WESTBOROUGH METHODIST CHURCH
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
For the period 1[st] September 2024 to 31[st] August 2025
Charity Name: Registered Charity Number: Charity’s principal address
Westborough Methodist Church 1133833 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:
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The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist Church
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Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of The Methodist Church.
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Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church.
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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:
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Provision of the Methodist form of Christian worship through regular Sunday and weekday services.
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Provision of facilities for the Scout & Guide uniformed groups from the ages of 4 to 18 years.
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- 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.
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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.
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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.
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Meeting groups, such as the 60+ Youth Club and C.A.M.E.O., to improve companionship and reduce loneliness amongst the elderly.
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The provision of accommodation to the local community including Scarborough Community Fridge, with a Warm Welcome provision by the church and the school uniform recycle scheme and to educational and health improvement groups.
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A coffee shop, open to the public and offering inexpensive snacks.
Membership
The Church membership was 94 at the end of the connexional year.
It is with sadness that we report the death during this year of members of the Church Anne Dargue, Joan Taylor, Jean Thomas, Loreen Myers, Nore Pugh, Elsa Monteith and Eileen Pidd and others who have given local service over many years. Joy Eccles was transferred to Scarborough Christian Fellowship and Gill Casper to Queen Street. Beatrice Haygan, Francis Boakye, Elizabeth Boakye, John Cobbinah, Eunice Ako and Margaret Ofoshene were received by transfer.
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.
Whilst we are not enforcing any restrictions, we are continuing to provide hand sanitisers at all entrances, face coverings are available, and we are asking people to respect one another’s space.
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 are pleased to the service of Mrs. Carol Evans at the Bookings and Premises Administrator which has again seen an increase in regular and ‘one off’ bookings. Equally, the services of Mr Marc Anderton as the Caretaker are greatly appreciated.
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
The balance of an earlier interim legacy distribution was received and is being in the Church’s TMCP investment cash account. This has resulted in the Church’s total income for the year being £292,644. The Church therefore produced full accruals accounts for the year ended 31[st] August 2025.
As a result of the legacy receipt, the net outturn for 2024/25 is a surplus of £149,203. However excluding the legacy, the result would have been a deficit of £57,070 (2024 surplus on the accruals basis of £17,267).
The church’s total funds at 31[st] August 2025 were £1,668,068. Of these funds £1,305,322 were invested in fixed assets and £854 related to restricted funds. Liquid unrestricted funds, including the investments held by TMCP amounted to £362,746. The underlying reserve level of £95,000is in line with the current reserves policy set out below.
Property Matters:
The amount of property repairs in the year was £7,763.
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 2025 consist of the balance of income received specifically for Lego Church and Thursday Friends 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: Rev Graham Morgan Position: Minister Date: 8/6/2026
