2024-08-31-accounts - Trinity Methodist Church, Clitheroe

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TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH

Wesleyan Row, Parson Lane, Clitheroe, BB7 2JY

Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts 2023 – 2024

Public Benefit

Trinity Methodist Church, Clitheroe has the following mission statement:

‘By encouraging each other to grow in faith and make new disciples of Jesus Christ, we seek to re-vitalise our Christian witness in the Ribble Valley’.

To encourage its continued growth, the church – i.e. the body of people who meet regularly to worship and grow in faith so that they can ensure that their relationship with God is reflected in their everyday lives – continues to provide a base for many additional activities to the Sunday services.

Trinity Church, Clitheroe, provides a place for the public to use for weddings, baptisms and funerals as well as many other events as necessary. The church continues to grow with adults and children asking to become members. The church is open to the public and we make extra effort to invite the general public for the main Christian services such as Easter, Harvest and over Christmas. We see new faces at these services and often a few of these will continue to come throughout the year. The church was recently renovated which included glass front doors to make the church more welcoming and open to the general public.

There are many social activities held at the church such as:

Pizza the Action an opportunity for teenagers in the area to come for a fun evening with organised game and a takeaway, this is also open to people who do not attend the church. This year the numbers attending have increased significantly, 20 – 24 attending with a mix of church going and non church going teenagers.

Treasure Seekers is the junior church with children from babies to teenagers meeting on a Sunday morning to enjoy age appropriate activities and time to share together and learn about Bible teaching and faith. The church has received the accolade of being ‘A Child Friendly Church’.

Other Children’s activities: At times the Church run a summer holiday club and there is a group called ‘Live Wire’ on a Friday afternoon. The church hall is used by the Girl Guiding Society and Scouts weekly.

Trinity Tots is a toddler group run weekly during term time and offers a 2hr 15 minute session of crafts, toys, games, songs, snacks and free play, as well as a brew for the parents. This is attended by over 30 children at each session and is run by volunteers. It is open to the general public and the majority of the users do not attend the church on a Sunday.

Drama Club: use the building to practise and perform shows at least once a year.

Community Hub and Toll House: Following development of our back buildings and attaching them to the church we have a lot of new opportunities. Creating the facilities in the first place represented an impressive achievement by the church. The concept, however, was never about a building itself , but what it could do for the church and its mission. Achieving the principal aim of the Hub will require a similar focus.

Over the last year the refurbishment of the Toll House has been completed, a new porch has been completed at the side of the main building and a review of car parking facilities is being undertaken.

Since the development there has been a significant increase in the number of lettings. Over 70 different organisations use the Church buildings and the Toll House each month. We have endeavoured to ensure the facilities are tailored to the needs of each group of users. The Team has focussed on ensuring that these developments are sustainable and viable. Examples of usage for the Hub are:

The Warm Hub – run on Tuesdays throughout the winter and spring offering a warm space of companionship and simple food. A team of volunteers are involved in running this and have taken up training opportunities, including Food Hygiene Levels 1 and 2 and First Aid.

Eco Garden – Volunteers plant and maintain the garden, expanding to maximise the space available, including a living plant wall, vegetable bed and a bug hotel.

Hub Gallery – Regular art displays from local art groups cover the walls in The Street area of the Hub.

Examples of regular room renters include – two banks as advice centres, cookery Club, Tai Chi, ballroom dancing, watercolour painting, bereavement support group, U3A, choirs, Cubs, Guides, veterans group, Ribble Valley Foodbank, The Olive Branch Café – offers advice from DWP, local council, debt advice and mental health help. There are many more.

CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Trlnl Methodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED Saturday. August 31, 2024 Clltheroe Clrcult Clrcult no. ,119 Reglstered Charlty . Charlty Reglslratlon number (' If not a registered charity HIS Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Ald number (The HMRC number is equlvalent to a registered charlty number In terms of evtdence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wlshing to sée eviden of the organisatlon's charftsble status. Methodlst charltles In England and Wales that are not registered charltie8 are excepted from reglstr8tlon under Slatulory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1129609 Mlnlster: Rev lan Hum Church Stewards.. Peter Dixon Heather Whlttaker Joy Parfttt Irene Hargreaves Alan Yearin8 Hylda Emsden Sue Yearing Sue Isherwood C)q]thia Croydon Treasurer: Robin S¢appaticci 1of5

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Trinlty Methodist Church SECTION A Unrestrfcted Restrlctsd Totals Ihls Funds Fund8 year Totals la8t year a1 RECEIPTS Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank aftd CFB interest and Irr¥estrnent Income Lettin Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS Note a2 82.702 82,702 93,905 a3 7,482 67.423 178.766 336,373 a4 2,325 48,404 10,518 155,152 67A23 202.876 360.483 a5 24.110 24,110 86 (a7) SECTION b1 PAYMENTS Circult Assessment or Share Donatlons b2 87,500 521 67,500 521 67.500 b3 Re alrs and Maintenance Utilities (Insurances. water charges. heatin hting) 94,161 94.161 7,713 b5 32,825 32,825 20.875 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 56,911 251.918 27,036 27.036 83,947 278,954 83,597 180,580 (b9) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR T c1 84.455 2,926 25,428 Total funds brought foN4ard from last year c2 76,145 27,404 ¢6 45.790 c3 Sub tolal c1+c2 160,600 24.478 185,078 Transfers and ad'ustments 6,754 6.706 c7 83,187 'OTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (e3+c4) 167.354 17.772 185.126 (c8) 103.549 (c6) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS these amounls ar• nol to be Includod In total racel tslpayments figures d1 Balance brou ht forward from last ear 253 Offerin sIGifts - received for extemal or anisations 2,634 d3 OfferlngslGifts - pgssed to extemal organlsations 2,562 1.858 d4 BALANCE STILL TO 8E PAID {d1 +d2-d3 325 253

