NORTH WILTSHIRE CIRCUIT Accruals Accounts THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS NORTH WILTSHIRE Circuit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 BRISTOL Dlstrlct Clrcuit no 7122 Charlty R•gl3tratlcn nurnr 1133989 Ainislers: R8v David Gray Rev Stephen Skinner R8v Rachel Collins Rav kndrew Bird Deacon Stephen Roe Circuil Slewardg: Nigel Tucker Cliilorii Frien Kay Astr+lin Peter Armila Troasurer.. Circuil stgward Lynda Thomson who produc0d Ihis report wth An 8la Ro8 Ibookke8porl
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT The North Wlltshlre Methodlst clrcult covers Swlndon, Marlborou8h. Chlppenharn and surrounding vlllages. It Is rnade up of 11 Methodlst churches and two rtand ae Ecumenlcal Partner5hip5 (Dorcan and Pil8rlm Centre Swlndonl. Two of the churches wor5hlp In two bulldings wlth one fellowshlp the"dass' of the other. (St Andrew's wlth Rodboumelclassl and Aldbourne wlth Chiseldon Iclass11 One church, 8ath Aoad, Is part of an Informal LEP with the URC and Anallcans In Old Town Swlndon Alms and oryanisatlon We seek to enact the calllng of the Methodlst Churth, as we through wor5hlp seek io Increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's love. We share to8ether to help people to grow arKI learn a5 Chrtstians through fflutual support and care as we strlve to be good nelghlxiurs to people In need and to challenge In5ustlce and we witness ea8erty to make more fdlowers of Jesus Chrlst. R•vl•w ol th• y•*r The clrcult Incorne15 prlmarlly drawn from the a55e55ments pald by the clrcult churthej and with the rentsl Income from one of the drcurt manses. Over•ll FInGl Results The tot•1 funds for the elrcult Increased by £211k froffl £2,733k to £2,944k over the ye•r. As of 31st Auiust 2024, the funds held In cvrrent •ccounts and the MTF were £987k Thls eguates to about 25 months of expendlture.
Manses Review The circult currently has slx houses of which five are occupied by ministers (four Presbyters and a Deacon l employed by the Methodist Churth. The clrcuit VieW of the manses as mentiMed in the 20nl report with the alm of ¢onsolidatin8 the propertles ig alm05t Complete wtth the Immlnant sale of the Frogwell Manse. 11) Chippenham manses Monkton Hill manse was sold in January 2023 and Fro8well manse in November 2024. The drcuit has used the proceeds of these sales to facilltate the purchase of 5 Puddin8 Lane the Patterdown development as part of our outreach and mis51on focus. Thi5 is a New People New Ploces incentiwe bein8 led by Oistrict. 121 Swindon manses There are three manses In Swbnd¢)n and no chan8es are experted ID the next 2*36 morths. One15 being kept as an Investment property and Is prlvatrty let and IMO are Il¥ed In by mlnlsters. It is unlikely that the circuit ministèrial team will increase above the current five mln15ters. It Is more likely that numbers wll decrease wlth the ctrcuit lookin8 to ernploy lay workers to cover the Shortfall. Church bulld1rS Sherston The church was sold In March 2024. Luckin8ton The church was 50bd in March 2024. Churth governance In June 2024 the Clrcuit meetln8 approved the Dissolution of the single congregation LEP at Dorcan There15 5t511 a de51re to remaln ecumenlcal and to welcome other denominations as well as usln8 literev Sn the Methodlst tradition but the Church wlll no longer be an An8lltanlMethodist LEP. The Dorcan churches (5t Paul'5 and St fimothy'sl wlll become part of a Local EoJmenlcal co-operètS¥e scheme wlth the Lead Partner belng the Church of England. Cental Church. Swindon known as The Pl'M Centre 1$ a 8aptlstlMethodlsVURC LEP currently under the care of a Baptlst pastor. When this tenure ends there 15 an expertation that the church will lts)k to the Circust to provide a Methodlst presbyter to take over rhls role. Staff chanys flev Rach Colllns who jaln the drcult In August 2022 as a PrDbBtlgnary PreskTrrter ordalned In June 2024 Rev Stephen Skknner was granted è 2 ye•r extension In Sept 2023 forthe period September 2024 to 2026.
