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2023-08-31-accounts

Lincolnshire Methodist District Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] August 2023

Objectives and Activities

Lincolnshire Methodist District (the District) exists to advance the mission of the Methodist Church throughout the majority of the geographic county of Lincolnshire and the areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire (hereafter known as Lincolnshire) by providing support for the nine circuits in line with Connexional priorities. The District comprises 105 local Methodist churches grouped into nine circuits served by a ministerial team of 20 ordained ministers plus a number of part time active retired ministers, lay workers and volunteers.

The District is led by a full time District Chair working with a personal assistant, a safeguarding officer, synod secretary and district officer. In addition, a large number of voluntary officers, including a district steward, support the work of the District.

The District Synod, which met twice during the year, sets the policy for the District, serving as a link between the Methodist Conference and the Connexional team on the one hand and the circuits and local churches on the other. It has oversight of all District matters, formulating and promoting policies, through its various officers and committees to assist the mission of the Church, to give inspiration to the leaders in the circuits and to ensure the interrelation of all aspects of the Church’s life throughout the District.

The day to day work of the Synod is carried out by the District Council who are the trustees of Lincolnshire Methodist District. As a registered charity, the District takes seriously its responsibilities to the Charity Commissioners and adheres to their guidance concerning public benefit in relation to charitable objectives.

2. Achievements and Performance

The following activities took place during the year:

2.1 Plans for future years

The statement “ Faithful and True: Beyond 2020 vision ” was launched at Synod in September 2021. The eight priorities will be the focus of work and funding in the coming years.

Rev Angela Long is visiting circuits and congregations listening to concerns and hopes which will help shape future policy beyond 2023.

3. Financial Review

During the year the District received total income of £309,419 (2021-2022: £261,317) and spent £237,780 (2021-2022: £274,258), resulting in a surplus of £71,639 (2021-2022 deficit of £12,941) across all funds. Total reserves carried forward are £412,854 (2021-2022: £341,215) and, as a result, the unrestricted readily available reserves total £84,860 (2021-2022: £61,196) and restricted reserves total £65,209 (2021-2022:£41,171) excluding the restricted District Advance Fund.

The trustees of the District have every reason to believe that the District is a going concern, principally because Circuits continue to meet their assessments and the District has adequate reserves to cover any shortfall in anticipated income. There are no subsidiary undertakings. Trustees are very aware of the increasing pressure on circuit finances due to the cost of living crisis and diminishing church membership and recognise that the next few years could be extremely difficult for individuals, churches, circuits and the District given that District income is a by-product of local giving.

The District continues to hold one freehold property which is the Chair’s Manse in Lincoln.

The District has the following principal sources of income:

These sums are used to administer the District and to provide grants to circuits, churches and individuals in the District so that they may embark on or continue with projects that fulfil the mission of the District.

Methodist Ministers’ Pension Fund

Trustees are aware that the Methodist Ministers’ Pension Scheme is treated as a group defined benefit plan. The net defined benefit cost is recognised by the sponsoring entity, The Methodist Church in Great Britain, as there is no contractual agreement or stated policy for charging the net defined benefit cost to individual entities, such as the District. The District recognises a cost equal to its contributions payable for the period. Further details in respect of these pension arrangements are disclosed in the accounts of The Methodist Church in Great Britain.

3.1 Investment Policy and Performance

To comply with Methodist Standing Orders, monies for long term investment are lodged with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP). TMCP acts as custodian trustee for all real estate held by districts and for all large (over £20k) bequests and for the proceeds of sale of any property formerly owned by districts. These sums are invested in unitised investments or held on deposit. The investment returns are close to tracking the movements in the FTSE100 index. The deposit income mirrors the deposit rates available elsewhere. The District Trustees’ investment policy is aligned with that of the Central Finance Board (CFB) and TMCP because these organisations take into consideration the social, environmental and ethical considerations, both negatively and positively in establishing investment policy.

Short term deposits are lodged directly with the CFB and attract rates of interest comparable to the rest of the market.

