2021-08-31-accounts - Birmingham Methodist Circuit

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Vision Statement and	Vision Statement and	Priorities	Priorities
Birmingham Methodist			Circuit aspires to be a welcoming Christian family with inspiring worship,				radical					compassion			and social		justice
at its heart. In this way			and following		in our Methodist tradition, we aim to share in	the transformation						of	life made possible through
God's love.
As members ofthe Birmingham				Methodist Circuit, we have agreed the following five priorities for					the meaningful sharing							ofour God
given resources:
Transforming Life - We			aim to live in such a way asto bring about positive change in our own lives							and		the lives		ofothers,		to share
God's love and to learn			and grow as		followers ofJesus both individually and in community.
Inspiring Worship - We			aim to offer		worship across the Circuit which glorifies God,	is inviting to	all,			enriches faith and inspires							us to
respond.
Radical Compassion	-	We aim to develop and practice a radical compassion which is welcoming,						inclusive,					safe and empowering.
Social Justice - We aim			to speak	out	and take action against injustice in all its forms.
A Methodist Perspective —Working together with our ecumenical partners and many others, we								aim			to	uphold the values				and
principles which arise		from our Methodist heritage, including being sustainable, ethical, collaborative									and		connected		to Methodists
across our nations and			around the world.
Full Name ofCharity:					Birmingham Methodist Circuit
Registration Charity	Number:				1132926
Date of registration:					23 November 2009
Main communication		address:			Birmingham Methodist Circuit (Central Office),	The Church at			Carrs			Lane, Carrs Lane,
					Birmingham, 847SX
The members ofthe	Birmingham			Methodist Circuit meeting are the Charity Trustees, membership						being made				up ofcircuit office
holders, ministers and			representatives appointed by the local churches.
Full membership is shown as Appendix A to this report.
Circuit Ministers and officers
Active Circuit Ministers:					Rev Dr Neil Johnson, Rev Alison Richards, Rev	Nick Jones
					Rev Mindy Bell, Rev Ping Ting Chen, Rev Caroline(Caz) Hague,					Rev		Deborah		Humphries,
					Rev Dr Vincent Jambawo, Rev Farai Mapamula,	Rev Sue Shortman,
					Rev Andrew Orton, Rev Cleopas Sibanda, Rev	Samuel Uwimana,
					Rev Karen Webber, Deacon Ruth Yorke
Circuit Lay Workers:					Mr Eddy Aigbe, Ms Maria Clack, Ms Arul Israel,	Mrs Ermine	Mitchell,						Mr Dean Taylor,
					Mrs Salome Noah, Mrs Diane Webb
Circuit Stewards:					Mrs Gill Wilkins, Mrs Janice Martin, Mrs Marjorie Roper, Mrs				Sharon Clutterbuck,
					Ms Mary Mahachi
					Mr Richard Burr (Property)
Administrators:					Mrs Hazel Bethell, Mrs Beverley Francis, Ms Vivien Jones, Mr				Tom			Milton,
					Mrs Sue Saunderson, Ms Jayne Snape, Mr Joel	Wilson, Ms Mima					yedale
Circuit 1reasurer:					Andrew Morris (Circuit Treasurer) acted as	the principal			officer overseeing						the	day	to day
					financial management and accounting for the	Circuit during		the			year.
Auditor:					Wallace Crooke, Chartered Accountants 5 Registered Auditors,						Wallace House,
					20 Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS1 2LT
Investment Bankers:					Central Finance Board ofthe Methodist Church
					Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
					CA F Bank Ltd

