## 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**||||
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|**Sept 2022- Aug 2023**|||||
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|**INCOME**|||||
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|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||||
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|**TOTAL INCOME**|**137409.56**||||
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|**EXPENSE**|||||
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|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||||
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|**TOTAL EXPENSE**|**120091.20**||||
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|**BALANCE**|**17318.36**||||
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|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|
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|**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
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 20rJ
Gravesend Methodist
Church
Unre8trict•d R￿trIctsd 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
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CHURCH A
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INTERNAL
ORGANISATK)NS
S161grhood
Jo
Badmlntan Club
454
47
19,188
18.322
14.729
¢7
blot￿ ol 1Th￿rA
18.938
872
¢12
Churcth 1cco￿nI￿ It(*al•
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119.116
17.31
104.607
121,885
BY CHURCH
108.313
131.12
119367
137,667
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tr)tsls IDrw•rd
TOTAL RECEPTS
TOTAL
PAVMEIIT8
SE¢YI(¥4 F
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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￿•
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121.885
16.672
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BYCHURCH
119,367
137,S57
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31 Augu112ffd3
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5 325 000
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Name of Church
Declarations and Scrutiny
I wnfirm that these Receipt and Payment based aCC￿nts 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 a￿ount5 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 requi￿rnents of the Charities Act
20111.the Act,).
I report in reSF￿tt 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 appl￿ble Directions given by the Charity
Commission under se¢tron 145{5)(b) of the ACL
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Th4￿lJi
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 balan￿S 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
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