Report from HWMC for Charities Commission
– September 1[st] 2022 August 31[st] 2023
We began the new Connexional Year in September almost back to normal, with all our remaining weekly meetings continuing, plus Sunday morning worship, when worshippers enjoy staying after the services to chat and share each other’s company. We have a team of valuable helpers who prepare the church for worship and see that all is as it should be afterwards.
We are delighted that the group of Guides which met on our premises and which ceased to meet during last year was reinstated. Following an idea from the West Cluster Meeting in July our stewards decided to welcome all organizations that meet regularly on our premises by giving them a card and sweets or biscuits, to show them that we were here for them if they needed us to be and not just there to collect their hiring payments. We received a lovely card back from the Brownies which each of them had signed.
In the light of the current financial situation, with costs rising so steeply, the decision was taken by the leaders of our Tuesday Lunch Club not to raise the weekly amount paid for their two-course lunches. As the Women’s Own group no longer meets, anyone who joins us has been told that they are very welcome just to stay and chat with their friends if they do not have to hurry home.
A lovely Harvest Festival service led by Rev Karen Bell, when some of the uniformed organizations joined us. There was an excellent response to our appeal for items for our local Foodbank. During the pandemic, when celebration of life services had been either limited or unable to be held at all, we decided to hold a memorial service for church friends and loved ones affected by this as soon as we could. Rev Diane Smith kindly agreed to lead this on the Sunday nearest to All Souls’ Day, during which tributes were paid and candles were lit for each person remembered. Autumn at HWMC concluded with an uplifting Remembrance Sunday Service led by Joan Pugsley at which an appeal went out for food items for our local Foodbank and clothing items for Whitechapel Mission, both to be dedicated at our annual Gift Service, which Deacon Sarah Jane Rigby led. People were very generous and the plentiful donations were acknowledged by the Foodbank and by Tony Miller at Whitechapel Mission.
A Cake and Coffee Morning in late-November was an enjoyable and relaxing time for those who attended. We also hosted and enjoyed the annual Christmas Concert by the New Dimension Choir and were royally entertained by our in-house theatre group, the Guildonian Players’ production of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Following our Gift Service we enjoyed some lovely Advent and Christmas worship, including a Christingle Service for our Tots & Co group, who were joined by members of the Preschool which meets on our premises. We were pleased to host the Circuit New Year Social, when quizzes, a game and plenty of lovely food were appreciated by those who came. We were very grateful for the generous support from attendees in helping with the setting-up and clearing-up afterwards.
Tuesday Lunch Club continues to thrive and meals are always enjoyed. At Easter our dining guests found an Easter card plus a bag with an Easter egg and a small chocolate rabbit or similar at each place setting as a gesture from the church. We continue to be very grateful for the ladies who form our two catering teams.
We progressed from Christmas to Easter enjoying a variety of preachers and services. We were pleased once again to host the circuit service on Ash Wednesday. The devotional service led by Rev Karen Bell on Good Friday was particularly poignant and appreciated.
Our in-house drama group, the Guildonian Players entertained us with an extremely enjoyable Variety Show in March. Those attending were left wondering how all those swords could pierce through the box with the attractive young lady stowed inside without piercing her!
The health of some of our older members has been a cause for concern as some of them have been in and out of hospital, but we resolutely uphold them in our prayers.
HWMC celebrated the King’s Coronation with a wonderful Coronation Cream Tea, enjoying lots of splendid cakes and sandwiches to envy Tea at the Ritz. Everyone who came received a celebratory bookmark and special coronation chocolates.
At the beginning of June we hosted the annual Circuit Study Day, which was led this year by Rev John Proctor, who focused on aspects of Matthew’s Gospel. During June we followed this year’s Bible Month series, with services based on the Book of Revelations.
Our excellent in-house drama group, the Guildonian Players, produced a particularly funny and entertaining play by Ian Hislop & Nick Newman entitled ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’. This play involved most actors enduring several costume changes each and there were a great number of scene-changes too, each carried out extremely slickly by cast members. Further entertainment was provided by the New Dimension Choir’s summer concert.
