SOUThPORT MEfHODIST CIRCUIT
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year endln8
31st August 2021

SOUTHPORT METhODIST CIRCUIT
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For tho ymr endlng
31sl August 2021
Contents
Palg
Charlty information
Trustees, report
24
Independent examlnerfs report
SLitement of Financial Activitie5
io
Balance Sheet
li
Notes to the accounts
12-17
Appendix l- List of trustees
18.19

SOUTHPORT METHODIST CIRcurr
Reference and Administrative Detalls for the year ended 315t Au8USt 2021
Charfty Name
Southport Methodist Circuit
Charity regtstratlon
England & Wales number 134383
Maln communlcatlon address
Circuit Office
Cornerstone Methodist Church
Ic Marshside Road
SOUTHPORT
PR9 9TL
Trustee$
A full list of trustees 15 shown in appendix I
Ciicult Mlnisters and offl¢ers
Artlve Clycuit Ministers
Rev MA Kent
Rev P Evans
Rev Alex Galbralth
Rev Peter Lyth
Rev Sonya Marshall
Clrcuft Stewards
Mr S Hardlman
Mr B Stewart
Mrs J McKenna
Mr5 S Eyes
Mrs S Potts
Treasurer
Mr Barrystewart
Independent Examlner
Mr S Noad FCA
34 Brighton Road
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 4DD
Banker5
Central Finance Board
9 Bonhill Street London EC2A 4PE
Barclays Bank
Lord Street Southport
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TrU5fEES' REPORT AND ANANaALSTATEMEpirs
Forthe yearendln¢
3ts1 ALWtsI 2021
ObiertPrt5 and idfvlll•s
1.1 Chwltyobiertivts
Charity objective Is to act as a Resource provKler wlthln the area Soulhport forthe Methodist (thurrh.
The Pufposes of the Methodlrt Churth are and shall be deemed to have been slrKethe Date of UnioThthe
advancernent of..
al The Christian faith in attordance wfth the dortrinal st¥htt4rds and db5clpline tsfThe Methodlst Church;
bl Any charitable purpose lor the time beiry8 of any ConnÈxional. DistricL Circuit, lor41 or other or¢anis*ion of
Th• Methodlst Church..
cl Any charitable purpw forthe tlme beln8of anyso¢Wor Insiltudon subsldkryoranclll•ry toThe
Methodist Church.,
dl Any purpose forth• time bel￿ of •thyth•rrty belrq a ch•rfty subsid6•ry or anallary to Th• Metwlst
Churth.
12 M•ln •rtlvlll•s
l. The oryanlsln8 and resourdnAof rt8ul•r puNlc act5 of ¥Aofship open to members of the churth •Thd
non-members allke.
2. The teachln8 of Chrlsii• throwh serrnons, ¢•urs•s *Thd small 8roups.
3. The r¢sourcln8 of Past￿31 work the sic* al￿ bere•v¢d.
4. Taklng rell¥lous assembliés to thl schools.
5. Promot4on of Christianitythrou8h the 5ts8ing ol events aThd Se￿£és.
6. Prtylslon of chplalnry seM¢e$ 10 the loul unfverslty other Instftiiikn
1.3 Publk b•n•fft
Th¢ trustees have r•8•rd toth¢ 8uldarKe155ued bythechath CommtsNon on publk benefit.
2. R*41w ofthe ye•r
Introdu
As the Covld- 19 pandemk and 50clal rtstritliofis e¥ol%*d durin8 2021>2021 Circuit and Chur¢hts continued
to adapt to commun1(ati￿ Ind Meeti￿ onllne and returning to In persors. meetirw •nd ser¥kes when the
Ilftln8 of 8overnment ￿tri010￿S alknwed.
Mlnlstrv
The Clr¢ult has three lull tlme pre5byters.' Rev Kent Isupen'ntendentl. Rev Patthk Ev•ns and Rev
Sonya Marshall. Rev Marshall was appointed to the ￿cUrt until Au8USt 2025 and authoiiied by Conference to
serve as a meth£￿￿$t Minister from I. Decem￿ 2020. tskiry on p•stornl re4>￿￿1￿ fly W4nd R￿0, Rus*ell
Road chufthesand the UTrAryllocffi projert.
The lon8 Standing Local Ecumenical Partnerships wth Rev Ajex GI1￿31th. knglican Minister at St. Frands
Church. wSth Rev R•chel Bw at St Philip and St Paul YAryth We$￿Y and with Rev Peter Lyth at Lord Street West
united Church have continued tosupport thé shartd miss￿￿ and worship of three denomlnations.

TRusfEES' REPORT AND FINANCIALSTATEMENTS
Forthe ye4rendlnÉ
315tAuBust 2021
2. kniew ¢lthe ye*rltonLI
The preskntrs $ypport the thaplalnry at Connell Court and HathertDW House Methodist Horne5 a5 ￿11 1$
offering sp4ritual c8rÈ, ittcludin8 seThKe of Hoty Communion, at other re5Klenti81 and nursing homes throughout
SouthporL A new thaplaln wa5 appc4nted at C4nDdl Qjurt MH
Mlssbn and ¥oluntarywork the ￿der kncal rommuntywert able to reconvene on a practkal level ￿ v•rlous
intervals between th￿d.19 lrfkdown5. Rev Pat￿k Evans focused on Compas￿On A¢ts of whlch he Is a trustee
supportlng the debt ad￿te cenire and loc￿ bank a5 well a5 worknTr8 wlth varfous local communlty foodb•nks.
The ¢lrcult supported the runnin8 of • Holid•y Club IN p•rtnershlp with Compassion Arts for ¢hlldren in receipt
of free school meals. Rev Marf*Anne Kent and Rev 5ony• Marshall contlThwd tvusltes of Street Pastors. at a
crltlcal tlme when other Pr￿￿¥1 supFort kn the vulnerable •nd homeless was required to be
Suspended. Rev m•rI￿Ann* K¢ftt ser¥es ¥s * schcol w4ernor at St. Phlllp'$ of Én8land School needed
her additional tlme 8$ the 8o¥emiw t￿ard re50W plani to reopen ihe school and tnsure PU￿lS and staff
were supported for thelr rttum. Collettlve worshlp was conducted on Zaorn ￿[ch was partlculady
thallenzlns. Rev Sonya Marshall restsrted the wtyker ￿￿￿tIVe whoth she had beén comm￿s1Oned io do
as a Lay worker wior to her appolrttment as Mlnlster.