Trurt•es anrnjal rnport ott finarc• and pwrnan¢• Le8al framework Name ofthe charlty.. North wiitshlre Method1# dradt Charlty re8istratlon nurnber: 1133989 frlame of flm): UHY R¢M Brooke. Chartered Account•nts Maln communic•tlon address arojlt Adminlstrator o Studley Meihodist ChurcK Studley Lane, SbJdley Calne SNII 9NH The members of the North Wlltthlre Methodlst clrcult meetlTrd are the chartWs trtee5. Membershlp Is made up of drcult offiee holdery mlnlsters and rewesentaVeS appolnted tw the local churthes. A full Ilst of the membtrshlp Is slmjwn In appendixAto thls re Lynda Thomson was the clrcuit steward with overall responslbilty for Finance. Independent eXamIr fry year ended 31st Au8USt 2024 is Llsa Hobbs of UHY R05s BrLKke- Chartered Ac¢vuntsnt8 16 0or¢an Busine55 Village. Murdo¢k Road Dorcan. Swlndon, Wiltshlre. Investment Bankers Central finance t#)ard olthe metI$t chuth and Trustee5 for Methodr5t churth purpos Alms and arDtIOn The Charltys 014ectlve5 to act as a re50uru wu41d•r ¥Athln the arna around North Vtiltshtr• for the Method15t church. The p¥Jrposes ofthe Methodlst church ¥¢ •nd h•ve deemed to h¥4e be•n the date of unlon the athncement of.. al The Chrlstlan falth In Kcord•n¢e wlth the dottrlnal standards and dlxipllne ol the Methodist thurch bl Any charitable purpose fw tht tlme beSn8of the c¢rXIonl Olstrfct dfcult loc•1 churth < other organlzatlon of the Methodist thurch cl ¢harltsblÈ purpose for the tlm• b•lngolary sod•ty orlNtitution subs1dlor anclllary lo the Met10$1 church d) Any purpose for the tlme beln8 of chartty b•ln8 a crIty subsldl•ry or •Illt0 the Methodlst church Thls Is Jchieved throts8h the followiry. 11 The SoUTn8 of regular public acts olworshlp gwnt• memkn ¢fts thwch and non members alike 11 The teach1 of Chrlstlanity thfOU8h Sermons CDurs•s. srnalS youps aNI theother 1111 Thé resourcin8 of pastornl work Sndudln8 vllrln8 the *k and bef•ed l Takin8 rellglous assemblles In local xhoo15 vl Pmmotlon of Christianlty throu8h stailrrf of events and ser¥kes vll Prov151on of thaplalncy sefvlces to the loc•1 unlverslty and other Irfjtltutlu Publlc ben¢fft We confirm the tNstee5 ha¥e regard to the thirftyoxnmi551oners ldIn(e i)n publlc bffiefit
Strudtsr• io¥emance and managemert The governing documents forthe circult are the Deed of Unlon11932) and the Methodist Church Art119761. Detalled governante arrangements are outFlned wtthln the C(¥nstitutsonal Pr4¢t1 and DISCI1 of the Methodist ¢hurch order of the anrwal conference ICPDI. Day to day mana8ement circult is undertaken by the Clrcult Leadership Team. the Qrcuit Meetlng and the local weathers meets'ng. Trustse tralnlry A ran8• of 8uldance Is produced by th M•thodlst c¢>nr+exl•n to SUPPDrt the effectlve runnln8 of the circuit specifl¢ally the leaftet the role of the trustee ITr the Methodlst church whlch Is avallable to all new clrcuit meetinB membèrs as part of thelr Inthxtion as trusteeL Relatsd parti•1 The clrcuit15 Part of the 8rlstol Distri¢t and is also accountable to the Methodlst ¢¢oferenu. The