REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1133077
Report of the Trustees and
Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 August 2025
for
GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT

GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORTYEAR ENDED 31" August 2025
The Trustees present their report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31, August
2025.
Objectives and activities
In setting the objectives and planning our activities, the Circuit Meeting (under the leadership of the
Circuit Leadership Team ICLTII, meets twice in each year, has given careful consideration to the Charity
Commissioners, general guidance on public benefit and, in particular, to its supplementary public benefit
guidance on advancing our objectives and conforms to the Charity Act 2011.
Our aim is to encourage and enable people of all ages to become followers of Jesus Christ, and to learn
and grow in Christian faith.
The Gordano Valley Circuit is committed to celebrating and sharing the good news of the Gospel.. that God
loves us, Jesus died for our sins and is risen, and the Holy Spirit gives us strength and inspiration in our
daily lives. We seek growth and renewal through the centrality of prayer and scripture. worship, and
sacrament.
We aim to do this by..
Passing it on
By encouraging mission and outreach as an integral part of the life of every Christian and every
congregation.
By offering appropriate pastoral care to those inside and outside the Church.
By continuing to develop God-glorifying worship and teaching which is engaging and relevant to
people of 311 ages and abilities.
People
By recognizing that everyone is valuable and h35 something to offer and by encouraging
everyone's gifts.
By placing a priority on the work with children and young people, while recognizing the need5 of
all generations.
By working in local communities to build bridges with those outside Church lives.
By resourcing ministers and lay staff to work in mission 31ongside Circuit Stewards and the
congregation of the Circuit's churches.
By working ecumenically and with other circuits where appropriate.
By identifying and resourcing training needs within the Circuit.
Property
By prioritising 'good practice, in all things including the safeguarding of children and vulnerable
adults, risk assessment, health and safety, employment and trusteeship.
By making sure that churches in the Circuit are well maintained, well resourced, and welcoming
to all through good stewardship of the money and buildings which have been entrusted to us.
By linking into District and Connexional resources of the Methodist Church.
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Achievements and performance
The pursuit of growth continues to be the key mission priority, and the Circuit is seeking to put together
3 new leadership team which focuses on this. A document with the details of this proposal was agreed
at the Circuit Meeting in the Spring.
In September 2024 we were delighted to welcome Revd Sally Ratcliffe into the circuit. Sally brings a
wealth of experience with a particular passion for church growth.
With Sally's arrival, the structure of the churche5 wa5 reconfigured thu5..
Nailsea + Backwell + Yatton loverseen by Revd Sally Ratcliffel
Portishead High St + Redcliffe Bay + Pill loverseen by Revd Nick Moxonl
Christchurch LEP + Kenn Rd + superintendency (overseen by Revd Russell Herbert)
The Circuit is now training two local preachers. The Circuit rejoices that at the Methodist Conference in
july 2025, one of our previous local preachers and lay workers, Kirsty McGee, was ordained.
Volunteer5
Almost all the work undertaken by the churches is that of volunteers, from preaching and leading
worship to youth and children's work, pastoral visiting, stewardship of finance and buildings, right
through to administration and forming of mission policy. The Circuit continues to seek to engage
everyone in the churches to discern their own sense of calling and to live it out in local service.
2.1 Plans for future year5
With the reduction from four to three ministers, and the reconfiguration of the circuit, the intention is to
appoint lay workers in the Nai15ea / Backwell l Yatton section and the Portishead / Redcliffe Say / Pjll
section to work alongside the ministers, funded partly by the renting of the spare manse at Yatton. It was
decided that a period of discernment would be needed as Nick Moxon and Sally Ratcliffe familiarized
themselves with their new sections. It is hoped that as the needs of each church and section becomes
clearer, moves will be made to make appropriate lay appointments.
Financial review
During the year, the Circuit received total income of £286,36612023-24 £308,521) and dispersed £244,609
12023-24 £325,709). The Trustees believe that the Circuit is a going concern. Churches meet their
assessments, and the Circuit has reserves to cover 3 shortfall in anticipated income.
Investment Policy and Performance
To comply with Methodist Standing Orders, monies for long term investment are lodged with the Trustees
for Methodist Church Purposes ITMCPI. TMCP 8CtS as custodian trustee for all real estate held by circuits,
for all large lover £20KI bequests and for the proceeds of sale of any property formerly owned by the
Circuit.
