Beaumont Street Hexham NE46 3LS 01434 601055 office@hexhamtrinity.org.uk ## **Registered Charity Number: 1126978 Annual Report to the Charity Commission year ending 31st August 2021** ## **Trustees:** ## **Minister and Chair of Church Council:** Rev. David Goodall (to March 2021) and Rev Paul Dunstan ## **Church Stewards:** Mr Neil Paterson, Mrs Alison Killen, Mrs Elizabeth Box, Mr Daryl Ralston, Mr Mark Foster, Mrs Maria Curran ## **Church Treasurer:** Mr John Dunn ## **Circuit Steward:** Dr Alan Wright (also chairs Worship, Prayer and Learning Co-ordinating Group) ## **Church Elected Representatives:** Mrs Helen Atkin, Mr Darryl Bingham, Mr David Lees, Mrs Jackie Mitchell, Miss Liz Proud, Mrs Kay Vincent. ## **Other Officers:** Mr Peter Wells (Resources), Ms Helen Atkin (Prayer), Mrs Sue Paterson (Churches Together), Dr Alan Wright (Worship, Prayer and Learning) Mrs Fliss Wright and Mrs Sandra Innes (Pastoral Committee) ## **Independent Accounts Examiner:** Mr Phil Rainford ## **Staff:** Minister, as above, Children’s Worker (PT), Youth Worker (PT), Caretaker (PT) and Church Administrator (PT) ## **Constitution/ Organisational Structure/ Trustee Recruitment:** Hexham Trinity Methodist Church is constituted and governed in accordance with the principles and constitution of the Methodist Church of Great Britain as set down in the standing orders of the Methodist Conference. ## **Management** The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees (Church Council) who are elected annually at the Church Meeting. The day to day running of the Charity is carried out by the Church Stewards and Minister who are all Trustees. Trustees are elected, for up to six years, to serve on and chair the co-ordinating groups responsible for running the various areas of church life. These groups report back to the Church Council. They comprise the Outreach and Partnership group, Youth, children and families, Resources Co-ordinating Group with responsibility for managing building and resources. A smaller Finance Group also meets as necessary as does an HR Advisory Group. We also have a Pastoral Group who co-ordinate visits and pastoral care. ## **Vision** The vision of Hexham Trinity Methodist Church is to be a place for everyone to question, discover and explore the Christian faith learning to live as followers of Jesus so more people know of God’s love. ## **Public Benefit:** The Church building, being sited centrally in one of the main streets of the town provides a convenient and accessible venue for both church and community events. Every Sunday, and at other times through the week, there are services of Christian worship with children’s activities and prayer gatherings, accessible to all. The public and members of Trinity Methodist Church benefit from the many regular and ad-hoc meetings and events held throughout the year. These included: a pancake party, shared lunches, coffee mornings, training sessions, prayer meetings, Fairtrade stall, fundraising events for local and worldwide charities, school carol services and a parent and baby group. Much of the building at Trinity is available for hire by small independent charities and groups with reduced rates for charity/not for profit groups. The whole community of Hexham is served in many ways by the different activities held here. Many families have a strong connection, some over generations, with the Church and even if not regular Sunday worshipers, feel very much part of Trinity’s wider family. This year the building was used by: ## Church Groups: Baby Group (parents and babies), Bible Study (adults), Coffee Morning (community), Prayer Groups (adults), Craft Group (adults), Youth Groups, Prayer Knitting (adults), the Bible Society. ## Community Groups: **Regular:** Beacon Club (retired gentlemen), Circle Dancing (adults), History Society (adults), Music and Movement (parents and young children), Orpheus Choir (adults), U3A (retired adults), Alcoholics Anonymous, Badminton Group (adults), Tynedale Hospice at Home, Hexham Community Partnership, Hexham Holiday Club, Polling Station, Northumberland Cancer Support Group, Sycamore Counselling, Gymnastics Club (children), Rock Choir (adults), Youth Dance Tynedale (children), Days for Girls (charity). **One-off:** All of the activities above organised by Church Users, are open to the whole community in Hexham, as are many of the others. **Covid-19:** Following the relaxing of Covid restrictions the worshipping community began to meet in church and also continued to use video conferencing software for worshippers who continued to shield. Official meetings continued online. An online coffee morning on Saturdays continued to run weekly and small study/pastoral groups also continue to meet online. Community groups began to use the building in person. ## **Financial Report:** Church members are actively involved in the giving and allocating of finances through Church meetings and reports. The wider local circuit of Methodist Churches also help with this process. The financial report which has been independently examined is attached to this report. Beaumont Street Hexham NE46 3LS 01434 601055 office@hexhamtrinity.org.uk ## **Registered Charity Number: 1126978 Annual Report to the Charity Commission year ending 31st August 2021** ## **Trustees:** ## **Minister and Chair of Church Council:** Rev. David Goodall (to March 2021) and Rev Paul Dunstan ## **Church Stewards:** Mr Neil Paterson, Mrs Alison Killen, Mrs Elizabeth Box, Mr Daryl Ralston, Mr Mark Foster, Mrs Maria Curran ## **Church Treasurer:** Mr John Dunn ## **Circuit Steward:** Dr Alan Wright (also chairs Worship, Prayer and Learning Co-ordinating Group) ## **Church Elected Representatives:** Mrs Helen Atkin, Mr Darryl Bingham, Mr David Lees, Mrs Jackie Mitchell, Miss Liz Proud, Mrs Kay Vincent. ## **Other Officers:** Mr Peter Wells (Resources), Ms Helen Atkin (Prayer), Mrs Sue Paterson (Churches Together), Dr Alan Wright (Worship, Prayer and Learning) Mrs Fliss Wright and Mrs Sandra Innes (Pastoral Committee) ## **Independent Accounts Examiner:** Mr Phil Rainford ## **Staff:** Minister, as above, Children’s Worker (PT), Youth Worker (PT), Caretaker (PT) and Church Administrator (PT) ## **Constitution/ Organisational Structure/ Trustee Recruitment:** Hexham Trinity Methodist Church is constituted and governed in accordance with the principles and constitution of the Methodist Church of Great Britain as set down in the standing orders of the Methodist Conference. ## **Management** The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees (Church Council) who are elected annually at the Church Meeting. The day to day running of the Charity is carried out by the Church Stewards and Minister who are all Trustees. Trustees are elected, for up to six years, to serve on and chair the co-ordinating groups responsible for running the various areas of church life. These groups report back to the Church Council. They comprise the Outreach and Partnership group, Youth, children and families, Resources Co-ordinating Group with responsibility for managing building and resources. A smaller Finance Group also meets as necessary as does an HR Advisory Group. We also have a Pastoral Group who co-ordinate visits and pastoral care. ## **Vision** The vision of Hexham Trinity Methodist Church