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Accruals AccoCh u rchnts 2019-2020
THE METHODIST CHURCH
TEMPLATE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS (ACCRUALS BASIS) for the year ended 31 August 2020
Chandler's Ford Methodist
Church
Registered Charity - Registration number
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Charity No. 1127449
Name of Church
Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2020
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|Notes|to|Designated|
|the|General|Fund|Funds|Restricted|Total|
|accounts|(Unrestricted)|(unrestricted)|Funds|2019-20|
|b|£|£|£|
|Income|
|1|Offerings|including|Gift Aid|4|150,442|150,442|
|2|Gift day appeal|0|
|3|Donations|and|legacies|5|17,669|630|18,299|
|3a|Grants|including|furlough|16.273|8,000|24,273|
|4|Investment|income|6|928|928|
|5|Property|income|7|33,768|33,768|
|6|Internal|organisations|133)255|133,255|
|7|Other|charitable|income|8|5,415|§,315|
|8|Total|income|224,395|0|141,885|366,280|
|Expenditure|
|9|Circuit assessment|130,081|130,081|
|10|Grants|and|donations|14,041|1,312|15,353|
|11|Property|maintenance|12,898|82|12,980|
|12|Insurance,utilities|etc|19,396|19,396|
|13|Depreciation|3,817|3,817|
|14|Staff|costs|Tl|62,381|8,000|70,381|
|15|Other expenditure|6,769|230|1,329|8,328|
|16|Internal|organisations|120,464|120,464|
|17|Total|charitable|expenditure|235,342|14,271|131,187|380,800|
|18|Gain/{loss)|on|monetary|investments|13|-880|-880|
|19|Gain/(loss)|on|investment|properties|0|
|20|Net|income/(expenditure)|=11,827|-14,271|10,698|-15,400|
|21|Transfers|between|funds|17|7,710|15,744|-23,454|0|
|22|Other|gains/{losses)|0|
|23|Net|movement|in|funds|-4,117|1,473|-12,756|-15,400|
|24|Total|funds|brought|forward|92,612|2,529,030|89,443|2,711,085|
|25 Total|funds|carried forward|88,495|2,530,503|76,687|2,695,685|
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Chandler's Ford Methodist
Church
Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2020
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Name of Church
Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
Charity No. 1127449
SOFA for the year ended 31 August 2019 (previous year)
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|Notes to|Designated|
|the|General|Fund|Funds|Restricted|Total|
|accounts|(Unrestricted)|(unrestricted)|Funds|2018-19|
|£|£|£|£|
|Income|
|1|Offerings|including|Gift Aid|4|157,202|157,202|
|2|Gift day|appeal|13,012|13,012|
|3|Donations|and|legacies|5|3,212|74|3,286|
|3a|Grants|7,500|7,500|
|4|Investment|income|6|1,422|1,422|
|5|Property|income|t|47,058|47,058|
|6|Internal|organisations|172,103|172,103|
|7|Other|charitable|income|8|4,425|4,425|
|8 Total|income|213,319|13,012|179,677|406,008|
|Expenditure|
|9|Circuit assessment|130,081|130,081|
|10|Grants|and|donations|24,461|289|24,750|
|11|Property maintenance|10,380|728|11,108|
|12|Insurance,|utilities|etc|21,955|21,955|
|13|Depreciation|3,|a|3,172|
|14|Staff costs|11|64,984|7,500|72,484|
|15 Other|expenditure|8,011|2,262|2,264|12,537|
|16|Internal|organisations|143,498|143,498|
|17 Total|charitable expenditure|238,583|26,723|154,279|419,585|
|18|Gains|on|monetary|investments|13|611|611|
|19|Gains/(losses)|on|investment|properties|0|
|20|Net|income/(expenditure)|-24,653|-13,711|25,398|-12,966|
|21|Transfers|between|funds|17|18,592|8,620|-27,212|0|
|22|Other|gains/(losses)|0|
|23|Net movement|in|funds|-6,061|-5,091|~1,814|-12,966|
|24 Total|funds|brought|forward|98,673|2,534,121|91,257|2,724,051|
|25 Total funds|carried forward|92,612|2,529,030|89,443|2,711,085|
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Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
Notes to the Accounts
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Basis of accounting The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 in accordance with the 2014 version of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102 (effective from 1 January 2015) — the Charities SORP (FRS 102) —in replacement for the SORP’s 2005 version specified in its related 2008 Regulations and in accordance with the ‘true and fair override’ provision contained therein.”
