## **Church @the Cross Birkenhead Annual Report** **(Formerly Charing Cross and Tranmere Methodist)** ## **September 2021 to August 2022** The Methodist Church year is the same as the school year starting in September but it got off to a much slower start this year as we came out of lockdown and the nation started to recover from Covid 19. However, we started our Worship, Mums & Tots, Girl Guides. Rainbows, Brownies, Wed Junior club. It was all a little slow at first but by Christmas was back up to regular numbers The tail end of 2021 our minister Rev Steve Carpenter retired, he and his family moved back to Dudley in the Midlands. They take our very best wishes with them the whole family will be greatly missed. We evolved into a modern church during the eight years Steve was our minister his vision and guidance brought us closer to God and each other. Our youth club continues with volunteers and continues to support young people with disabilities taking advantage of all the hard work done during lockdown to move the youth club equipment up from Charing Cross Church and create the youth centre in our new church building. We were also awarded the household support grant to make food hampers for families in the community. Christmas week the church was packed full of food to give out to those in need. The church puppetry team called the Travelling Foam Heads were out and about again performing in Schools, charity events at Morisons New Brighton as well as Sunday morning worship. Spring comes in and with it our first Wedding in this new church Nichola and Christopher two of our own congregation were married in February the whole church turned out to wish them well on this joyous occasion. Before you know it it’s Easter and we are all busy with holiday club and Spring Harvest. In May we were awarded another grant to pay for staffing and support for twelve months to expand our community work. We called this project Tranmere Matters and with it we were able to pay some part time staff to work in partnership with our youth club, enhancing it particularly through a music project, a driver for our minibus and a worker to set up an adult social club, mental wellbeing group, and a food club which later developed into a warm hub. We have excellent dedicated staff and look forward to this project continuing into next year. Guides Rainbows and Brownies all continue to grow and one of our leaders Joan was given an award for fifty years of service to Guiding The school Summer holidays were a big success largely thanks to the Holiday Activity Fund who enabled us to provide meals and some exciting activities for four weeks of the holidays This was done in partnership with our sister church Moreton Methodist Wirral. We had over 150 different children attend between the two churches who enjoyed a variety of healthy meals. The activities included a falconry exhibition, Wheels extreme skateboarding, AZ Safari mobile Zoo, Circus Skills, various bouncy castles and craft activities and a visit from Liverpool Chinese Hung Gar Karate Team who did a lion dance. We also went on a couple of coach trips to Chester Zoo and Green Acres Farm. So having got off to a slow start the year finished with a fantastic summer next year we plan to expand our Mums & Tots opening another morning and extend our Monday evening youth club to include a junior section for children with disabilities. Tim Edwards Youth Worker / Steward CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Church The Cross Birkenhead Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022 Wirral Circult Circuit no 918 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 1141711 If not a registered charity Hey Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (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 undèr Statutory Instrument 2014 No.2421 Minisler.. Rev Noel Shar Church Stewards.. June Buckin9ham Catherine Hitchell 'i'imotliy Edwards Deiiise Ed￿'ardS Chi'istine Coiiway Roseindry Neill Joaii Corkill Treasurer.. Helen Jobling Church R 8nd P 