Name: Mr Colin Adamson Position: Church Council Secretary Date: 9/6/2026
| Minister: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rev Graham Morgan | ||
| Church Stewards: | ||
| Mrs Lesley Usher | MrsAngelaGarton | |
| MrJohnRitchie | MrDavidThompson | |
| Mrs Annie Thompson | Mr Henry Andrews | |
| Mr Brian Moore |
| Notesto | ||||||
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| the | General Fund | Restricted | Total | |||
| accounts | (Unrestricted) | Funds | 2024-25 | |||
| t | I | Ê | ||||
| lncome | ||||||
| 1Offerings | 26,849.20 | 26,849.20 | ||||
| 2Donations, legacies and grants | 2 | 215,561.49 | 215,561.49 | |||
| 3Giftaid | 7,000.00 | 7,000.00 | ||||
| 4lnterest and investment income | 3 | 1,205.95 | I,205.95 | |||
| 5lncomefrominvestment properties | 4 | 22,845.00 | 22,845.00 | |||
| 6lnternal organisations | 4,358.41 | 4,358.41 | ||||
| 7Other charitable income | 5 | 14,258.01 | 566.37 | 14,824.38 | ||
| 8Total income | 287,719.65 | 4,924.78292,644.43 | ||||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| 9Circuit assessment or share | 35,000.00 | 35,000.00 | ||||
| 10Grants and donations | 33,797.36 | 33,797.36 | ||||
| 11Property maintenance | 7,763.47 | 7,763.47 | ||||
| 12 lnsurance,utilities etc | 29,05't.67 | 29,051.67 | ||||
| '13Depreciation | 2,483.00 | 2,483.00 | ||||
| '14Employment costs | 29,470.45 | 29,470.45 | ||||
| 15Office expenses | 4,298.92 | 4,298.92 | ||||
| 16Other expenditure | 11,991.80 | 852.74 | 12,844.54 | |||
| 17 lnternal organisations | 5,229.33 | 5,229.33 | ||||
| 17Totalcharitable expenditure | 6 | 153,856.67 | 6,082.07 | 159,938.74 | ||
| 18Gains/(losses) on monetary investments | 16,497.78 | 16,497.78 | ||||
| 19Gains/(losses) on investment properties | 0.00 | |||||
| 20 Netincome/(expenditure) | 150,360.76 | (1,157.291149,203.47 | ||||
| 21Transfersbetween funds | 28.63 | (28.63) |
0.00 | |||
| 22Other gains/(losses) | 0.00 | |||||
| 23 Netmovementinfunds | 150,389.39 | (1,185.92) | 149,203.47 | |||
| 24Total fundsbroughtforward | 1,516,824.71 | 2,040.081,518,864.79 | ||||
| 25Totalfundscarríedforward | 1 | 7214.10 | 854.161,668,068.26 |
| StatementofFinancialActivities( | SOFA)for | theyearended | 3lAugust20 | 24 |
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| Notesto | ||||
| the | General Fund | Restricted | Total | |
| accounts | (Unrestricted) | Funds | 2023-24 | |
| Ê | I | t | ||
| lncome | ||||
| 1Offerings | 27,675.57 | 27,675.57 | ||
| 2Donations, legacies andgrants | 2 | 64,617.51 | 64,617.51 | |
| 3Giftaid | 11,052.25 | 11,052.25 | ||
| 4lnterest and investment income | 3 | 1,982.80 | 1,982.80 | |
| 5lncomefrominvestmentproperties | 4 | 2't,284.00 | 21,284.00 | |
| 6lnternal organisations | 5,559.68 | 5,559.68 | ||
| 7Other charitable income | 5 | 10,680.14 | 354.67 | 11,034.81 |
| ITotal income | 137,29 | 4.35 | 143,206.62 | |
| Expenditure 9Circuit assessment or share |
30,000.00 | 30,000.00 | ||
| 10Grants and donations | 11,068.47 | 11,068.47 | ||
| 11Property maintenance | 30,650.27 | 30,650.27 | ||
| 12 lnsurance,utilities etc | 21,008.88 | 21,008.88 | ||
| 13Depreciation | 2,483.00 | 2,483.00 | ||
| 14Employment costs | 27,502.13 | 27,502.13 | ||
| 15Office expenses | 3,270.00 | 3,270.00 | ||
| 16Other expenditure | 9,875.92 | 906.16 | 10,782.08 | |
| 17 lnternal organisations | 4,409.75 | 4,409.75 | ||
| 17Total charitable expenditure | 6 | 135,858.675,315.91 | 141 174.58 |
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| 18Gainsi(losses)on monetary investments | 15,235.26 | 15,235.26 | ||
| 19Gains/(losses) on investmentproperties | 0.00 | |||
| 20Netincome/(expenditure) | 16,668.86598.4417,267.30 | |||
| 2'lTransfersbetween funds | 0.00 | |||
| 22Othergains/(losses) | 0.00 | |||
| 23Netmovementinfunds | 16,668.86 | 598.4417,267.30 | ||
| Z4Totalfundsbroughtforward | 1,500,155.851,441.641,501,597.49 | |||
| 25Total fundscarriedforward | 1,516,824.712,040.081,518,864.79 |
| Notesto the Accounts |
GeneralFund (Unrestricted) |
Restricted Funds |
Totals2025 | Totals2024 | ||
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| e | â | Ê | t | |||
| Fixed Assets | ||||||
| Church building and other | propertyl1O | 1,242,578.01 | 1,242,578.01 | 1,245,061.01 | ||