There are no bench marks for the expected returns at TMCP and CFB. It is the District’s policy to manage the cash and investment resources of the District so that a rate of return on investment, both by way of dividend and capital appreciation, is obtained at least as good as market rate considering the District’s low appetite for risk. Due to increased interest rates during the past year the total return achieved on the funds invested with the CFB was between 1.73% and 5.03% with an average monthly rate of 3.25% for the year.

3.2 Reserves Policy

This Reserves policy relates to the funds operated by the Trustees of the Lincolnshire Methodist District (the District). A bank current account is operated for the District expenses fund, and money not immediately required is placed on deposit with the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church (CFB).

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

District Advance Fund - Trust No.16017

This Fund is held with The Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes in its Trustee Interest Fund. The use of the Fund is regulated by Standing Order (SO) 963 of the Methodist Church, where its purposes are restricted to the support of personnel serving in the District or any of its circuits, for property schemes approved under SO 93 and where applicable SO 931, and for ecumenical work. The District has also decided that grants should only be given if the relevant scheme is shown to be for, or to assist, mission work and is in accordance with its vision statement.

The Fund is administered on behalf of Synod by the District Resourcing Mission Group, and derives its income from an annual levy on Circuit Model Trust Funds within the District, an annual allocation from the Connexional Priority Fund and interest on funds held awaiting distribution. The aim is to hold sufficient reserves to cover grants already awarded for payment in subsequent years in order to comply with “The Statement of Recommended Practice” relative thereto. At 31[st] August 2023 the balance in hand was £166,237, an excess of £32,423 over contingent liabilities for grants promised for future years of £133,814.

General (District Expenses) Fund

This Fund receives income from Circuit assessments and bank interest and is used for general expenses of the District. The aim of the Trustees is to hold sufficient readily available funds to cover at least two quarters expenditure (2023-2024: approx. £60,000) and redundancy costs. If it were necessary to make all employees redundant in 2024 payments of a minimum of approximately £8,000 would be due. The balance in hand at 31[st] August 2023 is therefore a little too high however expenditure on preparing the manse for the new Chair of District, which would usually have been paid out before the year end, was incurred in September. Accordingly, the Trustees consider that the balance of £76,716 in hand at 31[st] August 2023 is an appropriate level of reserve.

DESIGNATED FUNDS

Chair’s Manse Fund

This fund, held on deposit with the Central Finance Board (CFB), receives transfers from the General Fund and interest on the funds deposited and is designed to meet exceptional expenditure incurred on the Chair’s manse. The balance of £3,879 as at 31[st] August 2023 was all spent in September 2023 whilst preparing the manse for the incoming Chair of District. Over the next five years a balance of £45,000 should be built up by designating amounts from the General fund in order to provide a replacement kitchen and other planned and routine maintenance upon the arrival of an incoming chair of District in years to come.

Relocation Fund

This fund, held on deposit with CFB, receives transfers from the General Fund and interest on the funds deposited and is designed to accumulate funds towards the future cost of relocating a new Chair of District. The cost of the next relocation of a District Chair is unknown however it is considered prudent to build up a fund of £3,000.

District Officer Fund

This account was no longer needed and therefore closed during the financial year.

Training New Ministers

This fund, held on deposit with CFB and receiving interest on the funds deposited, is to be used for training new ministers. At 31[st] August 2023 the balance in hand was £179. It is not considered necessary to fix a reserve.

RESTRICTED FUNDS

District Benevolence Fund

This fund, which receives interest on funds held on deposit with CFB, is used to support active and supernumerary ministers and widows at the discretion of the Chair of the District. There were no calls on the fund in 2022-2023. The balance is considered adequate and there are no plans to fundraise for an increase.

Youth and Children’s Bursary Fund

The purpose of this fund, which receives interest on funds held on deposit with CFB, is to assist financially:-

It is not considered necessary to fix a reserve, as the balance of £6,740 at 31[st] August 2023 is considered sufficient for the foreseeable future.

Agricultural Chaplaincy

This fund is specifically for the work of the Agricultural Chaplaincy and is held within a District CFB deposit account. It was received following the closure of another related organisation. The balance at 31[st] August 2023 was £8,971 and this will be used over the next few years alongside internal and external grants which will need to be sought to fund the annual costs of the agricultural chaplaincy.

Lincolnshire Community Healthcare Chaplaincy

Funds within this reserve held with the CFB are used to fund the work of the Lincolnshire Community Healthcare Chaplaincy. The balance on this fund on 31[st] August 2023 was £27,070. Active fundraising is now underway in order to be able to implement the plans outlined in the development plan for this chaplaincy.

Emergency Welfare Fund

This fund was created during 2020-2021 using a grant of £10,000 from the District Advance Fund. The purpose of the fund is to be able to respond quickly and flexibly, via churches, to situations of emergency need in the community. The balance at 31[st] August 2023 was £8,833. District Council agreed that a balance of no more than £3,000 is required and therefore an amount should be returned to the District Advance Fund.

Youth Activities Fund

This fund had a balance of £1,558. It is not considered necessary to set a reserve for this fund. It is expected that this amount will be expended during 2023-2024.

New Places for New People (NPNP)

This restricted fund was created following receipt of a grant of £10,000 from Connexion. This will be used for a pilot NPNP scheme and so is expected to be expended during 2023-2024.

Summary

We have considered the District Mission Policy and have decided that we have sufficient reserves in hand. Should our reserves fall below expectations we would firstly seek to reduce expenditure and, failing that, would seek to increase income from other sources to restore the reserves to an acceptable level.

This Reserves Policy was adopted by the District Trustees on 15[th] February 2024.

3.3 Collaborative arrangements with connected charities

The District’s main source of funding was the assessments obtained from each Circuit within the District. Assessments are determined annually by the District in consultation with circuits. Offers are made by each circuit in order to meet the financial requirements of the District. This sum amounted to £120,091 (2021-2022: £95,424).

The District also obtained from each Circuit with a reserve, known as a Circuit Model Trust Fund (CMTF), a levy based on the size of the Circuit’s CMTF at the start of the Connexional year (1st September). In 2022-2023 this sum was £78,832 (2021-2022: £66,732) and was credited to the District Advance Fund. A Connexional contribution from the Connexional Advance and Priority Fund of £38,529 (2021-2022: £50,534) was also received into the District Advance Fund for distribution via grants.

The District holds no funds as custodian trustee . It does, however, receive each quarter from Circuits within the District the Circuits’ contributions to the Methodist Church Fund (MCF). These sums are collected as agent for the MCF and are passed to the MCF later in the same quarter. Funds received by the District as agent are not recognised as income or as an asset in the financial statements because the funds are not within its control. No fee is earned in respect of this agency arrangement and the District incurs no cost through this arrangement.

4. Trustees Responsibilities

For each financial year ending on 31 August the Trustees are required to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view of the District’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees have:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the District and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the law. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the District and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the District’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

4.1 Risk

The District is largely risk averse, but, especially in making grants to churches, circuits and ecumenical projects embarking on new and imaginative initiatives, the District is prepared to underwrite considered risks.

There has been a continual reduction in the availability of ordained ministers to serve in circuits and this, along with the reduction in the number of lay people available to serve as office holders is a cause for concern for the whole District. Several circuits are also known to be struggling financially and this could pose a risk for the District if those circuits are not able to contribute to the running costs of the District via the assessment. Other risks include reputational risks, operational risks such as failure of IT systems and risks arising from safeguarding cases.

Steps taken to mitigate against such risks include relevant training, engagement of a professional IT company, review of policies and procedures and purchase of insurance.

The risk register was reviewed in February 2023.

5. Structure, Governance and Management

The District is an unincorporated association and is governed by the Methodist Church Act 1976, the Deed of Union and the Model Trust Deeds of the Methodist Church and was registered with the Charity Commissioners on 9th February 2010.

