High Street Methodist Church Witney ANNUAL REPORT Year Ended 31st August 2021 HIGH STREEIJ METHODISTS ## **MISSION STATEMENT FOR HIGH STREET METHODIST CHURCH** 2 June 2022 Dear Church, We continue to find our'new normal, as we exit a global pandemic, but as we do, we also recognise that new and difficult challenges are emer9ing for both the local and worldwide communities. As we move further away from the existence of lockdown restrictions, the more we are starting to discover the impact the last few years has had on our community, and High St Methodist Church has not been immune. Some church members have found it diff icultto return to church for several reasons and attendance is sli9htly down from what it was pre pandemic. Though acknowledging the reality of the decrease in numbers l also caution against believing this means the church is in decline as the abnormal nature wouldn't be good data base from which to draw any long-term conclusions. To the contrary, in the last 12 months we have a150 had the joy of seeing adult baptisms and members join the church family this last year which is cause for celebration and joy and we continue to welcome new people into the church family on a regular basis. What is clear is that resourtes are more limited to what they were a few years ago. Our finances have held well considering, but we will have to be mindful of our situation in this next year to ensure the church remains in a secure financial position and I have every confidence that the trustees will guide us with wisdom and discernment. We are also finding it difficult to find people to fill some roles in the life of the church, but we do believe that God will provide and once more this is quite a common difficulty that churches have to face. What should encourage us is the number of new or modified ministries that people are stepping into.. Alpha, the Worship band, The coffee bar, Little Lambs, Prayerteam, mid- week reflections etc. We also have other 9roups that continue a long tradition of being part of church life such as the flower arrangement teams, Man Friday, Pastoral visitors, Property and finance, Messy Church, Women's fellowship amon9St many others. What is clear is that as we move forward. we need to be able to have a clearvision about who God is calling us to be in this new season, as well as a strategy that will help us achieve that vision. No church can be all things so part of this process will be to discern what distinct features our church is called to have, and subsequently where our resources should be directed, and where they should not. The foundation of this will be a new mission plan that the leadership team is currently going through a process to develop, and this will be presented to the church in this next annual year. Please do pray for this because nothing we do should be separate from God and prayer is fundamental for everything that we do. My final thought is to ponder on a comment I frequently hear, that we are 'living in strange times, la phrase I've no doubt said myself a number of times over the last few years). In truth every generation has dealt and overcome difficulties just as we will in this generation, and it is part of our human nature to adapt and respond to changin9 contexts. There is no need for us to worry, but instead trust God and know that he has already called and equipped us to do the work that is before us and through our faith and love we will help our community see the Kingdom of God. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. IECC 1..91 Ble5sin9S Jason (Rev Jason Cooke) Church Life Membership Deaths.. Phyl Bennett, Brian Jordan. Dorothy Donald. Sylvia Holly, Ken Mumford, Sue Withinshaw, Jean Smith, Heather Price, Cicley Cockwell, Ron Cockwell. New members.. 4 Transfers in.. 8 Transfers out: 3 Total 180 Pastoral Worker and Pastoral Visfcors Our grateful thanks and appreciation for the diligence of the 26 Pastoral Visitors who regularly keep in touch with those on their lists throughout the year. It is essential for the care and wellbeing of the church fellowship. Our aim is to try to allocate all members to one of the Pastoral Team whose responsibility it is to keep in contact and give support where needed. The Pastoral Team meets with Rev Jason three or fours times a year to discuss and share news about pastoral care at High Street church. Appropriate training for the improvement of pastoral care is arranged from time to time. Anne Crawlord Prayer There is an email chain for requests for prayer and telephone messages for those who do not receive emails. This continues to