Chatity Registration Number 1134251
Doncaster Methodist Circuit
ANNUAL REPORT
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31- AUGUST 2023

Doncaster Methodist Circuit
CONTENTS
Page
Legal & Administrative Detsils
Annual Report
Ind¢p¢nd¢nt Examiner's Report
Sthtement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Doncaster Methodist Circuit
Itgal & Administrative Details
Legal Statss
Dottcther Meth(NJtst Cir¢uil 15 a Tegister¢d Charity estsblished th order to OVe￿¢C Me¢hodi5t Churths within
its juri￿1￿lo[L
The ¢lwlty's regtstiUtt￿ number ￿ 1134251. The m￿agIngT￿Stet is the CircuitMe¢tin
Circuit MeethiglMAn*gittg Truste¢)
The Circuit Meetin8 is the Managing Trustre of the Doncaster Methodi8t CircuiL It meets fwr ilm&4 e&h y¢8T,
Membernhip consirts of Circuit office holders, presbytets and p&stor&. lay workers and repr¢s¢ntAtivcs aroointed
by th¢10¢41 chur¢hes. The Circuit Le&4knbip T¢om mttt regytady throughout the yetr. Circuit Focw Groups
mea a3 requI￿d throughout year.
There *e in excess of 50 memb¢rs of the Circuit Meaing. include:
Mr. D BeardsalL M5. J. Bingham. Mrs. J. Bolton, Mr. P. Bramley Mr& A. Brammer, MT. IL Brittatn, Mr. C.
BrowtLswO￿. Mts. R. CIFJke, Mrs. l. Collier, Mrs. C. Corbridge, Ms. A D&vi<tson, Mr. D. Dennis, Mr& J. DennL8.
Ms. B. Ellis, Mrn. J. Fletckr, Mr& W Gib￿14 Mrs. P. HankirLwn, Ms. K. Harris, Mr. P. HatTiS, Mr. D. H&rriso
Mr. B. Hemp5tock, Mr. D. HepwortiL Mt3. H. Hww(*th, Mr. JHOlfO￿ Mrs. V. Holfor4 Mrs. A. HudyA)n, Mr. J.
Key Mrs. E McK¢< Mr. A Mcndw Mrs. C Ogky, Mr. I. ￿ley. Mr5. J. Parker, B Plurntner, S.
Punton, Mts. E Randall. Mr. P. Randall, Mr. G. Rw, Mrs. C. Raper, Mr. H. Rawson, D. Raynor, Mr. T
Robcrts, Mr. D. RobitLWn. Mrs. L. R05& Mrs. S. Ryan Mrs. NL SCOK Mr. R Sculthorye, Mr8. 0. Sinrtott ￿. V.
Sut¢liffe, Mr. T. Sykc4 MT. T. T&ylor, Mr8. J. Taylor, Mr& J. ThackThy. Mr& M, Walker, Dr. l. Week8, Mr. S.
Willertot). Mrs. M. Wi150n, Mr. J. Winn, Mrs. A. Wo￿411, Mts. A Wren, Mr. D. W
TheCirtUitpr<sbyt￿B are.. Rev. MickN¢ai {Acting S￿Ill￿t￿l), Rev. T(Mn Real Rev. Jonathaft Gicha
¢i￿Ul¢ lay Work￿5.. MTr. Susarna BriKJke4 Mts. Alice C￿￿. Mr. Sean W+xsley, Mr. MLfaui¢y K¢y {to June
20231 Mr5. Amy Roddam
Circuit Adtnini8trator.' Mr. Barry Parker (to D¢c¢mber 2(r22)
Ms. Julia Burd13 {from January 2023)
Circuit Fin&rt(t &Pri4xrty Offittr,. M& TinaAlwi {from Marth 2023)
Principal Addresses of Clrcult
SuperTnlendenfM¥nist¢r
27 Goosehiil COWL
Woodfield Plantation
Donc&ster
Cipeu¥¢Admlnl5tr￿C￿
AlderGrove Methodistchurch
A]derGTDVC
Don¢&ster
DN4 4RF
DN4 8SX
Ballkers
Solkltors
Jones &Company•
48 High Strc
HSBC Bank plc
I HiEh Str¢¢L
DN106JB
lttd¢p¢nden¢ Eumlner
Mr. Il￿ Pjior, fjCC& Fc￿DChA
W.H. Prior
Chartered Certified A¢￿tAn(9.
Railway CoutL
Doncaster. DN4 5FB

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Doncastet Methodist Circuit
ANNUAL REPORT
Ye8r Ended 31st Awgujt 21Its
ORIECTS AND CONSTITufIoN OF CHARrrY
The Don¢ast¢r M¢thodist Circuit is the groupiDg of M¢thodi# Churthes within the Donc&8tsr ar¢4. The Cirvjit
has ov¢rsiglht ofthe Chur¢hts within its jurisdiction. AJ at 31 Auwt 2023 th¢ Circuit is registered &$ a ¢haTity
under ¢bari¢y regis￿tIOn nurnber 1134251.
