## **Pastor’s Report**
It is always good to look back and recognise the journey we have travelled together in our Lord’s service, and how He has richly blessed us as we seek to serve Him both from our building, and in our community. We continue to worship and pray together, share Bible studies together, and fellowship together – which usually involves food and/or cake!
Our weekly Bible studies were enhanced by the introduction of ‘Active August’ and ‘Active Advent,’ which involved a short talk on a suggested topic, followed by a craft activity.
Thank you to all who helped lead those sessions.
Pastoral visiting continues to be a major part of my time both responding to those who are in care or hospital, and being invited into your homes; as well as meeting new friends and being involved in organisations beyond our congregation.
Our numerical attendance remains consistent, and as always it is a joy to welcome friends into membership, as we did in February. However, my focus remains on spiritual growth, and sharing God’s love and hope as we grow together. During the year it was a privilege to lead the funeral services for two of our friends.
It is always a pleasure to be asked to speak at various activities within our church. I always enjoy being invited to speak to our Pre-school children and their adults at Easter, Harvest, and Christmas; the children are so young, but a joy, and one never knows quite what is going to happen! Please pray for the staff for all their continued hard work.
It was lovely to meet with friends at Wednesday Fellowship and talk about ‘Days,’ and God’s faithfulness ‘New every morning…’ And, then, later in the year, sharing my holiday snaps, as we looked at things from God’s Perspective – from the mountain tops and big hills of various walks I have done.
In June, we welcomed Rev Ian Fall from Flame International, and as he had recently returned from Mission, we got both an Overseas and Home Mission talk. Please continue to pray for them, and their vision of setting people free from the conflict of trauma.
How awesome it was to attend Love Wycombe 2024 with hundreds of our sisters and brothers in Christ on The Rye. Wonderful worship, catching up with friends from around the town, and a real blessing to all, judging from the feedback we received.
We concluded our year by leading Carol services at Hanover and Hughenden Courts and Trinity Place. What a blessing and thank you to all for your welcome. Our own Advent, Carol, Midnight Communion and Christmas Day services were well attended as we celebrated the birth of our Saviour together.
We go into the New Year encouraged by the past, but looking forward to the future together.
As The Body of Christ, we should journey with the expectation that God is moving, and equipping us to join in with His plans. So, we step out with hope and expectancy, confident in the promises of God; and I continue to pray that we would seek to be doers of the Word, and not hearers only. We all have a part to play in our Church Family here.
God bless,
Pastor Sharon
## **Charity Trustees Report**
A number of repairs to the Church building and the manse were completed this year. Roof moss was removed from the Church and manse roofs as well as replacing damaged roof tiles, also part of one wall at the manse was repointed. Radiators for both the ladies and gents toilets were replaced.
A new computer was purchased to upgrade the audio visual in Church and continue streaming the Sunday morning service via Zoom.
Security of the manse was improved by installing a burglar alarm and security camera, this is proving very effective.
Pre-School License renewed for the next five years.
Discussed becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO), however it was decided not to proceed.
Nigel Carpenter
## **Treasurers Report for Financial Year 1st January to 31st December 2024 For Church AGM 21[st] May 2025**
||**2023**|**2024**|**Inc / Dec**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Bank Balances 31st Dec**||||
|Community Account (Current)|4,786.16|5,787.45|1,001.29|
|Business Premium (Deposit)|12,401.78|12,588.34|186.56|
|Nationwide Business Savings|40,027.74|41,862.94|1,835.20|
|Total|57,215.68|60,238.73|3,023.05|
|**Surplus / Deficit**|**2023**|**2024**|**Inc / Dec**|
|Income|71,551.53|69,345.12|-2,206.41|
|Expenditure|55,360.39|65,141.69|9,781.30|
|**Surplus / Deficit**|**16,191**|**4,203.43**|**-11,987.71**|
|Nationwide and Bank Interest|398.23|2,021.00|1,622.71|
|**Main sources of income**||||
||**2023**|**2024**|**Inc / Dec**|
|Offering without Gift Aid|18,640|18,112|-528|
|Offering with Gift Aid|22,301|23,956|1,655|
|Hall Use|11,936|13,183|1,247|
|Gift Aid Return from HMRC|8,824|8,181|-643|
|Donations received|5,250|205|-5,045|
