## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR** 

## **1 SEPTEMBER 2019 to 31 AUGUST 2020** 

## **CHARITY NAME: LIDGETT PARK METHODIST CHURCH** 

## **Registered Charity Number 1129423** 

**CHARITY’S PRINCIPAL ADDRESS:   Lidgett Place** 

**Leeds** 

## **LS8 1HG** 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of Union, the advancement of – 

- 1) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church; 

- 2) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local  or other organization of the Methodist Church; 

- 3) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institutional subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church; 

- 4) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church. 

The principal activities of Lidgett Park Methodist Church are the provision of opportunities and facilities for regular Christian Worship and associated activities and provision of facilities for youth and other community activities. 

To this end we: 

1.Provide  corporate worship and related activities for spiritual growth and the deepening of faith in God through Christ. 



2.Express Christian love through mutual care and support and provide for fellowship for members and for others within the community. 

3.Provide outreach of faith and witness within and beyond the local community and to extend the church family. 

4.Raise the awareness of the church family of concerns experienced by our fellow Christians and others, in other countries, in this city and the neighbourhood. 

In March 2019 the Church identified two priorities that they want to explore and develop further: 

1. Encourage and develop our activities with Children and Young People, supporting those in particular that use our premises. 

2. Encourage developing faith and provide opportunities for growth in Discipleship 

In addition, the Church  has an annual commitment to raise money for a local, national or international charitable cause. From April 2019 the church was raising money for two projects overseas - Oasis Relief Zambia and Sreepur Village, Bangladesh. 

When planning our activities for the year, the Church leadership team considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit, and in particular the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our church community through: 

Worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel, and developing their faith through participating in house groups, and church activities 

Provision of pastoral care for church members, their families and friends 

Community and outreach work and supporting the Church project. 



To facilitate this work, it is essential that we maintain the fabric of the Church and its ancillary buildings. This is financed in part through letting many of the rooms to local groups and organisations. Activities run throughout the week and provide direct benefit to the local community (such as the provision of playgroups) as well as benefitting the Church. 

## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 

The year 2019/2020 was of course disrupted by the arrival of the Covid 19 virus which affected the church from March 2020 to the end of the church year in August. From March the church was closed for routine worship though services via zoom were developed and have been very successful. Church meetings and activities all ceased except for those that could be done on line via zoom. 

Church lettings were dramatically reduced /stopped except for the playgroup and the pre-post school service provided by Candystripe; these continuing on and off depending on the nature of the lockdown rules. 

The membership of the Church and those attending regular worship (up to March 2020)  has been broadly stable with a few new attendees balancing out a few deaths and transfers. Numbers attending junior Church have increased slightly in the past twelve months. 

The project for our overseas charities refered to above has still been a great success . In total we raised almost £14,000 and £7000 was sent to each of the two charities concerned. 

The Church continues to support ‘Churches together in Roundhay’ which is an ecumenical collective , and has strong ecumenical relationships with St Edmund’s Church and St Andrew’s  church as covenanting churches, worshipping frequently together and organizing annual shared events. 



## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

The Church’s main source of funds is from freewill offerings by members and others, supplemented by income from rents paid by organisations for the use of rooms. Expenditure is needed for contributing to the maintenance of ministry in the local Methodist Circuit, for property expenses, for selective grants and for worship. 

For 2019/20 , the accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis rather than an accruals basis . 

The accounts attached to this report for the year show that during the year 2019/20, the general (unrestricted) fund for the Church increased by £782 , with the closing balance at £12,930 . 

Total assets (excluding buildings) including project funding, endowments, and restricted funds, amounted to £40,000  at 31 August 2020. 

For 2019/20, the Church had a reserves policy that stated that the General Fund balance on the last day of the financial year should be at least 25%  of the General Fund’s expenditure for that year, but should not exceed 50% . 

General Funds may be transferred to a property repair fund on the advice of the finance committee. The amounts transferred and the overall value of the fund will relate to the predicted extra-ordinary items of maintenance and repair which can reasonably be expected to be required in the next five years. 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE and MANAGEMENT** 



The governing document is the Deed of Union (1932) and the Methodist Church Act (1976) 

The Local Church is governed by a Church Council consisting of Church members acting as Trustees. The Trustees consist of the Circuit Ministers, designated Church office holders ex officio and a number of other members by election. 

The Church Council makes all key decisions relating to the day to day running of the Church unless delegated to one of the committees, (though it retains ultimate accountability). Some key decisions including the appointment of circuit ministers and the contribution that Churches shall make to the local Circuit, are made by the local Methodist Circuit (Leeds North and East Circuit of the Methodist Church). 