2015.xls 1of5 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Church@The Cross Birkenhead Church Unrestricted Re$tri¢ted Funds Funds Totals this year Totals last year SECTION A 31 RECEIPTS Notg 82 Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 15,401 15,401 12,13S a3 34 268 a4 Lettin 3.588 3,588 49,000 49,920 19,324 137,287 8.621 a5 GVF Grant 49,000 49,920 a6 HAFIWHSF G1'anls a7 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 19,324 3B,347 12,344 32,698 a8 98,920 la71 SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 16.320 16,320 10,467 b3 Donations 310 310 170 b4 Re irs and Maintenance Ulililies Ilnsurances. water charges, healing & lighting) Staff Costs- musician 28,028 28.028 10,976 b5 7,322 443 443 1,099 CVF Grant 8,329 8,329 b8 HAFIWHSF 49,544 49,544 7,157 126,128 bg Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 7,157 68,255 62,022 92.056 b1 57,873 Ib91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ¢1 a6.b8 29,908 41.047 7,990 Total funds brought forward from last year ¢2 27,996 27,996 ¢6 33,600 c3 Sub total ¢l+c2 1,912 41,047 39,135 25.610 c4 Transfers and ad'vslments $,576 6,576 ¢7 2,386 ¢5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3*¢41 4,664 34,471 39,135 Ic81 27,996 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY.. MONEY RECEIVED ANO PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS these amounts are not to be includod in total rocel tsl ments fi ure3 abovo) d1 Balance brou hl forward from last ar d2 OfferinqslGifts- received for external or anlsations d3 Offerin9sIGifts passed to exteTnal organisabons d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAI Id1+d2-d31 2of5 Church The Cross Birkenhead Chuich RYOFCH CH ACCOUTrJTS AklD INTERNAL ORGANISATION5 REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COU SECTION E Plè wth Sumwaryof th& Church ac¢ovnl$ lof Ihe yeai ended 31 Auou$i 2021¥￿ Internil Organl$21SN3 rerthing lo lttechurch CounGiVChurch Meeiing. Nole that Ihe ftinds of n Inlemal Organisa1ion would nDfm31y be Pfsiiicied Ivnds unless il Eould L*dtrarfy$hown Ih¥i Ihey ¢OLAd be used I1￿ any MelhodLs1 purpose. T￿S secknon mLisI be Dniplèied 10 arrive ailhe gross Income and expendilvre lolals of the ChurGh. Ilgross exceed¥ Ih8AcrJuals Ik*8hdd. then IFtAccruals Meth￿ of accowling AND A DIFFERENT FORM fflusl be used to rePL￿ the accowts (see Melhodistwebgtel. Flease reftrtolh8 guidance notesregsrdiw tran$fers be￿¥een the District INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Net Re¢eip Openlng balances Rec Pa rnenis u$1M￿lS balsnces trll E12 Chtsrth &CCfbuntÈ IIOtsI# brouqht lonvard from pagè 2- totals columni 137,267 Ign 126,129 11,139 27,996 39,135 BI, CHURCH 137,267 126,128 11,139 27,996 39,135 Il necessary bling Ihe TOTAL RECEIPT5 TOTAL PAYME14TS SECTION f STATEMENT O ASSETS AF4D L1ABILITIES OPENING ALANCES CLOSING BALANCES CHURCH- CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 Au st 2021 Cash In hat¥J Bank CufreniAtcounl 18.331 27 802 Bank Account 2tvJ 4.039 ¢ontr&l Finan¢e 808(d 692 695 Trus￿eS for Melfv)dist ChuTch PUFF￿£5 6.587 6.599 01herfu￿8 SU8 TOTAL- ¢hurch #rcourtl$ 27,996 Ic61 39,135 c81 Toli71 lunds held Dy Inlern¥i 01gaAi$aih)ns Ilhe ba￿l￿t lolal Ironi abovo) ie1ZI TOT AL CASH FUNDS HeLD 8Y CHURCH 27,996 39,135 bECTION G Al I September2020 Al ts1 August 2021 OTHER ASSETS LIABILITIES Inve*menls Endowments Land & Buildin seè notes re Insur¥ce value OtherAssei8 Loan - show amol￿1 oul8tandi esreTwJ 14 Inr.1[￿¢ only Futsr55 ￿Eld al Ihe Central Finanrk 8oard 15 only tr￿Id at Trustees for MeihcdiGI Church PurpoyeB 91 Iiicliide pny olhe.I Invesimèrnls (not the ets5h e￿men10f TMCP Iru51saccounls INS Is i￿luded in Iinef5 3015 Page 33 Notes to the Accounts. Church at The Cr055 Birkenhead. 2021-2 The Church expects lo receive a sum of about £40,000 when Charing Cross Church is sold £16,550 for heating instsllalion was paid this year which will be included in the above. A sum of £9691.60p was DD in August by UnFted Utilities (Waterl this will be reimbursed in 22123 The accounts include repair from Storm damage paKI for by Insurance cover £9332 Name of Church .. Church The Cross Birkenhead Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer 2DZi Name and address of treasurer . Helen Jobling . 