2025-08-31-accounts - Bromley Methodist Church

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BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 2025

The Church Council submits its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending 31 August 2025.

Members of the Church are Managing Trustees of the Church, and the ordinary general meetings are held three times per annum. Day to day administration of the Church is delegated to the Church Stewards and the other officers, including the Treasurer, and to a number of committees, including Finance and Property.

The number of members at 31 August 2025 was 116.

The purpose of Bromley Methodist Church is to glorify God, proclaim the Gospel and seek to win people for the Kingdom of God

To nurture and care for those who are committed to Christ
To extend pastoral oversight to the church’s wider family
To promote Christian values
To respond in the name of Christ to contemporary issues
To share a vision of the world church

The following is a summary of the main activities undertaken during the year in pursuit of those objectives:

Worship : The Church meets regularly for acts of worship, the weekly 10.30 am service on Sundays averaging 75 adults, 8 children and 5 young people. The service takes the form of Holy Communion once a month and All Age Worship once a month (with occasional attendance of the uniformed organisations). The services are led by the Bromley Circuit Ministers and Local Preachers.

The Church also holds mid-week prayer meetings on a Thursday with average adult attendance of 12. This attracts some of our elderly and more infirm members who cannot attend on a Sunday. This is led by both the local Methodist preachers and members of the Church. Once a month a special service called Soul Space is held for those on a dementia journey and their friends, family and carers.

The Church has hosted special services called SENsational Church, which provides interactive, multisensory worship for those with SEND and their families.

Pastoral Care: Revd Karen George continues to take pastoral charge of Bromley Methodist Church. Karen is supported by a team of Pastoral Visitors whose work is overseen by the Pastoral Committee. There are 2 house groups which provide opportunities for fellowship and study for church membership. Bible study courses with other churches in the Circuit have been held at Bromley. Members are supported in prayer by a team of intercessors who will pray for requests from congregation members and the local community.

Service: The Church seeks to make itself available to the local community. It is open on a Thursday morning for coffee, fellowship and prayer. The Church also has close links with uniformed organisations which meet weekly on Church premises and participate in regular ‘Parade’ services. At the end of the July, the Scout group meeting on the premises closed and merged with another local group. This was due to lack of leaders. Rooms are also made available for the use of a wide range of groups and organisations (including local Alcoholics Anonymous and Bromley Drug and Alcohol Service). During the year, several collections of food and toiletries were organized in support of the Bromley Borough Foodbank. Since January 2021 the church hall has been used during term time by an independent Preschool. Over the school summer holidays Stay and Play sessions were organized for local families. These were well attended and much appreciated.

Mission and Outreach: Members of the Church contribute to the mission work of the Methodist Church, both overseas and at home, through regular giving and by special fund-raising events. The Church has continued to support overseas mission work and a range of charities working at local, national and global level (including Bromley Young Carers, Action for Children, Bible Society and Christian Aid) as well as providing significant financial support for Bromley Town Centre Chaplaincy. Local schools visited the Experience Easter initiative held at the church.

Ecumenical: The Church is actively involved in the Churches Together in Central Bromley group. During August we shared services with the local Churches in Bromley and we participated in joint activities for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and on Good Friday.

Social Events : During the year the Church held a number of social events, including some as charity fundraisers and some just for fun and fellowship.

Property: Our policy continues to be maintaining the fabric of the premises in good condition. Our fire alarm system has been replaced and brought up to the necessary standards. The downstairs toilets have been refurbished.

Finance: Details of the church’s financial affairs appear in the attached accounts. Normal church activities resulted in a profit of £32,262.

Revaluation of our investments resulted in a gain of £3 and our Reserves stand at £198,837 compared with £198,834 at the end of the previous year. The Church Council is satisfied that the Church's Reserves are adequate to meet the Church's obligations and to allow for the future development of its work.

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities: Charity legislation requires the Trustees to prepare Financial Statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity as at the end of the financial year and of surplus and deficit for the period. In preparing for the Financial Statement, suitable accounting policies are to be adopted and consistently applied to the best of the Trustees’ knowledge and belief, making reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates as necessary. The statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting by Charities is to be followed, together with applicable Statements of Standard Accounting Practice. The Trustees are responsible for maintaining accounting records, for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and for preventing and detecting Fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees are also required to indicate where the Financial Statements are prepared other than on the basis that the Charity is a going concern.

Bromley Methodist Church Signed on behalf of the Trustees College Road Bromley Wendy Whybrew BR1 3NS Secretary of Church Council

BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE BROMLEY METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Bromley Methodlst Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 Bromle Circuit Clrcuit no. 3S42 Registered Charlty- Charlty Reglstration number If not a regislered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Glft Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charlty number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give lo donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1127526 Minister.. Revd. Karen Geor Church Stewards: Ann Woollins Sue Osborn Rachel Wirantha John Oakenfull Abraham Blay Abimbola Adeniya Rene Meissner Treasurer.. Grace Devarajulu SFA August 2025 1of5

