Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 July 2023 30 June 2024
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
New Life Church Bishop’s Stortford
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)
Charity's principal address 16 Highfields
Saffron Walden Essex Postcode CB10 2AD
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| GaryPattenden | Treasurer | |||
| Anderson Munhoz | Pastor | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by the existing trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Religion, Helping the Poor and Homeless and addicted
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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Church Services, Men’s group, Women’s Group, Prayer group, Helping the poor and addicted and Homeless
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Sunday Services every week, Special Services for Christmas, Easter, Summary of the main Mother’s and Father’s Day. Many people looked after and helped both achievements of the charity spiritually and financially. Mission supported financially, Food bank work, during the year now closed.
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Section E Financial review
We currently look to hold a reserve of £10,000
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially None in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
All funds come in the form of donations from members and business sponsors
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Gary Pattenden Full name(s) Gary Pattenden Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 6th December 2024
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| Charity Name New Life Church Bishop's Stortford |
Charity Name New Life Church Bishop's Stortford |
Charity Name New Life Church Bishop's Stortford |
Charity Name New Life Church Bishop's Stortford |
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Period start date 7/1/2023 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
| A1 Receipts General Giving 27,453 Restricted Giving Gift Aid 15,962 Cash Giving 6,687 Interest Received 379 - - - 50,481 - - Sub total - Total receipts 50,481 A3 Payments Band Equipment 248 Rent of School 10,959 Gifts to Pastor 19,494 Bank and Legal Fees 405 Café Consumales 1,415 Software Subscriptions 940 PovertyRelief 130 Mission Gifts 7,834 Insurance 227 Consumables 2,855 Pastoral Expenses 648 VisitingPastors 89 Advertising 196 Printing 74 Other Rent 1,687 Subscriptions 8 Sub total 47,209 - - Sub total - Total payments 47,209 Net of receipts/(payments) 3,272 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 3,272 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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27,453 19,506 15,962 6,687 379 - - - 69,987 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Current Account Mission Account Savings Account Barclays Account Details Details Details Details Signature GaryPattenden Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 6,091 - 5,983 12,942 - 2,454 - 27,471 - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name GaryPattenden Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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| GaryPattenden | GaryPattenden | 23rd Nov 2024 | |
Independent examiner's rgporttothe trustees of New Life Church Blshop's Stortford I reportto the trustees on my examination ofthe accounts of New Life Church Bishop's Storttord forthe year ended 30June 2024 Responslbllltles and basls of r8POrt As the charitytrustees ofthe trust, you are responsible forthe preparation ofthe accounts in accordance with the requirements of the charities Act 20111.the act") I report in respect of my examination of the trust'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 act. Independent examlners 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: accounting records were not kept in respect ofthe 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 respect in orderto enable a proper understanding of the 8ccounts to be reached. Signed: Name: David Adams Independent Examinerfor New Life Church Bishop's Stortford Address: 17 Colehills, Clavering, Essex, CB114QY