THE MErli￿1ST aiuRCH-HIGH WYCOMBE aROJIT
CHARrrY COMM15510N TRusfEE5 ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Sertlon B- Structuve, Gownynce and Mawement
The Circuit is one of 19 Circuits in the Northampton fAstricL The Circuit is ultimately accountsble to
the Methodist Conference.
Risk management is considered as part of its overall d￿￿$ by the Circuit Leadership Team which
take5 appropriate professlonal advice whenever it feels that this is necessary.
The Clrcuit has for many years adopted a safeguarding policy in respect of children and has
encouraged ènd indeed ensured that all Churches within the Circuit have aly) adopted a suitable
poliq. In 2012 it adopted and has since annually updated a revised policy covering Ix)th Child￿n
and Vulnerable Adults. Suitable train1r￿ is arrnnged to support those hoklir6 office.
The objects are set out in The Methodist Church Act 1976 faause 41. a synopsls of which Is
"advancement of religion and any charitsble purpose of the Methodist Church or Church
organisation (see Methodist Church Act 1976)."
The Circuit provides advlce, support and resources to the 7 Churches that ft>mi the Circuit and
through them undertakes a range of ￿ligiouS attivities for the benefft of the general
publiclmankirKI.
Methodist Clrcuits are defined as extemal grant making bodies. Surplus fvnds, both Short term
nd longer term are invested with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 3$ required by
Standing Order
The majority of the work of the Circuit, other than that undertaken by ordained mIn￿erS and paid
lay workers, is undertaken by ¥xJluntary lay people.
Sertlon D- Adilevements and Performante
The Circuit has continued to support a wide range of actlvities undertaken by the Churches within
the Circuit. Wesley and Marlow chapels have continued to live-stream their Sunday worship and this
has allowed members to be part of the services Wtthout being present and allowed other
ongre8ations to join them in worship. We have alx) used recorded sermons to help chapels that
have not had a preacher fortheir SU￿laY worship. Thi5 has all been assisted by the grants from
Circuit funds given during the pandemic to each chapel to improve audto-visual and streaming
equipment where this wa5 needed. One chapel dosed at the end of August 2023.
One mlnister left in August 2024. leaving the Superintendent and one further minlster.
The Circuit contlnues to look for a￿a5 of proven growth and where there is potential for
development. The Circuit has continued to support lay workers in two churches and is now funding a
part tirne Circuit Administrator in place of the p￿louS post of the Superintendenvs P

Sectlon £- Flnandal Revlew
The Circuit aims to maintain in 3 general fvnd at least three months routine expendlture to cover
timing delays in re￿Ipt of fijnds.
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The other main fund is the Circuit Model TTU5t Fund Ifomierly known as the Qrcuf( Advance Fund)
which is derwed from the sale of redundant properties within the Circuit and rts use is governed by
the purposes defined in Stsnding Orders. Due to re￿Ipts from selling a church property in eorlv
2025, the circuit has been able to be 8enerous with 8rants to its individual churches.
The Circuit raises funds through the arcuit assessment which is contribution5 from all the Churches
wf(hin the Circuit to meet the agreed budget for the year.
The maiorty of the Circuiys expenditure is related to the employment of stsff and their associated
occommodation etc. expenses plus a contributron to the costs of both the Distrirt and the Connexion
collected through the Dlstrict Assessment.
Sectlon F- Fu￿re I)￿lOPment
The Circutt continue5 to seek an effertNe strategy for its future development and direction. In 2021-
2022 the Circuit engaged in a review of activities under the banner of the Connexional God for All
initiative. and by the end of the year all thurches had reviewed their plans for the next twefve
months. The wod( identified through these exercises will continue to be developed as a priority and
appropriate financial plans developed to enable them to be taken forward over the coming year5
both by the churches and the Circuit Leadership Team.

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Balw Sh•8t a8 at 31 A￿j￿t 2025
JA•SJ76
TIA
I.JEBJ22
31.919
61212
28.W7
130391
47.386
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177
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•9J.782
IJ0&492
l.X5.402
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4.X4J.177