be an invaluable means of communication and a great source of comfort and healing. Other prayer opportunities have restarted as Covid restrictions have lifted with small groups meeting during the week and a time of prayer before Sunday services. Church Leadership The Church'5 Leadership Team have continued to meet regularly {normally monthly) to discuss and prepare the way forward for HSMC. Many aspects of church life are constantly reviewed and, of course, resulted in adjustments and new approaches during the period of Covid-19. All that we try to do are based on the principles ol the 'Methodist Way of Life, Iworship ,Learning & Caring ,Service and Evan9elisml The team are currently evaluating the responses from a suNey of the church which formed part of the Sunday morning service in early May. This is being carried out in order to produce a new mission plan for our church. During the past 12 months the team have also looked at = 'God in Love Unites Us. _ with particular reference regarding whether to allow our premises to be used for same 5e¥ marriages. The formation of a Worship Planning Team Establishing a Chaplaincy Team at HSMC The safe reopening of our Coffee Bar. Worship With the lifting of Covid restrictions it has been a joy to get back to full maskless worship. During the year we have seen a gradual increase in numbers worshipping regularly as the confidence has returned. Our Sunday morning worship continues to be the focal point of church life with a good size congregation and we give thanks to the stewards. musicians and technical team that enable it all to happen. Children and Young People Over the past year Junior Church has continued to meet every Sunday providin9 an important place for our young people to learn. play and explore their faith. Christmas Shoeboxe5 We were able to continue to organise the collection. checking and packing of shoeboxes to be transported to countries like Romania. Belarus and Bosnia where some of the children are living in desperate circumstances. The boxes are filled with toys. toiletries. writing materia15, games and sweets to deli9ht the children, most of whom have no possessions at all. The team tries to involve as many people from our community as possible in this activity and promote a warm and friendly atmosphere in which to check the boxes. Over 1000 boxe5 were checked before they were collected by Teams4U to transport and distribute where needed. Church Premises During the past twelve months. we have been pleased to welcome back users to our premi5e5. They have gradually returned as the Covid restrictions have eased and we are currently at about 70% of our pre-pandemic level of use. We have, as regular room-u5er5 on licences. Volunteer Link-up. Witney Food Revolution la food banklfood recycling project) and Aspire la youth support and development organisationl. In November 2021 we signed a three-year lease on the shop unit with Golden Threads la tailor) and we have tenants in the church flai on a one-yeartenancy agreement. The Coffee Bar is coming back to life with a new team of volunteers. The automatic front and back doors and the fob entry control system recently installed have helped to make the building more accessible to users and raised the level of security when the building is closed. We remain grateful to our employees who handle bookings. cleaning. room setting-up and security. Maintaining our premises is a continual activity. with Man Friday volunteers doing a myriad of small jobs to look after the building and surroundings. We are about to place an order for repair work on the Wesley Centre stonework. The gutters and slate5 on the north side ofthe Worship Area need attention. The Newland chapel is also part of our responsibility. and we are grateful to those who look after it. We are fortunate to have gas and electricity purchase contracts which run until 2024 at the "old" prices. We are commissioning aTb energy survey to identify how we can reduce our energy usage in the short term, and what we should aim to do in the long run to control costs and to become more eco-friendly. Keith Cr3wlord- Propety Secretary The Church in the Community As a church we are proud of the building that we have and are even more delighted in the way that the community 15 able to use it. Room bookings are increasing once more, and the Methodist Church remains one of the most used buildings in all of Witney. Activities on our premises are varied and include activities such as toddler groups, life skills courses, weight1055 groups, dance classes, brownies and guides, art classes, baby support