2022-08-31-accounts - St. John's Methodist Church Parkfield

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 1 09 2021 To 31 08 2022

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name St John’s Methodist Church, Parkfield

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1146373

Charity's principal address St John’s Methodist Church

Wolverhampton Road East Wolverhampton

Postcode WV4 6AA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Barbara Brown Social Church Council
2 Marcus Brown General Church General Meeting
3 lrene Brumley General Church General Meeting
Martine Caffyn Pastoral Church Council
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Administator
5 Evan Carney Steward Church General Meeting
6 Geneva Carney Steward Church General Meeting
7 Basil Coward Steward Church General Meeting
Rev William Reserve Chair Circuit Meeting
8
Davis
9 Andre Burns Circuit Steward Circuit Meeting
10 Ian Priest Treasurer Church Council
Rev Steve Chair and Minister Circuit Meeting
11
Jackson
12 Pamela Flavell Welcome Group Church Council
13 Lianne French Young People Church Council
14 Ken Gough General Church General Meeting
15 Marcus Hemans AV Church Council
16 Sandra Faulkner Safeguarding Church Council
17 Norma Levett Steward Church General Meeting
18 Paul Levett Steward Church General Meeting
Elizabeth Macer- Pastoral Worker Church Council/ Circuit
19
Wright Meeting
20 Ethel Mudzonga General Church General Meeting
21 Jean Oakley Mission Church Council
22 David Punfield Property Steward Church Council
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23 Janet Punfield Senior Steward Church General Meeting
24 Dalsie Robinson Steward Church General Meeting
25 Hugo Robinson Property Church Council
Rev David Supernumerary Circuit Meeting
26
Wheeler
Emma Veiro Communion Church Council
27
Steward
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Deed of Union (1932) and Methodist Church Act (1976) adopted Type of governing document 2W49/1932

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Trust How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointment by Church Council or General Church Meeting; Trustee selection methods Chairperson appointed by the Wolverhampton Methodist Circuit (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The objectives of St. John's Methodist Church are the advancement of: (a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church; (b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church; {c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church; (d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The main activities of the church are: (a) The provision of regular public acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike; (b) Promoting the whole mission of the church through engagement with the wider community including older people, parents and toddlers and other specific need groups; (c) The teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups; (d) Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved; (ei The provision of women's meetings, men's meetings etc with a Christian ethos. ln carrying out the church's activities, the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission Guidance on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Following the Coronavirus pandemic, the church re-opened fully in July 2021, and services resumed, and the groups began to meet regularly again. These included the Stay and Play Group, the Uniformed Organisations, Prayer Group, Keep Fit Class and Dance Groups.

The Punjabi Christian Fellowship and Seventh Day Adventist Church have continued to meet for worship. The sick, bereaved and vulnerable have received visits from the minister, pastoral worker and church members. Our property stewards have continued to take care of our church premises and oversee the completion of the property refurbishment Atrium project.

The Church celebrated its 60[th] Anniversary in the summer of 2022 and also commemorated the Queens 70[th] Jubilee Celebration. A weekly Community Coffee Morning was started in the spring of 2022 as well as a monthly Dementia Café. Since the refurbishment the Church has seen a significant increase in community lettings, all of which serve the local community in various ways.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

In order to plan for the financial stability of the church, the Church Council keeps under review the level of reserves it should retain, taking account of expected income available to fund likely costs, and the need to cover forecast deficits, cashflow variations and contingencies. The level of reserves as planned reduced significantly in the year in order to contribute to the costs of the major property improvement programme. However, reserves are being retained to take account of the need for major maintenance and renewals over the next five years or so.

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The closure of the church buildings due to Covid resulted in a You may choose to include deficit in the church's Unrestricted Funds. The church is additional information, fortunate in this context to have reserves but is conscious of where relevant about: major maintenance and renewal expenditure required in the  the charity’s principal next few years. The church's property renewal project Phase 3 sources of funds commenced in September 2021 and was completed in February (including any 2022. A Grant of £50,000.00 was obtained from Enovert towards fundraising); the works on Phase 3.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

J. Punfield Signature(s) S. Jackson Mrs Janet Punfield Full name(s) Rev Steve Jackson Position (eg Secretary, Chair Senior Church Steward Chair, etc) Date 9th March 2023

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DECLARATIONS I confirm that I have prepared the accounts from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church Cou Signature of Treasurer Name lan Priest Date Address 195 Tettenhall Road, Presentation to the St John's Church Council for approval I confirm that the Accounts have been presented to the Church Council on and were approved. • Signature of Chair Name of Chair Rev S Jackson Date ILIZ

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the St John's Methodist Church, Parkfield, Wolverhampton This Report is on the Church Accounts for the year ended 31 st August 2022 Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The chariws trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: Examine the accounts under Section 145 of the Charities Act to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act). and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's Report My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters .qpt ni It in thp. .qt2tp.mpnt hplnw Independent Examiner's Statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; 12) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply appropriate BRO Name Signature Relevant Professional qualification or body FCA Address Coneybury Munslow Craven Arms Shro shire SY7 9ET Date 26