Report from HWMC for Charities Commission
– September 1[st] 2023 August 31[st] 2024
During the last few months we have had quite a few people walking into our church, as a few have moved into the area. Those previously attending have returned nearly every week and even brought their friends along. Good to know that we are seen as a welcoming church. We were recently delighted to receive a new member by transfer, who had been worshipping with us for some months.
We began the new Connexional Year, by welcoming a lovely new Minister and his wife, Rev Robert and Shirley Maginley, who came to live in the Manse alongside our church. Numbers of worshippers remained steady and we celebrated Harvest Festival, with generous donations of food and money going to our local Foodbank. On October 8[th] we commemorated 115 years of Methodism in Harold Wood, with a deliberate ‘in-house’ service, followed by a celebration cake.
Members continue to enjoy the weekday groups which continue to meet and our resident drama group entertained us with performances of ‘A Flea in her Ear’ by Georges Feydeau, which was thoroughly enjoyed by their audiences. They also produced a Christmas performance in December. A ‘Cake and Coffee’ Morning was successful and the New Dimension Choir got the festive season off to a good start with their annual concert.
During February we were delighted once again to host the circuit’s Study Day, mainly for all who lead worship in our churches and this was led by Rev Andy Lyons, who focused on the Lectionary and its use. It was a lively and interesting morning which took quite a different path from that which might have been expected. We were pleased to welcome friends from adjoining circuits who were able to join us. HWMC hosted the Ash Wednesday Service, led by Rev Rohama Asif, when all who attended were given a small glass heart to help with their reflections. Pamela Coles led our devotional service on Good Friday and we were blessed with a very joyful celebration on Easter morning, led by Tim Banks. The Guildonian Players produced another very entertaining play, ‘Out of Sight…Out of Mind’, by Fred Carmichael.
At the beginning of June we were delighted to witness the baptism of a lovely baby boy whose mother and grandmother have been worshipping with us for several months, welcoming his family and friends into our congregation.
Later that month our two Tuesday Lunch Club teams produced a wonderful cream tea to commemorate the 80[th] Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. The room was decorated with balloons and bunting and to provide a suitable atmosphere, a member of our Guildonian Players drama group played music from those wartime years in the background and two others put on a remarkable display of wartime artifacts, including uniforms, pictures and documents. Guests were encouraged to examine the exhibits and ask any questions. Later in June we held an outdoor ‘Cake and Coffee Morning’, with various stalls, which aroused local interest and was also an enjoyable social time. This was in part to show our neighbours that our church is not always contained inside a building. During this month we were also
treated to another play by one of our popular playwrights, Ken Ludwig, when the Guildonian Players produced ‘Leading Ladies’. This was a slickly performed comedy with romance, keeping everybody happy. Our friends the New Dimension Choir brought us another of their splendid concerts at the start of July.
During the summer break, routine cleaning and maintenance jobs took place, with the annual spring clean of the kitchen, checking of our fire extinguishers and the replacement of church boilers, amongst other things. We thank all who are able to help with the running of our premises throughout the year. Last, but certainly not least, 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 continue to be grateful to all who are planned to lead our worship each week.
Pamela Coles [Church Steward]
Also on behalf of co-steward Evie Song
RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS - SEPTEMBER 2023 TO AUGUST 2024
| Receipts | Payments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | General Accounts | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | General Accounts | 2023-24 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| 495.00 | Gift Day | 22,022.00 | Circuit Contributions | 23,150.00 | |||
| 1,762.07 | Tax Refund/Gift Aided | 1,602.34 | Circuit Donation | 80.00 | |||
| 1,444 .00 3,432.39 4,700.00 |
9,576.39 | Sunday Offerings: - Envelopes - Cash - Standingorders |
1,210.10 3,785.61 4,380.00 |
9,375.71 | 257.34 200.56 |
Office Expenses Sundries TMCP Admin Fees |
67.48 394.87 148.35 |
| 557.28 | Interest from CFB | 1,261.37 | 270.30 | Christian Copyright Licence | 288.72 | ||
| 1,882.09 | Interest from TMCP | 2,861.37 | Gifts for Housebound | ||||
| 150.00 | Weddings & Funerals | 365.00 | 39.10 | Gift Donations | 77.00 | ||
| Donations | 180.00 | 200.00 | Audit Fees | 200.00 | |||
| Circuit Reimbursement | 42.50 | Solicitors Fees | 1,800.00 | ||||
| Bequests – JF | 6,253.29 | 1,604.30 | Surveyor Fees | ||||
| 14,422.83 | Total: | 21,899.08 | 24,636.10 | Total: | 26,206.42 | ||
| 83,108.01 | B/forward | 72,894.74 | |||||
| 97,530.84 | Total | 94,793.82 | 72,894.74 | Balance in Account | 68,587.40 | ||
| Property Accounts | Property Accounts | ||||||
| 150.00 | 20,995.00 | External Organisations & HTN | 1,460.00 | 27,275.00 | 4,291.44 | Repairs & Maintenance | 3,644.16 |
| 2,320.00 | ParkingDonations | 2,675.00 | 3,376.38 | New Equipment | 9,132.73 | ||
| 2,190.00 | Hire of Halls | 2,320.00 | 2,993.47 | Gas & Electricity | 4,997.61 | ||
| 16,315.00 | Preschool | 20,820.00 | 1,511.52 | Everflow | 1,644.14 | ||
| 20.00 | HTN | 632.88 | Telephone - XLN | 814.08 | |||
| - | Telephone - BT | - | |||||
| 532.14 | Refuse waste – PF Ahern | 542.24 |
| 2022-23 | Property Accounts | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Property Accounts | 2023-24 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| 16,170.68 | Donation from Church Groups: | 12,833.29 | 2,156.40 | Wages – Cleaner on PAYE | 2,113.00 | ||
| 250.00 | - WesleyGuild |
125.00 | 3,656.09 | Church Insurance | 3,430.16 | ||
| 9,846.00 | - Guildonian Players |
6,000.00 | - | Organ Maintenance | |||
| 850.00 | - Table Tennis Club |
1,500.00 | CleaningMaterials | ||||
| 1,350.00 | - Tots & Co. |
1,600.00 | 27.40 | Sundries | |||
| 3,392.46 | - TuesdayLunches |
3,608.29 | 189.42 | HMRC - Tax | 517.18 | ||
| 482.22 | - Women’s Own |
- | Organ Maintenance | 240.00 | |||
| 1,499.30 | Fundraising& Donations | 1,483.90 | |||||
| UtilityRebate | |||||||
| 38,664.98 | Total: | 41,592.19 | 19,367.14 | Total: | 27,075.30 | ||
| 27,714.81 | B/forward | 47,012.65 | |||||
| 66,379.79 | Total | 88,604.84 | 47,012.65 | Balance in Account | 61,529.54 | ||
| Benevolence Fund | Benevolence Fund | ||||||
| 0.00 | Communion Offerings | 5.00 | 25.00 | CommunityOfferings | 0.00 | ||
| 257.20 | B/Forward | Total: | 232.20 | 232.20 | Balance in Account | 237.20 | |
| Appeals Account | Appeals Account | ||||||
| 272.00 | Action for Children | 156.50 | 272.00 | Action for Children | 156.50 | ||
| Easter Offerings | 175.00 | Easter Offerings | 175.00 | ||||
| Christian Aid | 146.50 | Christian Aid | 146.50 | ||||
| 205.00 | World Mission(Easter Offerings) | 205.00 | World Mission(Easter Offerings) |
| 2022-23 | Appeals Account | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Appeals Account | 2023-24 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| 80.00 | Water Aid | 100.00 | 80.00 | Water Aid | 100.00 | ||
| 557.00 | Total: | 578.00 | 577.00 | Total: | 578.00 | ||
| 0.00 | Balance in Account | 0.00 | |||||
| SUMMARY OF BALANCES IN HAND |
SUMMARY OF BALANCES IN HAND |
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| 72,894.74 | General Accounts | 68,587.40 | 13,177.74 | Central Finance Board Account | 17,891.45 | ||
| 47,012.65 | PropertyAccount | 61,529.54 | 54,908.21 | TSB Current Account | 51,442.74 | ||
| 232.20 | Benevolence Account | 237.20 | |||||
| 0.00 | Appeals Account | 0.00 | 68,085.95 | Total: | 69,334.19 | ||
| 52,053.64 | TMCP Account | 61,019.95 | |||||
| 120,139.59 | Grand Total: | 130,354.14 | 120,139.59 | Grand Total: | 130,354.14 | ||
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Harold Wood Methodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Circult Circuit no. 35132 Reglsterad Charlty - Charity R•gi8tratlon numbor If not a registered Charity HIS Majestys Renue and Customs Glft Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a wistered charity number in terms of eviden of charitable status and may b8 used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charrtable status. Methodist charities in England arKI Wales that are not registered charities are exc8Pted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1127228 Minister.. The Rever8nd Dr Eleanor Jackson Church Stewards.. Evelyn Song Pamela Colés Treasurer. SFA- August 2024 (Excel (V11{CS-auditedl 1of5
