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← Emmanuel United Reformed And Methodist Church Redditch

2024-08-31-accounts

CHARITY NUMBER 1143847

Emmanuel United Reformed And Methodist

Church

Report and Financial Statements

Year ended 31 August 2024

Member of both the Methodist and United Reformed Churches

Bromsgrove and Redditch Methodist Circuit URC West Midlands Synod

No 5/18 Church No 6C19

Emmanuel Church Redditch Ecumenical Centre 6, Evesham Walk Redditch Worcestershire B97 4EX

www.emmanuelredditch.church email:info@emmanuelredditch.church tel. 01527 65952

Emmanuel Church

Trustees Annual Report on Finance and Governance

Basis of preparation and legal framework

The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

Full Name of Charity / Church:

Emmanuel United Reformed and Methodist Church Redditch

Registration Charity Number (if a Registered Charity):

1143847

Date of registration (if registered as a Charity)

19 September 2011

Main communication address:

Emmanuel Church, Ecumenical Centre, 6 Evesham Walk, Redditch, Worcestershire B97 4EX

The Elders of Emmanuel Church Redditch are the Charity Trustees, membership being made up of Church office holders, Minister and representatives appointed by the Church at the Annual Church Meeting (ACM).

Treasurer : Mr Keith Thomas

Keith Thomas acted as the principal officer overseeing the day to day financial management and accounting for the Church during the year.

Independent examiner : Mr John Harris

Investment Bankers : Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church

Current Account : HSBC PLC Redditch

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Trustees for the period of these accounts

Minister: Revd James Hamilton

Elders: Ann Gee, Kay Bradley, Janet Chaney, Olive Hall, Jackie Marsh, Tony Pitt, Lyn Renhard, Mike Schofield, Pearl Swanborough, Keith Thomas, Mary Thomas, Ros Williams, Fiona White, Glynn Carr, Helen Carr, Graham Martin, Diane Martin, Rosemarie Davies.

Further information on our Trustees, members and employees is in Appendix A

Aims and organisation

Background

Emmanuel Church Redditch is a ‘Local Ecumenical Partnership’ (LEP). Its constitution embodies the aims and organisation of both the Methodist and United Reformed Churches. Whose activities are:

The Methodist Church

The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non members alike. The teaching of Christianity through sermons etc, Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and services. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities generally and for other specific needs groups.

The United Reformed Church

The provision of public worship in viable congregations through England, Wales and Scotland carried out through faithful ordained and lay ministry in our churches. Our main charitable activities are: ministry, education & learning, youth & children's work and mission. This latter includes: supporting local community service, and fostering ecumenical and interfaith relationships at all levels.

To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public in accordance with the doctrines, principles and usages, and the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.

The constitutional aims of Emmanuel Church Redditch are:

Our commitments and actions arise fundamentally from our convictions as followers of Jesus Christ, and the essential goodness of God made plain in Christ. But we believe and are convinced that the actions, ministries, partnerships and commitments arising from our Christian faith and practice offer significant public benefit, to the local community and wider society, in a time when mutual care, support and respect is so much needed.

The Church exists

To increase awareness of God’s presence and to celebrate God’s love; To help people to learn and grow as Christians, through mutual support and care; To be a good neighbour to people in need and challenge injustice.

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Emmanuel Church Vision Statement

“Emmanuel Church is a part of the Christian presence in Redditch Town Centre and welcomes all irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability. Its purpose is to be a worshipping and witnessing community, serving and supporting all, and to be committed to the causes of justice and peace and the care of creation.”

Public Benefit

The Trustees have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Structure, Governance and Management

The governing document for the Church is the constitution based on the Model Governing Document for a Single Congregation Local Ecumenical Partnership version 12/01/2010 signed and agreed by the Methodist and United Reformed Churches on the 13/07/2011.

Day to day management of the Church is undertaken by the Church Elders along with the Minister.

The Trustees are appointed at the ACM of the Church.

The Church Meeting is responsible for all decision making, but allows designated sub groups the authority to make decisions within a closely managed remit.

These sub groups are:

Elders, Finance and Property, World Service and Mission, Worship, Pastoral and Discipleship, Junior Church (C2C), and Social Fund Raising.

Trustee Training

A range of guidance produced by Methodist Connexion and the United Reformed Church to support the effective running of the Church and the role of Trustees is given to the Church Trustees at various meetings and / or training sessions. New Trustees are assigned a long standing Trustee to take them through their responsibilities and duties. They attend training days for new Trustees run by either the Methodist or URC Church governing bodies.

Related Parties

The Church is a constituent member of the Bromsgrove and Redditch Methodist Circuit (5/18) which is part of the Birmingham Methodist District and is accountable to the Methodist Conference. It is also part of the United Reformed Church West Midlands Synod (6C19) which is accountable to the United Reformed Church.

The Church does make donations to the Methodist Church and URC Synods for various appeals and requests.

The internal organisations linked to this church are:

Craft Club, Tuesday Fellowship, Guiding including Rainbows and Brownies, Tots & Co, Badminton Club, Indoor Bowls, Friday Warm Welcome and Contact Centre.

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Review of the Year

Overview

Our new ‘normal’ is covering a monthly excess of expenditure over income of around £2 - 3,000 a month. The Church agreed we would not reduce our staffing but would use the increase in value of our stocks and shares investments by selling up to £30,000 a year of them to help to cover staffing costs. This year this has not been needed from a cash flow perspective as we received a further £23k from the Betty Wright legacy and a refund of £10k from our grant to the Methodist Church Pension Fund appeal. A major change in fortune for the pension fund has allowed it to refund all the grants. The consequence is we made a cash loss of around £11k, due to some one-off expenditures on the building.

We continue to hold worship every Sunday and Thursday morning. The community centre is well used throughout the other 5 days as seen from the reports below.

Minister’s report

The season of Easter is the highpoint of the church year. Although it has just ended on Pentecost Sunday we try and hold on to all that we have been reminded of over the last few weeks.

