
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 1 9 2021 31 8 2022 **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<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Roger Baker|Minister(chair)||Ex-officio|
||Gill Woolf|Lay Worker<br>WorshipConsultation||Ex-officio Church Council<br>Church Council|
||Barbara Barker|Steward||General Church Meeting|
||CathyAckroyd|Steward||General Church Meeting|
||Tina Hayes|Steward||General Church Meeting|
||Jon Woolf|Steward<br>Outreach & Mission<br>GroupCo-ordinator||General Church Meeting<br>Church Council|
||David Parker|Steward||Stewards Team<br>Church Council   oct 2021<br>General Church Meeting may<br>2022|
||Howard Willis|Church Treasurer||GCM 2021|
||Chris McDermott|CC Secretary|September – October<br>2021|Church Council|
||Ellen Gibbon|CC Secretary|19 May 2022 – 31<br>August|General Church Meeting|
||Kesiamecwe<br>Lesolle (Pat<br>Lobelo)|Pastoral Cttee<br>Secretary|Sept 2021 – January<br>2022|Church Council|
||Anne Brown|Pastoral Cttee<br>Secretary<br>GCM Rep|7 January – 31 August<br>2022<br>Aug 2021 – 7 February<br>2022|Pastoral Committee<br>Feb Church Council<br>General Church Meeting|



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|13<br>14<br>15<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>21<br>22<br>23<br>24<br>25<br>26<br>27<br>28<br>29<br>30<br>31<br>|David Gowdy|Circuit Steward|From October 2021|Circuit Meeting|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Carole Hicks|Safeguarding- Adults||Church Council|
||Richard Coleman|F & P Committee||Church Council|
||Mathew Bates|Finance & Property<br>Committee||Church Council|
||Alison Statham|Pastoral Committee<br>Methodist Cafe||Church Council<br>Church Council|
||John Yates|Tamworth House<br>Treasurer||Church Council|
||Anne Westoby|Safeguarding – Youth<br>Supt Trailblazers||Church Council|
||Diana Pearson|Ecumenical Affairs||Church Council|
||Keith Watterson|BookingSecretary||Church Council|
||Peter Walker|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting|
||Nigel Harding|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting|
||Paul McDermott|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|
||David Shaw|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting|
||Jane Parker|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting|
||Susan Hambly|GCM Rep|7 Feb – 31 Aug 2022<br>Ratified GCM 19 May|Feb Church Council<br>General Church Meeting|
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## **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<br>Purposes||
|(Custodian Trustee)||
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of adviser Name Address** 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

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## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **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) 

Appointed by Church Council / General Church Meeting / some ex-officio Trustee selection methods 

- (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 network with which the charity works; 

## **Structure** 

   - Part of Tamworth & Lichfield Circuit 

   - Accountable to the Methodist Conference 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Risks** 

- Discussed by Church Council 

- Take professional advice as required 

- 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: 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. 

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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. 

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Achievements and performance 

Sunday Worship with diverse worship styles, group activities and the use of the **Summary of the main** building by outside hirers resumed a more normal pattern following the **achievements of the charity** disruption in previous years due to the lockdowns & social distancing required by **during the year** the Govt in association with the Covid 19 corona virus pandemic.  However, the use continued of various social media sites, the internet and platforms like Zoom to present virtual Acts of Worship. Ongoing Church Activities that have been resumed include Trailblazers, Youth Fellowship, Boys Brigade, Brownie Groups, Tiddlers Toddlers, various Bible Study Groups, MWiB (Womens Network), Ladies Lunch Club , Wesley Guild, Music Group and Men’s Lunch Club.  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 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 2021 members of the group attended 3Generate and in Spring 2022 attended Amplify at a pioneer centre in Cleobury Mortimer. Members of the Youth Fellowship attend a monthly youth event at Whitemore Lakes. The Church continues with an extensive pastoral system. Newcomers’ teas are held to welcome people new to the church. A new position of a family/youth worker is expected to be active in the life of the church from September 2022. This is a dementia friendly church signed up to the Dementia Action Alliance. There is an organised Mission Outreach programme including the Coffee Shop which has re-opened for use by the public. The Outreach & Mission Co-ordinating Group continues 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 eg the promotion of eco-friendly initiatives. The Church Council on 8th February 2021 agreed to publicly recognise a Climate and Environmental Emergency and to commit the whole church to seek change. In September 2021 the Eco-church Action Group ran a successful event in conjunction with Transition Lichfield at the beginning of the national Great Big Green Week. A special eco-centred service took place the following day. 

