REGISTERED CHARITh NUMBER 1134354
Report of the Trusteos
for tho Year ènded 31 August 2025
Bramhall and Wythenshawe Circult

BRAMHALL AND VVYTHENSHAWE CIRCUIT
ANNUAL REPORT OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Introduction
The circuit is part of the wider Methodist Church and c￿mpriseS 10 churches located in the
southem area of Greater Manchester and East Cheshire. The circuit was formed in 2012 by
the merging of the former Bramhall and Wythenshawe circuits. The circuit is part of the North
West England District. This reporl concentratas on the financial asp6¢ts of thè work of the
circuÉt. Mor6 information genarally about the work and activity of tha circuit can be obtained
by ViSTting th8 circuit W8bsit8-.
www.bramhallwythenshawemethodists.org.uk
Aims and Organization
We are a orGuit whose faith is..
celebrated in worship committed to spiritual growth
expressed in sharing the good news
worked out with people of all ages v￿thin our communitros
Together as a Circuit we:
undertake to prowde opwrtunities to worship God in spirit and in truth
undortake to ancourage each other in our joumey of discipleship
are ¢ommitted to s&Nng oth&rs and by sharing our faith 8ncouraging others into
disGipleship
will seek to work wth Christians and churthes of other tradttions to further the work
of the gospal.

Roviow of the year
Once again, from a purely financial point of view, rf( has been another challenging year. This
was a reflection of the fact that the number of people using our chu￿he8, for both worship
and community activities, has still to return to pre-pandemic leve15. There ¢ontinues to b8
less income from the prime sources of congregational giving and the hlre of rooms and use
of church property. The normal operations of the circuit during the year resulted in a deficit
where exp8nditur8 exc88d8d incom8 by £18.599.
Tho Trust8es recognise that whilst it will a￿ayS be the aim and mission of the Church to
make more followers of Jesus Christ, for the purposes of financial management and
planning it is unwise to assume that there wll be a retum to such levels. The individual
Ghurches continued to pay what is asked of them by way of th6 Circuit Assessment, but this
remained at the same level as in the previous year in recognition of the financial challenges
fa￿d by the individual Churches.
The ¢hur¢h buildings at North8nden and St Andrews were brought under circuit control
during the previous year. St Andrews is still used for public worship and there have been a
number of initiatives which have led to greater activity and an increase income.
The church at Northenden had ￿aSed to be used for public worship but consideration of the
options for its future has bean delayed because of the need to first address Ihe use and
occupation of part of tha pr&mis6s by the National Autistic Society (NAS), which has security
of tenure pursuant to th8 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 following the expiry of the18ase
granted to NAS some years ago. It was intended that a new lease would be agreed during
the year and which prowded for an increase in rent. This is 5ti11 expected and is likely to be
concluded during the year 2025-26.
Income Trènds
In view of the financial thallenges fac￿ by the church8S it was decided nol to increase the
Circuit Assessment. A similar decision is expected in 2025126. The only other source of
incom8, apart from interest and that specificalty related to St Andrews and Northenden,
continued to be rent from the letting of manses which were not in use as hornes for
ministers.
Expenditure Trends
Expenditure exceeded income by around £18,000 and the position is likely to remain
challenging during the coming years. There are and wll continue to b8 signtfi¢ant and
Increasing demands upon the resources of the Circuit which wll be difficult to offset from
currant and likely lovels of income
Overall, expenditure increased by £60.000. This was mainly due to the anticipated return to
4 presbyters. Othewse, expenditure was largely as anTrd and consistent wth th8
cipa
previous year.
209/0 of expenditure is the CirGUit contribution to the District and Connexlon. of which a
significant part is used to fund the work of the wid8r M8thodist Church.
Fund Balances
As at 31 August 2025 the net current unrestricted assets of the Circuit were £326k of that
sum, £136k has b6en designated to provide funds for grants to circuit churches and specific
irGuit projects. The balanc8 of £190k gives approximately 6 months cover for budgeted
expenditure.

Plans for 2025126
Planning for the coming y&ar refiected the view of tha Tnjstees that an immediate incraase in
income would b& drfficu1t to achieve. The resolution of the NAS leasg would be highly
beneficial, whilst tharg was good reason to think that th8 benefits from the involvement with
Emmaus at st Andr8ws would improve. It was also recognised that there was likely to be
significant single items of expense relating to St Andrews duè to property maintenance and
the situation with the occupation and use of St Andrews Hous8, th6 manse. which may resull
in litigation. A need to draw on reserves had to be assumed, although it was anlicipated this
may be offset in the long temi by the sale or letting of tha Manse
Bramhall & Wythenshawe Circult Trustee's Annual Report on Finance and
GovernanGg
Basis of Preparation and Legal Fram6work
The financial ststement5 have been prepared under the Chariiies Act 2011 in accordan¢e
wtth the 2014 version of Accounting and Reporting by Chaiities.. Stat8m6nt of
Recommended Praclica (SORP) applicable to chartties preparing their a¢counts in
accordance with FRS102 -the Charities SORP {FRS102} and taking note of the Update
Bulletin 1 issued in 2016.
Full Namo of Charitr.
The Bramhall and Wyth8nshawe Circuit
1134354
Registratlon Charty Numbar.
Date of rogistration:
Main communi&￿10n address
16th February 2010
Circuit administrator.
Cirwit Office.
cjo Cheadle Trinity church.
Massie Street,
Cheadle
SK8 1DU
Memborship of Circult
Circuit Ministers and Officers
Adivè church ministers:
Rev. lan Smart {Sup8rintendent}
Rev. Sarah Parkin
Rev. Aistair Jones
Rev Dawd Wamock
Circuit stewards
Mrs Pam Howe (Senior)
Mr Nigel Day ffreasurer)

