The Barnet and
Queensburv Circuit
THE METHODIST CHURCH
The Barnet and Queensbury Clrcuit
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
(Accrual Basis)
lor the year ended 31 Augusl 2025
Regislefed Charity Number.. 1139306
Circuit Number.. 35135
Superinlendenl
Minister..
Minister5'.
Revd. Dr. Martln Wellings
Revd. Ben Twuma$i
R8Yd. Dav￿ Newton
Revd. Abe Konadu.Yodom
Circull Stewards.. Mrs. Lyn Forster
Mr. Grahani Wheeler
Circuit Treasurer.. Mf. Robert Alderman

AccNal Aceounts 2024125
Barnet & Queensbury Clrcuit of the Methodlst Church
Truslees, Annual Report
Structure Governance and Mana
•ment
9oveming documenl of the 8amel atwl Queensbury Cwcuit of the Melliodist
Church 15 ihe Deed of Union 119321 and ltte Methodist Church Acl119761- Pfev50usty
excepled frotn charity regislralion, the circuil regi51¢red as a charity on 10 Decenit)8r
2010 undvr the reouiretnonts ol th￿ Charily A¢1 2006.
Th8 Managing Trustees ol the Bamel an¢Y ou￿$bury Circuit ore Ihe members of Ihtr
CwLult Meellng 18 years of ÈgL> and over. The con$iilkrtion of Ciicuit Meeting.
which is laid down by thè Con51ilutiunal PradiGo and DisLiplinL of the M8tModisi
Churcli ICPDI. ¢onsisls of Ihe ministers of the cnu¢l. Ihe cKwil steward5, lh¢ ￿￿Ul1
Ireasuror, the Seuoiary ol IhÈ Local Preach￿$ and Worship Le¢iders' VE&ilng. Ihe
Irttpsurers ènd elected reprc5enlatN05 of Ihe Ghkbrc15È5 wilhin the rAr¢urt.
The 8ariiol Oueensbury Cii¢uil 15 of 32 clreuils wilhin tho London Dislricl ()f
tho Méihodist Church.
Mis5
me
The 88rnei & aueensbury Circuil was lomieo in 21K16. as part of the ￿COnfIgUra1j0fv
of M8lliodism conseqkSenl un the ¢rpalK>n of a 51ng1è 1.0t￿0￿ Dlsirict. The CiiGU
tornprisÈs nine Lijcal Churdie5 on len site5. Two of the Lliuith&s. Tftnity Mill Hill and
Trinity Gol(leTS Groen. 3re Sing￿-¢on9re0al￿ LEPS wrth the Uniied Reformed
ChJfLh. and anollier. Bam(4 Br(x)ksKle. is itTr an ecumEnKal partnefsliip Wlh Ilie
Anglican p8ri511 ol Sl Mary s, Ea51 Barnel. Olher churches have dose etumenical
coniieclions Ic_g. Oyeensbury Melhodi51 Church and All Saints,. Oueensburyl. One
church buiklincJ. Queensbury. Is located in the Londtsn Borough of Brcnl". 11)e others
are in the London Borough of Bamet.
The 15 williin. and setrks lo serve. lh8 lafgesl and most diverse of Ihe
London btsroughs. Vwith a populali(hi ITr excess of 400.000, the London Boroijgh ol
Bamel 15 larger than cities Ilke Catdiff. Coventry. and New¢èslle. and on a p3r TrMI
Leic051er. MorE Ihan 130 languag85 arts spoken in the borcvgli's sGhools. making
nail01￿1, Èthnic. and religious diversity vgry apparent.
Regist8rod chtt￿ty Nutr4)er'. 1139306
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Accrual Accounts 2024125
Barnet & Queensbury Circuit of the Methodist Church
Tru$teg5' Annual Report
Mi$$ion Statemgnt Gontinued
Barnet includes areas ol great alllucnce and areas of consid¢rabl# deprivation and
need. Communilies continue to change. mosi recently wilh the afrival of Syrian. Iranian.
Alghan, atKI Ukraintr8n relugeés, and Bri115b National Ioverseasl lamilies from Hong
Kong. Diversity is reflecied in U)e Circuit's chvrethes and Ihrough engagement with
S8veTal Fellowship Groups. inclLJdin9 Ihe Filipiiio Fellowship worshipping at Golders
Green and the Ghana1an Methodis1 Felkywship UK, and the Circuit is well-represented in
the Barnel Mulb"_Failh Forum.
AllhoLsgh the Methtsdisl membership is not large- 442 mémber5 al l November 2022-
tl)e opportunilf¢S and needs are considerdble. and this Mission Plan is written wtth this
potential in mln(S.
Worshi
Worship is fundamental to Iha life and cdling of the ChvTch. The Circuil therelore seeks
to sustain the worshipping life of its Local Churches and to resource the churches to
offer worship characterised by avlhenlicity and excellence, in an appr¢)priate varlely of
slyles. Although a new Local Preacher wa5 admitted in January 2024 and there a
Ihiee olhers Gvrrenlly on Irial. the plan is heavily dependent on a Small number of very
experienced preachers and Local Arrangomenl servEc8s are a rogul8r leaiufe in all
cliurche5. At best. Local ArrangL)meiils are exporienced ds crealive opporlunilies lor
Lo¢al Chur¢h¢s. and we wish lo buil(J this. Our aim. thereloro. is'_
To c¢￿Iln￿È encouraging members to explore a eall lo be8d worship 8nd
preacfi;
To support Local Pieachers on note and on trial. and trainee Wofship
Leaders. with appropriale nientoring and tuitK)n.'
To encourage and support local Ghurches in identifying and training local
worship groups. so Ihal Local Arrangement seryices Gan be an opportunity and
nol a problem.,
To resourcè Local Preacl)ers and Worship Leaders through a Circuil-wide
subscripb.on lo The Vine..
