2025-08-31-accounts

THE METHODIST CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS (ACCRUALS BASIS) for the year ended 31 August 2025 Tilehurst Methodist Church Charlty règl$tration ntsM￿r 1127823 Berkshire & Hampshire Borders CircuEt No 26104 Minister Reverend Helen Waison Church Stewards LKZ Akler51e Chris AM￿trOn tace Jenn Jon Skeet Chfts Vall Church Treasurer Linda Langiidge

rilehurst Metho(fist Church TRUSTEES. REPORT FCXITHEYEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2025111 Introduction The Trustees have pleasure in presentingtheir report accompanying the annual financial statements. Objectives and activities rilehurst Methodist Church is situated on School Road in thecentre of Tilehurst. The church was founded in 1884 with the present church building being opened in March 1905. The church halls were opened in 1965 with a rear extension built in 1976. In 2020. Tilehurst Methodist Church adopttid a new mi$5ion Statement, as follows.. Corestatement: Actively celebrating and 5harin8God's unconditional lov& Unpacking the core statement: •Actively.' we are a church alive in our community. spirituallyand practically •Celebrating'. weacknowledge thedepth of God's love for us and rejoice in it together •Sharing: we learn more of God from each other. takethe messageof God'5 love to others. and demonstratethat love in practical ways •God's unconditional love: God love5 each of us. regardless of past or circumstances. God demonstratesthisthrough the life and example of Jesus, the Bible, and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Detail sectionsexpanding 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 welcomethe opportunityto learnfrom God'5Word and from each other throughout our lives. Everyone has ￿MethIngtO offerfrom their experience, ond we all have room to grow in faith. &ich individual journey is different, but wetravel and learn together. Service and Caring: Following the example of Jesus. we demonstrateGod's lovefor everyone through service and taring. Like God'5 love, our service does not stop at phystcal. social or cultural boundarie& We work within our Ioc31 community to discover and respond to individual and shared needs in practical. prayerhjl ways. We live out God's call in theElobal Kingdom. for the Earth and all who share it. *God's story and our story levangelisml.. We rejoice in the Good News of God's love for us. shown in Jesus Christ. In all our worship, learning, serviceand caring we confidently share our experiences of God's love. so that our personal stores may help othersto experience and respond to that love themselves. Thechurch's charitable aim5 are: •The provision and promotion of regular public acts of worship. eventsand 5ervice5 open to all. •Providing for all ages a sacred space for prayer. contemplation. and meeting for the furtherance of God's work in and around Tilehurst. •Local and international Christian outreach. teaching and support, throu8h pastoral work, attendance at school assemblies, courses and activities. thereby aidin8and demonstratin8 social cohesion.

rilehurst Methodist (hurch TRUStEES' REPORTFOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf2025 (2) The purposesof the Methodist Church are and shall be deerntyj to have been sincethe Dateof Union the advancement of: al The Christian frdith in accordance with the doctrinal standardsand discipline of The Methodist Church: bl Any charitable purpose for the tirne being of èny Connexional, District. Circuit. local or other organisation of The Methodist Church; cIAny charitable purposefor thetime being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillaryto The Methodist Church. dl Any purposefor thetime being of any charity being a charity subsidiaryor ancillary to The Methodist Church Achievementsand performance The Church premises are used by a wde range of cowmunty oryani8atK)ns as WEII as Church ￿lated groups. These include Tols @TMC. a toddler g￿up for children and their carers. dancing and education classes. a table tennis group. a craft group. Rainbows. Brovmies, Guides. Rangers. the Guild. Triangle Players. frtness classes, coun5elling services and singing groups. Sunday worship takes place in-person weekly and is Streamed via Zoom for those unable to attend. The Church has recer¢tly purchased six tabletsfor anyone who finds it difficult to read the screen used in the setvice& The Church has run children's and youth groups such as Jolly Tots, for young children with their carers, WOAF, which stands for Worship on Alternate Fridays, for 5 to 11 year olds. and SNUG for Secondary school children through the year. Junior Church hasalso run 34 times a month on Sunday mornings. Feel Good Friday. a very busy friendship café meets at the church weekly. The annual Christmas party isvery popular and well attended. The Eco Church group organi5ed a plant swap and coffee morning again in May and have led various services during the year. The Church reached the Silver level award in the Eco church Scheme in November 2024. which only a thousand churches in the UK havecompleted. We have also become a Fair Trade Church. Regular events with significant community participation such a5 the Pumpkin Drop-in. All Souls Service and Noisy Nativity on Christmas Eve took place again. The Light Party Wa5 renamed as the 'Pumpkin Drop-in, and the Church was illuminated and decorated as usual with volunt&rs giving out craft/sweet bags and serving refreshments on 31st October as a Halloween alternative. The Church premise5 include the Link. an ecumenically run coffee shop. offering a place of welcome and friendship to membersofthecommunityand work experienceopportunitie5. In February 2025, the Church hosted a successfvl Reading Interfaith Group meeting which had a theme of'journeying, and was well attended A display of memories of life during WWII wasset up in thechurch and the Church was open to the community on the anniversary of VE Day in May. The Church takes part in a food sharing scheme with the local Co-operative storeto try and reducefood w3ste. The Church has signed up up to Inclusive Church. a network of churches of different denominations, that celebrateand affirm every person and do not discriminate. The Church raised £4,610 for local, national and international causesthrough fvndraising events such asthe annual Christmas Ba2aar. concerts. Antiquevaluation Daysand by collectionsat services. Grants and donations of £4,570 were made by the Church to Methodist and other charitie& Improvemertts to the Church buildings have taken place duringtheyear. The major items being repair work on the hall roof. renewal of the hall tdSCiaS. soffits and gutters, a new water softener and two replacement boilers in the Church.

