## **Central Methodist Church, Chesterfield Registered Charity Number 1128075** ## **Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 August 2022** ## **Contents** |Reference & Administration Details|2| |---|---| |Structure, Governance and Management|4| |Structure|| |Governance|| |Management|| |Objectives and Activities|5| |Objectives|| |Activities|| |Achievements and Performance|5| |Resourcing the Activities of the Church|7| |Serious Incidents|8| |Future Plans|
8| |Public Benefts Statement|8| |Exemption From Disclosure|9| |Funds Held as Custodian Trustee|9| |Financial Review|| |Overview|9| |Accounts for the Year Ending 31 August 2022|10| |Declarations|13| |Notes to the Accounts|14| |Cornerstone|16| |Designated Funds|17| |Contingent Liabilities|19| |Commitments|19| |Ex-gratia Payments|19| |Independent Examiners Remuneration|19| 1 ## **Reference and Administration Details** **Charity name:** Central Methodist Church, Chesterfield S40 1UH (‘Central’) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1128075 ## **Registered Office** Central Methodist Church Saltergate CHESTERFIELD S40 1UH ## **Trustees: 1 September 2021 – 31 August 2022** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name Position
Rev. Sean Adair Supt. Minister (Joint Chair)
Rev. Mark Carrick Minister (Joint Chair)
Margaret Chinnery Senior Church Steward
Simon Ingle (until Oct. 2021) Church Steward
Leighann Ingle (until Oct.
2021) Church Steward
Julie Marshall (until May 2022) Church Steward
Gill Ashton Church Steward
Sally Jones "
John Walker “
Sue Walker " & Safeguarding Officer
Angela Walker " & Cornerstone Manager
Richard Gostling Chair of Finance & Church Treasurer
Chair of Resourcing Mission (Property)
John French Team
Deborah Andrews (until Jan.
2022) Church Council Secretary
Brian Offiler (wef May 2022) Church Council Secretary
Enid Pont Church Secretary
Judith Gilbert Pastoral Committee Secretary
Will Nightingale Chair of Church Life Team
Chair of Local Mission (inc. Evangelism)
Paul King Team
Lesley Parkin Centrepoint Committee Representative
Helen Briddon Youth and J Gang Co-ordinator
Ian Sawyer Circuit Steward
Roger Jones Music Representative
Peter Andrews (until Jan. 2022) Local Preachers Representative
Circuit Invitation Committee
Gillian King Representative
Rosemary Eddas Representative from Congregation
David Humphrey “
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Reg Rodda "
Kay Rodda (wef Jul. 2022) “
Alyson Franks (wef Jul. 2022) “
Deborah Andrews (wef Jul.
2022) Representative from Congregation
Lisa Curtis (wef Jul. 2022) “
Rev Richard Harris Ex Officio
Rev Tracey Harris Ex Officio
Rev Margaret Mwailu Ex Officio
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## **Bankers:** Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, Virgin Money Central Buildings 681 Chesterfield Road Oldham Street SHEFFIELD Manchester S8 0RY M1 1JQ Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church 9 Bonhill Street LONDON EC2A 4PE ## **Independent Examiner** D Walker, Esq., CPFA, 21, Gallery Lane, Holymoorside, CHESTERFIELD, S42 7ER 3 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Structure** The Church is governed by the laws relating to the Charity Commission and the Methodist Church. The governing documents of the Methodist Church is the Methodist Church Act 1976. In practice the Methodist Church is governed in accordance with its Constitution, Practice and Discipline (CPD) and is organised in four tiers, - i. Individual Churches whose governance is exercised by Church Councils; - ii. Circuits (geographical groups of Churches) whose governance is exercised by Circuit Meetings, - iii. Districts (geographical groups of Circuits) whose governance is exercised by Synods (with Policy Committees exercising interim delegated authority); and - iv. A Connexion, directed by the Conference (with the Methodist Council exercising interim delegated authority). Each Church, Circuit, District and the Connexion is a Charity, depending upon turnover, either registered or exempt. The Connexion determines overall policy, which is administered by Districts and implemented by Circuits and Churches. Financially, the Connexion levies Districts, Districts levy Circuits, and Circuits determine the annual amount that is to be levied upon each constituent Church. Thus for Churches, all three organisational tiers are “related parties”. ## **Governance** Central Methodist Church is governed by a Church Council consistent with the manner set out above. Members of Church Council either hold an office upon which the Constitution, Practice and Discipline confers membership, or are elected by the Church at the Church Annual General Meeting which consists of full members of