CIRCUIT
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
West Somerset
Circuit
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2024
Ptymouth & Exeter
District
Circuil no
24r25
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
1134273
If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number
(rhe HMRC number is equvlalent to a registered charity number in temis of evKlence of eharitsble status and
may be used to gtve to donors or grant fundets w￿hIng to see emdence of the organrbab'on's charitable
ststus. Methodist ch8t*es in England and Wales that are not regstsred chatibes are excepted from
registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No242)
Ministers:
Rev. Andy. Day.._.__.
Rev. Chloe Jones
Circuit Stewards:
Daphne West Luntil March 2024L_
ctive LO￿hU
Rev. Jane SperriL_-.------.-.--._.__.......__.... .........
Clive WooldFid
Treasurer.
Timo
ecock
ar

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024
Circuit
Cbre￿I
Tirtal$
SECTION A
FwKIs
FuThJ$
a1
RECEIPTS
82
Assessmenushare
111.500
117.750
a3
a4
Ca
Ital recei
ts
Bank and CFB interest and
Investmènt ineome
4.637
10,5B5
52
15.274
10,351
a5
Grants
3,288
13.465
21.061
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
1,967
15,432
13,038
a7
132,8
10.S8S
2,019
145,494
162,200
SECTION
b1
b2
PAYMENTS
stipends. salaries, NIC, Pension and
travel costs
94,057
17.237
111.294
75,090
b3
Manse Costs
17,974
18.216
19,479
b4
Administration etc
17.315
25.492
13,836
29,814
b5
District Assessment
8,368
33.860
b6
b7
Grants & donations
2.500
10,000
2.727
15.227
13,300
b8
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
5,247
2.038
7,285
203,856
6,390
157.909
b9
162.585
38.541
2.730
Ib91
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR
THE YEAR
c1
a74)9
29,695
27.956
711
58,362
4,291
c2
Total funds brou
ht for￿￿rd from last
ear
116.576
216,373
5.135
338.084
333.793
c3
Sub total
c1+c2
86,881
188.417
4.424
279,722
338.084
Transf8r5 and ad"ustments
2,500
2.500
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR {c3+c41
84.381
188.417
6,924
279.722
Ic81
338,084
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY.. MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSEO ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
these amounts should not be I￿luded in total recei
d1
Balan¢e brou
ht forward Irom last ear
410
1,392
d2
Offerin
sIGifts - receNed lor external o
anisations
587
444
d3
offe￿ngsIGIfts - passed to extemal organisations
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
d1+d2-d3
997
1,426
410
d4
¢Weuit.r_•nd￿2O24

Clrult
SECTION E
this
Summaryofthe Qrcuitaccourtsl¢rilxyearerthd 31 AuOJs12￿I4 arKJ (￿gan￿￿S rwtirs bthe CwrJJit Meabw. WÈlhatthEfund5 ofan
Intemal Orgar4sati0nYK￿￿1 rhyrnalty ￿ReStr￿d lun(& Un￿￿&c￿ld ￿d￿arty shM) th31lWcoukl be wedforany Meth￿￿$t WryX>se ThissoGtion
INTERNAL
ORGANISATKJNS
8oss
870
e2
t5
¢7
Sub lotai ol I￿ernal
Or0￿￿at￿nsfUrXts
e8
11.427)
2A91
1,064
lel
Ctrcuitaccounts Itots
bvoughtfot*?rd froth
Page 2-totsts co1￿4￿11￿1
¢9
145,
168.3621
338,084
279,722
HELD gY¢IR¢UIT
146,53Y
159.7891
280.786
ConiiDue w a sepaiate
s￿￿et If ne¢essw and
nno itte totals IMva(
TOTAL RÉe&pTS
TOTAL
SEcnoN F
ST
EFAENTOF AssEESAt￿ UA8ILrrÉs
OPEN
CLOSING
BALANCES
CIRCUTh.eASH FUNDS HaD *131 August>)24
C*h In
ankcutrert AccoL
r4
Cetrtrtl
113469
216373
188.948
t6
r*rhr
SUBTOTAL
279,722
Ic8)
Tiqal t￿￿$ hekl ty bwr￿1QFgE1¥￿￿
baL7n¢etOMkg•Yty4el le12)
2.491
e12
TOTALCASM FVNDS HELD BY¢IRCbJlT
340,576
280.7g6
SECTION G
OTHERASSETS and UABIUTIES
t￿mentS
Bulk
herAsws
429
[4 I￿l￿d&<￿￿FundS ￿*t
3(4$

