LIFE CHURCH LICHFIELD
TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORTand ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD..
Ist January 2024- 31st December 2024
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
Charity name.. Life Church Lichfield
Charity address: Netherstowe, Lichf ield WS13 6TS
Charity registration number.. 1182297
Names of the charity Trustees:
Trustee Name
Off ice
Comment
Steve Speight
MarkAndrews
Juliet Smithson
Wendy Williamson
Leah Chilengwe
James Terry
Chair of Trustees
Trustee Isince 20191
Trustee Isince 20191
Trustee (since 20191
Trustee (since 20211
Trustee (since 22 January 20241
Trustee (since 22 January 20241
Treasurer
Secretary
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Type of governing documenL'
CIO Icharitable Incorporated Organisationl Constitution adopted Ist July 2019.
How the charity is constituted:
The CIO members are the Senior Leadership Team.
Trustee Appointment:
New senior leaders are appointed by current senior leaders as per the constitution.
There is a safeguarding policy in place. DBS checks are carried out prior to
commencement of employment, trusteeship or relevant volunteer work, renewed
every three years. Life Church Lichf ield is a member of Thirty One.'Eight who provide
support and guidance for safeguarding matters.
Life Church Lichfield is aff iliated with The Pioneer Network of churches, who provide
helpful advice, leadership, resources, training and accountability.
Life Church Lichf ield has a leadership structure, which includes Senior Leaders, Core
Team Leaders, Team Leaders and a Church Administrator to carry out the day-to-day
requirements of the church.
Trustees of the charity give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other
benef its, with the exception of the Minister Steve Speight who is employed.
Bankers for the charity are The Cooperative Bank, PO Box 250, Delf House, Southway.
Skelmersdale WN8 6￿￿.

OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document:
The object of the Church is for the advancement of the Christian faith and for public
benefit.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those are identif led in the accounts:
The overall programme of worship and community activity is shown below:
Worship, communion and family services for all continued during 2024 as we
welcomed many new faces into the congregation.
Programmes for children and young people continued to grow and empower
the younger generation.
Prayer, outreach and community activities make up part of the rotating
programme.
Life Groups continue to be the real connecting point of Life Church as people
gathered in homes around the city during the week. We have grown the
number of Life Groups to15 where people meet to grow in friendship and faith.
The Alpha course continues as our introduction to faith for new people from
the community and beyond.
Lunch Club reached out once again to those who would normally eat alone, in
the pursuit of reducing isolation. regularly feeding more than 40 people.
In 2024 the below were initiated or developed:
Our Life Group impact grew as new leaders were welcomed, and more homes
were opened up around the city.
We held two outreach Sundays to welcome new people.
Saltmine Theatre Company came with their annual Christmas production, and
we welcomed over 300 people to enjoy and celebrate.
10 of the leadership team attended the Pioneer annual leadership conference.
Our youth and children's work continued to steadily grow during the year
under the leadership of Connor Burns, ouryouth and children's worker.
A gift of £31,000 was sent to further extend the school building in Kenya.
Our Church Manager resigned from her position in May after many years of
wonderful service. A member of the congregation took over administrative
tasks on a temporary basis for the remainder of the year.
Summer Coffee mornings were held on the car park to welcome the
neighbourhood.
Worship evenings called 'LIFTED' were run to invite people for a relaxed evening
of Christian worship.
Our'care fund, granted a number of people financial support to help with the
current cost of living climate.
We received a grant f rom Love Lichf ield to support our annual youth weekend
away January.
Five teenagers were sponsored to join 'Amplify', a youth training programme.
Our annual Leadership retreat was held welcoming 30 people for the day.
We hosted a national Pioneer training event, 'Pioneer Core,.
Steve Speight Iministerl was invited to be a part of a Pioneer regional leadership
team, specifically supporting three churches in the region.
We ran Christmas events and handed out a number of Christmas hampers to
local families.
Two church members completed a Christian course titled 'DNA'.

Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued
by the Charity Commission on public benefit:
The church aimsto continue to..
Provide space for worship and connection.
o Contribute to the spiritual and moral education of children & young people.
Contributeto a bettersociety bythe provision of a lunch club and toddler group
to reduce social isolation and a toddler group to promote social cohesion.
Weddings, funerals and child dedications took place.
Provide support and comfort to the bereaved, damaged and those in varied
areas of personal need.
Contribution made by volunteers: A great contribution is made by our partners and
volunteers. We are very grateful for the many hours which volunteers spend week by
week to enable the charity to fulfil its purpose with all the generations of our
community. Withoutthis valuable contribution of time.energyand expertisewe would
not have been able to achieve so much.
Grant-making Policy". The Trustees, alongside the Finance Team, decide upon
individuals and organisations that are to receive financial support out of the charity's
assets.
FUTURE PLANS
We continue our focus on discipleship and mission over the next years. This will be
achieved primarily through our gatherings, whether that be Sundays or the various
groups during the week. Our plan is to be a church that is not simply'sunday centred,
but developing personal faith and mission during the168 hours of every week. We will
continue to invest time and training to the Life Groups and all leaders to see this
develop and fulfil the vision of Life Church.
We are considering making internal alterations to our current building to create a
dedicated and permanent'coffee area,; potential plans have been drawn up as we look
to the costing and funding of this exciting development. We hope to progress this
project in 2025.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves Policy: This is the church's policy to hold a minimum equivalent to four
month's expenditure and a maximum of eight month's expenditure, excluding any
designated funds, to enable it to continue operating during a short-term downturn in
its income, or to allow a period of restructuring should a longer-term downturn occur.
However, this is an Unrestricted Fund and can be accessed if deemed necessary.
This amounts to a minimum of approximately £50,000 for the period of this report.
Actual unrestricted cash reserves at 31st December 2024 were £104,295.
Investment Selection Policy. Life Church Lichfield currently only invests in cash
deposits with UK banks.
The charity's principal source of funds continues to be partner donations,. gift aid and
hall hire contribute to the overall income.
Details of any funds materially in def icit: Not applicable

