incbestei., Eastleigh LE Romse!" Ilethodist C'll'CUit' Circuil ?612 Registered C'haiih. Number 1114173 Report to the C1￿[1￿- CollllDissiou foi" the 3"eai" ellded 31st.4ugust ?0? Trustees Annual Report of Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey Methodist St Circuit for the year 1" September 2024 - 31 August 2025 The re￿ covers the main areas of business induding" 1. Effecb"¥e Govemance 2. Implemental￿)n ol the annual pnO￿knes wrthin the Circuit Strategy 3. Main areas of work approved by the circurt throl￿h the quarterfy circurt meets.ngs 1. Effective Govemance The Winchester Easlleigh & Romsey Meth(MJtst Circuit is part of the MethTrJist Church of Great Brrtain. An Act of Parliamenl constilutes the Methodist Church. rts principal goveming documents are the Deed of UnTron 1932 and the Methodist Church Act 1976. These logelher wrth other ￿leVant goveming documents can be found in The constituti￿al Practice Discipline of the Methodist Church. The Trustees for methOd￿t Church Purposes delegate responsibilrty to the Circurt Meeting for the effective depbyment of the resources of minislry, which include people. property and finance as they ￿late to the Methc#Jisl Churches in the Circurt. Truslee selecrion merhods All members of the Circuit meeting are trustees of Winchester EastleMJh & Romsey Methodist Circurt. Membership of Ihe Circuit Meeting is prescribed in the Standing Orders of Ihe Conststutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church. Under the Standing Orders the following are ex officio members of the Circurt Meeting: 1. The Superintendent Minister, all Ministers. Deacons. probalioners and persons aulhonzed to se￿e the Church as Ministers or Deacons appointed to the Circuit 2. Circuit Stewards, apwinted annualty by the Circurt Meeting. STaiTrding Orders also prescribe thai.. 1. Where individuals have specffic areas of expertise. for example property or fnance matters. Ihey may be appointed lo Ihe Circuit Meeting by Ihe Circurt Meetsng. 2. The Secrelary of the Local Preacher5 and Wof5hip leader5 Meetsng is a member of the Circuit Meeting. The Local Preachers and Worship leaders Meeting apwnt them lo their office. 3. Representatsves from each local church, which nomalw includes the Senior Church Steward and the Church Treasurer, are members of the Circurt Meeb"ng. Currently each ￿Cal church is allowed add￿'onal members ofthe Circuit Meeting. based on the membership of each church. The Annual General Church Meeling of Ihe local church appoints Church Stewards. The Church Council of the local church appoints Church Treasu￿[$ Olher ￿presentativeS are elected from Ihe membership ol each church's respective Church Council 11 iucbestei.. Eastleigb Rom5e!- IIetbodist Circuit. C"ircuit ?612 Registei"ed Chaiih" lumber 1114173 Report to the Clwiti" C'ojnmission foi" the A"eai' ended 315t.4ugusl 202 4 The Circuit Meeting can also choose to indude other pecyle to ensure all areas of the lrfe of the Qrcurt are adequatety represenled. 5 The cu￿ent number of Twstees is 51 and the infonnation on the Charity Commission Websile has been updated wrth members leaving and joining. General￿. 30-36 Trustees are present at each circuit meeting which meets four limes each year. Srruciure and decision-making The Circuit Ministers work as a team shanng responsibilrt]'es across the Circuii and each presbyter has pastoral charge for one or more churches. The Circuit Leadership Team takes day-to-day management decisions. The Circuit Meeting is the principal decision-making b)dy responsible for Ihe affairs of the Circuit and the development of circurt policy. It also acts as the focal point of the working felk)wship of Ihe churches in Ihe Circuil, overseeing their pastoral. training and evangelistic work. The Circuil slewards are ￿spOnSible, wrth Ihe Supenntendenl and the Presbyters appointed to the Circurt, for the spiritual and material we114)eing of the Circuit, and for upholding and acts.ng Up￿ the decwons of the Circurt Meeting. The Circuit stewards are responsible for bringing to the invilatK)n committee andlor the Circuit meets.ng as appropriate. proposals for inVrtat￿nS to ministers to serve or for ministers to continue serving in the Circurt, and for conveying