NEW LIFE CHURCH BEDFORDSHIRE TRUST

Registered charity 299289 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as P C F TRUST

Bringing the message of Jesus through preaching and teaching and through acts of love and kindness and compassion locally and in other places in the UK and overseas. Building a community of people who love God, love the Bible, love to worship, pray, and serve. Encouraging people to attain their maximum potential in God.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (2) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE AGED, SICK, DISTRESSED IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£72k

Latest spending

£72k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total income of £71,853 and total expenses of £71,988. The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves of £4,308, which is below their stated minimum policy target of £7,000. The charity holds no long-term liabilities and has no defined-benefit pension scheme deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4k; policy: a minimum unrestricted reserve of £7,000)

“Bank balances on 5 April 2025 £4,308 (2024 £2,345)” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Ewen Robertson and Sian Rous received remuneration.

“Remuneration and expenses totalling £42,560 (2024 £42,653) was paid in total to Ewen Robertson (Trustee) for oversight of the church, Sian Rous (Trustee) for her full-time role as the leader of the church” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees Ewen Robertson and Sian Rous received remuneration for services to the charity.

“Remuneration and expenses totalling £42,560 (2024 £42,653) was paid in total to Ewen Robertson (Trustee) for oversight of the church, Sian Rous (Trustee) for her full-time role as the leader of the church, Eleanor Hearing for her role as treasurer and Pam Shucker for her cleaning of the church.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Ewen Robertson · trustee of 1 other charity
GRAHAM DOUGLAS SIMPSON · trustee of 2 other charities
PAUL GRAHAM WILSON · trustee of 2 other charities
Sian Elizabeth Rous · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£72k	£72k
05/04/2024	£70k	£81k
05/04/2023	£83k	£87k
05/04/2022	£63k	£61k
05/04/2021	£92k	£100k

Common questions

Is NEW LIFE CHURCH BEDFORDSHIRE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total income of £71,853 and total expenses of £71,988. The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves of £4,308, which is below their stated minimum policy target of £7,000. The charity holds no long-term liabilities and has no defined-benefit pension scheme deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.