Name of Circuit ...West Somerset Methodist Circuii........
No 24r25
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confimi that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been
prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they include all fjJnds under the Control of the Circuit
meeting.
Signature of treasurer .........
Date....
Name and address of treasurer, Tim Hedgecock, 3 Mount Royal, Weirfield Road
Post Code TA24 5QF
Minehead, Somerset..............
Presentatlon to the Clrcuit meetlng
I confim that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 wereAvill be"
presented to the Circuit meeting held on .
Signature of the Chair of the meets.ng
Name of the Chair of the meeting
Date .
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the
West Somerset Methodlst Circult
Charlty Number 1134273
Responsibilitles and basls of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the .
Circuit lor the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages .1. to S As the Circuivs trustees, you are
responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ('the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Circuirs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act
and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
delete or cirde as appropriate
r¢Uit-r_and￿2o24

Name of Circuit .
West Somerset Methodist Circuit
No . 24125
Independent Examinerfs Ststement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connecb'on with the examinakn'on (olher than that disdosed belovf) which give me cause to believe that
in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord the a¢￿UntIng records.
I hav8 no concems and have come across no other matters in connection v￿th the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the acwunts to be
reached.
14*llhave not. obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist
Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the
Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10.000 (ten thousand pounds) at Ihe balance
sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
Relevant professional qualffication crf independent examiner
Name of fim) (where appropriate)
Address
4........NI.DD6ts
f6¢.'L7TQIJ........................................................
Post Code
Date
delete or circle as appropriate
circuitq and￿2tr24

CIRCUIT
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Circuit
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2024
Ptymouth & Exeter
C1￿Ult no
24125
Re9iSter•d Charfty- Charlty RegIstrti￿ number
11342n
If not a rg3iStered charty Hrs Revenue and Custt)ms Gift Aid number
he HMRC number E Équival8Ytt to 8 registered ¢har￿1 numb&r in terms of witten￿ of chaTrtable slaths and
may t* used to gfve lo donors or grant funders ￿*hIng to see evKlence of Ihe otganisalwjnb charilable
status. Methodist chartss in EnglaTrJ and Wales that 8re not registered chartses are excepted ftom
registration under St*utory Instrument 2014 No.242)
ni5ters:
Rov. Chloe Jonss
Circuit Stewards:
ne West
unfl March 2024
Rev. JaF4e Spe
CINe Wooldrkl9e
Tre8wJrer.

Accoumfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024
West Somerset
eircuit
Clrv
Totals l*&t
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Assessmenushare
111.5(Y)
111.51YJ
117.750
ttal recèi
ts
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment Income
4.637
10.585
15,274
10.351
Grants
3,288
21.D61
a6
other r*eipts
TOTAL RECEIPT5
13.465
1,￿7
1019
15.432
1318￿1
lo￿85
145.494
{a8)
162.200
SECTION B
b1
b2
PAYMENTS
Sllipends. salanes, NIC. Pen￿0Th and
travel costs
94.057
17.237
114394
75,090
19.479
13,836
29,814
13.300
b3
Manse Costs
17.974
17.974
Administration etc
17.315
18,216
b5
District Assessment
33,860
Grants & donations
10.000
2.727
15.227
b7
other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
5.247
2,038
38.541
T,285
203.856
8,390
b9
182.
Ib91
157,909
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR
THE YEAR
c1
a74
29.695
4.291
Total funds brou
ht forward from lasl
116.578
218.373
5.135
338.084
333,793
Sub totsl
c1+c2
86A61
1W417
4A24
279.722
338,084
Tr8nsf8TS and 8d ustrnents
2.500
TOTAL FLINDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3*c4
84381
188.417
6,924
279.722
Ic8}
338,084
Ic6
SECTION D
FOR INFORMAMON ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EKfERNAL ORGANISATIONS
tIEe5e amounts shouki not bÈ hnclhmled in total
tslp¥yw*nts above)
BalartcÈ bro
htfor￿ard from last
410
d1
1.392
d2
otferin
sIGtfts . re¢en￿Al fo¥ oxtemal o
OffenngslGffts- passed to extemal organisations
aftisat
587
444
d3
997
1,425
410
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
d1+d2-d3
2LIS