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Funds
The funds held constitute: General Funds held for any purpose of the Church which are Unrestricted. Restricted funds which are held for a narrower purpose including those for internal organisations. There are also Designated funds which have been earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes within Unrestricted funds. Details of each material fund are disclosed in note 17. Any funds may be represented by more than just cash.
3. Accounting policies
Basis
These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical cost except that investments are shown at their market value at the end of the year, on the accruals basis to show a true and fair view of the Church’s financial position and activities.
Income
Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the Church becomes entitled to it, the trustees judge it probable that they will receive it, and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
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Expenditure
This is recognised whena liability is incurred, or a constructive obligation arises, that results in the payment being unavoidable.
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Grants
Grants made by the Church from its own funds are recognised in full at the time of agreement or when the Church accepts that there is a legal or operational obligation to make the payment.
VAT
Since the Church is not VAT registered, all input VAT is charged with the expenses to which it refers.
Tangible fixed assets for use by the Church
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and individually cost at least £1,000. The freehold property is shown at deemed historical cost. Other fixed assets are depreciated on a straight line basis over periods as set out in note 12.
Investment Properties
Investment properties - no property is currently deemed to not be held for the long term purposes of the charity.
Investments
Investments are valued in the balance sheet at market value at the year end. Investment income is included in the accounts when receivable and any gains or losses on revaluation at the year end are shown in the SOFA.
Debtors and Prepayments
Debtors include Gift Aid not yet received in respect of donations up to the balance sheet date, and prepayments such as Circuit Assessment paid for subsequent periods.
Creditors
Creditors include outstanding loan balances from church members which are repayable on demand and interest free.
Pension
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Costs are allocated to the Statement of Financial Activities when incurred.
Going Concern
The accounts have been prepared on the basis that the charity is a going concern.
| 4. OfferingsincludingGiftAid | . Darestocied, |
. § Resticten |
2020 Total |
2019 Total |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Standing Orders | 95,483 | 95,483 | 99,851 | |
| Collectionsand regulargiving | 23,346 | 23,346 | 31,231 | |
| Taxcredits | 31,613 | 31,613 | 26,120 | |
| Total | 150,442 | - | 150,442 | 157,202 |
| 5. Donationsandlegacies | . SERSSERESAE] |
. BRAT |
2020 Total |
2019 Total |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | 16,669 | 630 | 17,299 | 2,258 |
| Legacies | 1,000 | - | 1,000 | 1,028 |
| Total | 17,669 | 630 | 18,299 | 3,286 |
| 6. Investmentincome | ; wneesiietad |
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2020 Total |
2019 Total |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Central Finance Board | 887 | 887 | 1,387 | |
| Other | 41 | 41 | 35 | |
| Total | 928 | - | 928 | 1,422 |
| . 7. Propertyincome |
Unrestricted | Restricted | 2020 Total |
nue Total |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Lettings | 30,612 | 30,612 | 44,031 | |
| Electricitygeneration | 3,156 | 3,156 | 3,027 | |
| Total | 33,768 | - | 33,768 | 47,058 |
| 8. Otherincome | 6 Mneneuksed |
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2020 Total |
2019 Total |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fundraisingevents | 4,365 | 4,365 | 2,176 | |
| Donations for other charities | - | - | - | - |
| Other | 950 | 950 | 2,249 | |
| Total | 5,315 | - | 5,315 | 4,425 |
Chandler's Ford Methodist Church Payment to Trustees to Trustees Trustees Payments made to trustees for additional services provided to the Church by agreement with the Church Council Meeting
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9. Payment to Trustees to Trustees Trustees
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Number of trustees who were paid expenses Nature of the expenses: Youthworker expenses
- Fees for examination or audit of the accounts
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts
Other fees (eg: advice, accountancy services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor
- Paid employees
Staff Costs paid during the year were: Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind
Employer’s National Insurance costs
Pension costs
Total staff costs
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Average number of staff employed during the year were:
The above totals include £106,759 (2019: £119,664) staff costs and 14 (2019: 16) staff relating to Peter Pan Pre-School which is classified as a church internal organisation.
