Clrcult
Accruals Account$
202&2025
THE METHODIS I CHliRknki
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
IA￿￿1<uAL3 014JiJj
for the year ended 31 August 2025
Hull (Centre aDd West) Circuit
CfyaTIty. 5Pegl%lTart.on nu4Ythr
1132YS
Yorkshire North & East District
District No I Circuit No
29137
Min￿t•
L Haye8 (Supenntendant)
Re¥ L Suffte
RevAOrt
NJpJon Vyd¢
Ir¢ult stewards
MfS S Green (sen￿r. retired 31 Augusl 20251
Mrs S Vin
Mr8 G Appltyard
Mr l 8aker from i Sep 2024
Mrs G Daibyfrom 1 Sep 2024
Mr S IS￿. from I Septembef20251
Mr J srwrwos
Mrs R Short from 1 Sep 2024
Clr¢ult TY••8urnr
Mr J srwwson

HITLL IcLwfRE WEST> METHODIST CtRCLIIT
ANliUAL REPORT
I'EAR ENDED31 .4IGI:ST 2•25
The financial sts*ments hatre been prepa￿d in ￿C0￿Ce with the accounting ￿11¢1¢5 sd oui in th¢
io chariiies prqéring iheir a¢￿Unts irb accordance *ith the Fin•n¢iat Re￿nIn9 ¥plic•bl¢ in the
I5K and Republic of Irelwjd (FRS 109) lefftc¢tve l JaDUaTh ￿19
l. Rekrt•te •Ad ￿￿lAI￿tive det*lls ofthe Ch*rltw. its Tr￿￿*￿ Amd Adv4wrx
NArnr. Hull IC¢tttye ￿ We<) Method1￿ Ciniht
Reoi5ter•J ch*itw numl%r. 1132962
Priticipal Olyicv. Circuit Office
¢0 Bricknell ATheM￿ Chw¢h
277 Bn'¢kn¢ll .4￿en￿e
HUS 4TJ
Mini*eTS'.
Revd. H Ilick5
Revd. C Sutherby
lA￿ ÈAY P&sws: MT P Vince
Mr5 karen Clark- 25 July 7125
S fJTtrn- Sts)iorto 11 4uguo?O?4
Mr S Hick50n- Senior from I September 2025
MT T Baker- from I S¢oemiXr_￿24
tss G Daih, . fmi I Seomber *0?4
Mr J Sherknerds(
Mrs R sh￿ . I Septanb¢r 2024
Mrs S VÈn
Tw5wes'. All the aFKJv¢ are 85 arc membL75 of the Circyti A rth. li&ofTn%*¥s o
av*iR*ble from the Circuit OfficL
Cireuit iAV &aff.. Mr P Ki￿Y IFIWKE Officer)
Thilk¢s (Circuii Offi￿. Satr¢8wdiry d¥vJ (xkni
AdvisoTS:_
Bankers.. HSBC Bink ￿¢. 63 Ilarkr Btstrlv. Ea￿1.￿￿81111￿ Fi IT &4L
CAF Bank 25 kio¥s Hill A¥'ethue. Kin85 Hill. W¢si Mallin& Kent ME19 4JQ

HLILL (CENTRE .4ND WEST) METHODIST CIRCUIT
ANNUAL REPORT
YLAR ENDED 31 .4IGLST.•fjJ Irfjniwd)
I Str¥¢tur& ¢overBxB¢e #Dd Ma￿#*￿¢￿¢
Sts¢tffltDI of Tr•ste41' rnspo*y6bllitiu:
Charifv law rtquires th¢ TnLts ￿ prcwe financial stattmts for eath financial ye4r whith giv¢
and tair view otr the swe of athirs of the Charity and ol ILS financiok •LXi*itie5 for that wbyj.
its Ind liabilities ai the end of the periiyl and *qyBtely distin8uish any Ma*r1￿ wial InLSt or
Mak¢ judgcments and e￿lm￿t5 are reawnable and PTudeni:
gnd RerMlrtin8 bi. Chariiies and the.4¢¢ouniin8 R¢Bulations and with applicable Aec(wntsng
thai th¢ charity wi15 coniinu¢ in operati￿.
irf41 Jiud ￿mIlli51T4￿¥e inform*floD
The 8overnin8 t¥>dy of thc Circuit is th¢ Meth¢Jdisi Church #E)d the goi'ernin8 b(￿Y ofthe M¢thodi51
urEh is CottterenE¢. The CiFEuif s W¥¢rniD¥ ar¢ the Drtd I'ftion 1931 *MI the
blethodim Church Act 1970 which give the altthortt) undw vihT¥th the MrthcMJist Thur¢h xts. The
The Cirahsl isa Reo¥4tyed c1w1￿ number I I3￿•
Tr¥sleei
The Trustre5 tr)mryi5e the Mini5teTS and Cir¢uil Stewwds who are list¢d ¢Jn page l 108rfher with other
Tht principal •ddrtsses of the cir￿E1.5 advisoTS are listed on pa8e l.