such invitations to the ministers concemed_ In the case of intbal invrtations. Ihe circurt stewards are responsible c¢Mducb"ng. on behalf ol the Circuit. negOtIat￿nS wrth ministers iitiated by the Dislnct Chair. Circuii Leadership Team The Circuit Leadership Team comprises the Superintendent Minister, all other ministers apkioinled to Ihe Circuit, the Circutl Stewards, the Secretary of the Circuit meeting and the Circuit Treasurer_ It meels between Circurt Meetings to- discuss the lrfe and wor* of Ihe Circuil formulate recommendations for the Circurt Meeting io approve carry out work on behaw of the Circurt meeknr4J. where appropnate. Circuil RelaTionships Winchester EaslJeMJh & Romsey Methodist cl￿Vrt is part of the whjer Methodist cOnnex￿ and is uttimately accountable to the Methojist c￿feren￿. The Methc*Jisl COnfe￿nce slations every Presbyter and Deacon. For mutual encouragement and help the local Methodist churches are grouped together into Circurts. and the Circuts are then gr￿peo into Districts. Winchester EaStte￿jh & Romsey Methodist Circurt is part of the Southampton District The regts1e￿￿ cnanty number of the Southampton Dislrict is 1134386. Il'incbestei., Eastleigh & Romse!- IIethodi5t Cii'cuit: C'u'cuit 2&7? Registei'ed C"haiiti" Thumber 1134173 Report to the C]￿rI￿. C"ouunissioll foi. tbe I-eai" ellded 315t.4ugllst ?0?4 Local Preachers and Worship Leaders Meeiing. This meeting consisls of Presbyters. Stthyent Minislers. Local Preachers and Worship leaders, who a￿ mernbers of ￿Cal churches in the Circurt. They meet al least ￿ce a quarter and they: worship together arKI share fellowship consider the slale of the woth of God in the Circurt and in particular issues of policy affecting the circurt plan of preaching appointments and circurt polKy relating to worship hohj local preachers accountable for their M￿lstry initiate and oversee a programme of conts"nuing development consider the surtability of and oversee Ihe training oflhose who ￿sh to become local p￿a¢her$, and recommend people to the Circurt Meeling for apwintmenl as local preachers Consider the suitabilty of and training reports about those who wish to become Wofship leadefs and advise the Church Council accordingly_ Through their representats'ves they send a re￿1 to the Circurt meets.ng kn￿'ce each year. Pu￿oSe$ As part of the wider MetMdist Connexion Winchester Easlleigh & Romsey Methodist Circuit share the purposes of the Methodist Church. set out in the Meth￿lIst Church Act 1976. They a￿ and have been since the date of un￿n the advancement of" 1. the chnst￿n faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methojist Church 2. any charrtable purposes for the tsme beirKJ of any Connexh)nal. district circurt, bcal or other Organisat￿n of the Melhodist Church 3. any charrtable purpose for the time being of any society or instrtub.on subsidiary or ancillary to Ihe Melhodist Church 4. any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charty subsidiary or ancillary to the Melhodisl Church. The nature and purposes of Methodist Circuits are prescnbed in the Standing Orders olthe Cons1rtut￿nal Practice and Discipline of the meth￿j1$t Church as follows" The Circurt is the pnmary unil in which local churches express and experience their interconnexKJn in the B￿￿Y of Christ for purwses of missic￿. mutual encouragement and help Presbyters, deacons and sludent minister5 are stationed in the Circufl arKJ Local Preachers are trained. and admrtted and exercise their calling The Circurt is resFrf)nsible for the effective depk)yment of the resources of ministy, which include people, property and finance, as they ￿late to Ihe Metho¢Jisl churches in the Circurt, to churches of other denominations and to participal￿n in the life of the communities served by the Circuit, induding local school and colleges, and in ecumenical work in the area induding, where awropnale, the supwrt of ecumenical Housing Associa￿.￿$ The Circuii promotes misS￿n at home and overseas through 'One Mission. . Inchestei.. Eastleigh Q Ronisei. IIethodist C"ii"cuit. C"ircuit ?612 Registei'ed C'haiih. ￿ll￿be1. 