TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT SECTION A REFERENCE ANO ADMINISTRATION DETAILS Tfinlly Methodisi Church Non• 1128708 Trlnlly Methodiit Chljrch Royl•nd Ro•d Lougliborouqh Lelceslershife LEII 2EH fT riev Karen Beecham Ichalrl Mr Trevor Ran50ll Mr Davld Brook5 Mr Nlgel Cox Mr5 Kate Hammond Mrs MaT8•ret Edum-Fotwe luntll 18161241 Mrs Margaret Hutchinson Mr Colin Lamb Mr Bobby Peach Isecrelaryl Mr Slrnon Scoggln5 Mrs Rachel Thorpe Mr Andrew Thorpe Mr Peter Thorpe Mr Nigel Wflghton ee for he lor J¢•m cu ruste The Trustees for Methodlst Church Purposes Icustodian trustee) SEcfioN B STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE ANO MANAGEMEMr fG vernln um Deed of Unlon119321 and Method15t Church Act119761 Act of P•rliam•nt Minister. together with people elected by the general meetlng ol all church mefnbtrs to specific posts, •lso Chuich repiesenlolives elected al the ACM for nxed terms. SECTION C OBJEcfivES AND AcnvinES vernln docum The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the Dale of Union the advancement ol.. l The Christlan falth In accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of Thè Methodist Church,. bl Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuil. local or other organisation of The Methodist Church- cl Any charitable purpose for the time being of any soclety or Institution subsldiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church: dl Any purpose for thÈ tlme being of any ¢harlty being a charity subsldiary or ancillary to The Methodlst ChuTCh, The Church exists to.. Increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's love Help people to learn and grow as Chrislians, throu8h mutual support and care Becorne a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice Make more followers of Jesus Chrlst Specifically, Trinity Methodist Church's aims are: The provision of regular public acts of worship, open to all. The provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplation The teaching of Christianity through sermons and small groups Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved Provision of youth organisations with a Christian ethos Supporting other charitie5 in the UK and overseas financially and with prayer. Summa of the maln actlvltles undertaken for the ubllc beneflt In relatlon to these ob Include withln thls sertlon the statuto dedafatlon that trustees have had re ard to the uldance Issued b the Charl Comm155lon on ubllc benefit ects We confirm the trustees had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit Trlnlty pro￿de1 V4￿15h1P sorvlc•s In • r•nie ol styles. Thele Include Sundly mornini 5•rwc•s Il 10,45 Ind occ•ilonil evenlnq Jazi Vespers. All these iervlces are publlclsed wldely •nd ir• open to As well as rryular servlces. Ihe church holds Chr15teninqs, Weddlng5 and Funeials. 11 holds speclal events to encouraqe conlemplatlon, such as al Chrlslmas, Lent and Elster wlth extra servlces. These Ire open to •ll and ire publlclsed around the town and wider irea. The church also encour•ges Ittendance of house groups lo allow church members and anyone else who Is Interested to study the blble More deeply and encourage fellowship. There Is a pastoral system so that all who attend the church have a pastoral contact, who can vlslt them. communicate any needs to the mlnistry team and keep everyone informed of church events. The mlnlster and pastoral team vlsit those who are sick, bereaved or in need of help. Thi5 extends to any who have links to the church and may wish for a v151t. The church is often open on a Saturday morning for anyone to come along for coffee and a chat. There is a fortnlghtly fellowship group and a weekly badminton group which are open to church members and the wider communlty and offer chances for people to meet in a more informal setting. The church has a strong Boys Brigade, Girls Brigade and toddler group. All have Christian leadership and are open to all. It also provides a weekly Sunday School and crèche during the mornlng servlce. The Church gives to a range of charities, both in the UK and overseas. Trinity allows and encourages