Re¥ Patrlck Evan5' P05tport¢d three ftw)nth sabbatlcal took place duTln8 the summer of 2021. Durfni which he
completed tr•lnln8 wlth'A Place lor Hope. on conflirt resolUt￿n supportirvd the Connexional'Re¢onclliation ind
MediatiDn T*•m Pilot Prolectr forwhl¢h now •n •cry¢dited medlètor.
v•rpool ￿$t1￿ct level commItrner￿ conllnue for Ma￿￿ANA¢ •$ Dlstrlct Candklates Se¢ret•ry ¥nd fof Patrlck
who been appointtd as the ols1￿¢1 Prob8tKMers Secretary. These r*sponslblIl￿es also SUPPOrt the
Corsnexional Pos+tivt worklngT￿rfher stM¢8y whkh erKourafje5 everyone to refiect on the way In whl¢h they
eng4¥e and Interartwlth exh other wf£hln the lffe11 thè thurth and the wldef commuThlty.
The Co￿￿19 national lockdowThs meant that lor most of another year thuifh •nd communsty bulbllnis were
£105ed. However. tlew and members were fortun*e to be able w contlnue worshlp YouTube thus enabllt)8
m•ny peoF4e across the thurches. •nd further afield, to partkI￿te. We are gr•tÈfvl to MartSn Maynard Clrcult
Webmaster for conllnuln8 to pwdute servkes onllne as well •$ •11 those who ￿epped out ol thelr comfort
zones to take p•rt In ￿t0rd11¥s. other actfvltl•s ￿mI1￿ued through the Zoorn ￿l￿orni It)cludln8
meetinB5 of the CirCts￿ Trullees. the Lis*wl Clty Reglon T4er 3 cowd re5tr*tlMs most of the churche5
were •ble to lacSlRate Chrtsimas s•r¥l¢tt
Vi¢torla Methothst Church finally <k4s¢d f￿ worship Advent Sunday 2￿ No¥ember 2020. ThE bulldlw ts now
l*•std to Compasslon Acts • loul Christian Chwhty ux the trojildini to run Food B•nk6 aTrJ Fwd Pantri•s 4tros$the
lotal affta •s well 4$ off•rln8Wkn 8enefitsAthfketo wed¥￿p￿rt¥ Inue*se soti•l wèll be
Rev Martin Abrams and Re4Jan Fraser are Ch*ins at So￿hp￿t and Ornisklrk Hosp￿1 Trust and Martln Is the
Trust 'Freedom to speak up GL¢ardian'. 80th hove been fvlly IDvol¥ed in supportirvx ¢hur¢h members aThd the
local Commun￿ in the h05Pttals as well as patients recoveriTr8 •t home durlri8 what ha5 been an
unprecedented dernanding time on NHS semces and ytient cart. Rev MartSn1s a￿0 a tnjstee of Queenscourt
Ho5sKe and he with RevJaTr Fraser P￿de Wiyal supportto the pthfits and staff.
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TRU57EES' REPORT AND F114ANCIAL STATEMENTS
Forth¢ ywehdkno
>tstAW 20Zi
2. R•¥lew oltheyw IconLI
Both th* Ortult OLrtreach Wcrfker and the Mlssknn Enabler were ￿¥Cel on fUrI￿gh for perkjds of time as the
¢hurches were closed but t*xh found new ways to enKaBe with the t¢)mmunty from droppin8 ofl activity bi85
to lamllles. del￿ering lood parcels and medicine5 to tht vulrtrable and Lwlated. Many mernber5 5VPPOrted
thls work In 51rnllar way3. There w*t ortllfte bible #udles and prayer 8rwps. coffee momlng$ and 'ln person.
OFen-•ir artlwtles.
New communlty arcult led proiett5. The Berta%*ment Journey and Take fime Medit•tiMs whkh Commenced
th¢ yevlous year under the 8uidance of Rev Ann Hall wtrt suspended as 'lt) person. activlties durtrva the
lockdown. However othev wtyk on dt¥ek¥wni plans for these wojects was able to cohtlnue gnd they were
ble to mo¥e online. The arcult u￿ne Aty)m woject based •t the Soup K4tthen In Southport, a place that
provldes 4 $8h space. support and spirstual care for the ¥iJlThEr*le and homeless, was also unable to rtma
op•n ofthe slze ofthe venue.
All Trusie¢s ¥nd l<*al Churthes have worked tc*ether to ensu￿ thyrch Ilfe and mis￿On has been able to
contlnue thro￿hoUt the lo¢kd¢Mn •nd ￿ntere 8ra16trJde Is expressed for the way ln whl¢h everyone has
reswnded and supported e7th other in these challen4in8tlmes.
Slncere 8ratrtude15 also •xpressed io those IruM¢es who hwe retlred dudn4 the ¢(w of th• ￿¥r and to new
appolntee$ •$ reflerted on the Ilst of names in Appendlx l.
FuturndowlopThJnts
A5 church•s h•v• rwened lor worshlp It has aCknTh￿ld8+￿ that lh• onllne seMces are also a Illellne,
lor peopl¢ who are Unab￿ to attend In per50n,ther•fty• ¢ontinu¢io expknre optlon5 to continue thls.
Mlsslon act￿ltIeS have also resumed Ind the cIrcu￿ led projects In¥ofvin8 The 8ereivement Journy and Take
rne Meditations have Tecommenced with renewed purpose io pmide care and compasslon to those in netd.
