani kncamt A was rKeiv {and sptt#) tht year. This was Irom Talki TIxrapies lof the WO wt (k) al RcrM' YI. In 2024 a numbpr ol were received (•Thl sw) dwinR Ihp year. Tl I•e was £l.gJl io Ip .1¢h onRoinA Edtsca¢ic l¢x the Minitt. 2 an¢S 01 £2(M) from NljnRhafftsh1 CJ)uni )' (AMU11 ioliards the costs ol milkshakt bar and a lullher f21)J lftxn thp CoLmiy Comcil wwads thè lost 91 wblistJinR the work of w kn'riiinR Rroup ai RenoM' 37. 6 Fundraislni Althou%h ncrf ofien seek io raise eY fr(¥n (xAsbJp the church, have Incl s fundraisinR for the {hUh dyrirtA some ol our ev¢rt Paxe S
New Life Baptist Church 2025 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2025 Notes to the accounts Year io 31 Dlr 2025 Year (o 311)¢¢ UJ24 7 SpKlal oflrln Paid awa). or io be pald aliay (ste I l) Breaklasi sor¥'LCQS (kher 4xcial ollerin Su1x1 1916 470 1076 4.541 Utillsed year GI1 Renew 37 coms QtheT ollerin Sale of Surp1 assffs •#1 th incomÉ• (wlk¥8inR tyainir4 ¢osts) l.ois 234 413 5JfA 8 Tmee ThmUratIOn DurinR the )Yar we had uus¢¢¢s Pa by the thw¢trL Alison Williams was ap)inted as a leathr {and iherefore a tylee) in Decernr 2018 and 0k on tho wid tole ol administra in Ila). 2019. The role ol administrator cea5Tha to be PaKI kn Augu )125. In July 2021 wt appointrd Paul Muir as cw miAiSter ht leli in Dtcemtr 2025. The church CO1¢u says that a minis1 knill usually be paid and thai trustees can bt paid kn'ith the aFvoval ol the churth in Reneral me(4in%. The church (onsidefed io apwini an exi51inR trustee 10 a ld position before employin% Alison kn'illAn. In particular the tntstLS consideTEd the d1¥anRe ol some ineeS beinR unable 10 particiwe in &cisions t1 a I11l inierw in dw"sioits betausp i> beiftx paid by rhuicm. thp wy4ees ffmdd n ideniif>' any siiuaiions in knhKh this miRhi pmve to be a ptthlem. The liAures sl)oknffl belokn, are (or remunerion. P10n5. and paid Whil ihe ernployeos Yte also inLStee& Year lo Ytar io 31 Dec 2025 31 De( 2024 Rewrni0n (i(tsl p) Pension5 (iotsl emplo)Yr Payn) Manse co5 L31.078 £3.421 £15.i86 £1,327 £28.(9 £J.531 £13.834 .517 Expenws are paMI manlY w ihe minimer sIM>wn uThler.nPI)Yee costs" Trainiwi aThl rel1 expen5e5 are a150 paid lor 00 behalf ol dwrrh Memb0 involved in parucul eas ol chuKh serrict W(her ihey are LY noi. The relevaN cosis are skswn urthr the apwopriaie heath. in the expoTr5e aTr]l)'ses. No separ reCrd 15 math of how much ol ihe5e (ts . Or{ bthall ol intstt Page 6
New Life Baptist Church 2025 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2025 Notes to the accounts Year to Year to 31 Dec 2025 31 Dec 2024 9 Analysls ol Clwrch Acth4tles General (..e[lA- 933 1282 672 Ev4ngplism- Genefal Cralt materials for 37 and irlps fTr)m 37 pl(al (All,([d5 linarKial 5P) Publkcity 2(K) 231 241 ifa 438 197 438 TTainiog I conlerencts VisiD Speake P[ole10nal cc6ts (ol iwing) Milkshake Bar chhff Aeneral paymerts 18 i(K) 12OS 1,7 283 132 ("). Training costs iKlude a lelffs c(•)lffeKt in Jaftry- the bty)ks places in the prtviti year and con1n1(lO* WardS the tal CO are received from panicipants. Thiscan meajb the Tr cost varies coThsMaErably depeJMlmR on knhen loltliOrth are recei¥te Year l• 31 Dec 2025 31 Def 2024 Yèar to 10 Ren4 property & Insurance costs 111.616 8246 £26062 16.9Afj 6.173 [23.122 Pa8e 7
New Life Baptist Church 2025 Annual accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2025 Notes to the accounts Ytar ¢0 31 Dec 2025 Yèar ¢0 31 De( 2024 I l AnW of Gi1n% away 2280 2.7f4) 22 2.71 Friary fhop in (re Home Mission Fund IENIBA Tear Fund OFW Lknrs OthEf Alvi (•nwrts under £gXI txh) GivinR from cra1 Fw 732 720 720 720 872 Special olftrinxs pald away (set note 7 and below) 4.556 2.767 T(al GivinA akn4y £13A28 £11.727 [1> ol spcial oflerinRs werp paid away ift 2026 (pmious wr LIO paid away in 2025) Inclth in SFocial olferinRS paid awa), wtye alth"iional Rifts io Friao. Drop in Cern ol £1.576 (2024 £449}. Tearlund £1.342 (])24 f546). Open 1kn ¢79212024 r . i Red Cross £- ( 24 r536) lor Var crisis arpals aThl Emmanuel House £248 (2024 £S17) 12 TraThsf¢r¢o CIO For %'anixL5 reasons m(tsdy TrlatinR io the liility ol (tha¢ is itthship iam ol tht church) slKJuid a serious linancial pmblem arise in the church even il ihe woblem was 0Side the cornrol ol the trusiets. a dtCiSiM kn'as iaktn io ¢ransfer ilxD rhurrh io an Iad IMI), and cc¢praiiLm chosen was a Ch)ritable laAisaiion {ClO). Somè timt was taken up in 2024 and 2025 decithni 4 suiiabl• cort4ity¢icm io aThl th CIO illCOtPLYaiEd in Mazrh 2025. Wilh the help ol le8al fvisNs an aTrenI was drawn ts) transler ihe clr(h and (because the sam¢ inwefs Wffe Involv Sn brh thi5 exiMinR illLq aThl thp M4. CIO) pernii&sion kn'as miwged Imm ihe charity Commissiots io nuke the transfer and MIL10n M'as Rrarned in ?QS. Wilh pernii&s1 in placè. a church mtetinA in November 2025 decid w make the trartsfef on 31 December 2025- in line with ihe church'5 linaKial year. Page 8
