## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] AUGUST 2025** |**TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025**|**TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025**| |---|---| ||| |**A. Reference and Administration Details**|| |CharityName|Buckleyand Deeside Methodist Circuit| |Registered CharityNumber|1133745| |Principal Address|Grosvenor Manse,Grosvenor St,Mold,Flintshire,CH7 1EJ| |**B. Structure, Governance and management**|| |Type ofgoverningdocument|Deed of Union(1932)and Methodist Church Act(1976)| |How is the charityconstituted|Act of Parliament| |Trustee selection methods|Appointed by local churches and existing trustees: Ministers are
automaticallytrustees.| |Structure|Part of the Wales Synod;accountable to the Methodist Conference| |**C. Objectives and Activities**|| |Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governing
document|The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to
have been since the Date of Union the advancement of:
a) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and
discipline of the Methodist Church;
b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional,
District, Circuit, local or other organisation of The Methodist Church;
c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or
institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church;
d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity
subsidiaryor ancillaryto The Methodist Church.| |Summary of the main activities
undertaken for the public
benefit in relation to these
objects|The circuit produces a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts
of worship take place at each of the 9 Methodist Churches and 2 Local
Ecumenical Partnerships in its geographical area. These are open to all
without charge. The circuit supports the Open the Book initiative in
local primary schools and is actively involved with ecumenical
partners in teams serving schools in Buckley, Mold and Penyffordd.
Most of the churches make their church halls available to their local
communities as a resource, and we also host coffee mornings, luncheon-
clubs and warm-hubs, which are a much-valued meeting place for people
from the wider community.Many churches collect for the local
foodbank and one church acts as a local distribution point. One
church collects items for SHARE (refugees and asylum seekers) and
SPIN (the homeless). Another church runs a weekly community
kitchen offering near-date food at very low prices to people in
Connah’s Quay. Quaystone Chapel is currently being refurbished and
redeveloped with a view to making it into a community hub, offering
a safe gathering place and a base for a number of community
initiatives. All of the churches support the T4U shoe box appeal with
one of the churches acting as a collection point for the charity. A
variety of other charities are supported by the efforts of individual
churches. We confirm that the trustees have had regard to the
CharityCommission’sguidance onpublic benefit.| |**D. Achievements andperformance**|| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity|The circuit exists to support its eleven churches in their mission to
their local communities. The weekly pattern of worship,learning,| |during the year|fellowship and community engagement has been maintained
throughout theyear bycircuit staff and lay people workingtogether.|fellowship and community engagement has been maintained
throughout theyear bycircuit staff and lay people workingtogether.| |---|---|---| |**E. Financial Review**||| |Brief statement of the charity’s
policy on reserves.|The circuit seeks to hold approx. fifty per cent of budgeted
expenditure as a reserve, in addition to funding for specific purposes.
This is deemed sufficient to meet any unforeseen item of major
expenditure on manses and/or to be able to continue, in the short term,
the funding of planned activities in the event of the closure of a large
church or inabilityto raise the full Circuit Assessment from churches.|| |Details of any funds materially
in deficit|None|| |Overview of the accounts|The circuit’s income during the year to August 2025 totalled almost
£172,000. Assessments from churches providing around £130,000 of
this, with the remainder coming from rental income, interest
received, and a small Synod grant.
Total expenditure for the year was approx. £240,000, which included a
grant of £45,000 from the circuit to part-fund the refurbishment of
Quaystone Chapel. Ministerial stipends and synod/connexional levies
represented approx. 75% of other circuit expenses, with the remaining
25% made up of the usual annual expenses of running the circuit.