The partnership w5th Compassion Acts at the Viciorio Centre is also developin8. The LMnR Room has ntrt re-
opened and a'drop In c•ntre' r•lltd the Harbaur has e5tsblished inste•d •1on8 wkh a Olnlng Club.
Rev Rarhel er•y. Ihe ¢uiate at St Phlllp and St Pa￿ with Wesley Is due to be ￿daIned prlest In Junt 2022 and
will contlnws as curate atthethurth.
Superfnttndtnt Rev IAarle-Arffie Keni VAII take a three month S•bb•tlcal In June durin8 whith tlme Re¥ Patrkk
Evans wlll cos*r the 5uperffiterthrtts responsI￿lItIes.
Th• ClrcuK contlrsues to meet ar￿ work do$*￿ with the local churches other taith tommurtities In
Southport.. to ex￿ore further ways of worknng together to pri¥&ress and 511PPOrt the sustsinabS11ty of Christlan
mlsslon and worship for the area. The Trustees have refiected on the p05itNe exptriences that have emerged
from the experience of the panOEfftic In adaptin¢toway5 in whKh pastor41 ure *75 able to be nwrtait*dtor all c¢xners
of sti￿ety. There are signrfKant tha1￿nseS as we movt forwavd with tha￿Ing (￿rth attendanco, fln¥ntlal pressvres
and the pottnttsl ehanies io clrtyrt boundarlesa5¥￿ explorevMth￿ mored¢)sety*lththe United Relorrned Cthurth.
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TRU5WEES' REPORT AND F114ANaAL STATEMEIITS
Forthe ￿•￿endI￿
31st Awl 2021
FIMnr•
Lhjrini the year the Clrcuft receNed irKome of £388347 ifidudlTh8 a net capital receipt of £121￿54 12020
£261.825 Incl￿). Income prlnciylfy from the assessment incLHne rt recefved from the churthes which
forrn part of the Circuit. Expendlture on tharftable actNities arrK)Unt￿ to £289,88712020 £281,774). Excluding
capital receipts and rwdlu*tions. the r*t deflC￿ tor th? was E98A60 c(￿pared to • net deficlt lexcludinK
£apit31 recelptsl of £20.496 In 2020.
1$ the chadty's pollrylo m•lntsin gemral fund re5er¥e5 of Ipproxlmatelyfouf rnnt￿, 8entr•l Èxpendlture In
order to rn•lnt01n suffident re5er¥es to accommgd*e any unexpected requirements on the charity's ftjfids. At
the year end reser¥e5 amounted to £48B.61212020 £384,4241. Ind the increase in re5eryes is explalned by the
Inuease in the CMT funds followln8 the sale of a churth buildlnl durfng the year.
Pl•Mlor 202V22
Clrcutt fln•b¢l¥l pl•ns for the comirrf year hrn been pl￿￿d on the ba515 that there remaln5 three fvll-tlrn¢
ordalned staff wlth anticiw¢d ¢osi INin¢ stipend increase5, combined with an incre4$1 In the •ssessment pahl
tothe dlstrKt suth th•t the assessment lor eath<hwth wlll be in(rea5•d in the forthcomlng year.
Go¥•mlry dorumliits
The I04*r￿n6 document lor the CIT¢lbrt Is the Deed ol UThlon 119321 and Methcdist Church Art 119761.
G¢v¢rnance arran8ements are outllThed wltNn th• Constllutlmal Practke and OiKipllne ol the Methodist
Church by order Olthe annual coThlerenct ICPOI.
Day to day man¥ement of the aroJh ￿ urtdert4ken by the cirrjj￿ L¢•dershlp team along wilh the local
prea¢h¢rs' meetin8.
Charlty CQnSllI￿oty
Trust deed.
A ron8e of 8uldance wtyduced by Meihodlst Conrexion to support the effertive runThln8 of the Circuit.
speclflcally the le*flet The Role of a Truste¢ in The Method￿l Church, is KNen to all new Clr¢ult rneetln8
m•mbers as Induttlon to I￿1r ro￿ as trustees.
Clrtult management ind $￿4eManCe ts 5LlPPOrtel by a layworker Admlnistr¥tor*ho also oversees GOPR pollcv
and regukition •k)rvdshJe the D•ts mec16on offlcer. Review processes are in the to cofitinue to ensure
complian¢e.
The CJr¢utt Is part of the UVerp￿1 Dbtritt and ts also accountsble to the Methodt5t Conference. The fdlowtng
Methodist Churches •ie linked toihe Clr(u6t'.-
Alrsdale. Bescar Lane. Leyland Road. Li¥erpool Road. Lord St West ILEP URCI, Comerston¢ St. Phlllp & St. Paul
wf(h Wesley ILEP Anglican), St Francis of knisi ILEP Arylicanl and Russell Ro•J.
Other rel•ted party iransathons are disdosed in the accounts
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SOIJTHPORT MFrHoD￿QRcV1T
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FIP4APKJAiSTATEMENTS
Fortheyearer￿I
3tstAyyst 2021
R15k M*n•g*n*nt
The major risks h•ve bEen identthed and recorded by the Circurt Leadershlp wth Professional athce tsken as
required Thefe is 8n annual Ye￿eW pr￿eSS undert¥ken and recorded and risk5 are re¥iewed throughout the
vear.
Intome and Expenditure Is beln8 mofi6tored In iotal and Is ￿mPared ￿th the approved annt431 budget on a ￿lf-
yearfy ba￿5 tts detert I￿ndS as partof the rlsk r￿￿1&ement process io av(Md unforeseefi calls on reseThes.
S•tswirdl
E¥ery per50Th has a wlue •nd dlgnlty whlth tomes dirertty frcffn the ttt•tkJn of male and ftrn•l* Im God's own
ma8e ond likeness. ChrfAians see th'5 Potential 4$ fuffilkd by Gods fe<reavon of us In Chrlst. Amon8 other
thlw this implles a duty to ￿1ve all people as bearln8 the imaie ol God •nd therefore to protect them from
harm.
Methodist Conn•xi¢n•l wactlce outline5 comm￿nt to the f01b¥￿Tr8 prindpks..