The Circvil Sitwards aft rc5wnsible for lh¢ dasiled examination of the finwKial stsicments
dnn to thtCirtu# M¢¢till8 thi5 theci￿Ul1 FiftaDLt Offi¢¢r.
TheT¢ ¥e 17 kxal which CircuiL including ? whith Jrt d¢si8Mtrd a5 a
cla55 of another church and l. which 8rr in Local E¢ttm¢nie￿ Pwmership5. Th¢ c1￿1[L th¢
YoEkthitt wb*lx 15 Of* of*J Disrricts ofthe ￿ethOd*￿ ChLwch in Greai Briuin.
TrginI￿ fN IS availthle via th¢ Distrid inft¥ft*ion is a150 avai18ble on the Meth(NJisi
website.
the ¢ntitled"ConMiiuiionaJ Pracis¢¢ and Discipline of the IAethodisi Church" under lh¢
Meaing and (th¢f relaied wmniiu¢¢
The day io day w)licy and managemeDi of th¢ Charity is led by the Circuit Laq5hip T¢am compri5inB th¢
Circuii MeetiD¥ whith is th¢ Tnoit) deci$ion-mokinB body.

HIILL (CENTRE AND WEST) METHODIST CIRCUIT
ANNUAL REPORT
I'L4R LYDED 31 .4I'GL ST 201$ ((••tsvd
Ifinn thai ￿'S1¢M$ have been estsblished ￿ en•bl¢ re8ular rqKMtsto b¢ wojucal so th* th¢ n
ean be taen to monitw thrsc risk5.
With Teqgrd ￿ i*sues of safe0￿1￿￿ the CinJit emplovs 8 Safe$￿08 Offictt Wh￿ guid*K¢
ovided by ihe meth￿11$1 churc￿ ensu￿5 the llLf¢5W Uatning are wtThid¢il and tha i
ite is followed. The Cir¢uii also emplo¥s a W. OtTkcer. and risks as5￿181¢d with the care a¢¥1
folhw*L
3. fiBxDti*l Revlew
Chr¢uii Aceourts include the following two unytstrithed fimds..
for opmtionAI ￿ 5trnw¢ pyfwses arc handled.
Ib) %ifiNJti frust Fu￿1 whiLh rec¥Trts tttc Lif diyJ*d.4LwdJLs and lon
ired. Surplus funds ¥e uscd for mbkin8 8rarbts io local Mdhodi& thurches OT 4yo¥ed pft)je¢ts
>cek ￿ tiiltil Ehe mi551￿ 1?f th¢ CIFLI1iL
In &Jditi(xi. there sre thrte rewicted fiu¥Js which are for swifie alw of (*urv&h.
Th¢tr a dEfiCii on Grnthl Ae¢ouni for the v•ar of £60A51 I_￿?4 £16.79.1). This was mainly the rewh
of a twther tall in 1wJ￿ P[￿ ift ap¢ndiUtr¢. W'e wrti¢ip* 8 Similar Wb#aWi￿ d￿r￿li.
?5126 and we will ne¢d to draw wift on our Model Tnlrt FuThd. Ow Model TTr1￿ Fund h&$ been (kplued
It is th¢ wlicy of Charity to hold 5u¢fJ¢ient Tt5¢T¥¢S io provide working for its contioued
Permweni ETrJowment of £3.6041?024 £3.5131 aTrA re51fi¢Led funds W¢8llin8 £74 {?0?4 £1.006I. The
unrrthtrd fiNN15 L7V4 '"11?￿4 i￿.￿.¥&>1 and pvpoTh. wotk of th¢
dwity al £1.971751120?4 £1.691.751 I leaviny unrestricied liquid fwKls of £731.4701?0?4
£V.141.1_ry. [n Thrt?rtp•d*wJrt &)LIX54 IJL?4 Lg7.7961•1
th¢ y¢ar-end.
4. Public BeA¢fit St*temeRI
The Trusttts wish to th31 have complia wilh the in ￿￿110n 17of the Charities Art 21VTr I
haN¢ due qtsid*kY publ¢sh¢d b¥" the c1￿1Th CooTrtTr)i￿ort in tewi of wblic knefii in
ex¢r¢ising their ww¢rs end duties. Thev have dont so via a daail¢d sy*¢m ol ch¢¢ks aw¥J bslaTKY>
imi)hing regular f¢¢&•ck to th¢ Circubi %trd5n4 through ensuring thai acTiens decisions
m•de are always in a¢¢ordance with the Constiiutional Pfaaiec and DI￿[plIne ot ts Il¢trnliM Chillrh.