the congregation, or are appointed by the Church Council to ensure a breadth of membership. The Circuit Meeting appoints a Circuit Steward to the Church Council. ## **Management** The Church Council is chaired by the Superintendent Minister, who is appointed by the Circuit in consultation with the District Chair, and routinely meets three times a year. The members of Church Council are the managing trustees. As well as managing the daily operation of the church and its three paid part-time staff members (one caretaker, one cleaner, one secretary), the Church Council exercises stewardship over the Church building (which is nearly 150 years old and Grade II listed) on behalf of the custodial trustees TMCP (Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes nominees of the Methodist Church of Great Britain (the Connexion)). There is no Chief Executive Office role within the church governance structure. ## **Staf** 4 Central Methodist Church employs three part time staff: a Caretaker, a Church Secretary and a Cleaner. 5 ## **Objectives and Activities** ## **Objectives** The purposes of the Methodist Church are, and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union, the advancement of: - (a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrines and the discipline of the Methodist Church; - (b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit or other organisation of the Methodist Church; (c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church; (d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church. ## **Activities** The activities of Central Methodist Church as specified at registration are: - i. The provision of regular public acts of worship, open to members of the Church and non-members alike - ii. The provision of sacred space in Central Methodist Church, Saltergate, Chesterfield for prayer and contemplation - iii. Commending Christ and the teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small group meetings and activities for children and young people - iv. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved and offering pastoral support to those in need or trouble - v. Promoting Christian outreach and providing opportunities for Christian fellowship to the public through provision of refreshment facilities and a bookshop selling Bibles and other Christian resources such as literature, cards, texts, etc. - vi. Taking religious assemblies in local schools and other such places - vii. Promoting Christianity through the staging of events and services and distributing Christian literature - viii. The provision of facilities and gatherings with a Christian ethos for people of differing ages - ix. Promoting the whole mission of the church through providing recreational and other activities and facilities and thus aiding social wellbeing and cohesion - x. Supporting any charitable purpose for the time being of any organisation (local, regional or national) of the Methodist Church or of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church or of any charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church. ## **Achievements and Performance** 6 Central Methodist Church is a large religious community worshipping in Chesterfield. In terms of membership numbers, Central is one of the larger Methodist Churches in the country with the largest membership of any single church in the Sheffield District. The main activities take place in a large building which is, in part, Grade 2 listed and is located in Saltergate, Chesterfield. The building contains a sanctuary for worship, a large hall with kitchen, and ten ancillary rooms. As with almost all organisations, Central Methodist Church was severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic but during the year 2021-22 has gradually recovered, although not yet to pre-pandemic levels. The activities of Central are grouped under a number of headings: ## **Worship:** The principle coming together of the Church is in Sunday morning worship; which is live streamed. There is an on-line service on Sunday evenings, a weekday service on Friday lunchtimes. ## **Christian Development** A number of groups intended to assist in developing knowledge of the Christian Faith have recommenced: House Groups (which meet fortnightly or four weekly), and ‘Women on Wednesdays’. ## **Young People** Work among young people was maintained on-line during the pandemic, and several groups have recommenced during the year, including: |i.|||J gang:- worship and learning for young people| |---|---|---|---| |ii.|||5th Chesterfeld Rainbows| |iii.|||5th Chesterfeld Guides| |iv.|||5thChesterfeld Brownies| |v.|||Creche held on Sunday morning| |vi.