CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS 

# THE METHODIST CHURCH 

# STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS 

## Trinity Methodist 

Church 

## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 

## 31 August 2023 

## Loughborough Circuit 

23/10 

## Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 

## 1128708 

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: 

Church Stewards: 

## Andrew Thorpe 

David Brooks 

Margaret Dartnell 

## Simon Scoggins 

Treasurer: 

## Rachel Thorpe 

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## ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 

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|||||Unrestricted|designated|Totals this|Totals last|
|SECTION A||||Funds|Funds|year|year|
|a1 [RECEIPTS<br>Offeringsand Taxrecovered||| note <br>Le||CE<br>61,848|<br>61,848<br>67,647|||||
|Bank and CFB interest and||||||||
|a3 |Investment income||||1,427|326|1,753||
|a4|Lettings<br>Otherreceipts||a<br>P||23205]<br>2,863|| |__23,288] © |_21,935]<br>4,635<br>7,498<br>| 45,583]|||
|SECTION B||||||||
|PAYMENTS||||||||
|b2[CircuitAssessmentorShare<br>Ed<br>54625]<br>| |__54.625] = |_54,360)<br>p3|Donations=| TL<br>b4[RepairsandMaintenance<br>——<br>ago]<br>| |__ 4.804) = |___ 6<br>Utilities (Insurances, water||||||||
|b5| charges, heating & lighting)||||15,361||||
|peloficecosts<br>Otherpayments<br>lbsTOTALPAYMENTS||Tost<br>SC<br>P|<br>13,622<br>7,875| |<br>|<br>89,090<br>7,875|||||21,497]<br>|24,124]<br>96,965|(b9)||<br>97,668||
|SECTION C||||||||
|NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS||||||||
|c1|FOR THE YEAR||(a6-b8)||333|(2,914)|(2,581)|7,666|
|Total funds brought forward from||||||||
|lastyear<br>c2||||14,260|48,943||55,537|
|Sub total||(c1+c2)||14,593|46,029|||
|ca[Transfersandadjustments||||ee|ee oO)||||
|TOTAL FUNDSATENDOFYEAR|YEAR|(c3+c4)||14,593]||46,029|||
|SECTIOND||||||‘||




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FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS<br>(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above) £ £<br>Balance brought forward from last year a a<br>Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 3,318 1,944<br>Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations 3,318 1,944<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL 

## SECTION E 

## Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page 


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Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of an<br>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<br>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<br>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<br>District Organisations.<br>Net Receipts/ . Opening<br>INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances<br>1 [Boys Brigade 5,487 6,353 ee} | 5,133 4,268<br>FN 9 es<br>of EE<br>209Organisationsub total of Interna funds 7,427 OeOe8,204 (777) eG6,881 = 6,103 saa<br>Church accounts (totals<br>brought forward from page 2<br>- totals column) 94,384) (a7) 96,965 (c7)<br>OTA ASH FUNDS H D<br>Continue on a separate sheet if TOTAL<br>necessary and bring the totals TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS<br>forward<br>SLL RE SE a ES TE EE CLI OE LI RE TEL IE ES TE IE SI ED EOE EA SE YE LE SEMEL OCT SLE A PEE DS FOL SBE ELI OIE A IE ICD EI IEEE SIEGES ETE EAE RIE ET TENET RT ES I RTT SSI EET<br>SECTION F<br>STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES<br>OPENING CLOSING<br>CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2023 BALANCES BALANCES<br>vs | Bank Current Account 19,685 7,226<br>Central Finance Board 32,765 42,317<br>Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 10,753 11,079<br>Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing<br>balance total from above) (e12) 6,881] (e11) ‘ (e12)<br>| TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 70,084 66,725<br>SS ES TE SE a a SE I ST ESTEE LE EO TEE EE ETE IE TE ELE LIE DDE DEEL ALI AB EAI. AE TN EEL LILLE TG TICE AED LIA SEITE OEE AN PLLC LD | BPEL TEBE IO<br>SECTION G At At<br>1 September 2022 31 August 2023<br>OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES<br>Investments (include Endowments) = |<br>Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) 4,201,810 4,626,246<br>| Le<br>Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end fd f |<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


4 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 

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Name of Church: Trinity Methodist Church, Loughborough. 

Charity number 1128708 

## Declarations and Scrutiny 

| 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 ......... PFA ooo cece ccc ceeceseeeeeeceeseeenees pate....aloles......... 

Name and address of treasurer: Rachel Thorpe 

52 Priory Road, Loughborough, LE11 3PP 

## Presentation to the Church trustees 

| confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ................. 

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## Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the 

## Trinity Methodist Church - Loughborough 

## Charity Number 1128708 

## Responsibilities and basis of report 

| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Trinity 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’). 

| 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, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

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Name of Church: Trinity Methodist Church, Loughborough. 

Charity number 1128708 

## Independent Examiner’s Statement 

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| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attentionLa connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. 

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to uf which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

| 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 ofaff the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. 

/ ac Signature of independent examiner ETN Mew ccsssnenen en Name of independent examiner: A EOPFRETZACCeK WIRINW. { RIGA1a 

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ......... Pe eT ee rte 

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