groups, music recitals, Ukrainian drop in, homeless drop in. Aspire {supporting young adults). Community Fridge, Community Larder and much much more. The coffee bar is now open 5 days a week once more and continuesto be a place for people to come and relax and find peace. The building continues to be used well for ecumenical work in Witney, hosting Witney Well la churches together outreach event) as well as concerts for WICS (Witney Inter Church Singers) and the churches together prayer breakfasts. One of the excitement developments looking ahead is the recruitment of a Chaplaincy Lead. Thi5 role will recruit and train a team of chaplains from across the churches in Witney who will then offer chaplaincy at community events. church events, within our building and around the town centre. Loneliness and mental health are two of the key issues affecting the community at this time and we look forward to offering what help we can in these issues and more. It is fair to say that High Street Methodist church is an integral part of the community in Witney. and we should be encouraged in the difference that we are making. Staff and Volunteers The operations of the Church are only possible with the support of our small paid staff and the around 175 volunteer5 who put in many hours acr05S the year. Safeguarding Safeguarding is an important aspect of our church life. It is essential that policies and procedures are in place to ensure that everybody in the church and those that use our premises are kept safe from any sort of harm and to prevent, as far as possible, incidents from arising and, if they do, to ensure that they are efficiently and appropriately dealt with. The following is taken from High Streeys safeguarding policy.. 'High Street Methodist Church strives to ensure that its safeguarding policy...are brought to the attention of everyone and applied to everyone. .This is not the same as treating each person as though they were under suspicion. It is more a matter of taking sensible measure5 to protect children. young people and vulnerable adults. and recognising that it is the responsibility of us A robust safeguarding policy, if followed, also Se￿eS to protect those who work with children, young people and vulnerable adults who may inadvertently place themselves in a vulnerable position...Malicious accusations can also wreck the lives of those against whom they are directed. 'We are concerned with the wholeness of each individual within God's purpose for their lives, the life of the community and the life of the world. We seek to safeguard all mernber5 of thi5 church community, irrespective of whether they are Church members, adherent5 or visitors, and irrespective of their age. 'We are committed to.. the care and nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministry with. all children, young people and adults the safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and adults who may be vulnerable the establishing of safe. caring communities which provide a loving environment where there is informed vigilance as to the dangers of abuse., The safeguarding reference group is made up ol the minister, centre manager, senior steward. safeguardin9 officer. minister's PA. a church member involved with children and families, a Newland representative, the pastoral secretary and a property representative. When a health and safety officer is appointed. they will also attend. The safeguarding group has continued to meet and ensure that our policies, processes and procedures meet the changing demands and situations that occur. Treasurer's Report Summary The accounts of the church have been prepared and are presented as required by the Charities Commission. These present the lull pirture of the artivities of the church and combine both the normal church operation and the funds for the building projects. The accounts show an overall deficit of £9,351 12020= £16,717) with unrestricted funds showing a deficit of £34212020.. £21.8141 and restricted funds (mainly the organ fund showing a deficit of £9,00912020'. surplus of £5,097). The continued impact of Covid. caused both by government restrictions and caution amongst the population, has had a significant impact on the church. While church giving has been maintained, lettings have significantly reduced with this year being 45% below 2020 which was itself 42% lower than 2019. We were able to reduce costs (property and staff costs down by 57%) and used the furlough scheme for our stsff. We were also supported by the circuit with a rebate on the assessment of £22.960 and received Covod support grant5 of £12,95212020.. £10,0001. Restricted funds reduced as we were able to complete the work on the Organ, Overall unrestricted church lunds have decreased very sli9htly over last year with the amount in unrestricted funds at £33.563 12020.. £33.9051 which represents 21 % of our reduced expenditure and 14% of normal expenditure12020.. 