## **Trustees’ Annual Report 2020-21** ## Beckminster Methodist Church Birches Barn Road, Penn Fields, Wolverhampton WV3 7BQ Charity number 1128871 ## **Structure and management** Beckminster Methodist Church is part of the Wolverhampton Circuit of the Methodist Church in the UK. It is established through a trust deed under the Methodist Church Act 1976 and follows the disciplines of the UK Methodist Church. The church’s governing body is the Church Council, the members of which are the trustees of the charity. Members of the Church Council must be members of the Methodist Church in the UK. Members comprise individuals who have been appointed by the Church Council to hold designated voluntary positions within Beckminster, individuals appointed by the Annual Church Meeting of members of Beckminster and three individuals appointed by the Wolverhampton Circuit. The property used by the church is held by the Trustees for Methodist Purposes as custodian trustees. The trustees during the period from 1 September 2020 up to the date of completion of this report were: Rev Paul Nzacahayo (Chair) Dr Janet Anderson Mr Peter Prescott Rev Glennys Bamford Mrs Christine Pedley Mrs Tricia Prescott Mrs Sue Lorimer Mr Phil Shuttleworth Mr Roy Evans Mr Tim Lorimer Mrs Donna Watson Mrs Pam Wilkes Mr John Ashwood Mrs Carol Topham Mrs Janette Clough Mrs Wendy Ashwood Mr George Tonks Miss Stephanie Wilkes Mrs Loraine Harris Mr Brian Timmis Mr Peter Share (to 31.8.21) Mrs Wendy Bate Rev M Heim (from Ms Lesley Cook (from 1.9.21) Rev Christopher Collins (to 1.9.21) Mr Gabriel Gidi (from 1.9.21) 31.8.21) Rev J Cox-Darling (from 1.9.21) ## **Activities, objectives, achievements and performance** The principal objective of the church is the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church. Beckminster provides a public benefit through providing public acts of Christian worship, which are open to anyone who wishes to attend and through making its facilities available to members of the community. Activities throughout the week provide Christian fellowship for the members and supporters of the church. The church also provides meeting space for a wide range of secular groups within the local community. During normal times the premises are in use throughout most of the week. The members of the church maintain Christian witness in Wolverhampton and work with other charities, religious groups and other organisations across the local community. Activities throughout 2020-21 were restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the church premises being closed during November 2020 and from January to March 2021. However, we have been able to provide continuing Christian fellowship on-line and members have sought to continue to support the local community during this period. ## **Financial review** The running costs and maintenance of the church are funded by contributions from members and other supporters, together with charges made to external groups for use of the premises. During the year, the receipts of the church were £113,340, which included a total of £17,340 from three legacies, and payments of £107,163 were made. Receipts were significantly affected by the restrictions on the opening of the premises. The church received a large legacy from a former member in 2006 and continues to use those funds to finance part of its work. Reserves at the financial year end (31 August 2021) stood at £53,245 unrestricted and £12,184 restricted; the unrestricted reserves were in line with the church’s policy of retaining these reserves at least equal to 6 months of revenue expenditure. The church does not have any outstanding loans or other debts. Members of Beckminster raise money for a range of other charities and some of the funds collected are held within the church accounts until paid out to the relevant charities. The church also holds funds for Churches Together in Graisley and Penn Fields, an informal group of local churches of different denominations. A total of £1,114 was received into the church’s accounts for other organisations during the year and £671 was held at 31 August 2021. Financial forecasts for the church have been prepared for the period to 31 August 2022 and these demonstrate that the church will remain able to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Consequently, the Trustees consider it is appropriate to use the going concern basis to prepare the church’s accounts. 2 March 2022 ## **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** **Beckminster** FOR THE YEAR ENDED **Church** ## 31 August 2021 |**Circuit**
**Circuit no**
**Wolverhampton**
**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**|**28/01**
1128871| |---|---| 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: Rev P Nzacahayo Church Stewards: Mr J Ashwood Mr P Shuttleworth Mrs C Topham Mrs D Watson Treasurer: Mr G Tonks Church R and P 2015.xls 1 of 5 **Church** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021** ## **Beckminster** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 96,517 100 96,617 74,523
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 59 12 71 418
a4 Lettings 9,309 9,309 9,866
a5 Other receipts 6,533 810 7,343 4,248
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 112,418 922 113,340 (a7) 89,055
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 64,893 64,893 64,251
b3 Donations 2,956 81 3,037 2,026
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 6,234 3,098 9,332 6,624
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 8,159 8,159 8,906
b6
b7 Other payments 21,156 586 21,742 21,385
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 103,398 3,765 107,163 (b9) 103,192
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) 9,020 (2,843) 6,177 (14,137)
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 40,907 18,345 59,252 (c6) 73,389
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 49,927 15,502 65,429 59,252
c4 Transfers and adjustments 3,318 (3,318) (c7)
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 53,245 12,184 65,429 (c8) 59,252 (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 above) £ £
d1 Balance brought forward from last year 634 793
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 1,114 1,814
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations 1,077 1,973
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) 671 634
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2 of 5 Church R and P 2015.xls Beckminster **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 2021 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/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
e1 Luncheon Club 1,959 70 1,889 1,781 3,670
e2 Open Way 151 (151) 152 1
e3 World Mission 367 367
e4 Monday Focus 502 502
e5 Mission in Britain 255 255
e6 Marrieds Circle 161 (161) 161
Messy Church 47 47
Take a Break 600 (600) 1,131 531
Toddlers Group 1,569 1,569
JMA 870 870
e7 Benevolent Fund 214 214
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds 3,451 2,474 977 5,557 (e11) 6,534 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 113,340 (a7) 107,163 (b9) 6,177 (c7) 59,252 (c6) 65,429 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 116,791 109,637 7,154 64,809 (x) 71,963 (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 2021**
**SECTION G**
**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**
Other Assets
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account
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**
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)|**OPENING**
**BALANCES**
1,306
668
3,818
17,968
35,492
**59,252**
(c6)
**5,557** (e11)
**64,809**
(x)
At
1 September 2020
264
3,320,479
671,809|**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**
693
2,221
13,060
13,958
35,497
**65,429**
(c8)
**6,534** (e12)
**71,963**
(y)
At
31 August 2021
264
3,323,778
672,477| |---|---|---|---| 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 ………Beckminster…………………………………………………… No……….. ## **Declarations and Scrutiny** I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2021 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 28 January 2022 Name and address of treasurer ……Mr G H Tonks …………………………………………………………………………………. Post Code……………… ## **Presentation to the Church trustees** I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 7 February 2022 Signature of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………………………………… Name of the Chair of the meeting …Rev P Nzacahayo 18 February 2022 ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** **………Beckminster……………..……………………..Church Charity Number …1128871..** ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the …Beckminster…Church for the year ended 31 August 2021 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 ………Beckminster………………………………………… 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. [the [the 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 ………………Mr J M Holt Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ……………………………………… Name of firm (where appropriate) ……………………………………………………………………… Address …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………….. Post Code ……………… Date ……28 January 2022 - delete or circle as appropriate Sep-20 5 of 5 2015 church R and P.xls Name of Church ………Beckminster…………………………………………………… No……….. ## **Declarations and Scrutiny** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** **………Beckminster……………..……………………..Church** ## **Charity Number …1128871..** ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the …Beckminster…Church for the year ended 31 August 2021 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. ## **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. - [the [the 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 Mr J M Holt Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ……………………………………… Name of firm (where appropriate) ……………………………………………………………………… Address …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………….. Post Code ……………… Date 28 January 2022 2015 church R and P.xls 4 of 5