is to be a place for everyone to question, discover and explore the Christian faith learning to live as followers of Jesus so more people know of God’s love. ## **Public Benefit:** The Church building, being sited centrally in one of the main streets of the town provides a convenient and accessible venue for both church and community events. Every Sunday, and at other times through the week, there are services of Christian worship with children’s activities and prayer gatherings, accessible to all. The public and members of Trinity Methodist Church benefit from the many regular and ad-hoc meetings and events held throughout the year. These included: a pancake party, shared lunches, coffee mornings, training sessions, prayer meetings, Fairtrade stall, fundraising events for local and worldwide charities, school carol services and a parent and baby group. Much of the building at Trinity is available for hire by small independent charities and groups with reduced rates for charity/not for profit groups. The whole community of Hexham is served in many ways by the different activities held here. Many families have a strong connection, some over generations, with the Church and even if not regular Sunday worshipers, feel very much part of Trinity’s wider family. This year the building was used by: ## Church Groups: Baby Group (parents and babies), Bible Study (adults), Coffee Morning (community), Prayer Groups (adults), Craft Group (adults), Youth Groups, Prayer Knitting (adults), the Bible Society. ## Community Groups: **Regular:** Beacon Club (retired gentlemen), Circle Dancing (adults), History Society (adults), Music and Movement (parents and young children), Orpheus Choir (adults), U3A (retired adults), Alcoholics Anonymous, Badminton Group (adults), Tynedale Hospice at Home, Hexham Community Partnership, Hexham Holiday Club, Polling Station, Northumberland Cancer Support Group, Sycamore Counselling, Gymnastics Club (children), Rock Choir (adults), Youth Dance Tynedale (children), Days for Girls (charity). **One-off:** All of the activities above organised by Church Users, are open to the whole community in Hexham, as are many of the others. **Covid-19:** Following the relaxing of Covid restrictions the worshipping community began to meet in church and also continued to use video conferencing software for worshippers who continued to shield. Official meetings continued online. An online coffee morning on Saturdays continued to run weekly and small study/pastoral groups also continue to meet online. Community groups began to use the building in person. ## **Financial Report:** Church members are actively involved in the giving and allocating of finances through Church meetings and reports. The wider local circuit of Methodist Churches also help with this process. The financial report which has been independently examined is attached to this report. **Explanatory Notes to Standard Form of Accounts As of 05/10/2021 - REV 1 (updated 16, Other Assets)** ## **Overview of Trinity's Funds** ## **Unrestricted General Funds:** - General (Church) Fund - Tuesday Coffee Group - Designated Funds (Property Reserve Fund, Church Project Fund, Memorial Funds) - Legacies and Bequests held as unrestricted Model Trust Bequests by TMCP ## **Restricted Funds:** - Pastoral/Children/Youth Worker Fund - Redevelopment Fund |**Incoming Resources**||**Year 2020/2021**|**Year 2020/2021**||**Year 2019/2020**|**Year 2019/2020**|**Year 2018/2019**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Transferred to SOFA Page 2**|||||||| ||**General Fund**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**General