5.1 Structure

Circuits are the coordinating charities for local groups of churches. Circuits pay the stipends of the ministers and employ lay staff to serve the churches in the circuit. Most decisions are made at or ratified by the half yearly circuit meeting. A district is the coordinating charity for a group of contiguous circuits and makes its decisions at the half yearly synods. The Methodist Conference meets once each year as the governing body for all Methodist churches.

  1. Overall control rests with the Methodist Conference.

  2. The Connexional office implements decisions made by Conference and is also responsible for the stationing of presbyters and deacons (collectively known as ministers) in individual circuits within the District.

  3. Connexional decisions are passed to the Chair of the District and the appropriate officers of the District for implementation.

  4. The District looks to the circuits for implementation of District policy and Connexional initiatives with authority delegated to the circuit meeting for certain matters.

  5. The circuit meeting looks to church councils for local implementation by the presbyter, the church stewards, and other officers, and authority is delegated to church councils as managing trustees.

5.2 Purpose of the District

The District is an expression, over a wider geographical area than any circuit, of the Connexional character of the church.

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of the union the advancement of:

The primary purpose of this District is to advance the mission of the church in Lincolnshire:

5.3 Governance

The District operates within a statutory framework of regulation and seeks to ensure that it follows Methodist standing orders. It relies on the Connexional Office at 25 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SF to provide guidance on changes that could affect the District.

The members of the district policy committee (known in this District as District Council) are appointed as trustees annually by a vote of the synod for a continuous term not normally exceeding six years. The Chair of District is ex-officio Chair of the District Council. Nominations to fill vacant positions are brought to synod for approval. Trustees may be either ministers or lay people attending churches in the area covered by the District.

There were seven trustee meetings (District Council), held via Zoom, during 2022-2023. The group’s remit includes the oversight of the work of the District Resourcing Mission Group, finance, property, safeguarding, authorisations to preside at communion, chaplaincy projects, sabbaticals, manses, lay employment, district youth and children’s work and appointments. It also links with the Eastern Region of the Methodist Church Learning Network; one of the Learning Network’s officers attends meetings of the District Council.

5.4 Responsibility of the District Council

The responsibility of the District Council is:

  1. to formulate and promote policies which will advance the mission of the Church in the circuits and local churches and, in particular, to supervise the use of resources of personnel, property and finance and to assist local churches and circuits having exceptional problems

  2. to encourage inter-circuit and ecumenical co-operation

  3. to act in an executive capacity in matters remitted to the council by the synod

  4. to keep within its purview all District concerns not dealt with elsewhere

  5. to contribute and respond, as the case may be, to the development of Connexional policies as reflected in the work of the Conference and the Methodist Council, and to carry out its other responsibilities with any such development in mind

  6. to be aware that the stipend of the Chair of the District is set by the Methodist Conference with all expenses met by the District

  7. constantly to be aware of the public benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission

6. Reference and Administrative Details

6.1 Name of the Charity

Lincolnshire Methodist District

6.2 Charity Registration Number

1134228, Registered in England and Wales

6.3 Principal Office

Methodist District Office Office 5, 72a Newark Road Lincoln LN5 8PY

6.4 Chair of the District

Rev Bruce D Thompson (until 31[st] August 2023)

6.5 Secretary of the Synod (Representative)

Mrs Sue Brumpton

6.6 Secretary of the Synod (Presbyteral)

Rev Angela Long (until 31[st] August 2023)

Vacancy (from 1[st] September 2023)

6.7 District Treasurer

Vacancy

6.8 Chair’s PA and District Officer

Mrs Alison Godfrey

6.9 Independent Examiner

Keith May Accountancy Services Ltd

6.10 Bookkeepers:

Forrester Boyd, Grimsby

6.11 Names of Trustees

The following served as trustees throughout part or all of the year 2022-2023 or were trustees at the time of this report being approved:

Rev Bruce Thompson (Chair) (resigned 31.8.23) Rev Angela Long (Chair) (appointed 1.9.23) Rev Jade Bath (resigned 31.12.23)