|WRU Manse Repair %|115|1,452|1337|
|Wednesday Fellowship Offering|538|514|-24|
|**Examples of Expenditure**||||
|**Donations Church Lunch Surplus**||**2024**||
|Wycombe Homeless Connection||200||
|Wycombe Women's Aid||200||
|Wycombe Food Hub||100||
|Total||500||
|**Donations**||**2024**||
|Love Wycombe||300||
|Lighthouse||300||
|Missions Sunday - Flame International||500||
|Total||1100||
|**Tithe Church Income**|**2023**|**2024**||
|---|---|---|---|
|Income to tithe|61,701|64,400||
|10%|6,170|6,440||
|Donations from Church Income|753|1,100||
|Amount to allocate at May AGM|5,417|5,300||
|**Manse Expenses**|**2023**|**2024**|**Inc / Dec**|
|Including Council Tax, Water Rate||||
|Broadband and Telephone||||
|Repairs and Renewals|3,529|7,073|3,544|
|60/40 WRU Refund on Repairs||1,452||
|Actual Increase|||2,092|
|**Staff Costs**|**2023**|**2024**|**Inc / Dec**|
|Stipend|21,571|22,865|1,294|
|Ministers Expenses|230|207|-23|
|Visiting Preachers|325|300|-25|
|**Church Repairs and Renewals**|3,960|4,161|201|
|Two toilet radiators replaced, both church hoovers replaced. Kitchen|||decorated|
|Roof moss removed and roof repairs. Kitchen water boiler repaired||||
|**Energy**|2,274|2,219|-55|
I thank everyone for their financial contribution towards the running of the Church. We continue to thank our Lord for his guidance and support in all aspects of the Church's finances.
Nigel Carpenter
## **Wednesday Fellowship Report**
Our Wednesday Fellowship continues to meet twice a month on a Wednesday afternoon in the Church Hall and the Good Neighbours bus provides transport for these afternoon sessions. We have a short, informal service with hymns, prayers, a Bible reading and a thought. We usually have an interactive activity, so everyone can join in and share their thoughts and experiences.
We have a few outside speakers that come periodically throughout the year, but mostly our team of Sallie, Gill, Bryan and Debbie come up with themes for our afternoons and contribute poems, readings and activities to share God’s love with our community. We usually have about 20 people attending and what is so important is the time to sit and chat over a cup of tea and a biscuit, as we get to know each other better and share each other’s stories.
This year we donated to the Tearfund Toilet Twinning Initiative, that provides toilets to communities. This support improves the lives of families, as with a safe place for them to go, the family are less likely to contract diseases, and then are able to work more because of their improved health and wellbeing, and lift the family out of poverty.
Debbie Carpenter
## **Roast Dinner Report**
This year the team served Roast Dinner on 9 occasions throughout the year, enabling the Church Family and their invited friends to share a meal together on the first Sunday of the month. We have a great team of vegetable peelers, that come on a Saturday afternoon and prepare the vegetables. We have a good chat while we are doing the task, and then always finish up with a cup of tea afterwards! Another team come in to prepare the tables, and serve the food as well as wash up after the meal. Many thanks to everyone who helps to make this happen. It is such a time of fellowship to share together over a meal, and for so many that eat alone for most of the time, it is a chance to share God’s love in a practical way for our community. We have a donation box for the meal and any surplus is sent to local charities, Wycombe Women’s Aid, The Food Hub and The Homeless Connection all in Wycombe.
Debbie Carpenter
## **Tea and Cake in the Afternoon Report**
We hold our Tea Party on the second Wednesday of the month, meeting in the Church Hall, usually from February until the summer, and then from September until Christmas. We serve tea and coffee, and an array of cakes, tea breads and scones, always making sure we cater for anyone who is gluten free. We averaged 34 people during the year and there’s always a lovely atmosphere and a buzz of conversation throughout the afternoon. It’s lovely to see our regulars, plus new friends who come to join us. Some of our ladies and gentlemen are picked up and taken home again by the Hazlemere Good Neighbours Bus – this makes a huge difference to them and we are grateful both to Debbie for arranging this every year, and to the lovely couple who operate the bus, helping them on and off and looking after them so well. We have an amazing team. As well as me and Michael, we have Michelle, Antoine, Dot, Sallie, Gill, Diana and Susan. And of course, Sharon! We have cake makers, tea and coffee servers – as well as everyone who arrives to help set up and move the chairs and tables before we start and of course, put everything away at the end! We are grateful to everyone who comes and lends a hand.
