## **North Harrow Methodist Church**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
## **1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025**
## **Governance**
1. As a Methodist Church in England, North Harrow Methodist Church comes under the auspices of the Methodist Church whose governing body is the Methodist Conference. The authority by which the Conference acts is laid out in the Methodist Church Act 1976.
2. North Harrow Methodist Church is a registered charity number 1140257.
3. North Harrow Methodist Church is part of the Harrow and Hillingdon Circuit in the London District.
4. The Managing Trustees of North Harrow Methodist Church (NHMC) are the members of the Church Council. The composition is:
The Superintendent Minister of the Circuit and the ministers and ministerial probationers appointed to the Circuit.
## **Elected by the General Church Meeting to serve -**
## **Church Stewards** :
From May 2025
Marian Smith (8[th] year & Senior Steward from Sept 2018) Janet Burgess (2[nd] Year)
Church Council Secretary: Jointly Marian Smith & Graham Pearn Treasurer: Peter Harrison (appointed Dec 2022) Pastoral Coordinator: Lynda Ives Lacy
## **Members elected by the Annual Meeting (to serve from Sept 2024) -**
Jenny Briggs (4[th] year) Pauline Ingosi (4[th] year) Irene Taylor (7[th] year)
## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**
5. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare, for each financial year, financial statements which give a true and fair record of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees should follow best practice and
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- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice 2005, Accounting and Reporting by Charities have been followed; and
- prepare the financial statements on the ‘going concern’ basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that activities will continue.
6. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the North Harrow Methodist Church Fund and which will enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Standing Orders of the Methodist Church and the Charities Act 1993. They are also responsible for taking reasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
7. The Trustees consider these practices have been followed and their responsibilities properly discharged.
## **Annual Report**
8. The financial year for the purposes of accounting to the Methodist Church commences on 1 September.
9. During the financial year 2024-25, the Church Council met five times. Two General Church Meetings open to all church members were also held during the year to approve the Annual Report and accounts, a special meeting was held to approve appointments for the new church year and to elect Church Stewards for 2025-26. The Finance and Property Committee met separately at intervals, as did the Pastoral Committee. The Church Council has oversight of those matters which concern Neighbourhood & Mission and the church family, there being no separate committees for that purpose.
10. The Church Council also has overall responsibility for implementing the Safeguarding policies of the Methodist Church. In 2006, it appointed a Safeguarding Officer, who liaises with the Circuit Safeguarding Officer. The Church’s Safeguarding Policy is displayed at appropriate points around the premises.
11. The Church Council is responsible for producing a report to the General Church Meeting.
12. The following gives an indication of the work overseen or initiated by the Church Council during 2024-25:
- (1) Most Sundays there is a service at 10.30 am which includes Holy Communion once a month. Usually on the
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third Sunday of each month there is a more informal service called ‘Come & See’. There is a Sunday evening monthly discussion group.
- (2) When Sunday services are not held at North Harrow there will be a service held at another Methodist church locally.
13. A team of volunteers staffs the church office most weekday mornings throughout the year to maintain relationships with community groups that use the premises and to ensure that essential administration is kept up-to-date. We have continued to explore possibilities for midweek activities and services that might attract a wider range of people than just our own congregation.
14. It is the duty of North Harrow Methodist Church to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which seeks to protect individuals from the consequences of improperly obtained or processed data and to ensure that individuals are not put at risk or threatened by the misuse of data.
NHMC utilises the Methodist Church in Great Britain privacy notice which can be viewed at (https://www.tmcp.org.uk/about/data-protection/managingtrustees-privacy-notice) or in the church office.
Full details of lawful bases, data collected, consent requirements, retention periods, etc. can be found on the NHMC Data Protection Statement which is reviewed annually and presented to the fellowship at the general Church Meeting.
The Church Council is committed to implementing not only the legal requirements of the Equality Act 2010 but all feasible action to improve access to the activities of the church. The Church Council believes this is in line with the mission of the church as well as the legal requirements of the State.
