## The Chevin Methodist Church ## Trustees Annual Report to the Charity Commission 2024-2025 Period: Trustees Annual Report for the period 1st Sept 2024 – 31st Aug 2025 Name of Charity: The Chevin Methodist Church (Otley) Charity Number: 1128580 Objectves and Actvites: Summary of the Purposes of the Charity The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of: (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; (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 organisation and resourcing of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike. The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses, and small groups. The resourcing of pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Taking religious assemblies in local schools. Promoting the Christian faith through the staging of events and services. Provision of chaplaincy services to local institutions. The supporting of missions and other local charities through fundraising. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes: Provision of public acts of worship and sacred space The Chevin Methodist Church (Otley) delivers a regular Sunday morning service at 10:30am including a monthly service of Holy Communion. A Bible Study and prayer meeting also takes place on Wednesday evenings, once a fortnight. New expressions of Church for families on the Chevin (Forest Church) and locally at Cornerstone, Menston (Breathe) have been encouraged and supported by the local Church. Joint services with other churches both within the town, and within the Circuit, are also held when possible. The size of the congregation and the membership list has shrunk significantly over the last few years. Numbers attending have averaged around 30 and the membership list currently stands at 85 having reduced from 110 over 5 years. ## Teaching of the Christan Faith. We continue to ensure that teaching the Christian faith is a core activity and do this via sermons, service, sheets, Advent and Lent groups, Bible studies and advertising wider District, Regional and Connexional Online/face to face courses and programmes. ## Pastoral care of the Church community role. Each of our members has a pastoral visitor (one visitor usually has about 10 members to care for). Our minister also carries out pastoral visits, end of life and bereavement care. Access to Care Homes and our members who live in them. We have a good number of pastoral visitors who work hard to provide appropriate support to members via phone calls, visits, emails and letters. ## Promoton of Christanity through special events. All our special events and services throughout the year. Some of these are for Church activities and others supporting other local groups and charities. We are involved in various special occasion events eg Carol singing in the market square at Christmas, the public service at the Chevin cross and a presence at the local Victorian market and the Rob Burrow marathon event. ## Christan Nurture of The Young In Sunday School And Uniformed Groups. The Methodist church as an organisation has a long history of nurturing children and young people, and this is still something we do today. We have several groups within the uniformed organisations (Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Brownies, and Guides) running during the week. ## Support Of UK And Overseas Charites Financially And With Prayer. During the year we carried out a number of activities to support charities both in the UK and overseas. We uphold these charities in prayer within our regular services, and at the prayer meetings on a Wednesday evening. Our ecumenical Lent Lunches help to raise funds for Christian Aid as do a number of activities in Christian Aid Week including a fundraiser on the first Bank Holiday Monday in May. ## Sale of Church Buildings The Covid pandemic which impacted our membership list and on our financial situation (both through decreases in financial giving and more particularly through lost revenue from external bookings) led to some major decisions being taken by the Trustees. The Trustees have decided that the buildings are now too old, too restrictive, and too costly to maintain. We also recognise that we do not have the personnel to manage them well and so have taken the decision to put them up for sale. Lambert, Smith, Hampton Surveyors have been appointed to act on our behalf with the disposal process and with trying to find a newer, smaller, more flexible and cost-effective alternative. Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes have approved the sale process and we await its outcome. The congregation is determined to continue in its life and mission. ## Public Beneft We confirm that the Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. ## Structure, Governance and Management The Governing document for the Church is the Deed of Union (1932) and The Methodist Church Act (1976.) Detailed governance arrangements are outlined within the Constitutional Practise and Discipline of the Methodist Church (CPD) by order of the annual Methodist Conference. Day to day management of the Church in undertaken by the Church Trustees and the Minister in Pastoral Charge. ## Trustee Training A range of resources produced by the Methodist Connexion to support the effective running of churches is provided to all new Trustees. ## Related Partes The Chevin Methodist Church (Otley) is a constituent part of the Wharfedale and Aireborough Methodist Circuit and the Yorkshire West Methodist District and is accountable to the Methodist Conference. ## Church Minister Rev Cameron Stirk ## Church Trustees Rev Cameron Stirk Mrs Gillian Fawcett Mrs Christine Pratt Mr Alan Pratt Mr Howard Chaplin Mr John Burland Mr Martin Campey Mrs Lindsey Hurst Mr Keith Hodson Mrs Elizabeth Campey Mr Fred King Mrs Gill Chaplin Mrs Joyce Walls Mrs Olwen Marshall Mr Peter Holmes CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Otloy Mathodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 Wharfodale and Alr6borou Clrcuft Clrcult no. 27115 Reglstered Charlty - Charlty Reglstratlon number If not a registered charity His MaJe$ty'8 Revenue and Customs Glft Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charty number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1128580 Minister. Cameron Stirk Church Stewards.. Christine Pratt Lindsay Hurst Gillian Fawcett Elizabeth Campey John D Burland Peter Holm¢s Treasurer. Alan K Pratt 2025 Std Fomi Accounts Ouey 1of5 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Otley Methodist Church Unrestricted R•strfctod Totals th Funds Fund¥ ygar Totals last ygar SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Nots a2 Offerings and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment intorne 38.572 38.572 38,996 a3 2.368 22.802 3.685 67.427 2,515 12,076 2,866 56.453 Lettings Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 22,802 3.685 67.427 a5 la71 SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Shaf6 31.7C 31,700 1,300 4,137 30,375 1,500 6,520 b3 Donations 1,300 Re airs and Maintenance Utilities {Insurances, water charges, healing & lighlingl 4,137 b5 18,234 18,234 19,528 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 5,329 60.700 5,329 60,700 499 b8 Ib91 58.421 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 6.728 6,728 {1.968 Total funds brought forward from lost year c2 27.760 27.760 (¢61 29,728 c3 Sub total (c1+c2 34,488 34.488 27,780 Transfers and adjustments (c71 ¢5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (¢3+c41 34,488 27,760 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Itho80 amounts ar• nol to bo in¢ludod In totsl rvcolptsl ments figure8 above) d1 Balan￿ brou ht forward from last year 312 d2 Offerin sIGifts- received for extemal or anisations 4,838 4.414 d3 OfferingslGrfts - passed lo exlemal organisat￿S 5,150 4,101 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID {d1+d2431 312 2of5 2025 Std F) Cisn kn h•no Bank CurrwlAccouni Bank De ¢•ntr¥ Fln•rK• B¢•rd 1731 Olherlund• Sug TOTAL-Chw¢h t*cwr 27,780 ie8} Total l￿d¥ heKI by Im8m81 b&￿r￿￿)￿l from 8tth81 la121 TOTAL FUNDS MELD 8YCMURCH 27,780.28 Ixl 34,488 SECTION G At 31 August2025 ￿￿almentS fjndudj 96.816 99,924 Land & 10.142,089 10,446.375 Other 14 Indudoorly Fund> h8kJ8tts C￿traI eo¥d IS Indude Funds hebJatTrLthes fw 3ofS Name of Church . Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Paymenl based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the conlrol of the Church trustees. Signature of t￿aSUrer ........ Name and address of treasurer ..... MrAlan K Pral(31 Tho Vlhartorn, C)Uey Post C¢xl6.......... LS212AG Pro•ontatlon to th• Church tru*t• I conflrm that the annual report and accounts for the year endeP presenled lo Ihe meeting of the Church trustees hdd on .Z.,.l.ti. 1 August 2025 vftrelwill b8. Signature of the Chair of the meeling Namè of the Chalr of the meetlng JLL_ &/Jj20 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the ..OTLEY METHODIST..........................Church Charlty Numb•r 1128580 Ro8ponsibilltlo• and basls of report I r&port to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the . ..OTLEY METHODIST. Church for the year ended 31 Augusl 2025 set out on pages 2 to...3. As tha Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wrlh the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Act'>. I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried otrt under section 145 of the Act and, in carying oul my examination, I have followed all the applicable Dir8cts'ons given by the Chartty Commission under section 145(5llbl of the Acl. delete or ¢ir¢le as appropriate 4015 Name ofChurch..............................OTLEY METHODIST CHURCH........................... No.. Independent Examine￿8 Statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination {olher than that disclosed below") which 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 concerns 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 havelhave not. obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner .MrsCatherine E Kane............. Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner . Retired Bank Employee Name of finn (where appropriate) ..NlA.............................................. Address . ..47 The Whartons. Otley, W Yorkshire Post Code LS212AG... Date delete or circle as appropriate 2025 Std Fonn Accounts 0￿eY 5of5 CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Otloy Mathodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 Wharfodale and Alr6borou Clrcuft Clrcult no. 27115 Reglstered Charlty - Charlty Reglstratlon number If not a registered charity His MaJe$ty'8 Revenue and Customs Glft Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charty number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1128580 Minister. Cameron Stirk Church Stewards.. Christine Pratt Lindsay Hurst Gillian Fawcett Elizabeth Campey John D Burland Peter Holm¢s Treasurer. Alan K Pratt 2025 Std Fomi Accounts Ouey 1of5 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Otley Methodist Church Unrestricted R•strfctod Totals th Funds Fund¥ ygar Totals last ygar SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Nots a2 Offerings and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment intorne 38.572 38.572 38,996 a3 2.368 22.802 3.685 67.427 2,515 12,076 2,866 56.453 Lettings Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 22,802 3.685 67.427 a5 la71 SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Shaf6 31.7C 31,700 1,300 4,137 30,375 1,500 6,520 b3 Donations 1,300 Re airs and Maintenance Utilities {Insurances, water charges, healing & lighlingl 4,137 b5 18,234 18,234 19,528 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 5,329 60.700 5,329 60,700 499 b8 Ib91 58.421 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 6.728 6,728 {1.968 Total funds brought forward from lost year c2 27.760 27.760 (¢61 29,728 c3 Sub total (c1+c2 34,488 34.488 27,780 Transfers and adjustments (c71 ¢5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (¢3+c41 34,488 27,760 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Itho80 amounts ar• nol to bo in¢ludod In totsl rvcolptsl ments figure8 above) d1 Balan￿ brou ht forward from last year 312 d2 Offerin sIGifts- received for extemal or anisations 4,838 4.414 d3 OfferingslGrfts - passed lo exlemal organisat￿S 5,150 4,101 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID {d1+d2431 312 2of5 2025 Std F) Cisn kn h•no Bank CurrwlAccouni Bank De ¢•ntr¥ Fln•rK• B¢•rd 1731 Olherlund• Sug TOTAL-Chw¢h t*cwr 27,780 ie8} Total l￿d¥ heKI by Im8m81 b&￿r￿￿)￿l from 8tth81 la121 TOTAL FUNDS MELD 8YCMURCH 27,780.28 Ixl 34,488 SECTION G At 31 August2025 ￿￿almentS fjndudj 96.816 99,924 Land & 10.142,089 10,446.375 Other 14 Indudoorly Fund> h8kJ8tts C￿traI eo¥d IS Indude Funds hebJatTrLthes fw 3ofS Name of Church . Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Paymenl based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the conlrol of the Church trustees. Signature of t￿aSUrer ........ Name and address of treasurer ..... MrAlan K Pral(31 Tho Vlhartorn, C)Uey Post C¢xl6.......... LS212AG Pro•ontatlon to th• Church tru*t• I conflrm that the annual report and accounts for the year endeP presenled lo Ihe meeting of the Church trustees hdd on .Z.,.l.ti. 1 August 2025 vftrelwill b8. Signature of the Chair of the meeling Namè of the Chalr of the meetlng JLL_ &/Jj20 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the ..OTLEY METHODIST..........................Church Charlty Numb•r 1128580 Ro8ponsibilltlo• and basls of report I r&port to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the . ..OTLEY METHODIST. Church for the year ended 31 Augusl 2025 set out on pages 2 to...3. As tha Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wrlh the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Act'>. I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried otrt under section 145 of the Act and, in carying oul my examination, I have followed all the applicable Dir8cts'ons given by the Chartty Commission under section 145(5llbl of the Acl. delete or ¢ir¢le as appropriate 4015 Name ofChurch..............................OTLEY METHODIST CHURCH........................... No.. Independent Examine￿8 Statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination {olher than that disclosed below") which 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 concerns 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 havelhave not. obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner .MrsCatherine E Kane............. Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner . Retired Bank Employee Name of finn (where appropriate) ..NlA.............................................. Address . ..47 The Whartons. Otley, W Yorkshire Post Code LS212AG... Date delete or circle as appropriate 2025 Std Fonn Accounts 0￿eY 5of5