CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
CHAPEL STREET METHODIST CHURCH
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31st AUGUST 2021
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister:
Church Stewards:
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JOHN BENNETTS PAUL GRAY
ROGER RULE (to 6th June 2021) DOREEN HOCKING
“MARGARETRICHARDS (from6thJune 2021). = &#=
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Treasurer:
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021
CHAPEL STREET METHODIST CHURCH
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|eee|UnrestrictedFunds|RestrictedFunds|Totals: this|Totals last|
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|a2||Offenngs and|Tax recovered|||sats] stl|58,829|
|a3||Investment|income|
|as|totings|=|Cd|C“‘(s*L|Cosel|OCC|Ca, 58|16,785|
|OEE|ee|Lae|7.275] 3,933|||11,208]|~—«|—22.356|
|a6||TOTAL RECEIPTS||E84727]|4054}|[88,778]]|(07)||]|[96,473]|
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|b1|||[PAYMENTS]|
|b2||Circuit Assessment or Share|aS|Ge|Be||||50,299|29,588|
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|b4|Repairsand|Maintenance|ss|||||19,446]|40391]|[23,485]|42,750|
|b5|[heating|&|lighting|13,198|15,899|
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|96777]|_4,039]||100,816] @@)]||99,632|
|“AR|a6-b8|12,050|3,159|
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|ommend|79.618|79,968|83,127|
|c3 |Sub total|icl+c2|67.568ae|79,968|
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|c5||TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR|(c3+c4)||67,568]|362|79,968] (c6)||
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|FOR INFORMATION|ONLY:|MONEY|RECEIVED AND|PASSED ON TO|EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS|
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|d1 ||Balance brought forward from last|year|ea|
|62 |Offenngs/Gifts|- received for extemal organisations|eee|3.694|
|d3}|Offenngs/Gifts|- passed to extemal organisations|a|3,780|
|464]|BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID|d14+d2.d3|oe|acs|
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Declarations and Scrutiny prepared| confirm thatfrom these the records Receipt ofand the ChurchPayment and basedthataccounts they include for theall yearfunds to under 31 August2021 the control ofhave the been Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer. (signed) Paul Symons
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Date: 24th September 2021
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Name and address of treasurer. Pau! Symons
7 Trevale, Tredarvah, Penzance TR18 4JT
Presentation to the Church trustees
| confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 were presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 29th September 2021.
Signature of the Chair of the meeting: (signed) R. H. Ward
Name of the Chair of the meeting: Rev. Ralph Ward
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Date: 29th September 2021
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
Chapel Street Methodist Church
Charity Number 1147025
Responsibilities and basis of report
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Chapel Street Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2021 set out on pages 1 to 5. 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’).
| 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, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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independent Examiner’s Statement
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- e the accounting records were not keptin accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
| 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.
| 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: (signed) C. C. Woolcock
Name of independent examiner: Colin Woolcock
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner. B Sc.
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Address: 27 Park An Gwarry, Camron Downs, Truro, Comwaill TR3 6XB.
Date: 27th October 2021.
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STHODIST C “H PEN :
USTEES ANN c N “ AUGUST 202
The address of the charity is Chapel Street Methodist Church, Voundervour Lane, Penzance, TR18 4BE
Trustees serving during the year were
Rev. Ralph Ward (chair from 1" September 2021)
Rev. Alastair Bolt (chair to 31" August 2021)
Margaret Baker
Gavin Poole
Maryanne Harding (to 6” June 2021)
Tony Jasper
John Bennetts (steward)
Mary Bennetts
Sandra Cox
Doreen Hocking (steward) Margaret Richards (steward) (steward) Paul Symons (treasurer)
Margaret Richards (steward) (steward)
Paul Gray (steward)
Roger Rule (to 31" August 2021)
Marie Tregaskes
Margaret Varlow
Anne Gray
The trustees are members of Chapel Street Methodist Church who cither serve by virtue of the church office they hold or are elected at the Annual Church Mecting at which all members of the church are entitled to attend and vote.
Governance
The governing documents of the Trust are the Methodist Deed of Union 1932 and the Methodist Church Act 1976,
The purposes ofthe Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union 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 any other organisation of the Methodist Church; (c) any charitable purpose for the time being ofany 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.
