## The Methodist Church TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, OADBY ## ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2019 – 2020 Regd. Charity No: 1143707 ## **Administrative information** - The Church is part of the Leicester Trinity Circuit (23/7) in the Northampton District of the Methodist Church of Great Britain. - Church Address: Trinity Methodist Church, Harborough Road, Oadby, Leicester LE2 4LA - Church Membership at 31.08.20: 139 ## **Aims** - Trinity aims to be _“A church for all at the heart of the community”_ - The Church’s Mission Statement (approved by Church Council in June 2009) states: ## _Trinity is a church which_ - _Encourages growth in the Christian faith_ - _Reaches out to all in the community_ - _Aims to care for everyone_ - _Shares God’s love through worship and service_ - _Responds with others to God’s call to Mission._ Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 1 ## **Organisation** - The Church Council (Managing Trustees) is the principal body responsible for the affairs of the Church. Its remit encompasses the spiritual life and growth of the church family, its outreach, and its administrative and financial affairs. Detailed governance arrangements are outlined in _The Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church (CPD)_ by order of the Annual Conference of the Methodist Church. Meetings are chaired by the Minister (or in his absence by the Superintendent Minister or one of her colleagues). - The Trustees receive no remuneration or other financial benefits from their work. All decisions taken by the Church Council are minuted. - The Church Stewards act as the Senior Leadership Team on behalf of the Church Council on a day-to-day basis and are assisted by ‘teams’ which cover different areas of church life: Family, Finance, Outreach, and Worship. There is also a separate Pastoral Committee responsible, with the Minister, for overseeing the pastoral care and spiritual welfare of the church family. - _Zak’s Café Ltd_ is a trading subsidiary of the parent charity, Trinity Methodist Church. The Directors of _Zak’s Cafe Ltd_ (which trades as _Zeph’s)_ take responsibility for the management and day-to-day operation of the cafe on behalf of the Church Council and report to it regularly. - As part of the induction to their role as trustees all new Church Council members receive a copy of the document _The role of a trustee in the Methodist Church_ together with a copy of the Safeguarding Policy agreed by Church Council. - The Church’s Safeguarding Policy is reviewed annually. A Safeguarding Officer is in post and CRB/DBS checks are carried out as necessary. The Church Council is committed to the implementation of Connexional Safeguarding policy and to the provision of support, advice and training to enable people to be clear and confident about their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding and in promoting the welfare of children and adults who may be vulnerable. Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 2 ## **Review of progress and achievements** - The twelve months covered by this report constitute “a year of two halves”. The first half was a period of relative stability and of further consolidation in the life of the church family. The second half of the year was dominated by the unprecedented impact on all aspects of church life brought about by the coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions arising from it. - The Church Council met on six occasions during the year. Three of these meetings (those held in October and December 2019, and in February 2020) were routine meetings held in the usual way. The June meeting took place virtually, via Zoom. At each of those meetings, as well as completing the formal business, an opportunity was provided to share ‘good news’ about the life and activities of Trinity. In addition, two Special Church Council Meetings were held (on 6th July and 12th August), again via Zoom, in order to receive and approve ‘risk assessments’ in connection with the re-opening of Zeph’s Café and of the church premises for socially distanced acts of worship and a limited number of lettings. - A General Church Meeting was planned to take place on Sunday 26h May 2020. This annual meeting normally provides an opportunity to receive reports from Church activities and organisations and to elect Church Stewards and representatives to the Church Council for the ensuing year. Because of restrictions on public worship and gatherings which were in force, it was not possible to hold the meeting. Annual appointments were subsequently ratified by a ‘virtual’ meeting of Church Council. - During the first part of the year Sunday worship at 10.30am and 6.30pm weekly, and also a service of Holy Communion at 8.30am monthly, together with a monthly gathering of ‘Young Families’ at 9.00am, continued its regular pattern. The number of people attending evening services continued to show a steady decline. It was not possible to hold the planned services for Mothering Sunday (22nd March) because of the national emergency. In subsequent weeks worship continued virtually, using Zoom. By late August plans were in hand for ‘mixed-mode’ worship, with a small, socially distanced congregation physically present and many others joining virtually. Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 3 - Links with Trinity’s ‘sister churches’ in Great Glen and Houghton on the Hill for which the Revd Derek McLean also has pastoral charge, were strengthened during the second half of the year as a result of virtual worship being organised on a ‘section’ basis. - The Church continued to play its part as a constituent member of Churches Together in Oadby (CTiO). The annual CTiO united service on Ash Wednesday, immediately before the national ‘lockdown’ was held at Trinity. The Managing Trustees agreed to make a donation of £250 towards St Peter’s Parish Church restoration appeal. - In early December 2019 Trinity hosted a regional carol service organised by Amos Trust. This event attracted a large congregation drawn from across the - Until their enforced cessation part way through the year, weekday meetings continued to offer varied and attractive programmes. The fortnightly meetings of Welcome on Wednesday attracted large attendances, averaging about 70 people each session. A well-established prayer group meets on the premises each Saturday morning, and there is also a prayer circle organised via email. Several smaller fellowship/study groups meet regularly in members’ homes. These activities were necessarily disrupted by nationally and locally imposed restrictions. - During the period of the ‘lockdown’ the Minister produced a weekly pastoral letter which was widely distributed and much appreciated. Pastoral visitors were encouraged to keep in touch by telephone and email with members of the church family, particularly those who live alone. The ‘prayer circle’ network, referred to above, proved especially valuable. - For Zeph’s Cafe, which is normally open to the public six days each week from 9.30am until 4.30pm, it proved to be a particularly challenging year. During the early weeks of the national ‘lockdown’ the cafe offered a ‘takeaway’ service but this proved to be unsustainable. The Directors took the difficult decision to re-structure the management team in order to reduce staffing costs. Government assistance, in the form of a small business grant and assistance with furlough payments, was sought and obtained. In the weeks Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 4 when the café was able to operate its special events such as Fish Frydays and other themed evenings proved to be increasingly popular. - During the first half of the reporting year, the well-established rota of volunteers continued to offer a welcome to visitors at the hospitality desk in the church foyer from 10.30am until 3.30pm on Mondays to Fridays and from 10.30am to 1.00pm on Saturdays. During these hours the worship area was open for private prayer. Sadly, these arrangements were suspended in midMarch as a result of the ‘lockdown’. - The Oadby Foodbank, which operates (rent-free) from the church premises, was able to continue its work throughout the year, albeit with the introduction of special measures to ensure safe social distancing. The latter part of the year saw an increase in the number of families supported each fortnight from about 35 to over 50. The local Member of Parliament, Neil O’Brien, described Trinity as “a real hub of the community” and the work of the Foodbank as “invaluable”. - Work with children and young people normally includes the monthly Young Families sessions on Sunday mornings, Messy Church activities organised ecumenically through CTiO, and the popular ‘Santa’ and ‘Easter’ Breakfasts in Zeph’s followed by craft and story-telling activities. It was not possible to hold the ‘Easter’ breakfast this year. The Junior Church staff kept in touch with children and young people during the ‘lockdown’ via post and email. - In spite of the financial challenges which Trinity faced during the year, the church continued to provide financial support for a variety of organisations and agencies which work with those in special need, including Christian Aid, All We Can (Methodist Relief and Development Fund), Action for Children, and MHA. - The Church premises are let to a wide variety of individuals and community bodies, including the Helping Hands advice clinic operating on the premises on one morning each week, and the local Rotary club’s Memory Cafe. Increasingly those who make use of the premises reflect the cultural diversity of the local community. Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 5 - Trinity has a website – www.oadbymethodist.co.uk – which is up-dated regularly. The church newsletter, Affinity, is normally published bi-monthly and printed church notices are prepared each week. From March onwards Affinity was published on-line only, and notices were included in the Minister’s weekly pastoral letter. - The property is well maintained and in good order throughout. The report received following the Quinquennial Inspection of the premises stated that “a proactive Premises Team ensures the premises are very well maintained, well presented, and welcoming and inviting to use”. Major items of expenditure during the year included the replacement of the fire alarm system and provision of attractive new noticeboards facing the A6 and the public car park and by the main entrance to the church. - Health and Safety Risk Assessment and room-by-room Fire Risk Assessment have been undertaken. ## **Future plans** - At the end of the reporting year the Managing Trustees faced many uncertainties and imponderables. However, they remain committed to sustaining the Church’s fellowship, worship and witness, and, in doing so, hope to continue to realise the vision to be “a Church for all at the heart of the community”. Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 6 ## **Financial information** - The Trustees maintain financial arrangements requiring dual signatures on all cheques, and prior approval for all except minor items of expenditure. - The financial accounts have been approved by the Church Council and examined independently. A copy of the accounts is appended. - The suspension of weekly public worship and cessation of lettings from March onwards had a potentially serious impact on church finances. Income from lettings which had been projected at £37,500 fell to a little under £25,000. However, following a special appeal to members in July an anticipated deficit of over £10,000 was reduced to £2,766, thanks to many generous donations. - The largest single item of expenditure was the Circuit Assessment (£54,416), followed by repairs and maintenance which amounted in total to £21,284. - Reserves Policy: It is the church’s policy to attempt to accumulate unrestricted funds equivalent to 50% of its annual expenditure. Designated funds, held within the General Funds balance, are necessary for the maintenance of an aging building and a 100+ year old organ. This policy is subject to annual review. - The church has three restricted fund balances: (1) The J.C. Ward bequest which can only be utilised for redecoration purposes (£1,696); (2) the Benevolence Fund (£869) for use at the discretion of the Minister in cases of urgent personal need; (3) the Vickerman bequest for expenditure on the organ (£10,211). - Investment policy: The General Fund, held in a current account at Lloyds Bank, operates at a level to sustain ongoing expenditure. The remainder is invested at the Methodist Church Central Finance Board. Although the level of interest is currently very low, it is competitive for instant, non-penalised access in the current financial environment. Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 7 ## **Annual Financial Statements** ## **Basis of preparation** As treasurer I confirm that I have prepared the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 from the records of the Church and Zaks Café and they include all funds under the control of the Church Council **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature of Date 25 November
D Frost
Treasurer 2020
Name David Frost
Address 9 Coombe Rise,
Oadby, Leicester,
LE2 5TJ
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## **Presentation to the Church Council for approval.** I confirm that the Accounts have been presented to the Church Council on 25 November 2019 and were approved. > Signature of the D McLean Chair of the meeting > Name of the Chair of Rev Derek McLean the meeting Date **25 November 2019** ___________________________________________________________________________ Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 8 ## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 August 2020** ||**Notes to**
**the**
**accounts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Designated**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Total**
**2019-20**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||£|£|£|£| |**Income and Endowments from:**|||||| |Donations and legacies|||||| |- Collections and tax credit||59,477|-|65|59,542| |- Donations &grants||13,582|-|2,950|16,532| |- Legacies||-|-|-|-| |Charitable activities||-|||| |- Fund raising||-|||-| |- Others||3,116|||3,116| |Other tradingactivities||-|||| |- Lettings||24,733|||24,733| |- Zak's café||116,223|-|-|116,223| |Investments||399|-|12|**411**| |Other||-|||| |- Internal organisations||-|-|3,084|3,084| |- Miscellaneous||-|-|-|-| |**Total**||**217,530**|**-**|**6,111**|**223,641**| |**Expenditure on:**|||||| |Salaries,NIC & Pension