|||Toddler group: Thursday morning activity for parents, carers and| ||under|5s|| |vii.|||Messy Church: during school holidays| In addition, a good deal of the work developing the faith of the young people of the Circuit takes place on Central premises. ## **Meeting the Community** Central pursues a policy of voluntary community service through: - i. Cornerstone (coffee bar and bookshop with a friendly supportive atmosphere, 5 days per week) - ii. Institute - Snooker group meeting on some afternoons/evenings - iii. Centrepoint - luncheon club for older people one day per week iv. Drop-in centre for Ukrainian refugees, meets weekly - v. In addition a drop-in ‘memory café’ and a ‘warm space’ are being developed and are expected to begin in the autumn. Additionally Central provides facilities for secular groups including: 7 - i. A macular support group - ii. A chair exercise group - iii. The Chesterfield Philharmonic choir ## **The Wider World** Central is a Fair Trade church. Church in the World and Mission and Evangelism Teams as well as specifically focussed meetings and worship ensure that Central is aware of and responds to the needs of the wider world locally and globally. ## **Meeting One Another** The social cohesion of the Church is ensured by: - i. Pastoral Visitors maintain contact with members and the wider church family - ii. Short Mat Bowling on a Monday evening - iii. Women on Wednesdays: a meeting with a lecture of general interest iv. Boots and Routes (a walking group which meets monthly in the summer) v. A Prayer and Healing ministry - vi. JMA - Collecting for mission work - vii. Methodist Women in Britain (MWiB) - viii. Sisterhood ix. A snooker group (The Institute) ## **Resourcing the Activities of the Church** A core aspect of the ethos of Central is that of ‘Stewardship’, i.e. the generous giving of time, talents and money by the worshipping community is the basis for delivering our mission. The activities of the Church are overseen by four teams, who report to and advise the Trustees: i.Church Life Team ii.Church in the World Team iii.Resourcing Mission (Finance) Team iv.Resourcing Mission (Property) Team In turn, these are supported by a number of groups with specific purposes, including the DLO (Direct Labour Organisation), a group of volunteers who help in the general maintenance of the Church building, thus saving significant cost. ## **Resourcing Church Activity (Stewardship of Money)** A core aspect of the approach to money is that day to day activities are funded to a very large extent through giving from the congregation, rather than by fund raising 8 events. In this way, the Church is able to concentrate its energy on delivering the activities listed above, and also to set aside 10% of regular freewill giving for the ‘Caring for Others’, which includes regular donations to national Methodist Charities. Additionally, from its inception, Central resolved that any surplus from “Cornerstone” would be used, not for day to day activities which a Church ought to fund, but for “Outreach” into the community. Financially, the impact of the pandemic has been ameliorated by continuation of the long-standing stewardship policy, which has meant that congregational giving was largely maintained, with around 80% of the giving income being made through standing orders. Thus, we have been able to maintain the policy of giving away 10% of collections related income to ‘Caring for Others’. In the past year, it has been possible to enhance our security arrangements, sadly necessary in our town centre location, by installation of CCTV and modification to entrances. ## **Serious Incidents** No serious incidents have occurred during the year in question ## **Future Plans** Central intends to continue to offer its declared charitable activities. The range of activities outlined above has gradually been resumed, with significant additions, and suitable modifications are being considered in order to serve better our wider neighbourhood in the post pandemic world. The town centre location, and the extensive premises, provide for new opportunities, but also require provision for future liabilities consequent upon managing on behalf of TMCP a nearly 150 year old Grade II listed building. Specific tasks already identified for the coming year are: - Development of a medium term finance plan in response to a slow downward trend in the financial position; - Installation of a replacement for the life expired electronic organ, for which a significant donation has been made. ## **Public Benefit Statement** The _Catechism for the use of the people called Methodists_ states that: - i. The Methodist Church is part of the universal Church. - ii. Its doctrines are based on the revelation of God in the Bible. - iii. It has received and preaches the Gospel the apostles preached iv. It accepts the Creeds of the early church. 