To Wofk wilh Local Churches in deploysng technology, building on existing
multiniedia and streaniirg èxpertise, lo make the best use of personnel.
Regislered Charily Number.. 1139306
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Accrual Accounts 2024125
Barnet & Queensbury Circult of the Methodlst Church
Trustees. Annual Report
Mlsslon Statsmont Contlnued
Lè•rnln
Much of the leaming and caring offered acro55 tho Cireuil hdppens rnost appFoprk31gly and
effe¢liv8ty Ihiouoh Local Churche5, 50mel&mes in partnership with ecumènical fr19r￿S. Thg
Cireuil aims...
Tn act as 8 ch3nno101 ¢()nwnunic8lt(Jn, ensuriny that ￿'strIG1 and
Conn8xlonal r8sources reacti <Jppiopriate contacts kn kncal slluation8',
To ensure Ihal each Local Church is comply￿n9 wilh Conr*xional
Saleguarding dnd EDI pruloc(As and Iraii)in9',
To encourage and resour¢& ￿aMing, expkjration and trainin9 in the
Local Churches.
Se￿Ice
Communit￿$ acros5 the Circuil vary consxlerabty. wilh a diver5ily of upportuniDes and
nÉeds. In many places our buiKliThgs are $1onificant commurily rèsources. Thè Circu
aims'.-
To ensure tlial church fac1rt￿$ are well-maintained. as bases lor mission and servic&:
To maki funds avoilabb for personnel and property projects.,
To encourage efficienl adminis1ratl￿. including sharing ol Salari￿ p9￿onnel.
Evan
ellsm
Our mÈM￿rShIp rurrenlly compnses 0.01% 0( the populalron of (h8 London 8orough of
BHrnet. Our aiin ts to Increase Ihal figure. through effeclivÈ ¢vangeSi5m. To Ihol ènd, the
Clrcull aiins:.
Tc> tsncourage ea¢h Local Church lo devdop ils own plan lor oulreÈ¢h,'
To support Local Chur¢hes to enhan¢e Iheir onltno presence..
To l)uilcJ Lonlttlenc& w expressiiig drid 51iaring fsilh.,
Tu w¢rk with our ecuineiiical ￿r¢I)erS to work on the North
London Business Park.,
To mainlain And cxplore chaplaincy opwrtunilEs.' al Bamet Soulhgale College,
Middle5ex Universrty afid elsewhpre.
Registered Charily Number.. 11393()6
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A¢crual Accounls 2024125
Barnet & Queensbury Clrcuit of the Methodlst Church
Tru8t•es' Annual Report
Misslon Statemènt Contlnued
Since 2006 the number of presbyters in Ihe Circuit has r&ducwJ. Gwen thE Local
Chuiche5' needs lor pasloral oversighl. Ihe OPFthunil￿S for communily eny3gemenl. and
Ihe scope f()r eeumenical and inler-18ilh pafinerships, the Circurt seeks tt> mainlain slaffino
at tlie ¢tJrrent level and to explore ways in wh￿h salaried support ￿th fin3nci?l and
P￿pertY adtTWniStrdtion coukj relieve Ihp bLJrdeii borne by nMnister& and lay voliinl¥er5.
The Circuil also airns to expkjre opwrtunrtie5 lor draconal mHliStry. to enrich and extend
our ouireach.
Worshi
and Pra
èr
Our emphasis is on providin9 a range ol church servi¢Ès acros8 the Circuit Ih81 wll enable
wide seclion of Ihe cornmunily lo engage worship. Tlius. as well as prov¥ling
tradrfional worship. duriiiq Ibe yeaf the Lhurches wlthin the Clrcuft uffered all age worship,
Taizè st￿t wnrship. and contemporary praycr and praise sor¥i¢es. A variety ol midwepk
services are ptDvidLd l a iiumber of Cir¢uil cliurcheb in the course ol a riwnlli lo all¢w4
acces$ to worsh4) outsKle of Sundays.
S￿Ce SeptÈmbcr 2017 Ihe Cir¢uil Pfea¢hers' Meeting has hdd joint meoling8 With the
Worship Leaders as a way ol pncouraging moTe Inleresl in Pfeaching an($ worshp. We
now liave three pi'eacliers 'on 1ri81' li.e., In trdiningl and several trainee Wopilisp Lpaders.
Tlie circuit 15 also encour3ging and SUp￿rting Local Churche5 to dEvek)p WoTs1iip
Leaders and Locally Arranged Service% with subscription to Twolve 8&skels and R(K)Is
rpsDurcos lor cliurches. Th¢5e providc ￿eaS for w0￿111P and include fully Scfptcd Worship
servi¢es with additional on4ine ￿$OUr￿￿$ to use.
Communi
En
ement and Pastoral Car•
The nine churches ol the CircLiiI provide a signi(Icanl community resoLirce which Is used by
8 wide rang8 of gruups 4u¢h as Girt5' Brigades, SGouling groups, dance cl85s8s. hedllh
and fitness groups, youth and adutt eduCat￿n groups. an¢J learning disability supp)rt
ervKes
The chLir¢h8s supp￿1 various food banks, asoum *.ek8r and refugee 8upport groups ¥nd
Homel88s Acl¥)n In BaTnet. This latter include5 SUPPOrting the f4ight Sheller Tun in the
Bamct area during the winler Tronlhs. Many ol the churchcs havc ostablished links wlh
olher lailh grwps and bek)ng to Ihe Barnet Multi Farth Forum.
The Qrcuit continues lo support youiiy people in atten¢Jing 3Geneiatg. tl)e annual
M¢tl)odist Youth Confer¢ru. The Circuit vmrks lo rnaintain ¢omrAiance wilh CoDnexv)nal
Safeguarding Policy to protect ￿Ung pp.opse and vulnttratr￿ adults.
