Church Accruals Accounts 202&2025 THE METHODIST CHURCH REPORT and ACCOUNTS ACCRUALS BASIS for the year ended 31 August 2025 Ponteland Methodist Church R•gi•t•r•d Ch•rlty- Il•gl•tr•O4)n number (If •ppllGabh) 1127080 Newcasde upon Tyne West Circuit Clrcult No. 2012 Mlnlstor R6¥ Andrew Stirtinq_.--.--- Church St•￿rds Mrs Ann Cooper Mrs Bev Blac*ky A* Jam•s Faill Gkns Rlchèrdson MrB Angola Lis Church Treasurer Mr Peter Michell Pont￿a￿ Methodtst c￿rth TRusfEES' ANNiIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2025 Introductlon Ponteland Methodist Churth welcomes readers to this ￿port and we are pleased to Set out our approach tD what we belSeve Is our mi551on wlthln God's kingdom. io Everyone's lffe made better by God's transformlng love. Mtsslon Together we wlll live by God'5 love for all. We will wovide safe space5 to build God-lnsplred relatlonships with indivlduals. famllies and groups so that live5 are transformed for the better. Revlew of the year The church has contlnued its pattern of regular Sunday worship and variety of mld-week actlvltles. On one Sunday mornlng each month the morning servite take5 the form of 8ouncy Church. This Includes a contemporary approach to worship weceded by breakfast. crafts and tlme for fellowshlp. Our'Fuslon' inter-generatbon servlce takes place one Sunday mornlng eath month PIz2a Friday corrtlnues to be popular. The Sunday evenlnB sÈrvice offers è more tradltfjonal stTrle of worshSp. Other churth groups cofttinue su¢cesshAFy. indudlng the Boy's Brigade with Glrls Aswciation. Income Church income is prlmarlly diawn Irom member5, regular glvlrvd and Glft Ald tax credrts, Open Door dropln café donations legacie5. and lethftgs I￿orne from community u5er5 of church rooms. Expenditure on nonnel rep8lrs arKI rnalntenance and utllltles generally has beeh managed wlthin bud8eL A small operatln8 surpltss has been achleved in the year. Wlth the help of grants the chalrs in the thurth sanctuary have been replaced and a lay famlly worker has been employed to contlnue to Brow and consolidate ￿latIonshi￿ made wtth youn8 adults and their families. Our investment In a thurch webslte has been rewarded by some new ￿nts¢1$ belng made. social medla is also beln8 IntrodLwI to advertlse the church and tts activities. Fund A5 at 31st Au8USt 2025 the net C￿r￿nt assets of the Church are sufficient to satlsfy the agreed re5errfes wllcy. Plans for ZQZ526 We will continue to provide a regular proyamme of Bible based preachlng and teaching about the good news of Jesus Christ To extend this provision and make it more ac¢e3sible to people of all ages we will continue to develop a contemporary aprffoach to Sunday mornlng worship. However. we rewgnSse the need to satisfy th05è who value tradltlonal Style5 of worship. Our new presbvter, Rev Andrew Stirlin& ha5 now be8un his ministry wrth u5 and we look forward to re￿ewIng our initlatl¥es for grovrth and 4Jevelopment urKler hi5 leadership. We will offer a wami welcome to everyone who wlshes to particlpate In any of our church or community actr¥ities, and we will try to reflect God's love in all we do. Ponteland MÈthodist Chuyth Trust•rfs Annual Report on fmant• and Govern Ba515 01 prepx*loTh and legal frame*ywk The Charlvs annual report and accounts forthe yearended 31 Au8u5t 2025 been prepared in accordartce wlth the Chaiitiès 2011 and the Charltles: Statement of Recommended Practl¢e 2015 as ap￿ICable to the Financial Reporting StandardlFRSSEI 2015 Full Name of Ch•rftyl Clwrth: Ponteland Method1￿ thurch R•alstrth awrlty Numb•r Ilf¥ Retsu•d Owltyl: 11270 Dale of r•¢stratlon Ilf retsemd a5 a Owrttyk. 