## **CLAPAHAM METHODIST CHURCH**
DRAFT TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2026
## **Basis of preparation and legal framework**
The Clapham Methodist Church annual report and accounts for the year ended have been prepared in accordance with the Charity's Act 2011 and the Charitie of Recommended Practice 2019 as applicable to the Financial Reporting Standa
Name of Church: Clapham Methodist Church
UK Charity Registration Number: 1129878
Date of Registration: 2009
Church Address: Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7JR
## **Introduction**
Clapham Methodist Church stands on the Clapham High Street in a very promin It has a membership of 150 with a thriving Junior Church. There are many activ children and young people and church groups meet regularly.
The night time hub is open on Frida and Saturday nights to meet the needs of t enjoying a night out in Clapham.
The hall is used daily by community groups.
## **Aims and organisation**
## **" Our basis is in Jesus Christ. We shall therefore"**
i expect our faith to change our life
ii take seriously issues raised by our faith and life in Christ
## **"We shall speak and act for truth and justice and tell the good news of**
i in the communities aroud the Church building, in particular we shall support the Churches Together in Clapham projects
ii in the communities represented in our congregation
" We shall care for each other and share in life and faith together especially…. i we shall welcome and encourage newcomers
ii we shall enable and enpower children and young people to reach their poten iii we shall encourage each member to be fully involved in the life for the Chur as she/he wishes regardless of race, gender, age or disability
iv we recognise our responsibility to promote the welfare of children of children young people and to prevent them being physically, sexually or emotionally ab
In our worship Services, we shall seek to combine the traditions of all members congregation and to seek ways of enabling both regulars and newcomers to wo
God and come to a deeper faith and commitment.
The purpose of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have; a) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline Methodist Church.
b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any connexional, District, Circui or other organisation of The Methodist Church;
c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsid ancillary to The Methodist Church;
d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or a the Methodist Church.
Worshipping God through prayer, song, and other acts of worship.
The organisation and resourcing of regular public acts of worship open to mem church and non members alike.
The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups.
The resourcing of pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and services. Continuing out reach to the community through coffee mornings and through p with local business community to provide space and the financial viabilty in run on Friday and Saturday nights.
## **Public Benefit**
We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The governing document of the church is the Deed of Union (1932) and Method Detailed governance arrangements are outlined within the Constitutional Pract Methodist Church by order of the annual conference (CPD)
Day to day management of the church is undertaken by the Church Leadership trustees are appointed at the AGM of the Church. Office holders are elected at t
The members of the Clapham Methodist Church Council meeting are the Charit membership being made up of church office holders, Minister and representativ by the church at the Annual General Meeting.
Full list of Church Council members and key lay employees are shown as Appen
Treasurer : Ms Dorothy Blincoe
acted as the principal officer overseeeing the day to day financial management for the church during the year.
Independent examiner: Mr Marcus Duntoye, AIP House 152-154 Coles Road, Lo
Investment Bankers: Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church Trustees for Methodist Church Purpose
## **Review of the year**
2024 25, hadn't shown much improvement from the preceeding year in the fina circunstances of the church. The Trustees and congregation remains determin and are working consistently to return to the hey days.
As Church and Circuit, bade farewell the Acting Superentended Minister the Re Dr Andy Lyons, who retired after so much good work, there was a delightful em Minister and Superintended, the Reverend Dr Paulo Bessa De Silver who have s
## **Income trends**
Church income, comprises Sunday offerings, the associated gift aid credits and income from external users of the building mostly from hiring the church halls. groups in the community.
Main income rceived for the year was from offering.
Total income for the year was £118.064, (2023-24 £227,863) of which £56,000 offerings, (23-24 £44,263) Letting income £28,000 (23-24 £23,464)
## **Expenditure trends**
To tal expenditure for the year was £ 216, 693 (23-24 £206,174), of which restr was £15,196 and unrestricted fund £201, 497. The main item of expenditure w circuit assessment paid. The amount relating to the year was £ 37,000 and £8.2 unpaid for previous year.
The huge amount of £92,500 was depreciation, not a cash expenditure but red value of Land and buildingand equipment representing cost of use over the ye Building maintenace cost had more than doubled due to higher maintenace cos over last year followed by utility cost.
