## **Arnold Methodist Trustees Report 2020-2021** Whilst the pandemic lockdowns and risk of infection remained high, the church remained closed. On the bright side we welcomed a new probationer minister, Rev. Yanyan Case, to the circuit, who will be working with us at Arnold. Unfortunately there was no onsite welcome service due to the ongoing situation but she was welcomed online, via Zoom and YouTube, by the District chair Rev. Loraine Mellor. On the pastoral front people were being kept in contact via either telephone buddies, prayer chain messages, email updates and people knocking on doors when passing on their permitted walks. The circuit continued to provide the Sunday morning service on YouTube and also a written service which was circulated to those on email or printed and hand delivered by people in the fellowship. An afternoon Zoom service was led by Rev. Byass, Rev. Case and occasionally other lay preachers. This enabled the fellowship to hear the word of God preached and also have fellowship with other members on the congregation in that digital environment. We are sure this was appreciated by all. Praise and worship were live-streamed throughout the period, and we give thanks for those who have the technical ability. It is remarkable how many of us became digitally savvy during this period. The Families and Youth Workers kept in contact with their networks by telephone and Zoom, and also distributed activity bags and kept the Open the Book team together producing videos to send into schools. Girls Brigade and the Mental Health Group leaders kept in contact with their groups in various ways, although Boys Brigade were not able to meet during restrictions. At various times, such as festival celebrations, gifts were delivered to members, friends and contacts, for example Christmas goody bags, Easter plants and Pentecost cake. Community prayer was offered outside on the market place especially during Lent and Easter. In addition, both Alpha and Youth Alpha courses were run during the year. From a financial perspective there was a deficit of £12000. But we give thanks for continuing support, and for all that has been contributed in the year. Sadly during the year we sadly lost several people and we give thanks for their contribution to AMC over the years. Upon return to worship, though numbers were limited and the chairs spaced out to comply with Government guidance, it was good to worship together in the building. We look forward to the opportunities and challenges of the coming months as we develop and build the community moving forward. 2b Rev. Richard Byass. On behalf of AMC Trustees. P1 Front Page ## **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** **ARNOLD METHODIST Church** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2021 **Nottingham North East Circuit Circuit no 2201 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number** 1128841 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 1734 of 2012) **----- Start of picture text -----**
Minister:
Rev Richard Byass
Church Stewards:
Ms L Davies
Mr R Keighery
Mrs K Brown
Mrs M Moore
Mr I Wild
Mrs P Bullett
Treasurer:
Mr P Henderson
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Arnold Methodist Church
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
a1 RECEIPTS Note £ £ £ £
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 53299 607 53906 78094
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 116 76 192 690
a4 Lettings 240 240 5340
a5 Other receipts 6785 682 7467 13118
a6 [TOTAL RECEIPTS] 60440 1365 61805 (a7) 97242
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 43694 43694 49743
b3 Donations 1600 192 1792 2582
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 4501 4501 7658
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 5739 5739 8329
b6 layworkers salaries 14488 14488 13825
b7 Other payments 2404 986 3390 8309
b8 [TOTAL PAYMENTS ] 72426 1178 73604 (b9) 90446
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) -11986 187 -11799 6796
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 76143 11926 88069 (c6) 81273
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 64157 12113 76270 88069
c4 Transfers and adjustments (c7)
c5 [TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR ] (c3+c4) 64157 12113 76270 (c8) 88069 (c6)
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|d1
d2
d3
d4
d|**SECTION D**
75.00
789.00
864.00
**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID**(d1+d2-d3)
**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS**
**(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above)**
Balance brought forward from last year
Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations
Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations|**SECTION D**
75.00
789.00
864.00
**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID**(d1+d2-d3)
**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS**
**(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above)**
Balance brought forward from last year
Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations
Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations|1729
1654
**75**
| |---|---|---|---| |||75.00
789.00
864.00|| ||||| Page 1 P3 Summ of Orgs 10 **Church** ## **SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL** ## **SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page** Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2013 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. **----- Start of picture text -----**
INTERNAL Net Receipts/
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments Opening balances Closing balances
e1 Per Schedule 821 1,848 (1,026) 9,687 8,661
e2
e3
e4
e5
e6
e7
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds 821 1,848 (1,026) 9,687 (e11) 8,661 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 61,805 (a7) 73,604 (b9) (11,799) (c7) 88,069 (c6) 76,270 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 62,626 75,451 (12,825) 97,756 (x) 84,931 (y)
Continue on a separate sheet TOTAL
if necessary and bring the TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS
totals 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 2020**
**SECTION G**
**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**
Other Assets
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account
**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
Other funds
Bank Deposit Account
Central Finance Board
**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)
Investments (include Endowments)
Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value)
Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end
Other Liabilities|**OPENING**
**BALANCES**
6,101
78,604
3,364
**88,069**
(c6)
**9,687** (e11)
**97,756**
(x)
At
1 September 2020
4,639
2,483,804|**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**
6,871
66,031
3,368
**76,270**
(c7)
**8,661**
(e12)
**84,931**
(y)
At
31 August 2021
5,491
2,483,804| |---|---|---|---| 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 Page 1 Declaration & IE (1) ## **DECLARATIONS** ## **Treasurer** I confirm that I have prepared the accounts from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church Council Signature of Treasurer Date 18/10/2021 _**P Henderson**_ Name Patrick Henderson Address 143 Ramsey Drive Arnold Nottingham NG5 6SB **Presentation to the *Church Council for approval.** I confirm that the Accounts have been presented to the Church Council on 09/02/2022 and were approved. Signature of the Chair of the meeting _**R J Byass**_ Name of the Chair of the meeting **Rev Rchard Byass** Date **09/02/2022** ___________________________________________________________________________ ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** **Arnold Methodist Church** This Report is on the Church Accounts for the year ended 31[st] August 2021 ## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - Examine the accounts under Section 145 of the Charities Act - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity - Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Page 1 Declaration & IE (2) ## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. _* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply appropriate_ > Name ~~PO~~ John O'Brien > Signature ~~asd~~ Relevant Professional qualification or body FCCA, FCIE, Employee of Community Accounting Plus. ~~—~~ Address Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham NG1 5GL ~~|~~ Date 18/02/2022 ~~|~~ Page 1 Declaration & IE (2) ## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. _* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply appropriate_ > Name ~~PO~~ John O'Brien > Signature ~~asd~~ Relevant Professional qualification or body FCCA, FCIE, Employee of Community Accounting Plus. ~~—~~ Address Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham NG1 5GL ~~|~~ Date 18/02/2022 ~~|~~ Page 1