## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1 SEPTEMBER 2021 to 31 AUGUST 2022** 

# **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. However, in view of the financial situation arising from COVID, the Church decided that the project for 20/21 would be to raise money to enhance the sound and visual systems within the church itself . 

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 2021/2022 was very much a transitional year following the Covid pandemic.The church returned to more normal meetings and worship as the year progressed and was more or less back to all its previous acvities by the end of August 2022 

Church lettings were still severely reduced although  few new rentals were starting during the year. (However, Candystripe which was by far the largest rental ceased trading in September 2021 as a result of reduced numbers arising from Covid. 

The membership of the Church and those attending regular worship has been broadly stable with a few new attendees balancing out a few deaths and transfers. 

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 2021/22 , 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 2021/22, the general (unrestricted) fund for the Church increased by £492 , with the closing balance at £8,141. 

Total assets (excluding buildings) including project funding, endowments, and restricted funds, increased to £26,015  at 31 August 2022. 

For 2021/22, 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% .Our general reserves are now well below the lower threshold and need to be increased. 

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 



Mrs S Wittrick Church Steward Mrs D Barton Church Steward Mrs J Dalton Church Steward Mrs V Faint Church Steward Mrs J  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 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 P Nolan 

Mr G Saunders 

Mr C Tear 

Mrs M Tear 

Dr S Pearson 

This annual report was approved by the Chair of the Finance and 

property committees, the Church Treasurer and the Minister on behalf of the Church Council   in March 2023. 

. 

Dated 15 May 2023 



CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Lid
Park
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2022
Leeds Norlh and East
Clrcult
Clrcuft no
2712
Reglstored Charlty - Charlty Reglstrallon numbor
If not a registered charity Hèr Majestys Revenue and
Customs Glft Ald number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered thanty number in tems of ev￿enCe of charitable
status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organi8ation'8
¢haritable status. Methodist charities in EnglarKI and Wales that are not registered Charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1129423
Minister.
Rev Tan
Short
Church Stewards..
Mr Howard Clinkard
Resigned 31 December 2021
Mrs Susan Wittrick
Mrs Jennifer Dalton
Mrs Daphne Barton
Mr Richard Taylor
From May 2022
Mts Joan Roberts
Mrs Pat Brooke
Treasurer.
Mr Alan Wittri¢k

CCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
Lidgett Park
Church
SECTION A
ilnrestiicw Restrth Totals thi5
Ftsnds
Funds
Totals last
RECEIPTS
Note
Offerin
s and Tax racovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
Lethn
72,614
72,614
72,190
19
19
14
11,497
12,333
96,463
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
11,497
19,209
103,339
12,413
12,301
96,918
6.876
6,876
(a71
SECTION
PAYMENTS
Circuit Assessment or Share
DonaOons
58.823
56.823
61,761
14,000
airs and Mainl8nan¢o
Utilth'es Ilnsurances. water
char
es, heatin
4.899
11.243
5,887
12.707
12.978
Other paym&nts
TOTAL PAYMENTS
21.542
95.971
334
21,876
102,649
18,440
113,066
6.678
Ib9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTPTrAYMENT8
afA8
492
198
690
16,148
Totsl funds brought forward from
last year
7,649
14.354
22,003
38,151
Sub totsl
c1+c2
8.141
14.552
22.693
22.003
Transfers and ad'ustments
c7
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
1¢3+c41
8.141
14.552
22,693
Ic8)
22,003
(c61
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANL8ATIONS
these amounts are not to be included in total Trceiptslpa
rts figurns above
alance brou
hl forward from last
ear
40
310
fferin
sIGifts- r8ceNed for extemal o
anisatior
2,848
1.917
ffering51GTfts - passed to external organtsalk)ns
2.788
2.267
ALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
(d1 +d2-d3)
20
(40)