No employees received emoluments over £60,000 during the current or prior year.
Volunteers
In accordance with FRS102, the value of volunteer time is not recognised in the accounts. However it is acknowledged that the church benefits greatly from all the work done by its many volunteers, enriching and expanding so many areas of our worship, service and mission. This includes the members of Church Council (trustees) who kindly provide time free of charge to oversee the church's operations and ensure compliance with our many obligations.
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- Investments
The funds that support the various funds are held by TMCP in Trustees Interest Funds on which interest is credited to the accounts each month. These are regarded as medium and long term investments.
TMCP is the legal owner and Custodian Trustee of all 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 management of trust property. TMCP ensure that, through providing guidance and acting under their direction, the Managing Trustees comply with charity law and Methodist law and polity as determined by the Methodist Conference.
Analysis of investment movements
2020 2019
Change in investment values
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|Carrying (market)|value|at|beginning|of year|49,896|49,285|
|Add: additions to investments at cost|a|
|Less: disposals at carrying value|a|
|Net|gain/(loss) on|revaluation|
|Carrying|(market) value|at|end|of year|49,016|49,896|
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14. Analysis of current assets
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|Debtors and prepayments|
|Pre paid assessments|
|Prepayments and accrued income|
|Other debtors|
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Analysis of cash at bank
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|Bank balance|held|in|Lloyds|
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|Bank balance|heid|by|internal|organisations|
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15. Analysis of current liabilities
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|52,220|46,720|
|58,570|52,900|
|26,508|
|9377|10,373|
|70,953|76,616|
|106,838|124.600|
|1,401|1,991|
|21.238|20,108|
|22.639|22.099|
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16. Capital commitments and contingent liabilities
At the 31st August 2020 the Church has no capital commitments (likewise for 2019).
No Contingent liabilities were identified at 31st August 2020 (likewise for 2019).
Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
17. Detailed analysis of individual fund movements
Unrestricted Funds
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| Opening | Expenditure | Transfers | ||||
| Balance | gains/losses Balance |
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| Totals} | 2,621,642] | 224,395 | -249,613]23,454 = -880 |
2,618,998 |
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| Restricted Funds | ||||||
| Opening | Expenditure | Transfers | ||||
| [interalorganiatins PeterPan Pre-school |
Balance |
67,543] |
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| Dovetail Café Women'sFellowship |
1,229 2,933 |
14,150 2,046] |
-4,782 10,000) = -1,626] = -1,600]) |
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| Internal organisations total —-76,616 |
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12,624el -2,530 -5,000P5094 Sa] ea] |
Totals 89,443] 141,885 -131,187 23,4544 76,687 |
Fund purposes
Development Fund: in case of major unplanned premises costs, set at 0.5% of buildings insurance value Benevolence Fund: for giving to other charitable causes, funded by 10% of regular offerings income Gift Day: fundraising for mission amongst children and young people; excess to general funds Internal Organisations: funds held by groups reporting to Church Council
Dovetail Doors: funds raised for access doors to the Dovetail corridor, now used for ongoing maintenance Legacy November 2017: received for specified use: Boys Brigade, local aid, youth/children's work & training Other grants: funds collected on behalf of other organisations
Transfers between funds
A net total of £18,454 was received into general funds from internal organisations to recognise use of premises etc
18. Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions for 2020 or 2019. There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business or given with conditions.