## **Fund balances**
As at 31 August 2025, Unrestricted fund balances most of which represented La buildings were £4,054,884 (23-24 restated at £4,141,302). Where as Restricted were £23,401 (23-24 £17,162)
The debtor balance of £5325 remained unpaid this year and carried over at the The 2024 accrual hasn't been substantiated and would have to be written off b Opening unrestricted fund at 1 September 2024, had to be restated to£4,153, 5 due to an understament of the bank book balance by £2,557 on 31 August 202
## **Plans for 2025-26**
The Trustees have taken into consideration all current situations impacting on t church activities and the budgetary plans of the Lambeth Circuuit, In adjusting activities in confirmity with the Mission statement.
Risk Management
The major risks have been identified and assessed and recorded by the Trustee professional advice taken as necessary. There is regular annual review process undertaken and recorded.
A half yearly review of budgets to date to actual spend is in place to guide aga and unforseen budgetory shortfalls. All physical financial controls continue to b
## Safeguarding
Every person has a value and dignity which comes directly from the creation of female in God's own image and likeness. Christians see this potential as fulfilled recreation of us in Christ. Among other things, this implies a duty to value all pe the image of God and therefore to protect them from harm.
Methodist Connexional practice outlines commitment to the follow . the careand nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministry with, al and adults.
- . The safeguarding and protection of all children, young people velnerable
- . The establishing of safe, caring communities which provide a lo there is informed vigilance as to the dangers of abuse.
- . We will carefully select and train all those with any responsibili the use of criminal records disclosures and registration with th schemes.
- . We will respond without delay to every complain made which or young person may have been harmed, cooperating with th investigation.
- . We will seek to work with anyone who has suffered abuse, de appropriate ministry of informed pastoral care.
- . We will seek to challenge any abuse of power, especially by a . We will seek to offer pastoral care and support, including sup proper authorities, to any member of our church community against a child, young person or vulnerable adult. . In all these principles we will follow legislation, guidance and
The Clapham Church commits itself to ensuring the implementation of Connexi government legislation, guidance and safe practice in the circuit and in the chu
The Clapham Church commits itself to the provision of support, advice and train people that will ensure people are clear and confident about their roles and res safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults who may be vul
## **Trustee Training**
Th rage of guidance produced by the Methodist Connexion to support the effec church and the role of the trustees is given to the Church Trustees at various m sessions.
## **Related Parties**
The Church is part of the Lambeth Circuit which is part of the London District M and is accountable to the Methodist Conference.
The internal organisations linked to the Church are;
The Junior Church, Men's fellowship, Women fellowship, 1 o'clock fellowship, Gh Scout troupe, Brownies and Guides, Young People's music group.
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**CLAPAHAM METHODIST CHURCH** Appendix 1
## **Members of Church Council**
- 1 Minister in pastoral charge Reverend DR Andy Lyons
- 2 Sperintendent Minister (Reverend Dr Andy Lyons
## 3 Circuit Steward
RaymondChintoh
4 Church Stewards
Solomon Quaye Rita Addai John Amoah Antonia Buamah Valerie Green
Veronica Nunoo Michelle Wilson