drcuitconasts of the lollo¥Ang churches: Jbrfie & Ramsbury wlth Chsseldon Chrtstchurch Methodlst Fdlowshlp Pewsey Sheldon Road Central Chippenham Great S(xnerford Lyneharn Studley Bath Aoad St. Andrews and Rtxlboume Stratton Oorc?n LEP of Anglican and Mthod15t Central 5windon LEP of Baptisi URC and Methoclist Rlsk manaiement Major risks are Identlfied by the ¢lrwit le•dershlp team who take prot¢ssloNI a&41¢• where necessary. Income and expendlture ar• r•¥lewed r•8¢Jlafly al clT¢ult leadershlp meetin8s and clrtuit rneetlngs where annual budgets are agreed ar a of a¢tlvltles undertaken. Re5eT¥es pollc¥ The clffult holds the equlvalent approx. 4 monthsfvndlng for8eneral purposes and lay worker actlvities In ¢•sh or neBr cash •ssumin8 no other malor expendlture In the event ol an Inabllity tr• ralse the full clrcurt Is$M*fit for the churches in the short temi. Includin8 the Model Tnjst fund, the circuSt holds two years of avera8è expendltilrè and therefore the drcult tnjstees believe there are sufficient funds to se¢ure the rnid w long term 4bllity to meet the Ilabilities of the ¢ir¢uit
Sategu•rdln8 Every person has a value and dlgnlty which comes dlrealy from of mple and female In God's own Ime aThJ MkenÈ5S. Chr15tlans se this potentl•l as fulfilled by fjod's rweatlon of w In Chrl Amory other thlngs thls imleS a duty to value all Peop ès bearln8 Im of God and therelore to protect them from rn. Methodist Connexlonal pra¢tk• outllnes commltment to the followln8 prlndple&' al The care and nurture and respectfvl mlnlstry with all chlldren and young peaple and alts. bl The safe8uardln8 and prntectlon of all chlldrem and youn8 peoplè and adults when they are vulner4ble. cl Jy e5tablishinq of safe carlng communltle5 whieh priwide è loni environffnt whrn therels informed w¥llance as to the dangers of abu3e. d) We will fvIl¥ selert and trnln all those wlth any respDn51billty withln the churth In lo¥e wtth safer recrustment prIn¢l£S Includ1 the use of ¢rimlnal reeord5 dSsdosures and re8iStratlon wlth the relevant vettlni and barrln8 schemes. el We wlll respond wlthout delay to every Complaint mad• whl¢h $48ests that an adul¢ chlld or young person may have been hamed by ¢Peron8 wlth the pollce and local authorlty In any InveSRat10ft. Q We wtll seek to work wlth anyone who ha5 suffered abuse de¥ety1 wlth them an appropriate mlnlstry of Infornied pasttyal ¢are. il We will seek to thallen8e any abuse of puwer eSPe1V by anyone In a positlon Df trusL h) We wlll seekto offer pastoral care and supm Includlnl 5upeNIon and referto the properauthorftles any member 014Jur church communlty known to hwm offended against a chlld or youn8 person or vulnerable adult. il In all these princlples will follo ISSIatIon 8uldance and rec(vanised pod wa(tlce. The North Wlltshlre drcult commlt5 itself to ensuriry the Implementatlon of Connexional 5afe8u•ftlin8 pdlcy. iovernmerrt le8lslatlon Auldance •nd safe pr4Ce In the clrcult and In the churches. The North WHtshire drcult c%nrnlts Itself to i vwon of suppurt ad¥lc• and tr•Snln8 for l•y and ordalned people that ensure5 peopk are cfear oThd 0fident about thelr roles and f•spr*nslbilitles in safe8uardln8 and promotln8 th• w•ffarn of children •rKI ad$WhO fflay be vulnerable. vld Grnv