Easter ended on Pentecost Sunday with God’s gift of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we forget how important Pentecost is. As Jesus says to his disciples. “It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.” (John 16:7) So often we treat Pentecost as a kind of ‘add on’ to the Easter story, rather than the point of Jesus’ incarnation.

Jesus describes the Holy Spirit as ‘the paraclete’, a Greek word that is hard to translate but denotes someone who gives support and care when needed; it is the Holy Spirit who convicts people of their need for God, and of the truth of God’s love and compassion for all of humankind.

Without God’s Holy Spirit the church could not survive because it is the Holy Spirit that teaches us to endure with each other, to forgive each other, to build each other up. It is the Holy Spirit who leads us to look outward to the world rather than just inward to ourselves. If Emmanuel prospers as a church, it is because we are sensitive to the whisperings of the Spirit, if we do not, it is because we do not.

There are so many people who need to be thanked for all that they have done, through the Spirit, to further God’s mission in and through Emmanuel over the last year. Thank you to Elders, members of staff, pastoral visitors, and musicians and secretaries. Thank you to all who help oversee the financial side of the church, who serve on committees, and are involved in children’s work.

Thank you to those who help lead worship on Sundays and Thursdays, and at the Tuesday Fellowship, who lead and host home groups, who are involved in building up our ecumenical relations with fellow Christians, and who represent Emmanuel in the councils of our parent denominations. Thank you to those who help with tech, and who engage in outreach. Thank you to everyone who is part of our church family, and who displays the love of Christ to one another. Thank you most of all to the God who inspires and equips us to be his church here in the centre of Redditch.

Secretaries’ Report

The four Secretaries attend a Ministry Link Meeting (MLM) with the Minister and the Staff. They meet to support the Minister and the Staff, giving them the opportunity to discuss concerns, and address current issues. The meeting with the Minister also arranges the Elders and Church Meetings Agendas.

Over the last 12 months the MLM has met 11 times. Elders’ meetings have been held on alternate Wednesdays and Thursdays in September, November (2023), January, March and

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April (2024) during the afternoons, with Church meetings in October 2023 and February 2024 held after the Sunday Service.

Elders have attended an update on the Defibrillator and First Aid Information Session, which was well attended. The session was run by Jeff Farnes and was very helpful and informative. The Church held a Fire Drill, with a ‘snagging’ taking place at the next Elders’ meeting. Another Fire Drill will take place in the future.

The Church has said ‘Goodbye and Happy Retirement’ to Sarah the Lay Pastor, who had served the Church faithfully for the last 12 years. The Church said ‘Hello’ to Ruth, who picked up the role from Sarah in September 2023.

We have been in the process of compiling an Elders’ Booklet, which will not only help those in post but also give support and advice to those who move into the role of Elder.

Hospitality

Many local community groups and charities hire the facilities in the Ecumenical Centre and along with activities provided by Emmanuel Church, we continue to offer something across the generations around the NHS 5 ways to wellbeing of; connect, be active, keep learning, take notice, and give.

Warm Welcome

To help people feel welcomed and refreshed we provide, through the coffee shop, a warm welcome space and in partnership with Disability Support Group, since February 2023, a weekly full cooked breakfast.

Radiate Redditch , a community group that started 11 years ago to help people living at the margins of society, continues to provide a monthly freshly cooked meal, place of warmth and support. At Christmas when the usual activities at the Centre and other support services around the town are closed, we provide a week-long daily hot meal and entertainment Hub.

Messy Church continues on a Saturday once a month.

Churches Together in Redditch Church Leaders’ Breakfast

Hosted monthly here at Emmanuel on alternate Tuesdays and Thursdays; the breakfast is open to all those who express Christian leadership in our town through church, chaplaincy, organisations, and other forms of influence.

Activities

The What’s on Guide is regularly updated and is available around the Centre to pick up and take away, pass on to friends or neighbours or by downloading it from the Emmanuel Church website.

The coffee shop is an opportunity to give of our time and giving back to the community as well as an opportunity to connect with people. The coffee shop runs Tuesday and Thursday morning. We are blessed with 15 volunteers.

There are a mix of groups who meet at the Centre offering an opportunity for people to learn something new, connect with others or keep active such as Craft Club, short mat bowls, Tots, Tuesday Fellowship and Bible Book Club.

Outreach

Ecumenical work through Faith at Work in Worcestershire continues with chaplaincy to the Kingfisher Shopping Centre shop workers. We visit people in their workplace and listen to their concerns. For some years we have provided shop workers with cards, complimentary mince pies and other refreshments which are well received.

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The Ecumenical Centre

Health & Safety

Our risk assessments policies and procedures are all up to date with all actions and changes noted. Health and Safety is a permanent item on the Finance and Property Agenda, so that any changes or issues are recorded.

Repairs

The main problem has been the leaks from the roof. The new covering, done 7 years ago, has sprung several leaks. Attempts have been made to find and rectify them with limited success. The cost of living and inflation has not helped in keeping on top of ad hoc repairs and improvements. It has been increasingly difficult to get any one to give quotes for work or to carry out any jobs. Prices of materials have increased, along with labour costs. This has a knock-on effect to how quickly concerns are resolved. We are pleased that the back lift has been refurbished.

Lettings and Hirings

The Centre activities have picked up with new groups starting. We have an ESOL (learning English) group running on a Friday morning and with Friday Warm Welcome and High Strive, the centre has a great buzz and feeling on Fridays. There are more groups asking about space and timings.

Antisocial behaviour

As with last year’s report, this unfortunately is still on the rise in and around the building. We have found evidence of drug use by the lift motor room, by the front lift and at the back of the building. We have also had confrontation with some of the more interesting characters that hang around on Evesham Walk. We are at present liaising with Kingfisher security, West Mercia Police, and other agencies to find a way forward for all involved. It’s a balancing act, but with good communication, discernment, and a touch of wisdom, we think love will win and we can help all who are affected by this.