- 5 Representatives to the Church elected by Annual General Church Meeting
Henritta Amponsah Lynda-Anne Garwood-Warren Sharon Bryan Sam Gyesi Regina Carrena Teresa Johnson Gloria Domale John Ntow Hilma Dunn Bisi Olurunfemi
- 6 Secretary of Church Council ( also Safeguarding Officer ) Liz Marin-Curtoud
## 7 Treasurer
Dorothy Blincoe
8 Secretary Pastoral Working Group Vacant
9 Representatives appointed by Church Council
Vivian Korley Karen Turner Fiona Owuru Elizabeth Oyeledun ( Circuit Steward ) Charity Tufour ( Secretary Worship Prayer & Christian Growing Group ) Edna Efah ( Juunior Church Superintendent ) Gloria Leach ( Communion Steward )
## CLAPHAM METHODIST CHURCH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025 (NOT PART OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS)
|Note
1
1.1
2
2.1
2.2
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
4
5
5.1
5.2
6
7
7.1
7.2
8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7||**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**INCOMING RESOURCES**||£
£
£
£||£|£|
||Ofering
Ofering Develoment
Gift Aid
Interest
CFB
TMCP
Donation
Income from lettings
Heartbeeps
Rental income - Good Toes Part
Rental income - Kung Fu
Rental income-Amazing Grace
rental income-baby Ballet
Rental income-Baby Sensory
rental income-BID
rental income-Holy Trinity
Rental income-Other
Rental income-Sleep S C
Rental income-Vera the Diva
DAF Grant
Revaluation gain
Other Income
Other income -GF
Other income-Funerals
Total Incoming Resources
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Circuit assessment
**Donations**
Methodist Organisations - Donations
Other Charities - Donations
Property maintenance
Church Maintenance - Cleaning
Church Maintenance-Materials
Repairs and maint-Building & decorations
Repairs and maintenance-Electrics
Repairs and maintenance-Fire Protection
Repairs and maintenance-Other
Repairs and maintenance-Piano/Organ
Repairs and maintenance-Roof
Repairs ans maintenance-Lift||40,742.03
14,802.27|55,544
8,898
688.66
1,595.79
28,159
19,151.00
4,027|55,544
8,898
2,284.45
28,159
19,151.00
4,027|44263
9576
3259
10756
23464
17193
115101
4241|
||||8,897.88
2,340.00
4,530.00
2,270.00
1,604.00
2,690.00
1,900.00
4,000.00
4,130.00
625
1,520.00
2,550.00||||
||||3,977.00
50
45,250.00
693.42
1,005.28
517.2
1,275.53
2,783.69
7,371.00
690
3,240.03
80
7,230.00
237.6||||
|||||96,628
21,435.45|118,063.63|227853|
|||||45,250
1,699
23,425|45,250
1,699
23,425|37000
147
9489|
|9**Insurance, Utilities etc**
9.1 insurance
9.2 Light and heat
9.3 Utilities-Waste
9.4 Utilities-Water
10**Depreciation**
11**Ofce Expenses**
11.1 Software
11.2 Stationery and printing
11.3 Telephone and internet
11.4 Xerox copier lease expenses
12**Other expenses**
12.1 Information and publications
12.2 Audit fee
12.3 Bank charges
12.4 Benovolence and welfare
12.5 Equipment expensed
12.6 Other expenses - GF
12.7 Other expenses - RF
12.8 Organist
12.9 Travel and subsistence
12.1 Wages and salaries
12.11 Wages and salaries - Hub
12.13 Suspense account debit
12.13 Suspense account debit
12.14 TMCP Admin
**Total resources expended**
**Net incoming/ resources expended**
**Transfer between funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
10**Fixed assests**
Balance brought forward
Additions
Revaluation(+/-)
Disposals(-)
Transfers*(+/-)
**Balance carried forward**
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance Brought forward
**Depreciation charge for theyear**|9**Insurance, Utilities etc**
9.1 insurance
9.2 Light and heat
9.3 Utilities-Waste
9.4 Utilities-Water
10**Depreciation**
11**Ofce Expenses**
11.1 Software
11.2 Stationery and printing
11.3 Telephone and internet
11.4 Xerox copier lease expenses
12**Other expenses**
12.1 Information and publications
12.2 Audit fee
12.3 Bank charges
12.4 Benovolence and welfare
12.5 Equipment expensed
12.6 Other expenses - GF
12.7 Other expenses - RF
