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← Sunderland Methodist Circuit

2023-08-31-accounts

Trustee name Trustee name Office (ifany) Dates acted if not
for whole year		 Name of person
body) entitled tc
a
oint trustee		 Name of person
body) entitled tc
a
oint trustee		 (or
ifan
Rev Jane Louise Cook Superintendent Ex Oflicio
Rev Gareth Phillips Minister 21/07/2023 Ex Officio
Rev Robert Kasema Minister Ex Officio
Deacon John Christopher Supernumerary Ex Officio
Daniels Minister
Mr Derek Norman Sherriff Circuit Ex Oflicio/Circuit
Steward/Mission in Meeting
Britain Treasurer
Mr David Armstrong Tait Circuit Steward Ex Officio
Mrs Susan Mounfford Circuit Administrator/ Ex Officio
Circuit Meeting
Secretary
Mrs Miriam Connor Circuit
Steward		 To 27/03/2023 Ex Officio
Mrs Judith Howarth Circuit Steward Ex Officio
10 Mrs Margaret
Wright		 Volunteer
Pastor		 Ex Officio
Mr John Boyd Circuit Safeguarding Ex Officio
Officer
Mr Malcolm Stuart Muir Local Preachers & Circuit Meeting/Ex
Worship
leader' s		 Officio
12 secretary/
Circuit
Steward/DBS Lay
verifier
13 Mr Steven Mapstone Local Preacher
Representative		 Circuit Meeting
Karen Davison DBS Lay DBS Lay Circuit Meeting/Church
verifier/Church Council
Representative
15 Mr Joseph Bell Church Steward Church Council
16 Mrs Deborah
Burnicle		 Church Representative Church Council
17 Mr James Colin Burnicle Church Steward Church Council
18 Mrs Maryan
Ball		 Church Steward Church Council
19 Mr Grahame
Wright		 Church Treasurer Church Council
20 Miss Catherine
Patricia Hayes		 Church Representative Church Council
Mrs Irene Gilbert Church Steward/ Church Council
Treasurer
22 Mr John Wesley
Holland		 Gilbert Church Representative Church Council
23 Mrs Enid Bond Church Representative Church Council
24 Mrs Wendy Anne English Church Representative Church Council
25 Dr Christopher
E.C. May		 Church Treasurer Church Council
26 Mrs Elaine Pattison Church Representative Church Council
Barbara Elizabeth
Anne		 Russell Circuit Treasurer/ Church Council/Circuit
Church Representative Meeting
28 Mrs Elsie Davison Church Steward Church Council
29 Mr Brian Gibb Church Treasurer Church Council
30 Mrs Margaret
Higgins		 Church Representative Until 20/07/2023 Church Council
31 Norma Roberts Church Representative Church Council
32 Mrs Sarah Ellen Hargreaves Church Steward Church Council
33 Mr Frederick Eastaugh Church Treasurer Church Council
34 Miss Barbara Ann Plane Church Representative Church Council
35 Mrs Beverley Ann Hem Church Representative Church Council
36 Mrs Muriel Richardson Church Representative Church Council
37 Miss Barbara Mannall Church Treasurer Church Council
38 Miss Margaret
Wood		 Church Representative Church Council
39 Miss Susan Bayliss Church representative From 14/09/2022 Church Council
Mr Peter Allan-Robson Church Property Circuit Meeting
Steward
41 Mrs Joan Wilson Church Steward Church Council
42 Mr George William
Blyth		 Church Treasurer Church Council
43 Mrs Ola Tony-Obot Church Representative Church Council
44 Mrs Elizabeth
Mary Stewart		 Church Steward Church Council
45 Mr Christopher
Dawson		 Church Treasurer Church Council
46 Mrs Irene Langlands Church Representative Church Council
47 Miss Joyce Hindmarch Methodist
Homes		 Circuit Meeting
Mr Christopher
Wright		 Overseas
Missions		 Circuit Meeting
Treasurer
49 Mrs Mary Ann McDonald MWiB Representative Circuit Meeting
Mr Stewart Elder Langlands Circuit Property Circuit Meeting
Secretary

You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
relevant,
about:		 You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
relevant,
about:		 You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
relevant,
about:		 Induction/Training
Range ofguidance
provided
by Methodist
Connexion.
Leaflet 'the role of a Trustee
in the Methodist
Church'
given to each
trustee.		 Induction/Training
Range ofguidance
provided
by Methodist
Connexion.
Leaflet 'the role of a Trustee
in the Methodist
Church'
given to each
trustee.		 Induction/Training
Range ofguidance
provided
by Methodist
Connexion.
Leaflet 'the role of a Trustee
in the Methodist
Church'
given to each
trustee.
~
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and Structure
training
oftrustees;		 Part of Newcastle
District.
~
the charity's
organisational		 Accountable
to Methodist
Conference.
structure
and any wider
network
with which the
works;		 charity Related Parties
Newcastle
Methodist
District.
~
relationship
with any related
parties;
~
trustees'
consideration
of		 Risks
Considered
by the Circuit Leadership
Team.
Take professional
advice as required.
major risks and the system Regular review process.
and procedures
to manage		 Adopted
Safeguarding
Policy and ensured
that		 it is rolled out to the
them. Churches.
Set out in the Methodist
Church Act 1976(clause 4) synopsis—
Advancement
of Religion and any charitable
purpose ofthe Methodist
Church
or church organisation.
(See Methodist		 Church Act 1976)
The purposes
ofthe Methodist
Church are and		 shall be deemed to have
been since the date ofthe Deed of Union the advancement
of:
Summary
ofthe objects		 ofthe a) The Christian
faith
in accordance
with the doctrinal
standards		 and
charity sst out in its discipline
ofthe Methodist
Church,
and
governing
document		 b) Any char'itable
purposes
for the time being ofany Connexional,
District, Circuit, local or other organisation
ofthe Methodist
Church,		 and
c)Any charitable
purpose
for the time being ofany society or institution
subsidiary
or ancillary
to the Methodist
Church,		 and
d) Any purpose
for the time being of any charity		 being a charity
subsidiary
or ancillary
ofthe Methodist
Church.
Summary
ofthe main
activities
undertaken
for		 the The Circuit produces a quarterly
preaching
plan
worship take place at each ofour nine Methodist		 to ensure
regular acts of
Churches. These are
public benefit
in relation		 to open to all people without charge.
these objects (include within
this section the statutory Through
donations,
collections and fund-raising		 activities the local
declaration
that trustees		 have churches
support
many other local and national		 charities
in their		 work.
had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity		 The Trustees have had regard to the guidance
by the Charity
Commission
on public		 Commissioner
on public benefit.
benefit)