. the ut• •md nurtu￿ of. and rtswcifvl p•stor•l mln1stryt￿th. all chlldren* young people and adu
• the s•le8uardln8 and protectityb of all chlldren, youn8 people adults whefi they are VUl￿rab
• thÈestabllshln8 of Sale, c•rinq ¢ommunltles which Pr￿de a lo￿ne enWwment where there Is INf¢)m¢d
vl8llance a5 tothe d•n@¢rs of abuse.
We wlll carefully select and train all thos¢ wlth any responslbility within the Church. In Ilne wbth &fer
Recrultment principles. in¢lullr4the use of criminal record5 di5¢Sosur¢s and rwstratlon wlth the relevant
¥ettln4 and barrin8 sfhemes
. We ￿11 respond whth0￿ dekyto every¢0Mp￿nt made whlch S￿8&eSts that an athlt. chlld oryoun8 perwn
m•y have been harmed. cwr•tln8 wilh the polSce and •uthoYlty ITh any in¥estl8atloD.
* We will sttk to workwith wyone who has suffered abuse. developlftg wlth them an approprljie rnlntstry of
IThfOrn￿d pastorèl Care.
• We wlll seek to challL¥we any abuse of p￿tr. espedalty tyanyone In • posmon of trust.
. We wlll s•ekio offer pastoral care ar￿ 5UPPOrt. 1ndl￿1Th8 supeThlslon a￿j refeff•l to the yopersuthorlt￿s,
to any member tsfour thurch t￿m￿Tr￿¥ to offended winst a thlld. young person orvulnerable
adull.
• In all these principles w¢ wlll follow leg￿latIOn. 8uidarte Ind recognw gwd PAtti
Th* Southport CSrcuSt commit5 itselF to ensuring the impleff*r*tstyon of Connexiorthl Safequarding Pdiry..
8o¥ernment legis￿11￿, 8uidarte and safe prxtice in the Orcuit 4nd in the thurthes.
The Southport Clrcult COM￿1$ fftsdf to ihe pr￿dis1On of support. 3th6ce and trainingfor lay and oYdaSned people
that will ensufe peopk are dear and confident about thelr rdes and re5PDfisibilities In sofeguording and
promotlng the welfare of children and adults who fflay be vulneF•We. The Clrcuit 15 SUPPOrted im these
responsibfjlltie5 bythe Cir¢uitSatÈguuthn8 Officer.
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TrU5fEES' REPORT AND FIPIANCIALSTATEMENTS
For theyur tndlk
31stAuytst Z021
ststqm•nt gtTnuteps R￿P￿￿1b11lI1I$forth*Y••I End•d 31 A¥urt21121
The trustees I￿ respo￿b￿ for PrewrI￿ the Report of the Trustees and the hnanclal statements In
cordance w￿h applicable law and United Kln8dw kcountiw Stand•rds IUnKed Kingdorn Ge￿TallY
Accepted Atcountin8 Practicel.
The law applluwe to charlties In Enqland and Wabs. Charltles Act 2011, Chadty IAccounts and RepDrt51
Regulatlons 2t¢)8 and the pr9¥75ions gf the trusi deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for
each flnanci¥l ye•r whlch 8l¥e a true and loir ￿tW of the #ate ol affairs ol the ¢harity and of the incornlfi8
rtsourtes and appll£atlon of resources. includirvd the income and expenditure. ol the charlty for that pedod. In
PTeparln8 those nnanclal Statements. th¢ tn*¢es are required to
- select sultsble aceouhtlty polldes •Thl then appfy them w￿ls1¢n￿..
. obserye the methods and pdndples in the Ch•rlty SORP IFPS 1021..
- makeludgements •nd estlmates that art reasoNJl¢ and prudent..
pre￿re the fiMn¢lal statements on the 8oin4 ¢on¢ern basts unle55 It 15 Ifiapwopr￿e io presume that the
tharlty will ¢onUnu¢ In bu51nrfs.
The iiustees are responsib￿ for keepln8 proper acco¢Jntlw record% whkh dlsckjse wlth reasonlble ¥tcuracy at
anytlme the flnantial pos*lon of the charty and io e￿ble them io ensure that the tlnao¢ial statermnts corn￿¥
wlth the Charktles A¢1 2011, Ihe Chèrlty (Accounts and Aeportsl Re8ulaUons 2Crf)8 and th¢ p￿￿510n5 of the trust
deed. They are •lso resF<snsSlAe for safe8u•rdlnB the assets of the chadty 4r￿ h¢rtte fortaklw reoson•ble slep$
lorthe pr¢¥eniiors and detectlon of fraud and other Irre8ularitles.
Appro¥ed by order of the bo•rd of trustees and on beh•ll ty..
Slgnatur•
Date
Full name

Iconflmi IhatthesexCr￿lls-b4Sqd acc0urltsfortht￿llto3I A￿2021 been ￿￿e￿red from the
8nature oltrea5urer.
N￿¢ •nd address of tre85urer.....
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20 P(sf6J GAei)oaS
So Lw*rfPo(L<
I conflrm that th• annu•l rtyjrt *ce0￿f0rthÈ￿ar endvd 31 A4itst 1021 were. orwll be,.
3.1.a...irfotzk..W22
•wnted tothe fxstylct Polcy Corrmitttt It rrb¢*iiwoh .....
518n•ture olthe th•ir01t￿ rrwWr¢ ............._.
Nimeoliht Ch•lr olthe rneetI￿ .
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SOLrrHPORT METHODtsTaRallT
Indep•ndont Examlnees Report toth• Trust￿ ofthe DIsts1￿ namqd
The charity's trustees are responsible for ensurinRth•tthe annual report and accounts for the year
to 31 Au8ust 2021 Present a twe and fairview of the charitvs income and expenditure for the year
and of Its assets and liabllitie5 at the bolante sheet date. The trustees ¢onsider that an audit 15 not
nÈcess3ry for this year under secikjn 144 of the Charrknes Art 2011 and that an independent
examlnation Is needed.