Mr David Jamas
Mlss Margaret Lloyd
Mrs Judy R8am
Circuit lay workèrs
Mrs Clare Byfield.
Administrator. Mrs Jenny Manning
Mr Nigel Day acted as the principal officer ovarse8ing the day to day financial management
and accounting for the circuit during Ihe y8ar.
Auditor.. McKellens. 11 Riverview. Th8 Embankment Business Park. Vale Road. Heaton
Mersey,
Stockport. SK4 3GN
Investment Bankers.. C8ntral Finan￿ Board of the Methodlst Church
Trustees for Methodist Church PurFM)s8S
Bramhall And ￿henshawa Circuit
Aims and Organisation
The Charity obje¢tlV8 is to act as a Resource provlder wlthin the area around the south east
of Stockport MBC, the northern part of Cheshirè East and the Wythenshawe area of th8 City
of Manchester for the Methodist ChurGh-
Tho purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deèmèd to have been since the Date
of Union the advancement of:
The Christian faÈth in accordan￿ with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The
Methodist Church.,
b)
Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Cirouit. local
or oth&r organisation of The Methodist Church-
Any charitable purpose for Ihe tim8 being of any society or institution subsidiary or
ancillary to Th6 Methodist Church-
Any purpose for the time b8ing of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to
The Methodist Church
The organisation and resourcing of regular public acts of v￿rshIp open to members of the
church and non-members alike.
Public Bgngfft
We confimi the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public
benefit.

structuro, Govemance and Managemont
The governing document for tha circuit is the Deed of Union (1932) and Methodist Churoh
Act (1976)
Detailed governancé arrangements are ouuined wthin th8 Constitutional Practlce and
Discipline of the Methodist Church by order of the annual conference (CPD).
Day to day management of the orcuit is undertaken by the CirGUIt Leadership team along
with the Local Pr8achers meeting.
Trustoo Training
A range of guidance produc8d by Methodist Connexion to supporl the effective running of
th8 circuit, specifically the leaflet The Role of a Trustee in The Methodist Church, is given to
all new Circuit meeting members as induction to their role as trustees.
Related Partios
The Circuit Is part of the North West England District and is also awunlab16 to the
Methodist Conference.
Thè following Methodist Church&s ar8 linked to the circuit..
Bramhall
Brommley Green
Chead18 Trinity (Local Ecumenical Partnership)
Cheadle Hulme
St Marrfs Handforth
Heald Green
Lawton Moor
Styal Wilmslow
Sl Andr￿trS Wythenshawe
Risk Management
The major risks have begn identified and recordgj by the Circuit stewards with professional
advice taken as required.
Ther8 is a regular annual remew process undertaken and recordad.
Income and Expenditure is b8ing monitored in total and is compared with the approved
annual budget on a half yearly basis to detect trends as part of the risk management process
to avoid unforeseen ¢alls on reseNes.
Safeguardlng
Every person has a value and dignty which comes directly from thg crBation of male and
female in God's own imag8 and likeness. Christians see this potential as fuffilled by God's
re-creation of us in Christ. Among other things this implies a duty to value all peoplé as
bèaring the image of God and therefor6 to protect them from hami.
Methodist Connexional praclice outEines commiiment to the following principles..

the G9re and nurture of. and respeGlful pastoral ministry with, all children. young
people and adults
the safeguarding and prot8ction of all thlldren, young people and adults when they
are vulnerable
the estsblishing of safe, caring communities vthich provide a loving environment
where there is infomied mgilan￿ as to the dangers of abuse.
Wè will carefully select and train all thos8 With any responsibility wythin the Church. in
line with Safer Recruitment principles. includiTYJ the usa of criminal records
disGlosur8s and registration with the relevant vetting and barring sch&mgs.
We wll respond without delay to every complaint made which suggests that an adult,
child or young person may have been hanned, cooperating wth the poli￿ and local
aLrthority in any investigation.
We will seek to work wth anyone who has SLrffered abuse, developing wtth Ihem an
appropriate ministry of infomied p8Storal care.
We will seek to challenge any abuse of power, especially by anyone in a position of
trust.
We will seek to offer pastoral care and support. including supervision and referral to
the prop9r authorities. to any member of our church community known to have
offended against a child, young person or vulnerable adult.
In all these principles we will follow legislation. guidance and r&ccMJnised good
practice
The Bramhall & Wyihenshawe Circuit commits itself tr)
ensuring the implementation of Connaxional Safeguarding Policy, govemrnent
legislation. guidance and saf8 practice in the cirwit and in Ihe churches.
to the provision of supwrL advic9 and training for lay and ordained people that will
ensure people are clear and confident aboui their roles and responsibilities in
safeguarding and promoting the welfar8 of children and adults who mav be
vulnerable.
General Data Protsction Regulation {GDPR)
The Circuit and churches work to Conform to the GDPR regulations. The Data Controll&r for
the Circuit and the churches are the Tnjstees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
Reserves Policy
The Reserves Policy for th8 Circuit is to hold a miniTnum sum equivalent to 3 months,
average expenditure. This should be sufficient lo meet any unforeseen item of major
expenditure on manses andl or to be able to continue. in the short term, funding planned
activiti8s in the event of any inability to raise the full Circuit Assessment from ¢hurch85.

