## **Minister’s Report 2021**
As I reflect on 2021, it feels like a year of two halves, almost!
We started the first quarter, as we finished 2020, in lockdown. Then, like the rest of the nation, we navigated the necessary ‘roadmaps’ as we began planning, albeit cautiously, the ‘new reality.’
Continuing to worship on Zoom served us well, but I believe we were all yearning the fellowship of being together, especially I felt, being apart for Easter again was disappointing. With much discussion and preparation, we resumed ‘in-person’ worship on 1[st] August; this was preceded by a Week of Prayer in our church building. It was important to pray for our return, for all affected by the pandemic, and also loss of a loved one in other circumstances; and for our community and beyond.
Over the year, we lost seven members and friends through age and illness; we give thanks for their lives and faithful service and continue to hold their loved ones in prayer.
Thanks to the patience and technical ‘know-how’ of some of our members, we are now able to offer Zoom from church as an option for those who require it for various reasons and this has proved very beneficial.
Our midweek Wednesday Fellowship resumed in October, with the leaders’ preparing talks and activities for the group, and a welcome cuppa and an opportunity for a chat, which so many had missed.
We had a fabulous Harvest Festival and Church Anniversary weekend commencing with a Beetle Drive – still as competitive as ever!! Our Family service on Sunday, and the opportunity to share with our Pre-school on Monday.
Thank you to all who prepared, and those who supported our MacMillan Tea and Cakes event in October; it was wonderful to be together again and give generously towards their work.
Our Lent Bible studies on the ‘Prayers of Jesus,’ were held on Zoom; but I was thrilled to resume in-person studies on the Letter to the Hebrews in October. Unfortunately, our Advent studies were cut short as I finally got caught by the virus!
Thankfully, the excitement of being able to worship together over Advent and Christmas was the ‘boost’ I needed. We were able to share Carol services with our friends at both Hanover and Hughenden Courts. We held both Christingle and Carol services, Midnight Communion on Christmas Eve into Christmas Day, when we returned a little later for our family worship.
Many conversations have been had, and will continue to be, regarding the effects of the last two years. As I write, it is with much more optimism than last year, as we learn to live with the virus and continue to focus our attentions on serving our Lord and our community, both within and
beyond our building. Freedom and fellowship have returned for many, but each of us has a
mandate to ‘love our neighbour’ and share the gospel; and so, we prayerfully commit ourselves
to that purpose, equipped in new ways through this shared experience.
God bless, Pastor Sharon
## **Trustees Report for 2021.**
Once again, I begin this report in expressing the Trustees thanks for your prayer and financial support through another exceptional year.
We began the year still in the grips of the pandemic, with Pre-School the only people using the building. Sunday Services continued to be on Zoom or the printed version either going out on email or being delivered.
It was not until the end of July that prayer meetings resumed, with church services starting on the 1[st] August. Weekly meetings gradually restarted over the autumn.
Zoom has been such a success we therefore managed to install this on the church computer enabling those who are housebound to continue to be part of Sunday worship.
During the year we were able to continue to maintain the building. The three new external doors were at last fitted and the Vestry / Store, stairs to the upper classroom and Green Room have all been decorated.
During October negotiations started on renewing the mortgage on The Manse for a further fiveyear fixed term. In readiness for the beginning of January 2022 when we reach the end of the first five years fixed term.
Hazlemero Fr8e Methodist Church
Proflt and Loss Report
QI J8rtu, 2021- 31 D8ceJyrber, 2021
Cash offerings no gift aid1100021
16.349.40
Christrnas Donations lo OpChChild1100411
100.00
Church Social Events l Meals1100431
175.
Don8tions1100231
s.(10.00
Funeral Fees1100421
HMRC Gift Aid140111
6,663.50
H811 rentsl1100041
11,740.38
HaNesl Donation lorWWA1100401
104.00
Licence Aprll Collage IIOOYI
303.60
Offering5 with Gfft Aid1100001
17.932.70
WRU Pension Contribulion1100261
690.00
Wednesd¥y Fellowship1100211
137.10
Total Sales
£59,425.68
Church Presen18tK)n Costs1100071
80.00
Donations1100051
604.00
WRU Asse55mwl1100301
1,202.50
WRU Pensiry) Contribution lo NEST1100391
690 00
Totsl Dirètl Expenses
£2.576.50
GROSS PROFIT I LOSS
£56,849.f8
Accountancy Fees176111
946.00
Bank charges & interé179001
-1.72
I l M8y20L 14..26
Pap12
Calering1100271
61.12
Cleanin9178101
eA)2.80
Cleaning Mal8rials1100241
185.