Following on the success of an outdoor Cake & Coffee Morning last August another was held at the beginning of July, enabling us to witness to neighbours and passers-by that church isn’t only an ‘inside the building’ happening. Stalls were well-supported; sales went well and all the cakes were gone in record time.
During June we held our General Church Meeting. Following discussion, it was agreed that we change from holding different committee meetings, which then reported to Church Council comprised of pretty-much the same people, to do away with these and instead simply have a Leadership Group, to cover all that needs to be done and which then reports simply to the Church Council. Our property continues to be well-maintained and several necessary tasks will be undertaken during the long summer break while our premises are lessused. This will include a high-clean of our main kitchen, regularly in use throughout the year by the Tuesday Lunch Club teams.
We continue to enjoy our Sunday acts of worship, with consistent numbers each week, though, as with other churches, not as many as we would like and we are grateful to all who are planned to lead our worship each week. Though we cannot report any weddings or baptisms, at the start of August we have a couple married at our church fifty years ago, celebrating by coming for a service of blessing on their marriage. We look forward to welcoming the new minister to our circuit in September and trust that he and his family will be happy in the manse next to our church. We thank God for everyone who makes HWMC what it is and hope that we are seen as a warm and welcoming church.
Pamela Coles [Steward]
RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS - SEPTEMBER 2022 TO AUGUST 2023
| Receipts | Payments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | General Accounts | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | General Accounts | 2022-23 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| - | Gift Day | 495.00 | 21,496.00 | Circuit Contributions | 22,022.00 | ||
| 1,476.07 | Tax Refund/Gift Aided | 1,762.07 | 5.300.00 | Circuit Donation | |||
| 1,856.00 2,978.37 4,960.00 |
9,794.37 | Sunday Offerings: - Envelopes - Cash - Standingorders |
1,444.00 3,432.39 4,700.00 |
9,576.39 | 627.60 179.37 |
Office Expenses Sundries TMCP Admin Fees |
257.34 200.56 |
| 75.65 | Interest from CFB | 557.28 | 254.89 | Christian Copyright Licence | 270.30 | ||
| 255.12 | Interest from TMCP | 1,882.09 | 20.00 | Gifts for Housebound | |||
| 200.00 | Weddings & Funerals | 150.00 | 60.00 | Gift Donations | 39.10 | ||
| 434.53 | Donations | 200.00 | Audit Fees | 200.00 | |||
| 600.00 | Circuit Reimbursement | Solicitors Fees | 42.50 | ||||
| 69,891.15 | Bequests – JJ & JF | Surveyor Fees | 1,604.30 | ||||
| 82,726.89 | Total: | 14,422.83 | 28,137.86 | Total: | 24,636.10 | ||
| B/forward | 83,108.01 | ||||||
| 97,530.84 | Balance in Account | 72,894.74 | |||||
| Property Accounts | Property Accounts | ||||||
| 700.00 | 19,968.00 | External Organisations | 150.00 | 20,995.00 | 6,615.69 | Repairs & Maintenance | 4,291.44 |
| 3,838.00 | ParkingDonations | 2,320.00 | 13,783.12 | New Equipment | 3,376.38 | ||
| 1,730.00 | Hire of Halls | 2,190.00 | 4,480.39 | Gas & Electricity | 2,993.47 | ||
| 13,700.00 | Preschool | 16,315.00 | 990.90 | Everflow | 1,511.52 | ||
| HTN | 20.00 | 436.16 | Telephone - XLN | 632.88 | |||
| 124.32 | Telephone - BT | - | |||||
| 505.32 | Refuse waste – PF Ahern | 532.14 |
| 2021-22 | Property Accounts | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | Property Accounts | 2022-23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| 6,965.00 | Donation from Church Groups: | 16,170.68 | 2,231.20 | Wages – Cleaner on PAYE | 2,156.40 | ||
| - WesleyGuild |
250.00 | 3,280.83 | Church Insurance | 3,656.09 | |||
| 2,500.00 | - Guildonian Players |