ett Park
ChLw¢h
MMARY OF CHURCH ACC
NK¢iNTERNAL
SECTION E
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lete this
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INTEXNAL
ORGANISATrOPIS
b0￿ceS
Ladi•sGrou
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3.322
e12
Chur¢h Itotsl•
bTOUght forward from
2-totals columnl
11M.339
102.
22,003
22,693
le8
io
BY CHURCII
1Q4.W
104A
23,852
28,015
¢ondnu•on a
D•C•U￿ 4nd th•
tows10T￿r&
TOTAL IIECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
SECTh)N F
CLONNO
CHVRCH-CASH FiWDS HELD at11 A
u•t 2022
In
75
B•nk Curr•rtk¢•unt
21.571
19.2
8nnk Do itA¢¢ounl
Central Flnar*• 8tr4rd
321
3291
Tru¥teeJfor M•thodlstChur¢h Pu
37
othol funds
SU8 TOYAL. Church Kctyjthts
T¢tsl funds hèld by lTht•rnol Organis*rA ¢1
b￿anG01￿￿fr{¥n •b¢wl1•12)
22.003
22,893
Ic8
3,322
•121
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHiRGH
23,852
26,015
lyl
SECTIONG
31 AuuuEt2022
OThERASSETSand Li4BIUnES
L•nd & 8uildiw¥ rKlos r•
vÈlue
6.625.355
f4 In¢￿$ onty Funds hddotthe Nnance knrd
fs In¢￿de onty Fund8 held ￿tTn￿l￿eSfQr Mthxli%tChwr*
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Name of Church . Lidgott Park Mthodist Church Leeds
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have
been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the
Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer .
Name and address of treasurer ...... MrAkn Wrtlitk
.. 9 The Drrle. Ad81, Le¢d$
LS16 6BG
Prnsentatlon to the Chur¢h truste•s
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 were presented to
the meetina of the Church truslees held on 6 October 2022
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting .. Rov Tanya Sh
14 5,23
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the
. LW Pa￿ Methodist Church
Charlty Number . 1129423
Responsibilitias and basls of report
LosÈf-., . PAZY .IVhHo.F).U i..
I report lo Ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the ...
Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages J. to 3 As the Church's trustees, you
are responsible for the preparab'on of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the
Charities Act 2011 ('the ACV).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
Act and, in Car￿ng out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the

LIDf)LIT PALK MEfHopisf .¢.H.URC.H .
Name of Church ...........
No..
Independent Examinerfs 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, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
[the [the
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection vrith the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the
accounts to be reached.
I I￿￿thave not" 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 Finance Board of
the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10.000 (ten thousand pounds) at the
balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
FCCA
Name of fim (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code
Ls3 thJJ
Date
ZOZ3
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CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Lid
Park
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2022
Leeds Norlh and East
Clrcult
Clrcuft no
2712
Reglstored Charlty - Charlty Reglstrallon numbor
If not a registered charity Hèr Majestys Revenue and
Customs Glft Ald number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered thanty number in tems of ev￿enCe of charitable
status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organi8ation'8
¢haritable status. Methodist charities in EnglarKI and Wales that are not registered Charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1129423
Minister.
Rev Tan
Short
Church Stewards..
Mr Howard Clinkard
Resigned 31 December 2021
Mrs Susan Wittrick
Mrs Jennifer Dalton
Mrs Daphne Barton
Mr Richard Taylor
From May 2022
Mts Joan Roberts
Mrs Pat Brooke
Treasurer.
Mr Alan Wittri¢k

CCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
Lidgett Park
Church
SECTION A
ilnrestiicw Restrth Totals thi5
Ftsnds
Funds
Totals last
RECEIPTS
Note
Offerin
s and Tax racovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
Lethn
72,614
72,614
72,190
19
19
14
11,497
12,333
96,463
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
11,497
19,209
103,339
12,413
12,301
96,918
6.876
6,876
(a71
SECTION
PAYMENTS
Circuit Assessment or Share
DonaOons
58.823
56.823
61,761
14,000
airs and Mainl8nan¢o
Utilth'es Ilnsurances. water
char
es, heatin
4.899
11.243
5,887
12.707
12.978
Other paym&nts
TOTAL PAYMENTS
21.542
95.971
334
21,876
102,649
18,440
113,066
6.678
Ib9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTPTrAYMENT8
afA8
492
198
690
16,148
Totsl funds brought forward from
last year
7,649
14.354
22,003
38,151
Sub totsl
c1+c2
8.141
14.552
22.693
22.003
Transfers and ad'ustments
c7
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
1¢3+c41
8.141
14.552
22,693
Ic8)
22,003
(c61
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANL8ATIONS
these amounts are not to be included in total Trceiptslpa
rts figurns above
alance brou
hl forward from last
ear
40
310
fferin
sIGifts- r8ceNed for extemal o
anisatior
2,848
1.917
ffering51GTfts - passed to external organtsalk)ns
2.788
2.267
ALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
(d1 +d2-d3)
20
(40)

ett Park
ChLw¢h
MMARY OF CHURCH ACC
NK¢iNTERNAL
SECTION E
Please follow the Qurd nCÈ Notes to com
lete this
Kcounting AND A LXFFERENT FORM ￿￿tbO ￿#t0 r8WMtlh•awyJtslsg9 Pknerdwb)Iho rewding transfor8
the Distr6*Ot￿ Confi￿d ￿Str￿lo￿l￿nIs•I*x¥.
INTEXNAL
ORGANISATrOPIS
b0￿ceS
Ladi•sGrou
1P78
287
Dram• Gro
ub tots
anlsthnslund•
*11
3.322
e12
Chur¢h Itotsl•
bTOUght forward from
2-totals columnl
11M.339
102.
22,003
22,693
le8
io
BY CHURCII
1Q4.W
104A
23,852
28,015
¢ondnu•on a
D•C•U￿ 4nd th•
tows10T￿r&
TOTAL IIECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
SECTh)N F
CLONNO
CHVRCH-CASH FiWDS HELD at11 A
u•t 2022
In
75
B•nk Curr•rtk¢•unt
21.571
19.2
8nnk Do itA¢¢ounl
Central Flnar*• 8tr4rd
321
3291
Tru¥teeJfor M•thodlstChur¢h Pu
37
othol funds
SU8 TOYAL. Church Kctyjthts
T¢tsl funds hèld by lTht•rnol Organis*rA ¢1
b￿anG01￿￿fr{¥n •b¢wl1•12)
22.003
22,893
Ic8
3,322
•121
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHiRGH
23,852
26,015
lyl
SECTIONG
31 AuuuEt2022
OThERASSETSand Li4BIUnES
L•nd & 8uildiw¥ rKlos r•
vÈlue
6.625.355
f4 In¢￿$ onty Funds hddotthe Nnance knrd
fs In¢￿de onty Fund8 held ￿tTn￿l￿eSfQr Mthxli%tChwr*
gl Ind￿leanYt￿her inve$kn￿ls1Thjt1he￿h Er￿15

Name of Church . Lidgott Park Mthodist Church Leeds
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have
been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the
Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer .
Name and address of treasurer ...... MrAkn Wrtlitk
.. 9 The Drrle. Ad81, Le¢d$
LS16 6BG
Prnsentatlon to the Chur¢h truste•s
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 were presented to
the meetina of the Church truslees held on 6 October 2022
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting .. Rov Tanya Sh
14 5,23
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the
. LW Pa￿ Methodist Church
Charlty Number . 1129423
Responsibilitias and basls of report
LosÈf-., . PAZY .IVhHo.F).U i..
I report lo Ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the ...
Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages J. to 3 As the Church's trustees, you
are responsible for the preparab'on of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the
Charities Act 2011 ('the ACV).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
Act and, in Car￿ng out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the

LIDf)LIT PALK MEfHopisf .¢.H.URC.H .
Name of Church ...........
No..
Independent Examinerfs 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, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
[the [the
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection vrith the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the
accounts to be reached.
I I￿￿thave not" 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 Finance Board of
the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10.000 (ten thousand pounds) at the
balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
FCCA
Name of fim (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code
Ls3 thJJ
Date
ZOZ3
delete or circle as appropriate