Worship

We are grateful to our minister James and to the ministers and local preachers from the Bromsgrove and Redditch Circuit and URC who lead our Sunday worship each week. Our worship leaders have led the prayers of intercession at several services and the Local Arrangement Services at Harvest, Christmas and Palm Sunday have been well received. A performance of Margaret Lockwood’s cantata ‘Behold the Man’ took place on Good Friday evening. It was very moving to be part of such a special service and feel the congregation’s response to the words and music.

Thank you to everyone involved in Sunday worship; there are 14 roles to be filled each week. A special mention to the Tech team who ensure that members who are unable to attend worship in person can still join in the service which is streamed live on YouTube.

C2C (Come to Church) Junior Church

C2C continue to use ‘Roots’ material to plan our weekly sessions. The material gives us the Bible reading for that Sunday and suggestions for activities we can use. As we are a small group there has to be a lot of thought and ingenuity given to the planning to adapt the use for our group. On Easter Sunday we watched a video clip of the Easter Story, from Palm Sunday up to Easter Day. The young people then had a choice of crafts and activities to help them reflect on what they had heard. Of course there were chocolate eggs involved.

Godly Play continues half termly. Our last two sessions covered the Colours of Easter and recently The Parable of the Mustard Seed.

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It was lovely to see our younger people assisting in leading Sunday morning worship.

As always grateful thanks go to our leaders for all the work they do to produce interesting and interactive sessions each week.

– Pastoral and Discipleship Team Report by Lay Pastor

Pastoral: I have been finding my feet since I took on the role of Church and Community Pastor in September 2023 but feel that I am now beginning to work effectively with the pastoral visitors. I now feel more on top of visiting people who need care and can’t come to church, and of making sure those who are ill or struggling are both contacted by phone and/or visited and regularly prayed for. To that end, the Pastoral Care team recently asked for a prayer time for those on their lists between meetings. We had the first one of these on the 20th of May 2024. We went through all the pastoral visitors lists and prayed for those we feel need prayer particularly at this time. I hope this will become a regular thing, as it is more targeted than the more general prayer we say for all those in need at the Pastoral Care and Discipleship Team meetings (due to time constraints).

I want to thank the team for their diligent work and love for those on their lists. I am indebted to them for the information and updates they give me, as this helps me to do my job effectively and to make sure everyone who needs it is visited and, where asked for, given extended home communion.

The prayer diary has been updated and printed very recently. The prayer web is also an important way of making sure people with particular needs or concerns are prayed for by many members of the congregation. We have used the prayer web very many times since I started work here.

Discipleship: The house groups are still meeting regularly, and we have recently re-started the Julian group (monthly, one during the day and one in the evening). In addition to this, we ran a very popular Lent Course, and have since begun a Lectio Divina group. It is early days, and we will see whether this takes off and is helpful to people: firstly, we have invited those who were keen from the Lent Course group, and then (if the group is not too big), we will extend the invitation to anyone in the church family. We have been discussing the possibility of showing the series ‘The Chosen’, based on the Gospels, and inviting people from the church and beyond to this. We have also discussed running the ‘Emmaus’ course for new Christians in the near future.

Pastoral Care

There is a great need for pastoral care in the church family and beyond - extending to the users of the church building too, and to those on the periphery of church. Many people are in need of prayer and pastoral support. The extent of this need became very clear to me when we prayed with members of the Pastoral Care team recently! The amount of people struggling with different ailments, mental health difficulties, family troubles, bereavements etc, is almost overwhelming. However, we can only do what we can do, and the rest we have to give to God in prayer. We now have a list of people who need monthly visits and/or home communion.

The staff team have also begun to pray regularly together in the morning, which has brought us closer together and closer to God.

We have established links with the two care homes in the area who are most in need – where no other church is visiting them. Those two homes are Terryspring and Millcroft, and we visit both monthly and conduct a service of extended communion, with hymns, readings, and a short address – this is always well received by the attendees.

Redditch Pride event

We are the only church to have been given a stall, and we hope it will put us on the ‘map’ as an inclusive and welcoming church. We look forward to giving out lots of information about our church and to having some good conversations with people.

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World Service & Mission

We continued to meet three times a year. The situations in Palestine and Ukraine have dominated our thoughts this year.

We heard reports that some of the Ukrainian refugees are getting involved in an arts initiative ‘Re-imaging Redditch.’ One unfortunate aspect of gaining refugee status is that they lose their emergency accommodation in hotels etc with the risk of becoming homeless.

We have continued writing letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience including ‘Write for Rights’ annual campaign

We displayed some leaflets provided by ‘Commitment for Life’ which highlighted one good news story of Jewish and Arab women working together at ‘Cooking without Borders’ workshop. We continue to organise the retiring collections; as you can see people have been very generous, with 14 charities receiving a total of £5,829.

Redditch Child Contact Centre

The Contact Centre re-opened after lockdown in March 2022, fortnightly instead of weekly, because of a reduced number of volunteers.

House Group

One house group has continued to meet during the last 12 months. We meet in the afternoon usually every other week. There are eleven members which is quite a full house but not everyone attends every time, so we average about 7 or 8, a respectable number to make a meeting.

Fund Raising Team

We have a new name that better reflects the aims of this group. The team is now to be known as the: FELLOWSHIP, OUTREACH AND REVENUE TEAM (FORT)

Aim:

This group has been set up to boost the church funds by bringing the church community together in an informal way, to enjoy each other’s company, and get to know one another, especially our newer members, and those choosing to join in.

Madagascar Tea Party:

This was our first event and we were very grateful that Anne and Mike Schofield agreed to play such a major role – after all, it was their story and their presentation. Not only did we sell a fair number of tickets, but, once again, the generosity of the Emmanuel Congregation (and others!) kicked in, and we were not only swamped with offers of cakes, but we also received monetary donations from some of those that were unable to attend Truly remarkable!

This generosity resulted in a profit of £212. So, the event was a success and several people have made new friends, and thanked us for the sociability of the occasion, so much so that we have been asked, “What’s next?”