Regislored Chanly Number 1139306
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Acclual A¢touTrt5 2Q24125
Barnet & Queen8bury Clrcult of the M8thodlst Church
Tru8te88' Annu31 Report
Rovlgw ol th& YeaF Contlnued ¢ontlnu•d
Ecum¢nical Links
The Cir¢urt Includes Iwo Lo¢al Fcumenical Partnerships ILEPs1' Trinily Church. GoldeTS
GfÈon. and Trinily Church. Mill Hill. whT¢h ar* tM)Ih Meihodi$tlUniled Reformed Chur¢he$.
Although the forrTidl LEP b¥iwetrn Barnel Bmoksid2 Churcl) aiid Si Mary's Church. East
Barnel. en<t¥d in AugU51 2022. Ihe Eosi Bcirriel AngkcatFMelhodi* Pariiiership IEBAMP
remain5 in place. Olhef ihur¢hes have sir(K¥J ecumenical links Ibsough l¢Jcal chur¢hES
loqellier groups andlu i1￿1VIoUal rorilacl6.
Ci Iici 8
Thfr Cirruil regularfy r8vws Ils s81eguardTh￿ and Gf)PR PolicEs. This is an ongoing
process, and the Ilem5 arè on each Church Council and Circu51 Meelirvj auenda for
reprjrting and updal(ng.
18sion Plan and Clrcuit Reftèwal
A cornpr1th￿I6l¥& review ol CirGuII. inLludiog property. lettowbhip. linanGe5, wotsIIip.
mission. ecurneni¢al links elL. was Lomplel¥d in spring 2019. A rLvistsd Mission Plan was
adopied In 2023 and Ih15 ¢onlinuLs ID ousde deusion rnakinq resourc¢ alloL4IILYi.
d Inistratlve Su
Quriry Ihc year, our lormEI Circuit Treasurer. Mr. ErK A8amoa. died suddthy leaving 11
Irtuil wilhoul tho finan¢l#l guidanco and dri y lo ()PLYdlu)n 11)al hp. had not tong laketTr
ovor. Wo 7¢ rL' qrcilolul lo Rovd. David Newlon who was able lo roconslrucl Ihe acc.tyJnls I
?0231?4. 10 tho. cirr.iiil Sleward%. Mrs. l.yn Forstw and Mr. Graham Wheeler. who aclcd ab
Oepuly Trtsa%iiip$ J17d 10 Mr. Robort ￿￿er￿an tCL4( over as Circuil TrLba5ts1Ly Iro
April 2025.
p￿Or lo MT. Asamu85 apw4nlrnenl. Il was clear that circuil needed paid as51sl*ti¢.a lo
carry oui the roulinfr dutEs. bookkeoyin9 and tnanagemenl of Circuit finartes. This
was cledi¥r IL)Ilowiiiy Mr. Asamoa'4 deaih. Thus il wa5 aqreed by Ilie Circuil Meeting Ilial
an em￿0y￿￿ Fmanc£ Omicer on a part time basts be suugh*. When il proved dillicull lo
lind candidales lor Ihis rts￿ on a part lime bayis. IhE Q￿GUIl joined wilh Archway ML)Ihodist
Churdi lo niake Iliis a lu11 lime rolL will) the view lo indude ot1￿r churclies ITI Il* Circuil
who ntscded ￿Jokk¢Qp1￿fj assistar￿£. After J prolon￿4 searLh both williin al￿ ou151dL. III
ehurch, Ihree candidates w¢iÈ shortlist¢d from app*Kanis and Iwo were interviewed. Mr.
MJnisli Sl)Bvadia was the 5UfLessful ￿TIdidatE ¢ind lie hd5 bBen employed since 1 Augus1
in this role.
R¢gisleied Chardy Numher.. 1139306
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Barnet & Queensbury Circuit of the Methodl$t Church
TrusteBS' Anrwal Roport
Trèndj
Thoclrcurf's irfonic, b dravm wlrncrtylrom ihtr C*cth A￿smOn￿.￿d lfv ILryTrt31KJcorno Ifom at
lOr￿vIl? Avelliie. F<irtili￿ ol niarw5 in Iho i*e ycai ctst*ludEd Ihal, loknvry
s￿nI11CallI uxppn#' LKllhDW. iii r?TiiiwW.. Ro?4 d. B4i[i￿￿.,I￿ Lifno5(*akn GWE Edow.Ire. to th¢ni up to
star￿0￿<1 rE4uK￿ l)y KlellY)dkS1 Chjrth. Itwio wvr¥ iDsulliLitrIft fU￿S to retu￿)1$h Ihv lhot￿e 31 ChuiLh cl¥b￿￿.
Wh¥tbi¢r* As Il Wdb wjjikdy 1141 Ihty¢K¢wI s￿{[ Inuvas¢ ithwe, Il was Aw
IhDlwe Ihg piowylyol ¢IKKC.h CIFs¢eilL. Ih•idore lh• ithal 70?rtIX
Iii Irjr t1￿. r.1*c￿l lo moirtoin [$L￿t￿y ?1 wMii Ihero wa5 iiioporty wo
Whib In1V￿gI huvfi rom011￿￿ W, we h5wo lthl Ihu prtswrty
diluro Tionds
111&4nr Cl)￿1... IiTrIl￿ r.m*l MTrNi8rs' sI.￿S4￿1 awX￿1•￿ ¢(b¥its. *•
xwndilu¥ Dpi ortuil niBnBos.
