CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS 

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# THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS 

## Hove Methodist 

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## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2021 

## Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 

1127826 

## If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number 

(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 

## Minister: 

Rev Andy Lowe Church Stewards: nenaTAGE SYMES un santanaDS BAC AIS SS enn nace ENCE POM CY 

Treasurer: 

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Church 

## ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 

## Hove Methodist 


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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Totals|this|Totals|last|
|SECTION A|Funds|Funds|year|year|
|RECEIPTS|||ore|||
|Offerings and Tax recovered|||54,037|f|54,037|34,174|
|Bank|and|CFB|interest|and|
|a3 |Investment|income|562|1,696|
|28,036]|||__28,036|35,725|
|a6 [TOTALOther receipts RECEIPTS|eSlegacy 30k|60,019] —s|{|_—s60,019|)|||Me50,192|
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|bt|[PAYMESECTIO|N|TS B||a|
|b3|[DonaCircui|t|Assessmentions|or Share|fste]66,612re|| ||66,612|667|,|612945|
|Repairs and Maintenance|i|ae|9,971|37,959|
|Utilities|(Insurances,|water|
|b5||charges,|heating|&|lighting)|23,008|23,008|25,391|
|bg |TOTAL PAYMENTS|||t4azaals144,744[ (09)|[|183,270|
|SECTION|C|
|C1||FOR THE YEAR|(a6-b8)|(2,090)|(61,483)|
|Total|funds|brought forward|from|
|eg|SE ear|223,481|(c6)|||284,964|
|3 [Sub tota|qetveay|[22130]| _224,309]|
|SECTION|D|
|FOR|INFORMATION|ONLY:|MONEY|RECEIVED AND|PASSED|ON TO|EXTERNAL|ORGANISATIONS|
|(these amounts|are|not to|be|included|in|total|receipts/payments|figures|above)|£|£|
|Balance brought forward from last year|a|
|Offerings/Gifts|-|received|for external|organisations|1,345|
|Offerings/Gifts|- passed|to|external|organisations|1,404|
|BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID|(d1+d2-d3)|og|ma|

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Hove Methodist 

Church 

SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL 


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|SECTION|E|Please follow the|Guidance|Notes|to complete this|page|
|Summary|of the|Church accounts|for the year ended|31|August 2020|and|Internal|Organisations|reporting|to the Church|Council/Church|Meeting.|Note that the funds|of|
|an|Internal|Organisation|would|normally be|Restricted|funds|unless|it could|be|clearly shown|that they could|be used|for any|Methodist|purpose.|This|section|must be|
|completed|to|arrive|at the gross|income and|expenditure|totals|of the Church.|If gross income exceeds the Accruals|threshold,|then|the Accruals|method|of accounting|
|AND A DIFFERENT FORM|must be|used|to|report the accounts|(see|Methodist website).|Please|refer to|the guidance|notes|regarding|transfers|between|the|District|
|and|connected|District|Organisations.|
|INTERNAL|Net Receipts/|Opening|
|ORGANISATIONS|Receipts|Payments|Payments|Adjustments|balances|Closing|balances|
|Pa6|De|
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|efub|total|of|Internal|
|Organisations funds|759|671|88|2,010|2,098]|(e12)|
|Church|accounts|(totals|
|brought forward|from|page|
|2|- totals column)|(a7)|144,744]|(b9)|(c7)|
|OTA|ASH|FUNDS|H|D|
|Continue on a separate sheet|TOTAL|
|if necessary and bring the|TOTAL RECEIPTS|PAYMENTS|
|totals|forward|
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|SECTION|F|
|STATEMENT|OF ASSETS AND|LIABILITIES|
|OPENING|CLOSING|
|CHURCH|- CASH FUNDS HELD|at|31|August 2021|BALANCES|BALANCES|
|es ||Bank Current|Account|24,511|27,744|
|Bank Deposit|Account|||||
|Central|Finance|Board|28,662|
|Trustees for Methodist Church|Purposes|152,105|152,313|
|Other funds|18,203|2,592|
|Total|funds|held|by|Internal|Organisations|(the|closing|
|»|||TOTALbalance CASH FUNDS total from above) HELD (e12) BY|CHURCH|ez|(e11)al|223,4892,098}|(e12)|
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|SECTION G|At|At|
|OTHER ASSETS|and|LIABILITIES|1|September 2020|31|August 2021|
|a investments (include Endowments)|3,333|P||
|Land &|Buildings|(see notes|re|Insurance|value)|5,829,989|5,904,989|
|| Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end|P||P||
|f4|Include|only|Funds|held|at the|Central|Finance|Board|
|f5|Include|only|Funds|held|at Trustees|for Methodist|Church|Purposes|
|g1|Include|any|other|investments|(not the cash|element|of TMCP|trusts accounts|this|is|included|in|line|f5|

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Name of Church ............. Hove Methodist 

36-12-06 

## Declarations and Scrutiny 

| confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2021 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. 

