Gravesend Church & Community Centre
Methodist
Trustees Report for 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023 (agreed 7 November 2023) Charity Number 1132238
Organisation –The Rev Alexandra Terrett arrived on 1 September 2022 as our minister and who also cares for 3 other local Methodist churches. Our only other employee is our Community Centre Manager - Vicki Clarke - who runs our Community Centre and homeless programme. Our structure consists of a Church Council (trustees) below which sits a Leadership Team to take day to day decisions and a number of committees and working groups.
Changes for 2022/2023 – Following the covid restrictions we have adopted a measured approach to new activities; rather than repeating activities taking place before covid, we are assessing what is needed in the new post covid climate. Our work with homeless people which adapted throughout the pandemic is under review to ensure that we are achieving all that we can within the resources available. Our major change is that a charity, “The Grand” healthy living project, now has an annual licence to operate from and use our facilities and which is proving to be beneficial to both charities.
Worship – Post covid, the number of people attending worship has dropped slightly, but there are now encouraging signs of new growth with numbers attending Sunday services steadily recovering.
Personal growth – Recognising that more work is needed in this area, we have run a number of ‘Alpha’ related courses and are looking into what should follow those. There are also two house fellowship groups meeting regularly.
Children’s work – Our “Explorers” children’s group meets on Sunday mornings and numbers attending are steadily growing as more families join us. A group of our older youth attended a Methodist Youth event in October at the NEC in Birmingham.
Pastoral – We are always looking for experienced and appropriate people to join our Pastoral Visitors who give pastoral support for our church community. Their work includes visiting the sick, keeping contact with housebound members and dealing with other pastoral matters. Our Pastoral Committee meet regularly to assess needs.
Helping the needy –The church ethos of “helping the needy” in our town and community continues to be an important part of our calling; increasingly working with partner organisations in our area focusing on helping local homeless people. Our project “The Daytime Hub” provides cooked breakfasts, showers, new clothes, laundering peoples clothing, dealing with health issues and helping signpost them to outside help. The importance of this work is continually being recognised by the local community and has recently been adapted as a “warm spaces” project.
A new project under the “warm spaces” banner is providing coffee and appropriate activities for elderly and other people within the local community in our foyer following improvements a few years ago.
Home and Overseas Support - We continue to support a number of other charities including Samaritans Purse Shoe box appeal, Action for Children, Christian Aid and further afield a Kenyan Street Children’s Project which provides education and a loving home for Kenyan street children. We aim to react positively to one off events such as disaster appeals as they arise.
Property –With the improved community facilities delivered by our building project a few years ago we are now able to provide modern facilities for community groups etc. We are working on a number of maintenance issues identified by the Quinquennial Inspection in Autumn 2021 which will guide our future maintenance programmes; where possible using our DIY team to keep costs down.
Use of premises – “The Grand” healthy living charity are now sharing our premises with a range of community-based programmes delivered each weekday. We regularly review our policies for Risk Assessment, Fire Risk Assessment, Safeguarding and Positive Working Together etc. Our two kitchens have been awarded the highest hygiene rating by the Council and key staff have Food Hygiene certificates and attend catering hygiene courses wherever possible.
Working with other churches and charities- We play an active role in “Churches Together in Gravesham” and help other churches and Christian groups wherever possible. We are very grateful for our volunteers who come from a variety of backgrounds and without their help our work would be severely constrained. Some of our partner organisations include Porchlight, Serveco, Gravesham Sanctuary, Gravesend Street Pastors, Gravesham Foodbank, The Gr@nd, Gravesham Borough Council, Kent County Council and the N.H.S.
The future – We aim to diversify our governance to include a more representative range of our members and trialling services for homeless people which are not hindered by school holiday closures.
“Your local Town Centre Church bringing God’s love to the heart of the community”.
Finance – please see separate report.
