CHARITY NUMBER: 1136146 oi't of the Trus*es and Financial Statements for the Year ended 3 1st Au st 2024 for .ds Heath Methodist Church HAYWARDS HEATH METHODIST CHURCH Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year ended 31st August 2024 Page Legal and Administixtive tnfoiination Report of the Trustees Independent Bxaminel s Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Statements 7- 10 HAYWARDS HKATH METHODisf CHURCH Legal and Admliilstratlve Informatioii for the Year ended 31st August 2024 Registered Ch&ity No.. 1136146 ChkuIty Name.. Haywards Heath Methodist Church Address of ch￿lty. Peiiymounl Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3DN Trusteeslcouncil Members: Barbara Evans-Routley Will Fletcher Cai'ol Andrews Chris Dyer Ken Starn&s Megan D￿nfOrd Nitya Johnkay David Jordan Claire Steen Barbara Tomkinson Darren White Alan Colgate Marion Cottingham Gwen Durnford Da￿en White Matthew Sanusi Wendy Sawyers Anne Jordan Viv Kidd Roz Palmer Lynn Savage Accountants: Sigrna Partners Delmon House 36-38 Church Road Burgess Hill West Su&8ex RH15 9AE Bankers., CAF Bank 25 Kings Ilill Avenue, Kings Hill, Wast Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ Lloyds Bank plc 99-10 I South Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 4ND The Trustees for Methodist Church Cents'al Buildings. Oldham Street, Manchester, Ml IJQ Central Finance Board of tbe Methodist Church 25 Tavislock Place. London, WCIH 9SF HAYWARDS HEATH METHODIST CHURCH Annual Report of the Trustees For the Year ended 31st August 2024 The trnstees present their report along with the financial statements of the charity foi" the yeAr ended 31st August 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 7 and comply with the charity's trust deed and applicable law. Objectives and Aetivitles The charity was fornied with the primary objectives of fulfilling its responsibilities as a Methodist Church within the Methodist Connexion. The charity delivers opportunities for religious worship and supports its congregation and community. The trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charilies Aci 201 I ￿ have due regard to guidance publÉshed by the Charity Commission. including guidance on Public Benefit. Achievements and Performance The charity has delivered the provision of r¢ligious activities during the year. The trustees have ensured that the charity has dclivered public benefit in the areas of religious worship and community support, throu81) provision of buildings, facilities, open spac&8 and other chaiitable activities. Flnancial Review The charity has remained self-sustsintng during the ydqr, although general funds show a net deficit of £11,339. Overall, a net sU￿lUS of £ l 0,056 has been added to reserves. The financial position is very stable with net &ssets of £394.948. Financlal Revlew - Reserves Polficy The agreed reserves policy is to rnaintain general reserves at a level to cover 6 months routin¢ expenditure. Development funds are only used for lar8er capital projects and property funds are maintained for income and expenditure relating to the property. Other funds are designated but not restricted and can be used to top up general funds if Tequired, and by agreement of the trnstees. Structure, Goveriianee and ManAgemenl Haywards Heath Methodist Church is a church within the Methodist Connexion in GIEat Britain. It is governed by the Methodist tked of Union. The trustees named on page I have served throughout the year and since the year end. The day to day work of the charity is carried out by the trustces. and a paid administiative assistant. If any further trustses were appointed, they would be introduccd to their new role and directed to the Methodist Deed of Union. A numbei- of publications from the Charity Con]mission would also be provided to ensure that new tn￿eeS would be aware of the scope of their responsibiliti&8 under the Charities Act. HAYWARDS HEATH METHODIST CHURCH Annual Report of the Trustees For the Year ended 31st August 2024 cont'd . Reference and Administrative Details The Haywards Heath Methodist Church is a registered chaLity, number 1136146. See page I foi. the ad(tress of the principal office and the details of the individuals who served as Tiustees during the year. Exemptions froin Disclosure None. Funds held AS Custodian Trustee on behalf of others Nolle. Ti'ustees Responsibilities in relation to the Financial Statements Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which giv¢ a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the yeai. and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those financial statements, Ihe tivslees are required to: (a) (b) (c) select suitable accounting policies and apply them consisiently. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and piudent. state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice l)ave been followed, subject tr) any departur&g disclosed and explained in the financial statements; prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will Colltinue in operdtion. (d) The tnistees are responsible foi keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tiine the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Clwities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the chaiity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other I￿esUla1.itie8. Approval This report was approved by the trustees on 30 January 2025 and signed on their behalf. Rev. William Fletcher Tiwstee HAYWARDS HEATH METHODIsf CHURCH Indepeiident Examiner's Report to the Haywards Heath Methodist Church Wc report on the fmancial statements of the chatity for the yeai ended 31 si August 2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 10, RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILfTIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements: you considci" that the audit requll'ement of sectson 144 of the Charities Act 201 I does not apply, and that an independent examination is nccdcd. It IS Out responsibility to examine the financial statements under section 145 of thc Charitle8 Act 2011 Charity and to state, on the basis of procedures specified in Lhe General Directions given by the Chai'ity Commissioners under section 145(b) of thc Chaiitics Act 2011, whether particulai. matters have come to our attention. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT The independent examiner is qualifIed lo act as a fellow of the ACCA. Our examination was carried out An accoAKiance with the General DIr￿tiOnS given by the CEwity Commissioncrs and undcr s145 of the Charities Act 2011. An exatnination includes a i'evicw of the accounting records kept by the charity and a coinparison of the fmancial statements presented with those records. Et also Ancludes considcration of any unusual items of disclosuits in the accounts, and seeking explanations fi'om you as ttuslees conceiThing any sucb matters. The proceduirs Ulldertakcn do not provide all the evidence that would be iequiied in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the vicw giv¢n by th¢ financial statements. INDEPENDENT ExAM￿￿ER's ￿ATEMENT In connection with oiw examination, no mat*r has wme to our attention: which gives us reasonable cause to b¢liev¢ thal in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting re￿rdS in a¢¢ordance with section 130 of the Chai'ities Act 2011. for the accounts to match th¢ accounting records; to prepare th¢ accounts in accordance with the Charities SORP (FLS 102). and to prep￿￿ f￿anCIaL statements whAch accord with the accounting r￿0￿S and to comply with the accounting requirements of th¢ Charities Act 2011 have not been met; to which, in oui opinion, attention sh