**15.** The membership of the church at the end of August 2025 stood at 42 and we continue to be encouraged by the number of regular adherents attending services.
## **Investment Policy**
17. The investment of surplus funds is operated via the Central Finance Board (CFB) of the Methodist Church; CFB aims to provide a high-quality investment service seeking above-average returns for long-term investors, while ensuring that the securities held by all its funds are in line with the ethical policy of the Methodist Church.
## **Reserves Policy**
18. The Trustees have agreed a reserves policy which equates to 50% of annual expenditure and is to be reviewed every September. The reserve is held by TMCP (Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes).
## **Financial Statements**
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19. Key issues are:
1. Income rose from £104,098 to £107,711 largely due to strong income from licence fees.
2. Expenditure rose from £86,774 to £105,626 due in part to replacing windows in the church hall and lounge at a cost of £31.000 less donations and also to increased energy costs.
3. The Assessment that we are required to pay the Harrow & Hillingdon Methodist Circuit remained unchanged at £40,654.
4. The outcome is that for the 12 months to 31 August 2024 the available funds rose from £100,274 to £106,770.
5. A number of legacies have been left to the church over a number of years and their value rose to £40,045.
Revd. Julie King Minister North Harrow Methodist Church
Peter Harrison Treasurer
PJH 7[th] February 2026
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**CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
## **THE METHODIST CHURCH**
# **STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS**
## **North Harrow Methodist Church**
# **FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
**31[ST] August 2025**
## **Harrow & Hillingdon Circuit Circuit no 25/36**
## **Registered Charity number 1140257**
(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)
## **Minister**
Revd Julie King
## **Church Stewards**
Ms Marian Smith
Mrs Janet Burgess
**Treasurer**
Peter Harrison
## **North Harrow Methodist Church Statement of Financial Activities**
## **For the period from 01 September 2024 to 31 August 2025**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**|**Prior year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**total funds**|
|**Receipts**||||||
|Offerings and tax recoverable|31,704.42|8.05|-|31,712.47|29,472.15|
|Bank & CFB interest and investment income|2,170.82|-|-|2,170.82|1,884.46|
|Lettings|58,570.96|-|-|58,570.96|64,000.30|
|Other receipts|10,796.65|10.60|-|10,807.25|7,555.97|
|Internal organisations(income)|4,449.80|-|-|4,449.80|989.00|
|**Total income**|**107,692.65**|**18.65**|**-**|**107,711.30**|**103,901.88**|
|**Payments**||||||
|Circuit assessment or share|40,654.00|-|-|40,654.00|40,654.00|
|Donations|2,959.69|400.00|-|3,359.69|1,326.90|
|Repairs and maintenance|34,316.93|-|-|34,316.93|19,805.97|
|Utilities, insurances etc|21,735.10|-|-|21,735.10|19,039.72|
|Other payments|2,083.13|-|-|2,083.13|1,640.91|
|Internal organisations(expenditure)|3,462.22|14.74|-|3,476.96|4,306.31|
|**Total expenditure**|**105,211.07**|**414.74**|**-**|**105,625.81**|**86,773.81**|
|**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**|**2,481.58**|**(396.09)**|**-**|**2,085.49**|**17,128.07**|
|**Transfers:**||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in|1,977.90|-|-|1,977.90|7,201.63|
|Gross transfers between funds - out|(1,777.90)|(200.00)|-|(1,977.90)|(7,201.63)|
|**Other recognised gains / losses**||||||
|Gains/losses on investment assets|-|-|-|-|-|