14%. This is very low and our focus is now on ensuring we have enough cash over the coming months. The restricted funds of £13,293 are primarily the funds received relating to the refurbishment project along with funds held for the benevolent fund. Reserve Policy for High Street Methodist Church for the year end 31 st August 2021 In 2007 Church Council agreed a Fund target of six months average expenditure lapprox £119k in a normal yearl. With the impact of Covid shutting our buildin9 we are, significantly below this level and are currently more concerned with controlling cèsh on a day to day basis. When we are able to get back to normal running we will need to review both our policy and implement plans to rebuild reserves over the comin9 years. Policy for Restricted Funds We have identified restricted funds relating to the Refurbishment Project. The Benevolent Fund, The Cream Tea Fund and the Shoe Boxes. Monies held relating to these funds totalled £13,293 at the 31 sl August 2021. The monies are held within the general church funds but identified separately within the monthly accounts reporting with income and expenditure allocated accordingly and the outstanding value protected. lan Prince, ACMA freasurer Church Accruals Accounts 2020-2021 THE METHODIST CHURCH REPORT AND ACCOUNTS (ACCRUALS BASIS) for the year ended 31 August 2021 High Street Methodlst Church. Witney Church Registered Chwty. Rtylslrntion rMThbar (ff •pplKablel 1129034 Wrtney & Faringdon Clrcult No 2303 Minlstsr Rev Jason Cooke Chur¢h Sleward• David Limmer Grtham Beec Jane Heath Ha Ea*skng Rosie Jones Church Treasurnr Hlgh Stre•t Meth¢)dlst Churth Wltn•v Numhr 1129034 ststement of Flnan¢lal Artlvttles (SOFAI for the year ended 31 August 2021 Section A Statement of financial activities UnrnBtrickna Incom Endv•ffl)ent nd• lund• Prbor ye•r funds actlvlty Totsl fundi Incomlnq resour¢ts (Note 3) F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 134.789 198.245 38.395 53 2.437 162,776 53 2,437 373 4.984 278 176 Total Resources expended (N¢*• 51 Experrflltsrt on: 12.878 116.515 650 117165 53,778 156,345 125,361 13.187 250 Total 185.005 294.893 Not Incomellexpendllure) b•fore Invest galnslllo$•esi 591 9,942 9.351 18.717 Net Incomeiièxp•ndltur• Extraordlnary Ilems Transfer8 between funds Other recognl$•d galnslllosses): 591 9.942 9,351 16,717 933 ¢Jh•r yln&llkxws1 Not movemert In fund* 342 16.717 33.905 33.563 22.302 13.293 56,2D7 46,856 72,924 56,207 Total funds ¢arrl•d fonvard Hl8h Street Methodlst Churth. Wltsbev Number 1129034 Balance sh￿ as ￿ 31 Aulust 2021 Section B Balance sheet Restrithd Endo￿ Totsl Total last Flxed assets Tanglble assets F01 F02 F03 F04 FOS 1.509 (Note 8) Tt*al IIxodas••ts 14 Current assets Debtors (Nol• 9) Cash at bank and In hand (Notè 10) Tot•1 Cunvntassets 810 204 204 1.270 56,640 57,910 Credltors: amounts falling wlthln one year (Not• 111 811 730 3,212 B12 54.698 56,207 Credltors: am•unts falllng after one year (Note 11) Provisions lor Uabilities B14 B15 Totsl n•tasMts orllabllltl•s Funds ofthe Charfty 816 24. 58.207 Endowment funds 817 Restricled Income funds Unrestrictsd funds Revaluatlon reseN• 818 13.293 13,293 33,563 22,302 33.905 B19 Total fund$ 821 33,$33 13. 93 ,207 &gned by one or two on behallof al the trustees Date of approval ddlmm Print Name Rev Jason Cooke lan pr*￿8 z91 ?Z Hlth Str••t Methodl$t Chuxth. Wlt Nuhthf 112￿34 Section C l. Ba￿$ of •¢countlry Thefinancial 5tatemEnts ha¥ebEen prepared ￿dert￿ chaM￿s￿r 2ffl1 th ¥c￿&￿WIththe￿14 %*rslon of*ourtirfirKI R•portkn8 ￿ Ch•rl¢le5: 5t*emtM of Rec(￿MethIed Prartlce ISORP) appkabkto tharIt￿ 1ryarl￿thEir3Lr￿ts kn Xcorda￿ wr(hthÈFlTranc481 Re￿￿1r￿StandXd for 5mallerErtftlo aprAkablÈlnthe UKlefte(t￿e irorn lJaNary20ASI-theChar*1È5 IFRSSEI- kn rEplacernert forthe￿R￿S 2￿15 ¥er5ion SFethed Notes to the accounts 2. Funds Thèfunds hejd const￿ule.. General FMds cIKthtwI￿ ¥e ihYe5trlried Re51rfjctedlunth whlchatehddfora narrLNier purpose 1ncluth8lknefov knternal Orqanbal￿.Tr￿rtwe4IsoI￿thtfth￿¥l list*d. Orta15 materLg1 fund aredfj5thsed I not• 16. Any fDnds m8yh rewnwted ty ￿)￿¢th¥￿t ca5 J. Accountln8 polldes B*sls Theseaccounts have been yepared onthe basls of tthorxal cost e￿eptthal invotmrt areshTr*n attl*market ¥ahteat the end dth*ya*r. ont actrt#￿ basls toshtr* a tnw and fay ￿t￿(￿￿￿'S fIn￿lI1 ￿lIOn afvj artN*ie5. 