The key committees of the Church which support the work of the Church Council are: 

Finance Committee 

Property Committee 

Pastoral Committee 

Worship Committee 

The names of the current members of the Church Council (Charity Trustees) as at the date of this report are as follows : 

**Trustee Name Office held (if appropriate)** 

Rev Tanya Short 

Minister and Chair of Church Council 

Mrs J Sanders Church Council Secretary 



Mr A Wittrick Church Treasurer Mr H Clinkard Church Steward Mrs S Wittrick Church Steward Mrs D Barton Church Steward Mrs J Dalton Church Steward Mrs V Faint Church Steward Mrs Joan Roberts Church steward Mr G Albiges Mrs R Albiges M/S B Ashton Mrs B Belsham Miss J Bennett Mr P Bennett Mrs K Benson Mrs P Brooke Mrs J Clinkard Rev R Creamer (Circuit Superintendent) Mrs P Davies Mrs M Farrar Mrs C Firth Mrs H Fry 



Mrs J Green (circuit rep) 

Mrs B Holmes 

Mrs K. Illingworth 

Mrs M Lee 

Mrs M Leake 

Mrs P Nolan Mrs J Rippin 

Mr G Saunders 

Mr C Tear 

Mrs M Tear 

This annual report was approved by the Church Stewards, the Church Treasurer and Minister   in April  2021. 

. 

Dated 21 May 2021 



CHURCH
RECEIPTS ANO PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Lld •tt Park Mathodllt
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2020
L8ed8 North and Ea*t
Clrcult
Circuit no
2712
R•gl8t•red Ch•rlty- Ch•rlty R•gl•tratlon numb•r
If not a registered charity H•r M•Je•ty'• R•v•nu• •nd
Cu8tom8 Glft Ald number
IThe HMRC number 1$ equivalent to a registered charity number in tems of evidence of charitable ststus
and may be used to give to donors or grant funder5 wishing 10 See evidence of the or9ani5ation's
¢hafrt*e status. Meih¢)thst chaf11￿$ In Eftglat￿ and W*es a￿ not wstered charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.2421
1129423
Minister.
Rev Tan a Short
Church StvNar(Is.
Mr Plowaro Chnkard
Mrs Susan Wittnck
Mfs Jennifer Dalton
MTS Dophne BRrton
Mrs Ilai Faint
Treasurer..
Mr Alan Wittrick
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1d5

Accoupifs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
Lidgett Park
Methodist
Church
Unr••trtctsd RMtrict•¢l Totsi• th1#
Fund•
Fund•
Tol•l• l••t
SECTION A
R£CEiprs
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
8ank and CFB interest and
Investment in¢ome
74,789
74,789
74,337
a3
43
72
Lettin
20,943
12 472
108.247
34,263
58,283
166,966
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
9,271
9,271
21.743
117,518
1•71
SECTION
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circurt As8888mgnl or Shafe
62.912
62.912
61,500
6,300
b3
Donation8
4.350
Re
aifS anLI Maintenan¢8
Utilities Iln5urancefj, wat•r
har
es, healsn
htin
2.$84
7.125
bs
14,210
14,210
13,869
b7
Other paymen18
TOTAL PAYMENTS
23,429
107,465
90
23,S19
107.70S
73.367
162,161
b8
Ib91
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR
¢1
782
9.031
9,813
4.794
Total funds brought forward from
last yoar
c2
12,148
16, 190
c6
23.544
Sub total
¢1+c2
12.930
25221
38,151
28,338
Transfers and ad"u8lmentS
c7
c5
TOTAL FUNOS AT END OF YEAR
Ic3+c41
12,930
25.221
38,151
28.338
Ic61
SECTION D
FOR IIIFORIIJATIOPI ONLY: hlONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED OP4 TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIOP4S
Ithe•e amounts arn not to b• Includ•d In total rnce5ptsl
m•nts fi
abov•l
d1
Balance bfou
hl forward from ￿81
28
d2
Offerin
Grfts. ￿¥￿ed lor 8XtemBI o
nts8t￿Ints
1.608
d3
OfferingslGrfts - passed lo extemal organisations
1.326
3,316
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
Id1+d2431
310
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SECTrON E
Surnrnary ofts Ch￿￿ •)xunis ftylhe hEar erthd 31 Au9USt 2020 aw Internal o￿an4$•I0)S t•rtsttylO tr* c￿￿Tch Ca￿*Urrkn Vaetry 14Dlethal the ￿ndS Gf
ND A OIFFERENT FORM must r* tr•nJfws t*￿￿ the thstr
Ana 01slW OrganisaDo
ORGAJIISAllQN8
a￿￿0*nI1und
lrt Grr
1 337
203
Drnmb G
t7
ub ltstsl
Im•￿1
8319
3770
chU￿h ithta
bffvwjhi fvom p
?- IO¢¥li Eolumni
117.511
28,331
38,151
ey CHURCH
121,916
114.024
32,108
eontinu•on • wp•r•t• •
If ind th•
totsis towrd
TOTAL RÈCEIPTS
TQTIL
PAYllellTS
8ecTroN F
CL08mG
LANCES
CMUACM-eAIH FUNDS HELD 1131
C*•h In ha
75
75
eank CuwiiAt£ththi
e•nk P•
A¢¢tyJni
Cenlril Fin•ru Bo•rO
6405
Tfus*•slor ¢hurth Pu
Othw luTr
8LIB TOTAL. CnurEh *¢ounts
21.338
38,151
To￿1 frJnd• h•￿ * h¢•m•i Im•
1770
l.J49
•12
TOTAL CASH FUIIDS HELD BY CHURCM
32,108
40.1]00
SECTIOIIO
Al
I S•pw*¥2011
Ai
31 ALW812020
OTHER A8aET8 L￿BIL￿￿5
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Name of Church .. Udqett Park methodlst Churth
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2020 have been
prepared from the fecords of the Church and that they Include all funds under the control of the Church
trustees.
Signature of treasurer
26/1 /2pil
Name and address oftreasurer........
9Th•C
Adel
L¢•¢$
LS1888G
Prnsentstlon to tho Church tru•taes
I confinn that the annual Teport and accounts for the year ended 31 A
presented to the meéting of the Church trustees held on .
st 2020 werehMIW
lolo
Signalure of the Chair of ihe meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting
Date .
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the
Lidgett Park methodlst Church
Charlty Number..............
1129423
Responslbilbties and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounls of the .
. Church
for the year ended 31 August 2020 set out on pages .
I toc. Asthech
rch's trustees. you are
responsible frjr the p￿paration of the accounls in accordance wtlh Ihe requirements of Ihe Charities Act
20111'lhe Act.).
L,J ,p ¢.If /7ea,k
2015 R and P
4glS