Risk Management

The major risks have been identified and recorded by the Trustees with professional advice taken as required. This is normally from the Methodist Birmingham District or the United Reformed Church West Midlands Synod. An annual review process is undertaken and recorded.

Income and Expenditure is monitored at the Finance and Property Meetings, held around every 6 weeks, in order to detect trends as part of the risk management process to avoid unforeseen calls on reserves.

The Church Meeting agrees to the signatures for the current account and investment accounts.

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Our building is part of the Kingfisher Shopping Centre and benefits from the 24 hour monitoring of our Fire Detection equipment as well as being included in the Shopping Centre Sprinkler system.

Full insurance is taken out to cover the Trustees and Volunteers as well as the building and its contents.

Organisations not belonging to the Church who are hiring any of our facilities must have their own indemnity insurance. This is stipulated in our conditions of room hire.

Our Fire and Health and Safety procedures are updated for any changes and reviewed each year.

We have training in hygiene for the kitchen volunteers and in first aid for members of staff. Our staff and Trustees have attended safeguarding training run by the Methodist Church.

Reserves Policy

The Reserves Policy for the Church is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to 6 months’ average expenditure of the General Fund, plus the accumulated value of the Mary Gatecliff Legacy. This is considered to meet any unforeseen item of major expenditure on the Church building and to be able to continue funding planned activities including the assessment payable to the Bromsgrove and Redditch Circuit and to the United Reformed Church West Midlands Synod. In addition, the Church from time to time designates reserves for specific purposes allied to its aims and objectives. Current designated reserves are outlined in the financial statements.

Safeguarding Policy

Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy for Emmanuel United Reformed & Methodist Church

The purpose of the church safeguarding policy is to check that procedures are in place and provide clarity about the roles and responsibilities of those trusted with promoting the church as a safe space for all its users.

This policy was ratified at the Annual Church Meeting held on 9[th] June 2024.

The Methodist Church, along with the whole Christian community, believes each person has a value and dignity which comes directly from God’s creation in God’s own image and likeness. Christians see this as fulfilled by God’s re-creation of us in Christ. Among other things, this implies a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and therefore to protect them from harm. Emmanuel Church is committed to the safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and adults and affirms that the needs of vulnerable individuals at risk are paramount.

Emmanuel Church recognises that it has a particular care for all who are vulnerable whether as a result of disabilities or reduction in capacities or by their situation. It is recognised that this increased vulnerability may be temporary or permanent and may be visible or invisible, but that it does not diminish our humanity and our wish to affirm the gifts and graces of all God’s people. This policy addresses the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is intended to support the Church in being a safe, supportive and caring community for children, young people, vulnerable adults, for survivors of abuse, for communities and for those affected by abuse.

Emmanuel Church recognises the serious issue of the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults and recognises that this may take the form of physical, emotional, sexual, financial, spiritual, discriminatory, domestic or institutional abuse or neglect, abuse using social media, child sexual exploitation or human trafficking (slavery). It acknowledges the effects these may have on people and their development, including spiritual and religious development. It accepts its responsibility for ensuring that all people are safe in its care and that their dignity and right to be heard is maintained. It accepts its responsibility to support, listen to and work for healing with survivors, offenders, communities and those who care about them. It takes seriously the promotion of welfare so that each of us can reach our full potential in God’s grace.

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Emmanuel Church commits itself to:

1. RESPOND without delay to any allegation or cause for concern that a child or vulnerable adult may have been harmed, or may suffer harm, whether in the church or in another context. It commits itself to challenge the abuse of power of anyone in a position of trust.

  1. IMPLEMENT the Methodist Church Safeguarding Policy, government legislation and guidance and safe practice in the circuit and in the churches.

  2. PROVIDE support, advice and training for lay and ordained people to ensure that people are clear and confident about their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults who may be vulnerable.

  3. AFFIRM and give thanks for those who work with children, young people and vulnerable adults and also acknowledge the shared responsibility of all of us for safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults who are on our premises.

Safeguarding Report

Nothing to report. All DBS checks up to date. Two people waiting to do safeguarding training, but it is booked in. We have regular meetings and are in the process of setting up a monitoring and support group for someone who will be attending a group in the church, but we will report on this further next time.

Ruth Wilde. Church Safeguarding Officer Adults-

Jan Channer Church Safeguarding Officer: Children & Young People

Finance Review

On 31[st] August 2024 our overall assets totalled £1,934.069 with £597,929 in the General Fund and £1,336,140 in the Reserve Fund. This is a small, but welcome, increase from last year. Investment values have increased by £81,150 (last year a decrease of £90k) and income loss over expenditure was only £11,908 much less than last year’s £30k, due to a further £23,306.50 from Betty Wrights legacy and, the refund of £10,855.83 from the Methodist Pension Fund.

Utilities are higher, but not as much as could have been, due to us having a gas price contract going into 2025 at prices of 2021. Maintenance of the building was higher due to one off costs of replacing the electrical distribution board at the back of room 8, and repairs to the floor of the kitchen after the boiler leaked.

This year there was a surplus in income over expenditure in the Reserve Fund. This surplus has been transferred to the General Fund to support the losses this fund is experiencing. The directive for the Reserve Fund was tor the income to be used “for the advancement of the spiritual and missionary life of the church”.

We are still expecting a long continuation of losses of around £2 - 3,000 a month. As agreed at this year’s Church Meeting, we will sell up to £30,000 of our stocks and shares to keep sufficient cash in our current and instant access accounts. The receipt from Betty Wright’s estate has avoided the need for any sale in this financial year. But we will require it for next financial year 2024 -2025.

