2023-08-31-accounts - Toll Gavel United Church

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TOLL GAVEL UNITED CHURCH TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2023 Alm and Purpose The Trustees of Toll Gavel United Church are responsoble for the whole mission of the church, pastoral, spiritual, evangelical and ecumenical. They are responsible for the maintenance of the church premises. Objertlves and Actlvltles The church's purpose Is to advance the Christlan faith in Beverley and the local area in accordance with the princlples and practices of the Methodist and United Refom)ed Churches. To achieve this, the church has engaged In a range of actNities, either on its own or with others, includin8: -The celebration of public worship -The teaching of the Christian faith -mission and Evangelism -Pastoral work including visiting, the sick, bereaved. housebound and those in residential or nursing care -Provislon of faclllties wlth a Christian ethos for the local community, indudlng the elderly and the young -The support of other charities working in the UK and oversea To facilitste much of this work it is vital to maintain the frdbrlc of the building. This is becomin8 an increasingly difficult challenge because the premises are old, there Is a redurtion in self- help and the pressure on available finance. Achlevements and perfornmnce Rev Fran Rhys has completed her second year as our ministèr. We have continued to provide Sunday morning worship usin8 a ran8e of ministers and local preachers. Average attendance Is between 50 and 60. We also provide monthly afternoon and evening services on a Sunday with a more informal atmosphere. These have increased in popularity and attrart people on the fringe of the church community. We livestream the morning SeiCe and this Is watched by an average of 20 viewers. Thls allows people who are unwell or cannot attend the service to watch ft Ilve or at a time which is more convenient for them. l i In September 2022 we participated in the National Heritsge celebrations. This year we displayed a series of Bible stories from the Old and New Testsments made from a variety of art forms. This event has become an estsblished feature on our calendar. We provide a Lunch Club once a fortnight on a Tuesday which is flourishing. A hot meal is provided for 40 people plus the stsff. Another 8roup operate a Community Lunch aub every Wednesday. The homeless, the lonety and the destitute are encouraged to use this facility. Our coffee facility at the front of the church continues to operate 3 momings a week. We are mana8in8 to sustain our regular Saturday Coffee Momin8 in the hall, but the

church volunteers are having to organlse and run the event much more often than the pre- pandemic era. Other bookings from groups wanting to use the premises on a regular basls has gradually increased but our income from them has still only reached about two thirds of the amount pre-pandemk. Our Income has been boosted by several large donations and legacles. These have helped to keep finances reasonably stsble. The Falth, Space and Place group has contlnued Its work. They are exploring Options for redevelopln8 our premlses to make them more energy efficient and less expensive to operate. We secured some funding from the local council to employ a firni of architects to draw up plans to accommodate as many of our activlties and booking into a slngle sulte of premises rather than two. By the end of 2023 they will provide us with a 3D computer generated model which can be shown to church members and user groups. This will allow us to proceed with a survey of all user groups to see if the archltecvs ideas fit their requirements. We are onty spending money on essential malntenance and any emergency repalrs. The work to repair flood damage which happened In Ortober 2021 was completed in December 2022 The Spirituality and Mission group have continued to meet regularly and explore and arrange Ideas for worshlp and outreach. During this year we have lost six members through death and a few more through the Methodlst Church's decision to allow same sex marriages. Our current membershlp stands at 138. We continue to publish a monthly bulletin which is sent out by e mail or by hand. This contains Information and datss of planned events. Over a period of 10 years the Beverley Methodist clrcuit has been exploring amalgamating wlth another circuit in the district. There have been many similar mergers across the county as the Methodist church shrinks and the suppty of mlnisters has reduced. Our most recent relationshlp has developed over a period of two years with the Hull Central and West clrcults, and we have shared a Joint superintendent minister during this perlod. Unfortunately during this year, she has retired through111 health and this combined with no circuit treasurer and no new clrcult stewards appointed meant the idea had to be abandoned. However, a new idea emerged as other circuits in our district had simllar issues. The Chair of our Methodist District suggested we joined a new arrangement due to stsrt on September 12023, called the Bridge Circuit. An Operations, Manager had already been appolnted and 3 other circuits were signed up to this new arrangement. The purpose behind this idea is to allow some of the admlnlstration of the churches to be tsken care of and thereby releasing members to engage more with rnission work. Due to a shortage of volunteers for irnportant roles in the circuit we have taken thls new Idea on board and look forward to seeln8 how this works out In practice.