rjlehurst Methodist Churth TrUStEES' REPORT FOR ThEYEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf202513) Financial review Income and Expenditure ChLFrch income is primarily drawn from the collection paid bythecongregation plus the related Gift Aid, lettings income paid by users of the premises and Segacies. Offertory and gift aid remained unchanged since last year. Giving by standing order has increased again asa proportion of the total. Lettings income hasdecreased slightly by £1.251 to £38,334 with the premises still being well used through theweek. The largest expense isthe assessment paid to the Circuit. The assessment this year was £81.744. compared with £74.940 the previous year. It is expected to increase next year120251261 to £83.853. The other main expense is Church running costs including heatin8 and lightin& insurance and utilities, cleaning and maintenance which amounted to £62,255 this year. compared with £37.964. the pr￿louS year. As mentioned above, the main property maintenance expenditure was hall roof repair of £9,780. renewal of fa￿135, soffits and gutters on the hall building of £9,355, replacement water softener £1.800 and two Church boiler5 fitted at the end of August for £6.250. Last year, property maintenance expenditure included repair on 28 School Road render of £1,500 and replacement of the oneof the hall boilers costing £3.780. Reserves policy The Church Council approve a bud8et 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 ¥Jsed extensively by community groups as well a5 organisations that are affiliated with the Church and through donations to Methodist Church mi55ion funds. national and local charitie In 5ettin8 Its bvdget fortheyear the Church Council considers the projected impact of changesto the Circuit assessment, administrative expenses ond the maintenance needs of the premises and their impact on the general reserve5 of the Church. The Church aimsto maintain general fvnd balance5that are sufficient to cover onequarter's expenditure. In addition, the Church must also retain balancesto cover various improvements that ore needed to it's property. Considering the abovefactors. the Church Council beliewe5 it needsto maintain reservesof at least £75,000. comprising general reserve of at least £25,000 and a property related reserve of at least £50,000. It was decided to leavethe property related reserve at this level to cover expected fijture expenditure in the next few yearson thechurch roof and other unforeseen property maintenance. The Church'sgeneral fiFnd5 at 31 Au8USt 2025 were£75.966 and the property related fvnds £ 15.497, totalling £91.463. Although, the property fvnd is lower than the reserves policy. thechurch Council is happy to leave the policy as it lsat present asthe total fundsaregreater than £75,000, the minimum total reserve. Additionally. the Church has unrestricted legacy fvnds of £349,551 held by TMCP that it can draw on. Thechurch ha5 applied for £6.250 frjndsfrom TMCP to cover the cost of the replacementchurch boilersand these monieswere received in October 2025. The property revaluation reserve1£2.141,6001 at 31st August 2025 is equivalent to the account5 value of the Church premises. fvrniture and equipment and is not availablefor useon general activities.

rilehurst Methodist Church TrusrEES' REPORTFOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf2025 {4} The restricted reserves are held forthe use of the internal organisationsand lorto be used to fvnd specific expense& The Church reviews the reserve policy annually as part of the setting of the budget. Plansfor 2025126 The budgetfor theyear commencingl September2025 isbased on estimated incomefrom Coll￿tIOnSand lettingsand expected normal running costs. The underlying asgJmption is that therewill not be fvrther disruption of the ability to usethe premisesfor Church life and by hirers. The budget anticipate5 £14,300 being deducted from general and property fvndsovertheyear. It is likelythat thisdeficit. however. will be covered by reserve

