CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Guildford Methodist St Mary's Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 ey Valley Circuit Circuit no. 3b16 istered Charity - Charity egistration number If not a registered charily 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 dunors or grant iunders Vlishiiig to see evidence of the organisaiion's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2044 No.242) Minister: 1127643 Reverend Paul Glass Church Staknwards: Andrea Campion-smit Rosemary Lee Peter Youngs Ti easurei l¥'IicFiaei Lee Standard Accounts 2023 1of5 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Guildford Methodist St ftr1ary's Church SECTION A Unrestricted Restricied Totals this Funds Funds year Totals laR& year RECEIPTS Note a2 Offierings and Tax recovered Bank and CFB inierest and Investment income 38,609 38,609 39,671 1,121 1,121 103 Lettings Other receipts I OTAL RECEIPTS a5 1,175 40,905 1,175 40,905 36,197 75,971 a6 (a7) SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS Circuit AssessmenL or Share Donations b2 16,740 5,405 72 16,7aO 5,405 72 15,570 4,500 722 b3 b4 Repairs and Maintenance Utilities (Insurances, water charges, heatin &li htin b5 5,235 5,235 3,235 b6 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 857 57 27,591 51,61 b8 28,309 28,309 (b9) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FORT CYEA c1 (a6-b8) 12,596 12,596 24,353 Total funds brought forward from last year c2 113,967 113,967 (c6) 76,007 c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 126,563 126,563 100,360 c4 Transfers and adjustments {c7) 13,607 c5 TO IAL FUNDS AT ÈND OF YEAR (c3+c4) 126,ti69 126,569 {c8) 113,967 (cti) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY= MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (t4ese amounLS are not to be included in total receiptolrJaJi %ents fig(Ires dbove) d1 B-lance brought for￿rfard from last year d2 Offerings/Giits - received ior external organit 2023 and Intemal Organisations reportirig io trie Church Councillchurrh fv1eeting. Note that the funds of an Internal OrganioatiDn would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shoivn that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be completed to arrive at the gross income and expanditure totalR of the Church. If gross in.come exceeds the Accruals 'Lhreshold, then the AC￿TL￿[S method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be usod to report the accounts (see fv7ethodist website,. Ptease refer to the gLIidan￿ notes regaiding tratisiers betsveen the District apd connocted Distiict Oraaniscations_ Church INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Net Receipts/ PaymAnts Payrr.ents Opening balanctts Adjustrnants Closing balances Sub total of Internal Organisations funds e11) e12 Church accounts (totsls brought fotward . I rom page 2 - toials column) 40,905 (a7) 28,309 {b9) 12,596 (c7) 113,967 (L6) 126,i69 {c8) 10 BY CHURCH 40,905 28,309 12,596 113,967 Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and bririg the totals Torward (x) 126,569 (y) TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL PAYP¥lFNTS SFCTION F STATfMCNT OF ASSETS Al¥D LIABILITIES CHURCH- CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2023 Cash in hand OPENING BALANCES CLOSING BALANCES Bank Current Account 250 250 Bank Deposit Account 93,249 105,845 Central Finance Board Trustees for ro,ethodi3L CnLirnh Purposes Other funds 20,468 20,474 SUB TOTAL- Churcli accounts Total funds held by IntEtnaJ Organisations (tne c105ing balance total from above) (e12) 113,967 (c6) 126,569 (c8) (e11) (e12) TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 113,=67 (x) 126,569 (y) SECTION G At 1 September 2022 At 31 August 2023 OTHE ASSETS and LIABILITIES Investments (include Endowments) Land & Buildin see notes re Insurance Value) Other Assets Loan(s) - show amount outsÈL nding at year erKI Other Liabilitias f4 IAclude only Funds held atthe Central finan￿ Board fK InLlii do not dccord wJith thK* aftcoisl Iiliii4 reuC,raq I have no coiicerns and have come across no other mattel-s in connection with the exatllination to lJbh.114h atreniion should be drawn in tills repo.rt i.n order LO enable a Droper underbian.ding of tha accuU,Its io be reaciied. I have/h3.ve noi" obiairied indapeil,4ent vei ifiDaLIOlf Oi al! j-nvesiif,It2nts wi h i;4e TrusLeos for iiiodibt nhurcn Purposes or neld ip o+haK•f £fusiS, banK balapces and ILindo at t¥ie Ceniral Findiice Bca": a of the iiJle+hodisi ChJrch which are individ,,.,Ily ID. cJxcebS of £10,000 (ten IhcLisand pounds) L iiie oalor,ce shept da'e. Sigriatlire of irydepe?dent examiner LA-4 Narr,= of indepenoent e.xaiY7,iner Ican E 11 Reirvasit professional qiJalification OT independenl examiner Name of firm (where appropriate) Address 1 IJVadham Close,Shepperton Post Code 179h:I Dale 1210312024 delete or circle as appropriate For*￿ RtslljUI Standard Accounts 2023 5of5 Guildrord Cilurch Accoun"£S as at 29 08 Baiik Balance Brou ht Forward 2021 2022 93.499.23 fncome 202212023 Givi Standiiig Orders/CollacLiollsJDonaLiO115 Co!lectioThs Attio2Tr for G4."Idren ihoppers ChrEStirtas C-rol Service 20211202? Gift Aid Christian Aid EaEt Airica rund British Red Cr055 (Ukraine D55i?S£er Fund) Si fv113ry'S GP4lC chui.ch Donation Box fv.1ethodist Pra¥ier F.pandboGk Tfv1CP InteresL CAr Gold .4ccount intereRt Methodist chb'rch Accounts Form Settion No £ 31,411.30 65.00 7.037.09 7QO.b?O 290.00 IfJQ.04 0.00 IA2.4q 1,008.3i E AO,905.17 A5 .5 .45 A2 A3 A3 "'0.905.17 enditiire 2022 F4eif b'311e'i CircuiL Assessment rees Britisl Red Cross {Ukra¥ne Di535te,- Donuiicn5 St Mary's uniiinrJ Costs iinot- Lvorks ileiliodist Lhi.