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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1134236

Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Financial Statements 31 August 2025

GORDON DOWN & PARTNERS

Accountants & statutory auditor 144 Walter Road Swansea SA1 5RW

Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2025

Page
Trustees' annual report 1
Independent auditor's report to the members 9
Statement of financial activities 13
Statement of financial position 14
Statement of cash flows 15
Notes to the financial statements 16
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements
Detailed statement of financial activities 30

Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Trustees' Annual Report

Year ended 31 August 2025

The trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025.

Chair's report

The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

The Cardiff Methodist Church Circuit is the primary unit in which the local Methodist churches within Cardiff and Caerphilly express and experience their interconnection in the Body of Christ, for the purposes of mission, mutual encouragement and help. It is in the Circuit that the ministers are stationed and local preachers are trained, admitted and exercise their calling. The purposes of the Circuit include the effective deployment of the resources of ministry, which include people, property and finance, as they relate to the Methodist churches in Cardiff & Caerphilly to churches of other denominations and to participation in the life of the communities served by the Circuit, including local schools and colleges and in ecumenical work in the area.

Reference and administrative details

Registered charity name Cardiff Methodist Circuit Charity registration number 1134236 Principal office Cyncoed Methodist Church Westminster Crescent Cardiff CF23 6SE

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

The trustees

L Evans - Minister Rev S Wigley - Supernumerary Minister A Bailey - Cyncoed J Powell - Whitchurch C Wiggins- Llandaff North S Charlesworth - Eco Rep R Davies - Supernumerary Minister A Tyler - Circuit Steward T Phillips - Radyr C Gale - Minister J Holliman - Minister A Mahoney - Minister I John - Minister B J Barry - Circuit Steward A Thomas - Wesley Caerphilly S McElveen - Circuit Steward J Rees - Cyncoed P Demery - Safeguarding Rep M R Hunt - Cathays S Cane - Cathays S Morris - Cathays J Powell - Conway Road H Cox - Circuit Treasurer D Perkins - Conway Road C E Plumridge - Cyncoed J Plumridge - Cyncoed J Perris - Llandaff North J V Elias - Llandaff North P D G Richards - Llandaff North L Crispie -Llanishen C M Crow - Radyr C Taylor - Radyr S C Hewett - Radyr C Markall - St. Andrew's L Medina - St. Andrew's H Tyler - St. Andrew's P R Knight - Wesley Canton G Hosgood - Wesley Canton A Cross - Wesley Canton A Cross - Wesley Canton A P Hill - Whitchurch G Taylor-Nayar - Local Preacher Rep A P Thomas - Local Preacher Rep M A Wentworth - Local Preacher Rep C Dodd - Circuit Meeting Secretary M Angilley - Cathays H A Ofoe - Llanishen

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

G Griffiths - Wesley Caerphilly M Symonds - Whitchurch C Pym - Wesley Caerphilly E Bhajan - Minister D Witts - Llandaff North V Ruddock - Llanishen J Delf - St Andrew's M Mathias - Wesley Canton E Nash - Whitchurch Auditor Gordon Down & Partners Accountants & statutory auditor 144 Walter Road Swansea SA1 5RW

Structure, governance and management

Structure and governance

Cardiff Methodist Circuit is a registered charity. The registered charity number is 1134236.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

Objectives and activities

Aims and Organisation

The purposes of the Methodist Church are the advancement of:

a) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist Church;

b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Synod, Circuit, local or other organisation of The Methodist Church;

c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church;

d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church.

Significant activities

(i) The Circuit produces a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular Acts of Worship take place at each of the Methodist churches and Local Ecumenical Partnerships in its geographical area. These are open to all people without charge. Worship is also provided for Young People at Youth Space.

(ii) The Circuit aims to encourage the nurture of and witness to families through the local churches and also to young people through Youth Space. The Children's and Youth work is achieved through the employment of a Lay Worker who works alongside volunteers across the circuit delivering accessible worship and other youth work. This is currently funded by the Circuit.

