## **DRAFT** 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 to 31 AUGUST 2024** 

# **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. 

Sadly, over the last year the Church has said good bye to friends, and others coping with illness and our thoughts and prayers go to the families and friends 

The Minister continues to work alongside church members in working with the two agreed priorities - deepening discipleship and connecting with children, young people and families that use our premise. Sadly, Bible study groups at LPMC haven’t been well attended. The joint Bible study group meets at Shadwell, with members from both churches. Although the group is small there is a wonderful 

atmosphere where faith is shared and explored, and there is always room for more. The Ecumenical Lent Group is proving to be really well supporting, with average of 40+ attending each week. The is a lot of thoughtful discussion that takes place. 

Messy Church is slowly growing, a session being held each school holiday. We have shared stories on Caring for God’s World, the Christmas Story and Picnic on the Beach, and of course our  Easter Messy Church . 



Teddy Praise continues to take place once a month after Toddlers. It is fun and chaotic! The members  share songs and a bible story through a story basket. Everyone takes a craft home to do, re-enforcing the story message. As the year progresses from 3 September onwards, as the children get used to the routine, you can see how they begin to sit, listen and take part, and begin to know who Jesus is! 

At the end of March,  stewards and members of the worship team met with others from Shadwell and Alwoodley Park Methodists Church. We looked at how we can support, encourage and worship together. It was a very positive meeting, and the energy that emerged created some real excitement! In September 2025 we will begin to share worship monthly together, alternating at the different churches. We will also share and invite one another to bible studies and other events. 

Our Labyrinth was completed in the summer of 2023, and it was lovely to see people walking it, sitting on the benches and children jumping across the paw prints, knowing that they were invited. 

At the  March Circuit meeting 2024  it was decided that we reduce to four presbyters from September 2025, along with other decisions. Also with these decisions, The Circuit Leadership Team  asked the circuit meeting to urge and encourage each church within the circuit to discuss as a church how these bold and radical changes can begin to take place so that we as churches across the circuit, continue to move towards being more intentionally missional and evangelistic. They are: 

1. Lay people to develop in leadership of churches. 

2. Seek people feeling called and able to trial voluntary Local Lay Pastor roles. 

3. Encourage and support churches to develop working together. How this could work? 



4. Encouraging increasing urgency for adaptation and reduction of buildings for appropriate future. 

5. As a circuit, we continue to move towards being more intentionally missional and evangelistic. We are determined to change our attitude as churches to be primarily concerned with supporting new people into belonging in our worshipping communities, and seeking new ways to serve the wider community, and especially those at the margins and in need. 

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. 



The membership of the Church and those attending regular worship has been broadly stable with a few new attendees balancing out the 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 2023/24, 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 2023/24, the general (unrestricted) fund for the Church decreased by £1,980  with the closing balance at £ 21,234. 

Total assets (excluding buildings) including project funding, endowments, and restricted funds, increased to £53,880  at 31 August 2024. 

For 2023/24, 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  22% of our annual 



general income so the financial objective is to slightly increase the reserves over the next couple of years if possible in line with our policy. 

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 P Brooke Church Steward Mrs D Barton Church Steward Mr P Bennett Church Steward Mrs J  Roberts Church Steward Mrs C Pritchard 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 V Faint Mrs M Farrar Mrs C Firth Mrs H Fry 

(circuit rep) 

Mrs K. Illingworth Mrs P Nolan Mr G Saunders Mr C Tear Dr S Pearson Miss J Bennett Mrs E Pearson Mrs C Pritchard 

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 May 2025. 

. 