							Birmi	ngham	Meth	odist Circ	uit			Number	05/01
Statement of Financial Activities			(SOFA) for the year ended		31August 2021
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Income
Donations and legacies						2,534								2,534	299
Income from monetary investments						359		3,748				159	2,308	6,574	14,810
Income from Investment	Properties
Assessments on Churches						744,448								744,448	842,422
Capital Receipts							1,197,764							1,197,764	113,083
Grants Received						55,862								55,862	79,676
Other Charitable Income						53,391						323		53,714	105,307
Total Income						856,594	1,201,512					482	2,308	2,060,896	1,155,597
Expenditure
Stipends, salaries, NIC &	Pension		costs			726,838							34,861	761,699	808,269
District Assessment						21,971								21,971	21,303
Methodist Church Fund (Connexion)						176,989								176,989	179,997
Administration, telephone	&travel					49,666		1,215				95	2,735	53,711	58,116
Insurance, utilities, etc						49,218							3,000	52,218	71,557
Maintenance of Manses						37,762							26,316	64,078	73,255
Other Expenditure on Circuit		property				14,193			134,636					148,829	31,608
Depreciation				14
Provisions
Other Expenditure				12		19,205	622,005							641,210	117,732
Grants and Donations				13		4,200		23,265		10,000			21,000	58,465	57,366
Contributions to District Advance			Fund					36,830						36,830	47,493
Total Charitable Expenditure						1,100,042	683,315		144,636			95	87,912	2,016,000	1,466,696
Net income/(expenditure)						-243,448	518,197		-144,636			387	-85,604	44,896	-311,099
Transfers between funds						-305,840	305,840
						-549,288	824,037		-144,636			387	-85,604	44,896	-311,099
Other recognised gains /	(losses):
Gains/(losses) on monetary		investments
Gains/(losses) on investment		assets
Net movement in funds						-549,288	824,037		-144,636			387	-85,604	44,896	-311,099
Reconciliation offunds:
Total funds brought forward						5,666,828	285,882		369„849			47,677	703,408	7,073,644	7,384,743
Total funds carried forward						5,117,540	1,109,919		225,213			48,064	617,804	7,118,540	7,073,644
For information only Money		received and passed on to		External		Organisations
Balance brought forward	from last year
Offerings/Gifts - received for ExternalOrganisations														223	2500
Offerings/Gifts - passed to External Organisations														223	2500

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Fixed Assets
					Notes
Land & Buildings					14	4,697,078										4,697,078	5,315,916
Equipment
Investment properties					15
Investments
		Total	fixed assets			4,697,078								0	0	4,697,078	5,315,916
Current Assets
Debtors					16	152,000		40,000								192,000	137,327
Trustees for Methodist		Church		Purposes
Deposits						0	1,069,919			225,213				47,322	628,596	1,971,050	1,369,182
Central Finance Board		Deposits				360,978									9,276	370,254	354,772
Cash at Bank and	in hand					51,634								742	336	52,712	87,978
	Total current assets					564,612	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	638,208	2,586,016	1,949,259
Current Liabilities
Creditors and Accruals		(due in		under 1yr)	17	144,150								0	20,404	164,554	191,531
	Total Current			Liablities		144,150		0			0			0	20,404	164,554	191,531
Net current		assets/(liabilities)				420,462	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	617,804	2,421,462	1,757,728
Total assets less current				liabilities		5,117,540	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	617,804	7,118,540	7,073,644
Long term liabilities (due after				more
than 1year)
				Net assets		5,117,540	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	617,804	7,118,540	7,073,644
Funds ofthe Circuit
General Fund (Unrestricted)					19	5,117,540										5,117,540	5,666,828
Model Trust Fund	(Unrestricted)				19		1,109,919									1,109,919	285,882
Model Trust Fund	(Designated			&
Unrestricted)					19					225,213						225,213	369,849
Designated funds					19									48,064		48,064	47,677
Restricted funds					19										617,804	617,804	703,408
			Total Funds			5,117,540	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	617,804	7,118,540	7,073,644

						2021	2020
Statement ofcash flows						f	f
Cash from operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities						-178,973	-438,992
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments						6,574	14,810
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and	equipment					1,182,332	280,147
Purchase of property, plant and equipment						0	0
Net cash provided by investing activities						1,188,906	294,957
Cash flows from financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in	the reporting		period			582,084	-186,902
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning	of the reporting		period			1,811,932	1,998,834
Cash and cash equivalents at the end ofthe reporting			period			2,394,016	1,811,932
						2021	2020
Reconciliation ofnet income to net cash flow from operating					activities	f	f
Net income for the reporting period ( as per statement		offinancial		activities)		44,896	-311,099
Adjustments for:
Loss/(Profit) on the sale of fixed assets						-135,645	-113,083
Gains on investments						0	0
Dividends, interest and rents from investments						-6,574	-14,810
(increase)/decrease in debtors						-54,673	0
increase/(decrease) in creditors						-26,977	0
Net cash used in operating activities						-178,973	-438,992
						2021	2020
Analysis of cash and cash equivalent						f	f
Cash in hand						422,966	442,750
Short term deposit (less than 3months)						1,971,050	1,369,182
Total cash and cash equivalents						2,394,016	1,811,932

