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## ié Methodist Church
## BEDHAMPTON METHODIST CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT — 2022/2023
Phe following items give a flavour of the work carried out by Bedhampton Methodist Church during the year:
- ¥. The Church Council, comprising all Bedhampton Methodist Church members, met during the year. In addition, an Annual General Meeting was held, open to all. An immense amount ofother work 1s undertaken by Church Council members, Stewards and others in addition to their attendance at these meetings.
2. Appointments were made by Church Council, in line with Methodist Church police.
3. The Church was the focus for:
- #, Sunday and other worship
- %. Church fundraising events c. Bedhampton Boys' Brigade d. Bedhampton Girls' Brigade e. Cantemus Choir f. Monsoon School of Dance g. Kiddie Kingdom Nursery h. NHS Cardiac Rehabilitation classes
- #4. Financial Review
- a. On31 August 2022, the funds of Bedhampton Methodist Church totalled £16337, a decrease of £276 over the year. In addition, £2402 was held by internal organisations reporting to tie church council; this represents an increase of £33%.
- b. During the year, the following donations and gifts have been made to charities and other beneficiaries, a total of £1371 demonstrating that the Society is not inward looking:
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||a. BenevolentFund|||||£93|||
||b. Ukraine (viaRed Cross andDEC)|||||£580|||
|||||||£148|||
||d. RighttoWork|||||£116|||
||e. Southern Domestic Abuse||Service||||||
||f. HavantFoodBank (in addition to food donations)||||||||
||g. MethodistWorld Mission||(throughMWiB)||||||
||h. Action forChildren|||||£50||||
|||||||£187|||
|Safeguarding|Safeguardingtramingwas notundertaken duringtheyearbut is planned for SeptemberandOctobe:|||||Octobe:|||
|Bank|Bank detaiis:||||||||
|||AccountTitle|||Bank|||SertCode|| Number||||
|||MethodistChurchBedhampton -
General
MethodistChurchBedhampton-||
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||LloydsBank
Lloyds Bank||36-93-97
30-93-97|00187963
00101848||||
||Benevolent Fund||||||||
|||DepositFund||CentralFinanceBoardofthe|||00650010|||
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5. Safeguarding traming was not undertaken during the year but is planned for September and Octobe:
## 6. Bank detaiis:
‘The Benevolent Fund money was absorbed into the Lloyds Bank account, whilst being recorded. separately from the General Fund and Property Fund in that account; the dedicated Benevolent Fund account remains open, with a zero balance, pending action to close it.
2. Bedhampton Methodist Church will have at least one appropriate insurance policy to cover the activities of the church and its appointed officers.
- b. Monies donated or otherwise given to the church will be counted and recorded by at least two church members, wherever possible.
- é. Monies donated or otherwise given to the church will be banked to the appropriate account, above, at the earliest opportunity.
- d. Monies will be managed in accordance with the Reserves Policy of Bedhampton Methodist Church, that is to maintain sufficient designated funds in the CFB account to meet 6 months of the assessment payments; to hold £2000 in the general fund, £1000 in the designated property fund, £235 in the designated benevolent fund and to build the designated kitchen fund to £10000.
## 8. Governance
The governing body of Bedhampton Methodist Church is the Church Council, reporting to the Circuit Council. The authority under which the Church Council acts is given by the Methodist Church Act
Bedhampton Methodist Church is a registered charity; 1127598. Voting members of the Church Council are the Trustees of the Charity, together with the appointed Ministers of East Solent and Downs Circuit.
The Church Council consists of the Church membership, and is responsible, as Trustees, for overseeing the financial statements and accepting the examined Standard Form of Accounts. The Church Council also appoints the Independent Examiner for this purpose. All members of Bedhampton Methodist Church are members of the Church Council and those who attended meetings during 2021/2022 are listed in the minutes for each Church Council meeting and for the AGM. The appointed Independent Examiner is Margaret Heathcote, Circuit Finance Officer.
## Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year (1 September to 31 August for Methodist churches) which give a true and fair view ofthe charity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end ofthe year. In preparing financial statements, the Trustees should follow best practice and:
- ° select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently: e make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent: ® state whether applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities have been followed:
- ° prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that activities will continue.
