2021-08-31-accounts - Sprowston Methodist Church

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Sprowston Methodist Church Wroxham Road, Norwich. Report of the Trustees For the year ending 31 August 2021

The Trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31 August 2021

Reference and Administrative Details Registered Charity Number 1144417

Principle Address

Cozens Hardy Road Sprowston Norwich NR7 8AD Norfolk. UK

The Church Council is Constituted in accordance with the Standing Orders of the Methodist Church, and officers are appointed by the members of the Church at its General Church Meeting.

TRUSTEES

The Minister and workers:

The Minister – Reverend Andrew Burrows (Chairman) Pastoral Lay worker – Ruth Burrows

Church Stewards: Martin Callam, Marilyn Hood, Gillian Horth, Pauline Butler, Jane Lovett, Kathryn Hughes, Bev Townsend, and Martin Horth.

The Church Treasurer: Marilyn Hood

The Secretary of the Pastoral Committee: Jane Lovett

The Secretary of the Council: Paula Callam

Representatives elected annually by the General Church Meeting:

Safeguarding: Janice Norman and Paula Callam

Health & Safety: John Manson Property Steward: David Hood

Church Members’ Representatives: Jackie Lawrence, Sarah Muscroft, Charles Townsend, Diana Meadows, Grace Muscroft, Jessica Parrott, Janet Mayes, June Ling

Additional persons appointed by the Council to ensure that all areas of the Church’s life are adequately represented and in particular that, wherever possible, young people are included in its membership:

Junior Church – Barbara Manson Missions – Kathryn Hughes Messy Church – Janet Mayes Local Preachers – Paul Lawrence, Janice Norman

Methodist Homes for the Aged representative – Rev Alec Callaby Youth Council – Grace Muscroft Property & Room Booking – David Hood

One circuit steward appointed by the circuit stewards:

John Brittain

Independent Examiner

Mr Eric Steward 70A Aylsham Rd., Norwich Norfolk NR3 2HE

Bankers

Barclays Bank St Stephens Branch 5-7 Red Lion Street NORWICH NR1 3QH

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a Deed of Union (1932) and The Methodist Church Act (1976). It constitutes an unincorporated charity.

Related parties

The Church is a constituent member of the Norwich Circuit of the Methodist Church.

Risk assessment.

The premises are properly insured, and Health and Safety reviews take place annually with Fire Evacuation Practices held from time to time. A risk register is maintained to safeguard the Church’s assets and future work and the Disclosure and Barring Service is consulted as appropriate. All trustees and others working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are required to attend a safeguarding CSS Foundation module training course. An asset register is maintained by the Treasurer. At intervals over the year the premises were closed in accordance with Government guidelines because of the Covid 19 pandemic with access to the buildings being limited to only essential maintenance by approved persons. Public lets were reduced. When the property was opened to the public the Health & Safety guidelines produced by the Methodist Church in accordance with Government guidelines were followed.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

We are a medium sized and diverse church set on the outskirts of Norwich, England. We believe that all disciples of Jesus are called to be faithful and fruitful in their lives and this must be outworked not only in terms of worship, fellowship and care, but also in terms of mission, through using God’s gifts.

The church sees its mission in terms of developing a process of disciple-making that will incorporate not-yet-believers and encourages Christian maturity in mission among all its members – by serving and witnessing – in the power of the Spirit.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

The Church has continued its as best as possible in the circumstances with its on-going programme of Christian work and care.

During the lockdown services were produced by the Minister in her home and shared online via YouTube and via a phone link. Various fellowship and business meetings were conducted via Zoom. Members of the congregation and the wider community who were isolating were supported during lockdown either in collecting of prescriptions or groceries and various other acts of help. The church “family” has been very active with phoning, socially distanced garden visits and letter writing in making sure that everybody is supported and cherished.

Our Junior Church has focused on the younger people within our church and neighbourhood. Regrettably the Pushchair Club that met on the premises shut down this year. Messy Church which focuses on young people and families in the area has not yet resumed. Our Cameo group, which did not meet for most of the year has restarted and has welcomed new-comers and others not usually involved in the normal Sunday activities of the church.

Art Fellowship has shut down, but a new Craft Group is planned. Men’s Breakfasts has not yet restarted.

Special events are held occasionally, though with the Covid 19 lockdown our annual Community Fun Day usually held in the summer had to be cancelled.

Our building is also normally widely used by other organisations in the local community, though during lockdown there has been no community use of the premises.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The accounts show that the on-going costs of administration of the Church were covered by income.

Reserves Policy

Funds are held in accordance with the Church’s Reserves Policy and are believed to be adequate for the declared aims and objectives of the Church and necessary maintenance of the building.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provision of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:

Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
Observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP.
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulation 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

ON BEHALF OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL: Paula Callam: Secretary Date: 15[th] October 2021

|ACCOUNTSFORTHEYEAR ENDED31AUGUST2021|ACCOUNTSFORTHEYEAR ENDED31AUGUST2021|SprowstonMethodist||SprowstonMethodist|||Church| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||UnrestrictedRestrictedTotalsthis|||Totalslast| |||Funds|Funds|year|yeer| |SECTIONA|||||| |aRECEIPTS|Note||||| |a2OfferingsandTaxrecovered||70,353|238|70,591|123,254| |BankandCFBinterestand
aslIinvestmentincome
a4Lettings
a5Otherreceipts
a6TOTAL RECEIPTS||113
6,848
9,051
86,365|
2,787

3,024||113
6,848
11,838
89,389(a7)L137,359
547
13,509
49|| |SECTIONB|||||| |bPAYMENTS
b2CircuitAssessmentorShare||54,000||54,000|52,500| |3Donations||1,104|
13,295|14,399|10,345| |b4RepairsandMaintenance||3,194|||3,194|18,798| |Utilities(Insurances,water
b5charges,heating&lighting)
b6Otherpayments
b7TOTALPAYMENTS||6,331
1,936
66,565|
697|
13,992|6,331
2,633
80,557(b9)|6,828
6,733
95,203| |SECTIONC|||||| |NETRECEIPTS/PAYMENTSFOR
c1THEYEAR||19,800|(10,967)|8,833|42,157| ||Totalfundsbroughtforwardfrom|||||| |C2lastyear||73,151|12,828||85,979(c6)|43,822| |3Subtotal|(c1+c2)|92,951|
1,861||94,812|L85,979| |c4Transfersandadjustments_||(13,143)||
13,098|(45)(CT)|| |sTOTALFUNDSATENDOFYEAR|(c3+c4)|79,808|14,959||94757(e8)85,979 (c6)|| |SECTIOND|||||| |FORIN
RMTONONLY:|||||| |MONEYRECEVEDAND|||||| |PASSEDONTOEXTERNAL|||||| |dORGANISATIONS|||||| |(theseamountsarenottobe
includedintotal|||||| |Balancebroughtforwardfromlastyear|||||| |d2offerings/Gifts-receivedforexternalonganisations||||4,223|5,429| |d3Offerings/Giftspassedtoexternalorganisations||||4,298|5,479| |d4BALANCESTILLTOBEPAID|(d1+d2-d3)|||(50)|25|