(iii) To deliver worship to every church in the circuit each week. We deliver worship by appointing Ministers and training Local Preachers. There is also a regular meeting of all preachers to encourage in-service development.

(iv) The Circuit is involved in a wide range of outreach activities, in accordance with its charitable purposes, mainly through the work of individual churches. There is a Circuit-wide project in the Trinity Centre which provides services for refugees and asylum seekers residing in Cardiff. More will be said about the Trinity Centre below.

(v) The Circuit is involved in the work of the Church of the Resurrection and Pontprennau Community Church through work with ecumenical partners who are part of the Covenanted Churches in Wales group. Both these churches are 5-way ecumenical partnerships in which the Methodist Church is one participating denomination. The Methodist Church owns the Pontprennau building.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

Objectives and activities (continued)

Public benefit

The trustees of the Methodist Church had due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in compliance with its duties under section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. This guidance sets out 2 key principles:

  1. The organisation must have an identifiable benefit.

  2. The benefit must be to the public or a section of the public.

The church exists, inter alia to:

  1. increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's love;

  2. help people to learn and grow as Christians, through mutual support and care; and

  3. be a good neighbour to people in need and challenge injustice.

The trustees consider that for these reasons the charity meets these public benefit requirements.

Achievements and performance

Over the past year the Circuit has continued to work in response to the major review, "Forward in Hope" which we began three years ago. We have acknowledged that every church in the Circuit has made positive progress as a result of the review and there are signs of new life and growth across the board. That being said, the congregation at Taffs Well (a Methodist/Baptist Local Ecumenical Partnership) took the decision to close its church due to the ageing of the congregation and the challenge to find people to take on roles. However, they are looking forward to meeting informally once per month in a local café setting. The Circuit has also made available some funding for mission grants for which congregations have been invited to apply. This has seen a renewed enthusiasm and hopefulness across the Circuit.

Charitable Activities

a. The Trinity Centre "Sanctuary for All" project was completed in March 2025. The newly refurbished building is now being used as a base for mission in the local area particularly with refugees and asylum seekers. The Circuit continues to provide an Executive Committee which manages the Centre and works strategically to plan its on-going work.

b. The Circuit continues to benefit from the role of a minister who works 50% for the Circuit and 50% as a Pioneer Minister. She is based at Radyr Methodist Church and many of the members there have become involved in greater mission outside the walls of the church in the established community of Radyr and in the rapidly developing housing areas nearby,

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

Financial review

The Circuit had an overall deficit for the year of £2,434. This was expected and relates to the Cardiff Circuit's support of mission within the Cardiff area, particularly for youth work and support of the pioneer minister.

The overall finances of the Circuit include the Trinity Project, a Centre in Adamsdown, serving the local community where a high level of refugees and asylum seekers reside. A large, fully funded refurbishment project has just been completed on this property and the Centre is now fully open.

Income Trends

Circuit income is primarily drawn from the assessment paid by the Circuit churches which amounted to £318,841 in 2024-25. Funds are also received through the rental of six properties that were previously manses.

The Trinity Centre income comes from donations and letting income from the groups who use the premises.

Expenditure Trends

Stipend expenditure, which makes up 49% of the Circuit's expenditure, has increased each financial year in line with conference approved increases - rate of increase for 2024-25 was 6.81%.

The Circuit contribution to the District and Connexion is 16.8% of total expenditure, of which a significant part is used to fund the work of the wider Methodist Church. Other significant Circuit expenditure related to maintenance of property in the Circuit.

Fund Balances

As at 31st August 2025 the net current assets of the Circuit were £1,041,808, maintaining a similar level to 2023-24.

