2023-08-31-accounts

	for Upper	the year ended 31 August 20 Thames Methodist	23 Circuit
Registered	Charity - Registration	number		1134231
	Bristol	District No	I Circuit No	007/23
Ministers		Rev Shirlyn Toppin
		Rev Clive Deverell
		Rev Sarah Simpson
Circuit	Stewards	Mrs Jane Phoenix-Stone (GDPR)
		Ms Jenny Corkett (EDI Officer)
		Mrs Sheila Knowles (Safeguarding	Officer)
		Mr Adrian German (Local Preachers'	Secretary)
		Mr Robin Phoenix-Stone (Property	Secretary)
Circuit	Finence Officer	Mrs Margaret Flood

Statement of Financia	l A	ctivities (	ctivities (	SOFA) for t	he year en	he year en	ded 31A	ug	ust 20	3
		Notes to the accounts		General Fund (Unrestricted) f	Circuit Model Trust (Unrestrloted) r		Designated Funds (unrestricted) 2		Restricted Funds 2		Endowment Funds f		Total 2022-23 f
Income													0
1 Donations snd legacies 2 Income from nronstary Investmenls				5,460		B,S09							14,269 0
3 Income from Investmenl properties 4 Assessmenls on Churches				103,348									103,348 0
5 Capital Receipts													0
8 Grants received 7 Giber chadtable Income 8Total Income				9,068 117,876		8,809							9,068 126,685
Expenditure													0
S Grants snd donslions 10Salaries snd associated costs 11 Properly maintenance				57,762 38,531									57,762 38,531 0
12 Connaxional assessment 8 model 13 District Assessment & Levy		trust	levy	32,640		87,882							120,522 0
14 Depreciation													0
15Otfice expenses 16Other outgoings 17Total charitable expenditure 18 Gains/(losses) on monetary 19Gains/(losses) on properties 20 Net Income/(expenditure) 21 Transfers between funds	inveslmenls			52,638 181,471 251,408 Ots,003 60,000		525 88,407 254 253.561 173,709 50,0M		0		0		0	53,063 269,878 -254 2,153 -141,294 0
22 Other gains/(losses) 23 Net movement In funds 24 Total funds brought forward 25Total funds carried forward				265,003 1,464,771 1,199,768		123,709 191,158 314,565							-141,294 1,655,927 1,514,633

			Notes to		Circuit Nlodel	Designated
			the	General Fund	Trust	Funds	Restricted	Endowment		Total
		accounts		(Unrestricted)	(Unrestricted)	(unrestricted)	Funds	Funds		2021-22
				2	2	2	2			2
income
I Donaticns and legacies 2 income from monetary investments 3 Income from investment properties 4 Assessments on Churches				eeo 469 129,350						880 1,333 0 129,350
5 Cspital Recs/pls 6 Grants received										0 0
7 Other charitable income 8Total income				13,382 144,081						'I3,382 144,945
Expenditure 9 Grants and donaticns				12.100						12,100
10Salaries and associated costs 11 Property maintenance 12 Connexional assessment &model trust 13District Assessmsnt &Levy 14 Depredation 15Offtce expenses 16Other oulgolrigs 17Total charitable expenditure 18Gains/(losses) on monetary Invesiments 19Gains/(losses) on properties 20 Net income/(expenditure) 21 Transfers between funds			levy	84,077 8.029 35,220 1,568 18,063 159,057 1eggt3 181,237	7,047 544 7,591 1,156 -7,683					64,O77 8,029 0 42,267 0 1,568 18,607 166,848 -1,166 196,213 173,354 0
22 Other ga/ns/(losses) 23 Net movement in funds 24 Total funds brought forward 25Total funds carried forward				181,237 1,283.534 1,484,771	-7,883 199,039 191,156				0	173,354 1,482,573 1,655,927

					Balance	Sheet as	Sheet as	at 31 A	ugust 20	ugust 20	23
		st I tho Accounts			DoneralFund (Unrestricted)	Dlrcuh Mod I Trusts lunrasulcledl R.		DeslDnaled Funds fufuoslrlclsdl 2	Rcslrl I d Funds 2		Endowmanl Fflrtds 2		Totals 20M(m	Totals 2421I22 2
Diced Asset CircuR Mancas 88 pmenl					8M.SSS								084,5m 0	1,260461 0
tMCSI Nfl pf pNIufs													0	0
Immtwmu Totolfiasdass Cftrfohl Aa fls curn	I~						0		0		0	0	!I04,564 7,019	1,208361 7,0'I4
Loans 6 Ihe cscfD
Investfneals aids TMCP TMCP Central Fhsnca I!osrd D p sits Cashaf6anksndlnha d Tot I cw7SNI assets Tarsi					IDI,MW 51,407 220,411		0,879 307,931 S14,010						307.031 IS1.385 51,407 M5,221	148,062 44 I24 m0.014
Cunenl RsbDWec cfmsom (dua h loatw I rmr)													6.154	1,450
Grants arabia ahl Spfate t lwl Salsa RotcfrnN I msrsrdlblfld s					21S,457		314,010						6,154 $30007	1454 SST5$4
Torsi msfs lms surmnr IfablDIIC					1,200,023		S14,61D		4		0	D	1,514,5m	1,055427
Longtenn DabUides
duo after merc thanona Tear
Gmnls pa bla ahs 2O I0.19
LmfN laaW G ltc!
Nut assars					1,200,023		a14,010					0	1,514,033	1,655,027
FunCcofth Ci II Ge assi F .d(unteslmmtt clrcuR Model Tnnl Fund Dlnresulchdl					1.200 D23		314,610						IPm.023 314,RID 0	1,464.771 101,160
Dml9 ud Funds prmtstwledi 1st I Ursesldctcd Funds											d		1,514,033 0
Ra Irlrtod Fwd
Elldo t ONI FSNdt TntalFunds					1,200,023		314,610				0	0	1.514,ml	1,655,027
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s for examination o	r audit	ofth	e	acc	ounts
							2022/23	2021/22
							f	E
Independent examiner's	or auditors'		fees for reporting			on the accounts	1 400	1,300
Other fees (e.g.:advice, accountancy				services) paid to the
independent examiner	or auditor						NIL	NIL
d employees
Staff Costs paid during the		year were:					2022/23	2022
Gross wages, salaries	snd benefits		in	Idnd			45,451	64,691
Employer's National Insurance		costs					3,762	5,464
Pension costs							8549	13,922
Total staff costs							57 762	84,077
Average number of full-time		equivalent			employees	in the year
were;

8Tangible Fixed Assets
Cost or valuation
					Fixtures,	Payments on account
					fittings	and assets
				Other	and	under
	Land f		Manses	buildings f	equipment	construction f	Total f
Balance brou ht forward			1,268,361				1,268,361
Additions			535,810				535,810
Revaluations +/-
Dis osals-			819,605				819,605
Transfers * +/-
Balance carried forward			984,566	0			984,566
Accumulated depreciation
Balance brou ht forward					00
Depreciation charge for
ear-
Revaluations +/-
Dis osals-
Transfers" +/-
Balance carried forward
Net book value
Brou hl forward		0	1,268,361				1,268,361
Carried forward		0	984,566				984,566

Restricted Name	Fund	Opening Balance		Incoming Resources	Resources Expended	Transfers	Closing Balance	Purpose fund	of the
	Totals		0	0

Restricted Name	Fund	Opening Balance		Incoming Resources	Resources Expended	Transfers	Closing Balance	Purpose fund	of the
	Totals		0