8th Oecember 2( Maln eommunlth •ddress: Ponteland Methodlst Churth, Bell Willas, Pontelafftd. Newcastle upon Tyne. NE20 9BE The mefflber5 of the P¢Mrteland Methodlst Church meeting are the Charity T￿￿tee5, Tnembershlp beln8 made up of thurch offlce hdders, Mlnlster and representati¥es appolnted by the church at the Annual general Meeting. Full m¢mber5W Ilst Is sho¥rn ¥: see AppendixA to thls report. Tr•*surer: Mr Peter Mlchell Independ•ntwnthw. Mrsleve Donald 37 Darra5 Road. Ponteland. Northumberl•nd, NE20 9PD Investmwrt Bankern" Central Flnance Board of the Methodist Churth Trusiees foi Methodist Chufch Purposes Alms aN1 orw15 The tharity obJecih* Is exgressed bywrthvrch lfjsfon Ststernent 'E￿ryOne'S Ilft mode brtter by6(41s tron510rn1ry lob*.' Along*de our Mission Slziemetrt- ogether WE wth live ty God% lovefvoll. We wlllwo¥rfde sole spacesto buikTGod4nspired The purposes of the Methorfist Chvrch •rÈ and shall be deemed ta h been defined in Deed of LIn￿n as thÈ•d¥aneemÈnt of.. al The Christian laith in a￿da￿t with the doctrinal stsnd¥ds and dtsC1￿lne of T Methodist Church. bl Any tharitable for the time be￿￿ d any Connexronal, tmstrict, Grcutt. I￿al or other organlsaiion of The Met￿d05t Churth.. cl Any charitsble purpose for the time belrrf of •ny or instltutlon subs5dl•ry or ncillaryto The Methodist Church; dl Any purpose ftsrthe tlme danvcharfty ￿Ing a char6ty sU￿dIary or a￿llIary to The Methodlrt Church Worsh5plng Go(1 throu8h prayer4 and other¥ts ofwotship. T￿ or8anisation and r@S￿r¢in8 of regular pubFi¢8ctsofworshkp open to n*mbers ofthe church and ngn memtr*rs allke. The leaching of ChristSanlty Ihroufjh seM￿n9. coiirses and 3m•ll group& The resouwln8 of pastoral Induditvd vwtlrrfthe sltk and bereaved. Takin8 ￿lS0OU$ assèmblies in Ic24 Funds Tan11￿￿ FIX￿ Assets Land & BuildinBS Equipment Investment propert Investment5 12 1.603 1.603 1,603 13 113,710 113,710 113,710 115.313 112,915 114,518 rotvlfvodoss¢ts J.fK)3 Cwrrqnt A¥￿ts Debttrs and Prepaymenis Cash at 8ank and In h3NI C•ntral Flnance Board De oshs Other 14 7.698 18.455 12.155 22A46 61.154 7,698 30,543 24,261 56,135 118,637 7,705 9,802 23.521 54,369 95,397 13.346 11.2581 12.1 28￿22 42,168 4.467 3.209 12.106 undEr l yrl 15 122,5111 liQJ541 12881 133.IS31 113,9301 Net current •J*ts Vlabllltles) 38.643 31.814 2,921 12.106 85.484 81,467 To¢qlassetsl•ss currentllobwflts 38.643 33.417 2.921 125,816 2CiI.797 195,985 Loans and ¢r•dltors duè after I Provlslons for lialAlltle5 and cha 16 38.643 33.417 2.921 125,816 2￿,797 195,985 Funth afth• Churth 17 Unre￿￿￿ted funds Restricted fund5 EndOW￿nt funds 33.417 72,060 2,921 IZ5.816 2CQ.797 68.813 2,467 124.705 195.985 2.921 I25￿16 125,816 