## Statement from The Chairman ## Nurturing Growth, Seeking The Stranger As a charity, the trustees of Trinity Methodist Church remained focussed on our primary roles of Christian mission and ministry throughout the 20232024 Church Year. In the main, our vision continued primarily to be the translation of God’s extraordinary plan of salvation into real life in both our church family and our surrounding community. We continued to be guided in this by the overall Mission of our parent charity body, the British Methodist Church, to ‘spread scriptural holiness’ through the land. That has meant working on two fronts: first, the internal front —- building ourselves up spiritually. And second, the external front - reaching out to our surrounding communities with the transforming Gospel of Christ. Our operational activities have centred around the study of the Holy Scriptures and the cultivation of spiritual disciplines: prayer, Bible reading, meditation. In a lot of these activities, we have strategically kept an eye on our own growth, and the other on outreach. We have sought the stranger, and we have also tried to build the spiritual home to which they will come. And we have continued to offer a pastoral presence to all other groups within the church and its surrounding community. The adjoining reports on our finances, property and premises, stewards, GDPR, pastoral work, and safeguarding all attest to a busy year and a hopeful future for our charity. ## Yours Sincerely ## Xrog. ObongOshotee The Reverend Greg Obong-Oshotse M.Th. Minister THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH PLUMSTEAD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Lesnes Abbe Clrcuit Circuit no 35130 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1129942 Minister.. Rev Gre Obon -Oshotse Church Stewards: Ben Godwyll Femi Lawson Margaret Gbadamosi Tolu Tikare Ireiie bynch Adcbayo joiaoso Oyeburniii B(Iderinwa Josephine Adekoll< Treasurer: Ebcn Gyan&-KodAa JUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Trinity Methodist Church Plumstead SECTION A Unrestriclttd Restrfctad Totals Ihi$ Funds Funds year Totals last year RECEIPTS Note a2 Offeri s a￿1 Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 48.517 48,517 41.667 3,289 63.565 24,054 139,425 3,289 63,565 24,054 139,425 551 Letti 55.473 19.434 117.125 a5 Other re￿IP1S TOTAL RECEIPTS (a7) SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share Donations l Benevolent 44,747 44.747 44.747 b3 275 airs and Maintenance Utililies (Insurances, water charges. healing & lighting) Adminlcleanin 5.017 5,017 7,622 b5 26.937 40.564 23,998 141,263 26,937 40,564 23,998 141,263 15,219 b6 21,262 15,685 104,810 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS b8 (b9) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR a6-b8 11,113A'I 1,838 12,315 Total funds brought forward from last year c2 66.884 66,884 ¢6 53,124 Sub total c1+c2 65,046 65,046 65,439 Transfers and ad ustments 1.024 1,024 1,445 c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 66,070 66,070 (c8) 66,884 (c6) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (these amounts are not to be included in total receiptslpayments figures d1 Balance brou ht forward from last ear d2 Offerln sIGifts - received for external o anisations d3 OfferingslGifts passed to external organisalions d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) Trinit Methodist Church CHCOUNCI MARY OF C Plumslead URCH CCOUNTS RN ORG Is NS po GTO .ECTION E Ploastr follo tho Guldanc• Not8a to com lète iumrn8ry Dfthe Church atGounts lor th8 yearended 31 August 2024 and Inl8mal Org8ni58tson5 feporfiThg lo thè Church Councivchurch Megling. Note Ihal the funds of8n InlemBI Organ15alion would nwally be Reslllcled fund5 unlB5S Il Cthu￿ b8 deartyshO￿ Ihal they wuld bÈ used for any Melhodisl pvry)ose. This seGbon tnusl be complo1gLI 10 arriv8 81 Ihe gr0$5 income and expendilure lola15 of the Church. If gr055 incom8 exceeds th& Accfuals threshold, then the Accruals melhthy ol aC¢￿V￿tIng AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used lo rep)rt the a¢counls15ee MeihodFsI websilel. Please r8f8r lo the guidance n￿eS regarding