TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 0￿09/2023-3I108/2024
Temple Methodist Church, Taunton
1134048
Ob'ertives and activities
The purposes of the Methodist Church are the advancement of:
The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal Standards and discipline of The
Methodist Church-
Any charitable purpose forthe time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit. local or
other organi5ation of The Methodist Church.
Any charitable purpose forthe time being of any society or institution subsidiary orancillary
to the Methodist Church.
Any purpose forthe time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary orancillary to the
Methodist Church.
b)
d)
Ouraims:
To be a church that welcome5 all, celebrates God's love, offers opportunities to explore the
Christian faith, seeks to serve in the world and to challenge injustice through 'lntentional
HOspitslit￿. We assess our work and mission through the aspects of Our Calling: Worship,
Learning and Caring, Service and Evangelism, and A Methodist Way of Life
The Church fulfils its objectives by offering worship every Sunday morning, with Holy Communion
approximately once a month, including an additional monthly early Sunday morning Holy
Communion service, a short service every Wednesday lunch-time and a conversation group
monthly on Sunday evenings. On other Sunday evenings, worship is offered elsewhere in the
Circui¢ the grouping of which we are a part.
The Church supports a wide range of groups, offering both social activities and events to
encourage the spiritual development of the congregation. Member5 SUPPOrt each other by the
offering of mutual pastoral care, including Home Communions for members who are house-bound
or in care.
Temple Methodist Church has an informal partnership with the loca5 United Reformed Church, and
St John the Evangelist, and holds united Services and opportunities for spiritual development-
such as short courses, and joint community events.
Temple Methodist Church is registered for same-sex marriages in accordance with the majority
vote of the Church Council, following a wider consultstion among its members.
ements and Performance
The trustees have taken note of the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and in
particulartheir guidance on charities for the advancement of religion, when planning their
activities. The actions taken by the church meetthe requirement forthere to be an identifiable
public benefit or benefits and that such benefit is to the public or a section of the public.

During the period of this report. we have welcomed several new attendersto services and events,
and bookings for use of the premises have increased on the previous year. The provision of
recorded online services, fellowship and worship, resourced through the Circuit provide a
connection forthose who are no longer able to attend in-person worship.
Worship has corrtinued to be offered through a weekly recorded Circuit Service uploaded to
the Youtube page of one of our Circuit churches. We also offer a fortnightly Circuit evening
service over zoom, and a PrayerlBible Study group which meet5 weekly on zoom.
The church continued to nurture its relationship with its partner churches, and maintain its
profile among the widertown church networks.
Pastoral care continued through the distribution of notices, letters from the minister and
treasurer, and distribution of the monthly magazine through email, and delivery by
members of the congregation. A sense of care and fellowship was maintained thro.ugh
phone calls, visits, and home Communion.
Opportunities for social interaction for elderly and vulnerable people are held, including the
popular and well attended weekly sessions of 'Pop-In', and the job club, Work-wise, which
we support with a managerand volunteers.
Our Church and Community Worker continues to work with hirers of the premises in line
with our commitment to an inclusive hospitality and welcome, thus generating important
income. Music exams, book launches, and concerts have been held throughout the year.
Interest groups, such as a variety of U3A groups, SLN and 2BU are regular weekly events.
We continue to offer a venue and resource worship services for Queen's College, currently
four times a year- Founders, Day, Prep School Harvest Festival, Christmas Carol Service,
and Holy Week Reflective Service.
The congregation has continued to support various charitable artivities through envelope
collections and events.
The church continues to offer seasonal craft and activity half days for familie5 connected to
church, Circuit and community.
We have links through our Ministerto a local school for'special, assemblies and in 2024, a
joint Chri5tma5 event at Temple with the Good Afternoon Choir.
We continue, with the Circuit, to be involved a5 a founder member of Citizens Somerset,
involving ourselves in the local campaigns and actions.
The renovation of the roof during 2022-23, with the installation of solar panels, has contributed
towards mitigating the cost of utilitie5, and some members of the congregation are continutng
their pledges in support of the building's ongoing maintenance.
Mitigation of Risks
These are conSide￿d by the Resources Committee who oversee the day to day running of the
charity and reportto the Church Council. Professional advice istaken as required.

