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 Se￿iCe
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
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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
RegiSte￿d 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 H￿Jg
Mr5 Carolyn Nursey
Mrs Margaret Wintfred Chastney
Mrs Wendy Pearse
Treasurer.
Mr Nigel Peter Dykes
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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- re￿Wed 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
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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
t19￿85
lan
124090
11993
Ic7J
53.712
Irfjl
66.705
Ic8
BYCHUR¢H
141 J21
127.W3
11388
56.735
70,123
rfnec￿sary￿￿
tOtsL4foYward
YOTAL
PAYUEKrs
SECTION F
NTOF
CL051NG
¢HUR¢H-CA8H FUNDSHELD at3t
Cash in hand
142
BankCurrentAe￿￿t
24.
10B80
2&345
48.797
f4
Finance P4J3rd
1.697
Tru5tes5 knMethtythstc￿rCh
Clherf￿S
SUB TOTAL.ehurthxcowts
Totalfund5 ￿ by kntemal
T￿etO￿alfrcMatrt¥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 1ndL￿e0n1v Funds hekl attrtCW￿
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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 v￿e￿Il 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 prepara￿n 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
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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 verifi￿tion 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
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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
RegiSte￿d 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 H￿Jg
Mr5 Carolyn Nursey
Mrs Margaret Wintfred Chastney
Mrs Wendy Pearse
Treasurer.
Mr Nigel Peter Dykes
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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- re￿Wed 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
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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
t19￿85
lan
124090
11993
Ic7J
53.712
Irfjl
66.705
Ic8
BYCHUR¢H
141 J21
127.W3
11388
56.735
70,123
rfnec￿sary￿￿
tOtsL4foYward
YOTAL
PAYUEKrs
SECTION F
NTOF
CL051NG
¢HUR¢H-CA8H FUNDSHELD at3t
Cash in hand
142
BankCurrentAe￿￿t
24.
10B80
2&345
48.797
f4
Finance P4J3rd
1.697
Tru5tes5 knMethtythstc￿rCh
Clherf￿S
SUB TOTAL.ehurthxcowts
Totalfund5 ￿ by kntemal
T￿etO￿alfrcMatrt¥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 1ndL￿e0n1v Funds hekl attrtCW￿
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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 v￿e￿Il 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 prepara￿n 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 verifi￿tion 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
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