CHURCH RECEivfs AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Church Cockorton FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Clrcult Clrcult no. 1311 Darlln ton & Teesdale Reglstered Charlty - Charlty Registration number If not a registered charity His Majesty:s Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence 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) Minister: 1132763 Rev C.roberts Church Stewards: Miss A.Hunter Mrs D. Pearson Mrs G.Kane Mrs S. Soulsby Mrs P.Martin Mrs S.Aiiison Mrs L. Daynes Treasurer: Mr B. Cooper SFA Aug2024.xls 1of5
Church ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Cockerton Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Totals thls Funds Funds Totsls Sast ear SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income Lettin Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS Note 48,246 a2 1,478 2,592 21,295 63,031 1.467 2,718 29,264 81.695 1,637 a3 2,718 29,279 83,347 a4 15 1,652 a5 (a7) a6 SECTION B PAYMENTS Circuit Assessment or Share Donations Repairs and Maintenan Utilities (Insurances, water char es, heatin htin b1 43,000 43,000 1,400 5,992 b2 43,000 1.400 13.576 b3 13,576 9,650 9,650 5,914 b5 b6 7,574 75,200 7,574 75,200 8,001 64.307 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS (b9) b8 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS THEY Total funds brought forward from last year a68) 6,495 1,652 8.147 1,276) c1 62,345 34,614 96,959 c6) 98.235 68,840 36,266 105,106 96,959 Sub total c1+c2) c3 (c7) Transfers and adjustments TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR 96,959 c5 (c3+c4) 68,840 36,266 105.106 (c8) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Ipa ments fi ures above) (these amounts are not to be included in totsl recei d1 Balance brou ht fOard from last ear OfferingslGifts - received for extemal or anisations 2,053 3,704 d2 Offerings/Gifts - passed to extemal organisations 2,053 3,704 d3 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1 +d2413) 2of5 SFA Aug2024.xls
Cockerton MMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL SECTION E Please follow the Guld eN testocom Summary of the Church acEounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 and Intemal Organisations PortIng to the Church Councivchurch meet11. Note that the funds of an Intemal Organisatson would nomially be Restricted funds unless it (7)uld be Gfearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be (x)mtyeted to arrlve at the gross income and exPendIre totals of the Church. If gross Inu)me exceeds the Accruals threshold. then the Accruals methcmy of accounb'ng AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to pOrt the acuunts (w Methodbst website). Please refer to the guidan notes regarding transfers betrn the District and connected District Oraanisations. INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Net R1p1S1 Pa Opening balances Ra%lpts Payments 3,075 253 2,822 Girls Brl ade 810 832 Ladles Grou 1,009 987 Ladies Grou Cholr 140 124 16 380 420 2,728 40 Lunch Club 1768 52 43 c5 Wesl Gulld 616 439 472 Mother & Toddlers 1,210 33 23 Saturda Fellowshr Sub total of Intemal Organisations funds 665 23 4571 4915 e12 e8 15,628 15,284 Church accounts (tota brought forward from page 2 - totsls column) 96,959 (c6) 105.106 {cB) 83,347 (a7) 75WI 8.147 {G7) 101530 110,021 ly) BY CHURCH 98,975 90,484 8h91 (x) elo Continue on a separate sheet rf necessary and bring Ihe totals forward TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL PAYMENTS SECTION F STATEMENf OF ASSETS AND U ILMES OPENING BALANCES CLOSING BALANCES CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 Au ust 2024 Cash in hand 44.471 42,599 Bank Current AcAJ)unt Bank De 20.504 28.886 Central FIrtan Board 33,621 Trustees for Methodist Church Pu 31,984 Other funds SUB TOTAL _ Church accourts Total funds held by Intemal Organisations {the closlng balan total from above) (e12) 96,959 (ifj) 105,106 (c8) 4,571 (e11) 4,915 {e12) TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 101,530 (x) 110,021 (yl At 1 September 2023 At 31 August 2024 SECTION G OTHER ASSETS and LIABILMES Investments indude EndoMffl)ents Land & Buildin see notes re Insuran value 2 443,105 2,504,163 Other Assets - sh(yw am¢xfftt outstandi ear end Other LiabiFities f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes g1 IrUde any other investments (not the cash ejement of TMCP trusts ac(x>unts thls Is Induded In line15 SFA Au82024.xb 3of5
Nameofchurch.................. No.. Declarations and Scrutiny I confim that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer . Date..-- Name and address of treasurer....................... &. bJR#A7y.(....................... Post Code.... Presentation to the Church trustees I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the Ji to the meeting of the Church trustees held on .... ear ended 31 August 2024 wer e" presented Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the mting Date...- Independent EXamineS Report to the Trustees of the Church i/J J7 Charity Number......... . .. Responsibilities and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the . . Church for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages I tog.. As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. delete or cirde as appropriate Church-receipts-an&payments-2024.xls 4of5 301
Name ofchurch................................................ Independent Examinerfs 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") which 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 cOnmS 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 h2/elhave not" obtained independent verification of all investments with the 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 indÉvidually in eXsS of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balan sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner aeT I S*fMS Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Name of fimi (where appropriate) S P44R Address Post Code Date delete or circle as appropriate Fc¥Tn Reviawl A24 chUrCh-reIpts-and-paYrnents-2024.xIS 5of5
