**CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** 

# **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** 

**PENARTH METHODIST Church** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022 **VALE OF GLAMORGAN Circuit Circuit no. 02/27** 1133512 

## **Registered Charity - Charity Registration number** 

If not a registered charity **Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number** 

(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) 

|||Church Stewards:<br>Judith Lanning<br>Treasurer:<br>Rev Catherine Lewis<br>Minister:<br>Anthony Farmer<br>Angela Davison<br>David Young<br>Ceri-Lou Newman<br>Ruth Young<br>Ian D. Severn|
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
PENARTH
METHODIST
Church
Unrestrictgd Restrict•d Totals thls
Funds
Funds
Totals last
ar
SECTION A
a1
a2
RECEIPTS
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and cro interest and
Investment income
Lettin
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
Note
51.357
S1,357
a3
a4
a5
a6
267
267
22,414
39,991
42,866
42,866
137758
a7
SECTION
PAYMENTS
b1
b2
b3
Circuit Assessment or Share
Donations
Re
airs and Maintenance
Utilities Ilnsurances, water
char
es healin
htin
£44.090
44,090
59,085
172
57,464
91,197
b5
b6
b7
b8
19,446
19,446
7.526
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
25.537
180 270
25,537
180 270
14.712
138 959
b9
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR
c1
a6-b8
42,512
42,512
10,378
Totsl fund$ brought fojward from
last year
118,594
c6
Sub total
el+c2
42,512
78,082
10.378
Transfers and ad uslments
c7
c5
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
c3+c4
c8
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
theso amounts are not to ba includod in total ro¢01 tslpa
mants fl
urns above
d1
Balance brou
hl fO￿ard from last
ear
d2
Offerin
sIGifts- received for exlemal o
anisalions
d3
OfferingslGifts passed to external organisations
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
Id1+d2431
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PENARTH METHODIST
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SECMON E
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Summary OT tne Lhur¢n accounts forth2 yearena60 31
gust2022 and Internal orgalli5atig￿ reporUn9 tolha Church ¢ourKIVChut¢h Meebng Nolethailhe fMd$ of
an Inlelnal Ofganlsalon would nOrM￿ty be Restricted funds unless itC(JU￿ be dearly thatlhey¢ould be forany Me￿0¢1$1 purpose. This s£¢tion musi
eDrn￿eted lo arrlve althe O[L￿ I￿rne and expenditurè totals of the Churth. trgro$$ Income exceed5 the Accru8ls threshold, then IheAccN81s meth￿ of accounii
ATr40 A DIFFERENT FORM rnusl be US￿ to re<NM the8cc￿ntS (see meth(￿lS$￿eb5lle) Pleasé rèfÈi toth@ nrtAA fAoArAlrto trJn8for4 th• Dmlrict
and connected Di$tn¢i Oroantsabjns
INTERNAL
ORQANIgATIONS
Nel Re¢eiptsi
rn￿ts
R•¢
Opening
enta
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Da18￿ceS
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¢7
total of Inlemal
3nisaUong fundè
11
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¢hurGh accounts (tot81$
brought fon¥ard from pall*
2-total• colurnnl
137,7Ja
71
180,270
109}
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11a.594
76,082
¢8
BY CHURCH
137,758
180,270
14Z,5121
76,082
Contlnuè on a ¥eparsteshe•t
Ifw88sary and bring kne
totals lor*4ard
TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENrs
SECTION F
OPENING
BALANCES
¢LOSING
CHURCH. CASH FUNDS HELD al 31 Au
u$t 2022
Cash In h8nd
29
Bank Currentknounl
8.136
8ank De sllAccNni
ZERO
Central Finance Board
68.856
Tru3teestr Methodist cmrth Pur
t2 954
Olh8rlund8
SIJB TOTAL. ¢hurch iccounls
Total fu￿5 hekl by Inlem81 ￿anisatiOr￿{th8 dosin
baL4nce total from above) le121
118 773
1812
TOTAL FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH
118,773
74,669
SECTION G
At
1 September2W21
OTHER ASSETS and L￿sluTIEs
31 Augu9120
Inv8tstrn8nts
I￿lUde Endo*Then
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OthwAsaets
Luan
-shw arnountoutatsnd
rend
¢Jth8r Li8kn1th8
f4 IW1￿ ￿lY Funds atthe Cen1￿ Fharte Board
fs IrKI￿e0￿lY Funds hekj atTrUS￿l for PlethcNYlstChurth PL¥poses
91 In￿U￿? any otherIn￿lmentS Inoithe cash e￿rnent ofTMCP wusts accourtts this 1$ hidu¢ed In1kn8 f5
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PENARTH METHODIST CHURCH NO.. 2127
I coiifirin that these Recelpt and Paymenl based accounts tor the year to 31 August 2022 have been
prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the
Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer .
Name and address of treasurer Dr IAN DAVID SEVERN
3 Larkwrood Avenue, PENARTH, CF64 3JJ
Presentstion to the Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 werelwill be.
presented to the meeting of the Church truslees held on 15.Th OcTo&tst2 ao iz
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
PENARTH METHODIST CHURCH
Charfty Number 1133512
Responsibilitles and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Penarth Methodist Church for the
year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages1 to 5. As the Church's trustees, 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 Church'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
Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act.
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PENARTH METHODIST CHURCH NO: 2127
Independent Examinerfs Statement
I have completed my examination. I confimi 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..
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.
I have 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 ar8 individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) al the balan
sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
John C Hexter
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
Name of finn (where appropriate)
Address
7 Coldbrook Road West
- Cadoxlon, Barry CF63 1LF
Date
2211012022
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## **Penarth Methodist Church  Annual Report** 

