2024-08-31-accounts - Westborough Methodist Church

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WESTBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

For the period 1* September 2023 to 31° August 2024

Charity Name: Westborough Methodist Church Registered Charity Number: 1133833 Charity’s principal address Westborough, Scarborough YO11 1TS

Objectives, Achievements and Activities

Objectives

The purposes of Westborough Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the Date of

Union the advancement of: - The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist Church
- Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of The Methodist Church.
- Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church.
- Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church.
Public Benefit The main activities undertaken by the Church for the Public Benefit in relation to these objectives, are: - Provision of the Methodist form of Christian worship through regular Sunday and weekday services.
- Provision of facilities for the Scout & Guide uniformed groups from the ages of 4 to 18 years. - Provision of facilities for Lego Church meeting once a week in term time for lego building depicting a Bible passage and sharing together in a light meal.
- Donations to Connexional and local charities, including a commitment to giving 10% of the value of the previous year's offertories, gift aid receipts and donations received, to those charities.
- The provision of facilities to support disadvantaged groups and individuals, such as the homeless and those blighted by alcoholism and by providing a Warm Welcome one day a week throughout the year.
- Meeting groups, such as the 60+ Youth Club and C.A.M.E.O., to improve companionship and reduce loneliness amongst the elderly.
- The provision of accommodation to the local community including Scarborough Community Fridge and the school uniform recycle scheme and to educational and health improvement groups. \
- A coffee shop, open to the public and offering inexpensive snacks.

Membership

The Church membership was 96 at the end of the Connexional year. It is with sadness that we report the death during this year of members of this Church Dorothy Ruff and Betty Simpson and others who have given loyal service over many years. Hilary Sims was transferred to Filey and Jacqueline Callaghan’s membership was transferred to Ebberston in the Ryedale Circuit. Henry Andrews and Josephine Enniful was received by transfer and Dorothy Longthorne by transfer from Other Churches.

Achievements and Activities

The Church continues to benefit from over fifty dedicated volunteers, who serve as stewards, worship leaders, uniformed organisation leaders, coffee lounge, Lego church and warm welcome supporters, cleaners etc. and without whom many of the worship and community focussed activities could not take place.

The Coffee Bar is open three days a week. Church meetings regularly take place as do bookings for meetings, concerts and many other purposes, although many more would be welcome. We have been pleased to welcome Mrs. Carol Evans at the Bookings and Premises Administrator which has seen an increase in regular and ‘one off bookings.

The Circuit continues employs a Community Worker, and we are fortunate that Tom Clayton is continuing to spend some of his time working from Westborough and reaching our local community. Notably a ‘Uniform Recycle’ scheme has helped in excess of 100 local children to receive school uniforms at no cost to their families and Lego Church which meets on a Wednesday from 4.15 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. during termtime, which has also created a link with the local Primary School at Gladstone Road.

Financial Review

A legacy of £60,000 was received and the balance of an earlier interim legacy distribution is due imminently, being placed into the Church’s TMCP investment cash account. The Church’s total income for the year being £149,895. The Church therefore produced Receipts and Payments accounts for the year ended 31% August 2024.

The net outturn for 2023/24 is a deficit of £51,594 (2023 surplus on the R&P basis was £200,504).

The church’s total funds at 31% August 2024 were £250,610 (including those balance held by internal organisations). Of these funds £296 related to restricted funds and £62,624 were held in TMCP investments.

Property Matters:

The amount of property repairs in the year was £30,223

Statement of Charity’s Policy on Reserves:

The Church aims to hold in reserve sufficient money in our general funds to cover six month’s normal expenditure i.e. currently approximately £45,000.

In addition, we need to have available a ‘sinking fund’ of approximately £50,000 to cover unexpected building expenses bearing in mind that the church building is over 160 years old.

1 Restricted Funds Restricted Funds at 31 August 2024 consist of the balance of income received specifically for Lego Church plus funds held directly by the 60+ Youth Club.

2 Endowment Funds

There are no endowment funds.

3 Details of any Funds materially in deficit

There are no funds in deficit.

Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have approved this Trustees’ Report.

Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees

Name:Position:Rev MinisterGraham Morgan Date: 19 June, 2025.

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Name: Mr Colin Adamson _ Position: Church Council Secretary Cet [- CO of Date: 19" June, 2025.

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CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Westborou h Methodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 North Yorkshlre Coast Clrcuit Circuit no. 31 Reglstsred Charlty - Charlty Registration number 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 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 Inslrument 2014 No.242) 1133833 Minister: Rev Graham Mor an Church Stewards., Mrs Isabel Plewes Mrs Joyce Hollinghurst Mr John Hastings Mrs Lesley Usher Mr John Ritchie Mrs Angela Garton Treasurer: Mr Neil Mould churches-r8ceiptS-and-paym8nts-final (2) 1of5

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Wostborough Methodlst Church Unrestricted R¢strlctgd Tolals thls Funds Funds year Total$ last year SECTION A RECEIPTS Note Offerin s and Tax r8COV8r8d Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 27,676 27,676 31.256 83 LettSn 21,284 18.719 251,970 304,620 a5 other recelpts TOTAL RECEIPTS 98,687 149,540 355 99,042 149,895 a6 355 {a71 SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 26,100 b3 Donations 11.068 157 b4 Re alr8 and Maintenance 30,223 b5 Chalet Utllltles (Insurances, water charges, hgating & lighting Em£lo ment CDSts Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 65.361 66.361 b6 21,128 21.126 20.009 b7 27.502 22,992 14,711 104,116 b8 15,303 200,S83 9QS 16,209 201,489 b9 906 {b9) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a6-b8 (551) 51,694 200,504 Total funds brought forward from last year c2 238 141 238.988 c6 38.941 c3 Sub totsl c1+c21 187 098 296 187,394 239.444 Transfers and ad ustments (1.153 c7) 14571 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 186,946 296 186,241 (c8) 238,988 (c6) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (thase amounts are not to be included In total rec61 t81 ments fl ures above) d1 Balance brouaht forward from last vear 915 736 d2 Offerin sIGlfts - recelved for ext8mal oraanlsatlons 504 1.449 d3 OfferingslGlfts - passed to external organisations 255 1,270 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1 +d2-d3) 1.164 -9)5 (2)

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Name of Church .. Wostborough Methodlst Church Charity number: 1133823 Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these ReIpt and Payment based accounts for ihe year to 31 August 2024 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 . 4.0.!L 7LLJ £Cp$[l£j1).0. . . .dJA74 . . ..YLvufy4. 1!Lts.. . Postcode..... Presentation to the Church trustegs I confirm that the annual port and accounts for the year ended 31 Augusl 2024 werelwill be. presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting Date . 15... Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Westborough Methodlst Church Charlty Numb6r 1133833 Responslbllitios and bas15 of report I report to the trustees on my examinat]on of the accounts of the Westborough Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on page5 1 to 3. 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 examlnation, I have followed all the appllcable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b> of the Act. delete or drde as approprSate ¢hurChewewplwrt&pym•nlTral l¥ 4of5

Name of Church .. Westborough Methodlst Church Charlty number: 1133833 Independent Examlner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination-(01k8r4harfrtka¥d which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this pOrt in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 144a¥81have not" obtained Independent verification of all Investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balanS 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. Slgnature of independent examiner Name of Independent examiner .Anna Wiffen FCCA Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Chartered Certified Accountant Name of fimi (where appropriate) ..Ashby Berry Coulsons Address . 2 Belgrave Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Post Code .Y0111UB Date delete or circle as appropriate Forrn Rthlew •)J.24 churches-receipts-and-paym8nts-fin81 {3) 5of5