Trustees Report to Charity Cornmission FYE 311812021 Introdurtion This report covers the activities of the Church for the 12m period ended 31 August 2021. The affairs of the Church are managed by the Church Council (the 'Managing Trustees,), the members of which are also the charity Trustees. They are responsible for ensuring compliance with the principles and prartice of Methodism and with the legislation relating to charities. The latter includes registration, keeping proper accounts and making returns to the Charity Commission. Alms and organisation The Mission of the Methodist Church as a whole is 'to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship through Worship, Learning and Caring, Service to others and Evangelism,. In response to this calling and to better equip the local Church to meet those aims, the Church created 8 Mission Teams during 2017 to concentrate on specific areas of our Church Strategy, namely. Caring, Communications, Discipleship, Family and Youth, Finance, Outreach, Property and Worship. The leaders of the Mission Teams report through a Leadership Team (responsible for day-to-day matters) to Church Council. The Church prepares an Annual Report on its Mission and activities which is presented to the wider congregation annually at the General Church Meeting for member approval. The approved Vision Statement of the local church (as approved by Church Council in June 2015) is ' to be a church that is known for its Spirit-Led discipleship and its practical care in the community, and thus the Mission Team structure reflects our calling. Mlnisterfs report on Church Activities The year under review has continued to be one of challenge and opportunity. Twelve months ago we were looking forward to the end of the pandemic yet it continues to impact our lives in significant ways despite the lifting of almost all restrictions. The spread of the virus remains in the headlines and its impact locally has been felt as numerous members had had to isolate recently as a result of contracting Covid-19. It still shapes our ability to embrace a more free approach to interacting with one another and in particular our frdce to face worshiping ongregation has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels. Nevertheless. we have managed to re*ngage with various activities in the life of the church from Sunday Worship to Tea and Chat and various others in between and so we go forward, slowly but surely. One of the significant opportunities of these past twelve months has been our preparations for and the welcoming of Deacon Sarah and her husband the Rev David Pitkeathly. Sarah has joined me on the ministry team for the three Southern Churches of the Circuit and David. who is an ordained Church of Scotland minister, has been appointed in a part time capacity as Chaplain to the Dorking Christian Centre. It is good to have them both on board and I have been greatly encouraged by Sarah's support and colleagueship in ministry. Sarah has come as a probationer and so her first two years a split between her continuing development in ministry and engaging in that ministry! l am quite confident that this time next year we will be anticipating Sarah's imminent ordination at the Conference of 2023 but in the meantime Sarah continues to bring new insights and opportunities for ministry in the community and is certainly making a substantial differen￿ to our work at St Andrew's in Roffey. It is good to know that there is another safe pair of hands helping shape our mission across the three Southern churches and l am indeed grateful for Sarah's appointment to this Circuit. Another significant opportunity has been the growing realisation, both Connexionally and locally. that trying to do the business of church the way we have always done it just is not working. I know that applies across a range of examples and instances but the one l am more specifically referring to is the shape of Governance & Trusteeship. In order for the church to function effectively it needs willing, equipped and enabled leadership at the local level. That leadership is a mix of lay and