THE NORTH WILTSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT STAYEMENT OF TRUSTEES RE5PONSI8IUTIÉS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST ZOZ4 L•w •ppllile to ch•rltl•s In Enlland and Walos r•qulres th• Trust&•s to prepart finand41 sralennts lof eKh finanthl 11 which Wvt i true and falr vlew of the thèrlVs Ktfvltsesdurl the year •nd of tts flNftc posrtlon •t the erd of the ye4r. In prnparl rinar¥thl rt•t•rn•nts • tru• Ind fatrth. th•TruitVS Should fclltrw best prxtls• ¥4d • selert suiiable aCt¢untl polkles Ind thn •pply them constsientlv . mike ludiernents and iSllmat•$ th•t ar• reasonthe •nd prudent •st•tt whtlher appllubse Kcountln¢ sundards •Thd stotemEnts of re¢ommended prKtlse h•ve been followed, sublett to )ny departures dlxlosed and expl&ned in the Iln¥ncial 5ratsments • prep•r• the Ananclal statemènts on the pln4 toncwn b•s1s unless It b InappropE(ate to um• th•t Ehe tharlty wfrf wtttlnue In opernthx Th• Trust•w •r• responslbkn for ko•pli8 •¢CnI1 rncords ¥thth ¢l&¢loso ¥Ath fwon•b •crurw the Ibwthl posltlon gf the ch•rlty * whlch eAl th•m boih to ¥¢•rt•ln th• lkn•ncl posltlon DI th? charity and ih•t •niure ihat the Ilnancial statmenrs cornpty wlth th• •ppll¢able law. re8ul4tlons and trust deed5. They are also rtsponslble 1015afeiu¥rdlni the 11s•ts of th• thirlty and h*n for r•4Wnab ii•w foi th• prMntJor ifid d•t•cllon lfr•wl ind oth•r Irr4ul•thle Grnv
APPENDIX A NORTH WIL75HIRE MErHoD aRcurr Year unll end Au8U5t 2024 MINISTERS Rev David Gray Rev Stephen Skinner Rev Rach Colllns DeKon Stephen Roe RevAndrew Blrd Trust•• TrusteE TNIt Trurt4e MINi¥fEAS IN MER APPOINTMENTS MINISTERSwrrHOUT APPOINTMENT SUPERNUMERARY MINisfERS Rev Tony 8arnes Rev Pam Strank5 Rev Susan Howe Rev Mark Barrett Aev A Ward Jones Rev Geoffrey Fhyd Rev janet Ev Ae¥ Roy Howard Expressed whh not to attend meetbnls thL% ressed wlsh not to ittend meetsnF thL% ye TnJstee Trustee Ymrtoe Expressed w15h to attend meeiin85 ihls yer Expfes5ed wlsh not th attend rne¢tlny thts yo•r aRCUITSTEWARDS Nlgel Tu¢ker KayAshlSn Lynda Thomson Peter Arniltsge aifford Frlend Trustee Tnjsteo Trustee TNrtee TnQÉ oRCu WEGUARDING C04)RDIP&4TOR Mr5 AllSson 8urch LOC4L PREACHERS MENG SECRETARY GÈofftey Rhods CHURCH UROJIT MEEnNG REPRESWATIVES Trustst dboume & Ramsbury Rlthard Osboume Llz 05bourne Julle Coe Trusthe Truitee b•th Road George Kennedy Matt Vatrher sharon Vatther Tnjrtee Ctntral. Chippenham Wyn WaRers Loma Cockin8 Dlxon TfUSte¢ Trurtet Central, S¥*ndon Judiih Furse Chrkntlne Duranl
Chi5eldon Paul Kohn Christchurch Janathan Lyle Sandra Wylle Truste Trustse Darcan Tony Prkhard Nathalle Marshall Trustee Lynehm Wllma GoodfvllDw Ann Allen TrLLSt•• Pewsey Petè Whltilniton Robert Wcods Bert Venman Tnrtt•• Tnutte Iru5t•e Sheldon Road John Da¥15 Corlnne Wethe Annett• Fost•r Trustee Trustee Tnjstee Unlbl May 2024 St. Andrews & pbourne Jackle Sftyd•r Holder Hllary Franklln tNann¢ Stater TNIt Tiust•• Stratton Graham Criwshlw Kelth Harnr Trutt•e Twst•• 5tudlev Christina Cllff• Lknd• Morl•y ryant Vlncent TryJt• Tfurt Tnjst GT•t Som•rford Ilornierly Trlnlty} P•ulWebb Trurt*
