Leyland Road Methodist Church. Southport
Trustees Annual Report to Charity Commission for the year 1st
September 2024 to 31" August 2025
Aims & Purposes:
The church is welcoming and friendly, reaching out to the wider
community, encouraging people onto the church premises.
Activities include:
Warm Space, Tuesday Fellowship, Toddler Club, Bible Studies,
Worship Group and a Christmas Fair.
The Hall and rooms are let out to the community.
We have joint services with the Circuit.
Our minister is one of only 3 ministers in the Southport Circuit
{9 churches) and we rely on Local Preachers and retired ministers to
manage the Sunday services.

CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYPAENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Le
land Road
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2025
Clrcult
Clrcult no.
18117
Rogl•tornd Charlty - Chartty R•gl$trallon numb•r
If not a registered charity HIS MaJMty* Rovenu• and
Customs Glft Ald number
(The HMRC number is equNalent to a registered chanty number in terrns of evidence of charltable
status and may be used to give to donors ￿ grant furKler8 wishing to see evidence of the organisatlon'8
charitable status. Methodist Charities in England arKI Wales that are not registered charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
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Minister:
Rev Emie Grimshaw
Church StthYard8'.
Elizabeth Wallbank
Raj Patel
Jan Your¥J
Pa￿ Craven
Andrew Tate
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Leyland Road
Church
Totals last
SECTION A
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RECEIPTS
Offerin
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment inwme
78.687
87,138
3.133
29.684
15.794
1r1398
3.133
3.578
14,858
21,448
127,022
Letts'n
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Other re¢eipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
4203
4203
19,997
131.501
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SECTION
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PAYMENTS
b2
Circuit Assessment or Share
41.796
48,631
b3
Donations
airs and Maintenance
Utilities (Insurances. water
¢ha
es, hèatin
20.605
b5
16.453
br
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
31.044
115,618
3243
53,427
130,270
118m1
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR
c1
3.248
Total funds brought forward fri¥n
last year
67,351
2.459
69M10
Sub totsl
c1+e2
79,031
82hS0
Transfers and ad'ustrnents
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TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
79,031
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69,810
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SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: IIONEY RECEIVED AND PASWJ ON TO EXfER￿ ORGANL8ATIONS
(those arnounts arn not to b• ￿￿￿d•d kn total
d1
Balance bro ht fcTharf from l&st
329
980
d3
OffeTirvJslGifts . passed kn external (XgwI￿a
1,229
80
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
(d1+d243)
900
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Declarations and Scrutiny
I confim that these Receipt and Payment ba￿ accounts for Ihe year to 31 August 2025 have been
prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all furKls under the cnntrol of the ChurGh
trust888.
Signature of treasurer.................
Name arKI addre88 of treasurer ..
.. ArKI1￿ Tote
7 Welwyn Ave, Ainsdale, Southr
PR8 3BE
Pr•sentatlon to the Church tru8t••8
l confirm that the annual report and accounts far the
to the m88ting of the Church trustees held on .. .70 OL
ed 31 Au9USt 2025 Were￿9￿￿. presented
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Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name oflhe Chair of the Meeting . Rev frr4¥t Gr!•415￿¢1w
Independent Examlnefs Report to the Trustees of the
Leyland Road Méthodlst Church, Southport
Charlty H￿nb￿r. 11299)5
Ro8ponslbllltles and ba•1• of report
I report to the trustee8 on my ex•mination of the accounts of the Leyland Road Church for the year
8ndèd 31 August 2025 set out on pages 2 to 3 As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the
preparation of the accounts in accordance ￿th the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Ad,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accourts Ca￿led out urKler section 145 of the Act
and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicaNe tsirections gtven by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Name of Church ............... Leyland Ro&d Metlmidist Chwth, Southport
18117
Indep•nd•nt Examinerfs Statemant
I have completed my examination. I confim7 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 ￿Ere not kept in accordan￿ Mth section 130 of the Act: Of
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no cOn￿mS 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 kavelhave not. obtained independent verificalion of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist
Church Purposes or held in other trusts. bank balances and funds at the Central Finan￿ Board of
the Methodist Church which are indNidualty in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the
balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
IANJ wklGFIY
Relevant professional qualthcation of inde￿￿ent examiner
CHHtYEkEts A(co¢J￿r￿￿Jy )C
Name of fimi (where appropriate)
ERSEYSIDE
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