S. Objeetives •nd Aims
The primary ￿T￿ls¢ t.or which the Clwi'ry is athanLX mi$5irn ofthtclumrk
T*phi¢al Hrt4 it ¢ov¢rs which wrnprises the ¢wtre and west of Hull and the towns and vill•8e5 on its
Western outskn"ns. The lirciiii"5 MissKm PolKy ¢xtsr.

HIILL ICLNTRE .LND WESTI METHODtST CIRCLIIT
AN￿uAL REPORT
4R LYDED 31 .4IIGI ST 29L4 (¢••*td)
S VbJ"tttiY¢s ••d Aiiw Icoiiiimlledl
"We bel￿￿ thutwe are cdlled be ￿n1-I¢d M'iih a 1*ortforJesMsaThlopa%5ionfv
Thi¥ helwj'5hd￿.4 tl¢¢LfiOn our17s1￿￿ttd oll(Y1411tyn uJ'r*r rvsowrt
oThlleads io idenrifi. (Mrkn'prioriiies for mission. As 4 C"imiii we M'ill seek fo SUP*￿a￿dres0￿C¢
'urk whii'h Tr*e15 urmure thgJiAI(Thing d¥JeLm*5. whdi cm eiil¥rcknh w&i•twii I￿..
al Mokn'n% thciples andgri)M'in% in d￿L'1P1¢Ship
¢1 Iniliotives m1ssioTrskn￿d ￿￿131ry
d)
ei Wort M'iih fomilie& i'￿￿2PeOple a#d¢lllldren th￿oIder￿P1¢
Jj Re￿hing
gj Building comnninin'¢oh¢$ion'
The Circuii provide5 OPWrtutSitics for churches to w¢yk iogaher end suprxirt e4¢b othcr. by off￿1￿8 them
Tr Circuit serve5 the I￿81 churche& the Distria ond the Conleren¢¢ in the deploynKnt arml
0¥¢r4h( of th¢ tNiRisrKs ot th¢ (fvurcb. and progrwm¢strf trdinin¥.
Obiettiw
The of the MahodiA Chwch arE Ind SWI bt deemed to h￿¢ been 5iDCt the De•9 of UThion 1931
the advanc￿e￿i of
a) ni¢ ChtiAithD faith in #¢¢<Kd￿ with th• doctrin￿ swidaftL%and discipline of the M*hryJi#
Church;
b) Any chaTitabl¢ purpos¢ forth¢ time beingof any co￿XIOU&l. d15tri￿ cir￿1( Ifxaj or other
or8￿1￿7￿￿ 4Jf the Nl¢ttKXtL￿ Churh:
c) Any cbarithble PUTP05e forthe time being of any society or ltwit￿l0n. subsidiary or MKill8ry 10
the %lalKxlist (7￿￿th.
d> An) purF4)5¢ for the lime bei¥vJ of 8ny thwity being • clwty SLEbsid1￿ or 4Dcillary to Ihe
The Cir¢uit produce5 a quarterly prwhing plan 10 ensuTe regular public octs of wJr5hip take place at each
th¢ for it kn5 ther5￿bL E&-h Tthhi¢bJai w"ibilth for organi￿￿￿ its
r¢8ular a¢iiviiic5. In ￿ditiOn (xc4sional ev¢m& athiviti¢sBnd ￿ of WLYsbip 8r¢ OT8anbs¢d on aCir£uit
b45i
Ve*rh. objtttives
To fa¢ilitsie the iixal chwdKs io enabk them to ¢ontinue ts Christion plxe5 of W(￿ShiP where all
are
To provide resou￿¢5 10 enable churches to Tta¢h io the llxal comrnunity aT¥J to pwsue the
To c¢)ntinue io d¢velop leadu5hiw governaDce aFMI management within the Cir¢uiL
I￿•8 term obj¢¢tiv
To (level￿ An inttrt&sed swareness of the Chrwit. its and i)pportwiitie51m0n￿ loc41
To in¢reLse th¢ i¢)volvem¢DI of lay minislry in the life ofthe Thurch.
T(Tr ensufe the best us¢ of re50urtts in terrn5 of pctsonnel. and propffjty.
To t) plannTn

HIILL ICLNTRE .LND WFST) METHODIST CIRCIIIT
ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 ALGI'ST 29J (eo•tk••ed>
C ircuii L¢adethip"Te¥m meatll8SW Lx)nsider mattcF5 viithin the fir¢uit and ￿ se¢k th¢ wa) frmvard.
