**Trinity Methodist Church Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds** ## **Charity No. 1129116** ## **Annual Trustees Report – Year ending 31[st] August 2021** **Membership** 129 ## **Management** Trinity Methodist Church is managed under The Methodist Church of Great Britain and its constitutions and policies are determined by that body’s Model trust and standing orders. Finance and Property matters are delegated to committees which report to the Church Council. ## **Risk Management** The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular, those related to land and buildings, and are satisfied that systems are in place to control and mitigate their exposure to these risks. ## **Objectives** The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the Gospel of God’s Love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission. Inspired by this calling the aims are: 1. To increase awareness of God’s presence and celebrate God’s love. 2. Help people grow and learn as Christians through mutual support and care. 3. To encourage more people to follow Christ. 4. To show a presence in local society by being aware of local needs. ## **Activities** ## Regular activities - Sunday Morning worship including activities for children started in person from July 2021 Sunday worship has continued, during the pandemic, on Zoom with a printed service sheet and newsletter going to all members by email or post weekly. Monday Brownies (not meeting during the Pandemic) Wednesday Coffee Morning did not take place during the pandemic Coffee and Chat in the afternoon on Zoom during the pandemic and continues weekly. Various housegroups meet regularly during the week and have continued to meet on Zoom during the pandemic. In many cases the membership of these groups has continued to increase. There is an Events group who co-ordinate events throughout the year to encourage the social life of the church as well as fundraising both for the church and outside charities also. Events include Christmas Fayre, Quiz evening, talks and concerts. We hope that events will be able to restart after the COVID pandemic. ## **Financial Review** Our income for the year was £67,377 lower than the previous year, mainly due to the loss of lettings. Expenditure was £62,765 giving a small surplus. ## **Reserves policy** ## 1. General Fund We aim to hold in reserve funds to cover 6 months expenditure - £30,000 This is required to ensure: - i) We can meet normal expenditure without recourse to borrowing ii) To cover items not normally covered by the budget CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS TRINITY MEfHODIST Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2021 BURY ST EDMUNDS Circult Circult no 14103 Registered Charity - Charity RegIstratI(￿ number If not a registered charity Her Majestys Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivaEent to a registered charty number in terms eviden￿ of charttable status and may be used to give to donots or grant funders wishing to see eviden￿ of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charlties in EnglarKf and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1129116 Minfster. Churth Stewards: . c¥ r. ri Treasurer. Church R and P 2015￿￿ 1of5 COUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 TrINITY METHODIST Chur¢h Unrestrl¢ted Restrfcted Totals this Funds Funds SECTION A Totals tast year RECEIPTS Offerir7 s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB irrterest and Investment iT7come 61.446 813 60.398 37 37 165 LeV(ings Other receipts TO I AL RECEIPTS 9.268 21.463 91294 5.894 67.377 813 68,190 {a7) SECTION B PAYMENTS Circuit Assessment or Share Donatioris 50,940 1,295 50.940 2,108 153 46,790 42 813 "Aepairs and Maintenan Ulililies {InsUran￿s. ¥vater charges, heating & Sighting} 4.153 7,674 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 929 62,765 929 6,587 68,759 813 63.578 Ib9} SECTION C IEr RECFIPTSIPAy￿Qr￿Ts FOR THE YEAR (a6 4.612 22.535 Total funds brouohtforward from last year 215 2,657 64m 42,337 Sub total c1+c2 e6,827 2.657 69,484 64.872 Transfers and ad'ustrnents 2.657 12.657 c7 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (e3+c4) 69,484 {c8) 64,872 {c61 SECTION D FOR INFORfiATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO ExfERNAL ORGANISATIONS (these amounts ar¢ not to be induded Èn totsj receiptslpayments Balance brou hl forward from last ear Offerin sIGifts- rpcewed for extema or antsattons OfferingslGifts - passed to extema] organlsattons BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID {d1+d2431 Cbutch XaDd P2015.xts 2of5 TRINITY MEfHODIST MMARY SEC￿0￿ E Summary ofthecnun* a￿￿Un￿SfQr*￿eyearended 31 AugLEt202%. aryJ Irf.￿ OrgaTrEaticffls retotrig iott*CIEtt CCUp￿￿¢hurthAlee￿Ilg. Nukthallhefundso., an Intema O[ganWty￿ nomal¥ be Reskncted Ikmd&urhess Decjearty ¥IMh￿Ihattr￿¢w1l beu¢eO Sy ary1ley￿￿. pJi w_. Tr￿S vtson r(￿ttye ard ¢onr￿tea DistriL* Qrgants*Èons IffftRt4AL ORGAHISATIONS Sub total of Inlemal 3nIsa¥￿nSfunas e12 .OUgbtforward frosll P 2.totsls column) 64fgO Ib91 12 89.484 Y CHURCH 68.1 4.$12 Contrnuean 3 separatssP*t Il ￿e¢£￿S￿ryand b￿￿the lots￿ fo￿￿ra TOTAL REC&P75 TOTAL PAl7aEKFS QECTIQPI F TATEfiENT OFASSEfs AND CLOSING CHURCH. CASH FISP4DS SIELDat31 Augu5tw ash fft hand k CurrenlAccouni 37.547 63.063 88nk D entral Fillan￿ Board 6.421 SU2TOTAL.Cttur¢h acr￿u￿5 Total fLnds hdd Irivfj81 Owis*rAF(tre¢owg Jalance Ii)tal trom atrnyel le121 IL81 1211) le12) TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 69.484 ly) SECTION G At 37 Aws12021 ?TrIER AS5gfs UAB1LTh￿s nd & Buitrjin -oan ￿￿er Liabilths 4 Includeordy F￿dS hdd *theCer*al Fty￿nce Bo•d 3r15 Name of Church . 11.44-iIE Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm th* 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 indude all fijnds underthe control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer........................ Name and address of treasurer . !!.1 ¥"S . PostCode..i.e.': ¥ bae P￿sentatiOn to the Church trustees I confirm that the anp.u21 report 2nd accourlts for the year ended 31 August 2021 IR" presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held 9n ... Signature of the Chair of the meeting i..... Name of the Char of the meeting .. Date Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the I LIvi7Y HE111u)1 15 T --church Charfty Number iIZq 11£ Responsibilities and basis of report I reporttrj thetrUSt￿ on my examination of the accounts of the........................... ............ Church for the year ended 31 August 2021 set out on pages ... to .... As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparatton of the accounts in accordarKt with the requirements of Ihe Charrttes Act 2011 {Ihe ACY). I report in respect of my examinalion of the Church's accounts carrted out urtder section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination. I have followed alt the applirth Directions given by the Chafity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the AGL . delete or Gir¢le as appropriate 2015 thurch R •id P)ts 4L*5 Name ofChurch......l. INI i y Independent Examinerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no matsrial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that dFsclosed below") which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records vRre not kept in a(￿rdan￿ with section 130 of the Act" or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. [the [the I have no con￿M5 and have come across no other matters in connectK)n 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 verif￿att0n of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or hekl in other trusts. bank balan￿ and funds at the Central Finan￿ Board of the Methodist Church which are indivtdually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sh￿t date. Signatureof independentexaminer .Lsi.................................................................. Name of independent examiner Relevant professional qualificatton of independent examiner Fl Name of finn (where appropriate) Post C(xle Date delete or circle as appropriate Sep20 2015 ctsjrth R aTrJ PJJS 5015