CHELSEA. HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MEfHODIST aRcurr
FINAN(JALSTATEMErirs THE YEPJI ENDED 3& ALWSf 2025

CHELS￿ HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MEfHODisr aRCUIT
FINANaAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, AUGUST 2025
arlty ReOstratlon number. 1133940
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CHELSEA, HAMMERSMrrH AND FULHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, AUGUST 2025
Charlty Reglstratlon number- 1133940
CHARITY INFORMATION
ISS& KiD88¥ Rffji
The P¢Rk
333. Vavxlmll Bridse RNd
)nkn SWIV i
Accountants and Auditors Ath)mako B•￿th & Co.
45, Tindalo Close
Surrny. CR2 ORT
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CHELSEA. HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MEfHOD15T CIRCUIT
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, AUGUST 1025
The Tntstees prnserttheir report qnd audfted finandal staternentsfor the year•nded 31 August
2025
. &4SI8 OF ACC(XINTING
The finandal statements have t*n prepared in accorfance wlth'Accountlry ar
eportlw by Ch•rltie5: Siatement of Recommended PTrrtice appllr4ble to charltles
prYri￿ thelr accourts In accord•nce with the financlal Report1￿ Stsndard ap￿table
In the UK and Republlc (rf Ireland { FRS 1021 (Second EdRion)' •nd Flnanclal
RepDrtkn8Standaril appllc¥ble in the United Klngdom and Republk of Ireland ( FRS 102)
and the CharltlesAtt 2011 I￿1 UK GenerallyAtteptod Practke as It applles from
lJanu•ry 2015.
The flnandal 51atements b**n prepwed to a *ue and falff vlfw and have
departed from the Charftles l Accourrts and Reports l Re8ulatlons 2008 only to the extent
Tequlred to provlde a Irue and falrvlew.. Thts departuR has Invoknl followi
"Accountin8 and Reporti￿ by Charltles: Statement of Re￿rnmended Practice
ppllcableto dwlts wep•th¥th¢lraccounts In accordaru wfth the Rnanclal
Reportlng Stsndard •Fvlkable In the UK and Republic of Ireland { FRS 102) { Second
EdI￿n I. ratherthan the AccountlNd and Reportlng tycharities: Ststemert of
Recommended Practl¢e effe¢the from I, Apfil 2(Y)5 whlth ha5 slnce been wlthdrawn".
The flnandal ststements hve been prepared In accordance vlth the accountlng
policles set out in Note 2 to these accowts. and In accordance *ith the govenw
document of th• CircuiL
The I￿rnIn￿ document of the fjrcult is the ￿rne asthe sovernlry documentof the
MethodlA Church, i.e. The Iktd of Union (1932) and Methodlst Church Act (1976)
Th¢ purposes cf the Methodlst Church ar& arKI shall be dxmed to have been since the thtè
of the unlo￿ the advancemert of".
a) The Chrfstlan falth In accofdance wfth the doctrlnal stathrds and the dKiplinè of
the Methtxllst thurch.
b) Any charitable pU￿0$e for thetkne beln8 of arry Connexlon¥l. Dtstrkl Clrciu¢
local or any other or8antsatlon of the Methodlst Churth.
th•rltabSe purpose fDrthe tlme beingof ary society or Institutlon subsldlary
or andllary of tho Methodlst Church.
dl Any PUTP05• for the time belN8 of any dwrftsble sth51dlary orancllhryto
Methodlst Church.
In str1vi￿ to •chl•ve its objecllves, the Trustees 8lve careful conslderatlon to the Ctharlty
Commis*Jn's 8enernl guldaKe on public benefft. The Clrwlt TNstee5 have pald due req4rd to
8uldance issued bythe Charlty Comm155iDn In decldlrywhat aclivbtlesthe arcuit should
UNleTrke.
We confirm that the arujli Is a publk be￿ endty as defin•d ty Ffts 102.

CHELSEA, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MEfHoDIST CIRCUIT
TRusfEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31. AUGUST 2025
( Cofitifiued )
FUNclloNS OF THE aRCU
The functlons of the ￿rcUIt Indude the followlffé:
l) To oversee and supwjrt the local Methudlst Churches within the cirtylt kn thelr
worshlp life and encouraBe them In the maklTha of disclple&
111 To provlde accommodatlon to the ministers wlthln the clrcult
111) To malntaln the manse5 forthe mi￿SterS
rv) To pay the stlpends forthe minister
The arcult Is part otthe London Distrlrt1351, and the lollowlng fNe churche5 are In the Clrcult:
Askew Road IURC/ Methodist)
Chelsea Methodlst Churth
Fulham Broadway Methodlst Church
River court Methixlist Church
Shepherd'5 Bush Road Methodist CIxATth
The Clrcuit15 manased on a da1￿ basls by the Superintendent Mlni5tertO8ether
wlth two other mlnlsters ofte patd and volunteer slJPPOrt staff. The Mana8in8 Trustees
meet from tlme to tlme to ovetsee arrult rnatt￿.
Mlnl•t¢rn Revd. Faith Nyots
Revd. Lesiwa Vunlpola
Revd. Vlda Foday ( appoint¢d on OY0912024 on part4•me (49%) bas15
Clvtultskn Monty Gr*g
Gertle Barker
Jane Ke￿lW•h-80b1Q
Dwld Tambwfta￿h
arwlt Tr%Alan Mllls
The arcultrs soveThin8 document 15 the Deed of Unlon (19321 and the Methodist Ctrturch Act
11976). Detalled governance arran8ements are outllned within the Constitirtioml Practi￿ aTrl
Dlsdpllne {CPD) olthe Methodlst Church by orderof the Annual Confww.
The Connexmal office implements decilons made by Annual conferen￿and15 also re4M
for the statlonkw of Prestrrters in indlvklual Churches.
Connexional decis10￿ are passed to the Chairof the Dlstrkt and JPW*prlate offlcers ofthe
Di5tri¢t ftK Regml IM￿emen￿tIo￿.
Th• Distrkt paws corftrol down to arcult level fof local implementatfon by the
Superfntsndent Mln15ter, Mln55terfal Staff and arcuTt 5teward5 vla the mediurn of C￿￿11
meetlryds. Membershlp of the arcuft Meetiru is laid down Tn the Con5ttbJtional PTactke$ and
Dlsclpllne (CPD) of the Methadlstchurth. The membusof the CITcuIt Meetln8 are the Trustee5
of the fjr￿lt but noTrvotlryA member5 are ableto attend rftW wlsh.
The arcult Tntstees are 4xdlFed by CPD and are the S•nlorSteward and Tre￿rer from eKh of
the fve ChL*ches, nombnatsd r•presentallve4 accordkn¥ to Churth membershlp. plus Clr¢ult
ofke holders.
