Saltash Wesley Methodist Church Annual Church Meeting Annual Reports 2022 – 2023
Sunday 12[th] March 2022, 1:30 PM
SALTASH WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH (Charity Number 1127542)
MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL
| Date elected. | ||
|---|---|---|
| MINISTER: | Rev Jonathan Budd | |
| CHURCH COUNCIL SECRETARY: | Caroline Hambly | 07/03/21 |
CHURCH TREASURER: |
Anita Thompson |
01/05/15 |
| CHURCH STEWARDS:(Senior Steward) | Derek Holley | 01/05/18 |
| Elspeth Nicolls | 01/05/19 | |
| Rosemary Witts | 07/03/21 | |
| Joy Amies | 13/03/22 | |
| Sandra Kowalski | 12/03/23 | |
| CIRCUIT STEWARDS: |
Bernard Melling | 26/4/09CIRCUIT STEWARD |
| REPRESENTATIVE: |
Linda Eastlake | 13/3/22 |
| MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: | ||
| Chairman | Steve Tait | |
| Representative | Roger Thompson | 13/3/22 |
| MISSION COMMITTEE: | ||
| Representative |
Elspeth Nicolls | |
| PASTORAL COMMITTEE: | ||
| Secretary | Jo Lambourne(Circuit Mtg;Charities Com Link) | |
| FAMILY AND YOUNG PEOPLE: | ||
| Representatives | Robert Hambly | 01/05/15 |
| MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS: |
Craig King |
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| MBARE/SALTASH PARTNERSHIP: | ||
| Representative | Marguerite Smith | |
| SAFEGUARDING: | Alison Clark | |
| DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: | Phil Taylor |
CHURCH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES: Kirsten Riches – 01/05/12 Peter Clements – 01/05/14 Don Phillips – 01/05/14 David Lambourne – 01/05/17 Bob Austin – 13/3/22 Catherine Noakes – 13/3/22
March 2023
Introduction from the Minister
There is a verse often read at Christmastime in the book of the Prophet Isaiah, , which begins, “Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people, says the Lord”. This prophecy came to Israel after many years of struggle and exile and it brought them a sense of consolation, comfort as God’s reassuring presence rather than, say, the comfort of a new 3-piece suite or a warm fire. In 2023, many are experiencing great struggle and exile of one kind or another. Buying basics, let alone new furniture is hard with the state of the economy and the cost of living. Heating our homes has been more and more expensive in recent months. And for some, even the language of home is difficult, be that for Ukrainian’s fleeing the war in their home country or the many homeless who have found their way to Wesley since last summer.
Wesley is not immune to the increasing costs. The impact may not be so drastic in the short term as it can be for the smaller churches in our circuit, but it is no less real. Once again in these reports you will see the financial realities laid out for us by Anita in careful detail, and once again these represent both generosity and challenge. Once again, we have been able to give substantial sums to charitable causes, including to support the community of our partner church in Mbare, Zimbabwe. However, as Jo Lambourne and Anita note we have lost several members who had previously contributed to the offerings. Though numbers have declined again, I am hopeful that in the coming few weeks we can welcome some of our young people into membership.
If you happen to notice in one of the pictures in the youth group report below that I am wearing a hat, scarf and gloves in the downstairs coffee bar, it is not because it was cold, but a game we were playing. Nevertheless, we are all grateful for the improvements to heating that are being made in the building. New radiators have appeared to upgrade the old ones, and we have been able to provide for some very needy people a ‘warm space’, helped by the funding you will see reported below. Well done to members of the management team for seeing those upgrades through, and to the volunteers who have given so much time and prayer to helping.
There is so much more encouragement to read below, and I urge you to linger over the various reports and appreciate the wide range of ministry and activity that we are involved with. There is so much that we can be thankful for; even in unexpected places there are blessings to find. I am often reminded how relatively ‘comfortable’ (in the warm fire sense) life can be, at least for many of us, and yet to be able to give back something, or help people who are struggling is a great privilege which God gives us. Though needs around us certainly can throw up challenges for us, discipleship, and a ‘Methodist way of life’ (which we will discuss at the ACM), leads us, “each others’ needs to prefer for it is Christ we’re serving” ( The Servant King, G.Kendrick).