38.643 33.417 2,921 Ponteland Methodlst Churth l. Basis of accountl Thefir&ho¥l statEments have been preDatEd ￿n￿rthe￿￿11•es kt 2011 in ac0Xdar￿ wlththe 20L4¥erwn ofAcuJutitSn4ind Roportlne by Charit*S:51a1mnt of Recommonded Pwtke15C*PI applK3t4E tDthal￿e5 we￿r￿*their￿¢￿JTrt5 iThaicNdance wth the F￿a￿[al REpcrtln8Star*lard forSmall#r a￿KabIr In the iJK lelfetiw ITOrn lJanuary20LSI-the (hwTbesSORP IFRSSEI-M replacempntfor the 50RP'$ 2ffl5veision sre£if*d In tts rpi¥ted t￿￿￿4nd￿N(￿orrIde. pro￿$th￿n￿lned thereln. Funds The fvnds h4J co*sthU￿.' General hebj lorm Fqffpo*of IheClw￿T￿hth are ilnrestrkied RrtrKted furk* arè hebj fora narrwr pur￿￿ 5ntlud1n4tTr￿ Inttfflèl crf8athtlonL TPbtrp i5aknan EThJty*Tr￿fund. Oeiails oteach fft4teriél fwdare d¢5ckJ5¢d In note 18. 2. Acrountlng powes Ba$15 These acwynls h￿t keffipvepaiqd LmthE ba505rfh￿l¥HyItcC&teW￿lI￿¥thffttslrn atthelr mar*eIv￿￿￿4lIh¢ endofth ar. tho accruats bask5toshowa Iwut•ndt•lr4knofthtC*wth's ￿￿￿￿1(￿￿1￿￿•Trd*¢lV￿$ Incw In￿ Is Induded kn th• stat•mentrfF￿hLlaIAcl￿￿1￿sls0Flj thec)￿¥￿1>efc￿￿e￿tII1Pd tothe ￿50￿ceS. •Thd itretruMee5 are reIwn•b￿£eftI￿l￿￿￿II recewe ¥JbY the mwetwivakn rdnbe measured *yth ielthbllty. Ewndlttwe ThKS Is reco8nlMdkn a Il•Mtht15 rwjlts lfithe pty**nt bo1ryuro￿Kl1￿t. Llabllmes 8ie ret¢*ntsed Is 500n aj an of ecM(*niE *￿%1￿e￿d r1￿ Ille￿thIn Nji under thp IEg41 ￿ ctyi¥irurtl¥* oblwtlon commlllh the to p•y re*ur Gr•ms Grants mAde bythe Cknh from Its ofaweernÈnt c**then tschurth ace4pts that fhErels• ￿al rowatittn5lotr￿1afj￿ to Make the ptryI￿1. thew•nl1s rqcwrertover morethaTh ￿arth￿ b•lane• In lutuve ￿trI Is treatedas def¢ff¢d lor futuie comm￿￿ents in the byinsl f￿￿,the prv•lskM LYln8rd¢a5¢d In futuré yearsas In5talrnerbts paloln ￿￿￿the￿O￿￿￿eed1￿knS. VAT s[￿*1he(l￿¥Ch1$ nOtVAT￿,•ll Input VAT￿￿0￿¢￿ *lththe¢Jwse5tyT*thl¢hJ¢ r Tanilble f6xed •ssets f¢r use ￿ the Chu Tho50 may be capitaltsed IftlxyG4n be lor rn￿e thin cw vw. Thelreehold prttpÈrty i% sh￿n Jt¢OSL Inv•stm•nt PtopertSes In￿51￿￿Trt prowl￿$. no propfftyI5pJvTenltyd￿ned nrttr+be held ftythe knltemipxpogesofthe th*lty. Investri•nls IA¥ertMenTS ar@ V31wl In iho batsntt shÈetat Ma￿tY41U￿atthQ wreTh4. In%*siment sinduded ￿thE w￿￿ reterlabl and anypw55 or b)sses on rt4•luètioriatthe year a￿Sho*￿ m thE 50F DebtOr5thCl￿ aThrrtffxarvJuvafourthqy•rtw 6rft AWJ dalmto￿ Credltor5 ￿Ude*Xpeyw•nd(oMthd C4ft & ShjreO￿b￿$"￿•d afteryearend. 20W2025 Total 202>2024 Totsl 3. Collecilons and tsx crodtts Restrkied Collertions Tax credits 87.888 20.499 87,888 20,499 108,387 85,114 20,583 105.697 202&2025 Total 4. Charltsble xifvlu UTrrestrlcted R•siflrted 202>Z024 Care and Share event5 Appeals- Foodbank Other collection5 Total 4.893 4.893 1.566 7.574 14,033 3,166 1,821 5,266 10253 7.574 9,140 4J93 202>2024 Total 5. oiher tradlry acthiltks Total Lettin85 Cotta8e Rent olal 13,256 6,625 19,881 13.256 6,625 19,881 9.855 6.150 16,005 6. Investment Income Unres¢rlcted 202>2024 Total Totsl Central Finance Board Other Latham Endowment interest T¢)tsl 546 1,787 2,816 5,149 68 1,640 3,378 S.086 1.787 2.816 2￿15 ZJ33 202&2025 Total 202>2024 Totsl 7. Other Income MiKellaneous Connexion refund of donatlon