12.8 Organist
12.9 Travel and subsistence
12.1 Wages and salaries
12.11 Wages and salaries - Hub
12.13 Suspense account debit
12.13 Suspense account debit
12.14 TMCP Admin
**Total resources expended**
**Net incoming/ resources expended**
**Transfer between funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**
10**Fixed assests**
Balance brought forward
Additions
Revaluation(+/-)
Disposals(-)
Transfers*(+/-)
**Balance carried forward**
Accumulated Depreciation
Balance Brought forward
**Depreciation charge for theyear**|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Insurance, Utilities etc**
insurance
Light and heat
Utilities-Waste
Utilities-Water
**Depreciation**
**Ofce Expenses**
Software
Stationery and printing
Telephone and internet
Xerox copier lease expenses
**Other expenses**
Information and publications
Audit fee
Bank charges
Benovolence and welfare
Equipment expensed
Other expenses - GF
Other expenses - RF
Organist
Travel and subsistence
Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries - Hub
Suspense account debit
Suspense account debit
TMCP Admin
**Total resources expended**
**Net incoming/ resources expended**||3,803.97
8,851.00
1,220.20
1,130.38||15,006
92500
3,124
250.84
14,945.13
20,494||||15,006
92500
3,124
251
14,945
20,494|15519
92499
5989
4
45527|
||||99.99
143.3
1888.59
991.70||||||||
||||692.05
500.00
204.64
100
5,988.00
1,225.66
200
156
10,106.76
1,321.08||||||||
||||||||||||
||||||201,497
15195.97
-104,869
6,239.48||||216,693
-98,629.41|206,174
21,679|
||**Transfer between funds**
Total funds brought forward||||4,153,567.00
17,162.00||||4,170,729.00|5,191
4143859|
||**Total funds carried forward**||||4,048,698.11
23,401.48||||4,072,099.59|4,170,729|
||||||||||||
||**Fixed assests**||**Church (non investme**
**Land and Buildings**
£||**nOther non investm**
**land and buildings **
£|**eInvestment proper**
**(land and buildings**
£|**tFixtures, ftting**
**and equipment**
£|**Total**
£|||
||Balance brought forward||7,113||4,541,467|200,000|15,283|4,763,863|||
||Additions||||||||||
||Revaluation(+/-)||||||||||
||Disposals(-)||||||||||
||Transfers*(+/-)||||||||||
||**Balance carried forward**||**7,113**||**4,541,467**|**200,000**|**15,283**|**4,763,863**|||
||Accumulated Depreciation||2%||2%||10%||||
||Balance Brought forward||2,022||694,196||1,641|697,859|||
||**Depreciation charge for theyear**||**142**||**90,829**||**1,528**|**92,500**|||
|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24
Revaluations(+/-)
Transfers *(+/-)
Balance carried forward
2,164
785,025
0
3,169
790,359
Net book value
Balance brought forward
5,091
3,847,271
200,000
13,642
4,066,004
**Carried forward**
**4,949**
**3,756,442**
**200,000**
**12,114**
**3,973,504**|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24
Revaluations(+/-)
Transfers *(+/-)
Balance carried forward
2,164
785,025
0
3,169
790,359
Net book value
Balance brought forward
5,091
3,847,271
200,000
13,642
4,066,004
**Carried forward**
**4,949**
**3,756,442**
**200,000**
**12,114**
**3,973,504**|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24
Revaluations(+/-)
Transfers *(+/-)
Balance carried forward
2,164
785,025
0
3,169
790,359
Net book value
Balance brought forward
5,091
3,847,271
200,000
13,642
4,066,004
**Carried forward**
**4,949**
**3,756,442**
**200,000**
**12,114**
**3,973,504**|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24
Revaluations(+/-)
Transfers *(+/-)
Balance carried forward
2,164
785,025
0
3,169
790,359
Net book value
Balance brought forward
5,091
3,847,271
200,000
13,642
4,066,004
**Carried forward**
**4,949**
**3,756,442**
**200,000**
**12,114**
**3,973,504**|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24
Revaluations(+/-)
Transfers *(+/-)
Balance carried forward
2,164
785,025
0
3,169
790,359
Net book value
Balance brought forward
5,091