Siiwrn&aru 1k.rtlimi￿1$ IJY M¢AIKxShl reqLliod. HoW0¥￿y. t￿.1￿￿1 In
IhA d￿1[1￿.1 IN r.IiriAnWflYwAI¥Iw Eh￿ i?1 l>yw 141'x'ikAIUl￿ ¥hilli *• ltr¥Jl
Thu Liiyvyi wnyaJLI on Iliv fiixioco¥oI tIK' Uliull Ilw $14iirfKJnl i4lurbthmw1￿ I
Mart￿$ al Gr)Nilo Rotsd. bmosdBlo G8Fdon5. ijmas¢d by
TM Grjnvilh) rTIan￿ prini kn Itw. cuirè.ni yfrai hDd toen Irj IltThKffllI', %¥1¥> ¥nrA)i*d m S&piorn￿r J)24. A
lo bvcomo Illy roFJaQiKO ol Ilovd. K¢nadI￿y￿dQrn. rt IOQLlroa ¥kJNikArf rndc¢orniKxi at¥J
reliirhishnionl Bh8 co￿￿ mov¢ n. Th* circiMI lo payfLY ￿Mporary oEcomodJliOnwl￿ ￿￿[￿17￿
btsii41 ¢umpb)iod.
11w w(xK un Linfrs¢JMl8 AwJM* marw trwiii in 21y2112a Drnli.'uroMs1811 ¢f wllniliranl DlnirAw41 ￿￿TaIn￿ls. I
work liBs b)uiiowiiiiAvl(..d.
Fr(xii IhvcunbidurolKXI uiidL4rfOkW Illlliy rnaw reviw. ll becaDIL' clftur Itiol rxoyNnii iiui¥l4 10 ￿ rn{)rfi. Iiani 11
refflol Incoillv Inr lirturti ltsllilVAliw ol Ihi.. b.114(xliM(yoriy ill oi* ol rt5 101m. IhD Cirtuil bifvwaid4 aTV
ruconimqTx1irrfJ Ihil Ilki rav￿¥ ol Ma1￿0￿b￿ Iwnsl8iÈJ by rwoty4tysJrolp5SionJis'1 ID
thiility I55th*5. nijiiiilLltIJLL' dLyAlrab￿ Ilwl I1￿*￿ bu viKknildhuii VTbWIIU.
OVJi+)l. fv.rAn• 4Krooagd kny IB% Im￿ fftr.1*￿Sft￿ by21%.
0131 Al￿11512025. ihè Nei firithi AWLS ol IhD arcurt w*p t118.39Y Th
appro¥Jm&ioty4 Mo￿*￿01
cowérfor the gwndrturiw. Ftowevtr<, wheii 0xc¢pi￿a IpFQtvlylo¥polls05 IL re iemov¢d, to ￿Xn￿onI1I1.
Reg¥aloi¢O Ch￿Y Numtsr 1139306
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Acc￿￿ Acccmmls 2024r25
Barnet & Queensbury Circuit of the Methodist Church
Trustees, Annual Report
Anal
Sis of Financlal Activit
ontinued
Cofflfflonls
The accounts show 8 decrease in Total Cliurcli Funds by £54,948. Thts is 18ryely due lo I
Costs incurred ITh refurbishing and decoraling iwo fflartses.
Fdlowng Ilie oppointn*nl ofmr Ri)bert Ajdeimafi o¥ Cl￿￿11 Treasurer. the Circuit Accounts afe
ITvnir ged on Quickbooks. Th15 5s a useful tool in managing the bookkeeping and weparation of
the final accounts. In adrtilion. th& Circyfl Meeting has #pproved on4ine banking, whi¢h has rn8d&
Ihe making of p3yfTpnts and srranging transfers bely￿en a¢ttrur)15 eificicnl. AH paymtnls
are rnad¢ against ￿¥0￿ceS. or made to ¢har6ties with rer¢ipts requested. and 8ulhorised
by t¥vo signalories.
Plans for 2025126
Tho Irusiees hav8 prepaired a Budoet for ￿ year comm8ncwig 1 Sepl8rnbw 2025
(Soe Appendix Bl
R8glsler•d Ch8rity Number.. 1139306
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Barnet & Quoensbury Clrcult of the Methodlst Church
Tw$ieo•' Ajinual Roport
Flnance
nd Gov
rnanc¢
ndLa
Framo¥Mrk
The charills 8nnual report and accounls lor th8 yearended 31 August 2025 hAv8 b88n prèparèd
in accord¢illW wilh 11)i'. Clirf?filics Acl ?011 and Iho Ch.Ifilics' Slatemonl of Recomrnendod
Practice 2015 as applicable 10 Ihe Financial Repoiting Stondxrd IFRSSEI 2015.
Full namo of tha Clrcul¢.. The B8rnfrl & Quoensburt Cir¢ull ol the Molhodlsl Chui
Reglsterod Ch8rl¢y Numbor.. 113Y3U6
Oate ol Reglstratlon: 10 Do¢emb¢r 2010
Maln CommunkJt+on A4ldr•¥•'. Wos¢ey Ila11. 9 Slapyllon IqoEbd. Ilarnol. Horts. EP45 4JJ
The mombr*rs ol Ih(J Circijit Moolin9 01 Tl)e Bamei & Que¢nsbury Cir)Jii of Ihe Meihodisi Churth
ale 1110 Gli¥rily Iw51ee8. A lull1551 of lh8 trusl1888 and ernpkjyees are 8howm h Appendix Ato
Tr&8sur•r'. Mr. ftoben ￿derMan
Ind•ponenl Ex•mln•r.' To lje appoinled.
LcV67cflS (nLoBhL LT))
Inv•$tm•tb¢ BO￿￿*1•. IliTJ Ctnlrol Piiiaiice UoHrtJ of Ihv Mcthotjtsl Church.
Truslegs fur MolhLKlisl CliurLh Purp05QS.
Registered Charity Nufflber. 1139306
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Barnet & Queensbury Clrcuit of tha Methodlsl Church
TfU$tces' Annual Roport
Fiftanc¢ and Govern8rtee continued
le Bono
We ¢onlirni Ihal th8 Irustoos hovè had regard for Ibe Charily Comission's guioanco on putslit
br*nplil.
tu
rnanco a
Tlio governing documenl for Iho LilCu￿ Is Ihè Deod ol Union 1193218nd Iho M(¥lhodisl ChufLh Acl
0119781.