Pastoral wo The church members are divided into 15 pastoral groups each with a leader called a Pastoral Visitor. Their role is to keep in contact with their group, pass on inforniat6on and deliver flowers to those who experience illness or bereavement. They do an excellent job. Christine Milbum is employed as a lay worker among the elderly, and helps to run the church Lunch Club, as well as Leisure Day which meets to support older people with a weekty programme of events. We employ someone to run the Messy Monday group and also a Children and Families, worker. These are both part time posts. The Messy Monday group is well supported, and the 2 workers combine to organise special events and holiday clubs. We continue with several uniformed groups with very committed leaders. Mlsslon We participated in Christian Ald Week and dlstributed envelopes for donations and with another event we or8anised we raised £941. We also responded to the Turkish Earthquake Appeal and raised £IO(K). We organised a Coffee Morning to raise funds for Beech Holme Tandem Club which has a fleet of tsndems to 8lve blind and partially sighted people the opportunlty of cycle rides. They run a regular programme of rides throughout the year. We organise a service and distribute envelopes to raise funds for the World Mission Fund. We continue to support the Open Doors project In Hull which offers support and help for refugees and asylum seekers We helped to organise worship times in local residential homes. We sent a box full of copies of Hymns and Psalms, a hymnbook we no lon8er use on a regular basls, to Sierra Leone. The church also voted In November to allow same sex marriages on its premises. The church is open durlng BeverleVs annual Christmas Festlval, providin8 refreshments and entertainmenL Admlnlstratfve Inforniatlon Toll Gavel United Church is registered wlth the Charity Commission (number 1140314) as a local ecumenical partnership, and is situated on Toll Gavel. Beverley, East Yorkshire. HU17 9AA Participatin8 denominations are a) the Meth¢)dist Church and b) the United Refornied Church. They are accountsble to the Yorkshire North and East District of the Methodist Church and the Yorkshire Synod of the Unlted Reformed Church. A review of the constitution has tsken place and no changes were recommended. We appointed a new caretsker in November who has settled in well. We also appointed a new church administrator in February. Both posts were used to replace employees who had resigned. Current Trustees Chairman: Rev Fran Rhys Elected Trustees: Mrs C. Nursey, Mrs E. Turner, Mr J. Turner. Mr D Powell, Mrs W Pearse

Co4)pted Trustees: Mr C Ho8& Mrs C. Milburn, Mrs M Chastney, Mr N.Dykes (treasurer) Approved by the Trustees Signed .W ..7vkn....r...£L. . Chaiman 14. 0.f....£.o £f...............................................

CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS TOLL GAVEL UNrrED CHURCH Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 BEVERLEY METHODIST Circuit Circuit no. 2918 RegiSted Charity - Charlty Registration number If not a registered charity Her Majestys Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number crhe HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of eviden of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders viishing 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) 1140314 Minister. Revd Fran Rhys Churth Trustees: Mr John Tumer Mrs Christine Milbum Mrs Elaine Margaret Tumer Mr David Powell Mr Colin George HJg Mr5 Carolyn Nursey Mrs Margaret Wintfred Chastney Mrs Wendy Pearse Treasurer. Mr Nigel Peter Dykes churches-receipts-an&Fkiyments-2023.xls 1of5

