Docusign EnvelopÈ ID". D7o556CF-198s6l-8SE2-04A3EASB3gCl TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT INO. 26014) TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 31st AUGUST 2025 Reference and administrative details Teddington Methodist Church (Charity Commission Registration Number 1127553) is within the Teddington Methodist Circuit, in the London District ot the Methodist Church. The address of the Church is- Teddington Methodist Church, I Stanley Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TWI 18TP and correspondence should be addressed to The Secretary to the Church Council at this address. Teddington Methodist Church is constituted under the Methodist Church Act 1976 and is governed under the tem]s of the Model Ttusts, which are Schedule 2 ot. the Act. The day-to- day operational activity, constilulional practice, usage and discipline of the Church is regulated by the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church and determined by Standing Orders as agreed by the annual Methodist Conference and published in the Minutes of Conference. Under the Methodist Church Act 1976, the Church has both Custodian Trustees and Managing Trustees. The Custodian Trustees are Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, whose address is Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester, Ml IJQ. The Managing Trustees are the Church Council, appointed in accordance with the Constitution of the Methodist Church, whose members during the year, or at the time of this report being approved, were: Rev. David Innes (Chairnun) Sue MotTell (Secretary) Vijay Christian (Treasurer) Sally Aston Sharon Barbarez Helen Bott Richard Bott Rob Davies Alfie Evans Brian Jackson Gill Jackson Claire Kilvington Rosie Kwon Julia Lavery Robert Mortimer George Syi]un Cathy Trevelyan Sarah Waine Our main bank account is with CAF Bank and having closed one HSBC account, we are in the process of closing the second. The registered addresses of the two bankers are.. CAF Bank Limited, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ and HSBC, The Peak, 333 Vauxhall Bridge Road, Victoria, London SWIV IEJ. GSM & Co (Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co) of 21-27 Lamb's Conduit Street, London, WC IN 3GS are the independent examiners of the accounts.
Docusign EnvelopÈ ID". D7o556CF-198s6l-8SE2-04A3EASB3gCl Ob ectives and activities Our aims are encapsulated in the following Purpose Statement.. JEDDINGTON METHODIST CHURCH seeks to: Be caring and worshipping; Encourage growth in faith; Express the love ot God in Jesus Christ mutually, locally, and globally. The Church Council nomially meets three times a year and ceiVe$ regular reports reviewing progress in achieving these aims. In producing their assessment of the benefit to the public provided by the charity, the trustees confirni that they have coinplied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit. Teddington Methodist Church (TMC) continues to look tor ways of involving the wider church tamily through worship and social internction. Some local, national, and intemational charities are supported through regular Saturday coffee mornings, special services and events. Achievements and erformance Membership. Teddington Methodist Church {TMC) currently has 69 members, three of whom are under age 18. TMC is an active member of Churches Together in Teddington and enjoys good relationships with other local Christian Churches and with several local, national, and intcmational charitics. Worship. During the year ended 3 1st August 2025 the average attendance at Suiiday Inorning services wa.8 42 adults plus 6.2 young people. The largest attendaiiee at any 8etvice was for a Baptism in January when the family swelled the numbers but the largest attendance at other services was at our Carol Service when there were 61 adults and 10 young people. This continu¢s thc pattcm sccn in pr¢vious ycars, of our spccial scrviccs, such as thc Ilarvcst Festival, the annual Christmas Gift Service, and the Carol service, attracting the highest attcndanc¢. Goods for Ivhitcchapcl Mission wcrc ¢oll¢¢tcd at thc Harvcst and Cliristmas Gift services- these appeals receive substantial support from the local community. On Good Friday, wc joincd with oth¢r Christians in th¢ proc¢ssion and scrvicc on thc Grccn which was followed by refreshments in our hall and a vigil until 3pm when the cross was taken down. On Easter Day we celebrated by "flowering the cross", Ivhich had been used throughout Lent to display %yinbol% of the Passion. We have held 8erviee% to celebrate the work of All We Can, Methodist Homes for the Aged, and the World Church. During the summer holidays, we had a series of services to celebrate the 1700 years of the Nicene Creed, using thc matcrial supplicd by Churchcs Togcthcr in Britain and Ircland. Wider Church Groups. There are two Fellowship Groups meeting on alternate Wednesdays and Fridays and another group meet after the Sunday service to read and discuss the meaning of various Bible passages; these groups provide an opportunity for people to develop their faith and to know cach othcr bcttcr. Thc Bushy Park walking group maintain thcir Monday
