## |services|identified|identified|identified|in the|in the||social, and outreach
activities
that|social, and outreach
activities
that|currently| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |accounts.|||||||exist, and seek
fresh
ways to extend them||| ||||||||to serve the present age.||| |Statement|||confirming|||Para 1.18|In setting
our|objectives
and
planning
our|| |whether|the trustees||||have||activities,
Circuit
Trustees
meet||monthly,| |had regard|||to the|guidance|||giving
careful|consideration
to the|Charity| |issued by||the Charity|||||Commission's|general
guidance
on
public|| |Cornrnission|||on public||||benefit
and,|in
particular,|to
its| |benefit|||||||supplementary|public
benefit
guidance
on|| ||||||||advancing
our|objectives as set out|above.| |Additional||information|||(optional)||||| |You ma|choose to|||include||further statements|where relevant|about:|| |||||||SORP reference|||| ||||||||By way of annual
or one-off grants,||Boston| |||||||Para 1.38|Methodist
Circuit
supports
churches,
and||| |Policy on||grant making|||||other
organisations,
within
the
Circuit
by||| ||||||||contributing
to the cost of specific||projects,| ||||||||especially
for|mission,
sometimes|for as| ||||||||long as five|years.
The
Circuit does
not|| ||||||||generally
support
the normal
running
costs||| ||||||||ofany church.||| ||||||||Before
committing
to a grant,
the
Circuit||| ||||||||believes
that|it is prudent
to ensure
that
it|| ||||||||has
sufficient|resources
to
pay|for
all| ||||||||instalments
of|the grant.|| ||||||||N/A||| |||||||Para 1.38|||| |Policy on||social investment|||||||| |including||program||related|||||| |investment|||||||||| ||||||||Volunteers
help the charity to achieve its||| |||||||Para 1.38|stated activities through
a variety of input.||| |Contribution|||made|by|||||| |volunteers|||||||||| ||||||||N/A||| |Other|||||||||| ## |Achieve|men|ts|and Per|formance|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference|||| ||||||Maintaining
the worship,
social and||| ||||||outreach
activities|of all our|churches so| ||||||that they serve the|needs ofthe members|| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,||||Para 1.20|fn the present age.||| |identifying|the|difference the|||Using our churches|as hospitable
and|| |charity's|work|has made to|||welcoming
spaces|to promote social|| |the circumstances|||of its||inclusion
with an emphasis||on those who| |beneficiaries
and|||any wider||are vulnerable
in society.||| |benefits to society as a|||||||| |whole.|||||The charity is well|regarded|across Boston| ||||||and its surrounding|villages|and| ||||||intentionally
builds|relationships
and works|| ||||||with social partners|for the|common good.| |Additional||information|information|(optional)|(optional)||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |You ma|choose to include further statements|||||where|relevant
about||||||||| |||||||The|Circuit has:||||||||| ||||||||maintained|||its||links|||with| |Achievements|||against||Para 1.41||neighbouring|||churches||||across|| |objectives||set|||||Boston||||||||| ||||||||has completed|||the refurbishment|||||of| ||||||||the chapel||in Kirton||||||| ||||||||continues||to||co-operate||||with| ||||||||neighbouring||circuits|||in|outreach||| ||||||||projects|including|||Heckington|||Show|| ||||||||continued||its|support||for||a|wide| ||||||||range of|outreach|||projects||||| ||||||||has
held|3 Circuit|||consultations||||for| ||||||||mission|planning||purposes|||||| |||||||N/A|||||||||| |Performance
offundraising
activities against objectives|||||Para 1.41||||||||||| |set|||||||||||||||| |||||||N/A|||||||||| |Investment||performance|||Para 1.41||||||||||| |against objectives|||||||||||||||| |||||||N/A|||||||||| |Other|||||||||||||||| ## |Financial
Review|Financial
Review|Financial
Review|Financial
Review||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's||||Para 1.21|For the year ended 31"August
2023 the| |financial
position
ofthe period||at|the end||Circuit
prepared
receipts
and
payments
accounts.
They are not a consolidation
of| ||||||the accounts ofchurches
in the Circuit.| ||||||The
Circuit
budget
is
prepared
by
first| ||||||anticipating
the
expenditure
for
the| ||||||forthcoming
year and then determining
how| ||||||that sum
will be raised.| ||||||About 92% ofthe income for the year 2022-| ||||||2023 came
from
the
individual
churches| ||||||within the Circuit.| ||||||Standing
Orders require the Circuit to pay| ||||||the District Assessment
before any other| ||||||commitments
and then to pay the stipends| ||||||and support costs, including
the provision| ||||||ofa manse, telephone
and travel| ||||||expenses,
for ministers
stationed
in the| ||||||Circuit.
The Circuit also employs a part-| ||||||tirne administrator.