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VAT stneethÈChureh ts n(* VATretstrt al Irw VAT65 thwpdT*iihtheewerse5towl*h * relerL Tarylbl• flxed assets for use * the Church These**c￿¥11$ed rfthw w be ￿edforMore1kn ooeyear* at ltsxt£L(m. Thefree￿1rf wowtyts shth¥n at cost_ In¥*stment Propertles Invesimert wuwtiES. noproperty ￿(￿rT¢￿￿de￿￿llo M be Wfwthelwt•rnl In￿stments Invpsiments are valwd Inihe baancesheet * mark•t ￿1*￿tIh•Y•lTeThl Wth*5tmerrt kntheaCC￿JrtS Wh￿ recelvalleand any 8a1 or losses on ￿alUatI￿ atthe yearend areshwn inlhex￿ D•btor$ and Prepyments Debtor5 o￿lUde 0￿standIng1￿￿￿8S kn¥(aces in AWL Credltor5 Credkor5 I￿*JdeD￿5taTrdItys rel*kwto qtcin14Vt. H￿h Str••t M•thodlsl Wttney Numb 1129034 Sectioii C, Notes lo tlie accoijiits Icontl Note 4 Analysls of Income f4md• Tothi fvndi Prlor >wr Donations and lega¢i•8: Collections Gift Aid Donations Le scles Gram ftom Circuit 84.757 15.216 21,918 84.757 15,216 16,479 12.878 87,493 121.891 12.878 134,789 198.245 Oth•r trading actlvllles: Lettln Coffee Bar Events Incornè Other 38.131 284 38,395 38.395 74.574 Incom¢ from in￿$1M&nts. Central Finance Boa 53 373 Other 53 373 Other. Collectlons for exlemal o Sund Income anisation 48 2,389 2.389 Other 2.437 2,437 TOTAL INCOME 278 176 HIBh Str••t Methodtst thurcK wltn4V Number 1129034 Section C Notes to the accounts Iconti Nots6 Analys18 of expendltswe fwKl$ Total l¥mds Prfor y￿r Anal Expendb￿re On church activities: Circuit Assessmenl Salaries NIC and Pension costs Grants and Donations 650 actlvitle8 116,515 650 117,165 156,345 Exp•nditur• on Proporty mantenan￿ of church buddi Utiliti8$ in$wance heal li hle De reciation 795 795 795 Total expenditure on property 31.858 21,920 53,778 125,361 Sund Ex enditure 250 Total other expendlture 13.812 250 14.062 13.187 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 162,185 22.820 185.005 294,893 Hl8h Street M•lhodlst (huf¢h, Wftmy mber 1129034 Section C Notes to tlie accounts Icontl Note 8 Details of cwtain it•nN of •xp•ndlturn This ￿•r Last year Indewndent examinef$ feès 420 420 Assuranco s•rvl¢o9 othorthan audft or Independent examinatlon Tax advisory feos Othor fees Ifor examplo: financial advice. con8ultancy• accountancy solvi￿) pald to the Noté 7 Pakl •mployees Th1$ year Last year Salaries and wages Soclal so¢urity costs Penslon costs {d•finèd conlribulion schem•) Other employee benfrffts Total staff costs 56.586 2.311 779 56,586 2,311 779 59.676 59,678 Please provi(ts dotslls of expenditur• on staff No ernployees fecelved employee b•nefits (excluding tmpw pen#k)n costs) for the reportlng perfod of more than £60,OIXI TRUE 11.2 Average head count In the year This year Number Last ywr Number The parts of the charity In vthlch th• employees w Total Hl8h Street Methodtst Church, Wltney Nunthr 1129034 Sectioii C Notes lo tlie accoLints Noto 8 Tanglble fixod ass•ts 8.1 Cost or valuallon Fmhold land & buildings Olher land & buildlngs Plart machinery d motor Ixtures. ffttings and •quiwnent Total At the beginning of the year Additions 6,702 8,702 Revaluations Disposals Transfers" Al ènd of the year 6.702 8.702 8.2 D•prnclation and Impalm￿rts -Ba$is Strdi ht Lne ht Line ht Line Strai ht Line Strai ht Line At beginning of the year Disposals 5,193 5.193 Depreciation 795 795 Impairnient Transfers. At end of the year 5,988 5,988 8.3 N8t book value Net book value at the beginning of the year Net book value at the end of the year 1,509 714 714 H*h Slreet Mothodlst Churth. Wltnev Number 1129034 Section C Notes lo the accounts Icoiiti Note 9 Debtors and prepayments Thls year Last year Trade d•btor* Pr•payments and a¢¢rned income Other d•btorn 204.0 204.0 1,270.0 1,270.0 Total Nots 10 Cash at Hand and In Bank Th1$ y￿r Last year Held at Central Flnane• Board Hold at Bank H•ld in Cash 27,652.0 18.520.0 498.0 46,670.0 48,701.0 22.295.0 246.0 71,242.0 Tolal Note 11 Credltors and accruals Amounts falli Th1• year Last >wr Amounts fallln Thls year due after Last Tr4d• creditors Accruals and d•feTrnd in¢omo Other credltorn 2.376 1.619 2.500 Tot41 Hlth StM•t M•lhodlrt Churth. IMtn•y Noie% li) Ilie ALLOlJlIt% Nots 12 Transac¢lon$ t￿th trusto81 and relat￿ pirths 12.1 Trustse Kemunoration and ben￿rtS Non8 of the truste88 have Lwi pakl any remuneratlon ￿ recelvod ￿Troll￿ I￿rn employmont with thoir charlty or a relatad entrty (Tiue or Fd•e) TRUE 12.2 Trnste•s' oxpen No tru*t•• •xp•nMs have Ixen Incurrod ITrue lx False) TRUE 12.3 Trans•ctlon($) with rnlaled partles There hav• b•en M rdat•d pwty transacllon• In the repcAfjivJ rMlod (Trw w Fal•el FALSE