Charlty registr•tion numb•r 1127609 {Engl•nd and Wale81
SURBITON HILL
METHODIST
CHURCH
SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Thi*te••
M Golding
P Thorp
M Tho¥pe
J 8rid98S
M M Turner
J B Ba￿lek
Revd V MaraJ-Ogden
H C Abbott
C R Jone8
L M Bridges
CEMays
K Ingham
T Ingham
E Cook
P V Lav•rs
R Slr8¢han
C Fullbrook
D Fullbrook
E Abraham
HMLamb
8 Oludayl
J Humphrkfjl
Charlty r•gS•tratlo
England and ￿leS
1127809
Prfnclpal •ddr•••
39 Ewell Road
Surbiton
Surrey
KT8 6AF
Audltor
Klngston BUrro￿$Audlt Ltd
308 Ewell Road
Surbilon
Surr•y
UK
Iff6 7AL

SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
coprrENTS
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Tru8tè8g raport
IndeFend¢nl •Jdlk<g rgport
8-10
ststwnontolfin•rKlal actlvNIoi
11
8•lBne• 8ho8t
12
Not•8 to th? ffnandel Btat8ments
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
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The tru8te¢8 present thelrannual report anil fflnandal ststemonts for the year ended 31 ALYJUSt 202
The finandal siatamènts hav¢ be•n prepargd in a¢o)Tdani* ￿th the OLrounting policies $8t c*Jt In note 1 to thè
finanLiat st8tgm8nts and comply with the charity's governiThJ docurnent, th8 Charltlas Art 2011, FRS 102 Yhè
Fingn¢ial Reporung Standard applicable in tho UK and Rèpubli¢ of Ireland" and th8 Chartlles SORP 'A￿O￿nI6￿9
8nd Repor￿Tr9 by Charities: Statement of Reeommended Practice applicable to eharilies prepsrlng Ihew accounts in
accordanc8 wlth the Flnandal R8porUn9 Standard appllcablo In tho UK and Rèpu￿1¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021..
*nd #etlvlti
The w)rk of Su￿lton Hill Mèthodist Church tak￿ plar* wilhin the overall m18slon and purFM)B88 Df the M8thodlsl
Churth In Brttaln. Thll ml8alon 18 sumrnarl$ed in the document Our Canlw IM8thodlst Ccffll6renca Raport 20cKJI.
The fourt￿Me$ idontrfied in Our Calllng wem reafflmi&J by tho mell￿11St Conlerenr* in 201B:
The calling of Ihe Methodist ChLtrch 18 to respond to the 906pel of Gods lov8 In Chriil and lo Ilve wl tt8 d18dF488hlp
In worship and mls8lon. It do88 thls throu9h..
Wor8hip
Leamlng 8Trd Cathg
. SeNko
Evangellsm
R•5pondlng to Our Callre su￿lton Hill Ihthodlst Church has Its own mlsslon to..
Worshlp God
Encourag8 8nd support pÈoplè 10 follow Jesus Chrfst 08 savI￿r
Carg lor ow ￿[ghbOUrS and wrjrk forjuslic8 th• ra%èf ol $ufferfng #round the world.
In 2018 we agreed a developed VL8h* St8terrnnt which 18 row Ihe bads of wr annual and longer temi plannlng.
Th8 is lo borA>me a Ybranl Chrlsllan centre for carfThJ, sharlng, worshlp welcome Sn Surbhon..

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A¢hl•v•fflenls and perfornia￿e
Sigrn.ficant•d￿lfyeS and ach￿ve￿nIS againstobJgGtivo$
Wornhlp
Wr*shlp Ihl$ yoar. whuè follovlng our normal pattems. haÉ been very varfod and al tlrnè$ dynamlc. a$ we hov•
onjoyed 8 wide varl6ty of wtsrshlp le8dgrs. Sunday momlng congrogalion$ average $¥ound 70 paople, and aboul 15
people join serylces Itve$tr8amed onling on our YouTube ch8nn•l. where ItT8 servic0$ are available for 8 year.
Worshlp is l•f1 by our own minister Revd Mndra M¥raj4)gden, other ministers and local preachors from the
Klng61on Methodi$l Cifcult. In 8d¢JitSon. Ih8r• has been a growing number ol opportunillès for Local Arran￿rn•nt
SgNlce3 al whlch a d￿d￿ated group of congregation mambers hove arrang￿ an Ord8r of Servi¢¢ and de1￿￿red
material from approv¢d 8ourw. gomellmtss fvm8k8d è liwe to make It their own.
Th• thurch choli ￿ 8tlll an •nthuslasiK wt ol worshlp tAeh week. although numb8rg fluctuate. Our monthly Pra19e
Partl•s conUnu• to b& wdl supported by i*ur¢h and norFGhurch farnllies. Sinc8 our Childrèn and Famllles Worker,
Bron, 19 no l¢nger wllh u$. a team of four peo￿? plan and delNer Ihe gervlceg on a four-monlhly cyd*. A servlce of
Holy Communlon lakes place monthly as part of the Momlng Servlce, ar)d Ihere l¥ o monthly mldwe¢k Communi
S8thce on Wednesdays al 10.30am.
Two 8eJvth of parbudaf note th18 year wtre Iha TenotKae Servlce on Maundy Thursday ¥￿th our frlends from
Tdworth Unlt¢d Refomi ChuKh. Th1$ way a SIM￿0 and moving $¢rwica of Te8dlng8 and muslc. The other wa8 th8
Molhwlng S￿daY Se￿¢9 wh8n our vlslvw pr8a¢h8r wo8 Revd Jonathan Dean. Cholr of th London D19trkt.
Th8 se¢ond quarter 012025 8gw the Church embark On an Alpha Cour89 al the Tenni¥ Cl¢Jb. Som8 30 9u$sls 8NI
12 h8lperwl&Aderglceoks were thallenged In thtrlr l8Slh Ioufr¢ey ovèr an 8.we¢k perlod.11 was for nofvchrisliarns and
Ihos8 who want to regfflmi and deepen Ihtslr 18tth. Th55 is Incredlbly eyclllng as we $8• Ihe Holy SpSrlt In action
8moryst these gmups a8 they we $Lfft)unded by fantsslc support an¢J prayer. God Is doing great things ￿th thL8
and the Church's challèThJo ovor the n•xt ye8r1g how to embr8co the output of thg course and how to continu• to
0ff#r 9rowth SLWOrt and aclfvty for 80 of Iho 4tt8ndaoS.
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Chmdron Famlll•• Work
The chlldr&n and fgmllies, 8rAlvNI88 at Surblton Pllll afe led by te8m8 ol d¢dlcated volunteers who hav• 8 passlon for
sharfng Chrfst wllh thlldren, ywng people and IheSr IBmllies Irb rnany fun. hondsdon and cre8tlve ways. Our ChSldT8n
and Fbmllie$ WoFker rgsigned in March 8nd we h8ve not found a ¥ult•ble re￿8¢Oment thus tsf.
We hav• 8 group ￿ tour or fiv• chMdr•n who r¢gulArfy attend Junlor Church aThd othern who comp now ond again.
such thal we can up lo 18n childran on 8 Sunday mornlng. Each week wa Incorporate aclfvitS8s Ihal iho
chIld￿n IH(e l&.g. approprlate gam•s and uaft act￿llY), I￿t 8180 encour890 thè chlldren 10 read (xjt alo¥d from the
blble and we uso stories from YouTube. At Christmas and for Iho 188t sèsslon befor• the summer broak our
maetlng$ 8rè usually rT¥Jre r•laxed with lots ol games aiid refreshmants. The Junior Church leaders lave regular
m•eting8 to dscys# th¢ c*)nl•nls ol seBsSon8 8nd to dlstsJ88 wh91 work8 be¥t th? cNldr8n we have.
This ye8r Blso $8w 08$is Under 5.8 Slay and Play olebratin9 theif So-yoor Annlvgrn9ry. Wo had tnr08 5pecl81
events In July io mark tha occas￿n culminating th8 Thanksgivlno S9rvic8 on Sunday momlng 13 July.
