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Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	1	9	2022		31	8	2023

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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

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Rev Wendy Walker	Probationary Minister (chair)		Ex-officio
Barbara Barker	Steward		General Church Meeting
CathyAckroyd	Steward		General Church Meeting
Tina Hayes	Steward		General Church Meeting
Jon Woolf	Steward Outreach & Mission GroupCo-ordinator		General Church Meeting Church Council
David Parker	Steward	01.09.2022–18.12.2022	General Church Meeting
Nigel Harding	Steward GCM Repto CC	18.05.2023–31.08.2023 01.09.2022-18.05.2023	General Church Meeting General Church Meeting
SallyHogan	Steward	18.05.2023- 31.08.2023	General Church Meeting
Andrew Poole	Steward	18.05.2023- 31.08.2023	General Church Meeting
Howard Willis	Church Treasurer		General Church Meeting Extra Church Council
Ellen Gibbon	CC Secretary	01.09.2022–26.02.2023	General Church Meeting
David Barton	CC Secretary	25.05.2023–31.08.2023	Extra Church Council
Anne Brown	Pastoral Cttee Sec	01.09.2022–17.10.2022	Church Council
Sue Coley	Pastoral Cttee Sec	17.10.2022 –1.08.2023	Church Council
David Gowdy	Circuit Steward		Circuit Meeting
Mark Hambly	Safeguarding-Adults	25.05.2023 – 1.08.2023	Extra Church Council
Carole Hicks	Safeguarding-Adults	01.09.2022 – 8.02.2023	Church Council
Richard Coleman	F & P Committee		Church Council
vacancy	MHA repto Circuit		Church Council
Matthew Bates	Finance & Property Committee		Feb 2022 Church Council

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Alison Statham	Pastoral Committee Methodist Cafe		Church Council Church Council
John Yates	Tamworth House Treasurer		Church Council
Anne Westoby	Safeguarding – Youth Supt Trailblazers	Sept 2022 – April 2023	Church Council Church Council
Gill Woolf	WorshipConsultation		Church Council
Diana Pearson	Ecumenical Affairs		Church Council
Keith Watterson	BookingSecretary		Church Council
Peter Walker	GCM Rep		General Church Meeting
Paul McDermott	GCM Rep		General Church Meeting
Gill Silverwood	GCM Rep	01.09.2022–22.10.2022	General Church Meeting
Anthea Hockney	GCM Rep		General Church Meeting
Michael Newell	GCM Rep	01.09.2022–27.11.2022	General Church Meeting
David Shaw	GCM Rep		General Church Meeting
Jane Parker	GCM Rep		General Church Meeting
Susan Hambly	GCM Rep		General Church Meeting
JennyYates	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)

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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:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist Church;

b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, 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

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The church membership welcomed a new probationary Minister and a new Family Worker at the start of the year, both of whom have brought new ideas and enthusiasm into the church. Sunday Morning Worship continues with diverse worship styles. A new breakfast Service RISE! has been introduced at the earliest Sunday morning Service, alternating each week with a more traditional form of worship. Mid-morning a ‘Blended’ form of Service takes place, mixing different styles of worship. Sermons have frequently been planned according to themed series, such as “What Makes a Methodist,” “Journey with John through Lent,” and “A Different Kind of Kingdom.” Ongoing Church Activities have continued including 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. (I wasn’t aware of this emphasis) . Causeway, a fellowship group for adults with additional needs, that has been meeting on the premises for several years, was brought under the responsibility of Church Council as a ministry of Lichfield Methodist Church, with the minister frequently in attendance. PARTICIPATE! – a (non-denominational) club for all aged 4-12 years continues to share food, have fun, explore the Bible, join in with activities, crafts and discussions with a focus of discipleship every 1st and 3rd Sunday in the month during term time. In Autumn 2022 members of the group attended 3Generate and in Spring 2023 attended Amplify – a District residential event held at a pioneer centre in Shropshire.

Our new Family Worker has been active in many of the church groups and ~~has visited~~ regularly visits local schools to lead worship and assemblies and assist at lunchtime clubs. Some of this contact has been in collaboration with the Lichfield Urban Saints team and ‘Open the Book’: a project that goes into schools to share Bible stories. This has enabled her to forge links with the wider community, inviting people to explore more of the church’s activities and worship. Various family centred events have been organised: Woodland Crunch, Christingle, Holiday Club and an Easter craft morning. An initiative, ‘Wonderfully Made’, has been set up in collaboration with, the local Baptist Church, on their site, to offer a welcoming space to support parents and carers who care for children with additional needs.

The Church continues with an extensive pastoral system. The minister sometimes takes Communion to the homes of those who are house-bound. 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 Outreach & Mission Co-ordinating Group continued to encourage and facilitate the whole church to engage in mission and make new disciples. This is done by supporting the established Groups and the activities of the Coffee Shop (open to the public and accepting vouchers from clients of the Foodbank and a local women’s refuge scheme). Additionally, it considers new forms of outreach eg the promotion of eco-friendly initiatives. The church has a FairTrade Policy. In the latter months of the church year the Mission of the church was organised into Ministry Clusters to facilitate communication between different groups and working together as a church body. As a consequence the Mission and Outreach Co-ord Group has been dissolved and its remit incorporated into the new set up. Use of social media has been used to promote the church’s activities and presence in the City. In September 2022 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. In June 2023 the church was awarded recognition as a Faith Place of Sanctuary, an initiative affiliated with City of Sanctuary UK which is a movement of welcome and support for refugees. The church hosted a Tent of Nations event in 2023. (The organisation seeks to support the Palestinian non-violent struggle for justice and freedom from Israeli Occupation.) 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. Fund raising for the support of the church has taken place including; some proceeds from the coffee shop, stalls selling cakes & other goods, musical entertainments & afternoon teas. Fundraising for local and national charities has also taken place. The appeal at Christmastime for Shoeboxes to be sent to children overseas was again well supported.

