2023-03-31-accounts

			Trustees'	Trustees'	Trustees'	Trustees'	Annual	Annual	Annual	Report	Report	for the	for the	period	period	period
					Period start				date			Period end		date
		From			1"			April		2022 T 31" o				March			2023
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				Charity		name			New	Milton Evangelical			Free	Church
Registered		charity		number (ifany)					1168045
	Charity's		principal address						24-26 Whitefield			Road
									New	Milton
									Hampshire
									Postcode						BH25	6DF
Names	ofthe	charity		trustees		who		manage		the	charity
Trustee	name			Offic	(Ifany)					Dates ear	acted Ifnot forwhole				Name toa	ofperson (orbody) entitled oint trustee Ifan
Rev SWoodcraft				Pastor &Elder											Church		Members
MrJ Harman				Elder						Until	1to October 2022				Church		Members
Mr BFidler				Elder											Church		Members
Mr D White				Elder											Church		Members
Mr A Harvey				Elder						From 31"July 2022					Church		Members

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					The purposes ofthe Charity are:
					a) The advancement ofthe Christian faith in accordance with the Basis ofFaith
Summary	ofthe objects			ofthe	primarily but not exclusively within New Milton and the surrounding
charity set		out In its			neighbourhood; and
governing	document				b) Such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion ofthe members of
					the Church in general meeting, put into practice the teaching ofthe Lord
					Jesus Christ in accordance with the Basis of Faith.
					Following the completion of building work at our church premises which
					included a two-story rear extension incorporating a new entrance, accessibility
					toilet, sound & video room, and a first-floor meeting room, we concluded our
					time of meeting at Bashley Village Hall and returned to Whitefield Road, New
					Milton following Easter 2022.
					Our Sunday Services, morning (10.30am) and evening (6.00pm) have been held
					throughout the year. Communion is celebrated twice each month (once at
					10am & once during the evening Service). A baptismal Service was held in
					September 2022.
					We have maintained an on-line presence with an improved website launched in
					autumn 2022, and have also continued with our online ministry of recorded
					Services available via YouTube or audio on the website.
					We held a Cafe Free event, an informal evening Service with an outside speaker
					and refreshments. Midweek courses on 'A Passion for Life' and apologetics
					were organised.
					The Church premises have been used for regular mid-week prayer meetings and
Summary ofthe main activities undertaken			for	the	quarterly Members' Meetings. A week of intensive prayer meetings held in the Church premises and in members' homes was conducted in January 2023.
public benefit in relation				to	In seeking to encourage bible study, prayer, and fellowship amongst the
these objects (include within this section the statutory declarat(on that trustees have had regard tothe guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public					congregation numbers of smaller groups meet during each month. These include weekly and monthly ladies' groups, a monthly men's group, and fortnightly home groups with daytime and evening meetings to suit the membership. A Christianity Explored course was run during the year for those enquiring about the Christian faith.
benefit)					Our activities for young people on Sunday mornings are Crgche (for those under
					5) and Junior Church (for ages 3 to 11),and on Sunday evenings Gravity youth
					group (for ages 11 to 18). We also run two mid-week clubs 'K'nekted' (for
					school years 3-6) and K'lossal (for school year 7 upwards). A new development
					was that both clubs held three-day summer camps in 2022.
					Other activities during the year included occasional Church Sunday lunches, a
					Church barbecue, a Harvest Quiz, Mens' & Church family walks, Mens'
					breakfasts and social evenings, and filling shoe boxes for Operation Christmas
					Child.
					We have sought to serve the congregation and wider community with the
					provision of a monthly lunch (Food4Thought). We have also manned a stall at
					community events in the town, and since autumn 2022 have established a
					monthly stall at the town market providing Christian literature and Information.
					We tithe unrestricted income to support Christian work in Malawi, SE Asia,
					France and in local IJK schools.
					We have an active safeguarding team to ensure the protection of children and
					vulnerable adults.

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year			Our membership as at 01/04/2022 was Sl members. During the year we received 10 new members and there were no relocations, resignations, or deaths amongst the membership of the church. We therefore conduded the year at 01/04/2023 with 61members. It is encouraging to report that we have
			also had numbers of new regular attendees worshipping with us.
			Our Sunday Services, morning (10.30am) and evening (6.00pm) have been held
			throughout the year. Our Pastor has faithfully expounded God's word and is
			currently undertaking series in Luke's gospel and the book of Job. Other
			preachers from within the membership or from other churches have also
			provided biblical ministry. The attendance at our Sunday Services is
			approximately 80-100in the morning, and 35-50 in the evening.
			We are blessed by having a gifted music team who significantly enhance our
			corporate worship, alongside technical and welcoming teams who facilitate
			Services. Our worship area has also been improved by an additional monitor for
			the rear seating area.
			Our activities for young people on Sunday mornings are Creche and )unior
			Church, and Gravity youth group on Sunday evenings. Whilst the older group is
			well attended, we pray for more families with younger children.
			We run two mid-week clubs K'nekted' (for school years 3-6) meeting on
			Thursday evenings and K'lossal (for school year 7 upwards) meeting on Friday
			evenings. Both clubs have a mix of Bible teaching and activities. The aim ofthe
			clubs isto give young people a greater understanding ofthe Christian faith and
			its practical outworking, as well as providing opportunities for social interaction.
			There has been good attendance at both these clubs during the year and we are
			grateful for all our Church members who are committed to serving the youth of
			our congregation and community. The holding ofthree-day summer camps for
			each club provided a special opportunity to engage with the young people
			entrusted to our care.
			Our various midweek prayer meetings, bible study groups and home groups
			have all been well supported. At present we have six home groups offering a
			choice of morning and evening meetings and approximately 70 adults are
			committed to these groups.
			The monthly Food4Thought lunches have attracted approximately 30attendees
			and a similar number have attended the occasional men's breakfasts.
			Our Church Diaconate was enlarged with the appointment of a care Deacon to
			co-ordinate the dedicated Church members who are engaged in various ways
			with caring for those within the congregation.
			We own outright our Church premises and the Manse, which are kept in good
			order, with regular inspections. The main bathroom of the Manse has been
			refurbished during the past year. Our Deacons and members carry out
			maintenance in the grounds and buildings, with tradespeople employed as
			appropriate.
			We have an ongoing programme for the protection of children and vulnerable
			adults including regular DBSchecks overseen by our active safeguarding team.
			Under the Data Protection regulations, Church members and regular attendees
			aged 16and over are asked to read and consider the Data Privacy Notice and to
			consent to what oftheir information can be used on Church business.

