Tilehurst Methodist Church
Annual Report for the year ending 31 August 2023
4. Administrative information
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1241 Tilehurst Methodist Church is a registered charity (1127823).
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1.2. The Trustees of the charity are:
Mrs Anne Ainger - ret Mr Stephen King — ret Mrs Liz Aldersley Mrs Linda Langridge Mr Chris Armstring-Stacey Mrs Ellen Ludlow- ret Mrs Alice Brown Mr Don Moffat Mrs Lola Brown Mrs Joan Moffat Mr Barrie Davies Mr Jon Skeet Mrs Jacqui Davies Mr Steve Skelton Mrs Paula Davies Mrs Jennifer Tipper - ret Mrs Jenny Dimmock Mrs Lucie Twivey Mr John Drabble Mrs Chris Vallis Mrs Gerry Duggan Mr Tony Vallis Mrs Ruth Fleming Mrs Pam Virgo Mrs Kate Frankel Mrs Mary Walton Mrs Emily Goodman Rev Helen Watson
ret — retired during the year.
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1.3. The Church’s bankers are HSBC Bank plc, 26 Broad Street, Reading RG1 2BU; Lloyds Bank Ltd, 24 Broad Street, Reading, RG1 2BT and the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church, 9 Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4PE.
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1.4 The Church engages advisers for legal affairs and property services as required.
2. Structure, governance and management
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ZA Tilehurst Methodist Church was founded in 1884 with the present church building being opened in March 1905. The Church is part of the Basingstoke and Reading Circuit. It is governed by the Standing Orders of the Methodist Church.
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Pees The Church Council has 24 members who are the managing trustees of the Church. The Church Council meets five times per year.
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2.3 The Charities Act 2011 requires the charity trustees to keep accounting records which are sufficient to show and explain all the charities transactions, and which are such as to:
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e disclose at any time with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time and
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e enable the trustees to ensure that, where any statements of account are prepared by them under S132(1) those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under $132(1).
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2.4 The accounting records must contain:
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e entries showing from day to day all sums of money received and expended by the charity and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure takes place, and
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e arecord of the assets and liabilities of the charity.
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2.56 The charity trustees must prepare for each financial year a statement of accounts which comply with the requirements of the Charity Act 2011.
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2.6 |The Church Council also appoints the members of the Finance Group who meet regularly during the year to oversee the Church's financial affairs.
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2.7 The Church Council is responsible for ensuring that proper procedures are adopted for the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults when associated with Church activities. A Safeguarding Coordinator is appointed to administer checking procedures, training and to act as a point of contact.
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2.8 The managing trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Church and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Church's property is overseen by a Property Group whose members are appointed by Church Council. This group now includes a Health and Safety co-ordinator to ensure that priority is given to the maintaining of a safe environment.
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2.9 There is a wide range of groups who are associated with the Church. The Triangle Players and Table Tennis Club operate separate bank accounts that are subject to independent examination. The Wesley Guild closed their Nationwide account last year and now uses the Church's bank accounts. The group is, however, still responsible for producing their own accounts. The Church also run an Under 5s group (Tots@TMC), four children’s groups and a Junior Church.
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2.10 A General Church Meeting is held in March/April each year. This meeting receives reports on the activities and achievements of the Church and affiliated organisations (such as Brownies, Guides, Triangle Players, Wesley Guild and Table Tennis Club) and the accounts for the previous financial year; appoints the church stewards; appoints representatives to Church Council and makes decisions on significant policies or activities including the Church Project. At the 2023 General Church Meeting, the Church adopted a new model of leadership team. The church's leadership team is now comprised of 7 coordinators who oversee different elements of Church life. They operate with authority delegated to them by Church Council.
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2.11 The Church employs three part-time staff: two Tots@TMC leaders and a cleaner. A fulltime salaried Children’s and Family worker was appointed from 1 June 2019. The Church pays at least the Living Wage applying increases when it is updated.