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Church No 5 / 18

Name of Church

Emmanuel Redditch

Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2024

Income Notes to
the
accounts

General Fund
(Unrestricted)
Designated
Funds
(unrestricted)
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
2023-24
£
£
£
£
£

General Fund
(Unrestricted)
Designated
Funds
(unrestricted)
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
2023-24
£
£
£
£
£

General Fund
(Unrestricted)
Designated
Funds
(unrestricted)
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
2023-24
£
£
£
£
£

General Fund
(Unrestricted)
Designated
Funds
(unrestricted)
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
2023-24
£
£
£
£
£

General Fund
(Unrestricted)
Designated
Funds
(unrestricted)
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
2023-24
£
£
£
£
£
1 Offerings 4 45,565 45,565
2 Gift aid 5 10,382 10,382
3 Donations and Legacies 6 1,189 22,306 23,494
4 Interest and investment income 7 12,902 84 30,919 43,906
5 Income from investmentproperties 8 12,752 12,752
6 Grants 9 32,400 32,400
7 Room Hire 10 25,708 25,708
9 Other charitable income 11 23,847 5,880 29,726
8 Internal organisations 12 970 970
10Total income
Expenditure		 164,744 29,240 30,919 0 224,903
12 Circuit assessment or share 13 18,000 18,000
13 URC MinistryFund 13 40,162 40,162
14 Grants and donations 14 0 0
15 Employments Expenseplus Tax and Pension 15 66,392 27,853 94,246
16 Propertymaintenance 16 28,339 28,339
17 Insurance,utilities etc 17 21,619 21,619
18 Depreciation 18 0
19 Office expenses 19 16,351 16,351
20 Other expenditure 20 11,458 5,979 17,437
21 Internal organisations 21 656 656
22Total charitable expenditure 202,322
6,635
27,853
0
236,811
23 Net Loss/Gain Income Expenditure -37,578
22,604
3,066
0
-11,908
24 Gains/(losses) on monetary investments
25 Gains/(losses) on investment properties		 22 361 19,847 60,942 81,150
23 0
26Net income/(expenditure)
27 Transfers between funds
2 Other gains/(losses)
29Net movement in funds
30 Total funds brought forward
31 Total funds carried forward		 -37,218
42,452
64,008
0
69,242
3,066 -3,066 0
24 0
-34,152
42,452
60,942
0
69,242
197,903
391,726
1,275,198
1,864,827
163,751
434,178
1,336,140
0
1,934,069

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Name of Church

Church No 5/18

Emmanuel Redditch

Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2023

Notes to
the
accounts
Income		 Notes to
the
accounts
Income

General Fund
(Unrestricted)
Designated
Funds
(unrestricted)
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
2022-23
£
£
£
£
£
45,554
0
0
45,554
11,089
0
0
11,089
380
20,230
0
20,610
12,217
60
31,073
43,351
7,941
0
0
7,941
48,538
0
0
48,538
27,503
0
0
27,503
0
4,338
0
4,338
14,697
6,871
0
21,568
167,920
31,499
31,073
0
230,492

General Fund
(Unrestricted)
Designated
Funds
(unrestricted)
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
2022-23
£
£
£
£
£
45,554
0
0
45,554
11,089
0
0
11,089
380
20,230
0
20,610
12,217
60
31,073
43,351
7,941
0
0
7,941
48,538
0
0
48,538
27,503
0
0
27,503
0
4,338
0
4,338
14,697
6,871
0
21,568
167,920
31,499
31,073
0
230,492

General Fund
(Unrestricted)
Designated
Funds
(unrestricted)
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
2022-23
£
£
£
£
£
45,554
0
0
45,554
11,089
0
0
11,089
380
20,230
0
20,610
12,217
60
31,073
43,351
7,941
0
0
7,941
48,538
0
0
48,538
27,503
0
0
27,503
0
4,338
0
4,338
14,697
6,871
0
21,568
167,920
31,499
31,073
0
230,492
1 Offerings 4 45,554 0 0
2 Gift aid 5 11,089 0 0
3 Donations and Legacies 6 380 20,230 0
4 Interest and investment income 7 12,217 60 31,073
5 Income from investmentproperties 8 7,941 0 0
6 Grants 9 48,538 0 0
7 Room Hire 10 27,503 0 0
8 Internal organisations 11 0 4,338 0
9 Other charitable income 12 14,697 6,871 0
10Total income
Expenditure
12 Circuit assessment or share
13
13 URC Ministry Fund
13
14 Grants and donations
14
15 Employment Expenses, Incl Tax and P
15
16 Property maintenance
16
17 Insurance,utilities etc
17
18 Depreciation
18
19 Office expenses
19
20 Other expenditure
20
21 Internal organisations
21
22Total charitable expenditure
18,000
0
0
18,000
39,788
0
0
39,788
0
0
0
0
74,906
0
26,428
101,333
35,815
12,065
0
47,880
18,083
0
0
18,083
0
0
0
0
15,211
0
0
15,211
10,933
6,871
120
17,923
0
3,307
0
3,307
212,736
22,243
26,547
0
261,526
23 Net Loss/Gain Income Expenditure -44,816
9,256
4,526
0
-31,034
24 Gains/(losses) on monetary investmen
22
25 Gains/(losses) on investment propertie
23
26Net income/(expenditure)
27 Transfers between funds
24
28 Other gains/(losses)
29Net movement in funds
30 Total funds brought forward
31 Total funds carried forward		 -209
-23,095
-66,768
-90,073
10,000
10,000
-45,025
-13,839
-52,242
0
-111,107
5,126
-600
-4,526
0
0
-39,899
-14,439
-56,768
0
-111,107
237,802
406,165
1,331,966
1,975,933
197,903
391,726
1,275,198
0 1,864,827

