Report from HWMC for Charity Commission – Year from September 1[st] 2021 August 31[st] 2022
By September 1[st] 2021 services and activities were almost back to normal at HWMC. Weekly morning services saw fewer worshippers, partly because there was still a fear of Covid, but throughout the year we had steady congregations of between 15 and 24. A joyful and successful Harvest Festival with Parade was led by Deacon Sarah Jane Rigby; the annual Remembrance Sunday Parade Service attracted an unbelievable number of attendees and we did not have enough seats to accommodate them all. This year’s Mothering Sunday Parade Service was also successful, with members of the uniformed organizations taking part. Our usual Advent, Christmas and Easter services were held, plus a Christingle Service during December for children in our ‘Tots & Co’ group and in the Preschool which meets on our premises. During the year two children’s baptisms took place. We held a well-attended Jubilee Cream Tea to celebrate our Queen’s 70 years on the throne. In August we held a successful Cake and Coffee Morning in our front church garden, with the aim of showing neighbours that our church does not only exist inside the building.
Our church membership numbers remained constant. Two new people were received into membership but two of our longstanding members died during the year. We were pleased to welcome two of our Tuesday Lunch Club members into regular worship with us.
Most of our activities continued to take place: Tots & Co, Wesley Guild, Guildonian Players, Tuesday Lunch Club and Table Tennis Club. However while one of our longest standing meetings, Women’s Own, continued to meet through the year its leader decided that for health and age reasons she could no longer continue and, sadly, this group closed. The pastoral needs of congregation members endeavour to be met by our pastoral leaders. A Rainbow Group and Brownie Pack continued to meet weekly and we were preparing to welcome a new Guide Pack after the summer break.
We were fortunate in receiving some legacy money and used this to replace, with double-glazed sealed units, inadequate windows in the church. Our Property Steward continues to ensure that our premises are maintained safely and to a good standard and dedicated member keeps our grounds and gardens in good shape. Two trees were planted during the spring: one was to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the other in memory of church friends who died during the pandemic. Our Treasurer looks after our accounts carefully and looks out for better deals where contracts which are up for renewal are concerned.
With the help of TMCP we are currently dealing with a renewal of lease situation regarding a charity which owns a building in our grounds but for which we hold the leasehold.
Pamela Coles [Church Steward]
RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS - SEPTEMBER 2021 TO AUGUST 2022
| Receipts | Payments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | General Accounts | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | General Accounts | 2021-22 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| - | Gift Day | - | 19,346.40 | Circuit Contributions | 21,496.00 | ||
| 1,900.89 | Tax Refund/Gift Aided | 1,476.07 | Circuit Donation | 5,300.00 | |||
| 3,342.60 1,404.87 6,079.30 |
10,826.77 | Sunday Offerings: - Envelopes - Cash - Standingorders |
1,856.00 2,978.37 4,960.00 |
9,794.37 | 112.80 77.64 |
Office Expenses Sundries |
627.60 179.37 |
| Church Finance Suppliers | |||||||
| 67.32 | Interest from CFB | 75.65 | 244.66 | Christian Copyright Licence | 254.89 | ||
| 0.91 | Interest from TMCP | 255.12 | Gifts for Housebound | 20.00 | |||
| Weddings & Funerals | 200.00 | 14.50 | Gift Donations | 60.00 | |||
| 25.00 | Donations | 434.53 | 100.00 | Audit Fees | 200.00 | ||
| Circuit Reimbursement | 600.00 | ||||||
| Bequests – JJ & JF | 69,891.15 | ||||||
| 12,820.89 | Total: | 82,726.89 | 19,896.00 | Total: | 28,137.86 | ||
| B/forward | 28,518.98 | ||||||
| 111,245.87 | Balance in Account | 83,108.01 | |||||
| Property Accounts | Property Accounts | ||||||
| 720.00 | 14,541.00 | External Organisations | 700.00 | 19,968.00 | 14,895.17 | Repairs & Maintenance | 6,615.69 |
