CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Wolstanton Methodist Church
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2023
North Stafford8hlr•
Clr¢ult
Clrcult no.
11122
Ro9l•t•r•d Charfty . Charfty R•gl•tr•llon numb•r
If rK)t a registered chanty H•r AW*'s R•v•nu• and
ustoms Glft Ald nymb•r
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a reglstered charfty number In tem18 of evidence of charftable 8tatU8
and may b8 used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to s80 eviden￿ of the organi88tion's
tharitable 8tatU8. Methodi8t chariti•s in England and Wales that are not regi8terod chariti08 are thxcepted
from registration under Statlrtory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1134044
Mlnlster.
Rev'd E J SINGLETON
Church Stewards:
Mr Paul SAIITH
Alr4 Domn SMITh
Avrll POYNER
l•• Ihry BATEMAN
MIM Jan• SCOBBIE
IAl•8 Trnc•y WALKLATE
Tr•asurer.
Mrs Elèzabeth SHANNON
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Wolstanton
Methodist Church
Church
Unr•*triel•d Rmtrietsd T•tsl• thls
Fund*
Fund•
Totals &•t
SECTION A
a1
Tax recovered
Bank and CFB w*w8s1 and
Investment incomg
51298
311
a4
Lottin
4950
other recwts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
11,310
79,098
14,299
16,670
10768
90,768
(an
67327
SECTION
b1
PAYPAENTS
b2
Cwcjit AssesThnt or Shar•
b3
Donations
365
386
Ro airs 8nd Maintenanc•
ut111118s Ilnsurances, water
s, h8atln
Grft A￿GAs0s on exi•mal fvnds
317
b7
eni•
4,737
81,83
9,227
9,227
13.W
14,987
93,340
TOTAL PAYMENTS
3ECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
TH
¢1
Total funds b(ougM fopwwd from
last year
57 948
Sub total
¢1+c2
Transfers and ad
ustmants
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
(c3+c4)
26.903
62,769
88.672
83.770
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATK)NS
•rn not to b• Includ•d In totsl r•G•l
urnm •bov•
d1
8alance
M foNard frc*n last
NIL
sIGIts. rec8Ned lor extwn81
nis8tKX
d3
OffaringslGrfts . pass•¢l to extemal
anisatiw¥
2,109
1.814
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
d1+d24fJ
NIL
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8J770
172
CHUKH
•J770
11172
CHUR￿.¢AIN FIIIU MILDai Ji
13
bkn bJld {•1
TOTALCA8M FUPIL¥ HÉLD wf
Nl
3 847 355
NIL
NIL
NIL
NIL
NIL

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Declarations and Scrutiny
I ccrfrm that Ilwse Rec8lpt and Paynxnt based ￿e￿nts yéar to 31 ￿uSt 2023 have b88n
prepared frrAn tho records of the Church and that they Indude all funds under the control of the Church
Slgnabnoftieamr....... ....... ........................... .
Name and addre88 01 treasurer ........ Mrs Elizab8th Shann
1 Lovatt Avern￿, Newc8stt+under.Lyme, Staffonlshirn STS 9hD
Prn••ntatlon to th• Church tru•to••
I cy)nflm that the annual re￿rt and aco)unts for the yw endgd 31 2023 w888n
io the meetyi of th• Churth truste8s h8ld on 2mi Soptwnber 2023
Slgnatureof the ChalrofthemeetlrvJ ..................... ......
o..E.J. £s.ty)Q.￿O￿... D8te...O...Jii*iK.2oziF
Name rfthe Chalr of the m8eUng ....
