CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1" Sept 2023
Period end date
Period startdate To 31 Aug 2024
Charity name: Ridgeway Methodist Church
Charity registration number: 1128711
Reference and Administrative details
Charit
name
Other name the chari
uses
Re
istered chari
number
Charity's principal address
Rid
ewa
Methodist Church
1128711
Mudge Way
Plympton
Plymouth
PL7 2PS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
Trust& name
Office (if any)
Namè of person lor b¢xlyl entitled
toa
int trustee
if an
Rev Amanda
Roper
Mr John Buttle
ApF)ointed 10"
De￿rnber 2023
Ex Officio
Church Council
Mr Ron Meathrel
Resigned 31° August
2024
Church Council
Mrs Patricia Stead
Resigned 12th May 2024
Church Council
Church Council
Mrs Helen Pope
Mrs Joan Buttle
Church Council
Mrs Janet Bell
Church Council
Mrs Cannen De
Pablo Lopez
Mr Martin Holman
Appointed 121h May
2024
Church Council
Appointed 12" May
2024
Appointed 1" September
2024
Church Council
10
Miss Ruth Nicholls
Church Council
Secretary
Church Council
Mr Simon Rogers
Mr Matthew
Rogers
Mrs Esther Young
Church Council
Church Council
12
13
Church Council
Secretary
Resigned 12, May 2024
Church Council
14
Mrs Avril Baker
Church Council
15
Mrs Monica
Thompson
Mr Brian Hart
Church Council
16
Church Council
Church Council
Church Counal
17
Mrs Valerie Foot
18
Mr Anthony Kirby

19
Mr Mark Thompson
Mrs Lynne Rogers
Church Council
Church Council
20
21
22
23
Name of trustees holding title to property bel￿gIng to the charity
Trustee name
Oates act￿1 if not forwhole
ear
The Trustees for Methodist
Church Putposes (Custodian
Trustee
Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of governing document
Act of Parliament
How is the charity
constituted?
Trust
,orated
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entided
to appoint one or more
trustees
Appointed by church council/ some ex officio
Additional inforniation (optional)
You ma
choose lo include further statements where relevant aboLrt'.
Policies and procedures
Inductionltraining
adopted for the induction and
Range of guidan￿ prodU￿d by the Methodist Church
trainin
of trustees
Leaffet "Role of a Trustee-
The charity s organisational
Training in Safeguarding practice in the Methodist Church
structure and any wider
nefv40rk with which the
charity works
Structure
Part of the Plymouth & Devonport Methodist Circuit
Accountable to The Methodist Conference
Relationship with any related
parties
Risks
Discussed by Church Council
Také professional advice as required
Regular review prO￿sS
Adopted Safeguarding Policy
Other
Objectives and Activities
Summary ofthe purposes of
the charity as set out in its
goveming document
Set out in the Methodist Church Act 1976 {clause 4)- synopsis
Advancement of Religion and any chantable purpose of Ihe
Methodist Church or church organisation. {See Methodist
Church Act 1976
The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members
of Ihe church and non-members alike. The teaching of
Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. The
rovision of outh and
arent and toddler activities, and
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in
artFcular, the

activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.
women's and men's meetings with a Christian ethos. Supporting
other charities in the UK and overseas financially and with
ra
er.
Additional infonnation (optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about..
A full programme of Christian worship. ministry and service is
provided for all ages and all these activities are open to both
members and non-member5.
The church regularly prepares and re￿iVeS new members.
Worship includes regular celebrations of Holy Communion and
prayer.
Leaming and caring is organised through Sunday services, bible
study groups. meetings for fellowship and such other activities
as may stimulate growth in faith and support others in their
Christian discipleship.
servi￿ is organised through a wtde variety of unifomed and
non-unifomied groups for children from birth to adulthood. coffee
bars, wami space and café events. A programme of regular
activities is arranged for adults including walking, badminton,
Needles and Pins, board games, fellowship groups.
Care is offered to all who are in need and people who approach
the church asking for a special service or support.
The church co-operates with and supports other churches and
groups with a similar outlook and ethos.
Policy on grant making
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
Achievements and Performance
Ridgeway Methodist church continues to hold weekly Sunday
services in the moming and evening. Morning services are
streamed for those who are unable to join us. In addition there
have been monthly midweek services for residents in a nea￿Y
community which caters for the visually impaired.