But we do have a problem. The Church Insurance stipulates that church organised meetings taking place on the premises should have a minimum of two church members there throughout the whole meeting, taking responsibility for the meeting, setting it up and checking the building at the end. So, although we have a brilliant team, there will be times when we simply have to cancel, if we don’t have two church members available to be responsible for running the afternoon.
We held our usual MacMillan Tea Party in September. Forty-two guests came on the day and after late donations had been collected in, we were able to send off £382.75. This is always an amazing amount and we are so grateful to everyone who donated – it’s such a privilege to be able to take part in the MacMillan Coffee Morning each year. Even though ours is a Tea Party in the afternoon.
So, as ever, if you like cake and would like to meet up with old friends or make new ones, please join us. We’d love to see you!
Pippa Wood
## **Men’s Breakfast Report**
Men’s Breakfast is a monthly event where we always enjoy mouth-watering bacon rolls, tea, coffee and orange juice.
After breakfast (and light-hearted banter!) we settle down to the serious business of watching and then discussing interesting and topical DVDs.
We have just completed a DVD by Max Lucado entitled ‘Anxious for Nothing’ which dealt with situations that can cause anxiety. We have had some interesting debate on things that can make us anxious.
We are currently viewing a new DVD by Patrick Regan – ‘When Faith Gets Shaken'. This DVD brings alive honest reflections on how we can focus on God and keep going when our faith gets shaken. The course consists of 6 sessions for small groups. It is already generating interesting thoughts and opinions.
We extend a very warm welcome to any gentleman to join us at 8.30am on the last Saturday morning of each month (to be advised).
Tony Child
## **Art and Craft Report**
We meet once a month on a Wednesday afternoon and around twelve people attend. We share our craft projects often learning new skills having a good chat as well. Cups of tea and biscuits help us along.
Kathy Dawkings
**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1132405**
## **Report of the Trustees and**
**Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
**for**
## **HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
Taxassist Accountants 13 The Highway Station Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP91QQ
**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
**Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
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Page
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**
**for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
## **Report of the Trustees**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **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.
**Reference and administrative details Registered Charity number** 1132405 **Principal address** 43 Penn Road Hazlemere Hight Wycombe HP157LS **Trustees** Nigel W.G. Carpenter Michelle Y. Rouyer Guillet Stephen P. Cossins Joanna K. Morton Kathryn A. Dawkings Deborah C. Carpenter **Independent Examiner** Taxassist Accountants 13 The Highway Station Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP91QQ
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 2024, 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.
Taxassist Accountants 13 The Highway Station Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP91QQ
Date: .............................................
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
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2024 2023
Unrestricted Total
fund funds
Notes £ £
Incoming resources and generated funds from
Voluntary income 64,626 67,736
Investment income 2 2,022 398
Total 66,648 68,134
Expenditure on
Charitable activities
Charitable activity
75,495 64,528
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (8,847) 3,606
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 203,293 199,687
Total funds carried forward 194,446 203,293
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## **Continuing operations**
All incoming resources and resources expended arise from continuing activities.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **Balance Sheet**
## **31st December 2024**
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2024 2023
Unrestricted Total
fund funds
Notes £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 4 367,117 378,945
Current assets
Cash at bank 60,238 57,216
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 5 (232,909) (232,868)
Net current assets (172,671) (175,652)
Total assets less current liabilities 194,446 203,293
NET ASSETS 194,446 203,293
Funds 6
Unrestricted funds 194,446 203,293
Total funds 194,446 203,293
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue 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 31st December 2024**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## **Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, 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 Computer Equipments - 3 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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|---|---|---|
|2024|2023|
|£|£|
|Investment income|2,022|398|
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## **3. Trustees' remuneration and benefits**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st December 2024 nor for the year ended 31st December 2023.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st December 2024 nor for the year ended 31st December 2023.
continued...
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
**for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
## **4. Tangible fixed assets**
|**Freehold**
**property**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1st January 2024
361,181
Additions
-|**Improvements**
**to**
**property**
**£**
107,231
-|**Computer**
**equipment**
**£**
-
1,135|**Totals**
**£**
468,412
1,135|
|---|---|---|---|
|At 31st December 2024
361,181|107,231|1,135|469,547|
|**Depreciation**
At 1st January 2024
50,568
Charge for year
7,224|38,899
5,361|-
378|89,467
12,963|
|At 31st December 2024
57,792|44,260|378|102,430|
|**Net book value**
At 31st December 2024
303,389|62,971|757|367,117|
|At 31st December 2023
310,613|68,332|-|378,945|
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Taxation and social security
Other creditors||**2024**
**£**
720
232,189|**2023**
**£**
719
232,149|
|||232,909|232,868|
|**Movement in funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund|**At 1/1/24**
**£**
203,293|**Net**
**movement**
**in funds**
**£**
(8,847)|**At**
**31/12/24**
**£**
194,446|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|203,293|(8,847)|194,446|
|Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
66,648|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(75,495)|**Movement**
**in funds**
**£**
(8,847)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|66,648|(75,495)|(8,847)|
## **5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
## **6. Movement in funds**
continued...
