Charity Name: Keynsham Methodist Church Charity Number 1129493 Annual Report 2019-2020
1. Administrative Information
This report relates to the Keynsham Methodist Church which is a member church of the North East Somerset and Bath Methodist Circuit. The circuit is part of the Bristol District of the Methodist Church.
Keynsham Methodist Church has two centres for worship and mission, Victoria Centre, High Street, Keynsham and Queens Road, Keynsham.
All correspondence for the Church should be addressed to the Minister of the church: Rev Jane Wilson
55 Charlton Road Keynsham Bristol BS31 2JQ Tel: 0117 9862242 jane.wilson@methodist.org.uk The church website is: www.keynshammethodistchurch.co.uk
The managing trustees from 1 September 2019 are:
Carol Arnold Irene Arnold Paul Arnold Thomas Bannerman-Williams to August 2020 Jenny Barrow Mike Barrow Derek Bayliss to October 2020 Mary Brunt John Cawley to August 2020 Marjorie Cordy Richard Cordy Marjorie Cox Janet Danson Michael Danson Daphne Dawes Jill Earley from September 2020 Adrian Ellis Danielle Ireland from October 2019 Mary Joy Carole Lambern Mike Lambern to October 2020 Jean Lapham Hazel Lawrence Trixie Lovell to October 2020 Michael Lowe to July 2020 Val Marsh Liz Palfrey Peter Perrington from July 2020 Neil Quilter Elspeth Rolls
Alan Seel to August 2020 Denise Seel to August 2020 Shirley Sheppard to October 2020 Kevin Shrubsall Sandra Spragg from July 2020 Julie Stiddard Rev. Jan Tate Margaret Waring Julie Willsteed Graham Wilson Rev. Jane Wilson William Wilson from October 2019 Mike Windsor Rev. David Winstanley Ian Withers to October 2019
Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church (CPD) which can be found on the Methodist Church website.
The minister, Jane Wilson, is also a Co-Superintendent of the Circuit. The minister line manages the Children and Youth Worker, Sarah Seymour, the Pastoral Worker, Sue Stevens and until March 2020 the Community Outreach Worker who provide support in coordinating the different areas of church life and outreach activities.
2. Aims and Objectives
The Leadership Team and the Church Council meet regularly with the minister to review and consider the various aspects of the life of the church in the context of its ongoing mission to demonstrate the love of God by witnessing and serving the community. These include:
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Developing the Worship life of the church at both centres by offering a range of worship styles and experiences, including Messy Church, Breakfast Bites, Explore Together, Taizé, Guest services as well as more traditional services
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Offering ways of deepening discipleship through fellowship groups, prayer meetings, house and bible study groups, Kleidas youth group, Junior church, Alpha, Compass and other courses
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Offering pastoral care and support; Sue Stevens, the Pastoral Worker, works closely with the minister in reviewing the Pastoral list and pastoral needs. Care and support to individuals and groups is provided by the pastoral worker and the team of pastoral workers.
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Reaching out to and serving our local community through various activities and groups. These include Pre-School, Toddler groups, Coffee Room, Café Plus, Churches Together in Keynsham & Saltford (CTKS) projects, CAMEO (Come And Meet Each Other), HALO (Have A Lunch Out) and other regular fellowship groups.
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Encouraging a deeper prayer life by providing opportunities for prayer in worship and through weekly prayer meetings, the prayer chain, prayer books/tables at both centres and prayer-focussed events
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Working towards a fairer greener world by becoming a Fair-trade church and an Eco congregation, supporting local and national campaigns (e.g. campaigning against the use of single use plastic water bottles)
3. Review of Progress and Achievements
The minister meets regularly with the Leadership team and Church Council to review and assess the goals and objectives for the church’s mission in the areas referred to above. She also meets regularly with the Children & Young People Worker, the Pastoral Worker and (until March 2020) the Community Outreach Worker, to coordinate the different areas of church life and outreach activities.
For the first part of the year the Church engaged in the usual variety of groups and activities offering spiritual development, fellowship and support for members of the church and local community, including: CAMEO Young Adults group HALO Men’s fellowship Women’s Fellowship groups Various uniformed groups (Brownie & Daily Coffee Mornings Rainbow Guides, Girls Brigade) House groups and Bible Study groups Christian Aid Committee Prayer groups, Prayer Breakfast, prayer Food Bank ministry Eco Group Craft & Banner group Short Mat Bowls Kleidas Youth Fellowship and youth group Messy Church Queens Road Pre School Breakfast Bites Parent & Toddler groups Shoppers Service Junior Church Café Plus Ichthus Puppet ministry
Worship happened every Sunday at 10am at one/both centres and at 6.30pm at alternate centres. Breakfast Bites met at 8.30am on 4th Sundays, Explore Together every 2[nd] Sunday, Messy Church monthly, usually on a Monday at 3.30pm, all at Queens Road, and at Victoria a Shoppers service every Thursdays at 11am and monthly Guest service every 2[nd] Sunday
A Life in the Spirit Experience weekend took place in October 2019 and a follow up prayer group was formed.
In light of the Coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, the Church Council decided to pause recruitment for a new Outreach worker to allow time to re-assess how the role could contribute to the church’s future mission in light of Covid-19.
The church has continued its links with a church in Guatemala, a school in India, and a missionary in Pakistan.
For the second part of the year the Covid-19 Government restrictions meant that many of the church’s usual activities had to be suspended, but many have continued in a new format, e.g. the provision of online video weekly Sunday worship services, monthly Messy Church and Breakfast Bites via YouTube, Facebook and the church website, which has allowed us to expand our outreach and support to include those who would not normally attend church in person. Weekly worship materials have also been distributed via the pastoral visitors’ team.
