**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** **To** **From** 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**|
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**appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| ||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|||| **TAR** **January 2025** 1 |28
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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 **
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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)
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Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Ex Officio and Elected by Circuit Meeting|||| |||

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Ex Officio and Elected by Circuit Meeting|| ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** **TAR** **January 2025** 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** **January 2025** 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** **January 2025** 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** **January 2025** 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** **January 2025** 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** **January 2025** 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** **January 2025** 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)** Rev. Malcolm Peacock Mr Jim Hall **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc)**[Chair ] **Date** 4th January 2025 **TAR** **January 2025** 9 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 c￿￿￿8b16 8tatU8 and may be used to give lo thjnors or grant funders wishing to see evK4enc* of the OFsanwtion'$ ctharrtablo 81atus. Mtthodlst ch8ritw in En*nd and Wak8 that are regtsterwj charbt*s aft except&J from regk￿ratIon under Sts¢utory Instrument 2014 No2421 Mirustef8.' Rev Makolm ptr￿_k Paul Sav Jam8s Hal A￿￿￿Ul*l￿ 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 a7*9 Totd fvnds htf￿Wwl 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• amO￿ts ¥hould not b• includ•d In total Balance brou ht forYdrd from kst d2 Offerin Grfts . r￿eNed for extemal n￿Gr￿S. passed to extemal ¢Y9•n￿tiOnS BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2-d3 d3 2,817 2.406 2rf5 SECYION E sub￿all11￿M ¢•t2J ij IOBA51 BYaRCU I1￿2 TOT SECT¥JNF 366,104 493.182 6UB TOT 494.101 of Circuit................ No (r2116 Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these R￿lpt and Payrn￿t based acLwnts for year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from rec￿$ of the cl￿11 a￿1 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 Examln*s Report to the TnMto8s of the C1￿￿1t Mld Glamryn IAlsslon Charlty Numb•r.. 1128203 ResponslblllUe* and balls ol report I re{￿ to the trustees on my examinalion of ￿ ac￿nts 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 re8r*d 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 IL*1 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