9 - v. It accepts the principles of the Protestant Reformation. The distinctive features of the Methodist Church is that its message has been summarized as “The Four Alls”: _All need to be saved. All may be saved. All may know themselves saved_ **.** _All may be saved to the uttermost_ The traditional features of the Methodist Church include: - i. the importance of lay leadership in preaching, pastoral care, and the administration of the local congregation; - ii. the importance of hymn-singing in worship and in the teaching of doctrine; - iii. the subdivision of congregations into small groups for instruction, pastoral care and fellowship; - iv. the Circuit system, linking local congregations in an area, and the District grouping a number of Circuits; - v. the Connexional system, linking all congregations through the annual Conference. Central Methodist Church exists to make this offer to the people of Chesterfield and so meets the Charity Commission’s “Public Good” criterion. ## **Exemption from Disclosure** No exemptions are claimed. ## **Funds held as Custodian Trustee** No such funds are held. ## **Financial Review** 10 ## **Overview** Central’s financial aim is to live within its means. In the year 2021/22 operational activity resulted in a deficit of £5,145; steps have been taken to deal with the operational loss in the year ahead. The full accounts show an overall decrease in funds of £21,069. This resulted from bringing forward expenditure from the ‘Caring for Others’ fund, and from payment of the first instalment of the cost of the new organ, delivery and commissioning of which is scheduled for the end of the calendar year. After considerable discussion, it has been possible to construct a ‘balanced budget’ in terms of day to day activities, but funding for new initiatives, or for major maintenance, is very constrained. Overall, the finances are reasonably satisfactory, but implementation of the medium term finance plan remains essential. 11 ## **Central Methodist Church, Chesterfield, Accounts for the Year Ended 31 August 2022** 12 Central Method&chutth ALxountsfor Year FJMled 31 August Furnl IlJ49) I1￿4 ]37K47 Bank &CFB inte￿t & 176 154% 24ST3 9377 76A3 PAYMEN15 922 815 14451 31746 iZ2641 11511 17481 49227 31465 4(fT32 I(ffjTJ Totsl Pa nts Net Total Fund% bro ents ht forward .￿2& .X070 14919) XH521.' TraA8f*TS & Total Fun& at e￿1 of BAla￿e from ]&8t ~ Rectived for External or Rernitted to - 1674 -1674 13 mma FILd ArtG 415 119 M7 2U45211 l81274 18ffj8 8,215 14 I COJ2linn that J hait preFArd thc the recoLth ofthe a￿l that thtt ittdde gll fi￿a,. wider thc TrnmA thf thr (.h h l-i) 5waiurL' Ut Trc&suTCr.. 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Accounting Policies _Valuation of assets_ The charity owns no fixed assets. _Depreciatio_ n Furniture, computers, printers and other such equipment are expensed in the year of acquisition. ## _Recognition of transactions_ Income is recognised upon receipt. Income from endowments is recognised when transferred to Restricted Funds. Income from grants and gifts is recognised upon receipt. Payments under operating leases are charged to expenditure when paid. A liability is recognised when a commitment is entered into. _Designated Funds_ Funds are designated for specific planned expenditure. ## 3. Fixed Assets The Constitution, Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church provides that Church (Charity) Trustees may with permission erect buildings from charitable funds and for Custodian Trusteeship to be vested in the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP), with the Charity Trustees acting as Managing Trustees of the building on a basis akin to a peppercorn repairing lease. The Managing Trustees may not alter the building structurally without TMCP authority (which is in some circumstances delegated to District Committees). Permission has to be sought from TMCP to dispose of land and buildings and the proceeds are shared between the Connexional Advance and Priority Fund and the Circuit Advance Fund. Since the Charity Trustees merely manage the church complex and the charity would not benefit from its disposal, its historic cost (which is unknown) is not included in these accounts. ## 4. Income The charity’s principal source of income is freewill offerings and associated Gift Aid. Other income is from a miscellany of sources, including lettings. There have been no grants from Government or the Local Authority ## 5. Reserves Policy It is the policy of the Church to maintain liquid funds in the General Fund and some Designated Funds