Itt addttioth the Circuii Stewwds aim ￿ send a reprts¢ntslive 10 all Church Council me¢un8s of local
h[￿¢hes. (kn a quart￿ b4515 the cirtull.YL￿nS ts held whaE wrp)ns art all as
¢Jecisions are m•de.
The Ftlieve thue are stron8 finaTKitI cot)trol$ in F￿llion.
GrxAt Thaki￿ ￿lkY
fjrdnts ar¢ awarded to sdjemes and projeus wlxnitted by thr chwthes Vjhith nx4 lxrnin
Thes¢ ￿hernes and pYojed8 can be eith¢r for the develOpn￿l of Mis%hon and Ministry Proi¢cts or for
l*operty ScheTE*S. The ￿ndaM￿la1 rtywwemeni Is thNE the ¥Tanis Wbll the m555K￿ Obj￿ti￿¥S ol'¥x
thr Circuit and the Ird thurth io be met. (k¢a5iOt)a11% 8raDi opplic*ionsio oU￿lde bodi¢5 are appTov¢d
whvt it is considered that th¢T work is in linr tht C i￿Irt"s rni55w obieth"Ne& .411 rn appli¥*iCn5
I￿ scnrtinTrsed by the approtyiate Ckrcuii offi¢ets and wroval is ¥iven by the Chr¢uit Lx4d¢tship Team
hith has d¢le¥ai￿ FKrners.
Exteut of tke ￿ of wol••tttr4 in *eki¢willg *i•$
'olunteets •rt involv¢d in 811 of ihe work ofthe CiNiit aYMI I￿1￿1¢ Ixd Preth who rt8uIthy
kad worship. Circun Si¢weYd5 and crth¢Th adrnitt1stratsi¢ •1 ljold ryt5¢ty•¥e
roks. The leY¢l of on voluntary workers within the C.ir¢uii is extr¢mcly hi8h. 15 it 15 in any
C"hurLh
Scveral of elvJrd*s continu¢ to stru8gk ￿ Yecovtt frnm th¢ curtailment of their 8c¢ivities
during thc Covid pandtmi¢. ThÈs ha5 impaLttII fft ththT at¥J rrJmVS mr•*
have Iwt to Tedu¢¢ their SUp￿rt ￿ th¢ CircuiL Neverthel￿ oppjrtuniiies have
èriscn for ¢xploTing new otr 7Trth5hippmi a￿4 iiiiTM￿lIY JMJ
beino m* of lethnolo￿ io bro&dca5t ser¥i¢es.
(kn local churches ha*¢ wrtati•f**•t.kn
more closely iogaher aThJ ¢Kplore ways irt which they sharc r¢wLEfccs and plan ahe￿1.
supwned by fr4Mn iM)th the Circuit and Dtstria.
Proj¢¢i work ￿ 5dby pus¢d ￿ wa% y<¥ th• wi¢¢t
clear mhssional aim5 aThd obje¢iive& howewer. the fellowshkp gmups and worship conunues and
the b￿lidit￿ is U5¢d b) is a o(Ckn"ts il<thLMJist Churd **4
ontinue5 Work. Prin¢ts Av¢nu¢ Melh￿l* Church ¢(ffliinw io provide much nttded help and
MethodisE Chur¢h eoniinu¢ io provid¢ help and sukwrt to young fwnilies by PToviding frre sch(y)I
unitixms th¢ R¢( proi¢Lt.
Our ¥ari(w working groups wbi£h we cstsb1￿hed during the pre￿10¥S year eoniinu¢ to furKtion
are providing 4 plarfoTm for Ch￿￿1￿$ trj p)ol r¢sourct5 wld ideJs.