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2.12 The Church appointed two “Data Privacy Champions” during 2018. Their actions to date have included the production and promotion of Data Privacy statements for inclusion on Church Notices, the Prayer Book, The Messenger (quarterly Church newsletter) and on the Church website and undertaking a data mapping exercise as required by TMCP (Trustees for Methodist Purposes). The champions report to the Church Council on progress and requirements.
3. Objectives and activities
- a1 In 2020, the Church adopted a new mission statement:
Core statement: Actively celebrating and sharing God's unconditional love.
Unpacking the core statement:
- e Actively: we are a church alive in our community, spiritually and practically
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e Celebrating: we acknowledge the depth of God's love for us, and rejoice in it together
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e Sharing: we learn more of God from each other, take the message of God's love to others, and demonstrate that love in practical ways
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e God's unconditional love: God loves each of us, regardless of past or circumstances. God demonstrates this through the life and example of Jesus, the Bible, and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Detail sections expanding what this means:
Worship
In our worship we respond in varied ways to God's love for everyone. We celebrate and explore our relationships with God and each other. God brings us together in worship, encouraging participation and embracing diversity.
Learning
We welcome the opportunity to learn from God's Word and from each other throughout our lives. Everyone has something to offer from their experience, and we all have room to grow in faith. Each individual journey is different, but we travel and learn together. We encourage discovering more about God from diverse viewpoints. We recognise that this will sometimes lead to change that we may find difficult, but in God’s name we are willing to risk our comfort.
Service and Caring
Following the example of Jesus, we demonstrate God's love for everyone through service and caring. Like God's love, our service does not stop at physical, social, or cultural boundaries. We work within our local community to discover and respond to individual and shared needs in practical, prayerful ways. We live out God's call in the global Kingdom, for the Earth and all who share it.
God’s story and our story (evangelism)
We rejoice in the Good News of God’s love for us, shown in Jesus Christ. In all our worship, learning, service and caring we confidently share our experiences of God's love, so that our personal stories may help others to experience and respond to that love themselves.
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3.2 The Church's charitable aims are:
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e the provision and promotion of regular public acts of worship, events and services open to all.
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e providing for all ages a sacred space for prayer, contemplation, and meeting for the furtherance of God's work in and around Tilehurst.
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e local and international Christian outreach, teaching and support, through pastoral work, attendance at school assemblies, courses and activities, thereby aiding and demonstrating social cohesion.
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Achievements and Performance
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4.1 Overall, the Church buildings have been used more this year than last but unfortunately hall rentals are still not back to the levels before the pandemic. The Church has been actively looking for new hirers, and it is hoped that hall use, and bookings will gradually return to previous levels. All services are now back in-person as well as being streamed using Zoom. In June 2022, a burst valve caused the Church to flood, and all activities in
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the Church were moved to the halls. However, by late September, with new carpet tiles, the Church was open again.
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4.2. The Church's children’s and youth groups such as Jolly Tots, for young children with their carers, WOW (Worship on Wednesdays) for 5 to 8 year olds, GAP (God’s Awesome People) for 9 to 11 year old children and SNUG for secondary school children have taken place all year. Junior Church has also been running 3-4 times a month.
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4.3. Feel Good Friday, a weekly friendship café, resumed in January and has quickly become very busy again. A highlight being a party for the King’s Coronation.
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4.4 Events with significant community participation such as the Light Party, All Saints Service, the Noisy Nativity sessions on Christmas Eve and Easter Unscrambled took place during the year. The Church again joined with the Tilehurst Pumpkin and Scarecrow Trail in October; the Church was illuminated and decorated, and volunteers gave out craft bags and served refreshments. Noisy Nativity on Christmas Eve was well supported and there was even a real donkey! The Church hosted Dug Horley’s Christmas Bubble Praise Party eventually in December, after it had been postponed several times. At Easter, the Church was decorated with crosses made by the congregation.
