**Circuit Accruals Accounts 2022-2023**
## **THE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **Standard Form of Accounts**
## **Accruals Basis for the year ended 31 August 2023**
## **Nottingham South Circuit**
> **Registered Charity - Registration number 1130749**
**Nottingham and Derby**
**Circuit No 22**
**Ministers** Reverend Mark Roberts **Reverend Tony Simpson**
## **Circuit Stewards**
Charles Rayner Rosie Farrow Paul Johns Isleyn Warner Stuart Jones Steve Nicholson
Chris Hammond
**Circuit Accountant**
**Nottingham South Circuit TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023**_
## **Introduction**
Welcome to this annual report reflecting on our achievements during the year and plans for this coming year.
## **Aims and organisation**
The Circuit is the umbrella organisation for all members of the 9 churches which make up the Circuit. The group of churches is served by a team of Ministers, Lay Workers, and volunteers.
## _Our Mission statement is:_
The mission of the Nottingham South Methodist Circuit is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ by encouraging, resourcing and enabling the people and churches of the Circuit to serve their communities and the wider world
## **Review of the year**
Most of the activity of the Circuit is conducted through its local churches. At the end of October 2021 these 9 churches had a total membership of 495.
The Circuit churches have continued to offer Sunday worship, fellowship groups and activities for children and young people. The Circuit and its churches have also continued to try and find ways of offering the love of Jesus Christ to the communities they serve and pastoral care and support within the church communities themselves. There have been positive signs of growth in many of the churches, with new people joining the congregations, and new ways being found to engage with our communities.
In March 2023 the circuit learned that Rev Nichola Jones would be leaving the circuit in July 2023. The circuit has adjusted the pastoral responsibilities of the remaining ministers to cover the reduction in ministry cover.
During the year Rebecca Bilsbrough was employed as a lay worker to work with children and families in Keyworth.
During the year the Circuit supported the work of its churches through:
- The provision of a team of Ministers and lay workers
- Providing Ministers, Local Preachers and worship leaders to lead worship on Sundays and other occasions
- The allocation of financial and other resources
- The support and advice of the lay officers of the circuit
- The provision of training and other special events.
**Nottingham South Circuit TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT**
_**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023**_
## **Review of the year**
## **Income trends**
Circuit income is predominantly (96%) drawn from the assessment and contributions towards Lay Employee salaries paid by the circuit churches.
## **Expenditure trends**
Stipend expenditure and Lay Worker salaries have increased each financial year in line with conference approved increases and accounts for 68% of total expenditure.
16% of expenditure is the Circuit contribution to the District and Connexion, of which a significant part is used to fund the work of the wider Methodist Church.
Other expenditure includes : Manses - maintenance £12,143 Manse utilities £13,022
## **Fund balances**
As at 31 August 2022 the net current assets of the Circuit were £309k. Of this £72k was held on behalf of Bridgeway Hall. The remaining reserves of £237k, give approximately 9 months cover for expenditure
## **Plans for 2023/24**
Circuit financial plans for the coming year have been prepared on the basis that the circuit staffing will be 2 full time ordained staff, 5 lay staff and an employed circuit administrator. Staff costs include anticipated cost of living stipend and lay employee increases. There will be an incease in District contribution this year. Giving to share contributions from churches have been held flat for yet another year, but church contributions to lay employees will increase in line with costs.
In September the circuit expects to sell the existing manse in Radcliffe on Trent and will then seek to purchase a new one. Allowance has been made in the budget for the expected difference between sale and purchase price.
**Nottingham South Circuit**
## **Trustee’s Annual Report on Finance and Governance**
## **Basis of preparation and legal framework**
The Charity’s annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice 2015 as applicable to the Financial Reporting Standard(FRSSE) 2015
Full Name of Charity: Methodist Church Nottingham South Circuit
Registration Charity Number: 1130749
Date of registration 27 July 2009
Main communication address 119 Melton Road West Bridgford NG2 6FG
The members of the Nottingham South Methodist Circuit meeting are the Charity Trustees, membership being made up of circuit office holders, ministers and representatives appointed by the local churches.
