TRINITY METHODIST AND UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, PORTHCAWL.
ANNUAL RETURN TO THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 2023
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
Registered charity name
Trinity Methodist and United Reformed Church
Charity registration number 1127819
Principal office
Trinity Methodist Church, John Street, Porthcawl CF36 3DT
Structure, governance and management
The trustees who served during the year are set out on the first page of The Methodist
Church Standard Form of Accounts which are attached to this report.
Objectives and activities
In accordance with the foundational documents of the Methodist Church and the United
Reformed Church. Our purposes are the advancement of:
a) The Christian Faith as understood by the Methodist Church and United Reformed
Church.
b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any denominational, local or any other
organisational level of the Methodist Church or the United Reformed Church.
c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or
ancillary to the Methodist Church or the United Reformed Church
d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary
to the Methodist Church or the United Reformed Church.
In planning our activities for the year, we kept in mind the Charity Commission guidance on
public benefit at our trustee meetings.
Achievements and performance
The year has seen stability in the range of church activities, though at lower levels of
attendance compared with pre Covid years. There was a modest increase in freewill
offerings during worship and in the number of hirers of the premises.
Sunday worship services have been held every week with a monthly morning and evening
Communion Service for an average of 55 attendees. Those unable to attend are offered the
opportunity to view the morning services live via Zoom for those who are not able to attend
in person, and an edited version of the service is available after the event.

The membership stands at 122. Members are kept in touch with Church News through the
quarterly In Touch magazine and all members and adherents are visited in order to pass this
on. The Pastoral Team also ensure that members are visited in times of particular need.
Activities
We engage with the local community through the churches charity shop which raises funds
for the church and for Action for Children. A Saturday coffee morning provides a social
environment for members, and both regular and occasional visitors. We have a close
relationship with Trinity Care and Support which hire our premises. A team from Trinity
holds a monthly Communion Service in the local Dan-y-graig Care Home.
Our members have been very active in supporting Methodist and U.R.C. charities as well as
other appeals in the areas of relief, development and well-being.
Churches Together in Porthcawl has a full programme of events and activities. Trinity
Church is involved in managing, hosting, promoting and supporting this programme.
The church relies on full time stipendiary ministry and lay preachers provided by the
Bridgend United Area and shared with six other churches. Challenges for the coming year
include building up attendance at regular meetings, adopting new patterns of working as
part of the Bridgend United Area, with new ministerial staff members, and bearing a larger
proportion of the Area costs following the reduction from eight to seven churches.
In the light of the age profile of the membership our annual loss of members is not
compensated for by new attendees contribuors or new members. This presents a challenge
which is discussed at all our trustee meetings.
Financial review
The unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2022 are
shown in the attached Standard Form of Accounts. The accounts show a deficit for the year
of £16,686 which has been funded by our reserves. We anticipate that next year we will
return to a surplus position.
Revd Richard B Gillion
Chair of the Trustees

TRINITY CHURCH
Accounts for the year ended
31" August 2023
TUNGSTEN
SQLID BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Tungsten Corporate Solutions Ltd
Cardiff Arms Park
Westgate Street
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CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
TRINITY CHURCH PORTHCAWL
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2023
Circuit
Circuit no.