Toddler Thursday receipts Event5, ftowers & other donations Total UnrértrKted 2,163 1,952 2.163 1.952 2,060 1.485 3.545 6.559 6.559 2014.2025 101>2024 Payments made totrnstees foradthtknnal ser¥ire5 pro¥idedtothe Cfvjrch Numberoftru5tee5 who We￿ wd expw Nor No Ir￿ependent examlnrfs fees for I*￿rI1￿ on OtheTIEes tothe Inde￿ndEnt Eyambner Totsi amount paKI 9. P•ld si•ff Cots pAld I￿rINthe1¥•r￿•rn. Gr055 W4ees. salarles benÈfits In lind 16.815 EmpknyerfSN•t￿D0l InsurartfC05ts 11,281 1,160 285 Aypr•ntkeshlpL4vy 76 61 Pen￿0￿¢￿$ts 107 Total staff costs 18.158 11,627 Aver•8e numbef ols¢aff empknw¢ddurfwth¢y wtr•: 10 Chri5tknAhl 420 MEIhDd￿twUThCrnkn k)A 1736 AcEknn ftsi Chxth 376 VaTkv5 Foothank atluneraL4er¢. L334 TM T￿ 12WJ OthE 14,911 n• Idlr• Addit￿n& Tfantsfets. 8aLincÈ bi Mf¢ThAid Vn fry P*éaluationsl*l- Tr￿51￿. (*/. foThTard CarfiÈd Irrfwai 11 Ponleland Methodist Church 13. Investments The funds that are held by TMCP are in Trustees Interest Funds on which interest is credited to the accounts each month. These are regarded as medium and lonE term investments. TMCP is the le8al owner and Custodian Trustee of 311 Methodist Model Trust property, Including Legacies, Endowments and Accumulated Funds. Trust property is held for and on behalf of local Managing Trustees who are responsible for the day to day mana8ement of trust property- TMCP ensure that, through providing guidance and acting under their dlrectlorl. the Managing Trustees comply with charity law and Methodist law and polity as detemiined by the Methodlst Conference. Analysls of Investment movements Change In investment values 2024.2025 2023-20Z4 Carrylng Imarketl value at beginning of year 112,915 103,102 Add: addition5 to investment5 at cost Less.. disposals at carryin value Net aln/lloss) on revaluation 795 9,813 Carrylng (market) value at end of year 113,710 112,915 Income from investments is shown in Note 6 12 Ponteland Methodist Church IQ Analysis of current assets 202&2025 202>2024 Debtors and prepayments Pre paid as*ssments Accrued income 7,698 7,705 Other debtors Total debtors and prepaymerts 7,698 7,705 Analysls of cash at bank and In hand Bank balance held in Santènder Bank 5.778 6,440 Bank balance held in CAF Bank 24,227 3,205 Cash in hand 538 157 Total cash at bank and In hand 30,543 9￿2 8ank balance held In Methodist Central Finance Board 24.261 23,521 Bank Balance in Methodlst Chapel Ald Investment accounts 56,135 $4.369 Total In Methodlst accounts 80,396 77,890 Totsl Current Assets 118.637 95,397 IS. Credltors and Ac(rnals Analysls of current Ilabilitie5 and long term credltors Trade Credltor5 Other Credltors and accruals Deferred income 23,493 4,270 9,660 33,153 Total Current Liabilitl•s 13.9 16. Capltal commitments and contlnwrt IlatAiities At the year end. 31st Au8USt 2025, the Church had no cawtsl commitments. There were no ContlnEent Uabilitie5 at the year end. 31st August 2025. 13 Ponteland Methodlst Church 17. Detslled anal￿15 of Inthvldual fund mrrdements 211￿2025 Unrestrltted Fund5 Fund Name Income £ Tran5hrs Revaluatknn Baln5llos Closlfig Balance General Fund 33,470 603 148.484 148. 