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 202S Bromley Methodist Church Unro8lrlcted R•slrletèd Totals th1¥ Funds Funds year Totals lagt year SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Noto a2 Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 964 62.619 a3 7,017 49,147 90,909 208,728 7,765 48,884 54,132 169,457 a4 Lelli 49,147 96,086 214,869 a5 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 5.177 6.141 a6 la71 SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 51.248 47,788 b3 Donations 3,000 3,000 3,000 b4 Re airs and Maintenance Ulililies {Insurances, water charges, heallng & li hlingl b5 b8 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 19,417 178,105 4,502 4.502 23,919 182,607 31,152 141,667 b8 {b91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a6-b8 1.639 27,790 Total funds brought fojward from last year c2 106900 109,166 c6 81,376 Sub total c1+c2 137.523 141,428 109 166 Transfers and ad'uslmenls ¢7 c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+c4} 137,523 3,905 141,428 {c8) 109,166 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS thè88 amounts ar6 not to bo included In total recgl tslpayments figurgs above) d1 Balance brou hl fopNard from last ear d2 Offerin sIGift$- received for external or anisalions d3 OfferingslGifts - passed lo external organisalions 4,502 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1+d2-d31 2of5 srA A¥Busi 2025

BToml Methodist Churth ARY CHCO SECTION E Summary olth(fCMfc aoxJUnl$ ior ihe yearended 31 Auguyl 2025and InlErn$l Orggnisabon$r¢p0rtg lolhe Churth Counduchurch Meebw. Note fvnd9 01 sn lrtlern31 Oiganisaknonwould noifflally Re5Cted luniss unless Itcould bBde4dy shovm thalthey¢nuH be used lor?fjy M8IWiSlpu$o. Ttt1sSeGQn tnu$tbe ¢ompleled 10 31rive althè9r098 Incomoand expendiiure toi$l$of IchUr. Ifgross Iniy)meexceed$ teAttwa15 Ihre5hold, thentheAcrAu8i$methodof accounllfig AND A DIFFERENT FORM mu$lbe reportthe aOunts{Seemeth1SIwebSIiI. Please referto ihe guléance nolesreg¥lng tsarh8lers Neen tho Dlshrl andnnected DIS1 Oig3nisaUon INTERNAL OR6ANI8ATIONS NelRe¢¢1$I Pa ents Openlng b48n¢e Pa en Ad'U8bneDts aosln bal?nc8s ¢5 ¢7 Sub total of Inkinal anl$8bon$lLJnd¥ 912 Church arcounts Ilolals brought IopN8rd Irom pago 2-toials ¢olumAI 214,869 a7 182,607 Ib91 32,262 Ic71 109166 ¢61 141,428 c8 elo BYCHURCH 214.869 182,e07 32,262 109166 {xl 141A28 ContTnueona$epBrab$heel [[ne&3ryanU Mn9fha iotals foward TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL PAYMENTS SECTION F OPENINO BALANCES ¢LOSITriG BALANGES CHIJR¢H.CA8H FUNDS HELD at31 Av ust 2025 Cash in han BankcurrentAcUn1 8ankDe IIAccounl f4 central Flnance Board TtU8108$ IwMe1hi51chUrCb P 1,548 Other ndS 2.500 Is) SUB TOTAL-Chvr¢b accoiinti Toial lund$hekl by In181 Oryanlsatton$ Ilhedo$ing balan(¥ lotal atxW611¢121 109166 141428 81fj 1012 TOTAL CASH FUWDS HELD8Y ¢FWR¢H 109,166 141428 SECTION G Al 1 September2024 At 31 AugUSt2025 OTHERA88ETS and LIABILITE8 Invesimenis Indudg Efidnnnts 198837 Land & Boildl sep r¢ In¥urancÈ valu• e 448 813 6 642 292 0th8rAssets 159741 - Show am0unlow151a1n e8rend other Llabililes f4 Inclu¢o0nFVnS heldat C8ni(al Fina 6o8rd f6 InUde01yvund$ beldalTru51eBs for me$1Stcmureh Purwse$ 91 ISud$ any otherinvwbmenlslnolthe ¢a8h elementolTMCP tyusl5 8c(4untsthbis Inthded in linefs 3of5 SFAAytsllO2S

Name of Church: Bromley Mèthodlst Church No.. 3542 Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm Ihat these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that Ihey include all funds under the control of the Church Iruslees. Signature of treasurer . Name and address of treasurer .(. .@AC£. DWlkYiAJL)L-k)............ Post Code...63R.(.8 Dat8.. s/L/2oz£ Presentatlon to the Church trustees I confirm that the 8nnual report and accounts for Ihe year ended 31 August 2025 werelwill be. presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 5."fH...FE612urtQy J(YaG Signature of Ihe Chair of the meeting Name ofthe Chair of the meeting Dale . Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Bromley Methodlst Church Charlty Number 1127526 Responslbllltles and basls of report I report to the Irustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the 8th.M.. p%(fjhts.QISf...... Church for the year ended 31 August 2025 sel out on pages ! to3. As the Church's Irustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the aeeounls in accordance with Ihe requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act'}. I report In respect of my examination of tho Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying oul my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) ol Ihe Act. de5ele or circle as appropriate SFAAugus12026 4015

Name of Church: Bromley Methodist Church Charily Number.'1127526 Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material mallers have come to my atlention in connection with the oxamination (other than that disclosed below.) which give me cause to believe Ihat in, any material respect- the accounllng records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Acl" or the accounts do not accord with the accounting reGords. I have no concerns and have come across no other matlers 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 havelkH¥xgf 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 Methodisl Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date, Signature of independent exsminer Name of Independent examiner OHr4 Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ICA£ Name of firm (where appropriale) )p4L Address Post Code Lv4?. ok) Date delete or circle as appropriate SFA Augu$1 2025 5of5