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Ilorth IWtshh• Clrcutt C¢ult No 7R2 Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2024 Fw Ttytsi• Fw Plx•d NJ••ts 11 I.1.5•) 431x1 1.•86.S•0 25,•n 26176 340 35.94) C•ntr•l Flrdnc• DpalI 25.142 25.142 12 lQ2.913 1•1.424 3.1 ItrI11•• ta¢* (du• In l y••rl trhn 2021.a3 Ji,94J •,Ix 1•3.1•1 ?,WJ1• •her mort th•n o11• 1001.121 J.162 &TJJ.712 rfth• 1008,128 IOX121 IWY.183 1A70A76 .182 IVnr•i¢hEl•dl %W7J)I nD.114 VJOl.12• 8•3,182 30.943 1731,TS2 81qn•d Clnyjlt Trfrwuror
THE NORTh WILTSRe MET)DisT ORCUIT NOTES TO THE ACC<MINTSYEAR ENt#NG 31 AUGUST I4 l Basll ol •ccoufitln8 ènd PDJIths l Ac¢ots•tln8 Standard The finondèl statement) •re prnp•rnd InC4nlIAr2 wlth the Chrlllex 2011, Ch•rlll•s Stst•m•m f Recomrnended PrJctlc• IFA51021, FRSIOI The Hrnncl•l Ilwonlnl Snthd, applkabl• In the UK •nd Repjblicol Irel•nd. Publk benefftentKv The North WksNre dTcuTrt meetsihe deflnbwon of i publ¢ benefft entltyunder Ffts 102. $5et5 and hèbilltles •re Inltially rewniud at histortc•l cost or trlrrtartlon vahJe sJfil•ss oth•rwls• $ted In the reftrnt xctyynlini lV notelsl b•low. 111 8•th Thtse Kcounts hve been prepafed on the ba5Is olh15tort¢#l com excepi that Invertmentsare shown at th•lr market valye at the end ol the yeir. on acuu•ls 1$ to show• true ind f•lr view ol the Clreutrs nnan¢l•l posltlon and 1VIl. fv Content The IIn•ncl TrnlormJtk¥n pl•nted Is r•kInt •nd ¢(nparnbl• and COryt•. Wh•r• •stlm•t•$4r• us•d the5• 8r• l•d on •)••rl•n¢• r•s•arch •nd l•Jdim•fit. The accounts orewre%s•d h) £ Slertl rowid•d to th• nearest pwnd. v Golni ¢on¢ern ••i•d on th• mon•lary aii•ts and htsman r•sourcw J¥4m•b •t Jlit olAwuit 2024 tha trustee5 beheve that the ¢lffjull Is • InI iorTrcrn. ¥H Consold•tlon Th• ¢trculi h•% d•norninatlond rrytsl•lory ty4ershl In rup•rt olth of the Churth•s the ¢lrcult bat h•s no lei•l or oper•t111 Control ol thaJ• thW¢h •Jd the1ri0MIry bod •xcept In extreme ¢ir¢urnstinces. For rh15 the fln4ncl41 st•tom•nts olthurch•s t1 th• ckcult not consolld•thd Into th•$• hn•ncl•l sr•t•m•nti. Int¢ym• li Includ•d In the Stitqment of ActfrAtlN ISOFAI vlfièn theafcult b•com•s •ntitl•d to the resourtt5. •Ad the tnistée5 are reastsnably cert•ln th•ywll ve¢ehY the r•wi 4nd the mon•tsry value ¢4n b¢ me•sured wlth sulllclent rellablllty. l¥ Exp•ndture Th151s retoqnlsed tAh•n • lbIlIty is Incund. or ther• • Conitructh tsb4Wlon Ith here th• lmount roll•bly rn••sur•d and It Is ¢oMbd•r•d mom Ilk th•n not th•r• WUI b• ffiow of •¢ilvlty, xGr•nti Grants made by the arcuit from own luvds •r• r•¢5¥d lft lull at the ¢f a8r•emenr or hen Ihe arcult accepts ih•t thw15 4 It or OptiOnal oblliatlon to rn•ke thè p•ym¢ht. xi VAT SknE th• Orcult b ¢Kt VAT wSstor•d. Ill Imput VAT Lq charyd wlth the •1psS towhlth tt rel.
