**From To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1 9 2023 31 8 2024 ## Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~ ## **Charity name** Lichfield Methodist Church ~~Pe~~ **Other names charity is known by** ~~Pe~~ **Registered charity number (if any)** 1134083 ~~PT~~ **Charity's principal address** Backcester Lane **Charity's principal address** Lichfield Staffordshire **Postcode WS13 6JH** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |~~ee ee~~|~~ee~~||| |---|---|---|---| |**Trustee name**
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~~ee~~| |Anne Westoby
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~~ee~~| |15 Richard Coleman
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~~ee~~| |Matthew Bates
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~~ee~~| |Alison Statham
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Methodist Cafe
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Church Council
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Treasurer
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33|Peter Walker|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Anthea Hockney|GCM Rep||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| ||Christine McDermott|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Rev Sue Smith|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Rev Ken Howcroft|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Carole Hicks|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Anne Brown|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Annette Phillips|GCM Rep||General Church Meeting| ||Ellen Gibbon|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** ## **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)** March **2012** **TAR** 2 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 adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - Charity Commission Guidance CC3 ‘The Essential Trustee’ given to each 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 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. March **2012** **TAR** 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. March **2012** **TAR** 4 Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Our probationary minister was ordained during 2024. She was on maternity leave during this time until the end of sept 2024. However, a decision was taken for her to take another path due to family reasons and she left LMC in August 2024. A new minister is being sought from Sept 2025 Sunday Morning Worship continues with diverse worship styles. The breakfast Service RISE! continues 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. The Church continues with an extensive pastoral system. 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 operates a Coffee Shop (open to the public and accepting vouchers from clients of the Foodbank and a local women’s refuge scheme). A planning day was held in September 2023 to share ideas and discern a vision to ensure that the church continues to survive & grow. Following this planning day the leadership structure was reorganised. The Mission of the church was organised into Ministry Clusters to facilitate communication between different groups and working together as a church body. The JUMP Team (joined up mission planning) was set up to enhance the leadership role and responsibilities of the managing trustees and stewards. A new logo, mantra & mission statement was adopted. Mantra: Open to God, Open to All Mission Statement: An accepting and nurturing church, changing lives through faith in Christ. A new church website was set up to improve communication etc. Use of social media has been used to promote the church’s activities and presence in Lichfield. More emphasis was placed on being a justice seeking church. The church promotes eco-friendly initiatives and has a Fair Trade Policy. As part of our commitment to being a justice seeking church we are continuing to stock and sell fairtrade and eco goods in church. The 'Plenty' short course was held: developed by Green Christian, as part of their Joy in Enough campaign which advocates for a fair and green economy. The church has a safeguarding policy and Foundation Safeguarding Training Courses were held for those working with children and vulnerable people. Stewards and office holders attended Equality, Diversity & Inclusive Training. Ongoing Church Activities have continued including: Boys Brigade, Brownie Groups, Tiddlers Toddlers, various Bible Study Groups, MWiB (Womens Network), Ladies Lunch Club, Wesley Guild, Craft Group, Music Group and Men’s Lunch Club. A Mens Breakfast is held on a number of Saturdays for those who work. 