Together we have much to celebrate, and much yet to do. So once again, I commend these reports to you and invite you with me to give glory of God for what he is doing in and through us and our church.
Revd Jonathan Budd
Pastoral Report
The membership figure reported to the Methodist Church for their statistical report as of 1[st] November 2022 stood at 115. However, since that date, two of our long-standing members have died, so our current membership is 113. Life is gradually returning to some sort of normality since the Covid pandemic, but as far as our church life is concerned, we are still experiencing lower numbers at Sunday worship than in the past. This is partly due to our ageing congregation of course and it is good to know that we still have a regular small attendance at our weekly Zoom sessions on Sunday mornings. In fact, one of our previous members, who is now well into her nineties, regularly joins us from her family home in France.
Our Annual Membership Tickets were distributed just before Christmas by our stalwart band of Pastoral Links. As always, I encourage them to use this opportunity to have
conversations with those on their Pastoral Lists, particularly those who have not been attending worship for a long while. It is important to keep our lists updated in order that they portray an honest snapshot of the members and adherents at Saltash Wesley.
As always, Rev Jonathan and I have been so grateful for the network of pastoral care provided throughout the year, throughout all aspects of our church life. Although our Pastoral Links are the mainstay of our care system, each one of us have opportunities to support each other through the good times and the more difficult ones. We aim to be a loving, caring church community and are pleased to have welcomed several new folk recently into our fellowship.
Jo Lambourne Pastoral Secretary
9:15 AM - services 2022-23
We relaunched ‘live’ worship in January 2022, with a pattern of themed services, and approximately alternate weeks of recorded and band led worship for all ages. Themes over the past year have included looking at the ‘In-Between Time’ from Easter to Pentecost with Bible Society materials, studying the book of James, making our way through the Sermon on the Mount and recently the book of Esther. Acting out the story of Esther.
Some services have a short sermon, sometimes there are discussions, we’ve done crafts together, put on dramas and all sorts of other things. The service is usually preceded with a bacon sandwich breakfast, but we’re not always at Wesley.
Around once a quarter we meet at Landrake, and we have regularly met at Downderry for ‘Church on the Beach’ or got out in the fresh air for ‘Church on a walk’. We also are glad to meet with 1030 regulars for All Church Together services. All in all, we hope to bring the Bible to life, grapple with some of the difficult bits and grow closer to Jesus.
Church on a Walk – January 2023
Café Church
Since the last Annual Church Meeting Café Church has taken place at 5 p.m. on the 2[nd] Sunday of each month except August and December, when it had to be cancelled because of the icy conditions.
We have had guests on 8 occasions, and they have either given us a presentation or been interviewed. They were: Sarah Redford of the Salvation Army; Rev Richard Magrath, Priest-in-Charge of the Anglican Saltash Team Ministry; Geoffrey Archer, our organ tuner, and his wife Merril and friend Bernard, who played the organ; our own Judith Allen who spoke about the Bible Reading Fellowship; Nikki Phillips, the treasurer of the Friends of Matthew Rusike Children’s Home; Rev Andy Chislett-McDonald, Superintendent Minister of the Plymouth and Devonport Circuit; Dave Wood, guitarist and singer; John Naismith of the charity Jeremiah’s Journey.
In addition, on Palm Sunday in April we had a Taizé style service, and on November 11[th] we had readings about answers to prayer in the 2[nd] World War and talks about countries suffering from warfare at the present time.
Mel Wallis & Bob Mahy
Wesley Community Coffee Shop and Warm Spaces
The Wesley Coffee shop is open to the whole of our local community Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings from 10.00 am to 12 noon and is committed to serving Fairtrade products. We source our filter coffee and tea from Indigo Coffee, who only choose Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certified products and who are an ethical, sustainable and carbon neutral supplier. Other products have been sourced from our Traidcraft outlet within our coffee shop area.
Hot soup and roll lunch
It became apparent throughout last summer and the early autumn that owing to global increased energy prices and the cost-of-living crisis the 2022-23 winter would be a difficult one for many. As a result of publicity on national media and requests by the Methodist Church at a national level it was agreed by the Church Stewards that we should respond to the appeal for churches to provide warm welcoming spaces. After some discussions with other local community groups, it was agreed to extend our Coffee Shop opening hours on a Tuesday and Wednesday until 4.00 pm and to provide hot healthy nutritious soup and a warm crusty roll as part of our Warm Spaces project. This is run on a pay as you are able basis.
