## **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** ## **Church Road Methodist Church** **Church** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 |**Circuit**
**Circuit no.**
**Blackpool and South Fylde Circuit**
**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**|**21/14**
1134109| |---|---| 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: Revd Stuart Wild/ Revd Andy Halstead Church Stewards: Janette Farley Bill Ellison Catherine Irvine Ben Derbyshire Janet Fielding Treasurer: Katharine Davies Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 (1).xls 1 of 5 **Church Road Church Methodist Church** **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 46,461 125 46,586 66,381
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 3,236 3,236 2,100
a4 Lettings 16,812 16,812 3,605
a5 Other receipts 20,626 45,102 65,728 48,658
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 87,135 45,227 132,362 (a7) 120,744
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 48,780 48,780 39,024
b3 Donations 2,689 100 2,789 245
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 3,760 3,760 21,377
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 21,473 21,473 39,184
b6
b7 Other payments 23,977 31,630 55,607 41,502
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 100,679 31,730 132,409 (b9) 141,332
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) (13,544) 13,497 (47) (20,588)
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 56,459 33,440 89,899 (c6) 110,237
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 42,915 46,937 89,852 89,649
c4 Transfers and adjustments 1,000 (c7) 250
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 42,915 46,937 90,852 (c8) 89,899 (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 1,350 316
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 894 1,434
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations 2,689 400
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) (445) 1,350
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2 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 (1).xls Church Road Methodist Church **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. **----- Start of picture text -----**
INTERNAL Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
e1 Movement to Music 2,308 2,300 8 23 6 38
e2 Flower Fund 505 808 (303) 722 419
e3
e4
e5
e6
e7
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds 2,813 3,108 (295) 23 728 (e11) 456 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 132,362 (a7) 132,409 (b9) (47) (c7) 89,899 (c6) 89,852 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 135,175 135,517 (342) 23 90,627 (x) 90,308 (y)
Continue on a separate sheet TOTAL
if necessary and bring the TOTAL RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
totals forward
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## **SECTION F** |f1
f2
f3
f4
f5
f6
f7
f8
f9
g1
g2
g3
g4
g5|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
**CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2024**
**SECTION G**
**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**
Other Assets
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account
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**
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)|**OPENING**
**BALANCES**
29749
1683
58467
**89,899**
(c6)
**728** (e11)
**90,627**
(x)
At
1 September 2023|**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**
61,805
982
28,413
**91,200**
(c8)
**456** (e12)
**91,656**
(y)
At
31 August 2024| |---|---|---|---| 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 (1).xls ## **3. Analysis of restricted funds** **----- Start of picture text -----**
ADJUST
ED
Opening
Balance
(see Incoming Resources
Restricted Fund Name Note 1) Resources Expended
£ £ £
Wesley Café and Pantry 25,815 45,102 31,630
Benevolent Fund 908 125 100
Youth Work Fund 6,156
Total (excl. internal organisations) 32,879 45,227 31,730
Internal Organisations 728 2,836 (3,108)
Totals 24,917 0 43,163 (33,875)
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**Closing Balance Purpose of the Fund £** 39,287 Providing meals and food to the local community. 933 Support for world-wide diasters and individuals in Funding for youth work. _40,220_ 456 Flower Fund; Movement to Music **34,168** Rounding error Name of Church ……Church Road Methodist Church … No …1134109… ## **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 ……Katharine Davies Date… March 15 2024 Name and address of treasurer ……Katharine Davies (temporary acting treasurer)….......................... …………………………………………………………………………………. Post Code……………… ## **Presentation to the Church trustees** I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 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** ## Church Road Methodist Church **Charity Number** 1134109 ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Church Road Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages … to …. 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. * delete or circle as appropriate 4 of 5 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 (1).xls Name of Church ……Church Road Methodist Church … No …1134109… ## **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/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 …………[David Yaxley] Name of independent examiner ……David Yaxley Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ……………………………………… Name of firm (where appropriate) ……………………………………………………………………… Address …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………….. Post Code ……………… Date ………………………………………… ## * delete or circle as appropriate Form Reviewed Aug-24 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 (1).xls 5 of 5