## NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (TIPTON) 

## ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

## 16[th] August 2024 

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## 31[ST] MARCH 2025 

Charity number:1209633 



**CONTENTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025** 

Charity information 

Trustees annual report 

Independent examiners report and financial accounts 



## **CHARITY INFORMATION** 

## **Trustees:** 

Robert Whitehouse  - Chair of Trustees 

Michael Atkins 

Eileen Reynolds 

Michael Reynolds -Treasurer 

## **Registered office:** 

TIpton Green Methodist Hall 167 Park Lane West Tipton DY4 8LD 

## **Registered charity number:** 

1209633 

## **Independent Examiner:** 

Neil Westwood &Co 101 Dixons Green Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY2 7DJ 

## **Bankers:** 

NatWest Bank 



## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[st] MARCH 2025** 

The Trustees are pleased to present their report and financial statements for the year ending 31[st] March 2025. 

## **Organisational structure:** 

New Life Christian Fellowship is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered as a CIO; 16 Aug 2024. We are currently operating as an independent church. 

The church was initially set up in March 2024 and began meeting at the Village Hotel, Castlegate, Dudley. We moved to our current home at Tipton Green Methodist Church Hall on 26[th] May 2024 

There are four Trustees as outlined in Chatity Information and a leadership team to manage decision making within the organisation. 

## **Leadership Team:** 

Robert Whitehouse - **elder** 

Michael Atkins - **elder** 

Eileen Reynolds  - **elder** 

Michael Reynolds 

Matthew Jebb 

Louise Reid 

Susan Guest 

Paul Bullock 

Janice Atkins 

## **Objectives and Activities:** 

To advance the Christian religion in Tipton and the surrounding areas for the benefit of the public in particular but not exclusively, through: The holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature on the Christian faith to enlighten others about the Christian religion, providing pastoral care and carrying out outreach work. 



## **Achievements and performance:** 

The main church activities have been regular meetings: 

- Weekly Sunday afternoon worship and children’s work within the service 

- Weekly home groups 

- Weekly prayer meetings 

The church has also been involved in the following: 

- An association with the local Tipton Foodbank. 

- All necessary safeguarding training has been completed through the Methodist church. 

- We have supported a church member (both financially and pastorally) to obtain a university degree in children’s work, this will enable her to find full time professional work. 

- Church members conduct a monthly service at a local care home, Waterside Tipton. 

- The church organised and subsidised a trip to Llandudno. 

- New Life supported five Christian charities and donated £500 to each. 

All church income/funds has been raised through donations from church members. 




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|||`Unrestricted`|
|---|---|---|
|||`Fund`|
|||`£`|
|`Receipts`|||
|`Voluntary income`||`17,385`|
|`Funds introduced`||`4,982`|
|`Total receipts`||`22,367`|
|`Payments`|||
|`Hall rent`|`2,096`||
|`Equipment`|`798`||
|`Administration costs`|`305`||
|`Sundries`|`476`||
|`Trip`|`100`||
|`Placement fee`|`1,650`||
|`Books`|`227`||
|`Refreshments`|`334`||
|||`5,986`|
|`Excess/(deficit) of receipts over payments`||`16,381`|
|`Represented by:`|||
|`Cash at bank and in hand`||`16,381`|