**Church Accruals Accounts 2021-2022** 

## **THE METHODIST CHURCH** 

# **ANNUAL  REPORT AND ACCOUNTS (ACCRUALS BASIS) for the year ended 31 August 2022** 

## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

**Registered Charity - Registration number** 

**1127787** ~~—_~~ 

## **Circuit No 35/39** ~~ee~~ 

|~~ee~~|~~ee~~|**Circuit No**<br>~~ee~~|
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|**Ministers**||Rev Catherine Hutton,Rev UngSoon Nguangand Mr Josh Selfe|
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|**Church Stewards**||Mrs Kathryn Thompson|
|||Mrs Val Imms|
|||Mr Simon Jump|
|||Mr Mark Angel|
|||Mr Robert Hill|
|||Mrs Katharine Castledine|
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|**Church Treasurer**|Mr Richard Smith<br>~~OO~~||





## **Epsom Methodist Church Trustees' Annual Report** 

## **Contents** 

|**Contents**||
|---|---|
||Page|
|Introduction, Mission and Review, Prayer, Mission & Outreach|1|
|Pastoral Work, Worship, Youth Pastor, Children & Families Work, Catherine's calling|2|
|Summary of Special Events taking place during the year|3|
|Regular Events taking place during the year|4|
|Financial performance review|5|
|Expenditure, Outlook for the year 2022/23, Conclusions|6|
|Review of funds, valuation, reserves, plans for 2022/23|7|
|Basis of preparation and legal framework|8|
|Aims & organisation, Public benefit, Trustee training, Related parties|9|
|Risk Management, Safeguarding|10|
|Statement of Financial Activities (2021-2022)|11|
|Statement of Financial Activities (2020-2021)|12|
|Balance Sheet|13|
|Cash Flow|14|
|Note 1 Basis of accounting and accounting policies|15|
|Note 2 Collections and gift aid|16|
|Note 3 Donations|16|
|Note 4 Legacies|16|
|Note 5 Income for the use of the premises|16|
|Note 6 Roots (coffee shop)|16|
|Note 7 Nursey|17|
|Note 8 Interest|17|
|Note 9 Trust fund management charges|17|
|Note 10 Mission and Outreach|18|
|Note 11 Property utilities and maintenance|18|
|Note 12 Administration|18|
|Note 13 Salaries and associated costs|19|
|Note 14 Circuit share|19|
|Note 15 Donations to charities|19|
|Note 16 Other expenditure|20|
|Note 17 Transfers between funds|20|
|Note BS1 Church buildings|21|
|Note BS2 Investments|21|
|Note BS3 Debtors and prepayments|22|
|Note BS4 Analysis of cash at bank|22|
|Note BS5 Analysis of current liabilities and long term creditors|22|
|Note BS6.1 General fund|23|
|Note BS6.2 Designated funds|23|
|Note BS7.1 Chinese Congregation fund|24|
|Note BS7.2 Other restricted funds|24|
|Note BS8 Endowment funds|25|
|Note ON1 Capital commitments and contingent liabilities|25|
|Note ON2 Loans and creditors due after one year|25|
|Note ON1 Related party transactions|26|
|Chinese Congregation report|27|
|Church Council members|28|
|Declarations|29|
|Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees|30|





**Epsom Methodist Church TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022**_ 

## **The Mission Statement of Epsom Methodist Church** 

Our purpose is to respond to God’s love in Christ for everyone by being a focus in the town for Christian teaching, worship and care. 

## **Review of the year September 2021 to August 2022** 

It was good to be able to begin the move out of Covid restrictions in September as we saw the restart of the 9am and 10:30 services whilst still retaining the live-streaming and on-demand provisions. We have been able to follow several sermon series based on different themes and supported by study booklets. We have gradually seen the return of people to church as well as welcoming a number of new people but are aware that membership numbers are falling. It was therefore decided in the Autumn to establish a Ministries Audit Group with a brief to reflect on the way forward. This became particularly relevant when Chris Shaw moved on in April and following Catherine’s Calling to become the Circuit Superintendent from September 2023. The Group recognised that EMC is doing well in providing a welcoming environment for people to enter the life of the church but could do better at taking them on a journey of faith and discipleship. The recommendations made were that we needed to consider filling the following posts: 

- A Mission and Outreach Pastor (full-time) 

- A Pastoral Worker (part-time) 

- A Worship Pastor (part-time) 

- A Youth Chaplain (part-time) 

## •    Families and Children’s support worker (part-time and already in post) dd l d ( ) **Prayer will be at the centre of all we do** 

## **Prayer** 

Prayer meetings happen weekly and monthly. A prayer sheet is sent out by mailchimp weekly and a Prayer Pyramid system is used as needed. A Prayer Breakfast was held at church in September and a special Prayer Day was organised in June which attracted 45 people. 

We would hope next year to: 

- introduce more specific prayer for the community and prayer walking as part of our outreach. 

- encourage more people to want to pray together and make more use of prayer ministry. 

- set up a Prayer Room/Space available for anyone to use within the church building. 

## **Mission and Outreach** 

Roots remains one of our main links with the community and has been able to increase its opening hours. It welcomes many of the young families attending other activities within the building. At Christmas we invited families to the Silhouette Theatre Company production of ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ as well as to the Carol Services and Christingle. ‘Goody bags’ were delivered to the elderly and those on their own. At Easter there was a ‘Churches Together in Epsom’ service in the Market Place. The Children’s ‘Criss Cross Show’ Holiday Club and the ‘Holiday at Home’ both ran in August. Eco-church with its monthly market stall and the recycling centre at EMC are ways of linking with the community. The Hope into Action House now has an empowerment worker and tenants. The website is set up and Weekly Notes are sent out by mailchimp or posted to those not on-line. Most House Groups are now meeting in person with just one still on zoom. 

From September, Josh Selfe will be employed as our Mission and Outreach Pastor, and will help to direct our thinking. We would hope that we will: 

- be better able to use Roots to reach people; 

- have special events not only within the church but also in various venues in Epsom; 

- continue to support the Hope into Action House; 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)** 

## **Pastoral Work** 

The Pastoral team continues to meet with Pastoral links ongoing and reviewed and visits made to the housebound, including gifts taken at Christmas. The ‘Welcome Club’ and the ‘Friendship and Support Drop-in’ both meet monthly. Welcome Stewards welcome those who come on a Sunday. We are hoping to appoint a Pastoral Worker part time (20 hours/wk) who will help us to: 

- be more effective in visiting, especially in being able to offer prayer and nurture faith. 

- extend visiting to the wider community to include times of birth or marriage as well as illness or bereavement. 

## **Worship** 

The two services on a Sunday morning are developing separate styles with the 9am being more traditional with hymns and expository preaching and the 10:30am ‘Together in Worship’ being more contemporary, multi-generational worship for all. We have a number of organists who are able to play at 9am and are pleased that we have new musicians joining the band at 10:30am. Since our musical director moved on, we are looking to appoint a Worship Leader: 

- they would help in co-ordinating and directing the Sunday morning worship, bringing in fresh ideas and deepening our sense of worship. 

- we would also like to plan a Worship/Teaching Day in the Spring. 

- we would also like to plan a summer ‘Songs of Praise’. 

## **Youth Pastor** 

The Uniformed Organisations continue to thrive at EMC, remaining very popular – They include Explorers. Scouts, Guides, Cubs, Brownies, Beavers, and Rainbows. We have occasional Parade Services and we have a few young people who come to church with a parent. 

We would like to appoint a Youth Pastor who would: 

- be able to get alongside the young people already attached to the church. 

- act as a mentor, particularly within the uniformed organisations, and, for some, help them to think about faith issues. 

- help us to become a church effective in caring for and nurturing young people. 

- help us value all that they can offer us in terms of enthusiasm and freshness. 

## **Families and Children’s Work** 

We have many children and families who come through the building at EMC. Many use Roots as a welcoming space. We are delighted that Cara Golding has agreed to be our Children and Family Worker. She is the ‘Ready Teddy Go’ Nursery Manager but has also initiated a group called ‘Friday for Families’ as a place of support and friendship for parents and a Homestart Parenting Program. She has been involved in the planning and running of a monthly Messy Church as well as helping at Messy Church-style services on a Sunday. She is also helping with the Children’s Holiday Club in August. We also have a group for younger children called Little Monkeys. On Sundays, children are usually invited to stay in the service and have been provided with boxes of ‘goodies’. 

- We now want to improve our provision for children on a Sunday, making sure that they are all properly 

## **Catherine’s Calling to Circuit Superintendency:** 

Catherine’s Calling to be the Circuit Superintendent was discussed in August and awaits confirmation 

- This gives us a year to ensure that as a church we have in place the measures that will be needed to support Catherine in this new dimension to her work. 