The arcultstewan15 Il#ed beknw, together vlth other members elected annualty by Indlvklual
Church Counci15 senwed a5 the Trusteesforthe c￿rUIt durin8 the year.
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CHELSE& HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MEfHOD15T CIRCUIT
TRusfEE5' ANNUAL REPOAT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3L AUGUST 21T25
I Continyed I
ntsters
Revd. Falth Nyots Isuperfntendentl
Revd. Le￿￿ Vunlpoll
Revd. Vida Fodèy { from OV0912024- oft part-time 49% basi$ I
Alan Mllls
Monty Grtg8
David Tamb*R•lah
% trusteesvary fmrn ￿rt0 year. thelf detsms are amended on the Chaiity Commlsslon
YRbslte to refiertthe actual representstkn atthe startof flnandal year.
Gertie Barker
Jane Ke55hvah-Boble
P•storal care ofA5kew Road Churth Is orynlsed by fte¥d. Wida Fodoy who Is parttime employed
fi>r49% of standard pre5bytets worklng houts and as such she does not have to go throuBh the
Methodtsi ststionir8 process.
We have three manses that are occupied by our mlntsterl one of whlth (Ashfield Road
15 owned by the URC but is malntslned Intern•lly and extemally bythe Circu5L Revd. F(￿4¥
moved in to A5hfield Road ITr January 2025. after refurb15hment of the property.
Currently there Is no fomwl a8reement between our lacal Clrcult and the URC about ffla￿r
malnlenance works on thts prnperty but maior MaIntenan￿ work has been cavrI￿ the￿, the
majorfty of whlch has been fvnded bythe URC Iunlted Refomi thurch).
Insurance on thls property is funded bythe Circult but is arrnnied thrO￿h URC nomkn*ed broker5.
We have four inwestmert propertles the property at i• Melrose Gardens now belw deemed to
be an Investmert propety farthe foreseeable future.
CurYert￿the arculta150 derNes rnntal Income from the former Okl Oak Method1# thurch
emlw at The Falrvay, Actan. Thi5 15 a rhurth that has cease(l kn opernte and Is now operatl
as a prtrschool nursery but rent from thts source has not been pald regularly and the ar￿￿t
5tewArds pursuln8 the tenant to determine a payment pl•n to redeern the debt.
Income from the ft)ur irwesrment propertles plus Old Oak Methodlst Churth weffli5ES
wlll provide a staljle incomeforthe rnlssiDn of the arcult In the years to come.
l fi¥• thurthes have pkl thelrasse$5ment of £50283. but Income was£33 over budget at
£50,316 ￿￿t0 sll8ht monthlyo¥erpaymentsfrom Chelsea Chwth.
We have pald our assessment of £34,112 to london Dlstrkt.
As stated prevw)usly, the arcult ex15ts a5 a ¥*hkle to pass thfonn*lM up to Distrlct synod and
Conference and tt) relay dethlon5 made at Natbnal aThl D15trktsynods bxk down to Churche
The al￿1t does th15 ty arran8ing thrtt meetings I￿n￿llY with all churdbu in the arcu
The Cira•t recorded a deficit of £113,825 (2023124- defidt £27,693) In the year.
The Circult asse55ment. alon8 wlth rental recelpts. are the m•ln sources of arcult Iruirne. The
e$5ment is desl8n•d to be 5ufflclenl to enabk the arcuft to arry lts furKtlonal duties
of overseeln8 and supportln8 local thurches. The lad( of rentsl Income from the tenancy at
Old Oak is Martingto ￿tlect in Clrcult flnances, and must be addressed speedilv.
The prlnclpal factort•ken Into account in arrMn8 at the indlvlduol local thurcheg assessmnts
s Income from all 50urce5 for year belore the one In question.

CHEL5E& HAMMERSMITH ANO FULHAM MEfHODIST CIRcurr
TrUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ÉNDED 3£ AUGUST 2025
{ Contlnuod I
The TMCP trusts have hitherto been treated as Current Assots investmen
The trustees revlewed thls posltion In 2024 and declded to redasslfy such trusts as fixed
ssets investments because they conslder these t￿￿ts to be held for lon8 term purpo
(ratherthan short term l. These trust remaln liquld. they are held for their Investment
potential. The trusts are not held 5pecificalty for ￿ale or expected to be reallsed wlthln
12 months from the year4nd (3V08112025 > date.
Reserves amountlry to SSX months routlne expenditure will be held, aftèr maklng
PfoVi5ion forfuture malntenano, other known essential expendlture and planned
developments. The ar¢ult •5sessment invofves an ann￿1 rwlew of likeJ¥ income and
expendltwe In the future years, current accourt balan￿ and any future need5 and opporWntt*s
not likety to be met from income,
The arcuSt General Fund {Unrestrlcted General Fund} bal•D￿ at the end of the yearvrds
£11,667.186 (2024- £11,78LOII l. The value of the Clrcult properties I both tsTwible tlxed assets
l flx¢d assets In¥estments ? Included In the general fvnd tl8ure of £IL667.186 is £11,62&1)Y)
{ 2024-£11,685,3491 the￿ty leavlng a net liquld balan￿ of £41.186 for the genernl runnln8 of the
arcult. At the current level of annual expendituie of £310,9501 after excludln8 8od Debt and
Dewedatlon ) the e¥pected level of Reserves shoukl be EISSL compared to the artual readlly
a¥allable re5er¥es I CTTculI General Funds less pTOpety￿1uQs) of £41K.
The cwrent reserves level are far lessthan experted. but the Trustees conslder It to be adequate
because, althou8h the TMCP tN5ts1 £113,352) are treated as Ilxed assets in these acmunts
because thèy are held on k}￿ terni basls and also forthelr Irwestment potential, they still
r•maln liquld, and (an be drawn upon at a very short notice.
The accesslble reseNe are held in the Dep05tt Fund of the Central Hnance Board ICFB)
of the Methodist Church. Durfn8 the year Interest of £639 was earned on thls Deposlt Fund.
W• also hold rent dewslts forold Oak Methodlstchufch and la Me1ft￿e Gardens whkh are
held in a separdte designated CFB accounL
The Clrcuit 4150 holds the followlngTru5tees for Methodist Chjrth Purp95es ITMCP) trust fvnds:
TRU5f 21747- LOCAL MODEL TA￿ CAPITAL
TRusf 16544- ￿LE OF HOUSE
TRUST 19598 aRcurrADvAN￿ FUND
TRUST $66- EGAN BEQUEST
TRusf 15780- 8. 6. ALLEN 8EQUEsr
The Interest earned from the above trusts durlng the year under review was £5,02712024-
£5,498) and the balance at the year end was £113,352 { 2024- £109,nll I
The Clrcult employs two part-tsme Mmlnlstrators. workl￿frOM Chelsea Methodirt Churth
premlses for a combined 20 hours per week.
