**New Life Baptist Church CIO 2025** Annual report for the period 26 March to 31 December 2025 ## **Table of Contents** Statutory Information ...................................................................................................................... 2 Registered Charity Number .................................................................................................... 2 Registered Address ................................................................................................................. 2 Trustees .................................................................................................................................. 2 Bankers ................................................................................................................................... 2 Independent Examiner............................................................................................................ 2 Annual Report for the period from incorporation to 31 December 2025 ....................................... 3 Charitable Object.................................................................................................................... 3 Organisational Structure and Decision making processes ..................................................... 3 Objectives and Activities ........................................................................................................ 3 Achievements and Performance ............................................................................................. 4 Transfer of Activities .............................................................................................................. 4 Financial Review .................................................................................................................... 5 Approval and declaration ....................................................................................................... 5 Page 1 ## **New Life Baptist Church CIO 2025** Annual report for the period 26 March to 31 December 2025 ## **Statutory Information** ## **Registered Charity Number** Registered as a charity in England & Wales with number 1212691 ## **Registered Address** 37 Abbey Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5NG ## **Trustees** The CIO was incorporated on 26 March 2025. The first trustees are listed below together with changes up to the date of this report Mr H Williams (retired 8 February 2026) Mr D Mellen Mrs A Williams (retired 8 February 2026) Revd P Muir (retired 29 December 2025) Mrs R Handy (retired 8 April 2026) Mrs S Wall Mrs K Paterson (appointed 8 February 2026) Mr N Twomey (appointed 8 February 2026) Mr M Godden (appointed 8 February 2026) ## **Bankers** Cooperative Bank Delf House, Southway, Skelmersdale, Lancashire WN8 6NY ## **Independent Examiner** Debbie Caine Page 2 ## **New Life Baptist Church CIO 2025** Annual report for the period 26 March to 31 December 2025 **Annual Report for the period from incorporation to 31 December 2025** The trustees present their Report and financial statements for 2025. ## **Charitable Object** The Charity is governed by the constitution approved by the members and registered with the charity commissioners on 26 March 2025. The constitution states that the principal purpose of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith. ## **Organisational Structure and Decision making processes** Members of the church are accepted in accordance with the constitution which required them to publicly profess their faith in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The members meeting takes place several times a year and has responsibility for the overall policy of the church. In accordance with the constitution, the members appoint the Minister and other Leaders who are responsible for the day to day running of the church’s work and witness, and the financial and legal aspects of the charity. The Leaders, including the minister, elect a Treasurer and Church Secretary from the body of Leaders. The Leaders, Minister, Treasurer and Church Secretary are the Charity Trustees. All members are encouraged to take an appropriate part in the spiritual and practical tasks involved in the furtherance of the charitable objective. Relevant matters may be submitted to the church meeting by the trustees for guidance or may be raised by members in church meeting for further consideration by the trustees. Though the constitution permits decisions to be made at church meetings by appropriate majorities, the church seeks to work by consensus wherever possible. ## **Objectives and Activities** In order to achieve the principal objective which is set out above, the church provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. The aim is to show the love of Jesus Christ in both word and deed and to bring people into a closer relationship with Him as living Lord. The church meets as a whole on Sunday mornings for worship and throughout 2025 the church continued to livestream services for those unable to attend in person. Recordings of most services were then made available through the website. We run a private Facebook group which provides an opportunity for members to share and connect. The church also runs a public-facing Facebook page with information about our services and events. The church holds monthly breakfast services, to which members are encouraged to invite family and friends. Page 3 ## **New Life Baptist Church CIO 2025** Annual report for the period 26 March to 31 December 2025 The church holds several regular weekly prayer meetings and there are a variety of small groups