Oeièiled goveinanco arr8noemenl9 s￿ oullinvd ¥wlhin Ihtr Conslilulional Practice and D15LipI￿e
ol Ili¥ M8llio¢Jis1 CliurLli by order il Ilie 8nTiual conlerence ICPDI.
08y lu day manHqomftnl ot Iho cKtyJil Is undon8kon by cirr.uil L8adorship Tearn1o0 by Ihe
Superiiilendenl Minister.
sl T Inl
A ran¢io of ouidancg 18 provllltsd by Ihe ljèlliodisi Church lo svpporl Ihe effoctlV¢ Tunnwig of the
rhurr.l)L'S and circuiLs and Ihn rde ol INstee 1$ gi¥en lo lh• tsustso$ 81 v8￿U$ mootmgs, on-lin
COU15e5 01)d Iralning session5.
Tlio 8grtiul and Quoonsbury Circull ronlains nino churches or l.¢xal Ecumtyni¢al Partnerships..
Bginel Brook4idc and klall. EH%i finchley. Ed9w&ro. Finch￿¥, Fiivin Barnf I Imanor
OFIVéI. Goldthrs Green IMalhcdi511 URL LEPI. Hendon, Mill Hlll IURLIMoihodisl LEPI and
Quv(ynsliury. Tlie Lirr.uil P<1rt 01 Ilitr L.ondon Diblncl af Iliv ChurLII.
The circull paid 10 Ihg London Dlslri¢l £60,9811 in ￿¥PeCt ol th• ￿n￿al Dislrlcl A5S•55m•nl. Thls
As%ery$Tf*.1il Is usBd lo Pc1y tho $lipond5 01 Di¥lrd &n(J Cr)nnoxltsiiNI ftlnisle15 01)d Iho D1blrl￿ and
C()nnexionhl &dMiniylrpl￿jn.
The Circult re¢eivgd Iroin 1119 ¢liurLlies wiihiD11 £244,768 in rO$￿GI of Iho annujl ClrLull
A8￿￿mMen1. This Is ij￿ 10 pBy lh# %lipvnds #lid BSJur.ialgd coslg 011>)e ¢1rLuiI fftiniBlor5, Ihe
Co￿$ of and repalrs to man30¥ Bnd Circull 8drnknlsir81ion.
In addilion Trinily Mill Hill ha8 8 sa￿lI11e worship and conimunily c8nlros al Ihv Eversfiew Cent￿,
8uinl 08k.
Rogistered Ch8riiy Number. 1139JOB
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Barnèt & Queensbury Circuit of the Methodist Church
Trusl@•5' Annual Report
nce and Govèmanco ¢oniinu
Risk
Olher Ilwn mhnsp5. which are privil te dwellinll5. Ihts CIICLHI la rioi 16%pDnS+￿O Irff hny
Ho￿Ver. Ilie Irustee5 lakLJ vory seiiourjy all risyucls ul H￿￿1117 *KJ Saleiy Risk m￿n￿Je￿Ie11I. ti
encoLJrage$all I1￿ ¢hur¢hes Vhlhin lth Circuil ID undert84t annu81 reviews lo en¥ure sys1￿￿
ere In place to mi￿￿19 any ￿9￿111¢•￿1 Ilslt Ih81 may atisc. For Clrcurt event tliDI iakvs
ofl churth wemlses. a separnle Risk Astewenl wll be un(lèrtak8n.
In respect Ihil mill1￿4, IhB IFii%le05. Whp)trTh￿ bthind by leBislali¢)n. Idds
Iheiiix4voJ lo the SDnie 51andards.
In 1¢8pocI ol IInand￿ risk. lh6 truste85 afe cuiren1￿ Ihè ycll¢y In Ihe li￿* of ¢liaTVJDS
19 lh8 L4 ￿kIng find lftveslment b8nkei5.
"ltte minislors, olllc8r8 Iru8l¢¥cs of I￿. Cl￿￿11 f(41tw/tho gvHlancv givon by Ihe Mnlh(xJiAt
CliU￿11 Incliiding 5EJIo9UiKdIi￿. rv.puiolityi4 ribk, Dala Prol8clion documonl roleniiDII
11 its Molhodist Cthwths lillonli￿ lo v￿v0 ¢vÈry human bthrrtj part ol ￿.
eroa11￿ ONI
Ihts ol God. Al the htgri ljl Molhodibl tThllinuniiy 1$ a deèp ¥on88 of I1￿
ol ￿[￿￿11￿, liospiknilily and op•nno95, whicli defflun￿1mtU$ Ilitr ol G¢xJ'sgriiC¥ an(1 lov
for all, Our church Lommuniiitrb ar(t called lo LKP ￿a¢e$ ￿ere the iinn51ofmiionol lovB ol O¢d
8algguaidThJ ly utxmll Ilie atllty) Ihe UiurchtBkes lo p¥omoie 4 s￿er ￿111111￿. tnoan¥ ￿11..
PIL¥noi0 lh¢ wifare of chlldren. young pwfo adull
vM>rk 10 preveni 8tJusa Irixn OLe￿iln9
8Duk lo prolecl rind rryKmtl woll la iIKW 11*1 Iiav¥ bBQn abu88d.
Wo 4wo ¢oinmlllod Iv. .
Iliu we oThJ IiLWknYO ol. Anrj ieJpeciiul pallryal minislry wlli. 811 chAdr•n. yourwJ paobqo
%8IAiiiidrdinN and sxolgrllN all ¢I4￿en. piid athAI8 Ilipy Are wulnorablè
a8lahliNhino 3Hfft. r.Hrlii9 wmmLinilk.. whi(.'Ii sY4)vidp a Itsvinu &n¥iriJrwnnnt Ihfvik IA
ir¥lorm¢d vKJilaiitt? Js lo IIIL. UJiiqtsrs al iiLHJbe..