You may You may choose choose to include to include Local Churches
are not defined as grant making		 bodies.
further statements, where The main part of our Church Activities
is undertaken
by lay persons.
relevant, about;
~ policy on grant making;
~ policy programme related
investment;
~ contribution made by
volunteers.
Summary
ofthe
achievements
of		 main
the charity		 The Circuit continues to oversee the delivery of
charity as set out in the governing
documents.		 the objectives of the
during
the year		 In addition
to the provision
of regular acts ofworship,
all nine churches
are engaged
in some way with children's
and/or		 families'
work in		 their
communities
(examples
being uniformed
groups,		 assemblies,
Messy
Church,
toddlers groups)
Many ofthe churches		 host events (like coffee
mornings,
lunches,
knit and natter groups,
Holiday at Home) for older
people that address
issues of loneliness'
and social isolation. One ofthe
churches,
having
been a warm space, is starting		 to develop a role as a
community
hub.
The Circuit continues
to develop
its partnership		 with Sunderland SAMBA
team, with one ofthe Circuit ministers
being chaplain
to the team		 and the
charity as a whole.
Restructuring
following
the covid pandemic
is an ongoing process but a
number ofsurplus
buildings
have been sold. Some ofthis income		 will be
used to fund necessary
paid administrative
roles; but it will also enable
the Circuit to develop other paid roles to support current
work or		 resource
new projects.
The Reserves Policy for the Sunderland
Circuit		 is to hold a sum
Brief statement ofthe equivalent
to 6 months
average expenditure.
This should be sufficient to
charity's policy on reserves meet any unforeseen
item of major expenditure.
Circuit Reserves fund the Circuit Administrator.
Details ofany
in deficit		 funds materially None.
Further financial review details (Optional
information)

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5 Fees for ex amin ation
 or audit oft he a cc ounts
2022/23 2021/22
Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts 2,880 2,730
Other fees paid to the independent examiner or auditor
6 Paid employees
Staff Costs paid during the year were: 2022/23 2021/22
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind 102,786 126,584
Employer
National		 Insurance cost 10,950 12,401
Pension costs 21,258 29,818
Total staff costs 134,994 168,803
Average
number		 offull-time equivalent employees in the year: 3.50 5.5
7 Capital Committemnt and Contingent Uabilltites
At the 31st August 2023there are no capital commitments
No Contingent liabilities were identified at 31st August 2022
8 Money received and passed on to External Organisations (for information only)
2022/23 2021/22
Balance brought forward from last year
Offering / Gifts - recevied for External Organisations 845
Offering / Gifts - passed to External Organisations 845
Balance carried forward
9 Tangible Fixed Assets
Cost or valuation
rlxturee, Ptut end eeeeu
Other rlttlnd end under
Land Manses buildings equrpment conetcuctlon Total
Balance bf 1,129,113 1,129,113
Additions
Revaluations (+/-)
Disposer s (-) 170,000 170,000
Transfers (+/-)
Balance cf 959,113 959,113
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Balance bf
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Revaluations (+/-)
Disposal s (-)
Transfers(+/-)
Balance cf
Net book value
Brought forward 1,129,113 1,129,113
Carried forward 959,113 959,113
0 Investment assets
The circuit has no Investment
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5 Fees for ex amin ation
 or audit oft he a cc ounts
2022/23 2021/22
Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts 2,880 2,730
Other fees paid to the independent examiner or auditor
6 Paid employees
Staff Costs paid during the year were: 2022/23 2021/22
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind 102,786 126,584
Employer
National		 Insurance cost 10,950 12,401
Pension costs 21,258 29,818
Total staff costs 134,994 168,803
Average
number		 offull-time equivalent employees in the year: 3.50 5.5
7 Capital Committemnt and Contingent Uabilltites
At the 31st August 2023there are no capital commitments
No Contingent liabilities were identified at 31st August 2022
8 Money received and passed on to External Organisations (for information only)
2022/23 2021/22
Balance brought forward from last year
Offering / Gifts - recevied for External Organisations 845
Offering / Gifts - passed to External Organisations 845
Balance carried forward
9 Tangible Fixed Assets
Cost or valuation
rlxturee, Ptut end eeeeu
Other rlttlnd end under
Land Manses buildings equrpment conetcuctlon Total
Balance bf 1,129,113 1,129,113
Additions
Revaluations (+/-)
Disposer s (-) 170,000 170,000
Transfers (+/-)
Balance cf 959,113 959,113
Accumulate d depreciation
Balance bf
Depreciation (-)
Revaluations (+/-)
Disposal s (-)
Transfers(+/-)
Balance cf
Net book value
Brought forward 1,129,113 1,129,113
Carried forward 959,113 959,113
0 Investment assets
The circuit has no Investment
properties