## **1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022** 

## **Charity Number 1133512** 

## **Aim and Purpose** 

The calling of the Methodist Church of Great Britain is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.  It does this through worship( increasing awareness of God’s presence and celebrating God’s love), Learning and Caring (enabling people to grow and learn as Christians through mutual support and care), service (being a good neighbour to those in need and challenging injustice) and evangelism (making more followers of Jesus Christ). Penarth Methodist Church makes local the outworking of this calling in Penarth and the surrounding area.  Included in this is the upkeep and maintenance of the Trinity buildings on the corner of Stanwell Road and Woodlands Place which are Grade II listed. 

## _**The Principal Officer of the Charity during this period was  Revd Catherine Lewis Number of employees during the year was 1 .  All volunteers are either trustees of the church or other members**_ 

## _**Date report approved:   28 March 2023**_ 

The Trustees, responsible for all decisions made including appointments, were as follows at 31 August 2022:- 

Rev. Catherine Lewis Tony Farmer Angela Davison Judith Lanning Ceri-Lou Newman David Young Ruth Young Ian Severn Carl Brace Alison Norris Rachel Burge Jenny Corbett Mary Farmer John Hines John Jevons Sheila James Margaret Pryde David Pedwell Janet Pedwell Charles Twinning Chris Arnold Ro Newman John Young Graham Illingworth 



## **Governance** 

The church is committed to enabling worship and service  and to wider pastoral care of those within its membership and beyond in Penarth and the surrounding area. An overview of these activities is undertaken by the Church Council that meets 2/3 times a year and delegates the day to day responsibilities for running the church to its Stewards who are elected annually by the General Church Meeting. The Church Council comprises members of the local church and a rep from the Circuit.  All are elected annually by the General Church Meeting, some by virtue of their office others to ensure that the Council is as representative of the congregation as possible. Being a Methodist Church we function under the “Constitution, Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church” revised and published annually by our national governing body the Conference.  Throughout the  year the guidance on public benefit and the advancement of religion have been observed. 

## **Review of the year** . 

Appointments Naomi Lewis was appointed by the Vale of Glamorgan Methodist Circuit as Children and Families worker attached to Penarth Methodist Church in November 2021 to assist work there with young families and children. Jayne Kolano was appointed as Church Administrator in September 2021 replacing Sarah Westmore who had resigned the previous summer. Judith Lanning joined the team of Church Stewards during the year 

Activities Following the relaxation of mixing rules during the Covid pandemic services of worship were held in person throughout the year while for those who were still isolating or anxious about a return to mixing those services were streamed so that those individuals could join in on-line. Church membership was 142 at 31 Aug 2022 plus many with a more tenuous connection to the church being  included on our contact list. 

During the year the church continued to operate and grow  its own  mother and toddler group called Trinity Tots which had started the previous year . Run by church members this group had an average attendance of 30 children accompanied by 27 mothers. 

The church continued to operate a community café one morning per week which had started the previous year.   Called The Meeting Place and  run  by a group of 12 volunteers offering refreshments and fellowship both to church members and others in the community it served on  average 26 individuals each week. 

Junior Church , Boys Brigade and other uniformed organisations continued to operate form within the premises providing support care and activity for children and young people. 

Pastoral visitors continued to maintain a valuable link with members and  others linked to the church, particularly to those who are unable to worship regularly due to health conditions. 



The church continues to  provide meeting space for  a variety of local community groups  through the provision of large and small meeting rooms available for hire . 

During the year Safeguarding policy has continued to be implemented, GDPR regulations followed and appropriate Health and Safety observed. 

Property  Trustees continued to exercise their responsibilities for the proper upkeep of the church as a grade 2 listed building . Regular planned maintenance was carried out and a Quinquennial Inspection of the property was commissioned leading to a plan for further work to be undertaken in succeeding years. Preparatory work was undertaken for the future improvement of the thermal efficiency of the premises and easier access to and within the property for people with mobility difficulties 

## **Finance and Reserves** 

The reserves policy was reviewed by Trustees to ensure that monies were spent appropriately yet prudently on mission and property maintenance. Falling membership numbers through deaths and pressures on personal finances due to the overall economic situation  both impacted negatively on giving resulting in a larger than anticipated financial losses during the year. 

Throughout the year staff and  the volunteers of the church have given of time energy and money unstintingly. 

## **Rev Catherine Lewis -  Chair of Trustees**