Cockerton Methodist Church, Darlington Registered No: 1132763 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNT Year Ended 31/08/2024 Address: Cockerton Green, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 9EG Circuit Office: 01325 96701 Independent Examiner: Jan Sams Phone: Public benefit: Cockerton Methodist Church has a seven-day a week Christian ministry to the West and North West Darlington neighbourhoods. The premises are used intensively for a wide range of activities with all ages. All activities are open to the whole community. Overview of the ear: Because of Covid 19 some of the church members have still not returned. The Pastoral and Leadership team kept in touch with members and friends and helped in many ways including shoppin& getting medicines and offering listeningand prayer supporL Structures; Cockerton Methodist Church is part of Darlington and Teesdale Methodist Circuit, which includes Town and Rural churches in the Darlington and Teesdale area plus Fellowship groups. It is governed by a Church Council meeting three times peryear, plus a General Church Meeting at which church members are eligible to vote and all others may attend, Representatives of our Church Council also attend the Circuit Meetings which convene three times per year. Detsiled work on property and finance is carried out by the relevant committees which report to the Church Council. The day-to-day running of the church is through the regular Stewards/Leadership Team meetings which reports to the Church Council. This is the established pattern set out in the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church, approved by the annual Methodist Conference, under the Deed of Union, 1932. Trustees of the re istered chari from the date ofre istration to 31st Au st 2024. Trustees are appointed by the General Church Meeting and the Church Council. On induction, new trustees receive a copy of the booklet"The Essential Trustee- An Introduction" and the latest Church Council minutes, plus verbal instruction as necessary. They sign a declaration of eligibility. Decisions are made by the Church Council as the managing trustees, on the basis of a majority vote and as defined in the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church. Actl vities: Our premises are a valued resource for the wider Methodist Circuit and District. Cockerton Methodist Church supports all ages with various groups for friendship, support, fellowship and instruction, meeting on a weekly or fortnightly basis including house-group fellowships catering for the needs of family and friends
Our work with pre-school children and parents/carers is carried out one day a week. This provides the children, parents/carers with social interaction. Girls Brigades groups Aged 5+ meet one evening a week on the site. The Girls, Brigade is particularly numerous, The church supports a Ladies Group and the Wesley Guild. The Ladies Group meets weekly and on alternate weeks becomes the Cockerton Ladies, Choir. The choir has a good reputation in the region and performs many times a year in various venues. The Wesley Guild is a long-standing group that invites speakers on a fortnightly basis. On a monthly basis the church provides a lunch for elderly local residents. This is proving to be a time of great fellowship for those who come as well as those church volunteers who prepare, serve and wash up. There is also a monthly bacon bap coffee morning for food and fellowship. The church has a variety of worship services which cater for various preferences and age groups. Baptisms, weddings and funerals are part of the ministry of the church to the wider community. External groups use our premises for their meetings as agreed by the Church Council. The Cockerton Silver Band usually holds a concert annually in the church, raising funds for church-identified charities, the Band's own funds and for the church. These are highly popular, drawing people from the town and beyond. Our pastoral system engages Pastoral Visitors and group leaders who are responsible for coming alongside the membership of the church, some of whom are infirm and in residential care homes. Performance achievements over the last ear: Cockerton Methodist Church continues its workalongside Presbyters, Circuit Staff and Community Development Worker to meet the needs of its members and wider community. Closer links to the rest of the Darlington and Teesdale Methodist Circuit continue to be fostered. The Community Development Worker continues to work closely with our own pastoral team to ensure best practice and provide services to Care Homes and home communions. Cockerton continue to support Circuit and Darlington Area Churches. Youth Ministry. Cockerton Methodist Church has continued to provide valuable outreach to the local community through weddings, funerals and baptisms. The church family enjoyed sharing events such as harvest thanksgiving and our Anniversary. Christmas services were also enjoyed by the communityas well as ecumenical Lent and Easter gatherings. A team continues to supply catering for the funerals of church members and this is very much appreciated. Church members continue to support special appeals both locally and abroad and members continue to supply food for the Food Bank operated from St Mary's Church hall as ecumenical outreach. They also heIp with the distributing the goods. Aims and ob ectives for the com ear To continue to offer support to our members and friends and to continue to evaluate what we are doing to meet the needs ofour church and wider community. To continue to support the Presbyters and the Community Development Worker. To provide varied, relevant and inclusive worship. To continue to develop our work with young people and their families. To encourage deeper discipleship of the members of the church.
To Lontinue active support of the wider Circuit and of voluntary and charitable work around the UK and beyond. To nurture and encourage new Chri.£itian.s. To ensure that our pa.storal care is <2.% effective as pos.sible. To support the Circuit Vision initiative and to welcome and support new clergy in our church coinmunity. To seek appropriate way.s to engage with our community. To support the Leader.%hip Team who are working to uphold the day-to-day running of the church, Safe uardin Polic The Safeguarding Policy is made known to all group leaders and helpers and user groups. It is displayed on the notice boards and kept up to date. The list of DBS-checked helpers is kept constantly updated as are the safeguarding records. GDPR The GDPR policies that Cockerton Methodist Church adheres to are overseen by the Leadership Team and the Church Council and are made available for public viewing. Health and Safe The premises are regularly checked for Health and Safety purposes by our own Health and Safety Officer. Additionally they have been inspected by the Local Authority responsible officer and all recommendations have been acted upon. Finance The independently examined accounts are submitted with this Annual Report As part of our comprehensive insurance policy, insurance is in place and is considered adequate to cover the range of known risks. In line with Charity Commission and Methodist Connexion guidelines we have a Reserve Policy and hold a Reserve Fund.