Gravesend Methodist Church, Milton Road, Gravesend. Kent. DA12 2RE Gravesend Methodist Community Centre, 4-9 Wilfred Street, Gravesend. DA12 2HA Charity no. 1132238 Tel. 01 474 328249 www.gravesendmethodistchurch.org.uk Facebook – Gravesend Methodist Church email- gravesendmethodistchurch@gmail.com
| GRAVESEND METHODIST CHURCH ACCOUNTS | GRAVESEND METHODIST CHURCH ACCOUNTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2022- Aug 2023 | ||||
| INCOME | ||||
| Cottage Rent | 9235.04 | |||
| Hall/Church Rent | 3882.50 | |||
| Rental from The Grand | 24000.00 | |||
| Gift Aid | 12534.20 | |||
| Gift Day | 5327.94 | |||
| Collections/Donations - Lloyds | 12975.00 | |||
| Collections/Donations - CFB | 35059.00 | |||
| Autumn Market | 1452.73 | |||
| Interest | 3182.27 | |||
| Coffee Mornings at Church | 614.77 | |||
| 21st Project Fundraising | 1915.09 | |||
| Other | 4531.02 | |||
| Connexion Grant For CC manager salary | 7000.00 | |||
| Grant for CC Manager | 10700.00 | |||
| Donation | 5000.00 | |||
| TOTAL INCOME | 137409.56 | |||
| EXPENSE | ||||
| Circuit Assessment | 51000.00 | |||
| Cleaner | 11911.52 | |||
| Gas | 3499.22 | |||
| Electricity | 3667.44 | |||
| Telephone | 349.88 | |||
| Insurance | 5301.37 | |||
| Water | 884.43 | |||
| Maintenance/Repairs | 18575.57 | |||
| CommunityCentre Manager Salary | 16967.45 | |||
| Donations | 3411.38 | |||
| TMCP Admin Charge | 88.41 | |||
| Other Expenses | 4434.53 | |||
| TOTAL EXPENSE | 120091.20 | |||
| BALANCE | 17318.36 | |||
| Cash | 0 | |||
| At Bank - Lloyds | 13478.26 | |||
| CFB - General | 35963.68 | |||
| CFB -Planned Maintenance | 31171.47 | Restricted | ||
| CFB - 21st Fundraising | 5690.64 | Restricted | ||
| CFB - Builders Fund | 7804 | Restricted | ||
| CFB - Youth Fund | 214.69 | Restricted | ||
| CFB - Benevolent Fund | 33.27 | Restricted | ||
| TMCP | 27528.86 | Restricted | ||
| TOTAL AT BANK - 31st August 2023 | 121884.87 |
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS GRAVESEND METhODIST Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 NORTH KENT Clrcult Clrcult no. 36121 Reglstered Charlty - Charlty Reglstratlon number If not a registered charity Her Majestys Revènue and Customs Glft Ald number {The HMRC number is equival8nt to a registered charty number in terms of ewdence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishlng io see evidence of the org8nisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1132238 Minister.. REV ALEXANDRA TERRErr Church Stewards: SHEILA ALLISON EMMANUEL ESHUN MARY ONISIMO VELMA WILLIAMS STEPHEN BRERETON Treasurer: KATHRYN HARDY Sofa 2022 - 2023 KS.xls 1of5
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 20rJ Gravesend Methodist Church Unre8trict•d RtrIctsd Totsls thi• Funds Funds SECTION A Totsls last ar a1 RECEIPTS a2 Off8rin $ and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Invfjstmenl income 65.896 91,486 a3 889 2.363 3.252 37.118 30.237 136.$03 388 Lettin 37.118 4,154 108.057 12,423 18,680 122,977 85 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 26.083 28.446 la7) SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circult A$8essment or Share 51.000 50,810 b3 Donations 2.765 1,117 Re airs and Maintenance Utilities Ilnsuran¢es. water char e$, healing & li hlin 33,212 b5 1.478 12.199 13.677 11,792 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 3.933 86,285 17.322 32,900 21.255 119.18S 21,966 118,917 b8 Ib91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a64>8 21.772 4,454 17.318 4.060 Total fvnd8 brought forward from last year c2 27.670 76.897 104,567 c6 100.507 c3 Sub total c1+c2 49.442 72,443 121.88S 104,567 Transfers and ad'ustrnents c7 c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR {c3rf4) 49,442 72.443 121.885 Ic8) 104.567 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: PAONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (those amounts arg not to b• Includ•d In total rK•iptslpaym•nts fi ffgs abov•l d1 B81an¢e brou ht foThwdrd from last d2 Offerin sIGifts- received for extem810 anisatior 495 183 d3 OfferingslGifts - passed to extemal organisth.ons 495 183 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1+d2-d31 2of5 Sofa 2022-2023 KS.xis
