Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date .Day *)nth 1st Sept Period end date Oay th To 31st Avgusi Year . 2024 . Year From 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Sunderland Methodist Circult other narnes charlty Is known by Registered charfty number (if any) 1134964 Charity's principal address Castletown Methodist Church Castle Wiew Sunderfand Postcodè SR5 3DS Names of the charlty trustees who managè the charity Office lif any} Dates acted If not for whole year Name of pèrson lor body) èntltlèd to olnt trustee Ex Officio Trustèè name if an Rev Jane Louise Cook Superinlendent Minister Minister Rev Paula Hunl Rev John Purdy Deacon John Christopher Daniels Ex Officio Ex Officio Supernumerary Minister Ex off￿10 Mr David Armstrong Tait Mrs Susan Mounfford Circuit Steward Ex Officio Circuit Administralorl Cir¢uil Meeling Secretary Circuit Steward Ex Officio Mrs Judith Howarth Ex Officio Ex Officio Mrs Margaret Wright Circuil Volunteer Pastorl Church Representstive C1￿ul1 Safeguarding Off Mr John Boyd Ex Officio Mr Malcolm Stuart Muir Local Preachers & Worship leaderfs secretaryl Circuit SlewardlDBS Lay verifier Circuit Treasurer Circuit MeetinglEx Officio 10 11 Barbara Elizabeth Anne Russell Circuit Meèting Circuit Meeting 12 Mr Steven Mapstone Local Preacher Representative DBS Lay verifierlchurch Representative Karen Davison Circuit Meètinglchurch Council 13 14 Mr Joseph Bell Mrs Deborah Burni¢le Church Steward Church Council Church Council 15 Chur¢h Representative Church Slew8rd 16 Mr James Colin Bumicle Church Council 17 Mrs Maryan Ball Mrs Jean Doreen Fairbairn ChurGh Steward Church Council 18 Church Represenlatwe Church representative Church Slewardl Treasurer From 313r2025 Church Council 19 Mrs Mary Ann McDonald Mrs Irene Gilbert Church Council 20 Church Council 21 Mr John Wesley Holland Gilbert Mrs Enid Bon(S ChU￿h Representative Church Representative Church Representslive Church Treasurer Church Representative Church RepresentalNe Church Representative Church Representative Church Representative Church Representative Church Steward Church Council Church Council Church Council 23 Mrs Wendy Anne English Dr Christopher E.G May Mrs Elaine Patlison 24 Church Council 25 Church Council 26 Karen Brewis Church Council Church Council 27 Norma Roberts 28 Miriam Connor Church Council 29 Valerie Bowerbank Church Council 30 Stephen Bowerbank Mrs Sarah Ellen Hargreaves Mrs Beverley Ann Hern Mr Fred Easlaugh Miss Margarel Wood Mrs Susan Hay Mrs Joan Wilson Church Council 31 Church Council Church Council 32 Church Representative Church T￿aSurer Church Representative Church Sleward Church Steward Overseas Missions Treasurerlchurch Representative Church Representthe Church Representthe Church Steward 33 Church Council Church Coun¢il Chur¢h Council Church Council Circuit Meetinglchurch Council 35 36 From 411212024 37 Mr Christopher Wright 38 Mrs Maria Wyness Mr George William Blyth Mrs Elizabeth Mary Stewart Mrs Irene Langlands Mr Stewart Langlands Miss Anne Mallers Church Council 39 From 311012024 Church Council 40 Church Council Church Council 41 Church Representative Ch¥Jrch Represenlative Church Steward 42 43 Names of the Irustses for the Gharity, If any* (for example, any custodlan trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear The Trustees for the Methodist Church (Custodian Trustees} Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inforniation) Name Address Type of adviser Independent Examiners Osbourne, Sandy and 10 Grange Te￿a￿. Sunderland. SR2 7DF Name of chief executive or names of senlor staff members {Optional information) Rev Jane Cook Descriptlon of the charity's trusts Deed of Union (1932) and Meth¢)dist Church Act (1976) Type of governing document lo.g. Iru5t deed, constilulionl How the charity is constituted lo.g. lfust, associ¢n O N o o p *qNOmOO ooNo OOrO¢ 8aLJO0￿￿￿Z O m Vrfs rAI Ob rri r4 oor i O r* 7J D5 C C rrt (D tx th O Li a c£ w otes to the Accounts l Basls of accownting The financlBI stalemEnt5 have been prepared vnder the Chariiies Acl 2011 in accordance with the 2014 version of Accounting and Reporting by Chariiite5.' Stotement ol Recojrmended Praciise150RPI applicable to charitie5 preparing their acotunt in accordance with FRS102 the Ch8ritite5 50RP IFRS 1021 and takin8 note of the Vpdate 8ullerin l i55ued itb 2016 2 Funds ThÈ fund5 held constitute.. GenerBI Fund5 held for any purpose of the Orcult which are Vnrestriaed. The circuit model tN5t fund has wide purposes defined in Standing Order5 and is categorisÈd as unrestricted. Restrirted finds which are held for a nèrrower purpose. There are no Endowment funds. Detatls o* eawTh at their market valu¢ at the end of the year. on the acuuals ￿51$ ro show a true and fiar wÈw of the fjrcuits finantial p)sitK)n and attivitles. oming Resources Income Is included in the Statement of financial Adiv4tie5 ISOFAI when the ￿[cUlt become5 etttitled to the fesources. 