¥rcli Ilice Presidenl rvleLbc01315I Praif'rr F"tandt)ook Large Print Hymn Book5 Methodist Snsurafice Church Gifts C4F Chejrges {Ciieoues) CAF BaoL Fèes ID,7aO.00 4Q-O.OQ 5.405.QO £ 5,000.00 72.00 B2 B3 B5 Visit B7 100.00 ?35.14 105.00 6.?5 60.00 B7 B5 B7 B7 87 £ 2Q30Q22 28,309.22 ' L Colrj k4rcoun Notes The following amounts to be kept in reserve Daphne Dadd Legaos (£20,000) Ki*chen/Chairs/Carpeniry (£3? 5003 £ 19,366.50 6.190.18 £ 25.556.68 ## **GUILDFORD METHODIST CHURCH** **Charity no. 1127643** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** **To 31 August 2023** **Annual Report 2022-3** ## **Reference & Administrative Details** **Registered Name:** Guildford Methodist Church **Registered Number:** Guildford Methodist Church is registered as a charity under number 1127643 **Principal Office Address:** Guildford Methodist Church c/o Holy Trinity and St Mary's Parish Office 5 Trinity Churchyard Guildford GU1 3RR Tel: 01483 578861 Email: office@holytrinityguildford.org.uk Correspondence should be directed to the above address. ## **Charity Trustees** |**Charity Trustees**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**TRUSTEE NAME**||**OFFICE HELD**||**DATES**
(_if not full year)_||**APPOINTED BY**| |Rev Dr Paul Glass||Minister & Chair||||| |Mrs Andrea Campion- Smith||Church Steward||||General Church Meeting| |Mrs Rosemary Lee||Church Steward||||General Church Meeting| |Mr Peter Youngs||Secretary & Church
Steward||||General Church Meeting| |Mr Michael Lee||Treasurer||||Church Council| |Mr Nigel Campion-Smith||Project Coordinator
& Circuit Steward||||| |Mr. David Birch||congregation||||| |Mrs Margaret Birch||congregation||||| |Mr Michael Bishop||congregation||||| |Dr Bruce Farmer CBE||congregation||||| |Mrs Beryl Farmer||congregation||||| |Mrs Janet Glass||congregation||From June 2024||| |Mrs Janet Hancock||congregation||||| |Mr Philip Hancock||congregation||From 4.10.22||| |Dr Alwyn Marriage||congregation||||| |Ms Annika Mathews||congregation||||| |Ms Jenny Nockolds||congregation||From June 2024||| |Mrs Pamela Palmer||congregation||d. January 2024||| |Mrs Janus Smith||congregation||||| |Mrs Promila Skelton||Pastoral Secretary||||| |Dr Susan Snashall||congregation||||| |Mrs Rosamund Trembath||congregation||||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Governing Document** : Guildford Methodist Church is registered under the Deed of Union of 1932 and the Methodist Church Act 1976 incorporating the Model Trusts. The governing document is The Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church (known as CPD). ## **Recruitment and Appointment of new Trustees:** The Trustees are drawn from the membership of Guildford Methodist Church. Under CPD, the church has adopted a procedure permitted for smaller churches under which all members may serve on the Church Council, if they so wish, without the need for elections and without limit on time. ## Induction and Training of Trustees: Trustees have often already served or are serving on one or more of the committees or groups within the church. Induction and training is principally through discussion with established members of the Church Council and attendance at the Church Council meetings held around 3 times a year; and, for the Church Stewards, attendance at leadership meetings held periodically, depending upon need. ## Organisational Structure: Within the structure of The Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church, Guildford Methodist Church is governed by its Church Meeting and Church Council and with the assistance of the Stewards and the Pastoral Committee. The Church Council and Annual Church Meeting have oversight of committees and groups, and the Church Council is the managing trustee body. Representatives of the church serve on the Joint Council with representatives of the Parish of Holy Trinity St. Mary's pursuant to the sharing agreement referred to below. Several Methodist members have been elected and serve as members of the PCC. ## Risks to the Charity: The principal risk to the charity has for some time been lack of human resources. This led to the Church closing its former building and moving to worship at the Anglican church of St Mary’s in