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statement Of Trustees, Responsibilities
The trust88s are responsible for preparing ihe trustees, raport and the financial statements in
accordan￿ with applicabla law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom
Gonérally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations. The law
applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for 8ach financial
year which give a true and fair view of the stata of affairs of the charity and of the incoming
resources and application of resources. including tts income and expenditure, of the charity
for that period. In preparing Ihese financial statements.
the trustees are requir6d to:
select suitabl8 accounting policies and apply them consist6nlly',
obs8rve the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.,
make judgemenls and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subj8¢t to any
matorial departures disclosed and 8xplained in Ihe financial ststements,. and
prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate
to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for
keeping proper accounting re￿rdS that can disclose wrth reasonable accuracy at any
time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial
statements comply with tha Charities Act 2011, th8 Charities (Acwunts and Reports.)
Regulations 2008, and the prowsions of the constitution. They are also responsible
for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hen￿ for taking reasonable steps for
the prevention and detection offraud and other irwularities.
for the rna1ntenan￿ and integrity of the corporate and financial infomation Included
on the chariws website. Legislation gov8ming Ihe preparation and dissemination of
financial statements may dtffer from legislation in othèrjurisdiGtions.
Disclosure of Infomiatlon to audltor
Each trustee has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a trust68 in order to make
themselves aware of any relevant audit inforniation and to establish that the Ghariws auditor
Is aw8re of that infomiation. The truslees Gonfirm that there is no relevant information that
th8y know of and of which they know th8 auditor is unaware.
The annual report was approved by th8 trustses of the tharity onl￿une 2026
Trustee
Name of Circuit: Branihall & Wythenshawe No. 19115

Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these acGruals-based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been
prepared from the records of the CirGutt and that they include all funds undèr th8 control of
the Circuit meeting.
Signature of Treasurer
Name and address of Treasurer
Dale29 June 2026
Nigel Day
80 Adelaide Road
Bramhall
Stod(port
SKT 1LU
Presentation to the Circuit Meeting
I confinn that the annual report and accounts for th8 year ended 31 August 2025 were
presented to the Circuit meeting held on.. 23rd June 2026
Signature of the Chair of the meeting:
Name of the Chair of the me8ting: R8v. Sarah Parf(in

Bramhall and Wythenshawe Circuit
Independent Auditorfs Report to the Trustees of tho
Bramhall and Wythanshawe Circuit
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of the Brdmhall and Wythenshawe Circult Ithe'charity.) for the
year ended 31 August 2025, which comprise the Statemenl of Finan￿8[ Acttvty, Balance Sheet,
Statement of Cash Flows and Notes to the Financial Slalements, including a summary of sIgn￿[Cant
a¢countlng policies. The f1nancial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation Is
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards comprising Charities SORP- FRS 102 'The
Firnanclal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. (United Kingdom Geryerally
Accepted Accounting Practi￿) as amended by the requiremenls of M8thodlst Conference.
In our opinion the financtal statements..
give a true and fair view of the state of the charTVs affairs as at 31 August 2025 and of its income and
expenditure for the year then ended..
have been property prepared in accordance with Unrted Kinglom Generally A(xepteé Accounting
Practice.. and
hava baen prepared in ac£ordance with the requirements of the Chariti&s Aot 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conduoted our audlt in accordanc8 vlth Iniemational Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS IUKII and
appIl￿ble law. Our responsibilities under those stsndards are futh8T described in the Auditor's
responsibil tiès forthe audit of the financial statements s8Ction of our report. We are independent of the
charity in accordance wih the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financi85
statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fuffilled our other ethical
responsibilities in aCccffdan￿ wlh these requirements. We ￿lIeVe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is SUff￿le￿I and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
ConGlusion5 relatlng to golng concern
In auditing the financial statements. we have concluded that the trustees, use of the going concem basls
of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have perfDm)ed. we hav8 not hJ6ntthed any material uncertainties relating to
event5 or conditions that, indiwdually or colleclively. may cast significant doubl on the charitls ability to
continue as a going concern for a I￿rIC￿l of at least twelve months from when the original finan￿al
statements were aulhorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the rosponsibllifses of the trustees with resp8cI to going concern are d￿ribed
in the relevant soctions of this reporl.
Othor infomiation
The other information comprtses the infomiation induded in the Trustees, Report. other than the
financial statements and our auditorfs report thereon. Our opinion on the financi21 slateTnenls does not
cover the ottrer information and. except to the extent otherwse expliciuy stated in our report, we do not
express any form of assuran￿ ¢tsn¢lusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financ¢al statements. our responsibility is to read th8 other infomation
and, in doing so, consider whether the other infomiation is materially inconsislenl with th8 financial
slatgmenls or our kn￿edge obtained in the audtt or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If w@
Idenb'fy such material inconsistencies or apparent malerial rnisstatemenls, we are requlred lo determine
whether there is a material misstatement in the financial Statements or a malerlal misstatement of the
other informallon. If, based on the work we have perfomed, we condude that there is a material
Misstalemenl of thls other information, we are required to report Ihal fact.
We have nothing lo report in this regard.

Bramhall and Wythenshawe Circuit
Independent Audltorfs Report to the Trustees of the
Bramhall and Wythenshawe Clrcult
Opinion on other matter pre5crlbgd by the Charitles Aci 2011
In our opinion, based DTI the work undertaken in the COUT5e of the audit:
the information given in the Trustees. Report for the financial year for whKh the financial statements
are prepared is conslstent the financlal statements., and
the Trustees, Report has been prepared in accordance with appllcabl& legal wuirements.
Mattors on which we are required to roport by 8xceptlon
In the light of our kno￿edge and understanding of the chaTily and Its ènvironment obtained in the
course of the audit, we have not identified malerial mis51atements in the Trustees, Report.
We have nothing to ￿port in respect of the follow[￿ matters where thè Charities Act 2011 requlres us to
report tD you if. in our opinion..
adequat8 acoounting records have not been kep( or rolums adequale for our audit have not been
received from branches not ViSTted by us.. or
the financial statements are not in agreement wilh the accounting records and retums; or
certain disclosure$ of Trustees. Remuneration specified by law are not made,. or
we have rK)t received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trust999
As explained more fully in Ihg Statement of Tnjstees. Reswnslbililies Iset out on page 8], the trustees
arg responsible for the preparation of th8 financial stalements ané for being satisfied that they glve a
trug and fair view, and for such intemal control as the tNstees éetemiine is necessary lo enablè the
preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement. whether due lo fraud or
error.
In preparing the financial statements. the trustees are responsible for ass8ssing the charity's abllity lo
continsje as a going concern, disclosing. as applicable, matters related lo gDing wncern and using the
gDing concem basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or tD cease
operations, or have no realistic altemative but lo do so.
Auditorfs responsibilities for the audit of the financial ¥taternentS
Our objective5 are to obtair) reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misslalement. whether due to fraud or emr. and to issue an auditor's report that
includes our opinion, Reasonable assurance is a h￿h level of assurance. but is not a guarantee that an
audlt conducted in accordance wth ISAS (UK) will alwayB delect a m2terial misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and ar8 wnsidered material W, individually or in the
aggregate, they wuld reasonably be expected lo inffluence the ￿noMIC decisions of users taken on
the basis Of these financial statement5.