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DECLARATIONS
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Treasurer
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| confirm that these accrual based accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 have been prepared from the records of
the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church Council.
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Signature of Treasurer | OF Du [Ce)] Date] aq Mm 2024
Name of Treasurer Chris Goodhead
Address
13 Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hants, SO53 1EH
Presentation to the Church Council for approval.
| confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2019 were presented
to the Church Council at its meeting on 08-Feb-21
and were approved.
Signaturemeeting of the Chair of the Su2ckecgan‘ Vow hue
Name of the Chair of the meeting RevSue Keegan wordline
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
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Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
This Report is on the Church Accounts for the year ended 31°' August 2020
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Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
The Church's trustees are responsible for ensuring that the annual report and accounts for the year to 31 August 2020 present a true and fair view of the Church's income and expenditure for the year and of its assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date. The trustees consider that an audit is not necessary for this year under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to: e examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act; ° to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Charities act; and
- ° to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items, in nature or scale, or disclosures in the accounts, seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true and fair view. My report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent Examiner's Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act 2011.
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
(3) | have /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 excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
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Name of independent Mary Wallbank
examiner
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Signature of independent ay,
examiner
Relevant Professional qualification or bod
ACIE
Name of firm (where appropriate)
Charity Management Services )
Address 18 Park Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hants, SO53 2EU
Date 7.6, 2024
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Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2020
Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church is a registered charity, number 1127449
Address: Winchester Road, Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 2G
Minister and Chair of Trustees: Rev. Sue Keegan von Allmen
The church has a total membership of 278 in November 2020, of which 32 served as trustees during the year.
Vision:
‘Making more faithful followers of Jesus.’
Mission Statement:
Our purpose is to worship God and, helped by the Holy Spirit, to love each other, to care for those in need and to share the love of jesus with those in the community around us.
The Methodist Church
We take our place as part of the wider Methodist Church, a Christian denomination. The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
Church priorities in 2020-21
In September 2020 we agreed on four church priorities. Worship, learning, caring and service.
Worship which nurtures people in different stages of life
Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church continued to worship God each Sunday, both morning and evening and during a Friday ‘Shopper’s service’, until the first lock-down in March 2020. Since then, worship has been different. Between 29" March and 12" July, a ‘service at home’ sheet was provided. We continue to provide this. We resumed worship in the church until the second lockdown when services — including a ‘Mid-week service’ to replace the Shopper’s Service - were transferred to Zoom. We were able to hold traditional Christmas services in the church building, but between January and March our worship was on Zoom, or the services at home sheet. Throughout this time, services have changed to accord with Covid-19 restrictions. We shared in Bible Month in July 2020 and introduced the ‘Methodist way of Life’ in January. The ministers, supported by our supernumerary ministers, have conducted several funerals.
We have continued to explore the stages of spiritual life, with a focus on the first and second halves of spiritual life. In the first half we build our beliefs and learn how to live our faith in the
world. In the second half having experienced the realities of life, we become open to asking questions and move beyond our personal concerns to serve the wider world. This is now starting to shape our Worship, albeit this has been slowed down by the impact of Covid-19. Our work on the first half of life spirituality has recommitted us to working in greater depth with families with young children and young people. The monthly ‘Messy Church’ moved on-line in the late autumn and we continue to explore the possibility of ‘Breakfast Church.’ The involvement of musicians has been limited since March 2020, but we were blessed by the Boy’s Brigade band playing before services at Christmas and Easter. Our plans for a Music and Worship Enabler are on hold.
The weekly meditations in Advent and daily meditations in Holy Week were moved on line in 2020 /21. A Quiet Afternoon was held at the beginning of Lent in 2020.