We have been able to work in partnership with the Saltash Foodbank to whom we are most grateful for the provision of fresh vegetables and our local Co-operative store via the Real Junk Food Project who have been able to provide surplus bread and rolls thus avoiding food waste. We were also very thankful to receive a grant from National Grid via Local Giving towards our increased energy costs as a result of the extended opening hours without which our project may not have been able to proceed. The soup lunches have been well supported by both our congregation and many in our community who may otherwise be lonely and in need.
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Advert for publicity on community Facebook pages
It is also worth mentioning that prior to June 2022, we had not had any incidents of homelessness for several years. The situation is now escalating as we are seeing new people in crisis entering our community coffee shop every week and we have in fact supported nine homeless persons over the last 6 months, some for several weeks, with cooked breakfast being provided.
We would not be able to run our coffee shop or the Warm Spaces project without the support of our loyal team of volunteers to whom we are most grateful. If you would be able to spare 2½ hours of you time, once a month to help, it would be most welcome.
Please support our coffee shop so it can continue to reach out and welcome the whole of our Saltash community into our church building. This is especially valuable to disadvantaged members of society including those who are currently homeless, lonely or in need and is an important part of our Church’s mission or if you want some quiet time the church is open throughout the morning.
Roger Thompson
Youth Group
The Youth group meet every Tuesday evening during termtime, 6 – 7:30 PM. We use the Sports Hall for plying various sports and share a meal with small group discussion/Bible study time in the coffee bar. We have a small team of dedicated helpers who are on a rota system, with nine young people on the register. We are currently using some great resources from ‘Urban Saints’ exploring the theme of identity. Our aims as a youth group – to help the young people become aware of God as revealed in Jesus Christ, growing together, sharing food and fellowship.
Joanna Couch
Christmas party games
Holiday Club
We have been working in partnership with the Time2Move holiday Club initiative through Cornwall Council. This aims to provide a limited number of spaces completely free, to children who are eligible for free school meals, aged 4 – 11 years. This year we have had an Easter, Summer holiday and Christmas Kids Clubs, with an average of 40 children attending per session. This is a great way to build links with our local community and help to support local families in need. At each Kids Club we provide sports activities, games, arts and crafts, a hot nutritious meal for lunch, stories and singing, all with a Christian based story and theme. Thank you to our amazing Children’s work team for all that they do!
Christmas Holiday Club
Decorating biscuits
Craft activity – making a shepherd
Little Fishes – Baby and Toddler group
The baby and toddler group, re- started in September 2021, continues to go from strength to strength, in fact it is going swimmingly! Attendance averages twenty children with their accompanying parents/carers/ grandparents, and over 90 families have registered with, and attended, this group over the last 18 months. It has been lovely to watch friendship groups develop and the network of support within the group is very special.
Little Fishes – Tuesday mornings
The success of this group would not have been achieved without the support of so many from Wesley, the Monday evening Table Tennis group for putting out the tables, chairs and playmats, the early morning ‘Tea and Toast’ team before the session, the fruit, snacks and drinks helpers during the sessions, not forgetting the team themselves for running the sessions. The inclusion of Rev. Jonathan within the team is a great blessing for us all.
The team have been very encouraged by our involvement with the ‘Little Fishes’ group and pray that God will lead us on, providing opportunity for our Christian witness along the way.
Caroline Hambly
Wednesday Morning Prayers
10 individuals or couples pray at home every Wednesday morning between 8.30 and 9.00 (or as near to that time as they can). Every Tuesday an email is circulated suggesting prayer topics, starting with Wesley and the Circuit, going on to national and international situations, and ending with names of individuals in particular need of our prayers. If you would like to join us please let me know, and if you would like us to pray for you or someone else please contact me.
Bob Mahy
Management Report
The Management team has been working very hard this year trying to keep the building in a good state. Anita and Roger Thompson work well looking after our finances and the rotas. There have just been two heaters installed in the foyer and the showers are being refurbished. We are grateful to Marguerite Smith for the painting she has done in the building.
We are waiting for rendering on the side of the Church to be done.
Most of the management team are well over 70 and some over 80, so we need some younger men or women to help.
If this is not rectified it means, we will have to start paying for all the work that is being done voluntarily!