Ttlehurst Methodist Church TRU5TEES' REPORTFOR ThEYEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2025151 Structure.governance and M￿￿£ement Thechurch isgoverned according to the Constitutional Practice and Dixiplineof the Methodist Church ICPDI by order of the annual Conferertce. Day to day managernent of the Church is undertaken by theChur¢h Leadership Team alongwith the Minister. The Trustees of the tharity ale appointed at the ￿￿nUal G￿)eral Meeting of the Church and are detailed below.. Mrs LIIAJder￿ev MrChrisArmstrong-Stacey Mr Barrie Davies Mrslaequi Davte5 Mrs Paula Davies Mrsjenny Dimmock Mrjohn Drabble Mrs Gerry Du8gan Mr Martin E81in Mrs Ruth Fleming Mrs EmilyGoodman Mr Stephen KFn8 ret- rÈtired duringtheyear Thechurch Councll has21 memberswho arethemanagingtrusteesof thechurch. Thechurch Council meet fivetimes per Mrs Linda Lan8rid8e Mr Don Moffat- ret MrJoan Moffat-ret Mrjon Skeet Mr Steveskdton MrsLucTeTwiv MrsChrisValli5 Mr Tonyvallis Mrs Pam Vir80 Mrs Marywalton Helen Watson Mrs Linda Langrid8e lone of the trustees) acted a5 the Treasurer for the Church during the year. The Church Counctl appointsthe membersof the Finance Group who meet regularly duringtheyearto overseetheChLrrch's finaftti31 affair TheGeneral Church Meetingisgenerally herd in Mafth/April each yea. Themeetin8 let￿v£S reports on the activitie5 and aChi￿emeMt5 of thechurch and affiliated or8anisationslsuch as Rainbows. Brownies Guides. Triangle Playws. Guild and Table Tennis Clubl along with the ￿CountS for the previous financial year. The meeting appoints church stewards and repre5ental%ves to Church Council and Mak￿ decisionson &gnifficant policies or activities Tncludingthe Church project, which Is the the main fijndraising initiative for the year. At the 2023 rneetin& a ne44 Model of leadership team was adopied. The chur¢h's team is. at prwt, comprised of 5 coordinators who oversee different elements of Church life actin8Wlth theauthoritydel8ated to them bychvfch Council. Arangeof guidance produced by the Methodist Connexion to support theeffective running of the church and the roleof TfUSteesi5 given to thechurch Trusteesat various meetings3nd/or trainingsessrons. The Church employs two part time staff: one Tots Wage applying increases when it is updated. TMC bader and a deanor. The Church pays at least the Liwng Internal organisatkjns fjnked to the Church are Tots TMC, Triangle PL8yer5. Table Tenni8 Club and Guild. Triangle playe￿ and Table Tenni5 Club operate their own bank accvunts and produce ac￿lj￿IS subject to independent examination. Wesley Guikl Irenan*d Ihe Guild) uses the Church bank a¢ts)unl and it's accounts now prepared by the Church T￿aSU￿r as part of the Church's acixjunts. The Church appointed two 'Data Privacy Champions" during 2018. Their actions to date have included the productlon and promotion of Data Pr4VaCV Statementsfor incluyon on Church Notices, the Prtyw Book, The Church Directory and on thechurch web5tte and undertakin8 a data mapping eJcer¢ise as required byTMCP (Trustees for Methodist Purposesl. The ehampions report to Church Council on progress afid requiraments.

Tilehur# Methodistchurth IRU￿, REPORTFOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 AUGU￿ 202516) Thechurch'sstatutory particularsare3s fo51ows Full name.. filehurst Methodist Church Main communication address.. Tilehurst Methodist Chur¢h. 5¢hool Road. Tilehurst. Readin& BerksRG315AN Charity re8iStered number: 1127823 Dateolregistrat40n asa Charity: 12 February 2009 Independent examiner: mr￿an Harland FC& 380 Wokingham Road, Earl￿. Reading RG6 7HX Bankers: HSBC Bank plc, 26 Broad Street. Reading RGI 2BU. Lloyds Bank Ltd. 24 Broad Street. Reading RGI 28Tand the Central FinanceBoard of the Methodist Church. 9 Bonhill Street. Londort EC2A4PE The Church isfrom I September 2024 part of the Berkshireand HampshireBorders Mdhodisr Circuit. which is Part ofthe Southampton District and isa150 accountableto the M&hodist confere￿(e. The Tnjstees eonfimi that the Chu¥ch is a pubk benefrt entty Risk rnanagement The major risks have been identff￿d and recorded by Ihe Trustees ¥wth profesS￿n81 advi￿ been taken as required, there is 8 regular annual ￿vIeW process undertaken as requi￿d. Incomè and trxpenditure is reviewed and ny)nitor&d against budget on a regular basi5 as part of the risk nwnagen*nt pft)ce55 to avoKI unforseen calls on reserve$. Accountlng responsibilitiès Charity law requires trusteesto prepareannual accountsthat give3 trueand fair view of the stateof affairsof thechureh at theyear end and of itsfinancial activities duringiheperiod. ThetrU￿eeSarereqUlred to= Select suitable accounting policiesand apply them prudently,. Make JudgeM￿tSand estimatesthat arereasonableand prudent- Prepare accounts on a going tontern bays unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Church wlll continue in operation Trustee5 are responsible for keeptn8 proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accura¢y the financial position of the Church, so that theaccountscomplywith thechafityaccoLEntinÈSORP 2015. They are also responsiblefor safeguarding the assets of the Church and hente for takin8 reasonable steps for the prLvention of fraud and other irregularities. The Church is entitled to exemption from wdit under the Charities ￿t but is required to have an independent examination of itsaccounts- thechurch hasthereforetaken advantageof thisexemption.

