2024-08-31-accounts - Mid Glamorgan Mission Of The Methodist Church

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Period start date Period end date 01 Sept 2023 31 Aug 2024

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	1 Golwg Yr Afon	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. E. Davies
Mr J Hall	Treasurer

Miss H. Avery	Secretary

Mrs. A. Barry
Mrs. G. Berry
Revd M Peacock	Chair
Mr B Davies
Mr. T. Davies
Mrs P Smith		To the 4thJanuary2024
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
Mrs. P. Roberts

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28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39	Mr. P.J Savage
	Mr. H. Smith		To the 4thJanuary2024
	Mr J Cullwick
	Mr P Cooke
	Mrs. Y. Thomas

	Mrs A. Cooke
	Mr T.M. Jones		To the 9thJuly2024
	Mrs Y Savage
	Mrs B Fletcher
	Mrs L Evans
	Mrs D Staltman

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	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 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Deed of Union of 1932 and the Methodist Church Act of Parliament 1976 How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trust Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) Ex Officio and Elected by Circuit Meeting
		Deed of Union of 1932 and the Methodist Church Act of Parliament 1976
		Trust
		Ex Officio and Elected by Circuit Meeting

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 4th January 2025

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CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Mld Gla Circuit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 02116 Wale• no 1128203 (The HMRC numtw is tyuivalwrtb a thanty nunts li tem of 8vvJon¢ of c8b16 8tatU8 and may be used to give lo thjnors or grant funders wishing to see evK4enc of the OFsanwtion'$ ctharrtablo 81atus. Mtthodlst ch8ritw in Ennd and Wak8 that are regtsterwj charbts aft except&J from regkratIon under Sts¢utory Instrument 2014 No2421 Mirustef8.' Rev Makolm ptr_k Paul Sav Jam8s Hal

AUll tr¢JK IHE YEAR ENDED 31 Aiwt 2024 Illd G Circ Tolal¥ last SECTION A Fund Fund Funds at RECEIPTS AssessmentlShaT• 72,912 83 rtal recei Bank anil CFB interest and Investment Income 20.140 11.619 85 Grants a6 Olher Teceipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 124.845 125.901 18,273 102.805 a7 71397 144.985 216,282 a81 SECTION b1 b2 PAYME14T8 Sb"pend5, salarl•8, NIC. P¢rokn gmd travel costs 52.041 9.123 IMI 56.S27 13.505 b3 Manse Costs Adrninlstratlon etc 215 215 218 b6 Di5trK# A33e58mert 25,272 25,736 b6 b7 Grdnts & donaty"on8 Other payThents TOTAL PAYMENT8 19,907 23.180 109.831 26.353 89.924 19,907 124,339 8ECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYIIENTS FOR cl a79 Totd fvnds htfWwl from188t 494,501 516.035 Sub totsl ¢l+c2 501 Trgnsfern and ad" slmerts TOTAL FUNDS AT EMD OF YEPJI {c3rt41 125.078 (¢1 494501 c6 SECnON D OR INFORMATIOII ONLY: IAONEY RECEIVED AMD PAS3ED ON TO EXFERNAL ORGANISATIONS th88• amOts ¥hould not b• includ•d In total Balance brou ht forYdrd from kst d2 Offerin Grfts . reNed for extemal nGrS. passed to extemal ¢Y9•ntiOnS BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2-d3 d3 2,817 2.406 2rf5

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of Circuit................ No (r2116 Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Rlpt and Payrnt based acLwnts for year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from rec$ of the cl11 a1 that Itw include all fiinds under the Control of the Cir(lt meeting. Swnature of treasurer.............. . Date..£7.'".1.....f/.¢( Name and addre65 of treasukr........ Janm Peter Hall 34 Ffaklau Terraco Fwnd8118 Post Coje CF43 4SY Preg•ntstion to Clrcult mo•tlng Stgnatureofthechgrofthe me8tivvJ ........ . ......... ..................................................... Name of the Chair of the meetirg .... Malcolm Peacock Date IU-. .Q.- Indep•ndffit Examlns Report to the TnMto8s of the C11t Mld Glamryn IAlsslon Charlty Numb•r.. 1128203 ResponslblllUe and balls ol report I re{ to the trustees on my examinalion of acnts of Ihe . Mid Glamorgan Mission Circuit for the year ended 31 Augusl 2024 set out on pages 1 to 2 A8 the Circuiys trustees, you are responsible for the Fyeparation of the accounts in accordance wth the requiffjments ol the Charities Act 2011 (1he ACV). I report in re8rd of my examination of tho Circuifs accounts carried out under sedion 145 of the Act 8nd. in caryying out my examinalÉon. I have foifowed all the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under se¢tion 145(5)(b) of the ACL IL1

Name of Circuit ... Mid Glamorgan Mission No Ir2116 Independent Examinefs Ststoment I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed bekwj which give rne cause to beli&4e that in. any material respecL the accounting records were not kept in acwdance with seclion 130 of the Act: or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other mattern in connection with the examination to which attention sh<)uld be drawn In this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I havelh3w<of obtained independent verificabon of all inveslments with the TTUStees for Methodist Church Pu)se6 or held in other twusts. bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of th8 Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £lO.OlX) (ten thousand pounds) at the balance Sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner . Jonathan Marsh Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FciA Name of fimi (where appropriate) ..WA Address .. 28 Tr Wa. Abemant, Abeare Post Code . CF44 ORQ Date delete or Cirde as appropriate 5d5

SECYION E suball11M ¢•t2J ij IOBA51 BYaRCU I12 TOT SECT¥JNF 366,104 493.182 6UB TOT 494.101