Attendance al 08sis has been stea(Jy, but we alway¥ nobce 8 significant increase when we rneet al tho Tennis Club
tW8en M8y 8nd September. Thè facilitl¢s tharè ¥rg grealty apw•ri*e<l esp￿18$1Y by those liv8 wSlhout a
gardèn.

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Bulldlnq Us• and D•¥•lownl•
Probably the mo81 notkeable change around the Chureh prernkn¥ durfng the last ye8r has t)e8n Ihe introducllon of
parking Controls. Our long.stsndlng problem of unauthorized pthing grown enomiously, such that on most
days by 8am more than 80% of our poNrtg gpg¢e$ w¢ro occupled by vehldes whose dthiers nol at thé
Church. Slnc& October the new arrarygem¢nts require legitimate Pa￿0r$- except on Survyay nwjrnIn￿- to r•glst8r
theSr rar5 On the w&ll-mount8d 18bl&t tho 81de onlranc•. Thls has 8nsurad that thore arg now many more 8paces
avaiL8ble for people attending events un our premises.
Thern has b￿n or* mlnLY bulld1r￿ prt48tt eon$tNcUon of g small sloreroom1w0￿sh0p for tyjr caretaker Bnd
prtsp8rty volunt•¢rs aftor our in•urnnc• ￿rnpanY objeded to tha accumulation ol tod8. spar88 and m8terfalB in the
boller-room.
Olh8r work has focu$8d on regular mal#tÉ￿ftcl And what the passage of tlme requlr•s. The n¥¢668&ry
quinqu8nnOal 818Ctrfcal teBtlng revealed gnly a faw mlnor dele¢t$ whlch worè ra￿dIY rectjflad. thè anr$U￿ 99$ sal•ty
ch8ck w88 unfjvqntt￿. and we are wnllnulng our programm8 of wogrn58lv81y r8pl8cing Ilght fitllngs and bulbs ￿1th
èrt•rgy-#avln9 LED 8qulval8nts. Tochnolr4lcal advanc•s and agelng havg required repLqc•rnent ol the lect8m an
Ipil M￿rOphones, the porlablo rv 8cra8n and tho conyut•r controlllng ¢*Jor acce86, 8nd th18 6umm8r we wlll no•11
to update tyjr he8llng control syslèm.
LethDgJ Sncome eontlnuas to grow ¥nd 18 a￿denc￿ ol the v￿uabl0 communlty r•8ourc• w8 offer. The downskfe,
howevfjr, Is Ihat there ig ingvbtaNy more wear and tear around the pr8mises- mowe louch-up ol palniwork roquirné,
more repalr6 to chalrs and tab16s, ek. Much credlt rn￿51 go to our p8rt-Ume 8taff for keepirrfj evorywh8r• clean. up
to standard aThJ safa.. Phll our ¢arotakor, Eva wr dejner. and Chartos for nlght security. And our thanks go also to
thè small group of vduntèers. Kè0￿n9 Ih8 wemi8e6 UP to 8t8ndard r•qthr•J mryo mjjor rgileccrafjon th and
placam•nl of ftoor cov8￿ng8 In lh8 surnmer.

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The Church T8nnls Cjub agmd a revlsed gDvaman¢8 docuFnenl and proto¢ols In 2021122 whlch remaln In place.
Tha arrangemants have allowed the Club greater autonomy and full parliclpation for club members who are not
d)ur¢h members whllst enwrlng Ih8t Ihe Church Coundl a6 managing trustees retains dear governanco eonlrol
and 8xercisas du8 dlllgence. The arrangoments $l$o mainlaln and guarantee th8 specrfic Methodist ethos and
horltage of th8 Club. The Club slte with Its slx ¢ourt5 and pavilion 1$ a Methodi8t Church property held und•r the
Mothodlsl Model Trus15 by the Trustees for M6thodl$t Church Purposes ITMCPI as Custodlan trusloes. and th* local
Church Coundl as managlng tru3ts8y.
The managiNJ trLtslees Ic*)k to thg Club to support t￿1¢ charlts￿O purposes throu￿ it8 rok8 In P￿(11ng an
affordabl8 and a￿￿$s$b￿ sports laclllty in th• communlty.
Managlng Thiste&s carrled out Iheir gov$man¢e Te$pon81bdltk85 for flnancg thrwh th• work ol th8 Chw¢h
Trn8¥urer arnl the Flnance Commlttee WI￿ iegular raporbng to both lh• Leadershlp Tearn ond Church Coundl.
Audttad accounts arg of CLJUfB• the maln substenc¢ ofth18 rgport.
Routlnè c4rs of tho Church Prop•rty, IncludiryJ Healih 8nd Sal$ty, and ri9k rnonag8m•nt are d•logated to 8 Property
Ccxmmltteg ctr¢rdlnated by a Proporty Slewwd who also acts a5 manager for caretaking and ¢lt8nlng slaff. A rolllng
cy¢b of both rep￿r Bnd prov8Ctlvo maintonanco li continued.
Managing Trustee¥ hove ap8cific r88ptsnslbllitr.gs in overstsèlng the Mathodlst Church'3 salèguaréln9 pollc40$. Tho
cal c*ur¢h saleguard5ng policy roc8iwd an annual ravlew. a $lrong Ioc81 safeguar¢lng offic*r rom8lns in post, D8S
appllcalions and renewals are t8relully rnonllored, and trainlng provlded according lo the Melhodl$l ChLsrch'8
pdicies. Safeguarding a malor fa8￿1? of our church Ilfe and hos becorno on embedded of our ¢omrnunlty
cuhure.
Gov•manG•
SHMC ￿$ts 0th8r Chrf811an cangregations which do ntsl have Ihdr ¢)wn premises. The Korean Giorfa Church
ha¥ been a gua8t within our cornmunlty lor 8 considerable timè and typi¢ally meets on Sunday afternoons. &nco
Septembar 2019 w• werè 8190 lolnad by th¢ Lagolnha Baptls¢ Churcl), a congreg81ion worshlpplng In Portugu880
and mainly drown frorn the Brazlllon communlty In the UK. AppTopri8to advlcg and pemilssSon5 wère sought from
the M8thodisl Church's ecumanlcal offie*r befom agreeing Ihi$ arr8ngem8nt. Wtr wtslcorne the presonc8 of the8e
vo very dlfffjrent cOngrega￿on$ a8 Pwt of our commltmenl to belng a '*lbrant Chrislian e•nlre for worshlp and
welcome in Surbitw..
W• arè Immnsely grateful to the te8rn8 01 vduntaors vtho make all INS p0s￿bte Includlng our pthcipal ofilcers
lknancg and prwrty cor&.
8tafflnq
Our work would be imposslbte wlthoul (he dodl¢•tion ger*ro$W of volunttrors In all areas of chureh Iwe. The
W¢Tk of a mod61Tr charity and comrnunily e•ntre incr6asln9ly corr¢)lox and a6 Part of our ¥A8ion ￿ have gradually
bulll a small prolesslonal team to 8xlond our work. Wo give thanks lor their dedicab'on.
Minist•r- Rev Windra M8rafrOgd8n
Chltdren and F8milig¥' Wother- Bron Coveney (left •nd Mar¢h 2025- v8cgnt Yin￿)
ChuTGh Adminfstrator-Alllson WhltU6
C8W&taker8 aTra deaner- Phll Thome. Chart•s Ab8di40gfo and Eva Kyai.
Revd VINlra mara1-0￿ Kgads a itrotVJ Staff taam to gjppcrft our mlnlstry Bnd pw for her a8 she Corbtinues to
gulde us.

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Finan¢i81 r•vl•w
Going ¢oncern
After makiThJ apyopriatè •nqviri05, th8 Truste88 hava a r8aÉonabk) axp8clath)n ththt charfty h81 adèquate
r8sourc85 to conbnu• In operatron81 ?￿stenCe for the lore88eable lulure. For this reason. thèy continue to adopt the
going concem ba￿6 In preparing lh8 financAal statwnents. Further details r8gaTth'rg Ih? adoptvjn of th8 going
coneom ba$ls can be fwnd In Ihg accounts'ng w)lu85.
