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Torbay Methodist Circuit Office
Goodrington Methodist Church
Grange Road
Paignton
TQ4 7JT
01803 846020
office@torbaymethodistcircuit.org
superintendent Minister
Revd Jeff Short, BA
01803 393286
Annual Report ofthe Torbay Methodist Circuit
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 AUGUST 2023
CHARITY 1134368
Objectives and Activities
The objectives of the charity are.. Provision of public religious worship open lo all,. Promotion
of prayer as a vital part of life,. provision of pastoral care to all that require it,. Promotion of
education and training in the Christian faith,'Support and nurturing worshipping
communities; promotion offaith based education and activity for the young.
The circuit is composed of 5 Methodist churches, one joint Melhodist l Untted Reformed
church and one Christian community centre. Throughout the year we continued the ongoing
ministry ofworship, prayer and Bible teaching
Achievements during the year
The Torbay Methodist Circuit continues to help to sustain many community groups and
makes a difference in all sorts of areas. We host a Community Larder and a Supermarket
along with supporting food banks in the bay. Community coffee mornings are very popular
and warm spaces are a great assel. Alcoholics Anonymous and Slimming World groups are
held weekly. Regular activities for children and young people are provided including
brigades, children's music groups and a toddler group. Many community groups are grateful
for our premises which are well maintained while safeguarding policies follow Methodist
guidelines along with all strategies which combine to give our own members, friends and
the community, safe places to meet and enjoy time together.
Financial Review
Receipts exceeded expenses during the financial year only because we benefited from the
sale of an unused church building. Excluding this sale, income was lower than expenditure.
The full annual accounts can be viewed on the relevant page of the Charity Commission
website. The Circuit Model Trust Fund is used as a reserve fund to meet exigencies within
the the running costs of the circuit and to provide individual churches with small grants to
support new iniliatives. Total funds al the end of the year were £304,377 of which £100,557
were unreslricted and £203,820 were in the Model Trust Fund.

8tru¢turo, government & management
The governlng document is laid out on the charlty Cc*nmission website. We are a part of
the Methodist Church in Britain and are part of the Plymouth and Exeler Methodisl Dlstrict
who offer some oversight of our govemance. The Circuit Meeting had 32 members acting
as Trustees as of 31 August 2024. The current list of TrLL8tees May be vlwed on the
Charity Commission Website. Other than the officers who are on the body because of the
offits they hold, Se￿Ing members are elected annually by local church members and
various circuit working groups. The day-to4ay management is exercised under the
leadership team consisting of our Iwo ministers, the Circuit Stewards. Property Secretary
and Treasurer.
The Clrcuit complies with the Safe guardiro requirements of the Methcdist Church in
Britain, this includes r8gular review of the policy. keeping training up to dat8 and displaying
relevant inforynation for all usets of the various buildings wtthin the Circult
stafflng
Two full time people w￿e employed duri￿ tha year: Rev Jeffrey Short {Superintendent
Minister) and Rev Douglas Rix. The mintsters were assisted by two part-time staff: Mrs Sue
Garrod (Lay pastoral assistsnt) and Miss Annette Hinde (Circult Admlnlstrator)
Reference and admistrartlve d•tsll8
The charity Is known as the Torbay MethcAlist Circuit. Charity Number 1134368. The list of
Trustees is avallable on the Charity Commission Website; the senior trustees at the year
end were Rev Jeffrey Short (Superintentdent Minister) Circuit Stewards: Kathryn Trolman,
Chrisllne Hargreaves, Christine Carter , John Barrett. Treasurer: Dr Alan Mcllhenny, Circuit
Meeting Secretary.. Mlss Margaret King. The Charty is blessed by so many people giving
their time time and talents as well as financial giving for the life of the dTcuIt, each church
and in the c(xnmunlty.
Date of Approval by Torbay Méthodist CirGult Trt￿tee8: 26 June 2024
Jèffrey sI￿rt (Suprlntondent Mlnlster)
Alan Ilcllhenny
3uror)

Torbay Methodist Circuit Trustees
Year ended 31 August 2023
Barrett
Barrett
Campbell
Carter
Dunn
Edwards
Freemantle
Gibb
Goodwin
Ham ling
Hargreaves
Hawes
Jarvis
Jeffery
Lewis
Mcllhenny
Newman
Newman
Porter
Price
Rix
Rc>berts
Short
Taylor
Trotman
Vond
Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Williamson
Mrs
Mr
Mrs
Mrs
Mr5
Mr
Mrs
Mrs
Mrs
Ms
Mrs
Mrs
Miss
Mrs
Mrs
Dr
Miss
Mrs
Mrs
Revd
Revd
Mr
Revd
Dr
Mrs
Mr5
Mr
Mrs
Revd
Helen
John
Jean
Chris
Jennie
Neil
Margaret
Susan
Tessa
Sue
Christine
Pat
Sue
Maddy
Marilyn
Alan
Jan
Margaret
Valerie
Doug
Norman
Jeff
David
Kathryn
Barbara
Stan
Viv
Peter

CIRCUIT
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Torba
Methodist Circuit
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2023
Plymouth and Exeter Mothodlst District
Clrcult no
24108
Registered Charlty - Charlty Registrthn number
1134368
If not a registered charity Her majesty￿ Revenue and Customs Glft Ald number
IThe HMRC number is equivalent lo a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitsble status
and may.be used to gNe to donors or grant fvrKlers wishing to see evidenc8 01 the organisation's charitable
status. Methodist charities in ErKJland and Wales that are not regi%tered charities are excepted from
regi9tralion under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.2421
Ministers..
Revd. Jeff Short
Revd. DO￿LIa5 Rix
Clrcutl Stewarts:
Mts Chrs Carter
Mrs Kath Trotmam
Mrs Christine H
reave8
Mr John Barrett
Treasurer.
Dr. Alan McIlhenny
ThKA(xouth s10823.￿$¥

20ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August2023
Toth Ilfrthlxlst Qrcuft
Clrcult
CIKult
rnstslctod IAodal Ynmt Rothtèd thl
Furyls
Fund
Funds
Tota18 la8t
yoar
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Not
Asse55ThenVShaTe
154,680
a3
Ca
115.748
11S.748
Bsnk and CFB Inte￿$t and
Investment irwme
6,168
9.376
Tran8fer from S(MJthfield Mtstrlxlist
Church
3,637
4,571
5,758
8,493
Collection8 at Southfield
s.￿5
Lètti
Al Southfi8ld
of m8n89
Tr8nsfw from I￿r￿ker**I1 a
Insuran￿ refund
a5
a6
other r￿lpt$
TOTAL RECEIPTS
1.105
153,385
1,105
275,299
a7
121,914
la81
180.946
SECTION B
b1
b2
PAYhlENTS
Stipends, NIC. Perk5ion arwj
travèl costs
1(M.4K2
25.4
104,462
25
93,94CI
38,254
b3
Manse Costs
Administrati￿ etc
6.411
717
5,899
33,158
Dislrid AsxÈs$ment
24.118
CPF Le
22299
Grdnts & dt)nations
677
6,75C)
5.078
4,972
3.115
192,166
kerswell
B7
87
b7
S(Krthfièld
5.158
2.749
5,158
2,749
197,52
other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
bs
174052
25A74
Ib9)
SECTI(W C
NET RECEIPYSIPAYMENTS FOR
THE YEAR
c1
a74>9
18,66
Total funds brou
ht forwaril from last
ear
119.224
107.380
226,604
237.824
Sub total
e1+e2
204820
226,604
Transfers and ad.
c7
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (¢3+¢41
IW,557
203.820
304,377
226,604
Ic6
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSEtJ ON TO &XTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
these amounts should not tse Included In total
yments abtsvo)
L11
Balan￿ brou
ht forward from last
ew
d2
Offerin
sIGift8 ~ rece￿ed exiemal o
d3
OfferingslGilts- passed to extema CIgar￿satic￿s
BALANCE STILL TO BE PMD (dl + d2- d31
3,171
Aoy)unts 310823JJgx
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Tortba M6thodl8tClr¢ult
CIKutt
SECTION B
foltrwtho
ry of1* Ckvjit *mnts Icrfthe year ￿ded 31 AAyJ<. 2021 r£wtrvJ lOt￿C1r￿lI**￿. t￿te thatth8￿￿d50rdn
Irknl Oryank*ation Rests￿ iEthatly thE1tWaxJ￿j be uwl tL¥arym6lw￿t PU￿0￿e. T￿E seLknn
* arrf¥¥attr*gross recapt5 Ifws inc0￿£￿ceedStheAll1u8]S thre*0￿ ll(£250 000, thenlhe
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bjnds
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276299
197.525
226.604
3Tr4A77
cl
HELD BY CIRCUIT
275.299
19Y.$26
77.773
226Ar14
77
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TOTAL
PAYIIENTS
SECTk)N F
OPENING
LOSIN
CliC￿.cASH FuFa)S HELO•tJI
tlll
27
34
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centr￿F￿an(g
116689
lo7￿80
203,820
(AharfundB
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2Z6M04
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304A77
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TOTILCASH FUND5 HELD BYuKurr
304,377
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C)ThERA55Efs4thJ LIWLFriFs
SIAY
EnOyA*MlltS
7857
77BO
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1.161
95
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Name of Circuit Torbay Methodist Circuit No 24108
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these R￿elp1 and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 Augu8t 2023 have been
prepared from the records of the Clrcult and that they include all funds undor the control of th8 Circuit
rneet1￿.
Signature of treasur8r
Date l July 2024
Nam& and address of treasurer
Dr. Alan Mcllhenny
22b Youngs Park Road, Paignton
Post Code TQ4 6BU
Presentatlon to the Clrcuit mèotlng
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the y8ar endad 31 Augusl 2023 werthill be.
26 June 2024
presented to the Circuit meeting held on
Slgnature of the Chair of Ihe meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting Revd. Jeff Short
Dale l July 2024
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the
Torbay Methodist Circuit
Charlty Number 1134368
Rasponslbllltles and basls of report
I report to th& trustees on my examination of the accounts of the ...
Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pagesx ta... As the CircuiV8 trustees. you are
r6sponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ('the Act.).
I r8PQrt in respect of my examination of the Circuit's 8ccounts canied out under seGtion 145 of the Act
and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the appllcable Directions given by the Chartty
Comrnission under section 145(5){b) of the Act.
delete or circlè as appropriate
TM¢ Amnt•3t0823.Asx
4015

Name of Circuit Torbay Methodist Circutt No 24108
Independent Examine¢8 Ststement
I have completed my examination. I confirn that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination (o*an that dIscbfétrbeLo￿) 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 nol accord with the accounting records.
I have no COn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
I h8Whave not" obtained indeFEndent verification of all investment5 with the Trustees for Methodist
Church Purposes or held in olher trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finan￿ Board of the
Methodist Church which are ir)dividualty in excess of £10.000 (ten thOUsar￿ pounds) at thè balance
sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Fc&....f.¢.iE......................
Name of finn {where appropriate)
Address
Post Code
Dale
delete or circle as appropriate
TMC 310823.xtsx