Wrth effect from I, September 2026 Revd. Faith Nyots will be promoted toioint thalr
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CHELSE& HAMMEIISMITH AND FULHAM MEfHODIST CIRCUIT
TRiISTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 3L AUGU5f 2025
I Contlnued I
of London Dlstrtt and wlll therefore have to reduce hereommftrnent to Chelse& Hammersmlth
•nd Fulham Circult. Wlth thls in mlrnl, the Trustees have en1151•d the hlp of a supermumer
Mln15ter, Revd. Davld Glllman. to assbtvAth past￿1 charge of Chelsea and Fulham chuffhe
He wlll be empw ty the arcuit on 49% involvefflent and as such wlll not be sUb￿t to the
Methodist Church statlonlns rules. Revd. Gmlman h•s previously been a Supellntendent
Mlnister In another London Clicult.
The Trusteescontlnue to examine the prindpal arnas of operat6on5 arKI conslder what major risks
could arf5e In each of these aws. Awoprlate resources and review sythms are wt In place to
minlmlse Such r15ks to an a￿eptsb￿ level whÈrever risks are Identmed.
The tntstees are responsible for weparing the Trustees, report and accounts in aCu)rd8n￿ wlth
applicable law and United ￿r￿d0M Accountln8 Standards (United Kln8dom Generalty Accepted
Accountin8 Pr•rticel.
The law •ppllcable to charlde5 In Englar￿ and Wa* requlres the trustees to prepBre
a¢tounts for each FlnaKlal year which 8ive a and falr vlew of the state of affa1￿ of the Clrcult
and of the Incornlng resource5 and applKatlon of resourtes of the arcultfor that year.
In FKeparfngth25e accounts, the tnstees are required to:
. select S￿ble accowrtin8 pofides and then applyllwn consistently.
* observe the methods and wlndples In the Charitle5 50RP.
make Judgemerrts arKI estlmatesthat are reasonable and pn￿ent
ststs whether appllcable accountlng standards have been followed, subprtto ary
materlal departures d15dosed and explalned In the accou￿ and
epare the accounts on a goin8 concern ba515 unless It is Inapprowhtr to
presume th•t the drtult wlll ￿ntInue In operation.
The trustee5 are responslble for keeping suffldent accounti￿ recordsthat dlsclose, wlth
Teasanable a￿ul4¢Yat aDV time, the financlal P05itlon of the Clrath and that enable them to
ensure that the accounts compty wtth Charities kt of 2011. the approprfate Charlty
{Accounts and Reports) Re8ulatlons and the provisions ofthe trust deed. They are also
responslblefor safeguardln8 the assets of the Clrcult and heno for tak1￿ reasonable
ps forthe prevertion and detsction of fraud and other Irregularftle5.
So farasthe Indlvldual trustees, and all thetrnstees a5 a body are aware, there 15 relevant
Inforniation thatthey ought to have disdosed to the Circult Audltor5 thatthey have nat done
and tly further belleve that all steps have been taken that ought to have been tsken to make
the Auditors aware of •ny suth rekvant Infomiatlo
We corfjlderthat we have adeqtsate financial r￿r￿St0 contlnue to dell¥er our plans ar￿ ih•t
we have ￿asonable expKtallon that we will ha¥e 3de4Uate resources to continue In operatkjnal
exlstence for the foreseeable future and thttthere Ire no materlal uncertalnties thotcall Into
doubtthe chorivs abllity to contlnue.
We have conduded that the 8oln8 concern basls rem•ins an •pproprlate bas15 of fvKepar•tkn for
thejtfinandal 5t•temerrts.
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CHELSW HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MErHoD￿ aRCU
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REIYORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3L AUGUST 2025
( cortinu•d )
Thwe has been no post ballln￿ sheeiwentvthlth could affett these
Thls report was apwty48d bythe CircultTntstees on...-.. .....
thelr bphalf ty.
2026 and 4ned on

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR5, REPORTTO THE TRUSTEE5 OF CHELSEA, HAMMERSMrrH AND
FULHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT
REPORT ON THE FINAPI(IAL sfATEMEpll5
W• h•ve audlted the IIMnd•l stat•rnents of Hammersmlth and Fulham Method15t
areult { The ￿rcUIt I fort1* year ended 3L Auiust 2015, compth ofthe Statement of
Flnandal Actfvltles, the Balance 5heeL the rehted note5 to the finaftdal statements IndudiD8
• summary of slgnlllcant accountln8 polkle5.
The financial reportiNJ fran*wor* that has been applled In thelr preparatlon is applicable Law
and Unlted Kingdom Accountin8 Stsndards, indudlry financlaS Report1￿ standard 102.
°R￿nd11 REPOrtln8 Stsndard ipplkable in the Unlted Klngdom and the Republic of Ireland,
{ Unfted KI￿d0M Generalty Accepted Attountln8 Prattke)
ID our oplnlon, exwt forthe effects of the matteTde5o*•d In the b•slsforquallfled opknbn
seclion, theffnancial statements."
> give a tn￿ and falrvkw of the ClrcuW5 51ate of affairs •s at 3L Aii811# 2025 and of
Its Incofflln8 resourcesand applicatlon of resourtssforthe then ended
have been property prepared In accofdarKe wtth Unlted fxnerdHy
Accepted Accountlry Practice
have been prepared Sn accordance wlth the roqulrements Of the CharttiesAct 2011
All the arcutt's propertles I Manse5 artd Investment propertles I were revalued In 2023.
except the property de￿rt￿d as Old Oak Church premlses, by a quallfied MRICS & IU(3
reS￿red ¥aluerand the wdlued amounts are refiected In these a￿unts.
The value of the Old Oak churth premlses In these accounts15 at M•thod15t lrnsurdnce ComFrynVs
'IngJred value.. The'lnsured value. Is nelther°Origlnal Cost. nor "falr value. ar1￿
frnm propervaluatkjn of the property. Instead the 'lnwred value" Is the.￿p1Kernent
cosv of the property.
Cowuontly. the valuatlon of the Old oakCl￿r(b property in these accounts do not conform to
the Unlted Kln8dom Generdlly Accepted Accounth% Practke l FRS IIY2 ).