T1Ible frxed assets lor use by the Cirtyti TOlb1¢ fL¥ed assets ar•w5tsI ifthy can b• wed for more com at least £l.((#). The freehold propertles are Shown In the tsnts al 2016 deemed Values. except for the maDs¢ pur¢hased thb year whlth $ shtr•m at cost No degreclau.on 15 prowdèd on the bulldiny because the trurtee5 conslder the current resldual fair of the mans• bthldin85 lon th• asfiurnptbn that it h•tt ieathed the end of As usofvl eCorMk 11(e by the year-¢ndl to be nDt IESS than Its rurrtni l Otbiors and PrepaymEnts Debtors retste to the payment of MlThsters St• In Auiusl th•tielaies t¢5¢ptemb•r. Also assessments for 24125 outstandlfi¢ * 3tst Auwst 3)24. ]+ CredMorA Qedltors KKbL¥l bvth sundryeyperws and spedfiulty the lIVIer a5esyMnt rqc•fved In ¥ Impart of Ch•r¥es xv Moft•tsry Inv•stments The Circurf5 Invesknents are In monetary cl•ssthed as boc finn¢i•l instrurrtnts Lftder FR5102 and are held by the.Trustees foi Methodtst church PUTP¢)5è5 fMCP. AS tU5t(¥Jlan triisttes ihe bJ•tklN at market le ¥e those prowded by TMCP. The fund5 that suppart the aUlt Model Twst Fund and Mansts fund are hold TMCp l Intere# fvnds on whlth Intrrest ¢redlted to the accounts e•¢h month. These are iegardèd 15 edrn and Ion8-term Invt5tmert& rMCP15 the le1 owner and Custod5aD Tfv5tee ol Jil Method(rt PAodel Trust Property indvdi L4acles, Énd¢MneAts and Accumulated Futtds. frust Property bs hdd foT on behall of lan¥lni Tru51ees who re5poNslt for the d•y to day m?rnent vttrustwop•rtv. TMCP ensure thar. through Pfowdlni 80¢? and acttni JnOerthelr dlrectlon. the mana8ing tiustees comply wth thartUes13WOf Methodist p¢liEy as deternned by the Mèthoétst conferèftto. Investhnt Prownt•S From to tlm theclrutt may re51dentl•l propertylfonnEtr Is surpth to rwutremen¢&, x¥l th¢dIst Conn•xlon•l fu The methbiChrch connexh)n asses5 aylrtst th• cFrculVsthese •te poh quarterlyto the Dlstricts. Asmall sum is trIne£ by the DtsM tomeet its ¢ortothen¥tse thes• 1$5•51mMts ar• p•¥1 4Uart•rly to th• ¢onn•#lon. Thtclrpjlt rai5e5 assessments on churthes •re p•ld qu•rterly to the c4rtrJt. These co¥er m?Inty the $t ofrnnnlng the drcsts Includlni stsffinB and the DKstrlct Issessment above. The ctrcult m•y art asan rfent lor ad hoc colkntons foi v•rloui £ontroH•d •nd then lmln4t•rnd bythe Methodbbt thur<h. ZFwrt The tund5 held conAltute a General Fund held for any pwpose of the tirtuit vknl¢h •rn unrestrf¢ted clrcult model trust fund has wlde purpose5 deflnd In standlnl orders ind 15 te8orlsed •sunrestrkted. Resir6rted fvnds are held for a narrower purpos A New Peode New Pjaces Grant 15 been iecetyed frum the MrkL Thlsls held •s • reStrf fund. Any fund5 moy be reprEted by mort than lust ¢ash.
