Methodist Church Bury Circuit Circuit number 06108 Accounts for Year Ending 31 August 2022 Circuit Superintendent Rev Kathy Selby Staff Deacon Michelle Brocklehurst Rev Jeremy Hackett Rev Chris Haines (Retrained for West Indies Part Way through the year) Rev David Somerville Rev Sally Thomton (part-time) Lay worker Thomas King Richard Selby Circuit Stewards Sue Grant Roger Green Brian Sharples Circuit Treasurer Roger Green
Name of Cirwrt Clrcuit No Statement of Financlal Actlvltles (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2022 Clrcurt Modd 0Ignated Genewal Fund Trust Fund• R•8trthJ End1ment Total count IUnr••triCtvl IUnrostrkWI (Un111Ctod Fund• Funds 20-22 Income l Donatior0 and l&Ja 2 Incom• from monetsry knve8¢ments 3 In(xJme froffi InveBtmert kxoperhe8 4 N5$e6nIS on ChurcheB 5 Caphzl RtrAIFts e Grants receryed 7 Othei charrtae in¢ome 8 Total Incom 51,492 52,735 336084 2.235 .79 392,IJ03 Expgndlture 9 Grnnts and donatso 10 S•lad¢& and associated oxt• 11 Proptsrty maintenanc• 12 ConneKonal •w8wnerrt & mtsJ•l IDAt ¥¥ 13 trIct P6esom•nt 8 L 14 Oekyeclation 15 oifice exkrn•• 16 Other outyoiros 17 Totsl Charfjtabl••xI1UI• 18 GalnWIIo88881 on ne1¥ry IrN861me 19 GalnWIIo01681 on InwBtrn•rt WOF4rtk 20 N•t In¢om•ll•xp•ndlturnl 21 Tran8far8 tétsveen fvnd• 22 Oth¢f gaine1llc4oI 23 N•t mov•mant In fvnd• 24 Totsl lunds bvought forw•¥ 25 Totsl fuhd* c•vrhd Iovw•Td 252841 252.841 49.828 17,821 1S2.700 17.821 89.437 5.674 12,578 5.674 13.830 492,300 101 162 .102 -1tsJ.297 -1¢2 162 -100.297 419,800 89 319,3 351.616 68.625
Name of Circuil No Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2021 Nole8 to Ckcutt 11¢1 D8¥ignalEII 13•wal FuThJ TTWt FuThJ¥ Rgstrkw Er#jOwn T¢)tal count Iuniwlrl¢lÈdl IUnr•strKlwJl lunre¥trktsdl FuThJ8 Funds 2020Q1 Incom 1 Donatioro leoade8 2 Income from monetsry in}fventS 3 Inme from Inv6Btment 4 on Churth88 5 Capital ReGei 6 Grants 7 Othel charrtae Incom• 8 Total Income 118 341 32.028 382.200 105,814 225 31. 105,614 1.545 395.144 1(ffj.$58 501.951 Exp•ndltur¢ 9 Grants and don81ion8 10 Salarteo aNJ a$¢18t•4 ¢c¥ 11 Property m8inttnan¢• 12 CennonI aue•m•rt & mcthllnt Y 13 Dhlrlct A8se8Bment & Lvy 14 Dewe¢iK)n 1S Office exwr 16 Other outyolngs 17 TotAI charltablo xPd 18 GalnJlb8I on monetary In¥wbr•nt• 19 GainEIIIosJes1 ¢n Inve8tmont F¥OP 20 W Incomrf•xp•ndltur•l 21 Trangler8 èth*en lund• 22 Other galn81lle68eBI 23 Ng1 mov•m•nt lft 24Tot41 funds broueht forw•rd 25 Tot•1 fvndiurrl•d forthwrd 254.180 105.783 254.180 105.783 12,2S9 99,178 12. 22,246 1,851 47WS 71.49J 24A11 47JO8 115.327 718 280.1r8 351,810 223 2.268 397.880 2.491 422,291 162 162
ame of Circuit Bury ircuit Numbf Balance Sheet as at 314 Igust 2022 rJrGLMt Model lUnreS¢t8j Fur IUnrestrf¢i R¢sui¢wd Fund$ Endowmont Funds T¢)tal$ 2021122 Toials 2020121 IUw£strict¢d Accounts Ixed reuil M8ns&$ & Eqiipm¥nl live51menl propertl¢S livesiwenls 2.531.489 2415026 120 CK)O Tot81 ith¢dass•ts 1$31.489 2.531,489 2,S35,026 .'urrant Ats8ots r)ebiors 108ns by thè Cir¢uil livasimènis Wilh TMCP Central Finan¢é B08rd D8P0511S C8sh 0188nk and ha)J 12 253,368 37 C7 31 458 321.993 353.9)7 4e 777 21.407 422,091 37 C67 31 68,625 250,968 1400 .'uft•nt Ilabllluès Crtidilors (du8 in und8f 1 yoarl l>aftis p8yabl8 ivI.'hin 2021-22 Toi81 ¢ufftni b•billtles 68.fj2J 250.960 321,993 422,081 ro¢al•¥i¢l¥ 19$$ ¢urr•ntllablllll•s 1600,114 250.968 1400 2,853,482 2,9$7,117 )ng t¢rm IlabllltlÈs rfve after more than one yeirl firanls payable after 2021-22 Lts8ns 10 it* Circul N•taswts 2.600,114 250.968 2,400 2,863,482 2,967,117 d6 ofthe Cireult era1 Fund IUnrBslntttdl Circuil Modèl Trust FuThl IUN88lrtdl De51gnal8d Fund5 IUrYgslrithEdl Total Unrestrtctod Funds Iri¢ted Funds 26QJ114 12 2.EOO,114 2W.966 2.fj03.04$ 351,816 2YJ 1861,1)82 2,954864 t62 lOWnt FuTrJ$ Tolal Funds 2.4( 2,853.482 2.291 2.957,117 Signed Circuit Treas er
