## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date **01 09 2020 31 08 2021 To**
**From**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Linacre Methodist Mission & Neighbourhood Centre
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1134158
**Charity's principal address** 123-129 Linacre Road
Litherland Liverpool **Postcode L21 8NS**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person
(or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to
whole year
appoint trustee
(if any)
1 Rev John Hayes Chair Ex Officio
Ex Officio
2 [Rev Neil ]
Stubbens
3 John Langton Secretary Church Council
4 Jean Barnes Treasurer Church Council
5 Sandra Bell Church Steward Church Council
6 Paul Black Church Steward Church Council
General Church
7 [Brenda Coates]
Meeting (GCM)
8 Valerie Cousins GCM
9 Joan Cumming Chr N/H Cttee GCM
10 Valerie Gee Church Steward Church Council
11 Nigel Harrison GCM
AWP Project GCM
12 [Margaret ]
Langton Manager
13 Viv Marriott Church Steward Church Council
14 Linda Murphy GCM
15 Liz Shaw Pastoral Sec Church Council
16 Keith Tatlock Church Steward Church Council
AWP Treasurer GCM
17 [Margaret ]
Wheeler
18 Bryan Heath- Circuit Steward Circuit Meeting
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any
custodian trustees)
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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)**
**Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Deed of Union (1932) and Methodist Church Act (1976) Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Act of Parliament How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by General Church meeting and Circuit meeting, (eg. appointed by, elected by) some ex officio and existing trustees.
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- ●policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees.
- ●the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works.
- ●relationship with any related parties.
- ●Trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Induction/Training**
Range of guidance produced by Methodist Connexion, including a leaflet ‘The Role of a Trustee in The Methodist Church’ given to each trustee.
## **Structure**
We are part of the Liverpool North Circuit which is part of the Liverpool Methodist District which is in turn accountable to the Methodist Conference.
**Related Parties** We do not use a professional fundraiser or work with a commercial participator, **Risks**
- Considered by the Church Council.
- Τake professional advice as required.
- Regular review process.
- Adopted the following policies: Confidentiality,
- Conflict of interest, Data Protection, Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Lone Worker, Safeguarding, Volunteering, Reserves.
## Equal Opportunities Statement
The trustees are committed to making every effort to ensure that all members of the community have an equal opportunity to join in activities and events in the Church and Neighbourhood Centre, avoiding any unlawful discrimination.
The Church and Neighbourhood Centre strives to ensure that the environment is free of harassment and bullying, and that everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Particular care will be taken to deal effectively with any complaints of discrimination, harassment or bullying.
## Safeguarding Statement
It is the Methodist Church’s intention to value every human being as part of God’s creation and the whole people of God. At the heart of the Methodist community is a deep sense of the place of welcome, hospitality and openness, which demonstrates the nature of God’s grace and love for all. Our church communities are called to be places where the transformational love of God is embodied and life in all its fullness is a gift, which is offered to all people.
Safeguarding of all people who use the premises continues to be a high priority and we remain diligent in applying all safeguarding measures of the Methodist Church. All Trustees, employees and volunteers undergo DBS checks, ‘Creating Safer Space’ training & Safer Recruitment as and when appropriate.
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**Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document.**
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 discipline of The Methodist Church.
- Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, Local or other organisation of The Methodist Church.
- Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church.
- Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church.
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> **Summary of the main** To carry out religious activities. **activities undertaken for** To provide premises for use by a wide range of **the public benefit in** community groups and activities. **relation to these objects** To carry out youth work, uniformed and non- **(include within this** uniformed. **section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the** We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity **Charity Commission on** Commission’s guidance on public benefit. **public benefit)**
- To carry out religious activities.
- To provide premises for use by a wide range of community groups and activities.