Reserves Policy

Total unrestricted reserves at 31st August 2025 are £6,024,347 of which £5,245,000 are held as property. The remainder is allocated as set out below.

i. A reserve for the maintenance of manses of £74,972, to which an annual amount will be added each year to ensure there are sufficient funds to keep the manses in good condition ii. A mission fund of £596,065 allocated to the Circuit Churches or groups within the Circuit for mission and eco projects. A Mission and Grant Policy has been set up by the Circuit Meeting to administer these grants. The Reserves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a sum equivalent to 4 months' average expenditure, approximately £120,000. This should be sufficient to meet any unforeseen item of major expenditure on manses and / or to be able to continue, in the short term, funding planned activities in the event of any inability to raise the full Circuit Assessment from churches.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

Financial review (continued)

Plans for future periods

Plans for 2025-26

Circuit financial plans for the coming year have been prepared on the basis that there will be 4.5 ministers in the Circuit. Assessment levels have been set at a level which will ensure the budget for 2025-6 is sustainable for the Circuit. Churches and members within the Circuit will be encouraged to make use of the Mission Fund as set out above.

Trustees' responsibilities statement

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, of the charity for that period.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Trustees' Annual Report (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

The trustees' annual report was approved on .............................. and signed on behalf of the board of 17 June 2026 trustees by:

C Gale - Minister Trustee

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Year ended 31 August 2025

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Cardiff Methodist Circuit (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise the statement of financial activities, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Cardiff Methodist Circuit (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Cardiff Methodist Circuit (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to the identified risks, including non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) and fraud that are material to the financial statements.

Our audit procedures included, but were not limited to:

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Cardiff Methodist Circuit (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Gordon Down & Partners Accountants & statutory auditor 144 Walter Road Swansea SA1 5RW

17 June 2026

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 August 2025

2025 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds Total funds Total funds
Note £ £ £ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies 4 16,384 2,025,378 2,041,762 655,058
Charitable activities 5 318,841 20,838 339,679 305,786
Investment income 6 82,070 55,411 137,481 114,017
Other income 7 1,997 4,992 6,989 744,997
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Total income 419,292 2,106,619 2,525,911 1,819,858
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Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities 8,9 421,726 261,166 682,892 625,599
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Total expenditure 421,726 261,166 682,892 625,599
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Net losses on investments 10 (62,994)
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Net income (2,434) 1,845,453 1,843,019 1,131,265
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Transfers between funds 2,506,910 (2,506,910)
Other recognised gains and losses
Losses from revaluation of fixed assets (2,085,568) (2,085,568) (90,000)
Fair value movements 93,000 93,000 (123,000)
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Net movement in funds 511,908 (661,457) (149,549) 918,265
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 5,512,489 923,868 6,436,357 5,518,092
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Total funds carried forward 6,024,397 262,411 6,286,808 6,436,357
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 16 to 28 form part of these financial statements.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Statement of Financial Position

31 August 2025

2025 2024
Note £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 13 5,245,000 5,390,658
Current assets
Debtors 14 22,942 54,400
Cash at bank and in hand 1,186,360 1,966,004
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1,209,302 2,020,404
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 167,494 974,705
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Net current assets 1,041,808 1,045,699
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Total assets less current liabilities 6,286,808 6,436,357
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Net assets 6,286,808 6,436,357
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Funds of the charity
Restricted funds 262,411 923,868
Unrestricted funds:
Revaluation reserve 1,485,910 1,620,910
Other unrestricted income funds 4,538,487 3,891,579
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Total unrestricted funds 6,024,397 5,512,489
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Total charity funds 18 6,286,808
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6,436,357
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These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on ........................, and are signed on behalf of the board by: 17 June 2026

C Gale - Minister Trustee

H Cox - Circuit Treasurer Trustee

The notes on pages 16 to 28 form part of these financial statements.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended 31 August 2025

