## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 Sept 2021 31 Aug 2022 **From To** ## 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 Golwg Yr Afon Trefounder Fields Aberdare **Postcode CF44 0DQ** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| ||Mrs. E. Davies|Secretary||| ||Mr J Hall|Treasurer||| ||Rev P. Osborne|||| ||Miss H. Avery|||| ||Mr. K. Baker|||| ||Mrs. A. Barry|||| ||Mrs. G. Berry|||| ||Rev A Williams|Chair to 31st August
2022||| ||Mr B Davies|||| ||Mr. T. Davies|||| ||Mrs P Smith|||| ||Mrs M Williams|||| ||Mrs. C. Edmunds|||| ||Mr. D. Ellis|||| ||Mr P. Steel|||| ||Mrs. E. Gardiner|||| ||Mrs. G. Gardner|||| ||Mrs. T. George|||| ||Mr J. Edmunds|||| ||Mr M Pugh|||| ||Mrs. G. Hunt|||| ||Mr C Gardner|||| ||Mrs. P. Paveltish|||| ||Mrs G Harris|||| **TAR** **June 2023** 1 27 Mrs. P. Roberts 28 Mr. P.J Savage 29 Mr. H. Smith 30 Mr J Cullwick 31 Mr P Cooke 32 Mrs. Y. Thomas Chair from 1[st] 33[Mr M Peacock ] September 2022 34 Mrs A. Cooke 35 Mr T.M. Jones 36 Mrs Y Savage 37 Mrs B Fletcher 38 Mrs L Evans 39 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) How the charity is constituted Trust - (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** **June 2023** 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** **June 2023** 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** **June 2023** 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** **June 2023** 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** **June 2023** 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** **June 2023** 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** **June 2023** 8 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** 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. 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)** Rev. Malcolm Peacock Mr Jim Hall **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc)**[Chair ] **Date** 28th June 2023 **TAR** **June 2023** 9 CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Mld Glamo an MI￿10n Circurt FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Wales Synod District Circuit no 02116 Reglstsrod Charity- CharFty Reglslralion numbw 1128203 If not a registered charity Her Majestys Revenuo and Customs Glft Aid numbor (The HMRC number is equpialent to a registered charity number in temis of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wshing to seè evidence of the organisation's charrtable Status. Methcxjist charrtie$ in England and Wa5es that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) Ministers: Rev Malcolm Peacf Rev Phil Osbome Circutt StV*vards: Clive Gardner Howard Smith Helen OStr￿me Phil Steel Treasurer. James Hall 2015 Cin*t R 8nd Py 20Accoup¥fs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Mid Gl Mission Clrculi Totals last SECTION A Funds Fund Fur yogr al RECEIPTS a2 Assessmenyshare 88.382 106.035 a3 ital re￿1 Is Bank and CF8 inlergst and Invesbment income 69,760 288A64 2.1C as Grants a6 Other r￿Ipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 36,716 36.716 197.171 25.791 425.606 87 125,302 71.869 SECTION B b1 b2 PAYMENTS Stipends, salaries, NIC, Pension and tr8vel tx)sts 82.194 82.194 15.327 110,345 11,243 b3 Manse Costs 15.327 Administration etc b5 Districl Assessment 27.cw Grants & dorbab.ons b7 b8 Other payments TOTAL PAYME14TS 27.71X) 1*.079 183,779 102,885 152.897 166.079 308.976 b9 255,666 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR cl a7*9 27.S96 210 111.806 170.041 Total funds brou hl forward from last 135.386 492,454 627,840 457.799 Sub totsl c1+e2 107.791 408,244 616,036 627,840 Transfers and ad. uslments c7 TOTAL FUNDS AT ENO OF YEAR 1¢3+¢41 137.791 378,244 518,035 Ic81 627.840 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Iho$¢ amounts should not b8 Includgd In totsl recoi payments •l)ov•l d1 Balance brou hl fo￿ard from last ear d2 Offerin sIGtfts . received extem* o nis8b.ons 395 175 d3 Off￿ngs1Glft$- passed to exiemal orga￿￿tiOnS 8ALANce STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2-d3 395 d4 2015 cIr￿*t R and P IAld Glomo n Mknslon Clw¢ summary01￿ CIr￿rt forthe year ended 31 2022 *wJ lntwrn￿ Iknn¢gt￿8 repryw to Ihe Cyajit PIBobry. NCIet￿￿￿fl￿Nl5 of Bn Intemal Orgwis3tK)n V&YJuld ￿)rmal￿tE Re*rKtsJ furth it¢)>A1 t*i*•fy be any ￿leth￿￿t purty)Bt. This must be cA￿p￿d to a￿l¥e al gr￿4 t<4* ￿the mxne eXceethtsA￿uuakn Ihreshdd of£250.