Clr¢ult Modèl Unr•5trkl•d Tnutlund 2QZ4 2021 Truit Fund Donadons Le acles Total 4 lrtom• prop•rtl Trustfund A•s¢rklod 2024 105 Ewmln street 11367 IL367 11679 To1 11367 11367 11679 Fruy•ll Mans• v4 In th• pm¢•ss Of bal sold •wtkni ¢ompletltsn. S In¥•sEm•nt kKom• Unr•# ar¢ull Mod•l Tnor fvnd R•rtTid•d 1014 2013 Centril FknIr b)ard 3.191 Orcult Ad¥wc• fvnd 49,593 ,595 2&105 Tot•1
, 6 Pwnorttostall PAlnlll•rs. Ad¢rdn othv * worker& Sttpendj Nat Insuranc• Penslon TIv9hone10ther Tot•1 1024 175.485 162.706 16.718 l7.116 40,643 35,928 14,780 9.162 247,626 224.912 5ff rsumber51 •vw n••mploid)' Minlst•rs Admln Laywork•rs part t4me Totsl staff At 31 A$t 2024"theve wtrnno lay vffjrk iaylAdmkn worters Included abtyde: Payrol TrnveVphonel¢xhw Tot•J 28,118 433 28.551 202 pur1 202312024 6 people wert emplwd •ll the tlrn. Thdrc4At b requlr•d to proJe occommodaikni hr eKh mlniHer¥nd thelr lamHkJ th15 sten as ¥ benefjt io the Clrcuit Minister5 art Éypected tootcupy the rMns prothd for them. The droJlt bears the c05t gf iepalrs. rnarntenance, b¢Jltdln8 coundl tsx and wat•r rnte5. Th•st fi8ur•s arn n¢rt 5tparatety disclosed as benefits4nthlnd for mliiist•f5 as HMRC does not seek to tax thesE recelpts In the hands of m5nbttrn. trust•es any s•l•rfu or b•n•ffts B% tll#e$. wewr, tm folknwln8 tru#ees are so nlnlsters In th•t cwclty rttek stlpends 15 mkhsttr5 and the benefft of Job ielated Kcommod•tlon. Re¥ Davtil Gr4v Rev stephen Sklnner le¥ R•¢hel Co11th5 Deac Stephoft Ro• Rèv Andrew 8trd Pev h1 Grav Rev Srephen Sklnnor Rev RKhel CoJlln3 De4Eon Sttpheft Ro• Re¥ mdrew Blr Thetr costs ¥thkh •re hicluded In the stsff ¢y)sts4b WE: Stlpends tst In9m 149074 138,213 14,961 34,458 8,729 TTr¥eVphoAe lothet Total Other trustee piyn7ents 728 21
7 Paymthtto tnotees IAtl rtuit cost of rnan5es occupee by rnlnisters: Numbei ofmanses 4L317 47.378 Trurtees th •rn not st•ff members re£thed tl follo¢ni Tekphone costs TT•I Exp•is*s Im•lnly to uNpIed promisttl 47 8 F•u frymmlnatlon ot Ktour A fee of £1,440 b payoble thls year whl¢h ts a credknrat 31 A$t 2024. The drcuk had fto lo•fts at 31st A¢iiiist a)24 Inll p•rl. 10 C•pii¥l i(¥mmltmnts •nd ¢ontlnpnt b11t Tho c¢rcwt ha(1 no capiial commlrments at 31st Auiust 2024 Iniljo5t yearl. NO contlnient Ilabllltlos wwe 41entifd It 31S1 Auwjst 20241 nll lasr y7arl. 11 T•Nlbl• Fbx•d A41•ts Cosl or Valk41ion A•sklentW Oth¢r L•nd Flxtur•s Propertses Axed Flillr 8alance blf Addltlons Rèvaluatlons D¢5posals Translets 8atanee cn 883,XQ 434,2CQ L318.lOJ 688.99) 105JO) -157,C 10S.X .IS7.OfA) 173.5 SS6,2riJ .173,51XJ 99.390 O L95559D Accumulated Depreaatl Balan¢e blf Addttlons Rev•11t•0 Disp1$ Traffjfer5 t41ante cff Two propertles held •5 Invéstment propertles at 3118123 were sold In 23124 (see note 141 One Prtspefty Is held as an lTh¥e$tment property 8t JII08121 to be In 24125 Th1515 brou8ht In at the value It m•r%et Itm uInneOn8I levy. Frogwell Manse. Chippenhèm
12 Anthils otCuTr•nt Asx Debtm arnt Prwyments Loms made to Otstritt & Churches Acrruèd Incorne htld by left and Oeposrt on n manse prep•ld Other bt01$1VQPaVrnents Totsl debtors and prepayrnents Aanles hèld by Allen and Haryi$4t 31.1.23w•i•Fml•d afid h•$ b••n In oft th• 50FA •ddltlor41 rnnt•l Income In th y•v. L561 24.317 17.248 olfth •t bank Aank ea14nc• held In lloyd5 Bank Current Bank B•l•n¢e hekl h) Uoyds B•n& Oeposlt Ban Bolance hekl kn Methodtsi Central AMnc• Oolrd Total C•sh It bmk 21,401 Jl,892 SO,021 39,0)2 25,142 IJ An•lyth olavv•nt Il•bllld Trnde Credlto GrMts to Churches Grants r•¢•4 kn advnc• IXherCredliors/•cuu•l¥ Independent EIr 47.448 67,348 NOV•t 31.8.13 14 T•rylbl• Fb*ed Ais•ts.. Pro sold Invlitmt prop•rU•s In b¥l¥nc• sh••t tt 3L&23:. Lucklwton Methodlit Churth, The Green Lu¢kln8ton, Chlppenh•m Sher5ton Mothodtst churc Grm Ilort Sh¢rst Chl9penh•m Sub total S•l•s Vly• rwds 91,429 114,2461 124tooi 49.143 167,626 259.055 143,0501 Ix29.cfA)I 11S7,IXII 4.4241 44,719 SubtoMI Ttrt¥l 259.055 57.JJ6 1157,QXJI 44.719