DECLARATION
The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees, Annual Report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature:
Name:
Steve Speight
Mark Andrews
Position:
Chair of Trustees
Treasurer
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Life Church Lichfield
Roceipts & Payments Account: Yaar to 31112124
Unr6strkt8d Rostricted
FuYl$
Funds
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
Total
Receipts:
Donat'ons and sinNlar recei
Offerings
r￿ft aid s¢hen*
N¢t•
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
94.436
11.622
54,599
385
149,034
12,007
89,561
30,995
37,537
3,433
127,099
34,428
ratin
actimties to lutth r chari
Chikyrenlyoulh actiifities
Luncheon club itKon
Elenl incon
cts
3.039
3,148
3,039
3,148
988
2,771
3,1CK)
750
2,771
3,100
750
ratin
a¢tiMties to
Flre of hall
enerate funds
5.449
5,449
5,634
5,634
In*stnEnl income recei
Deposit interest
Sub-total
1.478
114.711
1,403
128.581
1,403
175,185
175,144
46,604
Cts recei
LX)er incorr
Inol Cour￿n9 as'gross InccfiR'I
2,775
2,775
1,889
1,889
Total RK
130 470
Payrnnts:
CharIta￿e
Grants
aid
Mission eyendibjre
30,492
30,492
73,948
73,948
Chwitable actiiites
Salaries and national insurance
Mnisty fees
Books & lrteratsjre
)tor & tra￿1 e4)enses
Childrenlytjuthlgroup
fe Family
81.433
81,433
88.655
3.950
60
891
11,049
88,655
3.950
76
449
11,890
6,615
449
11,8S
6,615
891
11,049
7.222
Administration e)penses
Heating. lightr.ng &
Teleph(x)e
Inswance
Buikling rrointenance
'scelL8neou$
8,100
10,291
482
2.803
6.590
8,1
10.291
482
2,803
32,190
10,337
11.043
624
2,450
15.￿7
115
10,337
11.043
624
2.450
15.067
115
23,600
Mana
e￿1 & administr
Independent e>2ninati
S￿￿ta￿l
133,957
73,948
erPa
npnts {rK*I c￿n1'ng as e￿ndI￿re'l
Capit21 e>pendittJre
Realkjcations {see"Restri¢ted Funds")
Total Paymnts
1,146
1.048
2,194
7,588
7.588
135103
23
998
Not I￿01pts for thg yaar
Cash & bank baLar￿e$ at 1st Jan
Transfgrs In1808 rK>to 2}
Cash 8 bank balar￿e5 at 31st De¢
-17,616
121.911
5,292
9,200
-12.324
131.111
-20,992
142.903
-31932
44,132
.55,924
187,036
14.492
118787
121.911
9,200
131.111

Lrfe Church Lichfiekl
Statement of Assets & Liabilities at 31112124
Unrestrktfjd Restricted
FurKIs
Funds
Pety cash
Current account
Deposit account
300
26,455
77.539
4.000
10,492
Gfftaid ekim
Fund
Unrestricted
Lknrestricte(I
Church buikling
FI￿reS, fith'ngs and equprrent
386,245
54,091
440,336
Ll
Current liabilities- supKAiers
Tayation 8nd scLial ￿UrIty
Fund
Lhrestricled
Unrestricted
An￿Unt dug
1,338
1156
2,494
1. Trustee salarles and expenses
Trustees salaries paid
Trustees e>penses p￿d
45,196
3,595
48.792
2. Trusteè Ex Gratla PayThnt
LCL Curr•ni Liabililigs
InvDate Su
True Pcrtenb.
Citron HYg￿e
J Spevjhl
T HaY￿Y
A Bartr
423.51
170.52
12. 18
101.43
1337.64
S. Speight
M. Andrews

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Life Church Lichf ield Charitable
Incorporated Organisation ('the CIO,)
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the
year ended 31 December 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charitytrustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts
in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l.
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO'S accounts carried out undor section 145
of the Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions
given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any
material respect:
l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by
section 130 of the Act. or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed
Date
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