Name of tho trnstee or rnlat•d party Relallonshlp to ¢harlty tle8crlplion of th• tran8xllofft($) Balance at Provlslon for bad dgbts at Porlod end wrltton off durlng roporllng Mlsslon In 8iltlaln Fund Fund ol Natlonal Church Fund of Natlonal Church Fund of National Church Fund Natlonal Church Donation Fund lor Support of Piesbyter8 and Deacons Fund for Property Donatlon World Mloslon Fund Donation Hl8h Street Methodlst Churth. Wltney Plumber 1129034 DECLARATIONS Trnasurer I confirm that th880 accrual based actl￿nts for the ended 31 W 2021 have b&èn preparèd from the reC￿rdS of the Church and that they Include 811 funds uThJer the ¢￿trol of th& Chwch Coun(xl l Mgrrd)8ts' Mooting l Loadgrship GrouD'. Signature ofTreasLxer {￿ar.22 N8me of Troasurer Jan14in(*J Pros•ntstlon to tho Church Councll for approvaL l eonllrm that the annual report and accounts for the yearerAl8d 31 ￿ 2021 presented lo the Chu¥ch Council at its meeting on 2Wob-22 and WèTè apwoved. Signatur• ofth8 Chair of the meeting Namg of the Chair of ts m88liT¥J Independent ExamJne¢s Report to the Trustees of the High Str•ot PAothodlst Church Wftney Th18 Report Is on the ChuTch for the year ended 31 Respoctlve responslbllhles of Tn￿tea5 and Exanthor The Church's trustees are ￿POnSible for en$urirKJ that the annual r•rAYt and accounts for the year to 31 Augu8t 2021 present a true and fair wew of the C￿[Ch.$ incorr* and eyThJilure for tha year and of Its assots ￿d1[abIlitIeS at tho balance she8t d8t8. The Iru8te88 u)n8ider that an audit 18 not necwJsary for ttms year under Section 144 of the Choriknes 2011 (the Charfties Act) arml that an ind4￿deTrt ex¥MAtion 18 ne8ded. It Is my r88ponsibility to: e%amine the acr>Junts urKlar section 145 oflhe Charities Art" lo folltyrt Ihe procedure8 do*n in the tXrectl￿ by the Charity con￿On under Section 14q5){b} of the Charlties act: and Hlgh Street Methodlst Church, Wlb Number 1129034 Of Ind•p•nd•nt Examlnw* R•pryt includ88 a ￿￿￿t01th9 accwntkng Lry the d￿rity and a ?Gwunl¥ Presen￿ those wouhl be T8qulred audll and, cryrygqugnuy no opinion 1$ to pro1￿1 a trufr 14trvlbw. Independont Examlnerfs Stat•m . to keep ￿cOunt￿￿ rec(xts wi ￿4X￿dar￿o *llh Sth 130 Ch9rilles Ata 2011. requirements Of￿ Chllrl￿ Act •ve r•)t been meL or 12) to my 0￿￿￿. Sh￿thI bè ¢*xi (*dwto enaL*a twoper urKl8r8tandiNJ of IP 13) I have obta]r￿d inde￿￿Jent of *1 th8 TrI￿lee$ ts ￿ett￿[¥t Church Purposes or hold in other 1Th￿ts, b*k balances furKls at the Central Flnance Board of Ihe Methodist Chw¢h vthich arn Indi¥ilu8Elyin a%c8ss of£10.(KKI (ten Il#Jtsarnl p(xmds} at the balartt SW date. Name of inde￿t Siwature of examkner Releyanl Prof6¥51onal uallIkatk￿b o of firm l**we aprytyrlat¢l Adthéss Z Of4). Church Accruals Accounts 2020-2021 THE METHODIST CHURCH REPORT AND ACCOUNTS (ACCRUALS BASIS) for the year ended 31 August 2021 High Street Methodlst Church. Witney Church Registered Chwty. Rtylslrntion rMThbar (ff •pplKablel 1129034 Wrtney & Faringdon Clrcult No 2303 Minlstsr Rev Jason Cooke Chur¢h Sleward• David Limmer Grtham Beec Jane Heath Ha Ea*skng Rosie Jones Church Treasurnr Hlgh Stre•t Meth¢)dlst Churth Wltn•v Numhr 1129034 ststement of Flnan¢lal Artlvttles (SOFAI for the year ended 31 August 2021 Section A Statement of financial activities UnrnBtrickna Incom Endv•ffl)ent nd• lund• Prbor ye•r funds actlvlty Totsl fundi Incomlnq resour¢ts (Note 3) F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 134.789 198.245 38.395 53 2.437 162,776 53 2,437 373 4.984 278 176 Total Resources expended (N¢*• 51 Experrflltsrt on: 12.878 116.515 650 117165 53,778 156,345 125,361 13.187 250 Total 185.005 294.893 Not Incomellexpendllure) b•fore Invest galnslllo$•esi 591 9,942 9.351 18.717 Net Incomeiièxp•ndltur• Extraordlnary Ilems Transfer8 between funds Other recognl$•d galnslllosses): 591 9.942 9,351 16,717 933 ¢Jh•r yln&llkxws1 Not movemert In fund* 342 16.717 33.905 33.563 22.302 13.293 56,2D7 46,856 72,924 56,207 Total funds ¢arrl•d fonvard Hl8h Street Methodlst Churth. Wltsbev Number 1129034 Balance sh￿ as ￿ 31 Aulust 2021 Section B Balance sheet Restrithd Endo￿ Totsl Total last Flxed assets Tanglble assets F01 F02 F03 F04 FOS 1.509 (Note 8) Tt*al IIxodas••ts 14 Current assets Debtors (Nol• 9) Cash at bank and In hand (Notè 10) Tot•1 Cunvntassets 810 204 204 1.270 56,640 57,910 Credltors: amounts falling wlthln one year (Not• 111 811 730 3,212 B12 54.698 56,207 Credltors: am•unts falllng after one year (Note 11) Provisions lor Uabilities B14 B15 Totsl n•tasMts orllabllltl•s Funds ofthe Charfty 816 24. 