Reservos Fdicy
Thè Church •ndeèvours lo hold 1898rv88 *uMcl8nt to cover dx month8, *%Yth of 8xpon(Itur• In Its unre8trfG*d
funds. RestrScted funds are arL8pt8d where there is a ujrrenl project Of ath.vily whl¢h would allow Ihe8e funds to be
$p8nt withln 8 re880nab18 bme frame. Deslgnaled funds ar8 held wh8r8 th8 Trustees have identified a 8pedflc neod
to hol¢ lunds outside ol tha Genoral Reserve. Th8 G8nwal Re8erv8 1$ 08neraUy hdd at a balar￿ of £5,000 each
ar k8 bal8nc8d off Irom th8 B¢Jlldln9 MaInl¢non￿ deBbnated reseThe.
yftwl lundln9 Stxirtss
Church IT¥com8 18 primarlly drawn from rowreqauon 9lving and rnlatsd tsx r•fiJThJ8 under th• gfft akl &them$ (36%)
along wlth letting ol thè prèmlsè5 10 ￿MmUnIty groups163%1.
Expendtturn
A major eost129% 01 thè total 8p•ftdl 12024 32%) Is tho as8e6smenl p8Sd to th• Klnggton Tham*s Clr¢uiL
Most of thls ¢overs MlnY8tsr8' 8tipend& and related co8t5, and the Distiicl 8gsos¥m8nt. A lut1h8r 46% of costs {2024
42%) *• 8p•nl on tre upkoep and rolated 8xp8n8e8 ofth• proml8••.
Thè 0th8r co8ts ha￿ rnmglnèd broadly #t p¥8¥fous1gvo16.
B8¥ls ofconsolld&li¢)n
The published accounts Indude Ihe church ond Intomtyl ¢hw¢h orgW&￿tknv.
MaJorAJks
Tha TrLMtees h8w 89$8tsad lh¥ m*r rf$k$ lo vthich Ihg Charlly Is gxpo88d, In partkular rdatad to thg
OP8rnIons and fin8rta5 of th8 Ch8rMy, and are sallBfi8d that Systems and Frfoc•dvM8 gr• In plo¢e to mlugate
exposure to major rl8k
Pl•n• for futum perlod•
Pl•ns lor 2025-2026
Th8 past year hoy been one of blegslngs and ch8ll•ng8¥ As our min15ter tcxjk thorge of ChessIThJtC￿ MethcMI
Chvrch as wdl as Surbrton Hlll and the superintendency. She 1$ hop&fvl for Ihe future a8 we Injst and obey God 8nd
8e6k to ghara tho lovg, ho￿ and haamng that we have fwnd kn our relatlonship whh God Ihrough his son. our Lord
Jesus Christ.
One of Ihe great suc¢eg988 of th• W ￿ar w85 th8 af0r8￿nt#jned Alpha c¢￿ITSe and 8ubs•¢wBnt r4gular
gatherlng8. We are SUII exploring what Is next and this may ind&x18 a ftjrther Ajpha course in 202fj. We have 8180
resumed fdlowshlp luneh8s In th• past year. and we are rrM)ving towards arranoernents where neWCo￿rS to the
ehurch can meet frorn lirne to tim8 for 19lloy￿1p and focml. Flnally, we are w￿kIr￿ on a new webslte offering 8 morF
1188r.frbndty and mcKlem Ir￿

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Structure* go¥ernanc• and manayom•nt
Surblton HUI Methodlst Churth is a re9￿tered charity, number 1127609. arnl Ls consllluted und8r a Trust deed.
Tha Charfty Is rnntrollad by rfs gov•mlng documont, I deed ol tru8t. and ¢onslttutes an unirKorpc*atod charlty.
Th• goveinlng d¢)wment for lh8 church kq th8 Dood of Unlon {19321 and Mal￿5$1 Church *d119761.
Dotoll¢d govern8nc8 8Th&ngemarts are ouUln8d h￿thin th• Con61ltullttnal pract1￿ 8n¢Y DlsclF41n& {CPDI of thè
Methodl8t Church. by order oftho onnual ¢￿f8ranCe.
5urblton Hlll Methodi51 Church 16 pwt of th6 Britlsh M•thodt8t Church. The MethcAlst Chuf¢h tyerotes undw the
Methodl81 Church Act 011976.
All Mèttr￿dI9t chLwthes ar• corngGt*d to 0th8T 8rd arè govamod by ts d8dg5on$ lald down by thtr Connexion.
through a Dl$tn'ct, Clrcvlt And the local thurch.
Th• trustees gerved duthig year and LIP to the dats of 8fjgnat￿ of th• flnanclal slatements wore..
M Goldkng
P Thorpe
M Thorpo
J Brklg8s
M M Turn•r
J B Borwick
R8vd V MamJ4)gden
H CAbbott
C R Jon•8
L M Bridg88
CEMoy8
K Ingham
T lThJh8m
U Toltz
E Cook
P V Laver¥
R straeh8n
C Fulbrook
O Fullbrook
E Abraham
HML8mb
B (ludayl
GTumer
J Humphrtes
{Re￿4￿¢¢ 31 Mwd) 20251
ID8coa6ed 24 JLIY 20261
R8wttmontand8pKthtmentoltmstogs
The managem8nt of the Charity IB th• rE5wnsiblty ol the Tru8tees who aro dactad appulnted undgr thE teTm¥
of the TN8t Deed. The Trustees appolnt¢d gt th& Annu4 Churth Meeting of 811 membors and by the Churth
Cwndl.
Organis4lionalstruclur
Day lo day rngnagement of Ihe churth Is uTh1erlaken by tho Church L8ad•r8hip along the Mlni818r.

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Induetton and Irainlng of lrnslees
A Tange of guldancé produced by the Melhodlsl cOnn￿￿rt lo Support Ihg eifecbve Nnnlng of the Churth and th&
role of T￿￿ta85 15 given to Ihe Church Trus18es 81 vario1￿ me8b.ngs and Iraning 6e661ons.
Relationshjp th m181ed￿rf1e$
The Church Is part ol the Klngston utM)rn Thamas Clrcuil whKh IB Part of the London Methc¥Jlst Exstrkt and Is a150
accountratAe to the Mglhodi3t Conf8r8ncg.
8t•lement of truJt•M' r••pon•lblllll
Thè Iruatèès 8re reS￿nSIble lor pr8PBrill9 th8 Tru$1888' Rewrt ar¥J ihe finandal 818temBnts In aixor(lan(% vAth
appll¢ablo law end Unlled Kingdom ACc￿n11ng Stand8rd8 IUnlt8d Klwlom Ggnerally Awted Acoxjntlng
Pracllcel.
Th8 law appl￿ble to tharftl•s In Englund and Wdes regu*e8 the tru8t868 lo prep￿ ffinon¢k•l *tat•m￿ts for each
nanc181 year ￿lch give a trug and lalr vlew of thg state of affalr6 of tha charlty ond ol the Incomlng r•gour¢•8 and
AppISco1ion of re80urc88 01 the charlty for that year.
In proparlng these fflnanclal st8tern8nts, tha trustaas arq raqulrÉd to..
8BleGt 8Uitabla aGcounting Pol￿&?5 Dnd Ihen aP￿Y thom con8i¥tgntly,
- ob6frNo the m8thod¥ and w4ndpl8s In th¢ Ch•rll$s SORP..
- rnaknjudgem8nts 8nd e$tJmats8 thgt org rea8on•ble arHJ prudent.,
- state wh&lh¢r applkable accountlng standords h•v• b••n fc41ty%*0. $ubJsth to any malertBI departUTe8 d18d￿ed
nd explalned In the flnanelal st8taments', and
- pr8par• th& financlal StaI￿nents on golng tsJnc•m b&slB unloB6 It Is Inapproprlate to pr8surn• thet th• ¢horlty
11 continue In oporation.