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4.5 Awide range of activities take place in the Church premises. These include Tots@TMC, a toddler group (every weekday in school term time) for children and their carers, dancing and education classes, table tennis, Brownies, Guides, the Wesley Guild, Triangle Players, fitness classes, counselling services and singing groups.
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4.6 | The Church was open for private prayer after the Queen's death and there was a ‘bring and share’ lunch on Sunday 7" May to celebrate the King’s Coronation.
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4.7 The Church is taking part in a food sharing scheme with the local Co-operative store to try and reduce food waste.
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4.8 The Church premises include the Link, an ecumenically run coffee shop, offering a place of welcome and friendship to members of the community and work experience opportunities. The Link reopened after the pandemic in September 2021, with reduced hours and a limited menu, and it has gradually moved back to offering a full menu and longer opening hours.
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4.9 | The Eco Church group planned several services and events during May including a plant swap coffee morning and a walk in the woods. A new seating area with planting was installed in front of the church, financed through a donation, which was part of this initiative. The church was awarded a Bronze award in the Eco church scheme and is now working towards a Silver award.
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4.10 A few improvements planned to the Church buildings have taken place during the year. The main hall wooden floor was repaired, sanded, polished, and resealed. A seating area was created outside the front of the Church (see 4.9 above) and a new noticeboard was purchased. Smart controls for the heating were fitted to the Church and halls and repairs were undertaken to the lighting systems inside and outside the Church buildings. New carpet for the Church was fitted in September 2022 following the flood, the cost covered by insurance. Some decoration and painting work was undertaken in August, and not paid until September 2023.
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4.11 The Church raised £6,766 for local, national and international causes through fundraising events such as a Christmas Bazaar, concerts, afternoon teas and Antique Valuation Days and by collections at services. Grants and donations of £3,670 were made by the Church to Methodist and other charities.
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Financial review
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a. The financial effect of the pandemic this year on the Church's finances has again been limited. However, the increase in electricity and gas prices have had a significant effect on the Church's running costs and this is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Offertory has remained stable. The donations received from hall users has still not returned to pre-pandemic levels, and it is still uncertain when income will return to normal levels. The trustees consider that the church remains viable. The Church received a legacy of £68,000 during the current year and has received another bequest of more than £190,000 in September 2023.
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52 On 31 August 2023, the cash funds of the Church totalled £208,996 an increase of £39,476 compared to the previous year. This increase can mainly be explained by an increase of £69,273 in the unrestricted legacy funds (new legacy received during the year and interest), a decrease of £25,442 (income £5,785 and expenditure of £31,227) in the Children’s and Family worker support funds, together with general and property fund increases /decreases of £1,634 and £7,256 respectively. The internal church organisation's (Tots@TMC, Triangle Players, Wesley Guild and Table Tennis Club) cash balances increased slightly from £13,534 at the start of the year to £15,514 at the end.
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5.3 £15,911 of the church funds are in restricted funds which means there are restrictions on how they can be used. This total is held by church organisations (£15,514) together with other funds of £397.
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5.4 The unrestricted cash funds of the church on 31 August 2023, comprise the general fund balance £52,430 (last year £50,796), the property fund £45,851 (last year £53,107) and the legacy funds of £94,804 (last year £25,531).
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5.5 The insurance valuation of the church buildings is £3,802,086 and contents £195,205. The depreciated value of the organ is now £fnil. Last year the total value was £3,687538. It is believed that the market value of the church buildings would be significantly less than the insurance value.
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5.6 The repairs and maintenance costs of £26,702 (last year £22,506) includes £5,223 remainder of the cost of the new Church carpet, £4,099 hall floor repair and renewal, £1,495 for smart heating controls, £1,736 new bench, and planter at the front of the Church and £696 for a new noticeboard. Two cameras for streaming services of £3,033, a replacement boiler in the halls costing £3,332, new floodlights of £1,565 and the deposit for the Church carpet of £5,222 were the major items of expenditure last year.
