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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 Sept 2022 31 Aug 2023

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

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Mrs J Evans	#
Mrs. E. Davies	# Secretary
Mr J Hall	# Treasurer
Rev P. Osborne		1stSept 22 to 6thDec 22

Mr. K. Baker	#	1stSept 22 to 11thNov 23
Mrs. A. Barry	#
Mrs. G. Berry	#
Revd M Peacock	# Chair
Mr B Davies	#
Mr. T. Davies	#

Mrs M Williams		1stSept 22 to 19thFeb 23
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	#
Mrs. P. Roberts	#

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28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40	Mr. P.J Savage	#
	Mr. H. Smith	#
	Mr J Cullwick	#
	Mr P Cooke	#
	Mrs. Y. Thomas	#
	Mr W Davies	#
	Mrs A. Cooke	#
	Mr T.M. Jones	#
	Mrs Y Savage	#
	Mrs B Fletcher	#

	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)

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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.

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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

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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:

The organisation must have an identifiable benefit.
The benefit must be to the public or a section of the public.

The Church exists, inter alia, to:

increase awareness of God’s presence and to celebrate God’s love;
help people to learn and grow as Christians, through mutual support and care; and
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)

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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

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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

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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”.

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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) Rev. Malcolm Peacock Mr Jim Hall Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc)[Chair ] Date 17th June 2024

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CIRCUIT RECEivfs AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Mld Glamoryan Mission Circuit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 Srxrth Wales S od Dlstrlct Clrcult no 02116 R¢gl8tsr•d Charfty . Charfty Rogl•trakn nwnb•r 1128203 If not a registsrad chanty Her Majesty8 R•v•nue and ctaM8 Glft Akl number {The HMRC number is equNalent lo a registered charity numb8r in temis of evidence of charitabl8 ststu$ and may be used to give to donorn or grant funders wishing to see evKlence of the organisation's charitable Status. Methodist Charities in England and Wales that are not registered tharities are exceptgj from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) Minister3: Rev. Malcolm Peacock Citcuit ste•rdS.. Paul Sava Clive Gardner Hward Smith Phili James Hall ruitSFA 2W23thJd

20ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUgt 2023 n IAlsslon Circuit 11¢t TrAals lat SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS a2 As5essmenUShare 71912 71912 88,382 69.760 a3 a4 Ca ttal reL*i Bank and CFB ii)terest and Investment incomè 10.555 11.619 2,313 as Grants Other rwEipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 18,273 92350 18.273 102106 36,716 a7 10.555 la81 197.171 SECTION b1 PAYMENTS Stspends. salartes. NIC. Penslon and travel costs 56,527 13.505 56,627 82.194 15.327 b3 M8nse Costs Administration elc 218 218 586 b5 Di3tr1ct Assessm1 25,736 27.090 Grants & donab'ons b7 Other paents TOTAL PAYMENTS 7.6S7 20.696 28.353 124,339 183,779 103.642 20,696 Ibgl 308,978 SECTK>M C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ¢1 •74)9 Totsl lunds brou hl forward from last 137.791 378.244 516,035 627,840 Sub total cl 368.103 494.501 516 035 Transfers and ad'ustments c7 TOTAL FUNDS AT ENO OF YEAR Ic3+¢4 126.398 368,103 494,501 516.03S c6 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: PAONEY RECENED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS the•e amourf• ¥hould not b• Incl¢ In tolal r•¢•l tslpaym•nts alx>4•) Balance d1 d2 Offerin sIGifts - received for extemal o anisabs 395 d3 eringslGts. passed lo exiemal organisaticffls BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1 +d2-d3 2.41 395

SECTTh E TERNAL Open Subty*afirrt J4 516.035 49401 HELO BY ciicurr 121,$341 516 035 494.501 TOTAL SECTION F OPEMMG BALANCES CL081NG BALAtr4CE8 CRCLvf.CA8H FUIIDS IIELC+•IJI Bwk 411.405 2.234 SUB TOT 816,0 494,501 (¢81 •11 v12 516.03S Ix) 31

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Name of Clrcuit ... 02M6 Declarations and Scrutiny I confinn that th080 Re(ipt and Paym8rt bas&1 fur the yearto 31 ALQUSt 2023 have been prepared from thè records of ts CIrtt and that they all fiMKIs undgr the control of the Cirlt Signaknreoftreasurer....... ..... .... .. ...... ... .......................... Namo and addre88 (rftrea8urer .... ... CF43 Preserrtallon to Ih Clrcutt meotlng I confimi that the ann1 repcrfi arml accAxmts trtho ded 31 W 2023 be" Signare of the Chair of the rne81ing . Name of the Chair of the me8tiry .... Ind•pendent Examlnaes Roport to tho Truston of tho Mld Glamoryan Misslon Clrcutt Clwlty Nwnbfjr. 1128203 Rospon8lbllldo• ond bag1• of report I report lo the truste88 on my exwnination of tho accowts of the Mid Glamorgan Mission Circuit lor the year ended 31 Awt 2023 set out on pages 2 to 3. the Circu$ Irustees, you are 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report In respect of my examination of the Circuivs axounts Ca1j out under sedion 145 of the Act and. in carryffu Out my examinaion, I have folkyAd the appli¢th t*rediofB gIn by the Gharity COnrni10n under section 145(5)(b) of the kt.

Name of Circuit ... MKI (3kn1K¥ Indwndent Examlnofs Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no Mat8r1 matters have com8 to my attentlon In connection wlth the examinalion (other than that dixlosed beknv) which give me cause to believe that In, any matefial respect the accounting records were nol kepi in acwdance wth 8ectlon 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not accord with the accounlirNJ records. I have no concéms and have come across no other matters in connectlon wlth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report Ni order to enable a proper underntsnding of the accounts lo be reached. I hwR' obtained indepermjent Verific of all investments with the Trustees for Methodl8t Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodi8t Church which are individualty in excess of £10.0) (ten thousand pounds) at the balance 8heet date. Signature of Independent examiner Name of independenl examtr*r ...... Relevant professional qualification of indeperKlent examiner ...... FCCA IR6tlr•d menkn Name of firn (where appropriate) .... WA Addre88 ............ Post Code CF44 ORQ Date: 21 Septanber. 2023 ' Confirmed to Bank I Investment Staleme

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Section A Reference and administration details

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Section C Objectives and activities

their life and mission

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Section D Achievements and performance

Section E Financial review

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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