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Northampton District Hinckley Circuit 23/11 www.hinckleymethodistcircuit.org.uk

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CIRCUIT MEETING

of

3[rd] October 2022

held at Barwell Methodist Church

Contents

Statutory Details…………………………………………………………. page 3 Structure, Governance and Management…………………… page 5 Objectives and Activities…………………………………………….. page 7

Achievements and Performance:

Senior Circuit Stewards report ……………………………………. page 9 Local Preachers Report …………………………………..………….. page 10 Youthwork Report ………………………….………………………….. page 10 Children and Families Ministry Report …….…….…………… page 12 Safeguarding report …………….…….………………………………. page 14 Property report ………………..………………………………………… page 15 Manse report ……………………………………………………………… page 16 Archiving Report …………………….…………………………………… page 17 Data Protection Report …………………..………………………….. page 17 EDI Report …………………….………….………………………………… page 17 Financial Review …………………………………………………………. Page 18 Circuit Reserves Policy ………………………………………….…….. page 19

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD

1[st ] September 2021 to 31[st] August 2022

Statutory Details:

Charity name: Hinckley Methodist Circuit

Registered Charity Number: 1134382

Registered Address: Circuit Office Earl Shilton Methodist Church Wood Street Earl Shilton LE9 7ND

Charity Trustees who manage the charity:

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Rev Dr Timothy Woolley Superintendent Minister
Rev David Haseldine Minister
Rev Patricia Mukorombindo Minister
Mrs Sheila Grice Senior Circuit Steward
Mr William Taylor Circuit Steward – Finance
Mr Arthur Bennett Circuit Steward
Mr Neville Spark Circuit Steward
Mrs Rachel Cobb Circuit Steward
Mr Michael Holt Circuit Steward
Mrs Judith Cooke Local Lay Pastor
Mrs Anne Haddon Local Lay Pastor
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Appointing body : Circuit Meeting

The Charity Trustees are the Members of the Circuit Meeting, comprising the following officers and elected members, when such persons are members of the Methodist Church of Great Britain: Ministers Local Pastors Supernumerary Ministers Persons Authorised to serve the Circuit Circuit Stewards Circuit Treasurer Secretary to the Meeting Local Preachers Meeting Secretary Circuit Missions Secretary Safeguarding Officer Circuit Property Secretary / Manse Secretary Lay Workers Representative Additional Members: In addition to the Treasurer and a Steward, further representatives elected by each church council in numbers specified by the Circuit Meeting, currently Membership under 50 2 further representatives Membership 51 – 100 3 further representatives Membership over 100 4 further representatives Ministers and Circuit Officers are appointed by the Circuit Meeting. Details of current trustees can be found in our charity details on the Charities Commission website

Property Trustees: Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Central Buildings Oldham Street Manchester M1 1JQ

Bankers: Co-operative Bank PLC, Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church

Independent Examiner: Mr David Briscoe, AIMS Accountancy

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Structure, Governance and Management

The Hinckley Methodist Circuit is part of the Methodist Church of Great Britain and as such is governed by the Constitutional Practice and Discipline (known as CPD) of the Methodist Church of Great Britain.

The Hinckley Circuit oversees and supports the work and mission of eleven Methodist Churches in the following localities:

Barwell, Burbage, Earl Shilton, Higham, Hinckley, Newbold Verdon, Sapcote, Sharnford, Stapleton, Stoke Golding, Stoney Stanton

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The Northampton Methodist District oversees and supports the work and mission of the Circuit.

The Circuit is staffed by three full time presbyters, who are aided by two Local Lay Pastors, and nine active Local Preachers.

During the year, the Circuit has employed lay workers in one administrative and two missional posts.

Administrator (part time) Youth and Communities Work Team Leader (full time) Children and Families Community Worker (part time)

Ministers are supported by the Circuit Stewards and Lay Workers by a Line Manager or Support Group

The Circuit Meeting takes place twice yearly in September and March, plus any extraordinary meeting if required. Day to day management of the Circuit is undertaken on behalf of the Circuit Meeting by the Circuit Leadership Team meeting approximately 6 times a year, comprising:

Superintendent Minister (Chair) Ministers Circuit Stewards Local Lay Pastors Youth and Communities Work Team Leader Children and Families Community Worker Way Ahead Champion Circuit Administrator (minute taker)

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Objectives and Activities

The Mission Statement of the Hinckley Methodist Circuit (2015) is as follows:

HINCKLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT – MISSION POLICY

We are called as Methodists to be a people who express and experience their interconnection in the Body of Christ, for purposes of mission, mutual encouragement and help (Standing Order 500), to share “scriptural holiness” and the radical life-transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The vision of the Hinckley Methodist Circuit is ‘To make and grow disciples of Jesus Christ’

everything which we aspire to do needs to have this vision as the goal.

We will strive to be :

A mission focused church outward and forward facing. Actively and positively involved in the life of the community. Encouraging a wide use of our premises Having a sense of Circuit and shared mission. Encouraging ecumenical links and a sharing of resources.

OUR PRIORITIES CONTINUE TO BE

WORSHIP

A sufficient number of suitable premises to enable people across the circuit to worship in a variety of styles

LEARNING

To encourage opportunities for learning and to grow in discipleship

CARING & SERVICE

To develop resources to care for church members and the wider community. EVANGELISM

To equip and empower people to live lives where the love of Jesus shines through.

We will continue to develop our Mission Document (February 2015) and to encourage our various congregations to discuss and take action on the “Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations” (Robert Schnase).

Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charities Commission on public benefit

In order to achieve the principal objective above, the Circuit provides a variety of activities both to its membership and to the community generally. Central to the work and witness of the Circuit is the provision of regular public services of Christian worship. These services usually take place each Sunday. There are also occasional services midweek. Examples are carol services, prayer breakfasts and café worship. The churches seek to be a friendly and welcoming community and anybody is free to attend these services.

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Some churches provide a full programme of children’s and family-based activities during services, and to the wider community through Messy Church and Holiday Clubs. Four churches in the Circuit are home to Scout and/or Guide groups. Churches have continued to support families throughout the covid pandemic. Barwell Methodist Church, in partnership with Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, handed out lunch/activity packs during school holidays. Churches which would normally run Messy Church and Holiday Clubs have distributed activity bags to families in their community. Our Children and Families Community Worker is active on Social Media and through a number of local initiatives including Community Allotment, Community Choir and Baby Basics (see Children and Families report below for more detail).

