TRINITY METHODIST AND UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, PORTHCAWL. ANNUAL RETURN TO THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 2024 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 118. 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. Artivities 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, reviewing patterns of working as part of the Bridgend United Area and bearing a larger proportion of the Area costs. 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 2024 are shown in the attached Standard Form of Accounts. The accounts show a surplus for the year of £6,375. We have worked hard to stabilise our finances over the past 3 years and expect the charity to report a similar surplus next year. Revd Richard B Gillion Chair of the Trustees Tungsten Corporate Solutions LTD 8 Well Street Porthcawl CF36 3BE TUNGSTEN nick.hillsdon 01656 783420 tun stencs.co.Iik Q L u T i o ri 3rd %cpteniber ?U25 10872/8ANfNI-.I I "I"he 'I'ru%tLL4i "I'riiiity ChurLh 4 Fciit(In PlaLe Porthcawl CF"36 31)W l)ear I rusleLS WL Iiavc Larried ou( aIi iiidLpenLleiit L'xaminati()n of Ihe account.% of 1 rinity PorthLawl for Ilie year endLd 31. AuLiu&•t 2024 (Iiid ciiiailed a LOPY of tlic aiiiended Meiliodi.%l ChurLh Siaiidard forni of ALLount4•. ()n rL viLwinLY (hc originiil Churcli (IcLounts wc have prepared (In cxlended Irial balanLL' Irom Ihe sprc IB 521 (e11) 305 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 65,304 80.435 (y) SECTION G Al 1 September 2023 At 31 August 2024 OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES Investmenis Include Endowments) l_and & Buildin see noles re Insurance value) Othe: Assels Loan s) - show amoun4 ouislandin at ear erKJ Oiher l labilities f4 Ip,cldde ooly Funds held ak Ihe Central Finance Board f5 Incldde only F-unds held ai Trusiees for Methodist Church Purposes g1 Ir.clJde any other ifjvestments (not the cash element of TMCP trusls accounis this Is Included in line fs 3of5 Tungsten Corporate Solutions LTD 8 Well Street Porthcawl CF36 3BE l (l N (', .%-] F. N ACCOUNTANTS, REPORT ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF TRINITY CHURCH In accordance with the engagement letter, have prepared for your approval the financial information of Trinity Church for the year ended 31 August 202 which comprises of an Income and Expenditure Account and from information and explanations you have given us. st We have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial information. Cardiff Arms Park Westgate Street Cardiff CFIO IJA 10872 t £o£S 3rd S(p e Tungsten Corporate Solutions Ltd PROPRIETOR'S APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS In accordance with our terms of engagement, l/we approve the financial information which comprises the Income Expenditure Account. l acknowledge my responsibility for the financial information, including the appropriateness of the applicable financial reporting framework and for providing Tungsten Corporate Solutions Ltd with all information and explanations necessary for its compilation. Signed... Date... Name of Church TRINITY CHURCH PORTHCAWL No 1127819 Independent Examiner's Statement 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 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 balancc sheet date. Signature of independent cxaminer Name of independent examiner , Ortn.rtGW......,... Relevant profp.ssional qualification of independent examiner Name of firm (where appropriate) TUNGSTEN CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LTD Address Cardiff Arms Park, West Gate Street, CARDIFF Post Code CF10 1 JA Date Z6/5/2a 25". delete or circle as appropriate Churcfri-receipls-aiid-payments-2024 proforma - Trinity Lhurch 10872 5015