- It also means that constantly reflecting on the plans laid out above will be particularly important as we seek to see the church flourish and grow. 

- All of this will be surrounded by prayer and a desire to see God’s Will done within EMC. 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)** 

|**Events**|**A summary of Special Events taking place between Sep 2021 and Aug 2022**|
|---|---|
|**September 2021**|9am and 10:30 services restart with Covidprecautions|
||Roots re-opens for limited hours|
||House Groups begin to meet inperson again(weekly,fortnightlyor monthly)|
||Prayer and Breakfast Saturdaymorning gathering|
||Zoom Night Prayer begins(weekly)|
||‘Fridayfor Families’ starts(weekly)|
||Harvest Festival Service|
||MinistryAudit Team set up|
|**October 2021**|Eco-church stall at the Farmer’s Market(monthly)|
||MessyChurch Light PartyDisco takesplace|
||Silent Prayer meetinginperson(weekly)|
|**November 2021**|ReadyTeddyGo Nurseryre-opens|
||FamilyParade Remembrance Sunday|
||Eco-Friend initiative began|
|**December 2021**|Silhouette theatre Company‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ –familyevent|
||CommunityCarols and Carols byCandlelight|
||Christingle Service|
||Midnight Communion and Christmas Dayfamilyservice|
||GoodyBags delivered to those on their own|
|**January 2022**|Relaunch of the Welcome Club and Friendshipand Support Drop-in(fortnightly)|
||Bitesize lunch-time services in Roots(weekly)|
|**February 2022**|Lent Series starts in Roots(weekly)|
|**March 2022**|Lent Series in Roots continues|
|**April 2022**|HolyWeek Retreat(dailyservices on zoom and inperson)|
||Good FridayService + CTiE service in the Market Place|
||Easter Sundaycelebration|
||Chris Shaw moves on to Oswestry|
||Church GCM + launch of report from MinistryAudit Team|
|**May 2022**|Advertisingfor Mission and Outreach Pastor and for a Pastoral Worker|
||Christian Aid Week|
||Re-launch of Little Monkeys(weekly)|
|**June 2022**|Announcement of an Empowerment Worker for the Hope into Action House|
||Tenants now in the Hope into Action House|
||Father’s Day‘MessyChurch All-Age Worship’ 10:30 SundayService|
||Vision and GivingWeekend –‘A Dayto Pray’ on Saturday+ SundayServices|
|**July 2022**|Interviews for Mission and Outreach Pastor|
||Josh Selfe appointed to come as Mission and Outreach Pastor from September|
|**August 2022**|Holidayat Home|
||Children’s HolidayClub ‘The Criss Cross Show’|
||Catherine’s Callingto be the Circuit Superintendent from Sep2023|



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## **Epsom Methodist Church TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)** 

|**Events**<br>**Regular events taking place between September 2021 and August 2022**|**Events**<br>**Regular events taking place between September 2021 and August 2022**|**Events**<br>**Regular events taking place between September 2021 and August 2022**|
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|**Frequency**|**Event**|**Brief Description**|
|**Daily**|Roots Cafe|Open 9 am-2pm Monday– Friday|
||ReadyTeddyGo|Nursery5 days a week|
||Prayer Pyramid|Toprayfor urgentprayer issues|
||Web site|Up to date information about all church activities|
||Church Diary|Displayed in the Welcome Area-lettings and events|
|**Weekly**|Sunday services|Both English services live streamed and in person.<br>Chinese services in Mandarin, Cantonese and<br>English|
||Dial a sermon|EMC sermons via a telephone|
||Junior Church|Stopped during pandemic – currently personalised<br>boxes in services|
||Silent Prayer|Mondays 10.30am-11.15am. Open to all|
||Little Monkeys|Tuesdays 10am-11:30am|
||Fridayfor Families|Fridays 10am-11.30am|
||Food Bank|Open on Friday1.15pm-3.15pm|
||Girl Guiding|Meeting weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays<br>and Fridays|
||Scouting|Meeting weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays<br>and Fridays|
||Prayer sheet|WeeklyPrayer Mailchimpon Mondays|
||Weekly Notes|On email via Mailchimp and monthly hard copy to<br>those who do not have email|
|**Weekly,**<br>**Fortnightly or**<br>**monthly**|House Groups|A number of House Groups meet in person or on<br>Zoom and follow service themes. (Bible Study<br>guidesproduced)|
|**Fortnightly**|Friendship and Support Drop-<br>in|Meets 1stThursday 2.30pm-4pm|
||Welcome Club|Meets 3rdThursday2.30pm-4pm|
|**Monthly**|Church Prayer Meeting|2ndTuesdayof the month at 10:30am|
||Messy Church|Most months, on either Saturday or Sunday<br>morning|
|**Annually**|Holiday at Home|2/3 day meeting of fun and fellowship for the<br>elderlyin earlyAugust|
||Summer HolidayClub|3 day young people's event in August|
||In Loving Memory service|Held every November for those who have lost<br>loved ones in recentyears|
||Christmas Together|Christmas Day Meal for 80 (hampers delivered<br>duringCovid)|
||Children’s Advent event|Theatre Groupevent|



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**Epsom Methodist Church** 

**TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)** 

## **Financial Performance Review** 

## **Introduction** 

Last year (2020/21) the church suffered considerably financially from the Covid pandemic and the lockdown. This stretched to August 2021 and the new financial year started with the church meeting openly but with Covid limitations. Congregations dropped, but by the end of the year had picked up considerably. However, they did not reach pre-Covid numbers. As a result, the Sunday collections dropped. However, the church is fortunate in that a large number of people donate by standing order which gives a regular and guaranteed income. This form of giving raised over £72,000 during the year. Other giving came from envelopes placed in the collection plate each Sunday which raised a further £22,800. This total of £94,800 constitutes a major part of the church’s giving income of £107,547. Added to this was gift aid of £26,362 bringing this total to £133,909. The other major part of the church’s income is from the use of its premises. Use by outside groups raised £60,366 and church users gave £28,745, a total of £89,111. A setback in our income was the fact that the world finance markets dropped and thus interest and financial returns on investments showed a loss of £13,751. 

Church maintenance was kept to less than £1,000 over budget by pruning some of the major works anticipated. Administration was on target. The circuit contribution was under budget because Chris Shaw moved away to a new pastorate In May 2022, 3 months prior to the end of the year. Other items were within budget. As a result, the surplus at the end of the year was £20,574 against a budget of £15,500. 

EMC took immediate measures in April 2020 to reduce expenditure, and this has continued throughout the current financial year from 1st September 2021 to 31 August 2022.  We also reduced our contribution to the Sutton Circuit.   We believe our staff, supported by our volunteers, are a vital part of our work and our outreach and we maintained our commitment to our staff.  Details of the actions we took are set out below. 

As a result, there was a deficit of £26,880 in the reserves in the 2021-22 year (as covered by this annual report). This was comprised of a surplus of £20,574 on the English Congregation's accounts, a surplus of £15,561 on the Chinese Congregation's accounts, a deficit of £61,162 on designated funds and a deficit of £1,853 on restricted funds. Most of the deficit on designated funds was due to essential stonework repairs costing £66,906 being carried out. This arose from the recent quinquennial structural report. 

## **Budget for the year to August 2022** 

The Budget for 2021-22 was set as a deficit on the general fund of £42,250. During the year the church deliberately restricted its expenditure and the budgeted loss of £42,250 was turned into a surplus of £20,574. 

## **Income for the year to 31 August 2022 for the English Congregation** 

• **Giving:** Giving (including the associated gift aid) was up over 7% on the previous year with improved cash collections at services. However, from streaming services, a significant number of new faces have appeared at Sunday worship and giving has shown an increase. 

• **Lettings by commercial users:** The church actively returned to letting all of its premises and nearly all the slots were taken up. As a result, income from this rose to just over £60,000. 

• **Income from church users:** we were fortunate and grateful to the Chinese congregation for maintaining their contribution.  With the longer opening hours the nursery increased its contribution by about 10% to £15,720. 

• **Return on Investments:** Despite the recovery from Covid, the financial state of the country meant that our reserves fell by £13,750. This was expected and the church recognises that over the past 3 years investment income has totalled £79,000. 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)** 

## **Expenditure** 

• **Caretaking:** Our two caretakers have been fully employed keeping our building safe, as well as carrying out a number of decorating and minor improvements to our buildings.  They have done an excellent job. 

• **Maintenance:** There was no major  major expenditure on the premises and totalled only £8,696, half of the budget of £17,000. 