A team of volunteers has provided pastoral support to its
members, visiting the elderly and housebound and delivering
flowers to those who are unw811 or bereaved.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
the ¢1￿umS￿n￿s of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
A prayer tearn offers prayer support for the local community and
for those in special need.
The church employs a part time Offi￿ administrator.
A wide range of activities are held for children and young
people, which includes a Church led pre-school and toddler
group. There are also activities for adults of all ages. Through
these activities we provide support and guidance to a wide
range of people within our community.

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Income has remained steady.
ere possible members are encouraged to make offerings
by standing order. At the end of the financial year the charity
has approximately 7 months of reserves which is above
the set ob'ective.
We aim to hold in reserve sufficient money in our general
funds to cover 2 to 3 months expenditu￿. The reason for
this is twofold:
(i) Expenditure is held in reseNe as working capital to cover
nonnal running costs and to meet emergency calls on cash.,
and
(li) Certain costs, including our assessment, are paid in
advanTr - money is therefore spent in advance of being
raised. To cover this, the church n&ds further funds in
reserve.
At 31 st August 2024 our restricted funds stood at £50,037
with £44,022 as general funds. At 31st Augusl 2024 our
general funds represented 7 months of expenditure.
Our restricted funds of £50,037 are held for the employment
of pastorallmission workers and property expenditure
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
staling why they are held
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
£44,022
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signatu￿($)
Full name{s)
Position leg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Ruth Nicholls
Simon Ro ers
Senior Steward
Church Council Secretary
Date
1 Ith December 2024

CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
RIDGEWAY METHODIST
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Plymouth and Devonport
Circuit
C1￿ult no.
002401
Registered Charity - Charity Reglstratlon number
1128711
If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and
Customs Gift Aid number
(Th8 HMRC number is equivalerrt to a registered charity number in temis of eviden￿ 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 ar8
exceptèd from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister-
Rev Amanda Roper
Church Stewards:
Simon Rogers
Helen Pope
Carmen de Pablo
Martin Holman
Treasurer..
Ron Meathrel
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
RIDGEWAY
METHODIST
Church
Unr•stsl¢ted Re8trlcted Totals th1•
Funds
Fund$
year
TotalB last
y￿r
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Note
a2
Offerings and Tax recover
Bank and CFB interest and
Inveskn*nl income
66,422
66,422
72,010
a3
2.613
2,854
2,613
2,854
21,309
93,198
1,675
7,598
Lettings
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
a5
3,768
75,657
17,541
17,$41
6,015
87,298
{a7)
SECTION
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circuit Assessment or Share
43,337
43,337
35,299
b3
Donations
5,960
5,960
5,400
Repairs and Maintenance
utilities (Insuran￿$, water
charges. heating & lighting)
Office
949
3,497
b5
11,264
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
18,470
76,260
8,285
8,285
26.755
30,286
85,746
b8
{b91
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR
¢1
(a6-b8)
(6031
9,256
8,653
1,552
Total fvnds brought forward from
last year
44,625
40,781
85,406
{c61
83,854
Sub total
1¢1+c21
44,022
50,037
94,059
85,406
Transfers and adjustments
(c71
c5
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
Ic3+c41
44,022
50,037
(c81
85A06
(c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
lthe8e amounts are not to bo included In total re¢elptslpayments fvures abovo)
d1
Balance brought forward from last year
d2
OfferingslGifts- received for extemal organisations
4,173
4.563
d3
OfferingslGifts - passed to extemal organisab'ons
4,173
4,563
d4
BALANGE STILL TO BE PAID
(d1+d2-d31
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RIDGEWAY MEfHODIST
Chw¢b
SLIIAMARY OF CH
RCH ACCOUNTS AIKJ IFifERNAL ORGANI
sECT￿N
ance Ikrte8to Com
Summary ofthechwch att¢unts lor the Yearer￿e￿ 31 August 2023 art Intern* Organisali(his reFKrtfftgknthe Church CounL¥YChurch Meebng. NotellRt thefundsof
an Intern￿ lYg8ni98l￿ n￿81￿ be Resweo funds unLgss itc(￿Id bedearty shNn ihal b* co￿￿ te U8ed forary Metwthsi wrty>sp. This *lon must be
mpktedto8rrf¥vattho gross IrKJJY*and frxwdrturetota￿ L*tht Church. Ifgw 1nrthiE ex¢e&ts I￿A¢￿rU*Ll Ihreshoby, then theAcL¥uats rnethod Of3￿￿￿tIr￿a
NDA DIFFERENT FORM must bè Us￿ tr> fwrt thèw)unts (8•0 ￿￿￿K¥j￿t￿ebsrtel. P4eaGe ref£r rLO*¥ r*ja￿￿ng tr￿sfe[S bel*pen the Oi$trtt
and ￿￿￿eC￿l DthctOrgani53trn$.
