CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 0110912024 Perfod start date To 3110812025 Perlod end data Charity name: Northallerton Methodist Church Charity registration number: 1130932 Objectlves and Activlties Summary of the purposes of the charlty as set out in its goveming document P•ra1.17 AS out In the Mathodlst Church Act 1976 (Clau80 4)- 8ynopsls Advancement of Religion and any charltable purpo808 of the Methodlst Church Or . See M•thodlst Church Act. The Trustees have consldered the Charlty Commisslon Guidance on Publlc Benèflt partlcularfy tho guldance on charltles for the advanc•mont of rellglon for ordlnary poople in tho communlty through tho teachlng of Chrlstlanlty and wor8hlp to all. worklng wfth tho sick, elderfy, in 8¢hool8 and a communlty venue avallablo for meetlngs and hlre. Occaslonal partlcipation in communlty evonts le Falrs and Street Markets. Progross toward8 achieving Not Zero for the bonefrt of the envlronmonL Induction and Trainlng. Sge guidance in Methodlst leaflet 'The E•sentlal Trustee. to all Trustees. Regular review of ¢1￿um$tanC0S and proceduro. Updating of safeguardlng and tralnlng and pollclos. 'Charlty Fundralslng. A Gulde to Trustso Dutles.. Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those purposes for th8 public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Parn1.17thnd 1.19 Statement confinning whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit rn 1.18 Addltlonal Infom)atlon loptlonal) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant about.. L¢)cal ChU￿h8$ are not defined as (external) grant maklng bodlos. Para 1.38 PoliGy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social inveslment including program related investment Parn 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance Th• Trustees have con8lder•d tho guldance from the Commlg310n, particularty reference to the advancement of rellglon for ordlnary people In th• communlty through teachingi worship and example. Venue for weddlngs, baptlsm and lunèrals. Offer space for soclal and supportlve activities for lonoly and •ld•rfy m•mbor• of the community. Centre for Syrlan and Afghan refugee3 to mogL Support for famllles through Involvemont wlth the local foodbank. Support for poopl8 wlth Montal Health Issues through Involvem•nt In local support centra. Support for Dementla sufferern and carnrs through local support groups. Relevant and extenslve works carrièd out with solar panels fittod to genorat• mor• electrlclty to power new air source heat pumps and to export all surplus ele¢trl¢lty genèrated back to the Natlonal Grld. Summary of the main achievements of the chanty, identrfying the difference the charity's work has made to the ¢ir¢umstan¢es of its beneficiaries and any WKler benefits to society as a whole. P•r• 1.20 Additlonal Infomiatlon loptlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. Worship- inclusive Visible outreach and wolcorning church Pastoral care for all ages Splrltual and Flnanclal Growth Achievements against objectives set Pafa 1.41 Perfomance of fvndraising activrties against obJ"eth'ves set Para 1.41 Investment performan against objectives Para 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the Charity's financial position at the end of the period Parn 1.21 Income has reduced but flnances remain stablo and efforts are constantly being made to generate more income. We have funds in hand. See separate policy Stalement explaining the policy for holding reserves stalin wh the are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the ¢harily continuing as a going ¢on¢em Parn 1.22 Por? 1.22 P¥r¥ 1.22 Parn 1.24 None Para 1.ZJ Nono Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant about: Regular congrogatlonal glvlng. Tax from Gift Aid. Donatlons and Bequests. Fundraising events. Contrlbutlon from Coff•e Pot café. Rontal income from room hlra. All funds are held In bank accounts. The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Parn 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Par• 1.40 Non• •xpect•d. A d88cription of the principal risks facing the chanty P•rn 1.46 Other Structure, Govemance and Management D8SCriPtion of chanty's trusts.. Type of goveming documerrt Para 1.25 Trust How is the charity nstituted? . 4 iirated -"1>snniation C.10 Trust88 selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body 8ntitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Trust P•r8 1.25 Trustse8 appointed at General Church Council. New members can be addod as clrcumstances dictate. Addftlonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements wh8re relevant about". Leaflet 'The Essentlal Trustee Guidance, on Methodist Church websito. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and trainlng of truste88 Parn 1.61 Part of the Thlrsk and Northallerton ClrculL The charity's organisational structure and any wider network wilh which the charity works P4r# 1.51 None Relationship with any related parties PArn 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Char name Other name the ¢haril uses istered char number Charity's principal address Northallerton Methodist Church None 1130932 High Street Northallerton DL6 8EG Names of the charity trustses who manage th8 charlty Dates a¢l•d rf notfor whole Trustso namo Offle•111 any) Name of pe￿On lor body) entltled olrrt trustee ifan Church Council Church Council Church Council Kim Hurst Bill Harker Chair- Minister T￿aSurer Church Council Secretary Church Steward Church Steward Iris Smith Erik Matthews Alana Barney John Chamberlain David Henderson Jill Harker Christine Donald Emma Corcoran Anne Herbert Joan Cundell Rowena Webster Christlne Clark Derek Smrth Jackie Wonders Church Steward Church Steward Church Steward 10 12 13 14 Safeguarding 15 16 17 Kate Chambedain 18 19 20 Cor orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re DSr•ctor nwn• ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charty Tru#￿ nam• Dato• *cted ff not tor whol• Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacty Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Osmotherley Chapel Responsibiltty to maintain the building and contents Obligation to hold a minimum of four seNices per annum Maintain availabilty for ￿MMUnty use Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets Separate bank account Addltlonal Intorniatlon loptlonal) Namos and addre88es of advlsers Ioptlonal Informatlon) Type of Nam• Addrn advi86r Nam• of chl•f 6x•cutlv• or nam•8 of senlor staff memborn (Optlonal Infommtlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non￿18ClOsUre of ke rsonnel details Other o tional Information Declarations The trustoes declare that they have approved the trustees, report abovo. Signod on behalf of tho cha Signatur0($) Full namels) Posltjon leg Secretsry, Chalr, etc) Date 20 FOR THE YEAR ENDED||| |**Circuit**
**Thirsk and Northallerton**|**Circuit no.**|**29/23**| |**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**||| |||1130932| 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) Minister: Revd Kim Hurst Church Stewards: Alana Barney John Chamberlain Jill Harker David Henderson Treasurer: Mr William Harker 4a407a07-21fb-45f1-8263-b3a7759efe33.xls 1 of 5 4a407a07-21fb-4511-8263-b3a7759efe33.x15 1 of5 **Church** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** ## **Northallerton** ||**SECTION A**|||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Totals this**
**year**|**Totals this**
**year**|**Totals last**
**year**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|| |a1|**RECEIPTS**||**Note**||||||| |a2|Offerings and Tax recovered|||50,982||**50,982**||62,061|| |a3|Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income|||9,085||**9,085**||10,491|| |a4|Lettings|||18,219||**18,219**||20,165|| |a5|Other receipts|||11,601||**11,601**||18,128|| |a6|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**89,887**||**89,887 **|**(a7)**|**110,845**|| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION B**||||||||| |b1|**PAYMENTS**||||||||| |b2|Circuit Assessment or Share|||54,019||**54,019**||55,571|| |b3|Donations|||1,825||**1,825**||19|| |b4|Repairs and Maintenance|||5,483||**5,483**||39,327|| |b5|Utilities (Insurances, water
charges,heating& lighting)|||16,275||**16,275**||12,831|| |b6|||||||||| |b7|Otherpayments|||22,397||**22,397**||18,494|| |b8|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**99,999**||**99,999 **|**(b9)**|**126,242**|| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION C**||||||||| |c1|**NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR**
**(a6-b8)**|||(10,112)||**(10,112)**||(15,397)|| ||||||||||| |c2|Total funds brought forward from
last year|||248,307|(34,603)|**213,704 **|**(c6)**|229,101|| ||||||||||| |c3|**(c1+c2)**
**Sub total**|||238,195|(34,603)|**203,592**||**213,704**|| ||||||||||| |c4|Transfers and adjustments||||||**(c7)**||| ||||||||||| |c5|**TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR**
**(c3+c4)**|||**238,195**|**(34,603)**|**203,592 **|**(c8)**|**213,704**|**(c6)**| ||**SECTION D**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |d|**£**
**£**
1,949
1,752
1,949
1,752
Balance brought forward from last year
Offerings/Gifts-received for external organisations
Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations
**(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above)**
**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS**
||||| |d1|Balance brought forward from last year||||| |d2|Offerings/Gifts-received for external organisations||1,949||1,752| |d3|Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations||1,949||1,752
| ||||2 of 5||| 4a407a07-21fb-45f1-8263-b3a7759efe33.xls d4 **BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID** (d1+d2-d3) 2 of 5 4a407a07-21fb-45f1-8263-b3a7759efe33.xls Northallerton **Church** ## **SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL** **SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page** Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church 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. This section must be completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and connected District Organisations. ||**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**|**SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**SECTION E**
