Walsall Central Hall Methodist Church Trustees Annual Re ort 119124 to 3118125 Charit Number 1132418 Address Ablewell Street Walsall WS12EQ A Trustees are as filed i e Of Governin Document- Act of Parliament How the Charity is Constituted - Trust Trustee Selection Method - Appointed by Church Council some ex officio Additional Governance Issues Policies and Procedures- Range of guidance produced by the Methodist Connexion. Leaflet role of Trustees made available to each trustee. Structure -Part of Hidden River Circuit 28102 Trustees Consideration of Major risks and the system and procedures to manage them- All matters conceming the life of the Church are under the authority of the Church Council which is responsible for safeguarding and all other Statutory matters. There is a regular review process. C Ob'ectives and Activities Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document As set out in the Methodist Church Act 1976 clause 4-synopsis The advancement of religion and charitable purpose of the Methodist Church or Church Organization Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects Religious Activities for the benefit of the General Publicl Mankind By Provide buildings, facilities open space Provides Debt Advice and foodbank via Ablewell Advice other charitable activities
Additional details Local Churches, Districts and Circuits are not defined as external grant making bodies. Funds for our purposes are invested with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes sd required by Standing Orders. The main part of our church activities is undertaken by lay people D Achievements and Performance Sunday services remain the focus of our church week but with also an emphasis on service to our local community We continue to offer a Warm Space to members of the Community Our ties with fellow Christian Church's is developing through use of the building. Our Church based Advice Centre, Ablewell Advi Services continues its supportive work in the community. and which also runs a foodbank in partnership with the Black County Food Bank. Played a fvll part in Walsall Town Centre Ministry, a local ecumenical Group, E Financial Review Reserve Polic To maintain reserves at least equal to six months expenditure. To hold in reserves sufficient funds to adequately maintain the premises and as a place of worship and maintain our witness to the surrounding community We have a separate Finance and Propety meeting which reports twice a year to Church Council F O tional Information G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Susan Lorraine Smith Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Church Council Secretary f¥eadUk", Date 2%16190
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Central Hall Methodist, Walsall Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 Circuit Circuit no 28102 Reglstered Charlty- Charity Roglstration number If not a registered charity Her Majostys Revenug and Customs Glft Aid numbor (The HMRC number is equivalent to a régistered charity number in terms of evbjence of charitable status and may b8 used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see eviden¢e of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1132418 Minister: Rev Jer8m Hawkins l G Hall Church Stewards.. D Buchanan G Huckfield 8 Reilly J Famier J Yarnail P Jackson S Flukes A Owen Treasurer.. Alan Owen hiirph R atiA P M14 1ofS