The twsl*o8 arè ￿spOnsIble for keeplng 8uffldenl accountlng r￿d9 thBt dthdosa wlth rèasonable accuracy al any
lima the financkl pO$rt￿n of tha cl)arlty 8nd 8nablo Ihorn lo ensure that the flnanclal StateD￿lS CoM￿Y wllh th•
Charill•8Aci 2011, tha Charlty (Accounts and Roportsl Regvlatlons 2008 and the provlslon6 of the tru￿ dood. They
ar8 81&0 r•sponsibl• for 8afaguAfdlng thè as8•18 ol lh8 charfty and herKe lor taking foasonable iteps for th?
prwnlknn and dot•¢tlon of fr•ud •rKI ¢)thoT Irre9ularltto8.
Conclu•lon
A¥ a lorm814nnu81 r8port on our 8cllvlle8 th18 report InavltatAy focus588 on Ihg wY)rk ol ¢hurch aÈ a charfty and
lis t￿81&0 ro$w￿bI1￿lPs. However. our church Ilfe 16 lar rfehof than thi8 r•p¢rt ¢an ¢xpre8s. Alongskle ¢he fomal
work 8nd decision moking runs th8 VA￿1* Cornplex life of a community which has Ilved Ihrough hjys ag wdl a8 dèep
sorrows and k}$￿$. Thorg have b8en mornonts when w• have bw IMed up kn worshlp and tlmos when w• hav&
needed to explore the depth3. the power lo do all these thky18 gfven us In J•gu8 Chrlst to whom ￿ glv? glory
now and for ever. Amen.
Tho trustees, report wa6 approvod by tho BO9￿ ofTrust•88.
R￿d V Mar8I-Ogd8n
Trust••
11 Febwuary 2026

SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
Opinlon
We have a￿lited t+)e ffinanci81 statorngnts ol Surblton Hlll M8th¢yJisl Churth (the 'ch8rty'l for Ihe year grnlwl 31
Au9usI 202S ¥¥bich cc*nprise thè slat•ment of finanual acllvities, the balance sh¢ot and notes to Ihe InonciBI
slalements. Includlr¥J 8igniflcart acthuniing pol￿.98. Tha flnonaal reporting framework that has b•en applled in
their prèparaJon is applicable law a￿d Unlled Kiwom Accounting Standards, incjuding Fln8nci01 Reporting
siand8rd 102 The Flnanciol Rtrportlng St8ndord applicgblg in the UK 8nd RopubliG of Irelènd (United Kingdom
Gen8ra#yAcceptsdAccounliwJ Practk81.
In our opiniorn. th• financ5al slat8m8nts..
gfve 8 tru8 and tslr vlttw of th8 slate of th8 charllys affslryJ 08 at 31 August 2025 and of Its Incomlng t￿0￿rC8S
ar￿ appllcBtion ol resources, lor the year then ended.,
havo beon prop•rty prnpared In accordanc* Un118d Klngdom G•n•rally Accepted A¢counlln¥ Practlc8:
have begn prepared In aecordorhc8 th th8 ChorNie8Acl 2011.
Ba•18 for oplnlon
Wo conduclgd our audit ￿ 8ccordan¢e Intemallon81 Standards on Audttlng IUKI IISAS IUKII and ap￿1¢able
law. Our respon8ibillllos under thos& slwdsrds aro further describ8d In the Audltorfs r8spon*bllities lor the audil of
the t7nsneial $lalem8nÈs s•ctlon of our roport. ￿ ara Independenl of th• Charity In accord8nc8 ￿th lh* •thlcal
requirem8nts that oro relevant to our audil ol the financial st8t8men18 In Ihg UK, includlng the FRC'J EthiGal
Standard. And we havo fiJllll8d our othar athlcal re$ponslbS11118s In a￿ordance ￿4th thasa requlrem•nt8. We b¢ll•v•
thal the audll èvidènce wo hove obtsined 1$ suffldent and approprfate lo provlde a ba31B fDr our oynloft.
Con¢lu•lon# r•latlng to oolng cone•m
In auditlng th• finanri7J staiemenls, ￿ hove conduded Ihal the tW818e8' w of tho golng ¢on¢•m ba818 of
8¢coundng In the pr•paralion of the Ilnancl•l #lolement81s approprfote.
eased on thè Wa￿ we *avo perfomÈd, we hgva not kIOnt￿ed gny matedal unc8rtaint1￿ rela￿￿0 to events or
condl￿or>S IhAI, Indlvldu8lly or collectlvely, may CO81 slgnlfieant doubt on the chartty¥ 8bUlty to c￿lI￿LIe as a golng
¢oncem for 8 perlod of 81 least twelv8 month8 from when Ihe financlal 8tatèm8nts are wthorfsed for bssu•.
t￿r rg$ponglblltie3 ard the T08p￿bIll￿a8 01 thè trust8e$ r•specl to 9olng c¥)ncerD Arn d•8crl)e¢ In tho
felevant 8eclkna of th1$ report.
Qth•r Inforrnatlon
Th• other Informatlon comprisas ihe irrf0m￿llon Included In th• annual r8POrt olh•r thw the fln8nd81818t8monts
ond cNJr audltorf¥ r6pcwt ther8on. The ¢ruBtee5 artr responsible lor th8 other irrformallon contalned wlthln the annual
report. Our oplnion on the fina￿￿1 statements does not cover th& other informallon and wè do not exprègs any fom
of assurance Cond￿￿10n thereon. Our responsibilty Is to re¥d the other informallon ar￿, In dolng so, conslder
whether the olh8r Inform8Oon L8 matsn'ally Inconslstent vAlh the fin8ndo1 slaternenl? or OUT knowledge obtslnad In
the course of thb audit. or 9th?￿1$8 app8ar5 to be rnateri8lly m188lated. If wa klentify 3uch material Inconsi$len¢ies
or apparont m81¢rt81 mlsstatements. we are requlrgd to d81grmin8 whether this give8 rl8e to g material rnI￿atement
In thè fin8ncl81 slatem¥nts Ihernstrlv•$. Ir, b8sed on Iho work we havè parform8d, w• ¢ondude that there is a
mthrfal rn18818t•m8nt olthl8 othor we we r•qu*ed tr) rep¢rt that lact.
W8 hav8 nothln9 to ropc*1 In thls r•gard.
Matt•r• on which w• r•e r•qulred to repDrt by exceptlon
We havg nothing to rgport in re8P8Ct of the folowing matters In r￿a￿on to whlth th8 Charfti8$ {Arzounts arkl
Rep)rt81 Regulatlon3 2008 roqulf83 US to rwrt to you il, in our oplnion..
the Infomiation glvgn In Ihe finandal 3tat•ments IB incons+8tsnl in any mateAal raapect whh thg trust￿$,
repLXt' or
sufflclent &countlng vecords have not b8en kept., or
tha finani81 ststernents are nol in agieernènl wlth tho accounting records., or
W8 have not rece￿8￿ all th8 info(Ma￿On and exFlanaUorffj we réqu1￿ for our audlL

SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT {CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
R•*pmslbllltl•s of truste••
As ex￿31￿0d more fijlly h7 the statèmant of trustg$6' r¥sw$iblNle6. Ihe In￿188$ are rasprmslb￿ ILY thè prèparation
of the fftnAnLial ststements and for ￿n9 sat18f18d that they give a aryj fair viow. and for such nt8rnal ￿nI￿oI a6
Ihg trystees detennine 18 n￿eSsary to onable lh& prepar•tbn of f￿0￿¢￿91 8laternents that are free from materlol
mi98ta18ry7ent. whether due to fraud or e￿01. In preparing the financlAI s18tem8nts. the trustees arn respon￿OIe fix
a$88Èslng ihe d)ariV8 abilty to contknuo as 8 goin9 con¢gm. dwtowng. a8 gpplleAt4•, mattérs relotsd to goin9
LX)ncern usng tha golng concem b4slB of accounlong unless tho tNstees eIt￿r Int￿￿ to esasè opfyralions, or
have no realistic aitemative ￿tt0 do 80.
re•pon•lbllStl•s lorth audlt of th• fln•n¢lal it4tsrnoDts
We hav8 bean 8pp)intsd 8$ 8udltor under sect￿￿ 144 of th8 ch￿100$ Aet 2011 and r￿[￿ in am)rdance vlth I
A￿ and releydnt re9￿alSon$ mad& or h8￿ng Off￿ thgrgundgr.