|Gains on revaluation,fixed assets,charity's own use|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Net movement in funds**|**2,681.58**|**(596.09)**|**-**|**2,085.49**|**17,128.07**|
|**Reconciliation of funds**||||||
|**Total funds brought forward**|**103,672.57**|**1,012.26**|**-**|**104,684.83**|**87,556.76**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**106,354.15**|**416.17**|**-**|**106,770.32**|**104,684.83**|
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## **North Harrow Methodist Church Fund totals - Details Selected period: 01 September 2024 to 31 August 2025**
|**Fund**|**Opening balance**
**Closing balance**|
|---|---|
|**Badminton - Badminton Club**
Designated
**Bene. - Benevolence Fund**
Restricted
**Collections - charities - Collections For Other Organisations**
Designated
**CSC - Crossroads Stroke Club**
Designated
**Flower Fund - Flower Fund**
Designated
**Lets deposits - Lettings Deposits**
Designated
**MAP - Mission Action Plan Fund**
Designated
**NORMADS - NORMADS**
Designated
**Stroke Group - Stroke Group**
Restricted
**Young Church - Young Church**
Designated
**General - General Fund**
Unrestricted
**Overall totals**|-
-|
||**-**
**-**|
||1,012.26
416.17|
||**1,012.26**
**416.17**|
||340.10
552.60|
||**340.10**
**552.60**|
||3,973.04
8,393.87|
||**3,973.04**
**8,393.87**|
||111.29
108.48|
||**111.29**
**108.48**|
||(10.00)
(10.00)|
||**(10.00)**
**(10.00)**|
||803.45
1,052.65|
||**803.45**
**1,052.65**|
||711.12
655.93|
||**711.12**
**655.93**|
||-
-|
||**-**
**-**|
||3,283.73
3,187.97|
||**3,283.73**
**3,187.97**|
||94,459.84
92,412.65|
||**94,459.84**
**92,412.65**|
|||
||**104,684.83**
**106,770.32**|
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## **North Harrow Methodist Church**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by fund) As at: 31 August 2025**
||**Balance**
**Previous**
**balance**|
|---|---|
|**Cash At Bank And In Hand**
**5001: CAF Bank**
Benevolence Fund
Restricted
416.17
1,012.26
Collections For Other Organisations
Designated
552.60
340.10
Crossroads Stroke Club
Designated
8,393.87
3,973.04
Lettings Deposits
Designated
(10.00)
(10.00)
Mission Action Plan Fund
Designated
1,052.65
803.45
NORMADS
Designated
655.93
711.12
Young Church
Designated
(83.12)
-
General Fund
Unrestricted
46,697.65
50,910.93
**57,675.75**
**57,740.90**
**5002: Lloyds Bank - YC**
Young Church
Designated
3,678.06
3,283.73
General Fund
Unrestricted
(2,935.12)
-
**742.94**
**3,283.73**
**5003: Lloyds Bank - FF**
Flower Fund
Designated
108.48
111.29
**108.48**
**111.29**
**5004: Central Finance Board**
General Fund
Unrestricted
362.14
910.05
**362.14**
**910.05**
**5006: Cash in Hand - YC**
Young Church
Designated
(33.95)
-
General Fund
Unrestricted
58.96
-
**25.01**
**-**
**Cash At Bank And In Hand**
**58,914.32**
**62,045.97**
**Debtors**
**Z05: Accounts Receivable**
General Fund
Unrestricted
5,307.50
4,410.50
**5,307.50**
**4,410.50**
**Debtors**
**5,307.50**
**4,410.50**
**Investments**
**5009: Trustees For Methodist Church Purposes**
General Fund
Unrestricted
40,045.36
38,228.36
**40,045.36**
**38,228.36**
**5010: Central Finance Board Deposit Account - YC**
Young Church
Designated
(373.02)
-
General Fund
Unrestricted
2,876.16
-
**2,503.14**
**-**|416.17
1,012.26
552.60
340.10
8,393.87
3,973.04
(10.00)
(10.00)
1,052.65
803.45
655.93
711.12
(83.12)
-
46,697.65
50,910.93|
||**57,675.75**
**57,740.90**
3,678.06
3,283.73
(2,935.12)
-|
||**742.94**
**3,283.73**
108.48
111.29|
||**108.48**
**111.29**
362.14
910.05|
||**362.14**
**910.05**
(33.95)
-
58.96
-|
||**25.01**
**-**|
||**40,045.36**
**38,228.36**
(373.02)
-
2,876.16
-|
||**2,503.14**