3,847,271
200,000
13,642
4,066,004
**Carried forward**
**4,949**
**3,756,442**
**200,000**
**12,114**
**3,973,504**|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
2023-24
Revaluations(+/-)
Transfers *(+/-)
Balance carried forward
2,164
785,025
0
3,169
790,359
Net book value
Balance brought forward
5,091
3,847,271
200,000
13,642
4,066,004
**Carried forward**
**4,949**
**3,756,442**
**200,000**
**12,114**
**3,973,504**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Revaluations(+/-)||||||
|||||||
|Transfers *(+/-)||||||
|Balance carried forward|2,164|785,025|0|3,169|790,359|
|Net book value||||||
|Balance brought forward|5,091|3,847,271|200,000|13,642|4,066,004|
|**Carried forward**|**4,949**|**3,756,442**|**200,000**|**12,114**|**3,973,504**|
|10.1
10.2
13
14
14.1
14.2
15
16
16.1
16.2
16.3
17
17.1|Balance Sheet
Tangible Fixed Assets
Land and Buildings
Equipment|||Unrestricted
£|Restricted
£|Total
£|2023-24
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||3,961,391
12,113.70||3,961,391
12,113.70|4,052,362.00
13,642.00|
||Total Fixed assets|||3,973,504.44||3,973,504.44|4,066,004.00|
||Current Assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Hsbc
Unknown account
Trustees for Meth Church Purposes
Central Finance Board deposits
CFB Develoment account
CFB Claphame Methodist Church account
CFB Junior Church account
Total Current assests
Creditors and Accruals ( due in One year)
Accruals
Net Current Assets
Total assets less current liabilities|20,782.31
62,193.70
3,889.96
10,811.00||5,325.00
20,782.31
66,083.66|14,553.00
1,445.78
1,217.04|5,325.00
20,782.31
14,553.00
1,445.78
67,300.70|5,325.00
20,933.35
14,553.00
1,446.00
73,279.00|
|||||92,190.97
10,811.00|17,215.82|109,406.79
10,811.00|115,536.35
10,811.00|
|||||81,379.97|17,215.82|98,595.79|104,725.35|
|||||4,054,884.41|17,215.82|4,072,100.23|4,170,729.35|
|18 Unrestricted fund b/f as stated
ADD: Understatement HSBC Bank book balance
Unrestricted fund b/f restated|4,151,010
2,557|
|---|---|
||4,153,567|
Clapham Methodist Church Trial Balance At 31 August 2025
|Ledger||Account|Code||Balance|Ledger balance|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income**|4|DAF-Grant - Hub||255|**19,151.00**||
|||Gift Aid - General||202|**8,897.88**||
||3|Heartbeeps||233|**2,340.00**||
||2|Interest - R CFB||203|**688.66**||
||2|Interest - TMCP R||227|**1,595.79**||
||1|Ofering||201|**40,742.03**||
||1|Ofertory General -Develoment||1|**14,802.27**||
||5|Other income -GF||9|**3,977.00**||
||5|Other income-Funerals||207|**50**||
||3|Rental income - Good Toes Part||235|**4,530.00**||
||3|Rental income - Kung Fu||215|**2,270.00**||
||3|Rental income-Amazing Grace||217|**1,604.00**||
||3|rental income-baby Ballet||218|**2,690.00**||
||3|Rental income-Baby Sensory||219|**1,900.00**||
||3|rental income-BID||220|**4,000.00**||
||3|rental income-Holy Trinity||222|**4,130.00**||
||3|Rental income-Other||224|**625**||
||3|Rental income-Sleep S C||221|**1,520.00**||
||3|Rental income-Vera the Diva||225|**2,550.00**|118,063.63|
||6|Circuit assessment||300|_45,250.00_||
|**Expenses**|12|Audit fee||302|_500_||
||12|Bank charges||304|_204.64_||
||12|Benovolence and welfare||326|_100_||
||8|Church Maintenance - Cleaning||321|_517.2_||
||8|Church Maintenance - Materials||306|_1,275.53_||
||12|Equipment expensed||310|_5,988.00_||
||12|Information and publications||323|_692.05_||
||9|Insurance||312|_3,803.97_||
||9|Light and heat||313|_8,851.05_||
||12|Methodist Organisations - Donations||367|_693.42_||
||12|Organist||316|_200_||
||7|**Other Charities - Donations**||366|_1,005.28_||
||12|Other Expenses - GF||360|_1,225.66_||
||12|Other Expenses-RF Hub||357|_250.84_||
||8|Repairs and maint-Building & decorations||335|_2,783.69_||
||8|Repairs and maintenance-Electrics||331|_7,371.00_||
||8|Repairs and maintenance-Fire Protection||333|_690_||