11-17 Rake Lane. Wirral CH49 OUS Presentation to the Church trustees I confirm that Ihe annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 werelwill be. presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting SHARP Date Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Church The Cross Birkenhe Charity Number .. 1141711 Responslbilities and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accoLrnts of the Church @The Cross Birkenhead Chiirch for the year ended 31 August 2021 set out on pages 1 to 3 As the Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. delete or circle as appropriate 2015 CA￿Ch R and P.xls 4of5 Name of Church Church @ The Cross 8irkenhead Charity no. 1141711 Independent Examiney's Statement I have completed my examination. l confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below.) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. Ithe Ithe 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 hayelhave not. obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusls, bank balances and funds al the Cenlral Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in eX￿sS of £10,000 {ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet dale. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner Michael Fryar Relevant professional qualrfication of independent examiner .nl8 Name of firm {where appropriate) Address 93 Brookdale Avenue South, Greasby, Wirral Post Code . CH49 1SP Date delete or circle as appropriate 2015 Lhurch R and P.xl$ 5ofs CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Church The Cross Birkenhead Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022 Wirral Circult Circuit no 918 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 1141711 If not a registered charity Hey Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (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 undèr Statutory Instrument 2014 No.2421 Minisler.. Rev Noel Shar Church Stewards.. June Buckin9ham Catherine Hitchell 'i'imotliy Edwards Deiiise Ed￿'ardS Chi'istine Coiiway Roseindry Neill Joaii Corkill Treasurer.. Helen Jobling Church R 8nd P 2015.xls 1of5 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Church@The Cross Birkenhead Church Unrestricted Re$tri¢ted Funds Funds Totals this year Totals last year SECTION A 31 RECEIPTS Notg 82 Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 15,401 15,401 12,13S a3 34 268 a4 Lettin 3.588 3,588 49,000 49,920 19,324 137,287 8.621 a5 GVF Grant 49,000 49,920 a6 HAFIWHSF G1'anls a7 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 19,324 3B,347 12,344 32,698 a8 98,920 la71 SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 16.320 16,320 10,467 b3 Donations 310 310 170 b4 Re irs and Maintenance Ulililies Ilnsurances. water charges, healing & lighting) Staff Costs- musician 28,028 28.028 10,976 b5 7,322 443 443 1,099 CVF Grant 8,329 8,329 b8 HAFIWHSF 49,544 49,544 7,157 126,128 bg Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 7,157 68,255 62,022 92.056 b1 57,873 Ib91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ¢1 a6.b8 29,908 41.047 7,990 Total funds brought forward from last year ¢2 27,996 27,996 ¢6 33,600 c3 Sub total ¢l+c2 1,912 41,047 39,135 25.610 c4 Transfers and ad'vslments $,576 6,576 ¢7 2,386 ¢5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3*¢41 4,664 34,471 39,135 Ic81 27,996 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY.. MONEY RECEIVED ANO PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS these amounts are not to be includod in total rocel tsl ments fi ure3 abovo) d1 Balance brou hl forward from last ar d2 OfferinqslGifts- received for external or anlsations d3 Offerin9sIGifts passed to exteTnal organisabons d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAI Id1+d2-d31 2of5 Church The Cross Birkenhead Chuich RYOFCH CH ACCOUTrJTS