Il* same valuatw)n ba515 of tr* Old Oak wemiges was awlled In the prevlpusyearfs tlnanclal
ststÈment
COnseq￿the oJrr•nt yearfs fimndal statements and ts openlry balances of the ar¢￿￿$
financial sl3tements co￿d contsiA effors and mlsslatements whlch materknlly could affect
the current y•*sfinandal ststement&
We conducied our audit In accordance wSth Intematlonal Standards on AvdStln8 l UK ) (ISAS (UK)
and applkable law. Our re¥mm￿bI1ltIeS under those standards are fvrtherdexrlbed In the
Auditsr's responsibbllues for the audtt of the flnancial statements section of ourreport. We are
independerrt of the arcult In accordarKQ wfth the ethkal requirements that are relevontto our
audit of the flnandal st•trments in the UK includiD8 the FRCS Ethlcal stsndard. and
have fulfilled our olkn ethical reSpOn￿bIlItIeS In acconlance wtth these requlrementL

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHELSEA, HAMMERSMITH
AND FULHAM MEfHODIST CIRCUIT
I Continued )
We belle¥e th•t the •udltevldenc• we hwe obtslnedlg suftldent and appropriats to provlde
btss forour quallfied oplnlon.
We have nothlrvJtD report In respertof thefoJlowln8 matters in relation to whlth the ISAS IUK)
requlre usto report to you vknere:
. the tru6to8s' of the golng (X)1￿ basls of acwmlng wi Ihe ￿parat￿)n of
fin8rt*1 SlateM￿ Is rK)t gpproprlate: or
. the tr￿tea6 hm r#Jt di8clos•J in tr* fin8nc¥al statern￿ any id6ntifi8d
matarfal uncort8lnti68 that rnay ￿$t 8tgthlcant atM)ul the CirGuiVs ablllty
to continu8 to adopt the gokry cA)r￿eM Ixsis of accoLmOng for the poriod of at
Iwt twelbB Montr￿ from the dale whw tho financlal 8tstern￿ are
authorised for Issuo.
The Trustees are responsible forthe other Infrirmatlon.The other Inforniation comwlsesthe
Inforn)atlon Induded In the Truste￿ •nnual report otherth8n the flnancial ststsm•nts and our
audllor's report thereon. Our oplnlon on the finandal statsments does not coverthe other
inform•tkn and. exceptto the extent otherw15e Mated ln our repor¢ we do not
express anyform of •55urnno cordukn ther￿n. In connertk>n with our audlt of the
flnancial statemen14 our responslbllity 1$ to re•d the other infommtlon and, In dolni so,
n51der whetherthe other inforniatlon is mtsially Inconststent wlth the flnandal ststem•nts
orour knowledge obtained In the audlt or otl*rwlse appear5 to be materlally mls51ated. If
we Identrfy such m•terial Inconsistenctes orapparent rnaterlal ffl155tatementy we are
requlred to determine whetherthere ts a materlal mISstaten￿ in the ffflancial st•toments or
J miteTlal Mis￿￿ternent ofthe other Infomiatw. ff, based on the ￿ we have perforn)ed.
we condude thatthere ts a rnaterf￿ misstatrnt of this other knfornMtloTr. we are r¢qulred
to rep)rt th•tfJtt.
We have nothliyto report In thls re8¥vd.
Exceptfor the mrtter descrfbed In the basls for qualified oplnion of our report ￿ have nothk
to report in respect ofthefollowlng mattus In relation to whkh the Charlde5
(Accounts and fteport ) Re8ulatwJn 21X* require us to r•portto you, rf In our oplnlon:
> the Infom)Jtlon itven In the trus￿$, report is incorfjlstent In any m•terfJl respect wlth the
Ilnandal si*ementy" or
> suffidert accountlng ￿COrdS have not been kep¢ 01
> the flnanclal statements are not In a8reernent wlth the accounttw records and return5: or
> We not reeeived all the Infcm)•tk•n and eXp￿n•t￿M5 we requlred forour audlL
As ewhined more fulty in the Th￿et$, Responslbllts StJtrm•ntset out on p4e S. the
trustees are respon51ble forthe preparatlon of the flnancial statements and for belng satlstled
thrtthLytye a true and falr vTew. and for 9Jth internal control as the 1ft￿lee$ detemilne ts
necessary to enable the weparatlon of fin4n¢lal statements that are free from •naterlg1
mlsstatemenL whetherdue to fraud orerror.
lfi preparlnK the finandal statements the tnjsttts are responslbk for assessi￿ the Clrculvs
ility to Contin￿ as a 8oin8 ¢on¢•rn. disclosln& as applicable. matters related to concem
and ￿SIngthe plryconcern bas15 of account1￿ unle5sthe trustees ehher IThte￿ to Ilquldate the
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INDEPENDENT AUDfTORS' REpoirr TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHELSE& HAMMERSMITH AND
FULHAM METHODisf CIRCUIT.
( CoThtlnued
Circuit or as to cease operatloTrs, or ha* no reallstlc altemallve but to do 50.
AUDITORS R￿PoNSIBluTIEs FORIIIE AUDITOF THE FINAMaALsfATEMENT*
We have been appolnted ￿ Audltors underSertlon144 of ￿ Charfiies P£t 201L and report In
acconlance vAth the Art and relovant regU￿tIonS or havlni effect thereunder.
(￿robjeCtIveS are to obtsin reasonable auurance alxmrtwhetherthe finandal ststements as
whole are free from materfal mlsstatemen¢ whether due tofraud or errar, and to tssue a
auditoes report that Includes our opFnlon. Reason4bl¢ assurnnce Is a hl8h lo¥el of •5sufdnce. but
15 not a Buafantte thatan aL#lll Cond￿ In a¢cwthnce wlth.1SAs l UK ) WHI always detect •
material mlsststsrnent when It exlsts. Misstatement'tan arf5e from fraud or errors and are
nsldered rn•terlal rf, Indlvldualty or in awegaté. rouhj ￿￿$onablY b? expected to
infiuence the economlc decision of usevs taken on the b￿1$ of the5È financial statemnts.
Irre8ulwftles. Ind￿11￿ fra￿1, are I￿nceS of ThJn¢ompll•nce wlth law5 Ind r￿ulatIon& We
de*ned Pro￿dureS in line with our respon5ibilitk4 outllned above, to detect matsrl¥l
mlsststements In respectof Irre8ularftle4 Includln8 fvaud, The extent to whkh our procedures
are rapable of detediry irre8ularltles, Includln¥ fiaud is detslled below:
> Atthe commencefflent ofthe aud￿ we olrtained an undeT5trndlng ofthe leBal and
r¢gulatoryfrrm•TAork appltabkn to th• aKuiL arnl how the arcult15 complyin8 wth
that framewcrk
> We asse55ed the 5UX•Ptlbllty ofthe Cknulvs flnanckl statemerts to matrrfal
m155tstement indUd1￿ how fra￿1 ml8ht ¢xa
> {￿re￿Ment partn*5 a55e55ment ofwhetherthe engagemert team cOlect￿lY
had the appropTSate comwerKe and capabllitks to Ideth or reco8nlze
non-compllance wlth laws and regulatlon&
> all matters alx)ut non<ornpliarKe with laws aThl re8ulatlDns and whith were
detected bythe erya8ement t••m wwe to be communicated to the e￿Sement
partner.