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
**for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
## **6. Movement in funds - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Net**
**movement**
**At**
**At 1/1/23**
**in funds**
**31/12/23**
**£**
**£**
**£**
199,687
3,606
203,293
199,687
3,606
203,293
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Movement**
**resources**
**expended**
**in funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
68,134
(64,528)
3,606
68,134
(64,528)
3,606|
|---|---|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Net**
**movement**
**At**
**At 1/1/23**
**in funds**
**31/12/24**
**£**
**£**
**£**
199,687
(5,241)
194,446
199,687
(5,241)
194,446|
|---|---|
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**
**resources**
**expended**
**£**
**£**
134,782
(140,023)|**Movement**
**in funds**
**£**
(5,241)|
|---|---|---|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|134,782
(140,023)|(5,241)|
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
**for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
## **7. Related party disclosures**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st December 2024.
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**
## **for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
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2024 2023
£ £
Incoming resources and generated funds
Voluntary income
Donation & legacies 51,443 55,800
Hall Rental 13,183 11,936
64,626 67,736
Investment income
Investment income 2,022 398
Total incoming resources 66,648 68,134
Expenditure
Charitable activities
Running cost of the church 11,680 11,141
Minister and visiting preacher 23,987 22,983
Church services and Sunday Sch 327 170
Donation paid 7,590 1,303
Governance Cost 30,574 25,957
General administration costs 1,337 2,974
75,495 64,528
Total resources expended 75,495 64,528
Net (expenditure)/income (8,847) 3,606
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
HFMC001
**Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **VARIANCE TRIAL BALANCE**
|Account
1
2
24
169
171
172
173
174
175
512
/ 1
/ 21
/ 22
522
/ 1
/ 21
/ 22
526
/ 2
/ 22
692
694
695
755
769
785
968
/ 1|Description
Donation & legacies
GENERAL
Hall Rental
GENERAL
Investment income
GENERAL
Running cost of the church
GENERAL
Minister and visiting preacher
GENERAL
Church services and Sunday Sch
GENERAL
Donation paid
GENERAL
Governance Cost
GENERAL
General administration costs
GENERAL
(Profit) / Loss
Freehold prop
Freehold prop Cost/valuation b
GENERAL
Freehold prop Depreciation b/f
GENERAL
Freehold prop Charge for year
GENERAL
Improvmts to prop
Improvmts to prop Cost/valuati
GENERAL
Improvmts to prop Depreciation
GENERAL
Improvmts to prop Charge for y
GENERAL
Computer equipment
Computer equipment Additions
GENERAL
Computer equipment Charge for
GENERAL
Bank account no. 1
GENERAL
Bank account no. 3
GENERAL
Bank account no. 4
GENERAL
Social security and other tax
GENERAL
WRU Loan
GENERAL
Accruals and deferred income
GENERAL
Surplus and deficit account
Brought forward
GENERAL|Final
(51,442.79)
(13,183.00)
(2,021.76)
11,679.98
23,986.87
326.51
7,590.00
30,573.58
1,337.01
£8,846.40
361,181.09
(50,567.62)
(7,224.00)
107,231.48
(38,898.61)
(5,361.57)
1,135.00
(378.33)
5,787.45
12,588.34
41,862.94
(720.00)
(232,000.00)
(190.00)
(203,292.57)|Comparative
Year Ended 31/12/23
(55,798.50)
(11,936.00)
(398.23)
11,140.93
22,982.58
169.70
1,302.80
25,957.40
2,973.75
(£3,605.57)
361,181.09
(43,343.62)
(7,224.00)
107,231.48
(33,537.04)
(5,361.57)
-
-
4,786.16
12,401.78
40,027.74
(719.45)
(232,000.00)
(150.00)
(199,687.00)|Variance
4,355.71
(1,247.00)
(1,623.53)
539.05
1,004.29
156.81
6,287.20
4,616.18
(1,636.74)
£12,451.97
0.00
(7,224.00)
0.00
0.00
(5,361.57)
0.00
1,135.00
(378.33)
1,001.29
186.56
1,835.20
(0.55)
0.00
(40.00)
(3,605.57)|% Change
-7.81
10.45
407.69
4.84
4.37
92.40
482.59
17.78
-55.04
-345.35
0.00
16.67
0.00
0.00
15.99
0.00
-
-
20.92
1.50
4.58
0.08
0.00
26.67
1.81|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HFMC001
|**VARIANCE TRIAL BALANCE**
Account
Description
Total
**Funds**
GENERAL
General fund|Final
£0.00|Comparative
Year Ended 31/12/23
£0.00|**Year Ended 31 December 2024**
Variance
% Change
£0.00
-|
|---|---|---|---|
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Date: ____________________May 29 2025
Signature: ____________________
Nigel
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**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1132405**
## **Report of the Trustees and**
**Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
**for**
## **HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
Taxassist Accountants 13 The Highway Station Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP91QQ
**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
**Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
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Page
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**
**for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
## **Report of the Trustees**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **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.