58.207 Endowment funds 817 Restricled Income funds Unrestrictsd funds Revaluatlon reseN• 818 13.293 13,293 33,563 22,302 33.905 B19 Total fund$ 821 33,$33 13. 93 ,207 &gned by one or two on behallof al the trustees Date of approval ddlmm Print Name Rev Jason Cooke lan pr*￿8 z91 ?Z Hlth Str••t Methodl$t Chuxth. Wlt Nuhthf 112￿34 Section C l. Ba￿$ of •¢countlry Thefinancial 5tatemEnts ha¥ebEen prepared ￿dert￿ chaM￿s￿r 2ffl1 th ¥c￿&￿WIththe￿14 %*rslon of*ourtirfirKI R•portkn8 ￿ Ch•rl¢le5: 5t*emtM of Rec(￿MethIed Prartlce ISORP) appkabkto tharIt￿ 1ryarl￿thEir3Lr￿ts kn Xcorda￿ wr(hthÈFlTranc481 Re￿￿1r￿StandXd for 5mallerErtftlo aprAkablÈlnthe UKlefte(t￿e irorn lJaNary20ASI-theChar*1È5 IFRSSEI- kn rEplacernert forthe￿R￿S 2￿15 ¥er5ion SFethed Notes to the accounts 2. Funds Thèfunds hejd const￿ule.. General FMds cIKthtwI￿ ¥e ihYe5trlried Re51rfjctedlunth whlchatehddfora narrLNier purpose 1ncluth8lknefov knternal Orqanbal￿.Tr￿rtwe4IsoI￿thtfth￿¥l list*d. Orta15 materLg1 fund aredfj5thsed I not• 16. Any fDnds m8yh rewnwted ty ￿)￿¢th¥￿t ca5 J. Accountln8 polldes B*sls Theseaccounts have been yepared onthe basls of tthorxal cost e￿eptthal invotmrt areshTr*n attl*market ¥ahteat the end dth*ya*r. ont actrt#￿ basls toshtr* a tnw and fay ￿t￿(￿￿￿'S fIn￿lI1 ￿lIOn afvj artN*ie5. Incom lTrcorne Is Induded kn thestatement of FfjnantlalAct￿￿l1sIK￿Aj 7*knitl* becwe5 erfitled Toihe res¢¥Jre4 andthotntstees ar• réasorbab certaln theywil recalyetherqsw￿ the￿w￿¥al￿ee￿ be mww*dw*hsfv reliW*v. Expendlture Thb ts reccsntsedwhena lfjabllty15 Ithtwr￿, tr * that re5th knihe un*ok4aL4È. Ll*llhl05 aro recogn6ed a5 soon a5 an D￿declin0m1¢ benefft L4 ¢ortsldwed morel*•tyth*fft oblwkn tuM*min81￿(ktu1l to pay¢Art ie50Urte5. Grarts mad• byth*Churchlrom it5 own fvnd5 are ioful ￿a￿teMe￿ orwhknthÈ Churth a¢cerrtSthatthere b a legal or cwatlonal obllqatkntomèkethe pa￿. Mthonthe8rant IF rquwrer¢ ¢mrff4xeiW One baartÈ ptyable knfthurey@ar5 L5 tre*ed a5 a FfOViSionforfuturècornmhm@nts Irbihe Bal￿5￿￿￿ 86kn1 the awOpl*•f￿l.¢1￿Wry¢￿j)￿released Inf￿￿*1￿88 Instalmel￿ aré pald In accordance wtth the¢xryinaifyawe@dtorn￿. VAT stneethÈChureh ts n(* VATretstrt al Irw VAT65 thwpdT*iihtheewerse5towl*h * relerL Tarylbl• flxed assets for use * the Church These**c￿¥11$ed rfthw w be ￿edforMore1kn ooeyear* at ltsxt£L(m. Thefree￿1rf wowtyts shth¥n at cost_ In¥*stment Propertles Invesimert wuwtiES. noproperty ￿(￿rT¢￿￿de￿￿llo M be Wfwthelwt•rnl In￿stments Invpsiments are valwd Inihe baancesheet * mark•t ￿1*￿tIh•Y•lTeThl Wth*5tmerrt kntheaCC￿JrtS Wh￿ recelvalleand any 8a1 or losses on ￿alUatI￿ atthe yearend areshwn inlhex￿ D•btor$ and Prepyments Debtor5 o￿lUde 0￿standIng1￿￿￿8S kn¥(aces in AWL Credltor5 Credkor5 I￿*JdeD￿5taTrdItys rel*kwto qtcin14Vt. H￿h Str••t M•thodlsl Wttney Numb 1129034 Sectioii C, Notes lo tlie accoijiits Icontl Note 4 Analysls of Income f4md• Tothi fvndi Prlor >wr Donations and lega¢i•8: Collections Gift Aid Donations Le scles Gram ftom Circuit 84.757 15.216 21,918 84.757 15,216 16,479 12.878 87,493 121.891 12.878 134,789 198.245 Oth•r trading actlvllles: Lettln Coffee Bar Events Incornè Other 38.131 284 38,395 38.395 74.574 Incom¢ from in￿$1M&nts. Central Finance Boa 53 373 Other 53 373 Other. Collectlons for exlemal o Sund Income anisation 48 2,389 2.389 Other 2.437 2,437 TOTAL INCOME 278 176 HIBh Str••t Methodtst thurcK wltn4V Number 1129034 Section C Notes to the accounts Iconti Nots6 Analys18 of expendltswe fwKl$ Total l¥mds Prfor y￿r Anal Expendb￿re On church activities: Circuit Assessmenl Salaries NIC and Pension costs Grants and Donations 650 actlvitle8 116,515 650 117,165 156,345 Exp•nditur• on Proporty mantenan￿ of church buddi Utiliti8$ in$wance heal li hle De reciation 795 795 795 Total expenditure on property 31.858 21,920 53,778 125,361 Sund Ex enditure 250 Total other expendlture 13.812 250 14.062 13.187 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 162,185 22.820 185.005 294,893 Hl8h Street M•lhodlst (huf¢h, Wftmy mber 1129034 Section C Notes to tlie accounts Icontl Note 8 Details of cwtain it•nN of •xp•ndlturn This ￿•r Last year Indewndent examinef$ feès 420 420 Assuranco s•rvl¢o9 othorthan audft or Independent examinatlon Tax advisory feos Othor fees Ifor examplo: financial advice. con8ultancy• accountancy solvi￿) pald to the Noté 7 Pakl •mployees Th1$ year Last year Salaries and wages Soclal so¢urity costs Penslon costs {d•finèd conlribulion schem•) Other employee benfrffts Total staff costs 56.586 2.311 779 56,586 2,311 779 59.676 59,678 Please provi(ts dotslls of expenditur• on staff No ernployees fecelved employee b•nefits (excluding tmpw pen#k)n costs) for the reportlng perfod of more than £60,OIXI TRUE 11.2 Average head