costs|6|73,830|||73,830| |Circuit Assessment||54,416|||54,416| |Repairs and maintenance||23,469|-||23,469| |Café direct sales||25,742|||25,742| |Utilities(insurance,heat and light,water,etc)||17,577|||17,577| |Expenditure on otherproperty||-|||-| |Depreciation|9|6,616|||6,616| |Interest on loans||-|-|-|-| |Internal organisations||-|-|4,135|4,135| |Grants and Donations||7,788||-|7,788| |Other expenditure||21,298||-|21,298| |**Total**||**230,736**|**-**|**4,135**|**234,871**| ||||||| |**Net income/(expenditure)**||**(13,206)**|**-**|**1,976**|**(11,230)**| |**Transfers between funds**||(1,785)|2,500|715
-|| |||(14,991)||1,261|(11,230)| |**Other recognisedgains/ (losses):**|||||| |Gains/(Losses)on revaluation of fixed assets|||||-| |Gains/(Losses)on investment assets|||||-| |**Net movement in funds**||(14,991)|2,500|1,261|(11,230)| |**Reconciliation of funds:**|||||| |Total funds brought forward||2,750,900|37,000|17,036|2,804,936| |**Total funds carried forward**||**2,735,909**|**39,500**|**18,297**|**2,793,706**| Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 9 _Comparative Statement of Financial Activities for previous year ended 31 August 2019_ ||**Notes to the**
**accounts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Designated**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Total**
**2018-19**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||£|£|£|£| |**Income and Endowments from:**|||||| |Donations and legacies|||||| |- Collections and tax credit||60,055|-|185|60,240| |- Donations &grants||7,090|-|1,250|8,340| |- Legacies||-|-|-|-| |Charitable activities||-|||| |- Fund raising||-|||-| |- Others||1,784|||1,784| |Other tradingactivities||-|||| |- Lettings||39,616|||39,616| |- Zak's café||154,387|-|-|154,387| |Investments||357|-|12|**369**| |Other||-|||| |- Internal organisations||-|-|5,455|5,455| |- Miscellaneous||-|-|-|-| |**Total**||**263,289**|**-**|**6,902**|**270,191**| |**Expenditure on:**|||||| |Salaries,NIC & Pension costs|6|107,296|||107,296| |Circuit Assessment||48,533|||48,533| |Repairs and maintenance||14,685|5,000||19,685| |Café direct sales||37,791|||37,791| |Utilities(insurance,heat and light,water,etc)||16,511|||16,511| |Depreciation|9|4,773|||4,773| |Interest on loans||-|-|-|-| |Internal organisations||-|-|5,449|5,449| |Grants and Donations||6,425||-|6,425| |Other expenditure||27,659||2,414|30,073| |**Total**||**263,673**|**5,000**|**7,863**|**276,536**| ||||||| |**Net income/(expenditure)**||**(384)**|**(5,000)**|**(961)**|**(6,345)**| |**Transfers between funds**||0|0|0|0| |||(384)|(5,000)|(961)|(6,345)| |**Other recognisedgains/ (losses):**|||||| |Gains/(Losses)on revaluation of fixed assets|||||-| |Gains/(Losses)on investment assets|||||-| |**Net movement in funds**||(384)|(5,000)|(961)|(6,345)| |**Reconciliation of funds:**|||||| |Total funds brought forward||2,751,284|42,000|17,997|2,811,281| |**Total funds carried forward**||**2,750,900**|**37,000**|**17,036**|**2,804,936**| Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 10 ## **Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2020** |**Notes**
**Tangible Fixed Assets***|**Notes**
**Tangible Fixed Assets***|**Unrestricted**
**£**|**Designated**
**(Unrestricted)**|**Restricted**
**Totals this**
**year**
**£**
**£**|**Restricted**
**Totals this**
**year**
**£**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| |Land & Buildings|9|2,670,000|||2,670,000| |Equipment|9|19,685|||19,685| |Investmentproperties|||||| |Investments|||||| |**_Totalfixed assets_**||2,689,685|||2,689,685| |**Current Assets**|||||| |Stock||1,879|||1,879| |Debtors and Prepayments||222|||222| |Cash at Bank and in hand||18,240|||18,240| |Trustees for Methodist Church
Purposes deposits|||||| |Central Finance Board Deposits||12,159|30,019|16,261|58,439| |Other||14,603|9,481|2,036|26,120| |||47,103
39,500
18,297
104,900|||| |**Creditors and Accruals (due in**
**under 1yr)**||879|||879| |**Net current assets(liabilities)**||46,224|39,500|18,297|104,021| |**_Total assets less current_**
**_liabilities_**||2,735,909|39,500|18,297|2,793,706| ||||||| |**Loans and creditors due after 1**
**year**|||||| |Provisions
for
liabilities
and
charges|||||| ||||||| |**_Net assets_**|8|2,735,909|39,500|18,297|2,793,706| |**Funds of the Church**|||||| |Unrestricted funds||2,735,909|39,500||2,775,409| |Restricted funds|12|||18,297|18,297| |Endowment funds|||||| |**_Total Funds_**||2,735,909|39,500|18,297|2,793,706| Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 11 ## _Comparative Balance Sheet for 31 August 2019_ |**Notes**