Mr Paul Boucher

Mrs Sue Brumpton Mr Richard Melling (appointed 15.2.24) Mrs Sally-Ann Robinson Rev Mark Sherman (resigned 31.8.23) Rev Luke Smith Rev Alan Swann (resigned 31.1.23)

6.11 Bankers

CAF Bank Ltd Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church 25 Kings Hill Avenue 9 Bonhill Street Kings Hill London West Malling EC2A 4PE Kent ME19 4JQ

6.12 Investment Managers and Custodian Trustees

Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Central Buildings Oldham Street Manchester M1 1JQ

Approvals

The Trustees’ Report and the Financial Statements were approved by the District Council on 15[th] February 2024 and will be reported to the Synod on 20[th] April 2024.

Signed on behalf of the District Council, as authorised

Rev Angela Long Mrs Sally-Ann Robinson District Chair Trustee Date: Date:

District Accruals Accounts 2022-23 THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS ACCRUALS BASIS for the year ended 31 August 2023 LINCOLNSHIRE Dlstrict District no 17 Reglstsr•d Charity- Registration numbor 1134228 District Chalr Rev Angolfj Long, Chalr of Distrlcl 8ynod 8ecrotary Mrs. susan Brumpton Treasurer

Name of District LINCOLNSHIRE District No 17 Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2023 District Designated the eneral Fund Advance Fund Funds Restiicted accounts qunrestbictedl {Unrestrictedl lunrestriGtod) Funds Totsl 2022-23 Income from l Donalions and lega¢ies 2 Connexlonal AdvanGe & Prlority Fund 3 Income from investments Income from d￿rI￿ble actlvltles 4 As8es8ments on clrcults S From Clrcult Model Twst Funds e Contribution to the wst ofthe Chatr 7 Other chorltabie acltvlties 8 Income from other tradng aclnriti85 9 Olher Income Total Incom• 19 300 319 43,106 11 43,106 6.706 2,817 120.091 120,091 T8￿32 46.724 10000 78,832 45,724 10.000 16B,650 128 11062 309,419 Expendlture 9 Grants and donatlons 10 Salades and assoaated costs 11 Cost of the Chalr 12 Property Malnt¢nanc8 13 Office expenses 14 Synods, commlttees, Conference 15 Tralnlng 16 Profe881onal fees 17 Other outgoing8 Total expendknrn 2.089 69,353 51,289 63,378 69J63 49,026 16,797 24293 14.538 2,616 4312 3,668 237,780 16.797 23,874 14,538 1,091 4212 419 1,425 10 3,668 6093 180,979 51,708 Ngt incomel{•xp•ndknr•) b•lor• gains and losses on investm•nts 18 Net galnslllos8es> on Inve8Inents Not incomellexpendlture) 19 Transfers between fvndo 20 Other gainsl(losses) Not movement in funds -12J29 76J36 8.789 71M39 -12J29 31.432 8.789 17,269 71M39 -53,000 4299 19,103 23,936 24038 71W9 Totsl funds brought forward Totsl funds carrled forward 287￿13 308,718 8.487 32,423 41,171 341316 66309 412054 8,606

Name of District LINCOLNSHIRE Dlstr4ct No 17 statement of Financial Activitles (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2022 Notes to Dlgtriot Designa the General Fund Advance Fund Funds counts IUnrestrlGted) IUnrestrlcted} (unrestricted) Restr Funds Totsl 202142 Income from 1 Donation8 and legacies 2 Connexlonal AfvanrE & ProFerty Fund 3 Income from investments Incom• from chrltable actlvilles 4 As8e88ments on clrcur 5 From Circurt Model TrLESt FurKIs 6 Contribution to the cost of the Chair 7 Other chaFitable act￿￿e$ 8 Income from other trading activities 9 Other Income Totsl Income 55,319 809 55,319 1262 27 174 93,7PA 06.732 42.740 42,740 1.5th) 136,7ll6 122,860 27 1,674 261,317 Expendlture 9 Grants and donatlons 10 Salaries and assoGlated costs 11 Cost of the Chalr 12 Propety Malntenance 13 Offlce expense8 14 Synod8, committees, ConfererKe 15 Tralnlng 16 Prof8sslonal fee8 17 Other outgoings Total eXpendI￿r0 2,280 49,920 45.455 14.648 51903 11.520 1,223 5.071 86,035 1,200 89,515 49,920 43,45S 14,648 53,287 11,520 2,131 3,Q71 2,731 274.258 10 2,731 4.839 183,019 86,399 Nèt Incomdlexpendlture) belore galns and losses on Investments 18 Nel galnslllosses) on investments Net Incom￿(eXpendItuT0j 19 Transfers betr￿en ftjnds 20 Other gains111￿Se5> Net movement in fund• 36.461 4,18S -12,940 36.461 .165 463 -12,940 36.637 .1500 -9.826 1.861 -2.473 4.702 -12.940 Total funds brought forward Totsl fund$ orrl•d forward 297,239 287,613 6,627 8,487 6,416 43,874 41,171 354.155 341,215

