2022-08-31-accounts - Willerby Methodist Church

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The highlight of the past fifteen months was Louisa’s ordination at Telford on June 26[th] . A good number of church members made the trip and were delighted to be present at this moving ceremony.

The Stewards put into practice the Methodist church’s and the government’s withdrawal of Covid restrictions and we now worship freely on a Sunday. The stewards are grateful for the work of the small committee that ensured we followed government regulations over the last two years.

Stuart started Sunday services on Zoom during Covid and we are very grateful to him that he has continued. As we are to David and Esther who work with him. Church attendances remain between 50-70 and we do often see different people joining us. Carr Lane School continues its association with us and we are very pleased to welcome them at Harvest, Christmas and Easter. Wolfreton School also uses the building weekly for their Smash activity.

The Circuit is being reorganised into Hubs. We are joining with Derringham Bank, Cottingham and Askew Avenue. Conversations continue to happen with the leadership of these churches and we are more than pleased to join with them for worship, particularly now that the circuit is losing many ministers. We are delighted that Rev. Helen Hickson from South Holderness Circuit will be joining our Circuit next September.

Church groups which hibernated during Covid are now back and running- these include bible study groups, prayer groups, singing groups and the Wives group. And they all very much part of the Church family here at Willerby.

For the past year the Church has hosted a Covid vaccination clinic every Monday. It has been good to be involved with the community in this, with many hundreds coming through the door. And the treasurer has been very pleased with the rental income!

We are very grateful for the hard work put in by our four church workers. Jackie Kitchen retired from her job as church cleaner after more than 20 years service. And we are pleased to welcome Sally Keena as her replacement.

Grahame the caretaker ensures that everything runs smoothly during the week and is proving adept at small repair jobs round the building too.

Mandy, our Family worker, continues to run Time for Tots,

Friday clubs, Family Fun and Time Out newsletter. During the summer months she provided activities weekly that were very well attended, and has started Chillzone – a Friday evening get together for young teenagers.

Amy, our Older persons worker, has continued to run Familiar Faces on Tuesdays, and Mens Brunch club once a month. She has been instrumental in the opening of the Warm Space on Fridays. Louisa and Amy have opened the Square Well as a Warm Space every Friday since November as a response to the energy crisis and the problems of heating people’s homes. It has been very well received by church people as well as the community and some really valuable conversations have been had. Amy is about to go on maternity leave and we hope to fill the position temporarily for a year.

We celebrated the Queens Platinum Jubilee with a full day for the community on Saturday 4 June. This included Family Fun in the morning and a bouncy castle and games in the afternoon. The Church family celebrated with a picnic on the Sunday. We are hoping to arrange another picnic for the Kings coronation in May.

The stewards have three main functions. They work to support Louisa in her ministry at the church; they make sure that Sunday services run smoothly and they make sure that the 1001 things that go on in the church building during the week also function properly. We are delighted that Janet Slater and Julian Wild help us with looking after the preacher and opening the Sunday service with a prayer, and also to Judy Poyner, and Steve and Judy Jowers who have helped with Communion. But as we have said many times over the year, there is an urgent need for new people with new perspectives and new ideas and the energy to put them into practice, to carry WMC forward. Please, please give this your prayerful consideration.

Finance report

Following the last Church General Meeting held in December 2021 the issue of the budget deficit I reported was discussed by the Church Council who decided we would ask the congregation to consider increasing their giving. This was done and I can report that Standing Order collections have increased by around 10% and two very generous donations were received. In January 2022 we were

approached by a pharmacy to run a Covid vaccine clinic one day a week for an undefined period of time. In the event this ran through to the end of the financial year and beyond. The combined impact of these improvements to our finances resulted in a surplus of £12000 leaving us with a total of £69000 in our General Fund, £39000 greater than our reserves Policy requires.