Short term deposits are held in a deposit account at the Central Finance Board ICFBI at rates of interest
that reflect the financial market.
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Reserve5
The Circuit has agreed to maintain a minimum reserve Imea5ured as total funds less fixed a55etsl based
on four months, expenditure (excluding Ministers, stipends), half of which is to be held by the Circuit with
half to be held by circuit churches, plus, ordinarily, around one year's budgeted expenditure on manse
maintenance, 3 £1,000 allowance for mission initiatives and an allowance for future stationing costs.
2025
2024
Policy Minimum Reserves
£61,780
£54,780
Actual Reserves
£112,547
£70,790
Collaboratlve arrangements wlth ¢onne¢ted charitles
The Circuit'5 main source of income is the assessments obtained from each church within the Circuit based
on unrestricted giving plus Gift Aid and membership, split 60% on income and 40% on membership
worked on a three-year average. Part of the assessment paid by churches includes the District assessment
on the Circuit in respect of central costs of the Connexion and the District's own costs.
Trustees, responsibilities
Risk
The Circuit is largely risk-free. insofar as its costs are covered by the assessment on local churches. The
main financial risk would be a shortfall in income should a church be unable to meet its assessment. During
the year the Circuit has reviewed its policies for..
Safeguarding
Conflict of Interest
Risk Management
social Media
Complaints
Reserves
Lay Employment
Methodist Church Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice and Data Mapping
Volunteer Management
Structure, governance, and management
The Circuit is an unincorporated association and is governed by the Methodist Church Act 1976, the Deed
of Union and the Model Trust Deeds of the Methodist Church and was registered with the Charity
Commissioners on 2. December 2009.
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Structure
Circuits are the coordinating charities for local groups of churches,. Circuits pay the stipends of the
ministers and employ lay staff to serve the churches in the Circuit- most decisions are made or ratified at
the Circuit meeting. A District is the coordinating charity for a group of contiguous circuits and makes its
decisions at the h31f yearly synods. The Methodist Conference meets once each year as the supreme
denominational body for all Methodist churche5.
l. Overall regulatory authority rests with the Methodist Conference.
2. The Connexional Office implements decisions msde by Conference and is responsible for the
stationing of presbyter5 and deacons Icollectively known as mini5ter51 in individual Circuits and
Districts.
3. Connexional decisions are passed to the Chair of the District and the appropriate officers of the
District for implementation.
4. The District Passes control down to Circuit level for local implementation by the Superintendent
Minister, ministerial staff and Circuit Stewards, and authority is delegated to the Circuit Meeting
for certain matters.
5. The Circuit Meeting passes regulatory control down to church councils for local implementation
by the presbyter, the Church Stewards, and other officers, and this regulatory authority is then
exercised by Church Councils as managing trustees of their charity.
Purpose of the Circuit
The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of the union
the advancement of=
The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the
Methodist Church,.
b. Any charitable purposes for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other
organi5ation of the Methodist Church,.
Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary
to the Methodist Church,. and
d. Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary
of the Methodist Church.
The primary purpose of the Circuit is to advance the mission of the Church in the Gordano Valley area of
North Somerset,.
By providing opportunities for churches to work together and support each other,. and
By offering to churches resources of finance, personnel and expertise.
The Circuit serves the local churches, the Distritt and the Conference in the support, deployment and
oversight of the various ministries of the Church, and in programs of training.
Governance
The Circuit operates within a statutory framework of regulation and seeks to ensure that if follows
Methodist Standing Orders. It relies on the Connexional Office at 25 Tavistock Place, London WCIH 9SF
to provide guidance on changes that could affect the Circuit.
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GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
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Trustees are members of the Circuit Meeting and are appointed as per the Constitution Practice and
Discipline ICPDI of the Methodist Church, Standing order 510. The officers and representatives of the
constitutive churches are elected from those respertive churches. The circuit officers
namely Circuit
Stewards, Treasurer, Secretary, Property Secretary, Safeguarding Officer, Local Preachers Secretary, and
any other officers that may be appointed are nominated and elected by Circuit Meeting members.
The membership of the Circuit Leadership Team includes the minister5 of the Circuit, the Circuit Stewards
and Circuit Treasurer who are appointed by vote of the Circuit Meeting for a continuous term not normally
exceeding six years. The Superintendent Minister is ex officio chair of the CLT. When a position become5
vacant on the CLT nominations are invited from the ministers and lay members of the churches thev
represent. The Superintendent Minister then shares with them what the role involves. If they wish to be
considered for the role, their names are taken to the Circuit Meeting for approval.
