VICTORIA METHODIST CHURCH BRISTOL
1A Whiteladies Rd, Bristol BS8 1NU
Registered Charity number 1135776
Trustees Annual Report - 1st September 2023 to 31st August 2024
Members of the Council
Minister REV PATRICK STONEHEWER Circuit Minister Rev Sally Spencer 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)
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. Lay-led house study groups have also continued throughout this year, forming part of our wider mission of learning.
In line with our Mission statement we have held a Come and Sing event, a choir of 80 singers rehearsing and performing Faure’s Requiem. We have started to hold ‘Knitalongs’ where through Lent and Advent people sign up to follow a daily pattern and receive a daily reflection related to the liturgical season. Over one thousand people have participated during this year and very positive feedback has been received. A range of University Music concerts used the premises throughout the year and we have continued 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 have continued to look at the practicalities of installing solar panels on church roof. Our engagement with our local community around eco initiatives has included organising an art competition for local schools on the theme “From Pollution to Solution” Five primary and two secondary schools participated and the there was an awards event where the artwork was displayed with 150 people present.
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 we have provided 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. A weekly group for people with mental health difficulties provides valuable support.
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| RECEIPTS | AND PAYMENTS | |||||||||||||
| ACCOUNTS | ||||||||||||||
| THE METHODIST CHURCH | ||||||||||||||
| STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS | ||||||||||||||
| Victoria Methodist | Church | |||||||||||||
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED | ||||||||||||||
| Saturday,August 31,2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Circuit | Circuit no. | 0702 | ||||||||||||
| Registered Charity -Charity Registration number | 1135776 | |||||||||||||
| If not aregistered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Custom | ||||||||||||||
| (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) |
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| Minister: | ||||||||||||||
| Rev PatrickStonehewer | ||||||||||||||
| ChurchStewards: | ||||||||||||||
| Joy Morison Kevin Cornelius Tim Melling John Barnett |
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| David Pleasants Janet George |
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| Gemma Keeley Helen Harrison Jane Stacey |
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| Treasurer: | ||||||||||||||
| Onkhopotse Moeng CA (SA) | ||||||||||||||
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| ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 | Victoria Methodist | Church | PAGE 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Totals thisyear | Totals last year |
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| SECTION A | |||||||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||||||||
| a1 | RECEIPTS | Note | |||||||||||||||
| a2 | Offerings and Tax recovered | 164,787 | 164,787 | 140,549 | |||||||||||||
| a3 | Bank and CFB interest and Investment income |
14,821 | 14,821 | 9,622 | |||||||||||||
| a4 | Lettings | 36,346 | 36,346 | 46,696 | |||||||||||||
| a5 | Other receipts | 11,699 | 11,699 | 8,281 | |||||||||||||
| a6 | TOTAL RECEIPTS | 227,653 | 0 | 227,653.41 | (a7) | 205,148 | |||||||||||
| SECTION B | |||||||||||||||||
| b1 | PAYMENTS | ||||||||||||||||
| b2 | Circuit Assessment or Share | 65,280 | 65,280 | 59,347 | |||||||||||||
| b3 | Donations | 52,902 | 52,902 | 11,000 | |||||||||||||
| b4 | Repairs and Maintenance | 47,736 | 47,736 | 36,482 | |||||||||||||
| b5 | Utilities (Insurances, water charges,heating& lighting) |
27,688 | 27,688 | 33,093 | |||||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| b7 | Otherpayments | 31,692 | 31,692 | 29,224 | |||||||||||||
| b8 | TOTAL PAYMENTS | 225,298 | 0 | 225,298.34 | (b9) | 169,146 | |||||||||||
| SECTION C | |||||||||||||||||
| c1 | NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR |
(a6-b8) | 2,355.07 | 0 | 2,355 | 36,002 | |||||||||||
| c2 | Total funds brought forward from last year |
395,929.74 | **395,930 ** | (c6) | 359,928 | Check Res+Unres total |
TRUE | ||||||||||
| c3 | Sub total | (c1+c2) |
398,285 | 0 | 398,285 | 395,930 | |||||||||||
| c4 | Transfers and adjustments | **0 ** | (c7) | ||||||||||||||
| c5 | TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR | (c3+c4) | 398,285 | 0 | **398,285 ** | (c8) | 395,930 | (c6) | c6 totals | TRUE | |||||||
| SECTION D | |||||||||||||||||
| d | FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO | EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS | |||||||||||||||
| (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above) | £ | £ | |||||||||||||||
| d1 | Balance brought forward from lastyear | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| d2 | Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations | ||||||||||||||||
| d3 | Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations | ||||||||||||||||