The Eco-Church Action Group completed their latest self-audit survey in April 2022. On 19 May 2022  LMC was awarded a silver award certificate. Fund raising for the support of the church has taken place including; a mini Christmas Fayre open to the public in 2021, proceeds from the coffee shop and the sale of cakes etc.. Fundraising for charities has been reduced due to the limitations caused by the pandemic although some of the profit from the coffee shop may be used to support local and national charities 

Members of the church through Churches Together in Lichfield continue to be involved in helping at a foodbank in the city and with Late Night Listeners, a Saturday night initiative in Lichfield City centre. 

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Section E
Financial review
Funds ar8 retained to meet the annual asse&wnent costs, premises costs
and em ￿oyment costs.
FurKJraising events are organised.
Finance Committee meets in ￿ year and reports to Church Council.
Brfef statement of the
charity's pollcy on reserves
Detalls of any lunds matorlally
in deficit
None
Furthw financlal rovlow detalls {Optlonal inforniation)
Source of Funds:.
Weekly offerings. lax recovori8s. donations. fundraising events. rerrtal
income from propety owr￿d by the Methodist Church.
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addrts(¥pl 1nfLYMatK￿. where
relevant about..
the Charity's principal
sources of funds lincludiThJ
any fundraising).,
how expenditure has
S￿PpOrted the key obiectwes
of the charity;
investrnent policy and
ol¥'eclives including any
ethical investment pK)licy
adopled.
Sertion F
Other optiov.al information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees doclare that they have approved the trusteès, report above.
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Slgnature(5)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary. Chalr,
etc)
Tamworth & Lichfield Circuit
Tintendent Minister
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## **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** 

# **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** 

## **Lichfield Methodist** 

**Church** 

## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 

## 31 August 2022 

**Tamworth & Lichfield Circuit Circuit no. 5/9** 1134083 

## **Registered Charity - Charity Registration number** 

If not a registered charity **Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number** 

(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 organisation's charitable status.  Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument  2014  No.242) 

Minister: 

Revd Roger Baker 

Church Stewards: Barbara Barker Annette Phillips Cathy Ackroyd Tina Hayes Jon Woolf 

Treasurer: Howard Willis 

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**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022** 