Pastoral support of church members and others in our local community has continued throughout the pandemic, e.g. via telephone and Zoom meetings and church members have worked with CTKS and other initiatives including Foodshare, Foodbank and the CTKS Covid-19 Befrienders helpline.
The Church Council has considered the major risks to which they as Trustees are exposed and have regularly reviewed those risks and procedures to manage them. Volunteers are
checked (including where appropriate under the DBS legislation) and a policy statement prepared under the Health and Safety at Work 1974 legislation incorporating risk assessments.
The Church Safeguarding Policy is reviewed annually by the Church Council and the Church Safeguarding officer ensures that appropriate Safeguarding training and DBS checks are completed by all relevant church officers and volunteers in accordance with the KMC and Methodist Church Safeguarding Policy.
Covid-19 Risk Assessments have been completed for both church centres and the Queens Road Pre-School were able to reopen in May.
4. Resources Committee
The Resources committee meets regularly to encourage good stewardship of the church’s financial and property resources to further the church’s mission activities and ensure that the premises are a safe and secure space.
Following the significant impact of Covid-19 a special task force group was set up to prepare Covid-19 Risk Assessments for both centres for approval by the Church Council/Managing Trustees. The work of the task force is recognised above as an important achievement.
3. Financial Information
The accounts include the employment costs and statistics of those directly employed by the Church. The Church has a Minister and 3 part time lay workers (2 from 1 April 2020) who are employed by the North East Somerset & Bath Methodist Circuit. The Circuit accounts include a count of 4 staff with a full time equivalent of 2.25 for the year to 31[st] August 2020.
The accounts show a contribution to the Circuit of £100,000. This is a pledged contribution to cover the payroll costs and a share of other expenses which are incurred by the Circuit.
The COVID-19 situation has had a financial impact on income, the most obvious being a reduction in lettings income for both centres during closure of the premises, which is continuing.
Income from Offerings and Tax recoverable shows an increase on the previous year as a result of increased regular and one-off contributions from church members and some who have changed from cash offerings to giving by bank standing order. A bequest was received during the year which has helped to offset the loss in income.
The church remains in a healthy position financially with adequate reserves to cover identified maintenance work on the premises. The on-going challenge with an ageing congregation is to be able to cover annual expenditure with annual income and replenish reserves after it has been necessary to draw on reserves for urgent or major work. This is regularly considered and monitored by the trustees.
This report was approved by the trustees on November 2020 and signed on their behalf by:
Rev’d Jane Wilson J Wilson
Minister
KEYNSHAM METHODIST CHURCH
Loans
| Loans | KEYNSHA | M METHODI | ST CHURCH | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Purpose of loan | Amount brought forward |
New borrowings |
Loan interest |
Repayable in the year |
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| Totals | |||||||||
| Repayment due by | |||||||||
0 X 0[Y]
Repayment due by Note: the two totals X and Y must agree
Endowment Funds
| Endowment Funds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endowment Name | How the capital is invested | The current value of the capital | Annual income | What the income was used for | ||||
| Anonymous Gift (17045) | Trustees Interest Fund | 1400.00 | 9.23 | In accordance with thegift | ||||
| Stickler Gifts (11129A) | Mngd Fixed Int & Trustees Interest Fund | 29409.93 | 185.99 | Unrestricted General Fund | ||||
| Bequest (8168) | Managed Mixed & Trustees Interest Fund | 13705.37 | 247.99 | Unrestricted General Fund | ||||
| Totals | 44515.30 | 443.21 | ||||||
| Restricted Funds | ||||||||
| Restricted Fund Name | Opening Balance |
Incoming Resources |
Resources Expended |
Transfers | Gain/Loss | Closing Balance | Purpose of the fund | |
| TMCP Trust - Mrs K Stickler(18768) | 39,999.81 | -39,999.81 | 0.00 | |||||
| Trust 11129 Various Bequests and Gifts | 97,123.12 | 23,395.54 |
358.02 |
-6,492.77 |
-98.00 |
113,569.87 |
In accordance with the terms of thegifts etc. |
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| External Charities | 1,429.15 | 8,817.23 |
6,650.37 |
3,596.01 | Awaiting payment to charities |
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| Other Church Organisations | 3,949.71 | 18,565.74 |
19,084.07 |
3,431.38 | For the use of the various organisations of Keynsham Methodist Church |
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| Interest and Investment Income from Restricted Funds |
1,102.56 | -1,102.56 | 0.00 | |||||
| Totals | 142,501.79 | 51,881.07 |
26,092.46 |
-47,595.14 |
-98.00 |
120,597.26 |
Further funds were drawn down from the John White Fund and used to meet the final costs incurred during the year on the entrance and foyer work at the Queens Road premises and other projects
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DECLARATIONS
Treasurer
I confirm that I have prepared the accounts from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church Council
Signature of Treasurer Date Name Neil Quilter BSc Address 8 Manor Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1RG
Presentation to the Keynsham Methodist Church Council for approval.
I confirm that the Accounts will be presented to the next Church Council meeting on
Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting Reverend Jane Wilson Date _______________
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
KEYNSHAM METHODIST CHURCH
This Report is on the Church Accounts for the year ended 31st August 2020
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts under Section 145 of the Charities Act
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section
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145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act;
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met;
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(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signature
Date
Hilary Gordon Nash, FCA 75 Manor Road Keynsham Bristol, BS31 1RE
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