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 2023** ## **Trustees:** ## **Minister and Chair of Church Council:** Rev. Jenny Porter-Pryde ## **Church Stewards:** Mr Neil Paterson, Mrs Elizabeth Box, Mrs Maria Curran, Mrs Penny Clark ## **Church Treasurer:** Mr John Dunn ## **Circuit Steward:** ## **Church Elected Representatives:** Mrs Helen Atkin, Mr David Lees, Mrs Jackie Mitchell, Mrs Kay Vincent. ## **Other Officers:** Mr John Vincent (Resources), Ms Helen Atkin (Prayer), Mrs Sue Paterson (Churches Together), r) 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), 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), Tynedale Community Choir. ## **One-off:** All of the activities organised by Church Users, are open to the whole community in Hexham, as are many of the others. ## **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. CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOIJNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Church H•xh•m Trlii FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 Clrcult ¢lr¢ult no 20108 1126978 R•glstsrnd Ch•rlty. R•g1•trn￿Ort If not 8 registered th8rity H•r AlaJ••ty'• R•v•nu• •nd Cu¥toms GfftAkl nurnb•T (rhe HMRC number 1$ ￿￿￿alont to • reg18t8r8d chaiity numbar in term8 of ￿￿ence of tharita￿e 6t•tu$ nd may be used lo give to donorn or grant funders wishlng to sea evwJ8nca of the organi8alion's Glaritablo $tat￿. PAeth¢di8t tharitlos in England and Wales that are not ragistsred tharities ar• 8xGethl from reg18tr¥￿On urthr Ststutory In5trym8nt 2014 No.2421 Min18t8r. Rev Jenn Porte Church Stewards.. Elizat￿h Bo Penny Clark Maria Curron Neil Palorson Treasurer. John Dunn ITSFOAM YUPENDtriJi AuWJ￿lo%j H•xh•m Trlnlty SECll014 RecE4>TS g •nd T•X r•P)v•T•d BanK¥r￿ CFB iihirWt4nd 87,823 87,823 114,374 422 4.184 22.733 18.39 133.139 4,1e4 22.733 10,39 153.13• 22,8 ¥3 0￿er rt•pts TOTJL RE¢EIPTS SECTION PAYMENTS 41.$93 6.532 9214 71,359 10,124 18,813 b1 41,593 8,532 ,214 D￿￿KIn5 Rep*t6 and ￿nI￿n￿7c* utilitlQS (lniu￿r￿a5. ¥YAtw charg¢6. hethg & li stJff othol pw*nls TOTAL PAYMENTS 13.3eo 13.3eo 65.095 7.(￿) I44￿7 11.209 $5.648 19.476 186.729 io 7.(K83 144.857 b7 (b9) SECTION C F4ET REcEIPTSIPAYMÉ￿r¥ FOR TrIE YEAR Tot¥1 fundsbroughl frtyn Lqsl year 111,718 2,5831 c1 2,073 174,122 176.64 12 171.149 {¢1 159.431 2,973 1Q,404 174.057 Sub totsl 1651 85 8bT*nts 165 Tran$fers and 8d' TOTAL FUNOS AT END OF YE4R 1¢3+¢41 169.368 2.971 112,339 (¢8) 174.122 le61 SECTION D FOR INFORAIATION ONLY.. MOWÈY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO ExreRNAL ORGANISATION8 urnts •bo¥• amount• •r• not to b• IDclud•d In totsl 85 dl Bakqnce b htfrJThvard from last I,Q75 d2 Offerin rfts. r8ceN¢d for extemal o 1.010 d3 OfferingslGift8 - paswj te extemal organisatbns ALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1+d2431 2ofS H•th Tl47 174122 I￿1)+ cMuICH $EcThONF JI CMhlnMrrtJ 5431fj 91.$72 iQ.662 174122 112.331 I￿2) 178N2 182.331 8ECTIOIIG 3IP4Wt2025 7.718￿1 4.J51 Declarations and Scrutlny l ¢oDfirm that Ihew R•rniptAnd P8yn*nt b8s•d rKcJJuntsforth8 yegrto 31 ￿jgUat 2023 have n p￿p￿rnd frtm Ihe oflhw Church And that IMY Includ• oll fvnds undwthb CODtsol of the Church tru8t￿￿. 14-125 NAM• oflrwur•r,.... . P￿1 Code..... . NE402Rb PrnB•nt&tloD to th• ChufChtr￿t•0* I conffrm that the annuol reporf 8nd xcounts fcrtheyw8nW 31 AuguJt2023 to the m88ling ofthe Church tw8te8J hokj on.. z?.Ii...l.l&k3 SIgn￿re ofth8 Ch8lr ofth8 mwting . Nome ofthe Chair olthe m80ting .&tArt£..L..4.¢￿ath...... Indep•ndent Ex•mln•V• Roport to th• Tru•to•9 ofthe Trfnlty Methodlst Church Charfty Numbor 1128978 Ro•pon¥lbllltl•• and b*•l• ot r•port I rep)rt to the buste81 on my examin8t¥)n of the accounts of tho Trinity Melhodist Church fry t y•ar ended 31 Augu612023 sel out on pages . to . A¥the ChuTch'8 trustee¥, you ar• responsiblè for the prepar•t￿n ofthe occounts in •c£￿anGeW1th the r8quirom•nts ollhe Chaiitss Act 2011 (Yhe Pdl. I report in Tespect of my ex8mination oflh& Church's 8cc¥)unts ￿rried out und•r S￿li0n 145 oflhe Ad 8Trd, in carrying out my ex8mination. I hav& fOll(￿ved 811 thts appll¢abi• Dlr•ctTh)s given by th• Ch8rity CommSssion undw Section 145(5llbl ol tho Act. ' delets orcirclo as appropriate 2011￿(￿ R￿P. ÉJ¥JM* ¢rL 1117.1 4¥T4Uh r157.11 ÉJv.ii Junjs Namb at¢hut¢h.Thnwrthth￿￿t¢￿￿tt￿¢I1II￿ Declaratlons and Scrutlny l Roc•lpl and P•yin•nt bNe•J oc Indopendent Examln•rf8 3tatsm•nt I have eompleted my •x8mination. I ￿nfi￿n that no fnatsrial matt•r8 have ¢ome to my attention In conne¢tion wth tho examination (other than that di8dosad below") which m8 caus0 to believe that In, any matefial r8sp•ct'. the accounting rècords were nol kept in accordancè wtth 8•don 130 of thè A¢t', or the accounts do not 8ccoTd with the accounting records. Ilhe Ithe I havo no concern8 and have ¢om8 across other matters in ¢xnn•ction wilh the axamination to which attentlon should be drawn In Ihi$ feport In order to anab￿ a propgr understanding of the accounts to be rea¢hod. I havelbM¥trA•¥' obtained indep$ndent vorfflcation of all invo8tments wllh the TTU$tees for Mothodisl Church Purpo8e$ or held In other trusts, bank balances and funds at th¢ Central Finan¢8 Board of the Mothodist Church which 8r8 irbdNidualty in excess of £10,000 (ten Ihou6and pounds) at the balance 8h8el dale. 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