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BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEET Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total Prior Year
Current Assets NOTE
Cash 26 24,882 74,650 99,532 110,224
Accounts Receivable 27 141 - 141 2,313
Prepayments 28 2,709 2,709 2,620
Non-Current Assets 29 - - - -
Fixed Assets 30 225,000 240,500 465,500 465,500
Investments 31 347,296 1,020,990 1,368,286 1,287,136
Current Liabilities 32 - - - -
Accounts Payable 33 2,099 - 2,099 2,965
Deferred Income 34 - - - -
Non-Current Liabilities 35 - - -
LongTerm Loan / Mortgage 36 - - - -
Total Net Assets (Assets Minus Liabilities)
Represented By
597,929 1,336,140
1,934,069		 1,864,827
General(Unrestricted) 163,750 163,750 197,902
- -
Flower Fund(Designated) 339 339 293
GodlyPlay (Designated) 461 461 461
Womens FellowshipInterest(Designated) 923 923 803
IpsleyHousingtrust(Designated) 10,147 10,147 10,237
Benevolent Fund(Designated) 522 522 578
Centre Refurbishment Fund(Designated) - - -
Choir(Designated) 385 385 385
Harriet Smith(Designated) 941 941 941
Social Committee(Designated) 1,020 1,020 808
Legacies(Designated) 78,790 78,790 56,484
LegacyTMCP Investment(Designated) 340,096 340,096 320,248
Pandemic RecoveryFund(Designated) - - -
FridayWarm Welcome FWW(Designated) - - -
Craft Club(Unrestricted) 556 556 489
Total Unrestricted
597,929 597,929 589,629
Womens FellowshipCFB(Restricted) - 1,000 1,000 1,000
Govier Fund(Restricted) 1,377 1,377 1,308
Reserve Fund - Wilf Carpenter(Restricted) 1,333,763 1,333,763 1,272,890
Total Restricted
Total All Funds
1,336,140
1,336,140		 1,275,198
597,929 1,336,140
1,934,069		 1,864,827

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Individual Fund Movements

GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND
Fund Opening
Balance		 Income Expenditure Re Valuation Transfer Closing
Balance
General - Not Designated or Restricted 197,902 164,744 202,322 361 3,066 163,750
DESIGNATED FUNDS
Fund Opening
Balance		 Income Expenditure Re Valuation Closing
Balance
Benevolent Fund 578 5 60 522
Choir 385 385
Collections on Behalf of Others - 5,829 5,829 -
Craft Club 489 67 556
Flower Fund 293 46 339
Godly Play 461 461
Harriet Smith 941 941
Ipsley Housing trust 10,237 10,147
Boiler inspection 90
Legacies 56,484 78,790
Betty Jean Wright Estate 22,306
Legacy TMCP Investment 320,248 19,847 340,096
Social Committee 808 860 648 1,020
Women's Fellowship CFB 803 923
Interest
Donations
Misc		 84
43
8
Sub Total - Dedicated Funds 391,727 29,240 6,635 19,847 - 434,179
TOTAL GENERAL AND DESIGNATED 589,629 193,983 208,957 20,208 3,066 597,929
RESTRICTED FUNDS
Women's Fellowship CFB 1,000 1,000
Govier Fund 1,308 69 1,377
Reserve Fund - Wilf Carpenter 1,272,890 60,942 3,066
-		 1,333,763
Interest 1,707
TMCP 29,143
Employment costs 27,853
TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS 1,275,198 30,919 27,853 60,942 3,066
-		 1,336,140
TOTAL FUNDS 1,864,827 224,903 236,811 81,150 - 1,934,069

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Notes to the Accounts

1. Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with the exception of investment property and other investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

2. Funds

The funds held constitute: General Funds held for any purpose of the Church which are Unrestricted and Restricted funds which are held for a narrower purpose including those for internal organisations. There are no Endowment funds. Details of each material fund are disclosed in the Balance Sheet. Any funds may be represented by more than just cash.

Investments

The funds that support the various funds are held by TMCP (Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes) in Trustees Interest Funds on which interest is credited to the accounts each month or quarter. These are regarded as medium and long term investments.

TMCP is the legal owner and Custodian Trustee of all Methodist Model Trust property, including Legacies, Endowments and Accumulated Funds. Trust property is held for and on behalf of local Managing Trustees who are responsible for the day to day management of trust property. TMCP ensure that, through providing guidance and acting under their direction, the Managing Trustees comply with charity law and Methodist law and polity as determined by the Methodist Conference.

Capital commitments and contingent liabilities.

We will require to sell some £30k of stocks and shares in the next financial year to cover our excess of expenditure over income.

3. Accounting policies

Basis

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historical cost, except that investments are shown at their market value at the end of the year, on the accruals basis to show a true and fair view of the Church's financial position and activities.

Income

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.

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Expenditure

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 Circuit to pay out resources.

Grants

Grants made by the Church from its own funds are recognised in full at the time of agreement or when the Church accepts that there is a legal or operational obligation to make the payment. When the grant is recurrent over more than one year the balance payable in future years is treated as a provision for future commitments in the Balance Sheet against the appropriate fund, the provision being released in future years as instalments are paid in accordance with the originally agreed terms.

VAT

Since the Church is not VAT registered, all input VAT is charged with the expenses to which it refers.

Tangible fixed assets for use by the Church

The freehold property is shown at most recent valuation, which was May 2024.

Investment Properties

Investment properties - no property is currently deemed to not be held for the long term purposes of the charity.

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

Debtors include outstanding bills due.

Creditors

Creditors include outstandings relating to collections.

House Rental Income

All the rental income from the Reserve Fund house, 42 Harport Road, is used to support the General Fund, as is the income from 75 Prospect Hill

TMCP Management Charges

The Trustees for Methodist Church Purpose (TMCP), charge 0.285% of our TMCP assets to cover the work they are doing in managing our investments.