Face-to-face activities recommenced in accordance with guidance from the government and the Methodist Connexion.

The Circuit places an emphasis on youth work in the towns and villages served by our churches, employing a full time Youth and Communities Worker to plan and oversee youth work and outreach work amongst young people in the community. The Youth Team comprising a full time employed Youth and Communities Work Team Leader and volunteers works closely with local schools, Barwell and Earl Shilton Street Pastors, and the Northampton Methodist District. Support for young people has continued following safeguarding and covid safe guidance from the National Youth Council, with face to face initiatives such as Youth Café’s and school groups resuming as appropriate alongside social media. Dependent upon the acquisition of grant funding, the Circuit is hoping to employ a full time Early Intervention Worker (EIW) in 2023, whose role will be to provide support, information and advice to young people on issues such as drug and alcohol dependency, partnering with local schools and other local support agencies.

From July 2021 churches began to reintroduce opportunities during the week for local residents to meet and socialise via coffee mornings, mens breakfast, craft groups, lunch clubs etc. following safety guidance. Those churches with hall facilities provide a venue for a wide variety of community groups, with four churches in the Circuit providing accommodation for playgroups during term times. A number of our smaller village churches have held Flower Festivals and Harvest Festivals open to visitors

The circuit acknowledges the invaluable contribution of its many volunteers to its work and mission.

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Achievements and performance Individual Reports

SENIOR CIRCUIT STEWARD’S REPORT

We had a wonderful circuit service at Earl Shilton at the end of July, with Rev Tony Pick. Although I was away on holiday, many people have told me what a marvellous service it was. We look forward to circuit services once a quarter in future on the 5[th] Sunday in the month. The next circuit service will be on October 30[th] . It’s always so encouraging and uplifting to worship together with our brothers and sisters in Christ, from across the circuit.

Thank you for to all those involved for submitting growth plan/end of life progress reports. It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since these plans were submitted. We look forward to hearing how each church has made progress both growing members as disciples and providing opportunities for making new disciples. We are so grateful to Colin for continuing to lead and guide us through The Way Ahead process. We continue to pray for our friends at Sharnford as they prepare to close their doors at the end of December this year. Their final service will be a Carol Service on December 18[th] at 3pm and we do hope members around the circuit will come and share in this special service.

Stationing for 2023 is well under way. As you know Tim has now reduced to part-time, working as superintendent for us on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Thank you for your understanding that any circuit meetings will be held on Mondays until September 2003. We wish Tim well as he embarks on an exciting future with Church Army. We will work together to ensure the smooth running of the circuit over the next year, and we are so grateful to the Circuit Leadership Team, made up of ministers, paid workers and lay volunteers, who work tirelessly to lead us forward as we share God’s love in our communities. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dave & Sarah as they determine God’s plan for their future, and we trust the stationing process will find them the perfect match as they plan to move next year.

We look forward to hearing about Dave’s recent sabbatical and wish Patricia well as she prepares for her sabbatical from December to February.

The Hinckley Circuit Superintendent Profile for September 2023 has been accepted by district and we wait now till October when stationing committee will receive all minister profiles and discern those most suited for this circuit. Chairs of District meet at the end of October to match ministers with circuits, and we hope to hear at the beginning of November if we have been successful in round 1 of stationing. Sadly, there are not enough ministers across the country to fill all the vacancies next year, but because we are looking for a new superintendent, Helen Cameron (Chair of District) has said we will definitely be matched, if not in round 1, then in round 2 in December. She asks us to pray for all those involved in stationing next year and for discernment that the right matches are made for ministers and circuits.

God bless you all and thank you for everything you do so willingly in God’s name and to His glory.

Sheila Grice Senior Circuit Steward

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LOCAL PREACHERS REPORT

We were pleased to move Jennifer Baker to ‘on trial’ at our last Local Preacher’s meeting. Jennifer’s services are well received around the circuit, and we wish her well with her local preacher studies and future services.

In May we held our Circuit Service at Hinckley, linked in with Thy Kingdom Come. Rev Patricia led the service and prayer spaces set up by Chris Newlyn formed an integral part of the worship. In July the circuit service was held at Earl Shilton and led by Tony Pick. It has been good to see so many people attending the circuit services, which are now held on the 5[th] Sunday in a month.

We are very grateful to Colin Haddon for his faithful service producing the plan each quarter. It is becoming increasingly challenging to fill appointments and we are grateful to visiting preachers who have led worship for us this past year.

As we continue to work on our Growth plans or End of Life plans we wait on God to determine His plans for the future of our circuit. We look forward eagerly to the possibilities that exist for engaging, creative and heart-filled worship in our churches. We are so thankful to our local preachers for their energy, enthusiasm and passion for preaching God’s Word across this circuit. We are blessed by faithful service.

Sheila Grice

Local Preachers Secretary

YOUTH WORK REPORT

Staffing

Chris continues to work hard and always has something new in his sights. We are regularly challenged by Chris to provide better quality experiences which will potentially lead our youngsters to know Jesus. He is an inspiration to us all.

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Youth Cafes

Earl Shilton youth café is going well. Younger ones (years 7-9) meet one week and older ones (years 10+) meet the following week. Chris is indebted to the team of volunteers who help out so willingly.

Heath Lane Academy

The Midlands Academy Trust has employed a chaplain to work across their 4 schools and he works in Heath Lane on Tuesdays. The £10,000 grant from Police & Crime Commission (received for the Early Intervention Worker) will be used initially to fund some work over the next year – to pay for a portion of Chris’s hours. Chris will be working in Heath Lane Academy each week, supporting pupils.

Hastings Academy

Holy Doughnut Club recommences this term and Chris is delighted that this group is finally restarting after the pandemic. It is great that he will have a regular presence in Hastings once again.

Friday Family Fun

Chris now leads a youth stream once a month at Sapcote Friday Family Fun sessions. He links in with the theme, providing suitable activities for youngsters, which usually include hot chocolate and marshmallows!

Prayer Walks

Weekly prayer walks are going well. These rotate around Thornton Reservoir, Sutton Cheney Wharf, Burbage Common and Fosse Meadows. Previously they have been on Monday mornings. But, from September the days are changing due to other commitments – see Hinckley Methodist Circuit Online on Facebook for more details. We are so thankful that Chris instigated and leads these walks.