| d4 | BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| Victoria Methodist | Church | Page 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIO | NS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL | |||||||||||||||||
| SECTION E |
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| INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS |
Receipts | Payments | Net Receipts/ Payments |
Adjustments | Opening balances |
Closingbalances | ||||||||||||
| e1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| e2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| e3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| e4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| e5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| e6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| e7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| e8 | Sub total of Internal Organisations funds |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (e11) | 0 | (e12) | Check | TRUE | |||||||
| e9 | Church accounts (totals brought forward from page 2 - totals column) |
**227,653 ** | (a7) | **225,298 ** | (b9) | 2,355 | (c7) | 395,930 | (c6) | 398,285 | (c8) | Check | TRUE | |||||
| e10 | TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH |
227,653 | 225,298 | 2,355 | 0 | 395,930 | (x) | 398,285 | (y) | Check | TRUE | |||||||
| Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and bring the totals forward |
TOTAL RECEIPTS | TOTAL PAYMENTS |
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| SECTION F | ||||||||||||||||||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AN | D LIABILITIES | |||||||||||||||||
| CHURCH -CASH FUNDS HEL | Dat 31 August 2024 | OPENING BALANCES |
CLOSING BALANCES |
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| f1 | Cash in hand | |||||||||||||||||
| f2 | BankCurrentAccount | 41,952 | 31,949 | |||||||||||||||
| f3 | Bank DepositAccount | |||||||||||||||||
| f4 | Central FinanceBoard | 286,966 | 296,006 | |||||||||||||||
| f5 | Trusteesfor Methodist Church | Purposes | 67,012 | 70,330 | ||||||||||||||
| f6 | Other funds | |||||||||||||||||
| f7 | SUB TOTAL - Church accoun | ts | 395,930 | (c6) | 398,285 | (c8) | ||||||||||||
| f8 | Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing balance total from above) (e12) |
0 | (e11) | 0 | (e12) | Opening | Closing | |||||||||||
| f9 | TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD B | Y CHURCH | 395,930 | (x) | 398,285 | (y) | Check bals | FALSE | FALSE | |||||||||
| SECTION G | At | At | ||||||||||||||||
| OTHER ASSETS and LIABILIT | IES | 1 September 2023 | 31 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| g1 | Investments (includeEndowments) | |||||||||||||||||
| g2 | Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) |
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| g3 | Other Assets | |||||||||||||||||
| g4 | Loan(s)-showamount outstanding at yearend | |||||||||||||||||
| g5 | Other Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| f4 Include onlyFundsheld at the Central FinanceBoa | rd | |||||||||||||||||
| f5Include onlyFundsheld atTrusteesfor Methodist C | hurch Purposes | |||||||||||||||||
| g1 Include any other investments (not the cash eleme | nt of TMCP trusts | accou | nts this is included in | line f5 | ||||||||||||||
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~~ssss a~~ Name of Church :Victoria Methodist Church……………… No:07/02……….. ~~po po~~ Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. ~~po~~ Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date…………………….. ~~eess pe~~ Name and address of treasurer: Onkhopotse Moeng CA (SA) …………………………………. ~~pT CU a~~ 29 Clark Drive, Yate…………………………………………… Post Code: BS37 7EH……… ~~DsGG GO HessGG GO po~~ Presentation to the Church trustees ~~pT CU~~ I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 were presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ……………..27/2/2025 ~~es ee ee ee es ee ee ee se~~ Signature of the Chair of the meetin ~~ee~~ g …………………………………………………………………… ~~ery eeee ee po 25/4/2025~~
Name of the Chair of the meeting: Rev Patrick Stonehewer ……………………… Date ……………………
~~aaa~~ Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the ~~a a aa aee~~ Victoria ~~es~~ Method ~~es~~ ist Church ~~se a a a es es a eeGG~~ Charity Number: 1135776………… ~~po po po~~ Responsibilities and basis of report ~~po~~ I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Victoria Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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~~po aaa~~ Name of Church: Victoria Methodist Church ……………………………………… No: 07/02 …. ~~GG a a ee eG pf~~ 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:
~~ReGO~~ the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or ~~GO~~ the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. ~~a es pT CT~~ 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. ~~ee ee ee ee ee eeee ee~~ Signature of independent examiner …………………………………………………………………. ~~eG ee~~ Name of independent examiner: Elorm Numadzi CA (Gh)………………………………………. ~~eG~~ Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner : CA (Gh) ………………………………………
Name of firm (where appropriate): N/A ……………………………………………………………………… ~~BeGO~~ Address: 33 Montgomery Avenue, Wellesley, Aldershot …………………………………………………………… ~~BeGO~~ ……………………………………………………………………………….. Post Code: GU11 4DG ………………
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