We have not had any serious incidents which require reporting to the Charity Commission.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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Linacre Methodist Mission is a faith-based organisation, managing a Grade II Listed Building that has stood at the heart of the neighbourhood, known locally as Linacre, for over 100 years. The Main Worship Hall’s architecture was revolutionary in style, when it was built in 1905, resulting in a building that was regarded as one of the most striking in the North of England. The interior was arranged in amphitheatre style to seat 1,250 people and had a large platform with seating for 100 in the choir. Although the Hall has been modernised, much of the original structure remains.
The spaciousness of the Hall, the magnificent mosaic text above the choir created by Italian craftsmen and the richly decorated ceiling can still be admired.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- ●policy on grantmaking;
- ●policy programme related investment
- ●contribution made by volunteers.
We believe that in Jesus, God showed us how life could be lived to the full. Christianity is not about some dour, dull, and repressed lifestyle, but about delighting in the world that God has made, rejoicing in the friendships he gives and celebrating the joy that comes through knowing Jesus. Our programme here at Linacre seeks to reflect the ‘fullness of life’ that Jesus wants us to know. Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” The geographical area of Litherland is an area with a high level of social deprivation, above average mortality rates for both male and female and a higher percentage of persons with below average mental wellbeing in comparison with the rest of the Borough of Sefton. Therefore, in addition to our faith activity, Linacre Mission is fully committed to serving and supporting the local community, to tackle its general needs and enhance its quality of life. At present the building delivers activities for older people, children and young people and family-based activities. This facility is vast, with over 1,600 sq.m2 of floor space distributed throughout a diverse series of community rooms and large halls. The building has been identified as an important landmark in the area.
It is the vision of Linacre Mission, in partnership with the local community and other key stakeholders, to be a ‘beacon’ for local community engagement and support, as well as a strategic facility providing wider benefits to the surrounding South Sefton environs and engaging in local social and economic regeneration in this key focus of multiple deprivation in Merseyside. All activities within Linacre are carried out by volunteers. We have a regular core group of approximately 8 volunteers supported by a less regular group of approximately 5 people.
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## **Section D Achievements and performance**
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
At the beginning of this year the country was still in lockdown due to the pandemic. On 13[th] September we were able to open with restrictions and were able to hold our first physical act of worship in two years. This was attended by more people than expected, reflecting the desire to meet together to proclaim our faith. Previously worship had been taking place on the Zoom platform, offered by the Circuit, which excluded those who did not have access to the internet or computers for whatever reason. Sadly, we did not celebrate the Church’s 215[th] anniversary. With the unpredictability of the times, we were not able to arrange this in time. In November we were able to hold a funeral for one of our members under the government guidelines. On Christmas Day we celebrated the birth of Jesus and were ably led by one of our Local Preachers. At the beginning of January 2021, we were again obliged to close the premises until April. Our annual Covenant Service was the final service held at Linacre. Lent study groups took place on the Zoom platform. Many of our people engaged with the Easter services again on Zoom. Palm crosses were delivered to as many homes as possible in time for Palm Sunday. All Church business meetings during lockdown have also been held virtually using the Zoom platform, including Church Councils and property meetings. In July it was good to be able to celebrate the baptism of one of our children after this had been cancelled three times. It was a wonderful family occasion. At the beginning of August, we hosted a farewell service for our Superintendent Minister, Revd. Luke Smith who was moving on to pastures new. This was well attended by the churches in the Circuit, members of Churches Together and other organisations that Luke had contact with over the years. The service was led by the Chair of the Liverpool District.
Members of Linacre had been involved in zoom meetings looking to appoint a new Superintendent Minister and at the beginning of January, Revd John Hayes, who was later appointed, visited the Circuit including Linacre.
## **Neighbourhood Centre Review**
Throughout this difficult year of uncertainty and change the Neighbourhood Centre continued to do as much as it could to support the community. Although activities such as Community Bingo and Place of Welcome had to be cancelled, Food Bank remained open with a reduced number of volunteers. Throughout the year Linacre Food Bank was able to feed 457 adults and 384 children. The church fed 49 people who were unable to access a voucher. In addition, mainly to those who only had microwave ovens to cook with, 12 people were given toasters, kettles, slow cookers, and bedding provided with
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the generous donations of Church members.