Prayer Breakfasts

These have restarted face to face, with some sessions also being on Zoom, for those unable to attend in person. Future prayer breakfasts are planned bi-monthly on September 24[th ] at Newbold Verdon and November 26[th] . Thanks so much to Lynda Coleman for coordinating these breakfasts and encouraging so many of our churches to get involved.

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Please pray for the youth work across the circuit as we plan for the future. If you use social media, you can always find out what’s going on by looking at Hinckley Circuit Youthworkers on Facebook. Thanks to Chris for all he does in God’s name.

Sheila Grice

Outgoing circuit steward with responsibility for children & young people

Thanks to Rachel Cobb who is taking over responsibility for children and young people in our circuit.

Children and Families Ministry report

I absolutely love and feel so blessed to be part of the Hinckley Circuit, there have been so many fantastic opportunities and projects to be involved in over the last 12 months. Hopefully this report will give you a good idea of how God is working in our circuit and communities.

MESSY CHURCH is thriving in our circuit and is blessing children and families in four of our community churches.

Messy Church at Hinckley continues but is struggling to connect with new families, they meet with the Messy Church at the Baptist church for the big celebrations such as Easter and Christmas and this is a good way of bringing the two Messy churches together. We recently met on the park and had fun with the parachute and shared a picnic together.

Higham on the Hill – Ursula has been involved in getting Messy church up and running and it is run ecumenically.

Stoke Golding – This is a very busy and thriving Messy Church, we regularly have 40 children and at least 20 adults at our sessions, during the summer we met on a farm and enjoyed a bible story told with a puppet and a very refreshing water fight.

Burbage – we are very excited to announce that Burbage Messy Church will be starting on Friday 23[rd] September. Please pray for the team as they prepare and for the families that we will meet on this day.

HINCKLEY ALL AGE COMMUITY CHOIR

This has been an amazing way to outreach into the community, we have members who are from our circuit and from the community. Rachel Fortescue is amazing at conducting and leading the choir and Ruth Peach accompanies the choir on the piano and I would like to thank them both for their hard work and commitment. We regularly have 30 people at rehearsals on Tuesday evenings. The choir was involved in the Easter offering service and the launch of Baby Basics. Rehearsals will start again on Tuesday 6[th] September at 6.30pm – 7.30pm, tea and coffee are served after rehearsals.

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BABY BASICS - Hinckley - Rachel Cobb and I have been overwhelmed by the support of the circuit and we are particularly grateful to Hinckley Methodist Church for the space they have given to Baby Basics for the donations that we receive. Baby Basics began in March 2022, and we officially launched on 18[th] June 2022 the launch was attended by Mayor of Hinckley and the CEO of Baby Basics, it was a lovely afternoon. Since March we have supported 11 families, these families have been referred to Baby Basics by a health visitor, food bank or community outreach worker. We have been able to provide nappies, clothes, toiletries, cots, Moses’ baskets, and pushchairs to those who are most in need in our community, that is Hinckley and surrounding areas. This is a message recently received from a Health Visitor,

Dear Claire, thank you so much for all the lovely clothes and toys, nappies, and toiletries that I have been able to pass on to my client.

It was so appreciated, and I just wanted to let you know this. Thank you again

We have some fantastic volunteers who come and help to sort all the donations, some volunteers are from our churches, but some are from the community, and this has been a great outreach and mission project. We were given a grant from the Northampton District and Matt Forsyth (District Mission Enabler) visited Baby Basics recently and we were able to share with him the amazing work that Baby Basics – Hinckley is involved in.

GROWING TOGETHER -SAPCOTE Unfortunately this project has come to a natural end, we have struggled to engage the community in this project, therefore it was left to a handful of people to maintain and keep the allotment going.

PARADE SERVICES – Hinckley Methodist Church. A team and I from Hinckley have been involved in making the parade services for the uniformed organisations more relevant and interesting for the young people that attend the services. At the last service we were celebrating the Queens Jubilee and we had a short interactive talk on justice and there were crafts for all to be involved in, we even made a Queen out of a toilet roll. These services have been well received by the leaders and the young people.

SCHOOLS – COLLECTIVE WORSHIP AND PRAYER SPACES – I am part of the collective worship

team at Sharnford and Sapcote primary schools and it is a joy to be able to lead the worship in these schools. Sapcote and Sharnford schools have agreed to take part in Prayer Spaces for Schools, Chris Newlyn and myself are really excited to be able to deliver this great resource to these two schools, this will take place at the beginning of September across two weeks.

TOTS and TOYS at Hinckley Methodist Church

This is a thriving mum and baby group, after the pandemic we were unsure if parents would return. But we are busier than ever, and it is a lovely group of children and parents.

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BARWELL LUNCH CLUB FOR FAMILIES

This is a successful way of outreaching to the community of Barwell, families attend an afternoon of fun and have lunch. This was supported by the Council but unfortunately this support is no longer available due to funding. This was held in August and 40 children, and 25 adults attended the afternoon. There was a bouncy castle, face painting and crafts the weather was lovely so it was held in the church garden. Members of the church do an amazing job providing lunch for all that attend.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those that have supported my work in the circuit over the last year. There are still lots of mission opportunities out there and I hope we can continue in the Hinckley Circuit to take these opportunities, to reach out into our communities and to make new disciples along the way.

As many of you know I have been accepted by the Methodist Church and to attend Queens College, in Birmingham to start my training as a minister, so going forward I will be juggling work, studying and family life and I ask for your prayers as I go forward in the next part of my faith journey.

Claire

hinckleyfamiliesworker@gmail.com

Children and Families Community Worker

SAFEGUARDING REPORT – September 2022

Since the previous report we have held another Circuit Safeguarding meeting at Earl Shilton in July. At that meeting we reviewed our progress with continuing progress with training and also discussed changes to forms related to safeguarding in the church which have been made during the pandemic (more on this to follow).

We have continued to deliver the Creating Safer Space Foundation module in both online and face to face formats, in collaboration with the Loughborough, Leicester Trinity and West Leicester circuits. Continuing thanks to Colin Haddon and Richard Smith who have organised and delivered training locally. The requirement is that training is undertaken every 4 years. We will be running further sessions so if you do need to attend please inform Chris at the Circuit Office so that you will receive invites as dates become available.