that meet weekly for Bible study, prayer, fellowship and discipleship. The church runs a wellbeing café, “Renew 37”, which provides a safe space for those in the community who are lonely or suffering with mental health problems. The church runs a friendship group meeting at Morrisons and a study group at Burton Manderfield, a sheltered housing complex located in the Meadows. The church also runs a monthly service at Burton Manderfield. The church holds social activities monthly, including coach trips. These are open to users of Renew 37 and others connected with the church as well as the members. They provide a valuable sense of community. The church operates systems to ensure that all people working with children and adults at risk are appropriately vetted with regard to the Disclosure Barring Service. All Renew 37 hosts and small group leaders have attended Level 2 training in safeguarding. The church has read the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and is satisfied that the activities outlined above clearly demonstrates that the charity is providing a benefit to the public. ## **Achievements and Performance** The church does not only measure the success of its programmes in numbers, including financial numbers, but also in less tangible areas like fellowship, community involvement and encouragement. In 2025 there were no baptisms and the number of members was 67. The church’s wellbeing café, Renew 37, continues to be busy and is well regarded by professional agencies who frequently signpost people to the café. A number of our members are involved in other community activities such as Safe Families. The church also actively supports The Friary in West Bridgford, which provides much needed assistance for deprived members of our community. ## **Transfer of Activities** In common with many charities, a decision was taken by the church members in 8 December 2024 to create a new legal structure for the church. This new structure is called a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The new organisation was registered with the Charity Commissioner for England and Wales on 26 March 2025. A formal transfer of the assets and liabilities from the Page 4 New Life Baptist Church CIO Annual report for the period 26 March to 31 December 2025 2025 previous charity to the CIO was made on 31 Decemb¢r 2025. The Objectives and Activities of the new CIO are unchanged from the previous charity. it is just the type of legal entity that has changed Financial Review During thc pcriod under rcview (26 March to 31 December 2025) very little financial activity took placc. That is l)ccaus¢ the bulk of thc financial transactions were undertakcn in thc namc of thc prcvious charithblc trust. It has takcn scvcrdl months to complctc thc administrdtivc proccsscs rcquircd lo sct up Ihc ncw CIO. bui this had all bccn complctcd by 31 Dcccmbcr when a transfcr of asscts and liabilitics was madc from thc prcvious chan￿bI¢ In￿1 io thc new CIO. Thc financtal results for the ycar. such as thcy arc. togcthcr with a summary of thc accounting policies adoptcd arc set out in thc accompanying financial statements. The Trustees are satisfied that they havc sufficicnl T￿erY¢S at th¢ Balanc¢ Sheet dat¢. together with ongoing incomc anticipaied, to enable the church to fimction effectively in the coming year. Approval and declaration I declare, in my capacity of charity trustee. that: the trustees have approved the above report and attached accounts. and have authorised me to sign them on their behalf •/ Michael Godden 38 StAustell Drive WilfoTd Nottingham NGII 7BP 2026 Page 5 New Life Baptist Church 2025 Accounts for the Period 26 March to 31 December 2025 Independent Examiner's Report Receipts and payments account Statemeni of assets and liabilities Notes to the accounts 5105 New Life Baptist Church 2025 Accounts for the Perlod 26 March to 31 December 2025 Independent Examlnerfs Report I rqKJn on ihc x¢ount* for ik pffiod cnded 31 Ikcankr 2025 1rt out on pgcs 3 ￿ 5 Rupt¢tii'e rnsponsibilitits of irustees *Dd eixminer 'I'hc charii J. s Irnslccs rc8pon¥iblc lor Ihc prrparation of the accounts. Th¢ chArity'S tntsie¢5 consider ihai an audii is not requircd for this )rar under sects'on 144 of the Chuities Aci ?01 I lthe (Thariiies Aa) aTh5 that an examination is needc(L li Is m), res￿￿51b11IlY lo.. ' examine ihe accounts under section 14% ofthe Chariiies i%cL io t.oll0￿. Ihc PnKcduTcs laid dov¥n in thc gcncral Dirccuon5 by the Charily comm￿10￿ lund¢r sttiion 14515iibi of the CTh#riiies ACL Mnd • io stale panicular mallers hal'e conK io my itteniio B*iis of independenl txaminer's ststtment .11). cxaminalion w&% carricd out In accordanc¢ M'ith scn¢Tal DircctK￿5 8ii.en b). the Clwily Lommisxion. An ¢x#mination in¢lud¢s i rn'i¢M' ol"th¢ ¥¢Lwnting rc¢ords k•)1 by the charity UAd 4 cOMpansL￿ ol'the xcounis presenied wilh ihLtse reconh. li #Iso iThcludes CLmSideriiion of #n) unusual iicms or di5¢1osur¢s in lh¢ AC¢Lwni& And s¢¢king exp1w￿lIOnS Irom th¢ trusl¢¢S ¢on¢¢rnins any such mallcTS. The p￿￿edureS undertak'en do not prm'ide All the e%'iderKe thai M'ould be required In an audiL ccmso4uenil)' no Opini￿ 15 wi'cn 4$ lo whether the accounts prcscnt a 'WUe Iwr. VKW aNJ thc is limitcd 10 th05c mill¢rs 5¢¢ oui in thc 5tatcrt*nt bclom.. Independtnt tx*miner'J stAttmenl In ¢ortncrlion wilh my cxaminalion. no m¥ii¢r ¢4Mne io my #ll¢￿1￿0 l. 8i%'¢s rew4bl¢ to b¢li¢¥¢ th•1 in. ￿Y mitcrial rcspect. the requiranenis: io kecp accountins rcconls in accordance u'ith section 130 of the Clwilies Acl: • to pr￿are a¢¢ounis M.hi¢h a¢¢ord M'ith th¢ 4¢¢iMmtin8 r￿OrdS and ¢ompl> w'ith the K w'ith the K