9,846.00 | - | Organ Maintenance | - | ||
| 575.00 | - Table Tennis Club |
850.00 | 73.40 | CleaningMaterials | - | ||
| 1,100.00 | - Tots & Co. |
1,350.00 | 30.41 | Sundries | 27.40 | ||
| 2,690.00 | - TuesdayLunches |
3,392.46 | 372.00 | HMRC - Tax | 189.42 | ||
| 100.00 | - Women’s Own |
482.22 | |||||
| (Less rebate of £992.64 for G&E) | |||||||
| 422.64 | |||||||
| 603.50 | Fundraising& Donations | 1,499.30 | |||||
| 27,959.14 | Total: | 38,664.98 | 32,923.74 | Total: | 19,367.14 | ||
| B/forward | 27,714.81 | ||||||
| 66,379.79 | Balance in Account | 47,012.65 | |||||
| Benevolence Fund | Benevolence Fund | ||||||
| 0.00 | Communion Offerings | 0.00 | 0.00 | Communion Offerings–Oct 2022 | 25.00 | ||
| 257.20 | B/Forward | Total: | 257.20 | 257.20 | Balance in Account | 232.20 | |
| Appeals Account | Appeals Account | ||||||
| 300.00 | All We Can – Ukrainian Appeal | 300.00 | All We Can – Ukrainian Appeal | ||||
| 71.00 | Action for Children | 272.00 | 71.00 | Action for Children | 272.00 | ||
| 110.00 | Easter Offerings | 110.00 | Easter Offerings | ||||
| 41.30 | MIB & Home Mission | 41.30 | MIB & Home Mission | ||||
| 125.00 | World Mission(Easter Offerings) | 205.00 | 125.00 | World Mission(Easter Offerings) | 205.00 |
| 2021-22 | Appeals Account | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | Appeals Account | 2022-23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| 100.00 | Water Aid | 80.00 | 100.00 | Water Aid | 80.00 | ||
| 700.00 | Wennington Fire Appeal | 700.00 | Wennington Fire Appeal | 700.00 | |||
| 1,447.30 | Total: | 557.00 | 1,447.30 | Total: | 557.00 | ||
| Balance in Account | 0.00 | ||||||
| SUMMARY OF BALANCES IN HAND |
SUMMARY OF BALANCES IN HAND |
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| 83,108.01 | General Accounts | 72,894.74 | 12,730.39 | Central Finance Board Account | 13,177.74 | ||
| 27,714.81 | PropertyAccount | 47,012.65 | 27,977.52 | TSB Current Account | 54,908.21 | ||
| 257.20 | Benevolence Account | 232.20 | |||||
| 0.00 | Appeals Account | 0.00 | 40,707.91 | Total: | 68,085.95 | ||
| 70,372.11 | TMCP Account | 52,053.64 | |||||
| 111,080.02 | Grand Total: | 120,139.59 | 111,080.02 | Grand Total: | 120,139.59 | ||
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Harold Wood Methodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 Romford Circuit Circult no. 35132 Registered Charlty - Charity Registration numbor If not a registered charrty Her Majestys Revenue and 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 to give to donors or grant funders wshing lo see evidence of the organisation's Charitable stalus. Melhodisl charities in England and Wales that are not registered tharities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1127228 Minister.. The Reverend Dr Eanor Jackson Church Stewards.. Ev81yn Song Pamela Coles Treasurer= Evelyn Song SFA- August 2023 (EX1) 1ofS
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Harold Wood Methodist Chur¢h Unrestricted Restrlcted Totals thos Funds Funds Totsls la$t year SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 11,983 11,983 11,270 a3 2,439 20.995 18.228 53,645 2,439 20.995 18,228 53,645 331 a4 Lettin 19,968 80,529 112,098 a5 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS a6 la71 SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 22,022 39 22,022 21,496 5,360 b3 Donations 25 Re airs and maintenar Utilities Ilnsurances, water char es. healin hlin 7,668 20,399 b5 9.326 9.810 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYIAENTS 5.505 44.560 5,505 44,585 5,435 62,500 25 Ib91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 9.5 25 49 598 Total funds brought loard from last year c2 110.SS1 529 111,080 c6 61,491 c3 Sub totsl c1+c2 119,556 120,139 111,080 Transfers and ad'uslments c7 c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR 1¢3+c4) 119.556 120,140 Ic81 111,080 Ic6) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECENED AND PASSED ON TO EKfERNAL ORGANISATIONS Itho$0 amounts are not to be included in total recel d1 Balance bro ht fOard from last 35 d2 Offenn sIGrfts- received for extemal o anisations 557 1.412 d3 OfferingslGifts - passed to extemal organisations 557 1,447 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1 +d2-d3} 2of5 SFA- All8 2023 IEx¢d IVI))IIIA]rtThkd
