## ANNUAL REPORT
## **1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021**
New Life Community Church Loughborough 2 De Montfort Cose, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4RL
Registered charity no. 1172260
## **MANAGING TRUSTEES REPORT**
This was, as ever, a busy year for New Life Community Church with great encouragements along the way accompanied by great difficulties. The difficulties mainly being caused by Covid and the measures brought in to deal with that. The church moved to online services for worship every Sunday, and physical services only took place where lockdown regulations allowed. The prayer and Home Groups either continued online or happened physically where restrictions allowed.
The demand for food parcels grew rapidly. The foodbank moved to a model of delivering food parcels to reduce physical contact. We were grateful to all the volunteers who made this possible.
The CAP debt centre has become busier as more clients are referred to us from CAP. It has been a challenge for the team to work remotely with clients to reduce physical contact. Fundraising and grants continues to cover the cost of salaries and expenditure.
This year we have been encouraged to see new attendees to the church. Because of social distancing we have held a morning and an evening service.
Youth work continues initially online but then in person where restrictions allowed. Sunday School ran when the church was open. The parents’ and toddlers group ran where restrictions allowed.
## **SUNDAY WORSHIP**
The church continued to hold services of public worship every Sunday morning throughout the year either online or physically. We have a wide variety of people attend from all walks of life and countries spanning the globe. Congregation numbers are usually around 70–80 each week including children. The CAP and foodbank centres continue to attract people to the services.
The church has not held physical services where lockdown has prevented it, but when the church has been able to meet then the Sunday School has met. During the service children under the age of 11 meet for activities, Bible
lessons and worship separately from the main church. A crèche is also held for the very young children.
Approximately once a month we normally meet together for a family service where the children stay in with the adults. After this service we would have lunch together which is open for anyone to join. Due to Covid restrictions we have not been able to do this.
Sunday evenings became a service where possible to allow more people to attend church.
## **YOUTH WORK**
The Sunday School, the Parent and Toddlers’ group and the Youth club for the older young people have had to adapt to keep in line with changing Covid restrictions.
We have a desire to increase the amount of youth work that we run, but have had to concentrate on maintaining what we had.
## **WEEKLY ACTIVITIES**
A number of home groups would meet at various times during the week but these have either gone online or stopped.
The foodbank cafe had to close because of Covid restrictions and food parcels were being delivered. When restrictions eased people were able to have a drink and cake while waiting for their food parcels to be made up.
## **CAP DEBT CENTRE**
The church has continued to act as a CAP debt centre although much of the work was moved online.
Members of the church congregation are involved in helping to befriend those needing debt help whilst the centre manager arranges paperwork to be sent to the CAP head office to put together a debt recovery plan. As expected, there seems to be a large demand for debt help across the town.
## **LOUGHBOROUGH AREA FOODBANK**
Our full time Foodbank Manager continues to coordinate the running of the foodbank and lead a team of volunteers. We are grateful for the grants we have received to make this possible.
The church is now open three times per week, two afternoons and one evening, for distribution of food. A number of people, both from within and without the church, are involved in all aspects of running the centre. This has been a difficult year trying to continue the service whilst following Covid guidelines.
## **BUILDING PROJECT**
Due to Covid there has been little progress on the building project during this year, though it is still desperately needed.
The new space is necessary for meetings on Sunday mornings, and with the addition of the foodbank the current building has become very limiting. Discussing food poverty is a sensitive topic for many people attending and there are currently no areas where this can be had privately. This issue has grown as the foodbank and CAP centres have developed.
## **LOCAL EVENTS**
The church was unable to have a community barbecue in the summer, or a homeless Christmas meal, because of Covid restrictions.
## **GRANTS AND SUPPLIERS**
We are very grateful to many organisations who have helped the church over this year by providing donations, grants or discounted supplies, in particular in the running of the foodbank. We have received grants from the following organisations:
The Trussell Trust
Leicestershire County Council ‘SHIRE Community Grants’ Coronavirus Community Support Fund Charnwood Borough Council
## **OVERSEAS SUPPORT**
The church continues to have links with and support a small church in Mindanao in the Philippines. We send a small financial contribution each month which enables them to employ a pastor.