Learning which equips us as disciples to share God’s love and our faith in the church and the world.
We launched Holy Habits as a way of deepening discipleship in January 2020 and are using the programme to reshape the life of the church. We began with ‘fellowship’. ‘Prayer’ was launched just before the first-lock-down and study / prayer material was provided every week. ‘Biblical teaching’ followed and we provided the same. Before lock-down there were several house-groups and fellowship groups. In September we moved onto ‘Serving’ and after this had a break from Holy Habits for Christmas. During the first quarter of 2021 we took the opportunity to link ‘The Methodist Way of Life’ material generated by the Methodist Connexion to the four Holy Habits that we explored in 2020 as a way of helping us to consolidate the latter. Our next Holy Habit, ‘Sharing Resources’, was launched in April 2021.
Some of the house groups and the Young People’s Fellowship continued on-line and met in gardens when that was possible. The Women’s and Men’s Fellowships have not been able to meet, but opening of activities for children and young people was given priority, and have taken place when they have been allowed.
We recognise that we struggle with evangelism. However, a membership class in the autumn of 2020 led to two people becoming church members, and during the year 5 more people have become church members. We hope that Holy Habits will help us to make more faithful followers of Jesus.
Caring which deepens our fellowship and enables us to be an inclusive community.
There is a wide range of people involved in this area of the church’s life. Pastora! care is at the heart of the life of the church and has thrived during the last year. It continues to be shared between church members, ministers and lay employees. From the beginning of the first lockdown, our Pastoral Visitors and Pastoral team began to phone those they care for weekly, and we have ensured that everyone— not only members — has been included. Phone calls are now tailored to individuals. A weekly letter and notice sheet was provided with the service at home sheet from
March — August 2020 via email and personal delivery during daily exercise. A review of pastoral care begun as part of the “fellowship” theme of Holy Habits has created a new job description for Pastoral Visitors and we are exploring ways of appointing more. During the year we have reviewed our pastoral lists.
Service through which we share our faith by serving the local community and the wider world.
In June 2020 the church youth worker was furloughed ona full-time basis. From July 2020 this was then on a part time basis until his leaving the post in March 2021. Part time was typically 14 to 21 hours per week. Specific priorities were set by his line manager for the work carried out during this period.
The youth management team met regularly throughout the year. Work on Covid-19 risk assessments began in July 2020 meaning that Dovetots Plus (a group for parents with young children) was able to meet during the school summer holidays of August 2020.
The Dovetots parent and toddler group which meets during school term time was seen as a priority for reopening in September 2020 as it operates as a support group for parents. The Hand in Hand Puppet group was able to begin meeting again and to work towards a contribution to the church nativity service which was held on Christmas Eve. Although only a small number of[families] attended the nativity service this year due to the pandemic, those that did were very pleased to have been able to come.
The Young Peoples Fellowship which had been meeting online before September 2020 began meeting in person again and the support and encouragement given to them by this was very much appreciated by the young people.
Messy Church began meeting monthly online and this was welcomed and very much appreciated by around 6-8 families.
The ‘Who Let The Dads Out’ group, Senior Youth Club and Junior Youth Club ceased to meet on church premises in March 2020 and have not met since online or in person. Leaders have been in regular touch, however, with all those who previously attended these groups.
The newly appointed Minister with responsibility for co-ordinating the work with young people, children and families initially met online in October 2020 with leaders from all the groups including the uniformed organisations. The long-term aim which was shared at this meeting is to work towards producing and implementing a phased strategy for the work with young people, children and families across the Church.
The strategy will include the Church owned Pre-School group Peter Pan, the only group which has been meeting on the Church premises during much of the pandemic in line with government guidelines. Work has now begun ona review of the relationship between the Church and the PreSchool. A small group with members of all interested parties is to be appointed now to take this forward.
The pandemic will have had a significant impact on the lives of our children and young people. Meeting the spiritual needs of the children and young people with whom the Church already has contact, and which forms an important part of their overall health and well-being, will be one of the main aims of phase one of the new strategy.