￿0, then Ihe Acctual$ metrvyj otWX(¥Jni￿gA￿D A DIFFERENT FORU ￿$t bÈ￿d te reiKMt the XfAiurts I￿8 KlelWisl thitel PbBJee rBfBr to IhB gJKl8n¢e INTFftILIL Subt¢Wof Int•rn browhtlonv4wd fvv p•g•2. tolAlb 1•7.1 827.W (¢8 618,036 HELD BY CIRCUIT .971 516035 Cortinu• m a sepw* TOTAL PAIIIE•Trs 8ECIiOII F ¢JPENIN$ CL051NG ALA*4eÉ$ CIRCiIT.CA8H Ful￿ kW•t31 C•th kn h*id e•rlEcMr*A￿)￿rt 91412 536.428 411.405 TOTAL 627,840 518.035 iel 616 036 I016C*￿R¥A1￿￿b Name of Circuit ... Mid GlawKJrgan Kliss No 02116 Declarations and Scrutiny I confinn that these Re￿Ipl arKI Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Circurt and that they indude all funds under the Control of the Circuit meeting. Signature of treasurer ...... Date............. 1311012022 Name arKI address of treasurer .. Jame8 Hau . 34 Ffaldau Tfjrra¢8 Fwndale RCT PoBt Ccth CF43 4SY Presentstlon to the C1￿ult meollng I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 werelwill be. presented to the Circuil meeting held on ......... 1Y10r2022 Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting .. Rev Mokdm Peaco Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustses of the l Glamorg•n MiB8ion Charity Number .. 1128203 Responslbllllies and basis of rnport I reportto the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the........................................ Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages ... to As the Circurt's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requiremerts of the Charit18s Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Circurt's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Dire(*ions gr4en by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. . delete or orcle as appropriate 2015 CirtyJitR arxl P.￿5 ,4ame of Circuit ................ MKI Glwnorgan Missi No 02116 Independent Examinerfs Stst•ment I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have corne to my attention in connection with the examinats'on (other than that disclosed below.) whiGh 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 concems 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 obtained independent verification of all investments with the TNstees f￿ Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individualty in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balan sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner.. Mr Jonathan David Marsh Relevant professional qualffication of independent examiner.. FCCA (Retired member) Name of fimi (where appropriate).. NIA Address: 28 The Walk. Abemant. Aberdare. Mid Glamorgan. Post Code: CF44 ORQ Date: 20th September. 2022 delete or circle as appropriate Sep22 2015 R wxl P.>J5 CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Mld Glamo an MI￿10n Circurt FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Wales Synod District Circuit no 02116 Reglstsrod Charity- CharFty Reglslralion numbw 1128203 If not a registered charity Her Majestys Revenuo and Customs Glft Aid numbor (The HMRC number is equpialent to a registered charity number in temis of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wshing to seè evidence of the organisation's charrtable Status. Methcxjist charrtie$ in England and Wa5es that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) Ministers: Rev Malcolm Peacf Rev Phil Osbome Circutt StV*vards: Clive Gardner Howard Smith Helen OStr￿me Phil Steel Treasurer. James Hall 2015 Cin*t R 8nd Py 20Accoup¥fs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Mid Gl Mission Clrculi Totals last SECTION A Funds Fund Fur yogr al RECEIPTS a2 Assessmenyshare 88.382 106.035 a3 ital re￿1 Is Bank and CF8 inlergst and Invesbment income 69,760 288A64 2.1C as Grants a6 Other r￿Ipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 