rilehurst Methodist Church TRusfEES' REPORTFOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf202517) 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<reation of us in Christ. Among other thingsthis implies a duty to valueall peopleas bearingthe image of God and ther6breto protect them from harm. Methodlst Connexional practiteoutlines commitment to thefollowing principle5'. • The care and nurture of. and respectfvl pastoral ministry with. all children. young people and adults • The safeguarding and protection o*all children. yovnB people and adults when they arevulnerable Establishing safe, caring communitie5 which provide a loving environment where there is iftformed vigilance asto the dangers of abuse. • Carefully selecting and training all those with any responsibility within the Church, in linewith Safer Recruitment principles, including the use of criminal recortls disclosures and registration with the relevant vetting and barring schemes. • Responding without delay to every complaint madewhich sug8e5tsthat an adult, child or young person may have been harmed, cooperating with the police and local authority in any investigation. Seeking to work with anyone who has suffered abuse, developing with thern an appropriate ministry of informed pastoral care. • Seeking to challengeany abuse of power, especially by anyone in a position of trust. Seeklng to offer pastoral care and support. including supeTVi5ion and referral to the proper authorities, to any member of our church community known to have offended against a child, young person orvulnerableadult. • In all these principlesfollowing legislation. guidance and recognised good practice rilehurst Methodist Church Commits itself to ensurin8the implementation of Connexional Safeguarding Policy, Government legislation. guidanceand safe practice in thecircuit and in the churches. Tilehurst Methodist Church also commits itself tothe provisron of 5UPPOrt. advice and trainin8for lay and ordained peoplethat will ensure people are clear and confident about their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding and promotingthe welfare of children and adults who may bevulnerabl& Approveil at a meeting of thechurch Trustees on 22 November 2025 Reverend Helen Watson Chair of ihe meeting

si•tement of FlnaKlaI•xii￿tyesI$oFA) fLYtr yeareTrJed 31 t2025 2Q24tr25 2D2344 InwrnewdEnd¢wmEntfvoffl.' Oonètionsand 103.oks 34•.L77 -c￿le￿idn51￿dI3Kcred1r 98.320 98.362 -OtsFationsin¢Judin t#ciedil 320 4.375 20.698 a(ie5 chaiitable•i￿1Ee5 -Furtd¥￿n -(Ihers l)hwttadin I1￿7t1￿5 334 39,5BS 38.334 38.334 39.585 -MsclaneouS Inve5trnents 3.050 14.771 17.821 18,351 her 12.952 L$.166 isaions 12.952 k2.952 16.166 -Ms¢dlaneouS Tot41 I40￿14 14.771 17327 171122 414.179 ndltureon.. Salarie5. NIC& P•iyonc4#s CirCuilA￿&￿ent IL.?so 1.420 13.170 31.218 81.744 81.744 74.940 Int￿3￿ce￿n thwchbulldin 33.377 33.377 11.987 TdtyhoneandTFavd thllitle5Dn￿￿ty)cQ. ht¥£andli i.ww.et¢l 17.128 17.128 17.338 Oepre(Jètion Provigo Or 15ation5 13.774 18.789 GiaThT5and Donation5 4.570 4.570 4.250 enditu¢e 9.877 2.5 12.467 J5&445 17,784 L75329 169.840 N¢tlfrforrtlle TThthr56itt¥eenfrt￿ds Ilvre J8J21 14.771 4$? 41,107 244.439 4.201 4201 18J72 457 4.107 244,439 Otherteeo 1sEd n511￿$s¢s].. Gain¥lLos£6Ion re4aluignoff#edassets NEtmrJ¥ymtThtinfvrAs I1￿22 18J72 4$? 4.107 244.439 Re¢orKlll*loDoffiJndt Totl fundsbrou ttorvéard 114.085 2.472.179 19.240 1.0¥9 2.606.$93 2.362.154 ToWSJhdstarriedtsnY¥d 9IA63 1491J51 Loay 2￿0￿486 2.606.$93 brovthtfrJrwardfvoffl OMwinvlGIft5-Fettt¥ed fry EXtttnalCtr<￿l&it¢￿5 OFferIn￿l&fr$.P?Sse&lO L#ErndOrpi15#417n5 929 4.61 4,966 573 9,204 9.526 929

ststorn¢rtt* FlnarKl•l Acyvllles (SOF t•￿31￿ 2025-24 IncoM¢andEn¢4wmentsfr￿. Donationsandl 31Q,177 178.352 -Colleaion5iThdtaKcredit 98.362 98.362 93.580 taxciedrt 2.233 18,465 20.698 16.772 6.301 214J16 221.117 68.000 charitab1Earti￿llt5 -Oihws Othvtradin KIl￿11e5 39.5BS 33,062 39.585 39.585 33.062 -MI5cdl￿eOUs 5nvertments 2.B55 15.496 18,351 tjher 16.166 14,585 nisètions 16.166 16.156 14.585 -Mi%ellaneouS Trt 1493$6 2JOJ 414279 219￿6? ndlturEQn'. Salari4 r41C& Pen>oficLMS 8.639 12.579 31.118 31.182 ClrcuitA55e53ffl•lt 74.940 74.940