Bramhall and Wythenshawe Circuit
Independent Audltorfs Report to the Trustees of the
Bramhall and Wythenshawe Circult
Our approach to identifying and a$sessing Ihe risks of mateTial misstatement In respect of irregularities,
Including fraud and non-¢ompliance y￿th laws and regulations, was as fotlows:
the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate
c£)mpetence. capabillties and skills to identtfy or recognise nonv(X)Tnpliatice with applicable laws and
regulations.,
' we identrfied the law5 and regulations appllcable to the charity through discussions vdth trustees and
other management, and from our knowledge and experience of the charity seGtor-,
• we focused on specific laws and regulatlons which we considered may hav8 a direct material effect Dn
the financial statements or the operations of the charity, including th@ Charities Act 2011. taxation
legislation and data protection, anli-bribery. employment. environmen181 and health and safety
legislation.
' we assessed the extent of compliance wth the laws and regulations identrfied above through making
ewuiries of management and inspecting legal CO￿8spOndenCe- and
. thal ¢d6nirfied laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regulady and the team
remalneé alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the aud4t.
We assessed the susceptibility of the charity's financial statements to material misstatement. induding
obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur. by.
making enquiries of management as lo where they ¢on$idered there was 5uS￿ptib1IIlY to fraud. Ihèlr
kno￿edge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud,.
• considering the internal controls In place lo mtyate risks of fraud and non-compliance wilh laws and
regulations., and
understanding the design of the charit￿$ remuneration pol(ci&s.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we".
performed analytical procedures lo idenlfy and unusual or unexpected relationships:
. lesl& journal entries lo identfy unusual transactions.
assessed whether judgements and assumptK>ns made in delermining accounting estimates set wer
indicative of potential bias., and
invsstigaled the rationale behind slgnifi¢anl or unusual transadions.
In response lo the rÈsk OF irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulattons. we deslgnod
procedures which included, but not limited to-.
agraeing financial statemerrt éisdosures lo underfying supporhng dowmenlatlon.,
reading the minutes of meetings of those charged Ythh govem2rtce-
onquiring of management as to actual and potential litualion and daims,- and
reviewing correspondenc8 With HMRC. relevant regulators and the charitvs legal advisors.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Finan¢ial Rewrting Council's website al-.
wNvw.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibilities. This des¢ripllon foms part of our audilorfs report.

Bramhall and Wythanshawo Circuit
Independent Audltorfs Report to the Trustees of the
Bramhall and Wythenshawe Clrcuit
Uso of our roport
Thls repDrt is made solely to the trustees. as a body. in accordance wth the Charitie5 Act 2011. Our
audit work has been undertaken so that we might stale to th8 tTUStees those matters we are required to
state lo them in an auditofs r8POrt and for no other purpose. To Ihe fullest extent permilled by law, we
do not aocepl or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the chaws trustees as a
body, for our audit work, for this report or for the opinions we have formed.
Paul Roper {Senior Stalulory Auditor)
McKellens Ltd
11 Riverview
The Embankment Busines5 PaTk
Vale Road
Healon Mersey
Stockport
SK4 3GN

Name of Circuit
Bramhall & Wythenshawe Clrcuit
Girrjjit No
19115
ststement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2025
Notes tr*
Clrtult PAod•l Deslgnatod
the
General Fund
Fund5
accounts Iunreststctedl {Unrestrlctsdl {unTr$trict•dl
Re8trictsd Endowmpnt
Funds
Funds
Total
202425
Income
1 DtsnBtlons and lagaoe8
2 Incomè trom monetary invesbnents
3 Incomo from inve5trnent properties
4 Assessments on Churche8
5 Capital Receipts
6 Grants received
7 Othèr chormable income
8 Tolal Incom•
1&955
6,950
30.581
301.025
21.820
14,435
30.581
301,026
5&11
4,860
129.361
601072
"129.361
486,872
7.716
Expendlture
9 Grants and dLinatl¢ns
10 Salaries and £¥sooated costs
11 Prop9rty rnaintellance
12 Connexional as8888rnenl & Mc￿1#1 trust levy
13 DistrictAs8es5ment & Levy
14 DeprecAation
15 Offlce expenseG
16 0th6r outgoings
17 Total charltable expendlttsre
18 Gainsll1088esl on rnonetary invesknents
19 Gainslllo3$831 on invest￿nt p￿Pert￿5
20 Net Incomellexpandlturel
21 Transfers between furKIs
22 Other gainslllDssesl
23 N•t movement In funds
24 Total funds brought fon¥ard
25 Tot81 fund5carrled forwdrd
10
238,853
130,155
S,628
23B,853
13S,006
11,196
94,864
4.850
7,470
33,293
520.671
506.928
7,649
.20,056
1.391
2.8
66
-18.599
12
-20.028
8,135.700
.116.672
88
.18.599
"S,356,9￿ '.
6,340,380
86.023
87.386
t36,584
136,V44
744