¢)Jr ¢)bj•cfves Are to oblaln TeasonatA8 88wrance about wheth8r the th8ndal gtst8monts 9$ 8 thle are free from
materfal m189totsmènt. ￿￿ther duè to fr8ud or eTKff, and lo 168Uo an audllL*$ ￿pty¢ Ihgl trKfude8 ow ¢¥lnlon.
Re8wablo assuranc? k8 8 high level of as8uianca but is Th)t a guar8nt88 that an audrt conducte(I In 8ccorrlanc•
%*lth ISAS IUKI knay6 detect a materlal MISStat￿Ont when ￿ a￿Eth. M158tatements ￿ arf8• from fr￿d or
error and ar8 con8ider8¢J material If. kndbVKlually or in th8 aggrqgate, they coulLI reasunEbly be exp8ciod to influence
lh• ￿0￿mIe d8d8lons of usars tskgn on I￿ ba8h of th080 lknandal Stst￿0nts.
Irrogul8rf16e¥. indud1r￿ fraud. are Instencos of r¥)nwcoM￿lanca wNh law$ aNJ r0gulati0r￿. Wo dosbn pffocedur•$ In
Ilne wSlh our reBpc*MItrAIU88, Outllned above. to deteGt mat8rlal rn18Statements th re8F*cI of lffeguladti69, InL4udlng
fraud. The eXt￿t to whth tyjr proc4duw are c4pabl8 of detocling irregulafSUo5, inCludh￿ Ir8ud L8 dolaled b81ow:
. Enrylry of m•rbJaomoni 8nd thts80 tharyed wlth &K)voM8￿• gbLWt acluAI or dakn8
and thè Idenlrficolon of nO[￿CoMpl18nce laws 8ThJ regulatk)n
Revlwng minut09 of rneelngs ol th06e chaW wNh goveman¢g'.
. RevIO￿ng flnar￿￿1 stst•mnl ¢indo¥ur•J and tosllng gupp(rtThJ th￿M8￿1￿trQn tr> aw•s• ￿n￿lanc¥ *llh
applica￿￿18ws and regulalons,.
. Audibng risk ol m8n89om•rt ￿rkI• ol L¥J)trdg, It%1￿J1￿4 t￿￿Tr3 I￿rnal •ntrf08 •nd olh
odjustrn8nts lor approprialeneg5,'
. Perfomilno ar￿1￿1¢￿ FXOC8durqs to &￿￿tIfy any unwual ￿ UnexF•￿ rnkngNp8 rrAy Ind
risks of mataiial misi18tem8nt du? to fra￿J.
. ProlesÉM>n818c8ptirA8m in course ol the au(It and wMh audlt mthtsl wdit aT8aB.
B￿lUs￿ of th• knh8rnnt ol an 8udt. th0re18 • rigk Ihat we Ylll not d8t8d 811 irwL&*it8. indudiThJ thos•
loadlng to a rnatwlal rniyJtalem•Trt In the Ilnand81 $lat8m8nts or TrJn-oJmpJianr* vthh rwAatK)rL Thts ri$k
incr8858s Ihe mr8 that complIa￿ *lth a l•¥ or r8gulatKJn IS removed from the eyenls And tran38(alons rellected
in th• flnancL91 statemBnts. a3 will be less I￿ety to bocoTh aw8r8 01 instsn¢os of n¢ypcornF4knc4. Th• rtsk 1$
80 greater reggrthJ Irregularltlos occurrlng to fraL*I ralhèr Ihon érror. as Involves Intentoonal
C4)nCealM￿l, foTgery. colludon, 0rn65glon ￿ n￿SI￿r&S•n￿1oh.
A fi￿h$1 d•￿ptiL￿ of reyn81tsMllJes L8 avdlable tho FinarKleJ CAyrril'8 wet6Ne at.. MtyJJi
W4bw.frGorg.Lthlaud5torBf86pon&bWUo8. Th18 dwcrfption lornB part ofrAJrauditorfs rowl.

SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
Us• ol our report
Th1$ roport Is rnade SL4dy to the charity's trustees, ￿ • body, M accordance wlth Part 4 of Ihg charttl￿ (Aecounts
and Report81 Regulations 2LM18. Our audrt work has b88n undertakon Bo that we mi9ht stste lo the tharity's trustBes
those rnatters we Ore required to 8t8t8 lo them in an audltOT'8 report and lor no other purpose. To th8 fullest extènt
permmed by Iw, do not accept or assume responsI￿lity lo anyone other than the charfty thè charity's
Iruslees as 8 body. fcf our8udil work, for Ihls roporf. or lor the Lyinlons ￿ve formed.
K•vin Flsh•r BA FCA CTA18onlor Statutory Audlt•r)
For 9nd on behlff of lQ'ngston Burr¢)w8$ Audlt Ltd, St¥lutoryAudltor
306 Ewell Ro*J
sU￿￿C
Surrey
i(r6 7AL
UK
12 Febwary 2028
10.

SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Unr•strl¢tsd R•*trict•d
nds
fund•
2025
X125
Tol•l Unmtriet•d Ro•trkied
lund¥
fvnd•
JJ24
2024
Total
2025
2tr24
N•ts•
Income Irom:
DOn8￿on9 Èn¢J l¢gacl88
Charltablè actlvSd86
Other tr•dlng adSv6tie6
Inve5trnants
99.084
237
128,197
3,512
100.419
27,235
146,737
3,822
107.093
449
115.309
4,133
738
28.547
19,664
296
107.831
28,996
134,973
4,429
26.998
18,540
310
Tot•1 Incom•
231,510
40,703
278,213
226.984
49.245
276,229
Expondltur• an.,
RaI￿n9 funds
Charttsble aclivities
86,104
125.414
35,513
17,500
121.617
142.914
116.288
137,379
2.320
24,521
118,608
181,900
Tolal •xp•ndliur•
211.S18
53,013
264.631
253.667
28,841
280,508
N•1 Incom•l{•xpondltur•l
19,992
16,310)
13,682
126,6831
22,404
14,2791
Tranoler$ bONv¢•n
fund
3,840
13,8401
16,080
116,0801
N•t mov•m•nt In
fund•
to
23,832
110,1501
13,682
110,8031
6,324
14,2791
R•eonclll•llott of lund•:
Fvnd bJl6nce8 at 1 Sept8rnt*r
2024
158,896 3,721,170 3,880,C66
189,499 3,714,846 3,884,345
Fund balan￿& at 31 Auou•t
2025
182,728 3,711,020 3,893,748
158,896 3.721.170 3,88Q.Cfj6
The slalement ol finanual a¢tiwts'88 indudes all gains and k*60s reo)gni88d in tho ye8r. ￿1 in¥Y)m$ and gxpondilurg
d•rfv• from conunulng &cl￿ties.
The noto8 on pag89 13 to 23 ftffi) part ofth88$ ffrwndal statemen

SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
BALANCE SHEET
ASAT 31 AUGUST 2025
2025
2024
Flxed assets
Tan91t￿e 8888ts
14
3,680.834
3,680.909
Cuff•ni aa8•ts
Deblor8
C•sh at bank 8nd In hand
16
19.237
209.018
17,704
187.443
228,255
205,147
Cr•dltorn: amounts lalllng du• wlthln
one y￿r
16
115,3411
15.9901
N•t ciirr•nt •g••t*
212.914
199.1S7
Tatsl IM• ¢urr•nt lknbllltl
3,893.748
3.880,066
Th• fund• olth• charfty
Rgstrlcted In(xJtM fiJnd¥
Unr•8lrlctsd fuTrJ¥
3.711.020
182,728
3,721.170
158,898
3,893.748
3,880.066
Th8 notes on pagu 13 to 23 fcm part of these ffnandal Statem￿ts.
TM flngncw $t8t•m8nts ￿r• appvoved by the Irusltos on 11 F¥bwary
026
Revd V M8roi-Ogd8n
Tru•t••
R Slrach8n
Trust•e
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Accounung pollclo$
Charlty Infonnatlon
Surblton Hlll Methodlsl Churth 18 a regl8tsred tharlty, number 1127609, end Is eonstltuted under a Tw¥t dged.