The cost ofthese| ||||||commitments
in the year to31"August| ||||||2023 was 6138,135. In addition
there were| ||||||other costs totalling E5,862.| ||||||The Circuit is committed
to purchasing
a| ||||||manse at a cost off135,000, which
will| ||||||leave less than 250,000 in Reserves.
It will| ||||||therefore be necessary for the Circuit to| ||||||consider means whereby
it can raise funds| ||||||from Churches
to retain sufficient funds
in| ||||||hand to meet its commitments.| ||||||Reserves
not tied
up
in fixed assets were| ||||||approximately
f217k at the year
end
but
f135khas been designated
forthe purchase| ||||||of a second manse.
At no time during
the| ||||||year was the Circuit insolvent
either
in terms| ||||||of its assets or in terms of its ability to pay its| ||||||debts as they became
due.
All funds
are| ||||||unrestricted
with the exception
of the Lees| ||||||Legacy
restricted
funds
of E1,011
and| ||||||endowment
fund of E4,867, plus funds
held| ||||||by the Circuit for the Kirton
Family Worker.| ||||||The income
from the Lees Legacy fund
is| ||||||administered
by
the
Lees
Legacy| ||||||Committee
which
is appointed
by the Circuit| ||||||Meeting and serves as a benevolent
fund for| ||||||those
in need.| |Statement|explaining||the|Para 1.22|The
Circuit
seeks
to
use
its
financial| |policy for|holding|reserves|||resources wisely and to predict future needs| |stating
why they||are|held||for capital expenditure
on churches, manses| ||||||and projects.| |||||Capital Assets| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||The proceeds ofsale ofthe premises ofany| |||||Methodist
Church
or
manse
within
the| |||||Circuit
is generally
credited
to the Circuit.| |||||There is, however,
a substantial
levy paid to| |||||the
Connexion
(the
Methodist
Church
in| |||||Great
Britain) so not
all the proceeds
are| |||||received
by the Circuit. During the year none| |||||have been sold. The Circuit has one manse| |||||but
it will be seeking
to purchase
another| |||||one in the near future.| |||||Existing Commitments| |||||The
Circuit
has
committed
the
following| |||||grants out of its Reserves:| |||||~
RoadHog
Youth
Mission: E1,000 as| |||||a one off grant payable
in May 2024.| |||||Annual Costs| |||||The Circuit
believes
that
it should
ensure| |||||that
it has reserves
sufficient
to cover the| |||||stipends
of its Presbyters
for the full ensuing| |||||year
but not to meet any redundancy
pay| |||||should
this be payable.
At 31 August 2023,| |||||this sum is estimated
at 242,000.A part time| |||||Circuit
Administrator
is employed
by the| |||||circuit,
with
an associated
annual
cost of| |||||F15,000.| |||||Other costs of the Circuit are estimated
at| |||||F47,000 for a full year. The Circuit deems
it| |||||prudent
to
hold
sufficient
to cover these| |||||costs for six months,
i.e.F24,000. The total| |||||of these
projected
costs is f81,000.
After| |||||deducting
the commitment
to purchase
the| |||||manse
which
is
currently
being
rented,| |||||current
reserves
are
able
to
meet
this| |||||expenditure.| |||||The Circuit
recognises
its responsibility
to| |||||provide
adequate
accommodation
for
its| |||||staff. A decision was made to rent a property| |||||in the
town
to house
a Presbyter
from
1| |||||September 2018.To assist in cash flow the| |||||decision
was
taken
to buy a property
to| |||||house
the
Presbyter
and
this
will
be| |||||achieved
with
the purchase
of a suitable| |||||property,
but for a variety
of reasons
the| |||||completion
of
the
purchase
has
been| |||||delayed.
It is hoped
it
will
be achieved
during the year ended 31"August 2024.| |Amount of reserves|held||Para 1.22|Approx 680,000| |Reasons for holding|zero||Para 1.22|N/A| |reserves||||| |Details of fund materially||in|Para 1.24|N/A| |deficit||||| |Explanation|Explanation||ofany|ofany||||Para 1.23|N/A| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |uncertainties|||about the||||||| |charity continuing|||||as a|going|||| |concern|||||||||| |Additional||information||||(opttonal)|||| |You ma|choose to||||include||further statements||where relevant
about| ||||||||||The
principle
source
of funds
is what
the| ||||||||||charity asks of its churches,
each of which| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds (including||||||||Para 1.47|pays
a number
of shares,
currently
f250
each to meet annual
expenditure.| |any fundraising)|||||||||| ||||||||||Offers for the last year were insufficient
to| ||||||||||meet the whole of the expenditure
incurred| ||||||||||by the Circuit and Reserves
were reduced| ||||||||||as a result. We anticipate
that in the budget| ||||||||||for 2023/2024 offers will cover expenditure.| ||||||||||N/A| |Investment
objectives||policy and
including
any||||||Para 1.46|| |social investment||||policy|||||| |adopted|||||||||| ||||||||||Through
its Trustees,
disks
faced
by the| ||||||||||Circuit
have
been
considered.