1134173 Report to tbe Chai'ih" Colluni55ion foi. tbe I-eai. ended 315t.4ugust ?025 Our Vision and Mission The Circuiz Vision is to enable us all to worship Gfyj and, in the power of the Hoty Spirt proclaim the Gocrfj News of Jesus Christ. MISSION STATEMENT OF THE WINCHESTER. EASTLEIGH & ROMSEY CIRCUIT We will share fellowship and ￿sOUrceS across the circuit. We wll devebp a sense of bek)nging so that we can build each other up. We wll encourage churches lo expenence a wide range of worship and preaching styles. We will explore, develop and unlock opportunrties for misS￿n In each church so that the Good News of Jesus Christ can be proclaimed. 2. strategy impkm¢mats"on during 2024r25 The circurt leadership team have implemented priorrties agreed by the circuit meetiThJ outlined Wrth￿ the Circurt strategy (2023125) Progress during 2024/25 i) Focus was on what we could achieve together to support Growth and sustainabilty Ito address Ihe decline in membership across Ihe circurti ii) Area Ministry was reviewed. It consisls of Southem Area {Cadnam. LandkYd. Canada Common and Romsey)" Central Area covenng Bishopsloke. Chandlers Ford. Colden Common Tword, St Andrews and St Francis., and Northem Area covering Alresford, Unrted -Wnchester, Wesley and Kings Soml)ome_ It was decide¢J to retain as much of an Area approach but with more flexibilrty wrth the appropriate skill-mix ol Presbyters and Local Lay pastors to serve the changing needs of the church communrties across the circuit iii) Circuit Leadership team along wrth the District, ran a successfijl process lor statI￿1n9 a full time Minister for Chandlers For(1 Methodist Church to lead Ministy. sustainable growth and devebwment of new communty ConneCt￿ns. The appointment ￿ for an initial five-year perK)d commencing September 2025. iv) An effective appraisal and development prO￿5S was implemented for lay- staff emp￿Yed by the circurt v) Evaluation of the role of Lay Pastors ￿th evKlence of effective impact was carned out and rewrted back to the circurt meeting. vil A biennial Ministenal Development Review process for Presbyters was agreed based on the guidelines introduced in 2022. The process was implemented wrth 2 Presbyters successfully completing their se1f-eva1uats.￿, gathering feedback from peers and lay people, and meeting with a trained reviewer to agree personal and prolesshjnal (levelopment 0tvjrtun￿'eS for strengthening their ministry. vii) Evaluation of the effectsve use of resources and appropriate govemance I1-￿(beste1.. Eastleigh k Romse!. IIethodist Cii"cuit: C'ircuit ?W? Re(wistei"ed C"haiih. Number 1134173 Report to the Charih. C'ollunission foi. the !"ei11" ellded 315t.4llgust ?0?4 a￿angeMentS for Youth and Chihjren's work across the circuit viii) Eco circuit achievement of bronze award c(￿tinued with explorab'on of further work to be done to reduce the carbon footprint in manses. and offices which are likety to be addressed during tt£ quinquennial programme of inspeCt￿nS starting ￿ 2025126. ix} Surwrt offe￿d to churches on reduciNJ energy consumption Progress on finances" xl Financial sustainabilty has deteriorated wrth Church income continuing to fall with the overall decline in membership. At the same time, increased costs of sbpends. energy and Inflabon causes p￿sSUre. A ￿vIeW of the level of financ￿1 contribution made by individual churches lo the circuit was undertaken wrth the circurt meets'ng agreeing to maintain Ihe Assessment to the level of the prevK)us year and to confirm that rt will be increasing in 2025126. xi) Work continues to generate income from manses nol required for Ministers (rental Income ongoing) In order to directly support the employment of the 3 Local Pastors. in line wrth the Circuit strategy. In ada￿On. the sale of closed churches continues with funds expected to realised in 2025126. Funds will be used to support MisS￿n and Ministry across the Circurt. Property xii) The outsourcing affangements agreed wrth Savills has pro¥ided support to the Circuil Stewards but will be reV￿We¢j in 2025126 to ensure rt continues to be effective. xiii) Slow progress was made on the sale of churches at Nomansland arvJ West Welbw. xiv) C(￿tinUed goL)J prog￿SS was made on Ihe repurposing of Canada Common Chapel wth positive evidence of local Impact and gr(Ywth New Places, New People & Growlh xv) The Circurt meeting