The Charity15 coritrolled by tt8 govemlng doc¥ment, a deed of tru8t. and consb"tutes an unincorporated charity.
The goveming document for the church Is th8 D88d of Unton 119321 and Methodist Church Act 119761.
Detalled govemance arrangemenls are oulin•d wlthln the Constitution81 Practr* aThY Discipline ICPDI of the
Mèthodlst Church. by OTd8r of tha annual conference. Surtston Hlll Moth￿j15t ChurGh 15 part of th8 8rttl8h
Mthhodi8t Chur(*. The Methodl8t Churth operates under the MethJdI9t Chureh Ack of 1976. All Melhodi8t
churches are connecled to e8ch other and 8Ae governed by tho d&ci$iDns laid down by Ihg Connexion,
through a Dlstrfcl, Clrcult and the local chureh.
1.1 Bas1• of pr•paratlon
Th6 I￿nancial stat•monts hav• ba•n pr¢par•d Ir ?rxordance ￿th the chavlty'8 gov8mlng d￿Ument th•
Charl1￿ Act 2011, FRS 102 Yho Flnanclal Rawtlng Stsndard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Iralllnd.
And tho Ch8riti88 SORP "Aee¢untirng and Reporting by Char￿.0$.. Stal8m8nt ol Racommendgd Pracllce
8pp15&qbl8 to charltles pr8paring th8lr a¢￿￿ntS in eKcordonc8 ￿th Ihè Flnanclal R•Krf)rtlng Stsndard
8pplicHble in the UK and Republic of Ir¥land (FR8 1021. The charity Is a P￿blIC 88nefit Enlty as defined by
FRS 102.
Thg charfty has tskfrn advantag• of tho provlwons In the SORP for char1119s no¢ to pr•par• a 8t•t•mqnt of
caih flowl.
The finand81 ststements have d8parteil from th8 Charft188 (Accounts and ReportBI Regulouons 2008 only to
the extent requ￿0￿ to provlda a true and f8ir vl¢w. Thl? departure has Invdve(I fcdlowlno the Statemant of
Racommandèd Prac￿e0 for ¢harftl•$ aP￿yIng FRS 102 ralhor Ihan the v•r81on ol the St8t•ment of
Recommendèd Practice which 18 referred to in the Regulations bul which sincè b*•n w￿hdr9Wn.
The ffinandal at8t•TMrnts ara w8p8rnd In st•rflng. whl¢h18 Ihe funthnal currency of the ch&rlty. Mon¢t•ry
omunts In th080 flnandal sts18m8nts aro rotmded to Ih? n￿reSt £.
The fflnan¢lo1 ststsm¢nts hove l)eert pr•pared untjer th• hl3torlc81 cost convention. Th• windpol a¢￿1￿9
pdScle8 &d4)ted we set out bel(Av.
1.2 Golng conc•m
Al the Ilme ol approwng the flnandal 6latomon(s. the truste88 havè a iea50n8bla exp8dalknn that lh8 tharfty
ha8 adoquate re0ou￿08 to conllThue In op8r8tlon418x18t8nce tr the foreeee8ble future. Thu8 Ihe tru8t888
ontinuo to adopt Ihè golng ¢on¢om bo$18 ol accounUrvJ kn preparlng the finan¢lal stst6xmonts.
1.3 Ch•rhobl• lund*
Unregtrlcted lund8 are avaSlable IC￿ use at the d9cr8lton ol lh8 tr￿t￿ In fUrlheror￿ of thelr tharfta￿O
objecuvas.
Resfficted funds aro 8ubje¢t to specific condluons by don(*k or grantors 85 to how thoy May ba u8•é. Tha
purposes and uses olthe mstrfct•d funds s*t out In the notes to the fln8wAal stat•rn8nls.
Endowment funds we wblect to spednc cwdits￿lJ by d¢yK)rs Ihal Ihe capitol mu91 be Maintair￿ by Ihe
ehorfty.
1A Incom•
Incom8 iy r8cwr8ed when the chxrlty Is legally enOOed lo11 after any perfom)anes condtti¢Mts hav• b•èrn me(
thg amounts be measured rdiabty, and It18 prOba￿e that Incomè wfll b& re¢efvgd.
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Accounting pollc
{CoDtlnu•dl
Cgsh rJona¢ions ère re¢ognls•d on re¢glpt. Other don8tions afe recognlsed oncg Ihe charfty has been notified
thè ¢Jonation, unless performance ¢onditTons require d•l8rral of the amounl. Income tax recoverable in
re18tron lo don8bon8 racdvod under G4ftAkl or deed8 of covanant Is rocognlsed 81 Iha Ilme ofthe donation.
Legac￿$ r8cognieed on r8c4lpl or otharwlso if th8 charsty hos b8èn notlfled of an Impending dlslrfbjtion,
tho amount is krnwn. and roc¢lpt is expectod. If the arnount 18 not known, lfva 18gAcy is Irealad a8
conongent 8$$8L
1.5 Exp•ndl￿r0
Expendllufe is r8cognl88d once Ihere ￿ o legal or constructsve Obl￿a￿On to translar economic bell¢fit to a
third paty, It18 probable Ihal & transfer of ¢wiomlc benèfiis WMI bg wulrad in setllam8nt, and th• arn￿t ol
th& obligalitsn can be measured retSably.
Expendilur• is da88ift•d by 8dvlty. Th8 costs of each a¢Uvlty are rn8d8 up of Ihe total of dlTecl costs ynd
$hored costs. Includln9 SUPPOrt costs Involved in undertaking ¢8eh ActSvlly. Dlr8ct costs 8llribJlabl8 to a gngle
a¢llvily are allocated dlre¢tly to that acllvlty. Shared costs whl¢h conlrlbute ￿ more Ih8n one actlvlty and
support cosis which ar¥ not 8ttribulable lo 8 slngle activity aw apportiongd bg&¥een those activ¢tie8 on e ba818
consi5t•nt wtth lh8 use of rgsourc8s. Contral $18ff rxisls a￿ 8llwat*d on th• bb$ls of fjrn8 8penl. and
depredallon charggs ir8 allorate(l un the pcrton ofthe as￿1,6 u88.
1.6 Tanglbl• Ilx•d ••••ts
T•rnglbl• fixed ass•ls are inStlglly me88urod 8t C06t and 8ub8oquontly m￿Sur8d at cost or Y8lvolon. Mt of
d8pred8tlon and any impalmient1096es.
D•pr•Q￿￿c￿ h r￿￿1$ed 80 89 to wrft• off lh• Cost or valuatlon ol 8$6•ts l•¥$ Ih8lr r•gklu81 v8luo8 over thair
4JsehJl livtss th8 follcthlng ba898'.
Fr8•hold land and bulldlng$
Plant and wuSpment
FlxtUTe8 8nd fltUngB
NIA
10% on co81
35% on redudng bolanGo
The galn or IOSB arislng on th8 dlsposal of an a$s8t is dèt8rmln•d th8 dIff0ren￿ tdw•en thg proceed¥
and the carylr4J valu8 of the asBet. ané is recogni8o¢J in Ihe stsl•monl of finanaal athlti8s.
1.7 Impalrnènt of tlxed •￿et*
At 8Hch reporting end dale, t￿ charlty fevlews the ￿ryIng amounts of its thnghb￿ es98t$ to detèrmin8
whèther there * any indication that Ihose assels hav8 8uffered an ￿n￿Mient loss. If any such indi¢aUon
emts. the ro¢overable amojnt Df the asset i¥ estimated in order to detemiin8 the extent of the lryalrmnl
loss (ilanyl.
1.8 ¢a•h and u•h •qulval8nt•
Cash and c8sh 8quivalernts indude c86h in h8nd, depg$bts hekl al eall wlth bankg. other 8hort4erm 1Squld
Inveslments vAth orlgin81 maturities of three rrnjnths ￿ le88, and b￿k overdrafts. Bonk 0￿rdra￿a are slwin
wrfhlrb borrthngs kn ￿rrent l&b#ltk8S.