Where| |A description
risks facing|||ofthe principal
the charity|||||Para 1.46|appropriate,
risks
have
been
covered
by
insurance.
Security
and
safety
of
our| ||||||||||churches
is largely for individual
churches to| ||||||||||determine
and to mitigate
following
advice| ||||||||||from Trustees.| ||||||||||All churches
and manses are the subject of| ||||||||||quinquennial
building
inspections
and
the| ||||||||||reports on each are reviewed
by the Circuit| ||||||||||as well as the local Trustees. Action is taken| ||||||||||to reduce the risks of injury to all who have| ||||||||||a legitimate
purpose
on those premises.| ||||||||||We
have
considered
the
resilience
of| ||||||||||churches
and the risk that they will not meet| ||||||||||their assessments.| ||||||||||The
Circuit
operates
within
a
statutory| ||||||||||framework
ofregulation
and seeks toensure| ||||||||||that
it follows
Methodist
standing
orders.
It| ||||||||||relies on the Connexional
Office to provide| ||||||||||guidance
on changes
that could affect the| ||||||||||Circuit.| ||||||||||N/A| |Other|||||||||| ## |Structure,|Structure,||Governa|Governa|nce|and Manag|ement| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Description|||of charity's||||N/A| |trusts:|||||||| |Type of governing
document||||||Para125|The Methodist
Church Act 1976,the Deed| |(trust deed,|||royal charter)||||of Union and the Model Trust Deeds ofthe| ||||||||Methodist
Church| |How is the||charity||||Para 1.25|Circuits are the co-ordinating
charities for| |constituted?|||||||local groups of churches governed
by the| |(e.g unincorporated
association,
CIO)|||||||Methodist
Church Act 1976,the Deed of
Union and the Model Trust Deeds ofthe| ||||||||Methodist
Church.| |Trustee|selection methods|||||Para 1.25|Church
Councils safely recruit Trustees,| |including|details of any||||||according to Methodist
Church
recruitment| |constitutional||||provisions|e.g,||policies, to serve on the Circuit Meeting,| |election|to|post or name|||of||| |any person|||or body entitled||||| |to appoint one or more|||||||| |trustees|||||||| |Additional||information|||(optional)||| |You ma|choose to include further statements||||||where relevant
about| ||||||||A range of guidance
is provided
by the| ||||||||Methodist
Connexion
to support the| |Policies
adopted|and
for||procedures
the induction|||Para 1.51|effective running
ofthe Circuit and training
opportunities
are offered at Circuit and| |and training||||oftrustees|||District levels eg Safeguarding,
GDPR,
EDI.| ||||||||1) Overall
control
rests
with the Methodist| ||||||||Conference.| |The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider||||||Para 1.51|2) The
Connexional
Office
implements
decisions
made
by Conference
and
is| |network|with|||which the|||also
responsible
for the
stationing
of| |charity works|||||||Presbyters
in individual
Circuits.| ||||||||3) Connexional
decisions are passed to the| ||||||||Chair of the District and the appropriate| ||||||||Officers
of
the
District
for
regional| ||||||||implementation.| ||||||||4) The Districts communicate
to Circuits for| ||||||||local
implementation
by
the| ||||||||Superintendent
Presbyter,
Presbyteral| ||||||||Staff and
Circuit Stewards
who are the| ||||||||Circuit's
Managing
Trustees.
Policy| ||||||||decisions
are
taken
at
the
Circuit| ||||||||Meeting.| ||||||||5) The
Circuit
Meeting
communicates
to| ||||||||Church
Councils
for
local
Church| ||||||||implementation
by
the
Presbyter,
the| ||||||||Church
Stewards
and
other
officers.| ||||||||Authority
is
delegated
to
Church| ||||||||Councils acting as Managing
Trustees.| ||||||||6) The
Methodist
Connexional
year
runs| ||||||||from
1 September
to 31 August.| ||||Charity Registration| |---|---|---|---| ||||The Boston Methodist
Circuit was registered| ||||as a charity
(registration
number
1135515)| ||||in April 2010.| ||||The
trustees
confirm
that
they
have| ||||complied
with the duty under
the Charities| ||||Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity| ||||Commission's
general
guidance
on
public| ||||benefit.| ||||N/A| |Relationship|with any|Para 1.51|| |related parties|||| ||||The Circuit and each individual
church have| |Note on Safeguarding|||adopted
and abide
by all Connexional
and| ||||District
safeguarding
policies
in relation
to| ||||children
and adults who may be vulnerable.| ||||These
include
policies
regarding
Safer| ||||Recruitment,
Risk
Assessments
and| ||||Responding
Well, when there are concerns.| ||||Trained
Safeguarding
Officers
ensure| ||||compliance,
deliver
training,
and champion| ||||safeguarding
in
all
the
circuit
and
its| ||||churches. We follow Connexional
guidelines| ||||on obtaining
DBS checks where these are| ||||necessary,
and
ensure
they
are renewed| ||||every
five years.