Accouiifs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 TOLL GAVEL UNITED CHURCH Church UnreslTlct8d Restricted Totals this Funds Funds Totals last ar SEclloN A a1 RECEIPTS Note a2 Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Inveslment incon 52.417 52.417 59.340 a3 524 524 10 a4 Lettin 23.667 47.655 124263 23.667 62.475 139.083 19.591 28,219 107.160 a5 Olher receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 14,820 14.820 a6 {a71 SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 49.680 49.680 519 39.942 777 b3 Donations 359 160 airs and Mainten8n utilities Ilnsurances. water char es. heatin hlin 15.377 4,624 20.001 24,530 15.662 10,985 b6 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 21.373 102,4S1 18,855 23.639 40.228 126.090 35,213 111,447 (b9} SECTION C RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS a6 21.812 8.819 12.993 (4.287 Total funds brought foThYdrd from last year c2 25,875 27.837 53.712 67,938 c3 Sub total ¢l+c2 47.687 19.018 66.705 63,651 Transfers and ad'uslments ¢7 9,939 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR 47.687 19,018 66,705 Ic8> 53,712 {c6) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS thgse amounts are not to be included in total Teceiptslpa nts ures above d1 Balance bro ht forward fr(ffi last 470 d2 Offerin sIGifts- reWed for extemal nisatM)ns 3,653 3,183 d3 otferingslGifts . paswj to extemal organr&att(x 2,968 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID {d1+d243) 35 470 2of5

TOLL GAVEL UNITED CHURCH MMARYOF SECTION E INTERNAL ORGANISATIDNS LLMJ¢h Ch 3.418 99¢ 271 271 Falrtrad• e5 ¢7 Sublo Intem Organisauortsfvnds e8 t12 Church accounts (tth broughtlorward K>¥4• 2-lotabwlwnnl e9 t1985 lan 124090 11993 Ic7J 53.712 Irfjl 66.705 Ic8 BYCHUR¢H 141 J21 127.W3 11388 56.735 70,123 rfnecsary tOtsL4foYward YOTAL PAYUEKrs SECTION F NTOF CL051NG ¢HUR¢H-CA8H FUNDSHELD at3t Cash in hand 142 BankCurrentAet 24. 10B80 2&345 48.797 f4 Finance P4J3rd 1.697 Tru5tes5 knMethtythstcrCh ClherfS SUB TOTAL.ehurthxcowts Totalfund5 by kntemal TetOalfrcMatrt¥Vel (&121 53.712 6&705 {c8} 3,418 TOTAL CASH FUND5 HELD BYCIIURCH 56,735 70.123 SECTr)N G i* 31 NAWUSt2DZI OThERASSEISand UABILIYES f4 1ndLe0n1v Funds hekl attrtCW 3of5

Name of Church . TOLL GAVEL UNITED CHiIRCH Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they indude all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer ........... Name and address of treasurer .. GEL P DYXES 3 THE VALE. BEVERLEY PARKL4NDS, BEVERLEY. HU17 ORD Presentalion to the Chur¢h trustees I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 veIl be. presented to the meeting ofthe Church trustees hdd on .13..4A.4YqI w)34 Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeling rth.cA I:.R.QÉYs....... Date. P: 1: 2ol¥. Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the TOLL GAVEL UNITED CHURCH Charity Number . 1140314 Responsibillttes and basis of report . I report to the truslees on my examination of the accounts of the Toll Gavel United Church Church for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages 1 to 3 As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparan of the accounts in acc(xdm *ryth the requirements ofthe Charitses Act 2011 {Yhe Arf). I report in respect of my examination ofthe Church's accounts (Xrried out under secti.on 145 of the Act and. in carying out my examination, I have followEd all the applicable Directions gNen by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the ACL ' delele or circle as appropriate 4ofS

Name of Church .. ..TOLL GAVEL UNITED CHURCH Independent Examinerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disdosed below") which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I have/a¥t. obtained independent verifition of all investrnents with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts. bank balances and funds at the Central Finan Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10.000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner F440 Q£ Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner A.0.. Name of fiNn (where appropriate) fvjl Address Sf Date delete or circle as appropriate churches-recelpts-and.payments-2o23.S 5of5