The CLT normally meets every two months and deals with routine and exceptional matters. It oversees
finance, property, Stationing, safeguarding and training. This year the Circuit Meeting approved a briefing
document for the CLT to ensure that the Circuit key vision for growth is kept in focus. Details about this
are Set out below.
Responslbllltles of the Clrcult Leadershlp Team
Historically, key responsibilities of the CLT are..
l. To formulate and promote policies which will advance the mission of the Church in local churches
and to supervise the use of resources of personnel, property and finance and to assist local
churches having exceptional problems.
2. To encourage ecumenical co-operation.
3. To act in an executive capacity in matters remitted to the Team by the Circuit Meeting.
4. To keep within its purview all circuit concerns not dealt with elsewhere.
5. To contribute and respond. as the case may be, to the development of Connexional policies as
reflected in the work of the Conference and the Methodist council, and to carry out its other
responsibilities with any such development in mind.
6. To be aware of the public benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission.
While these key responsibilities remain, the Spring Circuit Meeting agreed that the role of the CLT should
be refocused on the development of growth strategy across the Circuit, reflecting the priority set out in
the circuit mission statement.
In practice, this means that the main function of the CLT will be to discern and map out ways in which the
Churches might be encouraged, enabled, equipped and resourced to engage more effectively in
evangelism, outreach and renewal in order to grow.
The ongoing importance of the Connexional 'Our Calling, vision continues to be upheld, with its four-fold
emphasis on worship, learning and caring, service and evangelism. It is envisaged that the CLT will operate
as a creative think-tank for imagining and implementing fresh ways of engaging these things across our
churches with growth as the core priority.
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GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
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Reference and administrative details
Name of the charlty
The Gordano Valley Methodist Circuit, sometimes abbreviated to GVMC.
Charlty reglstratlon number
1133077, registered in England and Wales on 2nd December 2009.
Prlnclpal Office
The Office, Christchurch, Chapel Hill, Clevedon BS217LL. Tel. 01275 871483
www.
ordanovalle methodists.info
6.4 Superlntendent Mlnisterfs PA
Mrs Kathryn McManus-Jones
Bankers
Natwest Bank PLC
89 High Street
Weston-super-mare
North Somerset BS23 IHJ
Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church
25 Tavistock Place
London WCIH 9SF
Investment managers and custodian trustees
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
Central Buildings
Oldham Street
Manchester
Ml IIQ
Independent Examiner
Matthew Bracher BSC FCA
Gravita, Chartered Accountants, Bath House, 6-8 Bath Street, Bristol BSI 6HL
Approval
The trustees, report has been approved by the trustees on 25, March 2026 and signed on behalf of the
trustees by:
Rev Nicholas Noxon
Superintendent Minister
David Markall
Circuit Treasurer
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GORDANO VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORTYEAR ENDED 31" August 2025
Names of Trustees
TrLJStees who served during 2024-25 or were trustees at the time of this report being approved..
Backwell
Miss V Sowerby
Christchurch LE.P.
Mr5 M Sutherland
Mrs J Mcmanus
Mr5 CGale
Rev C J Legge
Deborah Tovey
Kenn Road
Mrsj Bailev
MrCG Mills
Mrs J Merrett
Mrs W Miriams
Nailsea
MrN Hardman
MrPTodd
Mr5 M Emery
Rev D Sharp
CH
Mr5 H Bentley
CH
cs
CH
CMS
Sup
CH
MrAPett
Mr N Adams
Mr J Richards
Carolyn Waite
CH
CH
Add
CH
To 2419124
From 719/25
From 419125
From 4/9125
CH
CH
CH
CH
Mrs Ball
Rev P Andersen
Mrss Bell
Mrs J Balcombe
CH
Sup
CH
LP
To 3118/25
From 2613/25
From 14/10/25
To 2613125
From 1019125
cs
CH
Mr R Lancaster
MrA Emery
Mro Markall
Rev M PLJll3n
CH
CH
LP
Sup
To 2413125
Sup
Mrs L Powell
Porti5head
Rev B HLJnt
Rev P Mortlock
MrA Hemus
Redcliffe Bay
MrD Uncles
Rev D Harris
MrP G A Baldwin
Yatton
Mr T R Calderbank
Mr M Buckley
Rev P Challis
Revcchallis
Mrs B Hook
Ministers
Rev R Herbert
Rev N Moxon
CH
Mrs E Marsh
CH
Sup
Sup
CH
Mrs B Thompson
Christine Nutting
CH
CH
CH
Sup
cs
Mrs S Mason
MrA Reddrop
CH
cs
To 2613125
From 9110125
CH
Add
Sup
Sup
Add
Rev l Bowley
Mrs J Mason
Mr K Woodham
Mr M Fisher
Mr M Buckley
Sup
Add
cs
CH
cs
To 713125
From 2019124
To 3118125
From 27111125
To 31112125
Rev S Ratcliffe
Add
cs
LP
Additional Member
Circuit Steward
Local Preachers Rep.