In line
with
Connexional| ||||policy,
Safeguarding
training
at
an| ||||appropriate
level is delivered
to church
and| ||||circuit
officers
every
four years,
including| ||||advanced
training
for
Presbyters,
lay| ||||preachers
and others
in a leadership
role.| ## |Charit|name|||Boston Circuit|Boston Circuit|17/22|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the charit|||uses||||| |Re istered charit||number||1135515|||| |Charity's|principal|address||Centenary|Methodist||Church| |||||Red Lion Street|||| |||||Boston|||| |||||PE21 6NY|||| |me|s ofthe charity trustees|who manage the|charity|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Trustee name|Office (ifany)|||Dates acted ifnot
for whole year|Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee
(if| |||||||an| ||Rev. Dr Val Ogden|Co-Superintendent/Presbyter||(to||| |||31/07/2023)||||| |||Superintendent|from 01/08/2023|||| ||Rev. Ann Lett|Co-Superintendent/Presbyter|||01/09/2022 to|| ||||||31/07/2023|| ||Rev. Julie Doddrell|Supernumerary|Presbyter|||| ||Rev. Marie Greenwood|Supernumerary|Presbyter|||| ||Rev. Maurice Perry|Supernumerary|Presbyter|||| ||Miss J Boatwright|Senior Steward|||01/09/2022 to|| ||||||30/05/2023|| ||Miss H Darley|Local Church Pastor||||| ||Mrs S Lymer|Local Church Pastor||||| ||Ms G Cooper|Circuit Meeting|Secretary||01/09/2022 to|| ||||||31/08/2023|| ||Mr SCock|Manse Steward||||| ||Mrs D Barnden|Circuit Steward||||| ||Mr S Birkett|Circuit Steward||||| |3|Miss J Boatwright|Senior Steward|||01/09/2022 to
30/05/2023|| |14|Mrs J Burgess|Circuit Steward|||From
30/05/2023|| ||Mrs A Burrell|Circuit Steward||||| ||Mr G Carter|Circuit Steward||||| ||Mr J Cooper|Circuit Steward|||From|| ||||||30/05/2023|| ||Mrs J Griddle|Circuit Steward||||| ||Mr P Griddle|Circuit Steward||||| ||Mrs J Dixon|Circuit Steward|||01/09/2022 to|| ||||||30/05/2023|| ||Mrs Y Dow|Circuit Steward|||01/09/2022 to|| ||||||31/08/2023|| ||Mrs A Forinton|Circuit Steward|| |---|---|---|---| |23|Mrs E Garnham|Circuit Steward|01/09/2022 to
31/08/2023| |24|Mr R Haresign|Circuit Steward|01/09/2022 to
30/05/2023| ||Mr J Hewitt|Circuit Steward|| ||Mrs "Jessop|Circuit Steward|| ||Mr M Jessop|Circuit Steward|| ||Mrs J Kent|Circuit Steward|From| ||||30/05/2023| |2g|o ang|Circuit Steward|From
30/05/2023| |30|Mrs C Lidgett|Circuit Steward —Finance|01/09/2022 to
31/08/2023| |31|Mr G Lilley|Circuit Steward|From
30/05/2023| |32|Mr S Maddy|Circuit Steward|From
30/05/2023| |33|Mrs C Meeds|Circuit Steward|From
30/05/2023| |34|Mrs R Peacock|Circuit Steward|From
30/05/2023| ||Mr G Sharp|Circuit Steward|| ||Mrs LThorn|Circuit Steward|| |Cor orate trustees —names ofthe directors at the date the re ort was a|roved| |---|---| |Director name|| |N/A|| |Trustee|name|Dates|acted|ifnot|for|whole|ear| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |N/A|||||||| |Funds held as custodian|Funds held as custodian|trustees|on behalf ofothers| |---|---|---|---| |Description
ofthe assets||N/A|| |held
in this capacity|||| |Name and objects ofthe||N/A|| |charity on whose behalf|the||| |assets are held and how|this||| |falls within the custodian|||| |charity's objects|||| |Details of arrangements|for|N/A|| |safe custody and|||| |segregation
of such assets|||| |from the charity's
own|||| |assets|||| ## ## |Names an|d addresses
ofadv|isers
(Optional
information)||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Type of|Name|Address||| |adviser||||| |Name of|chief executive or names ofsenior staff members||(Optional|information)| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ##