Central and Woods Church Council meeting 7 th March 2023
Attending
Rev Juliet Kisob, Ann Thomson, Ian Thomson, Deanna Ford, Vera Davies, Margaret Jones, Norman Jones, Judith Wilson, Darren Hollyhead, Karen James, Esther Westbury
Apologies
David Morgan, Judy Morgan, Val Partridge, Graham Wilson, Val Webb, Sue Harris, Joy Holloway, Malcolm Freeman.
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Opening prayers
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Apologies as noted above
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Minutes from meeting on 5[th] October 2022 Signed and minutes from 16[th] November signed
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Grant applications mentioned in the last meeting have had to be tweaked and re submitted. This is towards the cinema club, where a new volunteer has started coming to help. The elections held in the old snooker room went very well. Will be staying in the snooker room for next time, so the hall can be used for other things. A Romanian orthodox church have asked to use woods on a Sunday morning. Lets dance have moved to the town hall as its cheaper to use that. Charis have approached John to have exclusive use of Woods. John is telling them to work on the basis of £2000 per month for the lease. TMCP are making the lease. We were contacted by Sandwell about the availability of places in Daycare. There was an incident at another daycare centre. Eco Church- new lights in the hall courtesy of Wednesbury Rotary Club. Darren will help John sort as they keep dropping.
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Finance-Mandate came through a few weeks ago on the 30[th] January. The next assessment due in April. Chasing internet banking as Ann Thomson doesn’t currently have access. Lloyds bank account balance is £1,239.18. CFB1 account balance £267.21 CFB2 £17,432.26. Currently holding the money from the £11000 from the insurance claims from the centre. Thanks Given to Deanna and Vera for their help on a Sunday morning with money. There is a form to apply for up to £5000 from the sale of moorlands. Last years accounts have been submitted and checked by the auditor for the year ending in 31/8/2022 and have been approved and signed off by Juliet.
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Church life. Juliet. Same sex marriage. There are some forms to fill out. If there are any groups that meet as a church in our buildings they will also need to agree to it. We can draft a letter to the groups and get them read it and sign it. This will make the process quicker. There will be £64 to pay for the paperwork. Had a cheque from Paul Nightingale for £1000. He
didn’t want it to be taken up with an assessment, he wanted it to be used for something useful. Are we happy to go with something we can use the money for-Johns suggestion would be chairs that are light and can be moved around a lot easier. The Board needs new directors for the Wesley centre. John suggests Paul and Heather Nightingale. Are we happy for them to be formally approached. Ian Belcher has also been approached. John will talk to Paul and Heather and Ian Thomson will give Ian Belcher a call. Vera and Juliet visited Olive Thorpe and are looking forward to visiting Inez Phipps. Brenda Smith and Betty Lavender. Leanna Ford is now Betty’s main carer.
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Circuit News. There was a meeting last week talking about the zoom services, but were discussing the thought of them coming back to in person services. Website has been updated. It would be good if we could publicise up and coming events. Ian to put a link to the facebook page. There will be a coronation afternoon tea on Sunday 7[th] May. Boys Brigade has a quiz and fish and chip supper on the 25[th] March to raise money for Boys Brigade. One of the members of drama has been parking on the car park outside and has been vandalised. Can we grant her and her husband access to our car park where it is a bit safer. She would need a key to the car park. Do we charge, and if we did how much? If she knows its at her own risk that she parks there is it ok? On Sunday Barry Anslow asked if we would consider changing the time of the Sunday service from 10am to start the service at 10.30. Church parades have been mentioned and we need to try and get kids here but how. It was suggested by Esther about having Church parades on a Friday evening as the children are already here. It was also discussed that we could do a messy church on a Friday evening. Maybe once a quarter or once a month. Gift aid donations for Church has to be done by cash cannot be done by direct debit.
