2024-01-28-accounts - New Life Baptist Church Telford

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From March 2023 Period start date To March 2024 Period end date

Charity name: New Life Baptist Church Telford

Charity registration number: 1203926

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The Objects of the CIO are New Life Baptist Church promotes the Christian religion, by encouraging individuals to understand biblically who Jesus is and what it means to have a personal faith and relationshipwithChrist
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	. We do this through evangelism, counselling, discipleship, Bible study, teaching, prayer and various activities.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	We encourage people to find hope and worth in their life by understanding their purpose to know Christ as their saviour and to experience the transforming power of His life and what it is to have a personal faith and relationship with Christ. Helping individuals who will follow the teachings of Christ to live a moral, healthy, life of service to God and to their community. This is accomplished by evangelism, introducing individuals to the teachings of Jesus Christ and helping them understand what the Bible says about sin, about God’s offer of forgiveness and how this can radically change their life. Through counselling, discipleship, and Bible study they are taught what God’s word says and how to apply that to their life. Teaching them to be a part of the church and this community. We encourage and uphold traditional biblical values that point out the sins and destructive attitudes and behaviors in our lives and society and encourage them to build their life on Christ’s example,thus helpingthem

overcome and work through so many of life’s challenges and difficulties. This then helps individuals to be in a position where they can provide encouragement and assistance to others in the community.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A The church currently does not receive or make grants.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	We are invested in our community through evangelism, discipleship, teaching, counselling and assisting as needed and able to do so.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	All giving to fund the church is voluntary and by their own decision We assert the conviction that proportionate giving is a distinctive and positive command in the scriptures and to pledge the Members to a systematic contribution for support of the Church Fellowship of such a portion of his or her income as God requires according to the principle laid down in the Statement of Faith.
Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference

Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	From Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 we had 7 Baptisms and aproximately 50 Wednesday night Bible Studies. 52 Sunday Services, Attended a youth camp in July 2023. We started Sunday School in September 2023. And assisted the local council by opening our building for use during activities they had planned. Church members have grown in Christ and worked to develop further as mature Christians.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	All of these things are helping us to further grow and achieve our objectives of promoting the Christian faith.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We do not fund raise but Members voluntarily give.Finances for Feb 5 2023 - Jan 2024 As of 5 Feb 2023 (our last business meeting. We had a balance of £2588.48. Since then we have had £8,832.07 come in as offerings and donations plus £175.39 in missions/Bible offering and £200 sent to the Bible Network. a total of £10,741.39 in expenditures. £6,000 of which went to rent. Aprox We now have £654.55 of which is in a Lloyds account and Temple Baptist in Wolverhampton Still hold £4,166.00 for us which means as of today we are £4,820.55 on the positive side of things. Of this £3,500 has been promised to be spent to replace the roof of the building we lease. If there are more questions regarding our finances feel free to contact us at newlifetelford@hotmail.comand we will be happyto answerany questions.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Feb 5 2023 - Jan 2024 As of 5 Feb 2023 (our last business meeting. We had a balance of £2588.48. Since then we have had £8,832.07 come in as offerings and donations plus £175.39 in missions/Bible offering and £200 sent to the Bible Network. a total of £10,741.39 in expenditures. £6,000 of which went to rent. Aprox We now have £654.55 of which is in a Lloyds account and Temple Baptist in Wolverhampton Still hold £4,166.00 for us which means as of today we are £4,820.55 on the positive side of things. Of this £3,500 has been promised to be spent to replace the roof of the building we lease. If there are more questions regarding our finances feel free to contact us at newlifetelford@hotmail.comand we will be happyto answerany questions.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	WE don’t really hold reserves at this point but would hope to do so to start saving to purchase property in the future.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/A what we have in the bank is essentially operating cost and there to help if we incur any repairs.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	We are not in deficiet
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	We are in an OK financial position and seek to continue to grow.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The Charity is funded through the offerings or donations of individuals who choose to freely give to the church.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	We do not have any financial investments at the moment.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Risk would be cost of living, maintenance or repairs to the building we lease but these are minimal risk.

Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		The church is intrusted with promoting the Christian Faith.
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution/ Church covenant.
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with voting Members other than its CharityTrustees
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	The church members vote on the trustees and most major decisions.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	N/A
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	New Life Baptist Church Telford is an independent Baptist Church where they are lead and instructed by a Pastor but the members govern themselves (have the deciding vote on all matters pertaining to the church)
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A we join with other churches for fellowship and church camp but they do not have any control over the running of our charity.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	New Life Baptist Church Telford
Other name the charity uses	New Life
Registered charity number	1203926
Charity’s principal address	St Johns House, Hartshill Oakengates, Telford TF2 6AL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
Kevin Pine	Chairman	Church members
Peter Les Humphreys	Trustee	Church members
George Wesley TroyGreen	Trustee	Church members
Kin LungWun	Trustee	Church members

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	The Church didn’t have a bank account so all funds were held by Kevin Pine in a Lloyds Bank account with statements available to any and all who wish to inspect.
	The Church made this decision when they first took up a collection. This enabled us to pay bills etc.
	The only thing that took place in this account were transactions for the Church (charity) This was reported to the church every year with statements available for inspection.

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Kevin Pine
	Chairman
	25/1/2025
	25/1/2025

Feb 2023 - Jan 2024

Date	Ofering	Expense s	Counted by
Balance carried from 5 Feb 2023	2588.48		This Amount is Minus the £4,166.00 held by Temple Baptist Wolverhampton
5/2/2023	220.00		Carole and Sarah
12/2/2023	80		Sarah and Kevin
13/2/2023	20		Ofering A and M Jef
13/2/2023		-65	Pozitive Energy (electric)
13/2/2023		-84.06	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
19/2/2023	24		Sarah and George
26/2/2023	225		Carole and Margaret
27/2/2023	10		Ofering A and M Jef
1/3/2023	210		Ofering K and S
1/3/2023		-500	Oakengates Town Council (Rent March)
3/3/2023		-1,260	Anthony Collins Solicitors - Payment for work on Registering as a Charity.
5/3/2023	291		Carole and Pete
12/3/2023	55		Sarah and Kevin
13/3/2023	10		Ofering A and M Jef
13/3/2023		-85	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
17/3/2023		-213.77	Water Plus (water bill)
19/3/2023	85		George and Kevin
26/3/2023	65		Steve and Carole
27/3/2023		-119.36	Telford and Wrekin (business rates)
28/3/2023		-5.16	Home Bargains (Cleaning supplies)
28/3/2023		-20	Asda (Cleaning Supplies)
31/3/2023	210		Ofering K and S
2/4/2023	285		Kevin and David
3/4/2023		-17	Wilko Retail (Baskets for Baby gifts)
5/4/2023		-65	Pozitive Energy (electric)
9/4/2023	15		Carole and George
11/4/2023		-389.64	Edwards Insurance, Contents, public liability and church Insurance
13/4/2023		-91.23	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
16/4/2023	45		Carole and Kevin
21/4/2023		-200	Unpaid Check (issue with the date)
23/4/2023	29		Carole and Sarah
28/4/2023	210		Ofering K and S
7/5/2023	640		Carole and Margaret
10/5/2023		-16.52	Home Bargains Cleaning Supplies

Date	Ofering	Expense s	Counted by
16/5/2023		-414.00	Anthony Collins Solicitors - Payment for work on Registering as a Charity.
18/5/2023		-78	Answers in Genesis Sunday School Material
21/5/2023	15		Carole and Sarah
22/5/2023		-72.30	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
25/5/2023		-150	Chairs (cash facebook marketplace sale)
25/5/2023	150		Donation to Cover New Chairs
28/5/2023	135		Carole and Margaret
30/5/2023	30		G and L Taylor Ofering
1/6/2023	210		Ofering K and S
1/6/2023		-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent April
1/6/2023		-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent May
1/6/2023		-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent June
4/6/2023	332		Carole and James
11/6/2023	285
12/6/2023		-59.81	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
15/6/2023		-80	Pozitive Energy (electric)
16/6/2023		-100	Costa Fathers Day Gift cards
18/6/2023	61.70		Carole and Kevin
25/6/2023	55		David and Kevin
30/6/2023	210		Ofering K and S
2/7/2023	350		Sarah and Kevin
3/7/2023		-34.54	Sainsburys (mens breakfast)
3/7/2023		-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent July
7/7/2023	41		Transfer to cover Personal Purchases where the wrong debit card was used
9/7/2023	222.60		Carole and Pete
10/7/2023		-9	Lids (personal Purchase wrong Card used 7/7/2023)
10/7/2023		-32	Cex (Personal Purchase Video game store 7/7/2023)
10/7/2023	10		Ofering A and M Jef
10/7/2023		-59.81	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
13/7/2023		-10	Wickes Telford Light Bulbs
16/7/2023	22.10		Sarah and Kevin
20/7/2023		-360	Anthony Collins Solicitors - Final Payment for work on Registering as a Charity.
23/7/2023	44.50		Carole and David
30/7/2023	37.50		Carole and Sarah