Ger1 Fund 419.319 380.014 Dirtrl¢l L•4y on CP 182,6971 1816971 Connexlonal 1s$5ment & tn refw 1.786 131.n6 Cost old¢)s•d ehurth•s and m•nwJ lorsal• IS.0491 (5.0491 Cost of new vrtarffje5 15,5361 1S.536) Sub Tot41 551,105 113L7861 419,319 Gwn¥lloss¥l on moftetary wments Inv•stment pwrtles soldlsm note141 259.OS5 1157,LWI IOWS ReVuatIonS ol Invèstment propertl SX 105.5r vèstrnent prop•rtles-£losed thurche5 Overnll Wrflossl kn SOFA 915.966 P88.7861 627.180 16 Oth•r lfv¢om• Renr manse tonwirarHyftot used tor a mInter Other TDt•l othr incorn• 2021 11.679 5.420 11.J67 1,474 12.841 17 Post 8aJ•n¢ sheet e¥•nts ofle¥ has been made and accepted ofi th Fro8wdl M•n5eT6th com*llon expected In e•rly2025.
Name of Circuit North Wiltshire Methodist Circult No 7122 Declarations and Scrutiny I confFmi that these accruals-based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from the records of the Circult and that they include all funds under the control of the Circuit meating. Slgnature of treasurer ....... Name and address of treasurer Lynda Thomson 56 Deansfield, Crlcklade, Swindon SN6 68P Presentatlon to tho Clrcult me•tlng I confim that the annual report and accounts for the year 8nded 31 August 2024 w511 be presented to the Clrcult meetlng held at Pew88y Methodlst Church Signatur8 of the Chalr of the meeting Name of the Chair of the moeting Rev. Davld Gray Date 18th March 2025 Indep•ndent Examlner'l Rèport to the Trusto0s of th• North Wlltshlre Meth¢)dlst Clrcult Charlty Number 1133989 Responslbllltles and basls of report I report to the trustsas on rny examlnation of the accounts of the North Wlltshlre Methodlst Clrcult for the yoar ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages 1 to 21. As the Clrcult's trustees. you are responslblg for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance wlth the requlrements of the Charitles Act 2011 (tthe Ad,). I report In respect of my examination of the Circulfs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carTring out my examlnation, I have folkiwed all Ihe applScable Dlrectlons glven by the Charfty Commission under se(Alon 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Name of Clrcult North Wiltshlre Methodlst Circuit No 7122 Independent Examiner's Statement Ffhe Circuit's gross Income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to undertake tha examination by being a qualified member of Association of Chartered CertFfied Accountants) I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed belo} which give me me Gause 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 rlot accord with the accounting records; or the aCCnts do not comply vAth the applicable requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any r8quirement that the accounts give a 'true and falf vlew. which Is not a Tnatter considered as part of an independent 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 acLounts to be reached. I have no concems and have com8 across no other matters in connection with the examlnatlon to vthich attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I have obtsined independent verrfication of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central l Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Narne of independent examiner Mrs Lisa Hobbs Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Chartered Certified Accountant Name of finn: UHY Ross Brooke - Chartered Accountants: Address." Unit 16, Dorcan Business Village. Murdock Road, Dorcan, Swindon, Wiltshire Post Code SN3 SHY