Steve Tait Chairman
Mbare/Saltash partnership
The committee continues to meet bi-monthly to share and publish news from Mbare, to promote the links between Saltash Wesley and Mbare Methodist Church, to organise the monthly prayers, to arrange fundraising events and to send much-needed help to Zimbabwe.
Fundraiser - Cream tea afternoon at Cliff Cottage with members of the Youth group waiting on tables.
Several of our members keep in touch with those at Mbare through emails and WhatsApp. The news from Zimbabwe has been bad with shortages of food, medical care, electricity supply and water and turmoil in advance of the elections in July. The faith of the Methodist congregation in Mbare, however, remains strong.
In order to be able to send money for special help for those in most need three times a year, we have organised a few fund-raising events during the year, and these have also been most enjoyable social occasions. In addition, many members make regular generous donations, particularly for school fees for children who otherwise wouldn’t receive an education. We also sent money for food parcels just before Christmas from the proceeds of the sales of calendars devised and arranged by Rev Jonathan. We receive reports back from Mbare on how the money has been used.
We also support the Matthew Rusike Children’s Home in Harare, the main fund-raiser for this being the Christmas Card in the foyer.
We are now eagerly looking forward to a visit from 10 members of Mbare, including the minister and his wife, in May. The main hurdle for the visit is for them to obtain visas from the British Government. We have sent them several documents to help with this, including a letter from MP Sheryll Murray. We will know by the middle of this month whether they have been successful.
Ruth Mahy
Wesley Table Tennis
Table Tennis continues to meet every Monday in the Sports Hall from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm. The club has four tables with an average of 8 people attending each week. We break for refreshments and a chat and new members are always welcome. We hope that Anne Nicholas will soon be back with us and able to play again after her injury.
Roger Thompson
PALS. (Pleasure and Leisure Society)
PALS continues to meet fortnightly with a varied programme of interesting and fun activities including meals, theatre visits, talks, and games. We recently led a Songs of Praise Sunday service. We usually are about 20 people and welcome new members.
Bernard Melling
Traidcraft Shop
The sales from the Traidcraft shop has gradually decreased during and since the pandemic and I am very sad to report that I have had confirmation of the fact that Traidcraft plc is no longer trading. I have been managing the Traidcraft shop on behalf of the church since 2010 with the help of many dedicated supporters and I thank you all for that. The work has kept my spirits up during a very difficult time, thank God for that.
Transform Trade (previously Traidcraft Exchange)has stepped up to the mark and they say ‘Our name change is a promise to keep standing up against an unjust and broken system, fighting for radical change with a global community, for a world where trade values people more than profit.’ I pray that we can support that, Kirsten Riches
Thursday Bible Study
One of several house groups and Bible studies that run at the church, our Thursday morning online (at the moment) Bible study continues with good attendance. We are working our way through the Acts of the Apostles, and though we have now moved back to twice per month (1[st] and 3[rd] Thursdays), rather than weekly, we continue to be surprised and delighted at how much we can find to discuss in the stories of the first Christian churches. All are welcome, and you will find the Zoom links often on the weekly notices, or if not ask at the office and Joanna will be able to send you details. We meet from 10-11.30am.
Revd Jonathan Budd
TREASURER’S REPORT ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING 13 MARCH 2022
Accounts year ended 31 August 2022
The Saltash Wesley Church General accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 were presented to the Church Council Meeting in October 2022. The accounts subsequently combined with those for the internal organisations were presented at the February 2023 meeting and have been agreed by Church Council. The accounting records and the combined Standard Form of Accounts have now been audited by David Trill and agreed. Again my thanks to David for his speedy but thorough review of the records and also my thanks to all those who have checked the accounts of the internal organisations.
The majority of the internal organisation figures are now shown as designated accounts on the Standard Form of Accounts in order to reflect accurate total income and expenditure figures. The accounts for the Saltash/Mbare Partnership and the Music Foundation which are restricted funds have remained outside these figures and have been shown in the restricted organisations summary.
I am pleased to report that offerings emerged at £39,922 compared to £39,910 in the previous year, an increase of £12 . Please bear in mind that it was not possible to hold services at Wesley for a considerable number of weeks in the previous year. However, during the past year we lost several members for various reasons, who have in the past generously contributed to our offerings and this will have a continuing impact in the current year.