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9￿4£ Re¢orrfllllongffitndk' 90.890 2.254.407 15.768 1.089 2.362.154 2.322.506 114.085 71J79 19240 1.fy89 606,593 2.36LI54 tyroulhtrDr￿rdfrornlA%Yt O￿trIn￿lS1￿$-1ecvedf0r £Rtwna1 Or8affli5JtloA5 OK¥inplGifts.p￿tp Extoma t￿15￿11￿￿$ w￿¢t￿￿e&lor￿¥ 1.251 9.2U4 9.526 929 2,078 6.766 7,593 1,251

Un￿%￿ded Oe5V#tdhJnds ricfedSJhth To￿5￿5￿￿r r¢%sla51ar nd5 Land& Buildin 2.141.60D 2.141.600 2.141.600 rn￿t Ih¥eStmwtsYhfPtrthd¥Tru Totvliy￿fjSsclS io 349.SSI 2.491.151 1.089 1.089 3SO.640 2.492.240 331.668 2.473.268 CurrtrtASts OebtorsanrtPrep4ymonts C￿hat 8ankandlnhand Central Finance6oaid Oihwb•ikxcountS 15.477 244 1S.721 15.760 57.2BO 2S.7S5 3.195 15.159 185 50,475 40.914 185 69.717 48.390 294 TotolcurrnJt9$5t 98.512 18.783 117.295 torsa (ru tse Iz ar 7.049 7.049 836 NEtCurrtnratsuia￿IItIesI 91.463 18.783 110.246 133.32S T41t&lcwetsltt%¢urrentlitsblllties 91.463 2.491.151 IB.783 1.089 2.602.486 2.606.S93 Lèans¥￿ ¢¢editotsdutafteia)at 91.463 18.783 1.089 2.602.486 2.6D6.593 FUrdsoftheCtr￿tth 14 Unre5tiictedfund5 91.463 2.491.151 2.582.614 18.783 1.089 2.602.486 2.586.264 19.240 1.089 2.606.593 R£stri<i¢dfvnd5 Endawrntntfund5 IB.783 1.089 1.089 14 91.463 2.491.151 18.783 'Det&ls-stttrie9 CWun8襕ice •ts IletRer¥p T1￿5[E¥sfrarn othth fvnds closinAb￿aTr£ Is*ions IUndorS' Tots ￿￿0Y Guld its P4è Tabkn T•nAB Qub 2.313 635 8.026 6.367 1.799 82Y 7.247 2.079 4.927 863 6.382 2.602 36 599 523 Tot 17.341 12.952 13.774 BE2 16.519

NotestotheAccounts l. Ba5isolaccountsptep¥ad¢)n Generd matters Theseaccount5havebeen prepared in Kcordancewith the Statement of RÉtornmended Practice.kcoufttinE and Reporting bycharitles 5QRP 2019 IFRS 1021 and the Financial Reportin8 Standad FRS 102 as updated by BulletiTh l. and in accordancewith charity law in the jur15diction of En￿and. TheChur¢h isapublic benefitntity- Funds Thefundsheld con#itute.' G￿eral fvndshejd fof any purposeof thechurch which a￿ unre5EfiCted and Model Trutt leBoryfiJnds hdd by the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes tTMCPI. Deygnated fL¢nds which are unrestricted lunds set ￿de by the trustesg for partlcular purpose. Restrlcred funds which are hdd for a Trarrower purpose includirb8 those lor internal or8anisations. There is also an Endowment fund as115ted. Details0f￿h material fund aredisclosed in Note14 totheseaccouTrts. Anyfvodsrnay berepresented by mgre than just cash. A¢¢ountingpoll¢les al Bis Thesea¢count5havebeen prepèred on thebasi50fhistorical cost trA¢ept that Investmwtsareshown atthwrfflarketvalueat theend ofthe year. Theaccountshavebew prepared ontheaccrualsbasisand 5howatrueand frwewoftheChur¢h'sfinanclal po&tion and actt¥Ati bl Income Incornelsr￿Ogrt1Sed whw theChur¢h berome5entitledt0there5ource5.￿dthttrysteesarereas0nablycWts1n thwwill re¢wvethe re50urces.' and themonetaryvaluetan bemeasuredw1th5vffici￿f rdiability. cIExpendituie This isreco8nisedwhen a liabllltyisln£urf￿, oracon#ructiveobliWionarise4 that reyjltsin thepayment bein8unovoidable. Liabilities ore recoEnlsed as soon 15 an OL¢tflo%y ¢f eeonoinic benefit is con￿dered more Ilkdy than not under the14al or constructive obligation committihgtheChLtrch to pay outresource dlGraMS Grants maLleby thechurch from Its ownlud5 arereco8nised in fijll atthe timeof a8re2rn￿t OT when the Churth accepts thatthÈre isa le8al oroperational obli8atlontomakethe paymwt. Ifthe8ramt 15 recurrentover morethan oneyear thÈbalance payablein futUTeyear5 istreated 05a provision for fvturecornmitments in the Balancesheet aréiftstthe appropriatefvnd. thepro￿￿On being rdea5ed iTrfuture yeèrs35instalment5are poid in ￿cordance￿Ith theort8&nallya8reed t¥m> elVAT Slncethechurch Is notVATreWstered,all InputVATislnclutS￿￿1ththeeXp￿$estOwhi¢h it ieler% fiTWblellxedaststoruse bythe Chur¢h The Tru5tee5 for Methodist Church Pvrposes are Custodian trLtsttts for the church land artrd premises which 15 Model Trvsr propertyand they hold freehold title. The Trustees of Tilehurst Methodist ChLrrch are thernan3￿nE rfusteesfor therhurch land and prernise5. Und the pr￿lS1On$ tsf FRS 102 thechurch premisescan ettherbe stated at avalue based on currwt open market value ora deerned historical cost. The hirtoritil c05t ofthechurch land and prerni5esis not known duetoa lackof historic records. Oueto thedifficultyand eXp￿Se0f obtalning a formal market valuation for these specialist buildinB5 frtr which there rs no active rnarket thevalue of the church land and prernlses hès stated based on the trustees e5tirnateof th•r discouted leplac￿71£0Sl. Thetrurtees e5tablSshed the deemed cost with reference to the insured value olthe Pr￿lse53t I Septemb¥ 2022 which isthe be8imningof theprwious perod in which accruals a¢¢ountsftrst needed to beproduced. Thecost ofa%set5 individuallyat orbdow £IO.000 i5expffised In thevearofpu1tha￿ C05ts1n en5idued not to bematerlal so isnot Provided for. gllrtve#ment Inve#M￿t$areva1Ved in thebalancesheet at rnarket valueat theyear end. Investmtht incornelslrKludèJ in thea¢ovnt5when recelvable ènd any8aSnsor losseson revaluation at theyearwd aresht)wn in theSOF hloebtor5￿d Prepments Debtor5includeGift￿d notyet received in re5pectofdonationsupiothebolance5heetdaEe. and prepaYM￿t55uCha5c1TC￿￿tASSessrnent paid for subseqU￿t period& Ilcrediiors credltor5includeoutstandin8srdatin¥to upwse&Tepairsand rentwo15rtc in￿gUSt.