2025 2024
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income 1,843,019 1,131,265
Adjustments for:
Net losses on investments 62,994
Dividends, interest and rents from investments (137,481) (114,017)
Accrued (income)/expenses (5,033) 6,566
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors 30,044 (33,600)
Trade and other creditors (800,764) 772,078
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Cash generated from operations 929,785 1,825,286
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Net cash from operating activities 929,785 1,825,286
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Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends, interest and rents from investments 137,481 114,017
Purchase of tangible assets (1,846,910) (748,658)
Proceeds from sale of tangible assets 375,000
Proceeds from sale of other investments (62,994)
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Net cash used in investing activities (1,709,429) (322,635)
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Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings (150,000)
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Net cash used in financing activities (150,000)
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Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (779,644) 1,352,651
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,966,004 613,351
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 1,186,360 1,966,002
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The notes on pages 16 to 28 form part of these financial statements.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2025

1. General information

The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Cyncoed Methodist Church, Westminster Crescent, Cardiff, CF23 6SE.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Incoming resources

All income is included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets

Manses and churches are shown at fair value using the Revaluation Model. It is the policy to carry out a professional valuation of these properties every five years. The trustees carry out a fair value and impairment review for each reporting period (alongside any professional valuations). Where this results in a carrying value which differs materially from that at the beginning of the period, adjustment is made to the carrying value and corresponding entry in the revaluation reserve.

It is considered that the residual values of the properties at the end of their useful lives will be at a similar level as their current fair values. Costs of disposal are estimated at 5% of value. The land element is estimated at one-third of total value. The life of the buildings is estimated at 100 years. Given these factors, it is considered that any resulting depreciation would be immaterial on an annual basis.

Further justification for adopting this policy is that it gives a more meaningful result than charging an immaterial amount of depreciation on the buildings element of the properties, only to value the properties back to fair value each year informally, and every five years when professionally revalued. It is also the policy to maintain all buildings in good condition, a basis for asserting no loss in residual values.

Impairment of fixed assets

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.

Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

3. Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments (continued)

Where investments in shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in income and expenditure. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment.

Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in the statement of financial activities, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised under the appropriate heading in the statement of financial activities in which the initial gain was recognised.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets are either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

4. Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Donations
Donations - Trinity Centre 201 31,991 32,192

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

4. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Grants
Wales Synod Cymru 16,183 16,183
TMCP - Plas Dwr
Mission Alongside the Poor 10,000 10,000
TMCP - other 500 500
Ashley Foundation
Ninevah
Cardiff and Vale ULHB 800 800
Other Global Gardens grants 31,831 31,831
Welsh Community Facilities Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - People and
Places 3 52,140 52,140
National Lottery Heritage Fund 818,830 818,830
National Churches Trust
James Pantyfedwen Trust
Wales Cymru Synod Advance Fund 26,000 26,000
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme 276,942 276,942
Garfield Weston
Beatrice Laing
Benefact Trust
Hobson Charity 5,000 5,000
Rank Trust 50,000 50,000
Building fund grants received in advance 721,344 721,344
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16,384 2,025,378 2,041,762
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Donations
Donations - Trinity Centre 26,437 26,437

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

4. Donations and legacies (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Grants
Wales Synod Cymru 13,552 13,552
TMCP - Plas Dwr 3,000 3,000
Mission Alongside the Poor 7,500 7,500
TMCP - other
Ashley Foundation 5,925 5,925
Ninevah 2,600 2,600
Cardiff and Vale ULHB 2,790 2,790
Other Global Gardens grants 16,715 16,715
Welsh Community Facilities Programme 300,000 300,000
National Lottery Community Fund - People and
Places 3 442,860 442,860
National Lottery Heritage Fund 214,562 214,562
National Churches Trust 101,891 101,891
James Pantyfedwen Trust 10,000 10,000
Wales Cymru Synod Advance Fund 105,000 105,000
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme 109,589 109,589
Garfield Weston 30,000 30,000
Beatrice Laing 30,000 30,000
Benefact Trust 50,000 50,000
Hobson Charity
Rank Trust
Building fund grants received in advance (817,363) (817,363)
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16,552 638,506 655,058
============================ ================================ ================================