The M8nfyRin% Tn￿¢¢ is the CiTCUitMectiTt& &repre5eDtatfve E4xly d¢f￿￿ by Standing Order 510. Th¢ Truskes
for Mdhodist Churd] PuTPOSa8 OMCP) is Cwstodian TNsiee of a]1 Methojist property. Th¢ Ciwuit Meeting
cortvencs regularly in orderto ove￿¢th¢W￿ ofChurdKs irt the ort
TRUSTBEIS CIRCUIT MEETINC'S REPORT
Th¢ Cir¢uit Meeting presents its Re[￿ and Financi81 Statements for th¢ Year ¢ndoJ 31 August 2tr23 whlch have
been prepa￿1 it) accordance with the Stakment of rKommend¢d p￿11¢¢ (S0RP)"AecountingondReporli￿
Chorltlu" (FRS102)) and th¢ ¥Co￿ting Er*lL¢i￿ detyiled on ￿¢ 9.
STATEMENT OF CIRCUIT MEETINC'S RESPON
IBILI
The Ch8riry's Sianding Ordas and thc Charitics Act 2011 (and Slatutory Insinunent 2007No. 2655) ￿quITe the
Cir¢ui¢ Meeting (Managing Tnjstee) to prepore fmancial statements fore4th fin8n¢ial year which give a tNe 8nd
fair view of thc statc ofaffair5 of the Charity and of the LrKomLng res¢yJrtts atMI arvlicattoTh of r¢sourn of th¢
Charity for the period. Jn preparing those financial s¢atemert the CircuitMe¢ting :_
Selects suitable accounting p)li¢i¢s atKf appli¢s tIKm cOr￿]stentty.
make5 judgements and a5timates thatare re￿nable and prnthnr
stat&4 whetherÈpp1i￿I[eaCwunti￿g standgxds and st8temtnts of rccommcndcd rrytic¢ have tc¢n
followed, Subject to any ma¢¢ri41 (krertures disclosedand explalned In the fittanclal statements:
prepares the flnancial $tai¢m¢nts on the going concern basi5 uDle&8 il is inaFwpria* io pr&%ume
that the charity will ￿￿tin￿ irs artivities.
The Cireuit Mewing is r¢spotuible for keeping prcyer ￿tIng record8 ￿thick dIscl￿ with rcasonabk
ètturdey at an￿lme th¢ fitLJwial posiiion of the a)arily 8Ad enable the Tn￿te¢ to ensur¢ that the fi]wicia]
Statanet)ts tomply lh¢ Chartties Act 201 land with the Standillg Orders of the Mettb)dlst ChurdL Th¢
Circuit Meeting is aL80 respowibl¢ for *feguarding the a35ets of the (harity and henc¢ for tsking I￿Onable
ej8 for the prevention and ddectionof fraud alld oth¢ritY¢Rulariti¢s.
INVESTMENT POWE
Under the Standing Orders of the Me¢lKdigt Chur¢h, th¢ C1￿￿1t Meetitig may lljvest Surplu￿ fjjnth pnrdently, in
ally Ma[L￿r authorized by law (¢WT¢ndy the TnLStee Act 20(K>). However all Model Trust Monies (T¥oce*Js of
Sale, Development Funds and Mo(kl Trust Bcquests) must bo inV￿ted thnvjgh the Tntylees f(Y MetlK)dist
Church PurpLWS (TMCPI. The Cirruit Meeting is encourngcd to cotK8ider tnvesting via the Cet)trAI Fknonc¢
Boardofthe M¢thodis¢ chU￿h (CFB).
Iss
A Cl￿VIl Mission And Policy Statemwt apwived by the Cl￿111 Meetin& This sets out the Putpos¢s of th¢
Circuit, and its core value5, ¢num¢rated under the l￿dingS listed in the ,￿ur Cauing" d￿Um￿l of th¢
Mtthodistconntxlon. The actlon priori￿￿8 of thecircuitore
Evangelism-ttsencourage Iwai Ghurche5 to make discipl
Learning and Caring- to deepen di%¢ipleship
servic￿ to e￿e churches to have art outW8rd looking fj)cu$ irt order to take dKir place in the
community.
Worship-to en¢ournse F4ssionate *orshipJ applied Bibli¢al mhirtg and regutar sharing of Holy
CommuThion.
RDIN
The Circuit Meeting approved a Safeguarding Children and VuJnernbl¢ Adults Policy ￿ its meeting on 14th Marth 2(f23.
All relevan¢ persons within the Circuit have undutaken the nece￿Ory tiainiDg stiputated by the c￿￿Xion. Thls Circuit
comnjits its¢lf to msuring the implementation of the Connotiona] Softguajtlfftg Policy, govemm¢nt kg1s￿lIOnS guidance
8ttd safe pra¢ii¢e in the CÉreuit and the churckn. This Cireuit Commits itself io the prnviskni of suppor¢ advice arml
¢raining for18y and ordait*d people that will ertsure people clear and CODfidLY)t atwt tt*ir roles and nponsibililies
in safeguarditsg and promoting the welfare ofthildrcn atld sJultswlK) MAY be vulnernbl4.

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Doncaster Methodist Circuit
ANNUAL REPORT (CONTINUED)
Year EDded 31$t August 2023
REVTEW OF AcnvrriES EVEPM & TIL4NsAcfioNS AND FINANCIAL REv[￿w
A title for a revtew of the year 2022-23 could be'a lim¢ of chfittge,. There could 8ts0 be 8 5ub¢iUe-'plaMiryg for
the fiJtUTe'. Thi8 Review covers both aspects.