acknowled9es that there are many opp)rtUn￿eS for growth from initsatives focused on forming new Chnstian communrties Progress on this has started sthyly. This will be a future orientsted pnonty with work needing to be done in partnership with the District and Connexion xvi) During 2024r2025- the circurt leadership team undertocth an audrt and mapping of Ihe issues and opportunrties associated wrth growth and the effectsve use of resources across the circuit_ New plans for the circuit will come from revision of the circuit strategy during 2025126. Religious AcTiVities ACTS of worship and pasyoral care. The Circurt produces a quarterly preaching plan lo ensure regular acts of worship take pla￿ at each of the Methodist churches under Il"incbestei', Eastleigb LE. Romsei" Iletbodist Cii'cuit: C'll'cuit ?612 Registei"ed C'haiih. Jumbei" 1134173 Report to the c1￿11￿- C"ommissioD foi. the I-eill. ended 315t.4ugust ?0?4 its remrt. Bapusms, Weddings and Fuijerals. The Ministers offer baptisms, weddings and funerals at each of the local Melhodisl churches in the Circuit These services are available at the discretion of the Minister. Work wiilj Children, Youth. and Families in Ilie local Coininuniry Employment of one full time lay Children. Youth and Families worker. His work is across the eircuil supporting churches who are actively working wrth young people in their local communtty. The Circurt supwrts the Wofk done In the local churches to" creale and strengthen rekib'onships with schools and church communttses ensure young people feel welcome and get a posrtjve experience of Church encourage young people to start arKJ continue a joumey into farth. 3. Additional work of the circuit meetings during 202W25 The Methcxjist year that commenced 01109r2024 - the Ministerial team c￿sisted of Superinlendent Minister. Reverend Peter Rayson with additiC￿al responsibilities as minister with pastoral responsibility for the Congregat￿n5 of Wesley Weeke wilh Kings Sombome and Alresford. Reverend Andrew de Ville appointed as minister to Romsey and S(KJthem A￿3, Reveren(1 Ruth Fry continued as minister at Chandlers Ford wrth pastoral responsibility for the congregatjon of Colden Common wrth Twylord. Reverend Tim Searle IURC) for United in Winchester. Finalty, Reverend Kate Caml)ndge C(￿lInUed as minister 75% Ifull time equivalentl with pasloral responsibilty for the congregatsons of St Andrews, Easlleigh and Bishopsioke. The Circuir ineering in Sepieinber 2024 Welcomed new members to the meetsng - Reverend Andrew de Ville (Presl)yter for Romsey, Cadnam. and Landford), Joyce Powell as Methodist Women in Brrtain representative, arwj Janet Messer {T￿aSU￿r at United). Thanks We￿ given for the work of Mark Dcrfmer who stepped down as circurt sleward after 15 years. The circurt meeb.ng approved Hilary Evans as the Circuit Lay Employment Officer as well as Circurt Steward. The circuii meeb'ng appTo¥ed the annual at¥Jointment of Circuit Invitations Committee and delegatson of Authority to issue an invitation for the Central Area appointmenl lo Chandlers Ford Methodist Church. The profile for the role had been compleled and submrtted to the agreed tsme-table. The circuil profile had been updated and submrtied alongside the role profile. The circurt Treasurer confirmed thal grants for CFMC {£15,0001 and St Andrew's {£3,0001 had been paid. There remains £45,OOQ in the project frjnd and £91,01)O in the grant lund. The Trusteeship for Tword Chapel transfeffed to the arcuit on 1st September 2024. The final service celebrating the lrfe and work of the chapel was well attended. The circurt meetsng ￿ceiVed a safeguarding rep)rt which focussed on raigng awareness wrthin our churches of the possible needs of people have Il"incbestei', Eastleigh E Romse!" IIetbodist Cll"cuit. Cii'cuit ?61• Registei'ed C"baiiti' jumbei. 