St Thomas Methodist Church
Annual Report 2024
Administration Information
The Church is situated in Cowick Street Exeter and is a registered Charity
The Managing Trustees during the year were as follows.
Rev Julian Albrow Peter Bennett Mary Bews David Bradford Sue Collins Peter Goodwin David House Janet Lee David Kirk Ann Matthews Heather Payne Rachel Scott Paul Hunkin Esther Reed Josie James Sue Shute Andrew Bolton Charity and Minister of the Church at the following address:
Rev Julian Albrow 21 Dunsford Road Exeter EX4 1 LG
St Thomas Methodist Church
Annual Report 2024
Aim
The vision of our Church is to :
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Offer worship to all which is relevant and engaging
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To create a community of belonging, offering pastoral care to all members particularly those in need.
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To serve God through our community both the community local to the Church and the world-wide community
Services are held on a Sunday Morning at 10,30 a.m. catering for all ages and occasional services may be held on Sunday evenings dependant on the Christian of calendar. The Church is an active member of Churches, Together in Central Exeter
St Thomas Methodist Church is building links with St Thomas Parish Church and the Riverside Church by sharing mission opportunities within the community.
The Church premises are extensively used by the Church in course of its arranged activities and also by a large number of community groups. Further details of the activities of the church can be found on the website www.stthomasmethodist.co.uk
TRUSTEE TRAINING
A range of guidance produced by the Methodist Connexion to support the effective running of the Church and the role of the Trustees is given to the Church Trustees at various meeting and training sessions
RELATED PARTIES
The Church is part of the Exeter Coast and Country Circuit, which is part of the Plymouth and Exeter Methodist District and is also accountable to the Methodist Conference.
Internal Organisations linked to the Church are
5[th] Exeter Boys’ Brigade Carers and Toddlers St Thomas Community Larder
St Thomas Methodist Church
Annual Report 2023
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF LAST YEAR
The Church has been able to engage in its normal activities during the last year
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1) Messy Church
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2) Boys’ Brigade, Guides, Rainbows and Brownies are all sponsored groups and the Church runs Carers and Toddlers group. During the year due to financial problems and lack of number, The Church maintains contact weekly with these groups by various means
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3) A Leadership team meets monthly to discuss various items
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4) The Church is able to offer a social programme for members to develop their common life together now Government restrictions have been lifted.
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5) The Church has responded to the needs of the community by offering practical help and by responding to appeals to humanitarian needs across the world. It is a member of St Thomas Community Association and has actively supported it.
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6) The Church initiated and set up St Thomas Community Larder which is based in the Church and has worked with other groups and local Churches to provide food and essential items to around 40 families per week, The Community Larder cease to provide a service from August 2024 amd all the food and money held were passed to Exeter foodbank.
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7) Church Council has continued with its programme to enhance the premises. The gardens continue to bloom and attract a lot of visitors.
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8) Cameras have been installed in the Church, so that events can be recorded for people to view.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The General Fund for the year ended 31[st] August 2024 showed a surplus of £53. The accounts were presented to the trustees in November 2024, and examined and approved by an external examiner, Mr Keith Ellis in March 2025.
The Church bankers are HSBC Bank and monies are held on deposit with the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church.
As a financial control all payments have to be authorised by 2 people
CHURCH RESERVE POLICY
The Church has a policy of holding six months expenditure in reserve on the General Fund and organises fund raising project and events to provide adequate income
BENEVOLENT FUND
The Church maintains a benevolent fund which is a restricted fund to enable loans and gifts to be made at the discretion of the Minister. The Balance in the Benevolent fund at 31[st] August 2024 was £350