**Church** 

## **Lichfield Methodist** 

||**SECTION A**|||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**|**£**<br>**94,246**<br>**505**<br>**52,115**<br>**9,687**<br>**Totals this**<br>**year**|**£**<br>**94,246**<br>**505**<br>**52,115**<br>**9,687**<br>**Totals this**<br>**year**|**Totals last**<br>**year**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**||
|a1|**RECEIPTS**||**Note**|||||||
|a2|Offerings and Tax recovered|||94,246||**94,246**||97,906||
|a3|Bank and CFB interest and<br>Investment income|||505||**505**||47||
|a4|Lettings|||52,115||**52,115**||36,012||
|a5|Other receipts|||9,687||**9,687**||3,785||
|a6|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**156,553**||**156,553 **|**(a7)**|**137,750**||
|||||||||||
||**SECTION B**|||||**95,086**<br>**6,924**<br>**26,056**<br>**11,707**<br>**6,549**||||
|b1|**PAYMENTS**|||||||||
|b2|Circuit Assessment or Share|||95,086||**95,086**||102,655||
|b3|Donations|||6,924||**6,924**||1,461||
|b4|Repairs and Maintenance|||26,056||**26,056**||32,326||
|b5|Utilities (Insurances, water<br>charges,heating& lighting)|||11,707||**11,707**||10,401||
|b6||||||||||
|b7|Otherpayments|||6,549||**6,549**||6,389||
|b8|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**146,322**||**146,322 **|**(b9)**|**153,232**||
|||||||**10,231**||||
||**SECTION C**|||||||||
|c1|**NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS**<br>**FOR THE YEAR**<br>**(a6-b8)**|||10,231||**10,231**||(15,482)||
|||||||||||
|c2|Total funds brought forward from<br>last year|||133,259||**133,259 **|**(c6)**|148,741||
|||||||**143,490**||||
|c3|**(c1+c2)**<br>**Sub total**|||143,490||**143,490**||**133,259**||
|||||||||||
|c4|Transfers and adjustments||||||**(c7)**|||
|||||||||||
|c5|**TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR**<br>**(c3+c4)**|||**143,490**||**143,490 **|**(c8)**|**133,259**|**(c6)**|



||**SECTION D**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|d|**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO  EXTERNAL**<br>**(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above)**||**£**<br>**ORGANISATIONS**||**£**<br>|
|d1|Balance brought forward from lastyear||248||248|
|d2|Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations|||||
|d3|Offerings/Gifts  -passed to external organisations||248|||
|d4|**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID**(d1+d2-d3)||||**248**|



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**Church** 

## **SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL** 

**SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page** Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose.   This section must be completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website).  Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and connected  District Organisations. 

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||Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of an<br>Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose.   This section must be<br>completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting<br>AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website).  Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and<br>connected  District Organisations.||||||||||||||
||**INTERNAL**<br>**ORGANISATIONS**||Receipts||Payments||Net Receipts/<br>Payments||Adjustments||Opening<br>balances||Closing balances||
|e1|**Boys Brigade**||732||805||(73)||||1,855||1,782||
|e2|**Toddlers**||1,030||1,050||(20)||||60||40||
|e3|**Catering**||16,932||17,098||(166)||||4,999||4,833||
|e4|**Wesley Guild**||809||772||37||||6||43||
|e5|**Methodist Women in Britian**||1,324||1,624||(300)||||750||450||
|e6|**Youth Club**||||19||(19)||||246||227||
|e7|||||||||||||||
|e8|Sub total of Internal<br>Organisations funds||20,827||21,368||(541)||||7,916|**(e11)**|7,375|**(e12)**|
|e9|**Church accounts (totals**<br>**brought forward from page**<br>**2 - totals column)**<br>||**156,553 **|**(a7)**|**146,322 **|**(b9)**|**10,231**|||**(c7)**|**133,259**|**(c6)**|**143,490**|**(c8)**|
|e10|~~**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD**~~<br>**BY CHURCH**||**177,380**||**167,690**||**9,690**||||**141,175**|**(x)**|**150,865**|**(y)**|
||||**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||**TOTAL**<br>**PAYMENTS**||||||||||



## **SECTION F** 

## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** 

|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2022**<br>f1<br>f2<br>f3<br>f4<br>f5<br>f6<br>f7<br>f8<br>f9<br>Central Finance Board<br>Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes<br>Other funds<br>Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing<br>balance total from above) (e12)<br>Bank Deposit Account<br>**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**<br>**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**<br>Cash in hand<br>Bank Current Account||**OPENING**<br>**BALANCES**<br>42<br>73,287<br>18,238<br>600<br>41,092<br>**133,259**<br>(c6)<br>**7,916** (e11)<br>**141,175**<br>(x)||**CLOSING**<br>**BALANCES**||
|f1|Cash in hand|42||42||
|f2|Bank Current Account|73,287||22,663||
|f3|Bank Deposit Account|18,238||9,062||
|f4|Central Finance Board|600||75,488||
|f5|Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes|41,092||36,235||
|f6|Other funds|||||
|f7|**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**|**133,259**|(c6)|**143,490**|(c8)|
|f8|Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing<br>balance total from above) (e12)|**7,916**|(e11)|**7,375**|(e12)|
|f9|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**|**141,175**|(x)|**150,865**|(y)|