Docusign EnvelopÈ ID". D7o556CF-198s6l-8SE2-04A3EASB3gCl moniing rambles, which are open to all, including people who have no other connection with the church. Young children. Our Junior Church meets on Sunday morning dullng the school terms and is run by a small, dedicated team who cater for a range of ages. There is also a Circuit Group for teenagers which some young people attend. Teddington Tots, our open Tmomings for children under three and their carers, meets on Wednesday mornings A small team of committee members and volunteers help to rnn the Inornings and provide retreshments. Users. The church Premises are used extensively by community organisations, some of whom have been doing so for Inany years. As well as our own supported groups, Teddington Tots and three uniformed groups, there are several regular external users, as well as occasional users. Amongst our llsets we continue to support Teddington and Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group, Alcoholics Anonymous and The National Blood Donor Service. Pastoral care and social activities. Face to face pastoral care and social activities continue. Our Pastornl Visitors (and othe[3) maintain contact with the church community by visiting all those who welcome it and where they are reluctant, by making phone calls or writing letters, contributing to the WhatsApp groups, and emailing our weekly News and Notes update. We are blest to have such people, serving others and demollstrating God's love. Our Saturday coft.ee Momings are supported by church members and the many visitors, especially the Zumba Group. They provide a good place for fellowship and discussions about concerns; they are also an ideal location for infomial meetings about things such as organisational issues, property concerns and planning services. Our Plant Sale in May, which we have run for many years was a great success, Wlth many visitors staying to sample the cakes on sale inside. We have held concerts, lunches, quizzes, and other family events. in the summer we had Open Garden Saturday mornings plus a family picnic, all of which provide a chance to chat with others face-to-face An autumn Arts and Crafts show is planned for September 2025, with entries from the church and the comrnunily. We give tlianks to God for the people we know and have known, who have shown us his love, and we put our ttust in Him as we look fonvard to continued wotship, singing and fellowship in the years ahead. Premises and building development. Regular rnaintenance of the property continues to be important, with members giving lime and skills to perfonn or manage this necessary activity and we en]ploy a local handyman to complete the tasks that we are unable to do ourselves. We have plans for a local contractor to coinplete some minor repair WO on the old, and no ongeT used, bell-tower. We also have plans to replace the spotlights, uplighters, and ceiling lighting, which were installed in the worship area as part of a development project 25 years ago- the new units will be LED devices, improving our ecological footprint. Financial rcvicw Receipts and payments. The accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis using the Standard Form of Accounts as laid down by the Methodist Connexion. Teddington Methodist Church, including internal organisations, had total receipts of £94,493 during thc ycar and madc total paymcnts of £88,884.
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Reserves level and policy. The Church has a reserves policy which currently reads as follows: "Teddington Methodist Church regularly endeavours to maintain, in its unrestricted funds, a total balance of reserves sufficient to cover six months' normal expenditure." The reserves held at the end of the year were as follows:
| Unrestricted fonds | £ | |
|---|---|---|
| General Fund | 39,057 | |
| Capital Fund Total unrestricted fonds |
35,841 74,898 |
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| Restricted Funds | £ | |
| Development | 901 | |
| Bequests | 29,828 | |
| Organ lessons | 500 | |
| Charities | 429 | |
| Teddington Tots Total restricted funds |
2,475 34,133 |
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| Total funds | £109,031 | |
| Unrestricted reserves, readily available | Unrestricted reserves, readily available | £74,898 |
Charitable giving. Supporting the wider community continues to be a key mission of TMC. During the year £9,463 was raised at Saturday Coffee Mornings and other events for the benefit of twenty-three community organisations, a few of whom ran the events themselves. The organisations supported included: Action for Children, All We Can, Baby Basics, Methodist Homes for the Aged, Macmillan Cancer Support, Mighty Convoy (supplying goods to Ukraine), Parkinson's Trust, Teddington and Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group, WaterAid and Whitechapel Mission, A total of £11,863 (including benevolence donations and retiring collections) was given to external organisations during the year, with £2,400 of this being given from our own church funds.