Turning to the current year we are forecasting a deficit of £8,000. However, room rentals are expected to exceed budget by £5500 better than the budget mainly due to the vaccine centre continuing to operate until the end of January 2023. However, it was decided by the Church Council to polish the hall floor following concern expressed by the Saturday morning dance class about the possibility of the children picking up splinters, at an unbudgetted cost of £3300. It is forecast that we will end the year with a deficit of round £5800. The Older Persons worker leaves on maternity leave in midMarch and it has been decided to recruit cover for the one year of this absence. The cost in the year to 31[st] August 2023 is around £5500. The Trustees of Helping Hand who donated their outstand cash balances of £5542 to be used for older people’s work following closure of the charity have agreed the Church can use this money to pay for the maternity cover.

I will soon be preparing the budget for the next financial year. At the present time there are three issues that will affect the next financial year :-

Room Rentals. We currently receive around £23000 to £24000 in room rentals. This is significantly higher than rentals we received in the years immediately prior to the Covid shutdown. It is important we maintain this high level of use of our premises.

We currently purchase our gas and electricity under three-year supply contracts. Because of this our costs have not been affected by the turmoil in the energy markets. These contracts come to an end in 2024, electricity in April and Gas in July 2024. It is difficult to predict how our energy costs will be affected at this time but I expect they will increase.

We have received the last tranche of the grant for the older persons worker. We will need to look at how this income can be replaced.

Outreach

Excellent work continues from both the Family worker and the

older persons worker. Time for tots runs regularly on a Wednesday as does the Friday club weekly and the new Chill Zone for older children once a month. The Family Fun remains popular on a Saturday morning once a month. The familiar faces for the older congregation is still popular every Tuesday when a meal is provided every other Tuesday with a coffee morning and a film morning on the alternate Tuesdays. The men’s Brunch club continues to be well attended.

CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS illerby Methodl$t chUh chUh FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022 Hull Central & Wost Circuit Circuit no. 2906 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 1129172 If not a reglstered charity Her Majostys Revenuo and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalenl to a registered char¥ty number in terns of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evKlenGe of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) Minister: Rev Louisa Haynes Church Stewards.. Roosemary Aldred Stuart Hickson Colin Shephard Christopher Aldred Treasurer.. William D King Church R and P 2015.$ 1of5

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Willerby Methodist Church Church Unr•strfct•d RMtrICt Total• th5 Fund¥ FundB Total8 la#t y•ar SECTION A 21 RECEIPTS Nolo 82 Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investsnent income 68.275 780 69,055 61,331 83 221 60 281 217 a4 Lettin 27,719 23.969 120,184 27,719 24.469 121.524 5.577 13.038 80.163 a5 other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 500 a6 147) SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Shate 51,957 4.100 51.957 54.579 b3 Donations- Pension deficit 4,11)0 b4 Re airs and Maintenance Ulililies Ilnsurances, water charges, heating & lighting) 6.878 1.420 45,793 b5 8,081 8.081 4,990 45.000 28.188 178,550 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 39,608 110,624 39.608 112,044 1,420 Ib9) SECTION C NEf RECEIPTSIPAYMEtr4TS FOR THE YeAR c1 a64>8 9,seo 80 98,387 Total funds brought forward from last year 57.117 21,837 78,954 168,871 c3 Sub total c1+c2 66.677 21.757 70.484 Transfers and ad"ustments 2,576 2.876 c7 ,470 ¢5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+c41 69,253 21,757 91,010 Ic8) 78,954 {c61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (these amounts avo not to b• Included In total recelptslpayments figum d1 Balance brou ht forward from last ar d2 Offerin sIGifts- Ned for extemal o anisats.ons 212 495 d3 OfferirvJslGifts - passed to extemal wisations 212 495 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2431 Chur¢h R P 2015.5 2of5