The Advanced module is now also available online so please contact Chris if you need to do this training. It is a requirement that all active ministers, local preachers, worship leaders, circuit safeguarding officers, those in paid employment involving work with children or vulnerable adults, and a number of other specified groups must attend the Advanced Module. It has been decided at Connexional level that all Local Preachers and Worship leaders will be given until 31st August 2022 to complete the Advanced Module training. This must be

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completed and local preachers must also have a valid DBS at this date before they will be included on the Circuit Preaching plan. All Advanced module course participants are required to have undertaken Foundation Module training since 2016 or the previous leadership module before attending the Advanced module training.

We would like to remind you that it is Methodist policy that renewals of DBS checks should be carried out every 5 years, unless as a result of a role change, a higher level of check is required, in which case a new DBS check must be sought, usually by approaching your church safeguarding lead.

Please remember that the District Safeguarding webpages are regularly updated and can be accessed at - https://www.northamptonmethodistdistrict.org.uk/safeguarding67901/northampton district-safeguarding-/

Best wishes

Nigel Scarborough Circuit Safeguarding Lead Tel - 01455618739/07775540072 nigel.scarborough@hee.nhs.uk

PROPERTY REPORT

Church Property Returns - for the year ending 31[st] August 2021. Thank you to the 4 or 5 churches that completed their return by early October, and those who completed by December, ready for inclusion in the Circuit report. Hinckley and Higham on the Hill did not complete their returns. Completing the annual church return soon after the September Church Council meeting makes life easier as most of the information is available from the reports.

Capital Projects, Stoke Golding, Alteration / repair to church hall to create café. No.51038, created 28[th] May 2022. Led by Sheila Grice. The double-glazed windows are now installed. Quotations for the building work are being assessed prior to placing an order in the next few weeks.

Quinquennial inspections are not due to take place at Burbage and Sapcote until 14[th] September 2022. Inspections are due at Newbold Verdon and Stapleton churches and Barwell manse in 2023.

Manses have their own separate report prepared by Michael Holt.

District Property Day on 18[th] June 2022. Towards Net Zero – what can your Church do?

This was a District event at Rothwell MC, although most of us watched the presentation on zoom. Peter Pemrose is a local, highly qualified energy (gas and electricity) consultant, explored the many questions arising from the present energy crisis. He covered energy

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sources, reviewed how we use energy, and how we can waste it in our churches . As well as external resources, he covered onsite generation and storage of electricity, the Eco-church, and the practicalities of heating our churches. Burbage is generating electricity with solar panels, and has battery storage.

Peter Pemrose’s PowerPoint presentation is running on a laptop at the back. It’s available for you, if you want to look at it, although there is no sound, it should be easy to follow.

Ian Baker

Circuit Property Secretary

MANSE REPORT

The annual returns for Manses have been made. The manse logbooks have also been updated. During the year I have visited each Manse to carry our visual inspections. Thanks to the Ministers’ and Families for allowing this to happen.

Barwell -Holly Lane

Finally the Dining/ Lounge wooden floor problem has been fixed. A new floor was fitted earlier this year. It necessitated taking up the old one replacing the wooden joints and laying the new floor. As a result redecoration was required, my thanks to Dave and Sarah for doing the work themselves, with the circuit providing the materials.

None of the Manses have had an electrical inspection since 2009, this has been rectified now. Unfortunately, this has resulted in significant work having to be done at Holly Lane including isolator switch and new consumer unit . Repointing and roof work still outstanding. Quinquennial due 2023.

Burbage Westminster Drive

The electrical inspection was approved, with no further action. Various remedial items have been fixed broken down pipes, repair roof valley. etc. Alarm for study still outstanding, on hold until a final decision for the Burbage Manse.

Possible major problem with conservatory to be investigated. Also currently obtaining estimates of sale value and rental income for Burbage Manse

Hinckley -Kirfield Drive

Smoke and Carbon monoxide sensors now fitted. Broken curtain rails replaced. Gutters and downpipe couplings replaced. New doorbell fitted; iron gate repaired. Rev Patricia in contact with pest control company regarding ant and insect problem survey due late August. Electrical inspection found similar issues to those at Holly Lane, so possible replacement consumer unit, in hand awaiting date for work to be carried out.

Recently the downstairs toilet have not been working properly, should be resolved by the end of August

All Manses are on contract for Alarm servicing. Gas Certificates also complete.

Michael Holt

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Circuit Manse Secretary ARCHIVIST REPORT AUGUST 2022

The process of reading documents and then either shredding them or listing them to be stored in the Leicester Records Office has continued since the last report in February 2020. Most of the relevant documents in the Circuit Office were taken to my house in order that the weeding process could continue throughout the pandemic. In July 2022 boxes of documents were taken to the Leicester Records Office. A listing of the items deposited has been placed in the Circuit safe with the listings of previous deposits.

The Circuit safe now holds a folder for each church which contains documents which should be retained in the Circuit safe. These will be reviewed periodically to determine whether the items are relevant or need to be archived or shredded.

I have just completed checking and preparing the last documents either taken from the Circuit Office or handed to me directly. These will be taken to the Records Office in the near future. The next step is to see what is in the safes, cabinets and cupboards in each chapel. I will require the help of Church Stewards and in some cases, the Ministers, to carry out this review. This task has already been completed, with the help of Judith Cooke, at Stapleton.

Keith Ware Circuit Archivist 14/08/2022

DATA PROTECTION REPORT

The Circuit Office carried out a review of Data Mapping and Personal Data held at the Circuit Office in June 2022 and has submitted a revised Data Checklist and Processor Record to the Northampton District

Christine Bacon Circuit Administrator

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI) REPORT

By way of introducing the Methodist Connexion’s JDS (Justice, Dignity and Solidarity) Strategy, the Circuit included a “Celebrating Diversity” presentation at the March 2022 Circuit Meeting. An EDI steering group has been formed with 3 members, headed up by our Youth and Communities Team Leader, with administrative support from the Circuit Office.

Christine Bacon Circuit Administrator

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Financial Review

General Summary

Funds

The Circuit does not seek to fundraise outside of the Church Membership. The main income of the Circuit is from the Churches via the Circuit Assessment. The Circuit Assessment is reviewed annually and covers the costs 1a to 1c of the Circuit Reserves Policy. The Circuit contributes to the expenses of the Northampton District via the District Assessment.

Throughout the year the Circuit financially supports a number of Connexional and Mission (home and overseas) funds. Individual Churches hold a variety of one-off and regular events to support local and national charities.

Some of our work is only possible through the provision of grant funding and donations. These funds are separated in the accounts and shown as restricted funds.