||**SECTION G**|||At||At|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1 September 2021||31 August 2022|
||**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**||||||
|g1|Investments(include Endowments)||||||
|g2|Land & Buildings(see notes re|Insurance value)||4,624,086||5,317,699|
|g3|Other Assets||||||
|g4|Loan(s)- show amount outstandingatyear end||||||
|g5|Other  Liabilities||||||



f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board 

f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this is included in line f5 

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## **Declarations and Scrutiny** 

I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. 

Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………  Date………17-Oct-22 

Name and address of treasurer Howard Willis, 134 Beacon Park Village, Lower Sandford Street 

Lichfield, Staffs. WS13 6JZ 

## **Presentation to the Church trustees** 

I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 were presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 17 October 2022 

Signature of the Chair of the meeting  …………………………………………………………………… 

Name of the Chair of the meeting  Revd. Wendy Walker              Date 25 May 2023 

## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** 

## **Lichfield Methodist Church** 

## **Charity Number 1134083** 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Lichfield Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages 1 to 3  As the Church’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

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## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm 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 Trustees 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  K H Goldsworthy FFA FIPA 

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner  -  Institute of Financial Accountants 

Name of firm (where appropriate)  ……………………………………………………………………… 

Address 30 Footherley Road, Shenstone, Lichfield, Staffs. WS14 0NJ 

Date 8 May 2023 

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**RECEIPTS AND PA AC** 

## **THE METHODIST CHURCH** 

# **STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** 

## **Lichfield Methodist** 

|FOR THE YEAR|ENDED|
|---|---|
|31 August 2022<br>**Tamworth & Lichfeld**<br>**Circuit**<br>**Circuit no.**<br>**5**||
|**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**|113|
|If not a registered charity**Her Majesty's Revenue and**||
|**Customs Gift Aid number**||



(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitab and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation' charitable status.  Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are from registration under Statutory Instrument  2014  No.242) 

## Minister: 

Revd Roger Baker 

Church Stewards: Barbara Barker Annette Phillips Cathy Ackroyd Tina Hayes Jon Woolf 

Treasurer: 

Howard Willis 

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## **CHURCH AYMENTS CCOUNTS** 

## **Church** 

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## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022** 

## **Lichfield Methodist** 


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Unrestricted  Restricted  Totals this  Totals last<br>SECTION A Funds Funds year year<br>£ £ £ £<br>a1 RECEIPTS  Note<br>a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 94,246 94,246 97,906<br>Bank and CFB interest and<br>a3 Investment income 505 505 47<br>a4 Lettings 52,115 52,115 36,012<br>a5 Other receipts 9,687 9,687 3,785<br>a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 156,553 0 156,553 (a7) 137,750<br>SECTION B<br>b1 PAYMENTS<br>b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 95,086 95,086 102,655<br>b3 Donations  6,924 6,924 1,461<br>b4 Repairs and Maintenance 26,056 26,056 32,326<br>Utilities (Insurances, water<br>b5 charges, heating & lighting) 11,707 11,707 10,401<br>b6 0<br>b7 Other payments 6,549 6,549 6,389<br>b8 [TOTAL PAYMENTS                        ] 146,322 0 146,322 (b9) 153,232<br>SECTION C<br>NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS FOR<br>c1 THE YEAR             (a6-b8) 10,231 0 10,231  (15,482)<br>Total funds brought forward from<br>last year<br>c2 133,259 133,259 (c6) 148,741<br>c3 Sub total                                                (c1+c2) 143,490 0 143,490 133,259<br>c4 Transfers and adjustments 0 (c7)<br>c5 [TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR  ] (c3+c4) 143,490 0 143,490 (c8) 133,259 (c6)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



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SECTION D<br>FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO  EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS<br>d (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures  £ £<br>above)<br>d1 Balance brought forward from last year 248 248<br>d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations<br>d3 Offerings/Gifts  - passed to external organisations 248<br>d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID                      (d1+d2-d3) 0 248<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **SECTION E** 

## **Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page** 

Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose.   This section must be completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website).  Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and connected  District Organisations. 


