## Trustees Annual Report Chepstow Methodist Church. Reg No:1130776 ## 2020-2021 Although this has been a challenging year for us because of the ongoing effects of Covid-19, we have continued to work in new ways to fulfil our charitable objectives as best we can. We have continued to worship as a community through the use of Zoom, and in times when restrictions were looser and we were able to meet in person with distancing and masks, we had a combined Zoom and in-person service. We also record these services and later post them to YouTube so that those who might not be able to attend live still have the opportunity to participate. This has included special seasonal acts of worship, including Blue Christmas, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services, along with Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday services. We have worked to make worship as accessible as possible by also sending out DVD recordings of services to people who don’t have Internet access. Our House Groups have also continued to meet via Zoom throughout varying levels of lockdown. We aim to serve the local young people, though this has been difficult during this last year. Our Boys Brigade (which includes girls) is still strong and have kept in touch during this time and are looking forward to meeting again. Our Parent and Toddler groups have also been unable to meet, but our project leader has kept in touch with the families who normally attend. We continue to serve the local community by joining with other denominational churches in the area to run a Foodbank and debt counselling courses. Our premises are centrally located to the local town next to the bus station. We invest regularly in the upkeep of the church premises, even during the lockdown periods with daily checks of the building and grounds by volunteers. During normal times, local community groups are regular users, including art groups, slimming groups, many U3A groups, Rainbow and children’s drama groups. Our ‘Singing for Fun’ group for people living with memory loss and their carers is very popular and much appreciated. However, these groups have not been able to meet during the last year, but we look forward to being able to welcome them back. We also host the ‘Beacon Cafe’ which is a community orientated hospitality project, where food and drinks are affordable, and there are people who are willing to pray with people or be a listening ear. This project also helps rough sleepers, etc. on a frequent basis. We were able to open the Beacon for a period of time over the last year, but we were forced to close again after further lockdowns. We look to open the Beacon again at the end of May. We maintain our commitment to the work we do, which is centred in a Christian ethos, in these challenging times. We have continued whatever work has been possible, while also being committed to our duty of care in keeping people as safe as we can. CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS CHEPSTOW METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2020 CircuiL" Name: NewFrf)rt & Lower Wye Number.. 02119 Charity Commission Registration Number: 1130776 Ministsr during the year (wilh breaks): Rev. Rachel Frank Church Stewards durin ear: Julian Barthram (to August 2020) Margaret Bishop Kevin Brewer (to August 2020) Sharon Brewer EILzabeth Gardner Sue Lewis Stuart Nuttall Hazel Williams (to February 2020) Treasurer during the year. Sue Chimes 1ofS CHEPSTOW METHODIST CHLIiCH ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR Ehl)ED 31 AUGUST 2020 Unrestrirted Funds Restri£ted Fund5 SECTION A Totsls this ear Totsls last RECEIPTS r4ott Off¢rings and Tax recovered Bartk and CFB inteiest and Investment income 71.277 71277 74.081 228 137 365 342 l£ttin&5 6,310 6JiO 13,506 Other receipts 28.126 34,864 51,821 TOTAL RECEIVTS 105.941 35.1)01 140942 {aT) 139.750 SECTION B bl PAYMELYrs Citcuit Assessment or Share 51.276 51376 60.429 b2 Donations 71M) 27.l56 27056 21.188 b3 Repairs, Maintenance & Rene14B15 4.507 4507 3.979 Utilitie5 Itnsces. water rat heating & li hting) S700 