					Unrestricted	Unrestricted		Circuit	Model	Designated	Restricted			2020
5.Donations and legacies								Trust	Fund	(Unrestricted)		Total		Total
					f				f	f	f	f		f
Donations						2,534							2,534	299
Legacies													0	0
Total						2,534							2,534	299
					Unrestricted			Circuit	Model	Designated	Restricted	2021		2020
6.Other charitable	income							Trust	Fund	(Unrestricted)		Total		Total
					f				f	f	f	f		f
Holy Habits														152
Payroll recharges						32,235						32,235		72,118
Benevolent Fund							0						0	0
Sundry income							936						936	579
Transfer from closed church							0						0	1,553
Eadie Community	House						0						0	12,875
Inner City Fund											323		323	1,030
Manse Rental						20,220							20,220	17,000
Total						53,391					323	53,714		105,307
7.Payment to Trustees												2021		2020
Payments made to trustees for additional						services		provided to
the Circuit by agreement			with the		Circuit	Meeting
Number oftrustees who			were	paid expenses
Nature ofthe expenses:				Travel Expenses, Postage,					Stationery	& Printing,	Training
Total amount paid													473	1,182
8.Fees for audit ofthe		accounts										2021		2020
Independent auditors'		fees for re			porting	on the accounts							4,422	4,020


9.Paid employees									2021	2020
Staff Costs paid during		the year were:
Gross wages, salaries	and benefits in			kind					599,086	632,986
Employer's National	Insurance		costs						49,998	52,410
Pension costs									109,376	119,958
Apprenticeship Levy									3,239	2,915
Tota I staff costs									761,699	808,269
Average number of	staff employed			during the year were:					29	31
There are no employees		who	received total emoluments		(excluding	employer	pension	costs) of	more
than E60,000 (E70,000).
									2021	2020
The Circuit contributes		to two	pension schemes:
Methodist Ministers'	Pension		Scheme (defined benefit)					E	94,848	106,575
Lay Employees' Pension		Scheme (defined contribution)						E	14,528	13,381
								E	109,376	119,956

Committed to be paid:		2021	2020
Expiring Within 1Year	E	2,619	2,661
Between 2 (k 5 Years	E	4,591	3,161
After 5 Years	E
	E	7,210	5,822

11.Other Expenditure	on Circuit property	on Circuit property	on Circuit property
					2021	2020
					f	f
Quinquennial Inspections		(Property	and Electrical)		12,766	4,512
Management and other	fees				1,427	11,051
					14,193	15,563
Lozells Methodist Church		- Inner City Fund			134,636	16,045
(External Refurbishment)
					148,829	31,608
12.Other Expenditure
					2021	2020
					f	f
Children and Youth					0	3,385
Subscriptions (CIGB, BCT,		Citizens)			11,690	11,690
Training					272	2,128
Audit Fee					4,422	4,020
Woodgate Valley					0	1,564
Philippians Fund					1,094	500
Meeting Expenses					0	1,065
Miscellaneous					1,727	1,322
					19,205	25,674
Connexional Levies on Sold Properties					622,005	92,058
Holly Hill School
					641,210	117,732
13.Grants &Donations
					2021	2020
					f	f
Holly Hill School					2,000	2,000
Hawkesley School					2,000	2,000
Individual					200	100
					4,200	4,100
Small Heath Grants Repaid					12,265	0
Dorridge for Dining Room		and Car Park			11,000	0
Water Orton - Refurbishment					0	14,666
Acocks Green - Roof replacement					0	16,000
St Andrews Stirchley - Refurbishment					0	5,000
Lozells Payroll Costs					10,000	10,000
City Centre Fund - Retail		Chaplain,	Counselling	Centre,	21,000	7,000
Inclusive Gathering
Benevolent Fund						600
					58,465	57,366

									Birmingham	Birmingham	Methodist	Circuit	Circuit
Notes to the Accounts (continued)
14.Tangible Fixed Assets
		The Circun	holds 16	menses. Eadie	Community	House,	a former manse	occupied as a Chnstian		Commumty,	and two	surplus		menses were
		sold during	the year.
Cost or valuation
											Payments		on
								Other fixed			account		and
								assets including	Fixtures, fittings		assets under
		Residential	tend	OtherLand	Menses		Other bugdings	motor vehicles	and	equipment	construction			Total
		6		E	E		6	6		6	E			E
Balance broughtforward					4,916,383		399,533							5,315,916
Additions
Revaluations (+/-)
Disposals I-) Transfers ' (+/.) Balance carried	forward				409,305 4,507,078		209.533 190,000							618,838 4,697,078
Accumulated depreciation
					Sl or RB		SLor RB	SL or RB	SLor	RB
Balance brought	forward
Depreciation charge for year (-)
Revaluations (t/-)
Disposals (-)
transters' (r/-)
Balance carried	forward
Net book value
Brought forward Carned forward					4,916,383 4,507,078		399,533 190,000							5,315,916 4,697,078