## **MANAGING TRUSTEES**
Managing trustees of the church are appointed by the members according to the Church Rules, and are as follows:
Elders: Trevor Allin, Noel Whitesmith, Anthony Glover Deacon: John-Mark Abbott
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COMMUNITY
CHURCH
CHURCH ACCOUNTS
l April 2020 - 31 March 2021
2 De Monttort Close, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LEII 4RL
Charity no. 1172260
## **NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 March 2021**
|**Fixed Assets**
Freehold
96,486
Minibus
5,400
Church equipment
1,616
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
**Bank accounts**
Current account (HSBC)
6,602
Savings account (HSBC)
87,533
Savings account (Barclays)
531
Payment cards
39
**Of which, funds**
General
7,133
Building
30,333
CAP
99
Assistant
0
Foodbank – General
36,500
Foodbank – Food
1,250
**grants**
Foodbank startup
Foodbank building
640
Minibus
0
Youth Worker
15,000
Family Worker
3,750
Unclaimed Gift Aid
**Total Current Assets**
**Total Assets**
**Liabilities**
Payroll liabilities
100
Other liabilities
**Total Liabilities**
**Total Net Assets**|**2020-2021**
92,126
0
103,502
2,154
103,502
5,702
30,445
531
94,705
6,165
18,908
5,732
667
48
0
659
4,500
967**1**
95,672
199,174
360
100
100
199,074|**2019-2020**
94,279|
|---|---|---|
|||94,279|
|||36,678
2,353|
|||39,031|
||||
|||133,311|
|||360|
|||360|
||||
|||132,951|
## **NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH**
## **Receipts and Payments 1 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021**
|**Income**
Regular giving
33,630
Irregular giving
2,075
Activity donations
0
Tax refunds (Gift Aid + GASDS)
11,887
Less restricted funds
(4,899)
Interest
24
Community projects
7,280
**Total general fund income**
**Restricted funds**
Building fund
10,624
Foodbank
77,564
CAP Debt Centre
6,657
Pastoral Assistant
12,713
Youth Worker grant
15,000
Other grants
28,000
Acts 435
810
**Total restricted funds income**
**Total income**|**2020-2021**
37,323
5,093
35,705
351
12,180
(3,630)
7,012
22
7,280
2,340
**49,997**
19,164
21,048
5,508
13,454
4,500
151,368
150
**151,368**
**201,365**|**2019-2020**
42,767
8,572
2,340|
|---|---|---|
|||53,679|
|||63,824|
|||63,824|
||||
|||117,504|
|**Expenses**
**Personnel**
General fund
44,065
Assistant fund
12,713
Foodbank fund
29,318
**Estate**
Utilities
2,558
Insurance
711
Maintenance
557
**General expenses**
Activities
1,367
Travel
1,453
Outreach and training
530
Administration and consultancy
4,628
**Gifts**
3,013
**Total general fund expenses**
**Restricted funds**
Building fund
180
Foodbank
17,016
CAP Debt Centre
12,600
Acts 435
810
**Total restricted funds expenses**
Depreciation
**Total expenses**|34,905
13,454
86,095
17,512
2,223
670
3,826
317
3,068
574
1,518
7,978
1,108
3,013
3,985
**100,912**
259
4,129
136
30,606
144
**30,606**
2,338
**133,856**|65,870
3,210
6,268
3,985|
|---|---|---|
|||79,333|
|||4,669|
|||4,669|
|||718|
|||84,720|
## **LOUGHBOROUGH AREA FOODBANK**
## **Receipts and Payments 1 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021**
|**Income**
Personal gifts
25,478
Via give.net
2,179
Collection tins
604
Company and charity donations
18,336
Donations and grants towards salaries
17,500
Other grants
31,466
**Total income**
**Expenses**
General expenses
6,488
Personnel costs
29,318
Food
3,248
Overheads
7,280
**Total expenses**
**Net income**|**2020-2021**
3,066
401
28,262
635
2,097
13,850
67,303
1,000
**95,564**
1,789
17,512
0
46,334
2,340
**46,334**
49,231|**2019-2020**
4,101
16,947|
|---|---|---|
|||21,048|
|||21,641|
|||21,641|
|||(592)|
**NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH Notes on the accounts 2020 – 2021**
- 1 Gift Aid on £3150 is £788 and GASDS on £718 is £179
|**List of grants**|||
|---|---|---|
||Allocated|Received|
|Trussell Trust|5,000|
5,000|
|Apr 2020|||
|Foodbank general – COVID – staff costs|||
|Trussell Trust|5,000|
5,000|
|Jul 2020|||
|Foodbank general – COVID – staff costs|||
|SHIRE Grants (Leicestershire County Council)|5,000|
5,000|
|Aug 2020|||
|Foodbank general running costs|||
|Coronavirus Community Support Fund|26,000|
26,000|
|'Oct 2020 – Mar 2021|||
|Foodbank general – staff costs|||
|Pastoral assistant/CAP – staff costs|||
|Foodbank – other general costs|||
|Charnwood Borough Council|4,500|
4,500|
|Aug 2020|||
|COVID – CAP debt centre costs|||
|Trussell Trust|5,000|
5,000|
|Aug 2020|||
|Foodbank building|||
|SHIRE Grants (Leicestershire County Council)|15,000|
15,000|
|'Feb 2021 (Summer 2021-2022)|||
|Youth worker|||
|Trussell Trust|2,600|
2,600|
|Feb 2021|||
|Foodbank general running costs|||
|Trussell Trust|5,000|
5,000|
|Feb 2021|||
|Fundraising and Family worker|||
|Total grants:|73,100||
# Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
## Report to the trustees/ members of New Life Community Church
On accounts for the year
year 31 st March 2021 Charity no 1172260 ended (if any)
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 My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner's statement 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 In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention examiner's statement 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. Signed: Date: Name: Tim Oglesby Relevant professional ACA (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales), 1987-2019 qualification(s) or body: Address: Olive House, 3 Springfield Road Hinckley
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