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Reserves policy
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6.1 The activities of the Church are funded by donations from individuals and users of the premises. The Church Council approve a budget for the running of the Church annually. This budget includes provision for delivering the objectives of the Church through church services, maintaining premises which are used extensively by community groups as well as organisations that are affiliated with the Church and through donations to Methodist Church mission funds, national and local charities.
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6.2 _ In setting its budget for the year the Church Council considers the projected impact of changes in the Circuit assessment, administrative expenses and the maintenance needs of premises and their impact on the general reserves of the Church.
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6.3. The Church's most significant item of expenditure is the monthly Circuit assessment. The Church aims to maintain general fund balances that are sufficient to fund one quarter's expenditure. In addition, the Church must also retain balances to cover various improvements that are needed to its property. Currently there is no depreciation provision in the reserve.
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6.4 —_The offertory which is the main source of the Church's income has remained the same as last year. Giving by standing order has increased again as a proportion of the total and cash collections have fallen.
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6.5 Following the advice of the insurers, an asset register has been created which includes notional depreciation of all items valued at greater than £500. This demonstrates that annual depreciation would be in the region of £15,000 and lifetime depreciation of existing assets more than £300,000. Maintaining reserves to cover this is neither affordable nor considered appropriate given the aims of the Church.
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6.6 Following repair work being undertaken on the flat roof over the rear section of the Church halls in 2016, it was estimated that expenditure of around £20,000 would be required in about 4 years. It was therefore decided to increase the property related reserve by £5,000 per year over four years. The Church is in the process of arranging for an independent roof survey to determine the condition of the hall roof and likely cost of remedial work.
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6.7 Considering the above factors the Church Council believes it needs to maintain reserves of at least £75,000 comprising a general reserve of at least £25,000 and a property related reserve of at least £50,000 (including £20,000 referred to in 6.6 above). At 31 August 2023, the Church’s general and property account balances were £52,430 and £45,851 respectively, totalling £98,281. Although, the property fund is lower than the reserve policy, the Council has decided to leave the policy as it is at present because the total general and property fund reserves are together greater than £75,000. Additionally, the church has unrestricted legacy derived funds of £94,804 that it can draw on.
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6.8 As already noted in 5.1 above, the Church has also received in September 2023, a legacy which the Church have designated to be used for children and family work, including to cover the Church's ongoing contractual obligations in relation to the Children’s and Family worker post.
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6.9 The restricted reserves are held for the use of the internal organisations, and/or to be used to fund specific expenses.
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6.10 The Church reviews the reserves policy annually as part of the setting of its budget.
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rin Risk assessment and management
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7.1 Risk assessments relating to the Church premises are carried out on a frequent but informal basis. Additional risk assessments are carried out by group leaders for one-off events as required. It is intended to develop a more robust regime.
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7.2. An overarching Risk Analysis has been in place for several years and is in the process of being reviewed, covering responsibilities, objectives, resource availability (people, property and finance), children and young people, insurance, legal matters and disaster recovery. The reviewed analysis has been presented to the trustees with a summary of identified priorities highlighted and is now in the process of being implemented.
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7.3. The Finance Group considers the Church’s banking and insurance arrangements and monitors the Church's income and expenditure regularly during the year.
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7.4 The Church has implemented the policies of the Methodist Church regarding Safequarding for work with children, young people and vulnerable adults and arranged for appropriate training to be provided.