Accrued income
Other debtors
Loans
Total Debtors
Analysis of Loans
Due within one year
Due within two to five	years
Due after five years
17.Analysis ofcurrent liabilities		and long	term creditors
Prepaid Assessments
Other Creditors
Total Current Liabilities
18.Capital Commitments	and Contingent		Liabilities
At 31August 2021 capital commitments			amounted	to:
At 31August 2021contingent		liabilities	amounted	to:

2021	2020
89,129	23,979
62,871	65,348
40,000	48,000
192,000	137,327
8,000	8,000
32,000	32,000
	8,000
40,000	48,000
126,098	154,477
38,456	37,054
164,554	191,531
15,837	132,000

This	ear
			Name		of related	party		Relationship		Description oftransaction			Income	from	Payments to	Loans to related	Amounts	owed
													related	party	related party	party during the	by related
													during the year		during the year	year	party as	on 31-
																	Aug-2021
JMA
Methodist		Church			Fund		Methodist	Governin	Body	Contribution	to Connexional	costs			176,989
Mission	in	Britain			Fund
Fund for Su				ort	of Presb	ers 8 Deacons
Fund for Pro				ert
World	Mission			Fund
Total															176,989
Last	ear
			Name		of related	party		Relationship		Description oftransaction			Income	from	Payments to	Loans to related	Amounts	owed
													related	party	related party	party during the	by related
													during the year		during the year	year	party as	on 31-
																	Aug-2020
IMA
Methodist		Church			Fund		Methodist	Governin	Bod	Contribution	to Connexion al	costs			179,997
Mission	in	Britain			Fund
Fund for Su			port		of Presbyters 5 Deacons
Fund for Property
World	Mission			Fund
Total															179,997

Vision Statement and	Vision Statement and	Priorities	Priorities
Birmingham Methodist			Circuit aspires to be a welcoming Christian family with inspiring worship,				radical					compassion			and social		justice
at its heart. In this way			and following		in our Methodist tradition, we aim to share in	the transformation						of	life made possible through
God's love.
As members ofthe Birmingham				Methodist Circuit, we have agreed the following five priorities for					the meaningful sharing							ofour God
given resources:
Transforming Life - We			aim to live in such a way asto bring about positive change in our own lives							and		the lives		ofothers,		to share
God's love and to learn			and grow as		followers ofJesus both individually and in community.
Inspiring Worship - We			aim to offer		worship across the Circuit which glorifies God,	is inviting to	all,			enriches faith and inspires							us to
respond.
Radical Compassion	-	We aim to develop and practice a radical compassion which is welcoming,						inclusive,					safe and empowering.
Social Justice - We aim			to speak	out	and take action against injustice in all its forms.
A Methodist Perspective —Working together with our ecumenical partners and many others, we								aim			to	uphold the values				and
principles which arise		from our Methodist heritage, including being sustainable, ethical, collaborative									and		connected		to Methodists
across our nations and			around the world.
Full Name ofCharity:					Birmingham Methodist Circuit
Registration Charity	Number:				1132926
Date of registration:					23 November 2009
Main communication		address:			Birmingham Methodist Circuit (Central Office),	The Church at			Carrs			Lane, Carrs Lane,
					Birmingham, 847SX
The members ofthe	Birmingham			Methodist Circuit meeting are the Charity Trustees, membership						being made				up ofcircuit office
holders, ministers and			representatives appointed by the local churches.
Full membership is shown as Appendix A to this report.
Circuit Ministers and officers
Active Circuit Ministers:					Rev Dr Neil Johnson, Rev Alison Richards, Rev	Nick Jones
					Rev Mindy Bell, Rev Ping Ting Chen, Rev Caroline(Caz) Hague,					Rev		Deborah		Humphries,
					Rev Dr Vincent Jambawo, Rev Farai Mapamula,	Rev Sue Shortman,
					Rev Andrew Orton, Rev Cleopas Sibanda, Rev	Samuel Uwimana,
					Rev Karen Webber, Deacon Ruth Yorke
Circuit Lay Workers:					Mr Eddy Aigbe, Ms Maria Clack, Ms Arul Israel,	Mrs Ermine	Mitchell,						Mr Dean Taylor,
					Mrs Salome Noah, Mrs Diane Webb
Circuit Stewards:					Mrs Gill Wilkins, Mrs Janice Martin, Mrs Marjorie Roper, Mrs				Sharon Clutterbuck,
					Ms Mary Mahachi
					Mr Richard Burr (Property)
Administrators:					Mrs Hazel Bethell, Mrs Beverley Francis, Ms Vivien Jones, Mr				Tom			Milton,
					Mrs Sue Saunderson, Ms Jayne Snape, Mr Joel	Wilson, Ms Mima					yedale
Circuit 1reasurer:					Andrew Morris (Circuit Treasurer) acted as	the principal			officer overseeing						the	day	to day
					financial management and accounting for the	Circuit during		the			year.
Auditor:					Wallace Crooke, Chartered Accountants 5 Registered Auditors,						Wallace House,
					20 Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS1 2LT
Investment Bankers:					Central Finance Board ofthe Methodist Church
					Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
					CA F Bank Ltd