Employels Pen&on170071
587.Q4
Energy172001
1.787.20
General expenses182001
77.17
InSan (76101
831.61
Kilthen Runiiing costs11tM)221
101.oo
fvlanse Expenses1100191
3,338.36
Manse Purthase1100141
24,287,16
Matheting162001
233.00
Ministers Expensgs1100251
370.72
Office Eo$l$175001
2,489.96
Piolession81 lees176001
416.22
Repairs arKJ renewals1781>
6,663.04
Slaff170001
19,569.96
Visiting Preachers Expenses11Q0281
IC¥).00
Waier Rales171101
186.81
Total Overhead$
£62,833.02
NET PROFIT I LOSS
S,983.84
11 Moy 2022 14..26
PEuBZo12
**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1132405**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021 FOR HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
Taxassists Accountants 13 The Highway Station Road Beaconsfield , Buckinghamshire HP9 1QQ
**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
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Report of the Trustees 1
Independent Examiner's Report 2
Statement of Financial Activities 3
Balance Sheet 4
Notes to the Financial Statements 5 to 8
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 9
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## **HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2005.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
**Registered Charity number** 1132405
## **Principal address**
67 Ashfield Way Hazlemere High Wycombe HP15 7RL
## **Trustees**
Nigel Carpenter Kathy Dawkings Stephen P Cossins Michelle Y Rouyer -Guillet Jo Morton Debbie Carpenter
## **Independent examiner**
Taxassists Accountants 13 The Highway Station Road Beaconsfield , Buckinghamshire HP9 1QQ
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
## **Risk management**
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
............................................. Trustee
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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021, which are set out on pages three to eight.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I have examined your charity's accounts as required under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe:
1. that accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. that the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. that the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
4. that there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.
Taxassists Accountants 13 The Highway Station Road Beaconsfield , Buckinghamshire HP9 1QQ
Date: .............................................
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## **HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|**31.12.21**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
Notes
**£**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Incoming resources from generated funds**
Voluntary income
58,736
Investment income
2
2
**Total incoming resources**
58,738
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activity
57,154
**NET INCOMING RESOURCES**
1,584
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
192,215
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
193,799|**31.12.20**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
68,597
6
68,603
56,580
12,023
180,192
192,215|
|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|**31.12.21**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
Notes
**£**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
4
404,117
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank
24,693
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
5
(66,018)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)**
(41,325)
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
362,792
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due after more than one year
6
(168,993)
**NET ASSETS**
193,799
**FUNDS**
7
Unrestricted funds
193,799
**TOTAL FUNDS**
193,799|**31.12.20**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
412,395
30,807
(65,793)
(34,986)
377,409
(185,194)
192,215
192,215
192,215|
|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **ACCOUNTING CONVENTION**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Charities Act 2011 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
## **INCOMING RESOURCES**
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## **RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Freehold Property - 50 years Improvements to Property - 20 years
## **TAXATION**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **FUND ACCOUNTING**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **2. INVESTMENT INCOME**
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|31.12.21|31.12.20|
|£|£|
|Investment income|2|6|
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## **3.**
## **TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2021 nor for the year ended 31 December 2020.
## **TRUSTEES' EXPENSES**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2021 nor for the year ended 31 December 2020.
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## **HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**Freehold**
**Improvements**
**property**
**to property**
£
£
**COST**
At 1 January 2021
361,181
102,924
Additions
-
4,307
At 31 December 2021
361,181
107,231
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 January 2021
28,896
22,814
Charge for year
7,224
5,361
At 31 December 2021
36,120
28,175
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2021
325,061
79,056
At 31 December 2020
332,285
80,110
**5.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
31.12.21
£
Trade creditors
41,116
Taxation and social security
762
Other creditors
24,140
66,018
**6.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
31.12.21
£
Bank loans
168,993|**Totals**
£
464,105
4,307
468,412
51,710
12,585
64,295
404,117
412,395
31.12.20
£
41,630
893
23,270
65,793
31.12.20
£
185,194|
|---|---|
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## **HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
|**At 1/1/21**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
192,215|**Net movement**
**in funds**
**£**
1,584|**At 31/12/21**
**£**
193,799|
|---|---|---|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**
192,215|1,584|193,799|
|Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
58,738|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(57,154)|**Movement in**
**funds**
**£**
1,584|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**
58,738|(57,154)|1,584|
|**Comparatives for movement in funds**
**At 1/1/20**
**£**
**Unrestricted Funds**
General fund
180,192|**Net movement**
**in funds**
**£**
12,023|**At 31/12/20**
**£**
192,215|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**
180,192|12,023|192,215|
|Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
68,603|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(56,580)|**Movement in**
**funds**
**£**
12,023|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**
68,603|(56,580)|12,023|
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## **HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Net movement**
**At 1/1/20**
**in funds**
**At**
**£**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
180,192
13,607
**TOTAL FUNDS**
180,192
13,607|**31/12/21**
**£**
193,799
193,799|
|---|---|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund|**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Movement in**
**resources**
**expended**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
127,341
(113,734)
13,607|
|---|---|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|127,341
(113,734)
13,607|
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## **HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Voluntary income**
Donation & legacies
Hall Rental|31.12.21
31.12.20
£
£
46,996
68,597
11,740
-|
|---|---|
|**Investment income**
Investment income|58,736
68,597
2
6|
|**Total incoming resources**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**Charitable activities**
Running cost of the church
Minister and visiting preacher
Church services and Sunday Sch
Donation paid
Governance Cost
General administration costs|58,738
68,603
6,940
6,417
20,200
20,276
1,203
944
604
910
25,285
24,451
2,922
3,582|
||57,154
56,580|
|**Total resources expended**|57,154
56,580|
|**Net income**|1,584
12,023|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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