Approved on behalf of the Church Council by Rev Helen Watson
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CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Tilehurst Methodist
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Church
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED
Thursday 31 August 2023
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Basingstoke & Reading Circuit
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Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
1127823
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 noi registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister:
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Rev Helen Watson
Church Stewards:
Jenny Dimmock Chris Vallis
Liz Aldersley Don Moffat
Jon Skeet Joan Moffat
Lola Brown Chris Armstrong-Stacey
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Treasurer:
Linda Langridge
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|ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED|31 AUGUST 2023|Tilehurst|Church|
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|aewmemSECTION A||||UnrestrictedFunds|RestrictedFunds|Totalsear this|Totalsearlast|
|RECEIPTS|||note|||e¢|||¢||||¢|||||¢|
|Offerings and|Tax recovered|a|___|93,334|||||93,334|91,478|
|Bank|and|CFB|interest|and|
|a3|Investment|income|3,568|229|
|lad|uetings|Ss|||SCS|zs]|||.|27.640|
||a5\ Other receipts|Po|ll|74,698]|10,789|85,487|24,159|
||a6| TOTAL RECEIPTS||st|205,859]|—10,789]||216,648]|(a7)|||[143,505]]|
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|fb2|Circuit Assessment orShare_|=||—s||S846]||||84,486|73,489|
|lb3|Donations|=|CiLCCCC‘dL:CSCs7o]SSC|
|Repairs and|Maintenance|f|26,702 r|.|26,702|22,506|
|b5|charges,|heating|&|lighting|17,938|17,938|ne|a|
|b7|Otherpayments| SL|44.482]|36,472|||47,933|59,079|
|ci|FOR|THE|YEAR|a6-b8|64,601|38,918|31,915|
|||ilies|129,434]|26,552]||155,987|188,402|
|194.035|194,905]||156,487|
|jc4|Transfers and adjustments|||S950)|473)|(600)|
|TOTAL|FUNDS|AT|END|OF YEAR|(c3+c4)|193,085|193,482||(c8)|]|155,987|
|. FORthese INFORMATION ONLY:amounts|are|not to|beMONEYincludedRECEIVEDin|total|AND PASSEDreceipts/payments ON|TOfiguresEXTERNALabove|ORGANISATIONS|
|4|[Offerings/Gifts]|Balance brought|[-]|[received]|forward from|[for]|[extemal]|last|year|[organisations]|2,078|-|
|Offerings/Gifts|-|passed|to|extemal|organisations|7,593|6,069|
|A BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID|d1+d2-d3|sl|2,078|
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Name of Church ................ Tilehurst Methodist Church
1127823
Declarations and Scrutiny
| confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the yearto 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the records of the Church andthat they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees.
Signature oftreasurer ck Uden AUC D AC... pate... 20/11 123, Name and addressoftreasurer ......... Linda Langridge
5 Oldean Close, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 50A
Presentation to the Church trustees
| confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 27 November 2023
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Name of the Chair of the meeting ...... Rev Helen Watson aeoO ale2 ae
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
Tilehurst Methodist Church
Charity Number 1127823
Responsibilities and basis of report
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe Tilehurst Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages 1 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’).
| 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, | 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 ................ Tilehurst Methodist Church
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Independent Examiner’s Statement
| have completed my examination. | 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:
e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
| 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.
