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Report|for the period|for the period|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Period start date||||Period end date||| ||||Day|Month
Year|||oay|Month
Year|| ||From||01|09
2019||To|31|08
2020|| |~
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~|| |||Charity||name|Stoke-on-Trent|||North Methodist|Circuit| |Other names charity is|||known by|||||None|| |Registered|charity number|||(ifany) 1134240|||||| |Charity's||principal|address
409 Ford||Green Road||||| |||||Norton|||||| |||||Stoke on|Trent||||| |||||Postcode||||ST68LX|| |Names ofthe|charity trustees|||who manage the|charity||||| |Trustee name|ioNce|Ifany)||Trustee name
ioNce||ifany)||Trustee name|ioffice ifany)| |Rev. C Ambler||(Chairman)||Mr KTurner||||Mrs
I Pope|| |Rev. K Kerchal||||Mr JBClaydon||||Mr P Plant|| |Rev.J Smith||||Mrs S Bowyer||||Mrs J Shaw|| |||||Mrs P Turner||||Mr N Holdcroft|| |Mr P Owen|||||||||| |Ms H Snashall||||Mr R Blurton||||Mrs A Stanyer|| |Mr
I Websell||||Mr TTideswell||||Mr G Bennett|| |Mrs EScott||||Mr D Floyd||||Mr K Prosser|| |Mr H Bowyer||||Mr E Hambleton|||||| |Mrs SCooke||||Mrs L Lawton||||Mrs L Bould|| |Mrs C Foster||||||||Miss C Rowe|| |Mrs JSpeed||||Mr D Broad||||Mr JTildsley|| |Mrs LParker||||Mr R Perry||||Miss P Baker|| |Mrs K Roberts
Mrs 0 Brooks||||Mrs J Machin||||Miss SRay|| |||||Mrs D Williams||||Mrs BWhiston|| |Mrs J Dolan||||Miss G Deakin||||Mr G Simcock|| |Mrs D Fenton||||Mr P Meredith||||Mr J Smith|| |Mr A Hickerman||||Mrs
I Sant||||Mrs BWilson|| |Mr D Wright||||Mrs BBarnes|||||| |Mrs A Flavell||||Mrs M Rowley|||||| |Mrs D Boulton||||Mrs M Joynson|||||| ## ||||The purpose ofthe Methodist
Church is and shall be deemed to have||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||been since thc Date ofUnion the advancement
of:||| ||||a) The Christian
faith in accordance with thc doctrinal
standards
and||| ||||discipline ofThe Methodist
Church;||| |Summary ofthe objects ofthe|||b) Any charitable purpose for the time being ofany Connexional,||| |charity set out in its|||District, Circuit. local or other organisaiion
ofThe Methodist||| |governing
document|||Church;||| ||||c)Any charitable
purpose
for the time being ofany 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.||| ||||The Circuit had during 2019-20 11 churches,
each ofwhich (until the||| ||||pandemic)
ran weekly services ofworship.
These were open to all||| ||||people, without charge.
The Circuit also provided
preachers for Sunday||| ||||services at the Claybournc
care home run by Methodist
Homes for the||| ||||Aged.
In addition,
the ministers ofthe Circuit undertook
baptisms,||| |Summary ofthe main|||weddings
and funerals, both for Methodist members
and any others who||| |activities undertaken|for|the|requested
them.||| |public benefit in relation||to|||| |these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees
have
had regard tothe guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit)|||Each ofthe churches
ran or supported
various activities, which taken
together included
fellowship
and Bible Study groups, children's
activities,
a youth club, lunch clubs, and a foodbank,
and fundraising
for a variety of
charities including
Christian
Aid, Action for Children,
All We Can (tbe
Methodist Relief and Development
charity) and Methodist
Homes for the
Aged.
In addition,
the Circuit ran a winter Night Shelter in Burslem,||| ||||which accommodated
and provided
meals through
the winter months||for| ||||people who were sleeping rough.
Many church members
were involved||| ||||as volunteers
on site, or cooked and delivered
meals.||| ||||We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's||| ||||uidance on
ublic benefit.||| |Additional
details of|objectives||and activities (Optional
information)||| |You may choose to include
further statements,
where
relevant, about:|||The Circuit Model Trust Fund had abalance at the year end of
August 2020ofF253,219.67
This I'und derives from sales ofchapels and menses and is restricted|by|| |~
policy on grantmaking;|||the Conference. This restriction
is an internal
regulation
though
the fund||| |~
liroramme|rela|ed|can be used for a variety ofpurposes||| |~|~|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Summary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|||In September 2019,the Circuit opened a ncw church —'Norton
Community
Church' —in a I'ormer community
centre on the Norton
estate,
This had resulted
from the amalgamation
ofNorton Green and|| ||||Norton StJohn's Methodist
Churches,
and the sale oftheir two buildings,|| ||||A great deal ofwork was put into refurbishing
the community
centre to|| ||||make a pleasant
and flexible worship
space with up-to-date
community|| ||||facilities.|| ||||In September 2019,the Circuit also began the process ofseeking a new|| ||||Superintendent
Minister to replace Revd Christopher
Ambler in|| ||||September 2020. The appointment
was listed by the District as a 'critical|| ||||appointment',
because ofthe nature ofthe area and the work ofthe Night|| ||||Shcltcr. This meant that the Methodist
Church was committed
to filling|| ||||it. In November 2019,it was agreed that Revd Jennifer Dyer, the then|| ||||Superintendent
ofDerby Circuit, would be the new appointee.|| ||||Thc Circuit also reviewed
and updated
the Circuit Policy document.