ordained and more recently the Connexion has realised the way it is shaped needs to be reviewed. In fact, our local experience through the pandemic. has opened the way for us to enter into that process. We discovered that we could cope with the pandemic, the crisis of losing a presbyter, one whole congregation and a significant part of another congregation much better by working together and sharing resources. especially human resources. As a result of that, and discovering the pain of trying to mainta(n three Church Councils, Leadership Teams, Property Teams, Finance Teams etc, etc we have set out on a journey of exploration seeking to find ways to bring the three churches, Partridge Green, St Andre￿S and London Road, into a single church partnership operating out of the three venues in Roffey, at London Road and in Partridge Green. We are in the early stages of that journey but l am confident it will open up the way for a much more effective leadership structure that can enable the vision for mission for the three churches to be more effectively engaged with. This joumey is not without its Pitfalls and we take heart from examples around the Connertion that our conversation can and will bear the fruit we desire so we can see Chrisys Church grow he￿ in and around Horsham. Please do find opportunities to engage with the conversation and be part of shaping some new and exciting for us all. The last significant opportunity I wish to draw attention to is our A Methodist Way of Life journey. The new church can only be as effective as its vision for rn1￿10n. With that in mind we have set out on a journey of exploration across the three congregations in which we are seeking to better understand that which lies at the heart of who we are as that part of the Church of Christ known as Methodist. The journey invites us to explore the fundamentals of Our Calling which the Methodist Church of Great Britain believe 'is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission,. To that end we have been exploring Worship, Learning & Carin& Service and Evangelism. At the point of writing we are half way through our journey of exploration. However, this is much more than simply a 'personal grovrth, tool we are seeking to benefit from. As significant as that is, so much more significant is the hope that through this exploration we can lay a solid foundation upon which to build a relevant and attainable vision for mission for the three churches. Please, if you have hesitated in any way in terms of joining the conversation. hesitate no longer and take up the opportunity at hand. May see us take up the program by exploring Learning & Caring and June sees us engage with Evangelism. All of this will hopefully prepare us adequately for our joint Wision Day to be held on Saturday the 23rd July. Please do make every effort to be there. Finally, I would just like to offer a word of sincere thanks for those who have helped share the responsibility of leadership over the past year. The danger of naming people is obvious but I feel I need to mention Philip Reeves, who after more years than he might like to name steps down as Church Steward having served as Senior Steward in the immediate past and as Church Treasurer of a number of year prior to that. Along with Philip Rob Pitt has handed over the reigns of the Discipleship Mission Team. To both of you along with everyone else serving on the Church Council and Leadership Team l offer my heartfelt thanks for your committed leadership all of which helps to support and grow our mission here at London Road. DIACONAL MINISTEFVS REPORT Sarah Pitkeathly I made it clear from the beginning that my work here would not be limited to the churches themselves, and I have, I think, begun to exhibit that in the work that we have begun together. My work at St Andrews is largely focused on the Café on a Wednesday morning, where I have been getting to know people from the church and the community. I have also done a Listening Course with a view to supporting the Listening sep￿ice when that is able to resume. I have done a foundation course and need to do the