5. Charitable activities

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Assessments on Churches 318,841 318,841
Rental income 20,838 20,838
-------------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------------------
318,841 20,838 339,679
================================ ============================ ================================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Assessments on Churches 292,733 292,733
Rental income 13,053 13,053
-------------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------------------
292,733 13,053 305,786
================================ ============================ ================================

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

6. Investment income

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Income from investment properties 74,977 74,977
Income from monetary investments 7,093 55,411 62,504
---------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------------------
82,070 55,411 137,481
============================ ============================ ================================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Income from investment properties 71,303 71,303
Income from monetary investments 4,779 37,935 42,714
---------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------------------
76,082 37,935 114,017
============================ ============================ ================================
7. Other income
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Other charitable income 1,997 4,992 6,989
======================= ======================= =======================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Other charitable income 30,983 714,014 744,997
============================ ================================ ================================
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Christian Ministry 421,726 261,166 682,892
================================ ================================ ================================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Christian Ministry 496,280 129,319 625,599
================================ ================================ ================================
9. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
Activities
undertaken Total funds Total fund
directly 2025 2024
£ £ £
Christian Ministry 682,892 682,892 625,599
================================ ================================ ================================

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

10. Net losses on investments

Unrestricted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds
Funds 2025 Funds 2024
£ £ £ £
Gains/(losses) on investment property
==============

==============
(62,994)
============================
(62,994)
============================

11. Staff costs

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 241,680 205,753
Social security costs 16,820 13,926
Employer contributions to pension plans 31,230 39,618
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
289,730 259,297
================================ ================================

Of the above costs £163,777 relate to stipends paid to ministers (£154,671 2024), £31,230 for their pension costs (£39,618 2024) and £16,820 social security (£13,926 2024).

A further £40,777 relates to staff costs for the Trinity Centre paid out of its funds (£19,303 2024).

The average head count of employees during the year was 10 (2024: 10). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

2025 2024
No. No.
Ministers 6 6
Administrator 1 1
Children, Families & Youth Worker 1 1
Trinity Centre workers 2 2
-------------- --------------
10 10
============== ==============

No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).

12. Trustee remuneration and expenses

Each of the ministers of the Circuit received a stipend for their services. The Circuit Administrator also received a salary for her services.

Trustees' expenses

Each of the ministers, the Administrator and two others, a total of nine trustees, have incurred expenses on behalf of the Circuit for travel, office costs and ministry in the main and such expenses are reimbursed by the Circuit.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

13. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold Fixtures and Investment
property fittings property Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 Sep 2024 3,068,658 4,361 2,322,000 5,395,019
Additions 1,846,910 1,846,910
Revaluations (2,085,568) 93,000 (1,992,568)
----------------------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
At 31 Aug 2025 2,830,000 4,361 2,415,000 5,249,361
========================================= ======================= ========================================= =========================================
Depreciation
At 1 Sep 2024 and 31 Aug 2025 4,361 4,361
========================================= ======================= ========================================= =========================================
Carrying amount
At 31 Aug 2025 2,830,000 2,415,000 5,245,000
========================================= ======================= ========================================= =========================================
At 31 Aug 2024 3,068,658 2,322,000 5,390,658
========================================= ======================= ========================================= =========================================

Tangible fixed assets held at valuation

For investment properties which existed prior to 1 September 2000 their historical cost has not been ascertained.

The investment properties were last professionally valued at open market value by Croft Davies & Co NAEA in October/November 2020 and reconsidered at 31 August 2025. It is the considered opinion of the trustees that the carrying values represent a fair value at 31 August 2025.

The properties are not owned outright by the Cardiff Methodist Circuit but by the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP) but it is a requirement of the Methodist Church that the properties are included in the accounts of the Circuit.

14. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 5,383 4,288
Prepayments and accrued income 17,559 18,899
Listed Places of Worship VAT reclaim 31,213
---------------------------- ----------------------------
22,942 54,400
============================ ============================

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

15. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2025 2024
£ £
Payments received on account 65,373 59,842
Trade creditors 84,031
Accruals and deferred income 102,121 830,832
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
167,494 974,705
================================ ================================
16. Deferred income
2025 2024
£ £
At 1 September 2024 821,385 134,522
Amount released to income (821,385) (134,522)
Amount deferred in year 99,121 821,385
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
At 31 August 2025 99,121
================================
821,385
================================

The deferred income totalling £99,121 as at 31st August 2025 (£821,385 2024) represents grants received in advance of meeting performance related conditions attached to those grants.

Total deferred income as at 31st August 2025 comprises of:

17. Pensions and other post retirement benefits

Defined contribution plans

The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £31,230 (2024: £39,618).

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

18. Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds

At
At Gains and 31 Aug 202
1 Sep 2024 Income Expenditure Transfers losses 5
£ £ £ £ £ £
General funds 875,251 419,292
(384,763)
597,000 1,506,780
Manses &
Churches
revaluation
reserve 1,620,910
1,950,568 (2,085,568)
1,485,910
Investment
property fair value
reserve 2,267,670
93,000 2,360,670
Building
Improvements
Fund 748,658
(748,658)
Mission Fund
(3,935)
600,000 596,065
Manse Reserve
Fund
(33,028)
108,000 74,972
----------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
5,512,489 419,292
(421,726)
2,506,910 (1,992,568)
6,024,397
========================================= ================================ ================================ ========================================= ========================================= =========================================
At
At Gains and 31 Aug 202
1 Sep 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers losses 4
£ £ £ £ £ £
General funds 777,286 416,350
(496,280)
240,889 (62,994)
875,251
Manses &
Churches
revaluation
reserve 1,685,910
25,000 (90,000)
1,620,910
Investment
property fair value
reserve 2,765,670
(375,000) (123,000)
2,267,670
Building
Improvements
Fund
748,658 748,658
Mission Fund
Manse Reserve
Fund
----------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
5,228,866 416,350
(496,280)
639,547 (275,994)
5,512,489
========================================= ================================ ================================ ================================ ================================ =========================================

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

18. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)

Restricted funds

Restricted funds
At Gains and At
1 Sep 2024 Income Expenditure Transfers losses 31 Aug 2025
£ £ £ £ £ £
Trinity Centre 86,913 2,066,004
(204,138)
(1,846,910) 101,869
Trustees for
Methodist Church
Purposes 836,955 40,615
(57,028)
(660,000) 160,542
-------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -------------- --------------------------------
923,868 2,106,619
(261,166)
(2,506,910) 262,411
================================ ========================================= ================================ ========================================= ============== ================================
At Gains and At
1 Sep 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers losses 31 Aug 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Trinity Centre 49,811 674,926
(119,166)
(518,658) 86,913
Trustees for
Methodist Church
Purposes 239,415 728,582
(10,153)
(120,889) 836,955
-------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------- --------------------------------
289,226 1,403,508
(129,319)
(639,547) 923,868
================================ ========================================= ================================ ================================ ============== ================================

The restricted funds are split into two main categories, those held by the Circuit directly and the Trinity Centre.

The Trinity Centre is treated as a restricted fund in its own right, since it runs its own operations known as the Trinity Centre Project. It derives its own income and controls its own bank accounts and other net assets or liabilities, all of which must only be used with regard to the expenditure relating to the Trinity Centre Project.

The restricted funds of the Circuit are held centrally in "Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes" accounts.