							Birmi	ngham	Meth	odist Circ	uit			Number	05/01
Statement of Financial Activities			(SOFA) for the year ended		31August 2021
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Income
Donations and legacies						2,534								2,534	299
Income from monetary investments						359		3,748				159	2,308	6,574	14,810
Income from Investment	Properties
Assessments on Churches						744,448								744,448	842,422
Capital Receipts							1,197,764							1,197,764	113,083
Grants Received						55,862								55,862	79,676
Other Charitable Income						53,391						323		53,714	105,307
Total Income						856,594	1,201,512					482	2,308	2,060,896	1,155,597
Expenditure
Stipends, salaries, NIC &	Pension		costs			726,838							34,861	761,699	808,269
District Assessment						21,971								21,971	21,303
Methodist Church Fund (Connexion)						176,989								176,989	179,997
Administration, telephone	&travel					49,666		1,215				95	2,735	53,711	58,116
Insurance, utilities, etc						49,218							3,000	52,218	71,557
Maintenance of Manses						37,762							26,316	64,078	73,255
Other Expenditure on Circuit		property				14,193			134,636					148,829	31,608
Depreciation				14
Provisions
Other Expenditure				12		19,205	622,005							641,210	117,732
Grants and Donations				13		4,200		23,265		10,000			21,000	58,465	57,366
Contributions to District Advance			Fund					36,830						36,830	47,493
Total Charitable Expenditure						1,100,042	683,315		144,636			95	87,912	2,016,000	1,466,696
Net income/(expenditure)						-243,448	518,197		-144,636			387	-85,604	44,896	-311,099
Transfers between funds						-305,840	305,840
						-549,288	824,037		-144,636			387	-85,604	44,896	-311,099
Other recognised gains /	(losses):
Gains/(losses) on monetary		investments
Gains/(losses) on investment		assets
Net movement in funds						-549,288	824,037		-144,636			387	-85,604	44,896	-311,099
Reconciliation offunds:
Total funds brought forward						5,666,828	285,882		369„849			47,677	703,408	7,073,644	7,384,743
Total funds carried forward						5,117,540	1,109,919		225,213			48,064	617,804	7,118,540	7,073,644
For information only Money		received and passed on to		External		Organisations
Balance brought forward	from last year
Offerings/Gifts - received for ExternalOrganisations														223	2500
Offerings/Gifts - passed to External Organisations														223	2500