Trini Methodist ¢h4rch F CHUR SECTION E Plfra8efo ow tè8 hi Summary gflhg Chuith forthe Wlended 31 Augusl 2024 and knt8mal Orgonisalons Tepothng to Iho Church CtsundVChur¢h MEetho. Note th8ithe funds 01 aTh InlBmèl Or9&63tn wouhj norm• be Restricled fvrbjs urtess li couhj be clearfy 5hownthat Ihey Mukj be used lor•ny Methodist Iyts seclODn must be CtJmplet8d to affjve Bt Ihe gross Incom8 and gxpendllure tola15 of lh Church. Wgross Inrn& 8xG••ds the hru81& Ihrgslb)Id. Iln Ih•AcLYuat6 molhod of 8xnn9 AND AOIFFERENT FORM b8 lo reFxJrtthe accounts {s8e ett weblitel Please r8tsrtoth8 gLthnc¢ nots8 re08rl1 trrS the Dislrict and connected Di8th"cl 0$all)n$. INTER14AL ORGAIIISATIONS NetR8c8iptsl enls Opèning bslances Pa Adlustmonts cl61 bsknnce5 Mqn B•h#¥lng GIAdlY 248 342 483 339 nt•ma nlsaUon$ funds Or 246 342 48 339 •12 Chtsh •¢1n It(kn •wought fvIvAlIOm -tol•l• rolumnl 380.463 147 271.964 Ibg) e1.529 103,$49 185 126 ¢10 BYCHURCH 360,7 279.296 81.433 104.032 Conllnu• OTh • t•parnl• 8h••l TOTAL RFCEIPTS TOTAL PAYMENTS SECTION F IJPENINfj OALANCES CLO81110 B*IANCE8 CHURCH- CASH FUNDS HELO J1 Au u•t 2024 Cgoh In hBnd 40 Currant AUnI 8enk Dg itAw)Lml C•ntral FIfta• Board TN•toe•ts Mtllv>aiBI Churtn Pu 101.963 Otharfunds 8,057 27,233 -IJB TOTAL- Chur¢h ac¢ounts .otal lundts hekl ty knlemal OrganlaaWon8 (the &nln9 baLgnce tow Ircffi 8boYèl19121 ¢6 339 e121 TOT CASH FUNDS HELD BY CIIURCH 104,032 185,465 SECTKIN G OThER A8SEfs and LI4BIUllE8 1 S•pteffjbgr 20ZJ . 31 August2024 V88trnwt8 IrK4udo Endowments Land & &Jlklln See notss r• InBUrar vah 5 670 000 0th8rAss•ts -shrM TrI oul8tandl rtnd Olhtr Liabliti85 14 Indu¢0 onfy Fvnd$ C•ntral BD8rd 15 Ind0 only Funds hèld alTru&1$ for Mèll1 Clrch Purpos•s gl any otherinvestrnents Inot1he cash el8rt78nt ofTMCP tru5tSaCCDunts ihis in line f5 3of5

Narne of Church...,.....TrinltyMothodi$t.................. Declarations and Scrutiny I confim that these Receipt and Payrnent based accounts for Ihe year to 31 Au9USt 2023 have been pr8par8d from th• records of the Church and that they Includè 911 funds under thè control of th8 Church tru8tees. SlgnatLtr6 of bookk66per... .,....,. Namo and address of bookkeoper............,.......,..........................,............................... ..... Trac•y Sp•nc•r, Brook Fann, Longslghl Road. claon4•*1•, BB19EX Date... Signature of tr8asur•r .... D910. 2s1.o.:f125 Name and address of treasurer ... .(.?. LA,KJ.¢A..Yr.¢......O.FLVC..L..¢L4Tkl.Lf<£........,...,....,... Post Code......,. Pre•entatlon to tho Church tru¥t••s I contlmi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August. 2023 warefviill be" nrARAntArt tn thA mAAtlnn nl thA f.hi Irp.h tri IAtAAA hAIrt Slgnature of the Chalr of the meetlng Nama of the Chair of the meetlng Independent Examlnerfs Report to th? Trustee8 of the Trlnlty Methodlst Church Charlty Numb•r 1129609 Ruponslbllitl88 and baslB of roport I report to the trustees on my oxamination of Ihe accounts of the Trinity Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages 110 3. A8 the Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance with th8 requlrements of the Charftles Act 2011 (Ihe Act,). I report in respect of my examlnation of lh8 Church's accounts carrled out under sedlon 145 of the Acl and, in carryfjng out my examlnation. I have followed all the applicable Dlrections given by thE Charlty Commlssion und8r section 14q5){b) of th8 Act. . delete or clrcle as appropnate 4of5

Name ofChurch.........TrlnltyMethodlst............ 119.... Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm 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 materlal respect: the accounllng 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 concems and have come acr088 no other matters in connectlon 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. obtalned Independent verlflcatlon of all Investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purpos6s 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. Slgnature of independent examiner Name of Independent examiner Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Name of finn (wher8 appropriate) Address . Post Code Tr&3-.....*XL. Date ..J.tss l.Lc•L.f......................... delete or cirde as appropriate Ay24 5of5