**Reference and administrative details Registered Charity number** 1132405 **Principal address** 43 Penn Road Hazlemere Hight Wycombe HP157LS **Trustees** Nigel W.G. Carpenter Michelle Y. Rouyer Guillet Stephen P. Cossins Joanna K. Morton Kathryn A. Dawkings Deborah C. Carpenter **Independent Examiner** Taxassist Accountants 13 The Highway Station Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP91QQ
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
................................................................................. Trustee
Page 1
**Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, 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.
Taxassist Accountants 13 The Highway Station Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP91QQ
Date: .............................................
Page 2
**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
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2024 2023
Unrestricted Total
fund funds
Notes £ £
Incoming resources and generated funds from
Voluntary income 64,626 67,736
Investment income 2 2,022 398
Total 66,648 68,134
Expenditure on
Charitable activities
Charitable activity
75,495 64,528
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (8,847) 3,606
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 203,293 199,687
Total funds carried forward 194,446 203,293
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## **Continuing operations**
All incoming resources and resources expended arise from continuing activities.
The notes form part of these financial statements
Page 3
**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **Balance Sheet**
## **31st December 2024**
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2024 2023
Unrestricted Total
fund funds
Notes £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 4 367,117 378,945
Current assets
Cash at bank 60,238 57,216
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 5 (232,909) (232,868)
Net current assets (172,671) (175,652)
Total assets less current liabilities 194,446 203,293
NET ASSETS 194,446 203,293
Funds 6
Unrestricted funds 194,446 203,293
Total funds 194,446 203,293
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue 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 31st December 2024**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## **Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, 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 Computer Equipments - 3 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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|2024|2023|
|£|£|
|Investment income|2,022|398|
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## **3. Trustees' remuneration and benefits**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st December 2024 nor for the year ended 31st December 2023.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st December 2024 nor for the year ended 31st December 2023.
continued...
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
**for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
## **4. Tangible fixed assets**
|**Freehold**
**property**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1st January 2024
361,181
Additions
-|**Improvements**
**to**
**property**
**£**
107,231
-|**Computer**
**equipment**
**£**
-
1,135|**Totals**
**£**
468,412
1,135|
|---|---|---|---|
|At 31st December 2024
361,181|107,231|1,135|469,547|
|**Depreciation**
At 1st January 2024
50,568
Charge for year
7,224|38,899
5,361|-
378|89,467
12,963|
|At 31st December 2024
57,792|44,260|378|102,430|
|**Net book value**
At 31st December 2024
303,389|62,971|757|367,117|
|At 31st December 2023
310,613|68,332|-|378,945|
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Taxation and social security
Other creditors||**2024**
**£**
720
232,189|**2023**
**£**
719
232,149|
|||232,909|232,868|
|**Movement in funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund|**At 1/1/24**
**£**
203,293|**Net**
**movement**
**in funds**
**£**
(8,847)|**At**
**31/12/24**
**£**
194,446|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|203,293|(8,847)|194,446|
|Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
66,648|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(75,495)|**Movement**
**in funds**
**£**
(8,847)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|66,648|(75,495)|(8,847)|
## **5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
## **6. Movement in funds**
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
**for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
## **6. Movement in funds - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Net**
**movement**
**At**
**At 1/1/23**
**in funds**
**31/12/23**
**£**
**£**
**£**
199,687
3,606
203,293
199,687
3,606
203,293
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**Movement**
**resources**
**expended**
**in funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
68,134
(64,528)
3,606
68,134
(64,528)
3,606|
|---|---|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Net**
**movement**
**At**
**At 1/1/23**
**in funds**
**31/12/24**
**£**
**£**
**£**
199,687
(5,241)
194,446
199,687
(5,241)