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 regret, because of falling numbers, it was decided to discontinue the BBs after 47 years of its presence in LMC. In 2024 the Brigade’s Leader was presented with the Maundy Money at Worcester Cathedral. There is also insufficient support for Wesley Guild to continue beyond the church year. Youth Fellowship (7–13 years). In December 2023, we hosted ‘Big Youth Lichfield’ when around 35 young people from across Lichfield came together for games, fellowship and lots of hot chocolate! A similar event was held in February 2024. PARTICIPATE! – a (non-denominational) club for all aged 4-12 years continued to share food, have fun, explore the Bible, join in with activities, crafts and discussions with a focus of discipleship. In Autumn 2023 members of the group attended 3Generate and in Spring 2024 attended Amplify – a District residential event held at a pioneer centre in Shropshire. The club will not continue beyond the church year due to insufficient numbers in this age group. Our new Family Worker has been active in many of the church groups and 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: Teddy Praise, 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 March **2012** **TAR** 5 Achievements and performance care for children with additional needs. At the end of November, she took part in ‘Schools Week’ run by the Lichfield Schools Trust and includes churches from across Lichfield. Schools are invited to come and experience the Christmas story and it was a special way of sharing what Christmas is all about. Fund raising for the support of the church has taken place including; some proceeds from the coffee shop, stalls selling cakes & other goods, various meals and musical entertainments. The appeal at Christmastime for Shoeboxes to be sent to children overseas was again well supported. The Macmillan coffee morning was also well supported. March **2012** **TAR** 6 Section E Financial review Funds are retalned to meel Ihe annual assesrnl c08ts. wemi8es (x*ts and enwo￿n￿l ￿61$. FurwJraisir¥J events arn wJanised. Finance C(xnmittee meets In Ihe yoar and rep￿ts to Churth Councl. di8rtty'• poll¢y on r•Mrv D•lalls of any lund• rnalerlaly In delklt Fwth•r fln•￿IllI r•vl•w d•tall• {Opiional Inf0m￿tIon) Source of Funds.'- Weekly offenngs. tax rKovwies. d￿atson3, lundraising events, rerrtal income frcffi propety oYm8d by the Methc*Jrst Churth. You may choom to indudo addillonal infcffjwtson. where relevanl abouL' the char￿Y s Kxlndpal sourc88 of furxys (includiry any fundraising): exp8ndtlur8 has supportgd key ¢ty¢tiv ofthe charty: investmènl policy and oty'ectiv85 indLMding any ethlcal irbvestmenl pollcy a(knpted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Th• trust8•5 dKlare that they have approved the trustees. report above. 8lgn•d on b•hall of th• charit*8 trust• Slgnatur•ls) Ful n•n•(s) Rev Joanna TIMiton Po8lllon l•g 8•Ernt￿, Ch*lr. •1¢) DavKI M C Bartc Chairy>w8 Churth C(xm(il Sec¥elary TAR March 2012 # **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** ## **THE METHODIST CHURCH** # **STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** ## **Lichfield Methodist** **Church** FOR THE YEAR ENDED ## 31 August 2024 ## **Tamworth and Lichfield** **Circuit Circuit no. 05/09** 1134083 ## **Registered Charity - Charity Registration number** If not a registered charity **His 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: Rev. Jo Thornton Church Stewards: Cathy Ackroyd Nigel Harding Tina Hayes Sally Hogan Andy Poole Jon Woolf Treasurer: Howard Willis Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 1 of 5 **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024** **Church** ## **Lichfield Methodist** ||**SECTION A**|||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**£**
**98,857**
**6,681**
**55,805**
**10,727**
**Totals this**
**year**|**£**
**98,857**
**6,681**
**55,805**
**10,727**
**Totals this**
**year**|**Totals last**
**year**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|| |a1|**RECEIPTS**||**Note**||||||| |a2|Offerings and Tax recovered|||98,857||**98,857**||98,021|| |a3|Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income|||6,681||**6,681**||3,705|| |a4|Lettings|||55,805||**55,805**||61,563|| |a5|Other receipts|||10,727||**10,727**||12,857|| |a6|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**172,070**||**172,070 **|**(a7)**|**176,146**|| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION B**|||||**89,642**
**1,134**
**19,387**
**18,934**
**22,121**
**3,443**|||| |b1|**PAYMENTS**||||||||| |b2|Circuit Assessment or Share|||89,642||**89,642**||96,610|| |b3|Donations|||1,134||**1,134**||1,148|| |b4|Repairs and Maintenance|||19,387||**19,387**||29,920|| |b5|Utilities (Insurances, water
charges, heating& lighting)|||18,934||**18,934**||14,442|| |b6|LayWorker|||22,121||**22,121**||18,234|| |b7|Other payments|||3,443||**3,443**||8,878|| |b8|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**154,661**||**154,661 **|**(b9)**|**169,232**|| |||||||**17,409**|||| ||**SECTION C**||||||||| |c1|**NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR**
**(a6-b8)**|||17,409||**17,409**||6,914|| ||||||||||| |c2|Total funds brought forward from
last year|||150,404||**150,404 **|**(c6)**|143,490|| |||||||**167,813**|||| |c3|**(c1+c2)**
**Sub total**|||167,813||**167,813**||**150,404**|| ||||||||||| |c4|Transfers and adjustments||||||**(c7)**||| ||||||||||| |c5|**TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR**
**(c3+c4)**|||**167,813**||**167,813 **|**(c8)**|**150,404**|**(c6)**| ||**SECTION D**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |d|**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL**
**(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above)**||**£**
**ORGANISATIONS**||**£**
| |d1|Balance brought forward from lastyear||||| |d2|Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations||1,025||1,328| |d3|Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations||1,025||1,328| |d4|**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID**(d1+d2-d3)||||| 2 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 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 2024 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. ||**SECTION E**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 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.|||||||||||||| ||**INTERNAL**