rileknt Metl*xSst CPw¢h Y•ar•nd•d 31 A 11S12025 Y•ar ond•d 31 A U5t 2024 Unrothlct•d Do atod Ro5tricted Tot Lknr4%trictod Dèst 2. Dvnatlon$4nd lewles Collections GiftAid Donations Legacies Total 78.986 19,334 320 78.986 19.334 4.695 78.702 19.660 2.233 6.301 106.896 78.702 19,660 20,698 221,117 340.177 4.375 18,465 214,816 214.816 98.640 4.>75 103.015 18A65 3. Investmeni Income Central FinanceBoard TMCP Modd Trust. TMCP Endowment Toial 3,003 3.003 14.771 47 2.801 2.801 IS.496 54 14.771 15.496 47 54 2.8SS 3,050 14.771 17.821 IS.496 18.3SI eNote 10 4. Other Intern41 or8ani5ation5 xdlarLeous Total 12.952 12.952 16.166 16,166 12.952 12,952 16,166 16,166 5. EKpendSture Internal organisations Grantsand donations. 13.774 13,?74 4.5?0 1¥.344 157.885 176,229 18,789 18.789 4.250 23,039 146.801 169.840 4.570 4.570 153.875 158,445 4.250 4.250 122.291 126.541 13.774 4.010 17,784 18.789 24.510 43.29$ l othwcate8orles 'SeeNore IS

1. P•fftnttoTrustees PayrnentsmaderotrusteesforaddStlonal SeThJce5pro￿tl￿lrOrbeChwch byayetrntwiihtheChurch Counc51 MeeiingPncludlln staff coA51 21A15 Numb¥oftrusteE5whowwepaldlorptowdin8seThlces Theirusteewho rec￿vedPaYrnentwJ$ Lola8rownsalarycost
2. Fee5frJrex4mlnattonor*ltofthexcounts Independ¥Trt￿MInerf$Qr0UO1I￿$,Iees forreportln8Ollthexcounts 0lherfee51e8.'ad￿c￿0ccQyntan¢ys￿t￿1PaId1oth￿1ndeQ7d•t8lamilleT
3. Pald emploie5 5tall<OStsWddurln8tho ￿¥￿tte. fjrosswaNsèl8rSe5andbeJefirsln ￿n0 Apprentice5hiplery ErnployerfsNational Insurancerosts pen￿0￿ coA5 15.713 77 37,682 188 S39 1,827 1.154 413 Total staff costs 16,742 40.851 Avera8e nurnb•rQl#•NemF4￿ddU1In$ihe￿aryrt: lllehuN Methodlstchvtth Internal or8afslsation k3,170 3,572 31,Z18 9.633 Total rtaflcosts 16.742 40.851