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Accountln9 poll¢k$
IContknu•d)
1.9 Flnanclal In•trum•nts
Th8 cha￿ty has dected to 8pply the prov151on8 of Sodon 11 'Baslc Nnand81 In8trumorrt8' and Sedion 12
'Other Finond81 Instrum8nt81$8u68' of FRS 102 to all of 118 finandal Instruments.
FlnancAal 1Th8truments are recognlsed In thè ehgrivi bal&n¢o Jheel when th8 charity becomos psrty lo the
Contr￿tUal kYov46k)n8 of th8 In8trurn8nt.
Flnanelal assets and liabllltles arè offset, wtth lh8 net am￿ntS presented In the Ibn8ncial st8ternents, v4hen
I￿re b a1og81ty enforceable rfght to set off the reoogn19ed onK)unts and Ihere Is an intention to sellle on a n8t
be$l$ or to f8all8a lh8 aBS8t and settlé th8 Ilabllty IMullar￿u8ty.
8•sk fin&ncl4lJssets
Ba¥lc flnandal a86etB, Indude dabtOfB and ¢8sh artd bank balancos, are inltlally mfjasured at
transactlon price IndudSng Irans8¢tlon eo8ts and 819 subsequenoy carrted at amrt*8d cost UBln9 Ihe effect￿0
teAest mothod unk8SB the 8rrangem•nt ¢on8trtutes a financing tronsaetion, thr• tr8n8acts.on 18
m888ur•d at lh8 Wesenl valu8 of Ihe luture recelpts discounted al 8 m&ikèl r818 01 Interest. Flnandal as8ets
d#s¥meil 06 rece￿0b18 wlthln one ye8r not 8mort188d.
8•slc Iln•nrhl Il•bllltl•
Basic Ilnanclal IlablllJ98, SnclL*Jlng credltors and bank loans Inltlamy recc¥anlsed at Iransacllon prfc& unl￿$
t￿? arrangomont constitutos a Nnandng Iransathon. wher8 the debt inslrumenl IB vn8a8ur8d 81 the pr8s8nt
value ol tho future p8ym8nt8 dlscountèd at a maTket rat8 of Inler88L Fln8fKl8111gbllill¥B daslifled 48 payable
wrthln on8 y8ar 8ra not AmortL8od.
Dgbl Instrurn•nl8 8re oub88qLwnOy eaffled at •Mrt￿•d cog1. u8lng thtr ￿10the Intsrost rats mothod.
TrnJ8 creditorn arè obll9atlon¥ to pay for swd8 or 8erylc88 that havo bean 8r4ulr•d kn thg ofdlnary rA>ur80 of
operBtlon8 from wppllw&. Amounts payable are da&8￿￿d a8 GLuTent Ikgbilitie8 M poymw7t 1$ due wllhin on
yw or tess. If not, they 8re presenied as non.cufrent IlabSlltlas. Trade credilor¥ aro wc*anlsed Inloally at
tr8n8actJon prlce and Bubfjequonuy m8asur8d At 8mtsrtla8d the eff8cUve InteTe8t meknd.
D•ro¢0onldon of flnancl•lll•blllll••
Flnanclal Ilat4111108 ar• d8r8ccsnl68d wh8n Iha ¢harily'? ¢JJntradual otWon8 explro or are dlwh8rg•d or
concelled.
1.10 Ensploy•e b•nellts
Tha L¥J8t of any unu88d Ibjllday enlluemenl recogniaed kn tha pwk)d In Ythlch Ihè wnpbyee'• oervices arg
Temiinalion benefits a￿ reGogni8od IMmod￿t￿lY 8$ an expense vhen the Cha￿tY18 d￿n￿nStr8b1Y Committod
to le￿In8{a th8 èmploymni o18n omployeo or to provlde lermknatlon benetitg.
1.11 R•tlTOment b8noffts
P8yments to defin8d rnnlribuwon rettre￿nt benefft scheme6 are cknar9ad 8S ￿ èxp￿89 8$ Ihty fam due.
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Crftlcal accounting e•llm•tss and ludq•m•nt•
In Ihe appIl￿tIon ol the chgrlty'$ accounting polldg8. the tru$lee5 are requlred to rnak8 judgem8nlS, s6￿maleS
and assumpUoAS about the carrying amoun¢ ol assels and li8blllJe8 that arè not readily appargnl frorn other
SOUTces. The eslknates and a860dat8d a6sumpUons a￿ b85&d on hlstorfcal ￿pOrtence and other fa¢ter5 Iliat
are consldered to be relevant. Actual results may dlffor from th959 8Stlfflatss.
Thg estimetes and undefvlng ossumpllon$ are ￿vIewed on an ongolng bo818. Rovl8ion8 to acKcyJntlng
8sllmat8$ ar8 iecogni88d In the period In which the esdmate l¥ revised the rev16k)n affects only thal
period. or in the period of tho revlsion ond fvture periDds where the revl$knn affects both current 8nd ILrture
Periods.
Incom• Irom donAtlon• and l•g•cl
Unr•strlet•d Ro6tr1¢1•11
fund¥
fund*
2025
20
Total Unr••trlct•d RMtrlc¢•d
lund¥
lund•
2024
2024
Tothl
2025
2024
Donat10￿ and g5ftB
99.584
855
100,419
107.093
738
107,831
Don•don• Ind glft•
rjonatws and legacies
Cdlectlon8
Collecth)nB- GIftAh
In¢>Jrno tax Mdalm•J
12.730
4,010
67.082
15.742
855
13.586
4.010
67.082
15,742
13,446
4,625
71,577
17,445
738
14,184
4,625
71,577
17,445
99.584
8SS
100.419
107.093
738
107,831
In¢om• from chwlt•bl• •¢ll¥lll
T¢)tsl Unr••tyict•d R••trlet•d
lund•
lund•
2024
2024
fwnds
2025
lund8
2025
2020
2024
Churth a¢tlvlllgJ
PIKJtocopylngloth8r
Income
Subs¢rtpllons
237
3,162
23.836
3.399
23.838
449
5,299
23.697
23.697
237
26,998
27,235
28.547
28.998
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
In¢¢)me from glhér tradlng aclfvlthi
Unmtrkt•d R•strleted
fundg
fund•
2025
2025
Totsl Unmtrictad RMtrict•d
fund
fund•
2024
2024
Total
2025
L•Wr¥Js Incomè
128.197
18,540
146,737
115,309
19,684
134,973
Ineom• from Inv••tm•nt
Unr••trlct•d R•strlct•d
lund•
lund•
2025
2025
Tot*1 Unr••trl¢t•d R••trlct•d
fvnd•
lunda
2024
2024
Total
2025
2024
Inter88t r•¢dvablo
3,512
310
3.822
4.133
4,429
Exp•ndttur• on ralilng fund•
Unr••trkt•d R•*trl¢tod
lund•
fvnd•
1025
202S
Total Unr••trlct•d R••trtct•d
fundB
fund•
2024
2024
T•t•l
2025
2024
Exp•ndltur• on rn1*5ng fund•
Property expon808
Property ropalrj and
3S,387
35.387
30.844
30,844
S,083
35.513
40,S78
42.398
2.320
44,718
Houaek89ping ¥nd
d8anlTrJ
Staff ¢osts
6,802
38,852
6.802
36,852
7.326
35,720
7,326
35.720
86,104
35,513
121.817
116.288
2.320
118,808
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Ejtp•ndl1￿ on chaiilabl• a¢llvltl•s
Church
etfvlllos
2025
Church
2024
Dlr•ct co•ts
Stsff ￿)St$
DepTed8Uon and lrnpalrrngnt
ClrcuTrt 8SS668ment
Oulr¢aeh io neighbothood
WorshSp re8ourc85
Youth and junKJr c￿r¢h
AAu8ic gnd chair
hurch orgwlsallon c
Grnnt8 to h)dfvldualu
10,889
75
77,331
3,238
1.231
17,299
115
90.497
989
1.687
849
3.296
23.812
3.908
16,657
115,093
139.118
Sh￿ of •upport and gov•rn•nc• co•ts140• nat• 91
Support
27.821
22.782
142.914
161,900
An*•l• by fund
Unrestrlctad fvnd
Rostrictgd fund3
12S,414
17.5CKI
137,379
24,521
142.914
181,9CQ
8upport eo•ts all￿•t*d to *¢Uvlth•
20211
2024
Stair cog18
stal¢Jnary & offi(% wen808
TdephC￿e
Photocopigr expon8e6
B8nk ch8rge8
Accountlng lev)
Olher 8xpenses
Gov8mAncg costs
10.649
9,45D
637
1,851
114
10,01S
5,694
1,382
2,374
136
611
2.570
27.821
22.782
Church adviti8S
27,821
22,782
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
10 N•t moY•m•nt In lunds
20Z5
2024
Tho not movomont In fvmd8 h stat8d oftor tharglngl{fx9d￿ThJl.