CH
Church Steward/Rep.
Circuit Treasurer
CMS
Sup
Circuit Meeting Secretary
Supernumerary Minister
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Gordano Valley Circuit
Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for the year ended 31st August 2025
Unrestricted Funds
2024-25
2023-24
Notes
Income from:
Charitable Activities - Assessment on Churches
Income from Charitable Activities lettings
Investments
Other Income
Total Income and Endowments
258,960
13,334
3,849
10,223
286,366
269,700
4,803
34,018
308,521
Expenditure on Charitable Activities-
Management of the Circuit
Grants and Donations
Salaries and Associated Costs
Property
Office Expenses
District Assessment
Other Outgoings
Total Charitable Expenditure
450
148,449
34,927
4,346
52,140
4,297
244,609
800
199,313
62,546
5,735
49,056
8,259
325,709
io
Net Incominglloutgoing) Resources before Transfers
41,757
(17,188)
Other gainsllosses
Net movement of funds
41,757
(17,188}
Total Funds Brought Forward
2,058,646
2,075,834
Total Funds Carried Forward
2,100,403
2,058,646
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Gordano Valley Circuit
Balance Sheet as at 31st August 2025
Unrestricted Funds
2025
2024
Note
Fixed Assets
Circuit Manses
BSI
1,987,856
1,987,856
Total Fixed Asset5
1,987,856
1,987,856
Current Assets
Debtors and Prepayments
Central Finance Board Deposits
Cash at Bankand in Hand
B52
BS3
BS3
11,877
119,778
5,747
137,402
10,782
68,293
15,319
94,394
Total Current Assets
Creditors Idue in under l year)
B54
24,855
23.604
Net Current Assets/Liabilities
112,547
70.790
Total A55ets le55 Current Liabilitie5
2,100,403
2,058,646
Net Assets
2,100,403
2,058,646
Funds of the Circuit
General Fund
Restricted Funds
2,100,403
2,058,646
Total Funds
2,100,403
2,058,646
The f inancial statements have been approved by the Circuit trustees
and signed on behalf of the trustees by:
Rev Nicholas Moxon
David Markall
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The Gordano Valley Methodist Circuit
Notes to the accounts for year ending 31st August 2025
l Basis of accounting and accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS
1021 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Prattice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective l January 20191,,
Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland, and the Charities Act 2011.
Public benefit entity
The Gordano Valley Methodist Circuit meets the definition of a public benefit entity under
FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value
unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notelsl below.
Basis
These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical cost. The accruals basis has
been used, and trustees present accounts that show a true and fair view of the Circuit's
financial position and activities.
Content
The financial information presented is relevant, reliable, comparable, and complete.
Where estimates are used these are based on experience, research, and judgement. The
accounts are expressed in £ Sterling, rounded to the nearest pound.
Iv.
Going concern
The accounts have been prepared on the assumption that the charity is able to continue
as a going concern. The Trustees consider that the charity has sufficient cash reserves to
continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date on which
these financial statements are approved.
Consolidation
The Circuit has denominational regulatory oversight in respett of the work of the churches
within the Circuit but has no legal or operational control of those churches and their
governing bodies except in extreme circumstances. For this reason, the financial
statements of churches within the Circuit are not consolidated into these financial
statements.
vi.
Income recognition
Income is brought into account when there is entitlement, and the amount is reliably
measurable once it is more than likely than not that the economic benefit of the income
will be forthcoming. The Circuit acts as agent in the collection from churches and payment
over of their contributions to various Funds controlled and administered by The Methodist
Church - 'Connexional Funds., In all these matters the transactlOn5 are not reflected in
the SOFA because they are the income of either the Connexion or churches as
appropriate. Instead, the transactions are disclosed in the Notes to the Accounts.