• **Coffee Shop “Roots”:** Roots is regarded as a key opportunity for outreach from our church and many events were/are centred around its facilities.  2 years ago the income was £35,897. This year it was £33,767. This is encouraging and shows promise for the future. 

• **Mission and Outreach:** In addition to the support for Roots we spent £6,628 on our Mission and Outreach - mostly on events for Children and Families including our August Holiday Club which was again thoroughly enjoyed by all the children who attended and warmly praised by their parents. This compares well with lst year's expenditure of £6,784. 

• **Administration:** Our church office is ably run by two members of staff who deal with all the lettings, the covid risk assessments, the wide range of enquiries, keeping our church operating smoothly and without whose services we could not function.  We are very grateful to them both. 

## **Outlook for the year 2022/23** 

The English congregation recognises that it should look to use its reserves for the Glory of God’s Work and our outreach in our local community.  A deficit of about £30,000 has therefore been set as our Budget for the year to 31 August 2022.  This does assume that there are no further serious disruptions from a continuance of the Covid pandemic.  We look forward to our church gradually returning to the vibrant community it was prior to the pandemic. 

## **Conclusions** 

Our annual report comprises the combination of three distinct entities which are managed separately.  The English Church Congregation, The Chinese Church Congregation and our Ready Teddy Go nursery.  It is the English Church Congregation which is also responsible for our buildings, but each has its own management group and its own reserves which have been combined within this set of accounts.  Each has ample reserves and has been blessed that the impact of the pandemic has not caused a serious depletion of their financial position even though it has not been practical to use these reserves to significantly improve our Outreach and Mission into our local community.  However, the earlier section of this report has demonstrated the extent to which we have been able to run a number of the important activities which we traditionally used to do. 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)** 

## **General Fund** 

As at 31 August 2022 the net current assets of the General Fund of the Church were £229,043 (balance sheet - net current assets - £219,043 plus £10,000 - savings bond investment), giving approximately 9 months cover for expenditure. 

## **Gifts & Memorials Fund** 

This is an unrestricted fund holding mainly legacies and can be used for capital items and other projects in the church. Bequests received by the church are placed in this fund. The fund has been and will be used to continue to employ a lay pastor. The balance in this fund is £219,485 (BS6.2). The reduction is due to the repair of the stonework (£66,906) and investment in the Audio/Visual equipment (£15,945). 

## **Children and Family Leader Fund** 

This fund (CFL) supports the appointment and cost of a CFL. Its current balance is £40,262 (BS6.2). This post was not renewed after the departure of the previous CFL. However, a new development in ministry has been prepared where up to 5 staff are recruited to carry out the functions of mission & outreach (30 hours pw), a worship pastor (12 hours pw), a pastoral worker (16 hours pw), a youth chaplain (18 hours pw), a children & families outreach worker (5-8 hours pw) and additional administrative support (12 hours pw). The church recognises that this is very adventurous and recognises that not all roles may be filled. Also, some appointments may cover more than one area of work. Funding for this has been taking place which is why the fund has grown already. A grant over 5 years of £105,000 has been secured from the Sutton Circuit model trust fund. 

## **Book Fair Donations** 

Sadly the Book Fair is being discontinued. 

## **Benevolence Fund** 

The Benevolence Fund is used for ministers to pay for charitable needs. Its current balance is £1,725 (BS7.2). It is now topped up from gifts. 

## **Chinese Congregation Fund** 

This Chinese Congregation is an integral part of the church. However, they maintain their own accounts because of the specific method of their operation. Their income is from the regular giving of the congregation. Their expenditure is mainly their contribution to the main church for their use of the premises and for the future support of the ministry. The balance at the end of the year was £286,346 (2020/21 £270,785). 

## **Nursery** 

The Nursery (Ready, Teddy, Go) opened the year with a balance of £64,074 (BS6.2). There was a deficit of £8,297 leaving a balance of £55,777. Their income is from the children who attend and grants from Surrey County Council. 

Expenditure is mainly on salaries as well as activity material and the use of the church community hall. The Nursery recognises that it is struggling against changes in local nurseries and methods of funding and is looking for methods of operation to increase the number of children and therefore its income. 

## **Valuation of Properties** 

The church was included in the balance sheet at historical cost for the first time in 2015/16. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

The Reserves Policy for the Church is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 6 months’ average expenditure. This should be sufficient to meet any unforeseen item of major expenditure on the assessment and to be able to continue, in the short term, funding planned activities in the event of any inability to raise the funds from the giving of the church and the use of the premises. The current level is £126,750 and £128,500 for next year 2022/23. 

## **Plans for 2022/23** 

The main feature of the plans for 2022/23 and future years is the development of the ministry of the church as described above. This is very adventurous and requires significant commitment from the church. Already there is the encouragement in the appointment of Josh Selfe as the church mission pastor and he has actively taken his place as a part of the church leadership. 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)** 

## **Basis of preparation and legal framework** 

The Charity’s annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice 2015 as applicable to the Financial Reporting Standard(FRS 102) 2015 

Full Name of Church 

Full Name of Church Epsom Methodist Church Registration Charity Number 1127787 Date of registration 30th January 2009 Main communication address Church Office Epsom Methodist Church Ashley Road Epsom Methodist Church Surrey KT18 5AQ 

The members of the Epsom  Methodist Church meeting are the Charity Trustees , membership being made up of church office holders, Minister and  representatives appointed by the church at the Annual General Meeting. 

The full list of current Church Council members and key lay employees is shown in Appendix A to this report. The full list of those who served during the year is shown in Appendix B. 

Mr Richard T Smith acted as the principal officer overseeing the day to day financial management and accounting for the church during the year. 

Independent examiner 

Jacob, Cavenagh and Skeet 5 Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, SM1 2SW 

Investment Bankers Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)** 

## **Aims and organisation** 

The Charity objective is: 

Provide public acts of worship and sacred space for church members and non-members. Teach Christianity in sermons, courses and small groups. Visit the sick and bereaved. Promote Christianity in events and services. Provide children, youth, parents and senior citizens with a Christian ethos. Promote the mission of the church in activities for older people, parents, nursery and toddler groups. Support specific charities in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer. 

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the Date of Union the advancement of: 

a) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist Church; 

b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit. local or other organisation of The Methodist Church; c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church; d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church 

This is carried out in Epsom Methodist Church through: 

Worshipping God through prayer, song and other acts of worship. 

The organisation and resourcing of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non members alike. The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. 

The resourcing of pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Taking religious assemblies in local schools. 

Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and services. 

Provision of chaplaincy services to local schools, care homes and other institutions as appropriate and when able. 

## **Public Benefit** 

We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. 

The governing document for the church is the Deed of Union (1932) and Methodist Church Act (1976) 

Detailed governance arrangements are outlined within the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church by order of the annual conference (CPD). 

Day to day management of the church is undertaken by the Church Stewardship team along with the Minister. 

The Trustees are appointed at the AGM of the church. 

## **Trustee Training** 

A range of guidance produced by Methodist Connexion to support the effective running of the church , specifically the leaflet ‘The Role of a Trustee in The Methodist Church’ is given to all new Church Council members as induction to their role as trustees. 

## **Related Parties** 

The Church is part of the Sutton Circuit which is part of the London District and is also accountable to the Methodist Conference. 

The internal organisations linked to this church are: Scout and Guide groups Little Monkeys, weekly term-time morning group for parents and toddlers Roots Coffee Shop, church open weekdays for refreshments Nursery - Ready, Teddy, Go, nursery meeting every weekday morning Welcome Group  Meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdays Table Talk, monthly meeting for mothers Friday for Families @EMC, weekly morning group for parents and toddlers Chinese Congregation and all their related groups 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (continued)** 

## **Risk Management** 

The major risks have been identified and recorded by the Trustees with professional advice taken as required. There is a regular annual review process undertaken and recorded. 

Income and Expenditure is being monitored in total and is compared with the approved annual budget on a quarterly basis to detect trends as part of the risk management process to avoid unforeseen calls on reserves. 

The top risks in the church were last identified as: 

1)  We do not have sufficient volunteers for all the desired initiatives and we do not yet know whether the pandemic will have negatively influenced the willingness of those volunteers whom we have used. 

2)  The Pandemic may well have changed the way in which “Church” and “Services” are delivered and received.  We will need to revise our strategic direction and forward planning as soon as we have some idea of the longer-term implications. 

3)  While EMC has been blessed with ample reserves the Pandemic has had a material adverse impact on our annual budget and we will need to make adjustments if the level of deficits is not reduced materially. 

These risks are being addressed in the Church Council, the Leadership Team and the Resources Committee. 