next level one when possible. Leading Advent and now Lent conversations here has been a treat, as I have concentrated on bringing the gospel message into dialogue with issues and themes familiar to all. I have brought the Community Fridge to the church on one Saturday a month, and we are aiming to develop that further into a mini-sustainability hub. with a refill station and a children's 5 clothing bank. I have also made links with the Ten Little Toes baby bank at Cowfold which supports families with young children across Sussex. The Messy Church continues to grow, and we are restarting the Toddler Group. Bright Stars, at the end of April as well as launching a new Easy Movers" exercise class for older people. We have just had our first quarterly'saturday StAR" service on 9th April. 90 minutes around the theme of Gratitude which involved worship songs, a talk and time to respond in creative ways followed by prayer and a final song. At Partridge Green I have concentrated on trying to get to know people: I have been preaching there regularly, had some involvement with Village Café and Messy Church and I have enjoyed interesting conversations with people there, finding out about their lives of faith. l am excited to be launching a new quarterly Songs of Praise service there, which will be held on a weekday afternoon and followed by tea and cake. We are particularly hoping that some for whom 10.30 on a Sunday morning is unachievable for health reasons will find this an attractive option. We begin in July, and this has come about through our conversations and observations of the lrfe of the church in Partridge Green. The London Road mission teams have welcomed me where I have been able to join in with them: I have contributed to the Advent reflections. with the Discipleship group, as well as joining with the Outreach team. the Worship team and the Caring team. The Caring team has been supportive of the Bereavement work I have started, running a Bereavement awareness day in the autumn and preparing to run 'The Bereavement Journef in the coming year. The Outreach team has begun some work around Invitational Events which has been at my instigation, and we hope that you will engage with that as it develops. Apart from this localised work in individual churches, I have been very involved alongside Gavin in the "3-intO-I" project and the "A Methodist Way of Life" project, both of which are intended to draw our three congregations closer together. This is exciting work, and l am encouraged by some responses to it, as well as excited about letting God lead us into all that God has planned for us as we come together. Student Presbyter Sue Jacobs and I continue to resource the Zoom Tuesday evening prayer which is attended by a faithful group who appreciate the quiet and reflective end to the day: this has been a valuable online way to bring people together from across the churches at a time of night when most would not want to be going out to a prayer meeting. Beyond my ministerial work in the three churches, of course, l am a deacon, and a probationer at that. I have been overwhelmed by the support that the congregations have offered me, and l am pleased to report that the District Probationers, Committee agreed that I should carry on for another year (phewl). I have been to Queens for an Orientation module (November) and will go again in June. The District has provided support in the forni of a group for those in their first five years in ministry (Under 5s) and we have regular meetings at The Friars in Aylesford, as well as having a retreat at Yarnfield in January. The Diaconate has also given us an overnight retreat and an afternoon of searching questions, both of which were formative in their own way. The upcoming Diaconal Convocation will be my first one in person. in May. In line with my talk on Gratitude at "Saturday StAR" recently, I give thanks for your welcome and your hospitality towards me in all that I do here- you seem very willing to give some of my ideas a whirl and for that, l am grateful: as one of my Diaconal colleagues says, -we are invited into the