Independent Exarnlnefs Report to th• Tru•teo8 of tho
WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Charfty Numb•r 1124044
R88pon•lbllltl•• and ba•h of r•port
I repcKt to the trustees on my examlnalkn of the M￿rrtS ofthe WOLSTANTON METHODIST
CHURCH for the year ended 31 August 2023 $01 out on pages 1 to 5 the Churth's tfustees. you are '
respon8Sble th• prnparntion of tho ac¢¢)unts in acconl8nc• with the requir8m*ts of the Charill08 Act
2011 Ilhe kr).
I report in respect of my ex•nFnaOon of the Church's xo)urts C￿ed tyjt under secllon 145 of the
arKI, ￿ ca￿Y71¥d out my exafflinaliw. I have fo11th￿d air Ihe *￿able Diredims gibw ty tho Charity
C￿mISs￿￿ under secticffi 1445Mbl ot the
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Name of Church WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH No 11122
Independent Examlnefs Statement
I have completed my examlnatron. I conilrni that no materlal matters have come to my attents'on In
connection with the examinats'on (other than that disdosed belo￿} which give me cause to believe that
In, any material respect:
the accountlng records were not kept In accoroance sectson 130 of the Act,. or
the accounts do not accord wrth the accounts'ng records.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wrth the examinats'on to
which attention should be drawn in thls ￿port In order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
I havelhav￿8t. obtained independent verification of all investrnents with the Trustees for Methodist
Church Purp)ses or held in other trusts. bank balances 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
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Relevant professional qualificats'on of independent examiner ...C.i.fflA-...........................
Name of Arni (wfiere approprfate)
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WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH ACCOUNTS 1$1 SEPTEMBER 2022- 31st AUGUST 2023
Palle 2
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General Fund
Extemal Organimtion Collection8
Extsmal Organiution GIFT AJD
at 01.9.22
8alances as ai 31.8.23
24967.19
General Fund
106.45
Ethmal Organisation Collections
48.77 External Organi6ation GIFT AID
E¢0 Grant
Incon￿ Tax to b• paid
943.55 Mission & Seedcom Fund
-1.791.68
St•pping Stones
42.90
Car(ls
45.67
W•dn•sday Coif•• Mornlng
696.80 Eld•rb•rri•s
£24 922.01
24827.38
4.80
S75.$4
4S1.62
46.7S
146.32
1,064.47
£26 502.74
Mlssion & S••dcorn Fund
Stepping Stow•
Cards
Wednesday Coffe• Morning
Eld•thrri
Repr•sentsd By:_
nin
Balan
Natlonol Westminstgr Current Account
National Westh)inst•r R•s•rv• Account
entral Fin•nce B¢Mryl Deposit Accoy
P•tty C••h
R•presenthd By:.
16.600.14
National Westminstsr Curr•nt Account
National Wesiminster Re••rv• Account
Cerrtral Fi￿n￿ Board Deposffl Account
12.891.27
1.421.17
13.611.47
£24 922.01
£26 602.74
Oynlng 8al•nc• 01.9.22
Int•r•¥t
Lggaclos
64.866.7• Admin C￿[4**
1.761.24 L•gacies wrthdrnwn
Closln9 Balan￿ 31.8.23
156.37
67 478.88
É67 636.02
£ST 635.02
¢Jp¢nlng 8alanc•s 01.09.22
Ineom•
Int•M•t CFB
£4.087.13
t600.00
E2.81
£4 690.64
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Clo•ln9 b•l•n¢• a• •t 31.8.23
È4 690.
É4 690.
XT
RN
ISA
Oponlng Bal*ne• 01.9.22
IH.40
All Can donatlonl & box••
* t￿All W•C•n £13.31
146.Jts }
} All Yh Can
221.
All We Can Crt Coll•ctlon 6.1.23
NCH Action for Childrnn
All W• Can Harv•st
Chrlsiian Ajd Ukra1￿ Flood App•al
Chrlstian Earthquak• App•al
ITutr*•y & Syrbal
Chr1811an Ald Iclf¢ufjl 8•ry1¢• 14.6.2Jl
JMA
267.23
All Ille Can Crt Collectlon
208.01
NCH Attion lor Childr•n
10
All Yle Can Har¥e•t
220.00 Christian Ald Ukrnino Flood AppMI
Chri*ian AiL1 Earthquak• App•al
ITurk•y & Syri•l
Christian Abd (Circuit S•rwk• 14.6.231
267.22
208.01
84.10
220.00
608.