local charities to hold Saturday coffee mornings to raise money for their funds. SEcfioN D AcHIEVEMETr￿5AND PERFORMANCE Summa of the maln achlevements of the charl durln ar Trlnity held regular 10.45 worship Services during the year. There is the odd evening service, such as 0 5.45 Jazz Vesper5. There are also regular Home Church groups that meet fortnightlv. The Loughborough Chinese Methodist Church moved into the bLEilding at the end of 2021. The two churches held rnore joint services during the year, usually followed by a joint lunch. There was a celebration for Harvest, with a harvest supper, a short concert and special tollections. There were a number of Special collections during the year. including at Christmas. Donations for refreshments after the Sunday service went to Wateraid and there was an ongoing collection of goods for the Trussell Trust. There were regular Saturday coffee mornings plu5 Open Gardens over the Summer. Along with providing a time of fellowship, many of these raised money for good causes. Trinity held its own Commemoration service in the autumn for those who had105t loved ones. We also hosted a Christmas commemoration for a local undertaker and familie5 who had been bereaved. There are internal groups who use Trinity weekly, including Girls Brigade, Boys Brigade. Toddler group and a badminton club. Trinity Early Learners use the hall every weekday in lermtime and ihere are many other externa groups who make use of the premises, Includlng dance gfOUPS, choirs and a tabletop gaming club. A dram3 group held regular rehearsals for thelf Edinbuigh Fflnie 5how- which held its world premiere at Trinity. The buildini is therefore busy every day of the week. Trinity used to be the home lo Teamprlnl. an organlsatlon that provided low-cost printing services to Churches and communlty groups In the local afea. This group sadly closed down in the year. The room has been handed back to the Church. We are looking at how we can use this space in the future. The plan Is to use the area to create a self-coniained area for the Play8roup, which frees up the rest ol the buildlns for use on weekday5. Trlnity is an active member of the Three Churches Partnership, workin8 Wlth the URC and the Loughborough Baptist Church. We hold joint service5 and events, especially at Easter and Christmas. We are also a member of the LouRhborou4h Churche5 Partnership with occasional joint events. A small group ol members have been exploring options for opening up the building to the cornmunlty. These Include employing a lay worker to set up new groups, open to the Church and local community. SEcfioN E FINANCIAL REVIEW Brlef statement of the charl on reserves At present, trustees are trying to keep general reserves at over £20,000, which represents less than 3 months expenditure. Deta115 01 an lunds maierlall In defldt None SEcfioN F OTHER OPTIONAL INFORMATION None SECTION G DECLARATION The trustee5 declare that they have approved the trustees, report above Signed on behalf of the charivs trustees Full Namels}......R.A CHÉL ..ni.oeP& Position leg secretaryi chairl......T2Éfi..Su£&4 Ey &fEctI￿l-k. 19Ji pJ.z CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Trlnl Methodlst Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Lou hborou Clrcult Clrcutt no 23110 Reglstared Charlty - Charlty Reglstratlon numbèr If not a regislered chafrty Her Majesty's Revenu• and Customs Glft Ald number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in lerms of evidence of charitable slalus and may be used lo give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation, charitable slalus. Methodist char¢ties in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242> 1128708 Ministef.. Rev K Beecham Church Stewards.. Andrew Thorpe David Brooks Kate Hammond Simon Scoggins Treasurer.. Rachel Thorpe ChJ¢h R aTrJ P 2019J lo15 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI AUGUST 2024 Trlnlty Methodlst Church R•sirki•dl d••lgn•t•d Fundl Urtr••lrfct•d Fund• To¢als Ihl• ymr SECTION A y•ar RECEIPTS Not• Off•rin 4nd Tax r•co¥•r•d 4nk •nd CFB Intero11 •nd Inv••lmenl InGome e8,731 312 87,043 