								We aim to maintain free reserves sufficient to cover at least 3 month's
Brief statement charity's policy					ofthe on reserves			general expenditure in order to give the church time to respond to unexpected needs. Our target level for the coming year 2023/24 will be
								increased from E22,500 to E25,000, an amount considered adequate to
								cover quarterly expenditure.
Details ofany				funds			materially
in	deficit
Further financial review details								(Optional information)
You may additional		choose to information,				include where		We budget for unrestricted income and expenditure and review actual figures against the budget monthly.
rslsvsnl		about:						Services, meetings, and attendance in 2020/21 and 2021/22 were
~	the charity's				principal			disrupted by the Covid pandemic and a building extension in 2021/22,
	sources of		funds (including					and these also affected income and expenditure.
	any fundraising);							Unrestricted income has recovered well in 2022/23 and has been
~	how expenditure has supported the key objectives ofthe charity;							increased by new and increased offerings. Unrestricted expenditure has also increased but less than income. Unrestricted income was E12,193 above budget, and unrestricted expenditure was E3,422 above the
~	investment policy and objectives including any ethical investmsnl policy							budgeted figure, giving a surplus in the year ofE4,771. With the exception of a small amount of investment income & interest
	adopted.							(&1%),all other income comes from the Church family as gift-aided giving
								(59%), donations (18%),gift aid tax claimed back (16%)and the offertory
								box (7%).
								We tithe 10% of unrestricted income, making half-yearly donations to
								the 4 missionaries/missions we support. A further E1,731 was
								contributed from both general funds and restricted gifts.
								Our main unrestricted expenditure areas are 57%ministry (including the
								Pastor's salary, expenses & accommodation); 14% discretionary
								expenditure which include final payments of E6,063 for the building
								extension, 11%missions; 6.5%administration and 10%Church premises.
								Work on the building extension was completed by Easter 2022 with final
								payments made in this financial year taking the total expenditure to
								E183,148. Payments in the 2022/23 financial year were E19,186out of
								the restricted building fund which was then closed and E6,063 out of
								unrestricted general funds.
								Thanks to the generosity of the Church family, the extension was
								completed without borrowing and with all bills paid.
								The budget for next year, from 1" April 2023 to 31" March 2024, has
								increases in both income and expenditure. There are notable increases in
								electricity and gas costs where we have been protected by long term
								fixed priced contracts at the Manse until June 2023 and at the Church
								until 2024.

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							Forthe period from		01/04/2022		To	31/03/2023
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							Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds	Total	funds		Last year
							IoIha nearest 2		Io lho nearest	a	tothe nearest 2	to the noxroot		8	IoIhe nearoxt 5
A1 Receipts
															4088
Offeri s GASDS								5,172					5,172
Gilt aided o/farl	s							57,247							ea eoa
Gifi aid tax recovered								15153		202			1$,355
Donalions								10101					28	0$7	10193
Investment income														270	1212
Rent use o		remises
Minie Fund
Youth Minie Fund
Buildi 6 Develo		ment	Fund							$0					5350
Other Income
Sub total(Gross			income for AR)					$7,8$3	3.700				totnst		123,414
A2 Asset snd Investment					sales
(see table).
Investment M5G	Charibond
			Sub			total
		Total		receiPts				97,693	3,790			-	101,491		17$.103
A3 Pa ante
Minls								53,235							42,87$
Mission								10,208					11,188		7,578
U ofchurch		remisas													5 $5'I
Administration								5,034					e.e34		5,84$
Donaaons tt other		ex nses						1,$'72					1,572		1,414
Buadin Develo ment									1$,188				25,842		102,$00
Discretiona Ex		ndiiure						5,131	3,5$3				$,724		te,eto
			Sub			total		52,022	23,'/45				11$.eer		283,771
A4 Asset and investment
urchases, see		table
Norl8
			Sub			total
		Total	payments					02,922	23,745			-	116,5a7		263,771
Net ofrecefptsf(payments)								4,771	19,947				$5.376		05,680
A5 Transfers between			funds
A6 Cash funds	last year				end										153,704
Cash funds this				year		end		51P27	1,713				52,940		88,116