NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH NORTHALLERTON

Registered charity 1134671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NLBC

Regular public worship, prayer, bible study, preaching & teachingBaptismCommunion of the Lord's SupperEvangelism & missionTeaching, encouragement, welcome and inclusion of young peopleEducation & training for Christian and community serviceNurture & growth of Christian disciplesGiving and encouraging pastoral careSupporting & encouraging charitable social action in UK and abroad

Objects

1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION3 AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of New Life Baptist Church Northallerton (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 27/09/2010.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£384k

Latest spending

£325k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £522,298, with unrestricted income funds at £398,099. The trustees report that free cash of £116,074 is broadly in line with their policy target of approximately three months of operating costs (£65,250). The charity remains committed to its ministries and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £31,054 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“Mr M J Cockerill received remuneration of £31,054 (2024: £30,029) and £6,353 (2024: £3,481) of expenses were reimbursed to Mr M J Cockerill during the year.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (reserves figure: £116k)

“The trustees consider that approximately three months of operating costs are required to be held as free cash which equates to £65,250, the actual free cash at the year-end equate to £116,074 and are therefore broadly inline with the policy which has been set.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 200
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 205
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 211
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £326,629 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Grace Spence
Martin James Cockerill
Neil Andrew Mathieson
Stephen Crocker
Susanna Mary Hinton

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ghana · North Yorkshire · Romania

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£384k	£325k
31/12/2024	£300k	£311k
31/12/2023	£327k	£314k
31/12/2022	£313k	£282k
31/12/2021	£295k	£261k

Common questions

Is NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH NORTHALLERTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £522,298, with unrestricted income funds at £398,099. The trustees report that free cash of £116,074 is broadly in line with their policy target of approximately three months of operating costs (£65,250). The charity remains committed to its ministries and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH NORTHALLERTON earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £31,054 band.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BAPTIST BUILDING CIO	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH.

BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £270k
HAYLING ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH income £77k
New Life Church Northampton LTD income £478k
SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH income £205k
LIGHT OF LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH income £68k
NEW LIFE CHURCH WORTHING income £186k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH NORTHALLERTON	£384k	£31,054	above	—	no doubt
BRETTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAYLING ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£77k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
New Life Church Northampton LTD FY2024	£478k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON BONINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£205k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIGHT OF LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£68k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.