Wimborne Methodist Church RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Church
Wimborne Methodist FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 Christchurch and Wimborne Circuit Circuit no. 26/10 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 1127920 If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number
Minister: Rev Dr Mark Kimber Church Stewards: Ted Awty Eric Phillips David Kendall Treasurer: Christine Thompson
Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
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Church
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Wimborne Methodist
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Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 50,382 4,374 54,756 49,601
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 5,538 5,538 7,633
a4 Lettings 16,795 16,795 14,134
a5 Other receipts 27,362 27,362 28,938
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 100,077 4,374 104,451 (a7) 100,306
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 44,244 44,244 44,698
b3 Donations 4,374 4,374 3,678
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 12,166 12,166 7,898
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 12,933 12,933 13,971
b6 Adminstrator 1,658 1,658
b7 Other payments 25,789 25,789 19,137
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 96,790 4,374 101,164 (b9) 89,382
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) 3,287 3,287 10,924
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 129,188 129,188 (c6) 118,264
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 132,475 132,475 129,188
c4 Transfers and adjustments (c7)
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 132,475 132,475 (c8) 129,188 (c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
d (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above) £ £
d1 Balance brought forward from last year (58)
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 58
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3)
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SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL
SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 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.
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INTERNAL Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
e1 Flowers 1,031 1,009 22 181 203
e2 Glow Club 572 552 20 116 136
e3 Happy Faces 347 443 (96) 159 63
e4
e5
e6
e7
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds 1,950 2,004 (54) 456 (e11) 402 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 104,451 (a7) 101,164 (b9) 3,287 (c7) 129,188 (c6) 132,475 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 106,401 103,168 3,233 129,644 (x) 132,877 (y)
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
| f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 g1 g2 g3 g4 g5 |
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2025 SECTION G OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES Other Assets Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH Central Finance Board Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Other funds Other Liabilities Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing balance total from above) (e12) Investments (include Endowments) Bank Current Account Bank Deposit Account Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) SUB TOTAL - Church accounts Cash in hand |
OPENING BALANCES 94 14,946 51,272 62,876 129,188 (c6) 456 (e11) 129,644 (x) At 1 September 2024 3,524,603 246,530 |
CLOSING BALANCES 11,978 54,746 65,751 132,475 (c8) 402 (e12) 132,877 (y) At 31 August 2025 3,648,020 255,162 |
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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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Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date 24th October 2025
Name and address of treasurer - Christine Thompson
1 Furzebrook Close, Poole, Dorset, BH17 9EX
Presentation to the Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 will be presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 24th October 2025.
Signature of the Chair of the meeting ……………………………………………………………………
Name of the Chair of the meeting - Rev Dr Mark Kimber Date 24th October 2025
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
Wimborne Methodist Church
Charity Number 1127920
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Wimborne Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 5 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’).
I 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, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent Examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
-
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
I have not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner ………………………………………………………………….
Name of independent examiner - John Arthur Ridout
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner - Chartered Certified Accountant
16 Venator Place, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1DQ
Date - 24th October 2025
Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
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Wimborne Methodist Church RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Church
Wimborne Methodist FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 Christchurch and Wimborne Circuit Circuit no. 26/10 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 1127920 If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number
Minister: Rev Dr Mark Kimber Church Stewards: Ted Awty Eric Phillips David Kendall Treasurer: Christine Thompson
Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
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Church
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Wimborne Methodist
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Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 50,382 4,374 54,756 49,601
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 5,538 5,538 7,633
a4 Lettings 16,795 16,795 14,134
a5 Other receipts 27,362 27,362 28,938
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 100,077 4,374 104,451 (a7) 100,306
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 44,244 44,244 44,698
b3 Donations 4,374 4,374 3,678
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 12,166 12,166 7,898
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 12,933 12,933 13,971
b6 Adminstrator 1,658 1,658
b7 Other payments 25,789 25,789 19,137
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 96,790 4,374 101,164 (b9) 89,382
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) 3,287 3,287 10,924
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 129,188 129,188 (c6) 118,264
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 132,475 132,475 129,188
c4 Transfers and adjustments (c7)
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 132,475 132,475 (c8) 129,188 (c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
d (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above) £ £
d1 Balance brought forward from last year (58)
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 58
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3)
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Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
Wimborne Methodist
Church
SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL
SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 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.