Central Hall Methodist, Walsall ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Churth Unr•gtrlct•d Rgstrictad Tot415 thls Funds Funds ar Totals last SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Offering5 and Tax re¢over& Bank 8nd CFB interest aThY Investment ir 35.263 35.263 34.951 232 597 731 Letti 34.659 7,014 TT.168 24.753 5.307 85,742 othgr r&apts TOTAL RECEIPTS 7.014 77.765 ae la71 SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS Circuit Asse5sm8r)t or Share b2 20,344 b3 tbnabons Re Irs arhy Mainlenan utiltb.es Ilnsurances, water char es, heatin & li htin 16,562 16.562 7,928 20,292 20.292 14.823 b7 other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 19,267 76,465 39 19,306 76.504 19,009 66,720 Ib•) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMETr a&b8 703 558 1,261 978 Total lunds trrfought forward from last year 10,639 13,312 23,951 23.951 c3 Sub ¢otsl c1+c2 11,342 13,870 25,212 22,973 c4 Transfer5 and ad'ustments c7 c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR {e3+c41 11.342 13.870 25,212 Ic81 22,973 106) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED MD PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS th9$8 nount8 we not to bè Included In total re1 ure• obov8 d1 Balance iou ht forward from185t ar 397 226 d2 Offeri sIGrfts- receiv1 lor extemal o anlsalh)ns d3 OfferIngGlS . passed to 8Xtem810 anisations 820 693 d4 8ALJ4CE STILL TO BE PAD d1+d243 463 397 C.bMhRvlp 2015.xL 2ofS
Central Hall Mellrdist, Walsall cr¥S TIECHURCH COUNCIL SLWMARY FCHiNi¢HA¢COUMTS IITERN•LORGMtsATh)NSRFPO SECMON e ummbry huTch vKcwniB trIn0 1 Auw6t n1$aSroprthg tsChrth C<K lernal Resblllnd5 be ck¥dy5WwthotlhgywJW mptedt0erve altrwo3slrLel Wwdrtuièw•l$ofth(UICkn Inttsb¢WC4¢06 IheAcwl$r•thW, Mwth¢Ac¢TuO1$ MothodofaCcYkny ANDAOIFFERENt FORM mu¥t butor0yttatthxis1&¢1lEl1•l. Pl r•lerIothewunm DtsteswltnjtrBrdWstsW0offl IheOtr th IPffERki4L ORGANISATIONS Pa Ad Jffl 114A37 124.627 10.1 80.F49 ¢7 Or 114.437 124.627 10.180 .939 80.749 brouphtlorwdfrtyTrp• ¢7J 75. 1361 {¢n 22973 Y¢HURCTrI 191102 101.131 1•,291 113,912 11X9B3 rsary• bnngtr ToTALRETs PAYTdEN7S $ECTKIN F EIITOFA L4BILmEI OPENING BALANC CLOSNG BALANCES CHUACM.CASH FUND5 TrELD4131 A 12DZS C•9h BJnkQxmtAC 5A81 nkDe rtA¢cwrt CtsrtMIFlngncg BD& 6BY TrtSfLYmthElst1Ch P 11,853 0th8rfur $UB ToT.¢h wA¢JuM• Totsl(unO$hg bYkrt4ma[YlmètyOnpity¢ bala101trtyn 8bDv¢ll•121 22.973 90.939 0,749 TOTALCASTrIFVNDS HELD BYCNURCH 113,912 104,983 $ECTthIG 31 kn)L¢t))26 THEREts indLL4IimE6 othwAsseb M b7cluOFs?tr#1Ihè¢entIFInCÉ Bwd WatTru51e¢5 ItyNeihI$I 91 hdudè8nYoerinvthmlSln0t5h¢llWlOIAcPlr5rS5CcOUnLthb i$incieJin Infr15 lo15L)hRXdF 3¢f5
Name olchwch....... . Contrnl H•ll Methodist Chw¢h Walsall. Number 1132418 D•cLqr•tSon¥ •hd Scrutlny I confirrn Ihalth688 Receipt PayThent b88ed 8coJJnts r¢0 31 Augus¢2025 have t48n prep from records of Ihe Chjrth ynd thatth8y all fuTra8 undeTlhE cothl of the ChLth trustO8& SnabJr8 ollreaswer......... D8to.. ...s.l fj.l.i.G. h.l.o.h.iJ.irth. ....C4.i., Ck.¢. Namè aThJ 8ddress of tre8rer....... . ws g PJLJ Preswrtation to th• Chur¢h truatses I confirn thatth8 8nnual rèwrt aTrJ acrwrbts for thè year0nded 31 August 2W25 ww8lwlll be. presented tothè m8eOrJ of lh¢ Church INstee5 hokj on................. "2¢) 1015 SvJnaiVreofU Chalr ofthe mo8I Nam olthe Chair oftho methg Inthp8ndent EMmlnoVa R•W tolho TnAt•• o1th• .C•nlr•ll Hall Wal8llll.............-.... Numbor...1132418........... R•ponslbllll¢¥ •nd basS5 of I report tt> ts trStee5 on my 8xamlnalkn 1h@ accounts of Ihe Centr81 H811 Walsall................ .. Church fwtho y6arended 31 August 2025 %tout on pa988...1 to....3 As Churths trustees. are MrA)nth lorlhe prepar8tbn of th8 8CCOUrts In wmh the requiromortsof ihe Chwrhb$ Ad20111'th8 Acri. I r8P¢rt In SpeCt of my gXomtrnaon ofth& Church's acwun15 calried out Uer5eCtilITh 146 of the AcONJ, in G8rrwng out my eyamirAti)n. I ha folb)vMd all thg appilcable Dir8¢tk)ns bythe charityComrnl8sn uNJ0r sècoon 14515Xbl of ts Act. . ddete or ¢*cl8 as approprt•to 2015 dxJr¢h R and P.8 4of5