Willerb Methodist Church EP ECH RCH CO CIL SECTION Surnm3ry ol Ihechuich attow15 fprtheyew ended 31 AugLE612022 and knthfflal Organi8atiDns rOprrfr#Jlothè Church CounuVChuTch MB•Nr¥. I1&that fvfurKY$ of n Intetn81 Orgarxsatiw wJuif JrMabe Reslrfctedfunds Un5511 tould bB cleaty Sh[A th81 tsycould be u8•J fty8nyMethtyth$t pvrFM)se. sthn nwsi t com8 lol¥e atthe9rrl1K0rn2andexPldknr• &pJs oftschurth. Worty$lwm8 wiedslh8£N8l$thFeshc4d, trn IheAc¢nw molw ANDA OIFFERENT FORM rnust b8 Lts•d to rwtthA 82¢wntA1888 fvWttith$iw8bsikl. P11rI0thè re0a1ntr$1lSlYlth¢th the and COmEoed DtstrktOrgarAsakn$ INTER ORGANISATIOWS NetR•ciptsi cwi Pa Cs8in bdanr ensBrvthMt 1.02 107 3r 1.428 1.235 ez Good Nth Sl 15 187 172 649 ITI e3 Akn 451 253 53 10) 7T1 tr5 DAma Grou 40 2B7 247 91$ ani981Ringfundx 67e 11 4.752 012 Churchaccourrtsltotals uglrt lorAt•rOlrom pay• 2-tot•l$ ¢olumnl e9 a7 112.044 (¢71 91.010 elo BY CHURCH 127,973 117.150 10.823 84.•39 95.762 necessary and thE tOl8ls forward TOTAL RECEM8 TOTAL SE¢IION F opEt41NG ¢LOSING BALANCE$ CHURCH-CA8H FLW4DS HELDat31 Au u$t2022 Cash In hand 76 CurnwlAc4XXrt 88nk f4 Centra1 FInft BoBrd 30.104 49.082 Trusteesfor MethrJlNIChuth 35.419 35.484 Oth8rfund& SUB TOTAL.CThur¢h letrt 91.010 Ic8} Totsl fvnd5 hekl by InleinBI0rga#akns b8Lgru ioLqltrom 8t¥)¥el le121 5.98$ 4762 TOTAL CASH FLINOS HELD 8YCHLK¢CH 84.939 95,762 5ECTII)N G At 18mber2021 At 31 Aullu5t2022 OTHER ASSÉTS •nd UABILITI Land & Bultl 2817021 othwAs88ts Other 14 Include onty Funds hekj allhe Central Bwr f5 thc)Jde ty Furth held alTrusteesfu MEknidist Churth PuSe$ 01 IrKkMlaanyothwlnv251rrrts{nclthBeashduntOIlMePtrU$1l accaunlsO4BIB kn liwif5 IJ(?

Name of Church: llerbY Methodlst Chureh 1129172 Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accourrts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of Ihe Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Chuich trustees. Signature oftreasurer............ Name and addressoftreasuw................................... HUL Hdio 7R Postcode.................. Presentstlon to the Church trustees I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 werelwill be. presented to the ffleeting of the Church trustees held on ..&.&.. 903>. Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting £fM...Loo.IGA.. k/A.yAJ.tS........... Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustses of the Wlllerby Methodlst Church Charity Number: 1129172 Responsibilities and basig of report I report to th8 trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the Willerby Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 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 Acl'>. I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried tsjt uThJer section 145 of the Act and, in carrying my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directtorks given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Ad. ' delètè or circle as appropriat8 2015¢hurth R*d P.>h 4LY6

Name of Church: Wlllerby Methodist Church 1129172 Independent Examiner's Statsment I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (elheF IhaR tIt di6clo8ed W which give me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting records were not kepl in accordan with section 130 of the Act: or the accounts do not accord with Ihe accounting records. I have no concems 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 Iwelhave nor 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 Finan Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10 n thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner: Jonnatho rker Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner: FCCA Name of fim (where appropriate) Address: 7 Moor Green, Anlaby Common, Hull, East Yorkshire Post Code: HU4 7SS Date: 26 November 2022 delete or circle as appropriate Sep-22 2015 thuri* R P.¥ Sofs