||**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**From **|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| |||01|Sept|2020||31|Aug|2021| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Mid Glamorgan Mission of the Methodist Church **Other names charity is known by** MGM **Registered charity number (if any)** 1128203 **Charity's principal address** 1 Waterfall Close Resolven Neath **Postcode SA114BY** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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Jones|||| ||Mrs Y Savage|||| ||Mrs B Fletcher|||| ||Mrs L Evans|||| ||Mrs D Staltman|||| ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Deed of Union of 1932 and the Methodist Church Act of Parliament 1976 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Ex Officio and Elected by Circuit Meeting Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** **TAR** **March 2022** 2 You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** - a) The Christian Faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church - b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** - c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution being a 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 The Mid Glamorgan Mission Circuit acts as the umbrella body and a resource provider for all of the Methodist churches within our circuit boundary. **TAR** **March 2022** 3 Mid Glamorgan Mission Circuit exists to help people to grow and learn as Christians through mutual support and care, so that each individual will gain confidence as a disciple of the Lord Jesus. As Methodists, part of the world wide Christian community, we in the Mid Glamorgan Mission seek to follow and live out the teaching of Jesus and so to bring all people into the fellowship of the Kingdom of God here on earth. We do not exist for ourselves, but as we grow and learn as Christians we continually seek to discover what it means to follow Jesus and so to share God’s love with everyone. We take as our pattern for living the words Jesus taught His disciples to pray, the words known as The Lord’s Prayer, beginning “Our Father”. If God is our Father then everyone else are our brothers and sisters in God’s family. These two words define our relationship with God and with other people. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** To this end we strive to ensure our church communities are places of openness and welcome. The churches that make up the Mid Glamorgan Mission Circuit adhere to the Calling of the Methodist Church, which is to respond to the Gospel of God’s love in Jesus Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission. Inspired by Our Calling, we aim to: -  Increase awareness of God’s presence and to celebrate God’s love -  Help people to grow and learn as Christians through mutual support and care -  Be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice -  Make more followers of Jesus Christ The Mid Glamorgan Mission Circuit Mission statement is “ to live out and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the Circuit and beyond”. In the light of all the above statements the aims and activities of the Circuit are as follows, to: -  Nurture confidence in the Gospel and the church’s ability to relate to the post-modern society of today -  Offer opportunity to all for discovering and exploring avenues of faith -  Support the churches of the Circuit as they review **TAR** **March 2022** 4 ## their life and mission -  Be a channel of communication between churches, the Wales Synod and the Methodist Connexion -  Provide preachers for Sunday worship through the quarterly preaching Plan -  Assist in the sharing of information and resources throughout the Circuit -  Encourage the widest participation of all ages in the life of the church -  Provide leadership and advice through the Circuit Leadership Team All the above activities are undertaken in accordance with the practice and discipline of the Methodist Church and overseen by the bi-annual representative meetings of the Circuit Meeting. Public Benefit Requirement The trustees of The Methodist Church had due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in compliance with its duties under section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. This guidance sets out two key principles: 1. The organisation must have an identifiable benefit. 2. The benefit must be to the public or a section of the public. The Church exists, inter alia, to: 1. increase awareness of God’s presence and to celebrate God’s love; 2. help people to learn and grow as Christians, through mutual support and care; and 3. be a good neighbor to people in need and challenge injustice. The trustees consider that for these reasons the charity meets these public benefit requirements. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **TAR** **March 2022** 5 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **TAR** **March 2022** 6 |Section D|Achievements andperformance|Achievements andperformance| |---|---|---| |**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**||We have assessed the achievements and performance of
the Mid Glamorgan Mission Circuit under the four
headings of the “Our Calling” document of the Methodist
Church.
Worship
“We exist to increase awareness of God’s presence and
to celebrate God’s love”.
The church premises represent our spiritual home and as
such the churches of the Circuit continue to maintain,
refurbish and up-date their premises as required,
recognising that the buildings need to be comfortable,
clean, warm and inviting.
Through the quarterly preaching Plan, ordained and lay
preachers are provided most Sundays to lead worship,
with different styles enriching the worship life of the
Circuit. During the year we have had ecumenical and
Circuit services which have been occasions of great
celebration touching the lives of many people in our wider
valley communities. It is interesting to note that people in
the community will refer to our premises as “their church”
even if they are not officially members.
All our worship activities help us to express awe, wonder,
thankfulness, praise and love towards God.
Learning and Caring
“we exist to help people to grow and learn as Christians
through
mutual support and care”.
In our Mission Policy we state that “Mid Glamorgan
Mission exists to help people to grow and learn as
Christians, so that each individual will gain confidence as
a disciple of the Lord Jesus”.
To this end the Circuit has arranged study days, open to
anyone who has an interest in exploring and deepening
their faith. In addition, many churches have Bible Study
and Prayer Groups on a regular basis. All of these
activities are open to members and non-members alike.