Fully membership is shown as Appendix A to this report.
## **Circuit Ministers and officers**
Active Circuit Ministers : M D Roberts Circuit Stewards C Raynor S Jones T Simpson P Johns[R Farrow] Circuit Lay Workers I Warner H Roberts M J Blyth J Everett A Kilshaw R Bilsborough
Mr C Hammond ( Circuit Accountant) acted as the principal officer overseeing the day to day financial management and accounting for the circuit during the year.
Independent examiner Mr M Taylor ACMA 2 Goldstraw Lane Fernwood Newark Notts NG24 3FF
Investment Bankers : Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church Trustees for Methodist Church purposes
## **Nottingham South Circuit**
## **Aims and organisation**
Charity objective is to act as a Resource provider within the area around South Nottingham for the Methodist Church:
The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have
been since the Date of Union the advancement of:
a) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist Church;
b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit. local or other organisation of The Methodist Church;
c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church;
d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church
The organisation and resourcing of regular public acts of worship open to members of the 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. Taking religious assemblies in local schools.
Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and services. Provision of chaplaincy services to the local university and other institutions.
## **Public Benefit**
We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The governing document for the circuit is the Deed of Union (1932) and Methodist Church Act (1976)
Detailed governance arrangements are outlined within the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church by order of the annual conference (CPD).
Day to day management of the circuit is undertaken by the Circuit Leadership team along with the Local Preachers meeting.
## **Trustee Training**
A range of guidance produced by Methodist Connexion to support the effective running of the circuit , specifically the leaflet ‘The Role of a Trustee in The Methodist Church’ is given to all new Circuit meeting members as induction to their role as trustees.
## **Related Parties**
The Circuit is part of the Nottingham & Derby District and is also accountable to the Methodist Conference.
The following Methodist Churches are linked to the circuit:
Bradmore Radcliffe-on-Trent Clifton Ruddington Cotgrave Tollerton Keyworth West Bridgford Bridgeway Hall
Other specific organisations with specific linkage - Faith and Light.
## **Nottingham South Circuit**
## **Risk Management**
The major risks have been identified and recorded by the Circuit Leadership Team with professional advice taken as required.
There is a regular annual review process undertaken and recorded.
Income and Expenditure is being monitored in total and is compared with the approved annual budget on a half yearly basis to detect trends as part of the risk management process to avoid unforeseen calls on reserves.
## **Safeguarding**
_Every person has a value and dignity which comes directly from the creation of male and female in God’s own image and likeness. Christians see this potential as fulfilled by God’s re-creation of us in Christ. Among other things this implies a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and therefore to protect them from harm._
Methodist Connexional practice outlines commitment to the following principles:
- the care and nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministry with, all children, young people and
- adults
- the safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and adults when they are vulnerable
- the establishing of safe, caring communities which provide a loving environment where there is
- informed vigilance as to the dangers of abuse.
- We will carefully select and train all those with any responsibility within the Church, in line with
- Safer Recruitment principles, including the use of criminal records disclosures and registration with the relevant vetting and barring schemes.
- We will respond without delay to every complaint made which suggests that an adult, child or
- young person may have been harmed, cooperating with the police and local authority in any investigation.
- We will seek to work with anyone who has suffered abuse, developing with them an appropriate ministry of informed pastoral care.
- We will seek to challenge any abuse of power, especially by anyone in a position of trust.
- We will seek to offer pastoral care and support, including supervision and referral to the proper
- authorities, to any member of our church community known to have offended against a child, young person or vulnerable adult.
- In all these principles we will follow legislation, guidance and recognised good practice
The Nottingham South Circuit commits itself to ensuring the implementation of Connexional Safeguarding Policy; government legislation, guidance and safe practice in the circuit and in the churches.
The Nottingham South Circuit commits itself to the provision of support, advice and training for lay and ordained people that will ensure people are clear and confident about their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults who may be vulnerable.
## **Reserves Policy**
The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 6 months’ average expenditure. This should be sufficient to meet any unforeseen item of major expenditure on manses and / or to be able to continue, in the short term, funding planned activities in the event of any inability to raise the full Circuit Assessment from churches.
**Name of Circuit**
**Nottingham South Circuit**
**Number**
**22**
## **Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2023**
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Total Total
2022-23 2021-22
£ £ £ £ £ £
Income and Endowments from:
1 Donations and legacies 4
2 Charitable activities
2a Assessments or share 274,647 274,647 259,399
2b Other 5 3,300 3,300 3,300
3 Other trading activities 6
3a - Lettings 7,216
3b - Grants 5,379
4 Investments 7 7,056 356 7,412 1,056
5 Other
6 Total 285,003 356 285,359 276,350
Expenditure on:
7 Stipends, salaries, NIC & Pension costs 10 200,390 200,390 173,517
8 District Assessment 47,500 47,500 64,263
9 Methodist Church Fund
10 Telephone, travel and other costs of employment 14,458 14,458 18,210
11 Insurance, utilities, etc 13,022 13,022 9,487
12 Maintenance on manses 12,143 12,143 6,649
13 Expenditure on other Circuit property
14 Depreciation 11
15 Provisions
16 Other Expenditure 8,790 316 9,106 7,445
17 Grants and Donations
18 Contributions to District Advance Fund
19 Total 296,303 316 296,619 279,571
20 Net income/(expenditure) -11,300 40 -11,260 -3,221
21 Property additions
Clifton Building Contribution -5,000
Revaluation of Manses 101,143 101,143 198,698
22 Bridgeway Hall 150,411
23 Bridgeway Hall repairs -35,260 -35,260 -43,000
Actuarial gains /(losses) on defined benefit
24 pension schemes
25 Net movement in funds 89,843 40 -35,260 54,623 297,888
Reconciliation of funds:
26 Total funds brought forward 1,639,178 11,350 107,411 1,757,939 1,460,051
27 Total funds carried forward 1,729,021 11,390 72,151 1,812,562 1,757,939
For information only Money received and passed on to External Organisations
Balance brought forward from last year
Offerings/Gifts - received for External Organisations
Offerings/Gifts - passed to External Organisations
Balance carried forward
Notes to the accounts Unrestricted funds CMTF (Unrestricted) Restricted Funds Endowment Funds
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## **Nottingham South Circuit**
## **Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2023**
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Unrestricted Circuit Model Restricted Endowment Totals this Totals last
Trust Fund Funds year year
(Unrestricted)
£ £ £ £ £ £
Tangible Fixed Assets*
Notes
Land & Buildings 11 1,503,732 1,503,732 1,402,589
Equipment 11
Investment properties 12
Investments 12
Total fixed assets 1,503,732 1,503,732 1,402,589
Current Assets
Debtors and Prepayments 13 6,876 6,876 9,472
Cash at Bank and in hand 97,713 97,713 106,593
Trustees for Methodist Church
Purposes deposits 11,390 11,390 11,350
Central Finance Board Deposits 125,114 72,151 197,265 224,211
Loan 12,000
Total current assets 229,703 11,390 72,151 313,244 363,626
Creditors and Accruals (due in
under 1 yr) 14 4,414 4,414 8,276
,
Net current assets (liabilities) 225,289 11,390 72,151 308,830 355,350
Total assets less current
liabilities 1,729,021 11,390 72,151 1,812,562 1,757,939
Loans and creditors due after 1
year 14, 16
Provisions for liabilities and
charges 14, 16
Net assets 1,729,021 11,390 72,151 1,812,562 1,757,939
Funds of the Circuit
Unrestricted funds 1,729,021 1,729,021 1,639,178
Circuit Model Trust Fund
(Unrestricted) 11,390 11,390 11,350
Restricted funds 72,151 72,151 107,411
Endowment funds
Total Funds 1,729,021 11,390 72,151 1,812,562 1,757,939
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*Details - see Note 11
Summary of the Internal Organisations reporting to the Circuit Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose.
|Internal Organisations
Total|Opening
balance
Receipts
Payments
Net Receipts/
Payments
Adjustments|Closing
balances|
|---|---|---|
**Nottingham South Circuit**
**Notes to the Accounts**
## **1 Basis of accounting**
The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 in accordance with the 2014 version of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities applicable in the UK (effective from 1 January 2015) – the Charities SORP (FRSSE) – in replacement for the SORP’s 2005 version specified in its related 2008 Regulations and in accordance with the ‘true and fair override’ provision contained therein.”
## **2 Funds**
The funds held constitute: General Funds held for any purpose of the Circuit which are Unrestricted. The Circuit Model Trust Fund has wide purposes defined in Standing Orders and is categorised as unrestricted. Restricted funds which are held for a narrower purpose . There are also the following Endowment funds as listed. Details of each material fund are disclosed in the final note to these accounts. Any funds may be represented by more than just cash.
## **3 Accounting policies**
## **Basis**
These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical cost except that investments are shown at their market value at the end of the year, on the accruals basis to show a true and fair view of the Circuit’s financial position and activities.
## **Income Recognition**
Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the Circuit becomes entitled to the resources, and the trustees are reasonably certain they will receive the resources; and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Resources Expended**
This is recognised when a liability is incurred, or a constructive obligation arises, that results in the payment being unavoidable. Liabilities are recognised as soon as an outflow of economic benefit is considered more likely than not under the legal or constructive obligation committing the Circuit to pay out resources.
## **Grants**
Grants made by the Circuit from its own funds are recognised in full at the time of agreement or when the Circuit accepts that there is a legal or operational obligation to make the payment. When the grant is recurrent over more than one year the balance payable in future years is treated as a provision for future commitments in the Balance Sheet against the appropriate fund, the provision being released in future years as instalments are paid in accordance with the originally agreed terms.
## **VAT**
Since the Circuit is not VAT registered, all input VAT is charged with the expenses to which it refers.
## **Tangible fixed assets for use by the Circuit**
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and individually cost at least £1,000. The freehold property is shown in the accounts at the insurance reinstatement value plus 30% of this value for the value of land, the land component is deemed to be £350k. No depreciation is provided on the building because the trustees consider the current residual fair value of the manse buildings (on the assumption that it had reached the end of its useful economic life by the year-end) to be not less than its current value. Any depreciation would not be material. The property has been reviewed for impairment.
## **Investment Properties**
Investment properties - no property is currently deemed to not be held for the long term purposes of the charity.
## **Investments**
Investments are valued in the balance sheet at market value at the year end. Investment income is included in the accounts when receivable and any gains or losses on revaluation at the year end are shown in the SOFA.
## **Debtors and Prepayments**
Debtors relate to the payment of the September stipend in August and overpayment of the Apprentice levy
## **Creditors**
Creditors include Giving to share received in August for the next financial year and expenses paid after date
## **Impact of Accounting changes**
There has been no accounting changes
## **Nottingham South Circuit**
|**4. Donations and legacies**|**Unrestricted**|**Circuit Model**
**Trust Fund**|**Restricted**|**2023**
**Total**|**2022**
**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Donations||||**-**||
|Legacies||||**-**||
|**Total**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**5. Charitable activities -**
**other**|**Unrestricted**|**Circuit Model**
**Trust Fund**|**Restricted**|**2023**
**Total**|**2022**
**Total**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Cotgrave Trust Grants
**Total**
**6. Other trading activities**|3,300
**3,300**
**Unrestricted**
**£**|**-**
**Circuit Model**
**Trust Fund**
**£**|**-**
**Restricted**
**£**|3,300
**3,300**
**2023**
**Total**
**£**|3,300
**3,300**
**2022**
**Total**
**£**|
|District grants||||||
|Rental income||||||
|**Total**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**7. Investment income**|**Unrestricted**|**Circuit Model**
**Trust Fund**|**Restricted**|**2023**
**Total**|**2022**
**Total**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Central Finance Board|7,056|||7,056|1,003|
|TMCP||356||356|53|
|Other||||||
|**Total**|**7,056**|**356**|**-**|**7,412**|**1,056**|
|£
£
£
**Nottingham South Circuit**
to the Circuit by agreement with
avel and computing costs
£
he accounts
ependent examiner or auditor|**2023**
-
-
300
500|**2022**
-
-
300
500|
|---|---|---|
## **8. Payment to Trustees**
Payments made to trustees for additional services provided to the Circuit by agreement with the Circuit Meeting
Number of trustees who were paid expenses Nature of the expenses Expense payments primarily relate to reimbursement for travel and computing costs Total amount paid
## **9. Fees for examination or audit of the accounts**
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts
Other fees (eg: advice, accountancy services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor
|**Staff Costs paid during the year were:**
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind
Employer’s National Insurance costs
Pension costs
Total staff costs
**Average number of staff employed during the year were:**
£
**10. Paid employees**
£
£
£|163,403
12,821
24,166
200,390
9|139,826
10,195
23,496
173,517
8|
|---|---|---|
**Nottingham South Circuit**
## **11 Tangible Fixed Assets**
## Detail of assets held,
State number of manses, specifically reference other buildings managed by the circuit and separately identify property treated as investment property. Providedsummary information in respect of other categories and specific reference should be made in resppect of any assets under construction.
## Cost or valuation
|Balance brought forward (3 Manses)
Additions
Revaluations (+/-)
Disposals (-)
Transfers * (+/-)
Balance carried forward (3 Manses)
****Basis**
**** Rate**
Balance brought forward
Depreciation charge for year (-)
Revaluations (+/-)
Disposals (-)
Transfers* (+/-)
Balance carried forward
Brought forward
Carried forward
**Accumulated depreciation**
**Net book value**|**Residential**
**Land**
**Other Land**
**Manses**
**Other buildings**
**Other fixed**
**assets including**
**motor vehicles**
**Fixtures, fittings**
**and equipment**
**Payments on**
**account and**
**assets under**
**construction**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,402,589
1,402,589
101,143
101,143
1,503,732
1,503,732
SL or RB
SL or RB
SL or RB
SL or RB
-
-
1,402,589
-
-
-
-
1,402,589
-
-
1,503,732
-
-
-
-
1,503,732|
|---|---|
* The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.
** Indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = straight line; RB = reducing balance). Also indicate the rate of depreciation: for straight line, depreciation is based on the anticipated life of the asset (in years); for reducing balance, a percentage annual deduction is made each year.
**Nottingham South Circuit**
## **12 Investments**
The funds that support the Circuit Model Trust Fund and the Manses Fund are held by TMCP in Trustees Interest Funds on which interest is credited to the accounts each month. These are regarded as medium and long term investments.
TMCP is the legal owner and Custodian Trustee of all Methodist Model Trust property, including Legacies, Endowments and Accumulated Funds. Trust property is held for and on behalf of local Managing Trustees who are responsible for the day to day management of trust property. TMCP ensure that, through providing guidance and acting under their direction, the Managing Trustees comply with charity law and Methodist law and polity as determined by the Methodist Conference.
## **Analysis of investment movements**
|**Total**
Investments listed on a recognised Stock Exchange
Investments held in common investment funds,
Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange
**N**et gain/(loss) on revaluation
Carrying (market) value at end of year
Other investments
**Change in investment values**
Carrying (market) value at beginning of year
**Add:**additions to investments at cost
**Less:**disposals at carrying value|**2023**
**2022**|
|---|---|
## **Nottingham South Circuit**
## **13. Analysis of current assets**
|**Debtors and prepayments**
Other debtors
**Total debtors and prepayments**
**Analysis of cash at bank**
Bank balance held in HSBC
Trade Creditors
Other Creditors
**Total Current Liabilities**
Pre paid assessments
Accrued income
**Total Cash and Bank**
**Analysis of current liabilities and long term creditors**
£
£
£|**2023**
**£**
6,876
6,876
97,713
97,713
4,414
4,414|**2022**
**£**
9,472
9,472
106,593|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||106,593
8,276
8,276|
## **14. Analysis of current liabilities and long term creditors**
## **15. Capital Commitments and Contingent Liabilities**
At the 31 st August 2023 the Circuit has no capital commitments.
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Nottingham South Circuit
16. Loans
Source Purpose of loan Amount New Loan interest Repayable in Balance at
brought borrowings the year year end
forward
Totals X
Repayment due Totals
Due within 12 months 31/08/2018
Due between 1 and 5 years 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022
Due later than 5 years
Note: the two totals X and Y must agree Y
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**Nottingham South Circuit**
## **17. Detailed analysis of individual fund movements**
## **Unrestricted Funds**
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Unestricted Fund Name Opening Income Expenditure Transfers Closing Balance Purpose of the fund
General 216,589 285,003 -296,303 205,289 General purposes of the Circuit
Designated Manses R & M 20,000 20,000
Designated Growth Fund
Designated Building schemes
Sub Total 236,589 285,003 -296,303 225,289
CMTF ** 11,350 356 -316 11,390
Totals 247,939 285,359 -296,619 236,679
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## **Restricted Funds**
|**Restricted Funds**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Restricted Fund Name**
Bridgway Hall|**Opening**
**Balance**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
107,411
-35,260|**Transfers**|
**Closing Balance**|**Annual income**
**What the income was used for**
**Purpose of the fund**
Building fund|
||||72,151||
|Totals
**Endowment Name**|107,411
-35,260||72,151||
||Totals
**How the capital is invested**|**The current value of the capital**|||
||||||
The reasons for the transfers between funds were as follows:
## **Nottingham South Circuit DECLARATIONS**
## **Accountant**
I confirm that I have prepared the accounts from the records of the Circuit and that they include all funds under the control of the Circuit Meeting
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Signature of Accountant C J M Hammond Date 03-Dec-23
Name Chris Hammond
Address
24 Glenmore Road West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 6GH
Presentation to the Circuit Meeting for approval.
I confirm that the Accounts have been presented to the Circuit Meeting on
and were approved.
Signature of the Chair of
the meeting
Name of the Chair of the
Mark Roberts
meeting
Date
___________________________________________________________________________
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the**
|**Nottingham South**
e Circuit Accounts for the year ended 31stAugust|**Circuit**
2022|
|---|---|
This Report is on the Circuit Accounts for the year ended 31[st] August
## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011(the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
- Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Charities act; and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Nottingham South Circuit**
## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the 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 you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent Examiner’s Statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
• to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act.
• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting 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.
Name M R TAYLOR Signature M R Taylor
Relevant Professional qualification or body
ACMA
Address 2 Goldstraw Lane Fernwood Newark Notts NG24 3FF Date 02/12/2023
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**Nottingham South Circuit**
Appendix A
## CIRCUIT MEETING MEMBERSHIP as at 31st August 2023
## MINISTERS
Revd. M D Roberts Revd. T Simpson
SUPERNUMERARY MINISTERS Revd M Crawford
LAYWORKERS Mrs H Roberts Mr M J Blyth Mrs J Everett Ms A Kilshaw
CIRCUIT STEWARDS Mr S Jones Mr C Rayner Mr P Johns Ms R Farrow Ms I Warner Mr S Nicholson
CIRCUIT ADMINISTRATER Mrs R Patterson CIRCUIT SECRETARY Mrs H Roberts CIRCUIT ACCOUNTANT Mr C Hammond
CIRCUIT SAFEGUARDING OFFICER Mr J Heard
PROPERTY SECRETARY Mr S Nicholson
|CIRCUIT CHURCH REPRESENTATIVES|CIRCUIT CHURCH REPRESENTATIVES|||
|---|---|---|---|
|BRADMORE|Ms P Lerwell|RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT||
||S Shipman||S Fogg|
||Mrs S B Clark||H Hancock|
|CLIFTON||||
||Mr J Carver|RUDDINGTON||
||Mr P Carver||Mrs J Clark|
||Mr W B Jones||Mrs S Gunn|
||||Mr B K Farrow|
|COTGRAVE||TOLLERTON||
||C Morris||Mrs Y J Shorten|
||L Beaumont|WEST BRIDGFORD||
||||Mrs M E Heard|
|KEYWORTH|||Mr J D Heard|
||J Curtis||Mr C Morrey|
||S Jackson||K Hobdell|
||Mr A J Withington||M Thurston|
||||C Rayner|
|BRIDGEWAY HALL|P Thomas, C Warner|||