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Tllehurst Metwist Church 10. Invosknents Analys1$ gf Inveslmenl movements Year •ndod 31 Au 25 Year ended ust 2024 Desl attd Endowment Total Total 8alan¢e brou¥htfi>Tward Add.. Additions 330.579 1.089 331.668 112.807 1.089 113,896 equ￿5 194.816 194,816 RehJnd of pension reswvecontabution Add.. TTrnsfer in 20,000 20.000 4.201 4.201 Add: Intvest15 adminSstration' 14,771 14.771 15,496 15.496 Less: Transfersovt 12.540 12,540 Balance carrled forward 349.551 1.089 350,640 330.579 1.089 331,668 ' See Note 3 TheinvestmentSthar supportthevariousfijndsareheld byTKP tn theTruste¥s Inter& Fund on which ¢nterert iscredited to the accountseach month. Thesesare regarded asmttjium and longteym investment& TMCP isthele8al ownerand Custodian Trusteeofall Methodist NtrJddTrust proputy. includin8 Le8acie5, Endowrnents and Accumulated Fund5. Trvst propth ishdd for and gn behalf of local ManagingTrUst￿5 who arere5pongblefor theday to day mana88mWt oltrust propvty. TMCP ￿sure5that. through prowtlin88uidanceand acting underthr dir￿tiOn, themanaging Trusteescomplywith charity law and Merhodist law and policyasdetwmintsj bythe Methodist Conference.

rilehur5t Methothst Church 11. Current assets 2024-25 2023.24 Debtotsand prepayments Prepaid Circuit Assessment 0.812 6.812 kcruoJ incomelHMRC GIft￿d atcruedl 8.526 8.708 Other debtors 383 240 15,721 15.760 Bank balanceat Central FinartceBoard. Chvrch unrestrittedfunds 57,280 65,709 Bank balanceèt Central FinanceBoard. Churth restrict￿ fvnds 3,195 4.008 Bank balanceheld in HS8C Bank plc and LloydsBankLid 2S.7SS 33.646 Bank and Cash in hand Ilntwnal (knnisationsl 15.344 15.038 101.574 118.401 Tot￿ tur￿nt assets 117,295 134,161 12. Current Ilabllities OthererL¥Jitorsand accntalslutilitycosts. property repair& pemsioft and othereXp￿Se5l 7.049 836 7.049 836 13. At 31 Augvrt 2025 thechurch halfcommitmentsof £nil12024- Enill

Tjlehurst pktrK￿1St Church 14. Det8lled In4￿$011n￿￿dUaffUftd mosrmeDts 2024-2025 Unre#rlEled Funds Openln8 Bal￿te In¢orne EKpendlture Aev•lulon 80insI1055es CloslnB Bal￿re Earmarked Propertyfvnd Other 41.452 38.60 64.555 15,497 General fund 72.633 101.424 93.890 4.201 75.966 114.085 140.024 158,445 4,201 91.463 Deslgnatedlunds TMCP variousb•ve5t5 TMCP bequest {childr￿ & farnilyl. R8Naluation re5wverefixed assets CeniTrg 140.259 Income Expendltvfe Trsftrs RevaluatloTh Cloyn88al￿Ce ISO.779 6.319 8.452 4.201 190.320 198.772 2,141.600 2.141.600 2.472.179 14,771 4.201 2,491,151 Restrlcted F￿ndS Openin8 Bolanre Inrome Eyhditure Translers ReTnlu•tion g*n5llosses Clo￿￿8801#￿¢e Internal Or8ani5ations Tot5@ TMC/Under 5. Weslw Guild TrIan￿e Players TableTennisClub 2.313 635 8.026 6.367 17.341 2.799 827 3.927 863 6.382 2.602 13,774 1,185 599 8.891 S.844 16.519 7.247 2.079 12.952 Benevolent Fund Chi1drÈn and Fomi5yWork Fund 3fjenerate 832 1.067 250 790 1.420 292 2,325 1.972 1,800 4.375 1.800 4,010 1,899 2.264 19.240 17,327 17.784 18,783 EndowTrent Funds enlnz Income Expenditure T1￿5[el$ Revalyaiion gans1105ses C1051n8Balance TMCP AberyTrusr (Onjyentitl￿ to intcimel 1.089 1.089 1.089 1,089 Openlng Balante Income Ewnditure Translers Ret4atuati¢n 83in511055es ClognzBalance All Funds 2,606,593 172.122 176.229 2.602,486 Fund Asstated above isbequestwasde&8nated byChut¢h Countil forchildren and lamilywork ur Reèson etween fvnds Fundlngfor exp&)ditureasagregY