Name of District LINCOLNSHIRE District No 17 Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2023 General Fund Iunrestiictedl Dlstrfct Advance F(Md IUnr•strlcted) Funds {Unrestrl¢ted) Funds 14otes to th• Accounts Flx•d Assets Tangib18 fixèd 85sets Investment properties Investments 11 rJo,380 230,360 ZW,300 LW.380 CurrnntAss•ts O•bt¢rs Loans bylhe Dknlct TA￿tee Investment Fund ilh TMCP Cantral FITh￿¢& Board D&p￿lts Ca¥h #t B•nk and In hand 12 6,688 fj,688 13 14 166,237 ie6.237 144,e38 2.477 320.039 70,921 2,477 80.087 8,505 85,209 14 166237 8.505 86,209 Cuff6nt IlabSlllJos 8¢kn l&J8 in under 1 y•w) Grants p8yablo In 2023.24 15 3,731 3.731 120.814 124,646 19&493 120.814 120,814 46.423 3,731 78.366 8,606 fj5.209 31718 46,423 8,505 424854 Loni t•rm Ilabllltl•s due after more than one ye*rl GrAnts p8yabl• in 2024-25 and b•yoNI Loans to the District 13,000 13,000 Net assets 301716 32,423 8.505 85,209 412.854 FU￿15 of tho Dlslrfct Ger¢eral Fund (Unrestricted) Distri¢tAdvaroe Fund IUnre5triGtedl Dewgnatsd Funds Iunrgstrictedl 16 306.716 306,716 32,423 8,505 347.645 85,209 412,854 S2,423 16 8.505 Res1ricted Fund5 17 66,209 65.%)9 Signed Total Funds 306.716 8.505 Trc -rrfu57tr3

Name of District LINCOLNSHIRE Dlstrlct No 17 Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2022 General Fund IUnreslTIGtedl Dlstrlet Advance Fimd IUnrestrt¢ted) Dèslgr FurKIs (Unrestslcted) Notos tothe Accounts Flxed Assets Tangible fixed assets Investment properties Investments 11 230,360 230,360 230.360 ),360 CuThent Agsets Debtors Loans bythe Dlstrlct TTUStee Invesbnent Fund TMCP Central Finance Board DepL%its Cosh at 8ank and In hand 12 2,754 2.754 13 14 147,009 147,009 97.367 6.282 253,412 52,253 3,943 41,177 14 61.289 147,009 41.171 Current Ilabllldes Crsdtors Idje In und•r 1 Grents pwable In 2022-23 TO￿ eurr8ntll8bllltl•s Not ¢umta&%etsAlabllhles 15 4.036 4.038 114.521 118,557 134,850 114,521 114,521 4038 67.253 41,171 287.613 3,943 41.171 366,218 Long terni Ilabllttles (du• after more than one Grants payablè in 2023-24 and beycnd Loans to the DSth¢t 24,000 Neta8sets 287,813 41.171 341.215 Funds of tho Dlstrlct Genergl Fund {Unrestrl¢t¢dl Disknd AdVa￿e Fund IUT*e5tn"cted} Designated Funds (Unrestricted) 18 287,613 287,fj13 8,488 3,943 300.044 41,171 341,21S 8,488 3,943 Rtsslrfcted Fundg 17 41,171 41.171 Total Funds 287,613 Signed