There is a regular review process carried out by the Church Council to ensure thatthe CharFty is
fulfilli ng its objectives.
Thé Circuit, the umbrella body which oversees the Church, has adopted a Safeguarding Policy-
covering both children and vulnerable adult5-and ensures that all its local Churches adopt similar
policies. A local Church Safeguarding policy is in place, overseen by a local Safeguarding Officer,
and reviewed annually. The Circuit is also working to ensure that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
training is up to date among its church and circuit officers and preachers.
Financial review
During the year the Church had total receipts of £125k (2023-24 £207k) and dispersed £254k (2023-
24 £284k).
The employment of a worker atthe Church has produced additional income from the letting of the
premises and this is building.
The trustees of the Church oversee the income and expenditure of the church and monitorthe
contribution made to the Circuit budget.
Trustees do not foresee any factors that will significantly affect the financial performance or
position In the next year or two.
The Church has the following principal sources of funds:
Offerings of the Congregation- either via the collection plate or by Standin9 order
Rents from groups making use of the premises
A regular gift day- now reinstated after a period of 2 years, when pledges towards the roof
renovation were encouraged
Interest on investments
These sums are used to pay the Circuit assessment, to maintain the large historical building,
employ a Church and Community Worker, and a Cleaner, and engage organists for Sunday
services, weddings, and funerals.
Reserves policies
General Funds
(currently £3ik)
The long term aim is to hold a General Reserve of 50% of annual expenditure as a contingency fund
to meetthe unexpected demands of a 200 yearold Listed building.
Restricted funds
{cvrrently £4k)
Restricted funds are expended on the objectives for which the money was donated as soon as is
practical.
Endowment funds
(currently £166k)
The annual income from ourolder endowments is £156 per year and is credited to the General
Fund. Recent legacies received and held by the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes have the
annual income accumulated with the Trust. Endowments totalling £521946 have been designated
for support of the Church and Community worker. Other endowments are held against the

Possibility of major expenditure on the building and will be considered for use by the Church
Council and will be spent at the appropriate time.
Structur
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charitVs trusts
Type of governing document
Methodist Church Deed Of Union (1932)
and Methodist Church Act (1976)
How the charity is constituted
Act of Parliament
Trustee selection methods
Elected by the annual meeting of Church
members.
Ministers are avtomaticallytrustees
Additional governance issues
Inductionlfraining
Range of guidance produced by Methodist Connexion.
Leaflet'The Role of a Trustee in The Methodist Church, is given to each trustee.
None
Structure
Temple Methodist Church is part of the Taunton Deane and South Sedgemoor Methodist Circuit,
which is itself part of the Plymouth and Exeter Methodist District, and accountable to the
Methodist Conference.
Related Parties
None
R ference and admini
tration details
Charity Name
Temple Methodist Church
Registered Charity Number
1134048
Charity's Principal Address
Temple Methodist Church, Upper High Street,
Taunton TAI 3PY
Names of the Charity Trustees who manage the charity.
The Charity Trustees are the members of the Church Council of the Temple Methodist Church. This
comprised during the year of this report.
Chair:
Church Stewards:
Revd Deborah Kirk
Hazel Jordan
Anne Jordan
Lynda Kazer
Paul Turner
Sheila Robertson
Christine Coxen
Tony Bell
Graham Dickinson
Anne Jordan
Treasurer:
Pastoral Secretary:

Circuit Steward:
Carol Stowe
Church Council Secretary.. Diana Atkinson
Representatives from
Church Life..
Lynda Kazer
Resourcing-
Margaret Sweet
Propety:
George Adams
Safeguarding officer:
Susan Parker
Representatives appointed by General Church Meeting:
Joanna Rossiter, Church and Community Worker
lan Rossiter
Anne Broadley
Ron Jordan
Tony Bell
Chris Mitchell
Kevin Rigg
Colin Robertson
Conrad Marks
Custodian trustees
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Manchester
Declaration
The trustees declare thatthey have approved the trustees report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name{s)
Deborah Kirk
Diana Atkinson
Position
Chair
Secretary
Date
Appended to this report is the Standard Form of Accounts for 2023-24 at year end.

CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Temple Methodist
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
Church
31 August 2024
Taunton Deane and South Sedgemoor
Circult
Circuit no.
37115
Registered Charity - Charlty Registratlon numbor
If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and
Customs Gift Aid numb6r
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status
and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisats'on's
charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1134048
Minister..
Rev Deborah Kirk
Church Stewards..
Hazel Jordan
Lynda Kazer
Sheila Robertson
Christine Coxen
Anne Jordan
Tony Bell
Treasurer".
Graham Dickinson
2024 Receipts and Payments form
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COUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Temple Methodist
Church
Unrestrlctsd Restricted Totals thls
Funds
Funds
yoar
Totsls last
year
SECTION A
RECEIPTS
Note
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
47,361
47,361
49,599
1,473
27,545
13,649
90,028
1,473
27,545
49,071
125.450
2,538
24,453
85,182
161,772
Lettin
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
35,422
35.422
(a7)
SECTION B
PAYMENTS
Circuit Assessment or Share
45,273
45,273
45,313
3,805
Donations
4,180
4,180
7,735
Re
airs and Maintenance
Utilities (Insurances, water
charges, heatin
hting)
7,735
5.285
19,455
19,455
19,440
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
41,517
113,980
136,504
140,684
178,021
254,664
46,174
120,017
(b9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR
a6-b8
23,952
105,262
129,214
41,755
Totsl funds brought forward from
last year
7,761
104,981
112,742
c6
70,987
Sub total
c1+c2
16,191
281
16,472
112,742
Transfers and ad"ustments
52,181
52,181
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
(c3+c4)
35,990
1281
35,709
{c8)
112,742
(c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
{theso amounts are not to be included in total receiptslpayments figures above)
Balance brou
ht forward from last
ear
Offerin
sIGifts - received for external o
anisations
1,852
OfferingslGifts - passed to external organisations
1,852
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
(d1 +d2-d3)
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Tem
le Methodist
Church
MfiARY
FCH
RC
AC
ANISATI
TJNGTOTHE CHURCH C
UNCIL
SECTION E
Please follow the Gvid&n¢e Notss to com lete this
Summary of the Church accounts forthe year ended 31 August 2024 and Intemal Organisations rewjrh.ng to the Church Ctyjnallchurth M8eting. Note that the fvnds of
an Internal organisats.on would nomialty be Restnct£d funds Un￿$$ rt be clearly shown that they CL)uld be used lor any Mèth(xlist purrose. This section must te
o)mpleted to arrive at the gross inwmè and èxpènditu*è totals of the Church. Ifgr058 inrAxne exeeeds the Accruals threshold. th8n th8 knrua18 method of accounting
AND A DIFFERENT FORM must t* usad to re￿rt thè a(xx)unts18ee Methodist website). Please refer to the guMIan￿ notes warding tsnslers bemw the D¢stn"ct
and connected Distnct Organlsa*"ons.
INTERNAL
ORGANISATIONS
Net Receiptsl
Pa
ents
Opening
balances
Re
ents
Ad ustments
Closln
bala
Thurn
Grou
353
60
403
Sub total of Intemal
anisab'ons funds
353
80
•11
403
e12
Church accounts (totals
broughilorwanl from ￿90
2. totsls column)
125,450
a71
264,884
Ib91
1129,2141
112.742
c61
16,472
c8
BY CHURCH
12S.803
256,239
1130,4361
60
114,307
16.069
Continue on 8 8ep8r8te she8t
n8(xssary and bring the
totsl$ forw8rd
TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
SECTION F
TATEMENT
AND LIABILITI
OPENING
BALANCES
CLOSING
BALANCES
CHURCH- CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 Au
u•t 2024
Cash in hand
2058
Bank Current Acxount
Bank De
osit Ar￿nt
Central Flnance Board
Twstees for Methosist Church Pu
Other fvnds
SUB TOTAL- Chureh aceount*
112 742
35,708
Total funds hèld by Inlemal OrganisatHJns (the doslng
balance lot91 from atrA)vel le121
1,565
403
e12
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH
114.307
Ixl
36,111
SECTION G
At
1 September2023
At
31 August 2024
OTHER ASSETS #nd LIABIUTIES
Investments
indudè Endwnents
209 976
Land & Buildi
see notes ￿ Insurancè v8luÈ
8 915 170
9 209 293
- shcrt¥ amount outstsndi
at
rend
(ther Liabilit￿$
f4 Include onty FutKJ8 hekl al the Central Finance Board
f5 Includ8 onty Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
g1 Include any other investments (not the (Ssh element of TMCP trusts acixxJTrts this is i￿￿¢Jed in line t5
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Name of Chufch . Ternplp Methodl•t Church
Declarations and Scrutiny
'. confim that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been
prepared from the facords of the Chur¢h and that they iftelude all lunds under th• control of the Church
trustees.
Signature of treasurer .
c¥￿
Date....6.:-1.1- 1
Name and addre58 of treasurer ..
Graham D￿kIn80n
13 parkr￿ld Drive. Taunton. Somerset, TA158X
Prèsentatlon to the Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and account8 for the yeaf ended 31 August 2024 wore piesented lo the
meetlng of the Church trustees held on
16 Octcber 2024..
Signature of the Chair of the meeiing
Name of the Chair of the meettng
. Rev Deborah Kirk
Independent Examlner's Report to tha Trustse8 of the
Temple Methodlst Church
Charlty Numb•r . 24115
Re8ponsiblllties and ba819 of r•port
report lo the trustees on my examinallon of the accounts of the Templè Methodisl Church for the year
ended 31 Augilst 2024 set out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church's trustees, YO￿ are responsible for the
preParat￿n of the accounts in accordance the requiremerrts of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act.).
I report In respe¢l of my examinab'on of the Church's accounts carried out under sect￿1 145 of the Act
and. In carryin4 Out my examina*on. I have follo￿1 all the 8ppllcable Diredion$ glven by the Charty
Lommission under sethon 14515>{b) of the Acl.

Name of Church .. Temple Methodist
No 24115
Independent Examiner's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confinn 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 kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act. or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
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 have not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Twstees for Methodist
Church Purposes 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.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
Mr Roy Vautier
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
Address
. 6 Highgrove, Taunton, TA13RG
Date
F¢nn R•th*d
A￿24
2024 Receipts and Payments fonn
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