Guildford town centre from 1 September 2013; on 6 July 2014 it entered into a sharing agreement with the Parish of Holy Trinity and St Mary’s. ## Methodist Circuit Guildford Methodist Church is part of the Wey Valley Methodist Circuit. ## **Objectives and Activities** ## The Aims of Guildford Methodist Church: As part of the wider community, and as part of the congregation of St Mary’s Guildford, it is the vision of Guildford Methodist Church locally to be a worshipping and welcoming community, working together with other Christians to share God’s love, through word and action, with the people of Guildford and further afield. ## The achievement of this vision will be seen by: - Activities in conjunction with the Parish and other churches in the Methodist Circuit, ecumenically and within the community - Development of the worship and prayer life of the church - Growth in the life and activities of the church fellowship - Outreach in the community, in conjunction with Common Ground, building on relationships formed through individual members as well as new initiatives. - Training and Study opportunities ## Objectives for the year: - Taking an active role in the community through ecumenical and community projects. - Playing our part in the wider Methodist Connexion through Circuit and District - Reviewing and continually updating our policies for safeguarding, and implementing practices to improve standards of care for those using our premises. - Looking for ways in which we can further develop worship services. - Developing the relationship with the Anglican and other worshippers and leadership at St. Mary's as a united congregation and developing stronger links with the European Orthodox congregation which also worships fortnightly at St Mary’s. - growing the Common Ground ecumenical community, based at St Mary’s, and its activities ## Strategies for Objectives: - Playing an active role in Circuit services, meetings and activities. - Continuing our giving to charity and our normal teaching and outreach activities. - Providing a welcome and support for foreign residents through our Chit Chat drop-in. - Supporting the Street Angels community project and the wider activities of Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy. - Being represented as a church in Community and Ecumenical events whenever possible and taking active roles individually in community projects. - Continuing to support individual, Friends International, and Circuit Chaplaincy links with the University to develop a relationship between the church community and University students. - Working towards a consistently good level of pastoral care, and continuing to organise opportunities for social interaction. - working with other Christian and lay organisations to develop shared activities. ## Significant Activities: - Weekly Sunday Morning worship services. - weekly Friday evening Vigil for Peace, initially relating to the war in Ukraine from February 2022 but subsequently enlarged to reflect other conflicts - ChitChat, a weekly termtime drop-in for foreign residents - Ecumenical lunchtime series of Advent and Lent Reflections - Periodic Pop-Up cafes for all ages, with crafts and other activities for children - occasional Sunday afternoon prayer walks and Taizé-style services - opening of St Mary’s on a regular basis to welcome visitors to view the building and, where they wish, reflect or chat. - Art and photographic exhibitions with a Christian theme or supporting the work of charities - Monthly Coffee and Cake, focussing on the work of a particular charity or voluntary organisation - Baptisms, weddings and funerals, both of congregational members and community. - Fundraising for Charities e.g. Christian Aid, Local Projects, African Charities, Whitechapel Mission and Methodist Charities. - Pastoral work is undertaken in cooperation with the Parish’s Pastoral Committee. Members and adherents attached to the Church are cared for pastorally by one of our Pastoral visitors. Pastoral Visitor training has taken place. Communion is taken to housebound members of the church by a Minister or persons appointed by the Church Council, and visitation to the sick and needy is carried out by a Minister and by Church members. - Members participate in the Common Ground ecumenical community. - Several of the members of Guildford Methodist Church exercise a Christian ministry in the course of their activities and by involvement in a particular cause or local need, such as prison visiting and chaplaincy work and drop-ins for the needy. Church members are involved with work for schools and orphanages in both Kibera (Nairobi) and Mityana (Uganda), both of which have been supported by the Church - Social Activities including occasional Church Lunches. - Safeguarding and other training courses are provided by the Circuit. - The Church has strong links with Friends International which cares for, and gives hospitality