It ts my responsibility to..
exarnlne the a¢¢ounts under section 145 of the Charlties Act 2011
follow the Pfocedures lald down in the 8•neral dlrea6ons given bythe chir1tycommlss￿n
under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act 2011
state whether particular matters have come to myattentlon.
Ba$15 of Ind•p•nd•ni EX￿Ine￿$ Report
My exarninatK)n was carried out in accordant* wlth the general dlrectlons 8fven ty the Charlty
Commlsslon. A Th examiThation intludes a revlew of the accounting records kept by the charlty and
comparlsgn ot the acctsunls wlth ihose records. It 3150 inclvdes conslderatlon of any unusual Items,
In nature or scale. or dlstlosures in the accounts. Seeking explanatlons from the trustees concemlnB
su¢h matters. The pr¢xedures undertaken do not prowde all the evldence that would be requ￿￿ in
an audlt and. Consequen￿¥, no oplnlon 15 8Nen as to whether the accounts prtstnt a true and fair
vlew. My report Is Ilmited io those matters Set tyjt in the thtement below.
Ind•pend•ni EM•mlnerfs St•t¢ff•
In connectlon wf(h rny èxaminatiort, no matter h•$ come to my atten￿On
which 8lve5 me reasonablè cause to belleve that in any materi•l resped the rèquirèments
to keep *tountln8 records In Kwrdance wlth sedion 130 ofthe Charit￿$ Art 2011
tg prepare accounts ¥thich accord with the xcounts"n8 records and tomplywith the
accounlln8 requirements of the Charities Act 2011
have not been rn*L or
121
to which. in my opinlon, attention s
understsnding of the ac¢¢)unts lo be re
ould be drawn In orderto enable a proper
Slgnature of independent examlner......
Name of independent exarnintr
Relevant professlonal qualtficaiion of Independent ex3miner .............___....
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Address .--.-..................._
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Post Code ..~.-.-..
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SOUTHPORT METHODsr ORCUIT
Statèm•nt of Hnanclal P&tlvlts lorthe year •nd•d 31 Awist 2021
Noies to
ctr¢U￿ Model
Gerxrnl Fw
Tnot Fuhd
ounts {UnrÈstrktedl IUnr•slrKl•dl
Totsl
201[￿21
Tot•1
201>20
In(om• and endowmentsfrom:
DoTh*tl•ns and Wcles
Charitsble aCtI￿tieS
310
245.526
3.233
12.756
239,802
196
24,846
239102
Investment in¢omÈ
Other Incoff
Capltal recelws
1,349
24
121,854
121.854
Total
265,144
123,203
IA8.147
261,825
EMp•ndltur•
Grants and don•tbns
Sal•rles and assodated costs
Pieperty malntenafi<e
Distdcl Assessment & L
Depreclatlon
T•lephofie and tr•¥el
Insurance and utllltles
Other expendltu
3.170
150,9)9
20,982
60,￿11
142
3,045
12,204
31.205
3.170
150,909
20.98Z
67,818
142
7,047
158N5
4.968
75,570
190
3,382
17.073
14.6S9
7117
12,204
31.517
412
Totsl
281.658
8,229
289m7
281,774
Galns on revalu*lon olflxed assets
Galnsll1055e51 on ftK)netary Investments
12
12
219.LKKI
219,(
5,596
5,596
15471
N•t In¢omo/l•xp•ndbtur•l
202,486
120,570
323,056
120.4961
Transfers between funds
Net moveThint knfunds
Total funds brought forward
Total fvnds ¢•rrled for￿
16
16
16
9￿58
212.044
1,209,632
19.5581
111,012
a23,056
206.338 L415,970
120,4961
1.436,466
16
1,421.676
317,350 1,739.026
1,415,970
The notes on pages 12 to 17 form part ofthe financial statements
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SOUTHPORT MEfHooisf ORCUIT
Balance 5heetas at 31 2021
Genernl ￿nd c￿￿1t Model Tots15 2021
Iunrestrirted)
Trusts
Iunrestrkttd)
Totsl$ 2020
Nxed ￿lets
Tangible a55ets
Investment propertv
Investmenis
Total flx•d •5s•ts
li
12
13
561.404
689,(
561004
689,￿0
36,083
1.286.487
1,031,546
36,083
36.083
30,487
I,(￿2,033
1.250.404
Current Av•ts
Debtors
Central Flnance Board Deposlts
Cash at Bank and in hand
Total curront •Hets
14
9.023
163.321
31.527
203,871
9,023
7,635
331,335
33,288
372,258
281,267
31,527
48S,138
281,267
Curront Il•bllltle5
Creditors (due In undef l yearl
Net current ass•tslllabllStles
15
32.599
171,272
32.599
452,539
18,321
353.937
281,267
Net •ssets
1.421,676
317,350
1,739.026
1,415,970
Funds of th• ar¢ult
GeneTal Fund Iunrestrlctedl
Clrcult Model Trust Fund
Iunrestrictedl
16
1,421,676
IA21.676
1.209.632
16
317,3SO
317,350
206,338
Totsl Funds
1,421.676
317,350
1.739.026
1.415,970
The ffinanclal statements were apPr￿ed bythe tircuittrustee$ on
2J/o31&z........
and were slgned on its behalf b
MAKent
Trustee
The notes on pages 12 to 17 form part of the financial statements.
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IMTOTHE ACO)UNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315fAuGUST2021
l Ba51$ ol*t£￿Ill
**¢wntk¥Standard
The finantial statemertsofthechaiity. whKh ￿ a public bertfft entty Under FRS 102. ha%* been prepared in
accordancewith the Charibe5 SORP IFRS 1021'Accovntin8 and Reportin8 by Charlt*s.' Ststement of Recommpnded
PrxtKe ¥ppllcableto charirios preparln8theiraccounts in xcc*dance ￿[h the Finanual Reportin8 Standard
ap￿￿oble In rhe UKand RepublK ol IreLind IFRS 1021 ItffertNt l January 20191,, FinJndal ReportyThgStsndard 102
Yhe Finanfial RepOrti￿standard ap￿￿¥￿e In the LIKand rtepu￿￿ of Ireland, and ihe tharities Act 2011. The
fIn￿Cial tstèments ha¥* been ￿￿Ted under the hi5turitaltoM corNeDtlon. withth¢exceptlon of ￿n￿lMeThts
whlth are induded at Market￿1￿*.