perichoretic dance of the Trini and l am glad that you are willing to join us in that. God is good, and I think God knew I would like it here!! Report on Flnanclal Outtum The year-end accounts to 31 August 2021 have been approved by Church Council and Independently Examined. Standard Form of Accounts (SFA) is the standardised way of presenting accounts to the Circuit and the Charity Commission and complies with the relevant legislation and accounting requirements. Matters to note: Resulting from the pandemic we have again had significant periods when we have been unable to worship face to face and, in line with Government and Methodist guidelines, have continued to be unable to hire our premises to the community for long periods. This has again affected the way in which our members are able to make their mission giving and also led to the loss of significant income from hirings/lettings. The work done in the previous period to encourage alternative forms of giving and curtail all unnecessary property/hiring related expenses has enabled us to mitigate reduced hiring income and, due to the generosity of our members, continue our mission in whatever ways have presented themselves while maintaining a stable financial position. Overall. we achieved a surplus of £IO.(X)I v budget deficit £6.182 (before the agreed allocation of 30% letting income to the Property Development Fund ('PDF'). Income - Key positive variation was the extra giving of c£3.7k. Overall income for the year broadly matched the budget. Expenditure- overall spending was c£16k under budget mainly due to planned lower than budgeted property repair. renewals and related expenses incurred in the period following closure. Balance Sheet- Following the allocation of 30% of letting income to the property development fund reserve, the overall general fund surplus for the year is £9,385 (budget deficit £7.082) increasing the net worth to £39,543 which is well in excess of the stated reserves policy to maintain 3 months operating expenditure. The balance sheet tangible fixed assets figure reflects the valuations following assessment by the Methodist Insurance Company in the previous financial year updated approximately to the current date and plus depreciated expenditure since that full valuation and the trustees. estimate of the land value. Sundry debtors relates mainly to the prepaid Circuit Assessment for the following financial period. Risk Management and Governance Any major risks have been identified and recorded by the Trustees, with professional advice taken, as required. In particular, there is a regular and ongoing review of our Safeguarding obligations by our Safeguarding Officer; of 'Lone- Workerf activities and our Health and Safety policy by our H&S Officer. These policies are reviewed and updated every 3 years. At the beginning of the pandemic. the Managing Trustees set up a Coronavirus Response Group to review. advise. implement and manage all Covid obligations arising from either the implementstion of Government guidelines or that of The Methodist Church of GB. This group has reported regularly to both the Managing Trustees and the Leadership Team. The Church is committed to ensuring implementation of Connexional Safeguarding Policy; government legislation. guidance and safe practices in the Church and Circuit through the provision of support, advice, guidance and training for lay and ordained people so that they are clear and confident to carry out their roles and responsibilities. Safeguardlng Every person has a value and dignity which comes directly from the creation of male and female in God's own image and likeness. Christians see this potential as fulfilled by God's re-creation of us in Christ. Among other thlngs this implies a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and therefore to protect them from harm. "Methodist Connexional prartice outlines commitment to the following principles: the care and nurture of, and respertful pastoral ministry with, all children, young people and adults the safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and adults when they are vulnerable