The Circuit Youth Work this year has been part funded by a district grant of £4K. The remaining cost of Youth Work which includes specific mission activities, are funded by contributions from the Circuit funds and the Circuit Model Trust Fund.

Children and Families projects have been funded by grants from the Northampton District (£800) and Arnold Clarke Community Fund (£1K) and donations from Hinckley Rotary Club (£100) and Hinckley Lions (£150)

The Circuit Model Trust Fund derives from the sale of chapels and manses and is restricted by the Conference of the Methodist church. This restriction is an internal regulation though the funds can be used for a variety of purposes but with an emphasis on mission rather than maintenance.

We make provision for our property maintenance programme by an annual budget of £7K. The actual costs are charged and recorded each year on the circuit balance sheet

Christine Bacon Circuit Treasurer September 2022

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Circuit Reserves Policy

March 2022

1. Mission Policy

The Circuit Mission Policy is set out in a separate document and is published on the Circuit web site www.hinckleymethodistcircuit.org.uk

Essentially, it provides for:

2. Financial Plans

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expenditure for the circuit including payments to the District and Connexion, grants and other general expenditure was £270,318

3. Reserves Policy

The charities commission have agreed that it is appropriate for the trustees to set a policy for the management of this fund and that policy is set out below:

Post
Contract end date		 Financial Commitment
Children and Families Community
Worker
31/12/2022		 15,512
Total commitment to fixed term mission projects 15,512

The Circuit appreciates the importance of the youth and family ministry. The Youth & Communities Worker now has a permanent rather than fixed term contract and the circuit is seeking to extend the current fixed term contract of the Children and Families Community Worker beyond December 2023. The current unallocated fund if used to extend the contracts would be fully used within 3 years

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,The Hinckley Methodist Circuit (charity reglstration number 1134382) FINANCIAL STATEMENT For the year endin8 31st Au8USt 2022 Prepared for the Hinckley Circult Meetin8 held on 3rd October 2022

' Hlnckloy Clrcult 23111 Statemont of Flnanclal Actfvllle6 (SOFA) for the year endod 31 August 2022 l Fund Tru Incom• 1 Do[￿1￿4)64nd ltyades 2 knG¢>mp ftom mcwlarylnv•¥lm¢nls 3 Irorne from In¥eth8nt PmP8rts .Q87 178250 14.584 18&000 S In5waTrx CLA 6 Grnnts 7 011￿r 8 TWI In¢< EX￿￿11t￿re 0.1 227.781 9.188 243.gP7 6.750 6250 g Glants and don8kn8 10 S•knr$ arK1 8so¢t•d ￿11 1(rf1 100 I￿,132 11020 20.901 31,715 11270 0.750 12 ConrktxkJThBI Bss•sThrt & trwt bvy 13 Oistrtl L•¥y 14 0•p￿n 15 Olllc• èyn808 16 Otlw ouigdNJ$ 11 Totsl Gh•rJtsb1••xwn￿I• 10 Galn8llkx88slon mon•tsry bw••bMr4s 19 G*￿￿<￿>$￿0>0rt mwo• v•lu 20 N•t I￿￿•XP•ndl1￿rn1 21 Transférn betwn 22 rt¢d In •d￿rte 23 GranlB r•cd Sn 4dvar 24 S•pl s￿Pend pd h •dv• 25 N•t mov•ffl•rtlnfun 26 Total fvnds btOU8ht forward ),'; 2?T•t•llundsunl•dfoNArd 20,W1 36,715 4,44Q 1.780 22i937 6,YO0 40,000 24.•1• 40W4 1.2 1.273 -1.273 40,3 117J35 1.YS0 1.0511 1,IJM.W7 1,205.￿9 1,230 33,196 2,037 Page2otio

Hlnckl•y Clrcult ' Statement of Flnanclal Actlvitios (SOFA) for tho year Ondod 31 Augusl 2021 undl 2020Qt , i •i¥J lrfacles 31MO 231 413 3 ffom Irwestmw)t sxopÈn 5 ¢optt•l P4¢¢ Grants 7 Othw¢haAlablè 8 Ttstsi Incc¥M 11.674 221,655 413 7.700 Exp•nditur• g Grnn¢J•nddoMboM F; 10320 168A78 102.978 11 Pmpartymihtenar 12 Connexknal48se66menl& modd knvy q3 DWrf¢t AoMum•nt & Le 14 D•pr¢¢l•bon 15 ¢ApenJ•• 16 Oth•rtyJtWr¥i 17 Tot41 thwltthbJ• •xp•nthlurn 18 a•In￿(bu¢jI pn mMe¢ary Irwè81 19 Giknsllk)1•¥¥1 on man¥e r•Mlv 20 N•t In￿•￿p•y￿lr•j 21 Trnnsles8 bemwn lund• 22 r•cv•d In4d¥awA '< ,' 23 EIW gr•Ats r¢c'd In I￿￿T￿P 24 Sept Illpend pd In d￿n¢• 25 N•trno￿M•n¢ sn th￿d¥ 26Tot•l fvnds broutht fO￿￿d 27Totslfwdsuryl•df•rw•rd , 35.799 :,%%.? 3,79 'Ary. 10,104 ,knJ 252 èk&. 241.747 10.350 275.J1• 10.701 lo,￿0 Jo,000 4730 41J7 16,39 16J99 106 4637 125.9rd 117WS 1MO.922 16.04 91A 1,200,944 1205,269 Pa8e 3oflO

HlnEkl•y ClrA 21111 Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2022 Fur41¥ Fw J21ttt FI￿lAU•￿ 970.¢ 970,( OMD 7.7 tkCtrC •b•J 2,6Jl 117.335 16Z527 I54.￿? )1. 10.(￿1 BSJ 170 Cwr•rt 45,425 45A2S GrJDIs vthNn3021.22 4S.42S JX1 1.21•MIS I2￿141 Lonii¢rni lknbtiitlES dut oftei mort th•TrM¢ tsr&lJiS Èilb•ftw2021-22 IM•07 943 J&ig• q3a,•iS G•rw4tFwKI fur￿tr￿•¢ 1,1)94fyV IM56A86 IIT.J3S Urrn5trhY•d 1.230 1.1•1910 33.198 2.637 1.173J21 Jl,418 1637 1.20&28• s￿Jn￿l CIT￿￿ Trnasurnr ." ' 4oflO