Itansfers b8N¥eo0 Ihe Dislri¢l ond connecle Dislri¢l Organisabons. INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Recei Nel Recelpt ents ents Ad'uslm8nts ning balanc•s Closl Ch8tterbox b818nces lolal o Inlem81 anisalions funds e11 Chvrch accoun15 Itotals brought lowward from pag• 2 totals ¢olumnl e12 139,425 141,263 Ib9} 1,024 It71 66,884 66,070 clo BY CHURCH Ic8 139.425 141,263 Coniinue on a Separate sheet neces5Hry and bring the lolals lorward 1.024 66.884 66.070 TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL PAYMENYS SECTION F STA EhlENT OF ASSETS AND UAeiLmES 116,574 CHURCH-CASH FUNDS HELD 4t31 Au Cash In hand U8t2024 OPENING BALANCES CLOSING BALANCES Bank cu￿￿nI Atxount Bank De 11 Account l Bulldl B.259 Fund Acthunt 20.982 r4 Cenlrel Mnance Board 17.164 4,539 TnJsiÈe5 for MBlhcA1isi Church Pury)oses Otherfunds 3,289 20,079 21.171 11.187 16.187 SUB TOTAL_ Church aceountB Total funds held by Inlemal Organi581ions Ilh8 c105ing balan￿ lotal 1￿M abovel16121 66.884 Ic8 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH le121 06.884 66,070 SECTION G Al 31 Augusl 2024 OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES 1 SOPlember 2023 Investsnenls Indude Endowments Land & Buildin seg notÈs ro Insvran¢È value OlhorA588ts L08n showomountoulslandln al r8nd Olher LI8￿1￿be$ 14 Indude only Fund$ held al Ihe Central Flnance Board f5 Includts only Funds hÈl¢J al Twsle&s for Mèiho(Jisl Church Purposes 91 Includ8 any olhgr inveslmenls (not Ihe cash elerne￿I of TMCP Injsls acfX)unts this is induded In lin6 15 DECLARATIONS Treasurer confirm Ihal I have prepared the accounts from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church Council Slgnature of Treasurer Date Name Eben Gyang-Kodia Address 29 Raymere Gardens Plumstead London SE18 2LB Presentation to the"Church Council for approval. I confirm that the Accounts have been presented to the Church Council on 24.2,2r and were approved. Signalure of the Chair of Ihe meeling Name of the Chair of the meeting so Date Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the l DI i i Y Hrnt,::S I s r C*iL/h)i*h+- RLts'rf) Church This Report is on the Church Accourlts for the year ended 31. Augusl 2024 Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner The charity's tnjslees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's tnjstees consider that an audit is nol required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charilies Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 11 is my responsibility to.. Examine the accounts und8r Soclion 145 of lh9 Charities Act lo follow the procedures laid down in the general Direclions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(51(b) of the Charilies Act), and to slale whelher particular matters have come to my allention. 2015 chvrdi R and P.xls 4of5 Basls of Independent Examlner'8 Report My examination was carried out in 8ccordance 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 evldence that would be requlred In an audit, and consequently no opinion Is glven as to whether the accounts present a 'lrue and fair. view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examiner's Statement In connection wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attention (8th05￿.): (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep aGcounling records in accordance wilh section 130 of the Charities Act. lo prepare accounts which accord wlth the accountlng records and comply wllh th& a¢counllng requirements of the Charities Act have not been met,. or {2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Plaasg dglet8 thg words in th9 brack9ts if Ih9y do not apply appmpriate {3) I havell••*Mrt' obtained independent verification of all ir7veslments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes ("TMCP') or held in olher Trusts, Bank balances and Funds al the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church ("CFB"). which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds} at the balance sheet date. ' Please circle as appmpriate Name JIS Signature Relevant Professlonal qualificatlon or body Address '3z Mt41VI r WOLJ) CtrtsT tyLqI i Ibr Date 2015 church R and P.xJs 5of5