**VICTORIA METHODIST CHURCH BRISTOL** 1A Whiteladies Rd, Bristol BS8 1NU Registered Charity number 1135776 ## Trustees Annual Report _Reporting Period: 1[st] September 2022 to 31[st] August 2023_ ## **Members of the Council** |Minister|REV PATRICK STONEHEWER| |---|---| |Circuit Minister|Rev SallySpencer| |Church Secretary|VERONICA WILSON| ||| |Co-ordinators|| |Worship|DAVID PLEASANTS| |Learning|HUGH LLOYD JONES| |Outreach|JANE STACEY,TIM MELLING,JOY MORISON| |Faith in the Future|JOHN BARNETT| |Property|KEVIN CORNELIUS| |Events|HELEN HARRISON| |Safeguarding|JANET GEORGE,Jill James(YP)| |Communication|SHINGAI MANYIWA| |Church Treasurer|ONKHOPOTSE MOENG| |Circuit Steward|Mike Culshaw| ||| |Other Representatives to
Church Council|Dora Alderson
David Ball (Property)
Sarah Ball
Ian Campion Smith (Assistant Treasurer)
Diana Casey
Helen Davies
James Gibbs
Robert Harrison
Michael Hazell
Sheelagh Hiley
Ruth Hudson (Pastoral Secretary)
Chris Morison| **CAPITALS denotes member of Leadership Team (Also listed as Church Stewards)** Version 1.0 Page **1** of **3** **VICTORIA METHODIST CHURCH BRISTOL** 1A Whiteladies Rd, Bristol BS8 1NU Registered Charity number 1135776 ## **Objectives and Activities** 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 discipline of The Methodist Church; - b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of The Methodist Church; - c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church; - d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church. ## **Mission** The Mission of Victoria Methodist Church is to respond to God's Love in Christ and to live out that love in God's world. As a Methodist Church, members and non-members alike are welcome to attend worship and activities. The Trustees are aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance for charities for the advancement of religion. In pursuit of its mission, the church vision is to be ‘a Methodist Church which seeks to share the Gospel through encouraging lifelong learning and engaging with and through media and the creative arts’. ## **Review of the year** The church continued to offer a regular pattern of worship, led by a mixture of ordained and lay leaders. The main Sunday worship continues to be a hybrid worship service (on-line and in-person). This is supplemented by a shorter act of online worship on a weekday evening, a monthly evening service using material from the Taize community, and a quarterly 'All Together' service bringing all ages together in a less formal style. We are grateful for the musical, creative and technical gifts of all those who support this core activity of the church. Our online music on Youtube, a particular focus during the pandemic, grew slowly during the year. Beyond this regular worship, a key focus was the 'Articles of Faith' exhibition which we hosted during Lent 2023, a backdrop to interfaith discussion meetings with neighbouring Muslim and Jewish friends, which were very useful and informative and helped us understand what we hold in common. We also facilitated a study of John's Gospel earlier in the year, and 'At the Foot of the Cross,' a Holy Week/ Easter meditative presentation in words and music. A range of University Music concerts used the premises throughout the year and we have continued Version 1.0 Page **2** of **3** **VICTORIA METHODIST CHURCH BRISTOL** 1A Whiteladies Rd, Bristol BS8 1NU Registered Charity number 1135776 to share space with the Art School next door, both of which complemented our own contributions to exploring spirituality through the creative arts. The work of the church Eco Champions group has continued on further reducing our carbon footprint, following up on the previous Energy Audit; we started to look at the practicalities of installing solar panels on church roof. Our commitment to a range of ministries addressing issues of poverty and social inclusion continued, working with other local Methodist churches and our neighbouring ecumenical partners. Bristol Street Pastors are based in our premises, and were pleased to mark their 10th anniversary in April 2023, as well as providing two members for their oversight group. ‘Calm, Create, Community’ provided an ongoing opportunity each week for a quiet and reflective space based in the church premises. Work has been completed to reshape support for the Free Church Chaplaincy for the University of Bristol, and to form a charity to oversee this. Our minister, Rev Richard Sharples, left for another appointment elsewhere in the Methodist Church at the end of August 2023; Rev Patrick Stonehewer was appointed to take his place in September 2023. Version 1.0 Page **3** of **3** ## **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Victoria Methodist Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2023
Circuit Circuit no. 0702
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 1135776
If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and
Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status
and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing 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:
Patrick Stonehewer
Church Stewards:
John Barnett Shingai Manyiwa
Ian Campion-Smith Tim Melling
Kevin Cornelius Joy Morison
Janet George Dottie North
Helen Harrison David Pleasants
Hugh Lloyd-Jones Jane Stacey
Treasurer:
Onkhopotse Moeng CA (SA)
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1 of 5 churches-receipts-and-payments-2023.xls **Church** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023** ## **Victoria Methodist** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 140,549 140,549 197,583
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 9,622 9,622 1,092
a4 Lettings 46,696 46,696 30,543
a5 Other receipts 8,281 8,281 7,247
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 205,148 205,148 (a7) 236,465
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 59,347 59,347 54,429
b3 Donations 11,000 11,000 25,000
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 36,482 36,482 28,193
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 33,093 33,093 35,628
b6
b7 Other payments 29,224 29,224 21,769
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 169,146 169,146 (b9) 165,019
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) 36,002 36,002 71,446
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 359,928 359,928 (c6) 285,505
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 395,930 395,930 356,951
c4 Transfers and adjustments (c7) 2,977
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 395,930 395,930 (c8) 359,928 (c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
d (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above) £ £
d1 Balance brought forward from last year
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3)
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2 of 5 churches-receipts-and-payments-2023.xls Victoria Methodist **Church** ## **SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page
Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds
of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must
be completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of
accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between
the District and connected District Organisations.
INTERNAL Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
e1
e2
e3
e4
e5
e6
e7
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds (e11)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 205,148 (a7) 169,146 (b9) 36,002 (c7) 359,928 (c6) 395,930
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 205,148 169,146 36,002 359,928 (x) 395,930
Continue on a separate sheet
TOTAL
if necessary and bring the TOTAL RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
totals forward
SECTION F
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OPENING CLOSING
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2023 BALANCES BALANCES
f1 Cash in hand
f2 Bank Current Account 44,995 41,952
f3 Bank Deposit Account
f4 Central Finance Board 249,691 286,966
f5 Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 65,243 67,012
f6 Other funds
f7 SUB TOTAL - Church accounts 359,929 (c6) 395,930
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
f8 balance total from above) (e12) (e11)
f9 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 359,929 (x) 395,930
SECTION G At At
1 September 2022 31 August 2023
OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES
g1 Investments (include Endowments)
Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance
g2 value)
g3 Other Assets
g4 Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end
g5 Other Liabilities
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3 of 5 churches-receipts-and-payments-2023.xls Name of ChurchVictoria Methodist Church No: 07/02 ## **Declarations and Scrutiny** I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date: 15/05/2024………. Name and address of treasurer: Onkhopotse Moeng CA (SA)……………………………………...... 29 Clark Drive Yate……………………………………………………………… Post Code: BS37 7EH ## **Presentation to the Church trustees** I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on …………….. Signature of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………………………………… Name of the Chair of the meeting: Patrick Stonehewer ………………........ Date …………………… 4 of 5 churches-receipts-and-payments-2023.xls Name of Church: Victoria Methodist Church No 07/02 ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I 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 were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns 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 obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner …………………………………………………………………. Name of independent examiner: Elorm Numadzi CA (Gh) ………………………………………... Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner: CA (Gh) …………………………… Name of firm (where appropriate): NA ……………………………………………………………….. Address: 33 Montgomery Avenue, Wellesley, Aldershot …………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………….. Post Code: GU114DG … Date: 16/05/2024 ………………………………………… 5 of 5 churches-receipts-and-payments-2023.xls