| lnvestmentproperties | I | I | 0.00 | |||
| lnvestments | ll't1 | 62,743.82 | 62,743.82 | 62,624.32 | ||
| Totalfixedassets | 1,305,321.83 | 0.00 | 1,305,321.83 | I,307,685.33 | ||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Debtors and prepayments | 12 | 12,792.89 | 12,792.89 | 25,953.10 | ||
| Loansbythe Churches | 0.00 | |||||
| lnvestments with TMCP | 13 | 341,186.73 | 341,186.73 | 177,863.01 | ||
| Central FinanceBoard | ||||||
| Deposits | 15.34 | 15.34 | 983.1 0 | |||
| Cash at Bank and inhand | 14,948.67 | 854.16 | 15,802.83 | 10,303.32 | ||
| Totalcurrenú asseús | 368,943.63 | 854.16 | 369,797.79 | 215,102.53 | ||
| Gurrentliabilities | ||||||
| Creditors (due in under1 | 14 | |||||
| year) | 7,051.36 | 7,051.36 | 3,923.09 | |||
| Grants payable within 2024-25 | 0.00 | |||||
| Totalcurrent liabilities | 7,051.36 | 0.00 | 7,051.36 | 3,923.09 | ||
| Netc urrentass ets/liabiIities | 361,892.27 | 854.16 | 362,746.43 | 211,179.44 | ||
| Iofalassefslesscurrent | liabilities | 1,667,214.10 | 854.16 | I,668,068.26 | 1,518,864.77 | |
| Longterm liabilities | ||||||
| (dueaftermore than | ||||||
| one year) | ||||||
| Grants payable after 2024-25 | 0.00 | |||||
| Loanstothe Church | 0.00 | |||||
| 0.00 | ||||||
| Nefassets | 1,667,214.10 | 854.16 | 1,668,069.26 | 1,518,864.77 | ||
| Funds ofthe Church | ||||||
| General Fund (Unrestricted) | l6 | 1,667,214.1A | 1,667,214.10 | 1,5'16,824.69 | ||
| Restricted Funds | 16 | 854.f6 | 854.1 6 | 2,040.08 | ||
| TotalFunds | 1,667,214.',10 | 854_16 | 1,668,069.26 | 1,5',18,964.77 |
| Donations,legaciesandgrants | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| r. | ç | |
| Legacies | 206,273 | 60,000 |
| Donations | 9,289 | 4,618 |
| 215,562 | 64,618 |
| Allthe above incomeforthe currentandprece | ding year was atfributabletounrestrict | ed funds. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Investmentincome | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| f. | + | ||
| TMCPinvestments | l,l4l | 1,893 | |
| CFBinterest | ó5 | 90 | |
| 1,206 | 1,983 | ||
| 4 | Incomefromlettings | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| f, | + | ||
| Cottagerent | 6,000 | 6,000 | |
| Roomhire | 16,845 | 15,284 | |
| 22.845 | 2t,284 |
| Incomefromcharitable activities | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| L | f | |
| Coffeelounge | 8,303 | 7,005 |
| Beach chalet | 220 | t)t |
| Concertsetc | 5,535 | 3,935 |
| LegoChurch | s66 | 355 |
| Baptism/wedding/funeralfees | 200 | 100 |
| Internal organisations | 4,359 | 4,443 |
| 19,t82 | 16,59s |
| Direct Costs |
Support costs |
Support costs |
Totals | ||
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| ff, | f | ||||
| 1s8.427 | Ls'2 |
159,939 | |||
| ComparativesforCharitable | activitiescosts | t37.904 | 3,210 | ____t4t,17 4 |
| Supportcosts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Governance | costs | |
| ff | ||
| lndependent examination | 1,512 | 3,270 |
| Independent examiner's remuneration | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| *. | f | |
| Independent examination and accounts preparation current year | 1,512 | 1,440 |
| Independentexaminationand accounts preparation previous year | 1,830 | |
| 1,512 | 3,210 |
| Staffcosts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| f | f | |
| Wages and salaries | 26,731 | )5 )Lq |
| Socialsecuritycosts | 1,745 | 947 |
| Other pensioncosts | 994 | 1,307 |
| 29,470 | 21,502 | |
| The averagemonthlynumberofemployeesduringthe year wasasfollows: | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| Noemployees received emolumentsinexcessof€60,000. |
| Tangible fixedassets | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Church | Fixtures, | Total | |||
| and | contents | fittings& | ||||
| buildings | equipment | |||||
| f, | c | t | f. | |||
| Cost | ||||||
| At1September 2024 | 715,361 | 517,993 | 24,826 | 1,259,180 | ||
| Additions | 0 | |||||
| At3lAugust2025 | 715,361 | 517,993 |
. | 24,826 |
I | 80 |
| Depreciation | ||||||
| AtISeptember 2024 | 0 | 0 | 13,119 | 13,119 | ||
| Chargeforyear | 0 | 0 | 2,483 | 2,483 | ||
| At31August2025 | 0 | 0 | 1s.602 | 15,602 | ||
| Netbook value | ||||||
| At3lAugust2025 | 715,361 | 517.993 | 9.224 | _Jr2A,578 | ||