Starting with the fv£inisty Rev. Mi¢k Neal ¢oMin￿￿ as Supertntenda)i until his t¢¢]r￿llent in May 2023.
The Circuit ¢xpressed its gtatitude lo Mick for uTh]ertaking the role for almost two years lli adition to his
TespotLqibiliti¢8 in Bamsl¢y. For the mnaltth of the CoTmexiorMi year, Rev. Tom Read stepkrd up as Aeting
Supttintenden¢. Rev. JOI￿ Fknry the invitation to become SupErintendent fir*m S•ber 2023, and the
Ciwuil looks fonward to working ¢lc6ely with him. SeAn Wcrtley ￿ appointed & Pastor in Septunber. The
Circuic qul¢kly ¢8me to appre¢ia* hts involvetnent in its worL particularly in th¢ Churth¢3 ￿der his ¢4re. Sadly,
our other two Pastors, Alice Cury atKi s￿anna Br￿k￿l. stepra dowi at the cTrA of the year. The Circult is rn03t
gratefjjl for their itip￿ arml itnpact over a numF*r of ye4rs. M￿au1¢Y Key, the Ciicuit Outreach Worker, t¢ndgJ
his TCSi8Dation to focus ffi￿rth￿ on his H￿pital Chaplaincy. Aga1￿ the Circuit thanks hwn for all hls
etyorts, particulwly irt ¢k difficult times when b&8ed atPriory.
The athninistration ofthe Circuit saw chan8e& After many y¢•3 of falthm servlit, Barry Pther st¢pped down as
Circuit Administrator - gnd, addition, as Saf¢guwding offic￿ And Seue¢8ry of the Local Preachen, ond
Worship Leaders, Meeting. Ffjs contr1t￿li0n to the organisatlon and sm(K*th ranning of th¢ Circuit is
acktkowledgcd coTh8iderablc. Two new wsiti(xts were created to deal with the ￿￿&S1ngty complex natur¢ of
CirGUit adMin￿t[atiOL Julia Burd15 w&8 appointed Athnln￿tratl0n and fjov¢rn8n¢e Officer in an exrArtded role
¢0 B8ny's pr¢vkOUS one. Tina Aluri was appointed Fin￿¢¢ and Property Offlcer. Both have made an itntnethat¢
impact on th¢ 0pxt￿l0n of thecircuitthinistixtion.
Hazel Hepworth steprKd down ￿ Circuit Sknvard (MiDister8) after s¢v¢n y¢aTS' seryice. In Carol Corbridgt
fcAmally re￿IVed into the team.
Mccauley Key was welcomed as a LocaT Pr￿er. However. the nurrtkr of ltsaj Preachers available to lead
worship coniinuedto decli￿. This megni. a8 in previous yeats. that ChwchcB had to make provision therns¢lve8 &8
local arrangements, own Brrangcmetlts or. in some cascs Icss prominenL joint sejvicos. Th¢3¢ ¢haikn8es will
inevitably continue tnio fvturt years.
After much de184y Priory Place was finally sold io the Voice of God Fellowshlp. thus ettabling Chtistitin worship to
E¢ Te-¢5tablish¢d th¢rE. Th¢ otlw prorerty for sgi¢. th¢ TOWD MaTP3A T¢mwn¢d unsold ai the end of
the y¢4r.
In rtsponse to GILUU, on 31° May 2023, the Congregati1￿ of TKCC math the decision to secede from th¢
Methodist with sadness on both side5. Th¢ n¢w Chur¢l TKCG*J, rerain&l use of the pmises
und¢r licence from the CircuiL
Lw8ely tt C4bnsequerLee of the sece&gion of TKCC. the Cireult membershlp fell from (fj6 in 2021 to 534 in 21>22
(figures from the Siati8¢ics forMi6siffl data).
The Circuit remained active in its ¢ore function& communi￿lOn between the CiTCUit and its Churches Saw
hang&s and imPTovrmentsJ partic￿allY In th¢ w¢¢kty Cl￿Ult MticÈs. A Circuit Service, very well attende4 w
held ai Baiity in February with Rev. Gill Newiort leading wo]3hip. Prayer Breakfasts continued e4ch month.
Churthes thmughout the Circuit adopted the Wann Spaces pngmnme to Sup[￿ their local communities- over
half rettived additiwal support from the DistricL The Circuit took the initial Ste￿ in 8pprovitig rdNPNP initi￿1Ve
L RO￿l￿glOn￿fittmU¢h pjrliminary work by Jark K¢y and the DistrictTeam.