F•os payat48 for th8 s￿111 of th• charftys finandal statom8FttB
Dew?¢xation of ¢ywned tsngibb8 foxed a$s8ts
3.600
75
2,570
115
11 Trusl••*
Nona of thè tru8lee8 lor arry per8on8 comectsd with them) Teceivod any reTThJn•ratKsn or b8n8fits from U)¢
harity durirrtj the yew.
12 EThWoy•
Th• •v&rag¢ monthly numb•r of Onwloye￿ durfng the year waB.'
2025
Nurnb•r
2024
Ilumb•r
Employin•nt ¢o•ts
2W2S
21)24
W8g88 and Salari
Soclal security Gfj8t8
Oth•r ￿nsIOn ￿$t¥
55.157
$8,318
2,845
1,871
1.624
J,390
83.034
r• no 8mpby888 whc*a annual r•munwatlon wa# rnorg than £60,OCQ.
13 T*x•tlon
The charfty Is •x•mpi from tax8lon ¢)n Its activ￿•￿ b•cAu4t AM rta ￿t0￿8 li apF4ied fOr¢harf￿1a Pu￿8

SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
14 T•nglbl• flxod assets
Fmqhold Iwd
bylldSng•
Pl•nl •nd F4xturn• qnd
eq¥lpm•ttt
r￿inu8
Cojt
At I September 2024
3.680,695
39.643
24,509 3,744,847
At 31 Augu* 2026
3.680,695
39.643
24.509 3,744,847
Doprnrlatlon and IMP￿￿￿￿1
At 1 Septgmber 2D24
D8preGkgtion charged Sn the ￿Or
39,643
24.295
75
63,938
75
At 31 August 2025
39,643
24,370
84,013
CJrylng amount
Al 31 Augu8t 2025
3.680,895
13D 3,680,834
At 31 August 2024
3,fj80,695
214 3,680,909
15 0•1)t•r•
2028
2024
Amounts falllng du• wlthln •n• year:
Trade debtois
Other debloT$
Pw8payrnenls and ￿CrU•d inconK
10,3e7
4,804
3,886
12.118
5.588
19,23T
17.704
16 Cf•dltor•: •fflounts f•Hlnq du• wlthln on•
2025
2024
Trade ry8dMors
Other credttors
AC¢rt￿lS end dthrrod In¢omo
9,195
2,546
3,600
37
2.073
3,880
15.341
17 R•tlr•m•nt b8nellt
2025
2024
Defined ¢ontrlbullon 8eh8m06
Cwè to profft or loss kn wp8Ct of dgfin8d 0)ntribU￿On 8¢*om*s
1,624
1,871
The charlty op¢rats8 a deflned conlrilmjkn pen5yJn scheme for all qualifylng emph)y8eg. The a#8ets of th8
Sch8￿ Ar• hekl separatety from those of Ihe Gharfty in an indepèndenty admlnlstered fuTrJ.
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
18 R••tslet•d fvnds
The r8slrlcled fvndB of the charty comprls• th8 un8xp$nded balances of donal0￿ grants hekj on trust
subject to 8pecrfic condilions by don¢Y¥ 8$ to how Ih8y rn8y be u80d.
In¢omlng Resoure•s
ourc••
•xpgndod
Tr•n•f•r¥ At 31 August
2025
8•pt•mb•r
2024
D•vel¢)pmenl fil￿￿
Benevo￿nt fund
Logaci•s
Youth work•r
Tgnnl$ dub
ToNe tsnnls
Ladth badm5nlon
2.101
278
2,101
278
3,506
173
23,108
173
32,482
574
40
342
765
43.872
19J,2481
15741
1591
17861
{1.2711
12.800)
1840)
Oa816
Flxed a680t8- Fro•￿Id
propèrty
Flxed a88￿8- FlxbJr•8 &
fiitlrvJs
FIK•d 8s••te- Olh•r
orgarM8atM818nd & lyJlldlng8
1.091
(2W>
3,427,573
3,427.573
214
1751
139
253,122
253,122
3,721,170
46.703
153,0131
13.8401
3.711.020
Pr•vlou• y•ar:
At1
Incomlryj R￿o￿Tr•
9•pt•m￿r r•Mur¢•• •xp•nd•d
2(123
Tr•n•l•v• At 31 Auou$t
2024
Develowent lund
Benevol8nt fvThJ
2,101
318
3.506
173
14,390
547
40
2,842
3S4
673
2,101
278
3,506
173
32.482
574
1401
Youth wclker
Tgnnls dub
T&￿e tennts
L￿JIeS b8dmlnton
Mlxed badminton
Nelwork
08¥18
Flxed assets- Frneh)Id
45.755
451
124.8631
1241
1401
12.acoi
14001
19601
12.6421
913
1.128
19251
18341
342
12CQI
3.427,573
3,427.573
Fixed a￿011- FixlurK &
flthngs
Flxed as8ets- Olher
0￿￿188¢kInS land & buiklings
19)}
11151
419
214
262,619
(9,4971
253,122
3.714,846
49.245
126.8411
116.0801
3.721,170
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR ThIE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
19 Unr8strlct•d fvnds
Th• unreslricled lunds of the chartly compr16e the unèxpeThJed balances ol donallons and grants whith ar8
not subject ¢0 speofic wnditions by donors and grantors kg to how they may be u$¢d. Thase include
designated lund$ which havo baen set asid$ out of unr8slrfctod funds by thg trustsos for spadfic purpos•s.
At1
Incomlng
TrAnsfw8 At 31 Augu¥t
S•ptsrnbBr
rn•ourG••
2025
2024
R¢sourc
•xpbnd•d
General lurnds
Dgvelopmant re8•rve
Burfdlng m¥inlenance
5,0ry)
6,886
14T,010
221.510
1206.4551
115.0581
5.000
6.886
170.842
10,LKJO
15,0631
18.895
156,896
231,510
1211,5181
182,728
Provlou• Y￿r.
At1
Incomlnq
8•rt•mbw r••ourc••
2021
R•iourc••
•xp•nd•d
Tr•n•f•rB At 31 August
2024
Genero1 fund8
Devdopmenl r8s8rv8
Bumdlng rfialntsnance
5.000
6,8B8
157,613
216,984
1211.S53}
15,4311
6,888
147,010
10,CIIO
{42,1141
21.511
169.499
226,984
{253,6671
16,080
158,898
20 An0￿4• of n•t*#￿th b•tw••n fund
Unr•8trkt•d
fund•
202B
ReItr1￿•d
ndi
202S
2025
At 31 Aiigu•i 2025:
Tgnglbkn assets
Current a58etslOlatAiitkn¥l
3,680.834
30.186
3.680.634
212,914
182.728
182,728
3,711,020
3,893,748
Totsl
funds
funds
2024
2024
At 31 Augllst 2024:
Tanglblè assets
Curr8nt asselsllliablllllesl
3.880,909
40.261
3,680.909
199,157
158,B96
158.8
3,721.170
3.880.C68
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SURBITON HILL METHODIST CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
21 R•latsd party trnrt•adlon•
Thera were no dlsrlo&ablè rdated F41ty trgn8#ctkn# Ihè y¢ar12W24- ￿¢￿￿).