2nd the tru51ees are ieasonably certain ihey will receive the resources.. and the monetaryvalue can be measured with sufficient reliability. ResouY¢e5 Expended This is roco£nised when a liabilrty is Incurred, OT è con5truciwe obli8ation arkse5. that re5ulis in Ihe poyment being unavoidablE. LlèbilitlES are reco8ni5ed as 500n as an outflow OF economic benelit L5 ion5idered more likdy than note under IhE lesal or constrLKtiVE obli8ation commitiin8 the Circuil ro pay out re50urces fjrant5 Grants made by the Orcuit from its own funds aTÈ retogni5ed in full ai the titne of 8greemenr orwhen the CIF£uit accepts thèt VAT Slnee the Clrcuit is not VAT registered. all inpui VAT is Iharsed with the expen5e5 to which it refers. Tanglble fixed assets for use by the Ciwcuit Tangible fixed ?5set5 are capittslisÈd if they r8n be used for more ihan one year. and cosi at least E45(KJ). The freehold property is shown in the accounts at 2017 deemed values_ No depreciatloll Is provided on the buildinE5 because the trusiees consider the cu¥rent lalr calue of the manse buildings lon Ihe asSUtnption that they have reasched the end of theii USEful Investment Propertles property is currently deemed EO nor be held for the lon8lerrn purposes of the charity. .e5lmenls Investment arevèlued in the balonce sheet at m3rkei value ai the yÈar end. Investment intome is irfludÈd ifi the atcfwnts when Debtors and Prepayments The prepayment5 iniluded in the 2ccouD15 includes Insyr4n¢e Creditor5 Creditors Include both svndry expenses and specilitally the 1st quarter a55essmenis ￿CeNEd In A￿u$l. 4 Payment to Truslee$ There were no p8yment5 made to truslees lor additional services provided to the Qrcuit by agreementwith the Clrcuit Meetingi this excludes stlpend5'. TrustEe Expenses: 2024125 2023r24 Number Df Trusiee5 TDtal Amount 9,994 7.329 The financial 5t8tements haye been prepored on a 8017£ concern basi5 as the Trustees believe iht no material uncertaintie5 Exlst. The trustees hove considered the level of funds hÈld and ib.e expÈtted level of irfcome and expenditure lor 12 monih5 from authori5ing these attovnts and have concluded that the ￿rcUIt is able ro iontinue a5 a goin8 concem S Fees lor etsminallon or oudli of the accounts 2024125 3,3(X) 2023124 3,3( Independent examiner's leesfor reporting on the accounts Other fees paid to the irydependent exomineror auditor 6 Pald employees Staff Costs paid during the year were.. Gross wages. Salaries and bEnÈfit5 in krnd Employer Plational Insurance cost Pension costs Toial staff costs Aveia8e nvrnber of Ivll-time equivalent ernployees in the year- 7 Caplt?I Commlttemnl and Contln8enl Llab511tlies At Ihe 3L5t Au8USL 2024 there zre no capital cofflrnitrnent5 No Contingetht liatHlities weie sdentifiod at 31st August 2023 8 Money recefved and passed on io £￿ernal Or£anlsatlons (for Inlorm*lon on￿} 2024125 129,117 12,?02 18,356 160.175 3.50 2022123 127,924 9,333 23,435 160.692 3.50 2024125 2023124 Balanie br¢iught fO￿ard from last year Offering l Gift5- r￿e￿ied for ExtEmal Or8an%sailons Offering l Gifis- passed to External Oreanisaiions Balznce carried lorw£rd 9 Tan¥lble Fixed Assets Cost or vèluation l￿da￿lts other Land Man5e5 Total Balante bf Additims 959.113 959.113 ￿￿pOsI1$ l-l Transfers l+l-I 226.613 226,613 732,5(K) 732,SCO Accumulated depreciation Balance bf Revaluati￿￿ l+/_I Net book vèlue Brought forward Carried forward 959.1:3 73I5(Y) 959,113 732,5CKJ 10 Inve5trnent assets The circuit has no Investment properties The circuir has no comrTh)n investment fund holdings 11 Loans The circuit currently has no loans 12 Analysls of restrirt￿ and deigrtatÉd lunds The income znd expenditure of rnaintaining Burn PacK Ewesley Road. Humbledon. St Andrews and St Cuthberts churches 15 récorded in Gerberal Fund activity 13 Golne contein No: 20116 Name of Circuit.. Sunderland Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Sunderland Clrcult Charity Number: 1134964 Responsibilities and basls of report I report to the trustees on my exambination of the accoints of the Sunderland Circuit for the year ended 31 August. As the Circuit's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accountds in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Circuit's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out rny examinatlgn, I have followed all the applicable directors fiven by the Charity Commission under section 145151{bl of the Act. Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records where not kept lun accordance with section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord wiht the accounting record5: or the account do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair. view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination the trustees, annual report is not consisten with the accounts I have no concern5 and have come across no other matters in conncetion 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 verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the centrl Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £IO.IXIO (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signatuie of independent exèminer.. OtSw& NamÈ of lndependentexarn￿￿r= Rtlevent prOf￿$10n81 qualificatKJn of sndependent exèffliner. 0 5&oJ¥Wt co. Name of firm (where appropriaiel.. Address.. Os