Activiti
Chapel Street Methodist Church is a large and well-situated church in an historic street in the centre of the coastal town of Penzance. On its present site it has served locals and visitors alike for over 200 years and has a reputation as a welcoming and friendly church for everyone, On Sundays it offers lively worship with a music group and
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modern worship songs and choruses at the 9-30am service. By contrast the | lam service offers a more traditional service with hymns and organ accompaniment. Both are much appreciated by local people and visitors attending them.
The year to 31* August 2021 has been another difficult year owing to Covid-19 and the restrictions this brought. For certain periods it was not possible for the church to meet in the normal way, but for these periods the weekly services and certain other meetings were held online to enable people to continue to worship and enjoy fellowship. From March 2021 normal weekly services resumed within Covid-19 guidelines and we were pleased to welcome back to the building good numbers of local people and visitors.
The thriving and long-standing Little Fishes (Parent and Toddler) Group has resumed meetings and continues to be appreciated and valued by those who attend, many of whom have no other connection with the church. Apart from this, regular church activities during the week have had to be temporarily suspended and certain online meetings have started in order to assist and give opportunity for fellowship and spiritual encouragement. It is intended that the normal range of church activities, open to everyone, will resume as soon as possible, some of which are of a social nature and others with a view to advancing the Christian faith. These include the Weekly Coffee Mornings held to raise funds for outside charities. Full details of all this will be found on the church website as progress is made.
As well as including details of church activities, the website contains links to Sunday sermons which are recorded and widely listened to by those unable to attend services and by others in this country and further afield.
The church itself is available to the community as a suitable venue for weddings, funerals and local events and to enable local schools to hold their annual Carol Services.
The church continues its close link with “Churches Together in the Penzance Area” and will support their various services, the Easter Walk of Witness and other activitics aimed at meeting the needs of the community including the local Food Bank, the Breakfast Project for the homeless and the Street Pastors initiative.
Obviously for certain periods during the year the church was been unable to serve the community in the same way as previously and different ways to keep in touch and serve others were used. For those with internet access this was more immediately possible, but for others steps were taken to give whatever support was needed. As restrictions are gradually lifted full advantage has been taken to build on what was achieved. As at 31* August 2021 the church stands ready to go forward and take full advantage of the opportunities ahead to serve God and the community.
Achievements
The church continues to rely on volunteers who regularly give of their time and abilities over numerous key aspects of church life and steps continue to be taken to involve more and more people in this. This will increase togetherness and enable the church to continue to be more effective in its activities and in its outreach to all in the area.
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CHAPEL STREET METHODIST CHURCH PENZANCE (Registered Charity No.1147025) FOR TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT THE YEAR ENDED 31" AUGUST 2021
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The way in which the church has come through the many difficultics caused by Covid-19 points to a strong fellowship ready to take full advantage ofall the opportunitics[in] the year ahead.
andThealleviatechurch donateshuman asufferingproportionandof poverty.its receiptsA proportionto U.K. charitiesof theseandfundsotheraregoodheld causesback totoenable advancethethechurch Christianto respond faith immediately to charitable appeals for help when emergencies and disasters occur anywhere in the world.
Staffing
The minister of the church is employed by the West Comwall Methodist Circuit and has responsibility for the oversightof Chapel Street Methodist Church and other Methodist Churches in the Penzance area.
Fi ial Revi
The Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 will be published separately. They are prepared using the Methodist Church Standard Form of Accounts and will be independently examined, with points arising (if any) brought to the attention of the Trustees.
The Accounts for the year inevitably reflect the difficulties of the past twelve months caused by Covid-19. The cost of the installationof a costly Fire Safety system has incvitably affected the result shown by the Accounts. A close watch will be kept on finances in order to secure the church's long-term financial position.
The Church's Reserves Policy was reviewed in January 2020 and it was decided that £32,000 (being at that time four months recurring payments) would be an appropriate level. The present level of the General Reserves is well above that sum but this is always kept under review
The Annual Report and Accounts were approved by the Trustees at the Church Council Meeting held on 29" September 2021
Signed: R. H. Ward
(Chait/Trustee)
Signed: Paul Symons
(Trustee)
Date: 29° September 2021.
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