Our room hiring amounted to £19,485 compared to only £7,205 in the previous year, i.e. an increase of £12,280 as we started to recover from the pandemic.
Income received for our Church Families Worker for the year amounted to £27,068 which is after repaying £2,667 to the District representing one-third of the grant originally received. £10,000 was received from the Circuit which was two-thirds of the amount originally promised owing to the fact that Chris Clark regrettably departed for pastures new at the end of April 2022.
Gift Day receipts amounted to £5,320 from individuals and £2,152 from internal organisations, a total of £7,472, down on the 2021 figure of £14,216 when two Gift Days were held as it was not possible to hold any Gift Day in 2020 owing to periods of lockdown.
Sundry donations amounted to £2,181 compared to £1,640 in 2021. Included under this heading is the kind donation of £1,252 being the cost of the defibrillator for which we are most grateful. We were also grateful for the generous bequest of £10,000 under the terms of Patricia Lewis’s Will which accounts for the large increase in the amounts received from bequests and funerals which totalled £11,163 compared to £105 in the previous year. It was possible to slowly resume some of our church activities following the pandemic and it was good to see that our Table Top sales restarted in October 2021, which generated a contribution of £800 to the general account £400 to the Mbare account and a further £200 in charitable donations. After a quiet restart in September 2021, weekday coffee mornings have gathered momentum and income of £2,190 was received during the year .
Income from investments was up by £541 and amounted to £5,419, with £5,071 being received from investments via Brewin Dolphin, £347 from TMCP and £1 bank interest!
The Gift Aid Tax reclaim amounted to £13,134 and was down by £148 on the previous year when £13,282 was received.
The solar power pay-back received amounted to £4,055 and was up by £59 from the previous year and the initial capital outlay has certainly paid dividends in view of the current record high energy prices.
Turning to expenses, our major expense was the Circuit assessment which amounted to £59,313 compared to £57,652 in 2021 an increase of £1,661.
The second largest outlay was for our Children’s and Families Worker and amounted to £20,818, down by £9,380 as Chris Clark was only with us for 8 months of the 2021/22 financial year.
Utilities totalled only £4,297 being water rates £649 (2021 - £175), electricity £2,103 (2021 - £582) and gas £1,545 (2021 - £745) overall an increase of £2,795, This was however lower than in 2019 when the total cost of utilities was £5,063.
Building maintenance totalled only £1,568 (2021 - £1,173,) which included repairs to the foyer roof, the rendering of the corner exterior wall and a deposit of £334 for the replacement foyer window .
Equipment additions and repairs totalled £10,230 (£6,240 – 2021). The major items included in the expenditure were £1,252 for the defibrillator, £4,017 for the new cooker and fitting , £1,763 on the media computer upgrades and £1,715 on boiler servicing and repairs, £780 for the gas interlocker and £470 on 4 new Go-Pak Tables.
Telephone costs emerged at £1,441 compared to £1,427 in the previous year, but should reduce in the future, as most of our calls are now included in our telephone and broadband rental contract following the change from BT to Virgin Media.
The cost of organ and piano repairs and tuning emerged at £2,874 an increase of £2,348 which was necessitated by the extensive repairs required to the organ following the long periods of lock down when there was very little heating in the church causing mould to accumulate in the chamber.
We are still managing to cover the cleaning with voluntary help for which we are most grateful saving £546 compared to the cost in 2021 and £1,571 in 2020).
Shell and Youth Club has not re-opened in its previous form following the pandemic thus the costs of the Shell and Youth Club worker have reduced the expenditure. However, Youth Alpha has recommenced in a slightly different format and is also managing well with voluntary help.
Total income for the year ended 31 August 2022 as disclosed in the Standard Form of Accounts which include the internal organisations amounts to £140,594 and expenses amount to £126,497, resulting in the overall surplus of £14,097 for the year to 31 August 2022 compared to the deficit of £8,659 in the previous year.
The bank and cash balances held locally as at 31 August 2022 amounted to £53,952 compared to £39,254 at the end of the previous accounting period.