Name of Church ............... Lidgett Park Methodist church
Independent Examinor's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention In
connection with the examinats'on (other than that disclosed below"} which give me cause to believe that
in. ary rnaterol respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with secbon 130 of the Act,. or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
lthe lthe
I have no concems and have come auoss no other matter5 In connecbon the ex7minatson to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
I Iw•lhave nor obtained independent verificats'on of all investments wth 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,OW (ten thousand pounds) at the balance
5haet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
..8.Npr& ￿ ..L4 ¥cy.¢.rf
Relevant profewonal qualificabon of Independent examiner
Name of firm (where appropriate) LIJA
Address
Post Code
Date
15 FEl5R￿All U)L.I
ddete or orde as appropnate
Sep-19
2015 ￿r¢h R a￿1 P.A*
5015

CHURCH
RECEIPTS ANO PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Lld •tt Park Mathodllt
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2020
L8ed8 North and Ea*t
Clrcult
Circuit no
2712
R•gl8t•red Ch•rlty- Ch•rlty R•gl•tratlon numb•r
If not a registered charity H•r M•Je•ty'• R•v•nu• •nd
Cu8tom8 Glft Ald number
IThe HMRC number 1$ equivalent to a registered charity number in tems of evidence of charitable ststus
and may be used to give to donors or grant funder5 wishing 10 See evidence of the or9ani5ation's
¢hafrt*e status. Meih¢)thst chaf11￿$ In Eftglat￿ and W*es a￿ not wstered charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.2421
1129423
Minister.
Rev Tan a Short
Church StvNar(Is.
Mr Plowaro Chnkard
Mrs Susan Wittnck
Mfs Jennifer Dalton
MTS Dophne BRrton
Mrs Ilai Faint
Treasurer..
Mr Alan Wittrick
P 2015 xl&
1d5

Accoupifs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
Lidgett Park
Methodist
Church
Unr••trtctsd RMtrict•¢l Totsi• th1#
Fund•
Fund•
Tol•l• l••t
SECTION A
R£CEiprs
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
8ank and CFB interest and
Investment in¢ome
74,789
74,789
74,337
a3
43
72
Lettin
20,943
12 472
108.247
34,263
58,283
166,966
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
9,271
9,271
21.743
117,518
1•71
SECTION
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circurt As8888mgnl or Shafe
62.912
62.912
61,500
6,300
b3
Donation8
4.350
Re
aifS anLI Maintenan¢8
Utilities Iln5urancefj, wat•r
har
es, healsn
htin
2.$84
7.125
bs
14,210
14,210
13,869
b7
Other paymen18
TOTAL PAYMENTS
23,429
107,465
90
23,S19
107.70S
73.367
162,161
b8
Ib91
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR
¢1
782
9.031
9,813
4.794
Total funds brought forward from
last yoar
c2
12,148
16, 190
c6
23.544
Sub total
¢1+c2
12.930
25221
38,151
28,338
Transfers and ad"u8lmentS
c7
c5
TOTAL FUNOS AT END OF YEAR
Ic3+c41
12,930
25.221
38,151
28.338
Ic61
SECTION D
FOR IIIFORIIJATIOPI ONLY: hlONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED OP4 TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIOP4S
Ithe•e amounts arn not to b• Includ•d In total rnce5ptsl
m•nts fi
abov•l
d1
Balance bfou
hl forward from ￿81
28
d2
Offerin
Grfts. ￿¥￿ed lor 8XtemBI o
nts8t￿Ints
1.608
d3
OfferingslGrfts - passed lo extemal organisations
1.326
3,316
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
Id1+d2431
310
ch￿￿h R tyl P2015 xls
2of5