to, students from abroad; and the Guildford Salvation Army Drop-in and Foodbank - The Church supports ecumenical events and services in local churches, especially in Lent and at Easter, and regularly hosts ecumenical services on occasions such as Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and Ascensiontide. - Guildford Methodist Church supports the Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy, a charity established by the Churches of Guildford to care for people in the town. Their aim is to build bridges of understanding, trust and cooperation between communities of work, faith, leisure and society and to serve people by providing pastoral care for anyone who lives in, works in or visits Guildford. This is carried out by Street Angels (based at St Mary’s), Community Angels and Volunteer Chaplains. - A member represents the Church as a trustee of Hillier House. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Membership** At 31 August 2023 the total membership stood at 37 members. ## **Safeguarding and other training:** All members requiring safeguarding training have attended such training. Our policy is jointly agreed with the Parish and will continue to be reviewed annually. ChitChat volunteers participate in regular training sessions. ## **Public Benefit Statement** The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. ## **Reports** ## **Review of Progress and Achievements** ## **Building improvements:** After the completion of the major reordering of the building, which has been very well received by worshippers, other users and visitors, we continue to make small scale improvements to enhance the facilities. ## **Worship:** Our main weekly act of worship is a service at 10.30 each Sunday, with a variety of styles drawing on our Methodist and Anglican traditions. On a monthly basis the St Mary’s Choir participates in the service. There is in addition an Anglican-led service of Holy Communion at 08.00 each Sunday morning (following the Book of Common Prayer). We participated in Bible Month in summer 2023, with services focussed on the Book of Revelation, followed up by a weekday study group. There are periodic Wey Valley Methodist Circuit evening services held at different churches across the Circuit. Worship services are led by Methodist and Anglican clergy, accredited lay preachers (including one of our members, Rosemary Lee) and other invited preachers. Worship is varied and endeavours to be inclusive. ## **Communication:** There is a weekly email which details worship for the week and other items for the attention of the congregation such as meetings and events in the church, circuit and local community and printed copies are provided to those members without email facilities. This is supplemented by a weekly Parish newsletter. The Church also has a website: www.guildfordmethodist.org which contains information about services and events with additional information available on the Parish website: Holy Trinity & St Mary's Guildford (htsmguildford.org) ## **Mission and Outreach** During the year we continued to offer Lent and Advent series of weekly lunchtime Reflections. These Reflections are typically attended by between 25 and 40 people from across Guildford and beyond. The Common Ground ecumenical community, established to pursue mission and outreach and based at St Mary’s, continues to be central in undertaking our Outreach activities, in keeping with our objectives when Guildford Methodist Church moved to St Mary’s. In particular, Common Ground’s monthly Friday evening drop-in, Night Vision, was converted into a weekly Vigil for Peace, starting the day after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. This invites those out and about in Guildford to express their compassion by coming in to light a candle and, if they wish, to pray or reflect in the spiritual atmosphere of St Mary’s, with the Church open from 9-11 pm each Friday. At the date of this report’s publication over 8,500 people have visited these Vigils, a very large proportion of whom are young adults not connected with churches but who respond positively to an invitation extended to them as they pass St Mary’s while on a night out in town. https://www. **commongroundguildford** .org ## **Church Opening** Weekday opening continued on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with additional days in August and the Heritage Weekend in September and some Friday mornings. We also open on special occasions at times of community concern or need, such as the death of H M Queen Elizabeth. ## **ChitChat** ChitChat, our drop-in for international residents, continues to perform a valuable role with up to 35 international guests present each week and is much appreciated by those attending. By its nature, most of those attending are in Guildford for a limited period so there is a constant renewal as some guests move to their home countries and others join. Refugees