Finantt is wvered more fLLtly below but it 1$ worth reeording in this gerteral JYvi¢w tha¢ Churches and Chur¢h
rreASU]rts agr#d w adopt n¢w crtteria for &w&%irtg Church Contributions to the Cir¢uiL Bosed ￿ au equol
dLVLsion of membEThhipy Average altejxlance income personal glvlng, this ryresents a rn0￿ logical
8pproach to d¢terniiniDg the assessment- and on¢ which into ￿Urt1 any year by y¢ar tlu¢uMtioDs in
Churdlts in the three ¢riteri&
Sadiy, the year witncs*d the deaths of two fornier presbytrrs ofthe Cir¢uii: Rev. Bill Wallbank and Rev. K¢ith
Jump. Wr mnemb¢r with f0ndt￿ and yathude their¢Ontrib￿l0￿S to the life of theCIrC￿l&

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Doncaster Methodist Circuit
ANNUAL REPORT (CONTINUED)
Ye*r Ended31s¢ Augw¢ 21ll3
Turnu￿ to & financial attd promy summary* the Circuit rcc4)rdcd an ￿cC5S of income over ¢xpenditttsE for the
yearof £169,133 (20Z2- £111796).
Th¢ principal sources of fimds wrye assessrneni Contributions from our Chuth. amounttThg to £264,183 (2022:
£271,524), and r¢ntaIs from the letting ofmgllws £26,155 (2022.. £28,517).
The major items of Circuit expendtture included ministerial costs £7&854 (2022.. £123,885). ￿ntrIbutIOnS tnade
¢0 Cot)n¢xion and District £77,420 {2022.' £81,442A P&stOJ5 £90,050 {2022: £63.867), Manse costs £59,269 (2022:
£26,985), and depr￿latIOn (non ¢ash) £21,097 (2022: £21.097).
At 31. August 2023 th¢rc wcre ￿Tr￿￿te¢￿ Churches in the CircuiL Churth protErti¢s ar¢ irt8￿t￿ OD a five
years, cycle by tt qualified a￿h]le¢(
Six mar￿% wcrc owned by the Ctrcuit. Two properties were occupied by PTrsbytCTS (one until March %r23),' one
W&8 occupied a P&8tor,' thtEe w¢re rented out io ¢hird parties. Martse pro￿rtieS ￿ inwted by a qualified
architect every five yea￿. Oversightoeth¢ pwerti¢s 1$ givert by thecircuit Stew8rd(Maosu).
In sutDmary, this Review has indicated the significant changes have ¢om¢ In the reporttng year. Wher¢ thcr¢
ar¢ ¢h&nge4 theff aye also opportuniti¢s- and it can be said tht the CiTa]it in the txxt year is b¢tt¢¥ p• to
m¢¢t thetn.
The Resem Policy relatss to getwal (tuu¢stri¢ted) ful￿ that att &vaiiable to be uscd fw any or all of the
puooses of the Circuit. Other fiJndy are olso i￿]ll￿ for th¢ sake of ¢lartty and openness and to thow that the
Circuit has a policy for th¢ manw¢ntof ail i¢s tnon¢y. not simpty th￿¢ that are defined ￿ reserv&8.
(￿r aims twofold-
to secure Ènd sustain the Circuit's viEbility future..
Riv¢ reassurance to the &￿¢[¥1 public that th¢ cl￿￿11, as a Charity. int¢nds to use all of the morKy coming
Énto itscare forthc p]rpostsof the charity.
The financial Folioy of the Circuit isc¢nt¢red ffl the rol¢ of th¢ CiT￿lt Budg¢t in implementingpoliw thTou¥J.'
the calculation of the A4sessment
the steward8hip of ¢he Circuit Model Ttw¢ Fund
The Assessm￿4 which is reviewed ajknually, provides ¢ssen¢ia]ly for-
' the ministerial oversi@)i ofthe Chuth in the Cirwii
* th¢ support of presbyters and ]ay work¢
¥ the mainte[w￿¢ of Cirojit martses
• the Dlsth¢i Assessmeni by me￿$ of whi¢h the Ciffuil helps to 8upwr the Work of th¢ Sheffield MedyJdis¢
Di5tiicL and thc M¢thodist Connexio
In additio￿ the CiT¢uIt supp)rts vsAous aspects of lay work at its member ￿urCheS elther by from Its
Cirulit Model Trust Fund orby pThKuring gTants from other sourccs.
The fund baJanci7 at31 All8￿1 2023 wert..
' (knerat Fund {u[￿￿triCted reservtsl b￿8￿Ce£S3 J08 {2022: £135,779)
Th¢s¢ fijnds ar¢ held partly in aclcating kAnkcurrcntaccount and Fthly withthe Cthtrai
FinaTKe Board of ¢h¢ Methodist Church.
The aim of the Circuit is to Main￿'n thi5 at apptoxima*ty thre¢ months unR5tri£*ed
exrKnditpJe, Currently 4)proximat¢ly £IOO.(KK).
* G¢n¢rBI Fund(d£Si￿jated)R0￿5lngtO￿ balance £18261 {2022: £18261).
These are fimd5 received after Rwin8ton Church ceased to worship.
• (kneraj F￿d(d￿l8llatcd) Ca￿HOuSe W¢sl¢y balance £31.l64 (2022.. £31.164).
These aT¢ fiLn&8 rtteived &fterCarr House Wesley c¢asa lo worsljip.