Trustees' responsibiities
For each financial year ending on 31st August the Trustees are required to prepare receipts and payment accounts that contain a statement summarising all money received and paid out by the charity in the financial year, and a statement giving details of its assets and liabilities at the end of the year.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Church and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the law. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Church and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Church's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Whilst the training of new trustees is largely 'on the job', a leaflet issued by the Methodist Church outlining their responsibilities as far as property is concerned has been made available to all trustees. At times of key decisions, the Chairman reminds the Church Council of the personal responsibility of each trustee.
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Docusign EnvelopÈ ID". D7o556CF-198s6l-8SE2-04A3EASB3gCl Financial risk is assessed by the Finance Cominittee, which reports to the Church Council. Budget5 are agreed twelve moiiths in advance. In general, it is considered that projected incorne will Incct projccted expenditurc on thc Cliuich accounts, wliilc thc Capital Fund which we maintain holds sufficient reserves to meet reasonable unexpected costs. rovals The Trustees, Report and the Financial Stateinents were approved by Church Council on 2oZ Signed on behalf of Church Council, as authorized.. Rev David Innes Chainnan Suc Morrell Date.. 12th November 2025 Secretary Date.. 12th November 2025
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CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Teddington Methodist
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 Au ust 2025 g
Circuit Circuit no. 35/37 1127553
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to 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)
Minister:
David Innes
Church Stewards: Alfie Evans Gill Jackson Claire Kilvington Treasurer: Vijay Christian
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Teddington Church Methodist
| SECTION A | Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds |
£ 45 686 4 273 38 901 2 585 Totals this year |
£ 45 686 4 273 38 901 2 585 Totals this year |
Totals last year |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| a1 | RECEIPTS | Note | |||||||
| a2 | Offerings and Tax recovered | 45 686 | 45 686 | 38 689 | |||||
| a3 | Bank and CFB interest and Investment income |
2 938 | 1 335 | 4 273 | 4 840 | ||||
| a4 | Lettings | 38 901 | 38 901 | 41 793 | |||||
| a5 | Other receipts | 2 585 | 2 585 | 3 703 | |||||
| a6 | TOTAL RECEIPTS | 90 109 | 1 335 | 91 444 | (a7) | 89 024 | |||
| SECTION B | 38 411 2 400 21 406 19 175 3 868 |
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| b1 | PAYMENTS | ||||||||
| b2 | Circuit Assessment or Share | 38 411 | 38 411 | 35 950 | |||||
| b3 | Donations | 2 400 | 2 400 | 2 400 | |||||
| b4 | Repairs and Maintenance | 21 406 | 21 406 | 31 941 | |||||
| b5 | Utilities (Insurances, water charges,heating& lighting) |
19 175 | 19 175 | 22 619 | |||||
| b6 | |||||||||
| b7 | Otherpayments | 3 777 | 91 | 3 868 | 4 472 | ||||
| b8 | TOTAL PAYMENTS | 85 169 | 91 | 85 260 | (b9) | 97 382 | |||
| 6 185 | |||||||||
| SECTION C | |||||||||
| c1 | NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) |
4 941 | 1 244 | 6 185 | (8 358) | ||||
| c2 | Total funds brought forward from last year |
69 957 | 29 985 | 99 942 | (c6) | 108 300 | |||
| 106 127 | |||||||||
| c3 | (c1+c2) Sub total |
74 898 | 31 229 | 106 127 | 99 942 | ||||
| c4 | Transfers and adjustments | (c7) | |||||||
| c5 | TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) |
74 898 | 31 229 | 106 127 | (c8) | 99 942 | (c6) |
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| d | FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures |
£ £ ORGANISATIONS |
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| d1 | Balance brought forward from lastyear | 70 | 136 | ||
| d2 | Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations | 9 514 | 7 920 | ||
| d3 | Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations | 9 526 | 7 986 | ||
| d4 | BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) | 58 | 70 |
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Teddington Methodist
Church
SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL
| SECTION E | Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page |
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| Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of | |
| an Internal Organisation would | normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be |
| completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting | |
| AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District | |
| and connected District Organisations. |
| SECTION E |
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| Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and connected District Organisations. |