Wo wll cDrelully 6decl and Irtsin all Ih05e ¥￿th re$W￿h111ly vllhin Il¥J church. ITr Ilnp wlh
8ofer T￿CrUi%MOnl princi￿0￿, Indudiny Iho u80 d Ertmin￿ rccoidJ chodrty Ihruugh Iho tJ%losU¥O
Qn[r￿n9 Sofvit¥ IDEISI.
Reglsiw$d Charfly Numbtr.. 1139X
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Trusleo$' Annual Report
Flnonce and
vorn•n¢
Sale
Llafdln
Gonll
ed
Wo will rospond withivul delay 10 Bvery 5afequafdiny coiKern. which 6uggosl3 Ihai a chikj. young
porson or odull n¥y have been h8rrned, w)rking in partnershy with tho police and social S￿¥4¢&$
in any inves1￿all017.
We seek lo wtk with anyofie who ha? wlfered abuFV. doveloping with them an 4ppr(¥priale
Min16￿ of Inlomied pastoral ￿18.
We wll seek lo chollvnge any abuse ol powei. 8spoei8lly by anyong in a posilion of Irusl.
Wnrklny wilh Iho Cliurch Sal*giiarding Ollicer. ￿11 sijpport nsk ass¢*ssmenl ol Iliostr wlio
pr6svnl & %altsouardin9 fisk wilhin É r.hufr.h ￿vIrOnM￿nI. We will onsurp apprnpnate pèsloial
ty￿ is Lbllttre<l #nd m088urf*s ale lak¥ii lo addrass klonlifi¥d risks InL1udincJ itrlarral lo sl8lulory
agenGIos. Susptrnsion Ihe uso of safeguardi1￿ conlracls.
In 811 Ihèsa pmciplè$. we wlll ldlow18g)￿latlcn. guh4ance ènd recognlsed good pra¢iic8.
Regi$18red Ch8rity Numbgr. 1139306
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Trusio•s' AnnuLI Report
Nol•Tr lo Ihtr AccDunt*
Ba•1# tsl accounllDg
Tlii.. 1SntyiKl￿1 BID1vmunlr*ha￿ ￿011 wop•rod Ihv Clity￿V•￿tI ?011 ih tKewdoncrtwlh ihu SttstomoDtof
R￿1..D￿ni￿Vdts￿ Praclii'.8 lJORPI.AI'.r￿UnlI14U.Ind by ch1111￿.￿.1￿3L1fid In 2014 npilk.atilft lo i-.Ikirjts¥¥
WQPafino IhobT acL￿1t)IS in Jcc¢¢donco ¥vilh r.RSI0?- Iho rh?£ fiiKI5 SORP IF14S10213nd lakinu nDlC ol Iho Upd￿0
BiilPAiin I i%*itsd In 2L>IO.
Fund•
Tti¢ Iyiids *eld CLWSl1￿1¢. f>owJral FuD05 li¢lL¢ Ipt aiiy wfptsse ol cirr.uil wliitli ar¥ UnresiKled. CiiCt*l Modol
Trust hd5Yilrtu wrP￿￿￿dL4II11:￿ ￿7 IliL, sliin1knul￿l￿fj tsf It￿ Mu%hodi$l ¢IMirCh and ISLaloytwigv4
unr¢siriricO,:In(I i05￿Clou lundswiiiLlI afQ hDld loru n)i[ov¢or puipow Dotail&gl ¢acli mai¢11￿ lund aro &sdoscd In
A¢counllno Pollcl
8Js1s ol proparalion
IliiJ£A dlf.Ltsunih li￿7v￿ woptyied ufi Ilip ol h￿lly￿All rJJst eh¥*PI Ill￿1 ari¥u￿Tn￿ni¥a￿Sth0w￿ ai Ilwil
viiliiil (11 11in iiiid Ibl Ilio war. on 10 Show ￿1111￿ Alid lail wn%Y fjl t1￿ Circuil's Iin5wKwI Lwd
Incomlng rnsourc•G
piINI Ill￿ 1L IiihLiiII lio rNiJliiiAd its1￿1￿lly. SiJr.h lne.miit i¥ nnly rfftIthT4￿ whfyii IhH Iki8 ImimxRd
R•*¥iirco8 o#p•ndod
Grillllb tsy Iliv CiicuII Ircni i1604vii ary rocognl¥¢iJ Il￿ ul Ilio Iwol Bgi•bmviiiorwhen Ilie Circ￿1
VAT
SIiiLii ffr1r1.￿ll IH VAT roylsitsr¥d, all lnili￿ VAI l• ¢hThry*O ¥wlhlh•ewoTh#*¥ itswlilith n Ivlorx,
TDDglbfo Ilxod JbB•lB lor ii•Q by lh• Circtsll
IIIAII Itr. rwiiyiil viiliifi. Anw &fvDfvLlftii[In ntil l)iTr mdilo11411 IIHI DIIKJèfliO5 lu ImDR*m¢nl.
InyL'blrTI(Ilil piv￿1￿[HI% rnndsl ol mansos ionlcd out ary Ihoy Jrtr noi r.urtonUyi¢quiiod io houyj ￿￿11. Inw6knfrnl
In¥Trsinion15 •10 valuod 111 Iho balat1c￿ Jliyoi lit ni-.*kol ¥4tuo il Iho yeaf ond. Inv05knwiI in¢omc* L% includcd In I
oG¢viin15 wIiL'ii ieceivob￿. ond u.Iin$ or kn55o$ on revdubiion 81 the vtsAr*nd shLWn In Ihd SOFA.