Name of Circuit . No.. Independent Examinerfs Statement [Th6 Circuit's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of (insert nanR of applicable listed body)]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confim that no materi81 matters have come to my attention 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 accordan with section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give 8 'true and fairf view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination Delete rf not applicable i.e. all R&P accounts the trustees, annual report is nol consistent ryth the accounts Deleterf not applicablg i.e. all R&P acGounts. I have no concems and have come across no other matters In connethon yth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I ha¥elh8ve not. obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finan Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 {ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner. Ji£.&.L...Mfv.ILKI. . Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner. Name of fimi (where appropnate): . ..8.L I L& 33 ..g.rfL&r.,..... . ..4..L4-(..$.r.&1u........... .. Post Code.. .rn..4...L. Date: delete or arde as approprle September 2022
Bury Methodist Circuit Notes to Accounts for year ended August 312022 1 Ba81s of ac¢ountlng and accountÉng policl•s Accounti slandard The finartial stalaments havo Fryar•J in S¢0)rce wth AccountsryJ and Reporting by Charitsgs.. Statement of recommended Practice {SORP) appEicthe lo Charities preparirvJ th"r ac¢ounis in dance wth the Fin8naal reporting starKlard applicable to the UK and kelarwj IFRS 11Y21 The Bury Methodist Circuit meets the definition of a wbli¢ benefit entty under FRS 102. As50ts and lth'lities ar8 inlY ro(£gnised at hist1.¢ cost unless otherwse stated. These ao))unts have b88n prepar th8 basis of "stClCl oxcept that investments are shm as th8ir market value at tho of year. The accruals basis has been used aThJ trustees Fyesent those ac£wnts as a and fair vi6w of the CirclI.S financial positi¢ and acts'vikn"es. The financial inf0mlon kYosait8d is relevart reliatle mParable and complete. Wh8r8 eslimates are used thase ar8 based •xperienc8. research and judgement. Th8 accounts are expressed in £ Slorling. rourvjed to th8 rn8re91 pound. e. FR T$0 accounts are c(xWiant FRS 11r2 arKI FRS 102 SORP 2015. oin B85ed on th• monatwy a85èts rnan resrcS avail16 8t Awust 31, 2022 t ITUStees beIve Ih8t th8 CIrit ig a g(MrvJ conc4m The Circurt has deTh)mination81 wulatrry ovarsitht in respect of the vnrf( of th8 Churthes vrithin the Cirujil but has no legal or op8r8tsonal control of Ihose Churthos and their goveming bodied exc8pt In extreme circLfftStanc88. For that reason the finanaal stem6nts of the churcho$ wlhin the Cirrt are nol lIdated into th8se finanaal slatemonts Grants madè by the Circxjil its (Avn fwKls are reLwni8ed in full at the tsme of agreement without pthrm8nce ¢oThJitions. 1Othen th8 ant lo be accrued is rec#mnt over more than one year the balwbce p8yJe in future years is trè8d as a Fyovision for future commitments against thg apFW'e fLThJ. xed 8S These are capitalised rf they can be used for more than one year and individually cost more than £250. The freehold andlc long leasehold property Is shM in the account$ * ils insurance feinsl*ement value. Depreaatsrm is r#)t indicated because th8 trustees consider the Jrent residud value of the proFerty to b8 not less than its historical Gost so tha depreoation valu8 would be immatenal.