1134173 Repoit to tbe Chaiih. C'ollunission foi. the !"eai' ended 31st.4uwst ?0?4 expenenced various kinds ol abuse. Two melhc#list bwklels ('Supporting Survivors of Abuse, and 'Renect and Respond J were commended as helpful resources f¢y deepening personal ins￿hts and understanding of this important asFect of safeguarding. The circuit meeb.ng received a report on GDPR. The circurt meets.ng was informed that the circuit continues to have a vacancy for Ihe role of EDI offi￿r. The circurt meeb-ng received a report from the circuit Methodist Women in Briiain and confirmed that the District and Circuti would be raising funds for a Leprosy M￿s￿n Project In Nepal and DediCat￿n of the Easter Offering to this work. The circurt meets.ng was informed that The new DistTicI Chair, Reverend Rachel Bending was fomially welcomed into the Distncl In Seplember 2024. The cir¢uiT meering held in December 2024 re￿ived the mam reports requiring notsng and approvals- Cic Update on Stationing which reported that the circutl had not been successful li the first round of statTroning. It was reported that the CIC had receive(l a ltst of Presbyters in the second round ol stationing of which two appeareil to be a close match. The draft accounts for 2023124 were presented and the reserves policy was reviewed and agreed. The annual report for safeguarding was discussed and appfoved the annual review of the circuts safeguarding prAicy was approved Annual Youth Worker Report was discussed and appro¥ed The Local Preachefs and Worship Leaders recommeThJed that Bib￿ month ui June would focus on the Gospel of Si John. A fomal report trom ChandleT5 Ford Methodist Church on the 30 year5 on Project was received and the grants from the circurt. district and the generosity of people at CFMC was acknowledge¢J. An 1nvrtatJc￿ to circurt meml)ers to the opening event Saturday 8th Febfuary was welcomed. The circuii ftneeiing held in March 2025 receNed the main reports which needing notsng and approvals: A report from Cic on Stat￿nIng confirmed that Reverend Rachael Hawkins had been vited to visrt Chandlers Ford Methodist Church. and she had subsequentty accepted the Circutvs invrtabon to seThe as Minister from September 2025 subject io Methodist Conference approval. At the time Rachael was superintendenl minister f the West Hertfor¢Jshire urcuiL 11-incbestei'. Eastleigh & Rom5e!- )Ietbodi5t C'u'cuit: C iTCUit 2612 Registei'ed C'haiih. Number 1114173 Report to the C'lwih. Comlliissioll foi. the i'eai. ellded 315t.4ugust ?0?* The annual accounts for 2023r24 presenled to December Circurt meeting had been Idependenty examined and approved. Authorty for Reve￿n￿ Peter Rayson lo sign the accounts was agreed. Annual report for 2023124 was approved and il was confirmed would t￿ Uploaded to the Charity ComMiss￿n websrte along wrth the smjned annual acC￿nts. The circurt meetsng approved the recommended adiuslments to the temis and condrtK)ns of service for Local Lay Pastors. The circurt meebng approved the co-option of Martin Waldron from CFMC as circurt sleward wtth immediate effeci and app)inted for the next connex1¢￿al year Winning September 2025. The circurt meets.ng approved the sale of the Twyford chapel property as no altemative use had been established. This would be subject to Distnct Synod in the Aulumn. The circuii meeting received the circuit report from the Methodist Women in Bntaii which confimied that £20(Xi had been raised towards the Leprosy project in Nepal. The circurt meeb.ng approved the safeguarding policy for Canada Common premtses. The circurt meetsng members were enC￿raged to complete the EDI and unconscious bias traIn￿g which a requiremenl for circurt Itustees to ci)mplete. The Circurt's ECO day was discussed and ag￿ed for Saturday 18 April 2026. The circuftT meeiing held in June 2025 ￿CeIVed Ihe main reports Ihat needed nobng and approvals". The meeting approved the planned Welcc#me Service for Reverend Rachael Hawkins on 161 September, and the planned larewell serwce for Reverend Ruth Fry ￿ 20th Juty 2025. The circurt meeb'ng accepted the resignation of Paul ya￿len as circurt steward after 2 years. He was thanked for his work as part of the CLT. Paul remains busy wrth wort( of the Distn'ct and as senior steward for Wesley church. The circurt meetsng noted the report from CFMC 30 years on project which had raised £200k since launching the fundraising campaign in October 2023_ The circuit noted the addit)onal £164k extemal grants from distnct circurt. It was noted th* further granl requests were ￿Ing prepared for the final phase of the programme to complete the zoning Work the heating of the building and further accessibility adaptions, and link-way roof repairs. The circuit agreed permissKin for CFMC to submrt Ihe grant applicats.