2022-08-31-accounts

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Trustees' report		1-4
Statement ofTrustees'	responsibilities
Independent auditor's	report	6-7
Statement offinancial	activities
Statement offinancial	position	10
Statement ofcash fiows
Notes to the financial statements		12-22

Active Area Ministers	Rev Barbs Evans Routley
	Deacon Bryanell Rop
	Rev Amanda Roper
	Rev Paul Tabraham
	Rev Andy Melvin
	Rev William Fletcher
	Rev Andrew Mills
	Rev Keith Morrison
	Rev Darryl Sinclair
	Rev Memona Shahbaz
	Rev Martin Miller
Area Co-Leaders	Rev Barbra Evans Routley
	MrJohn Lane
Area Lay Workers	Mrs Jennifer Gandy
	Mrs Carole Short
Area Officers	Mr John Gray
	Mrs Carol Jewell
	Mr John Lane (Methodist Treasurer)
	Mrs HeatherJohnson
	Dr Brenda Vance
	Mrs Annette Walker
	Mr Cochrane Young (URC Treasurer)
Area Secretary	Mrs Jennifer Gandy
Administrators	AsArea Lay workers above

				Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
				funds	funds		funds	funds
				2022	2022	2022	2021	2021	2021
			Notes	8	8	f	6	6
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Donations and	legacies		3	263		263	2,991		2,991
Charitable activities			4	373,397		373,397	344,851		344,851
Investments			5	1,747		1,747	1,405		1,405
Other income			6				190,221	15,170	205,391
Total income				375,407		375,407	539,468	15,170	554,638
Raising funds			7	6,914		6,914	5,847		5,847
Charitable activities			8	377,734		377,734	934,999		934,999
Total expenditure				384,648		384,648	940,846		940,846
Gross transfers	between
funds			18				500,170	(500,170)
Net expenditure		for the	yeari
Net movement	in funds			(9,241)		(9,241)	98,792	(485,000)	(386,208)
Fund balances	at	1 September
2021				86,007	3,185,000	3,271,007	(12,785)	3,670,000	3,657,215
Fund balances	at 31August
2022				76,766	3,185,000	3,261,766	86,007	3,185,000	3,271,007

				2022	2021
			Notes	8	f
Fixed assets
Property, plant and	equipment		13	3,185,000		3,185,000
Current assets
Trade and other receivables			14	23,700	248,655
Investments			15	343,427	361,131
Cash at bank and	in hand			61,480	46,686
				428,587	658,472
Current liabilities			18	(351,821)	(570,485)
Net current assets				78,766		86,007
Total assets less	cunsnt liabilities			3,261,766		3,271,007
Income funds
Restricted funds			18	3,185,000		3,185,000
Unrestricted funds				76,768		86,007
				3,261,768		3,271,007
The financial statements		were approved	by the Trustees on NY%k ..9.~

						2022		2021
				Notes				6
Cash flows from operating		activities
Cash absorbed by operations				21			(4,677)		(630,356)
Investing activities
Proceeds on disposal ofproperty,			plant	and
equipment								500,170
Transferred from/(to) investments					17,704			110,299
Income from investments					1,747			1,405
Net cash generated from	Investing
activities							19,451		611,874
Net increase/(decrease)	in	cash	and	cash
equivalents							14,774		(18,482)
Cash and cash equivalents		at beginning		ofyear			46,686		65,168
Cash and cash equivalents		at end of		year			61,460		46,686

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
	funds	funds
	2022	2021
	8	5
Grants receivable	263	2,991
Grants receivable for core activities
Grants from URC churches	263	1,273
From 6E District (R Westwood)		1,718
	263	2,991

			2022	2021
			2	2
Miscellaneous				949
Chadtable	rental	income	49,315	23,250
Contributions			324,082	320,652
			373,397	344,851

Unrestricted	Unrestricted
funds	funds
2022	2021
5
1,747	1,405

			Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
				funds	funds
			2022	2021	2021	2021
			6		8	8
Net gain on disposal oftangible	fixed	assets			16,170	15,170
Refund of poor year's TMCP property		levy		190,221		190,221
				190,221	15,170	205,391

Professional	fees
Property repairs
Fundraising	and publicity

Unrestricted	Unrestricted
funds	funds
2022	2021
8	8
4,349	2,865
2,565	2,982
6,914	5,847

					2022	2021
					f	F
Staffcosts					179,698	213,380
Contributions: Methodist			Church	fund	56,786	57,152
Contributions: South	East District				15,529	13,743
Training and fellowship		meetings			22
Telephone and broadband					1,907	2,033
Travel and expenses					3,720	4,298
Pulpit supplies					2,781	346
Office costs					6,216
					266,659	290,952
Grant funding ofactivities			(see note 9)		1,433	547,368
Share ofsupport costs (see note				10)	100,644	88,837
Share ofgovernance	costs (see note 10)				8,998	7,842
					377,734	934,999
Grants payable
					2022	2021
					K
Grants to institutions:
Central Sussex Area	Church Projects				1,333	546,293
Grants to individuals					100	1,075
					1,433	547,368

The average	monthly number ofemployees during th	e year was:
		2022	2021
		Number	Number
Methodist Ministers
Administration
Total
Employment	costs	2022	2021
		6	K
Wages and salaries		157,302	164,674
Social security	costs	14,350	14,552
Other pension	costs	34,101	41,196
		205,753	220,422

13	Property, plant and equipment
		Land	and buildings
	Cost
	At 1 September 2021		3,185,000
	At 31August 2022		3,185,000
	Carrying amount
	At 31August 2022		3,185,000
	At 31August 2021		3,185,000

14	Trade and other receivables	Trade and other receivables	Trade and other receivables
					2022	2021
	Amounts	falling due	within one year:		8	8
	Stipends	in advance			16,200	18,276
	Other receivables				7,500	223,998
	Prepayments and accrued income					6,381
					23,700	248,655
15	Current	asset investments
					2022	2021
						6
	Trustees	for Methodist	Church Purposes	(Model Trust Fund)	343,427	361,131
16	Current	liabilities
					2022	2021
					6	6
	Other taxation and social security				997
	Assessments received		in advance		34,857	35,703
	Grant commitments				300,000	523,945
	Other payables				3,319	4,469
	Accruals	and deferred	income		12,648	6,348
					351,821	570,465

		Movement	In funds		Movement
					ln funds
	Balance st	Incoming	Transfem	Balance at	Incoming	Balance st
	1 September	msoumes		1September	resoumes	$1August
	2020			2021		2022
				6		f
Model Trust Fund
Properties	3,670,000	15,170	(500,170)	3,185,000		3,185,000

	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
		funds	funds		funds	funds
		2022	2022	2022	2021	2021	2021
		6	8	6	F	f
Fund balances are represented		by:
Property,	plant and
equipment			3,185,000	3,185,000		3,185,000	3,185,000
Current assets/(liabilities)		76,766		76,766	86,007		86,007
		76,766	3,185,000	3,261,766	86,007	3,185,000	3,271,007

21	Cash generated from operations		2022	2021
			8	8
	Deficit for the year		(9,241)	(386,208)
	Adjustments for:
	Investment income recognised in statement	offinancial activities	(1,747)	(1,405)
	Gain on disposal ofproperty, plant and equipment			(15,170)
	Movements in working capital:
	Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables		224,955	(214,415)
	(Decrease) in trade and other payables		(218,644)	(13,158)
	Cash absorbed by operations		(4,677)	(630,356)
22	Analysts ofchanges in net funds
	The Charity had no debt during the year.