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Harold Wood Methodist Church Unrestricted Restrfct•d Totsls thls Funds Funds Totsls last y•ar SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Note Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 10.978 10,983 11,983 a3 4.122 27.640 20.751 63,491 4,122 2,439 20,995 18,228 53,645 84 Lettin a5 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 20.751 63,496 a6 la71 SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 23.230 77 23,230 77 22,022 b3 Donations b4 airs and Maintenance Ulililies Ilnsurances. water char heatin hlin 16,399 7,668 b5 11,428 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENT8 2,148 53,282 2,148 53,282 5,505 44,685 b8 Ib9 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a64)8 10,209 Total funds broughl forward from last year c2 119.556 120,140 c6 111,080 c3 Sub lotal c1+c2 129.765 589 130,354 120,140 Transfers and ad'uslments ¢7 ¢5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+c4) 129,765 589 130,354 {c81 120,140 {c61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (these afflounts are not to be Included In total r•c•i d1 Balance brou ht forward from last d2 Offerin sIGifts - received for extemal o antsab'ons 578 557 d3 OfferingslGrfls - passed to exlemal organisathMs 578 557 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Idl+d2-d3) 2of5 SFA-Au8U512024 (Exctl (VIXC&wlitedl
Harold WocJ Methodist Church FCH SECTION Summaryofthe Churyth aCCts for theareThd 31 AW2024 KJ Igar05th reputy knthe Churth CwrKiVCThurL tr¥J. Note thatthe funds 01 an Intemal orga8¥Jn wu be Restrth1 hxhjs io¥)JWJ beCatys r r(rwy metyxt purwsse This se¢Drx) must be AND A DIFFERENf FORM mu5tbe LEedÈl r¢r01 theJxvits {£ Mellwjoeb%l. Plfrx• reyardig trarthrs bown the Thstitt and cnected LlslriciOrganb(x)S. INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS bILlS TablTrTennkn Cl) 180 Tat•& Co 1.914 173 875 875 ¢5 Gulld 62 247 339 ¢7 Swtywal of IN8m• ¢8 21 •12 Church 4ccouffl• Itoth broughlforw4rd Irom p•9• 2-totslJ columnl 2•2 120.140 130,364 BY CHURCH 14.792 126.947 137.383 Conbnwon • ¥p•r•t•tst rf rttowry tlThJ th• I•Ir TOTAL RECEWryS TOT SECTION F CLOStt40 CHUACH.CASH FUIID$ HELD •t J1 12024 Cftth In h•no Bank CurtnlAr¥>Xllt Bank D C•nkni FinarK• TrLtelormthhD01sI Cthh 52.054 SUB TOTAL. Chuv¢h•c¢owrt Total fu6 h810 ty Int1 Or9nMkn• ltr•c•9 bPlanl01al fr£Yn abrwel 18121 6,807 7.009 •12 TQTAL C FUNDS HELD BYCIMMICH 126.947 137 363 SECTION G OThER AS8ETJ hd LLBILITIES 31 Auqult 2024 L8TrJ & 8ulbJ 4 565 822 165 CU) 170444 Other Li8bdthes 14 Inety FurKJ$ hebJ8tlhe FirwThxBc•il f5 IrOtyFu[VJ3 heatTrUstees tor MthdKstCtrAKr PurK# 30fS
Name of Church .. HAROLD WOOD METHODIST CHURCH Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds undef the control of the Church Iruslees. Signature of treasurer............................ Name and address of treasurer ........ EVELYN SONG 6 ATHELSTAN CLOSE, HAROLD WOOD. ROMFORD Post Code.. .. . RM3 OQJ Presenlatlon to the Church trustses I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 were111 be. presented to the meeting of the Church Irustees held on ................. SnatUre of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting LL?- ! t)e. kn.:) /,Ja4- Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the ,. HAROLD WOOD MEfHODIST Charlty Number. 1127228 Rosponslbllltles and basls of report I report to the trustees on my examinati( of the accounts of the for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages ... . As the Church's trustees. you afe respx)nsible for the pparatiOn of the accounts in accordance the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act,). urch I report in respect of my examinatton of the Church's OUnts carried out under tIOn 145 of the Act and. in carrying out my examination. I have follty all the applrable DirectK)ns gpien by the Chanty Commission under section 145{5llb> of the Act. ' delete or circle as appropriate SFA.Awt2024 (Excd ry1)IC1 4of5
Name of Church .. HAROLD WOOD METHODIST CHURCH Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination { which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect- the accounting records vEre 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. ha¥8lhave not. obtained independent verrfication 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 qualfficalion of independent examiner . FCCA Name of firm (where appropriate) . LAM SIMMONS AND COMPANY LIMITED Address . 15 THE MEADOWS, INGRAVE. BRENTWOOD. ESSEX Post Code CM13 3RL Date delete or circle as appropriate SFA- August 2024 {Ex¢el (V1)ICS-audited) 5of5