## New Life Church of God
Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2025
1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk
## **NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD**
## **LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE 117 Linceslade Grove Loughton Milton Keynes MK5 8AD GOVERNING DOCUMENT Constitution dated 30 August 2019 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1185105 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR Pastor Anton Kanapathipillai MANAGING THE CHARITY Associate Pastor Robin Nicholas Mathuram Joseph-Caldwell Gregory Martine Sathasivam Sasikanthan BANKERS HSBC UK Bank plc INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Nick Spear ACCA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
## **INDEX**
Page 1 Legal & Administrative Details Pages 2-3 Trustees' Report Page 4 Independent Examiner's Report Page 5 Receipts and Payments Account Page 6 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Page 7 Notes to the Accounts
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## **NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
The trustees have pleasure in presenting the charity's Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Objects of the charity**
The charity, which is a church, is governed by a constitution and is constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation. The charity's principal objects (as set out in its governing document) is, for the public benefit, the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith as the Trustees from time to time decide.
Throughout the period, the charity has tried to achieve the following objective:
- to advance the Christian faith in the local area and overseas (particularly in Sri Lanka and India)
## **Summary of the charity's main activities and achievements**
To further the above objects and vision, the charity's main activities and achievements were as follows:
a) We met every Sunday for our regular worship services in Tamil and English languages at
- Shenley Brook End School in Milton Keynes
- Central Baptist Church in Luton
- Walton Hall in Aylesbury
b) We organised a Bible study every Wednesday, weekly prayer meetings on Friday evenings and monthly fasting and prayer sessions were held on the first Saturday of each month in Milton Keynes and Aylesbury.
c) Our children regularly attended Sunday school, and the dedication of four children took place.
d) Bi-monthly youth collaborative events were organised to promote unity and fellowship
- e) We maintained the principle of giving – help for the needy and vulnerable were prioritised. For example: - Organised charitable events and distributed the funds to several families in Sri Lanka - Provided support to families of prisoners in India
- Continued support for a nursery teacher in eastern Sri Lanka
- Supplied clothing to several people in very remote villages in Sri Lanka
- Supported youth initiatives in the UK (in late March we had a gathering of youth from various places
- from the UK)
- Donation for the purchase of land in Slough for the proposed building for Amazing Grace Church
- Mission support for Child rehabilitation project by GEMS – Bihar/India
- Supported to build a church building Northern Sri Lanka (Pas Elkana)
- Mission support for Manipur from specific collections in 2023/24
In planning the activities the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
## **Financial review**
The charity's income for the year was £108,992 (2024: £88,069) and expenditure was £53,604 (2024: £63,726). As a result the surplus for the year was £55,388 (2024: £24,343) and the cash held by the charity increased by this amount to £234,563. This comprised unrestricted cash of £206,143 and restricted cash of £28,419.
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## **NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES continued**
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees have determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash of no less than £10,000 (which equates to about 3 months' of usual expenditure) so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely. At the year end the charity held unrestricted cash of £206,143. This is more than the charity needs and most of the surplus is being held to help the church find a more permanent base for its activities as the use of rented venues is placing limitations on what the charity is able to do.
## **Governance**
Responsibility for setting policy rest with the trustees who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the charity. Responsibility for the day to day operation of the charity has been delegated to a team lead by the church's pastor. New trustees are recruited and appointed by the existing trustees, by a majority vote.
## **Risk statement**
The charity is exposed to various risks - be they operational, financial or reputational. The trustees review the charity's activities regularly to identify significant risks and, where possible, they take appropriate measures to mitigate those risks.