￿S to the circurt and distnct. The meeting noted the ongoing work required to support the Sa￿ of closed chapevchurch buildings for West Wellow and Nomansland The wotfr on Ably)ts Ann Manse to upgrade and install EV point W35 noted, and the plan to redecorate Ladywoc*J Manse pr￿[ to re-letting the property. incbester, Eastleigb &fK Romse!" IIethodist Cll'cuit: C"ir¢uit ?612 Registei'ed C'baiih. Numbei. 11141-, 3 Report to the Charih" C"ollunission foi" the I-eilr ellded 315t.4ugust ?024 The meeting note(l the appoinlment of a newty appointed ATrJlican priest at st Francis church and the prowsed meeting wrth Rev Rachael Hawkins to discuss luture work together. The circurt meets.ng noted the report from Cadnam church which had successfiJlly raised £17,200 as part of gift abd day towards the work on the rool whKh Is planned for April 2026. The CTrcurt meeb-ng noted the ants'cipated annual deficrt budget of £20k and that the district annual assessment had increased. It noted that the circurt has been awarded £1 Ok for 3 years in supp)rt of the lay wother costs from a distnct grant. The circuit meets.ng agreed to make provision an annual grant of £600 to enable Reverend Kate Cambridge to the attend 3Generate The circurt meets.ng app￿Ved the appointment of knne-marie Jenkins as Ihe circurt's EDI officer. The CLT provided a report to the circuit meeting on wtential circurt boundary changes and how any process rf taken forward would be managed. It was re-affi￿ed that no boundary changes could be made without the agreement of the circuii meetirKJ and the churches that couh# be affected by any proF*)sed changes. The Superintendent Minister Introduced a new rtem on the agenda - God's ￿￿)rk in the Circuit_ An invrtath)n was made for churches to contribute examples of God's work for each meeting. The first sessK)n focussed on the work ol Canada Common and the Joint Churches Tchjether in Wellow. The circurt meeb.ng received a report on the emerging plans for St Andrews church li Eastleigh A small working group had t￿en wothing on the tendenng process for a roof repla￿ment and the associated costs. A more detailed report would be prowded the Airtumn wrth a prcposal for Ihe circurt to approve. s￿ned". g?/J/zi CLA I'/ fj 7*tsJk& CIRCUIT Acc￿￿13 Accounts 2024QS THE METHODIST CHURCH REPORT AND ACCOUNTS (ACCRUALS BASISI FOR THE YE4R ENDED - 31 AUGUST 2025 Winehèsler, Eastleigh & Romsey Mèthodist Circuit Regisle￿d Chwity. Chxity Registralion 1134173 Ministe Re¥¢ P* [SWn￿rrtj Re¥d H*￿n5 R￿d Trn S•al• Re¥d Ka* Carrt>rO3e Ro¥d kn¢*ew dev Tirn Cl Hilxy E¥xs Potsr Fc¥d Ctsi Sirrths pylof14 winCh￿ter. Ea5Yeigh & Romsey Methodist Cirwn irahtP4) 02 Statement of FinaTrcial ActiYits"es ISOFAI for the year ended 31 Auoust 2025 Income 41Q U14 441 14SJ7 1191 io(m 2Q122 4414 Expendttur* 251.167 147>J 2S1.167 121,SJ4 7,737 16 c¥*Ma Yr&ffiWtrt 197 1hPthP* 2&529 1315 131S 1214 1214 14166 2915 &0)5 19411 Z915 411.nl 4Xi• 11.071 21 17gBt¢ 12&PJ3 irA.795 pase 2 OF14 Winchester. Easueyh & Romsey Mtthadist CireufL Ciiuwt P Statement of Financial Activities ISOFAI lor the year ended 31 August 2024 kncorne &S3S 1&844 49•35 41435 17J5 Exp*nditure 217.616 17.91 217.626 17. 519 16 Yrthw 17a r*th 172 172 2335 1336 1113 14t4 I1￿s 1414 l1 11324 33 X012 17*. 17 WlTrchMt•r, Ea•*h & RoThwy hlgthod18t CIr¢￿t Clrtullllo 2&4Jl 8al¥nc• Sheet a8 at 31 August 2026 rtu* P￿n￿l Ckn*. & E 15 LU￿bY ￿ C¥￿1 In¥•l•Thtyts¥￿.Tm£￿ XU.4DI ?6:05 rkn1*1rt(¢knnLvthrl 7 15 LilnEterm IlJF•¥ ki Ih i.i'i IP.. ..< 2.>M. I2￿c 2MC>S 44 125*k 1O2F3 2J61JS• 17 Ilo*os to th* Accounts Winche5tw. Ea5VevJh & R￿t15*Y Iletho¢Ji* Cifvjrt 1 Basis ol ateounting The llnanc* strtemvts DEer pryta ￿ljer tr* c*arue5 2011 In xcom¥ce 2014 Rèpcthg by Ch¥W. t&TrEnt of Rewfflenw Prxtre isoRpi arp1w0￿ ID pfèwg tr Yjth FRSIQ2- thE cnarn ￿￿ORp IFRSIQ21 Jill Ixiry nDIE rf thE L*d* 8ubkn l 2016. 2 Funds Tho ne5u cMsrite". G￿e￿I Fura5 Debj trary PUrp￿e c*thEC*L¥llWW arE unrESML*ed Tne Trus.. hasyl￿o trellrea In OrJw5 as Je%gr.ateo Niie ie.*fiert tr* C.rr4Jrt Iletrtng ha5 thswateOThnasforJ wrpJ6e. fvms Afftic* aTQ 5pocMllpL*P05Q. TnerE ar? m E￿#￿ent￿n#5 Dtr*is of0￿ m*onai In m• fnai noknbj IhVS• XUUNS. Anyfurth w i• ty mcrt 3 Accounting Pol￿1￿5 Ba51S Lrftr* )u. cffj th*aGl¥￿ uaw5to ￿￿1#[￿*￿Cl￿tCl￿￿rsIIn￿c4* pJs*on *4me&. Ineoming Res<)urets CaTbE * Incl￿e# In the Df AL*¥th% ryOFAI the c1￿￿t oecrn ertthd ts tr* ￿$D￿K￿. e roa5C4iaNy c*rt*n w *iii me r*S￿rEe5.. rnw•ary ¥3iup ra7 t* rneaww %￿nr￿l Rosourc•s Expended Th15 15 4 Iw>iny ¥ a ¢wstru¢M ¥ffje& re6uts In r* iepi c(￿rn￿￿ the¢￿￿1) PAY rosowc*s. Grants Grants the rthnfinJ5 ￿ reccgniSEd thE a w orwr1￿• VAT Tangible fixed assets for use by the Cir¢uit TA￿b￿Tred are£ayui*d bè JEar. *ld thltat ￿1{1.0 Tne ￿er￿ll pirperty ai 2015 deernell iam dEeTMd tr t* £465.ow. No the tyJltrJlW Decw6e ¢￿￿er the ￿￿enT le￿￿al r3M ar￿ OUi¢*y the a55umwon h* the ena rf ts lffe Dy me ￿are￿oI tr be In ￿ (JJ￿•1t v*ue Anyt]e￿I￿￿ Trjt De rn*nai Ptopwtyrostseen rw¥*ea tyimpxme In**stment Properties In￿SIm￿nts I￿Vab* ￿ aiy **Ée6 *the)ear￿¢1 SOFA. Ttst ￿￿ded InthEx¢wnts ufthe Cr*dit4)fS page 5 of 14 to the kccwnts. ci)ntl Winthester Easl ' h&R l¥xJisl Circuit 4 Income from nK)ndary inveslments C1￿U SJdel TN5t FLmd 2025 Totsl 2024 T¢t Central Finar¢e Board CAF Baftk Th4CP 14.480 14.466 10.7 2.191 2.191 3.078 Total 14.507 2.191 10.108 19.922 5 Other trading ￿tIvItieS al Manse orb 5hort-term bpt Circuit Jdel Twst FLnd 2025 2024 C4Jnan Grove 18.4eii 11.ClJ2 ie.480 11.002 21.735 19.2 8.5 49.435 Horrv*fiold Total 28.122 28.122 6 Trustees Key Pe￿Onnel The Juporiniendani of thè CircuYL Other pre5bfvr5 an¢Y the remairino MeM￿r5 01 the C+reuit Leadership Team ICLT) a conshjered Key Pwsfyind. The auperifttendant chairs meetir¥Js ofthÈ CLT and Cl￿rt Veebng The members ofthe CroJrt Ueeting the TrUS￿e$ d the &roJrt Sipwds, e￿￿0ye￿5 Nl. èmthe¢s per￿￿ c0ntht¥J￿rS and ottw expenses ofthe P￿sbyter5 are paid ty the Cirvkwt. Thrpe T￿￿tee5 ar2 ern￿￿ee5 ofthe Circu Thwe were no pa￿￿er*S rn* * knstees ts aJthtW￿aI prowded tolhe Circu* by agre¥￿¢ ¥nth ￿ CwJrt PAeeong. this ex¢ludès Stip￿0s. 20zJrd4 NurthrofTntstets Total arn￿￿nt £12.347 £14.878 7 Fees for examination or a￿111 of the ￿cO￿lS 2023ll4 Ir￿e?erthnt ex￿1￿.$ (Y wdiw5' Ipes reF•Yt on the acco￿15 1.920 1.620 Other fee5 leg". adwce. acoxrrtanry 5ervillesl paidto the iThYependEnt exJniner or auditrx NIL NIL page 6 of 14 Notes to Ihe Accryjnts . c(xrtJ WincFEster Easoe. h&R Mel￿￿t Q'rcurt 8 Stipends, Salaries and other Enwloyee costs al Staff Costs pahj dwing the yw were.. 2024125 2023124 Gr055 wa9es. sala￿5 aTrJ be￿ in kind 203.¢>J5 Emphy>￿$ Natic￿￿ InSw¥￿e e4)5ts 19.482 12.351 P•n510n C435ts 27.￿0 27.3e Tfrtal stAIFe*)Sts 250.877 217.e28 A¥er•ge rwmber of ￿P10YeeS The Figures indude mints*rial 5yTrYs. Lay and adwt5tratKffj stsff . The total number d people 15 11- eqUiva￿nI FfE b￿n9 7 The Widay ￿eThd 15 315t A￿uSt All clthe mintsttts de•cor6 are membtts oflhè MetPthlist Mini*ers PensKJn 5theme IMMPSI. Tr*5 is a defined teneffts scheme. The C£wrt hèld In 2014 that Mahtsyist Ministets l*h¥¢h tem indu¢Jes ye$b￿l¥S JrKI dèaetrtsl arè rwx ern￿OyeeS (* Ihe ¢hurch. Fc< siryIKity. when de￿Ing wrth N3￿n31 Insura￿ and Pensw contrtsutk￿S. Ihe ierm5 'emplLyee' ￿ used as tW be in an b)dy. to thts seheme tcrtal t23.205 12024 È23.4351 Lay Workw5 are L>JntrartuA emplujws and have the cprcffl ofi￿nIT￿a a ponsion stherne the Circuit has xranllod Ne* scheme. Ths is a dèfjned ¢￿Inbu￿ sehen*. contrib￿￿6 f(¥ thè ye* £4325 12024 £3.9341 bl Ministerial Costs- VRC Pr*styler Th* CIr￿it has a URC wesbythr. contract•d und•r an LEP aqro•monL and rnako5 a IDwards th• URC ChLYth nNni**ial ￿$￿$ IM&M F￿dI of£48.884 12024 was £4a.575 1 9 Tangible Fixed Assets C05t or Valuation Pa￿Th￿nts on accourt Fixtures, rtling5 Ewipment uThJer L￿d Ilanses BU¥d￿95 Total Balance I*￿. 1.890.￿10 2.365.C( Re¥aluatK)r6 1+1- Oispos￿5 1-1 Transfers 1+1.1 8alance cal￿d l*d. 465.5C 1.899.5 2,365.CO) page 7 of 14 les to the Acc(xJnts- ccqrt.I WInC￿ter Eastle h & Rcffise Metkdist Circurt 9 Tangible Fixed Assets - tonl.I AcGwnul*d Dep￿latIOn. strai9ht l•ne I￿515 on •c¢¢)unt and assèts under Fixtwes, Ftttings and Equipment Buildirthgs T4￿1 8￿￿Ce brwght Ad¢Jthns RevaluatKffis l+l-I th"sp￿lS l.) Transl¥s 1+1.1 Balance camed 14et Va￿e BalJnce brwphi Balance ¢amed fivd. 405.5CO 1.899.5 2.365.ClJO 485.5CO 1.899.5 2.305.0 August 2015. The valuatiw of resKJenbal Land s Iha on *thi¢h the bL¥Ii 10 Inveslment Assets The Circuit ha5 no inve51mEnt propertits irn*strrtnt assèts. 