**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 09 2019 31 08 2020 **From To** Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Seedfield Methodist Church **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1134393 ~~—=~~ **Charity's principal address** Linton Avenue Bury Lancashire **Postcode BL9 6NL** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |1|David Somerville|Presbyter||Ex Officio| |2|Paul Vipond|Treasurer||All Church Council| |3|MarySmith|Secretary||| |4|Brian Sharples|Church Steward||| |5|John Westwell|Church Steward||| |6|Helen Jones|LeadershipTeam||| |7|Catherine Hulbert|Church Steward||| |8|David Harrison|Church Steward||| |9|Ken Jones|LeadershipTeam||| |10|Pauline Kershaw|Congregational Rep||| |11||||| |12|Caroline Jones|Congregational Rep||| |13|Susan Boaden|Congregational Rep||| |14|David Roscoe|Congregational Rep||| |15|Sherryl Harrison|Congregational Rep||| |16|Anne Rigby|Congregational Rep||| |17|Elizabeth Rigby|Congregational Rep||| |18|Joel Cook|Congregational Rep||| |19|Fiona Platt|Congregational Rep||| |20|Denise Johnson|Congregational Rep||| |21||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** N/A ~~————<<<—=—~~ March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document - (e.g. trust deed, constitution) Act of Parliament - How the charity is constituted - (e.g. trust, association, company) Trust Trustee selection methods Appointed by Church Council or Ex Officio (e.g. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** Methodist Church Act 1976 (Clause 4) – synopsis – Advancement of Religion and any charitable purpose of the Methodist Church or church organisation. (see Methodist Church Act 1976.) March **2012** **TAR** 2 Supporting the faith, worship and discipleship of Christians in the community, providing opportunity for all in the local area to explore matters of faith in general and Christian faith in particular, providing opportunities for people, both young and old, to meet together through activities such as corporate worship, Toddler Group, small fellowship/discussion groups, prayer groups and fresh expressions of worship in the form of Messy Church. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** Local churches, Circuits and Districts are not defined as (external) grant making bodies. The main part of church activities is undertaken by lay volunteers. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** ## **Youth & Children’s Work** Leading assemblies in 2 local primary schools. Maintaining numbers at Toddler Group on two days a week. Ongoing children and youth work through Junior Church, special events and in supporting/sponsoring uniformed organisations (Scouts/Guides etc.) ## **Work within the Church** Continued development of the Church’s 5-year plan in 4 key areas: discipleship, worship, prayer and outreach via a range of activities including small group discipleship groups, encouraging regular worship service leaders, prayer events and outreach ministries. ## **Work In/For the Community** Messy Church Toddler Group Involvement in Bury Street Pastors Involvement in Bury Churches Together Visits to seral local care homes. Supporting long- and short-term missionaries. Petition to local MP on a variety of issues. Seedfield Pantomime Providing space for NHS support group. Providing space for local luncheon club. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** Policy on Reserves **Brief statement of the** Our Reserves Policy relates to our General Funds only. This includes our **charity’s policy on reserves** Barclays Bank Current Account and our 2 Central Finance Board (CFB) accounts. With our yearly circuit assessment figure of approximately £60,000, long-term mission support and other running costs of approximately £50,000 per annum, the Church Council considers it to be sensible for us to maintain reserves amounting to approximately 6 months’ average expenditure. That is around £50,000. Within our general funds we have a development fund (source: Legacy of Margaret Timpany who left, in total, just under £85,000 to Seedfield Methodist Church). The Church Council has set aside this money for developments to the church building and to resourcing our work in the local community. 