## **Rustington Methodist Church Trustees Report for the year ending 31[st] August 2022** ## 1.0 Aims and Purposes Rustington Methodist Church exists for: Worship: to increase awareness of God’s presence and to celebrate God’s love. Learning and Caring: to help people to learn and grow as Christians, through mutual support and care. Service: to be a good neighbour to people in need and challenge injustice. Evangelism: to make more followers of Jesus Christ. ## 2.0 Objectives and activities In partnership with others wherever possible, Rustington Methodist Church will concentrate its prayers, resources, imagination and commitments on this priority: To proclaim and affirm its conviction of God’s love in Christ, for us and for all the world; and renew confidence in God’s presence and action in the world and in the Church. In setting our objectives and planning our activities the Church Council meets at least four times a year under the leadership of the presbyter in Pastoral Charge. In Covid lockdown there have been more, shorter, meetings than usual using Zoom The work of the Church Council is delegated to a variety of teams and working parties – the Church Stewards, the Worship Consultation, the Communion Stewards, the Pastoral Meeting, the Family Committee, The Catering Team, Resources/Property, Finance, Lay Employment and Safeguarding ## 3.0 Achievements and performance The Church funds and grants made to other bodies are all detailed in the Church accounts. The policy of the Managing Trustees on grant making is to ensure that all applicants can demonstrate public benefit and show imagination and creativity as well as a perceived need for that for which the grant is being applied. Since March 2020 the Covid Pandemic has had a severe impact on activities in the building and on our ecumenical activities. Worship services have been held at 9.30 and 10.45 subject to Government and Methodist Guidelines. Most Sundays one of the services was live streamed/available as a recording online. A weekly “reflection in exile” is circulated by email and by post With regard to Ecumenical activities the 2021 Good Friday walk of witness and Christian Aid Week collections were cancelled. The Church Preschool has been required by the government to open almost as usual except for a period in the first lockdown. The church has a system of Pastoral Care based on a team of volunteer Pastoral Visitors. Both formal and informal pastoral networks have been very effective in the lockdown using phone calls, emails etc. when visits were not permitted The Link magazine as been published at intervals throughout the year. It is also available online. ## 3.1 Plans for future years Rustington Methodist Church is part of the West Sussex (Coast and Downs) Circuit. The Church Council - Encourages initiatives for mission in the community Supports Churches Together in Rustington Ensures that all those required to do so attend appropriate safeguarding training. 4.0 Financial Review Please see the accompanying accounts. We received one legacy during the course of the year from the estate of Geoff Mullineux. The Managing Trustees have every reason to believe that the Church is a going concern. Trustees do not foresee any factors that will significantly affect the financial performance or position in the next year or two. Although the Covid situation is having some effect on our income from both collections and lettings, we do, however, have reserves which could be utilised The church holds no freehold property. The church’s principal sources of funds are from the free-will gifts of the members of the congregation, lettings and donations from groups and from fund-raising events. - 4.1 Investment policy and performance To comply with Methodist Standing Orders, monies for long-term investment are lodged with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP). These sums are invested in unitised investments or held on deposit. The investment returns are close to tracking the movements on the FTSE100 index. The deposit mirrors the deposit rates available elsewhere. The Managing Trustees’ investment policy is aligned with that of the CFB and TMCP because these organisations take into consideration the social, environmental and ethical considerations, both negatively and positively, that make investments suitable for the Methodist Church. Short term deposits are lodged directly with the Central Finance Board (CFB) and attract the normal current rate of interest. ## 4.2 Reserves Level and policy Please see the accompanying Reserves level and policy agreed by the Church Council. ## 5.0 Trustees’ Responsibilities For each financial year ending on 31st August the Managing Trustees are required to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view of the Church’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing these financial statements the Managing Trustees must: Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent Follow applicable accounting standards Prepare accounts to Charity Commission standards using The Methodist Church Standard Form of Accounts The Managing Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the church and enables them to ensure that financial statements comply with the law. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Church and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## 5.1 Risk The Church is largely risk averse. ## 6.0 Structure, governance and management The Church is governed by the Methodist Church Act 1976, the Deed of Union and the Model Trust Deeds of the Methodist Church. 6.1 Structure Rustington Methodist Church is part of the West Sussex (Coast and Downs) Circuit. As such it is represented on the Circuit Meeting which meets four times a year. The Methodist Conference meets once each year as the supreme denominational body for all Methodist Churches. 1. Overall regulatory authority rests with the Methodist Conference. 2. The Connexional Office implements decisions made by the Conference and is responsible for the stationing of presbyters and deacons (collectively known as ministers) in individual Circuits within the District. 3. Connexional decisions are passed to the Chair of the District and the appropriate officers of the District for implementation. 4. The District passes these down to the Circuit Meeting for implementation by the Superintendent Minister, ministerial staff and Circuit Stewards, and authority is delegated to Circuit Meeting for certain matters. 5. The Circuit Meeting passes regulatory control down to Church Councils for local implementation by the presbyter, the Church Stewards, and other officers, and this regulatory control is then exercised by the Church Councils as Managing Trustees of their charity. 6.2 Purpose of the Church The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of: a) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church, and b) Any charitable purposes for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church, and, c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society, or institution subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church, and d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a subsidiary or ancillary of the Methodist Church. The primary purpose of Rustington Methodist Church is to advance the Christian faith by providing opportunities for worship, Christian nurture and fellowship within the wider Rustington Community. ## 6.3 Governance The Church operates within a statutory framework of regulation and seeks to ensure that it follows Methodist Standing Orders. It relies on the Connexional Office at 25 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5JR to provide guidance on changes that could affect the Church. The members of the Church Council are appointed under the terms of S.O. 610(2). The Superintendent is ex officio chair of the Church Council but may delegate this task to other presbyters in the Circuit. The Church Council normally meets four times per year and deals with routine and exceptional matters. It oversees the work of other groups within the life of the Church. 6.4 Responsibilities of the Church Council The responsibilities of the Church Council and other committees are set out in Standing Orders 603 – 604 of the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church. CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Rustington Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022 West Sussex (Coast & Downs) Circuit Circuit no. 3618 Registered Chaiity - Charity Registration number 11348885 If not a ￿gIstered charity Her Majestys Revenue and Customs Gift number {The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in tenns of evidence of chaTitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wshing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) Minister. Rev'd Robert Sneddon Church Stewards: Mrs Elizabeth Slatter Mrs Susan Bingham Mrs Christine Clarke Mrs Susan Cooper Mr Patrick Khoo Mrs Pamela Warren Treasurer: Mr Robert Slatter Chwch R aThJ P XIS.x18 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Rustington Church Unrnstrict•d RestrKted Totsls th Fund5 FurÈd$ Totals last SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Note Offe￿n s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 72,805 77,504 377 377 303 a4 Lettin 2.965 35.527 690 Olher receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 35,527 111,674 22,475 100,972 a6 111,674 la7) SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment Of Share 76.093 76,093 3.900 5.774 77,714 4,350 9.455 b3 Donations 3.900 Re irs and Maintenance utiltb'8s (Insurances, wrater charges, heating & luming) 5,774 b5 7.090 7,090 4,196 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYNIENTS 38.185 131.042 38.185 131.042 29,697 125.412 b8 Ib9 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a6-b8 19.368 19.368 24,440 Total funds brought forward from last year c2 229,374 229.374 253,814 Sub lolal c1+c2 210.CA]6 210.006 229 374 c4 Tiansfers and ad'uslments c71 c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+c4) 210.006 210,006 Ic81 229.374 Ic6} SECTION O FOR INFORMATION ONLY.. MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EKtERNAL ORGANISATIONS (those amounts are not to be Includ￿ in lotal receipwpayments figures above d1 Balance brou ht foThYard from last d2 Offerin