## Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2021
Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church is a registered charity, number 1127449
Address: Winchester Road, Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 2GJ
Ministers and Joint Chairs of Trustees: Rev. Sue Keegan von Allmen and Rev. Ruth Fry
The church has a total membership of 262 in November 2021, of which 34 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, which are ongoing: Worship, Learning, Caring and Service.
## Worship which nurtures people in different stages of life
Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church has continued to worship God each Sunday, both morning and evening and during a Thursday midweek service. Both the Sunday 11 am morning service and the Thursday 10.30 am morning service continue to be available in hybrid form (both in person and online). In September 2021 a new monthly worship service ‘Breakfast Church’ was introduced meeting at 9.30 am to share breakfast together followed by an informal, creative, and contemporary style act of worship. This new service is proving to be popular with people of all ages but particularly with families, children, and young people. The purpose in starting this new service is to provide opportunities for those in the first half of life spiritually to be nurtured in their faith through collective worship. The weekly ‘service at home’ sheet produced during the Covid lockdowns has continued to be provided. The baptism ofa teenager took place in December 2021. The ministers, supported by our supernumerary ministers, have conducted several funerals.
We have continued to explore the stages of spiritual life in relation to worship, 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. We continue to work on the balance ofthe services we are offering in terms of these stages. Our hope is to be able to increase the number of breakfast church services we can offer as these are the only services with a focus on the first half of spiritual life.
In July 2021 we celebrated Bible month with a focus on Mark’s Gospel. A climate Sunday service was held in August 2021 when we shared together in an eco-communion. In December 2021 there were weekly meditations throughout Advent. We have also continued to focus on Holy Habits in our worship.
Learning which equips us as disciples to share God’s love and our faith in the church and the world.
Over the past year, despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued with our study of Holy Habits, a three-year programme intended to deepen discipleship across the church community. During the period of this report we explored ‘Serving’ in Autumn 2020, ‘Sharing Resources’ during Summer 2021, ‘Gladness & Generosity’ in Autumn 2021 and ‘Worship’ from January to March 2022. Each habit provides the church with a particular focus for 2-3 months, with some services adopting the theme, and groups and individuals being encouraged to engage with the ‘habit’ though themed material, e.g. Bible Studies.
‘Sharing Resources’ was an opportunity to reflect upon the huge inequalities that exist in the distribution of resources across the world, nationally and within our local community, and the extent to which these inequalities have been highlighted by the pandemic in terms of financial resilience, health outcomes and access to vaccines. In response the church donated 10% of this year’s Gift Day proceeds to the UNICEF Coronavirus appeal.
As part of ‘Gladness & Generosity’ we held a Community Art Exhibition. The theme was ‘Love for God’s Creation’ and members of the church and local community were invited to produce art works in any medium and offer them for display. Those who did so explored the theme in a variety of ways that reminded us of the enjoyment we all receive through nature, its role in maintaining mental well-being (of particular importance during the pandemic), and God’s generosity in providing us with a bountiful as well as a beautiful world. Others reflected on humankind’s devastating impact upon our planet, particularly in respect of climate change and the urgent need to take action, that everyone is part of God’s creation and of our need to ultimately trust in God’s providential care for his creation.
All of the Fellowship and House Groups have now been able to resume in-person meetings again. Each is responsible for its own programme, but for the most part these combine sessions using the Holy Habits material and other, often self-generated, material.
## Caring which deepens our fellowship and enables us to be an inclusive community.
Pastoral Care is shared between ministers, lay employees and pastoral visitors (who are drawn from the church membership). For many, in-person visits have resumed but some members have preferred to continue receiving the phone calls that replaced visits during the first lockdown in 2020 so both now take place alongside each other.
Pastoral visitors meet together three times a year to discuss common issues and receive training, and this year a new prayer resource has been produced — an attractive booklet containing prayers for use during pastoral visits.
## Service through which we share our faith by serving the local community and the wider world.
The service action team coordinates our support for people suffering from injustice both locally and globally. Locally it has focused on the Eastleigh Basics Bank, coordinating regular donations and volunteers, and also supporting local community organisation SCRATCH in its Christmas toy appeals. Our Dovetail Café has been able to resume its services after the closure during the pandemic and continues to provide a meeting place for individuals and groups within the community. 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.
During 2021 we also engaged with the issue ofclimate change, recognising the Climate Emergency and committing to further work in response. We will do this by among other things, encouraging our members to take personal actions to campaign for change and reduce their own carbon footprint and also by working towards updating our credentials as an Eco Church.
## Work with children, families, and young people
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 also able to begin meeting again and to work towards a contribution to the church nativity service which was held on Christmas Eve.
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.
Revd Ruth Fry, our 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 is to produce and implement a phased strategy for the work with young people, children and families across the Church.
Early in 2021 our youth worker John Andrews resigned from the post in order to relocate to Devon and his full-time contract finished at the end of March 2021.
In September 2021 our part-time youth worker Ellie Carter was appointed. The youth management team met regularly throughout the year to support her and to oversee this area of the work of the church.
The Dovetots group has grown in numbers since September 2021 and more volunteers have been recruited to help with running the group. This is a very positive group which provides support for parents and carers and an opportunity for pre-school children to play together in a safe and welcoming setting. A very successful Christingle service was held in the church on Christmas eve to which many of these parents and children came.
The ‘Who Let The Dads Out’ group began meeting again in 2022 and is very much appreciated by those who attend monthly.
The work which had begun on the review of the relationship between the church and its PreSchool is continuing and a new term of reference document has now been agreed by the church council.
The pandemic has undoubtedly 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 has contact, and which forms an important part of their overall health and well-being remains very important to us. Both uniformed groups (Boys and Girls Brigade) continue to provide support and an opportunity to engage with the Christian faith for young people in Chandler’s Ford. It is noticeable that Boys Brigade attracts several young people with emotional and behavioural needs.
Since September 2021 two new groups for children and young people have begun meeting twice a month on a Sunday morning during the worship service.
## Resources
The second wave of Covid in Autumn 2020 brought further disruption and had a major impact on church based activities and external lettings through to September 2021. Our focus was on maintaining safety and security, and the general condition of the buildings through times of minimal use.
The Resources staff team continued to operate on much reduced hours, ably supported by a small band of dedicated volunteers who continue to provide excellent support to Shaun Fletcher (Property Manager) and Keith Cole (Caretaker) and we are hugely grateful to them all. Anne Heath and Richard Wright merit special mention here for their week in, week out support during and after Covid lockdown, and this continues.
Throughout 2020-2021, the church continued to access the financial support offered through the extension of the furlough scheme, which covered up to 80% of salary costs. Income from lettings for 2020-2021 was understandably significantly reduced, amounting to only £ 11,023 for the year compared with £44,031 in 2018-19, the last non-Covid affected year.
A key member ofour Bookings team, Simon Farrenden,[left][his] role as Administrator[in] April 2021. We are very grateful to Simon for the hard work he did over several years. Another significant development in 2020-2021 was the retirement of John Bronsdon as Chair of the Resources Committee, and our thanks go to John for the very significant contribution he has made over many years in that role. A new Chair, Alice Wrighton, took over the role in July 2021.
The new year to date has seen some significant staffing changes, the lifting of Covid restrictions nationally, and a gradual return to a degree of ‘normality’, although we have remained rightly cautious about risk management in order to ensure ongoing protection for the vulnerable.
Furlough ended on 1st October, and our employed staff resumed their normal hours. In this time, Marilyn Pack, (Church Secretary), Jan Moring (Bookings Administrator) and Kelleigh Dauya (Cleaner) left us. We thank them for their loyal service. In September 2021, Katrina Neale was appointed to the new role of Church Administrator, working across reception, bookings and secretarial support for our ministers and based in the church office every weekday morning. In her voluntary role as Bookings Coordinator, Barbara Lowe also plays a significant part in line managing and working with Katrina and others to ensure the smooth running of the premises especially as this relates to bookings and events.
Thanks to the team’s efforts and a return to a new Post-Covid ‘normality’ we are starting to see a real upturn in lettings with many of our previous regular community group bookings (including several music groups and self-help groups) coming back as well as one-off concerts and events.
All this, along with the reopening of our cafe Tuesday to Saturday, means that at last the community ‘buzz’ is returning and that augurs well for the future of Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church as a centre for our local community. The Cafe leaders and their teams have done an amazing job in getting things back up and running in the Dovetail. Our overall aim is to ensure that we make the most of the wonderful facilities we have, offering support and hospitality to all, at a fair cost.
Since December 2021, costs of both gas and electricity have doubled, leading to the prospect of increased costs totaling approximately £14,000. Lettings charges have been revised to reflect these increased costs, and we embarked on measures to manage energy consumption such as the targeted use of space heaters, use of timers, and minimising switch on times for the more costly gas fired boiler system. These can only be short term measures and work is underway to develop a strategy to modernize our heating and energy systems.
## 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 www.cfmethodist.church
As well as our excellent notice boards in the church premises 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 in order to encourage engagement and consequently increase the reach of our communications.
The ongoing use of Zoom as an option 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.
The Church Council maintains the highest possible standards in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. It continues to monitor safeguarding risks, as well as other risks relating to finance and operations (including use of the church premises during the pandemic) and to manage them in as effective a way as possible.
During the year, the leadership team has also continued to meet regularly, mostly via Zoom. From September 2020 to August 2021, the ministers were Revd Sue Keegan von Allmen and Revd Ruth Fry, ably assisted by Susan Gulliver and Jane Padley (Pastoral Assistants).
## 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.cfmethodist.church By way of examples, the Dovetail Centre Cafe offers a friendly welcome
to all for 5 mornings a week, 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 oftheir manses.
The unrestricted funds income (including designated funds) for the year was £220,691 (2020: £224,395). There was a surplus on general funds of £20,831 (2020: deficit £4,117), 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 £25,861 (2020: £14,772) of furlough grants, and £24,749 froma gift day.
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 2021 were £138,519 (2020: £118,998). This includes a designated Development Fund of £26,900 (2020: £26,900) for major repairs and costs relating to the church premises, and General Funds of £109,326 (2020: £88,495).
Our reserves policy is to maintain at least 3 months’ worth of general expenditure (approx. £56k) 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 income from the church premises recovering only slowly. This together with the increased utility costs mean we are forecasting a financial loss for 2021/22. This will be met from existing reserves, as a result of which the trustees are confident 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: Warner Wilde Ltd, 4 Marigold Drive, Bisley, Surrey GU24 9SF
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 2021 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 2019) — (Charities SORP (FRS 102)).