Tho flnanclal Statements are prepared J80kn8 conrern b*sisunder h[st￿￿1 costcaiivention. modffied to
indude certain Items atfaif value. Assets and lia￿lItieS art Initialty recognlsed 4t h15torkal cost ortran5artlon value
ut)less oih•rwlse stated In the relevant ac¢tyJDUwpdl¢y. Theflnarti*l st•t*merts¥e wesented in st¢dln¢whkh1s
th• funttlonal currencyof the£￿1*￿and round￿ to the nÈareM £
Funds
Thefunds held c¢nstltute.' General Fund5 held for arbv puwof ihe Clrcuft whkh aré Unrestdrted.The Clrcuit
ModelTrust Fund has wide puTrosesdefined In St•ndlni Orders and Is utegor¢5ed •$ unrestricted. Pes¢rirted lunds
whlch are held for a narrowtr purpose. There are rK* En(knwment lunds. DÈtails of earh material fvnd •re dlsdosed
in th• final note tothe5e •c¢tyJnts. Arry fvTrds be repr*érted ty rh￿tha￿l¥s1
Pub4¢ b•n•fft •ntlty
Th• Sovthport Methodist Clrtuf( meetsthe defin￿￿On of • publK befiefft under Fft$ 102
These •c¢o￿￿$ been mred on the b•slsol hIst￿￿1￿$t txrept th•t INve%tme•tswe $hown •t thelr m*rket
value èt the end of the ye¥. on the •t¢ru•￿ b•sls to sPthwa tNe Ind falr¥lèw of the Circuit'sfinan¢l*l poS￿10n and
Hm￿1￿1￿
GOIN CprK•rn
The accounts have b￿fi prep¥ed on ih•Ww thetrurt•esumiW¢rtt* be ipyoprfbte ￿led on
the Sevd of the charfws reserw.
IrKomlr4 Re￿￿rt•S
IrKowe Is Intluded In the Ststerrtht of Acti￿1￿*$ ISOFAI when the Circuit betthnes ent￿led to the
re50urte¥ and the trustees ar• T•asoMbtytért*iNtheywll refthe the re50urc*s.' and the moneiary valuean be
me•sur¢d ￿th suffKient relkqblty.
Rewurtes Exwn¢l¢d
Th15 Is roco8nlsed Wh￿ a Il•blllty k5 IrKurr¢d. or a tonst1￿l￿ÈObI18alIon 3T15ek that results In the p•yrMnt beln8
una¥oid4ble. Ltsbilities are r¢co8Tr1sed % stton •safi ¢)uthow ofeconorn￿ benefft ra COn￿dere0 more Ilketyth*n not
under the lei•l or c0Th5trudThe oblwh?n Committl￿th•or(uIttO pty resourus.
Grnnts
Grants mède b¥the or￿*1 from fund5 *re ￿lIe￿ In fvll •tthetimÈof•yeemert or when the aTCU
accepts that thert Is • leièl orokwaifjonal ob￿￿tIOn to make the payment.
VAT
Slnce the fjrcuit VAT reiistered. al input VAT i5dw8ed wlththe eyrws towhich f( refer5.
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Tan8lble flxed assgtsfor use bythe Ckn
Tanwble fYAed assets are ￿PitaliSed rftheY{￿ be used oneyear. and rost at ￿a51 £5￿.
The Orcuit h&5 made ￿01t￿￿tem￿j costeptk)n w transit￿ni￿t0 ￿ 102. The valueofthe m*ses Is shown In
the accounts at deemed hSstorf(al 0￿1. represenltr% •ach propprvs ca￿￿￿& value asat 1st 5epfernber 2015. Plo
depreclation iq prIY4￿ed on the manses becausethetru5tEes consKlerthe cwrent reydu41 value of eath pToperty Srs
Its present condf(ion to be not kssthan hsdeemed histori<al C05L and. ITr thE absente of e￿dence of Im￿1￿*nI
anydepr¢cbltM)Th prO￿$10Th lorthe trwJildin8 comF*Y*nt of the property would be Immatsrfal.
Flxtures and f￿lI￿are dew•uat•d attht ratt o125%perannumon net t￿k¥¥I￿.
Fuhd
Vnrestrlcted fundsun be u*d In att0￿r*t￿￿hthe ¢￿(￿￿$(hIn￿b1tobject$*t the dlstretlon of thetN5tees.
Stmehts
In¥tstments are v•lued In the balarKe Sheet at rnarket ￿lut atthtyear end. In¥e51Wt Income Is Includtd Inthe
attounts when recertfable and any8alnsor losse50n revaluation ai ihe >*arend are sh(MTh in SOFA.
2011
Oofiatk)ns
3LX)
310
J (h•rfi•w**rt￿dttb￿
2021
2010
Au•ssm•nts on thurth15
239,802
245,526
The Clrtuh comprlses ew thUrd￿ aThJ e4th thurth pays •h •ss•ssm•nt tothearcurtd•t•rmkn•d on th• bliliof
its membershlp.