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THE METHODIST CHURCH- LINCOLNSHIRE DISTRICT DECLARATIONS Treasurer I confimi that aG¢ru•l based a¢¢ounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the records of the District that they include all furxls under th• control of tha District Council. Signature of T Addres8 24n£&n SPY Presentsfjon to the Distrlct Councll for approval. I conrim Ihatthe annual report and a¢¢ounts for the yfrar ended 31 AugLL8t 2023 wern presenled to the Dlstrict Coun￿] at Its meettn9 on and were èpproved. Slgnature of tho Chair of the medng Name of the Chalr ofthe moelng R•¥. Ang•l• Long Date Inthpondenl Examlne¢$ Report to th• Tru•t••s of tho LINCOLNSHIRE Dlstrlct Charlty No. 1134228 Respor￿1b11ltlO8 and ba810 of Roport I report to the trustees on my examinatbn of the accounts of the Llncoln8hwe Dl8trfct for the year ended 31 August 2023. As the Distri¢t'$ trustees, you are resF¥)n8ible forthe prepaTation ofthe aG¢ounts in a¢¢ordarKe vlth Ihe requlrements of the Charitie8 Act 2011 (Yhe Acri. I report in respect of my examlnation ofthe Di5trict'$ aectrjnts tarrled out under section 145 of the Act and, In carrying out my examinatton, I have follo￿ed all the appllcable Directlon8 £4ven by ts Charfty Comm188bn under se¢tion 145(51(b) of the Act.

THE METHODIST CHURCH --LINCOLNSHIRE DISTRICT DECLARATIONS - cont'd Basis of Indep8nd•nt Examlnr'# Report My eXamIna￿On was carrfed out In accordance vlth the general directlons given bythe Charity Commls810n. An exarr4nation includes a review of the 8ccountwig records kept by the charity and a comparison of the acGounts ￿1th those recnr¢Js. 11 also includes consideration of 8ny unusual items, in nature or scale, or dlsdosufes In the accounts, see￿r￿j explanations from the trustees conceming such matters. The procedures undgrtaken do not provkle all the ev•Jence that ￿oUld be required In an audft and, eonsequenlly. no opinion Is given as lo vknether the awAunts present a true and falr ￿ew. My report Is Ilmited to those matters jet out In the $tatement below. Independent Examlnerfs Statement I have ¢unpl¢ted my exan￿nation. l onfimi that no materlal mattern have come to my attentlon In onnection vAth the exanlnation I ￿thiGh glve me ￿U88 to bel19￿ that in. any materfal re8fft: the aCcO￿tIng records y￿re not kept In accordance wlth 8eation 130 of tho AGt', or the a¢¢ounts do not acwrd vAth thè 8¢xounllng record8: or the a¢coLmts do not compty the appll¢able requlrements concemlng the fomi and content of accounts Set out In the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 Qthgr than any rwuirement that the attounls give 4 rue f81rf VI￿, %tlch18 not a mater con81der&J as part of an Independent examination; or the trugod annual rewrt18 not cor￿￿tent vlth the 8ccount8 I have no concems and have comè acros$ no other matters In connedon the examlnatl¢Jn to whlch attenfjon should be drawn in thi8 ieport in order to enable a proper undetstanding of the acmunts to ba Teachgd. I lav&ttave nor obtaln8d Independent verffleatlon of 811 Invostmènts wllh the Trustees for Methodtgt Churth Purpo$e$ or held In othef trusts, bank balan¢e$ and fund$ at th6 Central Finanee Board of the Methodi8t Church at the balance sheet date. ' Please debte a$ gppmprfatg Nam& Kglth May Slgnature Relevant Profe8slonal qUalM￿on of examlner ACMA CGMA offlrm <￿￿Te apwoprfat•l Kelth May AGcounllngSgrviGes Ltd Address Aura 8￿InesS Centro. H￿th Road. Skggnoss PE25 3SJ Date