From time to ts'm8 the Circwit rrAy ba required to assume responsibility for premises falliro vacant after dosure and cessati¢Jn of worship. This resuKs in the Cirlt becoming managing trustees for the PYOFwty. At that tsme the propety is recognised as an asset at its anticipated net sale prica as d8temiined by profession81 v8luats.on and after taking into account a)y levy charged by th8 Connaxion. Whera the predS are intended to be spent on acb'vrties the property is indud8d in ¢xwrent assets al the IcAver of cost and re81isable value. The Circuits invo$tments are monetary assets daswfied as basic finanaal instruments uTrJer FRS 102 arKI ar• held by the Trustees for M8thodisl Chwch PurFoses ITMCPI as custodian trustees The valuions at market valug are those wovided by TMCP. The unr8alis8d gains arisiw during investment at Ihe of ts yaar are shown in th8 SOFA From lime to lime the Circuit may hold residerrtial property Ifonn8rly manses) which is surplus lo requirements. Ihis is case the 15 dasfiès as investment propety Iwhelhor let or rrjl) any lets are at market rates (unless there is compe11iig reason Tr)t to ¢kn so in fiJrtherC6 of Ihe Circuits Chtable objectives). bles nk sh Dèbtors are staled 8t ts amunts ¢Thved to lh& Cirojit kyepakd. croth.tors aro inibally recognised at settlement arrnts. Subsequently (Ththtc¥s that are liabilibes are measured at the cash oth8r conSiderats expwted lo b8 paid. The liquid furth of bank balances and deposit fijnd ba1c•S we shown 81 th8 realisable valLW. 1st The Melhodisl church raises assewngnts a9ainst Cwcuits arKI th998 are w'd quartedy to Ih&ir Dislrids. Th8 Circuits raise assessment$ against Churches in the cir11 The District quarterly remrts of the sum receivod from Circuits lo Ihe M81hodist Church., a small 8um is relainod lo m881 it8 own 1$. The Circuit may act 88 agent for ad hoc CollecalS for various furKl8 cfM)tr011od and •ninistered ty the Methodist Chur n. Fund The trustees have adopted a policy for all unreslricted re8erv88 hich is get wt as 8 separate doc#Jm8nt Where a Circuit holds rrThy that m8y r¥)t te spent and musl retained as capital to generate an income tho morw or assets are classthes as an End05ent Fund. The capital is shown in Ihe Balance sheet. Th& Income may be r95tn"¢ted or unrestricaed depending on lemi$ of th8 erth. The Cirojit is required to provide 8cxjjmrralion for each minister in thg Circuit and Iheir families and this is seen as a be to lh8 Circuit. Ministers are generally expected lo 0pY the m8nse prowd•J for them. Thg Circuit bears the cost of repairs moinlen8 buildings insuran, Cour1 Tax aTrJ water charges. These ffigures are Trat separately disdos&J a$ beneffitS-ifFkiTrJ fc ministers as HMRC do8$ rKrt seek to tax these receipts 2) Glossary of tsrms CFB." Central Finan 808rd thg Melhc#Jisi Church mana$ a common deposit fund and series of pJol8d InVestrn fLnd$ for methOdt entrb.es and provid85 inv6$tffth advice to those entities. Church." a group of members from fewer than 10 to ffK)re than 3LM) Circuit.. a grow of Methodist ChW( near oth
Circuit Meeting". The Truslees of Circuit most of whom are apFointed by the local churches together wth others who qualty by virtue of the rde they ldertake the Circuimocal churthes. Clrcult Leadership Team (CLT): A may b8 Th)stly Ixjt rM)t exduwvely trustee81 responsiblo fc day to day &JrTMnistratson 1¢Y fcffiiulabon of the CireAJit. CMTF: Circuit Modèl tnJst Fu Connexlon: The M&thodist Chwch in GB indth the Head OffiL¥ al MeltKMJist Church House. all MethcJist Distn'cls, CircAMts and irxwa Methodist Chjrches in GB Connoxional Fund•: The designated arMII(Y restricted fLKth held WKI &Yminister8d by th8 Connexion in furthwance of ts mission armfj tharitabbo ('eVes. Dlstrlct.. a wup of contiguous Cl119 DAF.. Distn'ct Advanc Fund FRS: Financial Reports'ng Standard HMRC. Her MaJestl8 Revermje and Custom8. Lay •mploy•M.' Personnel employed by tho CIrrt on grnalty ac£4Pt•J commerclal employment tem8. MMPS: Met115t Mini8tws P8non Scheme PASLEMAC.. Pension and ass¢• s(wne for Lay Enwoyees of the M8thodi8t Churth. P•n8lon• Trust. 08tion throwh tho cl1¢ 8rwg88 a p8n&'¢)n scame for ils Lay Employees Pr••byl•rn {In¢ludlng Superlnt•nd•ntl PrcJ8tKer or Ord.d Mottrthlst mini8lw arKYc D?acon$ who have pastoral ar#J administr1Ve responsrfx'lty for the Churthas in tho Cirwt. SOFA.. statement of Financial AclNib88 SORP.. St8tement of Recommended Practi TMGP. Trustees for Me¢h¢JJist Churrh PurFo#eta, Ihe le9al ovmtsr and Cutytodial Truatee of all Methodist Model Trust proporly ind1n9 legau•$, d(MentS and Ac¢umulataJ funds.