sufficient to cover one year's Assessment and other nondiscretionary costs, together with working capital equivalent to one quarter's 16 expenditure. Based on the years 2020-21, this amounts to £104,990. On 31 August 2022 sufficient funds were available in the agreed funds (General fund, Church Fabric fund and TMCP) to cover this, with a margin of £16,623. As explained in the section on “Achievements and Performance”, the Charity enjoys the use of, and is responsible for, a comprehensive suite of buildings. The main church building is nearly 150 years old and is Grade 2 Listed by virtue of its frontage and sanctuary ceiling. The Trustees therefore maintain a buildings development and maintenance schedule, reflecting specific short and medium term projects, including work on the sanctuary roof. In order to provide for the costs of these as they arise, and to smooth their impact on the charity’s finances, sums are periodically designated to meet those costs. ## 6. Trustees’ Remuneration During the Connexional year 2021-22, of the Trustees listed in the Report, no Trustee received remuneration or expenses for their duties as Trustees, although the Rev S Adair and Rev M Carrick received a Ministerial stipend from the Circuit for their services as Ministers; and Mrs E. Pont received a salary as Church Secretary. ## 7. Related Party Transactions Transactions with the related parties specified in the note on “Organization” (i.e., other organizationally superior Methodist Church registered charities) are clearly shown in the accounts and, where appropriate, are detailed below. ## 7.1 Assessment The Connexional hierarchical organization of the Methodist Church provides for the costs of the Connexion to be met by the Districts; for the costs of Districts (including their share of Connexional costs) to be met by Circuits; and for the costs of Circuits (including their share of inclusive District costs) to be met by churches. In this way, the cost of the overall church organizations bears upon churches. In addition to the surcharged costs, the costs of the Circuits include the costs of ministerial stipends and manses; the costs of lay workers; and any specific Circuit initiatives. The figure stated in the accounts from the General Fund is the share of these costs paid by Central. ## 7.2 Grants to the Circuit Additionally, during the year 2021-22 Central made a grant of £3,000 from its “Caring For Others” Fund towards the costs of the Circuit’s ‘New places for new people’ project. ## 7.3 Grants to National Methodist Charities During the year, Grants were made to National Methodist Charities (included in the table at note v to the accounts) . 17 ## **Cornerstone** As an expression of the Methodist Church’s social conscience, the Trustees offer for sale, refreshments, cards with Bible texts, Bibles, and Christian books, five days a week. This outreach venture is known as ‘Cornerstone’ and is staffed by volunteers from the Church, the Circuit, and beyond, and the net surplus is applied to organisations whose charitable purposes “reach out’ into community; and to individuals undertaking projects/training sympathetic with the Christian message. The summary accounts of this venture are as follows: ||2021-22
2020-
2
1
2019-20| |---|---| ||£
£
£| |Sales|10271.58
2473.2
1
11393.5
5| |Cost of Sales|-6486.29
-
2
3
0
4
.
8
2
-7365.37| |Net Surplus|3785.29
168.39
4028.18| |Operating Expenses|-1645.65
-171.05
-2259.76| |Net Surplus|2139.64
-2.66
1768.42| |Transfers to:|| |Refurbishment Fund|-786.16
0.00
-590| |Outreach Fund|-2358.47
-57.84
-2017.11| |Fund Balance at 1
September|8244.50
8305
9143.69| |Fund Balance at 31 August|7239.51
8244.5
8305| _Note: Cornerstone was fully refurbished immediately prior to the restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus epidemic. The impact of the pandemic, and the gradual recovery are evident in the summary accounts for the years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22._ 18 ## **Designated Funds** As a matter of principle, the Trustees (i) set aside funds for specific purposes and (ii) encourage groups not to maintain accounts separate from the Church. The summarized accounts for those groups that do maintain separate accounts are shown as a sub-set of the accounts, whilst movements on those included in the accounts as “Designated” Funds are shown below: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Balance Balance
at 1 at 31
Allocatio Expenditu Releas Septemb August
Income ns re es er 2021 2022
£ £ £ £ £ £
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12,500.0 11,349. 21,494.7 21,902.
Caring for Others Fund 1,557.78 0 86 8 42
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60,642.7 58,474.