Early in 2021 the current youth worker resigned from the post to relocate with his family to another part of the country. His full-time contract finished at the end of March 2021.
A job description and job specification have been drafted. The aim is for the Church to appoint a part-time youth worker who will work as part of a team with the Minister who has responsibility for this area of work and the pastoral worker for children.
The closure of the Dovetail café for large periods of the past year has been challenging for the community, particularly individuals seeking company, and we are grateful to those who enabled it to open between the first and second lock-downs. Curious Café has not been able to meet since March 2020. The closure of the Dovetail Café has also contributed to a loss of income. This has had an impact on the wider community as well as the church. Comments received from our customers and hirers show how much they miss meeting in our church.
The service action team coordinates our support for people suffering from injustice both locally and globally. Locally it has focused in particular on the Eastleigh Basics Bank, coordinating donations and volunteers, and also the work of the Chaplaincy to local businesses. We have also contributed to the support for families through the initiatives of the Parish Church. More Globally we support and promote the work of ‘All We Can' and are active within the local ecumenical group in organizing fundraising and campaigning activities in support of Christian Aid.
Supporting the church’s priorities
To support our vision and priorities, we employ part time staff, who are managed by church members in the following roles: secretarial, building services manager, lettings administrators, caretaking and cleaning. In addition, other members of the church lead on communication, GDPR, safeguarding, and youth and children’s work management.
Resources
The church continued to be well-used by the community until March 2020 with stewarding provided by church members. Since March we have reopened the building for community use and the Dovetail café as restrictions have allowed.
Due to the pandemic risk assessments were prepared and procedures were put in place to ensure that when the premises were open, all touchable surfaces were regularly cleaned and sanitised. Sanitising hand gel was provided at all entrances and spare face masks provided for worshippers. The church has suffered froma significant reduction in income from room hire. We are grateful
to church members and the maintenance staff who have ensured that the building was cared for during lock-downs and worked to new risk assessments.
To the year end of 31 August 2020, the loss of income from external and church users was £21k. We have made use of the government’s furlough scheme which has covered up to 80% of our employees’ salaries when they are not working, income from this source being £15k to the year end.
Communication
On a weekly basis we email a large part of our congregation (and deliver to the rest) with important messages, a service sheet that includes hymns, prayers, bible readings and a message to develop the issues raised either by the bible passages or the issues of the moment.
We also publish a monthly magazine “The Link” which gives more in depth articles and messages about our church. This is available in written form in the church and as a PDF via our website.
Traditionally, we have depended on excellent notice boards to communicate with the wider community, but with few people using the building we have extended our communication. We now use our website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to engage with the whole of our church community both locally and across the globe. Each platform has people who interact with many of them and some who only know us through that channel. We endeavour to keep our messages mixed so as to keep engagement. We also encourage our community to like and share posts on social media so as to increase the reach of our communications.
The use of Zoom for church services and meetings has highlighted the benefits of modern technology. We continue to explore how we can make use of this in the future.
Oversight and Governance
The trustees are members of the Church Council. Members’ representatives and Church Stewards are elected at the Annual Church Meeting. A number of committees take responsibility for specific areas of church life and report to the Church Council. There are currently 3 Action Teams focusing on Worship, Learning and Caring, and Service, plus a Resources Committee which oversees the management of staff, property and finance. The Church Council meets quarterly, to review the mission of the church and to discharge its duties as trustees. It maintains the highest possible standards in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
During the year, the new leadership structure has been embedded, although meetings have been held online since March 2020. Our work on a renewed vision for our mission and ministry and our priorities continues to be a work in progress. Facing the challenges of finding sufficient people with the time and energy to resource the work mission and ministry of the church has led us to
work on ways of restructuring the way we manage resources and staff. This also continues to be a work in progress.