Name of Church . C•ntr•l Hall Mthr•dlst Church Wa15all. Charlty Nurnbor 1132418 Independent Examlner's Staternont I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below.) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect- the accountlng words were not kept in acGordance with section 130 of the Act. or the accounis do not accord with the accounting records. Ithe tthe I have no conc8ms and have come across no oth8r 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. obtsined independent verification of all inveslments with th6 Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are indivldually in excess of £10,000 It8n thousand pourwjs) at Ihe balance sheet dat8. Signature of Independent examiner Richard Davis Name of independent examiner Relevant professional qualification of independent examlner ACMA Name of fimi (where appropriat61 10 Witton Street, Stourbridge. West Mldlands Address Post Code DY8 3YE Daté 2510612026 delete or Cifde as appropriate 2015 church R and PA5 5of5
INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM Thi$ form ghould be used in coniune¢ion with the STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS (churc Cirtult & Di5tri¢t) A $epart¢ Report FonD should be prepared for ¢a¢h IDteral Or18¢10 RECEIPTS AND PAYIVIENTS ACCOUNT Note SECTION H RECEIPTS hl Gifts & doDatiiKIs 32109 (kher r¢ceip15 TOTAL RECEtrrs {to Retelpts ¢01 page 3 in the MAID accounts} 82.328.00 114437 SECTION I PAYMENTS D¢)nations Other pa)rynents TOTAL PA YMENTS (to Pyments eol pgge 3 ID tb¢ ttounts) 124,627.00 124627 SECTION J NET RECEIFfs (PAYMENTS) (b3- 13) -10190 OPENING BALANCE {¢0 Opening balanee ¢olmn pAge 3 In the D1 aCCOiIDts) 90939 Adjustments (show any n¢8ative adjustments in brackets) CLOSING BALANCE {¢• Closing bte eol. p8ge 3 Ill th¢ m8ill ACCOUDts) Ol+j2+1-j31 80749 SECTION K HOW THE FUNDS ARE HELD kl CL%h in hand Cash at BaTttICFB ¢tc 80,749.00 Other accounls k4 TOTAL FUNDS HELD {8holl]d agr¢¢ wtth Ilne J4 b(bve) (ki+k2+k31 80749 SECTION M FOR INFORMATION ONLY.. MONEY RECglVED AND PASSED ON TO OTHER EKfERNAL ORGANISATIONS I&e amoynts should Dotbe Intllldul In total receipt *bovel ml Balance brought fonvard from last OfferingslGifts - received for external ¢xgaDis&tioiis OfferingslGifts - passed to ¢xternal OFgani.%ations ALANCE STILL TO BE PAtD (ml+nQ-m31 1of2
T• ty• r•ialned byClwrchlCir¢uM Trga•ur•r THE METHODIST CHURCH I1ERmAL ORGANISATION REPORT FORM FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Each year every organisation conne¢ted Imth a local Church, Cir¢uit or Dlstrict Is requlrsd by StandiThJ Ord¢r5 to present it5 accounts to the Church Coundvcircult MeetInSyn1. The Managin9 Tnta•S arg annually requirgd to comiletg Annual Ac¢ounts $6tUng outth• fin8n¢lal affairs of the ChurchlCircuftlDisffid including all ils connected int8rnal orwisati(Mis. Thls form Iwhlch can be used for a ChurchlCir¢uit, Distrfct organisath)nl requires d8t811s of tho aecovnts of your organisation $0 that all iesponsibtlities tan be fulfilled. We ask for your owration which 111 ensure proper public a¢Xwnt8.1itY and thg prOte¢b"C of th05tr who wllingty act as treasurers. Central Hall iJetthdis1 church Walsall I Cir¢ultlDSstrlct Church ¢•n Hklden Rwer D0CT.. W•31 i GrouplOrgonlstlon AbwlIAthke SeryiM I Sign8tLwes sectK)n cènfm that I hqye overfeaffrom the and rerJrds ofth• namwj Grwpor Organlsation asl6[2 L Da I I cmfkm that I havè examiied arUnts r8¢ord$ dj thatthb Informth owknaf15 ill aGtx)rd8nc• ther8ith. ndePdent ExemlnÈtlRstoI ¢ylOr 2510612026 Dale l ¢onfirnthatlho knfoTmalk)n Ovèrffhas been Kryjared frcqn ihdependenlly •xamlwWoudiié<f x¢ounl& bo. preseTr1 10 l at4 wlkig l thalrodf1ntgj to thalron Date Ignatu Of Chair o zs Date form w bo used bychwch, Clr¢iil and Dcl Int¥mal org1881]nS reportttslhelr re6pectwe Volwist bod*D. 1 of2 A¢¥wlrknm•lOry2425