the establishing of safe, caring communities which provide a loving environment where there is informed vigilance as to the dangers of abuse. We will carefully select and train all those with any responsibility within the Church, in line with Safer Recruitment principles. including the use of criminal records disclosures and registration with the relevant vetting and barring schemes. We will respond without delay to every complaint made which suggests that an adult, child or young person may have been harmed. cooperating with the police and local authority in any investigation. We will seek to work with anyone who has suffered abuse, developing with them an appropriate ministry of informed pastoral care. We will seek to challenge any abuse of power, especially by anyone in a position of trust. We will seek to offer pastoral care and support. including supervision and referral to the proper authorities. to any member of our church community known to have offended against a child, young person or vulnerable adult. In all these principles we will follow legislation, guidan￿ and recognised good practice" London Road Methodist Church commits itself to ensuring the implementation of Connexional Safeguarding Policy; government legislation, guidance and safe practice in the church. The Church commits itself to the provision of support, advice and training for lay and ordained people that will ensure people are clear and confident about their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults who may be vulnerable. Reserves Policy The approved reserves policy during this accounting period was to hold a minimum sum in general resep4es equivalent to 3 months, average expenditure or such sum sufficient to meet unforeseen major expenditure on the Church building. Church Council reviewed the reserves policy definition and calculation during the financial period as a result of the financial impact of the pandemic but concluded no change was necessary. Static Information Full Name of Charity: London Road Methodist Church ('LRMC'), Horsham Charity Commission number: 1134052 Date of Registration {as a charity): 3 February 2010 Communication address: 41 London Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 IAN Treasurer: Mr Philip Reeves was replaced by Mr Fred King from l April 2021 It is confirmed that Philip Reeves (and subsequently Fred King), as a Managing Trustee, arted as the principal officer overseeing the day-to-day financial management and accounting during the financial year. Independent examiner: Mr Tony Canvin. 33 Kingmere. South Terrace. Littlehampton, West Sussex. BN17 5LD Investment Bankers: Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church Trustees for Methodist Church Purpose. Clearing Bankers: The Charities Aid Foundation 'CAF' Church Accruals Accounts 2020-2021 THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS ACCRUALS BASIS for the year ended 31 August 2021 London Road Methodist Church, Horsham Rgglsterod Chath- Charlty Reglstratlon numbgr 1134052 Dorking & Horsham Circuit 36 110 Minister. Church Stewards: Mr Philip Reeves (senior until 30 Apn'l 20211 Mr David Ca5vy1senior from 1 May 20211 Mrs Elyane Dale Mrs Esther C¢x¥nt*s Mrs Gill Scott Church Treasurer: Mr Philip Reeves until 31 March 2021. MT Fred King from 1 April 2021 Nam8 ofchurch Statsm8nt of Rnanclal Adiviti08 (SOFA) for th• y￿r ended 31 Auwst 2021 Fur 3.547 14.gjl 6,323 3 G¥tAWI 12 126 13 a11 7 L¢ttks$ e Total IrK¢m• H391 3292 87 Expend￿￿9 60J32 10 Grants qTh14oDth$ t1 PropBrtym*ii 12 In5w•￿. 13 Dgmalon 14 OffiL* 12 1riJ 2.220 &516 1.412 2.753 2.753 13 17Totsl •Ap•nd*tK• 116 3.087 8&372 )) Net IMn•ll•xpndiwr•l 21 22 cxrWW￿l￿MS8SI 23 Nei mov•rngnt 5ThfuA 24Totèl funds￿0￿8htf¢r￿wId 25Toialf4Jrtharrl¢dfowwd 4168 427fr 12 {1.2) 1*76t 128.761 133.031 24.547 2&913 27.