ST THOMAS METHODIST CHURCH
DRAFT ACCOUNTS 191024
12 MTHS TO 310824 12 MTHS TO 310823 12 MTHS TO 310822 12 MTHS TO 310821 12 MTHS T
| Income fro | 29,136 | 28,765 | 29,557 | 35,564 | 32,655 | ||||
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| Gif day | 0 | 35 | 50 | ||||||
| Gifs & don | 1,467 | 6,440 | 0 | 1,005 | 930 | ||||
| 30,603 | 35,205 | 29,557 | 36,604 | 33,635 | |||||
| 30,603 | 35,205 | 29,557 | 36,604 | ||||||
| Cofee (net) | 436 | 185 | (5) | 10 | |||||
| HMRC refund | 7,783 | 6,000 | 6,836 | 7,004 | |||||
| 38,822 | 41,390 | 36,388 | 43,618 | ||||||
| Interest received | 1,256 | 848 | 30 | 4 | |||||
| Other income | 1,500 | 2,250 | 3,425 | 250 | |||||
| 41,578 | 44,488 | 39,843 | 43,872 | ||||||
| Circuit share | (33,296) | (37,100) | (48,000) | (45,000) | |||||
| 8,282 | 7,388 | (8,157) | (1,128) | ||||||
| Duplicator/ | 2,655 | 3,129 | 1,828 | 3,079 | 2,676 | ||||
| Electricity | 2,055 | 2,699 | 2,620 | 2,471 | 2,372 | ||||
| Gas | 6,502 | 3,577 | 3,121 | 1,501 | 1,462 | ||||
| Water | 900 | 954 | 1,458 | 579 | 1,096 | ||||
| Insurance | 4,612 | 4,484 | 3,929 | 3,663 | 3,660 | ||||
| Repairs | 2,969 | 2,995 | 3,225 | 891 | 6,755 | ||||
| Notces | 241 | 418 | 293 | 282 | 259 | ||||
| Bins | 286 | 195 | 257 | 176 | 265 | ||||
| Cleaning/ | 1,891 | 317 | 257 | 581 | 683 | ||||
| Other expe | 1,223 | (23,334) | 642 | (19,410) | 928 | (17,916) | 772 | (13,995) | 1,863 |
| (15,052) | (12,022) | (26,073) | (15,123) | ||||||
| Room hire income | 18,706 | 26,469 | 25,664 | 16,571 | |||||
| (Defcit)/Surplus | 3,654 | 14,447 | (409) | 1,448 | |||||
| Camera/ Flat roof repair | 3,707 | 14,759 | |||||||
| less grant | 0 | -1,741 | -14,759 | ||||||
| Preschool | 3,601 | ||||||||
| 3,601 | 1,966 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Carried forward | 53 | 12,481 | (409) | 1,448 |
TO 310820 12 MTHS TO 310819 12 MTHS TO 310818
310824
| 42,344 45,392 Brought forward 53 3,356 10,645 1,212 7,620 46,912 63,657 General fund b/f 55,490 33,635 46,912 63,657 Benevolen 350 Allocated 350 451 708 782 8,539 9,194 14,017 Music fund 376 42,625 56,814 78,456 Allocated -188 188 72 42 31 1,236 43,933 56,856 78,487 (34,250) (53,000) (57,250) 56,081 9,683 3,856 21,237 4,015 3,649 2,515 2,523 4,924 4,369 1,465 1,306 Building fund 3,566 3,428 8,682 2,545 56,081 254 299 275 244 279 5,441 (21,091) 1,646 (27,621) 1,372 (25,176) ASSETS (11,408) (23,765) (3,939) 16,413 27,086 21,453 CFB 15,713 5,005 3,321 17,514 HSBC 44,768 72 326 (11,318) 60,481 0 72 (10,992) RECEIVABL 22,077 5,005 3,393 6,522 82,558 PAYABLE -26,477 56,081 0.00 |
42,344 45,392 Brought forward 53 3,356 10,645 1,212 7,620 46,912 63,657 General fund b/f 55,490 33,635 46,912 63,657 Benevolen 350 Allocated 350 451 708 782 8,539 9,194 14,017 Music fund 376 42,625 56,814 78,456 Allocated -188 188 72 42 31 1,236 43,933 56,856 78,487 (34,250) (53,000) (57,250) 56,081 9,683 3,856 21,237 4,015 3,649 2,515 2,523 4,924 4,369 1,465 1,306 Building fund 3,566 3,428 8,682 2,545 56,081 254 299 275 244 279 5,441 (21,091) 1,646 (27,621) 1,372 (25,176) ASSETS (11,408) (23,765) (3,939) 16,413 27,086 21,453 CFB 15,713 5,005 3,321 17,514 HSBC 44,768 72 326 (11,318) 60,481 0 72 (10,992) RECEIVABL 22,077 5,005 3,393 6,522 82,558 PAYABLE -26,477 56,081 0.00 |
42,344 45,392 Brought forward 53 3,356 10,645 1,212 7,620 46,912 63,657 General fund b/f 55,490 33,635 46,912 63,657 Benevolen 350 Allocated 350 451 708 782 8,539 9,194 14,017 Music fund 376 42,625 56,814 78,456 Allocated -188 188 72 42 31 1,236 43,933 56,856 78,487 (34,250) (53,000) (57,250) 56,081 9,683 3,856 21,237 4,015 3,649 2,515 2,523 4,924 4,369 1,465 1,306 Building fund 3,566 3,428 8,682 2,545 56,081 254 299 275 244 279 5,441 (21,091) 1,646 (27,621) 1,372 (25,176) ASSETS (11,408) (23,765) (3,939) 16,413 27,086 21,453 CFB 15,713 5,005 3,321 17,514 HSBC 44,768 72 326 (11,318) 60,481 0 72 (10,992) RECEIVABL 22,077 5,005 3,393 6,522 82,558 PAYABLE -26,477 56,081 0.00 |
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| 56,081 | ||
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| 310823 310822 310821 12,481 (409) 1,448 43,009 43,418 41,970 350 450 450 350 (100) 350 450 589 589 589 -213 376 589 589 56,216 43,948 44,457 |
310823 310822 310821 12,481 (409) 1,448 43,009 43,418 41,970 350 450 450 350 (100) 350 450 589 589 589 -213 376 589 589 56,216 43,948 44,457 |
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| 44,457 | |
| 56,216 43,948 44,457 22,752 505 476 31,445 50,193 49,708 54,197 50,698 50,184 12,500 6,500 7,004 66,697 57,198 57,188 (10,481) (13,250) (12,731) 56,216 43,948 44,457 0.00 0.00 |
44,457 |
| 44,457 | |
17 Knowle Drive Exwick Exeter EX4 2DP 27[th] March 2025 which show a
The Treasurer St Thomas Methodist Church
I confirm that I have examined the accounts for the period 1.9.22 to 31.8.23 of St Thomas Methodist Church, which show a surplus of £53 for the year and I am pleased to sign the accounts off as being correct.
Keith Ellis