| 2,401.00 | ParkingDonations | 3,838.00 | 6,653.70 | New Equipment | 13,783.12 | ||
| 20.00 | Hire of Halls | 1,730.00 | 3,428.72 | Gas & Electricity | 4,480.39 | ||
| 11,400.00 | Preschool | 13,700.00 | 343.24 | Water – Castle Water | - | ||
| 266.90 | Water - WAVE | - | |||||
| 726.84 | Telephone - BT | 124.32 | |||||
| 369.55 | Refuse waste – PF Ahern | 505.32 |
| 2020-21 | Property Accounts | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | Property Accounts | 2021-22 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| 1,451.51 | Donation from Church Groups: | 6,965.00 | 550.00 | Wages – Cleaner on PAYE | 2,231.20 | ||
| 200.00 | - WesleyGuild |
- | 3,231.95 | Church Insurance | 3,280.83 | ||
| - Guildonian Players |
2,500.00 | - | Organ Maintenance | - | |||
| - Table Tennis Club |
575.00 | 125.95 | CleaningMaterials | 73.40 | |||
| - Tots & Co. |
1,100.00 | 42.45 | Sundries | 30.41 | |||
| 551.51 | - TuesdayLunches |
2,690.00 | 643.56 | Water - Everflow | 990.90 | ||
| 700.00 | - Women’s Own |
100.00 | HMRC - Tax | 372.00 | |||
| Telephone - XLN | 436.16 | ||||||
| 1,578.33 | UtilityRebate | 422.64 | |||||
| 92.80 | Fundraising& Donations | 603.50 | |||||
| 17,663.64 | Total: | 27,959.14 | 31,278.03 | Total: | 32,923.74 | ||
| B/forward | 32,679.41 | ||||||
| 60,638.55 | Balance in Account | 27,714.81 | |||||
| Benevolence Fund | Benevolence Fund | ||||||
| 0.00 | Communion Offerings | 0.00 | Communion Offerings | 0.00 | |||
| 257.20 | B/Forward | Total: | 257.20 | 257.20 | Balance in Account | 257.20 | |
| Appeals Account | Appeals Account | ||||||
| All We Can – Ukrainian Appeal | 300.00 | All We Can – Ukrainian Appeal | 300.00 | ||||
| 150.00 | Action for Children | 71.00 | 150.00 | Action for Children | 71.00 | ||
| Easter Offerings | 110.00 | Easter Offerings | 110.00 | ||||
| 35.30 | MIB & Home Mission | 41.30 | **(£35.30+6.00) ** | MIB & Home Mission | 41.30 | ||
| World Mission | 125.00 | World Mission | 125.00 |
| 2020-21 | Appeals Account | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | Appeals Account | 2021-22 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Water Aid | 100.00 | Water Aid | 100.00 | ||||
| Wennington Fire Appeal | 700.00 | Wennington Fire Appeal | 700.00 | ||||
| 185.30 | Total: | 1,447.30 | 150.00 | Total: | 1,447.30 | ||
| Balance in Account | 0.00 | ||||||
| SUMMARY OF BALANCES IN HAND |
SUMMARY OF BALANCES IN HAND |
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| 28,518.98 | General Accounts | 83,108.01 | 32,674.67 | Central Finance Board Account | 12,730.39 | ||
| 32,679.41 | PropertyAccount | 27,714.81 | 28,590.38 | TSB Current Account | 27,977.52 | ||
| 257.20 | Benevolence Account | 257.20 | |||||
| 35.30 | Appeals Account | 0.00 | 61,265.05 | Total: | 40,707.91 | ||
| 225.84 | TMCP Account | 70,372.11 | |||||
| 61,490.89 | Grand Total: | 111,080.02 | 61,490.89 | Grand Total: | 111,080.02 | ||
| 95,182.17 | Balance b/f – Accounts 2020-21 | 61,490.89 | |||||
| -33,691.28 | Plus excess income over expenditure |
49,589.13 | |||||
| 61,490.89 | Accounts 2021-22 | 111,080.02 | |||||
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Harold Wood Methodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022 Romford Clrcult Clrcult no. 35132 Reglstered Charlty - Charlty Règlstratlon number 1127228 If not a registered charty Her Majesty¥ Revenue ond Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in temis of evidence of charitable status and may be used lo give to donors or grant funders wishing to see eviden of the organisation's charitable status Methodist chanties in England and Wales that are not registered tharities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) Minister.. The Rev8r8nd David Jebb & Reverend Karen 8811 Church Stewards.. Evelyn Song Pamela Coles Treasurer.. Evelyn Song Church R P 2015. lof5