A Signature of treasurer ............00.mrTeronLedveevevceveeeceeces Date... os eT= 29 es 

Name and address of treasurer ..... Donald Reid 

2 Princes Crescent, Hove 

## BN3 4GS 


sseeeseees HOVE Methodist 

Charity Number 1127826 

## Responsibilities and basis of report 

| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the ... Hove Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2021 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 ............... Hove Methodist 

36-12-06 

## 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. [the [the 

| 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. 

| have/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. 

Signature of independent examiner ....<~ Pre erat rir SERRE OS reese Name of independent examiner ... _. MrSJ Neate 

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner .......-MAAT Retired 

Nameoffirm (where appropriate) ............ 0000. cce cee cee cee cee cec cee cee cee eee cee ceetecaee teats teaneteraneens 

Address ............ 23 Surrenden Lodge Surrenden Road Brighton 

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Date .... 25th January 2022 

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## Annual Report of the Trustees for Year ending 31° August 2021 

## Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road. Hove. BN3 5DR 

Registered Charity: 1127826 

Email: office@hovemethodistchurch.co.uk 

Tel: 01273 324600 

Correspondence to: The Administrator, Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road, Hove. BN3 5DR 

Minister: Rev Andy Lowe. 

## Managing Trustees: 

Church Members: There are 77 members of the church. 

The Church Council, comprising the Managing Trustees, oversees all aspects of Church activities, expenditure and income. The Church is part of the Brighton and Hove Methodist Circuit within the Methodist Connexion. There are two Committees which report to the Trustees in respect of Finance/Property and the regular Worship Consultation committee feedbacks issues relating to the management and development of the worship life of the church. The Minister and the church leadership team, compromising of senior stewards, stewards and the treasurer meet regularly. 

## Website www.hovemethodistchurch.co.uk 

Weekly ‘Newsnotes’ provide information about current activities and forthcoming events. 

Quarterly Focus magazine from Brighton & Hove Methodist Circuit. 

‘To share the love of God, as revealed by Christ, through the Holy Spirit’ 

Usual Church services are held each Sunday morning at 10:30am 

Holy Communion is celebrated on the second Sunday at 10.30am and weekly on Thursdays at 10.00am 

During this year there have been times when we have been able to be open for worship and other times when we have been closed due to the Virus. 

Online services have continued for those who choose to worship from home. 

Thinking Aloud (or Allowed) services provide opportunity for engaging in conversations about faith, doubt and rediscovering alternative orthodoxies. These continue to be online. 

Our joint venture with our URC friends at Central continues to engage us in a different style of worship. These services were moved online in March 2020 and continue to be there. 



Baptisms, weddings and funerals are conducted at the church by arrangement. 

Our young people join us in our Sunday worship and the ages range between 3 and 17. 

‘Polka Tots’, mother and toddler group, closed for a while but opened with small booked sessions as per Government guidance at the time. 

We have continued to deliver lunches during this period in Partnership with the charity Food & Friendship (formerly known as Hove Lunch Club). This means we are involved with feeding around 90 people every Tuesday (mainly elderly and many of whom are socially isolated and lonely) and similar numbers on a Thursday. Many of our church members are involved either as volunteers or receiving these lunches. 

Our Monday Guild also had to stop meeting but when restrictions were eased they began to meet in small numbers in open spaces. continues to meet with a selection of speakers and subjects to keep them thinking. The Thursday Communion also began meeting with similar guidelines as did our Friday chatty café. 

Our in-building Christmas Day meal had to be cancelled again so our 45" meal was again cooked on the premises for around 120 guests which was delivered by a team of drivers and we were humbled again by the number of people wishing to volunteer to help. 

When able we also ran Chomp, a holiday event with lunch provided for families on benefits or low income. We fed around 50 guests and volunteers during the year. It is free for the families and we run it in conjunction with One Church and we are usually able to send families home with food parcels to help during the rest of the week. 

We hope that alongside our active community work and involvement we also will touch the community with a deepening and yet everyday faith that speaks of the transforming love of God. 

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Looking forward we hope to be able to resume all our in-person activities in-line with government Coronavirus guidance and guidance from the Methodist Church. Our aim is to support families with the full re-opening of our parent and toddler group (Polka Tots) and offer a chance for members of our worshipping community to attend regular in-person service. 

An exciting development for us during this period has been the welcoming of three other local community organisations. These are Nam Yang who offer martial arts training, Brighton Table Tennis Club offering table tennis and Stay up Late, a local charity with both national and international outposts supporting people who are unable to access evening and night life without support. A number of Gig Buddies groups have been set up around the world through them. We are enriched by their being with us and we are building good and strong working relationships which are of benefit to us all and to the community we serve.