Afurther descripkn of our respongiblNtie5for the audlt Of the fmanthl sktements15 located
on the Finarthl Reportln8 Councll's webslte at:httys: IlwTh¥W.frc.o￿￿va￿1frOThe5PoD51bII￿tlt&
This descrtptlon fDrm5 Part of our audltoes report.
iISE OF OUR REIIORT
Thi5 report Is made 501elylO the aruJitTrustees a5 a body, In Kcordance with Part 4 of the
Chrltles l Accounts and Reports J regul*ions 2008. Our autht work has been undertaken so that
we might state to the C1￿Ult trnsteesthose matters we are requlredto state to them in an
udltorfs report and for no other purpose. To the fulkn ex*nt perniitted by law, we do not
accept Dr assume responsibilty to ènyone otherthan the Clrcult and the Qrc¥Jfttru5tees a5 a
udlt rl forthls repor¢ or forthe oplnlon we have formed.
.. 2026
45, Tlndale Close
South Croydon
Swrey. CR2 ORT
ADOMAKO BA50AH & CO is eli8ible for appolntmentas AudttoT of the ar￿1t byvlrtue oflts
ell8lbllltyfor appolnlrnent as audliorof i company unders•ctlon 1212 of the Companles Art 20
ststuw Audltor

CHELSEA HAMMERSMITrI and FULHAM METHODIST CIRcuir
srATEMENT OF FINANc￿L AcnvmES FOR TME YEAR ENDED 31. AUGusf ID25
50,775
50,T15
50317
INeStM￿ IKome
33
217,591
217,591
35
TOTAL INCOMING RE5(IUACES
271417
ExPen￿rtUre *Jn Ra15[￿ Furt. 4.IA
ExPe￿Ure on Charftablek 4.2.3
144.616
263.645
144,616
263,615
73.167
227,231
563
Net IrKome Before In￿￿knent G•ins
-113,837
-113A37
-28.146
R•va[uatk￿ Surpluvlomes
TOTAL NEf INCOME FOR THE YEAR
-iiJJ
41U15
BALANCE 8ROUGHT KIRWARD
li
LANCE CARRIED FORWARD
Thern•r• no fvrtherTeco￿1led pins l< lo&ws ) otherth•n the ( defxlt ) forthe olx
finand•l year.
The notes OTr ￿leS 13 to 24form an Iiitwal of thèse fiTranci?I siatrmert
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CHELSE4 HAMMERSMtTH and FUL+IAM METHODIST CIRCUIT
BAiANCE SHEET A5 AT 31, AUGUST 20Z5
r••tslGt•d
Tot•1
Tangl￿e AB8*
In￿lments
4311,000
7.315.000
4,311,000
4.374.(MJO
7.311.349
82
11.626,1)00
11.685,349
10
11
39,858
26,440
Bth( and ¢*sh bal8rtho
74119
7&119
122,582
du•vAthln on• >
12
TOTAL NEf CURRENT A88Ers
110
TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
CRwfoRS . Amount8 f*¥
duo afv on• y8ar
12A
11
11
LL6 11 781 01
FUNDS
Thè note8 P4•8 13 kn 24 fonn an iityal wl clth•a• fimnctal 8lat4m￿I
..2026. and on thelr be￿lf by:
Approved tythe arcuitTn￿ on_.......... ..
ALAI4 MILLS
Clrcuit Treasurer
REVD. FAITh NYOTA
SuperlntendeDt Mlnlster
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CHELS4 HAMMERSMITh AND FULHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT
NOTES TO THE HNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ThE YÉAR ENDED 31. AUGUST 1025
I. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
1.1 The financial statsments ha￿ been pwiar¢d in accordance th'AccouDtiffd and
ReportlThs by Charities: Statement of RecommeNled Practice applKable to tharities
preparkngtheir accounts In accordance with the Flnandal Reportln8Stsndard applicable
in the UK and Republk of I￿lInd { FR5 1021 (Second EdltlDTh)' and the Mnancial
Reportiry Standard appllcable In the Unfted KIWM aftd Republlc of Ireland ( FRS 102)
and the Ch•rltle5 Act 2011 and UK Generalfy Accepted Practlce as it appliesfrom
ljanuary 21n5.
The financlal statements have been prepared to 8lve a'true and fale vlewand have
departed from the Charlties l Accounts and Reports l Re8ulatior6 2008 onlyto the extert
requlred to provide a'true and f•if vlew.. Thls departure ha5 invO￿ed followi
'Aceountln4 and Rep01fj￿ by Charities . Siatement of Recommended Prnctke
applkable to charilies PTeparin8 their accounts In Kcordance with the Flnandal
Reportin8 Stsndard applICab￿ in the UK and Republic of Ireland ( FRS 1021 ( Second
Edltion }' rather than the Accountlng and Reportlns by Charitie5." Ststement of
Recommended Practlce effecti¥e from l Aprfl 21x15 wh*h ha5 Since been withdrawn".
The fi￿ndal statements have been prepared In accordance vAth the attourtlng
poficie5 Set out In Note 2 to these accounS aNI in accordance wlth the governl
documènt of the Clrcult.
L2 The Clrcultcon5tltute$ a publlc benefit enllty a5 defined by FRS 102
13 No cha￿5 to accounting estlmates have occurred In the repwUn8 perfod.
2. ACCOUTrrnNG POLICIES.
INCOMING RESOURCES
2.1 Recognitlon of InC￿rne
lrtome ore recwlsed and Induded in the St4t•ment of FlnarKbal ￿￿ltIes ( SOFA )
> The Clrcult becorn￿ entit￿d tothe resources
Itls mgre IiTrelythan not that the tTUStees wlll rec* the resource; and
>Th• nmmetsry value can be measured wilh suffldent rellablllty.
> arcuft Assessment Income reccenltton is ￿￿ed on th• Clrcuit* Oudgeted
assessment on each Indlvklual chwch In the arcuit, •$ ayeed at a arcult
meeting.
> Rentsl Income Is reco8nlsed on the basls of the rent as perthe rentsl
agreement.
12 Offsettl
There has been no oflsetting of assets and Ilabllltle4 or ItKome and expense
unless required or perniltted Ihe FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102
2.3 Grnnts and Donatlon5
GTrnts and Don•tknns •re only IncI￿led In the SOFA when the pneral Income
reco8nltlon criteria as st•trd above are met.