I WS OF ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNnNG POLiaES ACFOUNTING STANDARD The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounttng and Reportin8 bv Charities- Statement of Recommended Prnctice ISORPI applicable to charities preparing their . j a¢rounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 leffectrwe from lstjanuary 2015)- Charftles SORP (FRS 102)). PUBUC BENEFIT ENTITY The Hlnckley Meth¢xlist Circuit meets the definition of a public benefrt entlty under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially reco8nised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated In the relevant accounting policy notel5) below. BASIS These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical cost exceptthat investments are shown at their market value at the end of the year. The accruals basis has been used and trustee5 present accounts that show a true and fair view of the Circult's financial posltitin and activltles. CONTENT The financial informatbn pre5ented1s ￿leVant. reliable, comparable and complete. Where estlmates are used these are based on eXper￿nCe. research and judgement. The accounts are expressed in £ Stedin& rounded to the nearest pound. GOING CONCERN Based on the monetary a55ets and human resources avallable •t 315t Au8U5t 2022, the trustees belleve that the Clr¢uit is a goin8 concern CONSOLIDATION The Clrcult ha5 denominational re8ulatory oversi8ht In respect of the work of the Churches withln the Circuit but has no legal or operational control of those Churches and theSreovernin8 bodie5 except In I extreme clrcumstsnces. For this reason. the financial statements of Churches within the Circuit are not consolidated into these financial statements. vll INCOME RECOGNITION Income is brought Into account when there Is entltlemenrt and the amount Is reliably measurable on¢e It Is more likely than not that the economic benefft of the Income will be forthcomln8. Individual amounts categorlsed as OtherlKome in the SOFA will be shown separately rfthey are considered material The Circuit act5 as agent in the matter of the collection from Churche5 and payment overof thelr Contrib￿rIonS to various funds controlled and administered by the Met1K￿lSt Church-'Connexlonal Funds.. In this matter the transartlons are not refierted in the SOFA because they are the income of the ConnexÉon. Instead the transaction5 are dix105ed in the Notesto the Atcounts a5 required by SORP IFRS1021, module 19.12 In accordarkce with the ChaTities SORP IFRS 102). the time of volunteers is not retognised. Further information on this matter is included in the Trustees, Annual Report. If good5 are donated. a value will be shown in the SOFA or Notes where the value is considered material. Page S of 10

EXPENDITURE This is recognised when a liabilty is incurred. or a constru¢iNe oblieation arises. where the amountls reliably measurable and it Is considered MO￿ likety than not that there will be an outhow of economlc benefit. GRANTS Grants made by the Qrcuit from its own fvnds are recogniseil in fvll at the time of agreement to make a grant without performance condrtions or 85 and when the Circuit accepts that there Is a legal or operatlonal obll8ation to make the payment rf it ts subject lo performance conditions. When the 1 8rant to be accrued is recurrent over more han one year the balan¢e payable in future years. discounted to net present value where the dIfferen￿ 15 mateTial. is treated as a provisic*n for future commltments In the balance sheet against the appropriate fund, the provision being released in future years In a¢cordan¢e with the originalty a8reed terms. In cases where the grant has been charged to Dne fund but for ease of payment has been transferred to another fund any future payment proviS￿n Is applied to the fund from whbch the grant will ultimately be pèid. VAT Since the Circult Is not VAT re8iStered, all Input VAT ts char8ed with the expenses to which It refers. xl TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs These •re capitalised If they can be used for more that one year, and Indivklually cost It least £250. The freehold resldentlal property 45 shown In the accounts at deemed hlsiorkal cost representing each property's net sale price a5 at 31st August 2022, based on a falr resale value using property prlces from rightmove.¢om. No depreclatlon Is prOV￿ed because the tn15tees consider the current resldential value of the property In Its present Condition lo be not le5S than ks historlcal ¢ost and. In the absence of any evidence ol Impairment, any deprecbation provlslon for the buldin8s component ofthe property would be Immaterial . From time to tlme the Circuit may be required to assume responsibllity forchurch premlses followin8 2 closure and ce55ation of worship. This results in ihe Circult becomln8 Mana8in8 Trustees for the property, At that time the property Is feco8nised as an a55et at its anticlpated nel sale price ¥5 determlned by a prtofe55ional v31uation and after takln8 Into considerat￿)n ihe levyto be charged bv the Connexlon. Any expenditure on such a55ets. IFheld for reinvestment of the proceeds, as the tnjstees deterrnine, that is likety to enhance sale value Is capitalised at the time the expenditure Is Incurred. Where the proceeds are intended to be spent on activities. the property is included in I,,;: current a55etS at the lower of cost and relisable value. xiila) MONrrARY INVESTMENT5 i The Clrcult's Investments are In monetary assets classified as financial instruments under FRS 102 and ! are held bythe Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes ITMCPI as custodian trustees. The valuations, at market value, are ihose provided by TMCP. xiilb) INVESTMENT PROPERTY From tirne to time the CtrcuÈt may hold resKlential property Iformerly manses) which 15 surplus to Its normal 5taffin8 requirements. Where this 15 the case and it is antKipated that the property is unlikely to be used as a manse within a period of two year5, the property is classified as Investment Property Iwhether let out or not) and any lets are at market rates unless there is a compelling reason not to do Page 6 of 10