Bury Methodist Clrcuit Notes to Accounts for year ended August 312022 This has been an unusual year because of the corona virus (Covtd-19). As a result it 1$ difficult lo predid nexi y&a¢s oulcomes as thurthe$ have been using their res8Nes. No church has defaulted on its assessment this year but V• are uncertain hcAV this will affect next yearfs assessments. 11 Income from Investment propertl The trustees have delerniined th the prop.05 listed ware unlikely to b8 used a$ m8ns8s in the foresaeablo future and they dassffied as Invest1rl prop8rti83. Howevor bocause of movement of ministws there have been charvJes over the year. Th8 Ripon Hall AveThJ8 manse was ¢xthPJ part of the yw as the tenant deaded lo mov6, lthil• Avondale Aenue was int8rKl•J lo an Investment wop8ty for the year Covid-19 ha8 disNPted the renovations so it does not appear a8 an Invostmwt property until this y88r.. In August the tonant at lfjng's Avenue daaded to move and some of the year was d&vot&d lo maintena0 issues. There also maintenm FemS at mdIetOn Road. Gen8rd Funds 9529 16778 140, Middleton Ro•J s Avenug ). Ri on Hall Avon 26, Avondale Avenue Contribution lo Branksom Avenue Conlriixjtions to Close TOTAL 11147 24C() 51492 2) A8•e••m•nt on Church•• The Circuit consists of 14 Metkdist ¢mrc and 1 local 8menIcal parth&rship ILEP). Th8 churthes ar& Bolton R08d, BraTrdleshc4m8, 8ridg8. Healon Part Holcomtse Brook, Jericho, PreSfvCh. Rowlands, Seedfield. Tothngion, Trinrty. Wèsley and Whrt8field. The LEP is Christ Church. Each 1$ assessed lo make a contrthbon to th8 of tha Circuit. The amount needed for bujgeting purwses is dotomined each year and the total, 85 any Inrne from lettiros, is divided among the churthes according to the income they have raised ovor the preceding three yoars (after allowrance 1$ rnade for sorro costs assocjated wth the money raised by &qch chch from rts letbng$) These prqected figures gre discussed with church treasurers aF)J adlustsnwts mode whw• ntKo88wy to t•ko oGcotht of urw8ual circumstances in each t*urch. Close Melhtrjist Church was closed for more than a yow bjt tt has been open dwing the year 2021-2 Total 8s$8ssmerrt ft)r ts ye8r was £34884 3) Capltal rp¢S .There were no cwtal receipts y 41 Grants and donatlons General FLmds Methodist Fund for training Methodist fvnd for Pro Methodist fund fcf SUPPOrt of Presb ers and deacons
Total S) Stlpends, salarfos and a88oclalad costs Stipends were paid to 5 full time ministers for 8 months and 4 fijll timè ministers for 7 months One minister was paid at 0.5 the standard pay.. Al were fund&J from g8n8ra fijnds. Costs were as follows". Gross remuneration Pgnsion contribjbon 133930 12396 2918 Travel Total 185271 Other staff All thw Lay W(Ykers V+W• w'd from I$. Gross ramuneration Pension Contributions 3154 Travèl 1897 Total 63376 Total cost for remunerati 248647 The superintendont of the Cirrt. th8 other ministws and th• rem8inirYd memb8r3 of CLT aro considered as Koy Management Pernn81. Al membérs of the Cwcuit MeelirvJ we tru$tee$. Tha stipends, employers NIC aThJ employerfs Pens contn"buticB and other eypense8 of the ministers are paid by the Circurt a¥ ar8 the cnInt"On¥ for the Lay WoTkers. Tho manses for the ministers are prOded by the Cirojrt and the CIrrt maintains Ihe property. The value of the Count41 lax and water thwges pa by the CircLMt is not di8d08ed horo as HMRC does nol regaTd this as 8 beffil4n-klTr3 for the ministws. One of Ihe lay workers is secrelary to the Circuit moètirvJ18nd a Key Managemont FéreMI', her 88lary is paid from g•n•rAI funds There is no payment lo trustees, ex(pt tho mini8ters. and Lay Wothors altlwh travèl costs for the L8y thers are 8190 81d. 6) Proporty Expen The Circurt manages 9 manses.. because Ihe Manse * RIF Hall Avenuo is not occupied by Baptist minister this yew il is on8 of those rented out lo defray Circurt expenses One minister liv8$ In her own propwty. Th8 is also a ¢haFd vknith until this ygaf h89 not teen used but is still a cl11 responsikn"lrty. It is n¢yA being us•Y by tha n6w corvJregats'cn at Close Melhcxjist Churth. All amounts are taken from th8 weral Manses G8s Servi Water su Council Tax 2497 11672