Fund**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**| ||**(Unrestricted)**|**Funds**||**(Unrestricted)**|**Funds**||| |**1 Offerings and Tax Recovered**|||||||| |Total Regular Giving and Collections|£87,161.35|||£84,287.58|||£86,789.32| |Total Donations|£14,261.00|||£4,748.46|||£4,192.19| |Donations held in Memorial Funds (I Barton/J Thompson)|£2,500.00|||£0.00|||£0.00| |Tax Recovered|£16,549.80|||£16,999.88|||£22,684.66| |Tax Recovered for church projects|£0.00|||£0.00|||£0.00| |Tuesday Coffee Group|£1,004.51|||£2,829.08|||£1,436.10| ||**£121,476.66**|**£0.00**|**£121,476.66**|**£108,865.00**|**£0.00**|**£108,865.00**|**£115,102.27**| |**2 Bank and CFB Interest and Investment Income**|||||||| |Interest General Fund|£121.03|||£625.64|||£593.66| |Interest TMCP Legacies and Bequests|£19.64|||£94.27|||£92.19| ||**£140.67**|**£0.00**|**£140.67**|**£719.91**|**£0.00**|**£719.91**|**£685.85**| |**3 Lettings**|||||||| |Total Property Lettings|**£10,783.60**|**£0.00**|**£10,783.60**|**£20,287.20**|**£0.00**|**£20,287.20**|**£22,131.56**| |**4 Other Receipts**|||||||| |Grants for Pastoral/Children/Youth Work|£26,423.96|||£21,732.74|||£32,754.32| |Grants for Church Projects|£0.00|||£0.00|||£200.00| |Grants for Other Purposes|£12,500.26|||£0.00|||£0.00| |Other Receipts|£882.19|||£4,928.69|||£4,753.40| ||**£39,806.41**|**£0.00**|**£39,806.41**|**£26,661.43**|**£0.00**|**£26,661.43**|**£37,707.72**| |**5 Total Receipts**|||||||| |Total General Fund Receipts|£168,683.19|||£153,610.19|||£174,099.11| |Tuesday Coffee Group|£1,004.51|||£2,829.08|||£1,436.10| |Receipt for Memorial Funds (I Barton/J Thompson)|£2,500.00|||£0.00|||£0.00| |TMCP Account Net Interest|£19.64|||£94.27|||£92.19| ||**£172,207.34**|**£0.00**|**£172,207.34**|**£156,533.54**|**£0.00**|**£156,533.54**|**£175,627.40**| **Resources Expended Transferred to SOFA Page 2** |**nsferred to SOFA Page 2**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**General Fund**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**General Fund**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**| ||**(Unrestricted)**|**Funds**||**(Unrestricted)**|**Funds**||| |**6 Circuit Assessment**|||||||| |Circuit Share|**£38,523.00**||**£38,523.00**|**£72,840.00**|**£0.00**|**£72,840.00**|**£67,601.00**| |**7 Donations**|**£9,950.00**||**£9,950.00**|**£12,027.20**|**£0.00**|**£12,027.20**|**£10,500.00**| |**8 Repairs and Maintenance**|||||||| |Total Property|**£6,312.83**||**£6,312.83**|**£5,333.51**|**£1,260.00**|**£6,593.51**|**£7,156.98**| |**9 Insurance, Utilities etc**|||||||| |Total Utilities|**£14,668.58**||**£14,668.58**|**£13,382.45**||**£13,382.45**|**£14,223.40**| |**10 Staff**|**£51,771.08**||**£51,771.08**|**£54,501.22**||**£54,501.22**|**£51,010.44**| |**11 Other Payments**|||||||| |Ministry and Mission|£783.50|||£3,739.37|||£8,722.70| |Office Costs|£1,858.61|||£3,281.74|||£3,613.39| |Other Payments|£2,408.00|||£4,022.28|||£6,473.88| ||**£5,050.11**||**£5,050.11**|**£11,043.39**||**£11,043.39**|**£18,809.97**| |**12 Total Funds Brought Forward From Last Year**|||||||| |Cash Book Opening Balance|£116,437.26|£2,973.27|£119,410.53|£132,158.44|£4,233.27|£136,391.71|£127,808.56| |Cheques and Direct Payments Outstanding|-£1,267.93|||-£2,876.04|||-£919.29| |TMCP Opening Balance|£14,370.68|||£14,276.41|||£14,184.22| |Tuesday Coffee Opening Balance|-£1,804.51|||-£3,229.08|||-£2,836.10| ||**£127,735.50**|**£2,973.27**|**£130,708.77**|**£140,329.73**|**£4,233.27**|**£144,563.00**|**£138,237.39**| |**13 Tuesday Coffee**|||||||| |Donation Diane Brooks to Restricted Funds (Not Used)|**£0.00**||**£0.00**|**£0.00**||**£0.00**|**£0.00**| |**14 Cash in Hand**|||||||| |Opening Balance Cash in