from a variety of countries represent an increasing proportion of guests. As well as helping guests to understand and practise English, ChitChat explains British traditions and helps answer questions on aspects of British life. Ecumenical participation is crucial to staffing ChitChat and we are very grateful to the volunteers (numbering over 30) who act as hosts, many coming from other churches. ChitChat transferred to Zoom from the first lockdown and continues to be available online, primarily for a small number of established guests joining from overseas having headed home from Guildford. ## **Church Steward’s Report** This 10th year sharing St. Mary's marked another exciting phase in the life of Guilford Methodist Church as our range of activities increased, new people joined the congregation and our contacts with people from outside the church increased. We are very keen to make St. Mary's accessible to visitors (physically and in language) and to give them a better understanding of what the church is about and stands for, emphasising that all are welcome. That emphasis is really important when inviting passers-by to drop in for our Vigil for Peace as the idea of visiting a church during their night out comes as a big surprise to them. Many need convincing that their style of dress, prior alcohol consumption, language and lack of Church connections are absolutely no obstacle to them coming into the church. On departing, many comment on on the spiritual atmosphere of the church and that they’re leaving ‘in a better place’ than they arrived. The historic church building continues to be a draw and it is a pleasure to welcome visitors from across the world, many of whom are surprised to find such close cooperation between different Christian denominations. We have again hosted a number of exhibitions during the year. Our links with those working with refugees continue to develop. We were pleased to provide an opportunity for Big Leaf Foundation to use part of the churchyard for displaced young people to undertake practical activity by growing vegetables and other produce during the summer. Our relationship with Big Leaf continues to develop as they address a real need. In summer 2022 we had said farewell to Keith and Hilary Beckingham on Keith’s retirement then September saw Paul Glass’ appointment as Methodist Minister with pastoral charge at St Mary’s take effect. We are immensely grateful for the leadership, encouragement, creativity and participation which Paul and Janet have brought to us. I must note the retirement in May 2023 of Canon Robert Cotton as Rector of the Parish after serving for 27 years. Robert’s invitation to Guildford Methodist Church to worship at St Mary’s, his welcome and encouragement were instrumental in developing the relationship and activities we enjoy at St Mary’s today. We appreciated the Parish’s invitation for us to participate in the process leading to the appointment of Canon Simon Butler as Robert’s successor from January 2024. I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the Anglican and Methodist clergy, our Churchwarden and others who supported us during the year under review. Once again, I thank my fellow Stewards and all the members of the Church for their hard work and support and for the continued encouragement we receive from so many. ANDREA CAMPION-SMITH Church Steward ## **Financial Review & Examined Accounts to 31 August 2023** We are very fortunate that, through the loyalty of our members, our accounts again showed a surplus of income over expenditure. This was despite a decline in cash collections and some further expenditure on our programme to equip the improved building for its role for the church and the wider community, for which we had built up reserves. Our income is heavily dependent on the generous giving of a relatively small number of members and we do not directly benefit from letting income which the Parish uses to help defray property expenses.. We also recognise the financial uncertainty brought about by the Pandemic and economic conditions and the pressure this is placing on many churches and charities. Our giving covered the Circuit assessment, normal operating expenses and external donations. Although the Parish bears almost all the running costs of the St. Mary's building and retains responsibility for the structure, we contributed to the building works from our reserves (in addition to substantial sums provided by the Wey Valley Circuit and the Methodist Connexion). We recognise the increasing cost burden on the Parish and during the year made a £5,000 donation to the running costs. We also continue to contribute to expenditure on cleaning, the sound system and resources for activities at St Mary’s and modest donations have been made to the Parish by Church groups which use the building. Once again, our thanks go to the Treasurer for his work in relation to our finances. Report dated June 2024