Harold Wood Methodist Chuvth SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOu•ITsA INTERMAL SECllON E 11 thg GuKlance Notes t0rn •th Summary ol thechvrth nts11e yearerd 31 August 2023•>J (rS81$¥ertstrVJ b) ccrrircth Meebrg NrAe thatthe lundsof an Intttnal Org8nL%•bori natytE Reslnctthlf t£knty iNgIllyJd LE us& fr(any Meth rp This Sect must be ANDA DFFERETr4T FORM must be used to retthe(rty lse¢MeiwsiTrAil TrJle5wrdmg transIerStth ts Di$th 8nd eGted orgaS33 IMTERNhL ORGANISATIONS b81•rtt$ ckn T#1• T•nnhb Club 972 52 133 165 Tots&Co 308 4D7 e3 Tumda 1.144 67S Gulwonlthn P 4S3 Gulld 192 439 247 ub total Inleinal 1$abS hJno$ e8 012 Chulth &¢ount• (lot•l• toughtl4rnrd Irom p 2-to¢4l•¢olumnl 53.146 Ic7 111,080 ¢61 120,140 (¢8 BY CHURCH 19,991 7,•J1 118.145 125,946 cOnbnw ¥ n011ry Ind TOTAL RECEPTS TOTAL SEenON F OPeP4Na CLOSWK4 eHURCM-CASH FUNDS HELD ai Ji t 202J ¢•8h In h•no B•nk Curr•ilAcKw 8ank O ¢•ntr•l Fkn•rK• Bowd Tn•t11¢rMlIknt Chulch 70.372 Othw fw SUB ToTAL.Churchxco1I 120 140 Toiaiiunds by IntnJl OrganMalNffj lth•dc•g baknc•total Irom 4bov•l18121 7.066 6,806 TOTALCASH FUNOS HELD BYCtrKCH 118.146 SECTIOII G Al 31 ALQU•t2023 OThER ASSETS •Thl LLI5 ve51nntS L8nd & &kJ' 474 263 Othw LLgOibtye8 f4 Fund$hehJ 8tthe Central Finance IS In¢iLwJty Fund5hekJ atTtustee5 ts Mett]odLSt CMr¢h FJrF# S¥A.W2{tt3FKd(Vl)III>A
Name of Church ............... HAROLD WOOD METHODIST CHURCH Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based xcounts for the year to 31 August 2023 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 ...... o(Iilaoa+ Name and address oftreasurer.... Evelyn Song 6 Alhelslan Close, Harold Wood, Romford RM3 OQJ Presentation to thè Church trustsès I confimi that the annual rewrt and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were presented to the meeting ofthe Church Iruslees held on . .1ST FEBRUARY 2024.............. Signalure of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting REV DR ROBERT MAGINLEY Independent Examlnerf8 Report to the Trustees of the . HAROLD WI)OD METHODIST CHURCH Charlty Number . 1127228 Responslbllltles and basls of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the luntS of the IwviLuJw:L.J..,ty. Church for Ihe year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages . to As the Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan Imth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1.the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of Ihe Church's )Unts carried out under tIOn 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have fo11¢yed all the applicable Directions gNen by Ihe Charity Commission under sectk)n 14515}{b) of Ihe Act. ' delete or circle as appropriate SFA.Awust2023 IExr* (V11)111 4ofS
Name of Church ............... HAROLD WOOD METHODIST CHURCH Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confimi 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.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance 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 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. I havethave 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 excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner . CATHY SIMMONS Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FCCA Name of fim (where appropriate) . LAM SIMMONS AND COMPANY LIMITED Address 15 The Meadows, Ingrave, Brentwood, Essex Post Code CM13 3RL Date delete or circle as appropriate *23 SFA- August 2023 {Excell 5of5