Dated 20 May 2025 



CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
LIDGETh PARK METhODIST
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2024
LEEDS NORTH AND EAST
Clrcuft
Clrcult no.
2712
R•glster8d Charity - Charlty Roglstratlon numbar
If nol a registered charity His Majosty's Revenue and
Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered chanty number in terns of eviden￿ of charitable
status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's
charitable $tatu$. Methodist d)arities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are
excepted from registration under SLqtLrtory Instfument 2014 No 242)
1129423
Minister..
Rev Tan
Church Stewards:
Short
Mrs Joan Roberts
Mrs Susan Wittrick
To February 2024
Mrs Daphne Barton
Mrs Pat Brooke
Mrs Ciinstine Pritchard
Mr Peter Bennett
Treasurer:
Mr Alan WRttrick
Church-receipts-and-payments-2024
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LIDGETh PARK
METHODIST
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Church
ilnmtii¢tsd Restrlcted Totsls th18
Funds
Funds
Totals last
SECTION A
81
RECEIPTS
a2
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
75,539
14.(
89.S39
95,573
a3
567
922
1A89
19.209
17,099
127.337
677
a4
Lettin
19.209
3,139
98.455
14,561
19,516
130,327
a5
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
13,960
28.882
a6
(a7}
SECTION B
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circurt Assessment or Share
55,200
55.200
17.735
3.647
51,062
11,710
6,938
b3
Donations
4,950
12,785
b4
Re
aiT5 and Maintenance
Ulililies Ilnsurances, water
cha
e$ heatin
3,647
b5
19.100
19.100
12,275
b6
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
17.539
100,436
17.583
113.264
19,436
101,421
b8
12,829
Ib9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
c1
1.980
16,053
14.073
28 9C6
Total funds brought fomard from
last year
¢2
23,214
28,385
61,599
¢6
22,693
c3
Sub total
c1+c2
44,438
65.672
01.599
Transfers and ad'ustments
c7
c5
TOTAL FUNOS AT END OF YEAR
1¢3+t41
21,234
65.672
Ic81
51.599
Ic6}
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATK)N ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO ExfERNAL ORGANISATIONS
th•8• amount8 are not to bg Inoludod in total r•c•l
onts fi ur•8 alJov•
d1
Balance brou
ht forward from last
20
d2
Offerin
sIGrfts - received for extemal or
2,472
2,535
d3
OfferingslGifts . passed to exiemal organisations
2,472
2,555
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
{d1+d243)
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CHIJRCHACCOLwrs
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NDA DIFFERENT FORM Thustbe￿j b r8fts1tr*￿th5{$ee Me￿￿￿￿t*￿t￿lkn). Pbase relHtsthegu*s￿ry￿& transfers bets¥eenthe Ihstr
and CL*t*ted Distrtt or03n￿al￿￿ts.
INTeRK4L
ORGAhMSATIONS
1.407
219
e2
2D18
1414
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1632
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¢9
127.337
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l¢TI
51599
66872
ICB
BY CHURCH
13
87304
Ind bnngih•
TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYIIEpirs
SECTION F
CLOBING
8ALANCE8
CHURCH-C￿N FLIIKM ￿L￿al 31
2014
C￿h In hw¥J
70
76
Bank Curi•niA¢¢ount
31C*2
31346
CwtrBI Flnllne* Board
Tw¥t*o•fw K4ÈthDdlstChurch
15372
25250
Otherfuivjl
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SIS99
66671
c8
Tolal nekl Dy Irw
t￿￿nceto￿lfvtyn above) 181
2201
1632
•12
YOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY ¢IK#ICH
67304
SECTION G
Al
31 Awl 2024
OTHER A55ETS*nd L￿8￿M£s
In¥•strn•p*l
8318681
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Name of Church . Lidgett Park Methodist Church
Chffty Nurnber 1129423
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confim that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been
prepared from the records of the Churth and that include all funds under the control of the Church
tnjstees.
Signature of treasurer ........
Date...
1.3....Ma..ID25-.
Name and address of treasurer ..
. PostCodeL.4.1.6 ..6 IFé
Presentatlon to the Church trustees
I confinn that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 Aw st 2024 V•*reMil
presentad to the meets'nq of the Church trustees held on ..1.3.. .Nl.4'
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting
S. knfji- ,-.....1.3.:.3...A£
Independent Examlnorfs Report to the Trustses of the
Lidgett Park Methodist Church
Charlty Number. 1129423
Responslbllltles and basis of rnport
I report to the trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the . .Lidgett Park methodist . Church for
the year ended 31 August 2024 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
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carri&J out under sedion 145 of the Act
and. in carrying out my examinats'on. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity
Commission under seth'on 145(5)(b) of the Act.
. delete or circle as appropriate
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Name of Church . Lidgett Park Methodist Church
Independent Examinerfs Statement
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention
in connection with the examination (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.
I have no concerns 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 IThElhave not" obtained independent verifThtion 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 qualificalion of independent examiner
FCCA
Name of firm (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code
Date
delete or circle as appropriate
Church-receipts-and-payments-2024
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CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
LIDGETh PARK METhODIST
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2024
LEEDS NORTH AND EAST
Clrcuft
Clrcult no.
2712
R•glster8d Charity - Charlty Roglstratlon numbar
If nol a registered charity His Majosty's Revenue and
Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered chanty number in terns of eviden￿ of charitable
status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's
charitable $tatu$. Methodist d)arities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are
excepted from registration under SLqtLrtory Instfument 2014 No 242)
1129423
Minister..
Rev Tan
Church Stewards:
Short
Mrs Joan Roberts
Mrs Susan Wittrick
To February 2024
Mrs Daphne Barton
Mrs Pat Brooke
Mrs Ciinstine Pritchard
Mr Peter Bennett
Treasurer:
Mr Alan WRttrick
Church-receipts-and-payments-2024
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LIDGETh PARK
METHODIST
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Church
ilnmtii¢tsd Restrlcted Totsls th18
Funds
Funds
Totals last
SECTION A
81
RECEIPTS
a2
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
75,539
14.(
89.S39
95,573
a3
567
922
1A89
19.209
17,099
127.337
677
a4
Lettin
19.209
3,139
98.455
14,561
19,516
130,327
a5
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
13,960
28.882
a6
(a7}
SECTION B
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circurt Assessment or Share
55,200
55.200
17.735
3.647
51,062
11,710
6,938
b3
Donations
4,950
12,785
b4
Re
aiT5 and Maintenance
Ulililies Ilnsurances, water
cha
e$ heatin
3,647
b5
19.100
19.100
12,275
b6
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
17.539
100,436
17.583
113.264
19,436
101,421
b8
12,829
Ib9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
c1
1.980
16,053
14.073
28 9C6
Total funds brought fomard from
last year
¢2
23,214
28,385
61,599
¢6
22,693
c3
Sub total
c1+c2
44,438
65.672
01.599
Transfers and ad'ustments
c7
c5
TOTAL FUNOS AT END OF YEAR
1¢3+t41
21,234
65.672
Ic81
51.599
Ic6}
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATK)N ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO ExfERNAL ORGANISATIONS
th•8• amount8 are not to bg Inoludod in total r•c•l
onts fi ur•8 alJov•
d1
Balance brou
ht forward from last
20
d2
Offerin
sIGrfts - received for extemal or
2,472
2,535
d3
OfferingslGifts . passed to exiemal organisations
2,472
2,555
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
{d1+d243)
2ofS

