## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1st September 2021 To 31[st] August 2022 Charity name: Ashbourne Methodist Church Charity registration number: 1128964** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 The purposes of the Methodist Church
purposes of the charity are and shall be deemed to have been
as set out in its since the date of union the
governing document advancement of:
a) The Christian faith in accordance
with the doctrinal standards and the
discipline of the Methodist Church;
b) Any charitable purpose for the time
being of any Connexional, district,
circuit, local or other organisation of
the Methodist Church
c) Any charitable purpose for the time
being of any society or institution
subsidiary or ancillary to the
Methodist Church;
d) Any purpose for the time being of
any charity being a charity
subsidiary or ancillary to the
Methodist Church
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The attached reports from our Annual
1.19
activities in relation to Church Meeting give a more detailed
those purposes for the description of the activities of
public benefit, in Ashbourne Methodist Church. AMC
particular, the activities, offers a wide range of activities for
projects or services the public benefit. We believe that
identified in the the wording used by te Methodist
accounts. Church nationally to describe the
Church’s public benefit is entirely
appropriate to our local setting:
Ashbourne Methodist Church exists
to:
 Increase awareness of God’s
presence and to celebrate God’s
love;
 Help people learn to grow as
Christians, through mutual support
and care
 Be a neighbour to people in need
and challenge injustice.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Members of the Church Council of
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whether the trustees Ashbourne Methodist Church, as have had regard to the Trustees of the charity: guidance issued by the  Have reviewed the Charity Charity Commission on Commission’s Guidance on public public benefit benefit (PB1, PB2 and PB3).  Have taken the Charity Commission’s Guidance into account when making a decision to which the guidance is relevant.  If they have decided to depart from the guidance, have good reasons for doing so. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
The vast majority of our activities are
Para 1.38 run by volunteers, as can be seen in
Contribution made by the attached reports from our Annual
volunteers Church Meeting
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference ||Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts to society
as a whole.|Para 1.20|Alongside its regular community
activities, it’s buildings in the
‘Gateway Youth Centre’ provide self
catering accomodation for groups
visiting the area.
In 2022 signifcant planning and work
has been carried out to successfully
secure government levelling up
funding to develop the premises to
provide a 7 day a week Church and
Community Hub, “The Link”.
Work will begin in earnest in late 2023
/ 2024|| |---|---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The charity accounts were in surplus
financial position at the for the year ending August 2022
end of the period
Statement explaining Para 1.22 Ashbourne Methodist Church will aim
the policy for holding to hold reserves equal to at least 6
reserves stating why month’s expenditure and will not
they are held expect reserves to fall below 3
month’s at any time.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £339,467 of the General Funds are
designated to assist with the
Ashbourne Methodist Church
development project “The Link”.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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Ashbourne Methodist Church’s main
source of funds are donations from
The charity’s principal members, surplus from activities such
sources of funds Para 1.47 as the Cornerstone Coffee Shop and
(including any Gateway Youth Centre and lettings
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s N/A
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Deed of Union (1932) the
document Methodist Church Act (1976)
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 unincorporated association
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Appointed by the Methodist Church
methods including Connexion; are elected annually in
details of any accordance with the constitution and
constitutional provisions by ballot of all members of Ashbourne
e.g. election to post or Methodist Church who are present at
name of any person or the annual church meeting held in the
body entitled to appoint spring. Appointed by the Church
one or more trustees Council to represent specific areas of
Church life.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the Para 1.51
induction and training of
trustees
Ashbourne Methodist Church is a
member of The Methodist Church,
The charity’s forming part of Ashbourne Methodist
organisational structure Para 1.51 Circuit in the Nottingham & Derby
and any wider network District
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Ashbourne Methodist Church
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1128964
number
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Charity’s principal Church Street,
address Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1AE
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Rev Tim Morris Minister Methodist Church
1
Connexion
2 Rachel Murt Secretary Church Council
Robert Sales Leadership Annual Church Meeting
3
Steward
Helen Barker Leadership Annual Church Meeting
4
Steward
Sandra Lewer Leadership Annual Church Meeting
5
Steward
Tony Walker Leadership Annual Church Meeting
6
Steward
Stuart Green Leadership Annual Church Meeting
7
Steward
Nigel Glossop Leadership Annual Church Meeting
8
Steward
Lorraine Hawkins Leadership Annual Church Meeting
9
Steward
10 Richard Barratt Worship Steward Annual Church Meeting
11 James Peers Worship Steward Annual Church Meeting
12 Enid Stubbs Worship Steward Annual Church Meeting
13 Anne Wareing Worship Steward Annual Church Meeting
14 Steve Woodroffe Worship Steward Annual Church Meeting
15 Pauline Ward Worship Steward Annual Church Meeting
16 Chris Dakin Representative Annual Church Meeting
17 Tim Dutton Representative Annual Church Meeting
18 Steve Haines Representative Annual Church Meeting
19 Ian Marsh Representative Annual Church Meeting
20 Jacqui Marsh Representative Annual Church Meeting
21 Gareth Rutledge Representative Annual Church Meeting
22 Carole Thorpe Representative Annual Church Meeting
23 Catherine Green Representative Annual Church Meeting
24 Tricia Barclay Treasurer Church Council