**ORGANISATIONS**||Receipts||Payments||Net Receipts/
Payments||Adjustments||Opening
balances||Closing balances|| |e1|**Boys Brigade**||417||2,199||(1,782)||||1,782|||| |e2|**Toddlers**||1,633||1,630||3||||91||94|| |e3|**Catering**||11,183||9,628||1,555||||5,107||6,662|| |e4|**Wesley Guild**||1,299||1,363||(64)||||65||1|| |e5|**Methodist Women in Britain**||1,603||1,553||50||||342||392|| |e6|**Youth Club**||||||||||187||187|| |e7||||||||||||||| |e8|Sub total of Internal
Organisations funds||16,135||16,373||(238)||||7,574|**(e11)**|7,336|**(e12)**| |e9|**Church accounts (totals**
**brought forward from page**
**2 - totals column)**
||**172,070 **|**(a7)**|**154,661 **|**(b9)**|**17,409**|||**(c7)**|**150,404 **|**(c6)**|**167,813**|**(c8)**| |e10|~~**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD**~~
**BY CHURCH**||**188,205**||**171,034**||**17,171**||||**157,978**|**(x)**|**175,149**|**(y)**| ||||**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||**TOTAL**
**PAYMENTS**|||||||||| ## **SECTION F** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** ||**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2024**
Central Finance Board
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
Other funds
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)
Bank Deposit Account
**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**
**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account|**OPENING**
**BALANCES**
36
32,778
14,309
76,171
27,110
**150,404**
(c6)
**7,574** (e11)
**157,978**
(x)|**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**|| |f1|Cash in hand||36|| |f2|Bank Current Account||12,303|| |f3|Bank Deposit Account||26,941|| |f4|Central Finance Board||100,036|| |f5|Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes||28,497|| |f6|Other funds|||| |f7|**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**||**167,813**|(c8)| |f8|Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)||**7,336**|(e12)| |f9|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**||**175,149**|(y)| |||||| ||**SECTION G**
**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**
Other Assets
Other Liabilities
Investments(include Endowments)
Land & Buildings(see notes re Insurance value)
Loan(s)- show amount outstandingatyear end|At
1 September 2023
5,459,893|At
31 August 2024
5,580,298|| |g1|Investments(include Endowments)|||| |g2|Land & Buildings(see notes re Insurance value)|5,459,893|5,580,298|| |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 3 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 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 2024 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 16 April 2025 Name and address of treasurer Howard Willis 134 Beacon Park Village, Lower Sandford Street, Lichfield WS13 6JZ ## **Presentation to the Church trustees** I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 were presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 23 October 2024. Signature of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………………………………… Name of the Chair of the meeting Revd Jo Thornton Date 7 June 2025 ## **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 2024 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. 4 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 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 Accountant. Name of firm (where appropriate) ……………………………………………………………………… Address 30 Footherley Road, Shenstone, Lichfield WS14 0NJ Date 16 April 2025 Form Reviewed Aug-24 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 5 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 5of5 # **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** ## **THE METHODIST CHURCH** # **STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** ## **Lichfield Methodist** **Church** FOR THE YEAR ENDED ## 31 August 2024 ## **Tamworth and Lichfield** **Circuit Circuit no. 05/09** 1134083 ## **Registered Charity - Charity Registration number** If not a registered charity **His 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: Rev. Jo Thornton Church Stewards: Cathy Ackroyd Nigel Harding Tina Hayes Sally Hogan Andy Poole Jon Woolf Treasurer: Howard Willis Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 1 of 5 **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024** **Church** ## **Lichfield Methodist** ||**SECTION A**|||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**£**
**98,857**
**6,681**
**55,805**
**10,727**
**Totals this**
**year**|**£**
**98,857**
**6,681**
**55,805**
**10,727**
**Totals this**
**year**|**Totals last**
**year**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|| |a1|**RECEIPTS**||**Note**||||||| |a2|Offerings and Tax recovered|||98,857||**98,857**||98,021|| |a3|Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income|||6,681||**6,681**||3,705|| |a4|Lettings|||55,805||**55,805**||61,563|| |a5|Other receipts|||10,727||**10,727**||12,857|| |a6|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**172,070**||**172,070 **|**(a7)**|**176,146**|| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION B**|||||**89,642**
**1,134**
**19,387**
**18,934**
**22,121**
**3,443**|||| |b1|**PAYMENTS**||||||||| |b2|Circuit Assessment or Share|||89,642||**89,642**||96,610|| |b3|Donations|||1,134||**1,134**||1,148|| |b4|Repairs and Maintenance|||19,387||**19,387**||29,920|| |b5|Utilities (Insurances, water
charges, heating& lighting)|||18,934||**18,934**||14,442|| |b6|LayWorker|||22,121||**22,121**||18,234|| |b7|Other payments|||3,443||**3,443**||8,878|| |b8|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**154,661**||**154,661 **|**(b9)**|**169,232**|| |||||||**17,409**|||| ||**SECTION C**||||||||| |c1|**NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR**