						Iltc JJ IJ		o OJ Il		ai XI	'O JJ	o Cl		'o SI IJ	IJI'oc 'D	Totals 2021	Totals 2020 as Restated
						JIIIu Sl c IV ca	II V	I JI IC	IVc LN III I- 8 &au U 2			IOC JIO ITI SI cs	xl u.	III sl	I IV
Fixed Assets
					Notes
Land & Buildings					14	4,697,078										4,697,078	5,315,916
Equipment
Investment properties					15
Investments
		Total	fixed assets			4,697,078								0	0	4,697,078	5,315,916
Current Assets
Debtors					16	152,000		40,000								192,000	137,327
Trustees for Methodist		Church		Purposes
Deposits							1,069,919			225,213				47,322	628,596	1,971,050	1,369,182
Central Finance Board		Deposits				360,978									9,276	370,254	354,772
Cash at Bank and	in hand					51,634								742	336	52,712	87,978
	Total current assets					564,612	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	638,208	2,586,016	1,949,259
Current Liabilities
Creditors and Accruals		(due in		under 1yr)	17	144,150								0	20,404	164,554	191,531
	Total Current			Liablities		144,150		0			0			0	20,404	164,554	191,531
Net current		assets/(liabilities)				420,462	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	617,804	2,421,462	1,757,728
Total assets less current				liabilities		5,117,540	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	617,804	7,118,540	7,073,644
Long term liabilities (due after				more
than 1year)
				Net assets		5,117,540	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	617,804	7,118,540	7,073,644
Funds ofthe Circuit
General Fund (Unrestricted)					19	5,117,540										5,117,540	5,666,828
Model Trust Fund	(Unrestricted)				19		1,109,919									1,109,919	285,882
Model Trust Fund	(Designated			&
Unrestricted)					19					225,213						225,213	369,849
Designated funds					19									48,064		48,064	47,677
Restricted funds					19										617,804	617,804	703,408
			Total Funds			5,117,540	1,109,919			225,213				48,064	617,804	7,118,540	7,073,644

						2021	2020
Statement ofcash flows						f	f
Cash from operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities						-178,973	-438,992
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments						6,574	14,810
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and	equipment					1,182,332	280,147
Purchase of property, plant and equipment						0	0
Net cash provided by investing activities						1,188,906	294,957
Cash flows from financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in	the reporting		period			582,084	-186,902
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning	of the reporting		period			1,811,932	1,998,834
Cash and cash equivalents at the end ofthe reporting			period			2,394,016	1,811,932
						2021	2020
Reconciliation ofnet income to net cash flow from operating					activities	f	f
Net income for the reporting period ( as per statement		offinancial		activities)		44,896	-311,099
Adjustments for:
Loss/(Profit) on the sale of fixed assets						-135,645	-113,083
Gains on investments						0	0
Dividends, interest and rents from investments						-6,574	-14,810
(increase)/decrease in debtors						-54,673	0
increase/(decrease) in creditors						-26,977	0
Net cash used in operating activities						-178,973	-438,992
						2021	2020
Analysis of cash and cash equivalent						f	f
Cash in hand						422,966	442,750
Short term deposit (less than 3months)						1,971,050	1,369,182
Total cash and cash equivalents						2,394,016	1,811,932

					Unrestricted	Unrestricted		Circuit	Model	Designated	Restricted			2020
5.Donations and legacies								Trust	Fund	(Unrestricted)		Total		Total
					f				f	f	f	f		f
Donations						2,534							2,534	299
Legacies													0	0
Total						2,534							2,534	299
					Unrestricted			Circuit	Model	Designated	Restricted	2021		2020
6.Other charitable	income							Trust	Fund	(Unrestricted)		Total		Total
					f				f	f	f	f		f
Holy Habits														152
Payroll recharges						32,235						32,235		72,118
Benevolent Fund							0						0	0
Sundry income							936						936	579
Transfer from closed church							0						0	1,553
Eadie Community	House						0						0	12,875
Inner City Fund											323		323	1,030
Manse Rental						20,220							20,220	17,000
Total						53,391					323	53,714		105,307
7.Payment to Trustees												2021		2020
Payments made to trustees for additional						services		provided to
the Circuit by agreement			with the		Circuit	Meeting
Number oftrustees who			were	paid expenses
Nature ofthe expenses:				Travel Expenses, Postage,					Stationery	& Printing,	Training
Total amount paid													473	1,182
8.Fees for audit ofthe		accounts										2021		2020
Independent auditors'		fees for re			porting	on the accounts							4,422	4,020


9.Paid employees									2021	2020
Staff Costs paid during		the year were:
Gross wages, salaries	and benefits in			kind				E	599,086	632,986
Employer's National	Insurance		costs					E	49,998	52,410
Pension costs								E	109,376	119,958
Apprenticeship Levy									3,239	2,915
Tota I staff costs								E	761,699	808,269
Average number of	staff employed			during the year were:					29	31
There are no employees		who	received total emoluments		(excluding	employer	pension	costs) of	more
than E60,000 (E70,000).
									2021	2020
The Circuit contributes		to two	pension schemes:
Methodist Ministers'	Pension		Scheme (defined benefit)					E	94,848	106,575
Lay Employees' Pension		Scheme (defined contribution)						E	14,528	13,381
								E	109,376	119,956