## **Safeguarding** 

_Every person has a value and dignity which comes directly from the creation of male and female in God’s own image and likeness. Christians see this potential as fulfilled by God’s re-creation of us in Christ. Among other things this implies a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and therefore to protect them from harm._ 

Methodist Connexional practice outlines commitment to the following principles: 

- the care and nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministry with, all children, young people and adults 

- the safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and adults when they are vulnerable 

- the establishing of safe, caring communities which provide a loving environment where there is informed vigilance as to the dangers of abuse. 

• We will carefully select and train all those with any responsibility within the Church, in line with Safer Recruitment principles, including the use of criminal records disclosures and registration with the relevant vetting and barring schemes. 

• We will respond without delay to every complaint made which suggests that an adult, child or young person may have been harmed, cooperating with the police and local authority in any investigation. 

• We will seek to work with anyone who has suffered abuse, developing with them an appropriate ministry of informed pastoral care. 

• We will seek to challenge any abuse of power, especially by anyone in a position of trust. 

• We will seek to offer pastoral care and support, including supervision and referral to the proper authorities, to any member of our church community known to have offended against a child, young person or vulnerable adult. 

- In all these principles we will follow legislation, guidance and recognised good practice 

The Epsom Methodist Church commits itself to ensuring the implementation of Connexional Safeguarding Policy; government legislation, guidance and safe practices. The Epsom Methodist Church commits itself to the provision of support, advice and training for lay and ordained people that will ensure people are clear and confident about their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults who may be vulnerable. 

The Trustees' Annual Report was approved by the Church Council on 1st November 2022 and signed on behalf of the trustees by: 

Rev Catherine Hutton 

Church Council Chairman 

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## **Name of Church** 

## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2022**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2022**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2022**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2022**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2022**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2022**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2022**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes to the**<br>**accounts**|**General Fund**<br>**(Unrestricted)**|**Chinese**<br>**Congregation Fund**<br>**(Restricted)**|**Designated Funds**<br>**(Unrestricted)**|**Restricted Funds**|**Total**<br>**2021-22**|**Total**<br>**2020-21**|
|**Income from:**||£|£|£|£|£|£|
|**Donations and legacies**||||||||
|Collections and Gift Aid|2|133,909|103,512|-||237,421|216,860|
|Donations and Gift Aid|3|4,380|14,345|48,464|195|67,384|15,419|
|Legacies|4|||10,925||10,925|52,793|
|**Charitable activities**||||||||
|Contributions from church organisations|5|2,025||||2,025|995|
|Use ofpremises byexternal users|5|60,366||||60,366|24,337|
|Roots tradingincome|6|||35,431||35,431|5,989|
|Nurseryincome|7|||81,816||81,816|112,691|
|**Other trading activities**||||||||
|Lettingof church flat|5|11,100||||11,100|13,200|
|**Investments**||||||||
|Interest|8|5,090|904|43|2|6,039|4,839|
|**Other**||||||||
|Other income|13|-||-|-|-|26,271|
|**Total**||**216,870**|**118,761**|**176,679**|**197**|**512,507**|**473,394**|
|**Expenditure on:**||||||||
|**Raising funds**||||||||
|Trust fund management charges|9|1,176||||1,176|818|
|Book Fair costs||||||-||
|**Charitable activities**||||||||
|Mission and outreach|10|3,368||||3,368|6,784|
|Rootsgoods and other expenses|6|||14,077||14,077|2,976|
|Nurseryother expenses|7|||6,337||6,337|24,028|
|Buildingutilities|11|29,956||||29,956|23,611|
|Buildingmaintenance|11|9,379||66,906||76,285|12,879|
|Administration|12|12,227||||12,227|8,064|
|Salaries|13|62,544|57,000|110,861||230,405|225,549|
|Circuit share|14|73,400||20,000||93,400|104,000|
|Donations to charities|15|3,500|23,609|-|2,050|29,159|22,809|
|Depreciation||1,013||12,292||13,305|14,242|
|**Other**||||||||
|Other expenditure|16|-|10,851|-|-|10,851|11,771|
|**Total expenditure**||**196,563**|**91,460**|**230,473**|**2,050**|**520,546**|**457,531**|
|Netgains/(losses)on investments||**(18,841)**|**-**|**-**|**-**|(18,841)|**35,063**|
|**Net income/(expenditure)**||**1,466**|**27,301**|**(53,794)**|**(1,853)**|**(26,880)**|**50,926**|
|Transfers between funds|17|**19,108**|**(11,740)**|**(7,368)**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Other recognisedgains/(losses)**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets||-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit pension<br>schemes||-|-|-|-|-||
|Othergains/(losses)||-|-|-|-|**-**|-|
|||||||||
|**Net movement in funds**||20,574|15,561|(61,162)|(1,853)|(26,880)|50,926|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||**2,117,434**|**270,785**|**419,748**|**4,746**|**2,812,713**|**2,761,787**|
|**Total funds carried forward**||**2,138,008**|**286,346**|**358,586**|**2,893**|**2,785,833**|**2,812,713**|



**For information only Money received and passed on to External Organisations Balance brought forward from last year** 

Offerings/Gifts - received for  External Organisations Offerings/Gifts - passed to  External Organisations **Balance carried forward** 

|**2022**|**2021**|
|---|---|
|5,005|1,981|
|5,005|1,981|
|**-**|**-**|



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## **Name of Church** 

## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2021**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2021**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2021**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2021**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2021**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2021**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2021**|**Statement of Financial Activities(SOFA) for theyear ended 31 August 2021**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes to the**<br>**accounts**|**General Fund**<br>**(Unrestricted)**|**Chinese**<br>**Congregation Fund**<br>**(Restricted)**|**Designated Funds**<br>**(Unrestricted)**|**Restricted Funds**|**Total**<br>**2020-21**|**Total**<br>**2019-20**|
|**Income from:**||£|£|£|£|£|£|
|**Donations and legacies**||||||||
|Collections and Gift Aid|2|125,280|91,580|||216,860|205,591|
|Donations and Gift Aid|3|2,542|1,150|11,602|125|15,419|47,775|
|Legacies|4|||52,793||52,793|58,688|
|**Charitable activities**||||||||
|Contributions from church organisations|5|995||||995|5,905|
|Use ofpremises byexternal users|5|24,337||||24,337|41,380|
|Roots tradingincome|6|||5,989||5,989|35,580|
|Nurseryincome|7|||112,691||112,691|93,704|
|**Other trading activities**||||||||
|Lettingof church flat|5|13,200||||13,200|13,200|
|**Investments**||||||||
|Interest|8|4,550|274|15|-|4,839|7,283|
|**Other**||||||||
|Other income|13|3,471||22,800|-|26,271|22,602|
|**Total**||**174,375**|**93,004**|**205,890**|**125**|**473,394**|**531,708**|
|**Expenditure on:**||||||||
|**Raising funds**||||||||
|Trust fund management charges|9|818||||818|759|
|Book Fair costs||||||-|5,251|
|**Charitable activities**||||||||
|Mission and outreach|10|6,784||||6,784|5,138|
|Rootsgoods and other expenses|6|||2,976||2,976|17,339|
|Nurseryother expenses|7|||24,028||24,028|6,836|
|Buildingutilities|11|23,611||||23,611|40,170|
|Buildingmaintenance|11|11,786||1,093||12,879|17,293|
|Administration|12|8,064||||8,064|6,753|
|Salaries|13|63,588|35,500|126,461||225,549|245,477|
|Circuit share|14|84,000||20,000||104,000|124,000|
|Donations to charities|15|3,500|16,655|-|2,654|22,809|16,960|
|Depreciation||2,189||12,053||14,242|13,598|
|**Other**||||||||
|Other expenditure|16|-|11,771|-|-|11,771|5,568|
|**Total expenditure**||**204,340**|**63,926**|**186,611**|**2,654**|**457,531**|**505,142**|
|Netgains/(losses)on investments||**35,063**|**-**|**-**|**-**|35,063|**(4,044)**|
|**Net income/(expenditure)**||**5,098**|**29,078**|**19,279**|**(2,529)**|**50,926**|**22,522**|
|Transfers between funds|17|**20,721**|**(11,003)**|**(9,718)**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Other recognisedgains/(losses)**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets||-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit pension<br>schemes||-|-|-|-|-||
|Othergains/(losses)|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||||||||
|**Net movement in funds**||25,819|18,075|9,561|(2,529)|50,926|22,522|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||**2,091,615**|**252,710**|**410,187**|**7,275**|**2,761,787**|**2,739,265**|
|**Total funds carried forward**||**2,117,434**|**270,785**|**419,748**|**4,746**|**2,812,713**|**2,761,787**|