JfW.r TTrlly IriidL 4ixuunts. *￿mira nOFiniil r.ia41l lui(i)S apply. ijt s*nouDI advdncod ¢0 l*ii. C￿C￿lI Sub$L￿11v￿bn1lV i.tiidil(x8
rocoDnlFAd 01 Jmouni pald lor frLO.IwrJl. Ivilh giiTr r.arrwnB ViJluL' adjusi¢d in sub5wutsnl yc•ry to roflr.¢i ropaymii$
whr.rv tlii?Fa 14 objpclivo •ryilBM¢o ¢1 IiM5)aimien*. an ImifV.d111 10 IMpDir(r￿nl Io¥s is 10cog￿6ed in thè StDlemoni ol
rinaiiciiil Aciiwiies. Slab-￿01)￿￿1 rovowl¥ DI ali Imp4iitiilLJnl 10$% ih¥3t obiectiv¢ly relillD lo¥n evenl oc¢vNlng Dlt*r the
Re￿51*r8d Charily Numb#r' 11393L
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Trust&as' Annual Report
4. Income
OonaiiDiis ar￿ l¢gacy Incthno compitses ollerifigs made al (Arcuil evÈnls and incom*.
Inveslmonl Incr￿￿9 rd&les solely lo Iho inleresl recdvablt on SI￿rt term deposit barik
8Crou￿1s. Al In¢ome is sourGed In the ur￿led Kingr*Jm.
5. Payments to tru8taes
Olher Ihan Minislenal slipond¥ Ihere wero no paymenlsmade io Irusioes lor 8ervlces wovided lo
Ihe Circuil by agrygment wllh Ihe circ￿lMe811ng.
6. Granti and don4tlon•
2025
20.000
2024
2025
107,117
2024
1U6.474
1U.JQ7
26,815
Gross sDliiii&s and boneliig In kknd
Emplo￿￿6 naliongl Insi1r￿ce cos1
P8nsion costs
prenlictr levy
Slall FxpEins
CurnpiilL*rs lor Minislry
Tolg151all ¢osl
Av•r@go number of slafl
21.094
7,747
828
143,151
JA
149,646
3A
. Connoxlonjl and Ol*trkt A8•088ment$ 4Thd L•vl
Th4 liiilioniil Molh&lisl Phiirch'The ConnLixion' And the Londm Moihlxlisi Dlslrlcl
9.thhor outgolnq•
TIip511 ini.'luth? th14 Inp5 lor gxaminalion ol Iho acr￿1￿18,.
2025
2024
.750
IIMleyondonl ex3mifigrb fèts for reporling w ih
10. Capltal commltsn•nl¥ tsntj contlngvnt IlJlJlllti
AS ai Ihe 31$1 Augu¥l 2025 Ili¢re were ntr ￿pIll}I cominiimenl$. Any ¢onliryonl liabtliliv
11 T#rtglbh Ilxgd
Tfr￿ land buildings compr180 S mons8s lor Ihe ux ofcirLthI stofl. One of Ilw mBnsf*•1o ¢Mn•d
7J'kn by Ilii.. tlgrnel dnd Qveensbury Circuit atxl 25% by Tlie TI*tTitsS Norlh Trust ol Ilitr UnilLd
Reloriiied Cliurcli. Al 31 Aiigusl Ilirvp uctupirN1 by s1311, th)0 Is ronled thjl. and one 15 beiry
prepcirod ILY 5Ale. The rented properfios haye beeri iov&ued by the estat8 agenls as al 31si Augu$l
2023.
2025
Total
.3..'17J.100
2024
Yolal
3 173.ItXJ
Land
1,fjPA.35U
Buildln
l.blS8.750
Rvvdliialinns
LlispoA*5
3.373.100
3.373,100
11 shtyild b8 noled that rf a manRoS Wor8 lo bè s4ld a sionrficant palt ot tha
proc0vd¥ MBY have to be pald lo olhoi bL>Yios wilhin Ihe %wdor IAelhodisI chui¢h
Reglslered Chaiity Number., 1139306
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Trustees. Annual Report
12 DÉbtors and prepaymen15
2015
5.544
2.190
36.02LI
43.7S8
2024
9.969
6,D38
J3,Y?11
29.827
Propaid stipends
Pi'operiy Rvnt
othcr DeblOIS
IJ3 Ciedltors and kcruals Idtse In under I yrl
IOZ5
9.261
202
15.767
DElÈrrL.d Intome
oihex credtfoys
7,962
17,23J
?,8(bO
73.6?7
14 Charll4ble FUNIS
Fvnd bal•n¢o
brou8ht
lorw•rd
Fund
balanc¢
t•rrled
forwèrd
In¢•m
Exppndltu¥•
In¢¢rlund
tran51e
Rovalu¢
Unre51Ii(Icd Jund5
G¥iierdl fund
Model Tru%i lund
3.4f30.111
8b,Qil')
2AI.659
J,458
1314.()311
3,422,837
52.111
25.UOO
fvnd5
3..446.1gb
3¥().111
Indowmont Fund5
'TIu51 177.
650
651
3,546,114
186,118
13111.3651
3.48r. c 99
The Geiieial fund ifa available to be speni loi èny puiD05es ol Ilie charllv. The Ciriiill Model Trust Fund has wlde
purposes delined in tIiL. SidndinB Orders ol the MeihvJi¥i Chui<li and is Liilcf.ori5od a5 Unft¥trittcd.
Ihe etidowmont lund is hells a% li rnanared mSie4J lund bv the Central Financp eoaid whn%e Income isavaSkible
for Ihe ¥eneial purposes ol the Circuli.
IS Related Pavtie5
rhe cliiirches whlch lomi the Bamei and ￿￿e￿£bury Clrtvit. whose asse5SmÈt)t5 prowide (he prlnclpal Income
foi IhE Cirtuit, ds Shown In the Income ￿￿tIoN of the 50FA. arÈ'.