36,716 36.716 197.171 25.791 425.606 87 125,302 71.869 SECTION B b1 b2 PAYMENTS Stipends, salaries, NIC, Pension and tr8vel tx)sts 82.194 82.194 15.327 110,345 11,243 b3 Manse Costs 15.327 Administration etc b5 Districl Assessment 27.cw Grants & dorbab.ons b7 b8 Other payments TOTAL PAYME14TS 27.71X) 1*.079 183,779 102,885 152.897 166.079 308.976 b9 255,666 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR cl a7*9 27.S96 210 111.806 170.041 Total funds brou hl forward from last 135.386 492,454 627,840 457.799 Sub totsl c1+e2 107.791 408,244 616,036 627,840 Transfers and ad. uslments c7 TOTAL FUNDS AT ENO OF YEAR 1¢3+¢41 137.791 378,244 518,035 Ic81 627.840 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Iho$¢ amounts should not b8 Includgd In totsl recoi payments •l)ov•l d1 Balance brou hl fo￿ard from last ear d2 Offerin sIGtfts . received extem* o nis8b.ons 395 175 d3 Off￿ngs1Glft$- passed to exiemal orga￿￿tiOnS 8ALANce STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2-d3 395 d4 2015 cIr￿*t R and P IAld Glomo n Mknslon Clw¢ summary01￿ CIr￿rt forthe year ended 31 2022 *wJ lntwrn￿ Iknn¢gt￿8 repryw to Ihe Cyajit PIBobry. NCIet￿￿￿fl￿Nl5 of Bn Intemal Orgwis3tK)n V&YJuld ￿)rmal￿tE Re*rKtsJ furth it¢)>A1 t*i*•fy be any ￿leth￿￿t purty)Bt. This must be cA￿p￿d to a￿l¥e al gr￿4 t<4* ￿the mxne eXceethtsA￿uuakn Ihreshdd of£250.￿0, then Ihe Acctual$ metrvyj otWX(¥Jni￿gA￿D A DIFFERENT FORU ￿$t bÈ￿d te reiKMt the XfAiurts I￿8 KlelWisl thitel PbBJee rBfBr to IhB gJKl8n¢e INTFftILIL Subt¢Wof Int•rn browhtlonv4wd fvv p•g•2. tolAlb 1•7.1 827.W (¢8 618,036 HELD BY CIRCUIT .971 516035 Cortinu• m a sepw* TOTAL PAIIIE•Trs 8ECIiOII F ¢JPENIN$ CL051NG ALA*4eÉ$ CIRCiIT.CA8H Ful￿ kW•t31 C•th kn h*id e•rlEcMr*A￿)￿rt 91412 536.428 411.405 TOTAL 627,840 518.035 iel 616 036 I016C*￿R¥A1￿￿b Name of Circuit ... Mid GlawKJrgan Kliss No 02116 Declarations and Scrutiny I confinn that these Re￿Ipl arKI Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Circurt and that they indude all funds under the Control of the Circuit meeting. Signature of treasurer ...... Date............. 1311012022 Name arKI address of treasurer .. Jame8 Hau . 34 Ffaldau Tfjrra¢8 Fwndale RCT PoBt Ccth CF43 4SY Presentstlon to the C1￿ult meollng I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 werelwill be. presented to the Circuil meeting held on ......... 1Y10r2022 Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting .. Rev Mokdm Peaco Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustses of the l Glamorg•n MiB8ion Charity Number .. 1128203 Responslbllllies and basis of rnport I reportto the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the........................................ Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages ... to As the Circurt's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requiremerts of the Charit18s Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Circurt's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Dire(*ions gr4en by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. . delete or orcle as appropriate 2015 CirtyJitR arxl P.￿5 ,4ame of Circuit ................ MKI Glwnorgan Missi No 02116 Independent Examinerfs Stst•ment I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have corne to my attention in connection with the examinats'on (other than that disclosed below.) whiGh 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 concems 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 obtained independent verification of all investments with the TNstees f￿ Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individualty in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balan sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner.. Mr Jonathan David Marsh Relevant professional qualffication of independent examiner.. FCCA (Retired member) Name of fimi (where appropriate).. NIA Address: 28 The Walk. Abemant. Aberdare. Mid Glamorgan. Post Code: CF44 ORQ Date: 20th September. 2022 delete or circle as appropriate Sep22 2015 R wxl P.>J5