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DoDe4s¢tr Mtthod15tCJr¢ult
ANF4UAL REPORT (CDNTINUED)
YearEDded 31stAugust2023
Maintenance FuThl (designated fitnd) balan￿ £37.5￿) (2022: £ 49,049)
Th¢purp05¢0f this fijnd is to maintain MOMSU in a gocd stste of repair. Thepoli¢y is to transfer into the acthunt
eath year an *noum in line with th¢ womm¢ndati0rn8 from th¢ M¢thodist PtDJxrty Office. The bal&ncc
at my one time Jrpjrsents th¢ as yetunexFeNJed portion of any tr8J)sfers.
CirCuitModelT￿st Fund {desi8llated fimdl balance £431,81212022: £139,761)
This rep￿nts wital MOTW from the proceeds 0f￿e of MethfyJis¢ pr￿thty, wincipaity ¢hurthcs and MHTKS.
The expend]ft￿¢ m￿¢ in accordance with the oble¢¢ives s¢t out in the docLment'%)ur CAEling", and within th¢
n]ie5 sel out ID theCotL8titutional Practice andDiscÈpline of thc Mctkndist Church.
Methodis¢ Women in Britsin Fund (desig￿tea fiJ)d) ba]ance£140 (2022: £140)
This Tepresents the nei ￿expeth￿d in¢ome arising from the ￿tiVitieS anxnged by the committtt t￿L￿rn¢d. The
fbJnd8 are Intend￿ io FK wed towarf¥ similarsuch activitics aTrdngvJ in the fubj
Children, Young Pe4)ple, Missing Generntion (designatrd ￿thj) ba]ance £5.283 {2022.' £4,818)
This fimd contains monies set aside for the work of this wup. Th¢ balatK¢ at any on¢ ttme rtprtscnts the ￿ yet
unexFnded rthifflof such grants.
l]odly Play lut￿￿$tricted desiwd fiJnd) Folance £1748 (2022: £17.192J
This fund conlall)s moni¢s rff¢ived in and dona¢iM8 from various v4)urc¢s to S￿ort wthin seh(A)Is.
The balan¢¢ It w on¢ tim¢ wwents the 88 y¢1 Unexp￿ portion of suth wts.
BequestFund (de$l￿d fund) tM]once £71,687 (2022.. £73,799)
Thi5 futhd is ￿ld with the TMCP, b¢ittg trnnsf¢rred to the Circuit Atscwr Houle Wesky Church ¢¢&￿d to
meet.
Fund for Fixed Assets (deslgft￿d fund) baiatKY £759.17612022: £780,273)
This fu￿1 contsitks no ekmenL It eomprlses the value of the Manses of the CIr￿lI.
kAsses
The Cireuit Me¢¢ing assessed the major risks lo whid) the Charity is UEP05el in wti¢ular those related to the
OPCrn(Loll, Lnves(ment arml finatm of the CirtsJiL By monttoring the level of ttserves, ensutirtg corknl over
financial systems and by exattlining the Iyuational risk faced by the Charity. the Circuit believed that efftttive
systms have L¢etL tstabli5hed to mitigate t1￿)se risks.
JnsutYm¢4 ]￿lUding public Irability. is effected through Methodist InsurnEKe L￿. CLfvJLi office holdeTS
attended courses on Risk Assessment C￿lucted by Methodirt Insurarte Ltd and by Sheffield Methodist District.
in the intthESL8 of tiainlng them in the wessment of risk pertsining to the Circui( IKth di[￿tlY in resrKct of i¢8
activities and pro￿tLeS (Man5￿) which il owns, bui a]so indirertly in respxt of its member Chureik5.
Although the laitrr are $ry)arate Charities in thcirown righL the Cir¢uiL thrwgh its Circuit Meeting and its wious
committeu, seeks to ¢Th5U￿ that its m¢mb¢r Clwr¢hes follow good praak¢ In their xdvl¢les, ￿l￿[artY with
ference to tkir financial systems and the condition of theirproperties.
Signed on behalf of tk Circuit
A M¢Ddu
Daitrj... 11 July 2¢)24

Doncaster Methodist Circuit
INDEPENDENf EXAMINERSS REPORT
TO THE CIRCUIT MEETING OF DONCASTER METHODIST CIRCUIT
I report on th¢ of the Chotity forthe YearEnded 31. August2023 which ar¢ 8¢¢ on page8 7 ￿ 12.
This rerort is made solejy to thr Chtrity's tr￿te¢s. b(yty, In xcordance with th¢ regulations madc un&r the
Charittes Art 2011. My work has bBaL WLdertaken50 thai I mi%ht s¢ate to the Chariry's rnJs*es tha5¢ tuatter8 l atn
quired to 3th¢¢ ￿ them in an Indepcndent Exarniner's rqjort and for no other purp(oe. To the fvllest exte￿¢
p¢m)i¢i¢d by law, I do not accept or &8sume respO￿SibilIty to anyon¢ other than the Charity 8nd the Charity's
trustees as a b(dy for this ret
R•speth rospoAslbllldts rfTrns¢¢¢s EsAmlner
As the CluAw'$ ThL8tees, you are responsible for the pre]>tiration of the accounts. you 0)￿j￿r th2t the audit
requirement ofse¢lion 144(2) of the Charities A¢t 2011 {Ihe 2011 Act) does not apply and that aD ifMJepend¢nt
examfftatiott i8 nee(kd.