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## Trustees who served during the year and to date:
Rev Sue Keegan von Allmen Anne-Marie Jenkins Rev Ruth Fry Dawn Wood (to June 2021) Jane Merryman John Evans John Andrews (to March 2021) Barbara Lowe Anne Heath Ken Richardson Derek Lowe Val Thomas Chris Goodhead Geoff Thomas Mark Downer Jenny Heal David Wrighton Tim Padley Diana Masters Alice Wrighton (from June 2021) John Bronsdon (to October 2020) David Jenkins (from November 2021) Barbara Ackroyd Hilary Singer (from November 2021) Susan Gulliver Brenda Syratt (from November 2021) Jane Padley Diane Pugh Tony Hill Sara Goodhead Ruth Johnson Nigel Fenwick Rachael Hunt Martin Napier Alison Fenwick Alison Cole (to June 2021) Keith Cole
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## THE METHODIST CHURCH
# TEMPLATE REPORT AND ACCOUNTS (ACCRUALS BASIS) for the year ended 31 August 2021
## 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 2021
||Notes to||Designated||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||the|General Fund|Funds|Restricted||Total|
||accounts|(Unrestricted)|(unrestricted)|Funds||2020-21|
|||E|E|£||£|
|Income|||||||
|1
Offerings including Gift Aid|4|150,304||||150,304|
|2
Gift day appeal||24,749||||24,749|
|3
Donations and legacies|5|2,045||810||2,855|
|3a Grants including furlough||25,861||5,400||31,261|
|4
Investment income|6|4,022||||1,022|
|5
Property income|7|13,806||||13,806|
|6
Internal organisations||||104,309||104,309|
|7
Other charitable income|8|2,904||||2,904|
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|8 Total income||220,691|0|110,519||331,210|
|Expenditure|||||||
|9
Circuit assessment||130,081||||130,081|
|10 Grants and donations|||15,840|2,005||17,845|
|11 Property maintenance||2,713||||2,713|
|12 Insurance, utilities etc||17,364||||17,364|
|13 Depreciation||3,737||||3,737|
|14 Staffcosts|11|47,161||4,700||51,861|
|15 Other expenditure||3,709|500|306||4,515|
|16 Internal organisations||||92,606||92,606|
|17 Total charitable expenditure||204,765|16,340|99,617||320,722|
|18 Gain/(loss) on monetary investments|13|8,998||||8,998|
|19 Gain/(loss) on investment properties||||||0|
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|20 Net income/(expenditure)||24,924|-16,340|10,902||19,486|
|21 Transfers between funds|17|-4,093|15,030|-10,937||0|
|22 Other gains/(losses)||||||0|
|||||||||
|23 Net movement in funds||20,831|=1,310|-35||19,486|
|24 Total funds brought forward||88,495|2,530,503|76,687||2,695,685|
|25 Total funds carried forward||__
109,326|2,529,193|76,652||2,715,171|
Chandler's Ford Methodist
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## Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2021
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## Name of Church
## Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
## SOFA for the year ended 31 August 2020 (previous year)
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||the|General Fund|Funds|Restricted|Total|
||accounts|(Unrestricted)|(unrestricted)|Funds|2019-20|
|||£|£|E|£|
|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|5,315|||5,315|
|8 Total income||224,395|0|141,885|366,280|
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|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|11|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 Gains on monetary investments|13|-880|||-880|
|19 Gains/(losses) on investment properties|||||0|
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|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|
|25Totalfundscarriedforward||88,495|2,530,503|76,687|2,695,685|
Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
## Notes to the Accounts
1. Basis of accounting The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102 (effective from 1 January 2019).
2. 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 showa 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.
Expenditure This is recognised whena liability is incurred, or a constructive obligation arises, that results in the payment being unavoidable.
## 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. Offerings includingGiftAid|.
.
Unrestricted = Restrleted|.
.
Unrestricted = Restrleted|2021
Total|2020
Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||£|£|£|£|
|Standing Orders|99,314||99,314|95,483|
|Collections and regulargiving|26,066||26,066|23,346|
|Tax credits|24,924||24,924|31,613|
|Total|150,304|-|150,304|150,442|
|5. Donationsand legacies|.
Unrestricted|.
Restricted|2021
Total|2020
Total|
||£|£|£|£|
|Donations|2,045|810|2,855|17,299|
|Legacies|-|-|-|1,000|
|Total|2,045|810|2,855|18,299|
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6. Investment income|.
Unrestricted|.
Restricted|2021
Total|2020
Total|
||£|£|£|£|
|Central Finance Board|805||805|887|
|Other|217||217|41|
|Total|1,022|-|1,022|928|
|7. Propertyincome|.
Unrestricted|.