All our churches are strengthened by the voluntary work
of pastoral visitors to assist the ordained clergy in this
role. Through baptisms, weddings and funerals, the
clergy and church members are able to reach out in
practical and emotional support to a wide cross-section of
our communities, touching the lives of people at crucial
times of celebration or need.
Service| **TAR** **March 2022** 7 Section D Achievements and erformance p “We exist to be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice”. We like to see our church premises as community facilities wherever possible and as such welcome a wide range of community groups into our premises. Examples of public community events across the Circuit this year include: flower festivals, carol services, coffee mornings, strawberry and cream teas, craft fairs, all of which raised considerable amounts of money for various charities. In addition, some of our premises are used by the community for either regular meetings or occasional use, e.g. meetings of AA; local history society, U3A, local health forum, choir practice, polling station, collection point for “Operation Christmas Child” shoeboxes, computer club. Churches are encouraged to think about Trade Justice by using goods and items from agencies such as Traid Craft on church premises and for personal use. Congregations have also responded very generously this year to various disaster emergency appeals as well as supporting national and local charities. We do not exist for ourselves alone but to share the love of God through service and caring on our communities and beyond. Evangelism “we exist to make more followers of Christ” The churches of the Mid Glamorgan Mission Circuit aim to provide warm, caring, welcoming and friendly environments, where we encourage each other and visitors through “friendship evangelism . As we grow in our faith and journey with Christ, we hope to share God’s love with all those we meet, so that they too may come to know the joy of knowing their Lord and Saviour. In the words of a past president of the Methodist Conference, Revd. Tom Stuckey: “the church is called to be the vehicle of God’s tomorrow not the museum piece of God’s yesterday”. **TAR** **March 2022** 8 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** We aim to hold in reserves sufficient money in our general fund to cover the requirements of cash flow in order that the timing of income against expenditure does not compromise our ability to meet our financial commitments. It is felt that retained reserves should not exceed six months total circuit expenditure. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Mr Jim Hall Rev. Alf Williams **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc)**[Chair ] **Date** 25th March 2022 **TAR** **March 2022** 9 CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS IAld Gl• n IAls8lon Cir¢uTrt FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Wales Clrcult no 02116 Rog1$tsr￿ Charlty- Ch•rlty R•gistr4llon numb•r 1128203 If not a regi8lered charrty H•r MaJe•tys and Cu•tom Glft Ald numbèr (The HMRC number 18 equivaltrrt to a regthred charity numbaf In torn5 of ff4Klen￿ of charrtable status and may be used lo gNe to dCm0￿ or grant fundern wishing to $60 gVK18nce of the oryanisatson's charitsble 8tatus. Methodist charit*s in England and Wales that are not regtsler&J charit￿$ are excepted from rogi8tratson under Statutory Instruwrt 2014 No.242) Ministers.. Rav. Paul Donn1¥￿- Stationed to Hi118 and Vab&s ￿ 318t Au ust 2021 Rev. Aff Williams Circuil Ste•Ards.' Paul Sa Clive Gardner H(Mard Smth Phil Steel TrEasurer. JaffÈs Hall MGM SFA 21r21.￿S AccouKfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 W￿d Glam Clrcult Un- Circuit TolalB la•t SECTION A Funds Fund Funds a1 RECEIPTS Assessmentlshare 1￿.035 106.035 101.548 82,999 a3 Ca ital recei Bank and CFB interest and Investsment income 288.464 5.168 5.316 3.508 a5 Grants Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 25.791 131,974 25.791 17,357 218,666 a7 293.632 425,606 SECTION B b1 b2 PAYMEMTS Stipends, salanes, NIC, Pwtsion and tr8vel costs 110.345 11.243 114 303 b3 Manse Costs Administration etc b5 Di$￿¢t A¥se88ment 29,251 Grants & donations b7 b8 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENT8 19.603 172.303 83,262 83,262 102.86S 34,014 189.793 b9 255.565 (b91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYME14TS FOR THE YEAR c1 a7 Totsl fvnds brou foThvard from Lgst 128,215 329,584 457,799 428 926 Sub tot*1 ¢1+c2 S39.954 457 799 Transfers and ad'ustmenl8 47.5fy) ¢7 TOTAL FUNDS AT ENO OF YEAR (¢3•c4 135,386 492.454 627,840 (c81 4S7.799 {¢6} SECTIOPI D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS these amounts should not be Includ•d in total rncei tslpaymonts althg) Balan¢e brou ht for%Yard from ￿$t d1 d2 erin 175 209 d3 OfferingslGrfts. pas￿ to extemal (wganisa*or BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2-d3 175 209 2015 Qrcuit R aTrJ P.xts Mkl Glam SECTJOII E ubJanc• ￿t¥* Of￿ Cl￿rt ￿lJ￿15 31 +lwl 2021 i8￿M￿ng to &r¢Lal *￿tir0. 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