**For information only Money received and passed on to External Organisations Balance brought forward from last year** 

Offerings/Gifts - received for  External Organisations Offerings/Gifts - passed to  External Organisations **Balance carried forward** 

|**2021**|**2020**|
|---|---|
|1,981|7,069|
|1,981|7,069|
|**-**|**-**|



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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2022** 

|||**Unrestricted**|**Chinese**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Totals this year**||**Totals last year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**General Fund**|**Congregation**|**(Unrestricted)**|**Funds**||||
||||**Fund**||||||
||||**(Restricted)**||||||
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|
|**Tangible Fixed Assets***|||||||||
||**Notes**||||||||
|Church buildings|BS1|1,905,444||||1,905,444||1,905,444|
|Equipment|BS1|3,521||43,061||46,582||43,942|
|Investmentproperties|||||||||
|Investments|BS2|10,000||||10,000||10,000|
|**_Totalfixed assets_**||1,918,965||43,061||1,962,026||1,959,386|
|**Current Assets**|||||||||
|Debtors and Prepayments|BS3|33,986||||33,986||79,881|
|Investments with TMCP|BS4|120,255||259,746||380,001||412,655|
|Central Finance Board Deposits|BS4|121,595|225,183||2,893|349,671||229,960|
|Cash at Bank and in hand|BS4|10,437|61,263|55,779||127,479||133,995|
|**_Total current assets_**||286,273|286,446|315,525|2,893|891,137||856,491|
||||||||||
|Creditors(due in under 1year)|BS5|67,230|100|||67,330||3,164|
||||||||||
|**_Net current assets(liabilities)_**||219,043|286,346|315,525|2,893|823,807||853,327|
||||||||||
|**_Total assets less current liabilities_**||2,138,008|286,346|358,586|2,893|2,785,833||2,812,713|
||||||||||
|**Loans and creditors due after 1year**|||||||||
|Provisions for liabilities and charges|||||||||
||||||||||
|**_Net assets_**||2,138,008|286,346|358,586|2,893|2,785,833||2,812,713|
|**Funds of the Church**|||||||||
|General Fund(Unrestricted)|BS6.1|2,138,008||||2,138,008||2,117,433|
|Chinese Congregation(Restricted)|BS7.1||286,346|||286,346||270,785|
|Other Designated funds(Unrestricted)|BS6.2|||358,586||358,586||419,749|
|Other Restricted funds|BS7.2||||2,893|2,893||4,746|
|**_Total Funds_**||2,138,008|286,346|358,586|2,893|2,785,833||2,812,713|



The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 1st November 2022 and were signed on their behalf 

Rev Catherine Hutton 

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**Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **Statement of Cash Flows for year ended 31st August 2022** 

||**2022**|**2021**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
||||
|**Cashflows from operating activities**|||
|Net cash provided by operating activities|109,288|(21,076)|
||||
|**Cashflows from investing activities**|||
|Interest receivable|6,039|4,839|
|Purchase of investments|(100,166)||
|Proceeds from sale of investments|100,815|31,350|
|Investment in property, plant  and equipment|(15,945)|(6,225)|
|Net cash used in investing activities|(9,257)|29,964|
||||
|Change in cash & cash equivalents in the reporting period|100,031|8,888|
||||
|Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period|507,955|499,067|
||||
|Cash & cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period|607,986|507,955|
||||
|**Classified on the Balance Sheet as:-**|||
|TMCP deposit|130,836|144,000|
|Central Finance Board Deposits|349,671|229,961|
|Cash at bank and in hand|127,479|133,994|
||607,986|507,955|
||||
|**Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cashflow**|||
|**from operating activities**|||
||||
|**Net income/(expenditure) from reporting activities (as per the**|||
|**Statement of Financial Activities)**|(26,880)|50,926|
||||
|**Adjustments for:-**|||
|Non-cash donations|||
|Depreciation|13,305|14,241|
|Interest receivable|(6,039)|(4,839)|
|Gains/(losses) on investments|18,841|(35,063)|
|Net (income)/expenditure on endowment fund|-|-|
|(Increase)/decrease in debtors|45,895|(41,061)|
|Increase/(decrease) in creditors|64,166|(5,280)|
||||
|**Net cashprovided by operating activities**|109,288|(21,076)|



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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **Notes to the Accounts** 

## **1 Basis of accounting and accounting policies** 

- **i Basis of accounting** 

Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), SORP(FRS102), as amended by Update Bulletin 1, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, FRS 102. 

- **ii Public benefit entity** 

The Epsom Methodist Church meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. It is an unincorporated charity with a main address of Epsom Methodist Church, Ashley Road, Epsom, K18 5AQ. 

- **iii Basis** 

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical cost except that investments are shown at their market value at the end of the year. The accruals basis has been used and trustees present accounts that show a true and fair view of the Church's financial position and activities. The financial statements are prepared in pounds sterling rounded to the nearest pound. 

## **iv Charities Act** 

The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and the 2008 accounting and reporting regulations in order to be able to show a true and fair view, as required by the regulations. 

- **v Going concern** 

Based on the monetary assets and human resources available at 31 August 2022, the trustees believe that the Church is a going concern. 

## **vi Income recognition** 

Income is brought into account when there is entitlement,  the amount is reliably measurable and it is more likely than not that the economic benefit of the income will be forthcoming. 

In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the time of volunteers is not recognised. Further information on this matter is provided in the Trustees' Annual Report. 

## **vii Expenditure** 

This is recognised when a liability is incurred, or a constructive obligation arises, where the amount is reliably measurable and it is considered more likely than not that there will be an outflow of economic benefit. 

## **viii VAT** 

Since the Church is not VAT registered, all input VAT is charged with the expenses to which it refers. 

## **ix Tangible fixed assets** 

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and individually cost at least £1,000 and are written off over a specified number of years. 

The freehold and/or long leasehold property is shown in the accounts at deemed historical cost representing the property's gross carrying value at time of being built. No depreciation is provided because the trustees consider the residual value of the property in its present condition to be not less than its insurance cost and, in the absence of any evidence of impairment, any depreciation provision for the buildings component of the property would be immaterial. 

- **x Monetary Investments** 

The Church's investments are deposited with TMCP as custodian trustees. The valuations, at market value, are those provided by TMCP. 

TMCP is the legal owner and custodian trustee of all Methodist model trust property, including legacies, endowments and accumulated funds. Trust property is held for and on behalf of local managing trustees who are responsible for the day to day management of trust property. TMCP ensure that, through providing guidance and acting under their direction, the managing trustees comply with charity law and Methodist law and policy as determined by the Methodist Conference. 

The funds that support the Church's other funds (as listed below) are held by TMCP in trustees interest funds on which interest is credited to the accounts each month. These are regarded as medium and long term investments. 

## **xi Receivables and Payables; Bank and Cash** 

Debtors are stated at the amounts owed to the Church or prepaid by the church. Creditors are recognised at the amount expected to be settled. 

## **xii Methodist Connexional Funds** 

The church pays an assessment/share quarterly to the Sutton Methodist Circuit. The District (a group of contiguous circuits) quarterly remits to The Methodist Church Fund most of the sum received from the Circuits. A small sum is retained by the District to meet its own costs. 

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**Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **Notes to the Accounts** 

## **2 Collections and gift aid** 

|**Collections and gift aid**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**General**|**Chinese**|**2022**|**2021**|
|Collection|107,547|89,746|197,293|179,647|
|Gift Aid|26,362|13,766|40,128|37,212|
|Total|133,909|103,512|237,421|216,859|



## **3 Donations** 

||**General**<br>**fund**|**Chinese**<br>**Congregation**|**Designated**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**2022**|**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Donations to the churchgeneral fund|6,957||||6,957|2,522|
|Donations towards the cost of thepremises|683||||683|20|
|Donations for Children and Families Leader|||48,464||48,464|11,602|
|Donations for Benevolence||||195|195|125|
|Chinese Congregation donations||14,345|||14,345|1,150|
|Transfers|(3,260)||||(3,260)||
|Total|4,380|14,345|48,464|195|67,384|15,419|



## **4 Legacies** 

A part (£10,000) of a legacy was received during the previous year. The balance of £42,293 was received during the year 2021-2022 and was included in the accounts as a debtor. A further bequest of £500 was also received. 

## **5 Income from use of the premises** 

The income from the use of the premises by outside users was £60,366. The rental income from the caretaker's flat was £11,100 for the year (lower because of a change of tenant). In addition to these, £28,745 was received from church organisations who make a contribution (not a charge) towards the use of the premises. 

||**2022**|**2021**|
|---|---|---|
|Church organisations|2,025|995|
|Received by transfer|26,720|25,220|
|External lettings|60,366|24,337|
|Rent from flat|11,100|13,200|
|Total|100,211|63,752|



Church organisations which do not appear in this report contributed £2,025 for their use of the premises. Other church organisations which appear in this report contributed £26,720 (Nursery £15,720, Chinese £11,000) by transfer. This totalled £28,745 which was contributed by church organisations. 

