Vale of Glamorgan Methodist Circuit Annual Report
1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
Charity Number 1133044
The Church exists to increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's love.
Our aim is to support the churches in our circuit in our calling of The Methodist Church to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission through Worship, Learning and Caring, Service and Evangelism.
The Principal Officer of the Charity during this period was Revd Catherine Lewis
Number of ministers employed at 31 August 2025 is 1. All volunteers are either trustees of the Circuit or local churches within the Circuit.
Date report approved:
| The Trustees, responsible for all decisions | The Trustees, responsible for all decisions | made including appointments, were as follows at 31 |
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| August 2025: | ||
| Catherine Lewis (Chair) | JanetDavies | Barry Hawkins |
| Dave Hutton | Angela Davison | |
| Paul Martin | lan Doble | John Hexter |
| Marty Presdee | Gerwyn Davies | Nona Hexter |
| lan Seven | Judith Lanning | |
| Jon Barry | ||
| Andrew Bennett | Tim Jeans | |
| Carole Braggins | Tony Farmer | John Jevons |
| Chris Braggins | Christine Foster | Rosie James |
| Roy Gibson | Cathie Steele | |
| Roy Wright | Loraine Gittins | Pat Norman |
| Lynn Creese | Anne Hamber | Janet Pedwell |
| JennyCorbett | CarolHallewell | MalcolmHallewell |
Staffing and Appointments
This has been a year of change and difficulties for our Ministerial Staff. The Rev Cathrine Lewis curtailed her appointment with us as Superintendent Minister, at the same time Rev Paul Martin has been, and continues to be on compassionate leave.
However, despite these challenges, by the end of this reporting year, we were delighted that the Rev Marty Presdee has taken on part time duties, working alternate weeks and we have been joined from the URC by the Rev Lee Liddell, again in a part time role, they together with Rev Andrew Charlesworth stepping into the Superintendent role have been of wonderful help and support.
Add to this the work of our Supernumery Ministers, our Circuit Administrator, Local Preachers, Children & Family workers, and the Circuit Leadership Team many of whom have taken on extra duties, plus members of our local churches who have on times stepped up to lead extra local arrangement services.
Because of the way the Circuit has come together and pulled together we have been able, in the main, to maintain the patten of worship, meetings and activities within the Circuit. We offer grateful thanks for this often-sacrificial help, to each of the individuals who have stepped in in time of need.
Our Children and Families workers have also had changes, at Penarth Methodist Church we have a new member of staff in this role, Rachel Barwise, and Barry Uniting Church’s worker, Mel Saunders has been on maternity leave.
Rachel is undertaking Local Preacher training in her home church in Cardiff.
Mel will relook at the Worship Leaders ‘course on her return in January 2026. One member in Penarth is in the process of candidating for the Diaconate training;
Hope Methodist Church decided not to continue with looking for a Children & Family’s worker at the present time.
Jayne Kolano continues as our Circuit Administrator assisting the Supt Minister with administration of circuit matters.
The Work of God in the Circuit
All churches across the Circuit open Sunday by Sunday in the mornings for worship, two, Hope Methodist Church offers an evening service twice a month, in the style of Prayer and. Praise, and Barry Uniting Church offer an alternative evening service once a month The Bridge Between. Churches across the circuit also offer a variety of community activities.
During the year service to local communities has continued through the work of individual churches as illustrated through the support of toddler groups in 4 churches, the continuing work with older children through the Starship Club, assistance to isolated people through the operation of community cafes, support to the local foodbank and making available church premises for use by other community groups.
Work continued at Barry Uniting church to develop links with other community groups so that the community centre, The Bridge Between, might develop as a community hub for this Barry Waterfront area.
The manses continue to be cared for with repairs being noted and carried out in a timely manner, the empty Manse in Penarth will be renovated in readiness for a new Superintendent Minister.
Unconscious bias training courses, we have a very few members who need to complete this training, these are run by a Supernumerary Minister, Rev D Hutton, assisted for all admin needs by the circuit Administrator. DBS certificates across the churches have also been checked and those needed brought up to date.
During the year local preachers assisted the presbyteral ministers by leading worship in churches throughout the Circuit, and the local preachers and worship leaders’ meetings take place regularly, giving support to those leading worship.
At 31 Aug 2025 there were 9 active accredited local preachers plus 14 worship leaders and 4 active supernumerary ministers.
The Circuit recognises and is most grateful for the great contribution those individuals make to Circuit life and worship.
Nona Hexter -Senior Circuit Steward
January 2026
CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Vale of Glamorgan Circuit
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(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 )
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025
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Vale of Glamorgan Circuit Circuit
SUMMARY OF CIRCUIT ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATION REPORTING TO THE CIRCUIT MEETING
SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this
Summary of the Circuit accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 and internal Organisations reporting to the Circuit Meeting. Note that the funds of
an internal Organisation would normaily be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This
section must be completed to arrive at the gross receipts and payments totais of the Circuit. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold of
£250,000, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please
refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the Circuit and connected Circuit Organisations.
INTERNAL Net Receipts’ Opening
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OPENING CLOSING
CIRCUIT - CASH FUNDS HELD at 314 August 2025 BALANCES _ BALANCES
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f2_ |Bank Current Account : i 28,545 14,552
Bank Deposit Account 174,190 : 136,049
f4_|Ceniral Finance Soard : | 73,621 __
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[ss for Methodist Church Purposes | t 313,740 307,655
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Declarations and Scrutiny
| confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they include all funds under the control of the Circuit meeting.
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Signature of treasurer ....... J C Jevons “3S -C SB 01/10/2025
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Name and address of treasurer ....... John Jevons, 24 Augusta rd,Penarth , Vale of Glamorgan
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Presentation to the Circuit meeting
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
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Responsibilities and basis of report
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the MEE 8 F e-canebean.... Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 2.to.2 As the Circuit's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
| 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, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent Examiner’s Statement | have completed my examination. | 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.
- e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act, or e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
| have no concerns 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.
| have/have 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 individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
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