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Next meeting 12[th] June @Woods
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Central and Woods Methodist
Church
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2022 Black Country Circuit
28/12
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
1126968
If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister:
Rev Phil Thomas (Retired 31/08/2022) / Rev Juliet Kisobo
Church Stewards:
Deanna Ford
Graham Wilson
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Treasurer:
Mark Westbury (Stepped Down 31/08/2022)
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
Central and Woodsé Church Methodist
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Totals|this|Totals|last|
|SECTION|A|Funds|Funds|year|year|
|at|[RECEIPTS|fie|oe|a|
|Offerings and Tax recovered|ee|8,829.01|ae|8,829.01|9,690.85|
|a3|Bank|[|Investment]|and CFB|[income]|interest and|45.73|71.68|heres87.41|raat31.54|
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|Other receipts|—_-||a|ta5.54]|3,188.54|
|a6 |TOTAL RECEIPTS||12,030.28|71.68 |]12,101.96|||(a7)|]|1|2,|723445|.|0948|;|
|SECTION|B|
|PAYMENTS|
|Circuit Assessment|or Share|aa|16,092.00 am.|16,092.00|16,284.00|
|pa|Donetions|||tos|||tz||239.16|
|Repairs and Maintenance|io|=|45.00 ez ||48,00|||2,262.25|
|Utilities|(Insurances,|water|
|b5||charges,|heating|&|lighting)|
|Other payments|a|582.37 Soe|582.37|902.77|
|bg|TOTAL PAYMENTS||sd|t6,821.42]|=|‘||16,821.42 ||[(b9)]||]|19,688.18|
|SECTION|C|
|NET|RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS|
|C1||FOR THE YEAR|a6-b8|-|4,791.14|71.68|4,719|-|7,242.70|
|Total|funds|brought|forward|from|
|c2|last year|10,704.17|||17,138.64 || 27,842.81|32,545.51|
|Sub total|c1+c2|5,913.03|||17,210.32|
|Transfers and adjustments|-|400.00 ae|ud|-|_400.00|2,540.00|
|TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR|(c3+c4)||5,513.03]|17,210.32||]|22,723.35 |(c8)|]|27,842.81||(cé)||
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SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above) £ £
Balance brought forward from last year ‘<< oe
Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations meee aay
Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) et os
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| SUMMARYOF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL | SUMMARYOF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL | SUMMARYOF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL | SUMMARYOF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL | SUMMARYOF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL | SUMMARYOF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL | SUMMARYOF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL | |||||||||
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| SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete |
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| Summary ofthe Church accounts forthe year ended 31 August2022 and Internal Organisations reporting tothe Church Council/Church Meeting. | Note thatthe funds ofan | ||||||||||||||
| Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless itcould be | clearlyshown thatthey | could | be used forany Methodist purpose. This |
section must be completed | |||||||||||
| to arrive atthe gross income and expenditure totals ofthe Church. Ifgross | income | exceeds the Accruals | threshold, then the Accruals method ofaccountingAND A | ||||||||||||
| DIFFERENT FORM must be used to reportthe accounts (see Methodistwebsite). | Please refertothe | the | guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and connected | ||||||||||||
| District Organisations. | |||||||||||||||
| Pra INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments |
NetReceipts/ Payments |
Adjustments | Opening balances |
Closing balances | |||||||||||
| 2nd Wednesbury BB 5,711.66 5,673.96 : |
iii 303.92 730.12 TheWesley Centre 119,067.24 127,453.38 Beee ee |
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37.70 - 426.20 - 63.90 - 8,386.14 a. ee |
2,564.42 2,191.62 50,409.13 |
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2,666.02 1,701.52 42,022.99 ea eS |
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aaa) [ara Organisations funds 125,082.82 133,857.46 Church accounts (totals |
a | ,Sl - 8,774.64 |
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oc 55,165.17 |
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| -totals column) (a7) 16,821.42 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD e10 |
BYCHURCH 137,184.78 150,678.88 |
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4,719.46 13,494.10 |
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(c7) | 27,842.81 83,007.98 |
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| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | |||||||||||||||
| OPENING | CLOSING | ||||||||||||||
| CHURCH -CASH FUNDSHELDat 31 August2022 | BALANCES | BALANCES | |||||||||||||
| 4BankCurrentAccount | 3,940.89 | 326.02 | |||||||||||||
| CentralFinanceBoard ieTrusteesforMethodistChurchPurposes |
23,901.92 eal |
22,397.33 ee |
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| SUBTOTAL -Church accounts | 27,842.81 | 22,723.35 | |||||||||||||
| Totalfunds held by Internal Organisations (the closing | |||||||||||||||
| balancetotalfromabove)(e12) beTOTALCASH FUNDS HELD BYCHURCH |
55,165.17 83,007.98 |
(e11) | 46,390.53 | 69 113 88 |
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| OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES | 1 | September2021 | 31 August2022 | ||||||||||||
| FaInvestments (includeEndowments ALand&Buildings (seenotesreInsurancevalue |
ee 4,348,430.00 |
ee 4348,430.00 |
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| Loan(s) -showamountoutstanding at yearend | es | ae | |||||||||||||
| 4 Include only Funds held atthe Central Finance Board | |||||||||||||||
| 5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes | |||||||||||||||
| g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element ofTMCP trusts accounts | this is included in line f5 | ||||||||||||||
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Name of Church ...Central and Woods Methodist Church
Declarations and Scrutiny
| confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. :
Signature of treasurerWh. Tetecsseeeree Date..07,7093/ @25 Name and address of treasurer ......... Mark Westbury
Central and Woods Methodist Church, Springhead, Wednesbury
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Presentation to the Church trustees
the| confirm meetingthatofthe theannual Churchreport trustees heldand accounts on .:Zfor/&the[a2year ended. 31 August 2022 were/véiiilie* presented to Signature of the Chair of the meeting ...............me)Seeeee Name of the Chair of the meeting Row Awror Kisdy Date 213a\%..
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
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Central and Woods Methodsit Church
Charity Number .. 1126968
Responsibilities and basis of report
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Central and Woods Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages 1 to 5 As the Church’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
| report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Name of Church ...Central and Woods Methodist Church
1126968
Independent Examiner’s Statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e. thagecountsdenotaccorewiththe accounting records. (the-fthe.
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . }
| have/havernpt} obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
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Name of independent examiner G Trapani
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ACCA
Name of firm (where appropriate) Trapani & Co Accoutants Ltd
Address
Dudley Court South, Level Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY5 1XDY5 1XN
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