Name of Circuit
Brarnhall & Wythenshawe Circult
Clrcult No 19115
Statement of Flnancial Activiti6s (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2024
Notss to
Clrcult Model D051gnatod
General Fund
Funds
accounts IUnr8strlctBdl IUnr8strlcted) {unrestrfct•dl
RestrIct￿ EndDwmont
Funds
Funds
2023-24
Income
1 Donations and I￿a(485
2 Income from monetsry investments
3 Inwrna trom investrnent propertie5
4 A&8e8srnents on Churches
S Capita1 Receipts
6 Grants received
7 Other charitable income
8 Total Income
1.337
6,973
25.750
284.￿2.
4,404,r
3.470
16,290
25,750
284,332
4h04,711
3,500
89,486
4,828,S19
5&11
3,500 .
4811.926
8,960
5.633
Expendlture
9 Grants and donatlong
10 Salar￿$ and assoclaled cx)sts
11 Property malntenance
12 Conngxional as*ssment & model trust levy
13 Olstii¢t A88essm8nt & Levy
14 Depreciation
16 Office expense
16 Other outgoings
17 Totsl charltable eX￿￿￿tur*
18 Gain51lkD55esl on rnonetary invèstments
19 Gainslllo888$1 on investment p[D￿rtieS
20 Net Incom•llèxpendlture}
21 Tran8kn betwEen fvnds
22 Other gainslllossegl
23 Net movement In funds
24 Total funds brou8ht forward
25 Total fvnds carrled torward
10
181,272
125.287
5,499
89,712
181,272
125,287
11,399
89,712
6.717_
42,866
461.353
8,717
47,821
462,208
4,955
4.966
6.900
4.360.673
3.060
678
0 4.364,311
12
581.080
81,080
3.783,231
2,575,754
6,358,985
1.9D2
84.121
86,023
1.758
134,826
136,$84
678
2J56.808
6.135,700
678

Name of Clr¢tht
Brnmhall & wY￿nshaw0 Clr
Clrtuft No 19116
Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025
r¢ultIA￿l
End0￿en1
Fui
T0th19
202
Totals
IUnr#
riLlestothB
FLx8d AgsBt
C1rcukthuYthe9. MBnÈe9 & Eq￿pti18M
ve5tMonl p￿￿￿￿5
14
SA31.ll
581.941
5.431.7
SBi.E41
5.431,7
581,841
￿13,￿7
6,DlJ,647
,￿3,647
CurrgntAs8gt
D8blors
Lp*
th¢ ¢ltW
lrtvektmenti vfilh TM¢P
Cenirej Flnpnu BD* Depw*S
Gash al Benk In ha
rolal¢uffeKt*&*ees
16
Ae,167
48,1e7
163,37Q
128.7BS
162,007
137,994
23,163
304,165
9.￿7
12J,lOè
744
e7J86
136.584
744
34B.323
Curron¢iiabllltt•S
CredNcrf8{duèh unaw1 y
blekn*hkn 2C2>24
1Y
21Ae4
21,484
8.727
21,4
IlJ{125
21.484
B.727
345MP
iU,684
6,114672
•7,388
136,584
6.340.38$
e,358,988
Ltsng t¢rm I1￿11￿¢$
4rtgrmor•thJn onv y•ari
tsranl> pay4b19 aller2Q7J-24
L0aTh6tolMC￿
N¢t￿$￿tr
£,I15.672
14564
744
6,340,386
6,3S&.986
Funth ortheClrGu
General Fa￿ IUNe5
CIr￿rt MDdo1 Ttust Fund (unTe#￿Clea)
D&sign2LedFunds IUrttystrided%
6.115.672
.115.612
87J8fj'
136,564.
6,135.7ts)
BQ.O
136,584
6,361J07
678
1A5B4
RESI￿ed Funds
744
Endtywn4rt
TDtsIFvnds
6,115,672
1X.584
744
340,386
6,35B,985
Signed
Circuil Treasurer

Name of circu￿ Bramhall & Wythenshawe Circuil
Clrcuft No
19115
Cash flow statement for the year ended 31 Au8U5t 2024
2025
2024
Statemerrt of cash flows
Cash from opÈratlnK artlvilits
Net cash used in o
erating acriwties
-68,024
-25.935
Cash flows from investing acbvrties
Dividends,Interest and rents from Investments
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equlpment
Purchase of propertyjplant and equipment
Purchase of Intangible assets
Prijceeds from the sale of investments
Purchase of investments
Other
45,016
41,040
Net cash provlded by I￿estIng attivities
45,0￿ ￿,040
Cash flows from flnanclng advttles
New borrowing
Repayments of borrowing
Net tash used In firtanclng aciivltles
Change In cash and (ash eoul¥alents In the ￿ porttnB perfod
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting PEriod
Cash and o5h equlvalents*the end ot the reportlng period
-23,008
15,105
323.164
308.059
3LKI,156 323,164
2025
2024
Recontlllatlon of net Income to net cash flowfr¢)m operatlnsacllvltles
Net income for the reportin8 period l a5 per statement of financial actNitie51
Adjustments for.
Caplial receipt of churchlesl tranSfer￿d in
Impalrment ofpropertywdlue
DÈpreciation and amortisatson charges
Profit on the sale of fixed assets
Loss on the sale of fixed assets
Gains on investments
Diwdends, inteTe5t and rentslrom inve5trnents
Decreasellinueasel in stocks
Ilncre8sel/decrease In debtors
Increaselldecreasel in credltors
-18,599 3,783.231
-4,344,424
581.080
45,016
.4L040
-17,166
12.757
7.227
Nel cash used In aperatlng actlvltles
48.024 -25.935
2Q25
Z024
Analy$ls of cash and rash equwalent
Cash in hand
Short term deposit (less than 3 rnonth51
Totsl cash and cash equlvalents
300,156 323,164
1.156 323.164

