## **CLITHEROE METHODIST CIRCUIT** ## **ANNUAL REPORT 2022/3** # **LANCASHIRE DISTRICT CIRCUIT NO 21/09** ## Superintendent Minister Rev Dr Ian M Humphreys ## Minister Rev Kathryn Flynn ## **CIRCUIT MISSION STATEMENT** “By encouraging each other to grow in faith and make new disciples of Jesus Christ, we seek to revitalise our Christian witness in the Ribble Valley” ## **CENTRAL AIM OF THE CIRCUIT** To manage the necessary structures and resources to enable the churches in the circuit to support one another and to maximise their efficiency and effectiveness in accordance with the Mission Statement ## **NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE CIRCUIT** The Circuit is the primary unit in which local churches express and experience their interconnexion in the Body of Christ, for purposes of mission, mutual encouragement and help. It is in the Circuit that presbyters, deacons and probationers are stationed and local preachers are trained and admitted and exercise their calling. The purposes of the Circuit include the effective deployment of the resources of ministry, which include people, property and finance, as they relate to the Methodist churches in the Circuit, to churches of other denominations and to participation in the life of the communities served by the Circuit, including local schools and in ecumenical work in the area. _taken from Standing Order 500 of The Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church_ ## **OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR** The Clitheroe Circuit of the Methodist Church is a small rural circuit composed of five churches. These churches are located in the villages of Chatburn, Paythorne, Waddington and Whalley and the local market town of Clitheroe. Each church has a Church Council which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the church and each church is represented at the Circuit Meeting which has the responsibility of overseeing the well-being of Methodism in the area and providing a link between the individual churches, the Lancashire District and the Methodist National Connexion. The regular work of the Circuit includes: the planning of Ministers and Local Preachers to lead worship; caring for our staff members; exercising financial prudence; accepting and undertaking our District and National responsibilities; arranging training sessions for new leaders and staff; training and re-training of officers and members with responsibilities for working with children and vulnerable adults in accordance with the safeguarding policies and procedures of the Circuit and individual churches; overseeing Circuit property and giving support to both individual churches and church members. We are pleased to record that during the year under review we have had no serious incidents to report. ## **FINANCE** All the churches and Circuit are financially sound and the finances are being responsibly managed. Meetings are normally held twice each year of a Finance Support Group, which has representatives from the Circuit Meeting and each church, the ministers and Circuit Stewards, to oversee the Circuit Finances, including the procedures for completing the annual accounts and the recommendation of the annual budget for the Circuit. The Finance Group also provides opportunities for the members to discuss items of interest or concern relating to the finances of each church. ## **PUBLIC BENEFIT** Although the work of the Circuit is primarily that of providing support, advice and encouragement to the churches within the Circuit, it does create ideas and initiatives which are of public benefit accommodating a unique range of community activities and groups. These normally include Whalley Elevenses, Toddler Groups – Trinity Tots, Whalley Little Fishes, Waddington Waddlers, Walking Groups and pastoral care in a range of small and large group settings. At Trinity Church and community Hub in Clitheroe a part-time hub manager has been appointed and subsequently the newly developed back rooms have been re-opened. In the first year we have seen 64 new external users of our premises including a Group to support Ukrainian refugees, the Ribble Valley Foodbank, various parts of the NHS regularly use it as a base, local community groups of the young and old and a range of groups concerned with addiction recovery, mental health and well-being. In addition, a community lounge and warm space opened and has continued offering