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The Gordano Valley Methodist Circuit
Notes to the accounts for year ending 31st August 2025
Donated Goods
In accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS1021, the time of volunteers is not recognised.
If goods are donated, a value will be shown in the SOFA or Notes where the value is
considered material.
Expenditure
This is recognised when a liability is incurred, or a constructive obligation arises, where
the amount is reliably measurable, and it is considered more likely than not that there will
be an outflow of economic benefit.
Ix.
VAT
The Circuit is not VAT registered. VAT is charged with the expenses to which it refers.
Tangible fixed assets
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and individually
cost at least £1,000.
b. The Freehold property14 mansesl was valued at a deemed cost of £1,945,000 as
at 1st September 2015 by professional valuation, plus subsequent additions at a
cost of £42,856. No depreciation is provided on the buildings because the trustees
consider the current residential fair value of the manse buildings lon the
assumption that it had reached the end of its useful economic life by the year endl
to be not less than its cost to date. Any depreciation would not be material. The
property has been reviewed for impairment.
xi.
Basic financial instruments
The charity has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial
instruments. Basic financial instruments are recognised at transaction value and
subsequently measured at their settlement value.
Debtors and creditors
Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due. Prepayments are valued at
the amount prepaid.
b. Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation
resulting from a past event that will normally result in the transfer of funds to a
third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or
estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their
settlement amount.
Short term liquid investments and cash
Cash at bank is held to meet short-term cash commitments as they fall due rather than
for investment purposes and includes all cash equivalents held in the form of short-term
highly liquid investments. Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that
are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant
risk of changes in value.
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The Gordano Valley Methodist Circuit
Notes to the accounts for year ending 31st August 2025
xiv.
Methodist Connexional funds
The Methodist Church Connexion raises assessments against circuits, and these are paid
monthly to their districts. The circuits raise assessments against churches in the Circuit.
The district remits to The Methodist Church Fund most of the sum received from circuits.
A small sum is retained by the district to meet its own costs. The Circuit may act as agent
for ad hoc collections for various funds controlled and administered by The Methodist
Church.
Ministers, manse cost5
The Circuit is required to provide accommodation for each minister in the Circuit and their
families, and this is seen as a benefit to the Circuit. Ministers are expected to occupy the
manse provided for them. The Circuit bears the cost of repairs, maintenance, buildings
insurance, council tax, and water charges. These figures are not separately disclosed as
benefits-in-kind for ministers as HMRC does not seek to tax these items for ministers.
2 Assessment on churches
The Circuit comprise5 eight churches and each is assessed for a contribution to meet the overall net
costs of the Circuit. In making its assessment the budgeted income from investment income and
property letting, confirmed external grants and contribution from churches towards the cost of lay
employees is considered. The Circuit aims to cover all its core costs from the assessment.
An Assessment on churches is determined by the Circuit each year, using a formula which takes into
account the relative number of members in each church and its freewill giving plus gift aid receipts.
Assessments on churches are generally paid monthly in advance.
3 Grants received
No grants were received by the Circuit during this period.
4 Other income comprises the following:
2024125
2023124
Contribution from churches towards lay workers
9,912
33,754
Contribution from Ministers for private use of telephone and broadband
311
264
Letting of Manse
Total Other income
13,334
23,557
34,018
S Grants and donatlons
Grants were made in the year totalling £45012024 £8001.
6 Model Trust
The Circuit does not have a model trust fund balance.
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The Gordano Valley Methodist Circuit
Notes to the accounts for year ending 31st August 2025
7 Stipends and salaries and associated costs
Staff Costs paid durlng the year were:
2024125
2023124
Gross wages, salaries, and benefits in kind
Employer's National Insurance costs
Pension costs
Other employment costs
Total Staff Costs
112,585
10,863
18,612
6,389
148.449
149,327
12,852
30,112
7,022
199,313
Ministers, stipends are reviewed annually by the Connexion having regard to average weekly earnings
and CPI inflation. No employees received employee benefits of more than £60,000. No accrual is made
for holiday pay as it is immaterial. The holiday year ends on 31 August. Staff are paid at or above the
living wage.
2024125
2023124
Total number of staff
Full time equivalent
5.62
Three12024 four) trustees were presbyters of the Circuit in receipt of a salary, costs of £125,886
12024 £149,4031, travel costs of £3,077 12024 £3,3161, telephone and broadband costs of £2,512
12024 £2,8981 and training of £8012024 £331.