Bramhall &Wythertshawe Circutt
Urcult 19115
Notes to the Accounts
l Basls of accounttng
The financlal statements hève been prepored under the(harl￿e$Act 2011 in accordance the 2014
Version Of A¢eountln8and ReFQrtln8 by tharitye5'. Ststempnt Df ReciJtntnÈndÈd Prathce ISORPI appllcableto
charttie5 preparingtheir accounts In accCWdan￿ wth FP5102-th2 CharftiesSORP I￿102} and tsklng note of
th¢ Update BulleUn 115sued in 2016.
2 Fund5
The funds held con5tittrte' General Funds tr￿1d for any ptsrposeof thè Clrruitwhich are Unrestricted. The
Qr¢ult Model Tr￿t Fund haswide purposes defined in S1atKlingOrder5 and ts cats8orwl as unrestric￿.
Des%n31￿ fund5 are wherE funds have been allcoted fora specthc pur[￿* but2￿ categorfsed as
rÈstrittedso their use c3n be rhanged. Restrfcted funds whith a￿ held for a narrowei purpose. There are
Iso the follo￿n8 Endowmentfundsas li%ted. tktsils of each m*prralfund are dlsd05ed in thE final note to
these accounts Anyfunds maybe represented by moTethanlu5t cash.
3 A¢countlng pollcles
Basls
These ariountshave been prepared on the b8Si5 of listorfcal t¢)rtÈX￿ptth3tIn¥Èsknents are shown attheir
marketvalue atthÈ end olthe year. on the actrLplsbasi%fv 5how3 trve and falrviewofthe CIrCu￿sfinanClal
posltlon and aCt￿ltIes.
Income RecoBnltlon
Income Is included in theStstemeTktof Finallcol Acttvmes ISOFAI when theC1￿￿￿ bec0rr￿S Entitled tothÈ
resources. and the trusteesare rtrasoDabty<errain tly¥riU [￿l¥ethe rÈsourw: and the monetaryvaluÉ¢an
be rneasured wth sL￿cIentYÈl￿abl1lty.
Resources Expended
This15 rerowised wthen è Ilab115tylsincurred, ON￿￿On arises. that results in the payrnent
beln8 unavoidable. ￿abirthe5 3re Te{U￿15ed assoon as an wthow of economK bpnefil Is consldered mLYe
lIkE￿ than not under the le￿1 Orconstr￿twe￿bl1gatiOn£0Mmrt1sr￿thQ arcuirtopay wt resources.
Grants
Grnnts rnade by the CITCUitfrom fundsare Tecogn15ed in fvll at timE of aBrÈÈmentorwhen the
Cirtuft èccepts ihatthere 15 a lewdl or operational obli8atiDn tomake the p3ymenL When the grintis
rewrrent over more than one year the baL7nce paYab￿1n futureyears 15 treatsd asa provIsl￿ for fuwre
tDmrnitsnentsin the Balance Sheet Hgalnsttheappropriatefu￿l, ￿￿On being rdeased infthureyear5
1nsvdlm￿tsare pald In accLYdance with theorignaltya8teed tenn5.
Penslons
The ètcounts Indude costs to pÈn$￿n£OntnbUtiOnsfOrthQ yearofQ8,12412024.. £26,150) on bÈha
oFemployeÈkTwoschemes were coniribukd t￿. payThentsof £3.30812024.. £2.7151 to a defined Contribution
schemef0T(ayw￿keIs and £24,81612024.' £23A351 tothe methrrf￿t Minister5 PenSion￿Me IMMPSI, a
dÈfined benefit schemefor minlsters.

Bramhall & Wythenshawe Cirtuit
rcult 19115
Forthe defined £ontrIbu￿o￿$them4 the charlty hasty) ltsbibtybÈyond makingitstontribuuons and pawng
a¢r0$5the deduthiDnsfoTtheemp￿e's rontribulions.
The MNQPS 5huvld be accountedfr< a5 a Broup plan as all ihe parriopa￿￿8 em￿0ver$, namely the Clrcults and
Cotsncll, are under the t￿MOn eentrol of thè Conferer￿e. 8ecause it Is partol a multpempltyerscheme and
the inforTnatitln SPEcifi£ tothisiharity i5 not available. the payrents havea]50 been arcourted for asa
defined contribLrtlon scherne in accordance %￿th theCharftiesSORP.
Atthe lasttrlennlal valuauon 31Awst 2023. the MÈthDdi5t Mini5ter5 Pen5iDn Sthente w05 in Surplus by
£33.7m. Atthe prevl0ustripnni￿ v?luatiw at 31Augwt 2020, the scheme had been In deficltand The
Methcd15tCouncll agreed a recovery planand longtÈmi funding oblectNe forthe Scheme in Aprfl 2021 In
lightol the Surp1￿ TÈvealed atthe latt#Trraluation. a recovwplan isnDtrequired.
VAT
%Kethe arttsitlsnotVATtewstÈred, all inputVATischarg2d YMththee¥pensesto whkh It refer5.
Tan8lble flxed assets lor use by the Clr¢uit
These a￿ capitali5ed If they can b? ￿e￿ formore than one year. and Ind￿l￿￿1￿c0Stat1east£1,{th.
The properties are shown in theac£ountsatcortor, whÈrÈiosti4not kl￿Wn. èt'DeÉrRed Cost.. The land
omponent is not wen a5 3 Sepa￿te omounts G￿dance issued bythe Methodi51 Church in October2019
"AccountinE forTan8lble Fixed Assets. 5tstes That Deefftedcost Isthelnyjredvaluo atlstseptember 2015.
No dÈpretlation isprtr4ided w the buiWing5 b¥cAuset￿ trUSte￿COnSIderlhe current residuèl falrvalue of
the manse lui￿1ng5 lon the aswmption that IPwhad rexhedtheerrfl of its useful economic life ty tt* yeat-
endl to be notless than thelr currentwdlue. Any depT￿lation ￿Uld rH)rbe matyrial. The properties have
been rEV￿wedf0r impairment.
Investment Propertbes
From tlme to timÈ, propErdes underthe managing Iru5teeslyp ofthe Circuitare required for use bythe
Circult or wkler Methodist Church and are rented￿ the open math Whore thls i%the tss¢ the propertv
would be Incltvjed in the at£ounts Ès an in¥estrnentproperty-
Investments
Investrnents are valued in the balanCes￿@t at marketydlue ?rtheyeareThl. IrNe5trnent I￿oMe￿51ndL￿ed In
the account5 when rec*w4￿e and anywains reVaI￿lSOn atthe year end are shown it) theSOF