Committed to be paid:		2021	2020
Expiring Within 1Year	E	2,619	2,661
Between 2 (k 5 Years	E	4,591	3,161
After 5 Years	E
	E	7,210	5,822

11.Other Expenditure	on Circuit property	on Circuit property	on Circuit property
					2021	2020
					f	f
Quinquennial Inspections		(Property	and Electrical)		12,766	4,512
Management and other	fees				1,427	11,051
					14,193	15,563
Lozells Methodist Church		- Inner City Fund			134,636	16,045
(External Refurbishment)
					148,829	31,608
12.Other Expenditure
					2021	2020
					f	f
Children and Youth					0	3,385
Subscriptions (CIGB, BCT,		Citizens)			11,690	11,690
Training					272	2,128
Audit Fee					4,422	4,020
Woodgate Valley					0	1,564
Philippians Fund					1,094	500
Meeting Expenses					0	1,065
Miscellaneous					1,727	1,322
					19,205	25,674
Connexional Levies on Sold Properties					622,005	92,058
Holly Hill School
					641,210	117,732
13.Grants &Donations
					2021	2020
					f	f
Holly Hill School					2,000	2,000
Hawkesley School					2,000	2,000
Individual					200	100
					4,200	4,100
Small Heath Grants Repaid					12,265	0
Dorridge for Dining Room		and Car Park			11,000	0
Water Orton - Refurbishment					0	14,666
Acocks Green - Roof replacement					0	16,000
St Andrews Stirchley - Refurbishment					0	5,000
Lozells Payroll Costs					10,000	10,000
City Centre Fund - Retail		Chaplain,	Counselling	Centre,	21,000	7,000
Inclusive Gathering
Benevolent Fund						600
					58,465	57,366

									Birmingham	Birmingham	Methodist	Circuit	Circuit
Notes to the Accounts (continued)
14.Tangible Fixed Assets
		The Circun	holds 16	menses. Eadie	Community	House,	a former manse	occupied as a Chnstian		Commumty,	and two	surplus		menses were
		sold during	the year.
Cost or valuation
											Payments		on
								Other fixed			account		and
								assets including	Fixtures, fittings		assets under
		Residential	tend	OtherLand	Menses		Other bugdings	motor vehicles	and	equipment	construction			Total
		6		E	E		6	6		6	E			E
Balance broughtforward					4,916,383		399,533							5,315,916
Additions
Revaluations (+/-)
Disposals I-) Transfers ' (+/.) Balance carried	forward				409,305 4,507,078		209.533 190,000							618,838 4,697,078
Accumulated depreciation
					Sl or RB		SLor RB	SL or RB	SLor	RB
Balance brought	forward
Depreciation charge for year (-)
Revaluations (t/-)
Disposals (-)
transters' (r/-)
Balance carried	forward
Net book value
Brought forward Carned forward					4,916,383 4,507,078		399,533 190,000							5,315,916 4,697,078

Accrued income
Other debtors
Loans
Total Debtors
Analysis of Loans
Due within one year
Due within two to five	years
Due after five years
17.Analysis ofcurrent liabilities		and long	term creditors
Prepaid Assessments
Other Creditors
Total Current Liabilities
18.Capital Commitments	and Contingent		Liabilities
At 31August 2021 capital commitments			amounted	to:
At 31August 2021contingent		liabilities	amounted	to:

2021	2020
89,129	23,979
62,871	65,348
40,000	48,000
192,000	137,327
8,000	8,000
32,000	32,000
	8,000
40,000	48,000
126,098	154,477
38,456	37,054
164,554	191,531
15,837	132,000

This	ear
			Name		of related	party		Relationship		Description oftransaction			Income	from	Payments to	Loans to related	Amounts	owed
													related	party	related party	party during the	by related
													during the year		during the year	year	party as	on 31-
																	Aug-2021
JMA
Methodist		Church			Fund		Methodist	Governin	Body	Contribution	to Connexional	costs			176,989
Mission	in	Britain			Fund
Fund for Su				ort	of Presb	ers 8 Deacons
Fund for Pro				ert
World	Mission			Fund
Total															176,989
Last	ear
			Name		of related	party		Relationship		Description oftransaction			Income	from	Payments to	Loans to related	Amounts	owed
													related	party	related party	partyduringthe	by related
													during the year		during the year	year	party as	on 31-
																	Aug-2020
IMA
Methodist		Church			Fund		Methodist	Governin	Bod	Contribution	to Connexion al	costs			179,997
Mission	in	Britain			Fund
Fund for Su			port		of Presbyters 5 Deacons
Fund for Property
World	Mission			Fund
Total															179,997