Turning to our investments the valuation of the Henwood bequest as at 31 August amounted to £226,706 compared to £246,047 in August 2021, a fall of £19,341 as a result of the global economic crisis. The amount held by the Trustees for Methodist Church purposes as at 31 August 2022 amounted to £13,411 in Endowment Funds (2021 - £14,420) and £25,750 (2021 -£27,748) in Model Trust Funds. Therefore total funds (including bank and cash balances and those held in restricted funds) amounted to £329,371 as at 31 August 2022 compared to £329,687 in 2021, a decrease of £316, which comprises £20,349 reduction in investments less the surplus on the income and expenditure account of £14,097 , the Mbare account of £5,933 and £3 accumulated income.
Separately I have prepared a schedule of donations made to various charities during the year ended 31 August 2022 which totalled £12,385 including those made to our partner church in Mbare. In addition £5,632 was raised towards the proposed visit by members of our partner church in Mbare.
Current position.
I have recently prepared a draft income and expenditure account for the six months to 28 February 2023 for the General account, which disclosed total income of £ 44,278 and expenses of £53,452 resulting in a net deficit for first half of the year of £9,174. This does however include the quarterly assessment of
£12,765 paid in advance to 31 May 2023. It is however difficult to compare figures with the previous year, because of the grants received and expenditure incurred for our Children’s and Families’ Worker which are no longer applicable and amounts paid for the Circuit which will be recovered before the end of the accounting period. Our financial situation at the end of February through to the end of May annually is usually the worst time in the year, so I am not unduly concerned at present as it should recover by 31 August 2023 once the Gift Aid tax reclaim has been made.
We have been very fortunate and are most grateful to receive a grant from National Grid, via Local Giving towards the additional costs of energy required to open our Church for longer hours under the Warm Welcoming Safe Spaces project.
Finally, I would like to sincerely thank all our Church family not only for their tremendous generosity and commitment both spiritually, practically and financially to the continuing work at Wesley, in our town community and the wider Circuit but also for their ongoing financial assistance to the charities supported each year.
Anita Thompson Church Treasurer .
SALTASH WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH Charitsble DonJtiOfk5 year ended 31 Aut 2022 Actlon Akl AcDon for Children All We Con- Harvest Appeal lirbcludes Gift Aid) All We Can- ukraine All We Can - Ukralne {includes Glft Aid) Chrlstlan Aid Christian Aid {irKludin8 Gift Aid) Cornwall Air ArnbularKe Guide Dog5 for the blind Matthew Rusike Matthew Ruslke IS.00 Traldcraft 52.85 Christmas Day Collection 431.30 Retirin8 Collection I(KI 00 Table Top 949_96 Retsrlng Collectlon 94.00 Café Church 8).00 Mahy - Bread and clSe Lunch IQO.00 Tuesday Circle I(KI.00 Tuesday Circle 307_50 Wesley Christmas Card 60.00 Personal Donadons Mbare- School Fees Fund Mbare- School Fee5 Fund Mbare- 5¢hool Fees Fund Mbare- 5¢hool Fees Fund Mbare- School Fees Fund Mbare Methodist Church Relief FuThl Mbare Methodist Church Relief Fund Mbare Methodist Church Relief Fund Mbare Methodist Church Relief Fund Mbare Methodist Church Relief Fund Mbare Methodist Church Relief Fund Mbare Methodist Church Relief Fund Mbare Methodist Church Relief Fund Mbare Methodist Church Relief Fund Mbare Methodist Church Relief Fund Medecine Sans Fronilere IAf8anlstan Crlslsl Mercy Ships Methodist Homes for the ABed linclude5 Gift -d) Rev T Hiz8ins - India Projert Sal¢ash Foodbank salvaon Army Sheklnah St Luke5 H05pice, Plymouth St. Petrocs Christmas Appeal (includes Gift Aid) Traidcralt Exchange Traldcfaft Exchanee UNHCR for Syrla Water Aid (includes Gift A•d) 3.467.00 Personal Donatrons 25.00 Sale of Plant5 75.00 Traidcraft 2(KI.00 Table Top SCKI.00 Glfi Ald 31.00 Plant Sale 619.75 Coffee Mornin8S 31.00 Wesley Wal* 1.624.00 Personal Donations 75.00 Traldcraft 665.00 Christmas Gifts 2¢XI.00 Table Top 124.95 Carol Service 33.72 Card5 J. Allen 23.00 Cake Sales 50.00 Table Top i¢J).00 Tuesdèy Circle 242.25 Aetirin8 Collection 25.00 Calé Church 10.00 Personal Donailon SO.00 Café Church IIJ) 00 Tuesday Clrcle 90.00 Tuesday Circle 378_50 Retiring Collection 73. 13 Traidcraft. Coffee mornin 3.00 Traldcraft Shop 50.00 Table Top 210 64 Leni Appeal- Jars of Chan8e TOTAL £12,384.SS