It is my tespmsibility to...
examin6 the a¢eix]ntyunikr5CCtion 145 of the 2n1 i A¢t'
ts) follow the prc￿l￿r¢S ]aid down til the Ge]*r81 DiTecti(XL8 8iven by the Chgrity Comml&%ior
{￿der section 145(5)Ib) of the 2011 Act. and
to srate particular matta3 have come lo my a¢tention.
oflDdtyMdent R¢tm)rt
My ¢xamin&tion rAffied out in accord&nce with the Genernl Dlreetions 8iven by the Charity Commissi{￿ An
examination includes a r¢vi¢w of the a¢countirtg records kept by the Charity and 8 ￿mparisOn of the accowjts
pre5aLtcd with those rword& It also includes cotL8iderntton of aoy ￿￿S￿al items or disclosures in the account
and seeking explanation8 from Tn]stees ￿rKernIng any matters. The proceduTes utttkrtokth do t￿t
provide all the evidence that would b¢ requlra in on audii and conseq￿ni]Y no LViDion ￿ giv¢n ￿ to whetherthe
acc4wnts ptwent a'ynje and fai￿ vi¢w and the rtport Ts limited to those matters set out ITr thestatem￿l below.
IDdtptndent ￿￿￿￿er.1 Ststemenl
In Gon￿¢t1￿￿]Ib my exatnitmtio￿nO matt¢rhas ¢w¢ to my 4tsntion:_
(a) Ivhich 8iVC5 mc rea8th)abte cawe to believe that tn any matviai JYspe¢t the ￿qUirements.
to keq) pro￿ accounting record8 Én ￿COrdanCe with section 130 of the 2011 Act)" and
to prcpare accounts which ￿0rd with the a¢¢witing records aThJ compty with the account￿8
rtyuir¢m¢nts of the 2011 Act
Ave twt beenmet,. or
Ib) in my Opinio￿ attcntÉon should be dtawn in order to enable a prow Lmderswding of the ac¢ix]nts
to be rea¢￿d.
ILA. Prior, FCCA, FelE. Dch
Cb*rt¢red Ctrlllkd A¢¢owitsn¢
Felltsw of th¢AssotlAtton of Ch•rtty Ind¢widentExamln¢n
W. U. Prlor,
ChArtertd Ctrtlfi¢d AeuuDtsDts
RailwayC•ur(
Dvncwtsr. DN4 SFB
D*ted:.

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2023
T•)tAI
2022
Totxl
Unrestricted R¢¥tricted
INCOME
Donatl
41.350
190
3,013
41.350
190
3.013
Donations & Gift Aid Tax recovered
Transfer frotn Churdhes
1255
21.971
*rlt
Church Assessme￿5
InvÉ8tment Ineome
Investffttnt Income
264,183
264.183
271.524
16.736
26,155
6.IX)O
16.736
26.155
6,000
1410
28,517
IKCC le&8C
her Inton
SaJ¢ of Properties
TOTAL If4COME
305.1KII
662,628
305.(M)I
662.628
325,677
PENDITURE
xpendlture tstt r#i#ing fvndj
- Inv¢stsnent Management Costs
Exependiture on Ch•rAtsbie Aetivities
Ministcriaj Costs
Supernumerarie&Ewal p￿ad￿$
F4rsi ProjK¢
Circuii Administrator
Pastors
Manse Costs
Conn¢xional Costs
Cbildreffj Young People & ￿$Sing G¢t*ration
Godly Pl&y
Grant
Oilw COSW donations & 8rat)ts
Town C¢ntr¢ Initiative
lndep¢nd￿t Examin¢rfs Fees
Depre¢iation
TOTAL EXPENDTfuRE
622
622
78,854
1.044
10.000
36.775
90,050
59,269
77.420
135
22,444
21,110
59,328
14.747
600
21,097
493.495
78,854
1,044
10,000
36.775
90.050
59,269
77.420
135
123,885
1.033
10,546
14.476
63,867
26,985
81,442
loo
11,976
27,240
35.790
18.576
600
21,097
438,473
21.110
59,328
14,747
600
21,097
493,495
NET (EXPENDITURE)
169,133
169,133
{112,790)
Funds blf 1st Septemkr 2022
Ddj 31$t August 2023
1250236
1,250236
Ih19J69
lJ63.032
I J50J36
IA19J69

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Sh
t31stA
PAgt 8
Note
2023
2022
Tan8lble Vixed Assets (M*n5u)
Fixed Ass¢t Inv¢stm¢Tr¢s (At Markrt Value)
Curr¢llt Assets
C4sh at Ba￿k. HSBC pl¢
MWID Cash at Bank
C¢ntrnl FitwJ¢e Board Dwsit Alc
Lkbtors: Sundry
Prwyments- iticl. Stipends Quarterly in adTtance
759,176
527.413
780,273
218.461
85.760
140
105,130
2.280
10,059
58.842
140
256.760
293
6,479
203,369
322,514
Current IAgblilde8: f￿1•¥￿￿e QDtye
Ineome received in Advance
CreditOf5 & Accruals
60.379
10210
69.184
1,828
(70,589)
1,419,369
(71.012)
NET ASSETS
UnreJtrl¢ted
General Fund
Rossington MC
C￿r Ho￿¢ Wesley M C
Cireuit Modél Tn]st Fund
Bequcst Fund
Manses Maintenance Fund
li
55.508
18.261
31.164
431,812
71,687
37,590
6.000
140
5,283
2.748
759,176
1.419,369
135.779
18.261
31.164
139,761
73.799
49,049
MWIT)
140
4,818
17,192
780.273
1,250,236
Godly Play
Fund for Fixed Assets
The fLtiaThcLal statements on pages 7 to 12 w¢r¢ approved by the D￿L¥￿ter meth￿l18t Circuit on I lth July 2024
and on its behelf by'.-
Rev. M. Ne
A. m￿dU
ClrculiknlFinÈ7Trf¢)

P*g¢ 9
Doncaster Methodist Circuit
Notes to the Financial Statements: Year Ended 31" Augu8t 2023
Basts of ateollntthg
The fin￿la1 sweJLrnts have been prepa￿aUlld¢r thehisttriea] acCo￿ting ruks, mixlifi¢d to
lrtclude the revaluation of inv¢stm¢nts. and eomply with the Statement of R¢¢onunended Practi¢¢ {SOiIP)
'AccLY4nlingandP£porllng by Ch￿l1}e1 <FRS 102) issued by the Cl￿rity Commissionets for &Jgland
Wa]e4 aod oth¢rappiic&ble a¢countingstandar(Ls.