xiiii RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES. BANK AND CASH IBASIC FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS) Debtors are stated at the amount owed to Ihe.Circuit or prepaid. Creditors are inttially recognised at settlement amount after any trade discounts. where noirnal credit temis appW, or the amount advanced to the Circuit. Subsequently creditors that are current liabililies a￿ measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid. The liquid funds of bank balances and deposit fund balances are shown at iheir realisable values. xiv LOANS AS BASIC FINANCIAL INSThUMJENTS Where conce55ionary loans lie. free of interest) are made to [or received byl the Circult to further Its charltable purposes. and are repayable after MO￿ than one year, they are Inltlally recognised at the omount poid [or receivedj, with the carrying value adjusted in subsequent years to reflect repayments and any accrued Interest. adjusted forany ImpalrmenL if necessary. Where there Is objective evidence of Impalmient. an Immediate Impaimient loss ts recognised In the SOFA, Subsequent reversals of an Impairment loss that objectively relate to an event occurin8 after the Impalrment loss was reco8nised, are reco8nSsed Immedlately in the SOFA. Where loans require the cakulation of a dlscounted cash fiow valuation, thi5 wlll be so marked. METHODIST CONNEXIONAL FUNDS The Methodlst Church Connexlon raises assessments against Clrcuits and these are pald quarterly lo thelr Dlstrlcts. The Circuits ralse assessments a8ainst Churches In the Circult. The D15trict quarterly remlts to the Methodist Church Fund most of the sum recelved from Clrcuhs. A small sum Is retained by the DlstrS¢t to meet Its own costs. The Circuit may art as agent forod hoc collectlons for variou5 funds controlled and admlnistered by The Methodist Church. These are detslled In note 3.'&F below. xvl FUNDS The trustees have adopled a policy for all unrestrirted reser¥es whlch Is attached asa seperate document. xvll ., ENDOWMEi4T FUNDS Where the Circuit holds money that may not be spent and must be retalned las capltsl) to 8enerate an Income the money or a55ets to be retained are Clo￿rIed as an Endowment Fund. The capltal wlll be shown In the balance sheet in the column for endowment funds. The income may be restricted or unrestricted depending upon the terms of the endowmenL MINISTERS, MANSE COSTS The Circult is required to provlde accommodation for each minister In tlie Circuit ènd thelr famille5 and this Is seen as a benefil to the Circult. Ministers are experted to occupy the manse provlded for Ihem. The Circuit bears the cost of repairs. maintenance, buildin8s insurance, Council Tax and water i charge5. These figure5 are not seperalely dlsclosed as benefits-ln-klnd for ministers as HMRC does not ! seek to tax these receipts In the hands of mlnisters. Page 7 of 10

GLOSSARYOF TER (FB: Central FinarKe Board of the Methodistchurch mana8e¥ a Common Deposlt Fund ansd a series ot pooled ionve5tment funds for Methodist entltles In GreatBriiain provides investment advi￿ to those entities Churth: a youp of members from fewerthan Ioto more than 3C(I Clrcult.. a Broup of Mèthodist churd￿$ neareach other. typlcally betseen Ioand 30 Clr¢ult Mee¥ng: TheTrustees of the Qrcuit. most of whom arè apptiinted by theirlocal Churches and others byvlrtue of a role they undertake forthe Circuit andlorthelr local Churches CLT IClr¢ult Leadershlp Team): A group (Comprisi￿ mostly. but not exclusively) of Circuit trustees respon51ble for the day io ¢Say administration and policy formulation of the ar¢uit. Generalty the CLTcornprises the Presbyiers and i Deacons statloned wlthin the Circult. the arcult Stewards and Circuit Bursar (who Is not a trustee) CMTF: Clrcult Model Trust Fund j Connexlpn: The Methodisi Church In GB whith indudes the Head Office at Methodist Church House, all Methodlst Dlstrlrts, Qr¢uSts and Churches In Great Britain Cortnexlonal Funds: The Des18nated andlor Restrkted Funds held and administered by the Connexlon In fvrtherance I of Its ¢harJtabl and m15slon oblertlve5 CPD: The Constttution. Prartice and Disclpllne of the Mèthodistchurth Olstrl¢i: a 8roup of contlBUOUS Clrcults, usually between 15 and 30 DAF: DlstrlrtAdvance Fund FRS: Flnandal Aeportlng Stsndard HMRC: Hermalesty's Revenue and Customs Lay Emptoy•s'. Personnel employed by the Clr¢ult ongener•lty attepted Commerual employment terms . Pr•sbyt•rs (Indudl￿ Syp¢rknt•nd•nt): prObat￿nT orordalned Methodlst Minlsters andlor Dea¢ons who have pastoral and administratlve respon51blllty for the Churc￿$ wlthin the Clrcult SOFA: Ststement of Flnanclal Artlvltles XIRP: Statement of Re￿rnMen￿d Prartice TMCP: Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, the le8al owner •nd Custodian Trustee of all Methodlst Model Trust property, Including Le8acies. Endowments and Accumulated Funds Pa8e 8 of 10

Notes to the Accounts 3- INCOME EXPENDITURE Donatlons & Lw¢k5 Connexlonal Funds Youth & Famllies Mlni5try Prlvate donat10115 TOTAL Grants #nd Don•tlDns Connexional Fund5. Ik)nation for Church use TOTAL 5,784.IXI 450.IKI 25.(110.(KI 31,2X 5.784.LKI loo 5,884.00 '4lOtI￿￿dEdITr(r￿its Stipend5 & assoc costs Stipend adjustment* Salaries & assoc costs Apprenticeshl levy TOTAL 107,776.00 1,273.00 59,686.00 670.00 169A05 ' Sept stipends are pald In Au8USt ljbcome monetary kn¥•stmonts CFB Interest 737.00 TMCP Interest Trust Interest TOTAL 1,143.LNI Countll TaxlWater/ln5 Service a)ntractslMaint" TOTAL 10614 7405 18.019.IXI Assessrnents on Churth•s12020121 Barwell Burbage Earl Shilton Hlgham Hlnckley Newbold Verdon Sapcote Shamford Stapleton Stokè Goldln8 ' Stone Stanton TOTAL Fy22 Ass pd Au8 21 Fy23 Ass.pd Au8 22 {5ee note 8541 Gr•nts Received DAF Youth Ivorker grant Famllies Ministry TOTAL 24400.IX) 19300.(X) Phot¢xoplèr tosts Heat & U8ht P05taBe/Ststionery Phone/B'band Web51te Equlpment Hlre sundry Professlonal fees New Comput¢r Book5••• TOTAL 316.CLI 279.00 145.00 ,. 406.00 503CK).(KI 21300,LKI ,. 217LVJ.(M) ' 48NJ.00 23CQ. 96(Kl.IX) 33tKI.crf] 115000.00 I.':'i.:"': 45425.LKI 251.00 580.00 1.258.00 4A40.09 46,250.(K) 114.175.110 CPD & Conference Minutes 4.OtKI.Ix) I.8(￿.00 5AOO.110 Local Pastor expenses preKhi h & famrlie5 mSni5try travel lrnini5ter51 p&s te￿Phone (ministe￿} Tra¥el l¥olw)teersl 572.00 566.(Kl 2,568. 2.253.00 220.00 Other Income OFfice Income Manse Phone/B'band"' Salary Contrib- Hinckley Insurance Claim Gift Aid Sundry TOTAL 413.00 7.958. 14.584.00 401.00 136.(Kl 23.771(K) 0.00 0.00 Traiftin8 Ministers Sundry TOTAL Gain in resale value of ' contribtitio.?s flo￿. the Ministe15to cover persotsal£aNs FAus:he cortofenhaDced brokdoand patsaEe wKw2oopla.co.uk Hin£￿e¥ MC con&ritArtv)n to Children & Fam.:lies Ministry Enaber5alary Page 9 of io