Church Fabric Fund 0.00 2,168.40 0.00 5 35
17,000.0 16,354.
Mission Opportunities Fund 0.00 -645.39 0.00 0 61
- -
10,100.0 10,100.0 35,000.0 14,800.
Property Projects Fund 0 0 0.00 0 00
Short Mat Bowling Fund 100.00 0.00 -200.00 149.59 49.59
Institute Fund 400.00 0.00 -500.00 185.00 85.00
Toddlers Fund 92.82 -55.00 -100.00 216.54 154.36
Cornerstone Refurbishment 1,086.1 4,143.5
Fund 0.00 -441.69 6 3,499.12 9
-
3,795.7
Outreach Fund 0.00 7,937.55 2,358.47 9,374.81 3
-
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33,848.0 12,436. 147,562. 119,759
7,949.40 3 1,558.47 02 59 .65
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## Explanatory Notes _The ‘Mission and Vision’ programme was funded by donations and grants, and part of the pre-existing ‘Development Fund’. On completion of the programme, the Mission and Vision fund was closed, and the opportunity taken to review or re-title other funds to better reflect their purposes:_ - i. _Church Fabric Fund (previously Provision for Capital Renewals):_ The main church building is nearly 150 years old and is Grade 2 listed, which imposes liability for conservation of integrity and security for future generations. - ii. _Mission Opportunities Fund & Property Projects Fund:_ These two funds derive from a single Development Fund which had dual purposes: initiatives related to significant internal work to make the building fit for purpose for the 2020s and beyond; and initiatives where the cost was an enabler for a wider Mission opportunity. The two funds 19 reflect both semi-restricted donations and designations for the short and medium term. - iii. _Cornerstone Refurbishment Fund_ : Cornerstone is used by the public five days a week, and periodically has to be refurbished. Sums are set aside annually to meet these periodic refurbishments. - iv. _Caring for Others & Outreach Funds._ These reflect the consequences of the Trustees’ policy towards the stewardship of money. Redevelopment of the Church in 1985 was supported generously by the Connexion and the Trustees resolved from then to repay that generosity by allocating 10% of “Freewill Offerings” to Connexional Funds and to Charities. The range of beneficiaries has been expanded, but the principle of helping others remains. Likewise, when the Cornerstone Bookshop was opened in 1985, it was resolved that the Church should not become reliant on any surplus, which should instead be applied to “reaching out” into communities over and above normal Church outreach. Grants made are as follows: |ants made are as follows:|| |---|---| |**Caring For Others**|| |_District/Connexional Funds_|| |Connexional Property Fund|1556| |Ministers' Housing Fund|288| |Shefield Ministers' Housing|| |Fund|346| |Ministerial Pension Reserve|| |Fund|1000| |_Central/Circuit Initiatives_|| |Minister's Benevolence Fund|300| |3-Generate Children & Youth|| |Assembly|210| |_Methodist/National_|| |_Charities_|| |All We Can|3000| |Christian Aid|500| |Methodist Homes|500| |MWiB|250| |_Local Charities_|| |Ashgate Hospice|1000| |Child Contact Centre|500| |Elm Foundation|1000| |Hope House|250| |Mayor's Appeal|500| |Pathways|1000| |Trussell Trust Foodbank|500| |**TOTAL**|**12700**| |**Outreach**|| |_Methodist/National_|| |_Charities_|| |Mission in Britain|1750| |Mission in the World|1750| 20 |_Central/Circuit Initiatives_|| |---|---| |Easter Outreach|250| |Holiday Club/Messy Church|400| |Christians Together|| |Chesterfeld|50| |Other Outreach|100| |Posters|650| |Christmas Outreach|300| |Publicity|100| |Toddler Group|100| |New Places for New People|| |project|3000| |**TOTAL**|**8450**| ## **Contingent Liabilities** There are no contingent liabilities ## **Commitments** There are no commitments. ## **Ex-gratia payments** There were no ex-gratia payments made during the year. ## **Independent Examiner’s Remuneration** The Independent Examiner made no charge for his services. 21