## **6 Roots** 

Roots is a coffee shop run by the church offering hot and cold drinks, snacks and light lunches. It also takes bookings for parties and business lunches. It is a significant part of the outreach of the church and following the Covid-19 pandemic started trading fully from September 2021. It is not intended to make a profit but, until the temporary closedown, was on target to break even. The church underwrites any loss on the year. Last year this was £4,627. This year it was £8,629. This support comes from the Mission and Outreach Fund and is a part of its budget. All income is from over the counter sales. The breakdown of costs is as follows: 

|Receipts from card and cashpayments|35469|
|---|---|
|Grant from church|8,629|
|**Total income**|**44,098**|



|Operatingcosts|14153|
|---|---|
|Wages|29,945|
|**Total expenditure**|**44,098**|



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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **7 Nursery** 

The Nursery, which is OFSTED approved, has been operating in the church for very many years. From January 2021 it runs every weekday in term time from 9.15am to 3.15pm and takes children from the surrounding area. It makes a donation, currently £1,310, each month for the use of the church hall. It has its own management committee comprising nursery staff and church members. Its operating costs each year are of the order of £100,000. It was incorporated into the church accounts in 2018/19. Its funding is from the parents' fees and grants from Surrey County Council. Its main expenditure is on staff wages and equipment and the use of the church Community Hall. 

|**Opening balance**||**64,075**|
|---|---|---|
|**Income**|||
|SurreyCountyCouncilgrants|48,689||
|Othergrants and deposits|4,180||
|Fees|26,132||
|Deposits and donations|2,050||
|Fundraising|663||
|Families & Children's Worker support|9,525||
|Other income|102|91,341|
|Interest||43|
|**Total income**||**91,384**|
||||
|**Expenditure**|||
|Staff costs||77,385|
|Administration|4,869||
|Hall rent|15,720||
|Donations|0||
|Returned deposits|650||
|Equipment repairs|507||
|Other expenditure|550||
|**Total expenditure(less staff costs)**||**22,296**|
|**Closing balance**||**55,778**|



Nursery expenses of £6,337 (see SOFA) comprise £22,296 less transferred printing costs of £239 and rent transferred to the church of £15,720. 

## **8 Interest** 

|**Interest**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**General**|**Chinese**|**Designated **|**Restricted**|**2022**|**2021**|
|Interest|1,016||||1,016|568|
|Dividends/Fixed interest received|4,074||||4,074|3,982|
|Chinese Congregation CFB||904|||904|274|
|Nursery|||43||43|15|
|Restricted funds||||2|2|0|
|Total|5,090|904|43|2|6,039|4,839|



|**9 **|**Trust fund management charges**|**Trust fund management charges**|**Trust fund management charges**|**Trust fund management charges**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Fund**|**Notes 7-10**|**2022**|**2021**|
||17544|144|144|86|
||19520|1,032|1,032|665|
||20912|0|0|67|
||21290 Hudson Bequest|0|0|0|
||Total|1,176|1,176|818|



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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **10 Mission & Outreach** 

|**Mission & Outreach**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Area of activity**|**2022**|**2021**|
|Children|1,796|4,671|
|Adults|(348)|929|
|Teaching|1,673|86|
|Books|221|1,098|
|Eco Church|26|-|
|**Total of direct spending**|**3,368**|**6,784**|
|Transfer toprinting|38|19|
|Transfer to underwrite Roots|8,629|4,628|
|**Total expenditure on Mission & Outreach**|**12,035**|**11,431**|



Mission and Outreach are at the heart of the church's work. This covers work with children and adults both within and outside the church. The work is described elsewhere in this report. Mission & Outreach is not expected to cover its costs, so a budget is set every year to enable the work to take place. Note that the figures for last year have been reallocated to conform to the equivalent for this year for comparison. 

## **11 Property utilities and maintenance** 

|**Property utilities and maintenance**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**General **|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**2022**|**2021**|
|Cleaning|4,736|||4,736|4,664|
|Utilities|17,923|||17,923|11,825|
|Insurance|6,959|||6,959|6,872|
|Flat|338|||338|250|
|**Total utilities**|**29,956**|||**29,956**|**23,611**|
|Maintenance and Repairs|9,379|66,906|0|76,285|12,879|
|**Total**|**39,335**|**66,906**|**0**|**106,241**|**36,490**|



## **12 Administration** 

||**2022**|**2021**|
|---|---|---|
|Telephone|1,420|1,037|
|Administration|9,157|5,017|
|Accounts examination|1,650|2,010|
|Total|12,227|8,064|



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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **13 Salaries and associated costs** 

Salaries were paid to 11 staff and were as follows: 

|**Salaries and associated costs**<br>Salaries were paid to 11 staff and were as follows:||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**General**|**Chinese **|**Designated**|**2022**|**2021**|
|Salaries|56,015||32,937|88,952|97,875|
|National Insurance Contributions|3,568||60|3,628|5,893|
|Pension Fund Contributions|1,449||0|1,449|1,606|
|Furloughpay|0||0|0|12,051|
|Apprenticeshiplevy|1,512||479|1,991||
|Nursery payroll costs|0||77,385|77,385|72,624|
|Chinese ministry|0|57,000||57,000|35,500|
|Total|62,544|57,000|110,861|230,405|225,549|



The Chinese ministry is a payment to the Sutton Methodist Circuit for the full cost of this ministry. This comprises stipend, expenses, manse rent, council tax and water rates. £6,028 is received as a payment from the Malaysian Conference. The remaining £57,000 is underwritten by the Chinese Congregation. This is the first year when the Chinese Congregation has had to underwrite nearly all of the ministry costs. 

Sarah Meech, the church Operations Manager, is also a trustee. This declaration is in the Constitutional Practice and Discipline (CPD) of the Methodist Church - Employees of managing trustees may become members of the body constituting those trustees ex officio or by election or appointment on the same basis as if they were not employees and may retain any increased benefits resulting from a subsequent change or changes to their terms of employment as if they were not trustees. (CPD Part 2 Model Trusts 2 Managing Trustees (2)). This year Sarah Meech was paid £16,432 (£14,069 in 2020/21). In year 2020/2021 Hannah de Bourcier was paid £29,320 and Simon de Bourcier £5,000. Both left the church employment by the end of financial year of August 2021. 

## **14 Circuit share** 

Epsom Methodist Church is a part of the Sutton Circuit which is a group of churches in north east Surrey. The Sutton Circuit is responsible for the housing and payment of all the ministers in the circuit and it also makes a contribution to the London District who pass most of this to the Methodist Connexion which is the head of the church. The District acts mainly in an advisory role and has 2 chairs who oversee the 34 circuits in the district. The circuit payment to the district pays towards these chairs and their support staff. The circuit pays for its ministers' housing and stipends. Each of the churches in the Sutton Circuit is invited to make a share offer to the circuit for the funding of the ministry and this constitutes the budget for the circuit along with other income from the letting of unused houses. This year Epsom Methodist Church offered a share of £104,000 (£104,000 in 2020/21).  This was taken from the General Fund (£84,000) and the Gifts & Memorials Fund (£20,000). Further to this, the church sought a reduction in the final quarter's payment of £10,600 (£26,000 down to £15,400) thus reducing the total for the year from £104,000 to £93,400. This was due to Chris Shaw leaving the circuit 3 months early in the full year. This was agreed by the Circuit Leadership. Because of the pandemic and its effect on the income of all the churches in the circuit, the circuit agreed to underwrite any loss on its budget by allowing the churches to offer all they could afford. As a result, Epsom had offered £104,000 for 2021/22. 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **15 Donations to charities** 

|**Donations to charities**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**General**|**Chinese**|**Designated **|**Restricted**|**2022**|**2021**|
|Methodist Church Mission in Britain Fund|500||||||
|Methodist Church TrainingFund|600||||||
|Methodist Church PropertyFund|1,350||||||
|Support for Presbyters and Deacons|300||||||
|Methodist Ministers' HousingFund|750||||3,500|3,500|
|Donations supportingChinese ministry||23,609|||23,609|16,655|
|Book Fair donations to charities|||0||0|0|
|Benevolence Fund||||2,050|2,050|2,654|
|Nursery|||||||
|Total|3,500|23,609|0|2,050|29,159|22,809|



## **16 Other expenditure** 

|**Other expenditure**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Chinese**|**Designated**|**2022**|**2021**|
|Excess of accruals frompreviousyear for sundrycosts|10,851||10,851|<br>11771|
|Total|10,851|-|10,851|11,771|



## **17 Transfers between funds** 

The following transfers were made between funds. 

||**Transfers from**|**Transfers from**|**Transfers from**|**Transfers from**|**Transfers from**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Transfers To**|**General Fund**|**Chinese**|**Roots**|**Nursery**|**CFL**|
|Use of premises|26,720|(11,000)||(15,720)||
|Printing|1,055|(740)|(76)|(239)||
|Underwrite deficit|(8,629)||8,629|||
|Salary of nursery leader||||9,525|(9,525)|
|Provision of food for events|(38)||99||(61)|
|**Total**|19,108|(11,740)|8,652|(6,434)|(9,586)|



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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **BS1 Church Buildings** 

The church and other buildings have been valued at build price for each of the stages of their development. These are the stages recorded: 

|Original build cost|1914|£7,700|
|---|---|---|
|Construction of church hall and caretakers flat|1959|£18,000|
|Construction of transept|1962|£5,529|
|Construction of vestibule|1968|£3,258|
|Construction of Leyland Rooms|1984|£37,000|
|Church developmentphase 1 – addition to church and welcome area.|2008|£1,280,157|
|Church developmentphase 2 –youth hall|2012|£553,800|
|**Total**||**£1,905,444**|



The Insurance value of the church at 31st August 2022 was £6,923,536 (31st August 2021 £6,725,722). 

