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, accessible via our website, 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. 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 using Zoom during this time and are looking forward to meeting again. Our Parent and Toddler groups have also been unable to meet for most of the year, 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, Girl Guide “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 run the ‘Beacon Cafe’ which is a community orientated hospitality project run by our church, 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 by providing refreshments and essential clothing etc. We were able to open the Beacon for a period of time over the last year, but we were forced to close during various lockdowns. 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 during this pandemic. CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS CHEPSTOW IJiEfHODIST CHURGH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021 CircuiL" Name: Newport & Lower Wye Number. 02119 Charity Commission Registration Number. 1130776 Minister durin Rev. Rachel Frank (to June 2021) and Rev. Gordon Gresswell {fr(xn June 2021) Church Stewards durin Enid Kee (from May 2021) ear: Margaret Bishop Sharon Brewer (until Mar 2021) Elizabeth Gardner Sue Le￿ry5 stuart Nuitall Treasurer durin Jason Yapp ar: tof5 CHEPSTOW METHODIST CHURCH S FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUCUST 2021 SECTION A RECETwrs Furmts F￿ld$ Tots15 Ikis eAr Totsls last al Offerings and recovered Bank and CFB inteTest and lftve5tment income 64.836 626 65.462 71277 52 70 Lettings 2J21 2021 6JlO 18.593 27,739 46J32 . TOTAL RECEIPTS 85J13 28J82 11{185 la71 1411.942 SECTION PAYMENTS bl CiTCllIt Asse￿￿¢￿ or Share 56292 56392 51,276 b2 Donalion5 640 21J93 27056 b3 Repairs. MaiMt¢nance & Renewals Utiliiies {Insce4 water r￿e4 heating &li tin 2,149 L149 4507 6.744 6.744 S700 b5 PaJToII 24.370 24J711 36,134 b7 Other paytnents 3.716 7J71 14729 TOTAL PAYMEIITS 93912 28024 122,736 Ib91 140202 b8 SEcfioN C I8,1￿)) NET RECETvfsipAYMENTS FOR (8.109) (441) {&55Q) Totsl funds brought fonvard from la%t 58,593 13.922 71515 Ic6) 71,775 S￿b tot*1 Itl+t2) 484 13881 71515 Transf￿9 aTKI adjusttnents 671 (t8 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF la+c4) 50.484 13.481 72015 (¢6) SF.CTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (thtstarlluuRtsAtt to ￿ ind#dediL t￿*1 rt5 al￿tI dl Balance bro t forward from la# Offerirl Gifts. for¢Ktrtwt 2.031 3,152 2.031 3.152 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Idl-d243j 2015 CHEPSTOW MEfklODlSt CVIIRCM SUMMARY OF CllURCHAccouNfsAND E¥[E￿WAL ORCANJSATIOWSREPORTING TOTHE CHtIRCH COLINCIL SEcfioN E INTLRNAL RC.ANIS.ITION45 Bo 650 1.742 I.OY2) 2.559 1.467 Child￿￿'S1Y￿￿th WoTk 1.801 1.122 Ivesle Guikl 379 379.0 150 A650 6.51V) t5 Wwen's Ftlh)•s e7 Sub lotsl of IDthm&l 2271 188 10,710 10.899 Tl4.18S 1*71 121736 I&￿ 67J 7251.5 64W6 AL HKLDBTr CIIiTRCH 116.645 TOTAL RECEIPTS 125W7 18J62 671 83225 75.534 TOTAI. PAYIILtyTS SE￿10?4 STATEMENf OF A&gEIS AND LIABJLITIES BAIAYCPS I￿NC.Es C.HURCH_ CASH FUNDS HELD Cth iti haDd 207 128 Bo￿k CurtenlA¢¢ounts 14.(kn3 24,757 Central I'in*KY Boatd 48.7t8 30210 9.527 9.54 TT￿}reeS foTfvletlK)thst SIIB TufAL-Cknb "I"that fu￿d5 btld bv Iihe LILV•itsg b•la￿Le iotsj fro]N alM)Tr"cl (el?) 1(61 10.710 ifjJ99 TOTAL CASII FIINDS HELD Bl CHtIRCH W25 75ts34 SEcrtON G JI Aw6tW21 OTHkR ASSETS#ttd LIABILITVF.S irflude End0￿￿ts) L2nd & 13u V8lucl 1770 855 2.P)6.027 s4 Eat end Ot1￿ Liab5Iitio 3Lrf5 CHEPSTOW MEfHODIST CHURCH ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2021 DECLARATIONS AND SCRWINY Treasurnr I confinm that these Re￿Ipt and Pa￿nent based aCt￿￿nts for Ihe year to 31 August 2021 have been prePa￿d from the [￿rdS of the Church arKt Ihat they indude al fvnds under the contrd of the Church trustees. &gnabJre ofTreasurer Name Address Presentation to the Church trustees I confirm that the annual re[￿ and axourts y-the year ended 31 AUg￿8t 2021 were presented to the meeting ofts Chu￿th trustees hebj on....Z I QCT.CJ.kn¥ -@ I Signatute of the Chalr of the rneelin9 Name of the Chair of the meeling Date 40FS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHEPSTOW IAETHODIST CHURCH Charity Number 1130m Rosponsibililles and b351s of report I reF*Xt to the trustees on my examina¥￿ of the axnunts of Chepslow Meth￿lIst Church for the year erKled 31 August 2021 *t on pages 1 to 3. As the Church's lyustees. you are responsib￿ for the preparnb.on of the accounts in ar£Ordan￿ with the requirements of the Chariks Act 2011 (￿e Ady. I report in respect of my examinination of the Church's accounts C2TrEd Ixrt urTrdw secbon 145 of the Acl atmfj, in carrying out my exaMinatM￿. I have followed all the appi￿ati1e Direcbons gNen by the Charity Ccrfnmission under sect￿ 1451511bl of lthe ACL Indewmlent Examinerfs Statement I have ccffipleted my examination. I confirm th* no matenal matters have coff* to my attention in conne(knn with the examinats.on Wh￿ gwe rne cause to tdieve that. in any mater￿1 repsect. . the accounting records were not kept ￿ acp)rdaTKE with Sectm 130 of the ACL" or . the &wunts do not &cord with the a￿untIng records. I h8ve no concoms and have c(Nne auoss no other mattets in L¥)nn￿b￿n wilh the examfftation lo which attention should be dra￿] in this reFort in ordef to enat4e a prcq)er under5tsnding of the aecounts to be I have not obtained independent verificati.on of all investments vrith the Trustees for Methtylist Church Purpctses or hekj in other trusts, bank balan￿ and Funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Chyrch which are indmdualty in excess of £10,0(KJ {ten it￿usand kNwndsl at the baknce sheet date. Swjnature NarTTe Relevant professK)nal qualification or body Address Date i£- 5of5