LIDGETh PARK MEfHODIST
C￿Tch
CHIJRCHACCOLwrs
SECT11>4 E
Pkase fvl
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NDA DIFFERENT FORM Thustbe￿j b r8fts1tr*￿th5{$ee Me￿￿￿￿t*￿t￿lkn). Pbase relHtsthegu*s￿ry￿& transfers bets¥eenthe Ihstr
and CL*t*ted Distrtt or03n￿al￿￿ts.
INTeRK4L
ORGAhMSATIONS
1.407
219
e2
2D18
1414
¢5
e7
nl6YrKg
Isatlon5 fu
e8
1632
•12
Church •Gcount• (t￿•
brough¢l•r*•￿ Iroffl pty•
2.t￿￿¥t0*ymrtI
¢9
127.337
{an
14on
l¢TI
51599
66872
ICB
BY CHURCH
13
87304
Ind bnngih•
TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYIIEpirs
SECTION F
CLOBING
8ALANCE8
CHURCH-C￿N FLIIKM ￿L￿al 31
2014
C￿h In hw¥J
70
76
Bank Curi•niA¢¢ount
31C*2
31346
CwtrBI Flnllne* Board
Tw¥t*o•fw K4ÈthDdlstChurch
15372
25250
Otherfuivjl
#LB ToT￿.church •¢cow
SIS99
66671
c8
Tolal nekl Dy Irw
t￿￿nceto￿lfvtyn above) 181
2201
1632
•12
YOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY ¢IK#ICH
67304
SECTION G
Al
31 Awl 2024
OTHER A55ETS*nd L￿8￿M£s
In¥•strn•p*l
8318681
OtrerA650
Othw L￿b￿th8
r4 IrK1udeC￿￿FuThsb
f5 Purws
g1 lrtdud#¥nyoiherinv*trr*nts rs
3ofS

Name of Church . Lidgett Park Methodist Church
Chffty Nurnber 1129423
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confim that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been
prepared from the records of the Churth and that include all funds under the control of the Church
tnjstees.
Signature of treasurer ........
Date...
1.3....Ma..ID25-.
Name and address of treasurer ..
. PostCodeL.4.1.6 ..6 IFé
Presentatlon to the Church trustees
I confinn that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 Aw st 2024 V•*reMil
presentad to the meets'nq of the Church trustees held on ..1.3.. .Nl.4'
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting
S. knfji- ,-.....1.3.:.3...A£
Independent Examlnorfs Report to the Trustses of the
Lidgett Park Methodist Church
Charlty Number. 1129423
Responslbllltles and basis of rnport
I report to the trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the . .Lidgett Park methodist . Church for
the year ended 31 August 2024 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
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carri&J out under sedion 145 of the Act
and. in carrying out my examinats'on. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity
Commission under seth'on 145(5)(b) of the Act.
. delete or circle as appropriate
4ofS

Name of Church . Lidgett Park Methodist Church
Independent Examinerfs Statement
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention
in connection with the examination (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.
I have no concerns 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 IThElhave not" obtained independent verifThtion 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 qualificalion of independent examiner
FCCA
Name of firm (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code
Date
delete or circle as appropriate
Church-receipts-and-payments-2024
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