## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1 9 2019 31 8 2020 **To** **From** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Lichfield Methodist Church **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1134083 **Charity's principal address** Backcester Lane Lichfield Staffordshire **Postcode WS13 6JH** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Roger Baker|Minister(chair)||Ex-officio| ||Gill Woolf|LayWorker||Ex-officio Church Council| ||Barbara Barker|Steward||General Church Meeting| ||Annette Phillips|Steward||General Church Meeting| ||Ann Newell|Steward|Sept 2019 - 31.3.2020|General Church Meeting| ||Howard Thompson|Steward|Sept – Nov 2019|General Church Meeting| ||CathyAckroyd|Steward||General Church Meeting| ||Tina Hayes|Steward||General Church Meeting| ||Jon Woolf|Steward
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Church Council| ||Rene Lamisere|Steward|Sept 2019 - 31.3.2020|Stewards Team/Church
Council| ||Jean Oliphant|Treasurer||Church Council| ||Chris McDermott|CC Secretary||Church Council| ||Sue Coley|Pastoral Secretary|Sept - 17 Oct 2019|Church Council| ||Kesiamecwe
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Lobelo)|Pastoral Secretary|17.10.2019 –31.8.2020|Church Council| ||Kath Leckey|Circuit Steward||Ex-officio| ||Carole Hicks|Safeguarding||Church Council| ||Kath Peat|CateringCommittee||Church Council| ||Richard Coleman|F & P Committee||Church Council| ||Elaine Hooper|Circuit MHRA rep||Church Council| ||Don Male|FamilyCommittee|Sept –17.10.2019|Church Council| ||Mathew Bates|Finance & Property
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|Alison Statham|Pastoral Committee||Church Council| |---|---|---|---|---| ||John Yates|Tamworth House
Treasurer||Church Council| ||Anne Westoby|Supt Trailblazers||Church Council| ||Susan Hambly|WorshipConsultation||Church Council| ||Keith Watterson|Booking Secretary||General Church Meeting
Church Council| ||Peter Walker|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Nigel Harding|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Paul McDermott|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||David Parker|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Gill Silverwood|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Anthea Hockney|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Michael Newell|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Diana Pearson|GCM Rep
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General Church Meeting| ||David Shaw|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Anne Brown|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Jane Parker|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |The Trustees for Methodist Church
Purposes|| |(Custodian Trustee)|| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** **TAR** March **2012** 2 ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Deed of Union (1932) Type of governing document Methodist Church Act (1976) (eg. trust deed, constitution) Act of Parliament How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by Church Council / General Church Meeting / some ex-officio - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: ## **Training** - Range of guidance produced by Methodist Connexion available to all trustees on line - policies and procedures line adopted for the induction and - Charity Commission Guidance CC3 ‘The Essential Trustee’ given to each training of trustees; existing trustee (Dec 2015) and to be given as a matter of course to new trustees - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider **Structure** network with which the charity · Part of Tamworth & Lichfield Circuit works; - Accountable to the Methodist Conference - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of **Risks** major risks and the system · Discussed by Church Council and procedures to manage · Take professional advice as required - them. · Adopted Safeguarding Policy ## **Section C Objectives and activities** Set out in the Methodist Church Act 1976 The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the Date of Union the advancement of: a) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and **Summary of the objects of the** discipline of The Methodist Church; **charity set out in its** b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, **governing document** District, Circuit. local or other organisation of The Methodist Church; - c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church; d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church. **TAR** March **2012** 3 The Church is part of a Circuit quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts of worship take place. These are open to all people, without charge. We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** Local Churches, Circuits and Districts are not defined as (external) grantmaking bodies The main part of our church activities is undertaken by lay persons (volunteers) You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 4 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** NB The church’s activities were disrupted March 2020 onwards due to the lockdown & social distancing required by the Govt in association with the Covid 19 virus pandemic. Worship in the church building ceased as did