As Food Bank remained open, we were able to access some grants which enabled us to provide food hampers during school holidays. These were targeted at families in need, identified by our local schools. The hampers were distributed for school holidays to offset the lack of provision of school meals. In December we distributed 135 hampers and 110 toys; in the February half term 38 hampers were delivered and 36 ‘make your own lunch’ bags to lunch club and Place of Welcome attendees to offset the closure of these activities. Finally in July, 87 hampers were distributed through the schools. Each hamper consists of 4 large shopping bags containing food items, toiletries and cleaning products. Feedback tells us that it is,’ like receiving a weekly shop.’
REACH men’s group and the Feelgood mental health dropin group returned to rent rooms as soon as support groups were able to return in April, after the end of the closure. In September Child & Family Connect returned to use the premises facilitating supervised access to children. In November we were able to start hosting a monthly prostate support group run by the NHS.
In May Linacre became a vaccination centre both for booked appointments and for walk ins. This was a good source of income but also, we were proud to be able to facilitate another service in our community.
In June Tmesis theatre company performed in the newly renovated Albert Walker Hall. The production was based on the history of Linacre and the memories of its members. We are looking forward to being able to rent out this new bright space. Through out the year Linacre has been a place of work for a small business, Party Troopers, which produces balloon arrangements for parties.
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## **Section E Financial review**
## **Aims**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
(1) To secure and sustain the church’s viability and future. (2) To give reassurance to the general public that the church, which is a charity, intends to use all of the money coming into its care for the purposes of the charity.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- ●the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- ●how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- ●investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Financial plans**
Linacre Mission building is over100 years old and although it had a major upgrade using the Big Lottery in 2010/2011, there are still areas to be attended to and there will always be a need for maintenance.
Due to the pandemic, income was lost due to the building being closed to hirers. However, we were able to obtain some grants to offset these losses. The fire alarm and lifts continue to cause a strain on our finances. On a Grade II listed building of this size, the cost of any maintenance contracts and repairs are high and therefore contingency finance has to be in place. Increasing costs of ministry are likely to result in increased assessments being paid to the Liverpool North Circuit. The aim is to generate income from Gift Aid and through increased rental income now that the building has reopened, and to be able to put aside donations that are given to the church.
## **General Fund (Unrestricted)**
The reserves policy is to hold at least six months expenditure in hand. Based on the proposed budget for 2021/2022 these reserves are believed to be reasonable, and a balanced budget is proposed.
Contracts
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
## **Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**[John Hayes] John Langton **Position (e.g., Secretary,** Chair Sec **Chair, etc).**
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|**3 Donatons and Legacies …Include the following**