In the normal course of its operations the Circuit maintains manses and other properties and rents out any properties surplus to those used as manses. The properties are generally available for the use by the charity in this way, and for this reason have been treated as fixed asset investments within unrestricted reserves (together with the fair value reserves for the same.) However, when a property is sold, any proceeds have to be transferred to the CMT restricted fund, out of which only another property can be purchased.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

19. Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2025
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 5,245,000 5,245,000
Current assets 847,770 361,532 1,209,302
Creditors less than 1 year (68,373) (99,121)
(167,494)
----------------------------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Net assets 6,024,397 262,411 6,286,808
========================================= ================================ =========================================
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 5,390,658 5,390,658
Current assets 494,971 1,525,433 2,020,404
Creditors less than 1 year (70,209) (904,496)
(974,705)
----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Net assets 5,815,420 620,937 6,436,357
========================================= ========================================= =========================================

20. Analysis of changes in net debt

At At
1 Sep 2024 Cash flows 31 Aug 2025
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 1,966,004 (779,644)
1,186,360
========================================= ================================ =========================================

21. Related parties

The main costs of the Circuit are the payment of stipends to the ministers and for the provision of Manses for them, the very modus operandi of the organisation. The six ministers are:

Rev. C Gale Rev. J Holliman Rev. A Mahoney Rev. E Bhajan Deacon L Evans Rev. S Wigley

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Management Information

Year ended 31 August 2025

The following pages do not form part of the financial statements.

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities

Year ended 31 August 2025

2025 2024
£ £
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
Donations - Trinity Centre 32,192 26,437
Wales Synod Cymru 16,183 13,552
TMCP - Plas Dwr 3,000
Mission Alongside the Poor 10,000 7,500
TMCP - other 500
Ashley Foundation 5,925
Ninevah 2,600
Cardiff and Vale ULHB 800 2,790
Other Global Gardens grants 31,831 16,715
Welsh Community Facilities Programme 300,000
National Lottery Community Fund - People and Places 3 52,140 442,860
National Lottery Heritage Fund 818,830 214,562
National Churches Trust 101,891
James Pantyfedwen Trust 10,000
Wales Cymru Synod Advance Fund 26,000 105,000
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme 276,942 109,589
Garfield Weston 30,000
Beatrice Laing 30,000
Benefact Trust 50,000
Hobson Charity 5,000
Rank Trust 50,000
Building fund grants received in advance 721,344 (817,363)
----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
2,041,762 655,058
----------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Charitable activities
Assessments on Churches 318,841 292,733
Rental income 20,838 13,053
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
339,679 305,786
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
Investment income
Income from investment properties 74,977 71,303
Income from monetary investments 62,504 42,714
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
137,481 114,017
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
Other income
Other charitable income 6,989 744,997
----------------------- --------------------------------
----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Total income 2,525,911 1,819,858
========================================= =========================================

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Cardiff Methodist Circuit

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities (continued)

Year ended 31 August 2025

2025 2024
£ £
Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities
Wages and salaries 241,680 205,753
Employer's NIC 16,820 13,926
Pension costs 31,230 39,618
Repairs and maintenance 28,217 8,063
Other motor/travel costs 10,624 9,685
Telephone 6,440 5,967
Other office costs 4,361 2,154
District assessment levy 8,708 8,708
Connexional assessment and model trust levy 118,344 73,519
Training 2,203 517
Manse utilities 39,376 50,236
Manse repairs and furnishings 19,825 46,573
Rented out property expenses 19,642 40,708
Circuit - Mission & Outreach 4,065 3,752
Trinity administration & project costs 66,492 42,669
Bank charges and interest Payable 373 4,283
Sundry expenses 26,516 30,713
Pulpit supplies 1,850 1,058
Property quinquennials 330 4,080
Legal and professional 23,347 25,448
Audit fees 3,000 3,200
Youth work 4,405 4,103
Pioneer ministry 4,813 866
Gifts and donations 231
----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
682,892 625,599
----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
Total expenditure 682,892 625,599
================================ ================================
Net losses on investments
Gains/(losses) on investment property (62,994)
-------------------------------- --------------------------------
----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Net income 1,843,019 1,131,265
========================================= =========================================

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