12 F￿ndA¢COuntthg -The Cir¢yitop¢rdt¢s anymt¢r of fiD)ds.
cIrL*￿ Model frn$tF¥NI-Thi$ f￿d rryTcxntsc8pitsI morKy frorn the of salcof Methodtst prokw,
Ir￿1pallY Ch4xls & Nkn This fund is nowcar¢goris¢d asUmestri¢¢¢d
RossinglonAIC F￿￿- This Omd rerye￿ts monlts ret¢lvol during th¢ Ye￿ after Rossln8ton Church cewd to
worshi
ayr HotLfe Wé&léy MC Fknd. Thts Teweserts mCOi¢5 r¢¢¢lved durtng tJ* year atl¢r Houqe Wcsky
Churth ¢¢￿j to WVT5hip.
hthrtfesMaiw¢w*e Fwk4-This L5 Y4 de5ign&ed fitt)d to tyin¢wn MaDxY in a 8ixxI S¢at¢of tryfftir. It
j5 fd by regulartra￿rferfrom the Ftm(L
Chlldren, Yowrg People, Gewrallon This nJrMI CO￿all)S motiies s¢t for the wrk of thi5
8row). The Wan¢e at atly one time repre￿ts tht a8 yet ￿rbOTh of Such y¥nts.
14DTkwithin sclk)oL8. Tr ba18nc¢ Ht arywK tulle repruents the asyd ￿￿Xr*ll￿ FW)rtionof suchpits.
BÈgu￿1 This filnd is he]d with th¢ ThICP and repres¢tLts monics tf4nsferted to th¢ Circuit af*r Cur
House We51¢y Church ce&%edto meeL
Generol Fwd-This rt]xeststs y¢r¢Tai that aTC not restricte4 8lld tha¢ have not Ee¢n (k•Rngi¢d ty tt
Cir￿lt M¢¢tin8tor a sp¢¢ifi¢ ThE PTiDLYrthl pwrA)s¢sof th (kn¢roJ ue:.
Q Obltslnlrom ih¢ tr¢aFurer of each Local Clwch ipt Cirtsu the earytrib¥Non t7Jsess8d ty the Cir¢yll
MÉÉiing ontyTaÉ 14Jcal Chtwch iowardy rhe gen¢ral¢xw&ithr¢ ofih¢ Cwcuil.
Provth tl* regttlrÉdforpoymertof&x ofthe ministeri. deaco￿ o7dprokniiopwrs.
Q Pay ro the mi1￿lÈr4 déccopu, oJOprobaiionefft¥ any thher allowapw dt* io Éh¢m andallswng rffj¥tr¢dto
defroythelr¢)pepwe¥.
El Discharge alloiher d&ms wthe eirctiklFw￿￿UCcOr£knnC£ with th¢ aKreedbyih¢ c￿¢￿1
Meeiug I￿1￿l￿gb￿IedpaYft￿￿ts￿areemnI￿1￿ork
F￿￿￿Or FuedArsets-Ths is ad¢5ignat¢d r￿d repre8errting the Val￿ of Ma￿$ bythe CÈrcuiL v81u¢d
at 75%ofth¢ir as at 31X Aug￿(200￿ oratcost if pwchased Sit￿ 2fj￿.
1.2 TAtsglble Flxed A55ets
Mat￿S ￿ere iJJcluded in the ASS¢ts of th¢ Ch￿lty for tk fiTSt lim¢ with efftd froD) 31X 2tX)O. A fornlai
valuation wi¢d ou¢ but MatLW %*re inclu￿j # 75% of their I￿ur8n¢C value Ls at 31ht AU￿ 2(￿.