||8|Repairs and maintenance-Other||336|_3,240.03_||
||8|Repairs and maintenance-Piano/Organ||337|_80_||
||8|Repairs and maintenance-Roof||338|_7,230.00_||
||8|Repairs ans maintenance-Lift||339|_237.6_||
||11|Software||340|_99.99_||
||11|Stationery and printing||343|_143.3_||
||11|Suspense accounts debit||362|_1,321.08_||
||11|Telephone and internet||346|_1,888.59_||
||11|Travel and subsistence||348|_156_||
||9|Utilities-Waste||352|_1,220.20_||
||9|Utilities-Water||353|_1,130.38_||
||12|Wages and salaries||354|_10,106.76_||
||12|Wages and salaries-RF Hub||356|_14,945.13_||
||11|Xerox Copier Lease expenses||361|_991.7_|124,193.09|
|FA - land and buildingCost - b/fwd||||500|_4,748,580.00_||
|||Depn - b/fwd||401|_696,218.00_|4,052,362.00|
|||Depn - charge||412|_90,971.00_||
|FA - equipment, fxturCost - b/fwd||||417|_15,283.00_||
|||Depn - b/fwd||420|_1,641.00_|13,642.00|
|||Depn- charge||421|_1,528.00_||
|Bank||Cen Fin Board - Clap Meth Ch||101|_3,889.96_||
|||Cen Fin Board - Development Acc||100|_62,193.70_||
|||Cen Fin Board - Junior Church||102|_1,217.04_||
|||HSBC||110|_20,782.31_||
|||TMCP Trust||113|_1,445.78_||
|||Unknown Account||109|_14,553.00_|104,081.79|
|Creditors||Accruals||700|_10,811.00_||
|Share capital||Restricted Fund||901|4,173,286.25||
|||Unrestricted Fund||905||4,173,286.25|
|||Brought forward||939|_2,557.00_||
|||Income and Expenditure account||940|_93,449.00_|96,006.00|
|Total|||||0|0|
|Net loss for the year||||||6,341.90|
## **Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**
If not a registered charity **His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid** (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms
Minister: REVEREND DR ANDY LYO Church Stewards: Solomon Quaye Rita Addai John Amoah Antonia Buamah Valerie Green Veronica Nunoo Michelle Wilson Treasurer: Dorothy Blincoe
## **d number**
of evidence of charitable status and may be
## ONS
Church Council Henrietta Amponsah Sharon Bryan Regina Carrena Gloria Domale Lynda-Anne Garwood-Warren Sam Gyesi Teresa Johnson John Ntow Bisi Olorunfemi Morinola Sorekum-Sobogun
**CLAPHAM METHODIST CHURCH**
Name of Church
Church No
35/06
## **Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2025**
|**Income**
1 Offerings
1
2 Donations
3 Gift aid
4 Interest and investment income
2
5 Income from Lettings
3
6 DAF Grant
4
6a Revaluation gain
7 Other charitable income
5
**Expenditure**
9 Circuit assessment
6
10 Grants and donations
7
11 Property maintenance
8
12 Insurance,utilities etc
9
13 Depreciation
10
14 Office expenses
11
15 Other expenditure
12
16 Internal organisations
18 Gains/(losses) on monetary investments
19 Gains/(losses) on investment properties
21 Transfers between funds
22 Other gains/(losses)
24 Total funds brought forward
**25 Total funds carried forward**
**Notes to**
**the**
**accounts**
8**Total income**
17**Total charitable expenditure**
20**Net income/(expenditure)**
23**Net movement in funds**|**23-24**
£
£
£
£
£
55,544
**55,544**
44,263
0
**0**
10,756
8,898
**8,898**
9,576
2,284
**2,284**
3,259
28,159
**28,159**
23,464
19,151
**19,151**
17,193
115,101
4,027
**4,027**
4,241
**96,628 -**
**21,435 -**
**118,064**
**227,853**
**General Fund**
**(Unrestricted)**
**Designate**
**d Funds**
**(unrestrict**
**ed)**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowme**
**nt Funds**
**Total 2024-**
**25**|
|---|---|
||45,250
**45,250**
37,000
1,699
**1,699**
147
23,425
**23,425**
9,489
15,006
**15,006**
15,519
92,500
**92,500**
92,499
3,124
**3,124**
5,989
20,494
15,196
**35,690**
45,531
**0**
**201,498 -**
**15,196 -**
**216,694**
**206,174**|
||**0**
**0**
**-104,870 -**
**6,239 -**
**-98,630**
**21,679**
**0**
5,191
**0**
**-104,870 -**
**6,239 -**
**-98,630**
**26,870**|
||4,153,567
17,162