194,446|
|---|---|
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**
**resources**
**expended**
**£**
**£**
134,782
(140,023)|**Movement**
**in funds**
**£**
(5,241)|
|---|---|---|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|134,782
(140,023)|(5,241)|
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
**Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
**for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
## **7. Related party disclosures**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st December 2024.
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**
## **for the Year Ended 31st December 2024**
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2024 2023
£ £
Incoming resources and generated funds
Voluntary income
Donation & legacies 51,443 55,800
Hall Rental 13,183 11,936
64,626 67,736
Investment income
Investment income 2,022 398
Total incoming resources 66,648 68,134
Expenditure
Charitable activities
Running cost of the church 11,680 11,141
Minister and visiting preacher 23,987 22,983
Church services and Sunday Sch 327 170
Donation paid 7,590 1,303
Governance Cost 30,574 25,957
General administration costs 1,337 2,974
75,495 64,528
Total resources expended 75,495 64,528
Net (expenditure)/income (8,847) 3,606
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This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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**HAZLEMERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH**
HFMC001
**Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **VARIANCE TRIAL BALANCE**
|Account
1
2
24
169
171
172
173
174
175
512
/ 1
/ 21
/ 22
522
/ 1
/ 21
/ 22
526
/ 2
/ 22
692
694
695
755
769
785
968
/ 1|Description
Donation & legacies
GENERAL
Hall Rental
GENERAL
Investment income
GENERAL
Running cost of the church
GENERAL
Minister and visiting preacher
GENERAL
Church services and Sunday Sch
GENERAL
Donation paid
GENERAL
Governance Cost
GENERAL
General administration costs
GENERAL
(Profit) / Loss
Freehold prop
Freehold prop Cost/valuation b
GENERAL
Freehold prop Depreciation b/f
GENERAL
Freehold prop Charge for year
GENERAL
Improvmts to prop
Improvmts to prop Cost/valuati
GENERAL
Improvmts to prop Depreciation
GENERAL
Improvmts to prop Charge for y
GENERAL
Computer equipment
Computer equipment Additions
GENERAL
Computer equipment Charge for
GENERAL
Bank account no. 1
GENERAL
Bank account no. 3
GENERAL
Bank account no. 4
GENERAL
Social security and other tax
GENERAL
WRU Loan
GENERAL
Accruals and deferred income
GENERAL
Surplus and deficit account
Brought forward
GENERAL|Final
(51,442.79)
(13,183.00)
(2,021.76)
11,679.98
23,986.87
326.51
7,590.00
30,573.58
1,337.01
£8,846.40
361,181.09
(50,567.62)
(7,224.00)
107,231.48
(38,898.61)
(5,361.57)
1,135.00
(378.33)
5,787.45
12,588.34
41,862.94
(720.00)
(232,000.00)
(190.00)
(203,292.57)|Comparative
Year Ended 31/12/23
(55,798.50)
(11,936.00)
(398.23)
11,140.93
22,982.58
169.70
1,302.80
25,957.40
2,973.75
(£3,605.57)
361,181.09
(43,343.62)
(7,224.00)
107,231.48
(33,537.04)
(5,361.57)
-
-
4,786.16
12,401.78
40,027.74
(719.45)
(232,000.00)
(150.00)
(199,687.00)|Variance
4,355.71
(1,247.00)
(1,623.53)
539.05
1,004.29
156.81
6,287.20
4,616.18
(1,636.74)
£12,451.97
0.00
(7,224.00)
0.00
0.00
(5,361.57)
0.00
1,135.00
(378.33)
1,001.29
186.56
1,835.20
(0.55)
0.00
(40.00)
(3,605.57)|% Change
-7.81
10.45
407.69
4.84
4.37
92.40
482.59
17.78
-55.04
-345.35
0.00
16.67
0.00
0.00
15.99
0.00
-
-
20.92
1.50
4.58
0.08
0.00
26.67
1.81|
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HFMC001
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Account
Description
Total
**Funds**
GENERAL
General fund|Final
£0.00|Comparative
Year Ended 31/12/23
£0.00|**Year Ended 31 December 2024**
Variance
% Change
£0.00
-|
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