## **Responsibilities of trustees**
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
## **Approval**
This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
## Anton Kanapathipillai
~~……………………………~~ Anton Kanapathipillai (Jan 27, 2026 17:09:24 GMT) ………………………….. Pastor Anton Kanapathipillai
Jan 27, 2026 Date:_______________________
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF**
## **NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of New Life Church of God ('the charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025 on pages 5 to 7 following.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) 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: 1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## Nick Spear
Nick Spear (Jan 28, 2026 09:09:55 GMT) Nick Spear ACCA Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB
Date: Jan 28, 2026
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## **NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**A Cash funds**
Cash in bank current account
Cash in bank deposit account
Petty cash
**B Other monetary assets**
Gift aid due to charity
Bank deposit interest due
Deposit for annual church camp
**C Liabilities**
Independent examiner's fee for
preparing and examining the accounts
Venue hire
Bank charges
Mission giving obligations
**D Assets retained for charity's own use**
Equipment|Unrestricted
funds
£
6,290
199,715
138
**206,143**
23,807
346
3,000
**27,153**
1,140
259
16
3,240
**4,656**|Restricted
funds
£
1,868
26,551
-
**28,419**
3,297
-
-
**3,297**
-
-
-
-
**-**
Fund to
which asset
belongs
Unrestricted|2025
£
8,158
226,266
138
**234,563**
27,104
346
3,000
**30,450**
1,140
259
16
3,240
**4,656**
Current
value
£
**5,455**|2024
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||17,637
161,400
138|
|||||**179,175**
|
|||||24,325
-
250|
|||||**24,575**|
|||||1,050
550
12
3,240|
|||||**4,852**|
||||||
Current value has been estimated by the trustees.
## **E Guarantees and secured debts**
The charity has not given any guarantees and has not provided its assets as security for any liabilities.
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf
by -------------------------------------------Anton Kanapathipillai (Jan 27, 2026 17:09:24 GMT)Anton Kanapathipillai date:-------------------------------------------Jan 27, 2026 Pastor Anton Kanapathipillai
The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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## **NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|Notes
**_Income receipts_**
Donations from church members
Gift aid receipts
Income from church camp
Bank interest
Other
**_Capital and similar receipts_**
**_Total receipts_**
**_Payments_**
2
3
**_Total payments_**
Transfers between funds
**Net movement in funds**
Cash funds at the beginning of the period
**Cash funds at the period end**
A
**Net receipts/(payments) before transfers**
Grants paid in relation to charitable activities
undertaken by others
Payments in relation to charitable activities
undertaken directly
Purchase of fixed assets
Sale of fixed assets|Unrestricted
Funds
£
66,616
24,325
650
3,866
10
95,468
130
130
95,598
38,273
7,358
45,630
2,374
48,004
47,594
(806)
46,787
159,356
206,143|Restricted
Funds
£
13,394
-
-
-
-
13,394
-
-
13,394
-
5,600
5,600
-
5,600
7,794
806
8,600
19,819
28,419
|2025
£
80,011
24,325
650
3,866
10
108,862
130
130
108,992
38,273
12,958
51,230
2,374
53,604
55,388
-
55,388
179,175
234,563|2024
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||70,181
-
14,542
2,486
-|
|||||87,209|
|||||860|
|||||860|
||||||
|||||88,069|
|||||55,470
5,065|
|||||60,535
3,191
|
|||||63,726|
|||||24,343
-|
|||||24,343
154,832
|
|||||179,175|
The notes on page 7 form part of these accounts.
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## **NEW LIFE CHURCH OF GOD**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **1 Accounting policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
Unrestricted funds are funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
|**2**
**Payments in relation to charitable activities undertaken directly**
Venue hire
Honorarium paid to visiting speakers
Travel expenses
Conference
Church camp fees
Other ministry expenses
Insurance
Examiner's fee for preparing and examining the accounts|Unrestricted
funds
£
18,720
2,120
2,326
1,424
2,750
9,201
681
1,050
38,273|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Total
2025
£
18,720
2,120
2,326
1,424
2,750
9,201
681
1,050
38,273|Total
2024
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||18,955
4,725
1,852
-
20,927
7,497
644
870|
|||||55,470
|
- **3 Grants paid in relation to charitable activities undertaken by others**
|Grants for:
UK and overseas mission
Relief of poverty and hardship|Unrestricted
funds
£
2,800
4,558
7,358|Restricted
Funds
£
3,000
2,600
5,600|Total
2025
£
5,800
7,158
12,958|Total
2024
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||500
4,565
|
|||||5,065
|
## **4 Movement of funds**
|_Restricted funds_
Relief of poverty fund - overseas
Relief of poverty fund - UK
GEMS Bihar ministry
Building fund
_Unrestricted funds_
_Total funds_|Balance at
31 Mar 2024
£
2,541
1,868
-
15,410
19,819
159,356
179,175|Receipts
£
-
-
2,253
11,141
13,394
95,598
108,992|Payments
£
(2,600)
-
(3,000)
-
(5,600)
(48,004)
(53,604)|Transfers
£
59
-
747
-
806
(806)
-|Balance at
31 Mar 2025
£
0
1,868
0
26,551|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||28,419
206,143|
||||||234,563|
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