New Life Baptist Church
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 2025 .................................................................................................................. 3 Charitable Object.................................................................................................................... 3 Organisational Structure and Decision making processes ..................................................... 3 Objectives and Activities ........................................................................................................ 3 Achievements and Performance ............................................................................................. 4 Financial Review .................................................................................................................... 4 Transfer of Activities .............................................................................................................. 5 Approval and declaration ....................................................................................................... 6
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New Life Baptist Church
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 (retired 8 February 2026) Mr D Mellen
Mrs A Williams (retired 8 February 2026) Revd P Muir (retired 29 December 2025) Mrs C Jackson (retired 12 February 2025) Mrs R Handy (retired 12 April 2026) Mrs S Wall
Mrs K Paterson (appointed 8 February 2026) Mr N Twomey (appointed 8 February 2026) Mr M Godden (appointed 8 February 2026)
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
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
Annual Report for 2025
The trustees present their Annual Report and financial statements for 2025.
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 on Sunday mornings for worship and throughout 2025 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 private Facebook group which provides an opportunity for members to share and connect. The church also runs a public-facing Facebook page with information about our services and events. The church holds monthly breakfast services, to which members are encouraged to invite family and friends.
The church holds several regular weekly prayer meetings 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
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 reduced slightly during the year. We received a £500 grant from Talking Therapies to support the work of Renew 37.
The weekly after-school milkshake bar for teenagers was discontinued in 2025 in order to prioritise support for other user groups.
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 holds monthly worship services at Burton Manderfield.
The church has held regular social activities, including coach trips and evening events, which 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 2025 we had no baptisms and retained our membership of 67.
The church’s wellbeing café, Renew 37, continues to 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. In March 2024 we held a successful book sale and raised approximately £1000 for The Friary.
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New Life Baptist Church
2025
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 are grateful to the Talking Therapies organisation for a grant received during the year to support the work of Renew 37.
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 during the year were:
Mr P Muir, Minister (paid until the point at which he resigned in December 2025) Mrs A Williams our church administrator (paid until August 2025)
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.
Transfer of Activities
As at 31 December 2025, the financial assets and liabilities of the charity were transferred into a new legal entity. The new legal entity is New Life Baptist Church CIO and is registered with the Charity Commissioner for England and Wales, charity number 1212691. There have been no changes to the objectives and activities of the church as a result of this transfer, merely a change in the legal structure,
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New Life Baptist Church
Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2025
2025
Approval and declaration
I declare. in my capacity of charity tntsttt. that..
the Irustees have approved the above report and attached accounts" and
have authorised me to sign them on their behalf
Michael Godden
38 St Austell Drive
Wilford
Nottingham
NGII 7BP