Notes to the Accounts 4- Balance Sheet Mans Westminster Dr Kirfield drive Holly Lane 1st Sept 2021 4LKIK 260K 270K 930K 970K Gain in resale value = 40K The value of the manses Is deemed to be each propert¢s nei sale price as at 1st September 2022, based on a fair resale value usinB estimated property prices from zoopia.co.uk. See also note J above tst Sept 2022 , 270K BS2 Stlp•ndi were paid to 3 full time PresbV(ers throughout the year. Minlsters stipends are paid one month In advance, September stipend 15 paid in August BS3 Currnnl As¥•ts OB Income expenditure transfers 11809 77635 -36643 42720 180305 168902 -207328 43720 2222 194336 246545 cIosln8 balance. co.op current alc CFB General (Deposit) CFB Manse Ioeposlt) 185599 1230 196910 -243971 BS4 ASSESSMENTS ON CHURCHES The Clrcuit comprlses of 11 Churche5 and each ts a￿SSed for ¥ contribution to meet the overall net costs of the Clrcult. In makin8 Its A55essment bud8eled Income from Investment Income and conlirmed external grants Is taken into account. The Clrcutt alms to coverall Its net core Cost5 from the Assessment. , An assessment on Churches 05 annually determined by the Clrcuit using a formulaic method which takes j'.ij:"; '; I; ii!,,;,I,I': Into a¢count the relatNe number of member5 In each church and Its ￿lat￿e income (after dedurtion of '(,: , certain actual and notional expenses). Assessments on chur¢he5 are quarterly In advance and are treated a5 pre.payments on a receivable basis. If any church has not paKI its a55essment by the due date the sum in questlon is treated as a creditor. BS5 The circult employs lay staff Involved In both Admlnistration and Mi55ion work. The costs of these staff re shown In G above. No employees received employee benefrts of more than £60,LK)O. There Is no accfual for holiday pay as it is immaterial- the holiday year ends on 31st December. All staff are paid at or above the living wage. A grant from the DAF of £4C(Kl was received towards the employment cost of the Youth & Communities Team Leader. A8rant from the DAF of £800 was received towards expenses of the Baby Basic5 project. local donation5 are receNed for cornmunÉty projecls. and grants from the previous FY are held to cover the full empbyment cost of an Early Inlervention Worker. The restricled current assets shows the value of these grants and donations remaining as of 31st Au8U5t 2022 856 Manse funds are allocated as designated fund5. Monies are not restricted but have been set aside for manse mointenance expense& Page 10 of 10

Name of Circuit.. Hinckley No.. 23114 Declarations and Scrutiny . è: I confinn that these accruals-based accounls for the year to 31 August 2022 have been p￿pared .f•-.: ", from the records of the Circuit and Ihat tsy include all furKls under the control of the clrcuit meeting. 4;.Sig.nature of treasurer ........ Name and address of Ireasurer. Mrs Christlne Bacon. 4 Cleveland Road, Hinckley, Leics <4ty41. ':" , 4g, Posl Code; LE10 OAJ 'Presontatlon lo tho Clr¢ult me8tlng I confinn that the annual report and accounts for Ihe year ended 31 August 2022 werp presented: to the GI￿Ul1 meeting held on: 3rd October 2022 Signature of the Chalr of the meetlng: .. Name of..th8 Chair of the meeting: Rev Dr Tlih Woolley Date: 3110122 >1., Indopendont Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of the Hlnckley Methodlst Clrcult Charity Number 1134382 Responslbllltl•s and basls of r•port I report to the trustees on my examlnalion of the accounts of the Hinckley Methodist Circuit lor the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages 1 to 10. As the Circuit's Irustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with Ihe requiremenls of the. _:. .: . Charities Acl 2011 (fthe Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Circuit's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Acl and, in catrying out my examination. I have folk)wed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act.

,. Name of Circuit: Hinckley No: 23111 Independent Examinerfs Statement I have completed my examinalion. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attentlon In connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below") which give me cause to believe that in, any material respecL' the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. or Ihe accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fonn and content of accounts set oul in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any reqU1￿ment that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view. which is rK)t a matter considered as part of an independent examination Delete rfnot applicable i.e. all R&P accounts the trustees, annual report is not consistenl wth the accounts Delete if not applicable l.e. all R&P accoun1& I have concerns and have come across no other matters In connection with the examination to which attention should be dra￿1 In this report In order to enable a proper.understandlng of the accounts to be reached. , I havellwtrrrt obtair￿d Independent verification of all inveslments wlth the Trust8es for ', ,. Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and fu￿18 at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are IrKlivldually In excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at Ihe balance sheet date. Slgnature of Independent examlner Name of Independent examiner: ....... Relevant professional qualification of findepe￿Ient examiner. . Name of flnn (where appropriate): . Address: .... A.IN3...AcGJ.UhAThTS...Fo.L..6.LLS.(kJRSg........ ,,. ,,, , l.l....E&...FkknF.aRt.....IlaAD.,...H￿..￿thY..............................., ., . Post Code.. IE.10 .ILo... Date: .... . delete or circle as appropriate September 2022

. Name of Circuit: Hinckley No: 23111 Independent Examlnerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I ￿nfirn that no material matters have come to my attentlon In connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below.) 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 with the accounting re￿rds. or the accounts do not comply wilh the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view, which Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinats'on Delete ff not applicable i.e. all R&P accounts the trustees, annual report Is not consistent with the accounts Delete if not applicable l.e. all R&P acctwnt8. I have no concems and have come across rm) other matters In connection with Ihe examlnation to which attention should be drawn In thts report in order to enable a proper understanding of the , ij:. accounts lo b? reached. :;., ::;. I have/￿￿n01• obtalned Independent verfication of all Investments with the Trustees for '.,,: Methodlst Church Purposes or held In other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of Ihe Melhodlst Church wl)Ich are Indivklually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand; pounds) at the balance sheet date. 4 Slgnature of independent examlner Name of Independent examiner: ....... Relevant professlonal qualification of independent examlner. . Name offimi (Ivhere appropriate): .n.lN5...ALiD.V￿A￿fjS...f￿.￿..&.lLS.(&JR$&........ Address: .... Post Code: Date:...... ' delete or circle as appropriate . September 2022