Oven al 8ranks Toolstalion for Nasl them91 heati Kitchen at Reedbank Kitchen fitters Ca@ets New oven at Reedbank Electrical work al Readbank Variou$ Bills less than £2CK) Transport for Blayze While 230 1325 4154 750 2164 Tot General InsuranL This covers buildings {all g wth a premium for those let) and the contents of the 0pIed manses which are Cirujrt prcperty. This is mainty the COnts of the study. The amount due falls on or about 5 September. In$uron¢o Molhodist Insuranct . on all ex Insuranco on Branksome Ave Total Branksome Avenue 59 71018lrlct A88Msmnt and L•vy District 88sessm8nl is Cal(latj number of staff in post (both mlnlst8rs and18yl on 1 September of the previcus yow. This is divid&J belweon thè Cir51$ of th8 Oisth'ct so that each pays an equitle shwe. This is tsken from general fuTras TPwe is a levy on funds held in the CMTF which is transferr•1 to tha Distn¢X Advanc8 Fund . General 69436 CMTF District Assessment CMTF contn'bution on sale 1002 17621 Totals 69436 18623 8) Offic• Costs Office telephoM we am8lgamatod in the accounts Ministers 8re entill8d lo provisic of a telepPK>rn brOadd connocticm. Ail moni88 taken from g8n6ral funds Tele hongs Office su lies 4787 25 inks Totsl 6792 910thgr Outgoin This indudes a range ol other acknvilies. The anLyJnt daducted from endONent funds are the costs of using those fijnds. This usage has b8en very small this yearl
Ger1 11C() 1LX) 597 CMTF Restrided Endowrnent Livit DonatKffj to distn'¢t Envelo setc Auditor Latin Link Methtsaist donats'ons Total 10097 162 101 Transfor botweon funds The net inl8re$t from the is tr¥Jsfeffed lo tho gwwal fund to be used for general purposes in th8 Circuit. 11) Flxod a•sots The fixed assets of th• arcurt are 9 rn$8$, fwr of are rentfra out Th• Church at Clo••. It has be deaded that we will use it a'r thurch in conj'unctson wth th8 Anglican Ctwrch W'nnirvJ in the ¢mnt year. Thes• are amounts from in$wan fom Pro 16 8r8nksome Avenue 7 Reedbank 1 Booth Wa 409 Bolton Road 26 Avondale Drive Hall Aver s Avenue 140 Middlaton Ro&1 38 Dnve Valuo Manse Manse Man50 Manse Investmant Inv8slm&nl Invèslmenl Investment Manse 271 363 279 099 289.188 279.099 215.067 415711 239610 Total Note. Branksome Avwue is Inr•I lor u to £1.Ci)J.Crf)O. The ests'male 1$ nominall 12) Invgstmfjnt assets The investment assets are hekl by TMCP. ircuit M el Trust Furvj Balance al 31A)8121 351616 Interest 1243 endilure Dislnct Le Administrative ch 17621
Pa ment to Tottin Balar0 at 31108r22 ther Inv8Stmen These are all Endowrnent furrtls leh have restricted usage arKJ the 1$ no abilty lo use capital.. they are managed by TMCP. They were Iransterred lo the CirJ11 lthen Unsworth MetrJd15l Church dose. Fund Value at 31108121 1429 Intorost min Unrealised Gains Value at 31108r22 1339 Use of interest General funds General Funds John and Hild8 Ashworth Nomian W8lker Le 1C61 1C61 Total
Bury Circuit Trustee5 Annual report For the Year ended 31 August 2022 Introduction This is the annual report from the Bury Circuit which covers m¢)Stly the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. The Circuit currently consists of 14 Churches one of which meets as a dass of anotPEr church although It meets in its own building. We are a Circuit wthich intends to be Biblically based and keen to share G(>l's love throughout the area. We seek to dIsrn God's mission in our Circurt and work towards God's plan. Prlnclple Alms We are evangelically minded to spread God's love to all, and to be a discipleship movement focused on God's mission in Jesus Christ. We also acknowledge that all are God's children and we seek to help them where we can. We want to serve our l¢xal communities in the name of Christ. Review of the Year During this year churches have retumed to more normal arcumstsnces and most churches now meet weekly for their moming services. 1) Visitstions have increased though they are not yet back to 'nomial' levels. Whitefield has been able to continue with aftemoon teas and Bolton Road has ¢X)ntinued with lunch and coffee clubs. 2) Oasis has started again with more 'nonnal' numbers. 3) It has been decided (by the parent organisation) that asylum seekers wll no longer meet at the churches, which induded Heaton Park. 4) The Pantry started at Christ Church (R8msbottom) has progressed, and now offers a café as well as providing groceries each week. While at the church, dients can find a listening ear and spiritual support. Bolton Road has also recently opened a Community Pantry. 5) Arrangements with the Anglican Church at Close have not proceeded as thought, though the congregation of local people still meet but for football 8nd sustenance under the auspices of the Methodist Church. The church is also used by another ngregation (Living Waters) vtho contribute to the upkeep. 6) One church (Bridge) has been able to supp)rt their own church and help to support the venture at Close. The future looks bright for this church. 7) The Methodist Church's approval of the resolutions contained in 'God in Love Unites Us. has had dfftrent effects on different
churches. Some have lost many members though others have lost comparatively few. 8) More children's activrties have increased with Messy Church and contact with children in person as well as through social media. 9) A number of people have not attended church for the year. It is not known whether these are pemanent losses or whether they will eventually come back. The loss is serious and may affect the viability of some churches. 10) Edenfield has dosed and most of te ffÉmbers have Iransferred to Christ Church. This was because of falling numbers and inability to find church offirS. 11)We have had a sign5ficant number of local preachers who are unable to fulfil their commitments. Some have died and others are so infimi that ttrEy cannot preath or get to the church designated. Income Trends This has been a year when resources have begun to approach normality. The amount raised from assessments was reduced slightly from last year (99.70/0) Much of this is due to one of the ministers moving to Honduras whid) relieved us of 3 months, salary. We have now replaced him with a probationer so we expect the amount expended in eamings to rise next year. Because changed our letting agent we have made more in lettings this current year (165.90kn). The amount raised from assessments was considerably reduced (86.2Vo) which was less than the previous year (91.7Vo) and most of the differCe was made up by the leth.ngs (13.7%). Other sources of income were very much reduced at less than 10k. The Circurt Model Trust (CMT) decroased by just over £100,000 as we paid out money to the church that had sold a field. This decrease in Circuit Funds was not a real decrease as the field vS theirs to selll There is still in CMT an amount raised by one of the churches in the Circuit who sold a house and the amount in Circuit funds is £72,593 which again is not truly Circuit Monies. We also made a grant of £50,000 to one of the churches to make urgent repairs and so the total amount in the Circurt Account is truly £128,375 which 13 only juat over 3 months rn8erve8 and 1086 than Should kwp in reserve. Expenditure trends The 5argest contribution to expendrture was the salaries paid to our staff. In total this accounted for 63.3Yo of the total expendrture. It was slightly less than last year but only because one minister was apIed for transfer to Honduras. Property maintenance reduced however from 23.9% to 11.3Vo and most manses are now in a decent state of repair. The amount paid to the district was reduced but Sts'll amounted to 17.8% of the total. The amount paid for telephone and Offi expenses vrfas reduced but the amount for travel increased by almost the same amount. We also paid out more to Methodist Church Funds but this was an accounting differen, as the total amount was the same as the previous year, rt smply fell into the New Year. We paid out
only one yearfs insurance instead of the two years we paid out last year, but again that vtss an accounting anomaly last year. The reduction in CMT was due mainly to the payment to one of the churches in the Circuit of the money they had accrued when they sold a field; this just regularises the account. Fund 8alances Overall there was almost parrty behveen the income and expenditure on the general account and thanks a due to all the churthes which have faithfully paid their assessments this last year. We sti51 have just over £68,600 in our general funds and that bodes well for the coming year. The CMT was significantly reduced because we passed on the amount due to a church which had sold a field as they needed the money for repairs and renovations. The amount held in CMT is just over £250.000 but this includes monies for one church for their boilers {£50,000) and another who sold a house wrth the prcwds (£72.593) being held in Circuit