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Financial review c4th• rJ)•rty. Section F Otlier oplioiial informcilion Section G Oeclaration Full JaTr4 fkvsrÈe IG la* TIA TAR Mar¢h 2012

CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS

Lichfield Methodist

Church

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 August 2023

Circuit Circuit no. Registered Charity - Charity Registration number Tamworth & Lichfield	1134083 05/09

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)

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Minister:
Revd Wendy Walker
Church Stewards:
Barbara Barker \
Annette Phillips
Cathy Acroyd
Tina Hayes
Jon Woolf
Treasurer:
Howard Willis
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Church

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

Lichfield Methodist

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Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 98,021 98,021 94,246
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 3,705 3,705 505
a4 Lettings 61,563 61,563 52,115
a5 Other receipts 12,857 12,857 9,687
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 176,146 176,146 (a7) 156,553
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 96,610 96,610 95,086
b3 Donations 1,148 1,148 6,924
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 29,920 29,920 26,056
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 14,442 14,442 11,707
b6 Lay Worker 18,234 18,234
b7 Other payments 8,878 8,878 6,549
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 169,232 169,232 (b9) 146,322
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) 6,914 6,914 10,231
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 143,490 143,490 (c6) 133,259
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 150,404 150,404 143,490
c4 Transfers and adjustments (c7)
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 150,404 150,404 (c8) 143,490 (c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
d (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above) £ £
d1 Balance brought forward from last year 248
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 1,328
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations 1,328 248
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3)
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Lichfield Methodist

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 2023 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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INTERNAL Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
e1 Boys Brigade 685 685 1,782 1,782
e2 Toddlers 851 800 51 40 91
e3 Catering 10,287 10,013 274 4,833 5,107
e4 Wesley Guild 924 902 22 43 65
e5 Methodist Women in Britain 1,609 1,717 (108) 450 342
e6 Youth Club 40 (40) 227 187
e7
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds 14,356 14,157 199 7,375 (e11) 7,574 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 176,146 (a7) 169,232 (b9) 6,914 (c7) 143,490 (c6) 150,404 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 190,502 183,389 7,113 150,865 (x) 157,978 (y)
Continue on a separate sheet TOTAL
if necessary and bring the TOTAL RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
totals forward
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SECTION F

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 g1 g2 g3 g4 g5	CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2023 SECTION G OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES Other Assets Central Finance Board Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Other funds Other Liabilities Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing balance total from above) (e12) Investments (include Endowments) Bank Deposit Account Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) SUB TOTAL - Church accounts Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH Cash in hand Bank Current Account	OPENING BALANCES 42 22,663 9,062 75,488 36,235 143,490 (c6) 7,375 (e11) 150,865 (x) At 1 September 2022 5,317,699	CLOSING BALANCES 36 32,778 14,309 76,171 27,110 150,404 (c8) 7,574 (e12) 157,978 (y) At 31 August 2023 5,459,893

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 2023 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……………………..

Name and address of treasurer Howard Willis

134 Beacon Park Village, Lower Sandford Street Lichfield Post Code WS13 6JZ

Presentation to the Church trustees

I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ……………..

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

Name of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………… Date ……………………

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 2023 set out on pages 2 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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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 my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) 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

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FFA Incorporated Financial Accountants

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

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

Date 1 March 2024

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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 2023

Circuit Circuit no. Registered Charity - Charity Registration number Tamworth & Lichfield	1134083 05/09

If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and

Customs Gift Aid number

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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

Lichfield Methodist

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Lichfield Methodist

Church

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

SECTION E

Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page

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SECTION F

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 g1 g2 g3 g4 g5	CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2023 SECTION G OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES Other Assets Central Finance Board Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Other funds Other Liabilities Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing balance total from above) (e12) Investments (include Endowments) Bank Deposit Account Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) SUB TOTAL - Church accounts Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH Cash in hand Bank Current Account	OPENING BALANCES 42 22,663 9,062 75,488 36,235 143,490 (c6) 7,375 (e11) 150,865 (x) At 1 September 2022 5,317,699	CLOSING BALANCES 36 32,778 14,309 76,171 27,110 150,404 (c8) 7,574 (e12) 157,978 (y) At 31 August 2023 5,459,893

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Name of Church Lichfield Methodist No 05/09

Declarations and Scrutiny

Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date……………………..

Name and address of treasurer Howard Willis

134 Beacon Park Village, Lower Sandford Street Lichfield Post Code WS13 6JZ

Presentation to the Church trustees

I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ……………..

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

Name of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………… Date ……………………

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the

Lichfield Methodist Church

Charity Number 1134083

Responsibilities and basis of report

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Name of Church Lichfield Methodist No 05/09

Independent Examiner’s Statement

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.

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

Name of independent examiner K H Goldsworthy

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FFA Incorporated Financial Accountants

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

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

Date 1 March 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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

Description of the charity’s trusts

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Training

Structure

Risks

Section C Objectives and activities

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS

Lichfield Methodist

31 August 2023

Customs Gift Aid number

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

Lichfield Methodist

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

SECTION E

Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page

SECTION F

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Declarations and Scrutiny

Presentation to the Church trustees

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the

Lichfield Methodist Church

Charity Number 1134083

Responsibilities and basis of report

Independent Examiner’s Statement

CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS

Lichfield Methodist

31 August 2023

Customs Gift Aid number

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

Lichfield Methodist

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

SECTION E

Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page

SECTION F

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Declarations and Scrutiny

Presentation to the Church trustees

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the

Lichfield Methodist Church

Charity Number 1134083

Responsibilities and basis of report

Independent Examiner’s Statement