Bramhal&
rcult
Glrcull f911
DonAtIonS￿
Gtt*al Fu
TrwtFwA4
Total
Tot•1
fjeneral<onat]o
Gr4rnts
The ￿SPeed
3,45S
4.￿0
737
2,133
Tokl
7.yts
170
6.J70
5.CFAr1t¥bl8aEth4th5-Qthqr
FWMI
Tntst
14
Tot41
Tot41
Chtsrth asses%nents
R￿traI0f Manses
R￿harge¢t5ala￿e5JDd otherm5tstothurches
stAndréw5thw(hthitte5 rentsl IrKome
Refund Df pén5ionfund c(ntribuba75
TransFerof thurth propertleslitoOICu1t
Tran5ferof thurthbank acco￿￿￿1rto ttrcult
Total
801￿
30L02i
284.332
IL4QQ 15,350
13,590
87.985
78A8E
61.856
0 4,344,424
,287
6.OthÉ*tradi¥*attknTr
Totsl
Totrdl
Lettkng5lPropertyrthmel-I
LEttlng5 (Property￿￿￿1-1
L￿t￿n￿lP10pertYo9￿t?-J
L*Un8s IpropertynamÈl-4
Mlscellaneou5 1
M15cellaneou52
Miscellaneo￿4
Ttstal
7. Inve5uMent IncomB
General Furnl
OrcWtP
Tnot FLllyJ
Totsi
To
Central ￿n￿nce 808id
Tm¢￿ ModelTiu#Fund
Rerttal of MafEses
Rental of Northenden Churth propvty
otb.er
6.￿0
7.485
6.939
8.351
i&ooo
7.750
49.1
4¥040

Bramhall & Wythenshawe Clr¢ult
Clrcuit 19115
8. Payment to Trusteos
Payments made to trustees for
3dditional services prowded to the
Circuit by agreement with the Circuit
Thls year
Last year
Nll
Number of trustees who were paid
expen5e5
Nature of the expenses
There were no payments made to trustees for additional seM¢es piovided to the Circuit
by agreement with the Circuit Meeting. These figures also exclude stipends and costs
paid on behalf of the Circuit by trustee5 and reimbursed.
Total amount paid
9. Fees for examlnatlon or audlt of the accounts
Independent examiner's or auditors,
fees for reportSnB on the accounts
Other fee5 leg- adwce. accountancy
4,ICKJ
3,900
10. Pald omployees
Staff Costs pald durlng the year were:
Gross wages, 5alarie5 and benefits in
kind
183.928
136.961
Employerfs Nation31 Insurance costs
19,901
12,471
Pension costs
2S,124
26,150
Ministerial travellphone
5,421
5,137
Lay staff travellphone
1,209
553
Totsl staff costs
238,583
181.272
Averdge number ol stsff employed durlng the year were:
Minlster5
y staff working for the Qrcuit
Total

Bramhall & Wythènshawe Circuit
ar¢ult 19115
10. Pald employees l¢ontinued)
These figure5 represent the ministerial staff working in the clrtuit who are employed by The
Methodist Church centrally and lay worker5 employed dlrertly bythe Qrcuit. Lay workers recharged
to Churche5 are excluded from these figure5.
No employee earned £6Q.000 per annum or more.
11. Capltsl re¢elpts
In 2023124 capltal receipts include5 £1,251,080 being the Deemed Cost of the Northenden Methodist
Church propertie5 which came under the managing trusteeship of the Circult during the year. A150
included is £3,093,344 being the Deemed cost of St Andrews Church. £59.644 relates to the b8nk
balances of the churches transferred into the arcult.
12. oiher galnsl{losses}
Other gain5/llossesl in 2023124 relate to impairments in value that have been recognised in re5peL1
of the Northenden Methodist Church properties (see note 141.
13. St Andrews Church: basls of preparing acc4wnts
The Circuit has taken on the responsibility of managlng 5t Andrew5 church and the activlti¥ of this
church now form part of the Circuit'5 account5. In the year ended 31 August 2023, the accounts for St
Andrews were prepared on a receipts and payments basis however. The tirujit's accounts are
prepared on an accruals basis. Thi5 resulted in an additlonal £4,523 of income and £1,382 of costs
being included in the 2023124 acco¥Jnts.

&Wythorffjhay￿ ariuit
Clrcuf(19115
14 T￿n￿bla
Costorvalwtion
Otherfiy
Paw¢nts On
Resl*nEl•l
Land
OthvLand
IKludlnK
motorvehkle5
flttkns5and
&￿ts ¥nd•r
Totsl
Balance brought for¥Jard
102&362
3,403.3ty1
5.43L7(
RevOT￿tionS l+J-I
Imp3lrment l-l
DIspo5a151-1
T￿nsfer5. l+l-I
BaLince carrled forward
2.028362
1403.344
5A31,
AcC￿￿￿lated depr￿atIr•Tr
B3￿nCe brought forward
Depreciatbn cha￿e for
Rewaluamons 1+1.1
T￿nSfe..5 1*1_1
Balallcecwded forward
Netbook val
Br¢u8htf¢tward
Carrled forward
2,028.362
1028,362
3*.O3,344
3W3.Y4
5,431,7
5,431.706
The ￿tsnse$ are Included in i￿Je Balance Sheet atetthercost OTfkemedC05tand the breakdown is &%follows.'
2025
925.IK
1.103,362
1028.362
2024
925,WD
L103,362
MaD5e5 hekl atC05t
Manses hekl at Deemedcost
Included Sn tanoble thdassets are 6 Manses12￿4. 61. One vf the man5e5 15 a feasehold buikling and the others arefreehold.
One mansewas transf*tèd out of tsn8iblefixeda55ets in 2D23124and reda$sIf￿ asan Inveslmentp*opprty.
Two churchescame underthe manaWngtnJsteeshlpof the fjrLWitdurin82023n4.The5eweretr7nsferred Into the Orcuit'sacc(xJnts at
Deemed Cost Avaluation of the Northenden Methtbdi5tChurth properywas carr£ed outtn December2023 and Bn Em￿1rment recoui5ed to
fleLtthisvaluation. The Northenden Viethodtst thurch proF￿ty Ind￿eS an offKE buildingwhich has been transfwred out oftanglblefixed
assets and reclassified as an Investment propty. ThÈ dÈÈmed c05t a5 adjusted of e3th property atthe bakncÈ 5heetdate 15..
StAndrews. Wythenshawe
N￿the￿￿en
3.093.3H
310.IXX)