- The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which will enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Standing Orders of the Methodist Church and the Charities Act. They are also responsible for taking reasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. 16 September 2022 We/ Adopted i,A—jae ee Matthew Thomas, Treasurer at Church Council meeting on ¢-November 2051 fe dks Rev Elize Goddess
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
# THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
## Bedhampton Methodist
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022
East Solent and Downs Circuit
## Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
26/7 1127598
If not a registered charity Her 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:
## Rev Elize Goddess
Church Stewards:
Alan Dabbs Jane Dabbs
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Treasurer: Matthew Thomas
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## ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Totals|this|Totals|last|
|SECTION A|Funds|Funds|ear|ear|
|22|| OfferingsRECEIPTS and Tax recovered||ee|21,622|i.|al ||_24,622ee|
|a3||Investment|income|17|
|jad|tettingsa6125 |Other |TOTALTCT receipts RECEIPTS=|Poeeee44,266to]—s_|||ee)44,266|33,368]2,117|
|SECTION|B|
|PAYMENTS|
|b2|| Circuit Assessment or Share|PY|19,299|fF|19,299|21,220|
|b3|Donatins|||Ct|282|
|b4 [Repairs and Maintenance|a|et|
|ia Utilitiescharges, (Insurances,heating|&|lighting water|8,772|8,772|8,122|
|b7|Other payments|ptt|
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|bs|[[TOTAL][ PAYMENTS]|a|ago]||||)tt,90|||
|SECTION|C|
|csC1|NETIFOR RECEIPTS/PAYMENTSTH|AR|a6-b8)|276||||a276|2,842|
|ap|Total[ae ear funds brought forward from|15,293_768|18,903|
|Sub total|(c1+¢2)|15,569|16,337|
|Transfers and adjustments|[||
|5 [TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR|(c3+c4)|16,337]|——«||__|16,337] (c8),|
|SECTION|D|
|FOR|INFORMATION|ONLY:|MONEY|RECEIVED AND|PASSED|ON TO|EXTERNAL|ORGANISATIONS|
|these amounts|are|not to|be|included|in|total|receipts/payments|figures|above|£|£|
|Balance brought forward from last|year|a|ai|
|Offerings/Gifts|- received for external organisations|1,089|Pal|
|Offerings/Gifts|- passed to external organisations|1,089|S||
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SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH GOUNGIL
SummarySECTION E Flease followthe Guidance Notes tocompletethis page
an of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of
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 Oraanisations.
INTERNAL. Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
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if TOTAL
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SECTION F
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
CHURCH OPENING CLOSING
- CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2022 BALANCES BALANCES
Central Finance Board
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes fa [tata
SUB TOTAL - Church accounts 16,061 16,337
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
| TOTALbalance totalCASH FUNDS from above) HELD (e12) BY CHURCH | agaaal2,071] (e11)| 18,739 12)
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OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES 4 September 2021 31 August 2022
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| confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees.
Signature of treasurerAba pate. 2/1/23... Name and address of treasurer Matthew Thomas .
53 Loxwood Road, Waterlooville Post Code PO8 9TY
## Presentation to the Church trustees
| confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ................. Signature of the Chair of the meeting SOMES nnn Name of the Chair of the meeting Rev Elize Goddess Date mA/ff£025, Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
## Bedhampton Methodist Church
## Charity Number 1127598
## Responsibilities and basis of report
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Bedhampton Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages 1 to 5 As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
| report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
* delete or circle as appropriate
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Name of Church Bedhampton Methodist Church No 1127598
## Independent Examiner’s Statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
| 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.
| have not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner veeeenen Ge ccccccescescestestssteiteseertestieeteteeen
Name of independent examiner M V Heathcote
## Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner MAAT
Name of firm (where appropriate) East Solent and Downs Circuit
Address 19 - 21 High Street
Emsworth Post Code PO10 7AQ
Date 24 November 2022
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## ié Methodist Church
## BEDHAMPTON METHODIST CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT — 2022/2023
Phe following items give a flavour of the work carried out by Bedhampton Methodist Church during the year:
- ¥. The Church Council, comprising all Bedhampton Methodist Church members, met during the year. In addition, an Annual General Meeting was held, open to all. An immense amount ofother work 1s undertaken by Church Council members, Stewards and others in addition to their attendance at these meetings.
