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
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34•.L77
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98.320
98.362
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20.698
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38.334
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3.050
14.771
17.821
18,351
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12.952
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12.952
k2.952
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14.771
17327
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1.420
13.170
31.218
81.744
81.744
74.940
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33.377
33.377
11.987
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17.128
17.128
17.338
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13.774
18.789
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4.570
4.570
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9.877
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17,784
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31Q,177
178.352
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98.362
98.362
93.580
taxciedrt
2.233
18,465
20.698
16.772
6.301
214J16
221.117
68.000
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39.5BS
33,062
39.585
39.585
33.062
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2.B55
15.496
18,351
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16.166
14,585
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16.166
16.156
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414279
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8.639
12.579
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31.182
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1.931
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11.795
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90.890
2.254.407
15.768
1.089
2.362.154
2.322.506
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2.491.151
1.089
1.089
3SO.640
2.492.240
331.668
2.473.268
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15.477
244
1S.721
15.760
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2S.7S5
3.195
15.159
185
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40.914
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69.717
48.390
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110.246
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91.463
2.491.151
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1.089
2.602.486
2.606.S93
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91.463
18.783
1.089
2.602.486
2.6D6.593
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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
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IB.783
1.089
1.089
14
91.463
2.491.151
18.783
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4.927
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6.382
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599
523
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17.341
12.952
13.774
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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 benefit*ntity-
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 B*is
Thesea¢count5havebeen prepèred on thebasi50fhistorical cost trA¢ept that Investmwtsareshown atthwrfflarketvalueat theend ofthe
year. Theaccountshavebew prepared ontheaccrualsbasisand 5howatrueand f*rwewoftheChur¢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 ownlu*d5 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%
fiT*Wblellxedas*tstoruse 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 discou*ted leplac￿*71£0Sl. Thetrurtees e5tablSshed the deemed cost
with reference to the insured value olthe Pr￿lse53t I Septemb¥ 2022 which isthe be8imningof theprwious per*od in which accruals
a¢¢ountsftrst needed to beproduced.
Thecost ofa%set5 individuallyat orbdow £IO.000 i5expffised In thevearofpu1tha￿ C05ts1n e<cessof£lO.OOOarecapitalised but not
n￿eSsarilYdepreC1ated. Theor8aft isdeemed to havebeen fvllydepreciated duetoitsag
TheTw5tee'spolicy isto keep the 5tructureand fabric in suchgood repairihat theproptycontinuestohovean indeterminateuthl
economic life. Depreciation on thebuildin8sisct>n5idued 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 Prep*ments
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

6. P•fftnttoTrustees
PayrnentsmaderotrusteesforaddStlonal SeThJce5pro￿tl￿lrOrbeChwch byayetrn*twiihtheChurch
Counc51 MeeiingPnclud*lln staff coA51
21A15
Numb¥oftrusteE5whowwepaldlorptowdin8seThlces
Theirusteewho rec￿vedPaYrnentwJ$
Lola8rownsalarycost
7. Fee5frJrex4mlnattonor**ltofthexcounts
Independ¥Trt￿MInerf$Qr0UO1I￿$,Iees forreportln8Ollthexcounts
0lherfee51e8.'ad￿c￿0ccQyntan¢ys￿t￿1PaId1oth￿1ndeQ*7d•t8lamilleT
8. Pald emploi*e5
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￿ar*yrt:
lllehuN Methodlstchvtth
Internal or8afslsation
k3,170
3,572
31,Z18
9.633
Total rtaflcosts
16.742
40.851

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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: Intvest1*5 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 underth*r 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 p*ktrK￿1St Church
14. Det8lled In4￿$011n￿￿dUaffUftd mosrmeDts
2024-2025
Unre#rlEled Funds
Openln8
Bal￿te
In¢orne
EKpendlture
Aev•lu*lon
80insI1055es
CloslnB Bal￿re
Earmarked
Propertyfvnd
Other
41.452
38.60
64.555
15,497
General fund
72.633
101.424
93.890
4.201
75.966
114.085
140.024
158,445
4,201
91.463
Deslgnatedlunds
TMCP variousb•ve5t5
TMCP bequest {childr￿ & farnilyl.
R8Naluation re5wverefixed assets
C*eniTrg
140.259
Income
Expendltvfe
Tr*sftrs
RevaluatloTh
Cloyn88al￿Ce
ISO.779
6.319
8.452
4.201
190.320
198.772
2,141.600
2.141.600
2.472.179
14,771
4.201
2,491,151
Restrlcted F￿ndS
Openin8
Bolanre
Inrome
Eyhditure
Translers
ReTnlu•tion
g*n5llosses
Clo￿￿8801#￿¢e
Internal Or8ani5ations
Tot5@ TMC/Under 5.
Weslw Guild
TrIan￿e Players
TableTennisClub
2.313
635
8.026
6.367
17.341
2.799
827
3.927
863
6.382
2.602
13,774
1,185
599
8.891
S.844
16.519
7.247
2.079
12.952
Benevolent Fund
Chi1drÈn and Fomi5yWork Fund
3fjenerate
832
1.067
250
790
1.420
292
2,325
1.972
1,800
4.375
1.800
4,010
1,899
2.264
19.240
17,327
17.784
18,783
EndowTrent Funds
enlnz
Income
Expenditure
T1￿5[el$
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 mo4*nwnts
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