•JO JW.461 Name of Church Cka*ND 36 1 slat￿n￿nt of Flnancial Activities (SOFW forth• year Wmlod 31 AUg￿t 2020 Incw8 61m6 7￿9 t2.920 10.942 11J,•12 1M 8 Total ID¢¢J ÉXF*ndI￿ 1.175 3,$70 17TOtsI ¢￿￿tab￿ •xpwx1 20 NBt IrK1)M￿lexPe￿d1￿r•) 22 FLrt aju5bll*% 23 24N•trno￿n￿tl￿ lund• 25Toialfund5 br￿J￿tI￿￿3rd 2s7th1fi￿IClrr￿ItsnN {￿.19)> 8,174 8.129 311ml iS51.157 138ie 3$ Balance Sheet a8 at 31 August 2021 3,7*ts 3fft2, 1429) 21.IY5 ¥e¥Vr￿#WthT￿P 18.191 7.1 2.616 1e.I 47.071 cash￿ear*ar*Inb￿ 11248 1 year J.718 Lon8tem)IlaWWes after￿￿JrÈ￿TrQ￿* payabkafter I J,rn Fundsollh•Ctro 1745Je8 3.79&5 S,Vm. 24916 SbJr*d London Road Methodist Church, Hotsham Notes to the Accounts 1. Basis of accountlng T1￿ finanuab slatamants have ￿en prepa￿j uTrJer the Charilies Ad 2011 in Sccorrlall￿ WTth the 2074 version of Accounting and Reporbng by Charthes". Ststerllerrt ol Rec4ynnwm￿ ISORPI 8OicaUe to tharibè5 preparing their ac£ounts in aC0)rdar￿ FRS102- the char￿&$ SORP IFRS1021 aThl takirrfJ note ofthe Update Bulletin l issu&J in 2016. 2. Funds Thè fvThJs hèkl (*n$t￿b￿." General Funds held for any p￿F￿ ofts Chwth ¥hith arn Unr•str￿taJ." Designated FuThJs set asth for purF*)ses t*rt r￿￿InIng UfKler ftjl c(th offv Tfusts9S'. Restrictsd fvnds whth are hebJ for • narrw ￿N￿￿K￿&. Details of•8ch material fuNJ arè dtsd(s•d in Noie 12 to tW xcrAmt& Ary may by morè than just cash. 3. Accountlng pollclos value at the ol ￿ year. The ac4JuaLs bas￿ has to 8hth¥ a trLP fwr vthv ofthè Chureh's financ181 position and athites. Incoming Resources Incomè is I￿0d in the State[n￿ of Fina￿81 Aetsvths ISOFAI *then Ihe Church tecrn entitied to the m&asur•d ¥￿th Si￿¢7￿nt rn6kakn"ITty. Resour￿8 Expended This ￿ re(xyJnssed when a tialylty 15 tnwrral. or a (x)nstruth arises. lh* resutt5 in the PayTY*nt being unaVoKl￿￿. Lkgbilities S￿ recogni*J as soc¥) as a) (th ofeck)n￿lC is ctsisidered moTe likety than not undgr Ihe leg￿ or con5tnth corrffiitliTrJ ts Churth to Out rpsourreB. VAT Sln¢x thè Churth is notVAT rggislw&J. 8H VAT19 • *ith ￿ aYp8￿ to it rèfers. Tangible fixed assets for use by the Church Taroibb fixgd 8$89ts are cwlhwj ¢on b& for more Ihan ar#J ct6tat l&ast £1,C£Q. Thè fre*hokl prwrty i% shoMI in the accounts at 2021 i￿Uran￿ y￿u&$ las a woxy forthe frair vakn c4ludaiwJ on 8 depreaated rOa¢ement cost basis) pts £2￿.(￿￿) fortt* of the land. Capitali8ed buiklirMJ exrffllihjre fKxJrrwI th8 l¥tfull valu•brm unbl ts volu8 is indth*d in a fvll va￿￿&"on. No other (sePTeua￿n is wovthl on Il* bJikJirKJ because the trLk%tees consw*r￿ current residual fair vahJe of bulkJir￿ lon thè assumption Ihat it h*1 wal*￿1 thè ervj of ts us*ful S(t)ntsm￿ life by th& yaar-andl to b& not Ivds than its current value. Any deprwaab'on not be material. propety has been for Investment propertles Inveslments Inv88trnents are valued in the bal8nc8 sheet at marketvalu8 81 the Jpar gfKI. Investr￿t incm is i1￿ud￿l in thg accounts when r8ceNabio aThJ any gains or losses on ￿al¢JaI￿)n at the yeareThJ are shown in th8 SOFA Debtors and Prepayments Th¢ dst)toTs prepa￿￿t I) tho li resrt of in¥oic*s •nd Cir¢ur(AsSo￿M9Tht CredltorJ Cf&Jrtors Ind￿ l>Jth swxlry expew$ 8TrJ tilb 8131 Atydust 2021. London Road Mgthodist Church, Horsham Payment to Tn 2019120 Numbe¥ ofTrustses Total knounl £0 £0 S. Fgos for examlnatlon or audtt of the accounts 2019120 Indepw)dent examin￿8 or wjilors, fees rekmytng on I accounts NIL NIL NIL NIL indapèndgnt examirer or auditor A donalion is m* to a th•ity ntyninattsy by the lThJeFentsnt Examiner in of8ny fw. 6. Paid employa Th8r8 no poid WbFAow ofthe Churth. The Prèsbyter w7th pasthl responsibilrty Churth rerA¥es a Stwd bul this is paid by the Circurt using ￿ndS rocthd fr(¥n ea¢* Churt* in the CIT￿lt through the cl￿rtA￿se8Srnent. An administstion awstsnt for the P￿$byter is also empw by the Cirrajit and the Church ¢xntribLrtes to the cost of that ¢nWk)yl￿t with that contsitrmjtion bethig ItKIL*Jed in Other Expenditurn. 7. Capftal Commltments and Contlng¢nt Liabilliles At 31 August 2￿21 thore aro ￿ ¢apiW No Conttngent li8tiilities ￿￿entIfied * 31 A￿gL￿1 2021. 