Net R￿1
Payir￿ts
Ow)Ino
P8yThnts
Adjuslrnents
Cb¥"ry b81gr
8oy¥ Brfg•dg
5.705
3,548
3.802
Glrf¥ tyrfg•d¢
3,462
3.747
D4rtrnoorwol*ws
Badmlrton
Patchwork pl
311
33
17
Frfendshlp group
1.952
1,895
57
114
Womensfdlowlhlp
1.619
1,039
4,658
S.238
E6b
Food Ravg
35
P$ 23 garden
anthtstr)$
19
35
15
Church occowtsVoW•
bmu9ht rorw•rd from pg08
2- totals ¢olumTrl
HU
93.198
la71
Ibg)
8.653
Ic71
¢¢61
94.059
¢10
Continue on a separatè sheet
r￿￿ary ￿ t￿r& Ihe
TOTALRECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
TATEME14TOF ASSETS AND LtABILmE
OPENING
BALANCES
CLO&NG
ALANCES
CHURCH.¢ASH FUNDS HELDat31 Augu•t 2024
C88h haThJ
Bank CufteniALYxAJnl
3$.522
41.862
Bank DewjsrtA￿xAMrt
f4
49.884
52,497
SLIB TOTAL. Churth aCCOLwts
{￿1
94.059
Ic81
held by Intern￿ Or9anbati￿ lthe
bgiqrts totsl from atthpl le121
11.827
12.987
TOTAL ¢A3H FUNDS HELD BY C￿RcH
97,233
107.028
SECT1014 G
Al
1 Septemtw20Yd
At
81 Aullust2024
OTHER ASSETS •nd LIABILmes
1nb*str￿Thts (In￿YdeEN￿YWrnents1
Land & BulW8188e rwxe6 re Inwts[K*Vak￿)
3,266,472
3,307,759
otherAs9ets
255,303
232,849
Loanl81. atY￿ar￿
0th8r LWIthS
6.818
6,342
r4 Irdude onty Fund$ tsldatihe Ctsmirw Finarte BoarTJ
15 I￿￿￿e0n￿ Funds h4d 8tTrUSWf￿ M8trKThylstCh￿th Puwd
1 Indude any rttwin%*sknent8 Iwtfh8 Lwh elefftht0fTMcP￿sts￿xrt$thkg1¥ Ir￿L￿ in lin215
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THE
YEAR
Rldgeway IAethodl8t Church
Unrostrlcto Ro8trtctod
d Funds
Fund8
Total8 th18
year
Totals la8t
year
NOTE 1
OTHER RECEIPTS
Bookstall
Youth
Local Mission
FWIRest.Pastoral Vvo
Property Fund
Mix.
Totals
142
142
1.000
521
10,645
5,319
3,682
21,309
293
1,100
133
1,295
1.000
521
10,845
5,319
3,626
3,768
3,194
6,016
17,541
NOTE 2
OTHER PAYMENT
Cleaning, inc. supplies
Bookstall
Office
Youth
Local Mission
FWIRest.Pastoral
Propety Fund
Misc.
Totals
4.391
4391
5,894
128
18,633
829
877
11.625
11,626
665
1.018
6,417
1,018
6,417
2,356
18,470
185
2.541
26.755
3,924
30.285
8,285
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Name of Chu
Ridgeway Methodlst Church. Mudge Way, Plympton. PL7 2PS
No. 002401
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confim that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 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 .
Name and address of tre
Ron Meathrel
Ridgeway Methodist Church, Mudge Way. Plympton, PL7 2PS
Presentation to the Church trustses
I confim that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 werelwill 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..IzI.111102
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of the
Ridgeway Methodist Church
Charity Number 1128711
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Ridgeway Melhodist Church for the
year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages 2 to 4. 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.
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Name of Chu
R¢dgeway Methodist Church, Mudge Way. Plympton, PL7 2PS
2401
Independent Examinerfs Statement
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 below.) which give me cause to believe
that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act" or
the accounts do not accord wilh 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
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
Name of finn (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code ..fL q.4J/
Date
delete or circle as appropriate
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