HIILL ICENTRS. .￿ND WESD METHODIST CIRCLIIT
ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR LNDED 31 .4I,CL.ST 2025 laxli••ed
Ch•lk*tes for IIÈ f•i¥re
d￿llen8e focally is io reffliii and tiain 18y wors io ti115(rt¢ ft)l¢
In common with nltionttl treNb. many chur¢kn hav¢ an 88eJng f•llins This Thk¢s il
more diffi¢uli 10 ar4)oinl 5uitsble willing volunievs to hold otYic¢ and we conunue to explore
Shem￿1ve w&y5 to reduce the burdcn5 01 govunance ¥TTh)n8St owmembu5. Thc CkTCUif
Finance Officer gnd a Circuii I¥0￿￿. and Safeguardin4 Officer have $i￿1fiCantIY contrilmkted th red￿1th
th¢ burden ol governantt on voluntttrs aT￿ V¥¢ aFY pl￿1 io W V4¢ h￿¢ a SUI of
Circuit ￿twardS. This isa Nital role in the life of th¢Circuii and thcy provide an Important luth &8 we seek
t*5pie and wifitial qii'in? b% maTr%. th¢Ye is wessiire OD 5Dme churches to Tris¢ Su￿1¢1¢￿
to me¢t their financial obligations in iemis ofcaTe of their lyJildin85 Hnd 5UPPOrt of the CiTruit. Thi5
h&$ r￿ted in defieits on the CJentYaJ Ful￿ whith ¢￿Tly th¢ went￿1 ts) evenbjally limit the work of
the CircuiL In recent ye8rs this def*￿1 ht% bcen by fra￿lerS Irom th¢ MLthI Tnk& Fund. •J4iii1Th7
fwyJin8 these dtrici￿ and primarifv Is a result of a PTOFQtv. purch￿ the year. our M(xlel Tn￿1
Fund decr¢3￿ fijrther in waluE although pl8n5 tirthe s*of ch￿1¢
is with confidence w¢ will approAch these d￿llenge5 we with prlyerwe will fulfil the
pihrixise5 which Gcd has in swxe liw
There is no rel¢%8ni inlDrniaion of wbth ¢xThiner ¥Hd
The"fnJstees hve taken #ep5 that the). oughi to mtske thEmselvts a￿lIe of Rlevani
infonnaiion and io estsblish th¢ irmle￿I￿￿ tsarnin¢r
R¢¥d L HaJn¢s (Superinl¢￿denl Ministcr)

Naiiie of Circuit
uli jientre & Westl Circuit
ircuit No
29137
Statement of Financial Activitles (SOFA) for th8 year ended 31 August 2025
Clrcult Model Deslgn8tetl
Gengral Fund
Trust
Funds
accounts Iunrestrletedl IUnrestrSetedl lunrtirleiedl
R9¥tr1¢t￿ Endowrnent
Funds
Total
Income
11.5
2. InC￿e trorn monetsry investments
3 Income frorn Investment properbes
4 Assessments on Churches
S Capital Rer£ipts
S Granis received
7 Other chantats￿ Inco￿
e Total income
5.277
41.047
46.422
288.￿8
288.4S8
7.388
98 3S3,768
301.123
41,047
11,500
Expenditure
9 Granis aiYJ donab'ons
alanes and associated costs
Propety mairytonan
12 Connexional a5S88srnent & tnod81 trust levy
13 Di$tnctAssessmeni & Levy
14 Depreeiab'on
15 Office expenses
16 Otrer outooings
17 Totsi cha¢itable expen•Jlture
18 G8inslllossèsl on tnofietary illvèstrnerrts
19 Gainslllossesl on investment properts'es
22.152
25,152
10
20,885
62,424
12.(KK)
8,134
28,799
62.424
72.907
2,590
24,975
22,620
481,914
23
60.￿7
11
21,924
3,040
12801
27,021
363,824
91,058
18
(G2,70',1
64,035
279,(KKJ
280.334
1,856,469
2.136.803
4cr
92 -128.123
21 Transfers beNveen funds
22 Other g8insllk)s$esl
23 Net movement In lund*
24 Tot31 funds brought forw4rd
25 Totsl lunds carried forward
17￿5
3,376
19321
(279.OCK>
1410.9931
978.411
567.418
-3 378
92 -131.499
3.512 2,839.398
3,604 2,707,899
74

Trw•tr
1.979.gD9
l.YYP.Kfj
1.695.034
2643
tJ71.
Tl276
9.¢3)
IJ
rM¢p
5S7.785
15.626
7&2$4
7M
121.745
74
14
711714
,131Jll
1747.
17Q4￿1
74
12
?J5.

HULL l¥£pfi RE AND WEST) CIRCUIT
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
YEAR EIN'DED 31 AUGUST
2025
2024
2023
Cash flow5 frorn operatinB acti¥wties:
rNei lexpeniiiturellinrpme
for the year enaed 31 Au8USt
11si,499j
30524
1115,9721
Adju5tment5for.-
Capital Expeftdityre
Depreiiation charge5
Loss/lGèinl investment5
IGainllLoss on sale of propertv
IGainllLubs uii Disyvbdl ul E4dipfi-ient
"ea5el/decrea5e in debtors
(Decreasellincrease in creditors
i£V
735
1231
1881)1
191
4896
11.3901
110.3111
3851
113.6701
12311 114.0611
13,8931
4936
Net C35h lusedllprovided by operatin8 artivities
1135,3921
16.463
1111,0361
>Tb 11 v*> ITViTri iti¥r>i1¥"￿ dLi1￿Ille>.