25 Richard Odell World Mission Rep Church Council
26 Wendy Haslam Pastoral Secretary Church Council
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf
the assets are held and
how this falls within the
custodian charity’s
objects
Details of arrangements
for safe custody and
segregation of such
assets from the charity’s
own assets
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## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Type of Name Address
adviser
Accoun Coates and The Old Vicarage
tants Partners Limited 51 St John Street
Chartered Ashbourne
Accountants Derbyshire
DE6 1GP
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** **Matthew Hackett** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** |**Church**
**Circuit**
**Circuit no**
**Ashbourne**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2022
**Ashbourne**
**22/11**
**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**
1128964
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 2655 of 2007)
Minister:
Rev Nicola Briggs
Church Stewards – Leadership Team
Robert Sales
Nigel Glossop
Sandra Lewer
Helen Barker
Lorrain Hawkins
Stuart Green|**Church**
**Circuit**
**Circuit no**
**Ashbourne**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2022
**Ashbourne**
**22/11**
**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**
1128964
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 2655 of 2007)
Minister:
Rev Nicola Briggs
Church Stewards – Leadership Team
Robert Sales
Nigel Glossop
Sandra Lewer
Helen Barker
Lorrain Hawkins
Stuart Green|**Church**
**Circuit**
**Circuit no**
**Ashbourne**
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2022
**Ashbourne**
**22/11**
**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**
1128964
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 2655 of 2007)
Minister:
Rev Nicola Briggs
Church Stewards – Leadership Team
Robert Sales
Nigel Glossop
Sandra Lewer
Helen Barker
Lorrain Hawkins
Stuart Green| |---|---|---| |Tony Walker||Treasurer:
Tricia Barclay| Church R and P 2012.xls 1 of 5 **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022** **Church** ## **Ashbourne** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
a1 RECEIPTS Note £ £ £ £
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 88,100 0 88,100 74,310
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 422 422 149
a4 Lettings 12,671 12,671 7,455
a5 Other receipts 26,532 26,532 13,408
a6 [TOTAL RECEIPTS] 127,725 0 127,725 (a7) 95,322
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 62,000 62,000 59,000
b3 Donations 6,295 6,295 7,041
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 24,065 24,065 20,129
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 12,856 12,856 15,096
b6 0 0
b7 Other payments 10,629 10,629 15,054
b8 [TOTAL PAYMENTS ] 115,845 0 115,845 (b9) 116,320
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) 11,880 0 11,880, -20,998
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 119,710.00 0 119,710 (c6) 141,218
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 131,590 0 131,590 120,220
c4 Transfers and adjustments 0 (c8) -510
c5 [TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR ] (c3+c4) 131,590 0 131,590 (c7) 119,710 (c6)
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|d1
d2
d3
d4
d|**SECTION D**
0
0
928
185
928
185
**0**
**0**
Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations
Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
**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| |---|---| ## **FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS** 2 of 5 Church R and P 2012.xls Ashbourne **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 2020 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 District. 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 Development Project 260,724 448 260,275 79,192 339,467
e2 Cornerstone 13,870 15,829 -1,959 1,959 0
e3 Flowerfund 635 739 -104 111 7.16
e4 Gateway 13,648 15,007 -1,359 4,678 3,319
e5 Youthclub 0 0 0 89 89
e6
e7 0
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds 288,877 32,024 0 86,029 (e11) 342,882 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 127,725 115,845 11,880 0 (c8) 119,710 (c6) 131,590 (c7)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 416,602 147,869 268,734 0 205,739 (x) 474,473 (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**
**OPENING**
**BALANCES**
0
23,680
96,030
**119,710**
(c6)
**86,029** (e11)
**205,739**
(x)
**SECTION G**
At
**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**
1st September 2021
950,000
Other Assets
198,000
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account
Bank Deposit Account
Central Finance Board
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
Other funds
Other Liabilities
**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)
**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**
Investments (include Endowments)
Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value)
Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end|**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**
28,968
102,623
**131,591**
(c7)
**342,882** (e12)
**474,473**
(y)
At
31 August 2022
950,000
198,000| |---|---|---| 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 RMO/2012 Church R and P.xls ## **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 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature of Treasurer Date
Name Mrs Patricia Barclay
Address 1 Margery Close Ashbourne DE6 1GZ
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## **Presentation to the *Church Council for approval.** I confirm that the Accounts have been presented to the Church Council on and were approved. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature of the Chair of the
meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting Rev Nicola Briggs
Date
___________________________________________________________________________
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Ashbourne Church
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This Report is on the Church Accounts for the year ended 31[st] Aug **----- Start of picture text -----**
2022
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## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that 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. RMO/2012 church R and P.xls 4 of 5 ## **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 (other than that disclosed below*): - (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the - 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_ **----- Start of picture text -----**
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