**4,170,729**
**4,143,859**
**4,048,697 -**
**23,401 -**
**4,072,099**
**4,170,729**|
**Name of Church**
**Church No 35/06**
## **CLAPHAM METHODIST CHURCH**
## **Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025**
|**Notes to the**
**Accounts**|£
**General Fund**
**(Unrestricted**
**)**|£
**Designated**
**Funds**
**(Unrestricte**
**d)**|£
**Restricted**
**Funds**|£
**Endowment**
**Funds**|**Totals 2025**
£
||**Totals 2024**
£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Fixed Assets**|**Fixed Assets**|3,961,391
3,961,391
12,114
12,114
0
**3,973,504**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,973,504**
5,325
5,325
0
1,446
1,446
66,084
1,217
67,301
20,782
14,553
35,335
**92,191**
**0**
**17,216**
**0**
**109,407**|3,961,391
3,961,391
12,114
12,114
0
**3,973,504**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,973,504**
5,325
5,325
0
1,446
1,446
66,084
1,217
67,301
20,782
14,553
35,335
**92,191**
**0**
**17,216**
**0**
**109,407**|3,961,391
3,961,391
12,114
12,114
0
**3,973,504**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,973,504**
5,325
5,325
0
1,446
1,446
66,084
1,217
67,301
20,782
14,553
35,335
**92,191**
**0**
**17,216**
**0**
**109,407**|3,961,391
3,961,391
12,114
12,114
0
**3,973,504**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,973,504**
5,325
5,325
0
1,446
1,446
66,084
1,217
67,301
20,782
14,553
35,335
**92,191**
**0**
**17,216**
**0**
**109,407**|3,961,391
3,961,391
12,114
12,114
0
**3,973,504**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,973,504**
5,325
5,325
0
1,446
1,446
66,084
1,217
67,301
20,782
14,553
35,335
**92,191**
**0**
**17,216**
**0**
**109,407**|3,961,391
3,961,391
12,114
12,114
0
**3,973,504**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,973,504**
5,325
5,325
0
1,446
1,446
66,084
1,217
67,301
20,782
14,553
35,335
**92,191**
**0**
**17,216**
**0**
**109,407**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Church buildingand otherproperty|10|3,961,391||||3,961,391||4,052,362|
|Equipment|10|12,114|||12,114|||13,642|
|Investments||||||0|||
|**_Total fixed assets_**||**3,973,504**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**3,973,504**||**4,066,004**|
|**Current Assets**|||||||||
|Debtors andprepayments|13|5,325||||5,325||5,325|
|Loans bythe Churches||||||0|||
|Investments with TMCP|15|||1,446||1,446||1,445|
|Central Finance Board Deposits|16|66,084||1,217||67,301||73,279|
|Cash at Bank and in hand|14|20,782||14,553||35,335||35,486|
|**_Total current assets_**||**92,191**|**0**|**17,216**|**0**|**109,407**||**115,535**|
|**Current liabilities**|||||||||
|Creditors(due in under 1year)||10,811||||10,811||10,811|
|Grantspayable within 2025-26||||||0|||
|**_Total current liabilities_**||**10,811**|**0**|**0**|**0**|**10,811**||**10,811**|
|**_Net current assets/liabilities_**||**81,380**|**0**|**17,216**|**0**|**98,596**||**104,724**|
|||**4,054,884**
**0**
**17,216**
**0**
**4,072,100**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**4,054,884**
**0**
**17,216**
**0**
**4,072,100**|||||||
|**_Total assets less current liabilities_**||**4,054,884**|**0**|**17,216**|**0**|**4,072,100**||**4,170,728**|
||||||||||
|**Long term liabilities**
**(due after more than**
**one year)**|||||||||
|Grantspayable after 2025-26||||||**0**|||
|Loans to the Church||||||**0**|||
|||||||**0**|||
|**_Net assets_**||**4,054,884**|**0**|**17,216**|**0**|**4,072,100**||**4,170,728**|
## **Funds of the Church**
|**Funds of the Church**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|General Fund(Unrestricted)||4,054,884|0
**17,216**
**0**|||4,054,884|||
|Designated Funds(Unrestricted)|||0|||0|||
|**_Total Unrestricted Funds_**||||||**4,054,884**||**0**|
|Restricted Funds||||**17,216**||17,216|||
|Endowment Funds|||||**0**|0|||
|**_Total Funds_**||**4,054,884**|**0**|**17,216**|**0**|**4,072,100**||**0**|
Signed
Church Treasurer
Name of Church …CLAPHAM METHODIST CHURCH………… No…35/06……..