| At31August 2024 | 71s.361 | st7.993 | 11.107 | 1.245.06t |
| Fixedassetinvestments | |
|---|---|
| Listed | |
| investments | |
| s | |
| Marketvalue | |
| At1September2024 | 62,624 |
| Additions | 0 |
| Disposals | 0 |
| Revaluations | 120 |
| At3lAugust2025 | 62,744 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| f | + |
| 1,651 | 881 |
| 7,000 | 21,052 |
| 4,142 | 4,020 |
| 12,793 | 25,953 |
| Currentassetinvestments | Cash heldwith TM f |
|---|---|
| Marketvalue | |
| AtISeptember2024 | 177,863 |
| Additions | 206,273 |
| Disposals | (58,546) |
| Revaluations | 15,597 |
| At3lAugust2025 | 341J87 |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| f, | f | |
| Tradecreditors | 4,141 | 1,3l9 |
| Othercreditors | 1,398 | 1,164 |
| Accruedexpenses | 1,512 | 1,440 |
| 7,051 | _____3923' |
| Movement in fun | ds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance | Incoming | Resources | Transfers | Gain/(loss)Balance | ||
| b/1 | Resources | Expended | oninvestmentsc/f | |||
| f. | f, | s | f, | f,t | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| Generalfund | 1.516.824 | 281,120 | (153.8s7) | 29 | 16,4981,667,214 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| LegoChurch | 296 | s66 | (853) | 9 | ||
| lnternal | 1,145 | 4,358 | (5,229) | (2e) | 845 | |
| organisations | ||||||
| 2,040 | 4,925 | (6,082) | (2e) | 0 | 854 | |
| Comparatives | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| Generaltund | 1,500,155 | 137.292 | (135,858) | ls23s1,516,824 | ||
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| LegoChurch | 847 | 355 | (eo6) | 296 | ||
| Internal | s95 | 5,560 | (4,410) | 1,745 | ||
| organisations | 1,442 | 5,914 | (5,316) | 0 | 0 | 2,040 |
Name of Church.. Westborough Methodist Church Charity No.. 1133833 Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these accruals-based accnunts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they indude all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signatur8 of treasurer Date 8 June 2026 Name and address of tr8asurer.' Neil Mould 16 Lyell Street, S¢art)orough, North Yorkshire Y012 7LW Presentatlon to the Church trustees I conff rm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 werel¥AkW' presented to th8 m88ting of the Church trustees h81d on . Signalure of the Chair of th8 m88ting: Name of the Chair of the meeting.. Rev Grah8m Morgan Date 8 June 2026 Independent Exarniner's Report to the Trustses of the Westborough Methodist Church Charlty Number 1133833 Responsibillties and basls of report I report to the trustegs on my 8xamination of the accounts of the Westborough Methodist Chu for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 2 to 13. A5 the Church's trustees, you ar8 r8sponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act,). I report in resped of rny &xamination of the Churth's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I havg followed all the applicable Directions giv8n by the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the Act. del8t8 or arcjè as appropriate
Name of Church.. Westborough Methodisl Church Charity No- 1133833 Independent Examiner's Statemènt The Church's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am quallfied to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies. I have Completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any Material respect-. the accounting records were not kepl in accordance with section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts set out In the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulalions 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independenl examination the trustees, annual report is not consistent with the accounts 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 lia¥elhave 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 ofthe Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pound5) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner Anna Wiffen FCCA Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Chartered Certified Accountant Name of firm (where appropriate) Ashby Berry Coulsons Address 2 Belgrave Cresnt, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Y011 1 UB Date 18 June 2026 delets or circle as appropriate 4y2025