2A Le8acles
Le8ades are Included In the SOFA when teteipt is probable, that ￿ when
there has been grnnt of probate. the Executors hove estsbllshed that there
I￿ suffident assets In the e5tste and any ¢ondttbM a￿hed to the legacy
are elther vAthin the corfrol ofthe charlty or have been meL
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CHEL5E& HAMMER5MITH AND FULHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT
NOTE5 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEpifs FOR THE YEAR E14DED 11, AUGUST 2025
(Continued I
2.5 Tax Redaim on fjonailons and Gifts
Glft Ald recelvable Is Induded kn Incothe when there Is & valld dtd•rntion
from the donor. Any Gfft Ald amount ￿ry￿ered on a donatlon is mn5idered to
be part of that 81ft and istreated as an addltlon to the sime fiAnd as the inlil81
d¢)natlon unles5 the dO￿)rorthe terms of the appe•l hw¢ specified
otherwlse.
2.6 Don4ted Goods
Donated goods are measured atfalr value.( the amountfor whkh the asset
could be excharw ) unless knwrnctlcal to do so.
Goods donated for owing Use by the arcuit are recogni5ed os tan8Iblef￿d
assets and Included in the SOFA as incomln8 resources when receivable.
Gifts In klnd for us* bythe arcuit are Induded In the SOFA as IKome from
donatlonswhen ￿CeIvIb
2.7 Donated Servlctt and Faciif(ies
Donated servicès and facllitles are Induded In the SOFA when recefved at the
value of the gmt to the clfcult Pfovmed the Yakn of the 81ft be measured
rellhbby.
2.8 Volunteer Help
The value of any v0luntsryl￿IP recel¥ed15 not Induded In accounts.
2.9 Settlement of Insurance Clalms
Insurnnce clalms are only ￿uded In the SOFA when the genenl Income
recognition crlterla are met and are induded as an Item of other Income In
the SOF
110 IrKome from InteresL Royaltle5 and Dhldends
Th151s Induded in the accounts when recelpt Is probaL4e and the arnount
recelwdble can be measured relloblv.
2.11 I￿￿tMents11ns and losses
Thi5 includes any reallsed or unre411sed 8alns or losses on the Sa￿ of
investments and any galn or1955 resultln8 from revalulw Invest￿nts to
market value at the end of the Ilnancial year.
2.12 ￿bIlIty Reco8niilo
Uabllltles are recrynlsed where it is more Ilkety than Tr3t thattherels a le8al
or construrtlve obllgation committing the arcult to pay out resources and
the amourt of the obll8atsn tan be measured wlth reasonable certainty.
Grants and donatlons are accounted for when paid.
The dlstrkt assessment and minlsterial stlpends are accounted for when thie.

CHELSEA, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MEfHoDIST aRcurr
NOTES TO THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR TVE YEAR ENDED 31. AUGU5f 2025
Icontinued I
2.15 Frnthold land •MI Iwlldlnqs
Freehold laNI and are aCc{￿nted for at orfwml Cost or subsequent valuation
Tarfble Flx•d Ass•ts
These are the manses managed by the arcult. The afcult manage5 two Manses
These are the prnpertles and lore tem TMCP trusts ￿ld by Cifcutt wfth thèvlewto
8enerate Income or, for in¥e5tment potentlal.
In the year under revlew. the￿ were four S[￿￿ propert*4 and one close&twrshlp
church bulldln8 plus Ilve TMCP trusts.
The freehold land and ￿lId1￿ Mention￿ •bove •re shown In these accounts at
the or*lnal costy as arne￿d by the revaluation l except the Old Oak property I
carrfEd out by Mr. Tom 5cotL a MRICS and RKS reeistered valuer.
2.16 CAPITALSATION
2.16.1 AII FNed Assets Expe1Klltu￿ In excess of £IXrf)O In the year concerned are
capitalw. Otherwlse s￿h costs are wrftten off In the ye•r ofthe expendlture.
2.16.2 Tan8lble fixtures. ffttlngs and oflke eWpmen
l tlxture4 frturyand Equipmerrt5 Used by the ¢lr¢ult are Twrltten off a5 and
when Incurrnd.
2.17 DEPRECIATION.
Dwedable freehold b￿Ing values are depred•ted at a rnte cakukted to wrlte off
the cosL less resldual valu• over their experted useful lives.
No Depreciatlon Is provkled on freehold knnd.
No i)epredatlon is provlded on In¥esiment prnp•rttes
Rate of DepreciatTon on freelKAd bullthw- 2.% on strnlght line bKIs
2.18 Funds
Unrestrlcted funds represent funds whith ère expendable at the dlscretlon of the arc[￿t
in the furtheranw of its objectsand whlth have rnt been des*roted for other purp05eL
Re5tr1rted fvnds can onty be used forS￿d pwposts The purpose of any re5trlcted
fvnd Is noted in the flnandal statements.
2.19 Consolldatton
The arcult oversees the work of mlni5ters and lay worker5 In churdxs wlthin the Clrcuit,
does not Im control ov¢rthose churthÈs. ministers. or the lay WOfker& For thls
reason. the financlal ststemerts of the thurches wTthln the arcult are not consolldated
Snto finJnthl statement>
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CHELSE& HAWERSMITh AND FULHAM MEfNO. NST aRCU
NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI. AUG115T 2025
IContSnued )
2.20 Golng Concern
At the tlme of approvln8 the financi81 statements. the trustees have a reawiabje
expectstbDn thatthe Clrcuit has adequate resources to cortlnue ID opeTrih)n•l exlstence
for the foreseeable future.ThusthÈ trustees have thernfore contIn￿d to adoptthe
goir¥ concern b￿1$ In weparlni the ar(JJlVsfinanthl ststement
2.21 Employmerrt Benefft5
The cost of any unused holiday entttknnent ts rewlsed in the perlod In whkth the
employee's service5 are recefv¢d.
124 AcCountl￿eStIMate5 and Jud8ements
In the applicatlon of the arcuit's accounting polldes, the trustees are requlred to make
gementy e5timate5, and assumpt￿ about Carry1￿ amount of assets and Ilabllftles
that are not readlly ¥pparent from Other resouroL The estknate5 and a550¢iated
1ssumptlons are based on historic eXperIe￿e and otr*rfactors that afeconsid¢red to
be relevant Actual results dlffer fmm these estlmates.
The estlmates and underlying assumptlons are revlewed on an owolnB b#1& R￿lSIonS
to ac¢Ourrtl￿ estlmates are iecognlsed in the period in whlch the estimate ts rev15ed
where the I￿•$10￿ affects onlythat perlod. or in the perKMI of the revlslon ￿ future
perlods where the revbslon affects both Cufrent and firture pÈrk)ds.
225 PwortlonmentOICosts Between A¢tNitles
rfftmance and Othercosts are apportloned between Charitsble Acuvltles and
Expetxltture to r•15e FuThls on the bath oleAch xtl¥lW5 Income in the year In reknthn
to each other.