**-**|
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||**Balance**
**Previous**
**balance**|
|---|---|
|**Investments**
**42,548.50**
**38,228.36**
**Grand Total**
**106,770.32**
**104,684.83**||
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## **North Harrow Methodist Church**
## **Balance Sheet (Summary)**
||**As at**
**31/08/2025**|**As at**
**31/08/2024**|
|---|---|---|
|**Fixed assets**
**Current assets**
Debtors
Investments
Cash At Bank And In Hand
**Liabilities**
**Net current assets less current liabilities**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Liabilities**
**Total net assets less liabilities**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
Unrestricted - General Funds
**Designated**
Designated - Collections For Other Organisations
Designated - Crossroads Stroke Club
Designated - Flower Fund
Designated - Lettings Deposits
Designated - Mission Action Plan Fund
Designated - NORMADS
Designated - Young Church
**Restricted**
Restricted - Benevolence Fund
**Endowment**
**Fund Totals**|**-**
5,307.50
42,548.50
58,914.32
**106,770.32**
**-**
**106,770.32**
**106,770.32**
**-**
**106,770.32**
92,412.65
552.60
8,393.87
108.48
(10.00)
1,052.65
655.93
3,187.97
416.17
**106,770.32**||
|||**-**|
|||4,410.50
38,228.36
62,045.97|
|||**104,684.83**|
||||
|||**-**|
||||
|||**104,684.83**|
|||**104,684.83**|
||||
|||**-**|
|||**104,684.83**|
|||94,459.84
340.10
3,973.04
111.29
(10.00)
803.45
711.12
3,283.73
1,012.26|
|||**104,684.83**|
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## **Addendum to the Annual Accounts**
In May 2025 Church Council (the trustees) of North Harrow Methodist Church approved the purchase of new windows for the church hall and lounge from Anglian Home Improvements. As the transactions in respect of the purchase spanned two financial years the independent examiner of our accounts requested the details of the transactions should be added to the report as an addendum.
Cost of windows 31,300 Paid in three instalments
6[TH] May 2025 7,825 15[th] October 2025 15,000 3[rd] December 2025 8,475
The cost was funded as follows-
Four donations total £9,201
|30thJune 2025|1,000|
|---|---|
|9thSeptember 2025|5,000|
|23rdSeptember 2025|101|
|Still to come
|3,100|
The balance of £22,099 came from the General Fund.
PJH 3[rd] February 2026
Name ol Church.
Independent Examlner's St8t8m8nt
I hBve completed myexaminatlon. I confirm thst no rn2terlal matters have come to my
attention in connection w(th the 8¥8mlnation (other than thatdisclos&d below) whieh give rTre
cause to believe thst. In any rnat&ri81 respeet..
the aceounting r&cords were not kept in accoFdanc¢ wlth section 730 ot theAct,' or
the accounts do not accorrj with the eccounting rgcords.
I have no concerns and hsve ¢ome across no ofhar matt8r8 in eDnn8ctlon with the exatnination
to ¥vhich Bttention should be dr8wn in this report in orderto en8bie a proper understandingof
the 8c¢ounts to be reachad.
l */have" not obtained independgntverification of 8iL investments with the Trustees for
M&thodlst Church Purposes orheld in other trusts and funds 8t th8 Centtal Finance Boarcl of the
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I hBve completed myexaminatlon. I confirm thst no rn2terlal matters have come to my
attention in connection w(th the 8¥8mlnation (other than thatdisclos&d below) whieh give rTre
cause to believe thst. In any rnat&ri81 respeet..
the aceounting r&cords were not kept in accoFdanc¢ wlth section 730 ot theAct,' or
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to ¥vhich Bttention should be dr8wn in this report in orderto en8bie a proper understandingof
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