2. Appointments were made by Church Council, in line with Methodist Church police.
3. The Church was the focus for:
- #, Sunday and other worship
- %. Church fundraising events c. Bedhampton Boys' Brigade d. Bedhampton Girls' Brigade e. Cantemus Choir f. Monsoon School of Dance g. Kiddie Kingdom Nursery h. NHS Cardiac Rehabilitation classes
- #4. Financial Review
- a. On31 August 2022, the funds of Bedhampton Methodist Church totalled £16337, a decrease of £276 over the year. In addition, £2402 was held by internal organisations reporting to tie church council; this represents an increase of £33%.
- b. During the year, the following donations and gifts have been made to charities and other beneficiaries, a total of £1371 demonstrating that the Society is not inward looking:
||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||a. BenevolentFund|||||£93|||
||b. Ukraine (viaRed Cross andDEC)|||||£580|||
|||||||£148|||
||d. RighttoWork|||||£116|||
||e. Southern Domestic Abuse||Service||||||
||f. HavantFoodBank (in addition to food donations)||||||||
||g. MethodistWorld Mission||(throughMWiB)||||||
||h. Action forChildren|||||£50||||
|||||||£187|||
|Safeguarding|Safeguardingtramingwas notundertaken duringtheyearbut is planned for SeptemberandOctobe:|||||Octobe:|||
|Bank|Bank detaiis:||||||||
|||AccountTitle|||Bank|||SertCode|| Number||||
|||MethodistChurchBedhampton -
General
MethodistChurchBedhampton-||
|
||LloydsBank
Lloyds Bank||36-93-97
30-93-97|00187963
00101848||||
||Benevolent Fund||||||||
|||DepositFund||CentralFinanceBoardofthe|||00650010|||
|||||MethodistChurch||||||
|i|||||||||
5. Safeguarding traming was not undertaken during the year but is planned for September and Octobe:
## 6. Bank detaiis:
‘The Benevolent Fund money was absorbed into the Lloyds Bank account, whilst being recorded. separately from the General Fund and Property Fund in that account; the dedicated Benevolent Fund account remains open, with a zero balance, pending action to close it.
2. Bedhampton Methodist Church will have at least one appropriate insurance policy to cover the activities of the church and its appointed officers.
- b. Monies donated or otherwise given to the church will be counted and recorded by at least two church members, wherever possible.
- é. Monies donated or otherwise given to the church will be banked to the appropriate account, above, at the earliest opportunity.
- d. Monies will be managed in accordance with the Reserves Policy of Bedhampton Methodist Church, that is to maintain sufficient designated funds in the CFB account to meet 6 months of the assessment payments; to hold £2000 in the general fund, £1000 in the designated property fund, £235 in the designated benevolent fund and to build the designated kitchen fund to £10000.
## 8. Governance
The governing body of Bedhampton Methodist Church is the Church Council, reporting to the Circuit Council. The authority under which the Church Council acts is given by the Methodist Church Act
Bedhampton Methodist Church is a registered charity; 1127598. Voting members of the Church Council are the Trustees of the Charity, together with the appointed Ministers of East Solent and Downs Circuit.
The Church Council consists of the Church membership, and is responsible, as Trustees, for overseeing the financial statements and accepting the examined Standard Form of Accounts. The Church Council also appoints the Independent Examiner for this purpose. All members of Bedhampton Methodist Church are members of the Church Council and those who attended meetings during 2021/2022 are listed in the minutes for each Church Council meeting and for the AGM. The appointed Independent Examiner is Margaret Heathcote, Circuit Finance Officer.
## Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year (1 September to 31 August for Methodist churches) which give a true and fair view ofthe charity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end ofthe year. In preparing financial statements, the Trustees should follow best practice and:
- ° select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently: e make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent: ® state whether applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities have been followed:
- ° prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that activities will continue.
- The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which will enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Standing Orders of the Methodist Church and the Charities Act. They are also responsible for taking reasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. 16 September 2022 We/ Adopted i,A—jae ee Matthew Thomas, Treasurer at Church Council meeting on ¢-November 2051 fe dks Rev Elize Goddess