AklD INTERNAL ORGANISATION5 REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COU SECTION E Plè wth Sumwaryof th& Church ac¢ovnl$ lof Ihe yeai ended 31 Auou$i 2021¥￿ Internil Organl$21SN3 rerthing lo lttechurch CounGiVChurch Meeiing. Nole that Ihe ftinds of n Inlemal Organisa1ion would nDfm31y be Pfsiiicied Ivnds unless il Eould L*dtrarfy$hown Ih¥i Ihey ¢OLAd be used I1￿ any MelhodLs1 purpose. T￿S secknon mLisI be Dniplèied 10 arrive ailhe gross Income and expendilvre lolals of the ChurGh. Ilgross exceed¥ Ih8AcrJuals Ik*8hdd. then IFtAccruals Meth￿ of accowling AND A DIFFERENT FORM fflusl be used to rePL￿ the accowts (see Melhodistwebgtel. Flease reftrtolh8 guidance notesregsrdiw tran$fers be￿¥een the District INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Net Re¢eip Openlng balances Rec Pa rnenis u$1M￿lS balsnces trll E12 Chtsrth &CCfbuntÈ IIOtsI# brouqht lonvard from pagè 2- totals columni 137,267 Ign 126,129 11,139 27,996 39,135 BI, CHURCH 137,267 126,128 11,139 27,996 39,135 Il necessary bling Ihe TOTAL RECEIPT5 TOTAL PAYME14TS SECTION f STATEMENT O ASSETS AF4D L1ABILITIES OPENING ALANCES CLOSING BALANCES CHURCH- CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 Au st 2021 Cash In hat¥J Bank CufreniAtcounl 18.331 27 802 Bank Account 2tvJ 4.039 ¢ontr&l Finan¢e 808(d 692 695 Trus￿eS for Melfv)dist ChuTch PUFF￿£5 6.587 6.599 01herfu￿8 SU8 TOTAL- ¢hurch #rcourtl$ 27,996 Ic61 39,135 c81 Toli71 lunds held Dy Inlern¥i 01gaAi$aih)ns Ilhe ba￿l￿t lolal Ironi abovo) ie1ZI TOT AL CASH FUNDS HeLD 8Y CHURCH 27,996 39,135 bECTION G Al I September2020 Al ts1 August 2021 OTHER ASSETS LIABILITIES Inve*menls Endowments Land & Buildin seè notes re Insur¥ce value OtherAssei8 Loan - show amol￿1 oul8tandi esreTwJ 14 Inr.1[￿¢ only Futsr55 ￿Eld al Ihe Central Finanrk 8oard 15 only tr￿Id at Trustees for MeihcdiGI Church PurpoyeB 91 Iiicliide pny olhe.I Invesimèrnls (not the ets5h e￿men10f TMCP Iru51saccounls INS Is i￿luded in Iinef5 3015 Page 33 Notes to the Accounts. Church at The Cr055 Birkenhead. 2021-2 The Church expects lo receive a sum of about £40,000 when Charing Cross Church is sold £16,550 for heating instsllalion was paid this year which will be included in the above. A sum of £9691.60p was DD in August by UnFted Utilities (Waterl this will be reimbursed in 22123 The accounts include repair from Storm damage paKI for by Insurance cover £9332 Name of Church .. Church The Cross Birkenhead Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer 2DZi Name and address of treasurer . Helen Jobling . 11-17 Rake Lane. Wirral CH49 OUS Presentation to the Church trustees I confirm that Ihe annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 werelwill be. presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting SHARP Date Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Church The Cross Birkenhe Charity Number .. 1141711 Responslbilities and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accoLrnts of the Church @The Cross Birkenhead Chiirch for the year ended 31 August 2021 set out on pages 1 to 3 As the Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. delete or circle as appropriate 2015 CA￿Ch R and P.xls 4of5 Name of Church Church @ The Cross 8irkenhead Charity no. 1141711 Independent Examiney's Statement I have completed my examination. l confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below.) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. Ithe Ithe 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 hayelhave not. obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusls, bank balances and funds al the Cenlral Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in eX￿sS of £10,000 {ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet dale. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner Michael Fryar Relevant professional qualrfication of independent examiner .nl8 Name of firm {where appropriate) Address 93 Brookdale Avenue South, Greasby, Wirral Post Code . CH49 1SP Date delete or circle as appropriate 2015 Lhurch R and P.xl$ 5ofs