**(a6-b8)**|||17,409||**17,409**||6,914|| ||||||||||| |c2|Total funds brought forward from
last year|||150,404||**150,404 **|**(c6)**|143,490|| |||||||**167,813**|||| |c3|**(c1+c2)**
**Sub total**|||167,813||**167,813**||**150,404**|| ||||||||||| |c4|Transfers and adjustments||||||**(c7)**||| ||||||||||| |c5|**TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR**
**(c3+c4)**|||**167,813**||**167,813 **|**(c8)**|**150,404**|**(c6)**| ||**SECTION D**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |d|**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL**
**(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above)**||**£**
**ORGANISATIONS**||**£**
| |d1|Balance brought forward from lastyear||||| |d2|Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations||1,025||1,328| |d3|Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations||1,025||1,328| |d4|**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID**(d1+d2-d3)||||| 2 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 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 2024 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. ||**SECTION E**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**|**Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 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.|||||||||||||| ||**INTERNAL**
**ORGANISATIONS**||Receipts||Payments||Net Receipts/
Payments||Adjustments||Opening
balances||Closing balances|| |e1|**Boys Brigade**||417||2,199||(1,782)||||1,782|||| |e2|**Toddlers**||1,633||1,630||3||||91||94|| |e3|**Catering**||11,183||9,628||1,555||||5,107||6,662|| |e4|**Wesley Guild**||1,299||1,363||(64)||||65||1|| |e5|**Methodist Women in Britain**||1,603||1,553||50||||342||392|| |e6|**Youth Club**||||||||||187||187|| |e7||||||||||||||| |e8|Sub total of Internal
Organisations funds||16,135||16,373||(238)||||7,574|**(e11)**|7,336|**(e12)**| |e9|**Church accounts (totals**
**brought forward from page**
**2 - totals column)**
||**172,070 **|**(a7)**|**154,661 **|**(b9)**|**17,409**|||**(c7)**|**150,404 **|**(c6)**|**167,813**|**(c8)**| |e10|~~**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD**~~
**BY CHURCH**||**188,205**||**171,034**||**17,171**||||**157,978**|**(x)**|**175,149**|**(y)**| ||||**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||**TOTAL**
**PAYMENTS**|||||||||| ## **SECTION F** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** ||**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2024**
Central Finance Board
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
Other funds
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)
Bank Deposit Account
**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**
**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account|**OPENING**
**BALANCES**
36
32,778
14,309
76,171
27,110
**150,404**
(c6)
**7,574** (e11)
**157,978**
(x)|**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**|| |f1|Cash in hand||36|| |f2|Bank Current Account||12,303|| |f3|Bank Deposit Account||26,941|| |f4|Central Finance Board||100,036|| |f5|Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes||28,497|| |f6|Other funds|||| |f7|**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**||**167,813**|(c8)| |f8|Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)||**7,336**|(e12)| |f9|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**||**175,149**|(y)| |||||| ||**SECTION G**
**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**
Other Assets
Other Liabilities
Investments(include Endowments)
Land & Buildings(see notes re Insurance value)
Loan(s)- show amount outstandingatyear end|At
1 September 2023
5,459,893|At
31 August 2024
5,580,298|| |g1|Investments(include Endowments)|||| |g2|Land & Buildings(see notes re Insurance value)|5,459,893|5,580,298|| |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 3 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 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 2024 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 16 April 2025 Name and address of treasurer Howard Willis 134 Beacon Park Village, Lower Sandford Street, Lichfield WS13 6JZ ## **Presentation to the Church trustees** I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 were presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 23 October 2024. Signature of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………………………………… Name of the Chair of the meeting Revd Jo Thornton Date 7 June 2025 ## **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 2024 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. 4 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 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 Accountant. Name of firm (where appropriate) ……………………………………………………………………… Address 30 Footherley Road, Shenstone, Lichfield WS14 0NJ Date 16 April 2025 Form Reviewed Aug-24 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 5 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 5of5