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| INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS |
Receipts | Payments | Net Receipts/ Payments |
Adjustments | Opening balances |
Closingbalances | |||||||
| e1 | Charities | 1 492 | 1 402 | 90 | 339 | 429 | |||||||
| e2 | Teddington Tots | 1 557 | 2 222 | (665) | 3 140 | 2 475 | |||||||
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| e8 | Sub total of Internal Organisations funds |
3 049 | 3 624 | (575) | 3 479 | (e11) | 2 904 | (e12) | |||||
| e9 | Church accounts (totals brought forward from page 2 - totals column) |
91 444 (a7) 94 493 |
(a7) | **85 260 ** | (b9) | 6 185 | (c7) | 99 942 | (c6) | 106 127 | (c8) | ||
| e10 | TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH |
88 884 | 5 610 | 103 421 | (x) | 109 031 | (y) | ||||||
| Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and bring the totals forward |
TOTAL RECEIPTS | TOTAL PAYMENTS |
SECTION F
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | ||||
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| CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2025 Central Finance Board Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Other funds Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing balance total from above) (e12) Bank Deposit Account SUB TOTAL - Church accounts TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH Cash in hand Bank Current Account |
OPENING BALANCES 15 821 56 136 27 985 99 942 (c6) 3 479 (e11) 103 421 (x) |
CLOSING BALANCES |
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| f1 | Cash in hand | |||
| f2 | Bank Current Account | 8 270 | ||
| f3 | Bank Deposit Account | |||
| f4 | Central Finance Board | 68 628 | ||
| f5 | Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes | 29 229 | ||
| f6 | Other funds | |||
| f7 | SUB TOTAL - Church accounts | 106 127 | (c8) | |
| f8 | Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing balance total from above) (e12) |
2 904 | (e12) | |
| f9 | TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH | 109 031 | (y) | |
| SECTION G OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES Other Assets Other Liabilities Investments(include Endowments) Land & Buildings(see notes re Insurance value) Loan(s)- show amount outstandingatyear end |
At 1 September 2024 3 562 404 |
At 31 August 2025 3 562 404 |
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| g1 | Investments(include Endowments) | |||
| g2 | Land & Buildings(see notes re Insurance value) | 3 562 404 | 3 562 404 | |
| g3 | Other Assets | |||
| g4 | Loan(s)- show amount outstandingatyear end | |||
| g5 | Other Liabilities |
f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board
f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this is included in line f5
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Docusign Envelope ID: D70556CF-1983-4561-89E2-04A3EA5B39C1
Name of Church TEDDINGTON METHODIST CHURCH No 35/37
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have
been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date 12/11/2025….. | confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Name and address of treasurer …………VIJAY CHRISTIAN…………………………………………. Church trustees. / ~ …23 COBBETT ROAD, TWICKENHAM……………………………. Post Code…TW2 6EN
Presentation to the Church trustees Name and addressoftreasurer ............VIJAY CHRISTIAN.
...23 COBBETT ROAD, TWICKENHAM...........-..::::::::e2ee Post Code... TW2 6EN I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ……………..
Signature of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………………………………… | confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on... tE4. Novenkir Lots Name of the Chair of the meeting ………DAVID INNES…………… Date 12/11/2025…..
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
Teddington Methodist Church
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Charity Number 1127553
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Teddington Methodist Church for
the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church’s trustees, you are Responsibilities and basis of report
responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Teddington Methodist Church for . the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church’s trustees, you are I report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Act and, in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the * delete or circle as appropriate Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Name of Church TEDDINGTON METHODIST CHURCH No 35/37
Independent Examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signature of independent examiner ………………………………………………………………….
Name of independent examiner Richard Hill
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FCA
Name of firm (where appropriate) Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co, Chartered Accountants
Address 21-27 Lamb's Conduit Street London WC1N 3GS
Date: 24/11/2025
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