THE IIEfHODIST CHURCH- LINCOLNSHIRE DISTRICT DECLARATIONS Treasurer I confimi thatlw xwJrrts forthe year ended 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the records of the Di5trirt tr&tey r£￿ al under the control ofthe District Council. Slgnature d T Date Name Lrf T /knSc)AJ &oDf£EY nJa4JArk koa, kn. tsJs 8Py Presentation to the Dlstrlct Coun¢ll ft•r approval. I ￿firnI thai the annual report and a¢Gounts for the year ended 31 AUg￿t 2023 vmre preserrted to the District Coun￿1 at ts meeting on and ￿tre aFproved. S5gnaturn of th8 Chalr of the meollng Nama oflhe Chair ofthe meating R•v. Ang•la Long Date Independent Examlnafs Report to tho Truttt8 of t LINCOLNSHIRE Dlstrlct Charlty No. 1134228 Re8pon8lbllltle8 and ba81s of Report I reportto the tru8tèe8 on my examinallon of the accounts of th8 Llncolnshlre Di8tricl for the year ended 31 August 2023. As the Di8tricYs trustees. you are responsible for the prep8ratlon of the accounts in a¢cordanoe Nmth the requlrements of the Charitles Act 2011 {Ihe Arti. I report In respect of my examina￿On of the Dlstrlcfs accounts carrled out under sectton 145 olthe Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have folloYd all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi$8ton under seC￿n 145(5)(bl of the Act.

THE METHODIST CHURCH- LINCOLNSHIRE DISTRICT DECLARATIONS - cont'd 8a8ls of 1nd9p0￿￿th Examlnw'i Rewt My examknation was carried out In ts)rdan¢e ith the general dlrectlon8 gwt ty the Charity Commlsslon. An examinatlon Ir￿ludeS a revlow of the accounting re￿rdS kept ty the chathy and a compar180n of the accounts vlth those ￿¢OrdS. It also Indude8 constr#eration of any unusual 1￿M$, in nature or sc810, ¢X disdosures in the accounts, seeklng explanau￿$ from the tru8t8e8 concemirwj suth mattern. The procedures uThJertaken do not provKle all the evldèrKe that V￿uld be require(l in an audit and, consequenuy. no opinion 18 given as to ￿ether the accounts pre$￿t a true arKI falr vlew. My report18 Ilmited lo those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examlnefs Statsm•nt I have completed my examination. I confimi that no malerial matters have com to my attenlon In ¢onnethon ilh the examination l Nthi¢h give me cause to believe that in. any material respeGt: the accomtlng records vmro not k•pt in a￿ordance th sectlon 130 ofthe Act: or the a￿Unts do not a¢¢ord vAth thè accounting records; or the ac¢omts do not conwty wlth the appllcable requirements ¢on¢wilng thè form and content of accounts set out In the Charitiè5 (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any requirement that the ounls gNe a'true and falrf vlew, is not a matter ¢onsldered a8 part of an IndeFndent examination., or the Irustees, annual rep)rt Is not cor18tent th8 ac¢wnts I hve no o)ncam8 and havo com¢ 8¢ro$8 no oth•r matters In connectlon vAth the examlnatlon to whlch attention should lje dravm In thls r•port In ordor to en8￿e a proper understandlng of the accounts to be I h8¥eihave nor obtalnod kndepend•nt ¥ertficau￿ of all In￿Stmonts vthh the Trust80$ for M6thodl$l Church PurFoses or held In other tfusts, bank balance8 and fund8 atlh¢ Central Flnan¢¢ Board of the Mothodlst Church at the balancé sheet date. "Please delete as *9ppmprfal& Namo Kelth May Slgnature Reltsvant Professlonal qualrfocation of examlner ACMA CGMA Narrn offimi (where approprfate) Keith May Accountlngsorvlces Ltd Addre88 Aura 8uSIrn￿ Cgntro, Hoath Road, Skegnoss PE25 3SJ Date