GRAVESEND MEfHODIST Chur¢h CHURCH A NTSAND JN CIL SECllON E Il(lW Df th@Church att¢unts ftre ye¥ ¢rfed 31 Au9uSt 2023 and Inlwnal CoJnd¢hurch Me•bng. Notethatthefundyol an Iten OryanI53tn wouhy nOmlIY be Ren¢j un$$rte(XAd doarfy ShM thai L lorY pJrFK>xe Thi$section must cometed amveAtthe 91rOrne NryoMiflIleexx9the Atsxuthrethclll. Ilèn th8 tt4u&L ofaC4)Intij ANO A DIFFERENT FORM multb8 used tOEth@ mettts1iltI Please rrknthe repty tsr$betwen # Diskn connecied DIstrt CkganL%Aboni INTERNAL ORGANISATK)NS S161grhood Jo Badmlntan Club 454 47 19,188 18.322 14.729 ¢7 blot ol 1ThrA 18.938 872 ¢12 Churcth 1cconI It(al• 2-tatalv rolurnnl 119.116 17.31 104.607 121,885 BY CHURCH 108.313 131.12 119367 137,667 Contswèon • ih•et il nocessary ona b)ng th6 tr)tsls IDrw•rd TOTAL RECEPTS TOTAL PAVMEIIT8 SE¢YI(¥4 F eEWING CHURCH. ¢ASH FUNDS HÉLO •¢ 31 A CLO81 BAL4MCEB ult 20¥ C41h In hAna B•nk CurMtActsX¢ 13.478 0¢ tActtwnl Centr41 8tr4rd $1.742 80.878 Trujtetsfty Mgthtsth•lChuTth Pwpow4 31.022 27.529 other1u• 8UB TOTAL-Chwrh iuouM• Tow lur hd by InthmAI ¢>9•niutknnsl r¥ b•iArt• tow fttjffl 4tovell•121 121.885 16.672 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BYCHURCH 119,367 137,S57 SECTKY4 G OTHERA88ET8 4nd UA8ILITIES 31 Augu112ffd3 Inv•styen 6 Bvild eee nths rt InwtwuJv4ue 5 325 000 Otn¥ LkblOe5 f4 1ndLe IwlO at the Centr4 Fina Br¢ryl 15 Indude only Fund$ Tru5ts fthf I4Èth(x1tstChuth PWFOS 91 IUde eny iive5ments (not elem2niiA Tkfp Nilin 15 WH1D22-15 K5*k 3of5
Name of Church Declarations and Scrutiny I wnfirm that these Receipt and Payment based aCCnts for the year to 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they indude all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signaturèoftreasurer.................. Is Name and address oftreasurer......... Pr988ntatlon to the Church tru8t•e• I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 wereAviW presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ...... 7*1 NhJ 23 Signature of the Chair of the meeting Namè of the Chair ol the meeting Indep6ndent Examiner's R6port to the Trustee8 of t ..Church Charlty Numb•r... .......... Rosponslbllltles and basls of report I report lo the trustees on my examination of the aount5 of Ihe . r)ichUrch for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages Z. to S As the Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan wilh the requirnents of the Charities Act 20111.the Act,). I report in reSFtt of my examination of the Church's accounts caffied out under section 145 of Ihe Act and. in carrying out my examinalion, I have followed all the applble Directions given by the Charity Commission under se¢tron 145{5)(b) of the ACL . delete or cirde as appropriate Sot52022. 2023 Ks 4olS
Th4lJi Name ofchurch.................................................................................... No............. 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") Y4hich 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 havelhave not. obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balanS and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Melhodist Church which are indivKlually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner ITM ...*. Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Name of fimi (where appropriate) Address w4Y Post Code Date 13 delete or circle as appropriate Sofa 2022 - 2023 KS.xls 5(rf5