Sale/lptJrchasel of property
1279.(KJOI
jo,Il)I
250 1286.8651
417,111
386,481
Sale of equipment
416,463
385,833
Change in tash and tash equivalents in the year
1422,2571
432.926
274.797
Cash and Cash Equivalents blf
1,150,917
717,991
443,194
Rounding
Cash and Cash Equivalents clf
728.660
1.150.917
717,991
TMCP
CFB
Others
567,746
75,214
85,700
7?8.660
969,670
122.745
58.502
1.150.917
521,9JO
155,482
40.559
7J7991

Hull (Centre & Westl Circuit
Not￿ to the Attounts
I i¥•>i5 yi
T4e f1p.antl2rpta.2￿.0Tht￿ havÈ been prepared under rhe Charitie5 Act 2011 in accDrdance the 1019ver>ion of Accountinsand RoportÉf%gbw rp.aA&j¢-'
Statement Of Recommendeo Prattice ISORPI appll(abletoth8Atles p￿ParIn8th￿rl(¢0￿Trts in at¢¢rdoA¢e viith FRSIO2.
2 Fdnd5
The fund$he￿¢On$￿tlQt-. Getterll Funts1e￿f0t ony pJrpose of theclicult èrÈUnrestiktèd. ThÈClrturt MDd*l TrustFund ha5 wlde purp05e515efined5n
St3ndin8 orde￿ and is categorised 35 unrertricred. Re5tritted funds whTch are hddfora narrower purp05e. There 15 akn an EndLvnnentfund. 0rt311s of eath
. fflatettal lundare thK105ed irt the Iifial note rts Ihe&e*Kcounts. Any lunds mèv be re0fe￿Ied by mL>re th&n Iitstcash.
3 A¢¢ountlng pollcles
B&si5
Thv5e atC¢Uftts h3v2bEert pvepJred onthebJsls of hlstorkal £osteKeo th3t Invtstmer.t%areshown Jt thelr mNketvah¥2atthe end oftheye3r. oi the
accruals ba51Sto show ètrue ahL%f*irwew of thecircurfs ftnancial posltlonaThl
Income Re¢ognltlon
Income LS Included Inthe 5tatementof FinaD¢ièI Artiwties ISOFAI when the Cir¢uit becomesentmedtothe resources, and the trusteesare reasonably certain
they will rective the resOur￿s", And the monetary value cAn bemeasured With sufF￿ent relkbility.
Resources Expended
Thi515 ￿CognIsed when a liab41ity Is in￿rred. orè tonstruciive obllgatiofj anses. itst resulTS in The paymeni being ￿na￿￿￿¥ble. Lhabill￿¢S3re re£o8nisedas 500n
as an outhow of economlc benefit 15consldered more Itkelythan not undeTthe legal or ionsrwttive obli83tson comrnrtDn8 rhe Circvrttopayout re50ur¢es.
Gr•nts
Gr2nts made bytteThr£ult from tts own funds a￿ re¢ogntsed lttfijll when the CIr¢u￿3¢Ceptsth4tthert ts a leEalor oper*k)nal Obl￿atIo￿t0 makethe pèyment.
VAT
￿￿thec[r￿￿t Is notVATreKlstered, all InputVATls charRed wlth theexpensegtowhkh It refer>
Tan8lble fixed assets lor use by the arcuEt
The*reehO￿ property Is 5fvJwn lThtheaccottnts at2015 deemedv4bJe5 U51ng the bitlhllres Insurancevalue atthat dat•orcost If purchased subsequently. No
dÈpretlatton Is provided on the bulldlngs betause the tru#eeS¢on5￿erty￿ tur￿￿t residual faii¥alue lo5ntheasSUmPtvJn thatthey had rEac*4edthe end of thelr
Useful economic life bythe year-end5 to be notle55than theircurrentva14Ee. AnydepreciatM)n VIu￿ld ttai ￿ niateridl. The pitspertiEshave bÈert reviewed for
Impairment.
Imiestment Properties
In¥e5lmentprapertie5- noproFeFty i5EurreJ)tly deetned to notbe helL¢for lon8 Èermpurp05@SDfth@ charity.
.b ments
Inve5tment5 arevalued tnthe balan￿Sheel at marketvalue èttheyeai end. Investment int¢MYeiS Included in theattountswhen rece￿O￿le￿nd arlv gai*5
losses On fevaluatSUfi dl Llie yeai end aiÈ sknwn i¢1 Ihe KJF
Debtors and Prepayments
Debtors compiise amount5owedtvtheCircvitand a150 includEthe prepayrnentof the Septembu stipend inAugu5t.
Credltors
CredltfKS SncludesuftdryeYp0ns￿ owlneand alsofv lstquèrterass￿s￿￿4t￿ece1Ved in Au8u5t.