forth• Y•v•nded 31st AugU¥t 2025
Total Funds
2024
Funds
Funds
Fund$
INCOMING RESOURCES
114.250
114,250
55,060
148,111
2.066
149.600
56,640
75.000
5.780
934
Vonse Rental Incow
Grants Re￿N*d
Bank and TFUSt Interest
Special CokLXw)ns
Sundry Inc0rn8
Talal I￿(￿nI￿ r•••x
148.111
2.066
328 168
RESOURCES ExP￿DED
stlp&n¢s. Nat￿nal Inwrance & Penskjns
Lay worke￿ & Supemun*rdry
tAstrfd Aw55nent
Manse repa￿ and mh)tenan(*
Tra￿1
A(InYnBtiat￿n
QuKiuenno1 i)speLl￿S
Tebphones and int&rnet
Tr8ining
pU￿rt suppty and plan$
Grants and tknnati)ns
Property Costs
Co*cth)n pa*J over
Remval costs
Other gxp8ndlu
Deprgr*tDn
88.947
25.1
56.808
69.838
6.106
1.955
88.947
25.190
56.808
69.838
6.106
1.955
123.195
10,023
63,360
128.869
3.361
814
6.080
2,917
437
2255
2.255
679
76.326
9,784
679
76.326
9.784
.)tJ."
3.560
22.000
934
5.523
5.523
2,632
Total r••ourc•• •xp•nd•d
343 409
368 162
NET INCOMING PESOURCES
114.4621
114.4621
139,9941
IIICREASE I PECREASE} IN OF FUPa)S
M8n¥8 rEvabJatN)n
)del Twst Fund
Other TrnJ$t Funds
1406 7861
3 1.334.441
1.508
1406,7861
1.334.441
332
253,847
1236.5941
1.441
11.1761
NET MOVEME1￿ IN FLVIDS
914 701
1.1T6
913 525
21.300
Fu￿)s BRol￿￿T FOFMARD
3.990.660
3.990.663 4.011.963
4.9)5,361
-1.176 4.W.188 3.990.663

Th• M•lhodlst ChU￿h- Hlgh I%Sromb• cIrr￿lI
8al•¢o >••o1 al 31•t Augu¥1 2025
2025
2024
TorvJlMo Flx•d Assets
3.486,976
3,893,782
Current Assots:
Tmstees for V£thodiJt Churdl Purposes
Central FfftanL* Bo4
HSBC
CAF Bank Cash
CAF Bank Gobj
Stipends pa￿j In advan
nse ￿ntaI fees pahj kn advance
Sundry debtors
Iknse Refvrboh￿nts paAJ kn advan
1.368,675
29,854
17.000
27,522
2.874
7,030
32.919
61,382
2,244
)rt1 23.920
2.803
7.030
4.939.931
4.024.060
Less Curr•nt Llablllll•$".
CirrAJit 8wsThnts prepaKI
Manse Rental Incon
Ac*nJed manse Ma￿tenant* expense$
Ac*NOd General Expenses
Ouiiquénnral LX>
Ac%nJed speual cok(thn
Sun¢Jry1oblit*s
33.400
33.400
33.400
33.400
4 906.531
3 990 660
FINANCED BY:
Unr•strf¢tsd Fthth:
General Fund
Manse Fund
Ktjdel Twst Fund
49.499
3.486.976
63.979
3.893.762
495
4,871.410
3,958.236
Oth•r FundB
Trust 17252 Chlton Trust Fund
Twst 12975 (Sak of Landl Fund
Tnjst 20825 Afv St8V8ns bequest
2.829
6,711
8.726
22.936
32.424
TOTAL FUNDS
4871 410
3 990 660

Th• Mothodlst Cfvu￿. Hlgh Clrcult
Not•s to the Account• forth• ￿ •ndod 318t August 2025
It￿ FIWEI 16ffecli4e 1 X115I.
se ￿1c8 Irth.
495
22,502
1.305.260
1.833,686
412.890
49.110
-75.000
-12
-190.589
237,089
6.530
Irrtervst I￿1 rl 7PTr cl￿)
Grdrts
-75.000
foss
-158,750
Less DBtrh# Levy
Baknce CarW FoThArd
1 334 938
495
B8￿r￿e twht
Intere51 Credit￿ In*
Interest pfj￿ to
142
-1rJ
bl Tru* 12975 (sal• el I￿•
6.191
Intgrest Gr9d(t￿l (r￿1 d TPXg GIHg•1
B•l¥v wrl•d
21.770
1.1
21.112
irneresl Credtt￿ TK? CWI
Int8re81 p*J io C*c

The Methodl•t Churth- Hlgh ￿￿¢0mb# Clrcult
Notss lo th• Aecourbts forth• yw•nd•d 31#t Augu•l 2025
2025
3.080.190
406.786
3 486 976
2024
3.359,625
335 963
3 e95 588
Bokne brrwht
Ir￿r￿a591tkncrP0S¢ in
the circurt aTrJ 8drrm assi%&ryrt Cxrtwh ￿￿er the yew. I￿4(￿￿￿9t8￿ the (Xrtreoch dk1
rwe. so tt VAS ￿ back LV far •*rL
Th18 y8ar that& was Substantk￿ exFthJttfft n¥rne at ￿￿J. to
Reddiffv
46.054