Date	Ofering	Missions	Expense s	Counted by
31/7/2023	210			Ofering K and S
31/7/2023			-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent August
6/8/2023	226.60			David and Kevin
9/8/2023			-32.84	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
13/8/2023	102.70			David and George
15/8/2023			-38.34	Baptist Bible Fellowship of Great Britain. (Reimbursement for Cake and Supplies Greens wedding Reception)
20/8/2023	52.00	3		Sarah and Kevin
27/8/2023	60.20			David and Kevin
31/8/2023	210			Ofering K and S
1/9/2023			-17.69	Amazon (Gazeboo Repair parts)
3/9/2023	441.60			Carole and Margaret
4/9/2023			-21.86	Aldi Mens Breakfast items
4/9/2023			-238.00	B & Q (Hot Tub for Baptisms)
10/9/2023	5			Carole and Margaret
15/9/2023			-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent Sept
15/9/2023			-42.02	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
17/9/2023	15			David and Kevin
29/9/2023	210			Ofering K and S
29/9/2023			-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent Oct
2/10/2023	20			Ofering A and M Jef
4/10/2023			-55	Advanced Aqua (Boiler Service)
8/10/2023	342.60
9/10/2023			-50	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
11/10/2023			-85.50	Answers in Genesis Sunday School Material
15/10/2023	25			Sarah and David
29/10/2023	220			Carole and Ginnie
30/10/2023			-4.67	B & Q Trim for Window
30/10/2023			-13.74	Lewis and Mason PL (Plexiglass for Creche door)
30/10/2023	10			Ofering A and M Jef
31/10/2023	200			Ofering K and S
10/11/2023			-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent Nov
13/11/2023			-59.70	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
19/11/2023	23			David and Kevin
20/11/2023			-14.35	Home Bargains (Christmas Decorations)
20/11/2023			-20	Home Base (CO2 Detector)

Date	Ofering	Missions	Expense s	Counted by
21/11/2023			-6.14	Home Bargains (Christmas Party Decorations)
26/11/2023	25			David and Kevin
30/11/2023	210			Ofering K and S
3/12/2023	222.40			David and Kevin
4/12/2023	10			Ofering A and M Jef
8/12/2023			-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent Dec
10/12/2023	32.70			David and Kevin
11/12/2023			-50	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
15/12/2023			-49.47	Tesco (Food for Christmas Party)
17/12/2023	12.70			David and Kevin
20/12/2023			-107.58	Pozitive Energy (electric)
24/12/2023	217.50			David and Kevin
29/12/2023	210			Ofering K and S
31/12/2023	12.70	172.39		Kevin and Sarah (The Missions is the Christmas ofering we collected for the Bibles)
2/1/2024	35			Ofering Green VL
4/1/2024			-82	Answers in Genesis Sunday School Material
5/1/2024	29			Ofering Green VL
7/1/2024	246.70			Carole and Sarah
10/1/2024		-200		Donation to Bible Network ViaCAF
12/1/2024	26.00			Ofering Green VL
14/1/2024	115.00			Carole and David
15/1/2024			-500	Oakengates Town Council Rent Jan
16/1/2024			-30	Pozitive Energy (electric)
16/1/2024			-30	Pozitive Energy (electric)
17/1/2024			-101.29	Crown Gas and Power (Gas)
21/1/2024	47.00			David and Kevin
22/1/2024	35			Ofering Green VL
26/1/2024	31.27			Adjustment To Balance books - as lloyds show we have 31.27 more than what the books show

TOTALS	11420.55	-24.61	-10741.39	Total:	654.55

				Temple Holds	4,166.00
				Lloyds Account	654.55
Total Money held by New Life				Cash on Hand	0
				Total Money	4,820.55