## **Church buildings and other major property** 

|**Church (non investment) land**<br>**and buildings**<br>**£**|**Church (non**<br>**investment)**<br>**land and**<br>**buildings**<br>**£**|**Other non**<br>**investment**<br>**land and**<br>**buildings**<br>**£**|**Investment**<br>**properties**<br>**(land and**<br>**buildings)**<br>**£**|**Other fixed assets**<br>**including motor vehicles**<br>**£**|**Fixtures,**<br>**fittings and**<br>**equipment**<br>**£**|**Total**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Balance brought forward**|1,905,444|||-|143,324|2,048,768|
|Additions|||||15,945|15,945|
|Revaluations (+/-)|||||||
|Disposals (-)|||||||
|Balance carried forward|1,905,444|-|-|-|159,269|2,064,713|
|**Accumulated depreciation**|||||||
|**Transfers (+/-) **|||||||
|Balance brought forward|||||99,382|99,382|
|Depreciation charge for year|||||13,305|13,305|
|Revaluations (+/-)|||||||
|Disposals (-)|||||||
|Transfers (+/-)|||||||
|**Balance carried forward**||-|-|-|112,687|112,687|
|**Net book value**|||||||
|Brought forward|1,905,444|-|-|-|43,942|1,949,386|
|Balance carried forward|1,905,444|-|-|-|46,582|1,952,026|



The boiler and fire doors are written down annually by 10% and the rest by 20% on a straight line basis. 

## **BS2 Investments** 

## **Change in investment values** 

## **Burden Bequest, Hudson Bequest and National Savings Investment Bond** 

||**2022**|**2021**|
|---|---|---|
|Carrying (market)value at beginningofyear|10,000|16,022|
|Add: additions to investments at cost||32|
|Less: disposals at carryingvalue||6,054|
|Net gain(loss) on revaluation||0|
|Carrying (market)value at end ofyear|10,000|10,000|
|**Deposit and Investment Funds at TMCP**|||
||**2022**|**2021**|
|Carrying (market)value at beginningofyear|412,655|408,979|
|Add Interest on investments|958|484|
|Add Dividends/fixed interest received|4,074|3,982|
|Less: administration charge|(1,176)|(818)|
|Less net withdrawal of funds|(17,670)|-|
|Add: additions to investments at cost|100,166|-|
|Less: disposals at carryingvalue|(99,302)|(35,035)|
|Netgain/(loss)on revaluation|(19,704)|35,063|
|Carrying (market)value at end ofyear|380,001|412,655|
|**Balances in TMCP funds by deposit and investment**|||
||**2022**|**2021**|
|Balance in Deposit fund|122,768|232,474|
|Balance in Investment fund|130,836|144,001|
|Balance in CFB Short Fixed Interest Fund|32,676|36,180|
|Balance in Gilt funds|93,721||
|Total|380,001|412,655|



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**Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **BS3 Debtors and Prepayments** 

|**Debtors and Prepayments**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2022**|**2021**|
|Prepaid assessments|21,250|26,000|
|Gift Aid due on General and other funds|10,199|9,221|
|Gift Aid due on Chinese congregation funds|-|-|
|Gift Aid due on Children & FamilyLeader fund|||
|Balance of legacyreceived in 2021-2022|-|42,293|
|Roots stock atyear end|1,006|378|
|External use ofpremises|1,008||
|Unpaid tax and NIC|523|528|
|Unpaid utilities||-|
|Other debtors|-|1,461|
|**Total debtors andprepayments**|33,986|79,881|



## **BS4 Analysis of cash at bank** 

|**Analysis of cash at bank**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2022**|**2021**|
|**Working Funds**|||
|Bank balance held in HSBC(General fund)|6,520|1,724|
|Bank balance held in CAF Bank(General fund)|3,917|8,103|
|Bank balance held in HSBC(Chinese Congregation)|61,263|60,094|
|Bank balance held in CAF Bank(Nursery)|55,779|64,074|
|**Total of bank balances**|**127,479**|**133,995**|
|**CFB fund balances**|||
|CFB fund(English Congregation)|124,488|18,467|
|CFB fund(Chinese Congregation)|225,183|211,493|
|**Total of CFB fund balances**|**349,671**|**229,960**|
|**Deposit Funds**|||
|Trust fund 17544|50,581|50,564|
|Trust fund 19520|329,420|362,091|
|Trust fund 20912|-|-|
|**Total of deposit fund balances**|**380,001**|**412,655**|
|**Total cash, bank and trusts**|**857,151**|**776,610**|



The total for comparison with the balance sheet is the sum of the TMCP trusts, the CFB deposits and the bank balances. When they occur, the TMCP endowment funds are added in too (2021 comparison) 

## **BS5 Analysis of current liabilities and long term creditors** 

|**Analysis of current liabilities and long term creditors**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2022**|**2021**|
|Administration||712|
|Account examination|1,680|1,650|
|Incorrect donation returned to donor's bank|12,500||
|External use ofpremises|782||
|Provision for utilities|3,284||
|Stonework carried out duringAugust 2022|48,906||
|Provision for Chinese Congregation|100|802|
|Gift Aid on donation|78||
||||
|**Total**|67,330|3,164|



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**Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **BS6 Unrestricted Funds** 

## **BS6.1 General Fund** 

|**General Fund**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Fund Name**|**2021**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfer**|**Investment**<br>**Gains**|**2022**|
|General Fund|2,117,434|216,870|196,563|19,108|(18,841)|2,138,008|
||||||||
|**Fund Name**|**2020**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfer**|**Investment**<br>**Gains**|**2021**|
|General Fund|2,091,615|174,375|204,340|20,721|35,063|2,117,434|



The main asset of the fund is the original build value of the church, £1,905,444. In addition the General fund maintains liquid assets which amount to £229,044 which are for use at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the general objectives of the Church and which have not been designated for other purposes. The General Fund received by transfer £11,000 from the Chinese Congregation for their use of the premises. 

## **BS6.2 Designated Funds** 

|**Designated Funds**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Fund Name**|**2021**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfer**|**Value of stock**|**2022**|
|Roots|-|35,431|44,083|<br>8,652|-|-|
|Children & Families Leader|4,854|48,464|3,470|<br>(9,586)|-|40,262|
|Gifts & Memorials|311,411|10,925|86,906|<br>(15,945)|-|219,485|
|Nursery|64,074|81,859|83,722|<br>(6,434)||55,777|
|Equipment|39,409||12,292|<br>15,945|-|43,062|
|Totals|419,748|176,679|230,473|(7,368)|-|358,586|
||||||||
|**Fund Name**|**2020**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfer**|**Value of stock**|**2021**|
|Roots|-|5,989|10,617|<br>4,628|-|-|
|Children & Families Leader|30,868|20,603|46,617|<br>-|-|4,854|
|Gifts & Memorials|283,280|52,793|24,662|<br>-|-|311,411|
|Nursery|48,146|112,706|82,432|<br>(14,346)||64,074|
|Equipment|47,893|3,569|12,053|<br>-|-|39,409|
|Totals|410,187|195,660|176,381|(9,718)|-|419,748|



Roots Coffee Shop  provides a refreshment service to the church and the local community in a safe and friendly environment. It is not intended to be profit-making but would ideally break even. By the end of the year, the church transferred £8,629 from Mission & Outreach into its funds to cover the operating loss. 

After a break of a year the church recognised the need for extra leadership. As a result Josh Selfe was appointed as the lay mission and outreach worker. He is funded from the CFL fund and if and when further appointments are made, this fund will encompass them. 