Br*nhaW &wvtknsha￿0￿ult
Clrvjil IY115
15. lTrve5tment proFQrtles
(rE￿E&￿
tot41*7
Otherfixed
PaymÈntso
Reddendal
La
OtherLand
Ktudin8
fft¥n8s
Totil
5S&ts
#ru#io
Balance brought fa￿ard
s￿,841
Adlttoll5
Re¥￿I￿at￿n51+I.1
Impblrment l-l
Tr3nsfÈrs° l+/-I
lance tarrw forward
221.841
581WI
Dwrlng 2023124 a manse wastransferred out of tsn8lbleftxed assets and red3$5thed a5an inve51mentwoperty.
Included In'other bu1￿1ngS, Is an office bulldlnglrtduded tn thÈ Northenden Methodi5tCburth propertywhith ha5 been recla$5fied a5 an
invÈ&tment propertyduringthe 2023124.

Brnrnhall & Wythen5hawe arcult
Clr¢ult ￿/15
16. Analy515 of ￿rrent a55ets
Thlsye•r
Last year
Debtors and prepayments
Pre paid stipends
Prepayments
Accrued Incom
Other debtors
Totsl debtots and
prepayments
17.982
14,1
11,327
4.752
13,764
13.839
3,YJg
48,167
31.002
Analy515 01 cash ot bank
Bank balance held In current accounts
li.￿)1
23,163
Bank balance held in CFB
166,915
137,994
Bank balance held In TMCP
122.241
162,007
Total Cash and Bank
3￿),157
a23,164
17. Analy515 of current Ilabllttiesand lo￿ ￿mI uixlltors
Trade CTedttor5. accrua15 and
def2r￿d Income
Other Creditor5
Total Current Llabllltle5
14.878
8,727
6,606
8,727
18. Copltsl Commltsments and Contingent Llamlitles
Atthe 31stAuBu5t 2025 Ihe Cifcuithas no Eapital comrnitmonts.
Nocontlngent lizbilities were identified at 31stAugust2025.
19. Operat1￿ lease commttmerts
The totsl future ￿aSe payments under nOrpCan￿llab1e operatlnK leases are=
Thls year
Lastyear
Wlthln one year
Bvtween 2-5 yÈars
After 5 years
Total
518
1.55S
2m3

braffithall& Wyd*rJ51MwefjKuIt
alr￿ 19115
2D.Detqlledarrdlysb ollndMd¥èlfvnd rnGYem¥*s
UnrestrfctEd Funds
Unertdrtsd Fund NBilie
Openlnl
Balan
1.13i.7CO
86,023
a051
Pu￿￿$￿01thPfU
486A72
7.485
506.928
28
-28
6.1-i.672
87.386
ClrcuftModelTTU5t
7WA
Deslgnatsd- s￿15 fvnd
134026
To w￿rte￿ants tOWa￿Sapp￿trIedclr0jtt and church prol
Desisnated. Mertal
HeaP.hfund
D￿sIgnatsd- RoFu8?e
orrfuTrd
To prtrAtha¥r&enets aftdtrainir*ol mentsi heath woblems
s(
To prq•dÈwrwtto tefr4ees
DeslKnated- theBlI Feed
l?1*ad￿ru9 ètStAndra¥5
Totsis
6J58.307
454.357
513.0V.
5.339.6¢2
AestrScLed Fu￿$
R¢6tr1¢i¢d Fynd Name
Openlng
Puwofthefund
Café
ThÈBig FèBdindWafm
Fund
C Forlnyrurferywts rothec
678
2J65
1799
744
Food aThl*•mith &1￿4￿e•JnatStAndr&vjs
Totr15
678
1,865
2.799
TrtBlfurtdi
¢Wg85
Ptyithwo ZW24
Unestrkted Fund Name
IBntt
356108
82.962
Inmrne
Bikr
6,ILE.7
86,023
PwwseafthÈfth
Ikneral
CIrCu￿m0&el frust
4.811,926
1,031433
76834
Desl8nated-Grants fund
134*26
134W6
Designated- Merttal
Healthfund
DE51Enat6d- R@fvgEe
Sup
ort fund
358
358
To Wow￿e￿￿[w￿s5a￿G￿n1n8 of mentsl hea￿ woblems
DÉsign8ied-the 8ig Feed
FL￿ irdb*NÈrym 3t5tAndiew5
Totals
2.Th,754
4A20.386
I.0￿.333
5358J07
Re5trlcted F￿Trds
estrirtedFwd NarhÈ
OpenknR
me . Ewrtdll
Tra
Purpo5eoltheluod
lafé
TheBigFe
3.i
L4)5
Fo."1rnPTover￿tstokn￿cale
FO￿ itwt&itivcwnat51AndTh
2,133
5,633
4.955
E78
TotHlfund
I575,754
4.82&519

CtruJit19115
21. An4ty¥i¥Df nÈ¢altrtsheiwThIL￿dS
31.Aug45
G•Thpral Fund
{UnrgstrfGtsd
Tniit
unr￿triCted
Fund4
TangiWefFx￿ ssaets
ègseiinvestmentS
Cutrep.lag¥et$
$,431.706
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