38,646 603 Church Bulldlng Cottage Buildin8 Family Worker Future Projects ReseNe Gifts & Legacles Mens Forum S,840 160 2,5 19.723 122 15,723 122 Mu51c & Equlpment Reserve Open Door 5,395 68.813 4,057 156,541 l.J44 15S.292 7,308 72,062 Totols Resirlcied FurKIs Fund Name Openln8 8•l•nc• Incomè £ ExpeTrthiur• Transfers Revakwtlon AaiMIIo$ CIDsln8 Care & Share 2.466 4.893 2,919 Totals 4,893 2,919 Endowment Funds Fund Name Income E¥pendI￿re Trabthrs Revaluatk•n ualnsllosses Closlry Balance Latham Bequest Endoweé Ca Interest account 112.915 11.790 795 113.710 12.106 2A16 500 Totals 124,705 2,816 500 795 125,816 TOTAL FUNDS Openins Balance I￿￿￿￿e £ Trdnsfws Closlng Bal•nce otal Funds 195.984 164.250 160,232 795 200.797 14 1st Churth Appendix A CHURCH MEEfiNG MEMBERSHIP I MINISTER Rev Andrew Stlrlin8 2 Church Council Secretary Mrs Sue Kirtlev 3 Church Steward Mrs AnÉela Lisle & Pastoral C'ttee Secretary Mrs 8ev Blackley Mr James Faill Mr5 Glenis Richardson Mr Peter Mlchell Mr Ni8el 83tes Mrs Geraldine t)obbs Dr Andy Anderx)n Mr Geoff Usle Mr Bryan Ashford Mlss Marianne Groves Miss Jennifer Harity Mrs Allson Bates vacancy ¥acancy Mrs Chris Cogan Mr5 Pam Varley Mrs Margaret Ashford Prof Roger Trrfe Mrs Rosemary Grav Mrs Pauline Groves Mr Steve Small Mr Richard Varley MrAlan Groves Mrs Trlcia Rutter Mrslsobel Hindle Mr Syd Cowan Mr Peter Hindle 7 T￿asurer Health & Safety (Jfficer 9 Safeauafding Offker 10 Finance & Property Commlttee Rep li 12 13 Pastoral Comrnittee Rep 14 15 & Care & Share Rep 16 Chlldren's Rep 17 Boys, 8rlgade & Gir15 Assoclation Rep 18 General Church Meetlng appointed 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 15 Ponteland Methodlst Churth Trea¥ur•r Church c￿￿11. SbJnatur• d Tr•a¥urnr 18 Ponknlond. U￿fi T￿￿. 14•309LF Pr•••ntatlon ts• th• Clwr¢h G¢xm¢ll fw•pwov•l. z¥ SlJnalw• ol ￿ Ch4ird lh• Nam Chairoftr* Ind•p8ndJnt Ex•mln•rf• R•port lo th• Truth•& ali Rqpjrt tjurth Accourt¥trU*)wr*thd 31I)W25 Thechurch's aTE 8crAxmts. The Church*Tnthts L*nknJerth•t •n awjt Is Tr)t red forihits )*•r unthr Secaknn 144 2011￿cl￿r￿S that on Indepwkntex4mIn￿0lTr It Is of the ￿. exrn Ihe xc•urt8 145rf1h2 Ad3)11: 14WSMbl oi the ao a 16 Ponteland Methodlsl Church presenied vnlh Illose records. It 81$0 Ind￿je￿ cffi8ideratir)n ol any unu5u81 ilems or di#dowJr88 w) the ac¢ounlJ. nd 5eekin9 expl￿10n$ from ytyj as Twstees rxmc*mTrJ any suth mattets. The proc*thJre8 undwtaken do not PrO￿d& all Ihe evthnce that be ￿tsire¢j in an •ThJ cOrW￿￿ty ￿ L¥xnlortr is gNen as lo vthether tlle 80>Jurts Iwesent a lair ¥W tho for￿ 18 lo t￿ rnatters set¢￿rt in the 8ts1em8nl b8l¢YAT. Indepondenl Ex•mlno¢• Stat•mont In ConneCt￿n with my examination. ￿ mottw has come b my attentKJn'. (1) giv8s me reasonable eauge to believe Ihat in any materlal respert the requirements." . to keep a¢c4untlng fec4)NJ& ¥1 xoydance sect￿ 130 of the Ch8riiles Act 2011. c(wnting requireN*nts of the Charit￿ A have not t*en met or {2) to whiGh. in my opinion. attention sh¢)uld be thawn to enablo 8 pror understanding of the accwnts to be reached. Name Mr Steve Donald Slonature Relevant Profess￿J￿￿1 quaIrf￿1Th or t Ic 37 t￿￿aS Road. Pthignd. Norihumberfand, NE20 9PD 0310312oz6 17