Pensions
Most ordained presbyters and deacons are members of the Ministers, Pension Scheme IMMPSI. This
is a defined benefit scheme. The Supreme Court held in 2014 that Methodist ministers Iwhich term
includes presbyter5 and deacons) are not employees of the Church. For simplicity, however, when
dealing with National Insurance Contributions the terms 'employer' and 'employee' are used as they
would be in an employing body.
Lay employees are contractually employees and have the option of joining a pension scheme which
the Circuit has arranged with NEST. This is a defined contribution scheme, and the Circuit contributes
as employer to this scheme.
8 Payment to Trustees
Payments made to Trustees for additional services provided to the Circuit by agreement with the Circuit
Meeting, excluding stipends are as follows..
2024125
2023124
Number of Trustees
Total amount
£0
£0
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The Gordano Valley Methodist Circuit
Notes to the accounts for year ending 31st August 2025
9 Fee for examination of the account5
2024125
2023124
Independent Examiner for reporting on the accounts
Other fees paid to the independent examiner..
Accounting Software
3,330
3,854
173
173
10 District Assessment
The District Assessment is calculated relative to the number of Presbyters and full time equivalent lay
staff, less administrative staff, of all Circuits in the Bristol District.
11 Volunteer Contrlbutions
Every entity Iconnexion, District, Circuit, Church) within the Methodist Church in GB is heavily reliant
on volunteers who contribute their skills, time, and money in the furtherance of the work of the
Church. In the Circuit the principal contribution is by serving on committees of the Circuit that deal
with mission, manses, finance, policy, training, and safeguarding. We are grateful to all of them for
their help and commitment. No attempt has been made to value the non-monetary contribLJtions to
the Circuit in monetary terms.
12 Connected Organisations and Related Partles
None of the Circuit trustees made donations direct to the Circuit during the year or the preceding
year. All the Circuit trustees are members of a Church within the Circuit and may be trustees of their
Churches. Connected organisations include the Methodist Connexion, the Bristol District and Churches
within the Circuit, other Methodist Districts in Great Britain, CFB and TMCP. All these entities have
their own trustees or directors and autonomous administration such that the Circuit has no significant
influence over any of them, nor they over the Circuit. They are therefore, not considered related
parties. There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31" August 2025.
BSI Manses & Other Property
Buildings comprise four manses located in Clevedon, Nailsea, Portishead and Yatton.
Property
Cost or valuation
Balance brought forward on I" Sep 2024 at
2015 valuation including additions at cost
Balonce corriedforword
1,987,856
1,987,856
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The Gordano Valley Methodist Circuit
Notes to the accounts for year ending 31st August 2025
8S2 Debtors and Prepayments
2025
2024
Prepayment5
Stipends, Pension & Nl
Insurance
10,912
434
10,357
385
Other
531
40
Totals
11,877
10,782
853 Central Finance Board ICFBI and Bank Balances
2025
2024
Centr31 Finance Board
119,778
5,747
125,525
68,293
15,319
83,612
Natwest Bank PLC
Totals
BS4 Credltors. Accruals, and Income In Advance
2025
2024
Income in advance
Assessments in advance
17,221
16,850
Creditors and accruals
Accounts Examination
3,360
4,274
24,855
3,300
3,454
23,604
Accounts payable
Totals
Funds handled on behalf of others.
None of the figures tabulated below appear elsewhere in these accounts.
Related Party
Party
Balance at
3118124
Receipts
Payments
Balance at
311812025
World Mission Fund
Connexion
552
552
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of
Gordano Vallev Methodist Circuit
Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of Gordano Valley Methodist Cireuit
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of GoTdano Valley Methodist
Circuit (the Circuit) for the year ended 31 August 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Circuit 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 Circuit's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the
Act and in ca￿]llg out my examination I have followed all applicable DiTection5 gJiven by the Charity
Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed
body. I can confinn that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered
Incmbcr of ICAEW whicli is onc ot-thc listcd bodics.
I have completed my examination. I confirn] that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect..
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Circuit as required by Section 130 of the
Act; OT
the accounts do not accord with those records- OT
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requireinents concerning the fonn 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.
I 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.
Matthew Bracher BSC FCA
Gravita
Chartcred Accountants
Bath Hoii4e
6- 8 Bath Street
Bristol
BSI 6HL
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