61,848 1.784 1,764 26,949 28,298 124,054 1,753 23,285 7,498 94.384 L¢ttin 28.949 85 Oiher recelpti TOTAL RECEIPTS 430 27,888 28,180 95,874 1071 SEcnoN b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circull Ass&ssmenl or Shara 53,875 53,875 54,625 b3 Donations 2,000 2,000 14,646 Repairs and Maintenan¢e Uliliti?s Ilnsuranc85, waler charges, heating & lighting) Office costs 14,646 4.804 21.869 21,869 15,361 457 457 678 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 2,388 95,235 7,110 7,110 9.498 102,345 21,497 b8 Ib91 96,965 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 la6.b81 639 21.070 21.709 12.581} Total funds brought forward from last y&ar 14,594 46.028 60,622 le6) 63.203 Sub total le1+¢21 15,233 67,098 82,331 60,622 Transfers and adjustments Ic71 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+e41 1S,233 67,098 82.331 Ic81 60,622 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (these amounts are not to be included in total receiptslpayments fi9ur•$ abovel d1 Balance brought forward from last year OfferingslGifts- received for extemal organisations 2,689 3,318 d3 Offering￿Gffts - passed lo extemal organisatsons 2.689 3,318 ¢J4 BAIANce STSLL TO BE PAID Id1 +d2.d31 CburcbR•raP ffj19 x 2ofS Tnni MeifKQIs1 INTEANAL OIIGANI•ATr)N• Plym￿tr oy• 8rty4•d• 4.808 S.44e 580 4.268 3,707 1,254 1,260 1.284 1.278 1,002 518 403 rnlrston 210 225 19 7.JSI 8.047 8,103 5,407 brn￿ght lor*iTd kn p•D• 2 - totsl• ¢￿￿Mn) 124,064 102,345 21,709 60,622 J2.331 BY CHURCH 131,406 110,J92 21,013 66.720 07.731 yl rI￿￿￿ry 4Dd totsl• TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL PAYMENT8 8E¢TKIN F TAT LMÈ OPENIIIfj 8ALINCE8 CLOSING CHiIRCH-eA8M FUN08 HELD •1 31 A u•t 20t4 C••h fft th￿d 8•nk cufr•htkn￿Tht 7.228 1S,303 8ank O• rtA(￿rt r4 ¢￿trAI FIMnc• BMrd 42,317 54,956 Tr￿1•••tor M•lhod*tChwth PurFVW• 11,079 12,073 oth¥fvnd* ¥UB TOTAL- ChU￿h 4ccounts Totsl fvnd$ by Intwn¥ or￿￿•￿t￿l clNhig toW Irom •knl1•121 60,822 02.331 6.103 TOTAL¢￿￿ FUND8 HELO BY CHURCH 66,725 87.739 SECTION G Al OTHER AS3ET8 LLIBILmE8 31 W 2024 L￿d & Bulthry• IE•• rth& F• 4.626.248 85 3d5 Namo of Cttufch.. Trlnlly M8thodl•l Church, Loughborough. ChaTIty numb8r 1128708 Declarations and Scrutiny I conflmi th￿ th8Ae Recelpi and Payment based accounts for the year lo 31 August 2024 have been prepared from th8 record8 ol the Church and Ihal they include all lunds under the control of Ihe Church Irustoej. Slgnaluro of treasurer ...... Date.... Name and addre88 of trea8urer.' Rachel Thorpe 52 Priory Road, Loughborough. LE113PP Presentatlon to the Church trustees I conflrm that the annual report and accounts for Ihe year ended 31 August 2024 were presented to the meetlng of the Church trustees held on ..HJ.IAI?4... Slgnatur8 of the Chalr ol the meèting Name of the Chair ol the meeting Re¥ K Beecham Dale 14>:1 l ...E-4... Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of the Trinlty Methodlst Church - Loughborough Charlty Number 1128708 Responslbllltles and basls of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Trinity Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages 1 to 3. As Ihe Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011 Ilhe Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under sedion 145 01 the Act and, in carying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{51{bl of the Act. 2019duch R P.>J• 4rf5 Name of Church. Trinity Methodist Church, Loughborough. Charity number 1128708 Independent Examlnerf8 Statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no matenal matters have come to my attention in connection V￿th the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records y￿re not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act.. or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no COn￿mS and have come across no other m8tters in connection with the examination to which attenlion should be drawn in this report in order to enable 8 proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I 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 Centr81 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 indapendent examiner ..