## **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** |**Circuit**
**Circuit no.**
31 August 2023
**Shropshire & Marches**
**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**
**OSWESTRY METHODIST**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED|**Church**
118700
**28/03**| |---|---| ## If not a registered charity **Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number** (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity 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) **Minister:** Revd Julia Skitt **Church Stewards:** Richard Beaman Jenifer Roberts Heather Watts Martin Bennett Mary Beaman **Treasurer:** Heather Watts Church R and P 2015.xls 1 of 5 **Church** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** ## **OSWESTRY METHODIST** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 22,138 22,138 46,496
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 1,212 1,212 106
a4 Lettings 4,780 4,780 3,095
a5 Other receipts 10,046 788 10,834 8,660
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 38,175 788 38,963 (a7) 58,357
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 27,685 27,685 29,500
b3 Donations 35 35 119
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 8,415 8,415 28,601
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 7,230 7,230 6,842
b6 CARETAKER 5,517 5,517 4,346
b7 Other payments 1,433 70 1,503 2,769
b8 [TOTAL PAYMENTS ] 50,315 70 50,385 (b9) 72,176
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) (12,140) 718 (11,422) (13,820)
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 51,946 24,543 76,490 (c6) 90,574
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 39,806 25,261 65,067 76,755
c4 Transfers and adjustments (c7) (265)
c5 [TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR ] (c3+c4) 39,806 25,261 65,067 (c8) 76,490 (c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
d (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures £ £
d1 Balance brought forward from last year 147
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 319 634
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations 319 781
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3)
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2 of 5 Church R and P 2015.xls OSWESTRY METHODIST **Church** ## **SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page
Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of an
Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be
completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting AND
A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and
connected District Organisations.
Net Receipts/ Opening
INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
e1 PRE-SCHOOL 101,364 86,969 14,395 51,201 65,596
e2 Womens Fellowship 162 84 78 290 368
e3 Churches Together 1,249 402 847 847
e4 Benevolent Fund 230 230 230
e5
e6
e7
Sub total of Internal Organisations
e8 funds 103,004 87,455 15,549 51,492 (e11) 67,041 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page 2 -
e9 totals column) 38,963 (a7) 50,385 (b9) (11,422) (c7) 76,490 (c6) 65,067 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY
e10 CHURCH 141,967 137,840 4,127 127,981 (x) 132,108 (y)
Continue on a separate sheet if TOTAL
necessary and bring the totals TOTAL RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
forward
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## **SECTION F** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** |f1
f2
f3
f4
f5
f6
f7
f8
f9
g1
g2
g3
g4
g5|**CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 20223**
**SECTION G**
**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**
Other Assets
CONTENTS
Central Finance Board
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
Other funds
Other Liabilities
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)
Investments (include Endowments)
Bank Deposit Account
Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value)
**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**
Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end
**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account|**OPENING**
**BALANCES**
3
4,111
524
15,915
55,936
**76,490**
(c6)
**51,492** (e11)
**127,981**
(x)
At
1 September 2022
1,302
3,144,552
98,076|**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**
0
7,222
2,822
7,552
47,471
0
**65,067**
(c8)
**67,041** (e12)
**132,108**
(y)
At
31 August 2023
1,247
2,835,517
88,437| |---|---|---|---| f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this is included in line f5 3 of 5 2015 Church R and P.xls Name of Church ………OSWESTRY METHODIST………… No……….. ## **Declarations and Scrutiny** I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date…………………….. Name and address of treasurer …………………………………………………………………………. ………. Post Code… ## **Presentation to the Church trustees** I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on …………….. Signature of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………………………………… Name of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………… Date …………………… ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** ## **…OSWESTRY METHODIST……..Church** ## **Charity Number …1128700** ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the …Oswestry Methodist…. Church for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages …1 to 3…. As the Church’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. * delete or circle as appropriate 4 of 5 2015 church R and P.xls Name of Church ……Oswestry Methodist……………………… No …………. ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other 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 have/have 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 ………………………………………………………………………. Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ……………………………………… Name of firm (where appropriate) ……………………………………………………………………… Address …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………….. Post Code ……………… Date ………………………………………… - delete or circle as appropriate Sep-22 5 of 5 2015 church R and P.xls