Hand|£857.12|||£1,919.35|||£0.00| |Opening Balance Petty Cash Office|£187.11|||£300.00|||£300.00| ||**£1,044.23**||**£1,044.23**|**£2,219.35**||**£2,219.35**|**£300.00**| |Closing Balance Cash in Hand|£39.00|||£857.12|||£1,919.35| |Closing Balance Petty Cash Office|£94.12|||£187.11|||£300.00| ||**£133.12**||**£133.12**|**£1,044.23**||**£1,044.23**|**£2,219.35**| |**15 Bank Current Account**|||||||| |Opening Balance Barclays Current Account|£30,359.06|||£46,790.76|||£40,720.62| |- Cheques and Direct Payments Outstanding|-£1,267.93|||-£2,876.04|||-£919.29| |Adjusted Bank Balance|£29,091.13|||£43,914.72|||£39,801.33| |- Tuesday Coffee Opening Balance|-£1,804.51|||-£3,229.08|||-£2,836.10| ||**£27,286.62**||**£27,286.62**|**£40,685.64**||**£40,685.64**|**£36,965.23**| |Closing Balance Barclays Current Account|£75,930.74|||£30,359.06|||£46,790.76| |- Cheques and Direct Payments Outstanding|-£1,741.94|||-£1,267.93|||-£2,876.04| |Adjusted Bank Balance|£74,188.80|||£29,091.13|||£43,914.72| |- Tuesday Coffee Closing Balance|-£200.00|||-£1,804.51|||-£3,229.08| ||**£73,988.80**||**£73,988.80**|**£27,286.62**||**£27,286.62**|**£40,685.64**| |**16 Other Assets**|||||||| |Opening Balance|||||||| |-Letting Invoices as yet unpaid|£628.00|||£362.00|||£427.00| |-Application for tax relief made on Gift Aid|£4,361.27|||£4,189.63|||£9,281.91| ||**£4,989.27**|||**£4,551.63**|||**£9,708.91**| |Closing Balance|||||||| |-Letting Invoices as yet unpaid|£531.00|||£628.00|||£230.00| |-Application for tax relief made on Gift Aid|£9,291.49|||£4,361.27|||£4,189.63| ||**£9,822.49**|||**£4,989.27**|||**£4,419.63**| (building contents insured for £128,177) ## **Appendix A to Accounts** **Movement of Funds during the year** Receipts Payments **Net Receipts & Payments** **Funds B/F 1 Sept 20** Sub Total Transfers bewteen Funds **Balance c/f 31 Aug 21** **Notes to Appendix A** Children & Youth Worker Payment - Childrens ministry coordinator - Youth ministries coordinator |**UNRESTRICT'D**|**UNRESTRICT'D **|**DESIGNATED**|**DESIGNATED**|**RESTRIC'D**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**General Church**|**Childrens &**|**Property**|**Memorial**|**Redevel**|| |**Fund**|**Youth Fund**|**Reserve**|**Funds**|**Fund**|**Total**| |£143,283.38|£26,423.96|£0.00|£2,500.00|£0.00|£172,207.34| |£92,294.43|£33,981.17|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£126,275.60| |**£50,988.95**|**-£7,557.21**|**£0.00**|**£2,500.00**|**£0.00**|**£45,931.74**| |£29,007.65|£0.00|£80,000.00|£18,727.85|£2,973.27|_£130,708.77_| |£79,996.60|-£7,557.21|£80,000.00|£21,227.85|£2,973.27|_£176,640.51_| |-£7,557.21|£7,557.21|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|| |**£72,439.39**|**£0.00**|**£80,000.00**|**£21,227.85**|**£2,973.27**|**_£176,640.51_**| |**2020/21**|**2019/20**|**2018/19**|||| |£21,160.59|£20,523.41|£18,506.94|||| |£12,820.58|£15,105.29|£14,291.84|||| |**£33,981.17**|**£35,628.70**|**£32,798.78**|||| Overheads associated with the Children's & Youth Work were not specifically allocated in 2020/21 so do not appear in the above reconcilliation ## **Appendix B** **TMCP Account (On application)** Amount Made up of: ## **£14,390.32** - £8,000.00 Margaret Bainbridge Endowment - £2,000.00 Elizabeth Howey Endowment - £4,390.32 Accured interest ## **Appendix C** **Memorial Funds (Agreed with Church Council)** Amount Made up of: ## **£21,227.85** - £10,082.35 Opening balance received from TMCP (2007/8) £645.50 David Bingham Memorial service (2010/11) - £1,000.00 Billie Brogdon legacy (2012/13) - £5,000.00 Irene Grant legacy (2014/15) £2,000.00 JE Gilhespy legacy (2015/16) £500.00 Isabel Barton (2020/21) - £2,000.00 Jean Thompson (2020/21)