Collectons
Gif Aid
Donatons
Legacies
**Total received to general fund**
Legacy Donatons
Personal Donatons
Gif Aid
**Total received to AWH**
**4 Restricted collectons/ grants**
Meru Karibuni Childrens Trust
Shoe Box Appeal
Harvest appeal
Easter ofering for WMF
Christmas collecton for Acton for children
Collecton for Rev.Luke Smith leaving
HMRC Furlough grant for wages
S M F
P S Holt
POC
Community fund POW
Circuit fund
CVS|2020-21
21,986.08
0.00
7,215.00
550.00
29,751.08
0.00
3,708.30
0.00
3,708.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
152.30
250.00
2,494.27
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
0.00
5,343.50
10,240.07
255,032.50
109,573.95
0.00
364,606.45
374,846.52
117.71
23,045.00
411.63
199.00
2,581.27
0.00
1,985.00
28,339.61
2.46
2.46
16.06
16.06
1,294.46
190.00
1,484.46|2019-20
20,051.73
10,377.69
18,503.77|
|---|---|---|
|||48,933.19
0.00
1,889.07
496.58|
|||2,385.65
2,324.76
175.00
230.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,538.73
600.00
2,000.00
1,488.99
500.00
1,000.00
2,000.00|
|Donatons for emergency food etc.|||
|**Total received to general fund Restricted**
**AWH**
Heritage Lotery Grant
Grants
TMCP Grant
Total received to AWH
Total Received to restricted collectons/grants
**Other trading actvites**
Fundraising
Letngs
Printng and copying
Weddings/ funerals
DCMS Grant for Vat relief
Lunch club
Grants for loss of income
**Total other trading actvites**
**5 Investment Income**
TMCP
**Total received to endowment fund**||11,857.48
560,845.56
136,008.82
30,000.00
726,854.38|
|||**738,711.86**
350.76
18,814.60
439.93
100.00
0.00
1,070.43
7,855.00|
|||28,630.72
13.16|
|||13.16
452.39|
|Central Finance Board|||
|**Total received to designated property fund**||452.39
365.00|
||||
||||
|**6 Other Income**
Benevolent fund
Flower fund
**total received to other income**|||
|||365.00|
## **7 Assessments paid to Circuit**
LMMNC is a member of the Liverpool North Circuit. Assessments are paid to Liverpool North Circuit in monthly instalments in advance at an amount determined by the Liverpool North Circuit meeting.
## **8 Payments to Trustees**
The minister if LMMNC undertakes the primary exexutive role within LMMNC As a minister of the Liverpooll North circuit the ministers stipend, employer's pension costs and employers NIC together with the manse housing costs, are paid by the LNCircuit.
The minister is the sole paid key management person but is supported by members of the church council.
It is LMMNC policy to offer to reimburse members of the church council and others involved in the administration of LMMNC affairs for expenditure properly incurred in carrying out their duties. Apart from the minister no member of the Church Council was in receipt of any payment for work undertaken on behalf of LMMNC although certain travelling and administration costs were re imbursed whenever this was required
## **9 Salaries and assoc. costs**
|Wages
Furlough pay
Employers NI cont
Employers pension cont
**Total Charged to general fund**
**Total Charged to restricted fund**
**Total wages**
Wages
Employers NI cont
Employers pension cost
**Total charged to AWH**
**Total staf costs**
**Total weekly contractual hours for 1 staf**|1,834.48
2,494.27
0.00
0.00
1,834.48
2,494.27
4,328.75
11,078.75
0.00
0.00
11,078.75
**15,407.50**
9.25|4,473.95
1,538.73
0.00
0.00|
|---|---|---|
|||4,473.95
1,538.73|
|||6,012.68
8,250.00
0.00
0.00|
|||8,250.00
**14,262.68**
9.25|
No employees received employee benefits that totalled more than £60,000. There is no accrual for holiday pay as it is immaterial; the holiday year ends on 31 August. All staff are paid at or above the living wage. Those employed by LMMNC are a cleaner and by AWH a project manager and an activity co-ordinator.
## **Pensions**
All lay employees have the option of joining an approved defined contribution pension scheme in accordance with auto-enrolment legislation
|**10 Maintenance on church buildings**
Repairs and renewals
Maintenance contracts
Cleaning materials
Ground rent
General maintenance
**Total charged to general fund**
Building costs
**Total charged to AWH**
**Total**
**11 Ofce expenses**
Ofce expenses
**Licences and subscriptons**
Sundry
**Total charged to general fund**
**12 Utlites (Insurance, heat, light, water etc**|8,253.55
10,327.90
706.22
51.32
327.35
19,666.34
356,542.46
356,542.46
**376,208.80**
645.53
100.00
60.00
**805.53**
9,365.59
300.74
4,126.12
2,755.35
931.61
17,479.41
954.30
**954.30**
60.94
**60.94**
**1,015.24**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
89.88
96.97
500.00
600.00
742.28
0.00
2,816.43
4,845.56
1,440.00
0.00
1,440.00
3,582.00
10,490.15
14,072.15
**18,917.71**|10,026.95
4,884.35
213.86
0.00
2,159.10|
|---|---|---|
|||17,284.26
694,782.72|
|||694,782.72
**712,066.98**
1,222.01
620.67
950.56|
|||2,793.24
9,219.83
639.41
5,316.76
3,028.80
437.34|
|Insurance
Water charges
Electricity
Gas
Phone & Internet
**Total charged to general fund**
Insurance
**Total charged to AWH**
**Total Utlites**
**13 Internal Organisatons**
Benevolent fund
**Total charged to benevolent fund**
Flower fund
**Total charged to fower fund**
**Total internal organisatons**|||
|||18,642.14
2,967.99|
|||2,967.99|
|||21,610.13
150.00|
|||150.00
607.65|
|||607.65|
|||**757.65**|
|**14 Other expenditure**||2,324.76
0.00
230.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,000.00
403.03
785.33
500.00
0.00
2,000.00|
|Meru Karibuni Children's Trust
Shoe Box Appeal
Harvest appeal
Easter ofering for WMF
Macmillan
From Hugh Baird for tutor fees
Sefon Youth
P S Holt|||
|POC
POW
CVS
SMFoundaton
Circuit fund
Community f|||
|Donatons via Linacre used for hampers and emergency food|||
|**Total charged to Restricted donatons and receipts**||8,243.12
0.00
1,647.66|
|**Professional fees**|||
|Lunch Club
**Total charged to general fund**
Sundry payments
Professional fees|||
|||1,647.66|
|||135.00
43,026.12|
|**Total charged to AWH**||43,161.12|
|**Total other expenditure**||53,051.90|
||||
**15 Investment management** During the year LMMNC paid £4.00 to TMCP, the custodians of LMMNC's investments,(George Rutledge endowment fund (2019-20 £4.00) The sum of £4.00 was levied at 0.2% on the funds value at the year end
**16 Transfers between funds** £450.00 transferred from LMMNC general fund to restricted LMMNC fund for use by Benevolent fund
£2494.27 was transferred to LMMNC gerneral fund from LMMNC restricted fund as furlough pay.
£2.46 was transferred from endowment fund to general account being income to use for general purposes
£48434.06 net was transferred to the Central Finance Board from AWH
|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Total
**17**
**Balance brought forward**
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
Additons
Church (non-investment) land
and buildings|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Total
**17**
**Balance brought forward**
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
Additons
Church (non-investment) land
and buildings|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Total
**17**
**Balance brought forward**
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
Additons
Church (non-investment) land
and buildings|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Total
**17**
**Balance brought forward**
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
Additons
Church (non-investment) land
and buildings|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Total
**17**
**Balance brought forward**
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
Additons
Church (non-investment) land
and buildings|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Total
**17**
**Balance brought forward**
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
Additons
Church (non-investment) land
and buildings|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Total
**17**
**Balance brought forward**
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
Additons
Church (non-investment) land
and buildings|**Tangible Fixed Assets**
Total
**17**
**Balance brought forward**
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
Additons
Church (non-investment) land
and buildings||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||Church (non-investment) lan
and buildings|
|Total||||
||**Balance brought forward**||2,000,000.00||||2,000,000.00||
||Additons||||||||
||Disposals||||||||
||Balance carried f|orward|2,000,000.00||||2,000,000.00||
||||||||||
||Balance Brought|forward|||||||
||Depreciaton charg|e for year(-)|||||||
||Disposals (-)||||||||
||Balance carried f|orward|||||||
||Brought forward at 1st September
2020||2,000,000.00||||2,000,000.00||
||Carried forward at 31st August
2021||||||||
2021 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00
## **18 Church and other property**
The Value of the church and neighbourhood building on Linacre Road, Lither land is shown in the accounts at 2015 deemed Values, of which the land component is deemed to be £400.000. There is no depreciation on the buildings as the impairment review at the end of the year confirmed that the current residual market value of the building was greater than the carrying value of that part of the asset's cost to date.
Cost or valuation Balance brought forward at 1st September 2019 at cost Balance Carried forward at 31st August 2020
## **19 Investments**
Land Buildings Total £ £ £ 400,000.00 1,600.00 2,000,000.00 400,000.00 1,600.00 2,000,000.00
The funds which support the various funds are held by TMCP in Trustees Interest Funds on which interest is credited to the accounts each month. These are regarded as medium and long term investments.
TMCP is the legal owner and custodian of all Methodist Model Trust property, including Legacies, Endowments and Accumulated funds. Trust property is held for and on behalf of local Managing Trustees who are responsible for the day to day management of trust property.
TMCP ensure that, through providing guidance and acting under their direction, the Managing Trustees comply with charity and Methodist law and policy as determined by the Methodist Conference
||Analysis of investment movements
Change in investment values
carrying,(market) value at beginning of year
Add: additons to investments at cost
Less: disposals at carrying value
Net gain or loss on revaluaton
Carrying,(market) value at end of year|2020-21
2,000.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,000.00|2019-20
2,000.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,000.00|||
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||**Debtors and prepayments**|||||
|**20**|Debtors were made up as follows
Trade debtors
Prepayment and accrued income
Payments in advance
Total (net)
|2020-21
82.00
82.00
|2019-20
82.00
82.00
|||
All sums shown as debtors at 1st September 2020 were received during the following year. All sums paid in advance at 1st September 2020 were for activities that have been held during 2020-21 Similarly, it is expected that payments in advance at 1st September 2021 will be expensed in 2021-22
## **21 Central Finance Board (CFB) and cash at Bank**
LMMNC has two current accounts at Barclays Bank plc.an authorised institution. The sums held on those accounts are immediately available. In addition LMMNC has a deposit account at CFB a common deposit fund. Interest is earned on this account and credited monthly, the sum deposited can be withdrawn without notice and without loss of interest. This sum is viewed as being liquid.
## **Creditors and accrued expenses**
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22 Creditors were made up as follows 2020-21 2019-20
Trade creditors
Payroll Liverpool North circuit
Lunch club expenses
J Cumming
Total Trade creditors 0.00 0.00
Accruals and prepaid income 3,283.00 1,843.00
Receipts in advance
Total accruals
Total 3,283.00 1,843.00
Maturity analysis of financial liabilities
Accrued at Accrual made Accrued at
paid in year in year
Trade creditors
Payroll Liverpool North circuit
Total Trade creditors
Total
22 All sums shown as Creditors at 1st September 2020 were unpaid during the year. It is expected that all sums accrued at 31st August 2021 will be paid
during the year to 31st August 2022.
23 Unrestricted funds
General fund balance at 31st Aug 2021 £2033038.50 2029807.85 at 31st August 2020)
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The purpose of the fund is for use at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the general objectives of LMMNC and which have not been designated for other purposes. Approximately 98% of this fund is held as freehold property, church and neighbourhood centre buildings
**23.1 Restricted Funds Balance at 31st Aug 2021 £55223.76 (31st Aug 2020 £64780.11)**
**Grants received** . Balance of £4112.09 (2020 £1655.11) held in the LMMNC main account shown in the restricted figures which are restricted for use as designated by the grant makers or donors. It is intended that these funds will be used during the coming year for the projects as agreed.
**23.2** The flower fund - balance £694.79 (2020 £ 504.79 ) and benevolent fund balance £790.16 (2020 nil) are both internal organisations which report to the church council. There were xash donations made to rhe benevolent fund of £452.33 which are included and accounted at note 6 and 13
**The Albert Walker restricted fund-** balance £345.89 as at 31st Aug 2021 (£62142.50 2020 ) is the fund for refurbishing and upgrading the Albert Walker Hall to offer heritage based activities and to become recognised as a heritage centre. Total income in the year was £368330.81 and expenditure £381693.36 There were transfers between the restricted funds held in the CFB account and the AWH account and vice versa . The net transfer to CFB was £48434.06 to facilitate the paying of bills associated with the works and delivering activities on completion. The money held in CFB is also part of the AWH funds the balance at 31st August 2021 being £48911.77 (2020 £477.70)
|**25**|**Summary of mo**|**vement on signifcant individual funds**
Balance at
09/01/2020
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Gains/Losses|Balance at
31st August 2021|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Fund**||||
|||£
£
£
£
£
d
2029807.85
58,090.69
54,425.76
-434.28|2,033,038.50
2,033,038.50
345.89
4,542.29
633.85
790.16
48,911.77|£
2,042,897.85
2,042,897.85
60,702.50
1,655.11
505.35
0.00
477.70
63,340.66
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,108,238.51|
||||||
||General Fun||||
||**Tota**
**unrestricte**|2,029,807.85
58,090.69
54,425.76
-434.28
**l**
**d**|||
|||62,142.50
368,314.75
381,693.36
-48,418.00
1,655.11
10,240.27
7,339.83
-13.26
d
504.79
190.00
60.94
0.00
d
0.00
1,294.46
954.30
450.00
B
477.71
16.06
48,418.00
t
e|||
||AWH||||
||Restricted gran
incom||||
||Flower Fun
Benevolent fun
CF||||
||**Total restricte**|**d**
64,780.11
380,055.54
390,048.43
436.74|55,223.96||
||||2,000.00||
|Georg|||||
||**Tota**
**endowmen**
**fund**||2,000.00||
||Total fund||2,090,262.46||
|**26**|||||
||||||
As part of the Liverpool North Circuit and Liverpool District the minister and some other LMMNC trustees are also trustees of these bodies.
Connected organisations include the Methodist Connexion, Circuits and churches within the Liverpool district, CFB and TMCP. All of these entities have their own trustees or directors and autonomous administrations such that LMMNC has no significant influence over any of them to they over LMMNC. They are, therefore, not considered related parties
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2020-21
Receipts
Names of Connected Organisations £
Liverpool North Circuit 1,000.00
There were no related party transactions
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- **27 Volunteer contributions**
LMMNC is heavily reliant on volunteers who contribute their skill, time and money in the furtherance of the Church and Neighbourhood Centre. We are grateful to all of them for their help and commitment.
- **28 Capital commitments and contingent liabilities**
There were no capital commitments at the year end (2019-20 nil)
There were no Contingent liabilities at the year end (2019-20 nil)
- **29 Lease Commitments**
LMMNC has no lease commitments
**30 Independent examiner**
**LINACRE METHODIST MISSION AND NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE**
**Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for the year ending 31st August 2021**
|||**Notes to the accounts**|**Unrestricted funds**||**Restricted Funds**||**Endowment funds**||**Total 2021**|**Total 2020**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income and Endowments from :**||**3**|||||||||||
|**Donatons and legacies**|||||||||||||
|Collectons and tax credit||||21986.08|||||21986.08|30926.00|||
|Donatons||||7215.00||3708.30|||10923.30|20,392.84|||
|Legacies|||£|550.00||0.00|||550.00|0.00|||
|**Charitable actvites**|||||||||||||
|Fundraising||||117.71||5745.80|||5863.51|3,080.52|||
|Grants||||4566.27||369100.72|||373666.99|743,837.10|||
|**Other Trading actvites**||**4**|||||||||||
|Letngs||||23045.00|||||23045.00|18,814.60|||
|Miscellaneous||||610.63|||||610.63|1,610.36|||
|**Investments**||**5**||||16.06||2.46|18.52|465.55|||
|**Other**||**6**|||||||||||
|Internal organisatons||||||1484.46|||1484.46|365.00|||
|**Miscellaneous**|||||||||||||
|**TOTAL**||||58090.69||380055.34||2.46|438148.49|819491.97|||
|**Expenditure on:**|||||||||||||
|Salaries and associated costs||**9**||1834.48||13573.02|||15407.50|14,262.68|||
|Circuit Assessment||||13200.00|||||13200.00|11,650.00|||
|Maintenance on church Building||**10**||19666.34||356542.46|||376208.80|712,066.98|||
|Ofce Expenses||**11**||645.53|||||645.53|2,793.24|||
|Utlites (insurance, heat,light water etc.||**12**||17479.41||0.00|||17479.41|21,610.13|||
|Depreciaton|||||||||||||
|Internal organisatons||**13**||||1015.24|||1015.24|757.65|||
|Other expenditure||**14**||1600.00||18917.71|||20517.71|53,051.90|||
|**Total**||||54425.76||390048.43||0.00|444474.19|816,192.58|£ 48,911.77|38169.36|
||||||||||||£ 694.79|60.94|
|**Net income (expenditure)**||||3664.93||-9993.09||2.46|-6325.70|3299.39|£ 11,882.12|954.3|
|Transfers between funds||**16**||-434.28||436.74||-2.46|0.00||£ 61,488.68|7339.83|
|**Gains on investment assets**||||3230.65||-9556.35||0.00|-6325.70|3,299.39|||
|**Net movement in funds**||||3230.65||-9556.35||0.00|-6325.70|3,299.39|||
|**Reconciliaton of funds**|||||||||||||
|Total funds brought forward|**agr**|||2029807.85||64780.11||2000.00|2096587.96|2,093,288.57|||
|**Total funds carried forward**||||2033038.50||55223.76||2000.00|2090262.26|2,096,587.96|||
## **LINACRE METHODIST MISSION AND NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE Balance sheet as at 31st August 2020**
|**Notes to the accounts**
**Tangable fxed assets**
Land and buildings
Fixtures, Fitngs and Equipment
investments
**Total fxed assets**
**Current Assets**
Debtors and prepayments
20
Cash in Bank and in hand
21
Central fnance Board deposits
**Total current assets**
Creditors and accruals (due in under 1 year)
Net Current Assets (liabilites
Total Assets less current liabilites
**Loans and creditors due afer 1 year**
Provisions for liabilites and charges
**Net Assets**
**Funds of the church**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Endowment funds
**Total funds**|**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted Funds**
**Endowment funds**
**Total 2021**
**Total 2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
2,000,000.00
0.00
2,000,000.00
2,000,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000,000.00
0.00
2,000.00
2,002,000.00
2,002,000.00
0.00|
|---|---|
||82.00
82.00
82.00
36,239.50
6,311.99
42,551.49
95,871.25
48,911.77
48,911.77
477.71|
||36,321.50
55,223.76
0.00
91,545.26
96,430.96
-3,283.00
-3,283.00
-1,843.00|
||33,038.50
55,223.76
0.00
88,262.26
94,587.96|
||2,033,038.50
55,223.76
2,000.00
2,090,262.26
2,096,587.96|
||2,033,038.50
55,223.76
2,000.00
2,090,262.26
2,096,587.96|
||2,033,038.50
2,033,038.50
2,029,807.85
55,223.76
55,223.76
64,780.11
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00|
||2,033,038.50
55,223.76
2,000.00
2,090,262.26
2,096,587.96|
## CHARITY COMMISSION **Independent examiner's report on the** FOR ENGLAND AND WALES **accounts**
## **Section A**
## **Independent Examiner's Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of** I Linacre Methodist Mission
**On accounts for the year** 31 st August 2021 **Charity no** 11 3 ,, 1 S€ **ended (if any) .,.** �--------------' **-** ----�----------" **Set out on pages** I Attached
L__ _________________________ _j
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 st August 2021
> **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement considered as part of an independent examination.that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter
- 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 no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
**Signed: Date:** I 20/03/2022 :::> **\,{� Name:** Kevin Guy **: Relevant professional** FCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** �------------- **-** ----------� **Address:** C/O Ashurst Accountancy Limited 17 Duke Street Formby L374AN
Section B
Disclosure
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