## **ST JOHN’S with TRINITY TREWOON METHODIST CHURCH, Charity No 1141726 BODMIN ROAD, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 4AE** ## **ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 31 AUGUST 2025** St John’s with Trinity Trewoon Methodist Church is one of the churches in the St Austell Methodist Circuit (37/07), South West Peninsula Methodist District. Methodist churches with an income under £100,000 do not yet have be registered as a charity but St John’s is because its income in 2009 exceeded that limit due to a fund raising initiative to renew the roof. St John’s charity number is 1141726. The following are the trustees of the charity as at 31 August 2025: Rev Paul Benney (Chair) Mr Phil Walker (Senior Steward Mrs Fran Walker (Treasurer) Mrs Deborah Eade (Secretary) Mr John Hubbard (Property Steward) Mrs Julie Hubbard (Pastoral Secretary) Mr John Keast Mrs Ann Whetter Mr Roger Treleaven Mrs Pamela Treleaven Mr Alfred Tamblyn Mrs Anne Keast (Safeguarding Officer) Mrs Joy Tamblyn Mrs Wendy Barrett Mrs Patricia Merrifield Mr Austin Cundy Mrs Marina Jenkin Mrs Jackie Garratt Miss Catherine Parnell Mr Maurice Hunkin Mrs Christine Hunkin Mrs Frances Cole Mrs Jean Northcott Mrs Victoria Tapper Mr Timothy Bate St John’s with Trinity is run as a Methodist Church according to the Deed of Union 1932 and the Constitution Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church. It had 53 members as at May 2025. Working with Churches Together in St Austell, St John’s with Trinity aims to - be an active Christian Fellowship within the life of the local community, offering warm fellowship and hospitality - provide meaningful and relevant worship which celebrates God’s love in Christ and reflects human diversity - provide opportunities for lifelong spiritual development of children, young people and adults - follow Jesus Christ through studying scripture, being good neighbours and challenging injustice - offer a quiet, welcoming space for reflection, meditation and prayer for all - be open about faith valuing everybody regardless of gender, status or religion - support local and global charities with time, money and facilities The aims were partially achieved through the following activities during 2014-25: - Public worship on Sundays and other days of the week – attendance fell during the pandemic but has remained constant since. - Regular communion services held on Tuesdays - Prayer fellowship – attendance in person and on zoom has grown and remained steady during 2025. - A wide range of social activities and events including coffee mornings, concerts, and social evenings – most are regularly monthly events which involve some hundreds of people. - Support of charities including Christian lunches, Water Aid collection, Action for Children, World vision sponsorship of a child in Ethiopia, as well as subsidizing local charitable fund raising concerts. - Monthly Sunday lunches for friends and members of St John’s – approximately 80 lunches are served to many elderly, frail and isolated people. - Provision of a Daycare Centre on three days each week in partnership with Age UK (Cornwall) which caters for up to 40 vulnerable adults each day, with a service provided weekly. Good work is being done to support the elderly and vulnerable during the pandemic within social distancing requirements - An Easter Musical or other Good Friday event - A community venue for arts and community groups for weekly and annual events – too many to list. The St Austell Festival was held very successfully in November-December 2024 - During the year under review there were two christenings, several funerals and one wedding, with the minister and others conducting many funerals elsewhere. The Circuit is preparing to undergo radical change, part of which will inevitably involve St John’s with Trinity Trewoon. The accounts follow. ## **ST JOHNS WITH TRINITY, TREWOON METHODIST CHURCH** ## **ACCOUNTS** **31[ST] AUGUST 2025** **COMPASS ACCOUNTING 34 ST PIRANS CLOSE ST AUSTELL CORNWALL PL25 3TF** ## **ST JOHNS WITH TRINITY, TREWOON METHODIST CHURCH** ## **BALANCE SHEET** ## **AS AT 31[ST] AUGUST 2025** ||**£**|**£**| |---|---|---| |**CURRENT ASSETS**||| |Lloyds Current Account|34,323|| |Lloyds Property Account|22,537|| |Methodist Central Finance Board|33,330|| ||________|| |||90,190| |||________| |**REPRESENTED BY:**||| |General Fund Balance B/fwd|92,419|| |Excess Expenditure Year to Date|(2,229)|| ||________|| |**GENERAL FUND BALANCE C/FWD**||90,190| |Investments – TMCP||11,611| |||________| |||101,801| |||________| ## **ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT** We have examined the attached accounts for the period ended 31[st] August 2025 together with the books and vouchers of the St Johns with Trinity, Trewoon Methodist Church for that period. We certify the accounts to be in accordance therewith. **Dated this** 23rd **day of** October **2025** ## N Warren **N Warren ICPA (Fellow)** **COMPASS ACCOUNTING 