**Tangible Fixed Assets***|**Notes**
**Tangible Fixed Assets***|**Unrestricted**
**£**|**Designated**
**(Unrestricted)**|**Restricted**
**Totals this**
**year**
**£**
**£**|**Restricted**
**Totals this**
**year**
**£**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| |Land & Buildings|9|2,670,000|||2,670,000| |Equipment|9|20,254|||20,254| |Investmentproperties|||||| |Investments|||||| |**_Totalfixed assets_**
**Current Assets**||2,690,254|||2,690,254| ||||||| |Stock||2,081|||2,081| |Debtors and Prepayments||1,091|||1,091| |Cash at Bank and in hand|||||| |Trustees for Methodist Church
Purposes deposits|||||| |Central Finance Board Deposits||29,336|37,000|13,949|80,285| |Other||33,967||3,087|37,054| |**_Total current assets_**||66,475|37,000|17,036|120,511| ||||||| |**Creditors and Accruals (due in**
**under 1yr)**||5,829|||5,829| ||||||| |**Net current assets(liabilities)**||60,646|37,000|17,036|114,682| |**_Total assets less current_**
**_liabilities_**|||||| |||2,750,900
37,000
17,036
2,804,936|||| |**Loans and creditors due after 1**
**year**|||||| |Provisions
for
liabilities
and
charges|||||| |**_Net assets_**
8
**Funds of the Church**|||||| |||2,750,900|37,000|17,036|2,804,936| ||||||| |Unrestricted funds||2,750,900|37,000||2,787,900| |Restricted funds|12|||17,036|17,036| |Endowment funds|||||| |**_Total Funds_**||2,750,900|37,000|17,036|2,804,936| Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 12 ## **Notes to the Accounts** ## **1 Basis of accounting** The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 in accordance with the 2015 version of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS102 – the Charities SORP (FRS102) and taking note of the Update Bulletins 1 and 2. ## **2 Funds** The funds held constitute: General Funds held for any purpose of the Church which are Unrestricted, this includes the funds held for the operation of Zak’s cafe. There are a number of Designated funds which are being held for specific purposes while the Restricted funds include the internal organisations of the church which are under the direct control of the church council, There are no Endowment funds. Any funds may be represented by more than just cash. ## **3 Accounting policies** ## **Basis** These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical cost except that the church building is included at deemed cost being the Insurance valuation. ## **Incoming Resources** Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the Church becomes entitled to the resources, and the trustees are reasonably certain they will receive the resources; and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. A prior year adjustment has been made within the 2019 accounts to reflect adoption of recognition of Gift Aid within the year when it becomes due. ## **Resources Expended** This is recognised when a liability is incurred, or a constructive obligation arises, that results in the payment being unavoidable. Liabilities are recognised as soon as an outflow of economic benefit is considered more likely than not under the legal or constructive obligation committing the Church to pay out resources. ## **VAT** VAT incurred on the cost of purchases for the running of the church is charged as a cost of operation, while the VAT related to the operation of , Zak’s is recovered against output tax raised on sales. ## **Tangible fixed assets for use by the Church and Cafe** Tangible fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. The freehold property is shown in the accounts at 2015 deemed values, of which the land component is deemed to be £400,000. No depreciation is provided on the buildings because the trustees consider the current residual fair value of the building (on the assumption that it had reached the end of its useful economic life by the year-end) to be not less than its current value. Any depreciation would not be material. The properties have been reviewed for impairment. ## **Investments** Investments are valued in the balance sheet at market value at the year end. Investment income is included in the accounts when receivable and any gains or losses on revaluation at the year end are shown in the SOFA. ## **Debtors and Prepayments** All debtors relate to the trading activity of the café,. ## **Creditors** Creditors include both sundry expenses. ## **4 Payment to Trustees** There were no payments made to trustees for additional services provided to the Church. Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 13 ## **5 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts** |**5 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts**||| |---|---|---| |Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the
accounts
Other fees (eg: advice, accountancy services) paid to the
independent examiner or auditor
**6 Paid employees**|2019/20
£
Nil
Nil|2018/19
£| |||Nil| |||Nil| |||| |**Staff Costs paid during the year were:**
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind
£
Less furlough grant
Employer’s National Insurance costs
£
Pension costs
£
Total staff costs
£
**Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the**
**year were:**
**pital Commitments and Contingent Liabilities**
At the 31 st August 2019 there are capital commitments of.