accounts. The money in the restricted category was transferred to Peru and that account now stands at zero while the endowment funds have changed very little and stand at £2400. Plan8 for 202213 Plans for 2022-3 have to be regarded with some caution as the loss of members to the churches is not dearly known yet. Many members have died (though not all through Covid) and it is not clear how many new members there are,. the implication is that the new members are fewer than those that have died but there are no clear figures yet. One of our Churches (Brandlesholme) has not been able to find sufficient church officers for the coming year and for the foreseeable future will operate as a dass of Bolton Road, though they will contsnue to meet in their own premises and maintain the building. Plans for a digrtal evangelist have been partially implemented. Jez Hackett will continue to work on thi8 although the numbors of n•w adhoronts attracted by this venture is not clearty known. There has been expenditure on one of the manses to house a new probationer and it is hoped this expendrture will not need to be repeated this coming year. The budget has again decreased by a small amount in spite of an increased amount spent on Ministers through the payroll and a large increase in the amount contributed from letting unused manses. How this will vrfork out in the future is not dear. Most churches have reduced reserves so their ability to fund the assessment is again not clear. Rev Chris Haines has left the Circurt to go to Honduras but we have been fortunate to attract a new probationer to cover the three churches that were his responsibilty. Rev Kathy Selby and Rev Sally Thomton have agreed to stay for 2 and 3 years respectively (starting from 2023). We are not sure about our other presbyters yet. Of the people remaining, a number of local preachers are not able to preach for a variety of reasons. A number have died and others have bec£)me
incapacitated because of age or disease. We have had to reduce the services taken by ILThl preachers and unl&8s something unusual happens we will have to have more seDiices conducted by our local ppIe who a not preachers. This is likely to occur more frequently in the coming year. Most of our plans are tentative at this stage so V do not know whether they V#ill be implemented in this ct)mirrfJ year. Basis of preparation and legal framework The Charities annual report and acojunts for the year ended 31 August 2022 have been prepared in acLordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice 2015 as applicable to the Financial Reporting Slandard (FRSSE) 2015. Full Name of Charity: Bury Methodist Circuit Registration Charity Number 1134694 Date of Registration: 08103110 Main Communication Address: Bury Circuit Offic?, clo 409. Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2PH. Members of the Bury Methodist Circuit Meeting are the Charty Trustees, membership being made up of circurt offic8 holders, ministers, and representatives 8ppoinled by the local churches. Full membership is sh¢ywn at appendix A Clrcuit Minlsters and Officern for 2021-22 Ath've Circuit Ministers Rev Kathy Selby Deacon Michelle Brwklehurst Rev Jeremy Hackett Rev Chri8 Haines (9 monlha) Rev David Somep4ille Rev Sally Thomton (haff time) Circuit Lay workers Thomas lQ'ng (paid) Richard Selby (paid. part-time) Circuit Stewards Sue Grant Roger Green Brian Sharples Administrator Ernma Twiss RoJer Green acted as the prinapal officer overseeing the day to day financial management and accounting for the year
Auditor Briedey Coleman, 40 Princess Street, Manchester M16DE Investment bankers.. Central Finan Board of the Methodist Church Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Purposes and Organisation The purposes of the Methodisl Church are, and shall be deemed to have been since the date of Union, the advancement of: 1) The Christian Faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of the Methodist church" 2) Any charitsble purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church; 3) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church: 4) Any purpose for the time being of any chanty being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church The Circuit produces a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts of worship take place in the 13 Methodist sites and 1 L(xal Ecumenical Partnership vlithin its