Leaving the large refurbishment grant out of the reckoning, the deficit
for the year on the ordinary business of the circuit was £24,000 which
mayindicate the need for future cost-cutting.|| |**F. Further information**||| |||| |||| |**G. Declaration**||| |The trustees declare that they approved the trustees’ report above
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees||| |Signature||| |Full name||PhillipTerence Poole| |Position||Chair/Superintendent Minister| |Date 28thJune 2026||| |**G. Declaration**|| |---|---| |The trustees declare that they approved the trustees’ report above|| |Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees|| |Signature|| |Full name|PhillipTerence Poole| |Position|Chair/Superintendent Minister| ||| |Date 28thJune 2026|| CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Buckley & Deoskle Methodlst Clrcult FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 WALES SYNOD DISTRICT Clrcult no 02107 Regl•tsrnd Charlty - Charlty Reglstrallon number 1133745 If not a registered charity H•r MaJ••ty'• R•v•nu• and Custom• Glft Ald numb•r (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered Chanty number in temis of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or granl funders wshing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist chanties in England and that are not registered charities are excepted from registration undar Statutory Instrument 2014 No. 242) Mlnlst•rn: REVD. P POOLE REVD. AJ BRADLEY REVD. PAT CHRISTOPHER Clrcult Stswards: MS M JONES MRS A NOLIN REVD. E HODGE MRS M MATKIN Treasurnr. MR D FARNSWORTH Buckley & Deo¥klg M•thodi•t Clrcult ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 SECTION A Un- Tot•l• la•t yoar Fund• Trust Fund Fund* al RECEIPTS Note Assessment 128. 124.1)) 128.124.00 129,169.00 Capital Recaipls 8anklCFB Interèst & Invèslmenl Inc 97,484.00 2.086.83 10,6C6.14 12.692.97 12,472.50 39,345.15 Grants & Donations 8,SCQ. 117.31Xl.co 125,800.00 Other Receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 22.140.C() 22,140.00 288,7S6.97 22,880.00 301,350.65 87 160.850.83 10,606.14 117,300.00 {a71 secrioN B b1 PAYMENTS Sliponds, Salaries, NIC. Ponsion and Travel Costs Manse Costs b2 113.184.83 113,184.83 108,712.91 b3 11.363.67 11,363.67 28,324.43 31,880.00 48.610.00 8,741.24 36,531.86 31,828 CQ 1,160 Cx) Adminislralion Co¥1$ & Levies 18.$46.88 9,777.55 b5 District & Connaxional Asaes8ment 31,880 CIJ Grants & Donations 48,610.C b7 b8 Other Payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 7,220 45 60,746 16 67,966.61 12.130.65 b9 230,805.83 9.777.5S 60,746.16 301.329.54 {b9) 199,104.66 SECTION C NET RECEIPTWPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 49.955.00 828.59 56.553.84 -12,572.57 102.245.99 Total funds brought forward from last y88r 49,837.91 4.250.00 277,152.21 Ic61 174.906.22 Sub total ¢1+c2 -20,117.09 231.392.89 53,303.84 2HS79.64 277,152.21 Transfers and adju8lmonl8 Ic71 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+c4) -20.117.09 231.392.89 53,303.84 264,579.64 Ic81 277,152.21 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS lthe•• amounts aro not to b• Included In total r•c•lptslpayrnts figurn• abov•l d1 Balance brou ht fowrd from last ear d2 Offerin sIGffts- r￿1Ved for ext8ma isations d3 Off8ringsIGffts - passed to extemal ￿ganIsatIonS d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1+d2-tt3) Bu¢kl•y & D￿lid• M•thodl*t Clrcult SUMMARY OF CHURCH A UNTS AND I SECTION E Pleas• lollow the Guidar￿• Notss to com bet¢ thi5 Summary ol Ihe fot thÈ yeai Wmled 31 W 2024 organs&1￿5 ieporw tothe Cw(yii meetw￿ Note fvtlh& fijnds of 8n Inlernal Oroantsakn norm8ty be Rewith l￿dI Lmle68 it be death Ihey c(thJ be any klell%)dtsi KXjry)0￿. 