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CHELSE& HAMMERSMITH •nd FULHAM MEfHODiST aRCUIT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, AUGUST 2025
Fund
3.1 Oanatloni Ind L•pd•s
ctr￿1t 0569oJmants
1,T18
5,027
5.027
211 W24 214824
217,591 ￿lIX)
3.4 Oth•r Incorne
Sur
4 RESOURCES EXPENDED
1.1 DRECT 8peNDP4G
Rent Co]lecth)n Foe
35,153
89.411
5.X12
35.153 24.594
59.411 18,814
5.Jr2 4.8Z9
1&814
134
12 GOVERIIANCE AND OTHER EXPENLYTlme
3,618
1.7
71
3,518
1.759
71
357
3,913
4913
Pffrf¢88t0n￿ F•88
L3 ufHERS
Olll¢a R￿nn1Tha ¢x
2.155
2,155
470
T28
470
1.433
IA WMIIARY OF ÉXPENixfuRE TO RAISE FUNDS
134.W
134M 84,127
6.317
64,127
8,317
2.723
144616 ￿167
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CHEISEA, HAMMERSMITh and FULHAM METHODIST aRCU
NOTES TO ThE HNANaAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, AUGiIST 2025
Unrestdcted
Total Jmtrkted
Furnls
Funds
Fur#
Total
Funds
42.1 DIREGf SPENDING
34,112
101,604
34,112 27,664
101,604 122,779
9.984 &8
27.664
122,779
stipends. Penslon and NIC
Salaries and NIC
Ernployers N I contrlbuttons
employers Penslon contrlbutlons
Mlnisters, trnvelllng exper*s
180
42.2SUPPORT FOR CHARtfABLE ACTIVm&8
4.22 Pr•n4•0 Exp•n•
30.147
11,991
30.147
6,995
11.991 14,629
6,995
14,629
Manses Insuran
Audlt Fegs
1282
641
26
1282
641
26
887
452
24
887
452
24
Bank CIM
2.2.OTrIERS
DAF Contrfbutlon
Redundancy Payrnent
arcult Activltles
4)prentl¢eshlp Levy
Subscrlption
Ornco R￿nIng C(
817
817
797
10.000
6,522
454
106
345
797
10,000
6,522
454
106
80
406
4Q6
785
074
42.33LIMNWIY OF EXPENDITLIIE ON CHARITABLE AcnvfTES
DtrBd Spu*llng
151.319
151,319 100,704
180,704
45.(￿1
2,177
45,081
1177
24.090
24.IMI
Govemance
Sundry Expense5
522
16S
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CHELS￿ HAMMERSMITH and FULMAM METHODIST CIRaiiT
NOTE5 TQ ThE H14ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, AUGUST 2025
5 REVALUATION I ( DEFiaT I ON INIIESMIIIS
1014
11fj6 Unlts Q541.7 peKe131108120U )
4316
6,316
1166 Unlts Q 542.7 pewe1331￿ )
WA
1166 Unlts @ 5018pKe1311W02Y )
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CXEL5W HAMMERSMmi AND FULIIAM MEfHODIST CIRCUIT
NOTES TO THE HP4ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 51, AUGUST Z025
Icorrtinued I
8.1 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
cosr OR VALUATION
FREETrIOU> LAND AND BUILD114GS
Manses
a• at 1 Septsmber 2024 and 31. Auwst2025
4.5(K),fM)O
at 1
126,000
at 31, AI44At2025
NEf BOOK VALUE
A8 * 31 Wt 2025
As at 31 W 2024
COST ORVALUATION
TMCP
TrU5rs
INVESTMEiif5
FREEHOLD
LANDAND
BUILDINGS
TOTAL
109,701
5,039
7.Z)1.848
7.311,349
S.039
tn the
at 31. Auw8t 2025
NEf BOOK VALUE
As at 31. P4Jgu8t 2026
IIIL52
AS at 31, W8t 2fi4
1) Exc4pt for woprty de￿ as Old Oak Pr•ffll￿, dl th8 I￿1￿j
on 04. Auwst 21rxJ ty Mr. Tom Scrtt ¥kn) IB a member ofthe RO￿ Insthute rf Chartered SupM•)rs
(RICS ). He ts a quali1￿1 MRICS tnd RICS Wstw•d vahhw. Mr S¢th that ￿1¥ I￿￿K1¥nI
the Clrujk and Its trujtsas.
2) The TMCP trijsts h8￿ Nthth) bqen treated a• cury•nt in¥ootsii•nL Tha trust808 f•4knved IN
po8ttknn in W24, aTrJ dethd to rncla88ly such tsijsts 89 assets In*knerAs b8(w
Ilw ￿)nSId¥ th8sa tru•ts to b8 held for long temi puIpc￿l { rather than JP¢rt terni ) . ThBs• trusts
remaln Iwld, bLrt tW8ro for th•r tnwstmont potontial. aro not hekj Jp8dfic•lly
fO8af• or expw*ed to be ro8ll%•d ￿lih￿l 12 months from the dat¢ of 31. Awu¥t 2025.
3) Tho dld h•¥e ary Hwi* A8•

CHELSE& HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM MEfHODIST CIRCUIT
NOTE5 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, AUGusf 2025
Icontlnued
9.1 Th• follry•kng fund• ar• h•ld on l*h•ll rfth• Clr¢ult by TMCP
2025
Unrestrftted
2024
Unrestrkted
Trust 21747- Modd Tntsl CapSts1
Trust 18544- Sal• of HQUE
Trust 19598.Ck¢wltAd¥•nce Fw
Trust 566- E8an Bequest
Tru# IS780- & GAllen Bequest
70.369
1317
33295
6,328
67.374
1317
32,695
316
92 INCOlff FROPA IAATERIAL IMVE8TKNT HOLDING8
Market
V•luÉ at
3110812025
Incomefor
7.201,648
211.924
TOTAL
2025
L697
Furnls held bythe Estate
35
Basic fin•nei￿ ass•t4 lficludln8 other debt0￿ and prepaymeThtsare Inltlalty recognlsed at
Innsartlon prlce, unloss the aTr•wment consthutes a fin1nd￿tranSlcll0n, where the
transactlon is measured at the sKesent value of tt* fut￿re re¢elpts dts¢ounted at a market rate
of lrterest. Suth assets are Subseq￿n￿¥￿rrfed at amortlsed cost uskn8 the effectbve interest
method, les5 ary ImpJim*nL
11. WIK AND CASH JALAIKES
2025
Current Account
Central Finance Board- Deposit
14rt54
18,909
53,169
42,873
Cash and (￿h equib4alont kndth cash In hand. hald at call ￿th banks, other Short
terni IlquKI InW$tni￿ts wlth origlnal mabJrit*s of thrae months or les8. and bank owrfrats.