2021
2020
Central FINnce Board
K41s¢ellaneous
1349
196
1,545
2,189
5 oiher Inc
2020
Job A*t•Ntlon Stheme yants
Rent*l incame
8,674
16,172
5.869
6,887
12.756
24W6
6 ¢•phl
2021
Gross Sa￿ Pr￿d5
Selllni fees
CPF lewy on property
14etcapital rtceipt
IB0.{￿7
110,2431
147.90YI
121.854
Cawtsl receipt relat?5to the sale of Crossens Methrx4i51 thurch. The￿Ie of the propemf is subiert toa levy tr4the
ConTr￿lOn£¥kUL%ted on a ￿ld11¥ scale bL5ed onthe sale
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SCWmPQATMÉTHODISTaRcuir
2021
Comp￿IDn5 kt
Leykind Road Lty Wo￿tr
Hl8herTour Southport 2020
Sundry donatlons and 8ilts
1.024
3￿5
302
3,170
2C#J
Payn¥Jntlo Trys¢¢es
Wlth the exceptlon of mln15ter% Door￿tt member reteh￿8nV refflunernwon yÈ•rto 3tstAuRurt2021
8 IcoM.I P•ld Empkn•J
2020
staff Costs pad durfr)g iheyear were:
Gr055 Wa80s, sal¥Ses and tenefits in
EMp￿Ver'S Natlonal Irourance costs
Pension Cos¢5
122MII
127,748
9.270
9.253
19,628
21￿84
,909 158
Avewe numbÈrot#aff In theye•r were".
No employtt5 r•¢ih*d r¢muneratlon ol th•n ptr*hnumln 2020ni or 2019nO.
The charlty m•k¢s contributitirtsto the Methodlst Mlnisiers. Pen*on Stheme on behawof lis mln151ers. Thls Isi
defined benefft scheme whkh ts treated forKcovntin¢ tyrFo)ses asa defined rnntrfbutlun seheme on the Irounds
that It Is • multl-employer xhemÈ and the cIrtu￿ Is unab* to thtify It55h*re of the underlying è5$1tsand l&bilities
of the scheme. The arnc￿ tharyed In the Ststemerrt of finanri•l ktmties Is therethth• •rnount of Peth￿C
contributlon5payible ihthe year.
2011
2020
4,100
21,024
4369
624
1.5LX)
5,143
S,095
On line 5unday5ewvkes
Legal and wolesslonal fees
Pr•athèrs
SundryexFenMs
IA22
2,999
14,659
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sounipoRT AIETIIODISTORaiiT
14OTESTOIHEACCiMINTSFOR TXEVEAR EIIDED 31ST AU6115T2021
Mod•l 7ry¥t
G•n•rnl IUnr•8trl¢t•
Tot*1
20194•
di
In¢om• •nd 8ndowrn•￿ from..
Don8bons legx*8
Ch￿•ble
In¥￿tment incom8
Oth•r incom•
r•c•ipts
310
245.526
310
245.528
3233
12,758
12.756
TOt*i
Exp•ndltur•
Gr8nts ènd I(￿a￿l
SaL8r*8 ond 8sgo¢wl•d c411#
Pwrty mainlen8rK•
tN$trid A$s8S$Th￿￿t & L•
Dopred8lknn
Tok1p￿)￿ tr8v
iurnn¢• and uJlitKx
Olh8r expfrndttur•
Totsl
7.047
158.885
7.047
156,885
8.902
75,570
190
3382
17,073
14,2e3
272,416
3.382
17.073
14.65
281,774
15471
456
9,358
15471
GalnWllo•w31 pr¢worty tJbeF<¥a
N•1 Incomll•xp•Nllturnl
112.780
7.716
20,496
Tr•n•f•rn b•￿fv
13.978
1.198
1,208.434
i.Z(8,
113,9781
121,6941 120.4961
228,032 1.438,466
6,338 1,415
N•t rnov•m•nt In l￿d$
Total fund5 bTou#ht ferw¥d
Tot*1 furthurrfedfwwl
11 T4WFlx•d**••ts
Tot•1
torT*•lu•tl
1.010.977
1,8fy) 1.032.777
Addltlons
Reclassificatyon
At Slst Wst 2021
14YO,ffp)I
S&J.977
1470,D)O
562.777
IML¥)
At 1st September 2020
Oepreoaiion ¢haryÈfor ye
ypxalj
AIJJsiAwt1021
1,231
142
L231
142
1.373
1,373
At3tstALyit 2021
$8J.977
427
561A04
At Jl*tAwt 1010
1.030.977
569 1,031.546
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PIOTESTOTHE ACCOUP4fSFOR ThEYEAR EIIDED 3I5fAlHW￿2o11
Fllrvalue
Reclèssrfi(atk>n
Revaluatknn
At 31st August 2021
470,LK
219,OCK)
689,OLX)
OurSn8the year two of the tharlvs mwfjes wefe ￿aut on ltsw-term lets. The pmwrtles ha4* ttrLerelore beeD
tTrnslerred from fLY•d 4ss*ts to iThve5tfftmt propertyand revalued iofaif value.
The funds th•t SUPPOrtthÈfjrtu￿ ModelTrust Fu￿1 antlthe Mansts Fund are held ￿ tm￿ In Tru5tets Interest
Fund5 on which Interest Is credhed io theKwums each month. These ¥• re8ard¢d as mèdlum and bni term
In¥e5tments.
TMCP Is ihe le8al owner*nd Custodan Tn￿lee of all method￿ Model Tiust property. indvdin8 Le¢•eles,
Endowments and Accumul•ted Funds. Trust property Is ￿ld for •r48 on beham of local M•na8lnÉ Trustee5 wh? ¥•
responsible lorthe day today mana8emÈnf oftrust W+Jperty. TMCP ensure thaL thrcw8h provldln8 8ukl•nre •nd
*etln8 under their dlrectlon, the Man4in8Trustees comptywhh c￿lity llw and Methodl$t low and polity •$
determln•d ￿ the M*thodls1 c4mlerw￿e.