sIGifts - receNed for extemal or anisabons 2,735 d3 OfferingslGifts - passed to external organ￿atiOnS 2.735 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d24I3) R al￿P 2015.th 2of5 Churth SECTION E Summary¢fthè Chw¢h *¢¢wntsfor thf Year¢n￿j 31 August 2022 IDterDal COunci￿hurCh MeBtinB. NDtEth¥lVMfvnd ofan Irtsrnal Qrgani5abonMwk4 r¢m*lly ￿ R6$1n¢W fvThls ￿lesS itCrA￿ be cleaTty shwnthatthry wukj lorany Méthodist purpose. This 5ec*on rrnJ6t aEwunbngAM) AC¥FFeRENT FCXIM must b• Lts0dtrJWVrtlheac￿J￿(￿jl¢o*thI%*b¥1tTr. Ih•gthK1w& nth5r4gaTdirHjtraTr5fersl)￿I the Oislri£t and conne¢ted Llsbict OrganisalV￿s. INTERWIL ORGANVaATKINS OpgTHll nt85 C1051 balwKB3 Rascali Pr*&hO￿ Orou 77.W2 gB.979 83.181 727 1.573 ste St￿e9 1.972 2230 ¢7 Subtofal d Inwmal anisationslunrt8 #8 96M70 16271 86.511 •12 Church accounls Itotsls brough1 lonvard from page ?- colum*) ft1,674 la7) 131 1193881 1¢71 229,374 Ic61 210,006 l¢B 8Y¢HVR¢H 152,273 227J12 13A6391 332,156 296,617 Continue a W￿1819$hO8* rfrwsSaryR￿Y bring thg TOIAL RE¢EWS TOTNL PAYMENTS SECMON F TS AND u￿luTIEs OPENI CLOSING CHUFIGH. CASH FUNDS MELD at 31 AwJust2022 Cash in h*nd eaTrk Curr￿1 7.012 13.78T 8aThk it￿￿0￿rrt 16.331 Cqntrwl Finwn¢* 8Dsrd t5 Trustooskn MèthodL%tChurch Purkwjses 188. tJhèrfrJnds SUB TOTAL-Chuichaccounts 229,374 210.006 {c81 Total funds hdd by Ini*m¥l *>pntsatons (th• B￿sin9 b3kncetotslfr¢m (¢12) 1112.782 86,511 {012) TOTAL CASH FUF4DSHELD BY CHURCH 332.168 296,517 SECTk)N G 31 kn9¥s12022 OTMERASSETS and LIA8ILmES InvosThn In¢￿8 endowmerAs Land & 8uildir4J31599 n￿l￿r¥ Inwrarty 2.fj75,843 . SI￿aMO￿t¢utI1andI Oth•F Liablthes f4 In¢ludo Wdo1tr¢ cethl Financg Brqrd f5 Indudo onty Fund5 hdd * Trusio•sftyr ￿￿￿$t¢hUKh Purpc&e5 91 any￿￿1 in¥eslrnerO3 (notthe *l•M•rtrfTkIcPty￿ ¥wdstr*5 knE15 2o1JChu￿￿￿￿lP 3LI5 Name of Church . . Rustkwton Methodlst Churc Declarations and Scrutiny I confim that these Receipt and Pa￿ent based accounts for Ihe year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the re¢ords of the Church and Ihat they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer ....... Name and add￿sS ofl surer ....... Mr Robert H SLqtter 14 JeNis Avenue Rustington Littlehampton Sussex BN162AU Presentation to the Church trustees I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 werelwTrl presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ..J.Ii.*h . Klcvembgc 2L Za Signature of Ihe Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting 23 Independent Examinef s Report to the Trustees of the .. Rusw Melhodst Charity Number . 11348885 Responslbllltles and basls of report I report lo the trustees on ffly examination of the accounts of the . . Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 sel out on pages . to As the Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wlh the requirements of the Chanties Act 2011 I'lhe Act'l- I report in respecl of my examination of the Church's accounts Ca￿led out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under se￿10n 14515}{bl of the Ad. delete or circle a5 appropriale 2015 c*urch R 9￿j Pjlb 4d5 Name ofchurch ...Ru8tington Methodist Church............... No............. Independent Examinerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have corne to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below") which gNe me cause to believe thal 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 Ihe accounting records. [the [the I have no COn￿rn$ and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I have not. obtained independent venfication of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other twsts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finan￿ Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in eX￿sS of £10.000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner . Mr Steven R Trigg Relevant professional qualffication of independent examiner ..ACMA, CGMA Name of firm (where appropriate) .. Trigg Accountsncy Address . Unit 2 Gloucester Road Estate, GIOU￿ter Road .Lrttlehampton........... Post Code .BN17 7BS Date 10%3 delete or circle as appropriate Sep22 2015 thurc* R aTrJ P. S(45 Name of Church ...Rustington Methodist Church............... Independent ExamineV8 Statsment I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disdosed below") which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance wth section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do nol accord with the accounling records. [the [the I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection ￿llth 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 have not" obtained independent vertfication of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balan￿S and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10.000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balan￿ sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner . Mr Steven R Trigg Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ..ACMA, CGMA Name of firm (where appropriate) ..Trigg Accountancy Address . Unit 2 Gloucester Road Estate, GIOu￿ter Road .LrttSehampton................................ Post Code .BN17 78S Date delete or cirde as appropriate Sep-22 2015 thurth R aTrJ P.xls 5of5