count In the year This year Number Last ywr Number The parts of the charity In vthlch th• employees w Total Hl8h Street Methodtst Church, Wltney Nunthr 1129034 Sectioii C Notes lo tlie accoLints Noto 8 Tanglble fixod ass•ts 8.1 Cost or valuallon Fmhold land & buildings Olher land & buildlngs Plart machinery d motor Ixtures. ffttings and •quiwnent Total At the beginning of the year Additions 6,702 8,702 Revaluations Disposals Transfers" Al ènd of the year 6.702 8.702 8.2 D•prnclation and Impalm￿rts -Ba$is Strdi ht Lne ht Line ht Line Strai ht Line Strai ht Line At beginning of the year Disposals 5,193 5.193 Depreciation 795 795 Impairnient Transfers. At end of the year 5,988 5,988 8.3 N8t book value Net book value at the beginning of the year Net book value at the end of the year 1,509 714 714 H*h Slreet Mothodlst Churth. Wltnev Number 1129034 Section C Notes lo the accounts Icoiiti Note 9 Debtors and prepayments Thls year Last year Trade d•btor* Pr•payments and a¢¢rned income Other d•btorn 204.0 204.0 1,270.0 1,270.0 Total Nots 10 Cash at Hand and In Bank Th1$ y￿r Last year Held at Central Flnane• Board Hold at Bank H•ld in Cash 27,652.0 18.520.0 498.0 46,670.0 48,701.0 22.295.0 246.0 71,242.0 Tolal Note 11 Credltors and accruals Amounts falli Th1• year Last >wr Amounts fallln Thls year due after Last Tr4d• creditors Accruals and d•feTrnd in¢omo Other credltorn 2.376 1.619 2.500 Tot41 Hlth StM•t M•lhodlrt Churth. IMtn•y Noie% li) Ilie ALLOlJlIt% Nots 12 Transac¢lon$ t￿th trusto81 and relat￿ pirths 12.1 Trustse Kemunoration and ben￿rtS Non8 of the truste88 have Lwi pakl any remuneratlon ￿ recelvod ￿Troll￿ I￿rn employmont with thoir charlty or a relatad entrty (Tiue or Fd•e) TRUE 12.2 Trnste•s' oxpen No tru*t•• •xp•nMs have Ixen Incurrod ITrue lx False) TRUE 12.3 Trans•ctlon($) with rnlaled partles There hav• b•en M rdat•d pwty transacllon• In the repcAfjivJ rMlod (Trw w Fal•el FALSE Name of tho trnstee or rnlat•d party Relallonshlp to ¢harlty tle8crlplion of th• tran8xllofft($) Balance at Provlslon for bad dgbts at Porlod end wrltton off durlng roporllng Mlsslon In 8iltlaln Fund Fund ol Natlonal Church Fund of Natlonal Church Fund of National Church Fund Natlonal Church Donation Fund lor Support of Piesbyter8 and Deacons Fund for Property Donatlon World Mloslon Fund Donation Hl8h Street Methodlst Churth. Wltney Plumber 1129034 DECLARATIONS Trnasurer I confirm that th880 accrual based actl￿nts for the ended 31 W 2021 have b&èn preparèd from the reC￿rdS of the Church and that they Include 811 funds uThJer the ¢￿trol of th& Chwch Coun(xl l Mgrrd)8ts' Mooting l Loadgrship GrouD'. Signature ofTreasLxer {￿ar.22 N8me of Troasurer Jan14in(*J Pros•ntstlon to tho Church Councll for approvaL l eonllrm that the annual report and accounts for the yearerAl8d 31 ￿ 2021 presented lo the Chu¥ch Council at its meeting on 2Wob-22 and WèTè apwoved. Signatur• ofth8 Chair of the meeting Namg of the Chair of ts m88liT¥J Independent ExamJne¢s Report to the Trustees of the High Str•ot PAothodlst Church Wftney Th18 Report Is on the ChuTch for the year ended 31 Respoctlve responslbllhles of Tn￿tea5 and Exanthor The Church's trustees are ￿POnSible for en$urirKJ that the annual r•rAYt and accounts for the year to 31 Augu8t 2021 present a true and fair wew of the C￿[Ch.$ incorr* and eyThJilure for tha year and of Its assots ￿d1[abIlitIeS at tho balance she8t d8t8. The Iru8te88 u)n8ider that an audit 18 not necwJsary for ttms year under Section 144 of the Choriknes 2011 (the Charfties Act) arml that an ind4￿deTrt ex¥MAtion 18 ne8ded. It Is my r88ponsibility to: e%amine the acr>Junts urKlar section 145 oflhe Charities Art" lo folltyrt Ihe procedure8 do*n in the tXrectl￿ by the Charity con￿On under Section 14q5){b} of the Charlties act: and Hlgh Street Methodlst Church, Wlb Number 1129034 Of Ind•p•nd•nt Examlnw* R•pryt includ88 a ￿￿￿t01th9 accwntkng Lry the d￿rity and a ?Gwunl¥ Presen￿ those wouhl be T8qulred audll and, cryrygqugnuy no opinion 1$ to pro1￿1 a trufr 14trvlbw. Independont Examlnerfs Stat•m . to keep ￿cOunt￿￿ rec(xts wi ￿4X￿dar￿o *llh Sth 130 Ch9rilles Ata 2011. requirements Of￿ Chllrl￿ Act •ve r•)t been meL or 12) to my 0￿￿￿. Sh￿thI bè ¢*xi (*dwto enaL*a twoper urKl8r8tandiNJ of IP 13) I have obta]r￿d inde￿￿Jent of *1 th8 TrI￿lee$ ts ￿ett￿[¥t Church Purposes or hold in other 1Th￿ts, b*k balances furKls at the Central Flnance Board of Ihe Methodist Chw¢h vthich arn Indi¥ilu8Elyin a%c8ss of£10.(KKI (ten Il#Jtsarnl p(xmds} at the balartt SW date. Name of inde￿t Siwature of examkner Releyanl Prof6¥51onal uallIkatk￿b o of firm l**we aprytyrlat¢l Adthéss Z Of4).