8ec*on rn￿t b• comW•d to 4lthe woss rece* •fKI p8ymertstol*s olts Crtsit. vwme ex¢eed5 Ihe Accrna* trffe*K*J of£750,(KIO. tr*n the Accruats melhod of AND A DFFERENT FORM be to reputthe acccAYts (tee Methorht I￿￿¢81. Plew refer to lh¢ WhlarKe REPORTING TO THE CIRCUIT MEETING INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Rece P￿er￿S clo￿[vd balgr baLqr e2 &3 Sub tot81 of Int•m•l Organisalions lunds reu *c¢ou brought lop￿rd from pao• 2- tot*l• column) TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CIRCUIT •8 288,7J7 301,330 Ib -12.573 {c81 277,152 264.seo 810 288,757 301.330 -12.5T3 277.152 264,580 Conlinu• on a s•p•r•t• sh•ot il NI￿5$•ry and bring the tota13 forward TOTAL RecEIPTS TOTAL PAYMENTS SECTION F STATEMENT OF A CIRCUIT- CASH FUND8 HELD •¥ •t 31Au ult 2025 OPENING CLOSING &4LANCE CAF Current Account lo.l￿9 20 1,897,23 CFB De sil Account 32.248.11 72,320.78 f5 Cir¢uil Model Tru8t Fund 230.564.30 186,392.89 Cr•ditors 12.800 741 11,897.801 Debtors 7,071.34 5,866.34 SUB TOTAL - Clrcult Aeeount• ola un nt?mo f9anis•l*on$ osing balane• total Imm above) la121 277,152.21 264,579.64 11} 0.00 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CIRCUIT 277,152.21 264,379.64 SECTION G At 31-Aug-24 OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES 01-S•p23 Inv•stmènts lindud• Endovmwnts notes re Insurance value) Other Ass&t$ Loanls1- show amount outstanding at year end Olher Liabilities f4 IndLsda only Funds htsld at thts Central Finance Board f5 Indude onty Fund$ hdd It Tru$ta•s for M•thodist Church PufPOS•S g1 Indude any other investments {not th• ¢ash •l•m•nl rf TMCP bijsts accounts thi's is irKaud•d in lin• f5 Buckley & Deeside Methodist Circuit Unrnstricted Funds analysls as at IncornelGains Incomln Resourc rcuit Circuit A5ses5mgnl 31Aug-25 Pr•viou8 P•riod Current Period Current Period Prgvious Porfod Resources Ex Mlnls StiperNJs SLwumeraries Apprenticeship Levy Connaxional Assessment Oistrict Assessmant Travel Costs dl 128,124fyJ 129.169.00 1C6,180 01 1,17000 405 89 28,432.00 3,448 00 5,428 93 102,713.60 820.00 382.47 28,384.00 3,444.00 4,7*.84 Sale of Emaus 97,484.CKI Council Tax Green Waste collecti￿ Char99 Wal8r Chargos In8uran(xJ Quinquennial Inspections Repairs and Mainlenanco 6,247 79 7000 1,C60 50 1,172 10 1,380 00 1,433.28 5,751.89 70.00 1,073.50 1,237.21 lonc Administration Assistant Tdopf￿s Postage Stationery & Software Licances C¢)pying Cir￿rt Office Cl￿rt Wobwto CFB Deposit Interest Circuit Model Trust Fund Intern CAF Bank Inter98t 2,072.67 10,6C6.14 14.16 SOS.14 11.954. 12.40 11,989.52 2,125.26 13576 1,803 78 1,090 96 1,2Crf).00 201 60 9,39J.45 1,922.29 247.40 1,723.59 696.26 1,21XJ.00 201.60 Synod - Mini8try Donations Pension Grant Rofund- 2021r2022 8,SCX).C(J 8.5CQ.(X) 845.15 28.(KK).(x) 48,610. 1,160. TMCP Admin Chargos CircuiVDistrict pyr CPF Levy - Sale of Emou• 749.33 9,028 22 439.69 5,213.78 1S,496.80 erPa 60 Linthorw Road - Letting c￿¢8 3 Taylorf8 Vi•* - Letting Costs Emaus Closure Bank Charges Hospitality & Small GrflslCard¥ Mission & w￿hIP Resource Propoty Items QuiTh]uennial Inspecti￿¥ Churth InsF*dions Pat's Assistant - Highway Bnlish Sign Languag6 Intorpretor "Refusing to th8 Enemies" 3 Taylorfs View- Pricff Year 2(>21 Cirojit InsurarKe Rontal Income - 60 Linlhorp8 Road Rental Incom8 - 3 Taylorfs View Emaus Closure Bequest 10,5CX).(K) 11,640.1)J 10.320.Q) 11,SSO.C 3,305 10 2,¢)J5 76 .1,2LJ) 00 6000 255 10 354 49 1,￿,39 2,686.17 -1,797 12 60.00 16.05 1,869.77 19.99 1.