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Hull (Centre & thlest) Circuit
Notes to the Accounts Icontinued)
Circuit Model
Trust Fund
2025
Total
2024
Total
4. Donations and leeacies
Unre5trlrted
Restrlcted
Don3tions
Legacies
Gr¥ryt& received
Total
iii
3.602
11,5
11,5LKJ
ii,%oo
11,500
34,213
5. Charltable actlvltles
other
Circuit Model
Trust Fund
2025
Total
2024
Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
-tings froTll non-investment
oroDerties
7.388
7,388
11,436
Total
7,388
7,388
11,436
C5TCUit Model
Trust Fund
2025
Total
2024
Total
6. Investment Income
Unrestrlcted
Endowment
73
3.325
1,879
5.277
73
3.325
43,024
46,422
42
5.789
43,219
49,050
Central Finance Board
TMCP
Total
41,047
41,047
98
98
Unrestricted
Cir(ult Model
Trust Fund
2025
Total
2024
Total
?." Other income
Endowment
Closing fund5 transfcrred
from closed church
le￿ charged on sale
proceeds refunded
Totiil
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nuii jienire C4 wesij iircuit
Nottsto the Accounts Icontlnuedl
. Pdymenl to Tyustees
2G24
Total
Tatal
Payments made io trustee5 for additional services provided to the Grcuit by agreement with the
Number ol trustees who were paid expen5e5
Nature of the expense5
Relmbursement of travel, posta
e, stationery,
ift vouchers. manse exper*ses and entertaining
Total èmouni paid
312
g. Fee5 for ex•mSrtl•n 01 audfjt of the ac(ouThts IliCT tr0s5-ief*renced witFI
Independent examinerfs o¥ aiidiiors. fees for reporting on the arcounts
Othertee5 leg-. advice, accountancy servlcesl pald tothe Independent examlner
1.680
1,602
Stlpends were gald to 4fvIl-￿rne. I part-tlme Mlnlstets12023124:4+1l and the costs ￿le.
?? n79
Employ¢rfs Natsonal Insuran￿ Costs
Pension costs
14,282
23.782
12,098
31,247
717
Otj
Tot31 ministerial rernuneTation
177,028
171,363
The a..¢.,￿-1$¢ employs fb'l! ayd p&ryr-￿-. .¢131 Yaff --.d•h:
Gross 5alarie5
Employerfs National Insurance rosts
57.678
4,240
56.846
3,(K15
1702
??Er
Apprentlceship levy
Total lay staff remuneTation
708
65,419
615
62,821
Total stipends, salar+es, NIC and pension costs
242,447
234,184
Average Trumber ol fulktime equivalent lay employees in the year were..
No employee5 received employee benefits of more thar* £60,￿0. Th@rÈ is no a¢¢iual tor hDllday pay as it IS Imrnaterial.. the holiday
the holiday year ends on 31 August. All staff are paid at or above the Living Wage.
Pènsions
All Ministers are Members of the Methodist IAinisters' PensTror* Scheme IMMPSI which ¥5 a defined beTrefrt Kheme. The Circuit has
alsg formed Its gwn penslon scheme admiftisrefed by NEST ID tomply with the requirements gf the UK
GobErnmEnt'5 work'place pefision512515ioilun.
,PioyerS are given the option u,
b-lun8tii8 LQ Lhe scheme and
the Circutt makes contributions equivalentto 6% of gr055 earnings fDr all lay employees who chooseto beloRg to the
scheme.
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Hvll Icentre and Westl Circukt
Notes to the Accounts Icontlnued)
11 TanEiblo Fiyed Assets
The Circvit owns 6 man5e$12024..51 of which 4 were occvpsed b¥ Min*sters durinA 2024-25. Manses not reouired
for Ministers ale let oth on assured short term tenancies until they are required for future occupation by a
Mifkister.
Other buildings comprise Selby Streèt Mi55ion for which the Circuit has assumèd responsibiltty as Managin6
Trustee.
Fsxtures, ffttings aftd equipmeni ¥oTripibses t*ffiie eouipi)iei-It aftd a portdL71è baptlstery.
Cost or valuatioii
Fixtures. Iittin85
and equipment
Man
Other buildtngs
Totsl
8alance brgught lorward
Additions
Revaluations1+1_I
Dtsposals l-l
TransfeTS' (*/-)
Balance carried forward
Accumulated depreciation
1,194,317
279.C
499.434
5,976
8.115
1,699.727
287,115
2,394
2,394
1.473.317
499.434
11.697
1.984.448
Basi5
Aate
SL
5 vears
Balance brought forward
Deofeciation cha￿e for year (-!