34 ST PIRANS CLOSE ST AUSTELL CORNWALL PL25 3TF** ## **ST JOHNS WITH TRINITY, TREWOON METHODIST CHURCH** ## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** ## **FOR THE PERIOD 1[ST] SEPTEMBER 2024 TO 31[ST] AUGUST 2025** |**INCOME**|**£**|**EXPENDITURE**|**£**| |---|---|---|---| |Collections - loose|5,999|Heating and lighting|12,513| |envelopes|10,130|Caretaker’s wages|11,700| |Tax refund|3,533|Cleaning expenses|955| |Lettings|19,691|Property repairs|3,213| |Property rents|37,842|Legal and professional fees – property|1,050| |General donations|6,507|Legal and professional fees – church|1,698| |Bereavement donations|635|Church repairs and improvements|23,301| |Car park|6,895|Collection of rents|5,605| |Charity|1,744|Assessment|23,258| |General fund raising|3,700|Insurances|7,483| |Interest|1,447|Printing and stationery|26| |||Council tax|407| |||Water charges|1,549| |||Telephone|638| |||Donations and charities|4,261| |||Licence fees|1,032| |||Accountancy and payroll charges|869| |||Sundry expenses|598| |||Sunday school expenses|90| |||Bank charges|106| |Excess of expenditure|2,229| |---|---| ||________| ||100,352| ||________| ________ 100,352 ________ CHURCH (Short Form) RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS (SHORT FORMI i eEaoDA ME*ftk)D ST ffjLitsJltrl ( FOR THE YEAR ENDED ChLJrch 31 August 2025 Sf Circult Circuit no 31 Registered Charity- Charity Registratlon number II4KILL If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent lo a registered charity nufflber in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used lo give lo donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisalion's charitable stslus. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered chari118s are ex¢epled from registration under Slalutory Instrument 2014 No.242} Minister.. PknLL Church Slew8rds-. PMKU P ILÉ rJJÉ ' Treasurer.. Chur¢h4lLOlI-lorm-5tandard-form-of-aGcounls-2025.x1s 1 of4 Chuich F¢4 Sf Jokhl 5bwt Church ACCOUNT$FOR THE YE*A EWDED 31 AUGUST 2tt25 5ECnOFIA th¢Nwr•sl E ECÈIPTS oirgDn a3 Bar*athf CFainWest& Crthfjr TOTALRECElPfS 963?1 SECTIO PAYklENTS GifLoIlA55¥$5￿or s￿rÈ Rp sand b5 u11￿￿ Pa￿￿￿1$ Tor￿ PAYMEPITS SÈCnON C NET RECEIPT5TrAYMEtr+T$ FOR THE YEAR a6-ts7 1129 T￿alfun￿S h1 lowarQfronb1151 19 c7 19a-4 Lkig TOTAL FVNOSAT END OF YEl*t ale oUi8ra55elsofl*¢ C￿￿t￿ Slai¢ to1¥lofan Iia1Mlliusol c￿rCh Slalehqre ofVioChul¢h araettrt&rt SECn(Xl D ANALy￿SoF FUNDS ea￿ntt￿ TAICPal 31 A Sal&￿8￿￿￿¢F6 BI 31 and cashb*W54131 A StyCO60 101801 -.QTAL - 104 SECTION E FOR INFORMATK)N ONLY. IIONÈY RECEnlEDANOPA8SED ON TQ EXTERNAL0Rw4￿ATrCNs last wr BALAt4CE SnLL TO BE P￿D 2014 Namf of Church S'T JrJ￿￿￿4 ¢ Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that Ihese Rècèipt and Payment based accounts lor the year lo 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records ol the Church and that they Include 311 funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of trèasurer Dale. Name and address of treasurer Post Code. f. LIS +C Presentation to tha Church twstee5 I conliim that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 werelwill be. presented to the meeting ol thè Church trustees held on Signature of tt)e Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair ol the meeling Dale Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the ¥4Y.0ts￿hurch Charity Numb•r.l1.417 IL Responslbilities and ba$ls of report for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages to As the ChLJrch's trustees, you are responsible for Ihe preparation of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1.the Act'l. I report in respeel ol my examination of the Church's accounts carriert out under sectK)n 145 of the Act nd. in carrying out my examin8tion.- I have followed all the applicable Dire¢tions given by the Chaiily Commission under section 14515Mbl of the Act. delete or circle as appropriate Ch￿rCh￿h0￿fQ1￿-5￿nd&0-Vurnwl-aCcOunLSQo25l 3of4 Indapendent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material mallers have come lo my attention in connection wth the examination (other Ih8n that disclosed below'l which give me cause to believe that In, any material respecl.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act," or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have Come across no other mallers in connection with the examination to whi¢h attention shoultt be drawn in this report In order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I havelhave not. obtained independent verification of all investments wth the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds al the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds} al the balance sheel date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ..fj.Gf.A...LFfy.¥X*. w))........... Name of firm (￿here appropriatel . .00.￿.4.￿￿$.S........A.(¢￿.￿.v.0¥..... .. Address r.T41. L Post Codef.ty.FS.3f. Date delete or circle a5 appropriate church-short-form-standard-form-of-accounls-202s.xls 4of4