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GENERAL FUND

GENERAL FUND
Category Group Note
Category		 Income Year
2023-24
Income Year
2022-23
Free will offerings
4
Cash
4
Envelopes
5
HMRC Tax refund		 1,247
316
44,317
45,239
45,565
45,554
10,382
11,089
Donations
Anonymous Donations
Peter Turner
Regular Donations
Defibrillator
Craft Club
Donations Church of Grace
Uniformed Organisations
6
Total Donations ANON		 18
100
1,000
-
-
280
100
71
1,189
380
Other Income
7
Bank Interest
7
Investment Income TMCP MGatecliff
Total Investment Income		 2,839
2,104
10,064
10,113
12,902
12,217
8
House Rents		 12,752
7,941
Grants
HMRC Furlough
Projects Paid by URC Trust
URC Redditch Trust
9
Total Grants		 -
16,138
32,400
32,400
32,400
48,538
Lettings of Rooms
Ad Hoc Hiring
Regular Hirers
Indoor Bowls
Tenants
10
Total Lettings of Rooms		 115
160
5,318
5,916
866
879
19,409
20,548
25,708
27,503
Other Income
Beacon Church
Funeral
Coffee Bar
Contra
Covid Insurance Claim
DSP Friday Warm Welcome
Legacy
Return of grant to Methodist Pension Fund
Other
Realised Gains from TMCP Investment
Solar Panels
Tots & Co
11
Total Other/Miscellaneous income		 92
272
50
-
3,888
4,394
44
136
887
2,520
2,341
-
10,856
4,160
4,406
-
1,496
1,468
741
794
23,847
14,697
General Fund Total Income
164,744
167,920

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Category Group
Category		 Expenditure
year
2022-23
Expenditure
year
2022-23
Methodist URC Assessments
13
Methodist Circuit
13
URC Ministryand Mission		 18,000
18,000
40,162
39,788
Grants and Donations
14
Grants and Donations		 -
-
~~-~~
~~-~~
Staffing
15
Employment Costs
Expenses - Meetings
Expenses - Sundry
Expenses - Travel
HMRC
Staff Parking - St Stephen's
Training
Total Staffing cost		 54,578
61,335
234
112
444
643
898
1,236
8,516
9,731
800
650
923
1,198
66,392
74,906
Building Maintenance
16
Ad hoc Maintenance
Defibrillator
Electrical Work inc PAT
Fire Protection
Gas Boilers and Heating
Houses Maintenance
Lifts
Window Cleaning
Projects
Back Lift Refurbishment
Projects
COVID-19
Projects
Hall Glass Shading
Projects
Kitchen Ventilation
Maintenance Total		 10,275
7,767
216
278
11,687
4,798
2,509
301
30
-
500
3,123
6,533
-
16,138
-
-
-
28,339
35,815
Utilities and Insurance
17
Insurance
Electricity Centre
Electricity Flat
Gas Centre
Gas Flat
Telephone
Water Centre
Water Flat
17
TOTAL Utilities and Insurance		 4,139
4,858
9,333
5,599
271
1,153
5,634
4,741
669
1,036
-
1,573
697
-
21,619
18,083
Admin and Office
19
Cleaning
Photocopier
Stationery
Telephone and Internet
Website
Equipment & Consumables
IT
Licences
Total Admin		 6,814
6,601
1,575
1,257
456
288
3,775
3,304
445
492
1,593
2,391
1,448
845
245
33
16,351
15,211

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Expenditure
year
2022-23
Expenditure
year
2022-23
Other Expenditure
20
Bank Charges
Books-Magazine
Catering Events
Contra
Flowers and Bulbs
Junior Church C2C
Messy Church
Minister Travel
Misc Church Expenditure
Music and Video Licences
Musicians
Preaching Fees
Subscriptions to Associated Societies
TV Licence
Tots & Co
Coffee Bar
DSP Friday Warm Welcome
Evangelism
Friday Warm Welcome
Total Centre Activities		 325
386
90
793
328
44
136
203
172
184
223
-
231
321
6,054
4,709
791
785
-
-
105
48
159
159
40
-
2,297
1,927
-
934
947
-
11,458
10,933
General Fund Total Expenditure
Surplus / Deficit
202,322
212,736
-37,578
-44,816

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NOTE
DEDICATED FUNDS
This Year
Last Year		 NOTE
DEDICATED FUNDS
This Year
Last Year		 NOTE
DEDICATED FUNDS
This Year
Last Year		 NOTE
DEDICATED FUNDS
This Year
Last Year		 NOTE
DEDICATED FUNDS
This Year
Last Year
Benevolent Fund
Category
Actual Income
Category Actual Income
3 Donation 5 230
Transfers from General Fund
Category Actual Expenditure
20 To someone in need 60 376
Collections on Behalf of Others Actual Income Last Year
10 5,829 6,871
Category Actual Expenditure
All We Can 310 293
Bible Society 50 254
Centre Users(Victim Support and Carers Care Line) 318 318
Child Contact Centre
Christian Aid 1,679
Commitment For Life 306
Crisis 227
Disaster EmergencyCommittee 2,335
Easter Offerings - Methodist World Mission 215 213
Embrace the Middle East 176
Harvest Appeal 10
John White Memorial - Eye Hospital 820
Madagascar 596
Mary's Meals 430 291
Methodist Homes for the Aged 297 306
Nixon Memorial Hospital 664
Operation Noah 261
Promrose Hospice 242
Radiate Redditch 584 227
Sarah Leeson - Retirement Collection 582
Touchstone 174 285
TwinningToilets 240
20 Total 5,829 6,871
Craft Club Last Year
Category Actual Income
8 Sales of Goods 67 211
Actual Expenditure
Category Actual Expenditure
Donations -
21 Purchase of Materials -
Flower Fund Last Year
Category Actual Income
8 Donation 46
Category Actual Expenditure
21 Purchase of Flowers 76
Purchase of Materials -
Godly Play Last Year
Category Actual Income
8 Subs -
Category Actual Expenditure
21 Toys and Equipment -
Harriet Smith Last Year
Category Actual Income
4 Interest -
Category Actual Expenditure
21 Expense -