Revaluatlons l+l-I
Disposa151-1
4,093
4,093
2.361
1.915
1,915
ealance carried forward
Plet book value
4,539
4.539
Brou5 11 Nbard
c3￿led Iorward
r* AIA
rr
1,473,317
499,434
7,158
1,979.909
Loss on vi>yV￿1
Cost or Valuation
Accumulated DepiecTration
Nei EvU￿ ¥￿1￿¥
Sale Proceeds
2,394
1.915
250
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Hull (Centre & West I Circuit
Ngtes to the Accounts Icontlnuedl
12 Investments
The f4Jiids that iuFiPOrt ilrciiii 4v*odel T[￿St Fund and thy M4iftsi's Fund dre lield by TMCP in Ti-ustee5 IrTtvrest Fufids on
which interest is credited to the accounts each month. These are Yegarded 35 medium and long term investments.
TtOCP 1> ihe legal owner and Custodlan Tr￿Ste¥ of all Mtrikiodist Model Trust proportry, Iiiiitidili¥ Lvg%iLies, EiiduWI)Itnt> and
Accumulated Fund5. Trust property is held for and on behalf of local Managing Tru5tee5 who are responsible foi the day to d3Y
management of trust property. TMCP ensure that. through providing guidance and acting undei their direction, the Managing
Trustees conipiy Wit%1 Li Idritl I￿￿ and Kiethodist law and POiiThL ds drivi li
-iined uy the fviethodist Lonférence.
knalysis tsj in¥¥StlTrlélli mo¥einents
Clrcuit Model
Trust Fund Endowment
2025
Total
1024
Totsl
Investiiients listed on a recognisèd Stock
Exchange
Investments held in commot7 in¥estment funds,
securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange
Other investments
9,633
2,643
12,276
12.253
9.633
2,643
12,276
12,253
Change in iqve¢tr!i•ryt va!Ir•s
Carrying Imarketl value at beEinning of year
Add: additions to investments at cost
Less: Ui5posa15 di Cdrryiiig value
Net gain/l10551 on revaluation
Carrying Imarketl value at end of year
9,615
2,638
12.253
11,373
18
9,633
23
12,276
880
12.253
2,643

Hull {Centre and West) Circuit
Notes to the Accounts (continued)
2025
Total
2024
Total
Unrestricted
13. Debtors aryd prtspaympnt¢
Prepayment5
Rent receivable
Other debtors
Total debtors and prepayments
27,709
27,709
21,256
15.014
42,723
15,014
42,723
11.156
32,412
2024
Total
Unrestrirted Total
14. Credltors and accruals Idue In under l year)
Income received in advance
Trade ftrtsAtthrs
Other Creditors
Total creditor5 and accruals
48,965
gAn
48,965
49,806
1 q11
1,724
55.669
1,724
55.669
501
Sl,818
15. Capstal Commltrnents 3nd Contingent Liabilitie5
At 31 August 2025 the Circuit has no capital commitments.
No Contingent liabilities were identitied at 31 August 2025.
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Hull ICentr• aw￿1} Clfcull
DECLARATIONS
Tre•sur•r
I conlirm mai these *cru•l based accoun￿ br year •nde(131 Au9u•I 2W45 have tr￿fi wepared from
records of the Cir¢urt an¢J that Ihey Include all funds und•1 th• ol th• Cirwrt Mé
SWJnafv￿ ol Trtas
Ick￿2&
Narne ol Treasurw
Mr J Shepnwsjson
A4dres8
Circuil
Jo AT*k￿lI Avv4u• •A•It￿Nt Church
277 8rthneH Avenue.
Hull HU5 4rJ
Pr•sentation to lh• Clr¢uit Meetlng for approval.
l eonfinn Ihat tne annual feKort antj accounts torts year 31 August 2025
presente<J to ihe Circuii Meellng at ts ITWtsng on
8n¢J were approved
1&De￿23
na￿￿ of tr* Chair
The meevng
Name of the Chaw of tr*
eting
Rev L Hayr
Date
lI￿De¢.25

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
Hull (Centre and West) Circuit
Charity Numbar 1132962
Responslbilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Hull (Centré and West). Circuit for
the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 7 to 16 As the Circuit's trustees., you are
responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the
Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Act'}.
I report in respect of my examination of the Circuit'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
.)arity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act.
Name of Circuit . Hull (Centre and West)
No 29137
Independent Examiner's Ststement
The Circuit's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualrfied to undertake the examinatlon by
being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination
which give me cause to believe
that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act., or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content
of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any
requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view, which is not a matter considered as
part of an independent examination
the trustees, annual report is not consistent with the accounts
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wtth the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts lo be reached.
I have obtained independent verification of all investmentg 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 individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the
balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner.. Jonatha
orley
Relevant professional qualification of Independent examiner: F. C. A.

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