**2020-21 Annual Report to the Charity Commission** ## **ENFIELD METHODIST CHURCH** ## **Basis of preparation and legal framework** The Charity’s annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 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:** Enfield Methodist Circuit **Registered Charity number:** 1131881 **Date of registration:** 28 September 2009 **Main communication address:** Enfield Circuit Office, Trinity Methodist/URC Church, Church Street, Enfield EN2 6RS The members of the Enfield Methodist Circuit meeting are the Charity Trustees, membership being made up of circuit office holders, ministers and representatives appointed by the local church. Full membership is shown in Appendix A to this report. **Active Circuit Ministers** Rev’d Daniel Haylett Rev’d Dr Valentin Dedji Rev’d Papa Owusu Deacon Jacqueline Esama-John Rev’d Kathleen Richardson Rev’d Tim Swindell ## **Circuit Lay Workers** Ms Isata Jalloh Ms Anne Fairchild Mrs Helen Lunn ## **Circuit Stewards** Mr Colin Barratt Mrs Jane Bates Mr George Noi-Lartey Mrs Rosalind Rutty Ms Abigail Darkwa-Marfo ## **Circuit Administrator** Mrs Hilary Luckcock Mrs Rosalind Rutty acted as the principal officer overseeing the day to day financial management and accounting for the circuit during the year. ## **Independent examiner** ## **Investment Bankers** Mr N Hammond Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church Trustees for Methodist Church purposes 1 ## **Aims and Organisation** Charity objective is to act as a Resource provider within the area around Enfield for the Methodist Church: - a) The purpose of the Methodist Church is and shall be deemed to have been since the Date of Union the advancement of: - b) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist Church; - c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of The Methodist Church; - d) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church; - e) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary 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, the Circuit Finance Committee and the Circuit Property Committee. ## **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 London District and is also accountable to the Methodist Conference. 3 ## **Risk Management** The major risks have been identified and recorded by the Circuit Finance and Property Committees with professional advice taken as required. The is a regular annual review process undertaken and recorded. Income and Expenditure is being monitored in total and is compared with an 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 recreation of us in Christ. Amongst 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 danger of abuse - We will carefully select and train all those with any responsibility within the Church, in line with Safer Recruitment principles, including the uses of criminal records disclosure 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 Enfield 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 Enfield 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 for churches. 4 ## **APPENDIX A** ## Trustees as at 31 August 2021 were: Emma Adu Colin Barratt Jane Bates David Batts Ruth Boateng Abigail Darkwa-Marfo Rebecca Darkwa-Marfo Jonathan Dean Revd Valentin Dedji Gabriel Dedji Samuella Dedji Syntiche Dedji Norma Downer-Powell Jessie Dowuona Deacon Jacqueline Esama-John Anne Fairchild Marjorie Ferguson Juliana Hammond Nancy Hands Nigel Hands Revd Dan Haylett Millie Hylton Isata Jalloh Hilary Luckcock Helen Lunn Isata Jalloh Malcolm Lyth Margaret Lyth Joanne Mead George Noi-Lartey Revd Papa Owusu Ray Pettipher Clifford Pratt Margaret Pratt Anne Pulford Revd Kathleen Richardson Sandra Rose Graham Russell Roz Rutty Jill Saxton Jacqui Seaman Daniel Sinha Christine Smith Gill Smith Joan Soulsby Revd Tim Swindell Ben Tackie Carol Toynbee Judith Turkson-Baidoo Len Ward Geoff Webb Alfred Williams David Wilcock Cisline Wray Jill Wright 5 Name ofCircuil...Ew.F.I No... 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