2024-08-31-accounts

CIRcurr RECEIPTS AND PAYpaENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Neno Valloy Circuit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Northam Clrcult no 23123 Rogistsred Charity- Charity Reglstratlon number 1135896 If not a reglstered charity HIS Majews R•vonue and Customs Glft Ald number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in temis of evAden￿ of charFtable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to sea evidence ofth8 organisation's tharitsble stalus. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered tharities are excepted from registration under Stalutory Instnjment 2014 No.242) Ministers: Revd: Lesle￿. Dinhamjunlil A￿.2o24L_ CIr￿￿t Stewdrds: Jon Rees Nita Gould Fiona Perkins Ruth Austen Ruth Moss Claire JenninL.--.-.-.-.-..-..-- Treasurer. 10t1

Nene Valley Clrcu T(th last SECTION A Fund Funds a1 RECEIFrs Assessmenvshare 131,321 a3 Ca ital rece Bank and CFB Interest and 3.598 6.000 12.846 186,899 6.152 311 8.647 71.756 47 a5 Grants 86 736 14582 194.098 a7 TOTAL RECEPTS 6.888 {a8) 211,771 SECTION B b1 b2 PAYMENTS Stlpends. salarles, NIC. Pen8lon and travel costs 103,827 7,863 6,624 103,827 7￿63 87,722 9,713 1,611 30,574 b3 Manse Costs Admlnistrallon e b5 ants & donatlons 125.000 125,200 b7 Other pa￿nents TOTAL PAY&IENTS 7.427 132.427 17 12.930 281,893 15.$04 240.824 bg 149 17 b9 SECTION C NET RECEIFfsipAYMENTS FOR c1 a74bg 37N50 125,539 7.795 Total funds bro I fopward from18St ar 95.064 741 Sub tot41 c1+c2 035 Transfers and TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YFAR Ic3+¢4 132.514 035 SECTION D FOR INFORPIATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTER￿ ORGANISAIIONS amounts should not b• Included In knt•l rocol nts abov•) B8lan(* b￿U htfomrd from last d1 d2 anlsaljons OfferingslGifls- passed to exlemal rffganisalions BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2-d3 d3 1 of1

Nert Val su SECTTh E I￿rI￿O enL% subtowdlnt￿l OrganLsolbJThsfvThY8 1012) bTOuyhi forwa￿froth ¢7 rt81 250￿50 410 1WJ 87,79 TOT￿REcEI￿s TOTAL PAYIIEiirs OPENIIIG CLO*MG T.¢￿1 FIIIIiIS HELD•131 C•th 327 5.741 6.035 Otherfvnds SUB TOT 012 lJt} 21K4.850 JECTTh G 31 4726 4726

Name of cIr￿￿t ..- Nene Valley 23 Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Receipt and Payment based accourts for the year to 31 AW 2024 have been prepared from the recx3rds of the Circuit and that they indude all funds under the control of the Circuit meeting. Signature of treasurer......-.......-...-.........-......... Name and address of treasurer ........ Ruth Austen 9 Berkeley Close Northampton .. Post Code.... NN15BJ Presontatlon to the Clrcult meotlng I confitm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 b•woAvill be. presented to the Circuit meeting held on ......... 2&Mar.25 sigr￿tUre of the Chair of the m￿ting ........ £èé .&.Lkrtf<th4JJ.TrLTrt..... Date ...Iil.sl Name of the Chair of the meeting Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Nene Valley Clrcult Charlty Number .. 11&5896 Responsibilities and basis of report VJofiL Uall I reporttothe twstees on my examination of the ac(xxJnts ofthe....................... ..... ...... .. I to ..3 As the Circuit's trustees. are Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages ... responsible for the preparation of the ac(x)unts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities A(., 2011 (￿e Acr). l ￿port in tespect of my examinatlon of the Clrcuit'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 Chaiity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. . ddete or clrde as appropriate 1of1

Name of Circuit ... Neno Valley No: TJ123 Independent Examiners Statsment I have completed my examinatti)n. I confimi that no material matter5 have ￿me to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed belo￿) which give me (ause to believe that in, any material respect the accounting records were not kept In accordanc8 with section 130 of Art or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to whicl attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the alr(￿nts to be rea(*￿￿. I havelhave not" obtained ind8pgndent vertfication of all investments Vaith the Trustees for Methodist Churth Purposes or held in other trusts. bank balanc6s and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are indNidually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner .................................................................................. Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner . C4tfrtsTLXu%) Name of fimi (where appropriate) Address ... . Post Code . 14 $4 E %LA JJ delete or cirde as appropriate

Annual Report 2023-2024 Nene Valley Methodist Circuit Charity No.1135896 The Circuit The Circuit consists of 7 Churches situate in Higham FerrerslRushden, Irchester, lrthlingborough, Raunds, Wellingborough, Earls Barton and Wollaston. The Circuit is committed to worship, learning and caring, service and evangelism. There is good supportlfellowship and sharing of resources between the Church communities with an ever-growing sense of belonging to one another across the Circuit, who are planning, in the future, to become One Trusteeship. Our Misslon Statement The Circuit seeks to utilise its Mission Statement to encourage ways of working together towards the needs of others in our communities and across the world. Our Mission Statement, based on the parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) is To: Plant Faith, Nurture Dlsclples and Grow God's Kingdom As a Circuit we will endeavour to continue to support our Mission Statement by: Encouraging one another in our daily walk with Christ as well as showing others by our actions the love of God within our lives. Continue to engage together in Worshipi bible study and prayer Continue to meet together in person and online in discussion groups and fellowship so to have Godly conversation. continue to nurture and grow our discipleship and remain open to new challenges in finding different ways of worshipping and learning together Since September 20231 we have employed two Mission Enablers to encourage our congregations to look to grow God's Kingdom through sharing our faith both in person and online using social media so that we connect with people further than in the communities where we live. Since April 2024 we have employed an operations manager who supports the Circuit staff and Circuit Leadership team ID dealiyg with finance, propertyi safeguarding and GDPR and providing administrative support to Church Leadership teams and to the superintendent minister in order that they can be more focused on mission and pastoral care.