12024- £NiD. 11 knlysls of Cu￿ent A￿ts 2024r2 Prepa*1 Stipènds I3.￿4 12.846 Other Dtbtor5 & prepa￿ents T￿￿ (lebiors & Prepayrnents 25.559 Cash at Ihtr b*k CFB cp 3Jfj.401 48.StsJ 44.642 Tolal Cash Held 348 452 383 488 page 8 of 14 es to the Accwnts. conLI WinctrEster Eas mthrfJ￿t Q"rcurt 12 Analysis of Cwrent Liabilities and L(ry Temi Cieditors 2W23Q4 Social Se￿rIty a other TaTation t)thw Crndiiors and Accru45 Total Current LiabilitiEs 5.473 e807 5.?( 13 Capild COmmitn￿t$ wKI Conlingent Liabilties At the 315t August 2024 there no caprtal 315 43 IIWJI &315 >1114 1&&51 7• pap lac+14 OW+ki• 365I Ca* Il X.¥43 X4 A￿￿ 11 T.IFA IN6 •F2J 174• 14N U3 paKellu114 Wukhest¢r, Eastjèi h & Romse ￿￿1$1 Circurt 19 Chapel BuildingB under Circuit Control Tre fAroJll ac4￿ mana*n9 Irwle¢• fry tho thapol bJikthng• ￿ the C¥rgAt ID* U￿1•ty dowd. Th• trtAJirvJs ￿ h•bJ on Mr>J•l Tfusts tr• eustodlln tr￿tthI. h0l¢fjn91•9￿ lth forth• prcp•rty •r• th• forktsOb)th•t PutFwe$ ITMCPI, Nomansland Methodisl Church Forast Road. NcffjanslaTrJ. Salisbury, Wi115. SP5 28P In6ur•d V•tu• of Iwth Il•h)dJl Ir4urnnc•l E £774.694 Wellow Methodist Church W88t WollcF# M¢¢hodi¥t Churth, UAurys LAne, West W•PAXI. Re4n•oy, Hants. SO51 60A I￿￿￿d val￿ of thè 8Uild￿96 Iwhth Ikthrtht Insuranc81 = 1574,075 Canada Common Methodl$t Church C•n•d• ComprKsn, Wwl W•low. RCAISEY S0516DH knwred of ts BU%￿g& I￿1r￿￿•1= £422.572 Twyford Methodlst Church TWd. w1n¢￿$t*r HIm￿Ar•. W211QL 1•dv4￿ olth• gwldrrfJ• twth kourancel- £167.618 S*fftJ Rwd Petsr Raysc re•w page 12 of 14 Wlnthester, Eastlelih & Romsey Method1￿ arcuit DECLARATIONS Trt•8wer I fvi we •eutAI en r•cNés ollM &rrJJit andthal IhBy**ludB ￿1 fL*kls 31*Aury412tr25 haye been prepxtsa fffjm ** e oflhe Clreuii MeetiTrJ Slon*Krt ol Tr•1￿1 N*m*ot Don Sknon8 Woodley Delle 8rnl•Meld R••d A(XISEY S051 7NZ Prn6ontRtion to th• ClrEwt *eJr#J f•x 8ppft*•L l eonfm y￿tthe *vwii rew •J *ct¥v*$ yBaw 31st Awu512025 have t¢e• pr¢¥enit4 io C*aat lknb"r#J It ¢s rn••￿ on... r• ollh• Clw or N8n* of Chokotlhe ffleet*Y4 R•v'd P4M•r P*yson I￿￿&•nI Ex*mlm•rf* R•wttts th• Trust••• ot th• n¢h•st•r, E••ii*h & RoM￿Y M*U￿11#t Circui¢ TIMS Repcrt Cra*1 kt4xm1B fty the ￿eThJed 31 A￿g￿l 2025 R¢spKtfv• f•*pon*Sblll¢kn of Tr￿1••¥ •nd Examln•r C¥uitt"$ Irthi•¢J •ty ryowibb IvrenMrn9 thBi thE 8nnu81 itNI •c¢othk ihe year lo 31st Atsgusi 2025 wèsènl • and fail ol the CITtskt'i Inc{￿e expeThJ1t4M• lui *• vf 11s Bnd WhliÈs et thè $heei a#te. trvsl¢¢s ¢tyxlder Ihal ¥￿1* 15 VQt )wuntsr ÈecDW 144 ofts)e Ckn8 Ari 2011 I1￿ Charnbes ￿*sePendert exaTr4rab"Dn is need&1 As Exanww Il rf my Fpipgfi51bdtyto." Exwnit* Ihe •ct¢unts Uf¢iet Setthon 1415 otth• cMiib•skl Iuthjv SerAlon 145(5Rbl ollhe G￿lIb.¢$jw. page 13 of 14 Winch•ster, E•stlelih & Roms*y Methodist c5￿1t ol Indtrpenderf Ex*mln#es Report Ay exwn4￿1O￿ was camed out Iri *ctsffdar￿t 9rV￿ ty Ihe Chartty CI)mmi5y¢￿. An exw1nat1c￿ a revlew DI th• aco)untiry ke￿ ty the and a cL¥np8ri4M of the aGl￿rt esent•d wth Ihc*8 rectros of tsm$ w as(aosLrn in the attwn15, 58•kirwJ explwaltOTr8 from tho trv5tee5 LYxr•miTWJ wy guth mallèrs The prOced￿eS rKdts1•k&7 dD not provth all lh8 ev1(*￿ be r4uitEd n an autht. ntr rprwn Y6 giwj as ¢0 wh8thw ￿¢￿T￿5 we8ern a'irue #nd l*f thè rewi is hmit&d to lho* rnatt¢r$ 661 oJt Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•mlhtrfs 8tsl•ment In ts)M**n rny oxaninatlon, no m8tter ¢eAM to my thgn lh¢ bdrf., 111 giv•s mo reaBon•ble that in ary re¥￿t . to keep 8¢tswnt'ry TeL￿d$ ¥1 sedon 130 of Clwrfth'ts Acl,. . to wepar• aco)unts x¢¢urty ieo)rdS aTrJ comply ￿th I Tr3t b￿n or 12) to In my wic¥). atterlion t• dr•M) kn rrfderlo wdErS￿r￿j ol Il* l ot*WthY ￿#per￿Je￿ verificakn ol &1 irwe8rmerrt$ thE TnBtees 4ethodi9t Chwth Pwposes i TMCP") or ￿ld irn Ot￿ Trusts, Bank 3t the Certral FinHnc* Board of the met￿￿1 Church I"CFfi, We Inthlthaltyi In of £10.000 Ilen thrAI￿n￿ rthndsl et IhE balancè she4t d*. Namè of ffldpF¢Trknt ¢x*nlr*r Davhd G*￿￿1n ACA SwJnalLY• Rdevarn Prof*1￿0￿1 quorrf￿￿ N8me offirm (Mtsp aFgrwt8} Da¥¥d Gamblin Ch•rt•rod Ac¢¢ynt4nt8 71 Tho Hun¢tred ROAISEY S051 88Z ge14of14