2021
2020
In¥*5tment> hEld In tommon hi¥e5twent fvnds
36.OB3
30,487
Market vahJ• at5tart of y•*r
Dlsposa
Gainllossl on rèY•luat
M•rket value at end of y¢•r
30,487
31,034
5,596
36,083
547
30A87
2021
2020
Prepayments. st*nd5 1Th•th•1￿*
Other debtors
9.023
6,025
1,610
7.635
9,023
IS Crtdltrts: •mowtsf•llwduevJlthln 4n•¥•
zoii
Ass•tsm•nts In a(fv•nce
Distrltt aS5essm•nt payablè
17,042
15.557
3Z,599
18,311
18321
Ge￿ra1 Mothl
Tiust Fund
10 Movement In fvnd5
UnrestrkW funds
Tor•1
At 1st sePt￿ber 1020
Trnhsfers between fund5
Net Income for the >*ar
At gIstA￿V$1 2021
1.209.632
9558
202A86
1.421.676
206,338 1,415,970
19.5581
120,570 323.056
317.350 1,739,026
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IIOTESTO THEACCIXlllfS FOR TNEVEAR ENDED315T AUGUST2021
17 Re￿¢4 PwtyTl￿$•Cf0orts
Durln8the year the tharityentered Intothe fol￿wI￿related partytransxtm5:.
The Clrcull Meeting injune 2021 a8reed ioallow G)mpawon Acts, a charity in of one of the fjwtuft's trustees
Is a trustee, to rent part of a artutt property. The first three months oltheir lease was'rehtfree. to asslst them in
the transitiontime between buildinyJnd towards alt*at1￿$ required. The first rÈnt payments to the arcuit
cornmented lThOttOt*r 2021.
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SOUTHPORT METHODIST CIRCUIT
APPENDIX I
CIRCUIT TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED yisr AUGUST 2021
CIRCUtr MINISTERS
Rev'd
Marie-Anne Kent
Rev'd
Patrlck
Evans
Rev'd
Alex
Galbraith
Rev'd
Peter
Lyth
Re¢d
Sonya
Marshall
SUPERNUMERARY
Rev'd
Ann
CIRCUIT STEWARDS
Mr
Stephen
Mr
8arry
Dr
Domlnic
Mrs
Pamela
Mrs
Jean
Ms
Sally
Mrs
Helen
Mrs
Shirley
Mr
John
Mr
Mlchael
LOCAL PREACHERS
Mrs
Cynthia
Mrs
Shlrley
Mrs
Sarah
aRCUIT CHURCH
Rev'd
Rachel
Superintendent Minister
Member of the Leadership Team
Mèmber of the Leadership Team IAMI
Member of Leadership Team IAMI
Member of the Leadership Team IAMI appointed 01112n020
Hall
Supemumetsry Minlster
Hardiman
Stewart
Bray
O'malley
McKenna
Eye5
Revill
Potts
Attwater
Huddleston
Senlor Circuit Steward appointed 23rd September 2020
Circuit Steward & Circuit Treasurer
Circuit Steward until 31st August 2021
Circuit Steward until 31st August 2021
Circuit Steward
Circuit Steward
Circuit Steward until 6th September 2021
Circuit Steward appointed 27th June 2021
Circuit Steward until 31st August 2020
arcult Steward appt 18th March 2021 untll 28th November 2021
May
Local Preathers Meeting
Potts
Local Preachers Meeting
M¢Donald-Howard Missbon Enabler until 31st October 2021
Bray
Rep PPW
REPRESENTATIVES
Mr
John
Attwater
Mr
David
Campbell
Mr
John
Cass
Mr
Derrick
Chamberlain
Mrs
Maureen
Clode
Mrs
Elizabeth
Cockbum
Mrs
Pamela
Christopher
Mrs
Mar8aret
Crosby
Mr
Barry
Edwards
Mr5
Sue
Evans
Mr
John
Forshaw
Miss
Lesley
Goddard
Mr5
Doreen
Goulding
Mr
Christopher Hall
Mr
Lawrence
Han50n
Stephen
Hardiman
Margaret
Harwood
Treasurer liverpool Rd & Russell Rd appoSnted 1st September 2020
Rep Russell Road1Stewardl
Trèasurer Liverpool Rd until 31st August 2020
Russell Road TreaSu￿r until 26th September 2020
Rep Victoria until 5th September 2020
Rep Wictorla until 5th September 2020
Rep Liverpool Rd appointed 7th Ortober 2021
Rep Leyland Rd appointed 15th September 2021
Rep Lord St West1Stewardl
Treasurer VKtoria until 5th September 2020 &'Class' Rep
Rep Bes¢ar
Rep Ain5dale (Steward)
Rep Ainsdale
Rep Leyland Road (Steward)
Rep Bescar
Rep Virtoria (Stewardl until 5th September 2020
Rep PPW
Mr
Mrs
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sourHPORT METh00￿ aRCVtr
APPENDIX I
CIRCUIT TRiSWEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGiIST 2021
Rep Comerstone
Treasurer Cornerstone
Treasurer PPW
Rep Cornerstone
Rep Lord Street West
Mr5
Mr5
Mr
Mrs
Mrs
Mary
susan
Peter
Sandra
Ruth
Hitchin8S
Jone5
Kinlev
Lane
REPRESENTATIVES ICoTht.)
Mrs
Mr
Mrs
Mrs
Mr
Mr
Mr
Mrs
Mr
Suzanne
James
Jane
Pamela
Peter
David
Trevor
Dorothy
Andrew
Ted
Judlth
Andrew
Allen
Sheena
Jayne
lan
Patricia
Linford
Lloyd
Maude
¢YMalley
Mu5ker
Potts
Roberts
Simpkin
Tate
Taylor
Thomas
rrlmble
Webb
Williams
Wilcox
Wright
Wri8ht
Treasurer Bescar
Rep tiverpool Rd
Treasurer Ainsdale untll 30th September 2020
Treasurer Cornerstone
Treasurer Ain5dale appolnted 1st October 2020
Rep Leyland Rd Istewardl
Rep St. Francis appointed 27th May 2021
Rep Cornerstone
Treasurer Ltyland Road
Rep Ainsdale
Rep PPW
Rep LlveTpooI Rd untll 7th October 2021
St Francis Treasurer
Rep St Fran¢is untll 30th lune 2021
Rep tiverpool Rd
Treasurer Lord Street West
Rep Cornerstone
Mrs
Dr
Mr
Mrs
Mrs
Mr
Mr5
CIRCUIT MEEfiNG SECRETARY
Dr
Dominic
Bray
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