8. For InfornMtlon only IAoney rK•lved and pa88ed on to Ext•rnal Organl&atlon8 2019AI 5,285 3.1￿2 3,310 Offering l Gifts. pas8e(I to Extemal OpJanisat￿s 3.1W2 8•lance carrl•d fonv London Road Methodlst Church HoTrham 9. Tangibh Fixed Assets Cost orv•luatton Chuych (non Invostment) Land & Bulldirys Payments on acmunt and atsets under Fixtures, fittinp and Land & BulldlngB l)ulldings Total B818nt% brought foThYard 3.617.499 3,672,982 Addtttons Revaluatiorks l+l-) 128.761 128.761 Dlsposals (_) Transfers l+l-) Balan¢& ¢3rried foNArd 3.746.260 3.801,743 Accumulated dèpr¢ci•tl¢n Bal8n¢a brought forvraTd 1.897 38285 40,182 Depreoation tharga for year {-) 1,697 3.619 5.516 Rev81uation$ l+l-} Disposals {-} Transfers (+l-I Balance Ggrried fon*Mrd 3,794 41.W4 45,698 Not book Yal Brought forward 3.615.￿2 17.198 3,832,800 Canied fcThard 3.742.466 13.579 3,756.045 10. Investmont ¥￿ets The Churth has no Invesbnent wopwbe6. The Chvrd) has no ¢ommon investment fvrmj hoklin95. 11. Loans The Church ¢￿Trenty has h)ws. L•)ndon Road I1￿1$t Church. Hornh•m 12. Anatysls of rn¥trICt￿ •nd d?81gn•t￿ 2021￿21 Fund Nam? Opening Balan¢• Incoming R￿Our¢08 Ck>sing Putpo•• of th• lund Bon•voknt Fur*J De51 nated Mernorials FUTr D8Si nated Church MI￿On FurKI ID881gnatgdl 25 1CI) 1C 25 Supportfor irbjiwduals ins need AvaiL8ble for fundin9 M￿nberMernOria18 Availab￿ for fundi thurch mission initi.atives Availab￿ to lortrtsmi ¢hurth m*ntenan Availab￿ to UB8 against SFetsfic 325 325 Propèrty Devek)pment Fund Desi Legaoes IRe$tri(*edl 19,1 18,592 25.479 1,071 25,314 Tota15 1.071 136 51.257 R￿￿t PrcFerty fund TraThsfem"ng fund Ge￿[ Churth Mrss Fund FuT¥J G￿￿81 FuThJ 616 1C(I 2.716 LetiiNJs incom• 8nd tenavobntSUPPDrt poliaes, Meth&*i8t Insurance avrattt5 Covhd ewenditu Property Lknlopmerrt Fund Legafie8 Audio w$ual deve Totals 2,420 616 1(K) 2019-20 Fund Nom• In¢0 Glo•ln9 Balance Purpo•• ofth• Fund 8en8valenl Fund De81 nat Metnoria15 Fund Desi nated Church Missil￿ Fund Itlesignat¢(11 &JkWrtfor indivK1uaL* in speofi¢ n8ed Availabb forfvnding member memorials Avail*)le forfundin9 church m¢s8ion snitiativ85 Availabk to help long4em church mainlenan Av8ilabk8 to U8e against SFwfic 325 Pl￿rtY DevelO￿nt Fund 14,7 19,1 nated Legacies (Restridedl 31.512 25,479 TotaL8 51,657 13. Intsmal Organlsatiom 202￿2021 Iloven Or9•nfjMllon Openlno Balan kn¢omlng Balance Wednesday Lunth Ck 615 Lad￿$ Wedne8day Qub Parents & Messy Church 123 123 2.676 The intemal organisations ofthe dwrth rewlto Chwch CwKil aFKI Iw)bJ Ih8ir tr•m fuF¥Js sep*atety. These funlts ar independent ofthose hekj WTthin th8 Church acojunts. Th8 Incorr￿ eypgTrJl￿re has been inc*JtsJ unthr Restr*￿ FwK15 in 16 rB5FeCtivety. The dosing balanc8 k8 induded in li￿ 25 asfund5 carried forwarrl 4131 A￿uSt 2021. DECLARATIONS Trnasurer I confimi that I have prepared these a¢¢rual&based act7)unts from the r￿ordS of the Church and that they include all fvnds Ltnder the wntrol of the Church Council signatu￿ of Treasurer 141, Name Mr Fred King Address 29 Beaver Close. Horsham West Sussex RH12 5GB Presentatlon to the Church Council for approval. I confimi that the Accounts have been presentay to trt Church cou￿7 on and were approved. Iq Signature of the Chair of the meets.ng Name ofthe Chairofthe meeting Rev Gavln Han¢ocks Date Independent Examin•￿9 Report to tho Trustees of the London Road PAethodist Church, Horsham The ChurGh's Trustee5 are responsible for ensuring that the annual report and accounts present a true arKI fair view of the Circuifs income and eXpend￿J￿ for the year and of its assets and liabilibes at the balan sheet date. The Trustees consider that an audil is not necessary for thi* year under Section 144 of the Charits"e$ Act 2011 and that an indeFendent examination is ne￿￿1. It is my responsibilty to.. examine the a￿nts under section 145 of the char￿6$ AGt 2011,. follow the procedures laid dth•m in the general Direclths given by the Chanty Commisston under Section 1451511bl of the Charities Act 2011.. and state whether particular matters have ￿me to my attention. Ba81$ of Indopendont Examlnovs Report examination was ￿rried out in aX)xdan￿ the gerwal gNen trjf the Chartty Commissv)n. An examination indudes a ofthe acuyjnting re££￿ts kepl by the d18rity and a Lxvnparison of the ar￿untS with th08e re¢(x)Th￿mi￿9 any matters. The W(￿edureS undertaken not Provide all the evidence Ihat woukl bg requi￿ in an aLw*I and ConSeq￿n￿Y no opinM)n 1$ given a8 to whethèr the accounts prosent a true and farview. My TeW is limrted to those mattetS sèl0￿ in thè statement tdow. Independent Examinerfs Statem•nt In conneclpJft wilh my examinalh)n. no matter has come to my aiient*)n'. 