Bank owdrafts e*• Withkn ujrront Ilabl1￿e5.
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CHELSEA, HAMMERSMITh AND FULHAM MEfHODIST CIRCUIT
NOTE5 TO THE ANANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, AUGUST 2025
(Continued I
IL CREDrroL. AMo￿ts falllry due wfthin
one y••r
Rent Received In Advance
A55essments Recelved In Advance
Other Crnlitors
Accruals
2024
1592
&946
458
453
14,1(Kl
95
12L CREDrroR5: Amounts falllry du• •ft•r
01￿ year
Rent Deposk
14
Basic ilnancial liablllties. irtI￿lIng trade and other¢redltors, loans from third pirtle5 and loans
from related partles are Inltialty rEcognlsed at tran￿rtIon prlce, unless the arrdngement
constitutes a finiKing trar￿ac1knn, wI￿e thè debt Instrnrnent is measured at the present value
of futwe payments d15counted at a market rnte of Interest. Such Instruments are
subSeq￿ntty c4rrfed at amortlsed fost uslrvathe effectl¥e interest method, les5 any Impalrrnet)t.
13 FUNDS
13.L UNREsTricfED FUNDS
2025
2024
2024
8•lance Brought Forward
Incomlng Resour
Resources Expended
Net Galn / Ideficitj on Investments revaluatlo
Balance Carrled Forward
11667 186
11781011
Unreslrkted funds represent funds vthidb are expendabfe atthe dtscretloD of the Clrcuit in the
furtherance of its Ob￿Cts and whkth hwe not been de*nated forany other pury)ose%
1¥781,011
294.946
IL808,704
272.417
-3LXI,567
All the Clrcuit's propertles { Except Old Oak Church premis•s ) were revalued in the 2023,
14 DEr￿LS OP CERTAIN rrEMS OF EXPENDITURE
2024
Kllt Fee8
15 p￿D eMPLOYEE8
SalaiY88 and Wages
372
287
Numbw of omplo
ND affl￿0)￿ fo¢•lvod ￿0hJmwts In excess of£eo.000 pw annum.

CHELS￿ HAMMERSMITH ANQ FUIHAM METHODIST CIRCUIT
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, AUGUST 2025
(Continued I
16. REDUNDANCY COSTS
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Redundancy P•ymeftts
17. POST BALANCE 5HEEf EVEpirs
There has been no post balance sheet event whkh could matsrially aff•ct these fin•n¢ial
statements,
18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All the Mlnlsters seThlng in the arcult are membets of the arcuit Truste•S
No trustee recelved any remuneratlon nor beneflts
During the year, three Mlnlsters th are also Trustees recelved stlpends and expenses.
2025
2024
5tlpends
Reimbursed Expenses
101,604
5,619
121779
712
Althou8h the Clrcuit pays the mlTrlsterfal stlpend5. the Mlnlster5 are not employed by the
Clrcuit. Min5sters are employed by Conhrence, but tt is the responslbllity of the arcult to
pay them.
There no other rdated partles transartlon5 forthe year ended 3L Au8USt 2025.
Connected organlsatlons Indude the Methodist Connexlon, Churthe5 wtthln the arcui¢ other
Methodlst Dlstrlcts In Great Brftsln. CFB. and TMCP. All these entltles have thelrown
tru5te•s and autonomous admlnlstratlon that the arcult has no sl8nlficant Influence
over any of them, nor they over the Or¢ult. They are. therefrjre not consldered related partle5.
A balance is retslned In the genernl fund to meet unantklpated expendlture ind pM¢rammed
work that can not be fvnded fram a 51ngle yea¢$ budgeL The pofKV of the Clrcuit Is to maintslTr
equlvalent to at least 6 month's expendlture.
Every of the Mèthodist Church ( L(Kal Chu￿e$ arcuit4 Dlstrtcts, Connexlon ) in the Unlted
dom15 heavlty reliant on volunteets who contrlbute thèir skil￿, time, Money ind thelr
resources In the furtherance of the work of the circuit. Pflncipalty, thb contrfbutlon 15 by servln8
on commlttees of the arcult that deal with mlssion, manses. ￿lky* yants, tralnlng
developmerts, etc etL
Thewlue of contrfbutlon of volunteers Is not Induded wlthin the Income ofthe afcuSL
The trustees are gfdtefvl to all of them for thelr help and commFtrnents

CMELSE& HAMMEKSMITH AND RILHAM MEfHODisr aRCUIT
NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FCIR ThE YEAR ENOÉD J& AUGUST 2025
fcontlnued I
21 Mlnirttts, manse colts
The CITfUit Is required to provlde atyommod•tknn for eath Minlthr •bMI hWherfamily.The
rcuit bears the costs of repairs m8intenJnce, bulldln8 insurnnffj Coundl Tax and water
charses. These costs •re not shown separately as benefft-in-kind for the Mlnlsters as
HMRC does not seektDtsXthese re£elpts In the hand5 of thE Mlfttsie
In the opinlon ofthe trustee5, the Cimilt b exemptfrom the Unlted Klwlom Taxation
on Its incomlni resovrces ts the ye•r.
2Y. FINAIKM IMsfAuME14T5
All the Charlty's financial thstNments qualÉfy as ba* flnancial InstNments in accordance wlth
section li of FRS 102 and are recognised on thef011￿TnS basb:
i) Cash and c•sh equlvalent represent bank balance5 deposlts held In Sterfing
li) Investmentsare measured at market value at the batance sheet date
illl Debtors are measured at the trdn5èCtion prlce less any provision ft)r doubtful debts
Iv) Cveditors are rneawred atthe tran￿rtIOn prf￿.
APPORTIONMEpif OF suppoffr COSTS BMVEEN ACTMTIE&
Charftable Expenditure Total CharFtable Exwidtlure
to ftlse fvnd5 U125 Actlvities
to rnlse fijnds
Total
1024
GOVERNANCE
Audlt
¥282
3.518 4
3,913
Accountsnc¥
641
1.759 20(Kl
452
4996 2,448
Bank ch•rge
OThER8
Offlce Aunni
785
1940
345
1,525
I￿70
5kn￿lry Expi
522
L43J 1,955
165
Prof. Charge
228
624
Subscrlptlon
747
Governance and Other Costs are apportloned between Activities ( Charitable and Expendlture
to ralse funds l on the basls of each actmty's Income In the year In relation to eath other.
Th15 policy exdudes any exceptlonal and non-recurrlng Items.
25. THE ULTIMATE CONTROLUNG PARTY
The ultlmate ￿￿MIlIng Party of the Circult Is the Methodlst Church of Brftaln
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