Restricted|2021
Total|2020
Total|
||f|£|£|£|
|Lettings|11,023||11,023|30,612|
|Electricity generation|2,783||2,783|3,156|
|Total|13,806|-|13,806|33,768|
|8. Otherincome|.
Unrestricted|.
Restricted|2021
Total|2020
Total|
||£|£|£|£|
|Fundraising events|2,353||2,353|4,365|
|Donations for other charities|-|-|-|.|
|Other|551||551|950|
|Total|2,904|-|2,904|5,315|
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## Average number of staff employed during the year were:
The above totals include £86,639 (2020: £106,759) staff costs and 11 (2020: 14) 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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Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
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13. 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
2021 2020
## Change in investment values
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|Carrying|(market)|value|at|beginning|of year|49,016|49,896|
|Add:|additions|to|investments|at|cost|
|a|nn|
|Net|gain/(loss)|on|revaluation|8,998|
|Carrying|(market)|value|at|end|of year|58,014|49,016|
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## Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
## 14. Analysis of current assets
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|2021|2020|
|Debtors and prepayments|£|£|
|Pre paid assessments|||||
|Prepayments|and|accrued|income|4,206|6,350|
|Other debtors|51,920|52,220|
|Total|debtors and|prepayments|56,126|58,570|
|Analysis|of cash|at|bank|
|Bank balance|held|in|Lloyds|26,873|26,508|
|Bank balance|held|in|CAF & Chapel|Fund|24,841|9,377|
|Bank balance|held|by internal organisations|71,719|70,953|
|Total Cash and Bank|123,433|106,838|
|15.|Analysis|of current|liabilities|
|Accruals and other creditors|23,704|21,238|
|Total Current|Liabilities|24,005|22,639|
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## 16. Capital commitments and contingent liabilities
At the 31st August 2021 the Church has no capital commitments (likewise for 2020).
No Contingent liabilities were identified at 31st August 2021 (likewise for 2020).
## Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
## 17. Detailed analysis of individual fund movements
|Unrestricted Funds|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Opening||Expenditure | Transfers
Revaluation||Closing|
|||Balance|||gains/losses|Balance|
|General fund||88,495|220,691|-204,765|-4,093
8,998|109,326|
|Benevolencefund||1,083|||-15,840|15,030a|i|
||Totals|2,618,998|220,691|-221,105|10,937
8,998|2,638,519|
|Restricted Funds|||||||
|||Opening||Expenditure|Transfers | Revaluation|Closing|
|[interalogansatonss
Peter PanPre-school|||Balance
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64,548]|dT
100,113|gains/losses
Balance
dTSCTSC
-91,358
-7,237Ps
66,066|||
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|Internal organisations total||70,953}|104,309|-92,606|10,937}|71,719|
|Southampton Methodist District re|||4,700|-4,700|||
|Youthwork|||||||
||Totals|76,687]|110,519|99,617]|-10,937,Cd|76,652|
## 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
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 £10,937 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 2021 or 2020. There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business or given with conditions.
## Chandler's Ford Methodist Church
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DECLARATIONS
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## Treasurer
| confirm that these accrual based accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 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 ZS /\ Date =
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Name of Treasurer Chris Goodhead
Address
13 Merdon Avenue, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh,Hants, SO53 1EH
Presentation to the Church Council for approval.
i confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 were presented
to the Church Council at its meeting on 16-Feb-22
and were approved.
Signature of the Chair of the
meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting Rev Ruth Fry
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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 2021
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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 2021 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:
° 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 came to my attention
- (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
* to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act 2011.
* 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) i have /have not* obtained independent verification of ail 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 Frances Wilde
examiner
Signatureexaminer of independent 0)a Lae’of { — :
Retevant Professional qualification or bod
FCCA
Name of firm (where appropriate)
Warner Wilde Limited Z
Address 4 Marigold Drive, Bisley, Surrey, GU24 9SF
Bl iio May 202
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