11} Yknich gNes me reasonable cause to believe that in any material resF￿t the requirements.. . to keep ￿OUntIng records in atxthance with Sectk)n 130 of the Charitss Act 2011: and . to prepa￿ Which ￿￿￿)rd with the ￿nting r￿OrdS aThJ ¢ompty with the accounting requirem￿ts of the Charilies Act 2011 have not been mel or 12) to which, in my opinion, attention shrMJkJ be dra￿ in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to t¢ reach￿. (3) l ￿ave nor Obtain￿ independent verifica1￿ of all investrnents with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts. bank balances and fvnds * the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Chur¢h which are individualy in excess of £10.IXM) (ten thousa￿1 pounds) at the balance sheet date. Name fb hby C•oJviJ SvJnatur8 Relevant Professional qualffication or Address Jg Creditors include both sundry expenses and bills outstanding at 31 August 2021. RESERVES POLICY Report on behalf of London Road Metht)Jist To DO￿1n ("Circult Ileetin￿DIts￿t) submit our annual ￿pOrt in accordan￿ with the requirements ofthe Methodist Conferertce and the Charity Commissi)n guldance in CC19. & Hotsham {*) have •3re8d a Reserves PoliGy which is set out overleaf and is worded in the trustees, minutes and ourAnnual Report (N) We r￿nise the need to be accountable as charity trustees for all the money which ccthes into hands and will providefurther fom)atN)n as required by the CircurVDistricVConnexKsn {11 The trustees have eststAthed th￿r missK aims taking into account all of the resources available in terms of Feopl8, property and money {ii) MissK)n inthti•roiects have costed LY e8tNnates made of projected future ¢>)sts which tske into account the negts of the building$ and the requirements of the Quinquennial InS￿l￿1n Reportls (v) Our ReF￿ is att￿had overleaf . p￿e de￿ as appropriate To be completed by Receiving Body The "Circurt MeetinglDistrvX receiv&1 the REsER1￿s POLICY of "Church Councivcircuit MeetirWDistrid Policy a￿pIed and acknoWledgem￿t sent to tre trustees YES Policy noted and the following enquiries m* of tru*s Respjnses re¢ep4ed and any further adion taken *CircuitlDistrict Slgnatures ' Please delete as a RESERVES POLICY of London Road Methodist rchurch Council Circuit Ideet6ngTrDistricQl General Funds hekl at YE 3110812021 Restrlcted Funds hekj £27 930 Endowment Funds held £Nil Reservos policy for General Funds General Funds linc Designated Fur*ts for Propety D9vew￿l Memori*. B&new￿nt and Church Missb)n) General Account We will budget to maintain a reserve of three month's wMh cé the nompl buth38ted expendi￿re for the eoming year (less transfers from de￿gnated and restncted funds) in order to mibgate any disruption in the flow or timing ofour income. At 31 August 2021. this amounted to about £22.400 arhj the bakn¢e M the General stwd at about £39,500- ie covering 8bJut 176% of the amount required. Property Dovelopment Fund An annual sum equivalent lo 30% of tetbngs irKxNne b8 transferred from the Ger￿Tal Ac￿iCal￿ in the light of potential opportunthes. 5. Polic for Restricted Funds These include bequests, Chantab￿ donations by the thurch communty and th8 funds held separatety by internal organisations of the churth. The remaining balatKes of bequests thai the church has r￿eNed have attaching condrtions that restrict their use to a greater or lesser degree but these funds a￿ consvjered the Church Council when deudiThJ to incur expenditure which would fall within those restridions. The charitable donations are regular amounts from the thurch ￿mmUnty that are divxled betr￿en fve charities each year. Three of them are chosen each year by the Church Council friym nomirbalKJns ar￿ the Other￿ts are the Connexional funds.. Mission in Britain and the Fund for Vlh)rld mi￿n. Tenns relating to Endowment Furmts held NIA This Reseries Policy has been apwov&l ty London Road Methodist ("Church cwnc1i￿cirCurt MeetingOIDistrictt]) Treasurer Full name Fred King Full Name ) Signature Signature