02106
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and
Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable
status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's
charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1127819
Minister:
REV, RICHARD GILLION
Church Stewards:
NESTA STIENS
SYLVIA MANSLEY
ANN S141LLIil(ER
MRS VIV MORGAN
NORMA GRIFFI'I'FIS
Treasurer:
PAUL WILLMER
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
TRINITY CHURCH
PORTHCAWL
Church
Unrestrictod Restrlcted Totals thls
Funds
Funds
Totals last
year
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Note
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
44,529
43,103
3,934
20,088
21,366
89,917
2,276
11,834
23,914
81,127
a4
Lettings
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
a5
(a7)
SECTION B
b1
PAYMENTS
Circuit Assessment or Share
b2
58,242
6,666
15,898
58,242
9,991
b3
Donations
b4
Repairs and Maintenance
utilities (Insurances, water
char
es, heatin
htin
5,152
b5
11,056
9,110
6.000
22,790
111,285
b6
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
14,741
106,603
b8
(b9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
THE YEAR
(a6-b8
(16,686)
(30,158)
Total funds brought forward from
last year
81,469
c6)
111,627
Sub total
c1+c2
64,783
81,469
c4
Transfers and adjustments
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
c7
c5
(c3+c4)
64,783
(c8)
81,469
(c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
(these amounts are not to be Included in total receiptslpayments figures above)
d1
Balance brou
ht forward from last year
d2
OfferingslGifts - received for external or
anisations
6,666
9,871
d3
Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
6,666
9,871
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
(d1+d2-d3)
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TRINITY CHURCH PORTHCAWL Church
NS REPORTING TO THE CH
RCH COUNCIL
SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATI
SECTION E
Please follow the Guidanco Notes to com
lele Ihls
Summary ol Ihe Church accounts lor Ihe ￿ar ended 31 August 2023 and Iniernal Organisalions reporting to Ihe Church CoufKIIIChurch Meeling Noo Ilial Ine funds ol
an Internal organisati￿ would normally be Restrlcted funds unless It could be clearly shown that they could be used fof any Melhodlst purpose. Thls seclk)n musl be
completed to arrive at Ihe gross Income and expenditu￿ tolals of the Church. If gross Income exceeds the Accnjals thresFK>ld. then the Accruals melhod of accountirKd
AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to ￿ port the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to guidance notes ￿gardIng transfer5 befften Ihe Distnct
and connected District Oraanisalions
INTERNAL
ORGANISATIONS
Nel Receiptsl
Pa
enis
Opening
balances
Closi
balances
Rec
Is
Pa
ents
Adiustments
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
7.462
9.683
2.221
2.502
281
259
240
FLOWER GROUP
247
266
19
CARD CRAFT
108
108
108
SUD tolal ol Inicrnal
Orqanisabons funds
7.709
10.057
2.348
2,869
(e11
521
e12
Church accounts (totals
brought fonmard from page
2 - totals column)
89,917
(a7)
106,603
(b9)
(16,686)
(c7)
81,469
(c6)
64,783
(c8)
116,660
(19.034)
84,338
65.304
clo
BY CHURCH
97.626
Continue on a separate sheet
if necessary arKI bring the
totals forward
TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
SECTION F
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OPENING
BALANCES
CLOSING
BALANCES
CHURCH- CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 Au
USI 2023
Cash In hand
125
125
Bank Currenl Account
1.545
3.047
Bank Deooslt Account
Cenlral Finance Board
25.167
10.692
Trustees for Melhodist Church Pu
oses
54,632
50,919
Olher funds
SUB TOTAL- Church accounts
Total funds held by Intemal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)
81.469
(c6)
64.783
(c8)
2.869
(e11)
521
(e12)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH
84,338
(x)
65.304
(y)
SECTION G
Al
1 Sepiember 2022
At
31 August 2023
OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES
Investments (Include Endowments)
Land & Bulldinos (see notes re Insurance value)
2,421,064
2.620,000
Other Assets
Loan(s) - show amount outstandin
at
ar end
Other Liabilitses
f4 InCl￿e only Funds held at the Central Finance Boaro
f5 InclLxle only Funds held at Trustees for Methodlsl Church Purposes
g1 Include any other investrnents (nol Ihe cash element of TMCP trusts accounts Ihls Is Included In Ilne f5
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Name of Church TRINITY CHURCH PORTHCAWL
No 1127819
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2023 have
been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of
the Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer .
Date.
Name and address of treasurer .
. P A J WILLMER
.4 FENTON PLACE PORTHCAWL
CF36 3DW
Presentation to the Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were/w+lk
presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on .3.:.G.:.Z£J
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting
Date.S.:.6...
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
.TRINITY CHURCH PORTHCAWL
Charity Number..I111.819
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the
TftiNifY... PpLfdC*lKI
Church for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages I to 3.. As the Church's trustees,
you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the
Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of
the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by
the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Name of Church TRINITY CHURCH PORTHCAWL
No 1127819
Independent Examiner's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention
in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below") which give me cause to
believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act" or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination
to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
I have/have not. obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for
Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central
Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten
thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
o J./16, k
Name of independent examiner DARREN TALBOT
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner CIMA
Name of firm (where appropriate) TUNGSTEN CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LTD
Address 8 WELL STREET, PORTHCAWL
BRIDGEND
Post Code CF36 3BE
Date
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Forn) Revl
ay-23
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