Bornot 8fooksldolWosloy Holl
M<inor Drlvc (Frlern Barndl
Ftcndon
Ed8ware
Qutensbury
Trinlty Gphle15 Gie¥n
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Truolees, Annual RoPOrt
Appendlx A
M8mb•r6 OF Iho Clrcull M•oline and K•y Lay WO￿￿$
Inlit•r¥'.
Rovd. Dr. Marfin Welling5 Isupenntendenll
Rovd. Ntr•l
R￿Vd. Ab& Konattu.Yi&4om
Revd. Renj¥mln T￿m881
ALSthorlbod Pre•byEor'.
Revd. Dr. Akn Gi
Sup•mum•ry Mlnl8t•r'.
Rwd, Juthlh Cha￿￿8￿
Hovd. Dr. Philip Ch3pmai
Clrcult Slpwaryl•'.
Mr. l<otsBrt Ilklelrnan ITroa•urerl
Mr8. L￿7 For51er
Mr. Gr8h#m Wha¥￿r
Saloguardlng OHlcor:
Rvvd. Ddvid Ne%%t
GDPR..
suporinton￿fil K*'ni¥ler
S*crfrt•ry of tha H&•thfield Trust.. Rilvi R47nywii
So¢rotory of tho Wornhlp Loadorn
Pr¢o¢h•rn' Meotlng..
Clicult web￿t+
Mf. Rtsb•rtAld8tinaii
Mr. GnhÈm Wknoder
r•B•rbiali￿ M•mb•r
Clreult Maotlng S•¢rgthry:
Ivaconll
M•mb•rs'.
MIS Ruth Aky8mpwo
r. Dll AmArfoilo
lJ16 ErnvliJ AryOL+
Mls PoArfiiie BAiido
rs, Anna Baiiholor
Dt. RiC.hard
r. Day￿ Frpiir.h
F. l&JOlW Gdl
FrlnA Koli4Jp*l
Ktr6 Hannah Lynch-shw
s. Allous￿ Morton
Mr. Chrlrtofi Oyokij-fjnd
thlr¥. Jano Roy
Ws Victoria Rob8n8
Mis. LhiislinB Sttl¢1￿1l
MIS Chath)tIL* SihwLy4
Mr. Robort Thr)mpson
thh5. Wendy Tu
Flnonc¥ Offlctt..
Mf. Manesh ShaY8dia
R8gi8lwe¢ Qiaflty Numbei.. 1139306
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Trustees. Annual Report
Appendix B
Circuit Budget for 2025126
Income
Ex
endlture
Mlnlsters
Stipviidts and asS0¢￿ted costs
Lay Siaff
Travel
Prcaching foes
Tolophone
Poslage
Stationary & Books and
Compulor Suppl¢es
Training
mis¢el￿neOuS
Roots
Relocxtion Costs
Interest
Assessments
Renl Igrossl
Long Lane Manse
Reservos
Total Income
134,312
42.463
6,000
800
2,800
200
264.185
18,000
4.000
37.130
323,315
3.575
1.500
1,200
850
3.000
196,700
Mans85
General rtpairs and expenses
Repalrs Contingenry planning
Quinquennials (Churchesl
Quinquennials (Manses)
Lelling Fees
Councd Tax & Water Rates
Insurance
Alarms
Conlrihulion In l%linglnn &
Camd@>n for Accomodalion
10,000
4.000
6,000
4,000
3.000
17,000
8,000
500
8,000
60,500
Methodljt Church
London District &
Methodist Church Fund
63,368
G6n•ral M18¢ellaneous
Independent Assessmenl
Other
2,100
500
2.600
Totsl Exponditur•
Registered Charity Number.. 1139306
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TrLisloo%' Ar1115JLII Repor
DECLARATIONS
Tr(￿a￿lir￿1
Prewnt41101i to ¢110 Clic41ii Mooting lor 4lpwtsval.
Indtp¢iidont E¥aniinor's Rtrport lo tho Tru5toos ol Ilio
Barnol & avo￿n$bUrY Glr¢uit
Respectlv¢ ie$pbiiiTribilitlL'¥ ol Ttiiblce5 4711d Ex&iminor

Accrual Accounts 2024125
Basis ol Indepfrnd¢rrt Examh*T'S Report
y Bxaminabon vras caryiod ovt in accorrtanco wlh Ihe yeneral directiOll5 gven by the Chanty Commis&an. An
Ind•pendent Examlnor's Statemeni
In GonntrGtxJn 11sy exarTNnaiion. ￿ tTralief has my 8MeD)on (olher than asdisd050d b91￿)
h g5v&s me reasonabte ¢ausg io believe Ihal in ony maleri81 rg$pecl the reouiretnenls..
lo kpep ar.counling rp¢ords In ￿rdance ¥Alh Seciion 130 01 the ClkAriDes Act.
lo prepare accounts which accord vith Ihe atthnlirjo recoids and ¢offtply ￿*h th6 accwnting
requirempnis ol I11tr Cl￿￿11￿% AGI
have tK)I bL*n MÈI. or
(21
lo ￿11¢1), iii iny npinM>n, alltrnlion shwld be drdw in orderlo eliab￿ * propw utKf8r518nding of the
acLounls lo be
111oveihave noi. 0￿$ned Indcpcndcni v¢nlJcalioD of all InvesimLm15 wlh Trusioes lor V£lliodis1
Church PurpDSes or held ulher Iiusis. bank balance&> ¥ftCt lund5 al the C8ntral 8Dard of
I11È Molliodi%i Cliiirch are Indlvldually iii oxcess of el0.(XlO (ten th￿1*al￿ PDuiidsl al Ihe
bcilancc sliccl dale.
NaTne of independent
Sigllolure of
Rolfrvani Pfolessional qualilicilion ul Independent ¢xamtngr
Naniry ol firm I￿￿ore appf¢piir)Ivl
AddrÈs5
, f ÉIFLP LhTr)
11*(2-IItsL3J (-k¢Z 9 Q)
Registered Charity Number.. 1139306
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