6.641 b5 5.7¢M) Paytoll 27.096 9.038 36.134 30.601 6.791 7.938 14.729 25,023 b7 Other paytnents TOTAL PAYMENTS 96.070 44,132 140202 (b9) 147,861 b8 SECTION C IYET RECEivfsipAYMENfs I la 9,871 (9.131) 740 (8.111} TotAI funds brought forward from last year 47.818 23.957 71,775 (¢0 59.750 Sub total {ri+t2) 57.689 IV26 72515 Slffj39 ¢3 Transfer5 and adjustments {904) 1(81 20.136 TOTAL FULYDS AT END OF 58,593 13.922 72515 71.775 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: mO￿V RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGAMSATIONS {thu¢ 8moullts are Dotthbe IDdwW IH t4)t*i above) dl Balanct brou tfonwd from last Offerin 3.152 3.623 d3 Off¢tingslGifts . to alIen￿l￿g8njSBll( 3.152 3,623 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Idi+J2J3) 2Lrf5 CHEPSTOW METHODIST CHLIiCH SUMMARY OF cHL￿CH ACCOUN15 AND INfERP4AL ORGANISATiof45 REPORTING TO THE CHURCMCOiINCIL SECT10Tr4 *TER￿ AL ORGANISATIONS R¢uapts B￿¢0kn Cofftt Sl ¢2 Boy$ & Clrls Brigade 3.875 4J65 49YJ 3.049 2,559 Children,￿YOU1￿￿ork 753 369 Wesle Guild 3)9 3)9 20 379 253 2il 6J99 6.650 ¢7 Sub Lolal oflttterjtal aoi%atsonsfi 5.327 4554 773 9.937 10,710 i￿￿%h¢ l(ry*rd frm ￿2. 14)942 140202 Ib9) 741 71.775 72515 TOTAL CASH F1Tr4DS HELD BY CHURCH 146269 141,756 1513 1.712 83J25 TOTAL RECEIVFS TOTALPAYMENTS SECTION F ST.4TEMEYt OF ASSETS ATr4D LIABILITIES OPENING CLO$￿G CHiiRCH. CASH Fuf4])S HELD C8th irt hat 207 k CutrcntAccLxmts 14.063 osii Ac(xll￿t Centr81 [l￿8[￿BO￿l 52.183 48.718 Tn￿eeS Chwch 12.445 9.527 Otherfujmts SITO TOTAL- Churtb Toiol funds hcldb) Ittternal orsan1szb(￿ ltht Glos￿8 bal£n￿ to1￿ tro]n th)v¢)1¢12) 71.775 {(xS) 7U15 9937 10.710 TOTALCASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 81.712 SEcfIoN G Al 31 Augu5tJJY) OTHERASSETS and LIABIIifIES InvesiDM￿s (inL1￿EndO￿The￿tsl Land& Bui]di]2gs15ff notes re Insura￿ ucl 2.754.672 2.796.027 Loan{s). ai ' Otbet Liabilities 3(IS CHEPSTOW METHODIST CHURCH ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2020 DECLARATIONS AND SCRUTINY Treasurer I confimi that Ihese Receipt and Payment based actounts for the year to 31 Augusl 2020 have been prepared from the records of the Church ar￿ that they indude all fijnds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of Treasurer Name Address Dale Presentation to the Church trustees I confirni that Ihe annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 were presented to the 151021 meeting of the Church trustees held on....... .. Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting erf. Fach61 L Frank Date 231oy12021 40F5 INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHEPSTOW PAEfHODIST CHURCH Charity Nwnbor 1130T16 Rogponslbillties and basis of report I re[￿ to the Irustee5 on my exam￿￿1￿ of the accounts of Cher6tryw Methcmdist Gnurcn u year ended 31 August 2020 set out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church's trustees. you a￿ responsible for the preparakn ol the accounts in accordance wilh the requirements ofthe Charities A¢t 2011 (Ihe ACY). I rÉport in respect of my examininatmjn of the Church's %o)unts out unaer s82ion 14? Act an(l. In Cafrying out my examin*ion, I have folkyABJ all the DI￿￿onS given by the Charity C￿MiSsion undèr Secbon 145{5llb) of the Act Inaepenaenz Èxaffyn¢r8 I have completed my examinatK)n. I confimi that no materHI mailers have ts)me to my attention in cOnn￿tIon with the examinatil￿ which give cause to Del￿e In any repwx . the accounting r￿)rdS were not kept in a(XX)r￿ Vllth 130 of the Art or . the accounts do not accord the ac£OUnti￿ rwds. attention slKMJld be drawn Ki this reF*xt n ￿d￿t0 enable a prcw urKleTStarKling of the accounts to be reached. I have not obtained independent verifKakn of all inves1￿ts wryth the Trustees for MelhLMlist Church Purposes or held in other trusts. bank balances arKI FurK15 at the Central Finan￿ Board of the Methodtst Chur which are indNidually in excess of£10.000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balan￿ sheet date. Sh3n￿re Name /rtYrfoiyD LC4JJ Relevant profe55iona5 qualification or t*)dy / 7 IY/i- GyrfS*d /yO￿￿o￿TA￿9 Date 2£tL p