**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**||||||||||||| ||**SECTION E**||||||||||||| ||Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church 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. This section must be
completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting
AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District
and connected District Organisations.||||||||||||| ||**INTERNAL**
**ORGANISATIONS**|Receipts||Payments||Net Receipts/
Payments||Adjustments||Opening
balances||Closingbalances|| |e1|**Cameo**|280||285||(5)||||474||469|| |e2|**Tots Group**|273||205||68||||21||89|| |e3|**Girls Brigade**|||||||||1||1|| |e4|||||||||||||| |e5|||||||||||||| |e6|||||||||||||| |e7|||||||||||||| |e8|Sub total of Internal
Organisations funds|553||490||63||||496|**(e11)**|559|**(e12)**| |e9|**Church accounts (totals**
**brought forward from page**
**2 - totals column)**|**89,887 **|**(a7)**|**99,999 **|**(b9)**|**(10,112)**|||**(c7)**|**213,704**|**(c6)**|**203,592**|**(c8)**| |e10|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD**
**BY CHURCH**|**90,440**||**100,489**||**(10,049)**||||**214,200**|**(x)**|**204,151**|**(y)**| |||**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||**TOTAL**
**PAYMENTS**|||||||||| ## **SECTION F** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** |**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2025**
f1
f2
f3
f4
f5
f6
f7
f8
f9
Cash in hand
BankCurrentAccount
Bank DepositAccount
**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**
**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**
Central FinanceBoard
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
Other funds
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the
closing balance total from above) (e12)||**OPENING**
**BALANCES**
6,394
4,024
89,776
113,510
**213,704**
(c6)
**496** (e11)
**214,200**
(x)||**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**|| |f1|Cash in hand||||| |f2|BankCurrentAccount|6,394||7,471|| |f3|Bank DepositAccount|4,024||9,432|| |f4|Central FinanceBoard|89,776||93,850|| |f5|Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes|113,510||92,839|| |f6|Other funds||||| |f7|**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**|**213,704**|(c6)|**203,592**|(c8)| |f8|Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the
closing balance total from above) (e12)|**496**|(e11)|**559**|(e12)| |f9|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**|**214,200**|(x)|**204,151**|(y)| ||**SECTION G**|||At||At| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||1 September 2024||31 August 2025| ||**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**|||||| |g1|Investments (includeEndowments)|||||| ||Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance|||||| |g2|value)|||4,303,677||4,303,677| |g3|Other Assets|||||| |g4|Loan(s)-showamount outstanding at yearend|||||| |g5|Other Liabilities|||||| 3 of 5 4a407a07-21fb-45f1-8263-b3a7759efe33.xls f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this is included in line f5 3 of 5 4a407a07-21fb-45f1-8263-b3a7759efe33.xls Name of Church …………….........………Northallerton…….....……… No …1130932 ## **Declarations and Scrutiny** I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date…………………….. Name and address of treasurer …………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………. Post Code……………… ## **Presentation to the Church trustees** I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 were presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on …………….. Signature of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………………………………… Name of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………… Date …………………… ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** ## **………Northallerton………..Church** **Charity Number …1130932…..** ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the ……Northallerton.................……. 4 of 5 4a407a07-21fb-45f1-8263-b3a7759efe33.xls Name of Church …………….........………Northallerton…….....……… No …1130932 ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm 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 were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns 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 have not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner …………………………………………………………………. Name of independent examiner ……………G DUNCAN FOTHERGILL…………………………… Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ……… F.C.C.A. …………………… Name of firm (where appropriate) …………SWALESIDE ACCOUNTANCY LTD……………...... Address …………………OLD RECTORY, SOUTH KILVINGTON, THIRSK……........................... ………………………NORTH YORKSHIRE………………………….. Post Code ……YO7 2NL… Date .14 TH APRIL 2026.....................