This|| ||||is done annually
to reflect the current structure
and aspirations ofthc|| ||||Circuit.|| ||||The Night Shelter operated as usual
through December to March to|| ||||provide dormitory-style
accommodation
three nights a week for those|| ||||sleeping rough.
During this time, a review ofthe operation ofthe Night|| ||||Shelter was conducted by Revd Will Morrey, a former President ofthe|| ||||Methodist
Conference.
Resulting
from this, the Circuit entered into a|| ||||partnership
agreement
with Swan Bank Church in Burslem (the owner of|| ||||the premises) to rcgulatc their working
together.
Another
agrcemcnt
was|| ||||entered into with the charity 'Brighter Futures',
which would have led to|| ||||the Night Shelter operating
seven nights
aweek, had the pandemic
not|| ||||intervened.|| ||||The second half ofthe year ofcourse proved very different
fmm the first.|| ||||The government
required
the closure ofall church services from 22"4|| ||||March 2020,because ofCovid-19. Ministers
and others in the churches|| ||||worked hard to keep in touch with people by telephone
and regular|| ||||mailings,
When it became possible in the summer for some gatherings|to| ||||resume, subject to social distancing
and other safeguards,
a few outdoor|| ||||gatherings
were cautiously
held.
Although
it became legal to hold church|| ||||services from the beginning ofJuly, the Circuit's churches decided to aim|| ||||for September, because ofthe vulnerability
ofmany ofour church|| ||||members,
and because ofthe measures
that needed to be put in place|| ||||before churches could open.
Online services began, via 'Zoom', for those|| ||||that could access them.|| ||||The Night Shelter also had to close for accommodation.
From the|| ||||summer,
the volunteers
instead began cooking and delivering
meals to|| ||||those rough sleeping
and in emergency
hotel accommodation,
first once a|| ||||week and then twice.|| ||||Sadly, during the summer
it proved necessary to make the Children's|| ||||Worker redundant,
most ofthe projects she was involved
in having come|| ||||to a natural
end owin
to the volunteers
movin
awa
or sufferin
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r||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||deterioration
in health.
The Circuit had been working
on developing||s| |||||||differently
configured
post, but this plan was put on hold|when lockdown|| |||||||came.||| |||||||By the end of August 2020, several ofthe churches were|preparing
to re-|| |||||||open for worship
in September.
The Night Shelter was continuing
to||| |||||||provide tskeaway
meals and waiting to see whether
they|would be|| |||||||allowed
to provide accommodation
through
the coming winter months,||| |Briefstatement
charity's
policy||ofthe
on reserves||||The Reserves Policy lor the Stoke on Trent (North) Circuit is to hold
sum equivalent
to at least 3 months'
average expenditure.
This should||s
be| |||||||sufficient
to meet any unforcscen
item ofmajor expenditure
on menses||| |||||||and / or to be able to continue,
in the short term, funding|planned|| |||||||activities in the event ofthe closure ofa large church or|an inability
to|| |||||||raise thc full Circuit Assessment
from churches||| |||||||lt is necessary
to hold sufficient
working
capital to enable the quarterly||| |||||||payment ofstipends
snd business expenses for I Full time Circuit||| |||||||Superintendent
Minister,
2 Pull-Time Ministers,
I Part-time
Children's||| |||||||Worker and a part time Circuit Administrator;
snd our contribution
to the||| |||||||District.||| |Details ofany funds
in deficit||||materially||There are none.||| |Further financial||review details||||(Optional
information)||| |You may choose to
additional
information,
relevant about:|||include
where|||Our chief source offunds is the assessment
paid by the
deriving
from giving from our church members.|churches,|| |~|the charity's
principal
sources offunds (including
any fundraising);|||||Our chief expenditure
is on the stipends
ofthe ministers
Circuit Administrator
and Children's
Worker,
all engaged
key objectives.|and salary ofthe
in meeting
our|| |~|how expenditure
has
supported
the key objectives
of the charity;|||||Funds not needed for day to day activities are invested
with Trustees for
Methodist
Church Purposes or the Central Finance Board, under the
oversight ofthe Joint Advisory
Committee
on the Ethics of Investment.||| |~|investment
policy|||and||||| ||objectives including||||any|||| ||ethical investment|||policy||||| ||adopted.|||||||| |||||||~