10% of the legacy was distributed to other local charities in the area as a thanksgiving offering. In 2018 a Quinquennial Inspection Report was received which indicates that approximately £250,000 worth of work is required to the church building within the next 5 to 10 years. The Church Council has decided to set aside £70,000 from reserves into a new account which will be called “Seedfield Methodist Church Major Project”. This will, in due course, be match funded by funds held on behalf of Seedfield by the Circuit in the sum of £72,000. This being the receipt following the sale of the church’s youth worker house on Lynton Avenue. The church will need to raise a further £100,000 for the works of the building over the next 5 to 10 years. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** - None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## Funding Our total income for 2019-20 was £96,936. This was largely made up by Congregational giving (just over £64,000), Gift Weekend and other offerings (£6525), interest and receipts for trust funds (£804) and income from renting the church hall (£8,150). Income is artificially inflated because 3 years’ Gift Aid was reclaimed in the year. This accounted for £34,474.65 - Expenditure. Our total expenditure of 2019-20 was £110,905. This was made up principally by our Circuit Assessment figure of £59,332. Of the balance the majority was expended on the property in the form of maintenance, renewals and cleaning. - In continue our support for mission we spent £5,000 in support of Ros Bagwell. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## ~~ee~~ **Section F Other optional information** None. ## **Section G Declaration** ~~ee~~ **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Paul Vipond **Full name(s)** Read David Somerville ~~a~~ **Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair,** Chair/Presbyter **etc)** ~~ee ee~~ **Date** ~~|~~ March **2012** **TAR** 6 CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS SEEDFIELD METHODIST Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2021 BURY Circuit Clrcuit no 06-08 Règistorgd Charlty- Charlty Registratlon number If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Ald number (The HMRC number is equivalent lo a registered charity number in terms of eviden￿ of charitable status and may be used to give lo donors or grant funders wishing lo see evidence of the organisation's charitable slalus. Melhodisl charities in England anLI Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Stslulory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1134393 Minister.. Rev Davld Sometville Church Stewards.. Brian Sharples Calh Hulbert Helell Jones John We$￿ell David Harrison Treasurer.. PAUL VIPOND Chuich R ar￿ P Z015.x ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 SEEDFIELD METHODIST Church SECTION A Unrestrlct¢d Restrl¢t•d Totals thfjs Funds Funds Total$ last ar a1 RECEIPTS Note Restricted= Major Prqect Fund a2 Offerin s and Tax ￿coVered Bank and CF8 interest and Investn￿nI incon Letttn 57,849 5,096 62.945 96,936 a3 292 a4 292 1,233 8,150 350 350 a5 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS Bèquesi= £s.(NY) Bag￿￿11 £576 a6 5,000 63,491 576 5.576 69,163 14,381 120.680 5,672 la71 SECTION B PAYMENTS Circull Assessment or Share Donations Repairs and Maintenance Utilities Ilnsurances. Wdter char es healin &li hlin Communicalions/Junior Churclvworshi Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS b1 b2 59,492 b3 59.492 600 59,332 b4 408 1,367 1,367 6,569 b5 12,298 4.002 4,424 82,103 b6 12,218 10,821 b7 4,002 5.000 82,679 Bagwells b8 576 576 Ib9) 77,130 SECMON C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS c1 118,612 5,096 Total funds brought forward from last year 13,516 43,550 c2 226, 159 11,117 237.276 ¢6) 193.726 Sub total {cl+c2 207,547 16,213 223.760 237.276 Transfers and ad'uslmenls TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR c7) c5 1¢3+c41 207,547 16,213 223,760 (¢81 237.276 (c6) SECnON D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS these amounts are Trot to be in¢lud9d in total recel yments ures above d1 Balance brou hl forwdrd from last ar 4,078 1,633 d2 Offelln sIGifts - received for exlemal Of anisalions wells) 576 3.033 d3 Offerings/Grfts - passed to external organisalions 588 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1+d2-d3) 4.654 4,078 Church R &nd P ?015.%ls 2of5 SEEDFIELD METHODIST IIURCH UNCIL MMAAY URC CCOUN ND INTE AL ORGA SAllONSRE SECnON E plea￿ loll Notès to Summary of Chwch actounts for the yearended 31 Auwsi 2021 Inteinal organ￿a￿(w repothw to Ihe Church Cowciuchurth Meelin9. 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