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Harold Wood Methodist Church UnYestrfiet Rè&tri¢ted Totals this Funds Funds yèar Totals last SECTION A 31 RECEIPTS Note a2 Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 11,270 11.270 12,753 a3 76 255 331 68 84 Lettin 19,968 19.968 80,S29 112.098 11.420 6,429 30.670 a5 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 79.117 110.431 1,412 1,667 a6 {a71 SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 21.496 21 A96 5,360 20,399 19.346 b3 Donations 5,360 15 airs and Maintenance Ulililies Ilnsurances. water charges, heatin & It hling} 20,399 21,549 bs 9.819 9,819 7,998 b6 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 3,988 61,062 1,447 1,447 5,435 62.509 15,453 64,361 b8 {b91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 46-b8 49,369 220 49.589 33,691 Total funds brought forward from last year 61,182 309 61,491 c6 95,182 c3 Sub total c1+c2 110.551 529 111.080 61.491 Transfers and ad"uslments c7 c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR {c3+c41 110,551 529 111.080 Ic8} 61.491 Ic6} SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (the86 amounts are nol to be Included In total rtcei ments fi d1 Balance brou hl folward from last ar 35 d2 Offerin sIGrfts - receNed for extemal o anisatr'ons 1,412 185 d3 OfferingslGifts - passed to extemal organisations 1,447 150 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1+d2-d3} 35 Church P 2O15.xJs 2ofS
Harold Wcod Methodist Church SUMMARY FCH RCHACC H COUNC SECTION E Summaryoflhè Chui¢Th 8tyxwts fot Ihe)Ear 31 Aw12022 to tt thrch Cowvchvrth Meebw Notelh Ih2fundsof an Intemal Orgtynigtr v•JukJ nOrynty be Restlthd tLJfMts rtLXthJ 5trohnthatlhey cthk1 be fty8nyMptrKvJistwtWse Th sedion musl AND A DIFFERENT FORM ML1 te iorerAYitraYLwrts Is Pleaw refwtots tWAwlransTeT& beh4Een the D¢t and mnrbected DthKt organtsan# INTERNAL ORGANISATIIY4S cwi ances Tabl•Tennis Club 21 133 ¢2 TG4•& Co 1.710 175 133 308 Tumdll Uub 4.924 4.7 1.144 010n• Pl 7.•73 8.234 4.S6# WMI Guld 181 439 Womrn• Cmn 482 Sutstotsl ol Inwmal nis•ton8 15.745 •11 Church iccountB ItItsl• brought loN&rd frorn pag• 2.tOtsli colufflnl 112. 1#7} Ic7) 61.491 111.080 BY CHURCH 121,JJ5 78354 68,066 118.148 Cts)bnLon • Itwratesheel TOT RÈCEWTS TOTAL tS1O¥rd SECTION F OPENIP4G LOSING eALAN¢ES CHURCH-CASH FUNDS HELD •t 31 2022 Cèsh In Bank Cur(entAnI Bank 00 n Unt C8nts81 Financ Bt•d TfUiI•O8 for Meirtst Church 226 70.372 SUB TOTAL. Chuvch 81A91 111.080 Tdal funds hoKI by kntwn810ffj8rttsa b&Lgnce iotsi rfom atsjvei le121 6.574 7,066 TOTL CASH FUNDS HELD BYCHIMCH 118.146 SE¢TrON G 1 slow2021 OThER ASSETS¥nd UA8ILm 31 Augu&12022 Land & Buldi OIWAs8ets 492 231 474 263 OthEr LbIleS f4 hdude only Funds he al the Ceniial Finarte knr f5 kndude only Funds he 81 Truststsr kththslClvJrth PwFJ5e5 15(TrwthR¥•P
Name of Church .. Harold Wood Methodist Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Panent 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 treasurer . 0*10112013 Name and address of Ireasurer . Evelyn Song 6 Athelstan Close, Harold Wood. Romford RM3 CQJ Presentation to the Church trustees I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 were presented to the meeting of Ihe Church trustees held on .16th October 2022 Signalure of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting . Revd Dr Eleanor Jackson Date: Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the . HAROLD WOOD METHODIST CHURCH Charity Number......... 1127228 Responsibilities and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Harold Wood Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages 1 to 4 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,). 2015 church R arnl P 4015
Name of Church ............... Harold Wood Meth¢)dist Church Independent Examiner's Ststement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have Come to my attention in connection wth the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in conneclion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this pOrt in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I have not 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 eXsS of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner Cathy Simmons Relevant professional qualrfication of independent examiner FCCA Name of fim (where appropriate) Larn Simmons and Company Limited Address 15 The Meadows, Ingrave. Brentsyood. Essex Post Code CM13 3RL Date delete or circle as appropriate Sep-22 2015 church R and P.xL8 5015