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INTERNAL Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
e1 Flowers 1,031 1,009 22 181 203
e2 Glow Club 572 552 20 116 136
e3 Happy Faces 347 443 (96) 159 63
e4
e5
e6
e7
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds 1,950 2,004 (54) 456 (e11) 402 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 104,451 (a7) 101,164 (b9) 3,287 (c7) 129,188 (c6) 132,475 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 106,401 103,168 3,233 129,644 (x) 132,877 (y)
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
| f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 g1 g2 g3 g4 g5 |
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2025 SECTION G OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES Other Assets Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH Central Finance Board Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Other funds Other Liabilities Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing balance total from above) (e12) Investments (include Endowments) Bank Current Account Bank Deposit Account Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) SUB TOTAL - Church accounts Cash in hand |
OPENING BALANCES 94 14,946 51,272 62,876 129,188 (c6) 456 (e11) 129,644 (x) At 1 September 2024 3,524,603 246,530 |
CLOSING BALANCES 11,978 54,746 65,751 132,475 (c8) 402 (e12) 132,877 (y) At 31 August 2025 3,648,020 255,162 |
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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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Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
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Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date 24th October 2025
Name and address of treasurer - Christine Thompson
1 Furzebrook Close, Poole, Dorset, BH17 9EX
Presentation to the Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 will be presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 24th October 2025.
Signature of the Chair of the meeting ……………………………………………………………………
Name of the Chair of the meeting - Rev Dr Mark Kimber Date 24th October 2025
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
Wimborne Methodist Church
Charity Number 1127920
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Wimborne Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 5 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’).
I 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, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
Wimborne Methodist Church - No 26/10
Independent Examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
-
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
-
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
I have not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner ………………………………………………………………….
Name of independent examiner - John Arthur Ridout
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner - Chartered Certified Accountant
16 Venator Place, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1DQ
Date - 24th October 2025
Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
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Wimborne Methodist Church RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Church
Wimborne Methodist FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 Christchurch and Wimborne Circuit Circuit no. 26/10 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 1127920 If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number
Minister: Rev Dr Mark Kimber Church Stewards: Ted Awty Eric Phillips David Kendall Treasurer: Christine Thompson
Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
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Church
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Wimborne Methodist
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Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 50,382 4,374 54,756 49,601
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 5,538 5,538 7,633
a4 Lettings 16,795 16,795 14,134
a5 Other receipts 27,362 27,362 28,938
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 100,077 4,374 104,451 (a7) 100,306
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 44,244 44,244 44,698
b3 Donations 4,374 4,374 3,678
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 12,166 12,166 7,898
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 12,933 12,933 13,971
b6 Adminstrator 1,658 1,658
b7 Other payments 25,789 25,789 19,137
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 96,790 4,374 101,164 (b9) 89,382
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) 3,287 3,287 10,924
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 129,188 129,188 (c6) 118,264
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 132,475 132,475 129,188
c4 Transfers and adjustments (c7)
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 132,475 132,475 (c8) 129,188 (c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
d (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above) £ £
d1 Balance brought forward from last year (58)
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 58
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3)
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Wimborne Methodist
Church
SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL
SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 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.
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INTERNAL Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
e1 Flowers 1,031 1,009 22 181 203
e2 Glow Club 572 552 20 116 136
e3 Happy Faces 347 443 (96) 159 63
e4
e5
e6
e7
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds 1,950 2,004 (54) 456 (e11) 402 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 104,451 (a7) 101,164 (b9) 3,287 (c7) 129,188 (c6) 132,475 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 106,401 103,168 3,233 129,644 (x) 132,877 (y)
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
| f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 g1 g2 g3 g4 g5 |
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2025 SECTION G OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES Other Assets Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH Central Finance Board Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Other funds Other Liabilities Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing balance total from above) (e12) Investments (include Endowments) Bank Current Account Bank Deposit Account Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) SUB TOTAL - Church accounts Cash in hand |
OPENING BALANCES 94 14,946 51,272 62,876 129,188 (c6) 456 (e11) 129,644 (x) At 1 September 2024 3,524,603 246,530 |
CLOSING BALANCES 11,978 54,746 65,751 132,475 (c8) 402 (e12) 132,877 (y) At 31 August 2025 3,648,020 255,162 |
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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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Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
Wimborne Methodist Church No - 26/10
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date 24th October 2025
Name and address of treasurer - Christine Thompson
1 Furzebrook Close, Poole, Dorset, BH17 9EX
Presentation to the Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 will be presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 24th October 2025.
Signature of the Chair of the meeting ……………………………………………………………………
Name of the Chair of the meeting - Rev Dr Mark Kimber Date 24th October 2025
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
Wimborne Methodist Church
Charity Number 1127920
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Wimborne Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 5 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’).
I 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, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
Wimborne Methodist Church - No 26/10
Independent Examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
-
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
-
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
I have not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner ………………………………………………………………….
Name of independent examiner - John Arthur Ridout
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner - Chartered Certified Accountant
16 Venator Place, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1DQ
Date - 24th October 2025
Wimborne Methodist Church 2025
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