NEW LIFE CHURCH, GREAT CORNARD

Registered charity 1162045 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Abi's Footprints Baby Bank, NEW LIFE CHURCH

New Life Church is an independent evangelical church that began in 2009. We gather weekly on Sundays at Great Cornard Secondary School and during the week in small groups. Our heart is to support the local community, charities, and education, as they seek to support individuals and families in our area. NLC runs ministries throughout the week that directly aim to respond to those local needs.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-4.1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE; AND4.2. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS (WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), DISABILITY OR AGE IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Babergh, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£114k

Latest spending

£121k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total receipts for the year were £113,558 with total payments of £118,573, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The trustees report that the NLC General Fund ended with a reduced balance, noting that payments exceeded receipts due to unbudgeted items such as a pension repayment and employment costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Act and the accounts accord with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 45
Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 2% of the £113,558 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £16,305 — grants £16,305 (3); 18% of the £90,732 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £7,162 — grants £7,162 (4); 8% of the £84,302 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — New Life Church Great Cornard (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Faith Edith Mary Marsden · trustee of 1 other charity
GRAHAM PAUL JACK · trustee of 1 other charity
MATTHEW WARNOCK · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Stuart Robin Clarke

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

Operates in: Essex · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£114k	£121k
31/12/2024	£91k	£93k
31/12/2023	£84k	£94k
31/12/2022	£73k	£73k
31/12/2021	£89k	£67k

Common questions

Is NEW LIFE CHURCH, GREAT CORNARD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total receipts for the year were £113,558 with total payments of £118,573, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The trustees report that the NLC General Fund ended with a reduced balance, noting that payments exceeded receipts due to unbudgeted items such as a pension repayment and employment costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Act and the accounts accord with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE BANTAM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW LIFE CHURCH, NEW MILTON.

NEW LIFE CHURCH, NEW MILTON income £210k
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH MILNROW income £121k
NEW LIFE CHURCH DORKING income £94k
NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON) income £189k
NORTH DERBYSHIRE NEW LIFE CHURCH income £125k
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH BOSTON income £166k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW LIFE CHURCH, GREAT CORNARD	£114k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH, NEW MILTON FY2025	£210k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH MILNROW FY2026	£121k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH DORKING FY2025	£94k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
NEW LIFE CHURCH (NORTH LONDON) FY2024	£189k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NORTH DERBYSHIRE NEW LIFE CHURCH FY2025	£125k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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