## **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
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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&￿63t￿n 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 In￿rn& 8xG••ds the h￿ru81& Ihrgslb)Id. Il*n Ih•AcLYuat6 molhod of 8￿x￿n￿n9
AND AOIFFERENT FORM b8 ￿￿￿ lo reFxJrtthe accounts {s8e ￿et￿￿t weblitel Please r8tsrtoth8 gL*thnc¢ nots8 re08rl1￿ tr￿rS the Dislrict
and connected Di8th"cl 0￿*$all)n$.
INTER14AL
ORGAIIISATIONS
NetR8c8iptsl
enls
Opèning
bslances
Pa
Adlustmonts
cl￿61￿ bsknnce5
Mqn B•h#¥lng GIAdlY
248
342
483
339
nt•ma
nlsaUon$ funds
Or
246
342
48
339
•12
Chts￿h •¢￿1n￿ It(kn
•wought fvIvA￿lIOm
-tol•l• rolumnl
380.463
147
271.964
Ibg)
e1.529
103,$49
185 126
¢10
BYCHURCH
360,7
279.296
81.433
104.032
Conllnu• OTh • t•parnl• 8h••l
TOTAL RFCEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
SECTION F
IJPENINfj
OALANCES
CLO81110
B*IANCE8
CHURCH- CASH FUNDS HELO ￿ J1 Au u•t 2024
Cgoh In hBnd
40
Currant A￿UnI
8enk Dg
itAw)Lml
C•ntral FIfta￿• Board
TN•toe•ts Mtllv>aiBI Churtn Pu
101.963
Otharfunds
8,057
27,233
-IJB TOTAL- Chur¢h ac¢ounts
.otal lundts hekl ty knlemal OrganlaaWon8 (the &nln9
baLgnce tow Ircffi 8boYèl19121
¢6
339
e121
TOT￿ CASH FUNDS HELD BY CIIURCH
104,032
185,465
SECTKIN G
OThER A8SEfs and LI4BIUllE8
1 S•pteffjbgr 20ZJ
. 31 August2024
V88trnwt8
IrK4udo Endowments
Land & &Jlklln
See notss r• InBUrar￿ vah
5 670 000
0th8rAss•ts
-shrM ￿TrI oul8tandl
rtnd
Olhtr Liabliti85
14 Indu¢0 onfy Fvnd$ C•ntral BD8rd
15 In￿d0 only Funds hèld alTru&1￿$ for Mèll￿￿1 Cl￿rch Purpos•s
gl any otherinvestrnents Inot1he cash el8rt78nt ofTMCP tru5tSaCCDunts ihis in line f5
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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. cla￿on4•￿*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
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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
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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&￿63t￿n 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 In￿rn& 8xG••ds the h￿ru81& Ihrgslb)Id. Il*n Ih•AcLYuat6 molhod of 8￿x￿n￿n9
AND AOIFFERENT FORM b8 ￿￿￿ lo reFxJrtthe accounts {s8e ￿et￿￿t weblitel Please r8tsrtoth8 gL*thnc¢ nots8 re08rl1￿ tr￿rS the Dislrict
and connected Di8th"cl 0￿*$all)n$.
INTER14AL
ORGAIIISATIONS
NetR8c8iptsl
enls
Opèning
bslances
Pa
Adlustmonts
cl￿61￿ bsknnce5
Mqn B•h#¥lng GIAdlY
248
342
483
339
nt•ma
nlsaUon$ funds
Or
246
342
48
339
•12
Chts￿h •¢￿1n￿ It(kn
•wought fvIvA￿lIOm
-tol•l• rolumnl
380.463
147
271.964
Ibg)
e1.529
103,$49
185 126
¢10
BYCHURCH
360,7
279.296
81.433
104.032
Conllnu• OTh • t•parnl• 8h••l
TOTAL RFCEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
SECTION F
IJPENINfj
OALANCES
CLO81110
B*IANCE8
CHURCH- CASH FUNDS HELO ￿ J1 Au u•t 2024
Cgoh In hBnd
40
Currant A￿UnI
8enk Dg
itAw)Lml
C•ntral FIfta￿• Board
TN•toe•ts Mtllv>aiBI Churtn Pu
101.963
Otharfunds
8,057
27,233
-IJB TOTAL- Chur¢h ac¢ounts
.otal lundts hekl ty knlemal OrganlaaWon8 (the &nln9
baLgnce tow Ircffi 8boYèl19121
¢6
339
e121
TOT￿ CASH FUNDS HELD BY CIIURCH
104,032
185,465
SECTKIN G
OThER A8SEfs and LI4BIUllE8
1 S•pteffjbgr 20ZJ
. 31 August2024
V88trnwt8
IrK4udo Endowments
Land & &Jlklln
See notss r• InBUrar￿ vah
5 670 000
0th8rAss•ts
-shrM ￿TrI oul8tandl
rtnd
Olhtr Liabliti85
14 Indu¢0 onfy Fvnd$ C•ntral BD8rd
15 In￿d0 only Funds hèld alTru&1￿$ for Mèll￿￿1 Cl￿rch Purpos•s
gl any otherinvestrnents Inot1he cash el8rt78nt ofTMCP tru5tSaCCDunts ihis in line f5
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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. cla￿on4•￿*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
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