help to our community in the midst of the cost-of-living crisis. There has been a move to multi agency and organisation collaboration, working for the benefit of the community needs that have emerged. The Ribble Valley Foodbank has expanded its offer of support to those in need. Run by a team of 85 volunteers they supply c205 three-day emergency supplies of food per month. All the local churches hold collecting boxes for the Foodbank which are emptied regularly and delivered to the central Foodbank. Our churches in Clitheroe, Whalley, Waddington and Chatburn all provide meeting space for local community groups. All churches hold regular collections for charities both in this country and abroad, and donations are made to a wide variety of appeals. CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Clltheroe Methodist Circuit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Lancashire Dl¥tri¢t Circuit no 2119 Registornd Charity- Charlty Registration numbgr 1133020 If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Glft Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used lo give to donors or grant fvnders wlshing to see evidence of the organisation's charitsble status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from regislralion under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.2421 Ministers.. Rev KathJ ..Fl¥nn Circuit Steward$". Roland Hol￿00d Wendy_BrtdAeman Noman Pedle ton Steuart KellinL Treasurer.. Sleuart Kellington 2015 Cirujrt R and P.xts 1of5 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Clitheroe Methodist Clreult C1￿ul1 restr1￿¥￿ Mod81 Trust R8strlct8d Funds Fund Fund$ Tota15 this Tota15 last SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Note Asses$menVSharè 125,450 125.450 125,450 a3 a4 Ca ital fecei Bank and CFB Int&￿St and Investment income 364 21 385 113 a5 Giants a6 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 21,823 147,637 1,100 22,923 1,787 a7 21 1.100 148,758 la81 127,350 SECTION B b1 b2 PAYMENTS Stipends, salaries, NIC. Pension and travel costs 83.103 83,103 10,792 81,661 14,465 b3 Manse Costs 10.792 Adminislralion elc 7,663 23.392 13 7,676 23,S09 8,576 b5 District Assessment 117 22.832 b6 b7 Grants & donations b8 Other payrnents TOTAL PAYMENTS 2.137 1,518 3,655 5.631 b9 127,087 130 1.518 128,735 Ib91 133,165 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a7-b9 20,550 109 418 20,023 5,815 Total funds brou hl forward from last ear 83,735 4,687 19.695 108.117 113.932 c3 Sub total c1+c2 I¢M,285 4,578 19,277 128,140 108,117 Tiansfers and ad ustments ¢7 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+c41 11M,285 4,578 19,277 128,140 Ic81 108,117 ¢6 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY.. MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS these amourrts $hould not ￿ in¢lud8d In total recei tslpayments above) d1 Balancè brou ht fotward from last ear 50 d2 Offerin sIGift5 - received for extemal o anisations 125 250 d3 OfferingslGifts - passed to èxternal organisations BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2-d3 175 200 d4 50 2015 Circurt R and P 2of5 Clitheroe Methodist MARY CIRC IT ACCOUNT AND INTERNAL ORGANI sECT￿N E pl￿￿￿ Idlowth*Guidanc• NDts* to ¢0 •ts th1$ Summary of the Circuit accounts for the yearended 31 August 2022 and Inleinal Organi5alK>nS rewrting lothe Circvil Meeting Note that the fU[￿S of 8n Internal Org8nisaiDI would normally be Resthcted lunds unless Il could be clearty that they Gould be us& forany Methodist wtP05e This geCt￿ musi be Completed 10 amve at the 9ross receipts and payments tot*$ of the Circuit If gross In￿rne exceeds the AttrLJals Ihre5hdd of £2S0,NO. then the AttNal$ meih¢d of attounbng AND A DIFFERENT FORM musi be vsed 10 rerNX the 8(ownts (see Methodisi website) Pkase refer to the guidallce notss ￿ardIng Irdnsfers betwe8n th8 Circuit and eonnetted Cir¢urt Organis¥iion$ INTERNAL ORGAIIL8AnONS Receipt Opanlr Reui e7 Sub ot Iniemal oryanisation5f￿th Clrtutt•Bcounts Itotall brw9htf0r￿rd from pago2-lOt4& Golurnnl 148,758 128,735 20,023 ¢7 108,117 ¢6 128,140 HELD BY CIRCUIT 148,756 128,735 20.023 108,117 128.140 C¢rtinue &SEp￿ate $W rf￿8￿ssary and thetotals farward TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL PAYMENTS SECnON F STATeMENTOF AS AND LWLI OPENING CLOSING BALANCES CIRCUIT-CASH FUNOSHELDrLt31 •t2022 Cash 78 76 28 363 Central Flrwee Bo¥d 4.687 4.578 563 SUB TOTAL 108.117 128.140 TthalfiJThjst￿d by i￿¢m￿l or9Ani￿1Onl