## **Declarations and Scrutiny**
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 h records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church truste
Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date………………
Name and address of treasurer …Mrs Antonia Lyons
…………………………………………………………………………………. Post Code…………
## **Presentation to the Church trustees**
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 were/will the Church trustees held on ……………..
Signature of the Chair of the meeting ……………………………………………………………
Name of the Chair of the meeting Reverend Susan Shortman Date ……………………
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the**
## **CLAPHAM…METHODIST CHURCH**
**Charity Number …………..**
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the ……………………………… 31 August 2025 set out on pages … to …. As the Church’s trustees, you are responsible f accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 14 my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commis the Act.
* delete or circle as appropriate
have been prepared from the ees.
……….. ………
be* presented to the meeting of
…………
…
……. Church for the year ended for the preparation of the
Name of Church LAMBETH WALK METHODIST CHURCH…… No 35/06
## **Independent Examiner’s Statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my atte with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to believe tha respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examina attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the ac reached.
I have/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet da
Signature of independent examiner ………………………………………………………………
Name of independent examiner ……………………………………………………………………
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner …………………………………
Name of firm (where appropriate) …………………………………………………………………
Address ………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………….. Post Code …………
Date …………………………………………
- delete or circle as appropriate
ention in connection at in, any material
; or
ation to which ccounts to be
Methodist Church the Methodist Church ate.
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|CLAPHAM METHODIST CHURCH
BANK RECONCILIATION
2023/24
£
BAL PER VT ACCOUNTS
Less
UNPRESENTED CHEQUES
7/23/2024
CHQ 105171
100
7/27/2024
CHQ 105174
174.72
8/5/2024
CHQ105181
53.30
8/23/2024
CHQ105183
366
8/30/2024
CHQ105187
309.83
8/30/2024
CHQ105188
359.10
8/29/2024
CHQ105186
73.37
8/29/2024
CHQ105185
292.4
8/30/2024
CHQ105189
114
8/30/2024
CHQ105190
155.88
8/30/2024
CHQ105191
282.96
8/31/2024
CHQ105192
60
8/31/2024
CHQ105193
215
ADD:
Uncredited deposits
8/28/2024
Vera - July 2024
585
8/28/2024
Vera - August 2024
210
8/28/2024
Baby Ballet
2530
8/28/2024
Baby Ballet
2000
5325
HSBC Statement
2024/25
£
BAL PER VT ACCOUNTS
Less
UNPRESENTED CHEQUES
8/9/2025CHQ105380
190.76
8/14/2025CHQ105386
370.12
154/08/2025CHQ105388
445.76
8/15/2025CHQ105390
132
8/20/2025CHQ105391
374.40
8/31/2025CHQ105393
120
8/31/2025CHQ105394
200
Balance per HSBC statement
Note:
An adjustment of £1533.32 made to suspense.|£
£
20933.91
2556.56
2556.56
18377.35
£
£
20782.31
1833.04
18949.27|£
£
20933.91
2556.56
2556.56
18377.35
£
£
20782.31
1833.04
18949.27|
|---|---|---|
||£||
|||18377.35|
|||£
20782.31
1833.04|
|||18949.27|
||||