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Net Receipts/  Opening<br>INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments  Adjustments balances Closing balances<br>e1 Boys Brigade 732 805 (73) 1,855 1,782<br>e2 Toddlers 1,030 1,050 (20) 60 40<br>e3 Catering 16,932 17,098 (166) 4,999 4,833<br>e4 Wesley Guild 809 772 37 6 43<br>e5 Methodist Women in Britian 1,324 1,624 (300) 750 450<br>e6 Youth Club 19 (19) 246 227<br>e7 0 0<br>Sub total of Internal<br>e8 Organisations funds 20,827 21,368 (541) 0 7,916 (e11) 7,375 (e12)<br>Church accounts (totals<br>brought forward from page<br>e9 2 - totals column) 156,553 (a7) 146,322 (b9) 10,231 (c7) 133,259 (c6) 143,490 (c8)<br>TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD<br>e10 BY CHURCH 177,380 167,690 9,690 0 141,175 (x) 150,865 (y)<br>Continue on a separate sheet  TOTAL<br>if necessary and bring the  TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS<br>totals forward<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **SECTION F** 

## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** 


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OPENING  CLOSING<br>CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2022 BALANCES BALANCES<br>f1 Cash in hand 42 42<br>f2 Bank Current Account 73,287 22,663<br>f3 Bank Deposit Account 18,238 9,062<br>f4 Central Finance Board 600 75,488<br>f5 Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 41,092 36,235<br>f6 Other funds<br>f7 SUB TOTAL - Church accounts  133,259 (c6) 143,490 (c8)<br>Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing<br>f8 balance total from above) (e12) 7,916 (e11) 7,375 (e12)<br>f9 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 141,175 (x) 150,865 (y)<br>SECTION G At  At<br>1 September 2021  31 August 2022<br>OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES<br>g1 Investments (include Endowments)<br>g2 Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) 4,624,086 5,317,699<br>g3 Other Assets<br>g4 Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end<br>g5 Other  Liabilities<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board 

f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 

- g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this is included in line f5 

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Name of Church Lichfield Methodist        No 05/09 

## **Declarations and Scrutiny** 

I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 20 prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the cont trustees. 

Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………  Date……………………17-Oct-22 

Name and address of treasurer Howard Willis, 134 Beacon Park Village, Lower Sandford 

Lichfield, Staffs. WS13 6JZ 

## **Presentation to the Church trustees** 

I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 were meeting of the Church trustees held on 17 October 2022 

Signature of the Chair of the meeting  ……………………………………………………………… 

Name of the Chair of the meeting  Revd. Wendy Walker              Date 25 May 2023 

## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of** 

## **Lichfield Methodist Church** 

## **Charity Number 1134083** 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Lichfield Methodist C ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages 1 to 3  As the Church’s trustees, you are respo preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2 

I report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under sectio and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

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Name of Church Lichfield Methodist No 05/09 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to m connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Ac 

- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the exa attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of t reached. 

I have not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for M Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Boar Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balan 

Signature of independent examiner   ………………………………………………………………… 

Name of independent examiner  K H Goldsworthy FFA FIPA 

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner  -  Institute of Financial Ac 

Name of firm (where appropriate)  …………………………………………………………………… 

Address 30 Footherley Road, Shenstone, Lichfield, Staffs. WS14 0NJ 

Date 8 May 2023 

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