Cha
¢7
11.424
11
pa4e2-t&tsts calumn)
338,084
2BD.7B6
PAYIIEMTS
SECnON P
CLOSING
aALJJICES
113
2t&3TJ
1￿948
r6
$U8TOTPL
279,722
Ic
el
340,$7S
At

Name of Cl￿rt ...INest Somerset Mettiodist CircuiL........... No 24r25
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accourrts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been
prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they indude all fijnds under the control of the Circuit
meeting.
Signature of treasurer ......
Name and address of treasu
. rim Hedgecock. 3 Mount Royal, Weirfield Road
Minehead . Somerset.. .....
. Post Code TA24 SQF
PTesentation to the Clrcult n*￿ing
l u)nfimi that the annual report and accowtts for tha year ended 31 August 2024 were￿7
presentsd to the Circuit meeting held on .................
Signatur& of the Chairof the meeting ... ... .......
Name of the Chair of the meeb'ng
Independent Examinèrfs Report to the Trustees of the
West Somerset Methodlst Circuit
Charlty Number 1134273
Responslbllltles and basis of Yeport
I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢￿Unts of the ....... . ..
Circuit for the ye8r ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages .1. to 7 As the Circuiys trustees, you are
responsible for the preparation of the a￿￿Unts in accordance th8 requirements of the Charities Ad
2011 {'Ihe ACY).
I report in respect of my examination of the Circutvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act
and, in carrying out my exaFrllnation. I have follovRd all the applicable Directions given by Ihe Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Acl.
. delete or cirde as approwate
¢trUJ14_¥d￿lO24

Name of CiFruii .' West Smrset Meth(¥Jisi Circuit
No . 24r25
Independent Examinefs slaten￿nt
I have completed my examination. I corffirm that no material matters have come lo my attention in
connection with the examination (otrEr than that disdosed belo￿) which give me cause to believe that
in, any matsrial respect
the accounting records WEre not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. or
the accounts do not accord the aco)unting records.
I have rK) concems and have come across no other matters in connedion with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper urKJetBtanding of the accounts to be
reached.
14wIWhave not. obtained independent vertfication of all investrnents with the Trustees for Methodist
Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balan￿S and fijnds at the Central Finance Board of the
Methodist Church which are individually in eX￿sS of £10.OOQ (ten thousand pounds) at thè balan
sheet date.
Signature of indeperxlerrt examiner
Name of irKlependent examiner
Relevant professional quaitfication of independent examiner ..... .... . .
Name of fim) (where appropriate)
Post Code
Date
delete or cirde as arprDpriate
¢￿Ul1-Y andts-2WI4

CIRCUIT
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Circuit
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2024
Ptymouth & Exeter
C1￿Ult no
24125
Re9iSter•d Charfty- Charlty RegIstrti￿ number
11342n
If not a rg3iStered charty Hrs Revenue and Custt)ms Gift Aid number
he HMRC number E Équival8Ytt to 8 registered ¢har￿1 numb&r in terms of witten￿ of chaTrtable slaths and
may t* used to gfve lo donors or grant funders ￿*hIng to see evKlence of Ihe otganisalwjnb charilable
status. Methodist chartss in EnglaTrJ and Wales that 8re not registered chartses are excepted ftom
registration under St*utory Instrument 2014 No.242)
ni5ters:
Rov. Chloe Jonss
Circuit Stewards:
ne West
unfl March 2024
Rev. JaF4e Spe
CINe Wooldrkl9e
Tre8wJrer.

Accoumfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024
West Somerset
eircuit
Clrv
Totals l*&t
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Assessmenushare
111.5(Y)
111.51YJ
117.750
ttal recèi
ts
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment Income
4.637
10.585
15,274
10.351
Grants
3,288
21.D61
a6
other r*eipts
TOTAL RECEIPT5
13.465
1,￿7
1019
15.432
1318￿1
lo￿85
145.494
{a8)
162.200
SECTION B
b1
b2
PAYMENTS
Sllipends. salanes, NIC. Pen￿0Th and
travel costs
94.057
17.237
114394
75,090
19.479
13,836
29,814
13.300
b3
Manse Costs
17.974
17.974
Administration etc
17.315
18,216
b5
District Assessment
33,860
Grants & donations
10.000
2.727
15.227
b7
other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
5.247
2,038
38.541
T,285
203.856
8,390
b9
182.
Ib91
157,909
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR
THE YEAR
c1
a74
29.695
4.291
Total funds brou
ht forward from lasl
116.578
218.373
5.135
338.084
333,793
Sub totsl
c1+c2
86A61
1W417
4A24
279.722
338,084
Tr8nsf8TS and 8d ustrnents
2.500
TOTAL FLINDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3*c4
84381
188.417
6,924
279.722
Ic8}
338,084
Ic6
SECTION D
FOR INFORMAMON ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EKfERNAL ORGANISATIONS
tIEe5e amounts shouki not bÈ hnclhmled in total
tslp¥yw*nts above)
BalartcÈ bro
htfor￿ard from last
410
d1
1.392
d2
otferin
sIGtfts . re¢en￿Al fo¥ oxtemal o
OffenngslGffts- passed to extemal organisations
aftisat
587
444
d3
997
1,425
410
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
d1+d2-d3
2LIS

Cha
¢7
11.424
11
pa4e2-t&tsts calumn)
338,084
2BD.7B6
PAYIIEMTS
SECnON P
CLOSING
aALJJICES
113
2t&3TJ
1￿948
r6
$U8TOTPL
279,722
Ic
el
340,$7S
At

Name of Cl￿rt ...INest Somerset Mettiodist CircuiL........... No 24r25
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accourrts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been
prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they indude all fijnds under the control of the Circuit
meeting.
Signature of treasurer ......
Name and address of treasu
. rim Hedgecock. 3 Mount Royal, Weirfield Road
Minehead . Somerset.. .....
. Post Code TA24 SQF
PTesentation to the Clrcult n*￿ing
l u)nfimi that the annual report and accowtts for tha year ended 31 August 2024 were￿7
presentsd to the Circuit meeting held on .................
Signatur& of the Chairof the meeting ... ... .......
Name of the Chair of the meeb'ng
Independent Examinèrfs Report to the Trustees of the
West Somerset Methodlst Circuit
Charlty Number 1134273
Responslbllltles and basis of Yeport
I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢￿Unts of the ....... . ..
Circuit for the ye8r ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages .1. to 7 As the Circuiys trustees, you are
responsible for the preparation of the a￿￿Unts in accordance th8 requirements of the Charities Ad
2011 {'Ihe ACY).
I report in respect of my examination of the Circutvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act
and, in carrying out my exaFrllnation. I have follovRd all the applicable Directions given by Ihe Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Acl.
. delete or cirde as approwate
¢trUJ14_¥d￿lO24

Name of CiFruii .' West Smrset Meth(¥Jisi Circuit
No . 24r25
Independent Examinefs slaten￿nt
I have completed my examination. I corffirm that no material matters have come lo my attention in
connection with the examination (otrEr than that disdosed belo￿) which give me cause to believe that
in, any matsrial respect
the accounting records WEre not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. or
the accounts do not accord the aco)unting records.
I have rK) concems and have come across no other matters in connedion with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper urKJetBtanding of the accounts to be
reached.
14wIWhave not. obtained independent vertfication of all investrnents with the Trustees for Methodist
Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balan￿S and fijnds at the Central Finance Board of the
Methodist Church which are individually in eX￿sS of £10.OOQ (ten thousand pounds) at thè balan
sheet date.
Signature of indeperxlerrt examiner
Name of irKlependent examiner
Relevant professional quaitfication of independent examiner ..... .... . .
Name of fim) (where appropriate)
Post Code
Date
delete or cirde as arprDpriate
¢￿Ul1-Y andts-2WI4