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Saftash Wesle Methodlst Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022 Circutt Clrcult no. 12122 Reglstered Charlty - Charlty Reglstrallon number If not a registered charity Her MalHty's Rovenu• and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charty number in tem18 of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give lo donors or grant lunders wishing to see evidence of the organisation, charitable slalus. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are registered charities are excepted from registration under SLqtutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1127542 Minister.. Reverand Jonathan Budd Church Stewards.. MT. Derek Holley Mrs. Anne MeHing Mr. Christopher {"lnS Miss Elspeth Nic4)Ils Mrs. Rosemary Wths Mrs. Joyce ArnS Appointed 1 May 2022 Treasur. Mrs. Anita Thompson Chwch R 8TrJ P 2015th 1of5
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Saltash Wesley Methodlst Chur¢h T¢4 14st SECTEON A Fw a1 RECEIPTS Not• Offerin s and Tox r¢er9d Bank and CFe int•rnst and Investment in¢ome 53.057 53,193 a3 47 5.373 5.420 4.878 a4 Lethn 19.485 19.485 7,204 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 22.975 12.589 12,589 27,(A8 32.441 62.632 140.594 51.105 116,380 la71 SECnON B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Ass•ssm•nt or Shar• 59,313 57 652 b3 Oonakn'ons 1,640 Re airs ant1 Maint•nanc• Utilities Ilnsuranc•s. wat•r ¢h81 $. h•¥ts"n & I. htin 243 b5 Childr•n'$ Famil¥ Worter 30 198 b7 Other payThents TOTAL PAYMENTS 11,828 93.639 5,027 6.687 5,130 26,191 16,958 126,497 23,093 125,039 b8 Ib91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ¢1 Tolal lunds bmught fomard lrnm last year 61 c6 Sub total ¢1+¢2 6250 Transfers and •d' stments 428 803 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR 1¢ 3) 69,604 10.098 79,702 le81 65,002 SECnON D FOR INFORMATION ONLY.. MONEY RECEpD ANO PASSEO ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS IthH• amounts arn not to b• In¢lud•d In totsl r•1 •b•v• d1 Balance brr4J ht foThArd from lasl or 4,579 51Grfls. received for extemal nisation$ 15.902 d3 OfferingrtIs . p8ss•d to xt•mal organisa*"ons 17.1%3 12,651 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1+d243 8,187 7,830 RdP2015_th 2015
Sallash Wesle Methodist uMmly0F CHURCH PUIYJNTS JID tlllE CH RCH COUIIC 8ECTTh E 85 78 ¢3 sth Irtyr 140.6M •7 126.497 14,097 603 1¢?> OYCHURC 148.606 128.675 Xt.030 89.220 TOTAL RECtM8 TOTAL PAYIIEfft SECTK#I F CLOSIIIQ CHUACM-CA811 FUIID• HELD•t 31 557 549 25.740 25,750 3,191 8VB TOT.Cekn tC•A trc¢n •t¢MI1•121 e12 TOTALCA8H FUN08 HELD CHUIKH SECT1 G At 31 280 467 240118 3 877 183 4 561875 f4 at B¢*d
Name of Church.. SALTASH WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH No". 12122 Declarallons and Scrutlny I corfim that these Rec8ipI and Payment based accounts for th8 year lo 31 August 2022 have been prepared from Ihe records of the Church and that they indude all funds under the control of the Church INste8S. Signalure of treasLK¢r .. . Name and &ldr8ss ol treasurer. Anrta ThcAnps 26 Long Part Road. Sallash, Comwall. Post Code PL12 4AH Pm•ntstlon to th• Church Iru•lM• I confim that the annual roport and accounts for th8 year onded 31 August 2022 wll behver? presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 2 February 2023 Signaturo of th8 Chair of the maeling Name of the Cha ol th• m•8ling Revd. alhan 8udd 4.s.z3. Ind•pend•nt Ex•mln• Report to th• Tru•taM of th• Sall••h We•l•y M•thodl•t Church Chartty Numb•r 1127642 Rupon8lbllltlM and ba81• of r•port I rewl to the trustees on my examinatson of the accwnls of lh8 Saltash Wesley Meihodisl Churth for tho year ended 31 August 2022 set oui on pages1 10 3. As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation 01 the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chariti'es Acl 20111'lhe Act'i. I report in respect of my examination of the Churth's accounts carried under seth'on 145 of th8 Act and, in Carn9 Out ry examination, I have follo£d all the applicat4è Directi¢)ns gwen by the Chanty Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the Act. ' delete or c4rcJe as apWOpIe 3)l5dll R P. 4d5