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~||| ||Signature(s)||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Full name(s)|Revd Jennifer Margaret||Dyer|Francesca Gravano| |Position|(eg Secretary, Chafr, erc)|Chair (Superintendent|Minister)||Circuit Administrator| ||Date|3
2L|||| ## ## ## ## ## ## |||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Funds|Funds|2020| ||||Note|||| |Income and Endovvmcnts||I'rom:||||| |Donations
and Legacies||||24,158||24,158| |Charitable
Activities||||14,558||14,558| |Other Trading Activities||||369,692||369,692| |Investment
Income||||11,578||11,578| |Other income||||||| |Totnl Income||||419,986||419,986| |Espcnditure
on:||||||| |Raising Funds||||43,385||43,385| |Charitable
Activities||||254,903||254,903| |Total Expcnditurc||||298,288||298,288| |Nct Income||||121,698||121,698| |Net Movcmcnt
in Funds||||121,698||121,698| |Reconciliation
ofFunds||||||| |Total Funds brought|fonvard|||1,590,127|10,529|1,600,656| |Total Funds carried|I'ortvard|||1,711,825|10,529|1,722,354| ## ## ||||||2020| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Note|f| |Fined Assets|||||| |Tangible Assets|||||544,155| |Current
Assets|||||| |Debtors|||||11,143| |Cash at bank|and|in hand|||1,IG8,407| ||||||1,179,550| |Creditors: Amounts|||falling due &vithin onc year||1,35i| |Nct Current|Assets||||1,178,199| |i%et Assets|||||1,722,354| |Funds ofthe|Charity||||| |Rcstrictc&l Income Funds|||||| |Restricted
Funds|||||10,529| |Unrestricted|Income||Funds||| |Unrestricted|Funds||||1,711,825| |Total Funds||||17|1,722,354| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |2 Income|from donnti|ons|and lcgacics||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Unrestricted|| |||||Funds|Total| |||||General|Funds| ||||||f| |Donations|and legacies||||| |Legacies||||24,158|24,158| |Total for|2020|||24,158|24,158| |3 Income|from charitnble||activities||| |||||Unrestricted|| |||||Funds|Total| |||||General|Funds| |||||f|| |Income from charitable||activities||14,558|14,558| |Total for|2020|||14,558|14,558| |4 Income|from other|trading activities|||| |||||Unrestricted|| |||||Funds|Total| |||||General|Funds| ||||||f| |Other Income from other trading activities||||369,692|369,692| |Total for|2020|||369,692|369,692| ## |||||Unrestricted|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Funds|Total| |||||General|Funds| ||||||f| |Income from|dividends:||||| |Dividends|receivable||from group undertakings|4,974|4,974| |Interest receivable||and|similar income:||| |Interest receivable||on|loans to related parties|6,604|6,604| |Total for 2020||||11,578|11,578| ## ## ## |7 Expend|iture
on raisi|ng funds||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||Unrestricted|| ||||Funds|Total| ||||Genernl|Funds| |Investment|management|costs||| |Property|repairs||43,385|43,385| |Total for|2020||43,385|43,385| ## ||||||Unrestricted|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Funds|Total| ||||||Genernl|Funds| ||||||f|8| |Allocated
support||costs|||138,662|138,662| |Governance|costs||||116,241|116,241| |Total for 2020|||||254,903|254,903| |9 Analysis|ofgovernance|||and support costs||| ||||||Unrestricted|| ||||||Funds|Total| ||||||Gcncral|Funds| |||||||8| |Legal Fees|||||1,863|1,863| |Depreciation|||||121|121| |Other governance||costs|||252,919|252,919| |Total for 2020|||||254,903|254,903| |10 Nct incoming/outgoing||||resources||| ||||||Unrestricted|| ||||||Funds|Total| ||||||General|Funds| |Net incoming/outgoing|||resources for the year include|||| |Depreciation|offixed assets||||121|121| |Total for 2020|||||121|121| ## ## ## ## |13 Tangible Fixed Assets|||| |---|---|---|---| ||Land and||| ||Buildings|Total|| |||f|| |Cost|||| |At
I September 2019|544,397|544,397|| |At 31 August 2020|544,397|544,397|| |Depreciation|||| |Charge for the year|121||121| |At 31 August 2020|242||242| |Nct Book Value|||| |At 31 August 2020|544,155|544,|155| |At
I Septcunber 2019|544,276|544,276|| ## |14 Debtors|| |---|---| ||2020| ||f| |Trade Debtors|11,143| |15 Cash and cash equivalents|| ||2020| ||f| |Cash on hand|8| |Cash at bank|1,168,399| ||1,168,407| ## |16Creditor|s:amounts
falling|duc ivitbin one year|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||2020| |Trade creditors|||||1,351| |17 Funds|||||| |||Balance|||Balance| |||at I|||nt 31| |||Scptcntber|Incoming|Resources|August| |||2019|Rcsourecs|Expended|2020| |||||E|| |Unrestricted|funds||||| |General||1,590,127|419,986|298,288|1,711,825| |Restricted|funds|10,529|||10,529| |Total||1,600,656|419,986|298,288|1,722,354| ||||Total| |---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted|Funds at| |||Funds|31-Aug| |||General|2020| |||f|| |Tangible|Fixed Assets|544,155|544,155| |Current|Assets|1,179,550|1,179,550| |Current|Liabilities|1,351|1,351| |Total Net Assets||1,725,056|1,725,056|