The Gifts & Memorials Fund receives bequests from the estates of church members and others who have died. A bequest of £500 was received during the year. This fund covers part of the cost of the Lay Pastor Josh Selfe and other capital costs. These included the cost of repairing the church stonework and updating the audio/visual equipment. 

Equipment is mainly the gas boiler, audio visual equipment used on the church premises, the setting up of the Roots coffee shop and the new organ and piano. The expenditure is the reduction in value as the equipment is written off. 

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**Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **BS7.1 Chinese Congregation Fund** 

|**Chinese Congregation Fund**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Fund Name**|**2021**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfer**|**2022**|
|Chinese Congregation|270,785|118,761|91,460|(11,740)|286,346|
|||||||
|**Fund Name**|**2020**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfer**|**2021**|
|Chinese Congregation|252,710|93,004|63,926|(11,003)|270,785|



The purpose of the fund is for use at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the general objectives of the Chinese Congregation. Its main source of income is the giving of the Chinese Congregation both weekly and by special collections. A transfer of £11,000 was made to the General Fund for the use of the premises. 

## **BS7.2 Other Restricted funds** 

|**Other Restricted funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Fund Name**|**2021**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfer**|**2022**|
|Benevolence fund|3,580|195|2,050||1,725|
|Small groups|1,166|2|0||1,168|
|Totals|4,746|197|2,050|0|2,893|
|||||||
|**Fund Name**|**2020**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfer**|**2021**|
|Benevolence fund|6,109|125|2,654||3,580|
|Small groups|1,166|0|0||1,166|
|Totals|7,275|125|2,654|0|4,746|



The Benevolence Fund is required by Methodist Standing Order 651 and is for the relief of poverty and distress. 

The Church holds funds for small groups within the church's life where interest is earned for the funds from being invested in the Central Finance Board Deposit Fund. 

All references to transfers are explained in section BS6.1 and BS6.2. 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **BS8 Endowment Funds** 

The Burden bequest and the Hudson bequest have both been closed. 

## **Funds of Other Organisations in the Church** 

|**Internal Organisations**|**Opening**<br>**balance**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Closing**<br>**balance**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Cricket Club|1,461|0|0|1,461|
|Families on Friday|456|0|0|456|
|Little Monkeys|993|178|60|1,111|
|Welcome Club|470|215|60|625|
|Table Talk|268|0|50|218|
|Totals|3,648|393|170|3,871|



## **ON1 Capital commitments and contingent liabilities** 

At 31st August 2022 the Church had no capital commitments. 

No contingent liabilities were identified at 31st August 2022. 

## **ON2 Loans and creditors due after one year** 

No loans and creditors due after one year were identified at 31st August 2022. 

( **ON** - Other Note) 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **ON1 Related party transactions** 

|**Name of related party**|**Relationship**|**Payments to related**<br>**parties during the**<br>**year 2021/22**|**Payments to related**<br>**parties during the year**<br>**2020/21**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
|Action for Children|Connexion|115|<br>70|
|Ministerial Housing Society|Connexion|750|<br>750|
|Ministerial Training|Connexion|600|<br>600|
|Fund for Support of Presbyters & Deacons|Connexion|300|<br>300|
|Fund for Property|Connexion|1,350|<br>1,350|
|Mission Alongside the Poor|Connexion|500|<br>500|
|Epsom & Ewell Foodbank*|Charity|170|<br>178|
|Christian Aid|Charity|165|91|
|British Heart Foundation|Charity|14|<br>0|
|**Total**||**3,964**|**3,839**|



All transactions were donations. 

During the year there was no: Income from related parties Loans to or from related parties Amounts owed by or to related parties on 31st August 2021 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **Chinese Congregation Report** 

## **Income** 

During the year a large number of new members joined the church from Hong Kong. As a result the Sunday offering has increased from £63,015 to £89,746. 

The Thanksgiving has almost doubled from £3,515 to £7,695. 

The Mission Fund collection has nearly halved from £11,925 to £6,500. 

There were no special collections to support Jerry in his theological study. 

Interest from the Central Finance Board account decreased to £274 (2021 £1,075) due to the very low interest rates. 

Gift Aid had been expected to fall but actually increased from £13,124 to £13,766. Further, £981 (2021 £1,110) was received as GASDS (Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme) from the English congregation because they had not used up their allowance. 

Total income was up from £93,004 (27.7%) to £118,762. 

## **Expenditure** 

There are 2 main items of expenditure. The first is the support for Rev Ung Soon Nguang, our minister who joined us six years ago. This year the support of £57,000 was contributed to maintain the Chinese Ministry Fund with a positive balance. This was a large increase of £21,500 over the previous year (£500). The connexional grant of £20,000 terminated last year so we had to pay for almost all of the ministry. The contribution was significant, being 57.75% of all expenditure (£37,500, 52.85%) in 2021). 

£18,087 (17.45%) (£16,504 23.22%) was contributed for Jerry's theological study, this being the second year of a three year course. 

£6,500 was accrued in the year and along with £11,925 is scheduled to be paid in 2022-23. 

This is he first year that HSBC has started making a bank charge which amounted to £193. 

## **Summary** 

Our income comes mainly from Sunday offerings, tax refunds and Thanksgiving. There were also collections for missionary funds and other special offerings. 

The expenditure has been mainly on the following: 

- Cost of ministry. 

- Sponsorship of theological study. 

- Contribution to EMC for our share for using the church facilities. 

- Other main expenses include worship, pastoral care and Christian eduction. 

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Appendix A 

## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

The following are the current members of the Church Council (Managing Trustees): 

## **Ministers** 

Rev Catherine Hutton, Rev Ung Soon Nguang, Mr Josh Selfe 

## **Secretary** 

Peter Thompson 

## **Treasurer** 

Richard Smith 

## **Stewards Team** 

Mark Angel, Val Imms, Simon Jump, Katharine Castledine, Robert Hill, Kathryn Thompson (not trustee) Jane Rusis, Tom Rusis 

## **Property Stewards** 

Sarah Meech 

## **Pastoral Secretary** 

Pam Brogan 

## **Chairman of Resources Committee** 

Catherine Hutton 

## **Chinese Congregation** 

Mr Chee Hong Fui 

## **Circuit Steward Representative** 

Vacant 

## **Elected Representatives** 

Ann Arthur, Jane Barden, Liz Frost, Gillian Mead, John Riley 

The following are the trustees who served during the year and are appointed by the Church Council as and when necessary. 

Mr Mark Angel (appointed 05/07/2021) Mr Simon Jump Mrs Ann Arthur Miss Sharon Lam (resigned 23/02/2021) Mrs Jane Barden Mrs Gillian Mead Mr Tony Blakeburn (appointed 23/04/2022) Mr Andrew Meech appoiinted 23/04/2022) Mr Jim Bosley (resigned 12/10/2021) Rev Ung Soon Nguang Mrs Pam Brogan (appointed 22/02/2022) Mrs Jacqui Raggett (resigned 23/04/2022)) Mr Richard Chandra-Rajan (resigned 23/04/2022) Mr Steve Rebus (resigned 05/07/2021) Mrs Hannah de Bourcier (resigned 31/08/2021) Mr John Riley Mrs Liz Frost Mr Chris Shaw (resigned 31/05/2022) Mr Chee Hong Fui Mrs Meryl Smith (resigned 23/04/2022) Mrs Hilary Gudge (resigned 05/07/2021) Mr Richard Smith Mrs Lisa Halstead (resigned 23/04/2022)) Miss Carol Stringer (resigned 22/02/2022) Mr Robert Hill (appointed 23/04/2022) Mrs Kathryn Thompson (appointed 23/04/2022) Rev Catherine Hutton Mr Peter Thompson (appointed 23/04/2022) Mrs Val Imms Mrs Hilary Willson (resigned 05/07/2021) Mr Andrew Jennings (resigned 23/04/2022) 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **DECLARATIONS** 

## **Treasurer** 

I confirm that I have prepared the accounts from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church Council. 

Signature of Treasurer Date 1st November 2022 Name Richard T Smith Address 13 Hazon Way, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8HD **Presentation to the Church Council Meeting for approval.** I confirm that the Accounts were presented to the Church Council Meeting on 1st November 2022 Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting **Rev Catherine Hutton** Date 1st November 2022 

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## **Epsom Methodist Church** 

## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Epsom Methodist Church** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Epsom Methodist Church (the Church) for the year ended 31 August 2022. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

The church’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Church as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Report) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 

4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) 

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. 

Name Paul Newton FCA Jacob Cavenagh & Skeet 5 Robin Hood Lane Sutton Surrey SM1 2SW 

Signature 

Date 

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