MINISTERS		CIRCUIT A	SSEMBL	Y MEMBERSHIP
				Rev Dr Neil Johnson
				Rev Nick Jones
				Rev Alison Richards
				Rev Ping Ting Chen
				Rev Molly Chitokwindo
				Rev Caroline Hague
				Rev Deborah Humphries
				Rev Farai Mapamula
				Rev Sue Shortman
				Rev Cleopas Sibanda
				Rev Karen Webber
				Deacon Ruth Yorke
MINISTERS IN OTHER		APPOINTMENTS
				Rev Mindy Bell
CLERGY IN LEP's
				Rev Mike Claridge
				Rev Lorraine Shorten
SUPERNUMERARY	MINISTERS
				Rev Alison Geary
				Rev Donald Sampson
				Rev Caroline Homan
				Rev Barbara Calvert
LAYWOR KERS
				Ermine Mitchell
				Diane Webb
				Salome Noah
				Arul Israel
				Susannah Saunderson
CIRCUIT STEWARDS
				Gill Wilkins
				Mary Mahachi
				Janice Martin
				Marjorie Roper
				Sharon Clutterbuck
				Richard Burr (Property)
TREASURER
				Andrew Morris
Queens Foundation
				Rev Gary Hall
CA Minute Taker
				Valerie Edden
Circuit Local Preachers		&Worship	Leaders	Representatives
				Fiona Beadle
				Keith Dennis
				Danny Dorsett
				Annette Sampson
				Joy Wadsworth
				Alan Wildbur
				Helen Woodall

					Jenny Fisher
Forum Convenors
		Resources			Rev Alison Richards
		Service 5		Evangelism	Rev Dr Neil Johnson
		Worship,		Learning S.Caring	Rev Nick Jones
CO-OPTED		MEMBERS
					Kath Collman
					Moses Dakunivosa
					Mike Fisher
CIRCUIT	CHURCH		REPRESENTATIVES
Acocks Green
					Mark Firmstone
					Alan Bennett
					Sandra Gilbert
Beacon
					Judith Wingate
					Pam Wallace
					Christine Tedstone
Cambridge		Road
					Anne Lockyer
					Barbara Howarth
Castle Bromwich
					Mal Glenn
					Ray Glenn
					Sue Mitchell
The Church		at Carrs Lane
					Peter Woodall
					Joe Bullen
Chinese	Church
					William yuen
					Helen Xue
					Rhoda Tong
					Paul Chung
Coleshill	United
					Chris Courts
					Peter Courts
Cotte ridge
					Lorna Babb
					John Cliff
					Mike Meadows

Dorridge
			Lynne Wilson
			Phil Salmon
			Lis Helliar
			Helen Munday
Earlswood
			Paul Spence
			Pat Fowler
Great Barr
			Sylvia Emery
			Judith Kirby
Hall Green United	Community	Church
			Peter Astardjian
			Brian Dickens
			Val Dickens
			Linda Ramdharry
Hawkesley
			Clive Sweet
			Adam Lloyd
Haz el well
			Janet Thomas
			Peter Thomas
			Yvonne Swain
Longbridge
			Remi Olatunbosun
			Philip Osborn
			Lenroy Ryner
Lozells
			Ellalyn Blake
			Caroline Nana-Tchounga
Lyndon
			Wendy Magee
			Tony Ludlow
Maypole
			Sandra Jenkinson
			Jennie Owen

Nether Whitacre
	Carol Morgan
	Jane Taylor
	Helen Howell
Northfield
	Andrew Coldrick
	James Herbert
	Laura Enonchong
Perry Barr
	Pansie McKenzie
	Neilson Williams
Perry Hall
	Daphne Gray
	Vivienne Haylette
Saltley
	Lorna Neale
	Sylvia Payne
Selly Oak
	Richard Kirby
	Brian Noake
	John Richardson
	Maureen Foxall
	Karen Ashton
Shirley
	Lois Beaumont
	Keith Love ll
	Bill Russell
	Pat Lowe
Solihull
	Caroline Hinchliffe
	Sandra Ker
	Jenni Kitson
	Howard Staight
South Yardley
	Liz Lyons
	Linda Loo
	Joe Glasford
Sparkhill
	Jeanne Thompson
	Rhyllis Green
	Herman Norford