(KKI. 720 00 400.00 918.crfj 125.00 333.51 280.89 1,440.00 280.00 Total Income Excess of Ex Grand Tota13 171.456.97 69,126.41 240,583.38 299,350.65 Total Ex nditure Exces8 of Income Grand Totals 240,583.38 193,854.86 105,495.99 299,350.65 ndI￿re 240,583.38 Buckley & Deoside Mothodist Circuit Re8tri¢tod Funds analysis as at In¢omelGain8 In¢omln Resources 31-Aug-25 Prnvious Perfod Current Period Expondilur•lLo880S Resource8 Ex Currènt Period Previou• Perfod •ton• Pro Design Work IPN Hewitt Ass Ltd) Fundr8isirvJ Ichell Perkins) Building Regulatsons Sile Cloaran¢é GP Building NW Ltd Ichon Upgrad• Fumilure Fire Alarm System Kilchen Equiwont Stage Flinlshire CC Grant Garfield West8m - Grani Benefact Trust - Grant Flinlshira CC - Grant Norwood & N￿on- Grarrt Bemard Sunl•y Beatrice Laing Trust Buckloy & D8e8id8 Circuit 2,CKQ.¢XI 1,4(K).1￿} 1,770.CQ 288.00 1,020. 50.115.54 3,CE6.1 1.81x1.00 3,450.CQ 15,C(KJ.C(I 11.C(KJ.co 16.3CM).CQ 15,C(KJ.CQ 10.CW.CQ 5,C(KJ CQ 45.CXKJ.CM) 593.10 1.705.08 280.00 Total Incorne Excess of Ex Grand Total8 117,31)0.1)o 1000.00 3.250.00 6,250.00 Total Ex ndlturn Excess of Income Grnnd Totals 60.746.18 56,553.84 117,31)0.00 5.250.00 ndlturn 117,300.00 5.250.00 DECLARATIONS Trèasurer I confim that I have prepared the aC￿unts from tha reoyds of the cir￿11 enj that indud& all fijnds under tha control of the Circuit. Signatur8 of Troasufor Dats Namo DAVID FARNSWORTH Addrè 12 LINDERICKAVENUE, BUCKLEY, FLINTSHIRE CH7 2NP Prosentatlon to the Clrcult Trusteu for approval. I corfim that th• Accounts hava baon presonted to tho Circurt Trusteas on and were approved. Signature of the Chair ol the meoling Nama of th8 c￿1r of tho me8tirvJ REVD P POOLE Dale Ind•pond•nt Examln•fs Report to the Trustws of the BUCKLEY AND DEESIDE METHODIST CIRCUIT This Rèport 1$ on Ihg cir￿11 Accoun1¥ for tho yoar ondod 31 ALVU$t 2024 undef SO￿10n 43 of the Chariti88 Act 1993. Rospectfve re8ponslbllltle• of Trusteeg and Examlngr As Tru$le&s, you 8r• responsible for tho preparation of lh• aCC￿niS. The ChafiV$ Trustaès Consider that an audit 18 not requirod for this year under Se(Xion 4312) of the Charities Acl 1993 (t￿ 1993 Acll and that an indeFwthnl examination is needed It 18 my reswsibility to.. axamim the aC￿unts under secti{￿ 43 and section 44(1) of the Charities Act 1993.. to foll(M the procedures18id dcfi￿ in the g8n8ral Diredions given by the Charity Commission uThJer Section 4317llbl of th8 1993 act., aTh to $18te wmher particular matters have com8 lo mv attention. ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] AUGUST 2025** |**TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025**|**TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025**| |---|---| ||| |**A. Reference and Administration Details**|| |CharityName|Buckleyand Deeside Methodist Circuit| |Registered CharityNumber|1133745| |Principal Address|Grosvenor Manse,Grosvenor St,Mold,Flintshire,CH7 1EJ| |**B. Structure, Governance and management**|| |Type ofgoverningdocument|Deed of Union(1932)and Methodist Church Act(1976)| |How is the charityconstituted|Act of Parliament| |Trustee selection methods|Appointed by local churches and existing trustees: Ministers are
automaticallytrustees.| |Structure|Part of the Wales Synod;accountable to the Methodist Conference| |**C. Objectives and Activities**|| |Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governing
document|The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to
have been since the Date of Union the advancement of:
a) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and
discipline of the Methodist Church;
b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional,
District, Circuit, local or other organisation of The Methodist Church;
c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or
institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church;
d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity
subsidiaryor ancillaryto The Methodist Church.| |Summary of the main activities
undertaken for the public
benefit in relation to these
objects|The circuit produces a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts
of worship take place at each of the 9 Methodist Churches and 2 Local
Ecumenical Partnerships in its geographical area. These are open to all
without charge. The circuit supports the Open the Book initiative in
local primary schools and is actively involved with ecumenical
partners in teams serving schools in Buckley, Mold and Penyffordd.
Most of the churches make their church halls available to their local
communities as a resource, and we also host coffee mornings, luncheon-
clubs and warm-hubs, which are a much-valued meeting place for people
from the wider community.Many churches collect for the local
foodbank and one church acts as a local distribution point. One
church collects items for SHARE (refugees and asylum seekers) and
SPIN (the homeless). Another church runs a weekly community
kitchen offering near-date food at very low prices to people in
Connah’s Quay. Quaystone Chapel is currently being refurbished and
redeveloped with a view to making it into a community hub, offering
a safe gathering place and a base for a number of community
initiatives. All of the churches support the T4U shoe box appeal with
one of the churches acting as a collection point for the charity. A
variety of other charities are supported by the efforts of individual
churches. We confirm that the trustees have had regard to the
CharityCommission’sguidance onpublic benefit.| |**D. Achievements andperformance**|| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity|The circuit exists to support its eleven churches in their mission to
their local communities. The weekly pattern of worship,learning,| |during the year|fellowship and community engagement has been maintained
throughout theyear bycircuit staff and lay people workingtogether.|fellowship and community engagement has been maintained
throughout theyear bycircuit staff and lay people workingtogether.| |---|---|---| |**E. Financial Review**||| |Brief statement of the charity’s
policy on reserves.|The circuit seeks to hold approx. fifty per cent of budgeted
expenditure as a reserve, in addition to funding for specific purposes.
This is deemed sufficient to meet any unforeseen item of major
expenditure on manses and/or to be able to continue, in the short term,
the funding of planned activities in the event of the closure of a large
church or inabilityto raise the full Circuit Assessment from churches.|| |Details of any funds materially
in deficit|None|| |Overview of the accounts|The circuit’s income during the year to August 2025 totalled almost
£172,000. Assessments from churches providing around £130,000 of
this, with the remainder coming from rental income, interest
received, and a small Synod grant.
Total expenditure for the year was approx. £240,000, which included a
grant of £45,000 from the circuit to part-fund the refurbishment of
Quaystone Chapel. Ministerial stipends and synod/connexional levies
represented approx. 75% of other circuit expenses, with the remaining
25% made up of the usual annual expenses of running the circuit.
Leaving the large refurbishment grant out of the reckoning, the deficit
for the year on the ordinary business of the circuit was £24,000 which
mayindicate the need for future cost-cutting.|| |**F. Further information**||| |||| |||| |**G. Declaration**||| |The trustees declare that they approved the trustees’ report above
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees||| |Signature||| |Full name||PhillipTerence Poole| |Position||Chair/Superintendent Minister| |Date 28thJune 2026||| |**G. Declaration**|| |---|---| |The trustees declare that they approved the trustees’ report above|| |Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees|| |Signature|| |Full name|PhillipTerence Poole| |Position|Chair/Superintendent Minister| ||| |Date 28thJune 2026||