boundaries. These are open to the public withoLrt charge. It also ensures regular midweek worship at the l(Kal Methixlist Home for the Aged. Of course, during the lockdown all this activity had ceased and is only now beginning again. P8Storal work is. however, still resourced as Is the teaching of Christianity through sermons. courses and small groups on- line and now in person again. Religious assemblies are tsken in schools. These moved on-line but are now Sta.ng in rsOn 8gain. The Charity objective is to act as a Resource provider rythin the area of Bury for the Methodist Church. Publ1¢ Benoflt We confirni that the Trustees have h8d regard to the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefft. Structure, Govemance and Management The goveming documents for the Circuit are the Deed of Union (1932) and Methodist Church Aci {1976). Detailed govemance arrangements are outlined in the Constitutional Practice and Discipline (CPD). Day to day management of the Circurt is undertaken by the Circuit Leadership Team along with the Local Preachers Meets'ng and the Circuit Treasurers Committee. Related Parties
The Circuit Is part of the Bolton and Rochdale Distnct and is accountsble to the Methodist Conferen. Risk Management Major risks have been identified by the Circutt Treasurels committee and the Circuit Leadership Team. These are regularty reviewed. Income and expenditure are monitored in totsl, and are compared with the approved annual 8udget at regular intervals to avoid unforeseen calls on reserves. Safeguardlng Every person has a value and dignty whth comes directly from the creation of male and female in God's own image and likeness. Christians see this potential as fulfilled by God's recreation of us in Christ. Among other things this implies a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and therefore to protect them from hami. Methodist Connexional prath'ce outlines commitment to the following principles.. the care and nurture of, and respectful p8Storal ministry wth, all children, young people and adults,. the $8feguarding and protection of all children. young people and adults when they are vulnerable. the estsblishing of safe, caring comrnuniti'es which provide a loving environment where there is informed Vigilan as to the dangers of abuse; the careful selection and training of all those with any responsibility wrthin the Church, in line viith Safer Recruitment Principles, induding the use of criminal records disdosures and registration with the levant vetting and barring schemes: response, without delay to every complaint made which suggests that an adu, child or young person may have been harmed, and co- operating with the poli and Irxal authority in any investigation,. to seek to work anyone who has suffered abuse, developing with them an appropriate ministry of infomed pastoral care., to seek to challenge 8ny abuse of especially by anyone in a position of trust. to seek to offer pastoral care and support. induding supeNision and referral to the proper authorities., in all these principles we will follow the appropriate legisl8ts'0n. The Bury Circuit commits itself to ensuring the implementstion of Connexional Safeguarding Policy. It t>)mmFts ttself to the provision of support. advice and training for lay and ordained people that will ensure people are dear and confident about their roles and resF4)nsibilib'es in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults who may be vulnerable. Reserves Policy The recommended reserves policy is to keep about 6 months in reserve and this has not been met this year.
The arnount in general funds (£68.625) is dearly insufficient. The amount invested with in the CMT fund is ported as £250,968 but this indudes £72,593 for Seedfield and we have promised £50.000 to IAlhrtefield (which has been drawn down in the first month of the New Methodist Year). The true value in CMT is therefore £128,375 and this is only about 33% of the predicted expenditure of the circuil. This means that vrfe have to be very careful in spending any extraneous money. The only other amount vthich is available is if V sell a manse, and we are advised not to do that. The money which was held for Peru has been sent to them and the amount in Endowment funds (£2400) is too small to significantly alter the holdings. Signed Date Rev Kathy Selby (Superintendent) Roger Green (Treasurer) Emma Twiss (Secretsry)