Mauses pwcb&%ed suFryent to that Ate incI￿a¢d a¢ WSL Depr￿110￿ is provided gt the r* of 2% p

Doncaster Methodist Circuit
Page 10
otes to th Fin
2023
2022
2. Investment In¢otT
CFB Interest
TMCP Jni¢r¢$t- cNrfF Account
TMCP Interesi- Bequest Account
lllter¢5t OD Loans
5.438
8,71K>
2.598
781
1,184
445
16,736
2.410
3. Ministerial Costs
StipeDds
P¢nsion FUTKI
Naiional InsLrsnce
Appr¢ll¢r¢e Lery
Travel Allowances
Telephon4 & P05t&8elStation¢ry
56,901
7.244
5.086
271
8.222
1.130
78,854
87.624
21,998
8,028
512
3,834
1.889
123.885
4. M4nse Costs
R¢pairs, ]4Lrnishings & Decorating
co￿¢1] Tay, Waier Rates & tnsurance
Manse Rents paid
43,039
9,630
6.600
59,269
7.000
11.775
8,210
26.985
5. ConrtexionAI Costs
District A&8essment
District IThy (Circuit Model TnLSt Fund)
72.682
4,738
77,420
72,682
8,760
81,442
6 CraDts & l)onations
Alder Grove
SMC Famity Worker
Baby Basi
CoDnexion Pension Resetrye F￿d
AdBick
Beniley
Flintwood
Tickbrll
Otb¢r
3,600
4,(KlO
8.OIN)
I I,o(K>
550
4,000
8.000
4.000
5,000
110
21.110
27,240
7. Other Costs
Stationery, P¢)stage. MeetiDgs & Dtrectories
QuiDquellnial Inspections & R¢mova]s
Otbcr PrO￿rtIeS
TKCC
Other Pa￿t8. donations, and grants
1,901
5,060
27223
1,920
26,717
30.000
691
59,328
1,606
35,790

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P4e 11
2023
2022
IDde dtht EXamI￿￿tIOn Costs
Jnd¢p¢nd¢n¢ Examin&s & A¢¢ountaw Fees
600
(￿0
Frtr]￿￿
Property
9. Tan
e Flxed Axqets
23
CostlF81r value OD acqulsltlon as at 1st 5￿ptember 20211
A8 at 1st Septemb¢r 2022
AddltionwInwoveTr￿ts
Disposals at ¢ost
As at 31si August 2023
Depreclatloll
8 at 1st Septembet 2022
Charge for yegx
As al 31st Augiist 2023
Net Book Vallle
As 4t 3181 August 2017
As ai 31scAugust 2022
1.054,837
1.054.837
1,054,837
1,054,837
274,564
21,(WJ7
295,661
274,564
21.097
295,661
759,176
759,170
Tot41
2023
ttnv
Investh￿t8
C05tlFair vatue a$ at tst bTrptunber 2•21
As at Ix S¢pterthr 2022
Addiuons
DisposaIs at CO8t
As at 31st August 2023
218,461
314,312
(5,360)
527,413
218,461
314,312
15.360)
527,413
11. MoYemen¢ In Funds
Tr*wfers
Itteomlng Restsllrtts
Galnl(Loss)
RÈ¥Dllrtts Expended Investments
Balanee
1.922
Balance
31A23
Unrestrkted Funils
General Fund
Ros8inBtOD M C
Con Hous¢ Wesley M C
Circuit Model Trust Ilund
Be4llest Fund
135.779
18.261
31,164
139,761
73.799
49.049
140
4,818
17,192
346,329 {401.420)
(25.180)
55,508
18,261
31.164
431.812
71,687
37J90
313,701
1598
{5,l50)
(210)
(43,039)
{16,5LM)}
4,5(K)
31.580
MWID
CYPMG
G￿l]Y Play
NPNP
Fund for FRx¢d
(135)
{22.444)
5.283
2,748
780,273
1.250,236
(21.097)
662,628 (493,4951
759.176
1,413.369

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PAge 12
Notes to the Financial Statements: Year Ended 31st Au st 2023
B811ttth In¢* Re8ourc¢s Galnl(Loss)
IS22 Re8our¢u EweDd￿ Investments
Balance
31A23
Roqtrfeted Fwids
TAn￿ble
Tot41
55.508
18,261
31,164
55,508
18.261
31,164
431.812
71,687
37.590
140
5,283
2,748
Rossington M C
Carr House Wesley M C
CircuitMIMlel Trust
Beque8tFund
M8mses Mainta￿lleC Fund
MWID
CYPMG
Godly Play
NPNP
Fund for Flxed Assets
431.812
71,687
37.59￿1
140
5,283
2,748
759,176
759.176
759.176
1.419,369
503.499
156,694
. Stsff Costs
2022
Sa]aries, Employerfs Nt and Employ&s Pensiort ContrlbutiotL%
Appreniticcship ixvy
148.565
612
149.177
105,431
476
los,￿7
Trre We￿ an average of five employees during the year. No employee earned in exces5 of £60,tKrt) per
14. L￿tt$
No loarL5 have b¢¢n mad¢ by the Cir¢uiL
15. Tru
No expenses have been paid to any ind1vith￿l in respect of their office of ty8r¢¢ {i.e.As part of the Circuit Meeting).
16. cottM￿t￿ents
Th¢r¢ We￿ no ¢otnmitULeni$ as at 31st August 2￿23 (2022.. None).