No Contingent liabilities were identified at 31st August 2019.|2019/20
92,036
(27,790)
4,796
4,788
73,830
5
Nil|2018/19| |---|---|---| |||98,272| |||| |||4,909| |||4,115| |||107,296| |||| |||6| |||£864| ## **7 Capital Commitments and Contingent Liabilities** ## **8 For information only Money received and passed on to External Organisations** |**Balance brought forward from last year**
Offerings/Gifts - received for External Organisations
Offerings/Gifts - passed to External Organisations
**Balance carried forward**|2019/20||2018/19| |---|---|---|---| ||£||£| ||||| ||566||4,550| ||566||4,550| ||0||0| Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 14 ## **9 Tangible Fixed Assets Cost or valuation** ||**Land**
**£**|**Buildings**
**£**|**Other**
**buildings**
**£**|**Fixtures,**
**fittings**
**and**
**equipment**
**£**|**Payments**
**on account**
**and assets**
**under**
**construction**
**£**|**Total**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Balance brought forward|400,000|2,270,000||63,257||2,733,257| |Additions||||5,047||5,047| |Revaluations (+/-)||||||| |Disposals (-)||||(4,062)||(4,062)| |Transfers*(+/-)||||||| |Balance carried forward|400,000|2,270,000||64,242||2,734,242| |Balance carried forward
400,000|Balance carried forward
400,000|2,270,000||64,242||2,734,242| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Accumulated depreciation**||||||| |Balance brought forward||||43003||43,003| |Depreciation charge for
year (-)||||6,616||6,616| |Revaluations (+/-)||||||| |Disposals (-)||||( 4,062)||(4,062)| |Transfers*(+/-)||||||| |Balance carried forward||||44,557||44,557| |**Net book value**||||||| |Brought forward|400,000|
2,270,000||20,254||2,690,254| |Carried forward|400,000|
2,270,000||19,685||2,689,685| ## **10 Investment assets** **The church has no Investment properties** **The church has no common investment fund holdings** ## **11 Loans** The Church currently has no loans outstanding Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 15 ## **12 Analysis of restricted funds** |**Restricted Fund**
**Name**|**Opening**
**Balance**|**Incoming**
**Resources**|
**Resources**
**Expended**|**Transfers**|**Closing**
**Balance**|
**Purpose of the**
**fund**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||| |Benevolence
Fund|804|65|0||869|Support for
individuals in
specific need| |||||||| |||||||| |Welcome on
Wednesday|1,683|2,402|3,479||606|Internal group.| |||||||| |||||||| |Thursday
Fellowship|746|168|450||464|Internal group.| |||||||| |J C Ward fund|1,685|12|||1697|Building
maintenance fund| |||||||| |Vickerman organ
fund|10,211||||10,211|Organ repair fund| |||||||| |Zephs’ Purse|659|513|206||966|Café hospitality
fund| |||||||| |Outreach fund||3,484|||3,484|Support for
community
outreach initiatives| |||||||| |Totals|15,788|6,644|4,135||18,297|| |||||||| Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 16 ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Oadby Trinity Methodist Church** ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Oadby Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2020 set out on pages 8 to 15. As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). 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. ## **Independent Examiner's Statement** The Church's gross income did not exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which gives 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; or - the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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 not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Name William Keith Brooks ACMA Address 2a Stanfield Road Duston Northampton Date 21[st] November 2019 Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 17 Appendix A ## CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP ## **Managing Trustees (Church Council Members), 2019-2020** Revd Derek McLean (Chair) Revd Paula Hunt (Superintendent Minister) Revd Daniel Yovan David Adams June Aldridge Graham Austen Alison Baker Barbara Bell Ian Bell Donald Candlin Marion Candlin Richard Cawthorn (Circuit Steward) Helen Cooper Catherine Dack Anne Dodge Michael Elliott David Frost (Church Treasurer) Lesley Green Suzanne Kelly Penny Lee Tricia Lockley Christine McLean Diane Price Barbara Sansom Howard Smith (Church Council Secretary/Charity Commission contact) Barry Wilford (Senior Church Steward) Janice Wilford Jonathan Wilford Alison Wootton Oadby Trinity Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Page 18