rilehutst Methothst Clwrch 14. Detwled ￿li￿$011￿divld￿al fund mo4nwnts 2023-2024 Vnresirirted Funds C4)enin8 8/1￿ce Incorne Expendlture Trahslers Revolvation $1105Sé$ CIoslnEBal3n¢¢ Earmarked Propertyfund Othet 41,892 40.450 40.890 41,452 General fund 48,998 108.886 85.651 400 72.633 90,890 149.336 126,541 400 114,085 DesI￿ated fvfids TMCP various bequests TMCP be4u¥t (children & familyl. Revaluation rewverefixed assets Openin8 112.807 Income Expenditure Translers Revaluaiéorb C105Én88alartce 140.259 27.452 202.860 12.540 190.320 2.141.600 2,141,600 Z.254.407 210.312 12.540 2.472,179 Restrltt¢d Funds (eniAg Bal¥ce Income Expenditure Transfers Rev￿￿ètIon 8alns11055es clo￿￿&Ba1￿Ce Internil Qrganisations Tot$@ TMC/Undtr S, We￿eYGUIId Trian8lePlayers TableT￿nIscIub 537 6,634 609 9.308 698 4,450 2,313 635 724 8.196 6.057 15.514 6.370 2.553 16.166 6,540 2.243 18.789 8.026 6,367 17.341 4.450 Benevolent Fund Children antl Familywork Fund 3-Gwerate 457 soo 1.325 23.125 1,200 6.490 832 203 17.905 1.067 60 60 254 18,465 24,510 7,690 1.899 15,768 34.631 43.Z99 12,140 19,240 Éndowment Funds eniTh8 Balance Income Expenditure Tr￿Sle￿$ R¢waluatio mQlosses ClO￿n8831￿Ce TMCP ￿b￿¥TrUst (Onlyentltl￿ to income) 1,089 1.089 1.089 1.089 Opening Ba1￿Ce IAtorne Expenditure Tr•sFers Re￿￿atiO goin4losses CloyngB•lartce All Funds Z.362,154 414.279 169.840 2,606,593 A5 Stata above hisbequest wasdeg8nated bychurchcouncil forrhildren andfamilywork Rea￿nSf rtran between funds Fundingfor expenditureasagreed

rilehurst Meth0￿￿tchurCh 15. Related partytransactions This Name of related party ear Relatirythip Desuipknof trarsa¢bDn Income frtyn related party durirT the year Payments torelated Loans tol lfrom} related Amounts owed by I Itol related party 0ft31. Aug-2024 party dur1￿ the year party durlry the year et tst urc Fund Donatitin 2,150 Fund for the Suppor( of P￿sbyte[S and Deacons Partofthe Methodistchurch intheUK Donation Methodist Homes lor the Aged Donation Total Donations to un￿[¥ted parties Total grants and donaticffi5' 2,170 4.570 Last year Name0fre￿ted Rekti0￿h1P Income from related party duri￿ the year Payments torelatéd Lo3n5to/ lfroml related transadi tr&¥ed ty / Itol related party on 31- AuB-2023 party during the year party durtrg thè year et Fund Donation 2.150 Fund forthe Support of Pre5bytets and Deacons Partofthe MethodistCh45rth intheUK Donation Ico Meth¢xli5t Homes for the Aged Donaiion Total 2.400 1,850 4.250 DOnatiOr￿ to unrelated parties Total grants and donations. ' See Note 5

Tilehurst Methodist Chureh DECLARAIIIY T￿4￿fer I confirmihat I haveprepared theaccountsfrom theretOTd50f theChur£h andthatth￿ is)cludeall fundsunderthecontrol ofthe Church Council. Si8natyteofTrea5urer Date 24•ov-25 Name Linda LanKr Addre Soldean Close.Tilehurst. ReadingRG31 SOA P￿SentatiOnt0the Church Council Mettin8forapproval. I conffirmthat theAccountswerepre5ented to arne2tingof thechurch TrUst￿on and wereapproved. 24-NOV-2S SignatureoftheCha¢rofthemeetin8 Nameofthechairofthemeeting Re4erend Hden Watson Oated I￿/1 I/zoL5 Independent Examirterf$Reporttothe Trusteesofthe rjlehurst Methodist Church I reporttothecharitytrusteeson myexaminationoftheaccountsofthechurch fortheyearended 31 JJKust 2025 whieh areset out on theattached pages. Respe¢tl rèspon51bllltlesoftrusteesandexamlners Asthechar&tyttusteesyou arer￿￿oNSiblefottheprtpalatt0n oftheaccountsirtaccordancewith thereqyrrernentsoltheCh3rities t 20111'thekt"I I report in respett ofmy exarnination ofthe Church'saccoun15carriedout under￿tIOn 145 oftheN£t. and in carryin8OUt my examlnation I havefollowed all theapplieableDirect¢onsgi¥en bythecharity Comrni￿oTr undersection 14515llbloftheAct.

rilehurst Methodist Church Independent examiner'sstatement I have Complete￿ my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with theexamination giving me causeto believethat in any material respect: 111 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as rty]uired by section 130 of theAct- or 121 the account5do not accord with those records- 131 the accountsdo not compSywith the applicable requirementsconcerningthe form and tontent of account5set out in the Charities (Accounts & Report) Regulation5 2008 otherthan any requirement that the accounts givea Irue and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come acro55 no other matter5 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 an Harland FCA Signature Relevant Professional Qualification or bodv Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England &wale5 Address 380WokinEham Road. Earley, ReadingRG6 7HX Date