From September 2019 to August 2020, the ministers were Revd Sue Keegan von Allmen and Deacon Rona Eastman. Working alongside them, were John Andrews (Youth Worker), Susan Gulliver and Jane Padley (Pastoral Assistants). In September 2020 we were delighted to be joined by Rev Ruth Fry.
Fulfilling aims and Public Benefit
The church mission statement is achieved through a wide variety of worship services, fellowship meetings, group activities, learning opportunities, and the presence of the church and its members in the local community. More details can be found on the church website www.chandlersfordmethodistchurch.org.uk By way of examples, the Dovetail Centre Cafe offers a friendly welcome to all for 6 mornings a week (when not closed due to the pandemic), and the Peter Pan Pre-School provides OFSTED approved education and care for 2-5 year olds. We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. Finance and Reserves Our main source of unrestricted income is the regular and committed giving by members and friends. The largest item of expenditure is the assessment paid to the Winchester, Eastleigh and Romsey Methodist Circuit. A significant amount of the circuit assessment is used to pay the stipends and related costs to Ministers, and the upkeep of their manses.
The unrestricted funds income (including designated funds) for the year was £224,395 (2019: £226,331). There was a deficit on general funds of £4,117 (2019: £6,061), after transferring 10% of regular membership giving to the Benevolence Fund which is used for donating to other charitable causes. Income for the year includes £14,772 of furlough grants, whereas 2019 included £13,012 froma gift day .
The electricity feed-in tariff from the solar panels installed in 2013 has continued to come in over budget, and consequently this investment has now been repaid.
The trustees are satisfied that the level of reserves is sufficient to enable the church to continue to meet its charitable objects. After excluding £2.5million which is the valuation of the church premises on the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves at 31 August 2020 were £118,998 (2019: £121,642). This includes a designated Development Fund of £26,900 (2019: £26,200) for major repairs and costs relating to the church premises, and General Funds of £88,495 (2019: £92,612).
Our reserves policy is to maintain at least 3 months’ worth of general expenditure (approx. £59k) in our General Fund and 0.5% of the insurance value of our premises (approx. £26.9k) in our
Development Fund. Fund movements and balances are set out in note 17 to the accounts and are in line with the reserves policy.
The Covid-19 pandemic has continued to impact our finances after the year end, with very little income being derived from the church premises. Income from church members has held up well, but the loss of lettings income and the ongoing uncertainty about the timetable for opening up means that we are anticipating a significant financial loss for 2020/21, which will be met from reserves. There are several mitigating factors to limit the deficit:
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e Agift day planned for June 2021
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e The ongoing use of the furlough scheme
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e The youth worker post being vacant in the latter part of the year
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Agenerous offer from the Winchester, Eastleigh and Romsey Circuit for repayment of 10% of the Circuit Assessment if needed
As a result the trustees are confident that there are no significant uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Chris Goodhead FCA acted as the treasurer overseeing the day to day financial management and accounting for the church during the year.
Independent examiner: Mary Wallbank FCA, 18 Park Road, Chandler’s Ford, S053 2EU
Investment Bankers: Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
The Charity’s annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities; Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015) — (Charities SORP (FRS 102)).
Signed on behalf of the trustees:
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Trustees who served during the year and to date:
Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen Rev Ruth Fry (from September 2020) Jane Merryman John Andrews (to March 2021) Anne Heath Derek Lowe Chris Goodhead Mark Downer David Wrighton Diana Masters John Bronsdon
Barbara Ackroyd Susan Gulliver Jane Padley Diane Pugh Tony Hill Sara Goodhead Ruth Johnson Nigel Fenwick Rachael Hunt Martin Napier Alison Fenwick Alison Cole Keith Cole Anne-Marie Jenkins Deacon Rona Eastman (to July 2020) Dawn Wood John Evans Barbara Lowe Ken Richardson Val Thomas Geoff Thomas Jenny Heal Tim Padley (from September 2020)