Name of Church: Saltash Wesley Methodist Chwch . No 12f22 Independent Examlnerf$ Slatemont I have compteted my examinatw)n. I confim) that no material matters have come to my attention in connection th the examinaknon lother than thal disdosed beltrw") whth give me uSe lo believe that in any material respect.. the accnbng records nol kept in seclion 130 of the or the accounts do not accord Imih accounting records. [the lthe I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in conneclion V•tyth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandino of the a¢Unts lo be reached. I haVe}ha¥fr. oblained independent verrfKakn'on of all investrnenls wth th& Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other tsusts. bank balances and fijnds 8t the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Churth ich are indiwdualty in excess of £10.1 (ten thousand pounds) al the balance sheet date. Signature of intyndent examlner Name ofindependent examiner ....................... Relevant prolesslonal qualificatson ofiTh1epW examww .... ....... . .. ... ...... .... .......... Name of finn (where apwcyiate) .. Address ..................... ost Ctyje P&/ AT Date 2UIS(*AKth R PA• Sds
Name of Churth.. SALTASH WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH 12122 Decl•rntl¢>n8 and S¢nrtlny I confim that these Recwpl and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Churth and that they indude all funds under the control of Ihe Churth Iruslees. Signature of treawrer. .. . Dale....3oli l Namo and addr of Iroa$urer. Anita Th0SOn 26 Long Park Road, Sattash, Ci>rrThvall. Post Code PL12 4AH Prn••ntatlon to th• Church trust•o• I confim that the annual rewt arvj accounts for the year en(58d 31 August 2022 wll b8hver8 presented to the meeting of the Church trusl80s Nd on 2 February 2023 Signature of the Chair of the m8etsng Name of the Chatr of the meeting Revd. alhan Budd 4.s.23. Indopond•nt Ex•fflln•f8 R•port to tho Tru•t••8 01 th• S•lla•h WMl•y M•thodl•l Church clIty Numb•r 1127542 R•8pon•lbllltl•• and ba•1• of rnport I report to the trustees on my exaMal)n of the accounts of the Saliash We$W Melhodisl Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 set oui on pag831 10 3. As the Church's Iruslees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in acC(d vAh the requirem6nls of the Charitfvs Act 2011 {'the Act'i. I rewt in resFoct of my examinatmjn of the Church's acCntS c4med out undar section 145 01 th8 Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have fdknved all the applicatAe Directions gNen by the Chanty Commission under section 145151{bl of the Ad. ' delete or circte as appropriaté 3)15r*uth Rd P. 4$
Name of Church: Saltash Wesley Methocthst Churth ...................... No 12r22 Independent Examlnerfs Strtament I have coMpted my examination. I confimi Ihat no materid matters have come to my attention in connection th the examinatson lother than that disdosed bel¢)w'l give me cause to believe that in any matenal resped.. the accountirKJ records ¥rn not kept in Cord vath sedion 130 of the kt; or the accounts do not accord ryth the wwnting records. lthe lthe I have no concems and have come across no other matters in conr)8cbon with the examination to vthich attention should be dravm in tru's report in order to enable a proper understandirvJ of the accounts lo be reached. I havetr" obtained Indedent venficatson of all invesbnents with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other tnjsts. bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Churth which ar8 individualty in excess of £10.CW Ilen tt)ousand pounds) at the balance sheet dale. Sign8lur8 of independent exa1 Name of independent examiner ....................... Relevant wofesslonal quauficalkn of independent exanlner . Namèoffimi {vthere approprrate) ......................................... PL/ Ar Dale 5rf5