| -Rave/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and fundsatthe Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
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Nameof independent examiner .......{74S..SAV2AH WHITHORA
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CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Tilehurst Methodist
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Church
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED
Thursday 31 August 2023
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Basingstoke & Reading Circuit
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26 / 04
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Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
1127823
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 noi registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister:
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Rev Helen Watson
Church Stewards:
Jenny Dimmock Chris Vallis
Liz Aldersley Don Moffat
Jon Skeet Joan Moffat
Lola Brown Chris Armstrong-Stacey
Deans HE Eaaaed Ed aabE LLL MEMS AOS) SASS SINS ESL RESID Hd SSDP NEMD BANOS ARUBA ESAI BANISH ANS EMRE BEANO TE) HBSS DESAY ANG AESARB SADE ASD MER ESSER AAD AERP UAE RD HRSG TR
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Treasurer:
Linda Langridge
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|ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED|31 AUGUST 2023|Tilehurst|Church|
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|aewmemSECTION A||||UnrestrictedFunds|RestrictedFunds|Totalsear this|Totalsearlast|
|RECEIPTS|||note|||e¢|||¢||||¢|||||¢|
|Offerings and|Tax recovered|a|___|93,334|||||93,334|91,478|
|Bank|and|CFB|interest|and|
|a3|Investment|income|3,568|229|
|lad|uetings|Ss|||SCS|zs]|||.|27.640|
||a5\ Other receipts|Po|ll|74,698]|10,789|85,487|24,159|
||a6| TOTAL RECEIPTS||st|205,859]|—10,789]||216,648]|(a7)|||[143,505]]|
|SECTION|B|
|pi|PAYMENTS|
|fb2|Circuit Assessment orShare_|=||—s||S846]||||84,486|73,489|
|lb3|Donations|=|CiLCCCC‘dL:CSCs7o]SSC|
|Repairs and|Maintenance|f|26,702 r|.|26,702|22,506|
|b5|charges,|heating|&|lighting|17,938|17,938|ne|a|
|b7|Otherpayments| SL|44.482]|36,472|||47,933|59,079|
|ci|FOR|THE|YEAR|a6-b8|64,601|38,918|31,915|
|||ilies|129,434]|26,552]||155,987|188,402|
|194.035|194,905]||156,487|
|jc4|Transfers and adjustments|||S950)|473)|(600)|
|TOTAL|FUNDS|AT|END|OF YEAR|(c3+c4)|193,085|193,482||(c8)|]|155,987|
|. FORthese INFORMATION ONLY:amounts|are|not to|beMONEYincludedRECEIVEDin|total|AND PASSEDreceipts/payments ON|TOfiguresEXTERNALabove|ORGANISATIONS|
|4|[Offerings/Gifts]|Balance brought|[-]|[received]|forward from|[for]|[extemal]|last|year|[organisations]|2,078|-|
|Offerings/Gifts|-|passed|to|extemal|organisations|7,593|6,069|
|A BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID|d1+d2-d3|sl|2,078|
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SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL ISECTIONE —si Please follow the Guidanco Notes to complete this page
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| the funds ofan Intemal Organisation would normally be Restricted fundsunless it could be clearlyshown that theycould be used forany Methodist purpose. Thissection must becompleted to arrive at the grossincome and expenditure totals of the Church. Ifgross incomeexceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method ofaccounting ANDADIFFERENT FORM must be used to reportthe accounts (see Methodist website). Please referto |
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Name of Church ................ Tilehurst Methodist Church
1127823
Declarations and Scrutiny
| confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the yearto 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the records of the Church andthat they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees.
Signature oftreasurer ck Uden AUC D AC... pate... 20/11 123, Name and addressoftreasurer ......... Linda Langridge
5 Oldean Close, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 50A
Presentation to the Church trustees
| confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 27 November 2023
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Signature of the Chair of the meeting Maher. AKITA, oo cccccccsssse
Name of the Chair of the meeting ...... Rev Helen Watson aeoO ale2 ae
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
Tilehurst Methodist Church
Charity Number 1127823
Responsibilities and basis of report
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe Tilehurst Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages 1 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’).
| 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, | 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 ................ Tilehurst Methodist Church
1127823
Independent Examiner’s Statement
| have completed my examination. | 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:
e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
| 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.
| -Rave/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and fundsatthe 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 .......[0 eer TN Moo eeccaceeseeeeeceece
Nameof independent examiner .......{74S..SAV2AH WHITHORA
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Ae.
Nameoffirm (where appropriate) vevnnnnee td Ac coccccccssssssssssssssisissssssitessessseveeseesssteeseese Address 2. PRAMBLUNIG,.. CLOSE, KEM PSHEt nf eu GS TORS ies HAIMPTHR Cocccccccccccsscsssessesssecsseesteeseeseeeeeeesceeseeseseeseecccee Post Code F422ST X
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Form Review May-23
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