all group activities and the use of the building by outside hirers. Use was made of various social media sites, the internet and platforms like Zoom to present virtual Acts of Worship, Men’s Breakfast meeting, activities for Sunday Youth (Participate & Youth Fellowship), Boys Brigade and other groups. Up until March 2020 the following activities took place Ongoing Church Activities – the Church continues to run numerous groups including Trailblazers, Youth Fellowship, Boys Brigade, Brownie Groups, Tiddlers Toddlers, various Bible Study Groups, MWiB (Womens Network), Ladies Lunch Club , Wesley Guild, Music Group, Men’s Lunch Club and Focus Group. A Mens Breakfast is held on a number of Saturdays for those who work, especially those with younger families. PARTICIPATE! – a (non-denominational) club for all set up in June 2015 for 9- 14year olds continues to share food, have fun and find out more about Jesus through games, music, video clips, bible studies and discussions every 1st and 3rd Sunday in the month during term time. In Nov 2019 members of the group attended 3Generate. Members of the Youth Fellowship attend a monthly youth event at Whitemore Lakes. Lighthouse – was started at the beginning of 2020 but put on hold due to the pandemic. A new venture to provide a family friendly session with a biblical theme especially for families with young children at the same time as the 10.30 church service. Church members continue to assist with Late Night Listeners, a local initiative to provide care and support to City revellers on Friday and Saturday evenings by providing hot drinks, flip flops and a listening ear. Members of the church through Churches Together in Lichfield continue to be involved in helping at a foodbank in the city. The Church has a vibrant and thriving congregation with diverse worship styles and an extensive pastoral system. Some services are recorded for the benefit of those unable to attend the church personally. Newcomers’ teas are held to welcome people new to the church. This is a dementia friendly church signed up to the Dementia Action Alliance. The church now hosts a weekly Memory Café run by the organisation Home Instead. Following on from the Church Health Review it has been decided to concentrate on developing the prayer life of the church; improvements in the way of welcoming new people; continuing work with the bible study / house groups. The appointment of a family/youth worker is still under review. There is an organised Mission Outreach programme including the Coffee Shop. The Church considered issues connected with the Circuit’s project of establishing a Policy for Mission & Growth. In 2017 A new Outreach & Mission Co-ordinating Group was set up to encourage and facilitate the whole church to engage in mission and make new disciples by supporting the established Groups, the activities of the Coffee Shop and to consider new forms of outreach. A prayer tent was located in Lichfield shopping centre over a weekend in September 2019 as part of the Church Without Walls initiative. An organised litter pick by members of the church was carried out in various parts of the City. Funds have been raised for Methodist World Mission, Mission in Britain Fund, JMA & various other charities including throughout the year. Some of the profits from the coffee shop are used to support local and national charities. A MacMillan Coffee Morning was held in Sept 2019. Members of the church contributed shoeboxes to the annual Christmas Appeal by Team4U. Fund raising has taken place through the 2019 Christmas Fayre open to public. . **TAR** March **2012** 5 Section D Achievements and erformance p **TAR** March **2012** 6 ## **Section E Financial review** Funds are retained to meet the annual assessment costs and premises **Brief statement of the** costs along with employment costs. **charity’s policy on reserves** Organise regular fundraising events Finance Committee meets in the year and reports to Church Council **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** Sources of Funds:- You **may choose** to include Weekly offerings, Tax Recoveries, Donations, Fundraising Events additional information, where Rental income from property owned by the church relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Rev Roger Allan Baker Mrs Anthea Joan Hockney **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chair ] Authorised Trustee **Date** 23/05/2021 **TAR** March **2012** 7 CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS AccovKrs THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Lichfield Methodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2020 Tamworth & Ll¢hfl8ld Clrcult Clrcult no Ro9lJ¢ered Charfty. Charlty RÈgiJtrntion Aumber If not a registered tharity Her Mahsty$ Rewnu• and Customs Glft Ald nUm￿r (The HMRC number is equivo￿ntto a wl$tered tharity nutnber in term$ of evidenGe of charita￿e 518lus and may be used lo gwe to donors cr grant funders v•shing to see W(len￿ oftlFe organisalion's charitable status. Melh&Jist charities in England and Wales Ihat are not registered charities are excepletj from régistration under Slalutory Instrument 2014 No.2421 1134083 Minister.. Revd Roger Baker Ch￿￿￿) SknY8rds.' Barbar8 Ba￿er Annettè Phillip5 Cathy Ackroyd Tina Hayes Jon Wodl Trea5ur8r'. Jean