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Ipsley Housing trust Ipsley Housing trust Last Year
Category Actual Income
3 Donation -
9 From General Fund -
Category Actual Expenditure
Contracts Gas etc 90
16 Maintenance 42 Harport Road 12,062
Legacies Last Year
Category Actual Income
3 LegacyBettyWright 22,306 20,000
Category Actual Expenditure
21 Transfer to General Account -
Legacy TMCP Investment Last Year
Category Actual Income
4 Dividends TMCP to General Fund -
Category Actual Expenditure
21 Expenditure -
Social Committee Last Year
Category Actual Income
8 CateringEvent 860 798
8 Social Event 1,490
8 Social - Trips 765
Category Actual Expenditure
21 Social Event 648 1,302
21 Social - Trips 480
Womens Fellowship Interest Last Year
Category Actual Income
4 Donation 43 97
8 Quiet Day 976
8 CFB Interest 84 60
Category Actual Expenditure
21 Expenses Misc 8 9
21 Quiet Day 1,064
RESTRICTED FUNDS RESTRICTED FUNDS
Govier Fund Last Year
Category Actual Income
4 CFB Interest 69 44
Category Actual Expenditure
21 Transfers from General Fund -
Womens Fellowship CFB Last Year
Category Actual Income
4 CFB Interest
Category Actual Expenditure
21 Transfer to General Account -
Reserve Fund - Wilf Carpenter Last Year
Category Actual Income
4 Interest 1,707 1,582
4 TMCP 29,143 29,447
30,851 31,030
Category Actual Expenditure
15 Employment Costs 25,015 24,091
Expenses Misc - 120
HMRC 2,839 2,337
27,853 26,547

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NOTE
BALANCE SHEET
Petty Cash
HSBC BMM (Business Money Manager)
HSBC Current
HSBC Credit Card
CFB Reserve Account
CFB CARR Account
CFB Society Account
CFB Womens Fellowship
CFB Govier
Cash
26
Lettings invoices yet to be paid
Accounts Receivable
27
Lift and Fire maintenance paid in advance
Methodist Assessment 1 month in advance
Prepayments
28
Non-Current Assets
29
42 Harport Road
2 acres arraow valley park
75 Prospect Hill
Fixed Assets
30
CFB Managed Mixed
CFB Property
Trustees Interest Fund
Caroline Hayes
CFB Managed Mixed Fund
CFB Property Investment
Trust Income Fund
Charles Terry
P of Sale Bates Hill
Smith & Fair Bates Hill Ben
Variouse Bequests
Investments
31
Current Liabilities
32
Ministers Expenses
External Accountants cost
Debit card purchase
Collections on behalf of others
Accounts Payable
33
Deferred Income
34
Non-Current Liabilities
35
Long Term Loan / Mortgage
36
Total Net Assets (Assets Minus Liabilities)		 Notes to Balance Sheet
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Total
99
99
451
451
4,459
4,459
-310
-310
27,116
27,116
5,998
5,998
13,499
45,157
58,656
687
1,000
1,687
1,377
1,377		 Notes to Balance Sheet
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Total
99
99
451
451
4,459
4,459
-310
-310
27,116
27,116
5,998
5,998
13,499
45,157
58,656
687
1,000
1,687
1,377
1,377		 Notes to Balance Sheet
Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Total
99
99
451
451
4,459
4,459
-310
-310
27,116
27,116
5,998
5,998
13,499
45,157
58,656
687
1,000
1,687
1,377
1,377		 Prior Year
22
1,478
3,118
-119
46,118
5,700
50,997
1,603
1,308
Restricted
27,116
45,157
1,000
1,377
24,882 74,650 0
99,532		 110,224
141 2,313
141 0 0
141		 2,313
1,209
1,500		 1,209
1,500		 1,120
1,500
2,709 0 0
2,709		 2,620
-
225,000 228,000
12,500		 228,000
12,500
225,000		 228,000
12,500
225,000
225,000 240,500 0
465,500		 465,500
50
290,167
34,815
0
5,023
15,114
779
1,347		 926,247
94,582
160		 926,247
94,582
160
50
290,167
34,815
0
5,023
15,114
779
1,347		 859,733
100,155
160
50
269,330
36,866
0
4,663
14,052
779
1,347
347,296 1,020,990 0
1,368,286		 1,287,136
99
2,000		 -
99
2,000
0
0		 142
1,400
3
1,420
2,099 0 0
2,099		 2,965
-
-		 -
-		 -
-
-
-		 -
-
597,929 1,336,140 0
1,934,069		 1,864,827

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Emmanuel Methodist / URC Redditch

Appendix A

CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP & Direct Employees

MINISTER

Rev James Hamilton

Employees

Per Week Hospitality and Outreach Sharon Forrest 25 hours Lay Pastor Ruth Wilde 25 hours Centre Manager Nicki Farnes 20 hours Tots Laura Darby 4 hours Housekeeper Caren Price Hunt 20 hours Finance assistant Lucy West 5 hours

CHURCH ELDERS

Ann Gee Mike Schofield Fiona White Olive Hall Jackie Marsh Pearl Swanborough Kay Bradley Ros Williams Lyn Renhard Tony Pitt Mary Thomas Janet Chaney Keith Thomas Chris Allured Helen Carr Glynn Carr Diane Martin Graham Martin Rosemarie Davies

CHURCH SAFEGUARDING CO-ORDINATOR Children and Young People Jan Channer Vulnerable Adults Ruth Wilde GDPR CO-ORDINATOR Mike Schofield

CHURCH REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER BODIES

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Name of Church Emmanuel United Reformed and Methodist Church No 6C19 & 5/18

Declarations and Scrutiny

I confirm that these accruals-based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 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 ……………K Thomas……………………Date…………………..

Name and address of treasurer ………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………. Post Code………………

Presentation to the Church trustees

I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on ……………..

Signature of the Chair of the meeting: ………Rev James Hamilton…………………………

Name of the Chair of the meeting: ………Rev James Hamilton…… Date ……

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the

…Emmanuel Church Redditch..

Charity Number 1143847

Responsibilities and basis of report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the …Emmanuel Church Redditch Church for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages 1 to 25 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.

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Name of Church Emmanuel United Reformed and Methodist Church No 6C19 & 5/18

Independent Examiner’s Statement

[The Church’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ( insert name of applicable listed body )]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.

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 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/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.

Signature of independent examiner ………………………………………………………………….

Name of independent examiner …… Mr John Harris………………………………….

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ………………………………………

Name of firm (where appropriate) ……… Charles Lovell & Co

Address ……… 8 Church Green East…

…………………. Redditch……………….. Post Code B98 8BP …

ACTUAL SIGNED COPY WITH EXAMINER AND CHURCH FILE

May 2023

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