Lid at Park M*hcilist
SECTrON E
Surnrnary ofts Ch￿￿ •)xunis ftylhe hEar erthd 31 Au9USt 2020 aw Internal o￿an4$•I0)S t•rtsttylO tr* c￿￿Tch Ca￿*Urrkn Vaetry 14Dlethal the ￿ndS Gf
ND A OIFFERENT FORM must r* tr•nJfws t*￿￿ the thstr
Ana 01slW OrganisaDo
ORGAJIISAllQN8
a￿￿0*nI1und
lrt Grr
1 337
203
Drnmb G
t7
ub ltstsl
Im•￿1
8319
3770
chU￿h ithta
bffvwjhi fvom p
?- IO¢¥li Eolumni
117.511
28,331
38,151
ey CHURCH
121,916
114.024
32,108
eontinu•on • wp•r•t• •
If ind th•
totsis towrd
TOTAL RÈCEIPTS
TQTIL
PAYllellTS
8ecTroN F
CL08mG
LANCES
CMUACM-eAIH FUNDS HELD 1131
C*•h In ha
75
75
eank CuwiiAt£ththi
e•nk P•
A¢¢tyJni
Cenlril Fin•ru Bo•rO
6405
Tfus*•slor ¢hurth Pu
Othw luTr
8LIB TOTAL. CnurEh *¢ounts
21.338
38,151
To￿1 frJnd• h•￿ * h¢•m•i Im•
1770
l.J49
•12
TOTAL CASH FUIIDS HELD BY CHURCM
32,108
40.1]00
SECTIOIIO
Al
I S•pw*¥2011
Ai
31 ALW812020
OTHER A8aET8 L￿BIL￿￿5
Inv•sthw
L•ntt & &Jih11
-.5
LO8n
LK9ts1thJ
14 InuLth atthèC•nirnl Fowrt• Bowd
15 Inty￿ oty Furth hfjd al TDJ5teeJ ts met￿L￿ Chwr* Pwr#xe
gi Induae8ny oTht Invesbxerfs Inottrecash irn¥ts lix1S
R•kntp

Name of Church .. Udqett Park methodlst Churth
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2020 have been
prepared from the fecords of the Church and that they Include all funds under the control of the Church
trustees.
Signature of treasurer
26/1 /2pil
Name and address oftreasurer........
9Th•C
Adel
L¢•¢$
LS1888G
Prnsentstlon to tho Church tru•taes
I confinn that the annual Teport and accounts for the year ended 31 A
presented to the meéting of the Church trustees held on .
st 2020 werehMIW
lolo
Signalure of the Chair of ihe meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting
Date .
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the
Lidgett Park methodlst Church
Charlty Number..............
1129423
Responslbilbties and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounls of the .
. Church
for the year ended 31 August 2020 set out on pages .
I toc. Asthech
rch's trustees. you are
responsible frjr the p￿paration of the accounls in accordance wtlh Ihe requirements of Ihe Charities Act
20111'lhe Act.).
L,J ,p ¢.If /7ea,k
2015 R and P
4glS

Name of Church ............... Lidgett Park Methodist church
Independent Examinor's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention In
connection with the examinats'on (other than that disclosed below"} which give me cause to believe that
in. ary rnaterol respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with secbon 130 of the Act,. or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
lthe lthe
I have no concems and have come auoss no other matter5 In connecbon the ex7minatson to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
I Iw•lhave nor obtained independent verificats'on of all investments wth 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,OW (ten thousand pounds) at the balance
5haet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
..8.Npr& ￿ ..L4 ¥cy.¢.rf
Relevant profewonal qualificabon of Independent examiner
Name of firm (where appropriate) LIJA
Address
Post Code
Date
15 FEl5R￿All U)L.I
ddete or orde as appropnate
Sep-19
2015 ￿r¢h R a￿1 P.A*
5015