Oliphhnt Cwknft￿p 2D15.yl* I￿5 ACCOUPITS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 AUGUST202Q Lichfield Methodlst Church Unrfj•irt￿ R•itrfGtqd th Fur FuDd• SE¢TrON A ftECEIPTS 82 Oftering5 and T&x fecovered Bank And CF8 Inlgresi and Investment Inwme 1C6.571 106,571 10S.944 a3 375 84 47,803 20.674 175,446 47,803 20,674 175.416 56.211 1S,952 178A82 as Oiher raceipi$ TOTAL RECEIPTS SECMOM b1 PAYMEPITS b2 C￿C￿lIA￿sSrr￿n1 orshare .566 96.588 2,522 b3 Dtyiabons 3.067 3,067 5.851 Repairs and ￿￿tenance Utllil￿S Iln5urances. v￿ter harues, healing & Iighlingl 18.359 1Q359 54.997 b5 14,343 16,925 b7 Oiher payTrents TOTAL PAYMENTS 8.713 139,046 8,713 139,04B 13.207 113,502 SEeMoN C NEf RECEIPTSTrAYIIENTS FOftTHE YEAR ¢1 •04)8 36,398 36,398 15,020 Totsl fvnds bT0ughlfoMard from last ytar 112.343 112,313 117.363 SubtDt•l Ic1+G21 148,741 148,741 112J43 TranS￿[S and Bdiuslmants c71 TOTAL FLINOS AT END OF YEAR 1¢34¢41 148,741 148,741 112,343 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED *JIO PASSED ON TO EXTERNALOR¢>ANISATIONS •0 •rnount* arn notto bD Includod in tot•1 rw•l •ntsfl d1 hl forward Irom ￿9t 208 Offori - re￿¥8¢$forexiernaI ni98t￿5 3,551 3.102 d3 OfferiylGfftG . po56ed toextemBI Or￿n￿a￿on5 3.511 4.287 d4 BAL4)ICE 8MLL TO BE PAID Idl+d2-d31 201 Owtsf¢thlP1015.¥ 2015 Lthfield M8th(x*st WITERN pts I.￿7 11.240 7.1SG $,*1 4>J 1591 1,02 14,7Bg 9.991 17a,4 i¥w, 112.J43 148.741 Huftc 123.034 158.TJ2 TOT*xRECEb TOT* PAY¥EKr8 ¢WRfH.¢WFIJMDSHELDIlJl • Ja￿1 nk 3tW4 ,731 40.844 *12,34J Irsl 141.741 TOTALCASHFUNDSHELD DYCWJRCH 1 SWWar7Q1• 4.282.546 4.￿.463 Puw J￿6 Nama of Churth Lkthfield Melhcxlist Churth...... No 05109........... Declarations and Scrutiny I tA)nfim) thal Ihese Retsipt and PayThent bas￿ accounts fer the year to 31 August 2020 have been prepar&l fr(xn the r6CDth of Chur¢h and Ihat Ih8y indude all furMl$ under the ccfilrol of the Church Iruslees. Slgrsalure of treasurer......... .. . NOTr￿ and addr￿ 0ftre0￿rer Mrs Jean Oliphanl. 29 ￿ater Road, Lichfield. WS13 6FG Pmonlaiion to the Churth tN•¢• I confifrn Ihatthe annual rewt and aciy)unis forlhe ￿ar ended 31 Awust 2020Y4&re pr88ented lo m8etsng of the Churtth tnjsteès held on 8 October 2020 SHjn8ty￿ of the Ch8irof meetmg Name of the Chair of the Met￿ng Revd Roger Baker... .... Independent ExamlnèV• Rèport to the Trustees ofthe Liehflèld Mèthodlst Church Ch•rfty Number 1134083 R•Bpon*lbllStl•8 and bash of rewt I report to tha trijstsas on my examination of the accounts oftha Ucfield meth0￿8t Church for the ye8r ended 31 August 2020 sel out on pages 2 tD 3. As the Churth's trustees. you a￿ responsib forthe preparation of Ihe accwnts in ac(x)rdance the requiremerTrts of the Charitie5 AGt 2011 I'tha Acf l. I repcrt in respectof my examination of Ihe Church's ac*x)untS f*rriad ￿￿t und6r$edon 145 of the Acl and. in carrying out rny examination, I have fdlowad all the 8pplicaNe Direct*Jn5 givan by Charity Commlssion under s&ction 14515llbl of the Acl. lll15thwts)RaidP. 4oTS Name of Church Lichfield M8thodist chU￿h No 05109 Indopendgnt Examln•fs Stat•m8nt I have cornpleted my examination. I confim that no rnaterial rnatte￿ have corne lo my attenllon in u)nnection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kepl in accordance wrth s8Ction 130 of the Act: or the aco)unts do not aCc(￿d with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have wrne acr0$8 no othef matters in connection wth the examinatson to ich att8ntion should be drawn in this r8PJrt in ord8f to 8n8blg a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I h8Va not obtain6d independent verifutitsn of all invèstmèntswth thè Tmgtè#s for Methodist Church Purposes or held other trusts. bank balances and funds at the CentrAI Flnance B08Td of the M8thodi8t Churth which 8Te indsmdually in excess of £10.000 Iten thousand poundsl at the ba18nce sheet date. signatu￿ of independent ex8miner 111)LZ Name of independent examiner J H Willis Relevant professional qualification of independent examinèr Chartered ac¢ountsnt NAM8 ol firn) I￿&re appropriat81 NIA Addr8S8 134 B88con P8fk Village. Lower Sandford str￿1. Llthfield WS13 &JZ Data 2015(*wTth p.*$ 5r15 Name of Church Lichfield M8thodist chU￿h No 05109 Indopendgnt Examln•fs Stat•m8nt I have cornpleted my examination. I confim that no rnaterial rnatte￿ have corne lo my attenllon in u)nnection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kepl in accordance wrth s8Ction 130 of the Act: or the aco)unts do not aCc(￿d with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have wrne acr0$8 no othef matters in connection wth the examinatson to ich att8ntion should be drawn in this r8PJrt in ord8f to 8n8blg a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I h8Va not obtain6d independent verifutitsn of all invèstmèntswth thè Tmgtè#s for Methodist Church Purposes or held other trusts. bank balances and funds at the CentrAI Flnance B08Td of the M8thodi8t Churth which 8Te indsmdually in excess of £10.000 Iten thousand poundsl at the ba18nce sheet date. signatu￿ of independent ex8miner 111)LZ Name of independent examiner J H Willis Relevant professional qualification of independent examinèr Chartered ac¢ountsnt NAM8 ol firn) I￿&re appropriat81 NIA Addr8S8 134 B88con P8fk Village. Lower Sandford str￿1. Llthfield WS13 &JZ Data 2015(*wTth p.*$ 5r15