73.14 }
} JMA
608.84
* bn JMA £23.07
96.71
MHA
60.IXI MHA
C1￿1n9 8alanc• 31.8.23
50.00
£2 108.57
£2 108.67

TIIOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH ACCOUNTS 1st SEPTEMBER 2022- 31st AUGUST 2023
Pa
THER CHURCH ACC
NT
EKfERNAL ORGANISATIO
O￿nIng Balance 01.9.22
Gbft AkllGASD8 rgcelNwd
-U8.77 Gift AidlGA8D8 add•d tg Exl•m•l Ory•niMtio¥
£￿.Tr
Closlng bal•nc• 31.•.23 (to b• cl•lm•d Apr 241
£0.00
£O.OD
£0.00
£0.00
MISSION & SE
Op•ning Balane• 01.9.22
J.$6 Miscellaneous ExpendrtUf•
Closin9 balance 31.1.23
367.91
575.64
£943.58
£943.56
Income
Op•ning 8•l•n¢• 01.9.22
In¢om•
e42.90
£262.85
295.75
Oonation to fj•n•r•l church Fund
Clo*lng 8al•nc• 31.•.23
260.00
£46.70
£296.75
SOO.00 Clo•lng balan￿ 31.1.23
500.IJO
600.00
600.00
Orant R•c•lv4d
Op•nlng 8al•nu 01.0.22
£ld•rb•Yrf•• donafl¢)n•
696.60
EAp•nM•
2,•14.￿ Donatlon to Church G•n•r•l A¢count
Cl￿1￿9 b•lanc• 31.8.23
887.08
1,740.00
ea 861.66
Op•nlng Balanc• 01.9.22
Trnnshr from Church O•n•rnl Account
All Group Subs
¢ol•• dOn•￿0n1 & photg In¢om•
-1.791A6
l.M7.43
7,431.00
J82.S•
Project Wort•rs sal•ry, P•n•lon, IncoTh• T
Group Exp•n*••
74M.7J
Clwlng B•lan￿ 31.6.23
4SI.62
£7 697.24
Trnn•hr from 8t•ppin9 ston••
1100 HMRC ￿yffl•n
Closing Bal•nc• 31.8.23
7.20
£1100
£12.00
come
Opening Balanc• 01.9.22
Coff•e donatlons
46.87
Oonatbons to Church G•n•rnl Account
2 400.U Closlng balanc• J1.1.2J
£2,446.32
2.JIKI.00
146.32
£2 446.32

RESERVES POLICY of
WOLSTANTON METHODIST CHURCH
Church Councll
Ganeral Funds held at YIE 3110812023
£24.827
Restrlcted Funds held
£63,845
Endowmont Funds held
£NIL
Reserves pollcy for Genoral Funds
We aim to hold £40.000 in our Ggnoral Fund to cover 6 months oxponditure. Tho reason for thi$
18 ag follows:.
1, Onè month'8 average expendituro a$ working capltal to cover nornial running costs.
2. One month's average expenditurn to cover genèral maintenance which l• fund8d by
general funds.
3. Wlthln the Genernl Fund monles there are funds held tolalllng £576 whlch are allocatod for
us for Mlsslon & Outreach
5. Pollc
for Restrlcted Fund3
Restricted funds are held as follows'.-
111 Organisations funds held within the Church Accounts total
Illl Varlou8 bequest8 hold In TMCP account for futuro redevelopment
11111 Fundralsing is ongoing for further redevelopment and funds currently held are
£1,675
£57.479
£4.691
T8rm8 r8lating io Endowment Fund8 held
This Reserves Policy has been approved by
Wolstsnton Mèthodist Church Councll
On 27" S•
tember 2023
TreasU￿r
Trustee
Full name
ÉLizA6Kf14
Signature
Full Name
cLI7AQÉTrI S G
Signature